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If you have to miss one meal a day, which meal will cause you fewest health problems if you don’t eat it? If they have to make a decision of this type, most people (especially very busy people) will choose to skip (not to eat) breakfast.
However, many experts in the field of health consider breakfast (the meal which “breaks” your “fast---- a period of time without eating anything ” which started the night before) to be the most important meal of the day. If we eat a good breakfast, they say, we will have the energy and nutrients we need to begin our working day with vigor and hopefully with good humour. But many people skip breakfast or replace it with snacks or a cup of coffee for a well-balanced meal. What happens if we ignore the importance of breakfast?
One recent study conducted in the United States tested a large number of people. Participants included both males and females who ranged in age from 12—83. During the experiment, these people were given a variety of breakfasts, and sometimes, they had to skip breakfast completely. Special tests, including blood tests and endurance tests, were set up to analyze how well the participants’ bodies functioned when they had eaten a certain kind of breakfast.
The result showed that if a person eats an adequate (充足的) breakfast, he or she will work more efficiently and more productively than if he or she skips breakfasts or eats a very poor breakfast. This fact appears to be especially true if a person’s work involves mental activity. The study showed that if schoolchildren eat fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, they will learn more quickly and will be able to concentrate on their lessons for a longer period of time than if their breakfast diet is inadequate .
The study also showed that, contrary to what many people believe, if you skip breakfast, you will not lose weight. This is because people become so hungry if they skip breakfast that they eat too much for lunch and end up gaining weight instead of losing. So remember, if you are on a diet, skipping breakfast will not help you. You will probably lose more weight if you reduce your other meals.

  1. 1.

    According to the passage, we can safely say _____.

    1. A.
      if you skip breakfast, you will not lose weight at all
    2. B.
      if you skip breakfast, you won’t eat much for lunch either.
    3. C.
      skipping breakfast won’t do a bit of harm
    4. D.
      skipping breakfast will help one lose weight
  2. 2.

    In the word “breakfast”, “fast” probably means _____.

    1. A.
      “moving quickly”
    2. B.
      “going without food ”
    3. C.
      “unlikely to go fast”
    4. D.
      “fast food ”
  3. 3.

    Special tests were organized to analyze how participants’ bodies functioned when ______.

    1. A.
      they had skipped breakfasts
    2. B.
      they had had breakfasts
    3. C.
      they had eaten special breakfasts
    4. D.
      they had had all three meals

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I start to wonder what else had changed since I’d been gone. My parents are in an awkward puzzle, wondering how to treat me now----whether to treat me—still their daughter—as one of them, an adult, or as the child they feel they sent away months earlier.
I run into two of my best friends from high school; we stare at each other, expressionless. We ask the simple questions and give simple answers. It’s as if we have nothing to say to each other. I wonder how things have changed so much in such a small amount of time. We used to laugh and promise that no matter how far away we were, our love for each other would never change. Their interests don’t interest me anymore, and I find myself unable to relate my life to theirs.
I had been so excited to come home, but now I just look at it all and wonder: Is it me? Why hadn’t the world stood still here while I was gone?  My room isn’t the same, my friends and I don’t share the same promise, and my parents don’t know how to treat me—or who I am, for that matter.
I get back to school feeling half-satisfied, but not disappointed. I sit up in my bed in my dorm room, surrounded by my pictures, dolls. As I wonder what has happened, I realize that I can’t expect the world to stand still and move forward at the same time.  I can change and expect that things at home will stay the same. I have to find comfort in what has changed and what is new; keep the memories, but live in the present.
A few weeks later, I’m packing again, this time for winter break. My mom meets me at the door. I have come home accepting the changes, not only in my surroundings, but most of all in me.

  1. 1.

    What can we infer about the writer?

    1. A.
      She is a high school student.
    2. B.
      She is a college student.
    3. C.
      She is a clerk in a school.
    4. D.
      She is a traveler.
  2. 2.

    . What surprises the writer most?

    1. A.
      The living conditions of her parents.
    2. B.
      The decorations in her room.
    3. C.
      The meeting with her best friends.
    4. D.
      The things still staying the same.
  3. 3.

