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I love natural science, which came from my curiosity in nature. From 1. early age, I caught frogs and insects in the nearby woods. I explored the cool streams 2. (run) through the woods and searched for fish living in the water.
As I grew up, my interests expanded around subjects in school, particularly3. biology, chemistry and physics in high school. These interests were increased with more time4.(spend) in the deserts of Arizona. The desert was not totally new to me, since I5.(visit) relatives in Phoenix several times before I moved there. However, exploring the desert on my own was new. I checked under every rock and bush looking for 6. (sign) of life. I found many incredible animals. Once I happened to discover 7. (poison) snakes under a rock. I was very sacred. However, I 8. (eventual) grew to be cautious of them and now snakes are my favorite study subject.
I am now an ecologist. I have done research in deserts, forests, streams and lakes. Finding new species still 9.(excite) me. I am glad to have a strong curiosity in the natural world. My hobby and curiosity make me 10. I am now.
I lifted my wet woollen gloves to my face and wiped the snowflakes from my eyes. I could not feel my nose and my ______ formed a thick fog in the air. The biting wind was making me ____ I was fed up! I didn’t want to be here. I wanted to go home. But Mum and Dad had ____ me to go for a Sunday afternoon walk in the park. I could see my ______ in the snowy path, like a trail of breadcrumbs(一串面包屑) in the forest showing me the way _______. I stopped and listened to my _______. I could ______ the wind crying like a homeless dog hungry for a delicious ______. The once-green tree _______， which used to wave gently in the breeze, had become bare, and the grass was covered with a ________ blanket of fresh snow. Then I saw a broken spider’s web shining golden beneath a pale sun. My breath was like silky soft _____ floating up into the freezing cold air.
Suddenly there was Mum，_______ handing me a big cup of hot chocolate. Her big smile immediately _______ my heart.
“Here you are, Jo. This will keep you _______，”she said as she placed a comforting arm around my shoulders and _______ her cheek against mine.
I slowly took a mouthful of the hot _______ and felt it slowly dripping down my throat like lava(熔岩) ______down a mountainside. My wet woollen gloves were now warm, not ____. My breath warmed, and I was _______fed up or cold. I was happy and ______.
1.A. sweat B. words C. tears D. breath
2.A. cold B. thirsty C. hungry D. tired
3.A. needed B. forbidden C. allowed D. forced
4.A. shadow B. image C. footprints D. shoes
5.A. up B. inside C. there D. home
6.A. whispers B. surrounding C. heartbeat D. mind
7.A. hear B. feel C. see D. smell
8.A. chocolate B. bone C. drink D. snowball
9.A. roots B. leaves C. trunks D. branches
10.A. white B. shabby C. plain D. colorful
11.A. ice B. smoke C. rain D. light
12.A. finally B. unwillingly C. gradually D. cheerfully
13.A. broke B. impressed C. melted D. stopped
14.A. calm B. alive C. awake D. warm
15.A. pressed B. felt C. dropped D. raised
16.A. soup B. meal C. liquid D. cup
17.A. jumping B. walking C. flowin D. squeezing
18.A. frozen B. abandoned C. damaged D. worn
19.A. either B. no longer C. no less D. sometimes
20.A. surprised B. warm-hearted C. determine D. contented
In the spring and summer months, thunderstorms are common. 1.In thunderstorms, lightning can strike (击中) people and buildings and is very dangerous.
It was reported that a man was struck by lightning when he was making a phone call under a tree. He died at once. You may not know it, but nearly 1,800 thunderstorms are happening at any moment around the world. 2. So what should you do during a lightning storm? Scientists say that a person’s chances of being struck by lightning are 1 in 600,000. 3.
If you are indoors during a thunderstorm:
＊Stay away from anything that is metal because lightning can come into the house through it.
＊Don't stand near the windows.
＊Don't take a shower or bath. Lightning can travel through water.
＊Never use the phone.4.
If you are caught in a thunderstorm outdoors:
＊ 5. . If there’s no building around, try to find a low place to stay in.
＊Do not go under a tree because the lightning could hit the tree and travel through the tree to hit you.
＊Never use a cell phone.
A．Try to get home as soon as possible.
B．Since they happen often, some people don’t take them seriously.
C．Lightning could travel through the phone line and hit you.
D．In fact, many people are killed by lightning every year.
E．But you can reduce (减少) those chances by following these safety rules.
F．But it is very important for us to learn about lightning.
G．Go into a nearby building or car right away.
Art museums are places where people can learn about various cultures. The increasingly popular “design museums” that are opening today, however, perform quite a different role. Unlike most art museums, the design museums show objects that are easily found by the general public. These museums sometimes even place things like fridges and washing machines in the centre of the hall.
People have argued that design museums are often made use of as advertisements for new industrial technology. But their role is not simply a matter of sales — it's the honouring of excellently invented products. The difference between the window of a department store and the showcase(玻璃陈列柜) in a design museum is that the first tries to sell you something, while the second tells you the success of a sale.
