专题20阅读理解（社会生活类）-备战2022年高考英语精选考点专项突破题集（含答案解析）

专题20 阅读理解（社会生活类）-备战2022年高考英语精选考点专项突破题集
一、阅读理解
During the first half of the year 2020, Australia experienced an extreme drought followed by disastrous bushfires and heavy rainfall that brought massive flooding. Next came the pandemic（流行病）. With people not coming in to the lab or staying only long enough to conduct their experiments, we lost our sense of interpersonal connection. Then, in July, our director shared that she had been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive cancer.
In the wake of that shocking announcement, one of the center’s group leaders suggested we send our director weekly good news to keep her informed and to try to lift her spirits. One week later, we sent the first email.
The effect of this simple newsletter — which went to our director and all the group members as well as leaders — was significant. “I love good news time,” a colleague wrote, “It really is uplifting.”
These days, we solicit good news every Wednesday and send out an email every Friday. The process and format are simple and no-frills, making the newsletter sustainable. Good news includes securing grants and fellowships, much-needed new computers arriving, a student submitting their thesis, publishing papers, becoming parents, turning 40, and — of course — growing roses on one’s balcony.
Last month, one group leader’s good news was that, after breaking his arm, he finally had his cast（石膏）removed. The next week, he reported that his daughter broke her arm, saying that the number of broken bones in his family is a conserved quantity. It wasn’t exactly good news, but it did make me laugh quietly. Equally important, sharing it helps us stay connected in these difficult times.
Regardless of what the future holds, we plan to continue to share our good news.
1．In which respect do the author and his members benefit from the news in the text
A．Improving working efficiency. B．Creating a competitive atmosphere.
C．Strengthening each other’s bond. D．Being reminded of positive things.
2．What is the main purpose of paragraph 1
A．To lay the foundation for academic research.
B．To describe how unlucky they were in 2020.
C．To provide background for sharing good news.
D．To stress the necessity of cheering up the unfortunate.
3．How can we find the news listed in paragraph 4
A．No good news is too small to share. B．Good news helps sweep away tragedies.
C．News making you laugh is good news. D．Never ignore the positive side in bad news.
4．Which word can best describe the the group leader mentioned in paragraph5
A．Humorous. B．Easy-going. C．Sympathetic. D．Open-minded.
Long March (长征) exhibition
The Shanghai History Museum is putting on an exhibition to remember the Long March. More than 220 photos and 40 other things are on show. All the exhibition is explained in Chinese. The show will end on November 20.
Time: 10：00 am-4：00 pm
Address: 1286 Hongqiao Road
Ticket: 8 yuan for Chinese/15 yuan for foreigners
Thai elephants
Eight elephants from Thailand are an attraction for visitors at Changfeng Park by riding bikes, playing basketball, dancing and blowing a musical instrument. The elephants give three shows a day at 9:30 am, 3:30 pm and 8:00 pm, and there is an extra show at 1:30 pm at weekends. The show will end on November 15.
Address: 189 Daduhe Road
Ticket: 30-40 yuan
Dancing dolphins
Dolphins jumping from the water to touch a ball, dancing to music, kissing people and doing easy maths problems, have made a large part of the aquarium in Peace Park, which interests children greatly. Seals and sea lions also perform.
Time: 10:30 am, 4:00 pm, and 7:30 pm
Ticket: 20 yuan for adults and 10 yuan for children
5．Where can one see the Long March exhibition
A．In Shanghai History Museum. B．In Changfeng Park.
C．In Peace Park. D．On 189 Daduhe Road.
6．How many shows do Thailand elephants give at weekends
A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.
7．How much should two children pay to go into Peace Park
A．Ten yuan. B．Twenty yuan. C．Thirty yuan. D．Forty yuan.
8．Which of the following is TRUE
A．The Long March exhibition is explained in English.
B．The sea animals can work out difficult maths problems.
C．Thai elephants’ shows can only be seen in the day.
D．The sea animals perform three times a day.
Sacagawea was not afraid. Although she was only 16 years old and the only female in an exploration group of more than 45 people, she was ready to courageously make her mark in American history.
In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson bought more than 825,000 square miles of land from France. To explore this new part of the country, Jefferson sent Lewis and William Clark on a two-year journey to report on what they found. They needed local guides to help them through this unknown territory.
Born to a Shoshone chief around 1788, Sacagawea had been kidnapped (绑架) by an enemy tribe when she was about 12, then sold to a French-Canadian trapper. When the trapper was hired as a guide for Lewis and Clark's expedition in 1804, Sacagawea also joined as an interpreter to talk to Native-American people on their 8, 000-mile journey.
Sacagawea soon became a respected member of the group. She was skilled at finding plants for food and medicine to help keep the explorers alive. When a boat capsized (翻) on the Missouri River as they were crossing into what is now Montana, Sacagawea saved important books and much-needed supplies. When they needed horses to cross rough area, she convinced a Shoshone tribe—led by her long-lost brother—to give them some. She was so esteemed by Lewis and Clark that when they reached the Pacific Ocean in November 1805, Sacagawea was asked to cast her vote for where they should build a fort (营地).
Sacagawea proved herself again after the group took a different route home through what is now Idaho. As they passed through her homeland, Sacagawea remembered Shoshone trails from her childhood and helped the expedition find their way through. Clark even praised her as his “pilot”.
She received no pay for her services and died on December 20, 1812. But Sacagawea's bravery and skill live on in the expedition's journals, which are full of praise for the 16-year-old Shoshone girl who guided the most famous American expedition of all time.
9．Why did the explorers hire Sacagawea
A．To do trade. B．To fight the enemy.
C．To be safer. D．To help communicate.
10．What does the underlined word “esteemed” in Paragraph 4 mean
A．Respected. B．Suspected.
C．Influenced. D．Promoted.
11．What do you think of Sacagawea's role in the expedition
A．Active. B．Irreplaceable.
C．Tricky. D．Unreliable.
12．What is the passage mainly about
A．A special honor. B．A great expedition.
C．An outstanding girl. D．An unknown territory.
Mark, a professor at Stanford University, published a paper named The Strength of Weak Ties. Until then scholars had agreed that a person’s happiness depended mainly on the quality of relationships with close friends and family. ___13___. You should know those about the “weak ties”.
Weak ties or strong ones, which are more important
One way to think about any person’s social world is that you have an inner circle of people whom you often talk to and feel close, and an outer circle of people whom you see infrequently or just for a short time. Mark named these “strong ties” and “weak ties”. ___14___.
Someone people knew may bring more opportunities.
Mark studied 282 Boston-based workers and found that most of them got their jobs through someone they knew. ___15___. 84% got their job through those weak-tie relationships.
