Coffee shops are cool, but in Wilmington, North Carolina, Bitty & Beau's Coffee is known for its warmth.
At the heart of the shop's popularity is its______staff: Almost everyone who works there has an intellectual or developmental disability, ranging from Down syndrome(唐氏综合征) to autism(自闭症). For many______， it's their first job, and their______fills the air.
It's the vision(远见) of Amy Wright, ______by two of her four children, Beau and Bitty, who have Down syndrome. When Wright and her husband______that nearly 70% of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities do not have______， they decided to do something about it. “It______me like a lightning bolt(闪电): a coffee shop！” Wright said.“I realized it would be the perfect environment for bringing people______. In this place, taking______and serving coffee, they'd realize how______they are.”
The shop opened in January 2016 and immediately had______outside the door. National press attention______， and six months later, it had to move to a______space. Today, the Wilmington store employs 40 people with______， as well as two managers who have degrees in special education. The team works like a______machine. “Well, our______time is no longer than any of our competitors，” Wright said. “They've all gotten really good at their jobs and step up______somebody else needs help.”
All the money made from the coffee shop goes to Wright's nonprofit, Able to Work USA. But she's most proud of the______it's built in the community. “Creating this has given people a way to communicate with people with disabilities，” she said. “This is a place where people can realize how much more______we are than different. And that's______it's all about.”
1.A. warm－hearted B. unique C. hard－working D. innovative
2.A. employees B. managers C. crew D. assistants
3.A. competitiveness B. coldness C. joy D. loneliness
4.A. taught B. touched C. inspired D. invited
5.A. discovered B. assumed C. concluded D. pretended
6.A. interests B. talents C. desires D. jobs
7.A. slid B. hit C. beat D. crossed
8.A. round B. up C. out D. together
9.A. pictures B. bills C. orders D. tips
10.A. patient B. useful C. grateful D. friendly
11.A. lines B. branches C. bargains D. cries
12.A. returned B. divided C. advertised D. followed
13.A. larger B. quieter C. remoter D. safer
14.A. experiences B. disabilities C. degrees D. brains
15.A. newly－designed B. time－consuming C. cost－saving D. well－oiled
16.A. wait B. free C. spare D. plan
17.A. so B. since C. when D. unless
18.A. shops B. bridges C. models D. houses
19.A. awake B. alive C. alike D. alone
20.A. because B. why C. how D. what
It's every parent's worst nightmare. 1.. Now scientists say they have found a better way to wake up sleeping youngsters. Researchers in the US have discovered that playing a child a recording of their mother's voice is about three times more likely to wake them than a traditional alarm. Moreover, they can escape more quickly.
Dr Gary Smith, a co－author of the research from the Nationwide Children's hospital in Ohio and his colleagues report how they compared the effects of four different smoke alarms on 176 children aged between 5 and 12 years old.2.. While one alarm featured a high－pitched beep, the other three featured the voice of the child's mother calling either the child's name, giving instructions such as: “Wake up! Leave the room！”， or both. Each child slept in a lab－based room that resembled a real bedroom, and was shown how to escape from the room before they went to bed. They each experienced all four alarms—the order of which was chosen randomly.
3.. About 90% of children woke for a vocal alarm compared with just over 53% for the traditional alarm. In addition, the children shook off their sleep faster, with a median(中位数) value of two seconds for the voice alarm compared with more than two and a half minutes for the traditional alarm.4.．
Prof Niamh Nic Daéid, director of the Leverhulme Research Centre at the University of Dundee, said the research supported by her team found a human voice combined with a low－frequency pulsing tone was far more effective in waking children than a traditional high－pitched alarm.5.， which might have made them more responsive to an alarm, while more work was needed to explore whether other familiar sounds, such as a dog barking, might also prove effective in waking up children.
A. But she noted that the latest study involved children sleeping in a location other than their own bedroom
B. But she said it was important to look at developing better alarms
C. None of them had hearing difficulties or were taking any medication that affected their sleep
D. The results show that voice alarms appear to be more effective than high－pitched beeps
E. What's more, it does so faster and is linked to a quicker escape
F. There's a fire in the house; the alarms are beeping, but the children are in deep sleep
G. Similarly, escape times were longer in the cases of the beeping alarms
I was in the middle of coding a web page when my wife emailed me these questions: Ever wonder what it would be like to have the face, the brains, the personality and the body? What it would be like to have everyone stop when you walk in a room? What it would be like to be able to get anything or anyone you want? I stopped for a moment and thought about it because my wife wouldn't email me this unless something had driven her to do so. I emailed her back with what I thought was a pretty good answer. Here is what I wrote her back.
Yes, I had thought many times about what it would be like to be one of the beautiful people. To be able to take your breath away when I walked into a room, or to be the life of the party and have everyone fawning(奉承) over me as I wore only the finest clothes and sported the perfect body? But then I always came back to the realization that a lifestyle like that is so fragile. As you get older, your body changes; as you get older, the money changes. Your body never looks the same; the clothes become more and more expensive to maintain. And once you have crossed the line, suddenly you are out. The next fresh face comes in and you are quickly forgotten.
All through growing up I was never an attractive person. I was overweight and picked on. But that didn't stop me from being a nice person—a good, clean, funny and helpful person. I was the person who you came to when you needed a friend after a breakup. I was the one you came to when you needed a joke to brighten up your day. And in the long run, I will be the one you remember, not the new face, or the fresh style.
