It was a cold, wet day on June 6th, 2007, when 14-year-old Wasana arrived at school. Waiting outside his classroom for his classmates to ,Wasana stared at the ,then his eyes fell upon the 18-metre-high hill that at the back of the classroom.
He large amounts of rainwater flowing down the hill, and water was also bubbling at the base of a rock on the hill. For a few minutes, Wasana the water, wondering why it looked so . Then it hit him—the was similar to the video he was shown during Disaster Management classes. Fearing a disaster, he shouted at the students waiting outside their classrooms. “Run, run, don’t stay here! The on the hill is going to fall on us! ”
Chaos broke out as the ran to the open area that had been appointed as an emergency gathering point. When some teachers Wasana, he showed them the water gushing from the hill, and they started leading the students to safer ground.
Just then Principal Gurusinghe drove into the school. Wasana ran over to tell him what was happening. After the site, Grrusinghe knew the school was in The enormous rock at the top of the hill could come crashing down .
a group of teachers and older students Gurusinghe climbed the hill and tried to make the water flow away from the rock. They were too : ten minutes later, they heard screams as the huge rock rushed down the hill. There was little Grrusinghe and his group could do as they watched the earth their classrooms. Thanks to Wasana’s action and careful observation, was hurt in the accident.
A．rest B．dine C．chat D．arrive
A．rain B．hill C．book D．sun
A．stood B．placed C．faced D．hid
A．felt B．knew C．heard D．noticed
A．glared at B．stared at C．shouted at D．aimed at
A．dangerous B．moving C．interesting D．familiar
A．show B．view C．scene D．scenery
A．heading B．leaving C．going D．coming
A．angrily B．rudely C．happily D．wildly
A．rock B．water C．sand D．tree
A．villagers B．students C．principals D．climbers
A．blamed B．questioned C．approached D．instructed
A．choosing B．visiting C．examining D．clearing
A．relief B．loss C．security D．danger
A．at any minute B．for the moment C．for once D．at one time
A．Leading B．Demanding C．Covering D．Helping
A．nervous B．strange C．unique D．late
A．swallow B．threaten C．affect D．blow
A．legal B．quick C．direct D．united
A．no one B．only one C．anyone D．someone
Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He advertised for hired hands. Most people were to work on farms along the Atlantic. They feared the awful that spread across the Atlantic, damaging the buildings and crops. the farmer interviewed applicants for the job, he received many .
Finally, a short, thin man, well past middle age, the farmer.” Are you a good farmhand?” the farmer asked him.
“Well, I can when the wind blows,” answered the little man.
Although by this answer, the farmer, for help, hired him. The little man worked well around the , busy from dawn to dusk, and the farmer felt with the man’s work. then one night the wind howled（怒号）loudly in from offshore. Jumping out of bed, the farmer took a lantern and next door the hired hand’s sleeping room. He shook the little man and , “Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down they are blown away! The little man rolled over in bed and said , “No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows” by the answer, the farmer was tempted to fire him on the spot. , he hurried outside to prepared for the storm. To his , he discovered that all of the haystacks（干草堆）had been covered with tarpaulins（帆布）. The cows and the chickens were all in the places, and the doors were fastened. The windows were tightly . Everything was . Nothing could be blown away. The farmer then understood what his hired hand meant, so he returned to his bed to also sleep while the wind blew.
A．unfit B．curious C．undoubted D．unwilling
A．hurricanes B．storms C．earthquakes D．wars
A．if B．once C．as D．until
A．refusals B．suggestions C．rewards D．desires
A．approached B．interviewed C．reminded D．educated
A．work B．sleep C．wake D．flee
A．excited B．touched C．puzzled D．discouraged
A．convenient B．famous C．bad D．desperate
A．farm B．company C．ocean D．station
A．bored B．satisfied C．patient D．honest
A．walked B．slipped C．rushed D．fell
A．cheered B．whispered C．asked D．cried
A．while B．after C．before D．unless
A．firmly B．weakly C．strangely D．closely
A．moved B．angered C．beaten D．calmed
A．therefore B．as a result C．as usually D．instead
A．surprise B．regret C．horror D．sorrow
A．wrong B．proper C．top D．clean
A．painted B．stored C．secured D．destroyed
A．flied away B．died down C．blown away D．tied down
When your friend yawns as you chat, don't be angry. For, far from being a sign of boredom, yawning may signal empathy (同感).