___16___.
Sandstrom, a senior lecturer in psychology, found that people with larger networks of weak ties tended to be happier in general, and that on days when a participant had a greater number of casual interactions(互动) with weak ties — a neighbour, a member of yoga class — they experienced more happiness.
When do weak-tie interactions happen
___17___, particularly when we’re taking part in an activity of some kind, like singing or cycling. A study showed that regardless of nationality or age, people who were members of groups such as sports teams or church communities enjoyed an increased sense of meaning and safety.A．Mark showed that quantity(数量) matters, too
B．Only the people with strong ties can feel it
C．Weak-tie interactions happen when we are out
D．People get happiness from weak-tie relationships
E．Mark even went to interview these people in person
F．But only a minority got the job through a close friend
G．He stressed weak ties are more important to us than strong ones
When we first gave our daughters（then 13 and 15 years old）cell phones for emergencies，we made them sign an agreement in which we strictly ruled where and when they could use their phones and even we could check their every text message. However，in less than a year，we lost control of the situation.
There is a terrible reality that almost every teenager sends between 50 and 100 messages a day-some as many as 300，and 70%of teenagers admit hiding their online behavior from parents. According to a study，teenagers need as much sleep or more than they get as children-that's between 9 and 10 hours of sleep a night，but only 20%of them are getting it. When they don't get enough sleep，they perform poorly in school，feel very hungry，are more likely to have flu and are very emotional.
Recently，we adopted a "check in at tuck in（盖被子时交手机）" rule at our house，an idea I learnt from a parenting expert. It is very simple. At bedtime，when we "tuck in" our children for the night，they must "check in" their phones. They will probably bargain like this：
"But I use it for my alarm clock."
"I'll wake you up."
"My friends might need me."
"If there is an emergency，they can call the fixed phone and I'll wake you up."
A few weeks ago，when I drove my younger daughter to a friend's house for a sleepover（睡衣聚会），she handed me her phone. "I guess I should check this in now，since you won't be there to tuck me in tonight. I'll call you from Ellie's phone if I need you."
18．The writer bought cell phones for his children in the hope of ________.
A．controlling their online behavior
B．making them study hard through the Internet
C．replacing alarm clocks with cell phones
D．keeping in touch if something urgent happened
19．The purpose of the first paragraph is to ________.
A．show the writer's family life
B．lead to the topic of the passage
C．advise parents to buy cell phones for children
D．introduce the writer's two daughters
20．From the last paragraph, we can learn that ________.
A．the writer's daughters no longer used phones
B．the writer won the "battle" with his daughters
C．the writer gave up his "check in at tuck in" rule
D．the writer's daughters decided to move out of home
21．Which is probably the best title for the passage
A．How to Take Control of Children
B．How to Help Children Sleep Well at Night
C．How to Assist Children with Cell Phones
D．How to Keep Children Away from Cell Phones at Night
Christopher Thomas, 27, was a writer by night and a teacher by day when he noticed he was always tired and was losing weight fast. Diagnosed with diabetes(糖尿病), Thomas would need to inject himself with insulin(胰岛素) three times a day for the rest of his life or risk nerve damage, blindness, and even death. And if that weren't bad enough, he had no health insurance.
After a month of feeling upset, Thomas decided he'd better find a way to fight back. He left Canton, Michigan for New York, got a job waiting tables, nicknamed himself the Diabetic Rockstar , and created , a free online community for diabetics and their loved ones—a place where over 1,100 people share personal stories, information, and resources.
Jason Swencki’s son, Kody, was diagnosed with type diabetes at six. Father and son visit the online children's forums(论坛) together most evenings. "Kody gets so excited, writing to kids from all over," says Swencki, one of the site's volunteers. "They know what he's going through, so he doesn't feel alone."
Kody is anything but alone: Diabetes is now the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, with 24 million diagnosed cases. And more people are being diagnosed at younger ages.
These days, Thomas's main focus is his charity（慈善机构）, Fight It, which provides medicines and supplies to people—225 to date—who can't afford a diabetic's huge expenses. Fight-it.org has raised about $23,000—in products and in cash. In May, Thomas will hold the first annual Diabetic Rockstar Festival in the Caribbean.
Even with a staff of 22 volunteers, Thomas often devotes up to 50 hours a week to his cause, while still doing his full-time job waiting tables. "Of the diabetes charities out there, most are putting money into finding a cure," says Bentley Gubar, one of Rockstar's original members. "But Christopher is the only person I know saying people need help now."
22．Which of the following is true of Christopher Thomas
A．He needs to go to the doctor every day. B．He studies the leading cause of diabetes
C．He has a positive attitude to this disease. D．He encourages diabetics by writing articles.
23． was created for _________.
A．diabetics to communicate B．volunteers to find jobs
C．children to amuse themselves D．rock stars to share resources.
24．According to the text, Kody ______.
A．feel lonely because of his illness B．benefits from
C．helps create the online kid’s forums D．writes children’s stories online
When planning a vacation，many people consider the popular tourist sites they want to visit.But that’s not what my husband and I did when we planned our vacation to Japan.We thought about the kind of farm we wanted to visit.
Ours was far from a typical(典型的)vacation.We were WWOOFing! WWOOF stands for World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms.The organization connects people interested in organic farming.Volunteers，known as WWOOFers，help their hosts with daily activities.These include everything from baking bread to picking vegetables.Hosts provide volunteers with food and provide a place for them to stay.
My husband and I certainly felt like family when our host met us at the train station.She told us to call her Okasan—Mom.Likewise，we called her husband Otosan—Dad.Okasan and Otosan own an organic vegetable farm that tries to provide the local people with fresh，healthy food.When no WWOOFers are around to help，the farm work is done only by Otosan and Okasan.As part of the family，we were able to enjoy the fruits of our labor at every meal.Eating fresh vegetables three times a day combined with six hours of farm work，certainly did our bodies good.We planted vegetables and cleared rocks from fields.We also packed the vegetables so they could be sold at the market.
Perhaps the most challenging thing we did was weeding a rice field.It was quite challenging because the leaves and roots of the weeds look very similar to the rice.It’s not until both plants are mature (成熟的) that you can clearly tell them apart—only one produces rice.
WWOOFing is unlike anything I’ve ever done before，and I can’t wait to do it again! Let’s WWOOF!
25．What do we know about WWOOF
A．It belongs to a Japanese farm.
B．It helps the poor do farm work.
C．It provides tourists with hotels.
D．It is an organization connected with farming.
26．What can we infer from Paragraph 3 about Okasan and Otosan’s farm
A．It benefits both the locals and WWOOFers.
B．It attracts many visitors every day.