In closing, I would like to say that we, as people, have developed into looking for things that are bigger and better instead of what will last. I don't know about you, but I will remember the friend who helped me when I was down, more than the hot girl I just saw walking down the street.
I wish I could teach the world some more jokes.
1.How did the author react to his wife's questions?
A. He took them seriously.
B. He went on coding the page.
C. He replied to them right away.
D. He wondered why she had done so.
2.What can we learn about the author?
A. He cares much about appearance.
B. He has a clever and beautiful wife.
C. He is always ready to help others.
D. He doesn't like beautiful women.
3.According to the text, the author would agree that one should ________．
A. try a new and fresh lifestyle
B. tell jokes to live a meaningful life
C. wear fancy clothes to attract people
D. be the person who brings joy to others
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. What Is Wisdom? B. What Will Last?
C. Three Questions D. Three Answers
Anyone with a passing interest in their health will be able to rattle__off a few of the major vitamins, and possibly take an educated guess at what they do. Vitamin C, found in oranges and other fruit and vegetables, is important for wound repair. And the much－talked－about ‘sunshine’ Vitamin D, produced by the skin in response to UV light, is essential for strong bones.
But Vitamin P? It might well have you scratching your head. And that's not surprising: the term was first coined in the 1930s to describe a small group of compounds that provide pigment(天然色素) to plants, and were believed to have health benefits. Fast－forward almost a century and these compounds are now better known as flavonoids.
Today, scientists have identified between 4，000 and 6，000 different kinds and we now know they are responsible for many of the flavors and smells of fruit and vegetables and also that they protect them from invaders such as pests and bacteria.
They are equally important nutrients for the body, helping maintain bones and teeth, and for the production of the protein collagen(胶原), which provides structure to blood vessels, muscles and skin.
They are also said to help the body deal with some of the key drivers of illness, including oxidation(氧化), a natural process by which the body's cells age and can become damaged and defective(有缺陷的). That means they could help to protect against chronic diseases including cancer and heart disease.
1.Which of the following best explains “rattle off” underlined in Paragraph 1?
A. Quickly say. B. Quickly pass.
C. Quickly find. D. Quickly take.
2.What do we know about Vitamin P?
A. We would scratch our head if we took it.
B. It was made into a coin in the 1930s.
C. People didn't think it beneficial in the past.
D. It refers to the compounds also called flavonoids.
3.How many functions of Vitamin P for humans are mentioned?
A. Four. B. Three.
C. Two. D. One.
4.How does Vitamin P help slow the aging process?
A. By dealing with oxidation.
B. By maintaining bones.
C. By strengthening muscle.
D. By protecting against chronic diseases.
A Virginia Burger King employee is going viral for her act of kindness. Nineteen－year－old Alexis Easter, who works at the fast－food chain in Mechanicsville, was photographed escorting an elderly customer to his car.
The man, known to Easter as Mr. John, is a regular at the restaurant.
“When he's done, I help him to the car because he has a terrible back. When we get to his car, we talk and I make sure he's safe，” the employee told WTVR.
Easter's simple act caught the attention of a passer－by, who snapped a photo of the young woman and her customer, which she shared on social media.
“Shout out to the cashier at the Mechanicsville Burger King, making this world a little brighter，” Elizabeth Chandler wrote on Facebook.
Chandler said she was so impressed by what Easter was doing for the man.
“Seeing her help this gentleman was so heart－warming. It's so seldom to see people going out of their way for others and expecting nothing in return. Since posting this I learned that Alexis is only 19 and does this on a regular basis for any customer in need，” Chandler told Yahoo.
Easter always tries to do what she can to provide the best customer service.
“Always go out of your way to help others，” she told WTVR.
Chandler, who also frequents this Burger King, said Easter isn't the only employee who goes above and beyond their job description.
“That's the culture at that Burger King. Every employee I have ever seen goes so far out of their way for everyone. Another employee named Monica hands out plaques(徽章) to those going through hard times, including my grandmother when she was going through treatment for cancer，” she told WTVR.
1.Who brought so much attention to Alexi Easter?
A. Her colleagues.
B. The reporters from WTVR.
C. The marketing manager.
D. A passer－by.
2.Easter's act of kindness is impressive because________．
A. it's her duty to help the elderly customers
B. she interrupted her own business to help others
C. she seldom helps regulars for free
D. it's widely reported
3.What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Easter was bothered by the Facebook post.
B. Elizabeth Chandler works for Yahoo.
C. Easter is deeply influenced by Burger King's culture.
D. Elizabeth Chandler earned good reputation.
4.Why is Monica mentioned in the last paragraph?
A. To prove values advocated by the Mechanicsville Burger King.
B. To show Elizabeth Chandler's appreciation.
C. To indicate Easter's behavior is not worth mentioning.
D. To stress the significance of helping others.
1.How much time do you need to babysit Mary's two boys each week?
A. 5 hours. B. 10 hours.
C. 14 hours. D. 40 hours.
2.Which ad requires the job－hunters to work on Monday mornings?
A. Ad A. B. Ad B.
C. Ad C. D. Ad D.
3.What is a necessity for people to get these jobs?
A. They should look after Mary's two young boys on weekends.
B. They are supposed to work full－time just on Saturdays in the Munchies Café.
C. They should have your own bike to take this long－time newspaper delivery work.
D. They need to communicate in a certain foreign language when working for the City Museum shop.
