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In January 2013, Sam Bloom was on a family holiday with husband, Cameron, and their three young boys. After a morning 1 in the sea they discovered the hotel had a rooftop platform and all went up the 2 to enjoy their surroundings. Suddenly Cameron heard a tremendous crash. He 3 around and Sam was gone—as was the safety rail(栏杆) she had been 4 against. Sam fell into a deep depression after the fall from the roof left her paralyzed(瘫痪的) from the chest down. Doctors said she could never walk again.
Three months later, as they were heading home from Sam’s parents, Noah, her middle son, 5 a baby bird that had fallen to the ground. So they 6 it up and took it home. They called her Penguin because she looked like a penguin. She was just very 7 at two or three weeks old. She would have to be fed every two hours, but they decided rescuing this little bird would be a 8 thing to do together. Penguin brought joy back to the family. Sam loved having Penguin around because she was like 9 . Penguin would rest on Sam’s lap or on her shoulder. Sam could finally 10 herself without feeling guilty—she would talk to Penguin; she would 11 to her behind Cameron and tell her how she was feeling. Some mornings Penguin would just run down the hall and jump up into bed, 12 her way into the quilt and then roll over and sleep. Penguin had some 13 —she was not toilet-trained, and the house got quite messy. As she grew older, Penguin did sleep outside, but at six o’clock in the morning she’d be at the door, with a special 14 that meant, “Let me in!”
As her 15 grew, Penguin stayed away for longer periods. When she was a year old, she disappeared for six weeks. But on the little son’s 13th birthday, Penguin made a 16 visit. A year ago, she left again and hasn’t been seen 17 . The bird has found her freedom and Sam has a freedom of her own. Sam made a new 18 —she took up boating and even made the Australian Para-boating Team. She is out of the 19 and in the water and back in nature.
Over the two years, Cameron took about 14,000 pictures of Penguin, which have been collected in a book called Penguin Bloom. Penguin rescued the family as much as they rescued her. Sam got 20 it, thanks to her family, exercise and yes, the friendship of a bird. Angels come in all shapes and sizes! 1. A. run B. swim C. walk D. thrill 2. A. stairs B. ceiling C. sidewalk D. edge 3. A. got B. gathered C. traveled D. turned 4. A. sitting B. playing C. leaning D. warning 5. A. spotted B. rescued C. shot D. caught 6. A. lifted B. cleaned C. picked D. woke 7. A. unfit B. fragile C. stout D. flexible 8. A. disappointing B. compulsory C. tiring D. great 9. A. company B. assistance C. friendship D. romance 10. A. underline B. unburden C. unlock D. undo 11. A. subscribe B. respond C. complain D. submit 12. A. wind B. follow C. fight D. push 13. A. drawbacks B. strengths C. compromises D. virtues 14. A. sign B. word C. smile D. call 15. A. independence B. perseverance C. tolerance D. performance 16. A. casual B. happy C. surprise D. cautious 17. A. before B. later C. lately D. since 18. A. dream B. start C. liberation D. success 19. A. prison B. way C. border D. wheelchair 20. A. at B. across C. through D. into II. 阅读理解
A
The plants grown by Wageningen University researchers in Mars-like soil back in March have been analyzed and the results are excellent: at least four of the crops do not contain harmful heavy metal levels and are perfectly safe to eat, the University researchers report. 精品文档
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If you’ve seen The Martian, you can remember how much Matt Damon got done living off of his poo-powered crop of potatoes. It just goes to show how important it is for a long-term colony to be able to grow their own food locally. We’ve taken one step closer to that goal in March, when Netherlands’ Wageningen University reported that they’ve managed to grow ten different crops in Mars-like soil.
However, growing food doesn’t do us much good if eating it kills us, and researchers were worried that these crops contained dangerous heavy metals like lead or cadmium(镉) from the martian soil. But future colonists are delighted, as lab analysis of the crops determined that at least four of them are safe to eat.
Led by ecologist Wieger Wamelink, the team tested radishes, tomatoes, rye, and peas. They looked at cadmium, lead, aluminium(铝), nickel(镍), copper, chrome(铬), iron, arsenic(砷), manganese(锰), and zinc(锌) contents in the plants, and didn’t find any in dangerous levels. In fact, some of these vegetables have lower levels of heavy metals than those grown in regular potting soil. The plants were also tested for vitamins, alkaloids(生物碱), and flavonoids(类黄酮), with good results. While there are six more crops to test, Wamelink himself said that the results up to now are “very promising.”
