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One day I was hanging about with several friends. Not really doing anything , just doing what teenagers do on a hot summer afternoon.

We were walking through a parking lot my younger brother, Mark, came running up to us at full . A few seconds later I saw a man running behind him. Mark was out of , so I didn't really understand what he was . The man in front of me was for Mark. Mark moved behind me, and I realised that he was . I asked the man what the . was. The man said he wanted my little brother in a bad way. He reached for my brother again and again but I him. He then punched (拳击) me in the chest. I felt more than hurt and I had to defend myself.

did the man know that I had been training in Karate (空手道) for four years. I was by my parents to respect all adults, this man was so terrible. He was trying to hurt my ; he turned his anger to me with a attack. But, much to his surprise, he found he was in a bit of trouble himself. So the man his attack and disappeared from my sight.

The whole thing was over a simple disagreement two children, namely Mark and the man's daughter. This man had overreacted (反应) and did things without finding out the facts. I am happy that no one was hurt badly and that worked out okay.

However, the man and I were similar in a way. We both tried to the ones we care about in the best way we could.

1.A.helpful B.necessary C.special D.useful

2.A.when B.as C.since D.why

3.A.limit B.power C.speed D.hope

4.A.control B.breath C.mind D.danger

5.A.thinking B.saying C.making D.ordering

6.A.reaching B.waiting C.caring D.leaving

7.A.surprised B.excited C.brave D.scared

8.A.difficulty B.act C.problem D.task

9.A.blocked B.defeated C.disliked D.disagreed

10.A.tired B.shocked C.moved D.bored

11.A.Little B.Much C.Many D.Few

12.A.reminded B.showed C.taught D.encouraged

13.A.and B.so C.as D.but

14.A.teacher B.father C.brother D.friend

15.A.mental B.material C.chemical D.physical

16.A.continued B.kept C.stopped D.increased

17.A.between B.across C.among D.for

18.A.naturally B.wildly C.slightly D.slowly

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

20.A.protect B.admire C.value D.praise

Unlike in our country, violence against women is very obvious in some western and African countries.The basic cause of it lies in discrimination! which claims women inequality with men in all aspects of life.Violence is both origin in discrimination and serves to worsen discrimination.

Violence against women is a sign of historically unequal status of women compared to men, which has resulted into domination(拄制,主宰) and discrimination against women by men and to the prevention of the full development of women.Violence against women is one of the important social means by which women are restricted into a secondary position in comparison with men.

As violence against women is spread worldwide, many women are targets because of their ethnic group, class, sex or disability status.

Many women think that the psychological consequences of abuse are even more dangerous than its physical effects.The experience of abuse often shakes women's self- respect and puts them at great risk of a number of mental health problems, such as:

Depression is becoming broadly recognized as a main health problem in the world.Women who are abused by their partners suffer more depression and anxiety than women who have not been abused! according to studies in Australia, Nicaragua, Pakistan, and the US.

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a strong anxiety disorder that can happen when people go through or witness a very unpleasant event in which they feel disappointed and helpless or fear death or injury.The symptoms of PTSD contain mentally reliving the upsetting event by means of flashbacks(闵回,倒叙); avoiding anything that would remind one of the events; experiencing discomfort in sleeping and concentrating; and being easily alarmed or frightened.

The severe violence is also likely to lead to suicide.Some women kill themselves or try to do so.Researches from some countries, including Sweden! and the US, have showed that domestic violence is closely connected with suicide.Abused women who have PTSD symptoms prove to be most likely to try suicide.

Abused women are more likely than other women to misuse alcohol and drugs.When a person' s everyday life functioning or life alternatives continue to be influenced ! a post-traumatic stress disorder may be the problem, requiring professional

treatment.

Title: 1.

I. 2.f historically unequal status

·Domination and discrimination from men’s leading position and preventing 3.

II. 4.: women’s self-respect shake and5.occur.

·6.,a main health problem

·Post-traumatic stress disorder. a strong7., happens under certain conditions.One of its symptoms is mentally reliving8. by means of flashbacks.

·9.,especially for women with PTSD symptoms

·Alcohol and drug misuse

III.10.

·Professional treatment

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When you make a mistake, big or small, cherish it like it’s the most precious thing in the world. Because in some ways, it is.

Most of us feel bad when we make mistakes, beat ourselves up about it, feel like failures, get mad at ourselves.

And that’s only natural: most of us have been taught from a young age that mistakes are bad, that we should try to avoid mistakes. We’ve been scolded when we make mistakes—at home, school and work. Maybe not always, but probably enough times to make feeling bad about mistakes an unconscious reaction.