C．It provides free food for the locals.
D．It is supported by the government.
27．What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about
A．The method of producing rice.
B．The hard time of the farm family.
C．The difficulties in weeding a rice field.
D．The most challenging thing for WWOOF.
28．The author would most likely describe her WWOOFing as ________.
A．satisfying B．worrying
C．boring D．tiring
Anyone wanting to throw away their mobile phone can do it in style（时尚地）and may even win a medal－at the Mobile Phone Throwing World Championship.
Originally a local event in a small town close to the Russian border，the fifteenth annual contest drew many throwers from as far as Canada，Russia and Belgium.
Founder Christine Lund describes the event as a good source of light exercise with an environmentally-friendly activity. “There are a lot of mobile phones on the second-hand market，and we are recycling them（before they become poisonous waste），”she said.
The inventive Finns had already given the world the Sauna World Championships and the Wife Carrying Competition before coming up with a new way to make mobile phones even more mobile.
This year’s gold medal went to Finland’s Lassi Etelatalo，who threw a waste Nokia unit a forceful 89.00 meters. “I prepared by javelin（标枪）throwing，I haven’t really practiced throwing mobile phones，”Etelatalo said.
Lund says competitors all have their favorite throwing brand. “People choose by size，by color or by how it fits in the hand……Some believe a heavy model will ensure a long throw，some want a light one.”
29．According to the passage，we can infer that _______.
A．the contest originated in Russia
B．the contest it held every four years
C．the contest started from the year 2000
D．this year’s gold medal was gotten by Finland’s Lassi Etelatalo
30．Which of the following mentioned in the passage is NOT the basis to choose the throwing mobile phones？
A．The material of the mobile phones.
B．The color of the mobile phones.
C．The size of the mobile phones.
D．The weight of the mobile phones.
31．The contest was founded because _______.
A．there are too many second-hand mobile phones
B．the contest is good for people’s health and environment
C．Finns are inventive
D．the mobile phone throwing activity is popular with a lot of people
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My Passion- Diving in Pulau Perhentian
Andrew Scott and Anim Ezati are both on an ocean adventure. They face the challenge of open water diving for the first time. From scuba training to discovering the beauty of Perhentian Island, My Passion follows them on their exciting journey of courage as they conquer their fears and manage it, making their great joy!
PolisEvo
The world conflicts when two cops, one from the city and the other from a small town, meet. As the two contrasting personalities go on a mission to take down Malaysia’s biggest drug group, the two must learn to work together to weaken the cold-blooded drug organization.
The Journey
When Bee returns to Malaysia for the first time in a decade, she introduces her conservative father, Uncle Chuan, to her happy-go-lucky British fiance, Benji. Despite language barriers, cultural differences and original hesitation from both parties, the two men come to realize that their priorities are essentially one and the same.
OlaBola
Set in the 1980s during a disorderly economic period, Ola Bola tells the story of an unlikely team of Malaysian footballers that has one last chance of international glory to qualify for the 1980 Olympic Games. Disturbed by disagreements that threaten to tear them apart, the team has to overcome their individual differences and unite for the sake of the entire country.
32．Who is the text intended for
A．movie fans
B．cellphone users
C．airline passengers
D．middle school students
33．What is PolisEvo mainly about
A．The unity of a Malaysian football team.
B．Two men join forces against a drug group.
C．Two men from different cultures accept each other.
D．A highly challenging and successful ocean adventure.
34．Which will be the best choice if you want to see movies regarding teamwork
A．My Passion. B．PolisEvo. C．The Journey. D．OlaBola.
This is my origin story: when I was a teenager I wrote terrible poetry. Like really bad. Worse than yours, I bet. A lot of it about how every little thing reminds me that we’re all going to die one day. I wrote collections and collections of these poems, thinking one day I would have my moment. I named one collection, ironically, The Eternal Optimist.
In 1996, I found an advert for the International Poetry Competition. I was 16 years old and ready for my poetry to be released on the world. Not only was it a competition with a cash prize, but it was poetry, which I wrote, and international. This was my ticket to becoming world-famous. I submitted a poem called Trail of Thought. If you ever wrote bad poetry as a teenager, you’ll have written something like it. In the poem, I went for a walk and noticed small poignant(辛酸的) things in nature, and each one reminded me that we were all going to die one day.
I filled out the form, printed off the poem and sent it off, fingers crossed. I waited to hear back I carried on writing, I probably finished another collection. Then I got a letter from the International Society of Poets. I opened the envelope carefully, just in case a prize-winning cheque fell out I hadn’t won. But, they liked my poem enough to include it in their anthology(诗选), Awaken to a Dream. I closed my eyes, I wanted to scream with happiness. I was going to be a published poet.
All I had to do in order to be published was accept the terms and pay 45（plus 5 p & p）for an anthology. If I didn’t buy a copy of the anthology, my poem wouldn’t be included. I had to convince my mum, who thought my writing a meaningless pastime, to part with 50. She even asked the question: “Why do you have to pay to be in this book ” Nevertheless, she wrote a cheque for 50 and I returned it with my letter of agreement.
I was 16 and about to be a published poet. This was what it had all been about. This is what it had all been leading to. The months waiting for the anthology were a torture. I hit some sort of writer’s block, I couldn’t write anything. It was almost as if, now I was published, it mattered more what I committed to page and I didn’t want to write anything down unless it was good enough to go into an anthology like Awaken to a Dream.
The book arrived through the post. Here it was. The first thing I had ever been published in a book called Awaken to a Dream, featuring a blistering take on the mundanity(世俗) of mortality by yours truly. I opened the package to find a book, containing my work. The first thing that struck me about the book was that it was bigger than A4. And it was thick. And on each page was a poem, next to another poem, next to another. The type was small and the paper thin enough to trace with. With three or four poems per page and more than 700 pages, I had a sinking realization. This was a scam, an illegal trick for making money.
If each poem had cost the author 45, they were sitting on a fortune. I felt ashamed. Everyone who had submitted something to the International Poetry Competition had fallen for the same hustle（忙碌）as me. I couldn’t bring myself to show my mum. And she never asked to see it. Perhaps she thought if the price of me learning a lesson was 50 we didn’t really have, then so be it.
But that stayed with me, that moment of realization. Because I determined to keep writing and ensure that my precious words always found a home worthy of them. Or at least that’s how, more than 20 years later, I justify falling for a scam. Because your first time being published should be special, and if I don’t convince myself that there was a reason for my first poem being in a vanity(无价值) book, then what good was it in the first place And, strangely, someone is selling this book on Amazon at the moment. I wonder how many other writers who went on to do more stuff are in there.
35．What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 1 mean
A．The author was sure he was going to die like everyone else.