    What is this passage mainly about?

    1. A.
      The writer’s curiosity about the changes.
    2. B.
      The changes in the writer’s surroundings and in herself.
    3. C.
      The writer’s disappointment about the changes.
    4. D.
      The writer’s refusal to accept the changes.

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A year after graduation, I was offered a position teaching a writing class. Teaching was a profession I had never seriously considered, though several of my stories had been published. I accepted the job without hesitation, as it would allow me to wear a tie and go by the name of Mr. Davis. My father went by the same name, and I liked to imagine people getting the two of us confused. “Wait a minute,” someone might say, “are you talking about Mr. Davis the retired man, or Mr. Davis the respectable scholar?”
The position was offered at the last minute, and I was given two weeks to prepare, a period I spent searching for briefcase (公文包) and standing before my full-length mirror, repeating the words, “Hello, class. I’m Mr. Davis.” Sometimes I would give myself an aggressive voice. Sometimes I would sound experienced. But when the day eventually came, my nerves kicked in and the true Mr. Davis was there. I sounded not like a thoughtful professor, but rather a 12-year-old boy.
I arrived in the classroom with paper cards designed in the shape of maple leaves. I had cut them myself out of orange construction paper. I saw nine students along a long table. I handed out the cards, and the students wrote down their names and fastened them to their breast pockets as I required.
“All right then,” I said. “Okay, here we go.” Then I opened my briefcase and realized that I had never thought beyond this moment. I had been thinking that the students would be the first to talk, offering their thoughts and opinions on the events of the day. I had imagined that I would sit at the edge of the desk, overlooking a forests of hands. Every student would yell. “Calm down, you’ll all get your turn. One at a time, one at a time!”
A terrible silence ruled the room, and seeing no other opinions, I inspected the students to pull out their notebooks and write a brief essay related to the theme of deep disappointment.

  1. 1.

    The author took the job to teach writing because ______.

    1. A.
      he wanted to be expected
    2. B.
      he had written some storied
    3. C.
      he wanted to please his father
    4. D.
      he had dreamed of being a teacher
  2. 2.

    What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 2 ?

    1. A.
      He would be aggressive in his first class.
    2. B.
      He was well-prepared for his first class.
    3. C.
      He got nervous upon the arrival of his first class.
    4. D.
      He waited long for the arrival of his first class.
  3. 3.

    Before he started his class, the author asked the students to ______.

    1. A.
      write down their suggestions on the paper cards
    2. B.
      cut maple leaves out of the construction paper
    3. C.
      cut some cards out of the construction paper
    4. D.
      write down their names on the paper cards
  4. 4.

    What did the students do when the author started his class?

    1. A.
      They began to talk.
    2. B.
      They stayed silent.
    3. C.
      They raised their hands.
    4. D.
      They shouted to be heard.
  5. 5.

    The author chose the composition topic probably because ______.

    1. A.
      he got disappointed with his first class
    2. B.
      he had prepared the topic before class
    3. C.
      he wanted to calm down the students
    4. D.
      he thought it was an easy topic

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There was a gardener who looked after his garden with great care.To water his flowers，he used two buckets.One was a shiny and new bucket.The other was a very old and dilapidated one，which had seen many years of service，but was now past its best.
Every morning, the gardener would fill up the two buckets.Then he would carry them along the path，one on each side，to the flowerbeds.The new bucket was very proud of itself.It could carry a full bucket of water without a single drop spilled(溢出).The old bucket felt very ashamed because of its holes：before it reached the flowerbeds，much water had leaked along the path.
Sometimes the new bucket would say，“See how capable I am ! How good it is that the gardener has me to water the flowers every day ! I don’t know why he still bothers with you.What a waste of space you are !”
And all that the old bucket could say was，“I know I’m not very useful，but I can only do my best.I'm happy that the gardener still finds a little bit of use in me，at least. ”
One day，the gardener heard that kind of conversation.After watering the flowers as usual，he said，“You both have done your work very well.Now I am going to carry you back.I want you to look carefully along the path.”
Then the two buckets did so.All along the path，they noticed，on the side where the new bucket was carried，there was just bare(光禿禿的)earth；on the other side where the old bucket was carried，there was a joyous row of wild flowers，leading all the way to the garden.

