Sharon called about four times today. At least it shows she’s trying to explain (解释) something to me. I feel a little better.
December 3
This morning Sharon said she had only told one person and had no idea why everyone seemed to know. Yes, I am an adopted daughter (养女) and my name was changed. But she had promised to keep it secret for ever!
December 5
I wish I had a friend I could really trust (信任) all of the time. I thought I found that friend, but I haven’t and it’s making me unhappy! It’s wrong to tell her all about it. She won my trust, then lost it.
December 7
I have a nice room and a big pool in my backyard and everything I’ve ever wanted. My adoptive parents will give me all the material things I’ve ever dreamed of. Yet all the money in the world can’t buy what I want now. I want Sharon to be my best friend again.
December 10
Sharon just called. She said she thought it might help if we spent more time together. She worried that I would go to another school. She is the best friend I’ve ever had. When I’m with Sharon, I can be myself. I need Sharon’s friendship. I need it more than I’ve ever known.
December 16
I just had the most fantastic two days of my life! This was the best time I’ve had for a long, long time. Yesterday, we walked five times around the park and today we ran slowly along the river for twenty minutes. I can’t describe how much fun I had. We talked so much. Sharon, Sharon, no brick wall between us now.
44. What does the author mainly care about?
A. Why she was adopted. B. Why she went to another school.
C. Her family life. D. Her friendship with Sharon.
45. Sharon lost the author’s trust because she ______.
A. didn’t keep the author’s secret B. didn’t like the author any more
C. often played a joke on the author D. often refused to help the author
46. The underlined word “fantastic” in the last paragraph probably means “______”.
A. funny B. wonderful C. sad D. lucky
47. What can we know about the author and Sharon from the passage?
A. They were not friends any more.
B. They became good friends again.
C. They would go to another school together.
D. They could hardly understand each other.
Most of us know about the Nobel Prize, especially the Nobel Peace Prize, but few of us know anything about the man who set them up. His name was Alfred Nobel. He was a great scientist and inventor himself. Besides, he had a big business. His business may surprise you. He made and sold explosives(炸药). His companies even made and sold weapons. Isn’t this something that surprises you? Though Alfred Nobel had a lot of money from weapons, he hated war. He even set up the Peace Prize, hoping that there would be no war in the world.
He was one of the richest in Europe. When he died in 1896, he left behind him a lot of money and his famous will. According to his will, most of his money was placed in a fund(基金). He wanted the interest(利润) from the fund to be used as prizes every year. We know them as the Nobel Prizes. The Nobel Prizes are international. Alfred Nobel wanted the winners to be chosen for their work, not the country they came from.
Alfred Nobel had given his whole life to his studies and work and to the benefits of mankind. He made money all by his own efforts, but he left the world share his wealth. His inventions and wealth stay with the world for ever.Alfred Nobel did the following EXCEPT ______________
A.choosing the winners of Nobel Prize |
B.making and selling weapons |
C.setting up the Nobel Prize |
D.making and selling explosives |
Nobel wanted to set up the Nobel Peace Prize because _____.
A.he hated war |
B.he liked to be honored by people |
C.he made enough money |
D.he wanted to get more interest from the fund |
Nobel Prizes come from _____.
A.all Nobel’s money in the fund |
B.all Nobel’s money in his company |
C.the interest from the fund |
D.people’s donation |
Nobel was a (an) _____ person in the world.
A.interesting | B.unselfish |
C.kind-hearted | D.richest |
Which statement of the following is Right according to the passage?
A.Nobel set up his company to sell clothes. |
B.Most of Nobel’s money was used for the world wars. |
C.Nobel Prizes are only for some people from some special countries. |
D.Nobel worked hard in his life and saved lots of money for the world to share. |
"Ok," I said to my daughter as she bent over her afternoon bowl of rice. "What's going on with you and your friend J?" J. is the leader of a group of third-graders at her campa position Lucy herself occupied the previous summer. Now she's the one on the outs, and every day at snack time, she tells me all about it, while I offer up the unhelpful advice all summer long.
"She's fond of giving orders," Lucy complained. "She's fat," Lucy mumbled(含糊地说)into her bowl "We are going upstairs," I said, my voice cold, "We are going to discuss this." And up we went.
I'd spent the nine years since her birth getting ready for this day, the day we'd have to have the conversation about this horrible word. I knew exactly what to say to the girl on the receiving end of the teasing(嘲笑), but in all of my imaginings, it never once occurred to me that my daughter would be the one who used the F word-------Fat.
My daughter sat on her bed, and I sat beside her. “How would you feel if someone made fun of you for something that wasn't your fault?” I began. “She could stop eating so much,” Lucy mumbled, mouthing the simple advice a thousand doctors and well-meaning friends and relatives have given overweight women for years.
"It's not always that easy,” I said. “Everyone's different in terms of how they treat food” Lucy looked at me, waiting for me to go on. I opened my mouth,then closed it. Should I tell her that, in teasing a woman's weight, she's joined the long, proud tradition of critics who go after any woman with whom they disagree by starting with "you're ugly" and ending with “no man would want you and there must be something wrong with any man who does"?Should I tell her I didn't cry when someone posted my picture and commented, “I'm sorry, but aren't authors who write books marketed to young women supposed to be pretty?”