B．The author was optimistic about the publication of his poetry.
C．The author was worried the tragedies in the poetry would happen to him.
D．The author was considering writing positive poems instead of terrible ones.
36．When the author received the letter from the organizing committee, he felt ________.
A．upset B．calm
C．excited D．surprised
37．While waiting for the anthology, the author ________.
A．reflected on what he had written about
B．set a higher criterion for his future works
C．felt too miserable to write anything more
D．wondered what future was in store for him
38．The author realized the anthology was a trick from the fact that ________.
A．the poems were of poor quality
B．the organizers just made a quick profit
C．he was charged higher than others
D．the content was carelessly edited
39．The passage is mainly about ________.
A．why the author fell for the trick of a poetry competition
B．what it took for a poetry enthusiast to be a published writer
C．how a terrible teenage poem taught the author a lifelong lesson
D．whether poetry enthusiasts could guard against tricks targeted at them
40．How did the author feel about the scam at the end of the story
A．He laughs best who laughs last.
B．A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.
C．Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
D．Follow your own course, and let people talk.
Let These Plants Swat the Bugs for You
Some plants get so hungry they eat flies, spiders, and even small frogs. What’s more amazing is that these plants occur naturally (in special environments) in every state. In fact, they’re found on every continent except Antarctica.
You’ve probably seen a Venus’ flytrap. It’s often sold in museum gift stores, department stores, and even supermarkets. A small plant, it grows 6 to 8 inches tall in a container. At the end of its stalks（茎）are specially modified leaves that act like traps. Inside each trap is a lining of tiny trigger（触发）hairs. When an insect lands on them, the trap suddenly shut. Over the course of a week or so, the plant feeds on its catch.
The Venus’ flytrap is just one of more than 500 species of meat-eating plants, says Barry Meyers-Rice, the editor of the International Carnivorous Plant Society’s Newsletter. Note: Despite any science-fiction stories（科幻小说）you might have read, no meat-eating plant does any danger to humans.
Dr. Meyers-Rice says a plant is meat-eating, only if it does all four of the following: “attract, kill, digest, and absorb” some form of insects, including flies, butterflies, and moths. Meat-eating plants look and act like other green plants—well, most of the time.
All green plants make sugar through a process called photosynthesis（光合作用）. Plants use the sugar to make food. What makes “meat-eating” plants different is their bug-catching leaves. They need insects for one reason: nitrogen（氮）. Nitrogen is a nutrient that they can’t obtain any other way. Why
Almost all green plants on our planet get nitrogen from the soil. “Meat-eating” plants can’t. They live in places where nutrients are hard or almost impossible to get from the soil because of its acidity（酸度）. So they’ve come to rely on getting nitrogen from insects and small animals. In fact, nutrient-rich soil is poisonous to “meat-eating” plants. Never fertilize（施肥）them! But don’t worry, either, if they never seem to catch any insects. They can survive, but they’ll grow very slowly.
41．Venus flytrap ________.
A．is a small plant which grows in a container.
B．is a kind of plant which gets hungry easily.
C．can attract, kill, digest and absorb some form of insects.
D．grows 6-8 inches tall
42．From the passage, we know ________.
A．“meat-eating” plants are found on every continent
B．all green plants get nitrogen from the soil
C．bug-catching leaves make “meat-eating” different from other plants
D．some “meat-eating” plants in the rainforest do danger to humans
43．“Meat-eating” plants grow very slowly, ________.
A．so you’d better fertilize them
B．probably because the source of nitrogen is cut off
C．simply because they can’t absorb nitrogen from the soil
D．and then they will die slowly
44．Which of the following is true
A．“Meat-eating” plants look and act like other green plants.
B．No insects, no “meat-eating” plants.
C．The reason why Venus flytrap needs flies is that it needs to get nutrient from them.
D．Green plants make sugar at night.
45．What s the underlined word nutrient in paragraph 5 probably mean
A．化学物 B．营养物 C．肥料 D．氮氢化合物
My daughter Kelly is a cautious person. She needs to warm up to situations, and is hesitant to try new things. When with close friends, she becomes a leader who laughs loudly and chants, “Girls rule, boys drool.” But when that comfort zone is not around her, she is shy and nervous.
This has been challenging for me at times. “Shy” is not a word that I think has ever been used to describe me. But this has been a year of firsts for my girl that has filled her with a new sense of confidence. This year she moved to lap lane in swimming where she was preparing for a swim team. This year she learned to ride a bike without training wheels. And this year she completed her first kids’ triathlon(三项全能).
On Saturday, with a thunderstorm coming soon and my son’s birthday party later in the day, we all went out in the dark of the morning for Kelly to participate in her first triathlon. We practiced transitions from swim to bike to run with her, we got all the equipment she’d need, and we kept talking about the race. But as we waited the two hours for the older kids to finish before her turn, she held my leg a little harder and told me she loved me a few too many times. She was nervous but trying to keep it together.
And then it was her turn. From the second she jumped into the water, my heart soared. My daughter transformed into the most confident human being I had ever seen. She dominated that swim, crushed that bike ride and ran to the finish with the biggest smile on her face.
I can honestly say that I never felt so proud of someone in my entire life. It wasn’t because she did a sport or anything like that. It was because she was afraid of something and conquered that fear with confidence and a fire I hadn’t seen before.
All day I would find myself just looking over at her and smiling. She might be wearing the finalist medal but I felt like I won that day. I won the chance to see my girl shine.
Shine on, sweet baby.
46．Kelly is nervous when ________.
A．situations are new to her B．she changes into a leader
C．she is away from her mom D．boys are around her
47．We can know from Paragraph 3 ________.
A．the race began in the early morning
B．the whole family gave Kelly support
C．Kelly was eager for her turn in the race
D．Kelly prepared for her brother’s birthday party
48．Seeing Kelly’s performance in the race, the author felt ________.
A．excited and proud B．anxious and uneasy
C．worried and hesitant D．curious and concerned
49．In Paragraph 5, the underlined word “conquered” probably means ________.
A．to defeat someone especially in a competition
B．to succeed in dealing with or control something
C．to become very popular or successful in a place
D．to take control of a country or a city and its people by force
50．In the ending paragraphs the author “felt like I won that day” because Kelly _______.
A．overcame the fear B．expressed love to her
C．won the gold medal D．took part in the sport
The assumption that depression is a disease has been supported by biologists, psychiatrists and companies producing medicine. Although advances in medical treatment have certainly been responsible for reducing much suffering, sticking to the disease model is preventing a more complete understanding of why we are so likely to suffer from depression, with at least 45% of people experiencing the condition in their lifetimes.