  1. 1.

    What does the underlined word “dilapidated” probably mean ?

    1. A.
      dirty.
    2. B.
      dark.
    3. C.
      worn-out.
    4. D.
      plain-looking.
  2. 2.

    What was the old bucket ashamed of ?   

    1. A.
      His past.
    2. B.
      His aging.
    3. C.
      His manner.
    4. D.
      His leaking.
  3. 3.

    The new bucket made conversations with the old one mainly to _______.

    1. A.
      laugh at the old one
    2. B.
      take pity on the old one
    3. C.
      show off its beautiful looks
    4. D.
      praise the gardener’s kindness
  4. 4.

    Why was the old bucket still kept by the gardener?

    1. A.
      Because it was used to keep a balance.
    2. B.
      Because it stayed in its best condition.
    3. C.
      Because it was taken as a treasure.
    4. D.
      Because it had its own function.

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An earthquake happens when two plates rub (碰撞) together. The earth plates travel in different directions and at different speeds. If one plate is slowly forced underneath the other,  pressure builds up until the plates break apart. This process causes the ground to move. It is an earthquake. In other words, earth-quakes are the shaking of the earth’s surface caused by the earth’s rocky outer layer as a result of the energy stored within the earth. The strain within the rocks is suddenly released (釋放).
The damage an earthquake causes depends on where it is and the time it is happening. If an unpopulated region is struck, there will be low loss of life or property. If it hits a large city, there may be many in-juries and much destruction. Many of the areas at risk are largely populated now. Major earthquakes hitting those areas today could produce terrible damage.
Actually, there are several million small earth-quakes every year.  Large earthquakes such as the 1964 Alaskan quake that measured 9.2 on the Richter scale, cause millions of dollars in damage. In the last 500 years, millions of people have been killed by earth-quakes around the world — including 240,000 in the 1976 Tangshan earthquake in China.
A 60-second or less earthquake can cause devastation that continues for years after the first tremor (小震). In 1972, a series of severe earthquakes struck Managua, Nicaragua. Fifteen years later, the city still looked the way it had a week after the earthquake hit, because the country did not have the necessary money to rebuild it.
The shaking of the earth is sometimes not the greatest disaster. It is in the ensuing fires and floods that often the greatest damage occurs. In the 1906 earthquake, it was the fires caused after it that did the majority of the damage. An earthquake can also destroy dams high above a city or valleys, causing floods to sweep down and sweep away everything in their path.

  1. 1.

    Which of the following is the main idea of the first paragraph?

    1. A.
      An earthquake comes from inside the earth.
    2. B.
      The earth has great energy in storage.
    3. C.
      How the earth plates move.
    4. D.
      How an earthquake happens.
  2. 2.

    How many examples are used in the passage to show the damage and destruction earthquakes cause?

    1. A.
      Three.
    2. B.
      Four.
    3. C.
      Five.
    4. D.
      Six.
  3. 3.

    Which of the following is mentioned to show that an earthquake can kill too many people?

    1. A.
      The 1964 Alaskan quake.
    2. B.
      The 1976 Tangshan earthquake.
    3. C.
      The 1972 Managua earthquake.
    4. D.
      The 1906 earthquake.
  4. 4.

    The underlined word “ensuing” in the last paragraph probably means ______.

    1. A.
      causing too much heat and great damage
    2. B.
      causing many injuries and much destruction
    3. C.
      happening as a result of another event
    4. D.
      happening suddenly and unexpectedly
  5. 5.

    By giving the example in Paragraph 4, the author wants to show that ______.

