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You only have one pair of eyes, so take care of them! But do you know that it is tempting to think that your eyes are simply mirrors that reflect whatever is in front of them? Researchers, however, 1. ( show) that your brain is constantly working to create the 2. (impress) of an uninterrupted and continuous world. For instance, in the last 10 minutes, you have blinked (眨眼)your eyes around 200 times. You have probably not been aware of any 3. these interruptions in your visual world. Something you probably have not seen in a long time without the aid of mirrors 4. (be) your nose. It is always right there, down in the bottom comer of your vision, but your brain filters it out so that you are not aware of your nose 5. you purposefully look at it. Nor are you aware of the artery (动脉) 6. ( run) right down the middle of your retina (视网 膜).It creates 7. large blind spot in your visual field, but you never notice the hole it leaves. To see this blind spot 8. (clear) , try the following: cover your left eye with your hand. With your right eye, look at the 0 on the left. As you move your head 9. ( close) to the 0, the X will disappear as it enters the blind spot 10.(cause) by your optical nerve. Your brain works hard to make the world look continuous!
If you could possess any three things, what would you want? Eleven-year-old Ruby Kate loves __ that question at nursing home in the Harrison. Even more amazing, she then __ to make the residents' wishes come true.
Ruby Kate has long been close to __ folks, since her mother, Amanda Chitsey, works at nursing homes in northwest Arkansas and she often __ with her. Last May, Ruby Kate noticed an old resident named Pearl staring out a window __as her dog was being led away by her new __ , since she was not able to __ to look after her with a small pension.
So Ruby Kate __ to do something about it and started by asking residents what three things they desire most. They simply requested for __ like chocolate bars, McDonald's fries, and even just a prayer. Using her __ money to change the situation, Ruby granted the __ of about 50 people in three months. Then she started appealing for __ .
The nice people of Harrison responded __ so much so that Amanda set up a GoFundMe page, Three Wishes for Ruby's residents, hoping to collect $ 5, 000. They __ their goal in a month. After GoFundMe promoting Ruby's __ internationally this past January, Three Wishes raised $ 20,000 in five months __ . With the money, Ruby was able to get more __ : One resident asked for a man cave, so Ruby came up with the novel idea to get him a tent and __ his fridge with snacks.
Earlier this year, “Three Wishes” became a nonprofit and launched its ___nationwide chapter. Ruby Kate doesn't plan to stop here. “I consider __to be my hobby,” she says, “and I'm very good at it and I would like to pass this kind act on.”
1.A.sharing B.raising C.answering D.consulting
2.A.leaves out B.goes on C.sets out D.turns down
3.A.poor B.sick C.old D.young
4.A.gets on B.races down C.comes up D.tails along
5.A.sorrowfully B.optimistically C.hopefully D.firmly
6.A.nurse B.owner C.folk D.resident
7.A.expect B.arrange C.choose D.afford
8.A.refused B.continued C.decided D.stopped
9.A.money B.food C.pets D.items
10.A.collected B.own C.ease D.borrowed
11.A.wishes B.kindness C.friendship D.behaviors
12.A.relief B.sympathy C.donation D.assistance
13.A.sensitively B.seriously C.spiritually D.enthusiastically
14.A.changed B.set C.failed D.hit
15.A.question B.story C.website D.collection
16.A.obviously B.hardly C.consequently D.finally
17.A.excited B.devoted C.creative D.curious
18.A.stocked B.emptied C.sold D.bought
19.A.final B.first C.former D.continuous
20.A.kindness B.virtue C.treasure D.power
Reasons to Love Sports
There are some truly inspiring stories every day in the world of athletics. All of the followings are parts of reasons for people to love sports. 1.
An Optimistic Attitude Towards Life
While Chris Moulding was receiving treatment for cancer, he saw an Ironman race on TV. At that moment, he told himself that he would compete once chemo(化疗) was over. Twelve marathons and several half-Ironmans later, he successfully completed a full Ironman race. 2. , motivated by the idea of being a healthy role model for the kids. Besides, he hopes to prove to cancer survivors everywhere that anything is possible.
Keeping on Running and Sharing Your Stories .3., RunKeeper shows a powerful way that technology can create a better social community. Anyone that has set an alarm for an A. M. workout knows that it seems impossible to get up and go. Enter RunKeeper, which maps your route and tracks your progress. 4. , and as a result, it keeps you motivated from sofa, to 5 km, or maybe just a faster mile.