Scientists believe that contagious (容易感染他人的) yawning— yawning someone else does —is a sign of being very in the first person's thoughts and feelings. This is the theory of Italian researchers who more than 100 men and women from four continents as they went to work, ate in restaurants and sat in the waiting room. When one of the yawned, the researchers noted whether anyone within 10 feet yawned within the next three . Their results showed that race and had no effect on whether the uncontrollable urge to yawn was . But how well the two people knew each other did.
A reciprocal (相互的) yawn was most to occur among family members, then , then acquaintances. The phenomenon was common among strangers, the journal PLoS ONE reports.
The University of Pisa team concluded that contagious yawning is driven by how emotionally (感情上的) we are to someone and so how likely we are to the same feeling with them. They say there are other reasons to link yawning with empathy. , we start to "catch" yawns from the age of four or five, around the time when we the ability to identify each other's emotions .
Studies also show that those easily by contagious yawning are better at knowing others are thinking about from their faces.
Most animals, including snakes and fish, yawn, it is only contagious in humans and chimps (猩猩) and, according to a recent study, dogs.The researchers, from the University of London's Birbeck College, put 29 in a room with a yawning man and found that 21, or 72%, also started to yawn. They said the skill may allow the pet to build stronger with their owners.
A．when B．before C．while D．after
A．absorbed B．concerned C．interested D．disappointed
A．observed B．saw C．noticed D．watched
A．workers B．customers C．researchers D．volunteers
A．days B．weeks C．minutes D．hours
A．age B．sex C．profession D．health
A．passed on B．passed by C．passed away D．passed through
A．normal B．possible C．likely D．probable
A．strangers B．friends C．teachers D．classmates
A．most B．more C．less D．least
A．distant B．different C．close D．fond
A．share B．hurt C．lack D．mix
A．For example B．That is C．In a word D．To begin with
A．need B．lose C．control D．develop
A．exactly B．properly C．particularly D．quickly
A．disturbed B．caught C．influenced D．interrupted
A．what B．which C．how D．who
A．and B．but C．so D．otherwise
A．snakes B．fish C．cats D．dogs
A．beliefs B．bonds C．basis D．bodies
America’s Beauty Is in Its Diversity
America is built on the idea of freedom, and there is no exception for Muslim women．I the freedom of religion and speech．But mostly, I believe it’s OK to be , and to stand up for who and what you are．So I believe in wearing the hijab．
The hijab is a religious head covering, like a scarf．I am Muslim, and keeping my head covered is a of maturity（成熟）and respect toward my and to Allah’s will． , I also like to wear it to be different．I don’t usually like to do what everyone else is doing．I want to be a（n） , not just part of the crowd．But when I first wore it, I was also afraid of the that I’d get at school．
I on my own that sixth grade was the I should start wearing the hijab．I was about what the kids would say or even do to me．I thought they might make fun of me, or be scared of me and my headscarf．Kids at that age usually like to be all the same, and there’s little or no of differences．
On the first day of school, I put all those thoughts behind my back and walked in with my head held high．I was holding my breath a little, but I was also proud to be a Muslim, proud to be wearing the hijab, proud to be different．
I was about everything I thought the kids would say or even do to me．I actually met a lot of people because of wearing my head covering．Most of the kids would come and ask me questions — — about the hijab and why I wore it．
I did hear some kid was making fun of me, there was one girl—she wasn’t even in my class, and we never really talked much–and she spoke me, and I wasn’t even there! I made a lot of new friends that year, friends that I still have until this very day, five years later．
Yes, I’m different, but everyone is different here, in one way or another．This is the of America．
A．believe in B．stick to C．carry out D．push for
A．independent B．free C．sensitive D．different
A．signal B．sign C．reminder D．cause
A．religion B．country C．parents D．status
A．In a word B．In general C．To be exact D．To be honest
A．princess B．heroine C．individual D．adult
A．praise B．punishment C．reaction D．reflection
A．hoped B．expected C．realized D．decided
A．time B．chance C．case D．occasion
A．disappointed B．scared C．enthusiastic D．angry
A．still B．already C．even D．ever
A．show off B．pull off C．pick up D．put up
A．rejection B．ignorance C．awareness D．acceptance
A．negative B．optimistic C．serious D．strange
A．often B．inside C．only D．outside
A．concerned B．particular C．wrong D．convinced
A．respectfully B．cautiously C．suspiciously D．critically
A．and B．so C．but D．or
A．in terms of B．in front of C．in charge of D．in favor of
A．significance B．beauty C．value D．power
When Glen Kruger picked a small cat from an animal shelter, he did not expect much. Yet right from the start, eight years ago, there was an uncommon connection between him and the small black cat. He ______ her Inky.
