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I was just out of college, only three days into a graduate year in England, and I was dragging a heavy backpack and suitcase through the London Underground. I was also crying uncontrollably.The day before yesterday, my uncle had ________ me that I was never to speak to him, his wife, or my two cousins again. Earlier, I had made a silly, joking remark. It was never meant to ______ my aunt's feelings, but it did. I spent the evening in an ugly blue telephone booth (电话亭), _______ as I spoke to a friend who lived in England.

As a 22-year-old ________ had been raised to respect and trust adults, I believed my aunt and uncle when they said I’d _________ the relationship between themselves and family.

When I left the phone booth, I went back to a _________ house with three closed bedroom doors. I did not sleep. In the morning, I _________ everyone get up and leave; no one knocked on my door. When it was quiet, I wrote a note of ________ and left it in my uncle’s bedroom. I dragged my bags to the train station.

Coming to England seemed like a _______ decision. Still worse, no lifts at the station were working. Crying yet again, I tried to lift my suitcase up the ________. Suddenly, there were hands. No one said anything, _______ each time I faced another set of steps, a hand would catch the suitcase handle and ____ it. At the top of the steps, the hand would let go, and I'd pull the suitcase to the next set. And just as I was about to _______ again, another hand would appear suddenly.

It happened several times. I never looked up and say thanks _________ I couldn't stop crying. I do remember that each ______ looked different, and that many different people helped me, without asking or saying anything.

That was the last time I saw or spoke to ______ of those four family members. Yet when I think about that terrible _______ in 1998, I remember those strangers' hands. They were there when I needed them, and even now, they pull me ______ the sadness of that memory. I think of them as I _____ the underground in Washington D. C. today, and I watch the citizens and tourists, just in case someone ______ a hand.

1.A. convinced B. taught C. informed D. persuaded

2.A. hurt B. inspire C. express D. hide

3.A. nodding B. weeping C. shouting D. trembling

4.A. when B. what C. which D. who

5.A. enjoyed B. handled C. ruined D. managed

6.A. silent B. private C. huge D. pretty

7.A. saw B. heard C. felt D. observed

8.A. praise B. apology C. warning D. thanks

9.A. firm B. tough C. bad D. final

10.A. carriage B. station C. path D. stairs

11.A. and B. or C. but D. so

12.A. lift B. support C. open D. press

13.A. quit B. cry C. stop D. struggle

14.A. although B. because C. if D. unless

15.A. face B. hand C. person D. suitcase

16.A. some B. none C. any D. one

17.A. loss B. lesson C. call D. accident

18.A. toward B. along C. over D. through

19.A. miss B. drive C. hire D. ride

20.A. shakes B. needs C. gives D. Deserves

Laptop computers are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms.

Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are part of a $10 million computer program at Westlake, a 110-year-old college. The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet. In addition, they will be able to use e-mail to “speak” with their teachers, their classmates, and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast-food restaurant or under the trees—anywhere at all!

Because of the many changes in computer technology, laptop use in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable. As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers. In addition, the portable computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources. State higher-education officials are studying how laptops can help students. State officials are also testing laptop programs at other universities, too.

At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teacher said, “Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we’re giving students a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything.”

1.The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to _______.

A. use for their schoolwork

B. access the Internet

C. work at home

D. connect them to libraries

2.Which of the following is true about Westlake College?

A. All teachers use computers.

B. 1500 students have laptops.

C. It is an old college in America.

D. Students there can do everything.

3.A window on the world in the last paragraph means that students can _______.

A. attend lectures on information technology

B. travel around the world

C. get information from around the world

D. have free laptops

4.What can we infer from the passage?

A. The program is successful.

B. The program is not workable.

C. The program is too expensive.

D. We don’t know the result of the program yet.

Quicker and faster 3-D printers have allowed not just amazing objects to be created, but have started to affect how doctors treat patients.

We’ve put together a list of some of the most amazing medical breakthroughs made possible with 3-D printing.

Life-Saving Airway

In 2013, doctors created a new airway for kaiba Gionfriddo, a boy born with an airway that kept collapsing (萎陷). To save his life doctors printed tiny tubes to join together in different shapes and sizes until one finally worked for Kaiba. It was placed in Kaiba’s bronchus (支气管) so that it no longer collapsed. Even more remarkably, once the plant was placed it could stay there. It’s designed to eventually be absorbed into the body.

New “Bionic” Hands

One of the most remarkable ways 3-D printing is now being used is as a way to create prosthetics (假肢). A boy born without an arm named Alex was able to get a new“bionic”hand thanks to it. Last year a college student spent 8 weeks coming up with a special prosthetic design that only cost a few hundred dollars in materials. He said he wanted to create a prosthetic far cheaper than other choices that can run tens of thousands of dollars.

A practice Heart

In Seattle, doctors have been able to use 3-D printing technology to“practice”risky operations so that they will face fewer surprises in the operating room. Kami Sutton was born with her heart“in the wrong place”. For a recent operation her doctor was able to take many scans of Sutton’ s heart and print out a model. “Kami’s heart is truly one-of-a-kind,”Dr. Stephan Seslar, a heart disease specialist said. “Operating on her without understanding the structure of her heart better could be very dangerous.”

A New Skull

A U.K. man was able to have part of his skull rebuilt thanks to a 3-D printer. Stephen Power broke his cheek bones in a crash. To help Power his doctors instead created 3-D bones all carefully printed in the shape of his face. “This is really the first time we’ve taken it to this stage, where everything has been planned and modeled in advance — and worked sweetly,”said Adrian Sugar, a doctor.

1.What is special about the 3-D printed airway?

A.It uses high-tech materials.

B.It varies in shapes and sizes.

C.It can be absorbed by the body.

D.It can prevent any disease in the airway.

2.What is the advantage of the new“bionic”hand?

A.Its price. B.Its effects.

C.Its materials. D.Its shape design.

3.How can 3-D printing technology help doctors in the operating room?

A.It helps them get better scans.

B.It guarantees the success of operations.

C.It enables them to practice and learn more.

D.It helps them to deal with patents, anxiety.

4.What does Adrian Sugar think of the new skull printed by 3-D technology?

A.He has doubts about it.

B.He thinks highly of it.

C.It needs to be better planned.

D.It functions well but needs improving.

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The Basic Survival Skills

Learning survival skills is an ongoing process(过程)that will last for your entire life. Because each situation has its particular requirements, there is always more to learn and experience. 1.

Fire

Fire provides warmth, light, and comfort, and keeps away the creatures. But even those are not all. 2. Always have at least two ways of making a fire. With waterproof (防水的) matches, or a fire starter you should be able to create a fire anytime anywhere.

Shelter

Shelter protects your body from heat, cold, rain, snow, the sun, and wind. It also protects you from insects and other creatures that seek to do you harm. Before you are in need of making a survival shelter, be sure to practice and experiment with a variety of materials and survival plans on a regular basis. Clothing is the first line of shelter protection. 3.

Signaling

Signaling allows you to get in touch with people who can rescue you without having to be close by. 4. These include using fire and smoke, flashlights, bright colored clothing and other markers, mirrors, and whistles.

First Aid

5. Most injuries you may face in the wilderness are relatively minor cuts, burns and scrapes. Larger injuries need formal treatment, which means you will need outside help.

A. Have the right clothes for the right environment.

B. There are a variety of ways to signal for help.

C. Lay out SOS from rocks, logs or colored clothing.

D. Always bring along your first aid box and a space blanket.

E. Fire and smoke can be used for signaling very long distances.

F. Panic is your number one enemy when you are in any emergency situation.

G. These 4 basic skills may put you on your way toward becoming a survivor.

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