    1. A.
      an earthquake doesn’t last long
    2. B.
      the damage can last long
    3. C.
      people in Managua suffered too much
    4. D.
      Nicaragua is still a poor country

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Both my parents came from towns in Mexico. Then I was born in E1 Paso，Texas and when I was four, my family moved to a housing project in East Los Angeles.
Even though we struggled to make ends meet, my parents stressed to me and my four brothers and sisters how fortunate we were to live in a great country with limitless opportunities. They influenced us with the concepts of family, faith and nationalism.
I got my first real job when I was ten. My dad injured his back working in a cardboard­box factory and was retrained as a hairstylist. He rented space in a little shopping mall and gave his shop the fancy name of Mr.Ben’s Coiffure.
The owner of the shopping center gave Dad a discount on his rent for cleaning the parking lot three nights a week，which meant getting up at 3 a.m..To pick up rubbish, Dad used a little machine that looked like a lawn mower. Mom and I emptied garbage cans and picked up litter by hand. It took two to three hours to clean the lot. I’d sleep in the car on the way home.
I did this for two years，but the lessons I learned have lasted a lifetime. I acquired discipline and a strong work ethic(道德), and learned at an early age the importance of balancing life’s competing interests-in my case，school，homework and a job. This really helped during my senior year of a high school, when I worked 40 hours a week flipping burgers at a fast­food joint while taking a full load of college preparation courses.
The hard work paid off. I attended the U.S.Military Academy and went on to receive graduate degrees in law and business from Harvard. Later, I joined a big Los Angeles law firm and was elected to the California State Assembly(州議會(huì)).In these jobs and in everything else I’ve done, I have never forgotten those nights in the parking lot. The experience taught me that there is dignity in all work and that if people are working to provide for themselves and their families that is something we should honor.

  1. 1.

    Before my father got injured，we________.

    1. A.
      didn’t like living in the USA                  
    2. B.
      lived a poor but happy life
    3. C.
      were lucky to move to the USA                
    4. D.
      had many ways to make money
  2. 2.

    When he recovered，to make a living my father________.

    1. A.
      ran a small shopping mall                 
    2. B.
      did a part­time job
    3. C.
      worked as a barber                       
    4. D.
      became a street cleaner
  3. 3.

    Working in the parking lot for two years had taught me________.

    1. A.
      how to obey school discipline            
    2. B.
      how to do two things well at a time
    3. C.
      that discipline and work were of equal value 
    4. D.
      that I must do as many things as possible at a time
  4. 4.

    The author tells us in the last paragraph that we should be proud of those who________.

    1. A.
      have done all kinds of jobs                     
    2. B.
      are cleaning the parking lot
    3. C.
      have achieved a lot in their lives              
    4. D.
      are bearing their responsibilities

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A handsome middle­aged man walked quietly into the cafe and sat down. Before he ordered，he couldn’t help but notice a group of younger men at the table next to him. It was obvious they were making fun of something about him and it wasn’t until he remembered he was wearing a small pink ribbon(絲帶) on the lapel of his suit that he became aware of what the joke was all about.
The man pretended not to notice it，but the whisper and laughter began to get to him. He looked one of the rude young men straight into the eye，placed his hand beneath the ribbon and asked，“This？”
With that the young men all began to laugh out loud. The man he spoke to said，“Hey，sorry，man, but we were just commenting on how pretty your little pink ribbon looks against your blue jacket！”
The middle­aged man calmly invited the joker to come over to his table, and politely seated him. As uncomfortable as he was, the young guy had to, not really sure why. In a soft voice，the middle­aged man said, “I wear this ribbon to bring awareness about breast cancer. I wear it in my mother’s honor.”
“Oh, sorry. She died of breast cancer？”
“No, she didn’t. She’s alive and well. But her breasts nourished me as a baby，and were a soft resting place for my head when I was scared or lonely as a little boy. I’m very grateful for my mother’s breasts, and her health.”
“Umm,” the young replied “yeah.”
“And I wear this ribbon to honor my wife” the man continued.
“And she’s okay, too？”the young guy asked.
“Oh, yes. She’s fine. Her breasts have been a great source of loving pleasure for both of us，and with them she nurtured and nourished our daughter 23 years ago. I’m grateful for my wife’s breasts，and her health.”
“Uh, huh. And I guess you wear it to honor your daughter, also？”
“No. It’s too late to honor my daughter by wearing it now...”
Shaken and ashamed，the young guy said, “Oh, I’m so sorry，mister.”
“So, in my daughter’s memory, too, I proudly wear this little ribbon, which allows me the opportunity to enlighten others. And here...”With this，he reached in his pocket and handed the young man a little pink ribbon. The young guy looked at it, slowly raised his head and asked, “...？”

  1. 1.

