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Money, jewels and important documents are not the only valuable placed in banks these days. Some mothers store their breast milk in banks.
There’re ten breast banks set up across the United States, where mothers can donate their extra milk for other women’s babies. Experts say breast milk is the best food for babies. The World Health Organization says it is the only food babies should get during the first six months of life, in most cases. Breast milk is especially important for babies born too early. Sometimes these premature babies must stay in the hospital for many weeks.
James Cameron is a doctor who treats newborns at Lutheran Children’s Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He says breast milk is almost like medicine. Doctor James Cameron said, “The fact is that there are so many different proteins and specialized sugars in the breast milk that the mom’s able to make that help provide immunity. It’s very important for the health of the newborn.”
There are several reasons some mothers may not be able to breastfeed. Some are not able to produce enough milk. Others might be taking medicines or have medical problems that prevent the process.
Lucy Baur lives near Fort Wayne. She fed her milk to both her children and always had more milk than they needed. She wanted to donate to the Indiana Mothers Milk Bank in Indianapolis. But freezing and shipping milk can be costly. Then, a donor station opened near her home.
Milk donations in the United States work like this: Donors must be willing to provide almost three liters of breast milk. They freeze the milk and take it to the station. There, employees warm the milk and mix it with other mothers’ milk. Then, the milk is heated to kill bacteria. After that, the technicians test samples of all the milk to make sure it is safe and healthful. The milk is re-frozen and sent to the main milk bank. The milk bank transports the milk to hospitals to feed premature or sick babies. Donors are tested for diseases before any milk is accepted. They are not permitted to smoke tobacco, use illegal drugs or drink too much alcohol.
小题1:The purpose of setting up breast milk banks is to_____.
A.store extra fresh milk for school children
B.provide milk to children who go hungry
C.help mothers donate milk to other babies
D.offer free breast milk to premature babies
小题2:The breast milk is important for newborns because_____.
A.it protects them from any possible disease
B.it contains rich nutrients that they need
C.it is the only food that babies can eat
D.it benefits them as the best medicine
小题3:The underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refers to____.
A.milk bank employeesB.milk bank doctors
C.milk bank nursesD.breast milk donors
小题4:Which of the following shows the process of milk donations in the USA?
a. The mixed breast milk is heated to kill bacteria.
b. Breast milk is donated by mothers, frozen by them and sent to the stations.
c. The breast milk samples are tested for safety reason.
d. Different donors’ breast milk is warmed and mixed together by the station.
e. The milk is frozen again and sent to the main milk bank.
A.bdaceB.bcdeaC.badecD.cbaed

小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:A
文章介绍了一种新的组织帮助那些奶水过多的母亲把自己的奶水捐出来去帮助那些早产儿,已经奶水的净化和处理过程。
小题1:C 细节题。根据文章第二段1,2行There’re ten breast banks set up across the United States, where mothers can donate their extra milk for other women’s babies.可知他们建立这样的奶水银行是让那些目前捐奶水是为了帮助其他婴儿的。
小题1:B 推理题。根据文章第三段3,4行The fact is that there are so many different proteins and specialized sugars in the breast milk that the mom’s able to make that help provide immunity.奶水中的营养物质是婴儿所急需的。故B正确。
小题1:A 细节题。本题应该充分利用排除法,根据文章最后一段的处理顺序可知A正确。
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A.think B.realize C.mindD.feel
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小题4:
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A.hopesB.plansC.demandsD.promises
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A.occasionallyB.frequentlyC.casuallyD.immediately
小题3:
A.depressedB.embarrassedC.surprisedD.discouraged
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A.putB.callC.cheerD.pick
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A.tripB.dateC.filmD.ride
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A.congratulateB.celebrateC.announceD.welcome
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A.cinemaB.restaurantC.hotelD.theatre
小题8:
A.focusedB.cleanedC.1iftedD.opened
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A.readB.printC.writeD.hand
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A.taskB.effortC.prizeD.favor
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A.complexB.urgentC.humorousD.pleasant
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A.discussedB.arrangedC.missedD.delayed
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A.inviteB.informC.noticeD.remember
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A.appearedB.happenedC.seemedD.proved
小题15:
A.courageB.beliefC.chanceD.permission
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A.receivedB.deliveredC.postedD.rejected
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A.1ivedB.dinedC.workedD.rested
小题18:
A.menuB.billC.1etterD.ticket
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A.whoB.howC.whyD.what
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小题1:According to the passage, the white ribbon in the big apple tree means ________.
A.pleasure B.forgiveness(原谅)C.happiness D.education
小题2:The word "suspense" underlined in the last paragraph can best be replaced by ________.
A.angerB.interestC.worry D.happiness
小题3:Why was Michael asked to watch for the apple tree?
A.The young man was afraid that he was refused by his family.
B.The young man’s seat was far from the window.
C.The young man was afraid of seeing the white ribbons in the tree.
