When Isaac Theil let a sleepy stranger take a little catnap on his shoulder, it was because ＂I simply remembered the times my own head would bop on someone’s shoulder because I was so tired after a long day, ＂he said to Tova Ross of Tablet Magazine.

Another subway rider was so struck by Theil’s nonchalant(若无其事的，冷淡的) empathy that he snapped a picture and put it on Reddit, from which it was then posted to Facebook. One redditor wrote, ＂Heading home on the Q train yesterday when this young black guy nodded off on the shoulder of a Jewish man. The man didn’t move a muscle and just let him stay there. After a minute, I asked the man if he wanted me to wake the kid up, but he shook his head and responded, ‘He must have had a long day, let him sleep. We’ve all been there, right? ‘＂

Theil himself has been completely surprised at the attention he’s received for his small act of kindness, as the photo has been shared over 20, 000 times on Facebook.

＂There is only one reason that I didn’t move, and let him continue sleeping, and that had nothing to do with race. He was simply a human being who was exhausted, and I knew it and happened to be there and have a big shoulder to offer him. ＂

＂I would love for people to use this as a lesson to just be good to each other, ＂ Theil said to Tablet.

1.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Theil has the same color as the sleeping guy.

B. Theil woke up the black guy at the beginning.

C. Theil let a strange black guy sleeping on his shoulder all the time.

D. Theil has a racial discrimination(种族歧视).

2.What is Theil’s attitude towards this matter?

A. He was surprised at it.

B. He hoped it could encourage people to be kind to each other.

C. He was happy to be the public attention.

D. He was unhappy to be taken the picture.

3.Where does the text come from?

A. Entertainment Newspaper. B. Internet News.

C. Health Magazine. D. TV Chatting Program.

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A. A Kind-hearted Man B. A Catnap on a Warm Shoulder

C. Be Kind to Others D. Sleeping on the Subway

Empathy(同情心) lets us feel another person’s pain and drives us to help. Do any other animals feel empathy? Scientists recently found that rats(老鼠) do, too.

Most people don’t like rats. In many people’s eyes, rats are only bad. But Jean Decety and his partners at the University of Chicago did an experiment. It showed that rats are kind, warm-hearted animals. They can feel each other’s pain.

Scientists placed pairs of rats in plastic cages(笼子) for two weeks. During this time they got to know each other. Then they put one of the rats from each pair into a small container(容器) in the cages. The small container had a door. It was so designed as to fall to the side when the free rat touched it. Many of the trapped(困住的) rats squeaked(吱吱叫) to show their discomfort. The other rats of the pairs could see their suffering friends clearly.

In most pairs, the free rats would become very worried about their friends. They kept trying to save their friends again and again throughout the month. Scientists put the rats’ favorite chocolate in the cages, but the rats didn’t eat it until they had saved their friends successfully. Scientists also found that female rats seemed to act more empathetic than male rats.

“The results are the first to show that rats take action in response to another’s trouble,” Decety said. “Monkeys and chimpanzees have similar behavior. But unlike those animals, rats can be ready used in laboratory studies. They will help us to learn which parts of the brain lead to empathy and helping behavior and whether empathy is natural.”

1.A person with empathy is often _____.

A. kind-hearted B. clever C. active D. strong

2.What does the underline word mean in Chinese?

A. 休息的 B. 睡着的 C. 死亡的 D. 受苦的

3.Why didn’t the free rats eat the chocolate at first?

A. Because they were full at that time.

B. Because chocolate was not their favorite food.

C. Because they wanted to save the trapped rats first.

D. Because they were afraid that the chocolate was bad.

4.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. Rats can feel other animals’ pain.

B. Chocolate is rats’ favorite food.

C. Female rats are more empathetic than male rats.

D. Rats are empathetic and can feel each other’s pain.

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。

Why do we play sports? You might say “to get exercise” and you'd be right. To have fun? That's true, too. But there's more. 1. According to a study, girls who play sports get a lot more than just fit.

Girls who play sports do better in school. You might think that playing sports will take up all your study time. 2. Exercise improves learning, and memory, which can give active girls an advantage in the classroom.

Girls who play sports learn teamwork and goal-setting skills. 3. When you work with coaches, trainers, and teammates to win games and achieve goals, you're learning how to be successful. Those skills will serve you well at work and in family life.

Playing sports improves self-confidence. 4. Why? It builds confidence when you know you can practice, improve, and achieve your goals. Sports are also a feel-good activity because they help girls get in shape, keep a healthy weight, and make new friends.

5.Playing sports can reduce stress and help you feel a little happier. How? The brain chemicals released during exercise improve a person's mood. Friends are another mood-lifter．And being on a team creates tight bonds between friends. It's good to know your teammates will support you－both on and off the field!