“Growing food locally is especially important to our mission of permanent settlement, as we have to ensure sustainable food production on Mars. The results of Dr. Wamelink and his team at Wageningen University & Research are significant progress towards that goal,” said Mars One co-founder and CEO Bas Lansdorp in a press release.
A crowdfunding campaign is underway (and will be until the end of August) to fund the test of the remaining crops, potatoes included. If all the crops test out safe, with concentrations of heavy metal the FDA and the Dutch Food Agency consider as safe, Wamelink’s team will host a “Martian dinner” at the Wageningen greenhouse.
But I’ve seen the movie. Stay clear of the potatoes. 21. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Four crops grown in martian soil have been tested safe to eat, with no heavy metals in. B. The ability to grow food locally can ensure the permanent stay on Mars. C. The team temporarily lack money to test the remaining six crops.
D. A “Martian dinner” will be hosted after all the remaining crops have been tested. 22. What is Bas Lansdorp’s attitude towards the research results?
A. Neutral. B. Indifferent. C. Unfavorable. D. Praiseful. 23. The author writes the passage in order to _________.
A. prove that it is practical to grow crops on Mars in the future B. show crops grown in martian soil are safe for people to eat
C. point out the importance of growing food locally for long-term settlement D. report the recent research findings of the possibility of growing food on Mars
B
A biologist from the National Park Service discovered a rare and unusual mammoth(猛犸) skull(颅骨) buried in a 13,000-year-old rock layer on the Santa Rosa Island, the second largest landmass in the Channel Islands, California. The fossil of the extinct giant animal is leaving many paleontologists(古生物学家) scratching their heads. Despite the fact that it’s possibly the best preserved mammoth skull ever found and of high scientific importance, the species of the individual it belonged to can’t seem to be identified yet—it’s too big to be a pygmy(特别矮小的) mammoth and too small to have come from a Columbian mammoth. Some say it’s a new species while others believe the truth lies somewhere in between.
The first mammoths showed up in North America around two million years ago, but it was only during the last two ice ages that the Columbian species, which could grow to be up to 14 feet tall, made its way to the Channel Islands 100 miles west of Los Angeles. Once the ice melted, many populations became trapped on the island and evolved into pygmy mammoths, an endemic species(地方种) to the Channel Islands which grew only to six feet tall.
Judging from its size, the newly found mammoth skull doesn’t seem to fit any of the two species, Columbian or pygmy. To make things even more confusing, one of its two tusks(象牙) is nearly five feet long and coiled in a manner that resembles those of fully grown mammoths but the left tusk is shorter and sloped, more like a juvenile(青少年). 精品文档
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This has caused some scientists to say the Santa Rose skull may belong to a transitional species. Whatever’s the case, a following examination of the mammoth’s teeth should put the matter to rest. The analysis will also tell us how old the mammoth was when it died, so we can tell for sure whether it was an adult or juvenile.
More interesting than the mammoth’s lineage, however, might be its story. The giant mammal lived 13,000 years ago or roughly the same timeline of the “Arlington Man”, a 13,000-year-old human skeleton also found on Santa Rosa. Some 3,000 years later humans were already spread throughout the continent and the Channel Islands’ mammoth went extinct. The present finding might help reveal a link between the two.
The remains also seem to confirm a long-held assumption that there were two mammoth migrations to the Channel Islands. “The discovery of this mammoth skull increases the probability that there were at least two migrations of Columbian mammoths to the island: during the most recent ice age 10,000 to 30,000 years ago, as well as the previous ice age that occurred about 150,000 years ago,” said USGS geologist Dan Muhs.
24. The underlined part in the first paragraph means the paleontologists feel _________.
A. excited B. confused C. anxious D. frustrated 25. Which of the following is not among the reasons why the newly found skull is special?
A. It is possibly the best preserved mammoth skulls.
B. Its size fits neither the Columbian mammoth nor the pygmy mammoth. C. It was found on the Santa Rose Island, Califoria.
D. Its two tusks give out different information of the mammoth’s age. 26. What can be inferred from the last three paragraphs?
A. The examination of the mammoth’s teeth can tell us how old it was when it died. B. There may be a link between the extinction of mammoths and the spread of humans.