Solving Problems
With a family history of Alzheimefs(老年痴呆症), Boston local Carrie Allen wants to be a young female who appeals to the concern on this disease. Her surprising tool? Cleats(防滑钉鞋). She brought a women football league, which is in its 10th year of raising money and awareness of Alzheimer's research across the country, to her city. Last year, a team called Blondes was technically the winner in Carrie's league. 5., as the ladies raised a lot of money for it.
A.He continues to live an impressively active life
B.You may worry that your privacy will be invaded
C.While it seems like phones make us disconnected
D.But the Alzheimer's Association clearly came out on top
E.Read stories and get your sneakers ready to do sports together
F.Though it took efforts to get into the habit of doing sports every day
G.Besides, the app offers a built-in social community for other master runners
An advance in electronic publishing could make the ebook you are reading seem as dated as a silent film. Publishers hope to explore the growing success of ebooks by releasing versions with added soundtracks and musical accompaniments.
The noises in the first multimedia books- released in Britain on Friday - include rain hitting a window in a Sherlock Holmes tale. When the plot of a book reaches the most exciting part, background scores will create tension. In America, works by Shakespeare and Jane Austen have already been released with music and background noise so that, for example, readers can hear tea cups clinking in Mr. Darcy's garden as they read Pride and Prejudice.
Supporters argue that sound effects are the next logical development for ebooks and will add excitement for younger readers. Critics, however, will argue that the noise will ruin the simple pleasure of having the imagination stimulated by reading.
Caroline Michel, chief executive of the literary agency, said the new generation of computer-literate readers was used to multiple sensory input. She said, “Young people have split computer screens where they may be watching television and replying to an email at the same time. If that's what the market wants then we should respond to the market.”
Booktrack's sound effects work by estimating the user's reading speed. Each time you “turn” a page, the software reassesses where you have reached in the text and times the sounds to switch on accordingly. If the soundtrack becomes out of synch(同步), a click on any word will re-set it.
Some authors fear that a soundtrack could destroy the peace and quiet of libraries and ruin the pleasure of reading. David Nicholls, author of One Day, the bestseller now released as a film, said, “This sounds like the opposite of reading. I have enough trouble reading an ebook because I’m constantly distracted by emails.”
Stuart MacBride, the crime writer whose novel Shatter the Bones was an ebook bestseller, sells 18% of his books as electronic downloads. He said, “If I’m reading, I will do the noise in my head. I don't need someone to tell me what tea cups clinking sounds like. That would irritate me.”
1.What's the passage mainly about?
A.Opinions about ebooks with soundtracks.
B.Response to the need of the book market.
C.Reasons for traditional ebooks becoming outdated.
D.Suggestions on encouraging readers' imagination.
2.What do publishers expect an ebook soundtrack to do?
A.Help to release an ebook as a film.
B.Help readers improve reading speed.
C.Add tension at a book's exciting point.
D.Get readers familiar with the background.
3.Who is in favour of added soundtracks for ebooks?
A.Mr. Darcy. B.Caroline Michel.
C.David Nicholls. D.Stuart MacBride.
4.What do we know about Stuart MacBride?
A.He was a person who was easy to get angry.
B.He knew a great deal about tea and tea culture.
C.Eighty-two percent of his books described crime.
D.He imagined sounds related to the story when reading.
Africa Water Week -nearly one billion people around the world have no access to drinking water, that lack of clean water association with un-proper hygiene and shortage of toilets kills 3. 3 million a year. And this is a common problem in many parts of the developing world, but its effect is not widely known, according to experts at the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.
As part of the World Water Day tradition, the center is screening films about international water issues at the Environmental Film Festival in Washington, D. C. The films describe a variety of conflicts over water.
“The challenge in presenting these films,” says Peter Sawyer, project coordinator at the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, “is to share with a wider audience the urgent issues surrounding water. Our goal for this screening is to just get these issues out there,” he says. “We don't feel that they attract public attention and we think that they should because they are really important.”
