In 2016, 60-year-old Marshall Reeves got onto his bike in California. He _________ the Race Across America, a 3000-mile _________ than runs from coast to coast.
The _________ was to cross the finish line in Maryland in two weeks. It had _________ him twice. But he didn’t give up. For his third _________, Reeves had a new source of _________; He was racing with 3000 Miles to a Cure, which raises money for brain cancer research.
The race is one of the most _________ in the world. Only about half the competitors are able to finish it. _________ other long-distance bike races, it is continuous—once the clock starts in California, it doesn’t stop until Maryland. Therefore, racers have to meet the _________ time cutoffs（截止点）, otherwise it is impossible for them to __________ it.
Racers are typically __________ by a small crew in cars, whose job is to keep the racers not only physically fit, but also mentally __________. In the early days of the race,when Reeves had time to stop at a hotel, he would be __________ to a full-body massage（按摩）and a good night’s sleep. But after three days, rest was a luxury（奢侈品）as he needed to __________ for over 20 hours a day to achieve his goal.
After crossing the two points where his previous attempts had __________, Reeves entered an unknown area. With just 25 miles left, Reeves __________ to stay awake, just catching quick naps. __________, he successfully crossed the finish line in 12 days, 13 hours and 52 minutes.
This year, Reeves will __________ across America again. But this time it’s a little __________ —as a road director, he returned the __________ for his crew’s hard work.
1.A. sponsored B. canceled C. began D. delayed
2.A. way B. journey C. road D. voyage
3.A. goal B. point C. order D. rule
4.A. defeated B. interrupted C. prevented D. blocked
5.A. idea B. exam C. desire D. attempt
6.A. strength B. motivation C. method D. experiment
7.A. rewarding B. exciting C. challenging D. disappointing
8.A. As to B. Except for C. Unlike D. Beyond
9.A. suitable B. flexible C. spare D. strict
10.A. make B. get C. practice D. enjoy
11.A. controlled B. followed C. directed D. encouraged
12.A. determined B. patient C. delighted D. cautious
13.A. shown B. returned C. treated D. delivered
14.A. run B. walk C. drive D. bike
15.A. paused B. completed C. disturbed D. ended
16.A. preferred B. struggled C. offered D. expected
17.A. Obviously B. Generally C. Eventually D. Hopefully
18.A. set out B. call off C. come on D. give up
19.A. tough B. comfortable C. normal D. different
20.A. honor B. favour C. respect D. praise
Thousands of college students have part-time jobs and nobody wants to become a slave to graduation debt.1. If you are one of those people,here are some small business ideas for you to try out.
●Tutoring
Make use of your strong understanding of a specific subject and become a tutor.2. All you need to do is log in,sign up,and specify the subjects you’re good at,and the employer will match you with students.You can work online with learners from middle school to college level.
●Blogging
If you wouldn’t mind sharing your knowledge or life with other people,then this option is right for you.You can earn some cash by starting a blog.To make your blog a money-making machine,you need to gain much blog traffic.3. If you succeed in getting a lot of subscribers,you’ll start making cash quickly.
●Residential and Commercial Cleaning Services
Every business aims to satisfy a particular need of their customers.4. Before moving into a new place,people usually hire a house cleaner to tidy it up.Some people are just too busy to clean their homes or offices themselves.So,they use cleaning services.This is money waiting to be made.
●Graphic Design
5. If you’re a student majoring in art,design or a relative field,you can start a small design business that can provide such service.The quality of your products and design will determine the number of customers that will run after you.If you become successful in gaining a lot of returning customers,you might even make this your full time business after college.
A.Tutoring chances are rare in college.
B.There are websites that offer such services.
C.Let people know about your cleaning service.
D.So,look around and find out what that particular need is.
E.Take the topic you’re passionate about and provide consistent,unique content.
F.Rather than work for others,some students choose to launch their own businesses.
G.Most small business want to get professional looking logos without spending too much.
City Transformer,a four-year-old company based outside Tel Aviv,Israel,is ready to shake up the auto industry with their invention.