My recent review of theories and personal observations suggests that depression might serve some useful functions. We should not forget that depression has meaning, and that there is a real new life after recovery.
A recent study of depression in Holland showed that people seemed to cope better with hardships in life after depression than they were doing before it. In the group as a whole, liveliness, psychological health, social and spare-time activities, performance at work and general health all significantly improved upon recovery from depression.
Depression can lead to great insights(洞察力) and achievements. More than 2,000 years ago, Aristotle believed depression to be a state of great moral and spiritual value because of the insights it could bring. The philosopher John Stuart Mill wrote his famous work, Utilitarianism, at the age of 19 and became depressed at the age of 21. Upon recovery, he admitted that the experience had taught him an important lesson---that he should not sacrifice(牺牲) his social and emotional development to intellectual ambition.
Theories have suggested that depression could be a defense against the long-time stress. It is possible that depression defends us against the tendency to ignore our true needs by chasing unobtainable goals and helps to bring these needs into sharper focus.
Depression may bring about a “rebirth” because it removes a false idea about oneself. There is some evidence from scientific studies to show that depressed people are rather more realistic in their thinking than “healthy” individuals. With recovery, a new kind of truth could be found, which would do away with blind optimism: a more modest evaluation of the depressed person’s own ability, containing a more balanced picture of his or her life.
Depression may have forced our ancestors to look again at their strengths and weaknesses, and their coping strategies. Regardless of the reason for falling into depression, the journey has potential to make us better equipped, in a general sense, for life.
51．Which of the following is the disadvantage of treating depression as a disease
A．People dislike being taken as patients.
B．The medical treatment costs a lot of money.
C．It prevents us from better understanding depression.
D．It stops people from getting a balanced picture of life.
52．After recovering from depression, John Stuart Mill realized that he shouldn’t _________ .
A．take part in too many social activities
B．aim too high in intellectual achievement
C．write Utilitarianism at such an early age
D．consider too much about emotional needs
53．What functions can depression serve
a. It enables people to perform better at work
b. It makes it easier to achieve people’s dream.
c. It helps people to get a realistic view of self
d. It improves people’s ability to deal with difficulties
A．abc B．bcd
C．abd D．acd
54．What can be a suitable title for this passage
A．Ways to Address Depression
B．Brave Attitude to Depression
C．Depression: Disease or Rebirth
D．Depression: Assumption or Reality
A new study shows that rising levels of planet-warming gases may reduce important nutrients in food crops.
Researchers studied the effects of one such gas—carbon dioxide—on rice. The researchers grew rice plants in a controlled environment. They set carbon dioxide levels to what scientists are predicting for our planet by the end of the century. They found that the resulting rice crops had lower than normal levels of vitamins, minerals and protein. The researchers said the effects of planet-warming gases would be most severe for the poorest citizens in some of the least developed countries. These people generally eat the most rice and have the least complex diets, they noted.
In the experiment, scientists grew 18 kinds of rice in fields in China and Japan. They pumped carbon dioxide gas over the plants in an effort to create the atmosphere of the future. Rice grown under high carbon dioxide conditions had, on average, 13 to 30 percent lower levels of four B vitamins and 10 percent less protein. The crops also had 8 percent less iron and 5 percent less zinc（锌）an rice grown under normal conditions. However, vitamin E levels increased by about 13 percent on average.
The results are bad news, “especially for the nutrition of the poorer population in less-developed countries,” said the University of Tokyo’s Kazuhiko Kobayashi, who helped to write the report. That includes about 600 million people in Indonesia, Cambodia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Laos and other nations, mainly in Southeast Asia, the report said.
One of the scientists is Sam Myers of Harvard University in the American state of Massachusetts. He said that findings like this are an example of the surprises climate change create. “My concern is there are many more surprises to come,” he said.
Myers noted that pollution, loss of some species, destruction of forests, and other human activities are likely to produce unexpected problems. He said that you cannot completely change all the natural systems that living organisms have grown to depend on over millions of years without having effects come back to affect our own health.
The new study suggests a way to lower the nutritional harm of climate change. One way, Kobayashi said, is grow different forms of rice that have shown to be more resistant to higher carbon dioxide levels.
55．Which county would be influenced most by planet-warming gases according to the text
A．China B．Britain C．America D．Myanmar
56．How is Paragraph 3 mainly developed
A．By comparison. B．By giving examples.
C．By analyzing causes. D．By describing a process.
57．What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 mean
A．Climate change will be difficult to predict.
B．Climate change will lead to more good effects.
C．Climate change will be harmful to environment.
D．Climate change will cause more unexpected problems.
58．Which of the following statements is true according to the text
A．Myers said we could change all the natural systems for the sake of our health.
B．The poorest people in all the least developed countries would be influenced most.
C．The researchers grew 18 kinds of rice in China and Japan in a controlled environment.
D．Protein in rice grown under high carbon dioxide conditions is increased by 10 percent.
Fri4 Sep 2020 12:00 BST
My 15-year-old son is refusing to take responsibility for anything and, although he's capable, he does not show any interest in his education. I am worried about him and his future.
Sometimes, I feel bad and tell him that he's trying his best, but soon I start feeling concerned again. At other times, I feel angry with him for the way he is behaving. I try to encourage him by amplifying (放大) every little good thing he does, particularly in school, and have tried speaking to him like an adult. I am also worried that his younger siblings, who are doing well, will follow in his footsteps. Do you have any tips on how I can inspire him to change
An anxious mother
Jogi
4 Sep 2020 20:55
We have two older teenaged boys who have both come through it and are doing grand now. I think the ages 14 to 16 are the hardest to navigate with boys, so there may be some comfort in knowing this is likely to be the nadir(worst moment) that you are coming through, and it should hopefully improve soon. Honestly their brains are soup at this age! The single most important thing to actually worry about is this — is he happy in himself If he is, then the worry is not necessary. A small amount of nagging (抱怨) imbued with love and support should be sufficient, so at least they have been advised correctly, even if they choose not to follow the advice at this time.
A practical thing you can do to help self-esteem (自尊) and passion is to give them some different experiences outside of school. We took ours climbing, biking and to music gigs. One boy couldn't deal with the strictness of school and after a horrific year of failure and challenging behaviour, went to college. He loves college because he is in control of his own time and studying the subjects he likes best and now plans to go to university in a couple more years. After failing to get to school on time for over a year, he now gets himself up at 6 am for the hour long bus journey to college.
The other perfected the art of laziness and non-effort, until he found music at 15, and wanted a music course at university so much. He finally did some work to get the required grades.