    The young men joked about the middle­aged man’s________.

    1. A.
      looks      
    2. B.
      ribbon     
    3. C.
      attitude    
    4. D.
      clothes
  2. 2.

    What may have happened to the man’s daughter?

    1. A.
      She died of breast cancer.               
    2. B.
      She was ill with cancer.
    3. C.
      She had gone abroad.                   
    4. D.
      She got married.
  3. 3.

    What will the young man probably ask at the end of the story?

    1. A.
      May I give it to my mother?          
    2. B.
      Can you help me put it on?
    3. C.
      Will you please forgive me?           
    4. D.
      Shall we have some drink together?
  4. 4.

    What is the best title for the passage?

    1. A.
      An Unusual Meeting              
    2. B.
      An Impressive Lesson
    3. C.
      Be Grateful to Your Beloved    
    4. D.
      A little Pink Ribbon

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Nate suffered a hard blow when he lost his job. His boss had spoken rudely, “Your services are no longer needed.” Nate left the building filled with despair. By the time he reached home, he was in a deep depression. When he entered his house, he blurted out to his wife Sophia, “I lost my job. I am a complete, utter failure.” A tense silence followed. Then a smile crept across Sophia’s face. “What great news!” she responded.
“Now you can write the book you have always wanted to write.”
“But I have no job and no prospect of a job,” YC he objected, completely without hope. “If I struggle to be an author, then what will we live on? Where will the money come from?” Sophia took her husband by the hand and led him to the kitchen. Opening a drawer, she took out a box that was full of cash. “Where on earth did you get this?” Nate gasped. “To whom does it belong?”
“It’s ours!” Sophia replied. “I always knew that one day you would become a great writer if only you were given the chance. From the money you gave me for housekeeping every week, I have saved as much as I could so you would have your chance. Now there is enough to last us a whole year.”
What a surprise! What encouragement! What a wife! The unemployed husband did concentrate on writing that year, and the novel he wrote became a literary masterpiece. The book is The Scarlet Letter. Sophia had an even greater achievement, and she turned Nathaniel Hawthorne from a poor clerk into a world famous master.   

  1. 1.

    Which of the following can be inferred from the first paragraph?

    1. A.
      Sophia was very disappointed to hear the news  
    2. B.
      Nate was too sad to speak any more
    3. C.
      Sophia was thinking of how to encourage Nate  
    4. D.
      Neither husband nor wife had any idea what to do
  2. 2.

    Sophia saved money because ______.

    1. A.
      she knew her husband would lose his job one day  
    2. B.
      she knew their life would be in difficulty
    3. C.
      she was very careful with money  
    4. D.
      she was trying to help her husband in every possible way
  3. 3.

    From the passage we can know that Sophia was ______.

    1. A.
      kind and brave                                   
    2. B.
      careful and encouraging
    3. C.
      friendly and warm-hearted                   
    4. D.
      honest and determined
  4. 4.

    What would be the best title for the passage?

    1. A.
      Sophia’s Achievement.                       
    2. B.
      A great writer’s struggle to success.
    3. C.
      Great encouragement in hard times.     
    4. D.
      Failure is the mother of success.

