Tears slid down Ken's cheeks. Their newbom baby        was removed from life supprt, taken back to her and her  , Charlie. who held their baby. Austin was bom at 12:17 p.m. three months   than he should have been. The length of a school ruler. he weighed one pound. nine ounces. Doctors tried   that technology and medicine could offer at the      baby, but Austin did not respond well. Austin's lung tissue (组织) had probably     developing four weeks before. even still     . his mother, because of an accident Zero chance of     . It was time to let him go, and let him leave in his mother's arms - at peace and in no pain.

     In the next few hours, Charlie's parents, and Ken's mother came to meet and say    Austin. Charlie and Keri        their eyes on the baby as he snuggled(依偎) into Keri's chest. The end, they believed. was coming   . Nurse Melissa walked in every so often to check Austin's         . If it was time for him t0       . his heart rate would begin to slow. After four hours,     , Austin was still breathing. His heart thumped(跳动) at a healthy 120 beats per       . He moved his head and wrapped his fingers and toes around the fingers of his          . Four hours became five, then six. Austin and his parents remained still     . Word about this baby had spread out. Everyone was talking about him. As the minutes and hours ticked away, Austin was going strong The tests showed a(n)      level of carbon dioxide in his blood. which meant he was        enough oxygen into his body. The clock passed midnight. Austin had        the next day. Miracle. a life miracle!

1.A. Melissa        B. Charlie           C. Austin              D. Keri

2.A. husband       B. nurse             C. doctor              D. wife

3.A. sooner        B. faster             C. later                D. earlier

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

5.A. young        B. tiny               C. big                D. sick

6.A. started       B. stopped             C. delayed            D. continued

7.A. inside       B. outside             C. beside              D. with

8.A. arrival       B. approval            C. death               D. survival

9.A. hello to      B. sorry to            C. goodbye to           D. yes to

10.A. put         B. focused            C. took                D. had

11.A. steadily     B. fast               C. slowly               D. soon

12.A. heartbeat    B. mouth             C. blood                D. temperature

13.A. wash       B. live               C. die                  D. eat

14.A. however    B. therefore           C. meanwhile           D. otherwise

15.A. second          B. minute              C. hour               D. day

16.A. friends         B. sisters               C. relatives            D. parents

17.A. crying          B. waiting              C. sitting              D. sleeping

18.A. unsatisfied      B. unacceptable          C. normal             D. excellent

19.A. losing         B. getting               C. making              D. pouring

20.A. lived into      B. waked up             C. waited for            D. suffered from

 

The porter(行李搬运工) brings your bags to your room and helpfully explains all you want to know.Then he points to the phone and says:“If there’s anything else you need, just call.”All this time you have been thinking of one thing:“How much should I tip(付小费)him?” To make your next trip a little easier, here’s guide to tipping across some Asian countries.

Bangkok(曼谷)

In general, the more westernized the place is, the more likely you will be expected to leave a tip.Some top-end restaurants will add a 10% service charge to the bill.If not, waiters will appreciate your tacking on(附加)the 10% yourself.However, if you’re eating at a lower-end restaurant, a tip is not necessary.If you’re staying at one of Bangkok’s many five-star hotels, expect to tip the porter 20 to 50 baht(泰国货币单位),depending on how many bags you have.Taxis are now metered in Bangkok.Local custom is to round up(凑整数)the fare to the nearest five baht.

Hong Kong

Tipping is customary in this money-mad metropolis(大都市).Most restaurants add a 10% service charge to the bill, but the extra money often ends up in the pocket of the owner. If the service is good, add another 10% to the bill, up to HKMYMl00 in an especially nice restaurant.For HK MYM10 hotel porters should do it at all but the nicest hotels where a new HKMYM20 bill may be more acceptable.When in a taxi, round up to the nearest dollar.

Kuala Lumpur(吉隆坡)

Tipping in Malaysia is limited to the expensive westernized hotels, which often add a 10% service charge to your meal or hotel room.If you are at a hotel restaurant, expect a 10% service charge.

But at local restaurants, there’s no need to add a tip. At five-star hotels, one or two ringgit(马来西亚货币单位)will satisfy a porter. At lower-end buildings don’t feel you have to tip Like Bangkok, many taxis are now metered so you can just round up to the nearest ringgit.

Seoul

Tipping is not part of Korean culture, although it has become a matter of course in international hotels where a 10% service charge is often added.If you’re at a Korean barbecue joint(烧烤处), there’s no need to add anything extra.But a nice Italian restaurant may require a 10% contribution.

If you’re at a top-end hotel, so expect to pay 500~l,000 won per bag.Taxi drivers don’t accept a tip.Keep the change for yourself.

1.Which of the following is NOT the unit of money?.

A.Charge           B.Baht              C.Won             D.Ringgit

2.In which of the following cities is it unnecessary to tip the taxi-drivers?

A.Bangkok          B.Hongkong         C.Kuala Lumpur      D.Seoul

3.If you stay at a five-star hotel in Kuala Lumpur, how much will you pay the porter at least?

