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Abraham Lincoln 1.(bear) in 1809. He was President of the United States from 1861 until he died in 1865.
Lincoln was 193 cm tall. He was 2.tall to fit in most beds. When he was president, people from his hometown gave him a special bed. The length of the bed was 82 cm longer than Lincoln’s 3.(high). It was enough for him.
All his life, Lincoln liked to laugh. He liked to make other people laugh too. Once Lincoln 4.(talk) with some people, he asked, “How many legs does a sheep have?” “Four,” they answered. “Right,” Lincoln said. “Now how many legs does a sheep have5.we call the tail a leg?” “Five,” they answered. “Wrong.” Lincoln said, “It still has four legs, because 6. (call) the tail a leg doesn’t make 7.one.”
Many people thought Abraham Lincoln was very ugly. Right before he became President, 8.eleven-year-old girl wrote him a letter. She said that she wanted him9.(grow) a beard. Lincoln thought about this and decided that it was a good idea. That’s 10.in most pictures of Lincoln he has a short beard.
Wishing to encourage her young son’s progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a Paderewski concert. After they_______, the mother spot a friend in the audience and walked down the aside to_______her.
Seizing the _______to explore the wonders of the concert hall, the little boy rose and_______explored his way through a door_______ “No Admittance”. When the house lights became weaker and weaker and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her seat and discovered that the_______was missing.
Suddenly, the curtains parted and spotlights_______the impressive Steinway piano on stage. _______, the mother saw her little boy sitting at the key-board, innocently_______Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.
At the moment, the great pianist made his________, quickly moved to the piano, and________in the boy’s ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”
Then leaning over, Paderewski reached down with his________hand and began filling in a bass(低音) part. Soon his right arm reached around to the other side of the child and he________a running obbligato(伴奏). ________, the old master and the young boy transformed a frightening situation into a ________ creative experience. The audience were deeply moved.
That’s the way in life. What we can________on our own is hardly worth mentioning. We try our best, ________the results aren’t exactly graceful flowing________. But when we trust in the hands of the Great Power, our life’s work truly can be________.
Next time you set out to accomplish your great career,________carefully. You can hear the voice of the Master, whispering in your ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”
1.A.were treated B.were seated C.were dressed D.were found
2.A.greet B.visit C.ignore D.avoid
3.A.opportunity B.responsibility C.outcome D.circumstance
4.A.obviously B.effectively C.eventually D.typically
5.A.signed B.closed C.opened D.marked
6.A.master B.friend C.child D.audience
7.A.depended on B.relied on C.passed on D.focused on
8.A.In fright B.In excitement C.In disappointment D.In relief
9.A.carrying out B.turning out C.putting out D.picking out
10.A.entrance B.gesture C.performance D.scene
11.A.spoke B.whispered C.sighed D.repeated
12.A.left B.right C.free D.strong
13.A.played B.performed C.added D.ended
14.A.Together B.Even C.Yet D.Still
15.A.amusingly B.angrily C.excitedly D.wonderfully
16.A.accomplish B.create C.ignore D.reject
17.A.and B.so C.but D.while
18.A.advice B.way C.music D.song
19.A.beautiful B.effective C.popular D.particular
20.A.watch B.listen C.think D.Operate
Your computer dies along with your big presentation that you (oops) haven’t saved yet. You smash your brand new car.1.We've all been there, no? While we can’t necessarily solve your current crisis, we can give you a few tips for getting through it without going crazy or making things even worse.
Stop. First, assess if you need to take immediate action. Sometimes, things aren't actually urgent -- they just feel that way. Stop and ask yourself whether or not the situation is totally pressing. 2. When you come back to it, the situation might not seem quite as monumental as you thought.
Breathe. If stepping aside isn’t an option… breathe. In and out. Slowly. 3. No matter how awful the situation is, there’s time to include a second opinion. (In fact, the worse a situation is, the more important it is to bring in someone else’s voice.)
Wait. Don’t commit anything in writing -- not on Facebook, not on Twitter, and definitely not in an e-mail. Run anything you want to say past someone else first. 4.
5.Take a minute to think about whether the situation actually qualifies as a crisis, or if the real crisis is your feelings about the situation. If your reaction to what's happening is the real cause, try to stop and consider what about it is upsetting you so.
A. Think.
B. Focus.
C. If not, take a break.
D. Come back to it once you’ve had time to get past the first rush of feelings.
E. You receive an upsetting e-mail from your partner.
F. Never trust others because it doesn’t make any sense.
G. Give someone you trust a call, and get some advice.
Twenty minutes of exercise may help kids with ADHD(小儿多动症) settle in to read or solve a math problem, a new research suggests.
The small study, of 40 8～10 year-olds, looked only at the short-term effects of a single period time of exercise. But researchers warn that they are not saying exercise is the answer to ADHD.
But it seems that exercise may at least do no harm to kids' ability to focus, they say. And further studies should look into whether it's a good choice for managing some children's ADHD.
“This is only a first study,” said lead researcher Matthew B. Pontifex, of Michigan State University in East Lansing.
“We need to learn how long the effects last, and how exercise might combine with or compare to traditional ADHD treatments” like stimulant medications(刺激性药物), Pontifex explained.
He noted that there's been a lot of research into older adults. But little is known about kids, even though some parents, teachers and doctors have advocated exercise for helping children with ADHD.
So for their study, Pontifex and his colleagues found 20 children with diagnosed(诊断) or suspected ADHD, and 20 ADHD-free kids of the same age and family-income level.
All of the children took a standard test of their ability to ignore distractions(注意力分散) and stay focused on a simple task at hand - the main ability” that troubles kids with ADHD, Pontifex noted. The kids also took standard tests of reading, spelling and math skills.
