Many people believe that they will be happy when they arrive at the certain goal(目标) they set for themselves. However, when you arrive “there”, you will not feel ______, and move your “there” vision to another point in the future.

By always running after another “there”, you are never really ______ the value what you already have right “here”. It is important for human beings to keep ______ about the strong natural need to look beyond the place where you now stand. On one hand, your life is ______ by your dreams. On the other hand, the power can ______ you farther and farther from your enjoyment of your life right now. By learning to be_______, you can bring yourself closer to achieve the challenge of living in the present.

To be thankful means that you thank for what you have and where you are on your path right now. As you focus on(集中于) the present moment, you can ______ the full wonder of “here”. Taking some advice will help.

First, imagine what your life would be like if you lose all that you had. This will most surely remind you of ______ you do enjoy it.

Second, make a list each day of all that you are thankful for. Do this especially when you are feeling as though you have nothing to feel thankful for. Or ______ a few minutes before you go to sleep showing thanks to all that you have.

Third, spend time offering help to those who are less ______ than you, so that you may get new ideas.

1.A. satisfied B. interested C. excited D. amazed

2.A. reaching B. receiving C. understanding D. supporting

3.A. fit B. calm C. clean D. safe

4.A. controlled B. improved C. explored D. proved

5.A. force B. take C. pull D. promise

6.A. powerful B. useful C. careful D. thankful

7.A. notice B. see C. achieve D. experience

8.A. how much B. how well C. how often D. how soon

9.A. control B. wait C. spend D. spare

10.A. lucky B. lively C. lovely D. friendly

Jack had an unusual experience last night. He is sharing it with his friends, Ken and May.

Ken: What were you doing, Jack? What did you see?

Jack: It was half past nine last night and I was getting ready for bed. I heard some strange noise outside while I was brushing my teeth. I wondered what was happening and I went to the window and looked out. To my surprise, I saw a bright yellow green light in the sky.

May: Maybe the light you saw was a UFO! Or a ghost! A few years ago, an American man saw a flying saucer (飞碟) while he was driving along a road. He also saw some strange yellow light. You have heard about it, haven't you?

Ken: Don’t be imaginative, May. Jack didn't see anything, or anybody. It wasn't a ghost. It was probably a plane, or a shooting star. Perhaps Jack just made a horrible dream!

Jack: I am very serious. I did see something. The light disappeared and then suddenly some “tiny people” were standing in the garden. There were four of them. Two of them ate some flowers in the garden.

Ken: Oh, come on, Jack. I really doubt what you have said.

Jack: I am not joking! One of the people was looking at me through the window.

May: Really? What did it look like? Were you frightened?

Jack: Its whole body was green. It had no ears and nose. Its hands were huge. Its eyes were very big and looked like eggs. It looked at me and I could hardly move.

Ken: What happened then?

Jack: I was able to move eventually. I ran and got my camera at once.

May: And?

Jack: I didn’t have a film.

May: Oh no!

1.Ken suggested that Jack________________.

A. saw a ghost last night B. possibly had a dream last night

C. met a UFO last night D. was telling them something serious

2.The underlined word “eventually” means ________________.

A. at home B. at last C. in a short time D. after a long time

3.The best title of the passage might “________________”.

A. A horrible dream B. A flying saucer

C. A ghost’s visit D. Alien’s visit

When I was a baby, I entertained you and made you laugh. Whenever I was “bad”, you'd shake your finger at me and ask, “How could you?”--but then you'd give up, and roll me over for a belly scratch(腹部抓痒) and I believed that life could not be any more perfect.

My housetraining was a long process, because you were terribly busy, but we worked on that together. We went for long walks, runs in the park and car rides. We stopped for ice cream. I took long naps in the sun waiting for you to come home at the end of the day.

Step by step, you began spending more time at work and on your career, and more time searching for a human friend. Finally, you fell in love. She, now your wife, is not a dog person, but I still welcomed her into our home. I was happy because you were happy. Then the human babies came along and I shared your excitement, I was attracted by their pinkness, how they smelled, and I wanted to mother them too. Your wife was afraid I would bite them. However, as they began to grow, I became their friend.

Now, you have a new job in another city and you and they will be moving to an apartment that does not allow pets. You've made the right decision for your “family”, but there was a time when I was your only family.

I was excited about the car ride until we arrived at the dog pound(收容所). It smelled of dogs and cats, of fear, of hopelessness. You filled out the paperwork and said, “I know you will find a good home for her.” They shrugged(耸肩)and gave you a pained look. The children were in tears as they waved me goodbye. And “How could you?” were the only three words that swept over my mind.

Is it better to live with hope or without hope? At first, whenever anyone passed my pen (围栏), I rushed to the front, hoping it was you, that you had changed your mind and that this was all a bad dream.