“I grew up on a hundred-acre farm and had only cats ______ playmatcs,”Kruger, The sevevty-year-old man,says.“My hearing was damaged by the ______ of farm epuipment, so I learned to connect with ______. They react to what they see and what you do.”
Inky was a gentle cat, ______the house with five other cats. But on a January night in 2009, Inky did ______ that would set her apart from ______ cats forever. Kruger had gone down to the basemeng to ______ the wood stove for the night. When he was finished, he ______ to the top of the stairs and reached to turn off the lights. In doing so , he slipped and ______ his back against an old shelf. The heavy shelf came crashing down and sent Kruger down the stairs.
______ in a pool of blood on the basement floor, Kruger felt ______ going into shock（休克）. He shouted for help ,______ his wife, Brenda , was asleep in their bedroom at the opposite end of the house.______ Kruger noticed Inky watching from the top of the stairs.
“Go get Brenda, ” Krugger said to Inky.
Inky ______ to the bedroom door and scratched ______ until Brenda opened it. Then Inky led her to the ______ Brenda found her husband ______the stairs and called 911. Kruger was rushed to the hospital. “I spent six months ______ therd,” Says kruger. “Although I became lame , I was blessed. ” Sinec the acciedent, Inky has ______ Left Krhger’s side.
A．gave B． chose C． named D．remembered
A．like B． as C． except D．among
A．sound B． alarm C．noise D．voice
A．animals B． friends C．farmers D．neghbors
A．sharing B． visiting C．dividing D．discovering
A．anything B． nothing C．something D．everything
A．familiar B． lovely C．ordinary D．outstanding
A．shut out B． shut off C．shut down D．shut up
A．marched B． flew C．struggled D．climbed
A．bent B． hit C．shook D．pulled
A．Falling B． Lying C．Appearing D．Thinking
A．it B． itself C．him D．himself
A．and B． but C．or D．so
A．Thus B． Otherwise C．Then D．Rather
A．walked B． ran C．returned D．withdrew
A．rapidly B． suddenly C．madly D．urgently
A．bedroom B． basement C．yard D．house
A．at the bottom of B．in the middle of C．at the top of D．in the front of
A．regretting B． resting C．relaxing D．recovering
A．never B． ever C．still D．Already
I'm one of the fortunate ones without much flood impact on my home. Today, I went over to a friend's house to help with the there. The flash flood broke a basement window, the basement up to eight feet A crew of her friends had been pulling up the carpet and moving all morning when I arrived. She asked me to help move _ items out of a back room where the carpet was _ pulled out
There was a three-foot square of in front of a door, and on it sat a tall cactus(仙人掌)in a blue Our friend had asked us to be with that plant .it had been her mother's.
The woman helping me had been there all morning, and she was getting tired and I was ，at one point she asked me to just tell her what to do. I thought, if we could get the floor on that little under the cactus cleaned up, it would make our friend feel So, together we _ the cactus enough to get the mud out from under it ,and I the floor. Then I asked my helper to get some water and get that little square of floor _ . It was small job that I thought would he for her, since she'd worked so much already.
When our friend came back in to us, she was really affected by what we had _,andI think our taking so much care with her mom's plant did what I hoped. She shouted , and smiled, and put her hand to her heart. I think n was a for her, just to see one little space so clear of mud
A．repair B．decoration C．cleanup D．painting
A．filled B．separated C．enlarged D．lifted
A．used B．mended C．damaged D．recycled
A．still B．already C．even D．ever
A．floor B．grass C．blanket D．step
A．cup B．pool C．pot D．cupboard
A．concerned B．ashamed C．guilty D．careful
A．although B．since C．unless D．until
A．fresh B．tall C．intelligent D．handsome
A．plant B．carpet C．section D．wood
A．sadder B．better C．dirtier D．calmer
A．planted B．watered C．straightened D．moved
A．cleared B．dug C．fulfilled D．covered
A．hardly B．nervously C．really D．occasionally
A．colorful B．clean C．crowded D．exact
A．easy B．accessible C．important D．possible
A．call on B．care for C．check on D．turn t
A．expected B．offered C．sent D．accomplished
A．experience B．relief C．belief D．duty