Each child took the tests after either 20 minutes of treadmill(跑步机) exercise or 20 minutes of quiet reading (on separate days). Overall, the study found, both groups of children performed better after exercise than after reading.
On the test of focusing ability, the ADHD group was correct on about 80 percent of responses after reading, versus(相对于) about 84 percent after exercise. Kids without ADHD performed better -reaching about a 90 percent correct rate after exercise.
Similarly, both groups of kids scored higher on their reading and math tests after exercise, versus post-reading.
1.What does the new research suggest?
A.Exercising will make kids with ADHD stronger.
B.Exercising will help kids with ADHD focus better.
C.Exercising will help make math problems easier.
D.Exercising will help kids read more quickly.
2.What is the problem about the research into kids?
A.There is too much research into the older adults.
B.The research about the ADHD is enough.
C.The research about kids with ADHD is limited.
D.Exercise is not combined with traditional treatment.
3.Why did Pontifex’s team need 20 ADHD –free kids during the research?
A.They need to compare their performance with that of kids with ADHD.
B.They need them to do some reading and math problems after school.
C.They need them to take a standard test of their ability to ignore distractions.
D.They need them to take standard tests of reading, spelling and math skills.
4.What happened to the kids after exercising?
A.Kids with ADHD performed better than kids without ADHD in reading.
B.Kids without ADHD performed the same before and after exercising.
C.Both groups scored higher on their reading and math tests after reading.
D.Both kids with ADHD and without ADHD performed better after exercise.
How often do you read a newspaper? About 10 million people read every day in the UK. The most popular newspapers are the tabloids(小报), which are full of celebrity(名人) news and how did these papers get their stories?
Simple! Some have been breaking the law! They’ve been doing this by hacking into people’s mobile phones and stealing private information. Police found out about this back in 2005. At the time, reporters working on The News of The World were accused of hacking the phones of the royal family and other famous people.
But it soon became clear that other celebrities were also victims. They include author J.K. Rowling, actor Hugh Grant and actress Sienna Miller. As a result of the scandal(丑闻), Murdoch(the owner of The News of The World) was forced to close down The News of The World, and David Cameron(the former British Prime Minister) announced that there would be an inquiry(调查) into the press.
Lord Justice Leveson(a leading English judge) was appointed to lead the inquiry. On opening the first session Leveson said, “The press provides an essential check on all aspects of public life. That’s why any failure within the media affects all of us. At the heart of this inquiry, therefore may be one simple question: who guards the guardians?” The inquiry is focusing on three major areas: the relationship between the press and 1. ...the public. 2. ...the police. 3. ...politics.
The big question is, what changes are going to be made as a result of the inquiry? Defenders of freedom of the press are worried that journalists won’t be allowed to investigate freely, and that new laws will be introduced to limit what they can and can’t do. At present, journalists often use undercover techniques to get a story, especially if it’s in the public interest.
1.How do the tabloids get news about celebrities?
A.They all have to break the law to get the private news.
B.Some use illegal ways to get private information.
C.They get celebrities’ private information by phoning.
D.They steal private information by using a mobile phone.
2.What is Leveson’s attitude to the press?
A.He has pity on the press.
B.He is against the press.
C.He will punish the press.
D.He will be good to the press.
3.What does the underlined word refer to in the fourth paragraph?
A.Lord Justice. B.The press. C.The common people. D.The police.
4.What is the best title of the article?
A.Journalists in trouble. B.The law in trouble.
C.Celebrities in trouble. D.Lord Justice in trouble.
A way to Turn Plastic Waste into $78 Million of Biofuel
16-year-old Egyptian student Azza Abdel Hamid Faiad, meanwhile, was at work finding a way to make use of waste plastic. The young scientist discovered a catalyst(催化剂) that could turn Egypt’s one million tons of annually waste plastic into a $78 million worth of biofuel each year. She hopes that the development could “provide an economically efficient method for production of hydrocarbon(碳氢化合物) fuel,” and many appear to agree; Faiad has been awarded the European Fusion Development Agreement Award at the 23rd European Union Contest for Young Scientists, and is seeking patents for her discovery.
A Pee(尿)-Powered Energy Generator(发电机) Created by Four Nigerian Teenagers
Four Nigerian teenage girls amazed visitors to the Maker Faire Africa with their pee-powered energy generator. Able to source an impressive six hours of power from just one liter of urine(尿)， the 14-and15-year-olds’ renewable energy generator holds interesting possibilities for providing electricity in remote areas or in disaster zones.
Turning Banana Peels(皮) into Bioplastics
16-year-old Turkish student Elif Bilgin developed her very own technique for turning the ordinary banana peel into bioplastics, a discovery which she hopes could reduce dependence on petrol chemicals and make use of some of the 200 tons of banana peel thrown away daily in Thailand alone. Her development relies on the properties of the starches(淀粉) and cellulose(纤维) found in the outer layer of banana peels, which through a chemical process developed by Bilgin herself, can be transformed into a non-decaying(不腐烂的) bioplastics.
1.What do we know from the first invention?
A.The young student was working in a factory though she is young.
B.The young student’s invention will surely solve the energy problem.
C.The young Egyptian student’s invention is very environmentally friendly.
D.People seemed to have different opinions on the young student’s invention.
2.What is the purpose of Elif Bilgin’s invention?
A.To increase the dependence on nature.
B.To make use of petro chemicals resources.
C.To throw away unnecessary banana peels.
D.To be less dependent on petrol chemicals.
3.What do the three inventions have in common?
A.They all make full use of nature resources.
B.They all try to save a lot of energy.
C.They are unique inventions by the young.
D.They all can be put into use easily.