My beloved master, I will think of you and wait for you forever. I hope you receive more faithfulness from your family than you showed to me.

1.Who tells this story?

A. A dog. B. A child. C. A dog's owner. D. A dog trainer

2.Which is true about the dog when it lived at the pound?

A. It hoped to be adopted by another family.

B. It continued to love its former owner.

C. It did not trust humans any more.

D. It was excited about the pound.

3.What is the theme of the story?

A. Be ready for changes. B. Never expect too much.

C. Never complain about your life. D. Be faithful to those who love you.

Where is that noise coming from? Not sure? Try living with your eyes closed for a few years.

Blind people are better at locating sounds than people who can see, a new study says, without the benefits of vision the ears seem to work much better

Previous studies have shown that blind people are better than others at reaching out and touching the sources of sounds that are close by. Researchers from the University of Montreal wanted to see if blind people were also better at locating sounds that are far away.

Twenty-three blind people participated in the study. All had been sightless for at least 20 years. Fourteen of them had lost their vision before age 11. The rest went blind after age 16. The experiment also included 10 people who could see but were wearing blind-folds.

In one task, volunteers had to pick the direction of a sound coming from about 3 metres away. When the sound was in front of them or slightly off center in front, both groups performed equally well.

When sounds came from the side or the back, however, the blind group performed much better than the blindfolded group. The participants(参与者)who had been blind since childhood did slightly better than those who lost their sight later.

“Recognizing(认识)the locations of distant sounds can be a matter of life-or-death for blind people,” say the researchers. Crossing the street, for instance, is much harder when you can’t see the cars coming.

Still, the researchers were surprised by how well the blind participants did, especially those who went blind after age 16. In another experiment, the scientists also found that parts of the brain that normally deal with visual(视觉的)information became active in locating sound in the people who were blind by age 11. These brain parts didn’t show sound-location activity in the other group of blind people or in the sighted people. The scientists now want to learn more about the working of brains of “late-onset” (迟发性的)blind people.

1.The recent study shows blind people are better at telling ________________.

A. The sources of loud sounds. B. the locations of distant sounds

C. the direction of sharp sounds D. the distance of a sound in front of them

2.If people were asked to tell the direction of a sound from the side, who would perform best?

A. Those who are blind.

B. Those who have gone blind since children.

C. Those who went blind at age 16.

D. Those who are blindfolded.

3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Whether to be able to locate the sounds can be of vital(生死攸关的) importance for the blind.

B. All the volunteers in the experiment are sightless.

C. All the participants did equally well when picking sounds from whatever direction.

D. The later people become blind, the better they can perform in telling the direction of sounds.

4.What do we know about that parts of brain dealing with visual information are active in locating sounds?

A. This happens in almost all the testers.

B. This only happens in the people who were blind after age 16.

C. It remains nothing new to the scientists any more.

D. It remains a mystery why it is so.

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Mushrooms are small living things that look like umbrella. They are not plants because they do not have the green material that plants use to make food. Mushrooms get their food from the living or dead plants around them.

A mushroom has two parts: the mycelium(菌丝体) and the fruit. Mycelium is underground and gets food for the mushroom. Sometimes it dies quickly, but if it gets enough food it may live for hundreds of years.

The fruit, umbrella-shaped body, only lives for a few days. Gil(菌褶), small plants under the mushroom's cap, have small spores(孢子) on them. When these spores fall off the mushroom the wind blows them away. If they fall on a warm, wet area a new mycelium develops.

Some mushrooms can be eaten with plenty of vitamin B and also minerals like iron. They are sold at high price.The best-known and most widely eaten is the button mushroom(草菇). They are found in all kinds of food, from pizzas to salads.

Truffles(松露) are mushrooms that grow completely underground. Dogs and pigs can find the places where they grow by using their noses. The mushrooms cost a lot of money and can be eaten in very expensive restaurants around the world.

Some types of mushrooms are poisonous(有毒的). They lead to illness, and a few mushrooms are even deadly. One is a beautiful white mushroom which grows in summer and autumn, Unless you get quick treatment death may come very fast.

It's hard for people to tell between safe and poisonous mushrooms. So,never eat a mushroom you find unless you know what it is.

Mushrooms help plants grow. They help dead material and minerals get back into the soil so that it can be used again.

The Chinese have used mushrooms in medicine for hundreds of years. Some types are turned into a medicine that gives strength or energy. Scientists have found out that some mushrooms prevent high blood pressure(高血压).

General information

·Shape of mushrooms

·1.between mushrooms and plants

·Parts of mushrooms

Types of mushrooms

★Mushrooms for food

·button mushrooms-- 2. on the table

·truffles—rare and expensive in restaurants

★Mushrooms with poison: can 3. disease or death

4. of mushrooms

·Helpful for plants’ growth

·Useful for 5. protection

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