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That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was, walking home at one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theatre. With opening night only a week ago, I was still learning my lines. I was having trouble dealing with my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about giving up both acting and San Francisco. City life had become too much for me.
As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold. I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers (抢劫犯). Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.
About a block from my apartment (公寓房间), I heard a sound behind me. I turned quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.
Suddenly I wasn’t cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to where I’d heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.
Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard the garbage truck (垃圾车) pull up to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice called from the inside, “ Alisa Camacho?” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? the door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an amused look in his eye. “Is this what you’re looking for?” he asked, holding up a small square shape.
It was nearly 3 A.M. by the time I got into bed. I wouldn’t get much sleep that night, but I had gotten my wallet back. I also had gotten back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn’t be a bad place as long as people were wiling to help each other.
How did the write feel when she was walking home after work?

A.Cold and sick
B.Fortunate and helpful
C.Satisfied and cheerful
D.Disappointed and helpless

From the first paragraph, we learn that the write was busy  ______.

A.solving her problem at the bank
B.taking part in various city activities
C.learning acting in an evening school
D.preparing for the first night show

On her way home the writer _______.

A.lost her wallet unknowingly
B.was stopped by a garbage truck driver
C.was robbed of her wallet by an armed man
D.found some homeless people following her

In the fifth paragraph, why did the writer say she was dreaming?

A.Someone offered to take her back home.
B.A red-haired man came to see her.
C.She heard someone call her name
D.Her wallet was found in a garbage truck.

From the text, we can infer that the writer _________.

A.would stop working at night
B.would stay on in San Francisco
C.would make friends with cleaners
D.would give up her job at the bank.
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Tanya Chua 2013 Concert Tour
Info: Aug 10, Shanghai; Aug 31, Beijing
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THEATER
What is Success?
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Performers: Chu Hung-chang, Ethan Wei, Shi Yi-hsiu
Info: Aug 9-10, Guangzhou; Aug 16-17, Chongqing; Aug 29-Sept 1, Beijing
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Performers: Huang Bo, Yuan Quan
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You may find the above advertisements ____.

A.in a newspaper B.in a school magazine
C.in a store window D.on a company notice-board

The rock band Mayday is going to give concerts in ____ after they perform in Beijing.

A.Australia B.Japan
C.Europe D.the USA

Tanya Chua 2013 Concert Tour is her ____ concert in China.

A.third B.Fourth
C.first D.second

Travelling in Hangzhou on Aug 10, you can watch film star Huang Bo’s works ____.

A.What is Success B.To Live
C.Campbell’s Soup D.Self-Portrait

The main purpose of the advertisements is to tell you ____ when you are in these cities.

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Educating Girls Is a Real Lifesaver
Clare Short knows it. Every developing economist knows it. The World Bank knows it. The education of girls is the surest way to reduce poverty.
The reason is simple. All the evidence shows that taking girls out of the fields and homes, and putting them behind desks, raises economic productivity, lowers infant and maternal(产妇) death rates, reduces birth rates, and improves environmental management.
Why, then, are 90 million primary school-age girls around the world not in school? For the same reason that when Charles Dickens was writing David Copperfield 150 years ago girls were absent from the British education system: Men in power mostly prefer it that way, or are not interested enough in changing the situation to commit energy and money to doing so.
The countries with the poorest record for having women in positions of power or influence have the worst figures for girls’ education. High-profile intervention(介入) by organizations such as the World Bank has begun successfully with several countries, and more of the same will probably be needed to bring change in conservative, male-run states.
Even if there were no development payoff from gender equality in schools, the education of girls would still be a cause worth fighting for. Education is a human right, and the denial of it to girls is a scar on the community in the twenty-first century.
To be born a girl in a rural area in Nepal, Pakistan, Indonesia, Morocco, Togo, or Sudan — half a dozen of the most shameful performers — means being condemned to a life without school, education, or clean water, marriage and babies coming too early, too many births, children who die of preventable diseases, backbreaking work in the fields, subordination(从属) to husband and his family, and an early death.
Every year, almost 12 million children under the age of five needlessly die of infectious diseases associated with poverty. But each additional year spent by their mothers in primary school lowers the risk of premature child deaths by about 8 percent. In Pakistan, an extra year of school for 1,000 girls could prevent sixty infant deaths.
With women and girls being the main farmers in Africa and southern Asia, their education offers a chance to develop more efficient farming practices, improve output, and raise awareness of the ecological needs of the land with tree planting and farming. Therefore, the world community cannot afford to ignore this avenue of change.
Which is Not the reason why educating girls reduces poverty?

