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You are unhappy,________you ?
A.aren’t B.are C.don’t
This Family Keeps Their Community Warm by Cutting Firewood for Those in Need
Washington is home to lots of trees—it is the Evergreen State, after all—— and it has lots of fireplaces and wood-burning heaters too. But what if you lived there and couldn’t cut wood or couldn’t afford to pay someone to do it? Luckily, Shane McDaniel and his twin sons, Harrison and Henry McDaniel, are happy to help. The three men cut truckloads of wood—then give it to those m need.
The idea actually started as a father-son relationship project, Shane told msn.com. “I cut wood with my dad. He just loved doing it, " said Shane. He wanted to pass along that feeling, so he and the twins spent the summer cutting. The result was a great wall of wood piled up （堆积）around their house. To buy that much it would cost about $10,000.
It was too much for the McDaniels to use themselves, and when the weather turned cold that November, Shane started thinking of others. He posted online: "IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF FIREWOOD AND CANNOT AFFORD IT, PLEASE PM [personal message] ME! ... If you know someone who BURNS WOOD, please help me and my boys make sure NO ONE GOES COLD IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, The response（反应）was immediate. One man offered to donate （捐赠）a wood-burning stove. Others raced over to Shane's house with more wood. One woman, noticing the photo of the McDaniels, started to feel warm in other ways: "I don't need the wood. But I am truly happy for what you have done! ”
Single mom Katelyn Ticer, 29, and her four-year-old daughter depended on a wood-burning stove as their only way of heat, so it was so good to receive a truckload of firewood from the McDaniels. "To get that much wood brought me to tears/' she told msn.com. “ So much stress and worry is off my shoulders. I couldn't be more thankful.
Shane is ready to help more people. “Giving is the reward”, he said. "It has nothing to do with how well it’s received; it's about how much it’s needed.”
1.What did Shane and his sons do to help their neighbors?
A.They gave firewood to those in need. B.They bought wood-burning stoves.
C.They raised about 10,000 dollars. D.They paid someone to cut wood.
2.What happened after Shane posted messages online?
A.His family received lots of presents. B.Some people quickly offered to help.
C.Lots of wood piled up around their house, D.The weather suddenly turned freezing cold.
3.What did Shane think of what he had done to help others?
A.Being needed drives us to give. B.Love is not giving but receiving.
C.Helping others is just helping ourselves. D.It’s better to help people fish than to give them fish.
What were the girl afraid of?
A.Snakes. B.Spiders. C.Darkness.
—She isn't a teacher, is she?
—________. She works in a hospital.
A.Yes, she isn’t B.Yes, she is. C.No, she isn't.
—I’m sorry to keep you________for a long time.
—It doesn’t matter.
A.wait B.waiting C.to wait
Do you have good friends? Do you sometimes feel so close to them that they are like family to you?
It turns out that this isn’t just an expression. A study by Yale University has found that you and your friends have more genes(基因) in common than strangers do. Researchers looked at the genes of 1, 932 people and compared them in pairs of unrelated friends and strangers. They found that friends have 1% of genes that match.
“1% of genes may not sound like much to the layperson(外行), but to geneticists(遗传学家) it is a larger number,” Professor Nicholas Christakis of Yale University told Discovery News. In fact, this is the same amount of genes you share with your fourth cousins, those who have the same great-great-great grandparents as you.
So do you happen to become friends with people who share your genes? Not at all. In fact, it is evolution(进化) that brings you together.
People who share certain genes also share skills and have similar likes and dislikes, researchers said. In ancient times, it was important that people who were alike stayed together. For example, people who had a similar susceptibility(易感性) to the cold were more likely to help each other build a fire, giving them a better chance to stay alive.
Researchers also found that among all the genes studied, those producing a change in sense of smell were the most similar in friends. This is probably because people who smell things in the same way are more easily drawn to similar environments. For example, people who like the smell of coffee may hang out at cafes(咖啡馆) more often and as a result are more likely to meet and become friends with each other.
With their findings, the team has developed an interesting test called the “friendship score”. It can help tell how big the chances are that two people will be friends by studying their genes.
So, here is a question for you: would you like to take this test and know in advance(提前) who your friends are going to be, or would you still prefer to learn about it by yourself and let time be the judge?
1.From the passage, we know that friends ________.
A.look like our cousin B.share 1% of genes with us C.feel close to our family D.can help us when we feel cold
2.According to the passage, the writer probably agrees ________.
A.we develop our friendship by chance B.our genes decide who we can make friends with
C.everyone should take the test called “friendship score” D.people sharing certain genes have skills and interests in common
3.The writer takes the example of ancient people in Paragraph 5 to ________.
A.study how ancient people dealt with the cold B.predict that similar environments lead to friendship
C.prove that it is evolution that brings friends together D.explain why ancient people gave each other chance to keep alive
4.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A.Friendship: Its Influence on People and Behavior B.Friendship: Its Benefits to Teens and Decision Making
C.Friendship: Is It Necessary to Be Judged by Time? D.Friendship: Is It Possible to Be Influenced by Genes?
— What were you doing at 10 o’clock yesterday morning?
— I ________ with my parents.
A.read B.will read C.am reading D.was reading
Country music is very popular in America. It is a traditional kind of music from the southern states of America. At first, people played country music only at family parties. When people in the countryside moved to towns and cities to look for jobs, they took their music with them. With country music continuing to change, it became popular throughout America. John Denver was one of the most famous country singers in America 50 years ago. His song Take Me Home, Country Roads is well-known and people still play in today.
Pop music is another kind of musical style. Pop music can make people feel happy and comfortable. Pop music has been popular since the 1950s. In China, Jay Chou is liked by a large number of fans of all ages. He sang many songs about the world we live in. One of them is Dao Xiang, which encourages people not to give up even when life is difficult.
1.Do most of American like country music?
2.Which song of John Denver is well-known?
3.How can Pop music make people feel?
4.Do you like music? Why or why not?
A: we have to meet the others at 7:30 at the botanical garden (植物园), don’t we?
B: 1.
A: Do you know how to get there?
B: 2. It will take us about three hours to get there by train.
A: 3. .
B: It’s an area that lots of different plants are grown for scientific study.
A: 4.
B: I’m not really sure. I know there are many different kinds of trees and flowers and I’m going to take my camera with me.
A: That’s a good idea. What clothes are you going to wear?
B: Well, if it’s wet, I will wear my strong shoes and take an umbrella with me.
A: 5. I think we will enjoy ourselves.
A.So will I.
B.What kind of plants can we see there?
C.Neither will I.
D.Yes, I’ve got a map.
E.What do you know about the garden?
F.Yes, that’s right.
G.Why do you know it?