Our third teen boy is 13, even lazier than his big brother, and has not found any kind of interest or passion as yet despite having tried a few things, so it’s not clear what shape he will take, but we will not try and force him into a mold he doesn't want to be in. There is plenty of time to learn — he doesn't need to be the finished article in the next four years. As long as he is happy and has been advised of the importance of education and finding a fulfilling career eventually — then we haven't done too badly.
59．Where might this passage come from
A．A newspaper. B．A website. C．A magazine. D．A school brochure.
60．Which of the following is NOT the reason for the mother's concern
A．Her son is not interested in study.
B．Her son will set a bad example to her other children.
C．Her son's future might be negatively influenced.
D．Her son doesn't behave like an adult.
61．What measures does Jogi take to educate his two older sons
A．He just leaves them alone and lets them develop at their own pace.
B．He complains about them and forces them to follow his advice.
C．He takes them to participate in some out-of-school activities.
D．He orders them to get up early to make preparations for college.
62．Which of the following might Jogi agree with
A．Parents don't need to do anything as long as their children are happy.
B．Children will naturally find their interest sometime in their life.
C．Parents should be helpful and patient during their children's growth.
D．All the children will eventually find a satisfying career whatever their attitude.
Astronauts traveling in space meet forms of radiation(辐射)that are uncommon on Earth. Some of this radiation has been shown to be harmful to human health. It is linked to cancers and heart problems. Yet a new American study suggests the radiation does not shorten astronauts' lives.
Researchers studied nearly 60 years of health records and other data about male astronauts from the United States. They then compared this data with information about a group of men who are in good health, richer than most Americans and receive good health care-professional athletes. The study found that neither group has higher rates of dying at a young age. In fact, both groups generally live longer than other Americans.
Astronauts are usually well-educated, earn more money and are in better physical conditions than the average Americans Some earlier research has linked being an astronaut to a lower risk of early death, the researchers noted. The findings were reported in the medical journal Occupational&Environmental Medicine.
Much of the existing research on mortality rates(死亡率) in astronauts has not yet explored the mental and physical demands of this job. There also has not been a lot of research on whether astronauts show what is known as the "healthy worker effect". This effect leads people with employment of any kind to have fewer medical problems than people who are unable to work, said Robert Reynolds.
Reynolds said, "The challenge has always been to understand if astronauts are as healthy as they would be had they been otherwise comparably employed but had never gone to space at all. To do this, we need to find a group that is comparable on several important factors."
63．How did researchers carry out their study
A．By doing interviews. B．By analyzing some factors.
C．By comparing different data. D．By doing experiments in the lab.
64．What can we team from the text
A．All radiation is harmful to human health.
B．Athletes tend to be poorer than most Americans.
C．Healthy worker effect makes working people healthier.
D．Research has explored the mental and physical demands of being astronauts.
65．What can be inferred from Reynolds' words
A．They are determined to face the challenge.
B．The research is almost impossible to conduct.
C．Several important factors hold back the research.
D．Astronauts are healthier than they haven’t been astronauts.
66．What can be a suitable title for the text
A．Astronauts--Healthy or Otherwise
B．Astronauts Are as Healthy as Athletes
C．Radiation Affects Astronauts' Health
D．Astronauts--- Well-Educated and Well-Paid
Several years ago, I went to see an advanced cartoon 3D movie Frankenweenie at the Walt Disney Studios, in California. A few days later, our chief editor gave me a new task and then I sat down for interviews with the film’ s director, Tim Burton, and some of the actors.
As for the movie, I had a lot to talk about as an audience. It was one of the most alluring movies I’d ever seen. Even though it was made in black and white, it was so lively that my mind seemed to fill in color in every scene (场景). Burton talked to me about why he chose to use black and white and 3D technology for Frankenweenie. “I like the depth and shadows (阴影) that you can get with black and white,” he said. “And I just thought the 3D technology would be really fun to see.”
He’s right. The whole movie is a lot of fun. A school student Victor Frankenstein lives in a small town, whose dog Sparky is hit by a car one day. Victor is very sad and lonely until he brings the dog back to life inspired by an experiment of his science teacher about the power of electricity. Victor’s classmates learn what happens and also try to bring their pets back from the dead. These creatures end up with causing widespread damage throughout the town. Finally, the dog gives up its own life to save Victor.
My favorite part is the moment when Victor brings Sparky back to life, because I have a very strong love for animals. This scene isn’t the funniest, but it is really heart-warming to me.
I’d like to recommend this movie to kids because of the unusual and lively characters. And it does attract those who are interested in cartoon techniques to see this film. The effects will blow your mind out of the water. Be sure to check out this exciting movie in theaters.
67．What does the author probably do
A．An actor. B．A director.
C．A theater worker. D．A reporter.
68．What does the underlined word “alluring” in paragraph two probably mean
A．Attractive. B．Boring. C．Cruel. D．Serious.
69．What do we know about the movie Frankenweenie
A．It is especially attractive for the old.
B．It is probably a science fiction movie.
C．It partly uses the color of black and white.
D．It is the funniest one the author has ever seen.
70．What’s the main purpose of the text
A．To recommend a movie to people.
B．To introduce how a movie is made.
C．To tell a story about Victor and his dog.
D．To introduce how to bring a dog to life.
The Summer VolunTeen Program
This program at Brevard Zoo is a 10-week seasonal position that runs from May 31 through early August. Once selected into the program, VolunTeens receive 2 days of training on the first weekend of May, 2021. Upon the completion of training, VolunTeens will be given their official assignment (10 days minimum, either 2 weeks of full-day camp or a single day from Monday to Friday each week, Saturday/Sunday available upon request). Schedules vary, but most assignments run from 9:00 am to 3:00pm. VolunTeens may sign up for additional days as they choose.
Important requirements
The program is for teens between the ages of 13 to 17 who are interested in working with the public. Applicants must be 13 years old by April 1, 2021. And they are supposed to know well about various animals and their living habits. Once accepted, VolunTeens must pay membership fee of $25.00. This covers the costs of a teen manual(手册), a T-shirt and various supplies. VolunTeens are also required to participate in a conservation event.
VolunTeen positions are temporary; however, interested teens are encouraged to apply for the full Zoo Teen Program in the fall. VolunTeen participants are allowed to miss two of their assigned volunteer days on account of summer vacations. On the third miss, VolunTeens may be dismissed from the program. Besides, the program does not provide make-up days and it does not allow switching volunteer days with another VolunTeen.
Benefits
Many students are able to use their volunteer experience to meet the community service requirement for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program. Depending on their school, students may receive credits for their volunteer hours. Volunteers also have the opportunity to work with Education Department staff members and the public, gaining valuable skills for a variety of careers. Making new friends, earning potential employment references, gaining lots of experience and a sense of accomplishment are just a few more reasons to apply!
