Silk was not the only product to be transported along the Silk Road, 1.other goods such as tea, medicinal herbs also being exported from China. Many merchants found instant wealth through the trade in luxury items.
Rather than traveling the entire length of the Silk Road, each merchant traded goods along one section of the route,2.(buy)them in one town and then selling in another.The travelers and merchants also3.(carry)many ideas, philosophies and religions with them along the Silk Road. Of all these, Buddhism,4.came from India, had the5.(great)influence on Chinese culture.It6.(eventual) became China's primary faith, more widespread than the original Chinese religions of Confucianism and Taoism.
Silk Road trades traveled together in long caravans(旅行队)of camels.This mode of travel provided7. (protect)from robbers who might attempt8.(rob)the valuable goods being transported.The Silk Road was not only one single road, but9.whole collection of routes by which goods10.(transport) between the East and the West.
I was walking down a dimly(昏暗)lit street late one evening when I heard______coming from behind bushes.______ I slowed down to listen and panicked when I realized that what I was hearing were the sounds of a struggle.Only yards from where I stood, a woman was being attacked.
Should I get______?
I was frightened for my own safety, and I hated______for having suddenly decided to take a(n)______route home that night."What if I'm hurt too? Shouldn't I just run to the nearest phone and call the police?” Although it felt like a century, my thought process had only______seconds.
But already the cries were growing______.
I knew I had to act fast."How could I walk away from this?” I asked myself.
“No”, I finally resolved(决心),I could not turn my______on the fate of this unknown woman,____it means ______ my own life.
I am not a brave man, nor am I ______.I don't know where I found the moral courage and physical strength, but ______ I had finally decided to help the girl, I became suddenly changed.
I ran behind the bushes and_____the attacker off the woman.Struggling, we fell to the ground, ____we fought for a few minutes until the man jumped up and escaped.
____heavily, I got to my feet and ______the girl, who was sobbing behind a tree.In the darkness, I could certainly ______ her trembling shock. Not wanting to frighten her any further, I at first spoke to her from a ______.
“It's OK,” I said soothingly.“The man ran away.You're safe now."
There was a long pause and then I heard the words, uttered(说)in ______.
“Dad, is that you?"
And then, from behind the tree,_______ my youngest daughter, Katherine.
God has a way of allowing us to be in the right place at the right time.
1.A. laughter B. whispers C. screams D. whistles
2.A. Alarmed B. Shocked C. Surprised D. Impressed
3.A. helped B. attached C. attacked D. involved
4.A. it B. myself C. this D. that
5.A. ordinary B. normal C. new D. old
6.A. cost B. taken C. spent D. paid
7.A. softer B. stronger C. weaker D. louder
8.A. back B. body C. face D. shoulder
9.A. as if B. in case C. if only D. even if
10.A. risking B. ruining C. damaging D. hurting
11.A. energetic B. intelligent C. athletic D. accessible
12.A. while B. once C. until D. since
13.A. pulled B. punished C. placed D. put
14.A. there B. then C. later D. where
15.A. Walking B. Breathing C. Sobbing D. Sighing
16.A. found B. hugged C. approached D. obtain
17.A. tell B. consider C. observe D. sense
18.A. tree B. place C. bush D. distance
19.A. vain B. amazement C. relief D. need
20.A. stepped B. strike C. struggled D. hid
The best way to set yourself up for success is to make sure that your goals are SMART: specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and timely．
Make your goals specific．
You need to give yourself a concrete goal so you know exactly what you're working toward．1.Who will be involved in helping you reach your goal? What exact goal do you want to accomplish? Be very specific．When will you start and when will you reach your goal?
Make your goals measurable．
Now that you have some of the specifics of your goal nailed down, it's time to look at how you will measure your progress．After all, if you don't have any way to measure your goal, how will you know when you've reached it?2. Some examples of measurable goals might be pounds lost, a positive change in blood work numbers, or fitness minutes accumulated．
Make your goals attainable．
It's good to think big．3. A goal that's attainable for you is one that you believe you can reach and have all the support, equipment, knowledge and resources needed to put your goals into action．
Make your goals relevant．
You need to make sure that you're choosing a goal that fits you and your lifestyle．4.Pick something that is meaningful and relevant to you and you ll set yourself up for success．
Make your goals timely．
5.Otherwise, it will be difficult to know how to pace yourself to reach it．Every goal should have a date, which will help you stay on track．In addition, set up a few mini-deadlines to keep you on track to reaching your big-picture goal．
A. Put a deadline on your goal．
B. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today．
C. You know your goal is specific if it answers these questions．
D. Therefore, you should know in advance how you will make this happen．
E. However, it's also important that you don't set a goal that is too big to reach．
F. Don't choose a goal just because someone else thinks it's something you "should" do．
G. Your goal is measurable if you can find a way to quantify your success using real numbers．
At the Fairmont San Francisco in California, the wealthy visitors arriving through the front door aren't the only guests staying at the five-star hotel.On the hotel's rooftop, the buzz(嗡嗡声)of bees can be heard.Bees have become more common guests at hotels, especially in San Francisco.Ten hotels have hives(蜂房)on rooftops.Urban beekeeping allows hotels to market sustainability(可持续性), harvest honey and raise awareness for the particular challenges bees face.
“When companies have honeybees, it helps in a few different ways...by bringing awareness to the fact that our noisy friends need flowers that are clean and free of pesticides(杀虫剂)in order to feed, and that our bees need habitats," says Becky Masterman of the University of Minnesota Bee Squad.