In Dhaka's Challenge, filmmaker Stephen Sapienza explores one of the fastest growing cities in Asia. He says one-third of the 15 million people in the Bangladeshi capital live in places where safe water is limited. Each year 400, 000 newcomers join Dhaka's urban poor. City water from Dhaka's Water and Sewer Authority (WASA) comes at a price, available only to land owners. The film records how a non-profit group helped change the law to give the same equal water rights to the urban poor.
Diabalok Sing Ha, who is the group's founder, said, “A win-win situation actually occurred because Dhaka WASA wanted their incomes and on the other hand, poor people wanted the service and they immediately see the economic advantage of getting Dhaka WASA water supply because that is cheap, so they immediately buy in.”
“My story was just trying to point out that these problems are solvable on some level even if you have to start small and it's possible in the long run to save many lives,” says Sapienza.
1.Which of the following is the main purpose of the films?
A.To show the number of people lacking clean water.
B.To let more people know the serious water problems.
C.To attract people to pay attention to the world conflicts.
D.To get people to have a good knowledge of water.
2.What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?
A.Ways to get cheap water. B.The film Dhaka's Challenge.
C.Filmmaker Stephen Sapienza. D.A non-profit group.
3.Which of the following does Diabalok Sing Ha agree with?
A.Most people can't afford the water supply.
B.Rich people in Dhaka will buy in at once.
C.Poor people in Dhaka need the service of water.
D.Dhaka WAS A will see soon the economic advantage.
4.What does Sapienza intend to tell us by making the film Dhaka's Challenge?
A.The problem of water can possibly be solved.
B.All the people cannot get city water from WASA.
C.A win-win situation is expected by every filmmaker.
D.Dhaka WASA is very popular with the local people.
Chinese-language teacher Xie Fang is excited that one of her former students from Indonesia has been admitted to Beijing Language and Culture University. The 19-year-old student, Alivin Rizqi Adrian, achieved his dream of studying in China with a scholarship provided by the Chinese government.
Xie met the boy five years ago when she was selected to teach Chinese at Budi Utama Three Languages National School in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The school, founded in 2006 by local Chinese, teaches in three languages — Indonesian, English and Chinese. The school has more than 970 primary, middle and high students, half of whom have Chinese ancestry.
Xie taught students to speak and comprehend Chinese during her year at the school. “Most Indonesian children start to learn Chinese after they enter primary school,” Xie said. “But the textbooks from Singapore seemed relatively difficult for them at that stage.” Xie modified the content of the textbooks to make it easier and more interesting for the Indonesian children to learn Chinese.
One student in particular, Alvin Rizqi Adrian, impressed Xie a great deal. “At that time, he was a middle school student. He was so interested in Chinese that he worked very hard to learn and practice,” she said. Since 2004, Guangdong has sent 1,000 Chinese teachers to more than 30 Chinese schools in 10 countries and regions.
Indonseria has the largest number of Chinese teachers sent form Guangdong, who mainly work in kindergartens, schools and universities founded by overseas Chinese. They usually spend one to two years on the foreign assignment. “Those days in Chinese that he worked very hard to learn and practice,” she said. Since 2004, Guangdong has sent 1,000 Chinese teachers to more than 30 Chinese schools in 10 countries and regions.
Indonesia has the largest number of Chinese teachers sent from Guangdong, who mainly work in kindergartens, schools and universities founded by overseas Chinese. They usually spend one to two years on the foreign assignment. “Those days in Indonesia made me feel very appreciated. The local people have respect for Chinese teachers,” Xie said. She keeps in touch with her Indonesian students through the Internet. “If I had the opportunity to go to Indonesia to teach again, I would be very happy to see the children improve their Chinese,” Xie said.
1.What made the Chinese-language teacher Xie Fang happy?
A.She realized her dream to teach in Indonesia.
B.One of her former students will graduate soon.
C.She can serve overseas Chinese in 3 languages.
D.Alivin Rizqi Adrian has been admitted to study in China.
2.What does the underlined word “modified” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A.Beautified. B.Improved.
C.Invented. D.Studied.
3.We can infer that Adrian is special because he is __________.
A.practical B.sensitive
C.diligent D.reliable
4.Which of the following can be the best title of the news report?
A.Chinese Teacher Helps Indonesian Realize His Dream
B.Adrian, an Indonesian, Has Achieved His Big Dream
C.Chinese-language Show Respect for Chinese Teachers
D.Local Indonesians Show Respect for Chinese Teachers