Yet without mistakes, we could not learn or grow. If you think about it that way, mistakes should be cherished and celebrated for being one of the most amazing things in the world: they make learning possible; they make growth and improvement possible.

By trial and error—trying things, making mistakes, and learning from those mistakes—we have figured out how to make electric light, to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, to fly.

Mistakes make walking possible for the smallest toddler, make speech possible, make works of genius possible.

Think about how we learn: we don’t just consume information about something and instantly know it or know how to do it. You don’t just read about painting, or writing, or computer programming, or baking, or playing the piano, and know how to do them right away. Instead, you get information about something, from reading or from another person or from observing, then you make mistakes and repeat, making mistakes, learning from those mistakes, until you’ve pretty much learned how to do something. That’s how we learn as babies and toddlers, and how we learn as adults. Mistakes are how we learn to do something new—because if you succeed at something, it’s probably something you already knew how to do. You haven’t really grown much from that success—at most it’s the last step on your journey, not the whole journey. Most of the journey was made up of mistakes, if it’s a good journey.

So if you value learning, if you value growing and improving, then you should value mistakes. They are amazing things that make a world of brilliance possible.

1.Why do most of us feel bad about making mistakes?

A. Because mistakes make us suffer a lot.

B. Because it’s a natural part in our life.

C. Because we’ve been taught so from a young age.

D. Because mistakes have ruined many people’s careers.

2.According to the passage, what is the right attitude to mistakes?

A. We should try to avoid making mistakes.

B. We should owe great inventions mainly to mistakes.

C. We should treat mistakes as good chances to learn.

D. We should make feeling bad about mistakes an unconscious reaction.

3.The underlined word “toddler” in Paragraph 6 probably means .

A. a small child learning to walk

B. a kindergarten child learning to draw

C. a primary pupil learning to read

D. a school teenager learning to write

4.We can learn from the passage that .

A. most of us can really grow from success

B. growing and improving are based on mistakes

C. we learn to make mistakes by trial and error

D. we read about something and know how to do it right away

The 87th Academy Award nominations(提名) were announced on Jan 15, and The Grand Budapest Hotel stood out as a favorite with nine nominations, including Best Picture. Check out some other Best Picture nominees to see if you missed any of last year’s top Hollywood films.

The Imitation Game

This historical thriller is about British computer scientist, Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch), the father of artificial intelligence. At the start of World War II, Turing was asked to join a select team of mathematical geniuses to decode(解码) the system the Nazis used to send military messages. Besides the actual breaking of the code, Cumberbatch’s portrayal(扮演)of Turing’s personality, a mixture of decency(正派)and shyness, is also a highlight of the movie.

Birdman

This dark comedy film is about how Riggan Thomson, a faded star once famous for his superhero roles, struggles to regain fame. American actor Michael Keaton, 63, who has a similar experience to Thomson’s, plays the leading role.

Selma 

A stellar cast(主要演员) including talk show queen Oprah Winfrey may be one reason to see Selma. But that the film focuses on Martin Luther King Jr.’s struggle for civil rights also makes it worth viewing. Based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches, the film is a chronicle(编年史) of King’s (David Oyelowo) campaign for political rights for African-American people.

The Theory of Everything

We know English theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking for his significant scientific discoveries, especially his black hole theories. This biographical film reveals the scientist’s (played by Eddie Redmayne) secret romantic relationship with Jane Hawking (Felicity Jones), whom he meets and falls in love with at Cambridge and who later becomes his first wife.

Boyhood

American Director Richard Linklater did an experiment in this film, using the same cast for 12 years to record a boy’s growth. In two and a half hours, we see Mason, a Texas boy from a divorced family, grow from 6-year-old boy to a freshman in college.

1. How many Best Picture nominees are mentioned in the text?

A. Five B. Six C. Eight D. Nine

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?

A. Michael Keaton became famous overnight after starring in the movie Birdman.

B. Alan Turing is a talented and outgoing man in The Imitation Game.

C. Selma is the story of Martin Luther King Jr.’s fight for voting rights for African-Americans.

D. The Theory of Everything is about how Stephen Hawking discovered his black hole theories.

3.What is Boyhood mainly about?

A. How Richard Linklater did his decade-long experiment.

B. The wonderful life of Mason.

C. The growth of a young boy.

D. How Mason spent his college years.

4. What is the main purpose of the text?

A. To analyze why these films were nominated for the 87th Academy Awards.

B. To give a brief introduction to the 87th Academy Award nominees.

C. To list some of the best nominees in the Academy Awards’ history.

D. To prove that the Academy Award nominees cover a broad range of topics.

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