So what is it that they’ve created?A car that actually folds while you’re driving.It’s a neat trick,sure.Perhaps something you’d see in a superhero movie.But it actually serves a practical purpose.With more people choosing to live in urban environments,space can be tight.Picture yourself pulling up to a tiny parking space that’s only big enough for a motorcycle.No problem.Hit the button,and your car shrinks to fit into the space.
The car,which is available for pre-order now,is a case study in clean design.It contains only 1,000 parts,compared to the industry standard of about 20,000 in a regular car.It’s all electric,and doesn’t run on gas,causing no pollution.It’s autonomous-ready,which means that one day it will be able to drive itself.
City Transformer is considering a company of foldable cars positioned all across the globe.People who own membership of the car rental company can rent one of the cars wherever they are.What’s more,when you get into any of the cars,it will instantly recognize you and adjust the seats,temperature and music to your favorite settings.
Asaf Formoza,the company’s founder,believes it’s at the right place,at the right time.“It's very important for us to be in Israel,because we have more than 400 companies here just for the automotive departments,”he explained.“And we can take some of their proven technologies and adopt them to our car.”
“To bring something like that as a solution for cities when so many people around the world are stuck in traffic jams,this is going to be something that I think can really change the experience of drivers,”said project manager Itamar Meridor.
1.What is the advantage of the car?
A. It uses less gas. B. It is easier to control.
C. It takes up less space. D. It has a higher speed.
2.What can the car do when a person sits in it?
A. Drive itself. B. Obey any order.
C. Take his or her temperature. D. Provide personalized services.
3.Why does Asaf Formoza say the car is at the right place?
A. Israel is a large market for cars.
B. The car company pays no tax in Israel.
C. The road conditions in Israel are nice for cars.
D. The new technologies are available in Israel.
4.How does Itamar Meridor feel about the future of the car?
A. Uncertain. B. Hopeful.
C. Concerned. D. Doubtful.
Like toolmaking,teaching was once thought to be an exclusive（独有的）capacity of the human mind.It is not actually.
“Teaching”requires this:one individual must take time from their own task to demonstrate and instruct with effort and the student must learn a new skill.That’s a tall order.
When a young chimpanzee watches a skilled adult and then imitates（模仿）,that’s learning.But the adult has not taken time specifically to instruct,so it is not teaching.In the honeybees’ amazing dance,the dancer takes time to indicate information about a source of food,but observers learn no new skill.They do take time to show,but they do not pass on new skills to learners.
Dolphins teach.Atlantic spotted dolphin mothers sometimes free a caught fish in the presence of their youngsters and let their youngsters chase it,catching it again if it’s getting away.Dolphin youngsters also position themselves alongside mothers who are scanning sandy bottoms for hidden fish,and the mother spends extra time demonstrating.
Other teachers include:housecats who bring back live prey and let their young learn to catch it,and meerkats（猫鼬）who first bring to their growing young dead scorpions（蝎子）,then disabled ones,to demonstrate how to remove the poisonous part on their tails.
Like toolmaking and teaching,imitation is also considered to reflect high intelligence.In South Africa lived a baby dolphin named Dolly.One day while she was just six months old,Dolly was watching a trainer standing at the window smoking a cigarette,blowing puffs of smoke.Dolly swam to her mother,got a mouthful of milk,then returned to the window and released a cloud of milk that surrounded her head.The trainer was“absolutely astonished”.Somehow Dolly came up with the idea of using milk to represent smoke.Using one thing to represent something else isn’t just imitation.It is art.
1.What does the underlined phrase“a tall order”probably mean in paragraph 2?
A. A clear instruction. B. A high risk.
C. A difficult requirement. D. A useful purpose.
2.What do we know about honeybees’ dance?
A. Presenting. B. Learning.
C. Imitating. D. Teaching.
3.What can we infer about animals that can teach?
A. Bees show their dance to younger generations.
B. Housecats teach in a way similar to dolphins.
C. Young dolphins must learn how to free a fish.
D. Meerkats have poisonous parts on the tails.
4.Why does the author use Dolly’s example?