A.It improves environmental management.
B.It raises economic productivity.
C.It creates more children.
D.It lowers maternal death rates.

What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A.The poor economy at that time.
B.Girls’ absence from school.
C.Energy and money.
D.The education of girls.

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The countries where women have great influence and are in power always do worse in girls’ education.
B.Some organizations such as the World Bank haven’t taken the lead in girls’ education.
C.Some girls in Sudan and Indonesia are bound to live a life without education when they are born.
D.Each extra year of school for girls has nothing to do with the birthrate and maternal deaths.

How many more infants will survive when 100 girls stay in school for another year?

A.5 B.6 C.8 D.12

What does the author think of girls’ education?

A.essential B.terrible
C.indifferent D.helpless

Grown-ups are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as childrenbut have never practicedeversince. A manwhohas not had a chance to go swimmingfor years canstill swim as well asever whenhe gets backin the water. He can get on a bicycle after many years andstill ride away. He can play catch and hit a ball as well as his son. A mother who has not thought aboutthe words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins "Twinkle, twinkle, little star"orremember the story of Cinderella or Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
One explanation is the law ofoverlearning,which can be stated as follows: Once we have learnedsomething, additional learning trials(尝试)increase the length of time we will remember it.
In childhood we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming, bicycle riding, and playingbaseball long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and remind ourselves of words suchas "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" and childhood tales such as Cinderella and Goldilocks. We not onlylearn but overlearn.
The multiplication tables(乘法口诀表)are an exception to thegeneral rule that we forget rather quickly the things that we learn in school, becausetheyare another of the things we overlearn inchildhood.
The law of overlearning explains why cramming(突击学习)for an examination,though it mayresult in a passing grade, is not a satisfactory way to learn a college course. By cramming, a studentmay learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likelysoon toforget almosteverything he learned.Alittle overlearning,on the other hand, is really necessary for one's futuredevelopment.
What the main idea of Paragraph 1

A.People remember well what they learned in childhood.
B.Children have a better memory than grown-ups.
C.Poem reading is a good way to learn words.“
D.Stories for children are easy to remember.

The author explains the law of overlearning by

A.presenting research findings
B.setting down general rules
C.making a comparison
D.using examples

According to the author, being able to use multiplication tables is

A.a result of overlearning
B.a special case of cramming
C.a skill to deal with math problems
D.a basic step towards advanced studies

What is the author's opinion on cramming?

A.It leads to failure in college exams.
B.It's helpful only in a limited way.
C.It's possible to result in poor memory.
D.It increases students' learning interest.

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A.A cameraman. B.A film director.
C.A crowd-scene actor D.A workman for scene setting

What made the author feel cold?

A.The heavy snowfall. B.The man-made scene.
C.The low temperature. D.The film being shown.

What would happen in the "three minutes" mentioned, in the last paragraph?

A.A new scene would be filmed.
B.More stars would act in the film.
C.The author would leave the studio.
D.The next scene would be prepared.

Honey from the African forest is not only a kind of natural sugar, it is also delicious.
Most people, and many animals, like eating it. However, the only way for them to get thathoney is to find a wild bees' nest and take the honey from it. Often, these nests are high up intrees, and it is difficult to find them. In parts of Africa, though, people and animals looking forhoney have a strange and unexpected helper - a little bird called a honey guide.
The honey guide does not actually like honey, but it does like the wax in the beehives (蜂房). The little bird cannot reach this wax, which is deep inside the bees' nest. So, when it finds a suitable nest, it looks for someone to help it. The honey guide gives a loud cry that attracts the attention of both passing animals and people. Once it has their attention, it flies through the forest, waiting from time to time for the curious animal or person as it leads them to the nest. When they finally arrive at the nest, the follower reaches in to get at the delicious honey as the bird patiently waits and watches. Some of the honey, and the wax, always falls to the ground, and this is when the honey guide takes its share.
Scientists do not know why the honey guide likes eating the wax, but it is very determined in its efforts to get it. The birds seem to be able to smell wax from a long distance away. They will quickly arrive whenever a beekeeper is taking honey from his beehives, and will even enter churches when beeswax candles are being lit.
Why is it difficult to find a wild bees' nest?

A.It's small in size. B.It's hidden in trees.
C.It's covered with wax. D.It's hard to recognize.

What do the words "the follower" in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A.A bee. B.A bird.
C.A honey seeker. D.A beekeeper.

The honey guide is special in the way.

A.it gets its food B.it goes to church
C.it sings in the forest D.it reaches into bees' nests

What can be the best title for the text?

A.Wild Bees B.Wax and Honey
C.Beekeeping in Africa D.Honey-Lover's Helper

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