71．On which of the following days will VolunTeens be trained
A．May 1&2. B．May 15 & 16. C．August 7 &8. D．August 14&15.
72．What is required of applicants for the program
A．They need to pay an annual membership fee of $25.00.
B．They have to work at the zoo for at least ten weeks.
C．They should have a good knowledge of animals.
D．They must reach the age of 13 by May31, 2021.
73．What is the purpose of the last paragraph
A．To encourage teenagers to be a volunteer.
B．To explain how to apply for a scholarship.
C．To stress the benefits of visiting a local zoo.
D．To offer some useful advice to communities.
Many of the sports in ancient Egypt are still practiced today. In fact, many of the basic elements of sports, like rules and uniforms, were first used by Egyptians. The sports had important functions in society. Some were played for fun and fitness. Others were played to make stronger warriors(武士) and leaders.
The first group of sports, mostly for fun was those like rowing, hunting, and the high jump. Hunting and fishing could be enjoyed by the kings and regular people. The same was for rowing. Rowing needed strength. Teams of people got into boats and followed the commands of a leader. He would give regular, sharp calls to tell them when to row. This technique is still used for rowing teams today. Another popular game was tug-of-war. This was a game where two teams had to pull each other over a line. If team fell forward, they lost. This game is still played today in the country.
The second group of sports prepared people for the army and the temple. These included boxing, horse riding, running, and archery(箭术). They were ways to work on skills for fighting. They were also ways to work on mental and spiritual power. Running a marathon was a good example of this. The king would run to show he had the mental strength to guide his country. Hockey was another Egyptian game. Players held tree branches with a bent end, just like modern hockey sticks. They had to hit a ball made of leather that was brightly colored.
These sports were a part of Egyptian culture. They kept the people happy and fit. The basic rules were created thousands of years ago. They are still seen in some forms today.
74．According to the passage, what was the purpose of sports
A．They could stop people from being angry at the king.
B．They could stop people from working too much.
C．They could keep people busy with no time to fight.
D．They could keep people happy and in good shape.
75．What does the underlined word “sharp” in Paragraph 2 mean
A．clear B．hopeful
C．keen D．energetic
76．Why does the author mention hockey in Paragraph 3
A．To explain how hockey is not fashionable.
B．To state his opinion on ancient Egyptian games.
C．To provide another example of an old game played today.
D．To contrast its simplicity with the complexity of other games.
Canadians have a global reputation（名声）for being polite. A survey ranked Canada first out of 50 countries. Most Canadians think that while being polite can be a superficial attitude when people are communicating with friend and strangers, being “kind” to others generally requires a much greater effort and truly knows who you are as a person.
A national survey made by Environics Research Group for Coca-Cola Canada shows that on average each Canadian has shown kindness to others through random（随意的）actions four times in the last four weeks. Examples of their kindness include things such as opening a door for a stranger, offering to carry heavy items or giving up your seat for someone else in a public bus.
With millions of acts of kindness happening every day, most Canadians surveyed felt kind folks deserved more recognition for their actions. Coca-Cola Canada has decided to praise some very special individuals who make others happy with good acts in their own communities. The goal is to share their stories to help inspire（鼓舞）others to give a little kindness too.
“When it comes to kindness, seeing really is believing,” says Carolyn Harty, Senior Brand Manager of Coca-Cola. “More than half of Canadians are inspired to pay it forward themselves when they see others making a kind gesture. It is these small acts of kindness that make a large difference and inspire people and create happiness.”
Sixteen-year-old Sheliza Kassam, from Canada, decided on her thirteenth birthday that instead of gifts, she and her family would help feed families in need. Her small action became larger and developed into a non-profit organization that Sheliza now runs to hold birthday parties for children living in shelters who otherwise would not be able to celebrate their special day.
Another teen Nathan Unrau started out with a one-time school charity project that just couldn’t help. With the support of his parents, Lunches with Love has become a non-profit organization that makes and gives away 450 paper bag lunches to the local homeless people every other Saturday.
77．For what are Canadians famous all around the world
A．Working hard.
B．Being grateful for others’ help.
C．Behaving well in public.
D．Having good manners.
78．What does the national survey mainly tell us
A．Why Canadians show kindness.
B．What kindness means.
C．How kind Canadians are.
D．When Canadians show politeness.
79．What’s the purpose of Coca-Cola Canada’s praising the special individuals
A．To encourage all the people to spread kindness.
B．To celebrate the great events of kindness.
C．To show the ways of making others happy.
D．To remind people of the importance of kindness.
80．What did Sheliza Kassam and Nathan Unrau have in common
A．They were once supported by others.
B．They came from the non-profit organizations.
C．They enjoyed staying with poor children.
D．They offer others some food.
On Monday, I stopped my car in front of my daughter Juliet’s middle school. She jumped in the front seat, feeling down. She asked me to help her study for her science test.
“Dad, I need to memorise a unit about the Reproductive Cycle of Plants. And I can hardly make it.”
“You know memorising seems like the best way to study, but in fact you can do better in tests if you work on trying to understand the material.”
Juliet was open to my advice. It was Monday afternoon and we had two nights to study before the test on Wednesday. I suggested a plan. “Tomorrow night, you are going to teach the material to me. Tonight, read the unit. Prepare to teach.”
Asking her to teach me was an unusual idea but I was determined to do it. Studies show teaching somebody else is a very useful way to learn. Even if you don’t do the teaching, the act of preparing to teach leads to more learning than just trying your best to memorise the material.
On Tuesday afternoon, Juliet sat down with her science book facing me and said, “Okay Dad, let’s study.” I wanted her to teach me. But false starts happened. I couldn’t be too hard on her. So instead we started with me asking her some simple questions. She knew some but not others. When she didn’t know the answers, I encouraged her to check the book.
She started checking things that didn’t make sense. And she was actively seeking to test her understanding. I was happy to see it. She wasn’t memorising; she was trying to make sense of things, which was exactly what I had hoped she would do.
81．Why did Juliet feel down
A．Because she failed her science test.
B．Because she had trouble memorising a unit.
C．Because she knew nothing about planting.
D．Because she couldn’t follow her teacher.
82．In the writer’s opinion, which was the key to best learning
A．Memorising. B．Testing.
C．Questioning. D．Understanding.
83．What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 refer to
A．Making her check the book.
B．Using simple questions to test her.
C．Encouraging her to read the unit.
D．Asking her to teach me the unit.