The U.S.agricultural industry has come to rely on commercial bees for much of its pollination(授粉)needs.At pollination time, commercial beekeepers provide truckloads of bees.European honeybees and Apis mellifera are brought in.They are not native to North America.Continuing losses of these commercial hives could eventually be felt at the grocery store.The costs of fruits and vegetables that the bees pollinate could potentially go up over time because the pollination costs are higher.
For the hotels, the bees offer more than honey.More guests are looking for places to stay that help the environment, says Melissa Farrar.She is the director of marketing communications for the Fairmont.The Fairmont offers tours of hive spaces to interested guests.Some guests go on to start their own hives.The Fairmont has also hosted school groups from preschoolers to high school photography classes."Maybe we can help people appreciate that nature's important, and that we take care of the environment.And if you want to eat fruits and veggies, you need bees in the background," says Ms.Farrar.
1.What is the text mainly about?
A. Wildlife research in San Francisco.
B. Environmentally aware tourism in America.
C. The introduction of beekeeping to hotels.
D. The conflict between commercial bees and native bees.
2.What is a result of using commercial bees for pollination?
A. More profits for greengrocers.
B. More expensive fruits and vegetables.
C. A decrease in the number of native bees.
D. An increase in greengrocery diversity in stores.
3.Why would more guests choose to stay at hotels with hives?
A. They regard it as a trendy thing to do.
B. They'd like to try the freshest honey.
C. They consider it an eco-friendly idea.
D. They come to learn to start their own hives.
4.What is Ms.Farrar’s attitude to urban beekeeping?
A. Doubtful B. Supportive C. Disapproving D. Uncaring
On April 12th, two African American men walked into a Starbucks in Philadelphia, and sat down to wait for their friend.Because they had not bought anything, an employee asked them to leave.When the two men refused, the employee called the police, and in minutes, they were arrested.It was not until later that day that they were let go.
The video of this incident posted on Twitter went viral.People across the US were outraged.Unfortunately, these practices are not uncommon today.This incident is just one example of implicit bias(内隐偏见), something that is a part of human nature.
Most of the time, implicit bias refers to people showing negative associations towards people of a different race.Starting from a young age, these feelings develop unconsciously and naturally, because our brain draws associations based on our background, cultural environment and personal experiences.
Implicit bias affects our everyday speech and actions and these unconscious decisions can be harmful to our society.There have been many examples of blacks unfairly killed by white officers, such as in the cases of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling, which happened only two years ago.Implicit bias affects the justice system, our medical system where studies show minorities are less likely to be taken seriously, and job placements where white males are likely to be judged as more capable compared to women and other minorities.
Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson and the police have publicly apologized to the two men, and Starbucks will be holding an anti-bias training meeting on May 29th. All Starbucks stores will be closed on that day.However, critics and experts have said that such training is done "for show" rather than to promote change.
To address this issue, many experts agree that what the world needs is a long-term program that targets the root cause.It also starts with promoting diversity in children from an early age when they have friends and playmates from different races and cultures.
1.What does the underlined word "outraged" in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Very angry. B. Quite curious. C. Very delighted. D. Quite puzzled.
2.What is the fourth paragraph mainly about?
A. The nature of implicit bias. B. The examples of implicit bias.
C. The basic concepts of implicit bias. D. The negative effects of implicit bias.
3.What might experts think of the anti-bias training meeting?
A. It will be a shame for Starbucks B. lt will be a meaningless practice.
C. It will raise the police's reputation. D. lt will raise public awareness of anti-bias.
4.What might many experts agree with?
A. Starbucks should be closed.
B. Implicit bias should be ignored.
C. Children should be taught to avoid implicit bias.
D. Implicit bias should be dealt with by the policemen.
I was selfish as a teenager.I usually spent my time thinking about myself and taking care of my own needs.I let my older brother do most of the work around the house until he left for college.I let my mom and dad worry about our bills and problems while I read books, played, and lost myself in my own imagination.This didn't change even when I went to college either.I studied hard but only to make my own life better. Even when I started to explore my faith, it was only to increase my own happiness.
I married after graduation and decided to start a family.Of course, I had no idea what hard knocks reality had in store for my selfish soul.Soon I found myself unemployed, deeply in debt, and with a new baby on the way.l found out that life has little sympathy for spoiled people.In fact, all of the struggles I was going through were beating the selfishness slowly out of me.
Still,I didn't give up on happiness.I knew that there must be a way to find it.I finally realized, however, that it had to include more than just my own needs, wants, and desires.The answer began to make itself clear one night shortly after my baby boy was born.I got a bottle and held him in my arms.As I was feeding him I looked down and saw his big, innocent, trusting eyes.I smiled and talked to him.Then he smiled and I could feel my heart growing, expanding with love.I felt such peace and joy.At that moment I had a hint of the truth: it is by growing our hearts with love that we find our happiness.
Carolyn Arends wrote:"The more people you let into your heart, the bigger your heart gets.The more love you get, the more love you have to give.It just keeps growing." So, keep loving, keep living and keep caring.Keep growing your heart today, tomorrow, and always.
1.What do we know about the author from the first paragraph?
A. He often helped his brother with housework.
B. He studied hard for his family.
C. He was concerned about his family.
D. He put his own needs above others'.
2.What did the author realize after he suffered in life?
A. Spoiled people can't survive the hardship of life
B. Spoiled people are never happy in life.
C. Life is cruel to spoiled people.
D. Selfishness is helpful.
3.What can be inferred from the passage?
A. The author loved kids.
B. When caring for his baby, the author got inspired.
C. The author realized the importance of happiness.
D. The author often fed his baby.
4.Which can be the best title of the passage?
A. Loving Others, a Way to Happiness
B. The Elder One Grows, the More He Gets
C. Help Others, Help Oneself
D. Keep Growing to Live a Happy Life