Does she need to know, now, that life isn't fair? I feel her eyes on me,waiting for an answer I don't have. Words are my tools. Stories are my job. It's possible she'll remember what I say forever, and I have no idea what to say.
So I tell her the only thing I can come up with that is absolutely true.I say to my daughter,“I love you,and there is nothing you could ever do to make me not love you,But I'm disappointed in you right now. There are plenty of reasons for not liking someone. What she looks like isn't one of them.”
Lucy nods,tears on her cheeks.“I won't say that again,”she tells me,and I pull her close, pressing my nose against her hair. We are both quiet, and I don't know if I have said the right thing. So as we sit there together, shoulder to shoulder, I pray for her to be smart.I pray for her to be strong. I pray for her to find friends,work she loves, a partner who loves her, and for the world not to deprive(剥夺)her of the things that make her who she is,for her life to be easy, and for her to have the strength to handle it when it's not. And still, always,I pray that she will never struggle as I've struggled, that weight will never be her cross to bear. She may not be able to use the word in our home, but I can use it in my head.I pray that she will never get fat.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 indicates that Lucy___,
A.often makes fun of her friend J. |
B.has turned against her friend J. |
C.gets along well with her friend J. |
D.has begun to compete with her friend J. |
Why does the author want to discuss with Lucy?
A.Because she wants to offer some other helpful advice. |
B.Because she has prepared the conversation for nine years. |
C.Because she is really shocked at Lucy's rudeness. |
D.Because she decides to tell Lucy a similar story of her own. |
What does the author want to tell her daughter?
A.It is not easy to take the doctors' advice to eat less. |
B.People shouldn't complain because life is unfair. |
C.She herself was once一laughed at for her appearance. |
D.People shouldn't be blamed for their appearance. |
It can be inferred from the passage that
A.the author earns a living by writing stories |
B.the author is a fat but good-looking woman |
C.the author will stop loving her daughter for what she said |
D.the author's daughter agreed with her from the very beginning |
We can learn from the last paragraph that.
A.Lucy deeply moved by her mother's prayer |
B.a mother's prayer will shape her daughter's attitude towards life |
C.the author allows her daughter to use the F word in her head |
D.the author hopes her daughter will never have weight trouble |
The author's attitude towards her daughter can be best described as.
A.loving but strict |
B.indifferent but patient |
C.satisfied and friendly |
D.unsatisfied and angry |
Generic Name: ASPIRIN
Pronunciation: ['æspərɪn]
Why it is prescribed (开药方):
1. Aspirin relieves mild to moderate pain.
2. It reduces fever, redness, and swelling.
3. It prevents blood from clotting (凝结).
When it is to be taken:
1. Aspirin is often taken without a prescription.
2. Follow the instructions on the label and package.
3. If your doctor prescribes aspirin for you, you will receive specific instructions for how often you should take it.
4. Keep in touch with your doctor.
How it should be taken:
1. Aspirin comes in the form of suppositories (栓剂), capsules, and regular, coated, extended-release, and chewable tablets.
2. Regular, coated, and extended-release aspirin tablets and capsules should be swallowed with a full glass of water or milk after meals to avoid stomach upset.
3. Chewable aspirin tablets may be chewed, crushed, dissolved in a liquid, or swallowed whole; a full glass of water, milk, or fruit juice should be drunk immediately after taking these tablets.
Special Instruction:
1. Children should not take aspirin for fevers associated with flu or chickenpox (水痘) because such use has been linked with a serious illness known as Reye’s syndrome.
2. Adults should not take aspirin for pain for more than 10 days (five days for children) without consulting a doctor.
3. Aspirin should not be taken by adults or children for high fever, fever lasting longer than three days without a doctor’s supervision (监管).
4. Do not give more than five doses (剂量) to a child in a 24-hour period unless directed to do so by a doctor.
5. If you miss a dose, take the missed dose as soon as you remember it and resume the prescribed schedule.
Side Effects:
1. Although side effects from aspirin are not common, they can occur.
2. Nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, indigestion and heartburn are common. Take aspirin after meals, with a full glass of water or milk. If these effects continue, contact your doctor.
3. Ringing in the ears, bloody or black stools (粪便), difficulty breathing, dizziness, mental confusion and sleepiness are rare. Stop taking the drug and contact your doctor.
Other Precautions:
1. If you are pregnant or breast-feeding women, inform your doctor before taking aspirin.
2. Do not take aspirin if you are within three months of delivery.
3. Do not take aspirin if you are allergic (过敏) to it.
4. If you have diabetes (糖尿病), regular use of eight or more regular strength aspirin tablets a day may affect test result.
5. If you are taking large doses of aspirin on a long-term basis, avoid having alcoholic drinks because alcohol can increase stomach problems.
6. To prevent an overdose of aspirin, read the labels before taking other pain relievers and cold products to be sure that they do not contain aspirin.
