【题目】 The Brown Bear

My wife Laura and I were on the beach, with three of our children, taking pictures of shore birds near our home in Alaska when we spotted a bear. The bear was thin and small, moving aimlessly.

Just a few minutes later, I heard my daughter shouting, Dad! The bear is right behind us! An aggressive bear will usually rush forward to frighten away its enemy but would suddenly stop at the last minute. This one was silent and its ears pinned back--the sign(迹象) of an animal that is going in for the kill. And it was a cold April day. The bear behaved abnormally, probably because of hunger.

I held my camera tripod(三脚架) in both hands to form a barrier as the bear rushed into me. Its huge head was level with my chest and shoulders, and the tripod stuck across its mouth. It bit down and I found myself supporting its weight. I knew I would not be able to hold it for long.

Even so, this was a fight I had to win: I was all that stood between the bear and my family, who would stand little chance of running faster than a brown bear.

The bear hit at the camera, cutting it off the tripod. I raised my left arm to protect my face; the beast held tightly on the tripod and pressed it into my side. My arm could not move, and I sensed that my bones were going to break.

Drawing back my free hand, I struck the bear as hard as I could for five or six times. The bear opened its mouth and I grasped its fur, trying to push it away. I was actually wrestling(扭打) with the bear at this point. Then, as suddenly as it had begun, the fight ended. The bear moved back towards the forest, before returning for another attack--the first time I felt panic.

Apparently satisfied that we caused no further threat, the bear moved off, destroying a fence as it went. My arm was injured, but the outcome for us could hardly have been better. I'm proud that my family remained clear-headed when panic could have led to a very different outcome.

【1】The brown bear approached the family in order to ______ .

A. catch shore birds

B. start an attack

C. protect the children

D. set up a barrier for itself

【2】 The bear finally went away after it ______ .

A. felt safe

B. got injured

C. found some food

D. took away the camera

【3】 The writer and his family survived mainly due to their ______ .

A. pride

B. patience

C. calmness

D. cautiousness

【题目】Living and dealing with kids can be a difficult job these days, but living and dealing with parents can be even more complex.

If I have learned anything in my 16 years, it is that communication is very important. With any relationship, you need to let other people know how you are feeling. If you are not able to communicate, you drift apart (疏远). When you are mad at your parents, or anyone else, not talking to them doesnt solve anything.

Communication begins with the concerns of others. It means that you cant just come home from school, go up to your room and ignore everyone. To keep a good relationship, you must keep communication, even if its just by writing a note.

When dealing with parents, you always have to make them feel good about how they are doing as a parent. If you are trying to make them see something as you see it, tell them that youll listen to what they have to say, but ask them politely to listen to you. Yelling or walking away only makes the situation worse.

This is an example: one night, Sophie went to a street party with her friends. She knew she had to be home by midnight after the fireworks, but she didnt. She was late getting home. Her parents were mad at first, not giving Sophie a chance to explain why she was late. Later, they kept calm and listened to her. Communication is the key factor here. If Sophies parents had not been willing to listen, Sophie would have been in a lot of trouble.

【1】In the writers view, dealing with parents is __________.

A. more difficult B. easier

C. more uninteresting D. more interesting

【2】What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

A. The importance of friendship

B. To make your feeling known to others

C. The importance of communication

D. The disagreement between generations

【3】Which is the key to a happy relationship?

A. Children should always obey their parents.

B. They should be equal.

C. Parents play the leading part.

D. Both make the opposite know their anger.

【4】 What does the example in this passage prove?

A. Sophies parents are willing to listen to her.

B. Sophie is very polite to her parents.

C. Sophie did well in explaining her being late.

D. Communication is the solution to misunderstanding.

【题目】七选五

根据短文内容,你的生活从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。

Nowadays a vegetarian (素食的) lifestyle is becoming more and more popular. Keeping a vegetarian diet is one of the best things we can do.

_____【1】___ A well planned vegetarian diet provides us with all the nutrients (营养素) we need and avoids fat, cholesterol (胆固醇) found in animal flesh, eggs, and dairy foods. And it can provide protection against various kinds of diseases, including the three biggest killers: heart disease, cancer, and other serious diseases. The American Dietetic Association states that vegetarians have lower rates of death from heart disease, lower blood cholesterol levels, lower blood pressure and lower rates of high blood pressure. _____【2】____ Scientists have also found that vegetarians have stronger immune systems than their meat-eating friends. ____【3】___ Vegetarians live, on average, 6 to 10 years longer than meat eaters.

____【4】____ Animals raised for food consume the vast majority of their calories simply in order to live, just as we do. We feed more than 70 percent of the grains to farm animals. So it’s really a huge waste, isnt it? Try your best to find tips on the health benefits of a vegetarian diet. __【5】__

A. Growing all the crops needed to feed animals requires great amounts of water and land.

B. This means that they are less likely to be affected by everyday illnesses like the flu.

C. Vegetarian diets are the only diets that work for long term weight loss.

D. All of these diseases are more likely to happen to meat eaters.

E. Healthy vegetarian diets support a lifetime of good health.

F. It’s never too late to turn over a new page.

G. Living on plants also saves energy.

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