题目内容
Eating, drinking ________ smoking ________ not allowed in the reading room and the computer room.
- A.and, is
- B.and, are
- C.or, do
- D.or, be
It can be dangerous to travel by sea. Ships sometimes sink(下沉) far away from land. When this happens, the sailors(海员) have to get into small boats. If another ship does not come and help them and they do not have enough food or water, they will die.
Most people believe we must not drink sea water. They believe that if we do, we shall be very ill because of all the salt in the water. A doctor called Alain Bombard did not believe this. He thought that people could stay alive by drinking sea water and eating small fish, animals and plants from the sea. On 19 October 1953, he set out in a small boat to cross the Atlantic Ocean(大西洋). He did not take any food or water with him.
Every day Dr. Bombard drank just a little sea water. He also caught fish and they had water in them. He drank this water. He could not cook the fish, so he ate them as they were. He took small plants from the sea, which gave him more food.
Dr. Bombard became hot, tired and quite ill, but after 65days at sea he was still alive. He traveled 2,750 miles from one side of the Atlantic Ocean to the other, and on 24th,December 1953, he reached Barbados.
He lost 20 kilos, but he showed that people could live on sea water, the animals and plants in the sea.
【小题1】Alain Bombard was ______.
A.an old sailor | B.a fisherman | C.a cook | D.a doctor |
A.sea water was dangerous | B.sailors often died |
C.people could drink sea water and not die | D.fish were good for people |
A.a large ocean | B.a town | C.a boat | D.a ship |
A.sea water | B.food that he cooked | C.only fish | D.sea water, fish and small plants |
A.drinking sea water | B.a dying sailor | C.a kind doctor | D.eating good food |
Not long ago, I opened an interesting e-mail from Jennifer, a friend of mine. “I’ve realized I want to be around people who make me happy,” she wrote, “I’ve been seeing how I feel after communicating with different people and making a mental list of who I feel good about. And you’re on my list.”
Then she invited me — and 11 other women— to a “Movie Night” to be held every six weeks at her house. We’d chat, eat, and watch feel-good movies. She made it clear in her invitation that there was no stress to show up to all or any movie nights. Wonderful! I e-mailed her back immediately. I was in.
Later, Jennifer told me she had some puzzled reactions to her invitation. Though all the women were willing to join, some said they didn’t see themselves as cheerful people. “I’ve told them they didn’t have to be cheerful around me all the time. I invited them because they made me feel happy,” she says.
Research shows that gatherings such as Jennifer’s make sense. In a US study, researchers measured(测量) the happiness of 4739 people at regular intervals (间隔) over 20 years. The study found that a person’s happiness depends on(取决于) the happiness of people they connect with. Amazingly, it also found that happiness spreads not only between direct friends, but also among friends of your friends’ friends! And those good feelings seem to be the most contagious (传染性的) among friends of the same sex.
“People with more supportive friends are less likely to develop sadness,” says Dr Toupey Luft, a psychologist in Penticyon, British Columbia. “Though you can’t choose your family or workmates, you do have control over friendships.” With a little effort, you can add more positive(乐观的) relationships to your social circle. Here’s how…
【小题1】How many people did Jennifer invite?
A.1 | B.11 | C.12 | D.13 |
A.Gathering and measuring happiness among friends. |
B.Chatting, eating and watching feel-good movies. |
C.Being cheerful all the time. |
D.Showing up stress. |
A.有意义 | B.有鉴赏力 | C.有感觉 | D.制造气氛 |
A.Jennifer was puzzled with her invitation. |
B.All the women who were invited are cheerful people. |
C.Jennifer invited people who are cheerful around her all the time. |
D.People with more supportive friends seem to be more positive than people who don’t. |
A.Why it is important to pick friends who make you feel good. |
B.How to make friends who make you feel good. |
C.What kinds of friends you should not make. |
D.How you can find your social circle. |