Holly's dad kept homing pigeons (信鸽) in the back garden. She loved the pigeons___her favourite was Charlie.
Dad's homing pigeon club was to hold its first race, and all of his birds were in training. On the day of the__
Dad had to drive 100 kilometres to the starting point. Dad whistled (吹口哨) as he__along the road.__ a dog ran out in front of the car! Dad changed direction to___it, but the car skidded (打滑) across the road and ran into a large tree.
Dad tried to___, but his legs were stuck. He had to get___as soon as possible. No one had seen the accident, so it might have been hours before he was__. He felt around for his phone, but it had been thrown out of reach.
Dad__to turn around to check that the pigeons hadn't been__. They seemed all right. Then a great__came to him. One of the pigeons could carry a message home to Mum and Holly!
__, Dad had a pen and a notebook in his pocket. He__Charlie, lifted him out and tied the message to Charlie's leg.
"Fly home, Charlie," he called.
Charlie set off towards his home and reached the__at last.
"Mum!" Holly called. "Charlie's home! And he's carrying a__
Mum came out to the backyard. As she read the note, she cried, "Oh no! Dad's had a(n)__!"
Mum ran into the house, phoned the emergency (紧急事件) number and__what had happened. Soon, Mum came out to the backyard__and called, "They've__Dad, Holly, and he's going to be all right."
"You__Dad!" Holly told Charlie. "You're the best pigeon in the world!"
1.A.or B.so C.and D.for
2.A.race B.training C.trade D.meeting
3.A.walked B.ran C.drove D.flew
4.A.Immediately B.Suddenly C.Finally D.Lately
5.A.stop B.control C.keep D.miss
6.A.cry B.call C.move D.talk
7.A.advice B.help C.sleep D.money
8.A.remembered B.protected C.discovered D.understood
9.A.learned B.agreed C.continued D.managed
10.A.caught B.hurt C.shot D.followed
11.A.idea B.dog C.deal D.pigeon
12.A.Strangely B.Naturally C.Honestly D.Luckily
13.A.depended on B.reached for C.waited for D.thought of
14.A.back garden B.club C.starting point D.hospital
15.A.pen B.notebook C.message D.leaf
16.A.car B.accident C.competition D.phone
17.A.realised B.imagined C.explained D.wondered
18.A.once B.then C.again D.first
19.A.found B.described C.taught D.warned
20.A.corrected B.trusted C.recognised D.saved
We all know that exercise is good for our health. To stay healthy, doctors suggest doing 150 minutes of moderate（适度的）exercise every week. But some kinds of exercise may be better than others. Running, for example, may help to protect against heart disease and other health problems.1. Compared to non-runners, runners show 30% lower risk of death," researchers said.
2.Here are four commonly shared ideas among fitness experts to reduce the risk of injuries for people new to running.
• Take it easy.3. Most people get running injuries when they push themselves too hard. The body needs time to get used to increases in distance or speed. Muscles（肌肉）and joints（关节）need time to recover.
• Get good running shoes. There is no single best shoe for every runner. You should find the shoes that offer the best fit for your feet. More importantly, you should replace your shoes every 500 to 800 kilometers.
•4.Take some time after each run to write down notes about what you did and how you felt. Look for patterns, things that happen over and over again.
• Cross train. As we said earlier, running is hard on your body. So physical fitness experts suggest some forms of cross training to improve muscle balance and to help you stay injury-free. For example, swimming, cycling and yoga are good exercises to combine with running.5.
A.Take good notes.
B.Running also may help you live longer.
C.Running takes a lot of time.
D.Running may be good exercise, but it can be difficult on the body.
E.As we all know, doing sports helps us teamwork.
F.These exercises are easier on the body.
G.Do not run too much, too soon or too fast.
Samuel Osmond is a 19-year-old law student from Cornwall, England. He never studied the piano. However, he can play very difficult musical pieces by musicians such as Chopin and Beethoven just a few minutes after he hears them. He learns a piece of music by listening to it in parts. Then he thinks about the notes in his head. Two years ago, he played his first piece Moonlight Sonata (奏鸣曲) by Beethoven. He surprised everyone around him.
Amazed that he remembered this long and difficult piece of music and played it perfectly, his teachers say Samuel is unbelievable. They say his ability is very rare, but Samuel doesn't even realize that what he can do is special. Samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents, but music teachers told him he should study music instead. Now, he studies law and music.
Samuel can't understand why everyone is so surprised. "I grew up with music. My mother played the piano and my father played the guitar. About two years ago, I suddenly decided to start playing the piano, without being able to read music and without having any lessons. It comes easily to me—I hear the notes and can bear them in mind—each and every note," says Samuel.
Recently, Samuel performed a piece during a special event at his college. The piece had more than a thousand notes. The audience was impressed by his amazing performance. He is now learning a piece that is so difficult that many professional pianists can't play it. Samuel says confidently, "It's all about super memory—I guess I have that gift."
However, Samuel's ability to remember things doesn't stop with music. His family says that even when he was a young boy, Samuel heard someone read a story, and then he could retell the story word for word.
Samuel is still only a teenager. He doesn't know what he wants to do in the future. For now, he is just happy to play beautiful music and continue his studies.
1.What is special about Samuel Osmond?
A.He has a gift for writing music.
B.He can write down the note he hears.
C.He is a top student at the law school.
D.He can play the musical piece he hears.
2.What can we learn from Paragraph 2?
A.Samuel chose law against the wish of his parents.
B.Samuel planned to be a lawyer rather than a musician.
C.Samuel thinks of himself as a man of great musical ability.
D.Samuel studies law and music on the advice of his teachers.
3.Everyone around Samuel was surprised because he ________.