A. To prove smoking can affect other animals.
B. To explain dolphins are capable of making art.
C. To show animals can be surprisingly intelligent.
D. To stress milk is to dolphins what smoking is to men.
I go out of my way to say“thank you”to my partner frequently,and he’s the same way.We were both raised by parents who valued politeness,and more than that,I want to do all those little things that psychologists say help couples stay together.Expressing gratitude（感谢）is one of those things,so a quick“thanks”seems like an easy one.
But according to a recent study,we’re not at all typical.The study looked at over l,000 recordings of casual conversations among families and close friends.In only about one out of 20 times were expressions of thanks observed.Phrases that meant“thanks”but weren’t a direct translation of the word were counted,including physical gestures of thanks.
The researchers looked at a wide variety of people from different places,representing eight languages:Polish,Russian,Italy,English,Murrinh-patha (an Aboriginal language),Cha’palaa,Lao and Siwu.
The Brits thanked people close to them the most,about 14.5 percent of the time,and close behind them were the Italians at 13.5 percent.The Murrinh-patha came next at 4.5 percent and following them were the Russians,the Polish,the Laotians and the Siwu speakers.The lowest?Well,the Cha'palaa speakers of Ecuador don’t have a word for“thank you”at all.
As the linguists explained,“Expressing thanks,in some cultures,is more of a linguistic tradition than a true expression of feelings.In cultures where thanks are less often said,it’s because social cooperation is taken for granted,and‘thank you’ isn’t really needed or necessary.”
The idea that you don’t need to thank others because it’s assumed that you’re appreciative is beautiful.But it is a bit hard for me to accept.So I’ll keep saying“thanks”as frequently as I do.But as a frequent traveler,I’ll keep in mind to watch the local custom and follow suit.
1.What might be psychologists’ opinion about expressing thank?
A. It can show a person’s values.
B. It is passed down from parents.
C. It is a little and unnecessary thing.
D. It can contribute to close relationship.
2.What is typical among family members according to the study?
A. They say thanks at any time.
B. They seldom express thanks.
C. They often show thanks using gestures.
D. They often use indirect translation of thanks.
3.Who never say“thank you”?
A. The Cha’palaa. B. The Polish.
C. The Italians. D. The Russians.
4.What is mainly talked about in the text?
A. People thank close friends and family less.
B. Family members don’t need to thank each other.
C. Close friends have different ways to express thanks.
D. Different cultures have different ways to express thanks.
Old Falls Movies
June 28th—Beauty & the Beast
Disney’s classic takes on a new form,with a widened fairy tale and an all-star cast.A young prince,imprisoned in the form of a beast,can be freed only by true love.What may be his only opportunity arrives when he meets Belle,the only human girl to ever visit the castle since his being turned into a beast.
July 12th—The Emoji（表情）Movie
The Emoji Movie unlocks a secret world inside your smartphone.Hidden within the messaging app is Textopolis,a city where all your favorite emojis live with only one facial expression except Gene who has multiple expressions.Determined to become“normal” like the other emojis,Gene asks Hi-5 and Jailbreak to help through the apps on the phone to find the Code that will fix him.
July 19th—Jumanji:Welcome to the Jungle
In a new Jumanji adventure,four kids discover an old video game and are drawn into the game’s jungle setting,becoming the adult avatars（化身）.To beat the game and return to the real world alive,they’ll have to find a map and change the way they think about themselves—or they’ll be stuck in the game forever.
August 9th—Peter Rabbit
Peter Rabbit,his three sisters and their cousin Benjamin enjoy troubling Mr.McGregor in his vegetable garden until he dies.When one of Mr.McGregor’s relatives moves in,he finds much more than he bargained for.What follows is a battle of wills between the new Mr.McGregor and the rabbits.However,something happens and his feelings towards them begin to change.
1.When can the audience see a film about true love?
A. On July 19th. B. On June 28th.
C. On August 9th. D. On July 12th.
2.How is Gene special?
A. He lives in a secret world alone.
B. He can help others through an app.
C. He is the favorite emoji of the world.
D. He has more than one facial expressions.
3.What should adventurers do to win in the game?
A. Dress up as adults.
B. Discover an old video game.
C. Draw a map about the jungle.
D. Think about themselves differently.
