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Some years ago, SARS broke out in the mainland of China, 1. (cause) some people to be killed or nearly got to death. 2. severe was the situation that there was no time to debate who was 3. (blame). The most important thing for the government to do was find out the cause of this 4. (dead) disease. They invited all the top experts in this field to have a discussion and quite a few 5. (suggestion) were put forward. Some of the top experts picked out those suggestions and tested them to see whether they were available. Doctor Zhong Nanshan chose one patient 6. was seriously ill and had little hope of picking up and had the new medicine 7. (test) on him. To his great joy, this patient recovered! He made his way to his office and telephoned the top official, telling him the exciting news. For 8. (convenient), he moved to live in his office. His method did make sense. 9. wasn’t long before the other hospitals also controlled this terrible disease and kicked it out finally. If no efforts 10. (make), China couldn’t have defeated SARS.
I was working as a lifeguard at Tower 15 on Newport and two blocks to my right was another guard named Mike, working at Tower 17. He called me over the phone and said, “Hey, I have ________ two kids who are swimming in the dangerous zone. I have to give them a warning. Keep an eye on us.” I said “Sure.” In case of __________ , anytime we got out of our tower, we were supposed to ___________ somebody else.
Mike hung up the phone and ___________ the lifebuoy(救生圈). Then he realized that these two kids had been _________and that there was a great tendency for them to be ________ by the wave. ___________, Mike rushed toward the ocean. I __________ the water and all I found was two small heads. The mother of the two kids knelt(跪) down on the beach with ___________ .
When I dropped my binoculars(望远镜) and reached the mother, Mike was in waist-deep water, __________ the two kids. I turned to the mum and said, “Hey, it’s OK. They are safe.” I saw the terror started to _________. Then she glanced back and got her first good look at Mike. A new kind of ______ washed over her face as though there was another threat to her kids’ lives. She snatch(抢) her kids without __________ .
Mike had some seemingly ______behavior, and his shaved head showed a scar(伤疤). Maybe he had no ___________ manners, but his lifesaving ability ____________ his unsatisfactory skills in PR(public relation). In the mother’s __________ , Mike was a really terrible guy. However, that couldn’t change the fact that he had just______her kids.
Mike just glanced at me and smiled. As I jogged back to my tower, I promised myself I’d never let my own ___________ prevent me from ___________ a hero when I meet one.
1.A. saved B. spotted C. teased D. exchanged
2.A. emergencies B. disasters C. statements D. punishment
3.A. assist B. inform C. confirm D. consider
4.A. repaired B. provided C. seized D. sponsored
5.A. struggling B. laughing C. quarreling D. trembling
6.A. supported B. directed C. prevented D. swallowed
7.A. Still B. Instead C. Therefore D. Indeed
8.A. explored B. noticed C. reached D. scanned
9.A. noises B. screams C. beliefs D. gestures
10.A. hiding B. counting C. beating D. carrying
11.A. disappear B. refresh C. exist D. strengthen
12.A. surprise B. regret C. panic D. doubt
13.A. presentation B. appreciation C. expectation D. contribution
14.A. stubborn B. desperate C. mysterious D. boring
15.A. gentle B. positive C. unpleasant D. aggressive
16.A. give in to B. live up to C. make up for D. put up with
17.A. judgement B. experience C. description D. application
18.A. comforted B. rescued C. transformed D. frightened
19.A. decision B. request C. prejudice D. commitment
20.A. rejecting B. representing C. remembering D. recognizing
If you need to interview someone for an article but you have never interviewed before, it can be frightening. Here are some tips for preparing for and conducting a successful interview.
1. If the person is a known author or speaker, take the time to read or listened to his/her work, or at least get familiar with his/her most recent or most important work. If the interview will cover events, review whatever is known publicly about those events..
Being a recording device(录音设备). You can use your phone or an audio recorder. In this way you needn’t struggle to write things down. 2. And this will make it easier to include direct quotes when you start writing.
Remember to make it a conversation rather than a list of questions. Prepared questions are just a guideline. 3.. You can also try to ask your interviewee about his/her personal thoughts and reactions to events and people they deal with.
Appropriate feedback(反馈) is also important. Feel free to say words that show you are listening, like “yeah” and “Mmmm”. 4. You can also give more facial feedback like smiling.
5. If the interviewee changes suddenly from one line of thought to another, lead them back to the area you are focusing on. Guide the interview but don’t keep interrupting with many questions.
A. Politely ask if you can interview them.
B. Do your homework before you pick up the phone.
C. Then you can focus all your attention on the interview.
D. Consider how all the questions can be asked in a short time.
E. Nodding your head can be an encouragement to the interviewee.
F. In order to get the information you need, you should guide the interview.
G. You can try to ask questions based on what they have said to you in previous responses.
Have you ever been faced with trying to stay positive when others around you are negative? A negative person can bring you down and throw your positive plans out of the window. Whether you deal with a family member, friend or co-worker who is negative, there are things you can do to remain positive in the face of negativity?
Whatever you do, don’t argue with a negative person. Arguing only adds fuel to the fire. I have noticed when my children are crabby, it is best to avoid trying to convince them to analyze and adjust their attitude. As soon as I take the approach of being in opposition to them, the situation gets worse before it gets better. Sometimes the best thing to do is remain silent and let negativity pass.