A.received a good early education in music
B.played the guitar and the piano perfectly
C.could play the piano without reading music
D.could play the guitar better than his father
4.What can we infer about Samuel in Paragraph 4?
A.He became famous during a special event at his college.
B.He is proud of his ability to remember things accurately.
C.He plays the piano better than many professional pianists.
D.He impressed the audience by playing all the musical pieces.
Everyone has got two personalities （性格）— the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don't show your secret personality when you're awake because you can control yourself, but when you're asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, you often change your sleeping positions. The important position that best shows your secret personality is the one that you fall asleep with．
If you go to sleep on your back, you're a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by new ideas. You don't like to make people unhappy, so you never express your real feelings. You're quite shy and you aren't very confident．
If you sleep on your stomach, you are a person who likes to keep secrets. You worry a lot and you're always easily becoming sad. You never want to change your ideas, but you are satisfied with your life the way it is. You usually live for today not for tomorrow．
If you sleep on curled up, you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and often protect yourself from being hurt, so you are very defensive. You're shy and you don't usually like meeting people. You like to be on your own．
If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced （平衡的） personality. You know your strengths and weaknesses. You're usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel worried, but you don't often get unhappy. You always say what you think, even if it makes people angry．
1.You may find the passage in ______ ．
A.a science magazine. B.a guide book.
C.a sports newspaper. D.a story book.
2.Which is NOT mentioned in Paragraph 2 about a person's personality?
A.He or she is always open with others．
B.He or she is always easily upset．
C.He or she always likes new ideas．
D.He or she easily believes in others．
3.Tina hardly tells her secrets to her friends,she probably goes to sleep ______.
A.on curled up B.on her stomach
C.on her back D.on her side
4.What does the passage mainly tell us?
A.Sleeping on your side is the best way of sleeping.
B.Changing positions will cause sleeping problems.
C.Sleeping positions show people's secret personalities．
D.Enough sleep makes people look better and healthier．
Smoking is harmful. But as soon as you quit the habit, everything will be OK, right? Wrong.
New research has found that even if you give up smoking, the damage it has done to your genes will stay there for a much longer time. In the research, a team of US scientists studied the blood of 16,000 people. Among them, some were smokers, some used to smoke, and the rest were non-smokers. Scientists compared their genes and found that more than 7,000 genes of smokers had changed－a number that is one-third of known human genes.
According to NBC News, both heart disease and cancer are caused by genetic changes. Some people may have had the changes when they were born, but most people get them in their day-to-day lives while doing things like smoking.
When you stop smoking, a lot of these genes will return to normal within five years.
This means your body is trying to heal (治愈) itself of the harmful effects of smoking. But the changes in some of the genes stay for longer. They can stay for as long as 30 years.It’s almost like leaving a footprint on wet cement (水泥)－it will always be there, even when you’ve walked away and when the cement becomes dry.
Although the study results may make people unhappy, there is a bright side: the findings could help scientists invent medicine to treat genetic damage caused by smoking or find ways to tell which people have heart disease or cancer risks.
1.The purpose of Paragraph 1 is to______ .
A.raise a question
B.give an example
C.make an argument
D.show the main idea of the passage
2.Most genetic changes happen because of______ .
A.people’s condition at birth B.environmental pollution
C.heart disease and cancer D.people’s bad living habit
3.The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 refers to______ .
A.the footprint B.the cement
C.the harmful effect D.the genetic change
4.Which of the following statements is true?
A.The findings are the fruit of more than three years’ research.
B.The findings have prevented more people from starting smoking
C.The findings help to find cures for genetic damage caused by smoking.
D.The findings offer evidence that a damaged gene can heal itself.
MUSEUM SHOPS
BUFFALO HISTORY MUSEUM
Offers items related to the history of Western New York and its people, such as postcards, posters, fine gift items, children’s books, and a wide selection of publications about Buffalo architecture, the Arts& Crafts movement and Frank Lloyd Wright.
One Museum Court, Buffalo
716-873-9644/buffalohistotry.org
BUFFALO ZOO
The Zootique is full of animal-themed items from around the world, as well as Buffalo Zoo branded T-shirts, sweatshirts, postcards, calendars, and educational toys. A Zootique gift can be the perfect way to remember your day at this attractive zoo, which is set within the Frederick Law Olmsted-designed Delaware Park.
300 Parkside Ave, Buffalo
716-873-3900/buffalozoo.org
BURCHFIELD PENNEY ART CENTER
While most museum gift shops are filled with knick-snacks (小摆设) and memorabilia, the Burchfield’s shop is filled with works by local artists. There are some seriously cool, collectible items to be found. The museum itself is known for showing cutting-edge artists and exhibitions, and the creativity obviously doesn’t stop at the art.
1300 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo
716-878-6011/burchfieldpenny.org
ROYCROFT COPPER SHOP GALLERY
You can experience the American Arts and Crafts Movement’s legacy (遗产) today by shopping at the Roycroft Copper Shop, featuring hundreds of works by over 100 local, national, and international artisans including handmade jewelry, woodwork, glass, prints and paintings.
31 South Grove St, East Aurora
716-655-0261/roycroftcampuscorporation.com
1.Which number should you call if you want to know more about Zootique gifts?
A.716-873-9644. B.716-837-3900.
C.716-878-6011. D.716-655-0261 .
2.How is Buffalo Penny Art Center different from other museum shops?
A.Its goods are all artworks.
B.Its gifts are intended for children.
C.It sells a lot of works by local artists.
D.It shows various coins from around the world.
3.At which shop can you learn about the Arts and Crafts Movement in America?
A.Buffalo Zoo. B.Buffalo History Museum.
C.Burchfield Penny Art Center. D.Roycroft Copper Shop Gallery