One advantage of design museums is that they are places where people feel familiar with the exhibits. Unlike the average art museum visitors, design museum visitors seldom feel frightened or puzzled. This is partly because design museums clearly show how and why mass-produced products work and look as they do, and how design has improved the quality of our lives.Art museum exhibits, on the other hand, would most probably fill visitors with a feeling that there is something beyond their understanding.
In recent years, several new design museums have opened their doors. Each of these museums has tried to satisfy the public’s growing interest in the field with new ideas. London's Design Museum, for example, shows a collection of mass-produced objects from Zippo lighters to electric typewriters to a group of Italian fish-tins.The choices open to design museums seem far less strict than those to art museums, and visitors may also sense the humorous part of our society while walking around the exhibits.
1.Showcases in design museums are different from store windows because they____.
A. show more technologically advanced products
B. help increase the sales of products
C. show why the products have sold well
D. attract more people than store windows do
2.The author believes that most design museum visitors ____.
A. do not like mass-produced products B. are puzzled with technological exhibits
C. dislike exhibits in art museums D. know the exhibits very well
3.The choices open to design museums ____.
A. are not as strict as those to art museums B. are not aimed at interesting the public
C. may fail to bring some pleasure to visitors D. may fail to attract more visitors
4.What is the best title for this passage？
A. The forms of design museums. B. The exhibits of design museums.
C. The nature of design museums. D. The choices open to design museums.
Have you ever run into a careless cell phone user on the street? Perhaps they were busy talking, texting or checking updates on WeChat without looking at what was going on around them. As the number of this new “species” of human has kept rising, they have been given a new name — phubbers（低头族）.
Recently, a cartoon created by students from China Central Academy of Fine Arts put this group of people under the spotlight. In the short film, phubbers with various social identities bury themselves in their phones. A doctor plays with his cell phone while letting his patient die, a pretty woman takes selfie（自拍照）in front of a car accident site, and a father loses his child without knowing about it while using his mobile phone. A chain of similar events eventually leads to the destruction of the world.
Although the ending sounds overstated, the damage phubbing can bring is real. Your health is the first to bear the effect and result of it. “Constantly bending your head to check your cell phone could damage your neck,” Guangming Daily quoted doctors as saying. “the neck is like a rope that breaks after long-term stretching.” Also, staring at cell phones for long periods of time will damage your eyesight gradually, according to the report.
But that’s not all. Being a phubber could also damage your social skills and drive you away from your friends and family. At reunions with family or friends, many people tend to stick to their cell phones while others are chatting happily with each other and this creates a strange atmosphere, Qilu Evening News reported.
It can also cost you your life. There have been lots of reports on phubbers who fell to their death, suffered accidents, and were robbed of their cell phones in broad daylight.
1.For what purpose does the author give the example of a cartoon in Paragragh2?
A. To inform people of the bad effects of phubbing.
B. To advertise the cartoon made by students.
C. To indicate the world will finally be destroyed by phubbers.
D. To warn doctors against using cell phones while treating patients.
2.Which of the following is NOT a risk a phubber may have?
A. His social skills could be affected.
B. His neck and eyesight will be gradually harmed.
C. He will cause the destruction of the world.
D. He might get separated from his friends and family.
3.What may the passage talk about next?
A. Advice on how to use a cell phone.
B. People who are addicted to phubbing.
C. The possible consequences of phubbing.
D. Measures to reduce the risks of phubbing.
Employers and managers must never ignore the need for an office or industrial first aid kit. The federal government says that every workplace should be equipped with first aid kits and that employees should be taught first aid.
Good preparation can prevent unnecessary injury, lose of productivity(生产效率), or even law suits when a workplace emergency occurs.
An employer must first provide the proper number of first aid kits for his workers. Many kits are available for sale online by industrial first aid kit suppliers. Kits designed for ten workers cost about $15 and kits designed for fifty workers cost about $80. There are kits also available for a small office，a vehicle，or work sites. Kits should be stored in a portable(轻便的), durable, watertight container. Fix the kit to the wall so that it is easily seen and reached in an emergency. Include a list of kit's contents to ensure it is always fully stocked.
Show each worker where the kit is located and what tools it contains. Educate each worker about possible injuries and which ones will require immediate medical attention from professionals.
The American Red Cross sells industrial first aid kits that meet the United States' Occupational Safety and Health Administration's requirements. Several types of kits are available. The Personal Protection Kit contains gloves, gowns, and masks to protect workers from dangers like blood and bodily fluids. It costs about $15. The American Red Cross also sells industrial first aid kits for 25 or 50 workers that are both very cheap.
1.According to the passage, good preparation of a first aid kit can help to prevent _______.
A. any injury B. illness
C. law suits D. fire
2.How much would a company with forty workers at least spend on first aid kits according to the passage?
A. About $15. B. About $60.
C. About $80. D. About $95.
3.In order to make the kits available, an employer does NOT need to ________.
A. put them in a container which is easy to reach
B. keep each kit always fully stocked
C. tell workers where the kit is
D. make sure every worker has his own kit