You know how difficult it can be to give love and positive attention to negative people. Unfortunately, that is often exactly what they need. A negative person is usually afraid he is unlovable. How do you show love when someone is negative? You must listen to what he is trying to tell you. Acknowledge the feelings he has by saying something like, “You sound very angry right now.” How might you help a negative person? Offer a hug even if you get rejected. A negative person often has difficulty accepting love from others.
If you have negative people on your life who are affecting your mental and physical health, you need to decide whether or not you want these people in your life. Some people are so negative that you have no other choice but to remove them from your life. However, some people, such as your children, are difficult to remove from your life, in this case, professional counseling(咨询) may be the answer.
1.What does the underlined word “crabby” in Para.2 mean?
A. Quite excited. B. Very lonely.
C. Easily annoyed. D. Highly optimistic.
2.What’s the main idea of Para.3?
A. Negative people need care.
B. Negative people make us happy..
C. Negative people can be hurt easily.
D. Negative people are hard to get along with.
3.What does the author suggest doing?
A. Focusing on positive things.
B. Trying to change negative thoughts.
C. Controlling our own negative thoughts.
D. Staying away from some negative people.
4.In which section of a magazine can we most probably read the text?
A. Health B. Relationships
C. Lifestyles D. Entertainment.
Teenagers around the world can be happy with the news that the brain will ignore parents’ order when they tap on their smartphones. A new scientific study from the University College London has shown that humans may temporarily go deaf when they’re focusing on something visual at the same time.
The researchers played the normal-volume sounds in the background. And 13 volunteers experienced inattentional deafness as their visual tasks became increasingly difficult. “We found that when volunteers were performing the demanding visual task, they were unable to hear sounds that they would normally hear,” Maria Chait said in a statement. “The brain scans showed that people didn’t filter out the sounds on purpose. They were not actually hearing them in the first place.”
The findings, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, suggest that the centre of sights and the center of sounds share limited resources. Inattentional deafness is a common everyday experience and the study explains why, according to UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience Professor Nili Lavie.
If you try to talk to someone focusing on a book, game, or television program and don’t receive a response, they aren’t necessarily ignoring you. They simply might not hear you at all. This could also explain why you might not hear your bus or train stop being announced if you’re absorbed in your phone, book or newspaper. However, some loud sounds will still be able to break through.
Some situations could become potentially dangerous when the quieter ones go unheard. As you can imagine, in the operating room, when a doctor concentrates on his work, he might not hear the equipment beeping. It also applies to drivers who concentrate on complex directions. Fortunately, experts have given us some useful tips on preventing such situations.
1.What has the University College London found?
A. Teenagers like to play visual games.
B. Smartphones have a good effect on ears.
C. Teachers don’t allow students to use phones.
D. People can’t hear well while using their eyes..
2.What’s the attitude of Nili Lavie to the study?
A. Doubtful. B. Negative. C. Approving D. Critical
3.What will you most probably hear if you are concentrating on a book?
A. Fire alarms. B. Words from the TV.
C. What your parents say to you. D. Announcement in the station.
4.What will the author probably talk about in the next paragraph?
A. How to become a good driver.
B. How to help improve hearing.
C. Situations related to deafness.
D. Advice for people with visual tasks.
A few days ago I was sitting in a Thai restaurant enjoying a meal when I got a phone call from a friend I hadn’t spoken to for a long time. Full of enthusiasm and excitement I talked slightly louder than usual and in Spanish, my mother tongue.
A few minutes into the call the lady sitting beside me got up, seemingly upset, and asked the restaurant staff to relocate her to a table as far away as possible from “this man who won’t get off his phone”
I sank in my seat out of embarrassment. I ended the call soon afterwards and felt the urge to go over and apologize. Before getting up I looked around to see where she was and I found she was, indeed, at the table furthest away from me. I noticed that the lady was alone and staring out of the window, looking a bit sad.
Right then I quit my plan for a conventional apologetic gesture and decided to conduct an experiment. Seeing those funny smile cards in my wallet, I took one out. When signing my check I asked the waiter to secretly charge the lady’s meal to my credit card instead of her bill.
I left the restaurant, letting the waiter know I would be back in a few hours to pick up my credit card. I returned later as promised, excited to learn the result.
To my pleasant surprise, things turned out the best possible way. A group of restaurant staff approached me with joy, telling me that the lady had dined there many times, but they had never seen her smile and laugh like she did upon receiving the smile card and the $0 check.
1.Why did the lady ask the restaurant staff to relocate her?
A. She didn’t understand Spanish.
B. She preferred to stay on her own.
C. She wanted to sit beside the window.
D. She felt bothered by the author’s phone call.
2.What did the author want to do first after he ended his phone call?
A. Apologize to the lady.
B. Pay for the lady’s meal.
C. Conduct an experiment.
D. Give the lady a smile card.
3.According to the text, the lady_______.
A. was unfriendly to others
B. was too poor to afford a meal
C. was not happy deep in her heart
D. was particular about where she sat
4.What is the best title fir the text?
A. A poor lonely lady
B. A smile card apology
C. An improper phone call
D. An unpleasant experience