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Even before they start school, many young girls worry that they are fat. But a new study suggests watching a movie starring a stereotypically(模式化地)thin and beautiful princess may not increase children’s anxieties.
Nearly half of the 3 to 6 year old girls in a study by Professor Stacey Tantleff-Dunn and doctoral student Sharon Hayes said they worry about being fat. About one-third would change a physical feature, such as their weight or hair color.
The number of girls worried about being fat at such a young age concerns Tantleff-Dunn because of the potential effects later in life. Studies have shown young girls worried about their body image are more likely to suffer from eating disorders when they are older.
The encouraging news for parents is that taking their young daughters to see the new Disney film “The Princess and the Frog” isn’t likely to influence how they see their bodies.
“The media have a great effect on how young girls see their bodies. That’s why it’s important for parents to use movies such as ‘The Princess and the Frog,’ to start conversations with their children about weight, skin color and their views of beauty. They can explain that princesses’ tiny waists are not realistic for girls and that children don’t need Cinderella’s golden hair or Snow White’s porcelain(瓷制的) skin to look good,” Tantleff-Dunn said.
“We need to help our children challenge the images of beauty, particularly thinness, that they see and idolize, and encourage them to question how much appearance should be part of their self-worth,” said Tantleff-Dunn. “We should help them build a positive self-image with an appreciation for many different types of body features.” And as their children’s most important role models, parents also should avoid criticizing their own bodies.

  1. 1.

    Tantleff-Dunn worries that young girls caring too much about their appearance may          .

    1. A.
      have diet trouble in the future
    2. B.
      cause trouble when they are older
    3. C.
      have mental problems later in life
    4. D.
      have difficulty in communication
  2. 2.

    What is especially considered as beauty by girls according to the passage?

    1. A.
      Having black hair.
    2. B.
      Having a slim body.
    3. C.
      Having golden skin.
    4. D.
      Having big bright eyes.
  3. 3.

    Parents can help kids build a positive self-image by      .

    1. A.
      encouraging kids to act as role models
    2. B.
      preventing kids seeing beautiful models
    3. C.
      telling kids the importance of appearance
    4. D.
      avoiding complaining of their own bodies
  4. 4.

    The writer writes the passage mainly to          

    1. A.
      explain the meaning of beauty
    2. B.
      introduce a new research finding
    3. C.
      stress the influence of media on girls
    4. D.
      teach girls how to become a princess

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Ricochet, a 19-month-old golden retriever（金毛尋回犬）, was bred(飼養(yǎng)) to be a service dog but never made it. Now, she has found her role in the ocean, surfing with a disabled teen.
Patrick Ivison, 15, suffered a severe injury in a car accident when he was 14 months old. He has been disabled since, but the Californian boy never gave up on the goal of walking. He recently took his first steps. When Ivison first met Ricochet, the two immediately hit it off. To raise money for Ivison’s physical therapy(治療), which is not covered by insurance, it was suggested that the pair take up surfing. Ivison said that when he first heard the idea he thought, “We are completely out of our minds.”
But from the start, the two took to surfing naturally. With the help of his mom, Jennifer Kayler, and friends, who carry Patrick to the ocean and guide the extra-large surfboard into the waters, Ivison rides the waves with his pal standing on the back. “It’s kind of like a grand performance out there,” Ivison said of the group of people who help him out. The dog helps to balance out the board The teen remembered one pass when “we were about to flip over and then she stepped on that side of the board and helped us out.”
The two participated Sunday in the Surf City Surf Dog contest as a fund-raiser(募集資金者). They wowed the cheering crowd during their exhibition. The event raised $8,200. About $2,000 will go toward a service dog for Ivison, and the rest will go toward his “Help Patrick Walk” therapy fund.

  1. 1.

    Ivison got disabled when             .

    1. A.
      he drove to the seaside
    2. B.
      he began to learn surfing
    3. C.
      he suffered a severe disease
    4. D.
      he was over one year old
  2. 2.

    Ivison decided to take up surfing in order to       .

    1. A.
      collect money for his treatment
    2. B.
      set an example for the disabled
    3. C.
      realize his dream of being a surfer
    4. D.
      develop courage and positive attitudes
  3. 3.

    What did Ivison think about the idea of going surfing in the beginning?

    1. A.
      Easy.
    2. B.
      Interesting.
    3. C.
      Crazy.
    4. D.
      Exciting.
  4. 4.

    In what way does Ricochet help Ivison surf?

    1. A.
      She keeps on cheering Ivison on.
    2. B.
      She keeps the balance of the surfboard.
    3. C.
      She gives signals when huge waves come.
    4. D.
      She pulls the board back if Ivison falls off.

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