A. Exercise cuts the pressure.

B. Sports teach valuable life skills.

C. In fact, there are at least 4 more reasons.

D. Girls who play sports feel better about themselves.

E. Plying sports offers children more than just physical benefits.

F. But research shows that girls who play sports do better in school than those who don't.

I was driving in my car the other day. The sun was out, the radio was playing, and I was___along. The song was a____one and even my weak voice sounded good singing it. Then it happened, however. The sweet sound of the music___and there came the unpleasant news. Gas prices went up again. Fans of two sports teams got into fight. I sighed and wondered about this__world we live in.

__, I could take no more and turned off the__. Silence seemed preferable to listening to__else about the crazy, competitive society we live in. I slowed down as I entered a town and__the people as I drove by. A tall man was__an elderly lady out of a car and helping her place her walker so she could go into store. A smiling woman was__food onto the square while a dozen birds flew down to enjoy the food being laid out before them. A young man was walking along, carrying his__safely in his arms. When the daughter pulled the hat off his head, they both__. I laughed too as I looked at all of his__. The radio may have been off in my car, __in my heart I was still singing.

In truth, this world could have more kindness and less__. Kindness makes us all winners in this life and our life is full of kindness, love and joy.

1.A. talking B. singing C. walking D. driving

2.A. long B. boring C. joyful D. sad

3.A. ended B. continued C. jumped D. fell

4.A. exciting B. interesting C. unusual D. crazy

5.A. Finally B. Generally C. Secretly D. Calmly

6.A. television B. radio C. gas D. light

7.A. anything B. everything C. something D. nothing

8.A. touched B. watched C. avoided D. recognized

9.A. freeing B. protecting C. helping D. keeping

10.A. collecting B. moving C. covering D. throwing

11.A. daughter B. son C. dog D. cat

12.A. stopped B. stood C. laughed D. shouted

13.A. weakness B. kindness C. loneliness D. sadness

14.A. for B. or C. and D. but

15.A. silence B. development C. competition D. sickness

Diet and way of life are often a problem for teenagers. However, 1. you eat the right food and exercise more, you can feel better, look better and have more energy. So healthy eating along with regular exercise is 2. ( probable) the only way to become fit.

As a teenager, it is important to give your body the energy 3. needs. For a healthy diet, you should eat mostly rice, bread, vegetables and fruit. You also need to drink a lot of water — six to eight glasses a day.

4. (drink) enough water will improve your skin and give you 5. (health) hair.

Exercise is something 6. can help to make you look good, feel good and be healthy. Teenagers should spend at least 30 minutes exercising, five times a week. Walking and riding your bike count, and so do school 7. (sport). When you exercise, your body produces some things that make you feel peaceful and 8. (relax) and increase your ability to concentrate when you study. These things can even help you sleep better at night. A good amount of sleep every night 9. (be) also important for your health. Teenagers need eight to ten hours of sleep each night.

If you follow the suggestions above, you will look and feel much 10. (good) in no time at all.

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假如你叫Tom。你们学校正在开设国际课程，下个月将有新的外教来学校上课。以下是外教Rhian的微信，请根据该内容回复一条90词左右的短信，可适当发挥。

Hey,Rhian.Thanks for your message.__________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

根据句意用适当的介词填空。

1.Jenny is weak ___________ poor spirits these days.

2.I only had some soup ___________ lunch today.

3.My father takes me ___________ the park once a month.

4.Don’t worry ___________ your health, we’ll try our best to help you.

5.Peter arrived home very late __________ the night.

按要求进行句式转换。

1.What’s wrong with this computer?（改为同义句）

What’s _________ ________ with this computer?

2.Her sister is a nurse.（对画线部分提问）

_________ ________ her sister do?

3.She takes them to a small room.（改为否定句）

She _________ _________them to a small room.

4.If you don’t know the meaning of a word, you can find it in the dictionary.（改为同义句）

If you don’t know the meaning of a word, you can _______ ___ ________ in the dictionary.

5.Danny has a bad headache.（改为一般疑问句）

_______ _________ ________ a bad headache?

根据句意用适当的介词填空。

1.Are you afraid ___________ doctors?

2.Please don’t dress __________ such strange clothes.

3.It’s very kind ___________ you to do so.

4.Who are you smiling _________, Lisa?

5.What kind of music do you like to listen ________?

按要求进行句式转换，每空一词。

1.He woke up with a terrible toothache.（改为一般疑问句）

__________ ___________ _________ up with a terrible toothache?

2.She helped me to get up on the chair.（对画线部分提问）

_________ __________ she help you _________ _________?

3.She had to do that matter again.（改为同义句）

She had ___________ _________ _________ to do that matter again.

4.His aching tooth was fixed.（改为反意疑问句）

His aching tooth was fixed, ____________ __________?

5.Her legs felt so heavy.（改为否定句）

Her legs ___________ __________ so heavy.