A.10% of service charge                   B.Three ringgit       C.Half a ringgit D.One ringgit

4.The writer seems           

A.to tell the readers how to travel

B.to give the readers some advice on how to tip

C.to ask the readers to go on a travel to Asian cities

D.to make the trip more pleasant

 

阅读理解。
     We have met the enemy and he is ours. We bought him at a pet shop. When monkey-pox, a disease usually
found in the African rain forest suddenly turns up in children in the American Midwest, it's hard not to wonder
of the disease that comes from foreign animals is homing in on human beings. "Most of the infections (感染)
we think of as human infections started in other animals" says Stephen Morse, director of the Center for Public
Health Preparedness at Columbia University.
     It's not just that we're going to where the animals are; we're also bringing them closer to us Popular foreign
pets have brought a whole new disease to this country. A strange illness killed Isaksen's pets and she now thinks
that keeping foreign pets is a bad idea. "I don't think it's fair to have them as pets when we have such a limited
knowledge of them" says Isaksen.
     "Laws allowing these animals to be brought in from deep forest areas without stricter control need changing"
says Peter Schantz. Monkey-pox may be the wake-up call Researchers believe infected animals may infect their
owners. We know very little about these new diseases. Anew bug (病毒) may be kind at first But it may develop
into something harmful (有害的). Monkey-pox doesn't look a major infectious disease. But is not impossible to
pass the disease from person to person.
1. We learn from Paragraph I that the per sold at the shop may _____.
A. come from Columbia
B. prevent us from being infected
C. enjoy being with children
D. suffer from monkey-pox
2. Why did Isaksen advise people not to have foreign pets?
A. They attack human beings
B. We need to study native animals
C. They can't live out of the rain forest
D. We do not know much about them yet
3. What does she phrase "the wake-up call" in paragraph 3 most probably mean?
A. a new disease
B. a clear warning
C. a dangerous animal
D. a morning call
4. The text suggests that in the future we _____.
A. may have to fight against more new diseases
B. may easily get infected by diseases from dogs
C. should not be allowed to have pets
D. should stop buying pests from Africa

You want to have fun and adventure and so you decide to travel somewhere to do it. Sounds like a simple enough thing. And basically it is. But what is adventure? That is the key here and the answer can be different for different people.

       For those who love sports, adventure travel can have a whole different meaning than for those who like history. The physical travel types that you can find include such adventure travel as white water rafting (白浪漂流), kayaking or climbing and hiking to some mountains somewhere. To the hiker, backpacking across Ireland might be their adventure. For this type of person, adventure travel almost always includes some-thing physical. Often the goal is to push their body’s limits and test their individual endurance (耐力).

       For those who less want to climb mountains, adventure travel might mean traveling to Nepal and taking in the local festivals. Wine tasting in Italy is also vacation adventure for the more relaxed traveler who enjoys peace and comfort. Anything that is opposite to the normal scope (范围) of the traveler’s lifestyle defines (定义) adventure.

       Adventure travel is not necessarily a one-size-fits-all type of vacation. Adventure depends on the per-son’s physical limits, how much money the person has and what the person enjoys doing. Going beyond the normal is adventurous for many. If your life is quite busy, then sitting on a beach in the moonlight with your family might be adventure for you. The point is not what you do but that you have a good time and that it is an adventure for YOU — not for the person next to you.

       Do not sit home this year when vacation time rolls around. Go beyond your normal routine and try something new. If you usually spend your vacation sun-bathing on a beach, try hiking, instead, through the mountains. Look around you, think beyond your comfort zone and head out on an adventure vacation.

51. For a quiet traveler, he is most likely to choose ______.

A. backpacking across a country        B. wine tasting in a bar

C. hiking to some mountains              D. white water rafting

52. To have an adventure travel, the most important is ______.

A. whether you enjoy yourself       B. whether you try something dangerous

C. where you go for the traveling     D. what you do in the traveling

53. The underlined word “beyond” in Paragraph 4 probably means “______”.

A. according to                            B. later than  

C. more than                               D. less than

54. From the passage, we can make a conclusion that ______.

A. adventure travel always includes something dangerous

B. adventure travel will cost you a large sum of money

C. anything that goes beyond the normal is adventure travel

D. adventure travelers like to do things to the limits of their body

55. The best title for the passage may be “______”.

A. Tips on adventure travel              B. Who is interested in adventure travel

C. What is adventure travel              D. Popular places for adventure travel

We have met the enemy, and he is ours. We bought him at a pet shop. When monkey-pox, a disease usually found in the African rain forest, suddenly turns up in children in the American Midwest, it’s hard not to wonder if the disease that comes from foreign animals is homing in on human beings. “Most of the infections (感染) we think of as human infections started in other animals,” says Stephen Morse, director of the Center for Public Health Preparedness at Columbia University. It’s not just that we’re going to where the animals are; we’re also bringing them closer to us. Popular foreign pets have brought a whole new disease to this country. A strange illness killed Isakson’s pets and she now thinks that keeping foreign pets is a bad idea. “ I don’t think it’s fair to have them as pets when we have such a limited knowledge of them, “says Isakson.

“Laws allowing these animals to be brought in from deep forest areas without stricter control need changing,” says Peter Schantz. Monkey-pox may be the wake-up call. Researchers believe infected animals may infect their owners. We know very little about these new diseases. A new bug(病毒)may be kind at first. But it may develop into something harmful. Monkey-pox doesn’t look a major infectious disease. But it is not impossible to pass the disease from person to person

60. We learn from Paragraph 1 that the per sold at the shop may ________.

  A. come from Columbia                B. prevent us from being infected

C. enjoy being with children             D. suffer from monkey-pox 

61. Why did Isakson advise people not to have foreign pets?

A. They attack human beings.            B. We need to study native animals.

C. They can’t live out of the rain forest.    D. We do not know much about them yet

62. What does the phrase “the wake-up call” in paragraph 3 most probably mean?

A. a new disease    B. a clear warning    C. a dangerous animal    D. a morning call

63. The text suggests that in the future we _______.

A. may have to fight against more new diseases

B. may easily get infected by diseases from dogs

C. should not be allowed to have pets

D. should stop buying pests from Africa

                           

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