C. At least two mammoth groups migrated to the Channel Islands during different periods of time. D. There remains no final conclusion as to how many mammoth groups migrated to the Islands. 27. This passage mainly tells us the newly found mammoth skull _________.
A. is among the best preserved, but with a mysterious story B. has aroused a debate over what species it belongs to C. is of great scientific importance to mankind D. is likely to confirm a former assumption
C
I look back sometimes at the person I was before I rediscovered my old professor. I want to talk to that person. I want to tell him what to look out for, what mistakes to avoid. I want to tell him to be more open, to ignore the temptation of advertised values, to pay attention when your loved ones are speaking, as if it were the last time you might hear them.
Mostly I want to tell that person to get on an airplane and visit a gentle old man in West Newton, Massachusetts, sooner rather than later, before that old man gets sick and loses his ability to dance.
I know I cannot do this. None of us can undo what we’ve done, or relive a life already recorded. But if Professor Morrie Schwartz taught me anything at all, it was this: there is no such thing as “too late” in life. He was changing until the day he said good-bye.
Not long after Morrie’s death, I reached my brother in Spain. We had a long talk. I told him I respected his distance, and that all I wanted was to be in touch—in the present, not just the past—to hold him in my life as much as he could let me.
“You’re my only brother,” I said. “I don’t want to lose you. I love you.” I had never said such a thing to him before.
A few days later, I received a message on my fax machine. It was typed in the sprawling, poorly punctuated, all-cap-letters fashion that always characterized my brother’s words.
“HI I’VE JOINED THE NINETIES!” it began. He wrote a few little stories, what he’d been doing that week, a couple of jokes. At the end, he signed off this way:
I HAVE HEARTBURN AND DIAHREA(腹泻) AT THE MOMENT—LIFE’S A BITCH. CHAT LATER?
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[signed] SORE TUSH.
I laughed until there were tears in my eyes. This book was largely Morrie’s idea. He called it our “final thesis.” Like the best of work projects, it brought us closer together, and Morrie was delighted when several publishers expressed interest, even though he died before meeting any of them. The advance money helped pay Morrie’s enormous medical bills, and for that we were both grateful.
The title, by the way, we came up with one day in Morrie’s office. He liked naming things. He had several ideas. But when I said, “How about Tuesdays with Morrie?” he smiled in an almost blushing way, and I knew that was it.
After Morrie died, I went through boxes of old college material. And I discovered a final paper I had written for one of his classes. It was twenty years old now. On the front page were my penciled comments scribbled to Morrie, and beneath them were his comments scribbled back. Mine began, “Dear Coach . . .” His began, “Dear Player . . .”
For some reason, each time I read that, I miss him more.
Have you ever really had a teacher? One who saw you as a raw but precious thing, a jewel that, with wisdom, could be polished to a proud shine? If you are lucky enough to find your way to such teachers, you will always find your way back. Sometimes it is only in your head. Sometimes it is right alongside their beds.
The last class of my old professor’s life took place once a week, in his home, by a window in his study where he could watch a small hibiscus(木槿) plant shed its pink flowers. The class met on Tuesdays. No books were required. The subject was the meaning of life. It was taught from experience.
The teaching goes on.
28. What kind of a person was the author before he rediscovered Professor Morrie Schwartz? A. He was very open to life’s challenges. B. He cared much about the people he loved. C. He was probaby lost in the material world. D. He kept close contact with his teacher.
29. What did the author learn from Professor Morrie? A. Pain past is pleasure. B. Life is a difficult journey. C. It’s never too late to mend. D. Tomorrow is another day.
30. According to the passage, what is the author’s attitude toward life now? A. He is very content with his life.
B. He is willing to make changes in his life. C. He has always been hopeful about the future. D. He prefers to live in the past.
31. The underlined sentence in the passage implies that ________. A. he was so glad to reconnect with his brother B. his brother’s style of writing was really funny C. his brother was good at telling jokes D. it was surprising to receive the message
32. According to the author, which of the following is the criterion of a good teacher? A. Being skillful in what he/she teaches. B. Being able to understand what you need. C. Being willing to teach you all he/she knows. D. Being good at changing you for the better.
33. Where in the entire book would this passage be best placed? A. In the acknowledgments of the book Tuesday with Morrie. B. In the first chapter of the book Tuesday with Morrie. C. At the turning point of the book Tuesday with Morrie. D. At the conclusion of the book Tuesday with Morrie.
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