84．Which can be the best title for the passage
A．A Creative Father
B．An Unexpected Test
C．Learning from Teaching
D．Preparing for Teaching
Amazon has announced that it has added features to its Alexa voice assistant that can help users determine their risk level for having got the COVID-19 coronavirus (新型冠状病毒). As of now all Alexa users in the United States can ask Alexa questions like, “Alexa, what do I do if I think I have COVID-19 ” or “Alexa, what do I do if I think I have coronavirus ” upon which Alexa will begin triaging (检验分类) them.
Once one of the above questions is asked, Alexa will ask the user about their symptoms, travel history, and any possible exposure they may have had to someone infected with the disease. Depending upon the user’s response, Alexa will offer the user guidance that comes directly from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about what they should do next.
Another cool feature added to Alexa is the ability to ask the personal assistant to sing a song for 20 seconds while you wash your hands. Twenty seconds is the minimum washing time with soap and water people need to perform on their hands in order to destroy traces of the virus they may have picked up.
Users can take advantage of Alexa’s new COVID-19 features on any device Alexa runs on, including smartphones, tablets, Kindles, and more. It should also be noted that Amazon isn’t the first to empower its voice assistant to offer CDC COVID-19 information. Earlier this week Apple pushed an update out to Siri that allows users to ask, “Hey Siri, do I have the coronavirus ” and get advice based on CDC information.
85．What is Alexa
A．It is a robot. B．It is a voice assistant.
C．It is a doctor. D．It is a computer.
86．How does AlexA help people clean their hands thoroughly
A．It sings a 20-second song while people wash their hands.
B．It can remind you of washing your hands frequently.
C．It can turn on the tap for you when you wash your hands.
D．It can answer questions about washing hands.
87．From the passage, which statement is right
A．Amazon is the first to empower its voice assistant to offer CDC COVID-19 information.
B．Alexa can only be used at home.
C．Both Alexa and Siri can offer you CDC COVID-19 formation.
D．People like Alexa better than Siri.
88．What can we infer about Alexa according to the passage
A．Alexa will offer the user treatments directly from their doctors.
B．Alexa makes the judgment by having a medical examination on the user.
C．Once the user uses Alexa, they will be told whether they are infected.
D．Not all the possible exposures to someone infected with the disease will bring the user the disease.
May 14 marks the beginning of National Smile Month in the UK. The campaign is organized by the Oral Health Foundation to promote(普及) dental(牙齿的) health. The Foundation hopes that a month of smiling across the nation will make people think about the importance of brushing their teeth regularly, cutting down on sugary foods, and making regular appointments with the dentist.
The British, in fact, have a reputation for bad teeth. The Internet's Urban Dictionary has an entry(条目)for “ British Smile”, defining it as “Any smile with bad teeth”. On the other side of the Atlantic, however, the “Hollywood Smile” gets its name because American movie stars are so proud to show off their sparkling beautiful teeth.
But what about smiling in the UK in general Do the British smile a lot, or do they look sad all the time It's said that the British practice the “stiff upper lip”, meaning that they don't often show their emotions; they neither smile nor cry. But this is false: A British person likes to smile as much as anyone else.
As far as smiling in Britain is concerned just like everywhere else, it all depends on the situation. For example, you wouldn't expect anyone to smile at a funeral(葬礼). But if you were at a party of any kind, you'd find everyone smiling from ear to ear. However, smiling is sometimes not allowed under some circumstances(情形). For instance, since 2005 Britain hasn’t allowed smiling in passport photographs. At other times, for example at work and school, you simply smile when it's natural to smile.
So the British are no more and no less likely to smile than anyone else. But smiling is good for you, no doubt about it, even if you do have a few bad teeth. And smiling is good for those around you too. This alone makes National Smile Month a great idea. As the essayist William Hazlitt wrote, “A gentle smile, a kind word, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles”.
89．Why is National Smile Month held in the UK
A．To promote the health benefits of smiling.
B．To build a more friendly society through smiling.
C．To attract people's attention to dental health.
D．To teach people how to protect their teeth.
90．What does the underlined word “sparkling” refer to
A．aging B．loose
C．smelly D．shining
91．What can we learn from the article about smiling in the UK
A．People can’t smile when taking passport photos.
B．British people are less likely to smile than others.
C．People are encouraged to smile all the time at work.
D．British people often hide their true emotions with a smile.
92．What does the author think of National Smile Month
A．It lasts too long. B．It is a wonderful event.
C．It fails to achieve its purpose. D．It should be promoted around the world.
Guilin rice noodles
Guilin rice noodles have a history of more than 2, 300 years. It is said that Oin Shi Huang, the founder of the Qin Dynasty (221 B C-206 B．C), took his army to southern China to wage war, aiming to unify southern China. However, the soldiers are from northern China and got used to eating wheat. They could not adapt to eating rice, which is the staple food in southern China, and couldn't digest it. In order to solve this problem. The chef had the idea to combine rice with wheat. They first inflated the rice and ground (把……磨成粉) it into rice syrup .After filtering the water from the rice syrup the chef smashed the rice into rice dough and steamed it, and then pulled it into noodles. The noodles were cooked with some special brine made from traditional Chinese medicine that cured the soldiers' digestive problems. The soldiers regained their energy after eating the cooked rice noodles, and finally unified southern China, according to reports .
Spring rolls
The spring roll is rolled from a thin pancake made of rice and filled with meat and vegetables. The rolls are very crispy after being deep fried.
The spring roll, a kind of traditional snack in northern China, is well known all over the world. Traditionally, the spring roll is very small.
According to reports, a man from the Song Dynasty (960-1279)studied very hard and often forgot to eat meals. His wife reminded him to eat meals on time but he failed. So she came up with the idea to make rice into a pancake, and filled it with meat and vegetables. By doing this, her husband could eat food from an entire meal in one roll, which was very convenient and nourishing.
93．According to the the first paragraph, the following are in Guilin rice noodles except________.
A．rice B．Brine
C．wheat D．energy
94．What can we learn from the passage about the Spring roll
A．It was very small in old days.
B．It is filled with meat and fruits.
C．It is crispy after being steamed.
D．It is rarely seen in south China.
95．According to the passage, why did the wife make rice into a pancake with meat and and vegetables
A．Her husband couldn't eat meals on time.
B．Her husband didn't think of any good idea.
C．Her husband couldn't eat all the food.
D．Her husband hardly studied.
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The health-care economy is filled with unusual and even unique economic relationships. One of the least understood involves the peculiar roles of producer or “provider” and purchaser or “consumer” in the typical doctor-patient relationship. In most sectors of the economy, it is the seller who attempts to attract a potential buyer with various appealing factors of price, quality, and use, and it is the buyer who makes the decision. Such condition, however, is not common in most of the health-care industry.
In the health-care industry, the doctor-patient relationship is the mirror image of the ordinary relationship between