Storage Conditions:
1. Store aspirin in a cool place or in a refrigerator.
2. Throw away aspirin that smells strongly of vinegar.
3. Keep this aspirin out of the reach of children.Which of the following about Aspirin is correct?
A.It only comes in the form of regular tablets. |
B.It should not be taken for more than 5 days for children. |
C.It can be used to reduce fever and pain and prevent blood clotting. |
D.It causes ringing in the ears or difficulty breathing after being taken. |
If you start taking aspirin, you should do all the following things EXCEPT ________.
A.keeping in touch with your doctor |
B.taking aspirin tablets after meals to avoid stomach upset |
C.drinking a full glass of juice immediately after taking chewable aspirin tablets |
D.taking more than 8 regular strength aspirin a day while suffering from diabetes |
The underlined word “resume” most probably means ________.
A.continue | B.make up |
C.pause | D.throw away |
Which of the following might be a side effect caused by Aspirin?
A.blood clotting | B.stomach upset |
C.lasting fever | D.sight problem |
Where can we probably come across such a text?
A.In a research paper. |
B.In the package of a medicine |
C.In a medical textbook. |
D.In a scientific and technological magazine |
As is known, healthy foods can help save your life. Now, here is a list of healthy foods that can save your memory.It is best that every person knows what he eats, as he takes in, can make or break himself, in terms of health.
Fish is helpful in regaining back the kind of memory that a person once has.Eating fish can help you save the trouble of forgetfulness.Vegetables rich in fiber and other green leafy kinds are very suitable for people who want to avoid mental blocks.These foods contain high units of Vitamin E.
Another food that is considered having different effects on preventing this brain deficiency(缺陷) is avocado (鳄梨), which is also rich in Vitamins E and C.It is really good to know these healthy foods that can save your memory are always at hand so as to help you in your fight against diseases.Sunflower seeds are regarded as Vitamin C-powered seeds and also give you enough energy.
As for red wine, do not over consume it, as it is said to have to be taken in moderate amounts in order to help the body. Over-drinking can cause illness. This is considered as one of the healthy foods that can save your memory; alcohol can otherwise lose it.
It is better to consume food made of grains such as bread, rice, and whole grains to get the best out of fiber.These foods can lower the body’s risk of being infected with Alzheimer’s disease(早老性痴呆病).
Knowing the healthy foods that can save your memory is living the life that you have longed and desired.Among the others, the best, of course, is exercise. Taking part in different kinds of exercises, physical activities or sports can keep both your body and mind healthy.If you suffer from loss of memory, you________ .
A.should eat cucumbers and cabbages |
B.can drink as much wine as possible |
C.had better take in fish in your meals |
D.may as well take more Vitamin C |
To discourage mental disease from happening, _______.
A.people are advised to take avocados |
B.it is best to eat vegetables high in fiber |
C.it is better to have more sunflower seeds |
D.red wine is the first and best choice |
How many healthy foods does the author mention in the passage?
A.Six | B.Five | C.Four | D.Three |
What does the author stress in the last paragraph?
A.The best form of exercise |
B.The way of keeping healthy |
C.The importance of healthy foods |
D.The importance of exercise. |
Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?
( ①=Para.1②=Para.2③=Para.3
④=Para.4⑤=Para.5⑥=Para.6)
John and Bobby joined the same company together just after graduation from college the same year. Both worked very hard. After several years, however, the boss promoted (提拔) Bobby to the position of manager but John remained an ordinary worker. John couldn’t take it anymore, gave his resignation (辞呈) to the boss and complained that the boss only promoted those who only said good words to him.
The boss knew John worked very hard for the years. He thought for a moment and said, “I hope you will do one more thing for our company before you leave.”
John agreed. The boss asked him to go and find anyone selling watermelons in the market. John went and returned soon. He said he had found a man selling water melons. The boss asked how much they per kilo. John shook his head and went back to the seller to ask and returned to tell the boss $1.2 per kilo.
The boss told John to wait a second, and he called Bobby to come to his office. He asked Bobby to go and find anyone selling watermelons in the market. Bobby went, returned and said, "Boss, only one person is selling watermelons. $1.2 per kg, and $10 for 10 kg. He has 340 melons in all, 58 of which are on the table. Every melon weighs about 2 kg. Brought from the South two days ago, they are fresh and red. "
John was impressed and realized the difference between himself and Bobby. He decided not to resign but to learn from Bobby.According to Paragraph 1, John thought that ____________.
A.Bobby wasn’t fit to be a manager. |
B.Bobby was lazy though he was clever. |
C.the boss was expecting to hear good words. |
D.it was unfair that the boss only promoted Bobby. |
The underlined word take in Paragraph 1 means _________.
A.accept | B.understand |
C.forget | D.judge |
Why did the boss tell John and Bobby to find anyone selling watermelon in the market?
A.To show watermelons are in great need. |
B.To test their abilities to make market research. |
C.To make John realize Bobbys ability to do business. |
D.To help John learn the difference between Bobby and him. |
What does the passage mostly want to tell us?
A.Learning is the key to great success. |
B.A person fails usually because of carelessness. |
C.A more successful person sees more and further. |
D.One’s success is not related to his working hard. |