D.The young man was sure that his family would accept him.
小题4:Why did Michael cry at the end of the story?
A.The young man couldn’t live with his family.
B.There were many white ribbons on the apple tree.
C.He was afraid.
D.The young man was very sad.
While success is surely sweeter than failure, it seems failure is a far better teacher, and organizations that fail spectacularly often flourish more in the long run, according to a new study by Vinit Desai, assistant professor of management at the University of Colorado Denver Business School. Researchers have found that people missing their goals perform much better in the long run. That is because they gain more knowledge from their failures than their successes and the lessons are more likely to stay longer in their minds.
“We found that the knowledge gained from success was often fleeting while knowledge from failure stuck around for years,” said professor Desai, who led the study. “But companies often ignore failure. Managers may fire people or turn over the whole workforce while they should treat the failure as a learning opportunity.”
Prof Desai compared the flights of the space shuttle Atlantis and the Challenger. During the 2002 Atlantis flight, a piece of insulation (绝缘体) broke off and damaged the left solid rocket booster (助推火箭) but didn’t influence the program. There was little investigation. The Challenger was launched next and another piece of insulation broke off. This time the shuttle and its seven–person crew were destroyed. The disaster led to a major investigation resulting in 29 changes to prevent future disasters.
The difference in response in the two cases came down to this: Atlantis was considered a success and the Challenger a failure.
“Despite crowded skies, airlines are extremely reliable,” he said. “The number of failures is extremely small. And past researches have shown that older airlines, those with more experience in failure, have a lower number of accidents.”
Prof Desai doesn’t recommend finding out failure in order to learn. Instead, he advises organizations to analyze small failures to collect useful information rather than wait for major failures.
小题1:Why did experts pay little attention to the problem of Atlantis?
A.Because it worked perfectly.
B.Because the right booster was still OK.
C.Because nothing serious happened then.
D.Because fewer people died in the flight.
小题2:Fewer accidents happen to older airlines in that _____.
A.their planes couldn’t fly high in the sky
B.they gained much from experience in failure
C.their planes were often checked by the experts
D.they were unpopular among passengers
小题3:The passage is written mainly to _____.
A.show failure is a better teacher than success
B.explain why Challenger failed
C.introduce something about Prof Desai
D.tell managers how to achieve success
小题4:Which writing strategy is NOT used in developing the passage?
A.Giving definitions.B.Making comparisons.
C.Analyzing causes.D.Providing different examples.
I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens,   and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the more wonderful thing in the world.
Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister  and brother. “But the desk,” she’d said again, “it’s for Elizabeth. ”
I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and    daughter.
They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional(易动感情的)”. But she lived “on the surface(表面)”.
As years passed I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive(原谅) me.
I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came.
My hope turned to disappointment(失望), then little interest and, finally, peace— it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn’t be sure that the letter had even got to mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.
Now the present of her desk told, as she’d never been able to, that she was    pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found    some papers inside —a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded(折叠) and refolded many times.
Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.
小题1:The writer began to love her mother’s desk ______.
A.after Mother died
B.before she became a writer
C.when she was a child
D.when Mother gave it to her
小题2:The passage shows that ______.
A.mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter
B.mother was too serious about everything her daughter had done
C.mother cared much about her daughter in words
D.mother wrote to her daughter in careful words
小题3:The word “gulf” in the passage means ______.
A.deep understanding between the old and the young
B.different ideas between the mother and the daughter
C.free talks between mother and daughter
D.part of the sea going far in land
小题4:What did mother do with her daughter’s letter asking forgiveness?
A.She had never received the letter.
B.For years, she often talked about the letter.
C.She didn’t forgive her daughter at all in all her life.
D.She read the letter again and again till she died.
小题5:What’s the best title of the passage?
A.My letter to Mother
B.Mother and Children
C.My mother’s Desk
D.Talks between Mother and Me
Mom was right! If you say thank you, for even the smallest gift or slightest show of kindness, you’ll feel happy.
Gratitude, says Robert A. Emmons, a professor or psychology at the University of California, is an important element of happiness. In his recent took, Thanks!, Emmons uses the first major study on gratitude to prove mom’s point. In acknowledging and developing this much-ignored expression of thankfulness, he explains how people have benefited---- even improved their health.
As one of the leading scholars of the positive psychology movement, he admits gratitude may be difficult to express. He advises you to begin by admitting that life is good and full of events and elements that make daily existence a wonder. Second, recognize that the source of life’s goodness is more than just you. That source may be your mom, a friend, partner, child, colleague at work or play, or any combination of these.
Gratitude is always other-directed, notes Emmons. You can be pleased or angry with yourself and feel guilty about doing something wrong, but you can never be grateful to or for yourself.
Expressing gratitude shouldn’t be a reaction; it should be a state of mind. To feel grateful when life is a breeze and you have more than you need is easy. To feel grateful in time of crisis---- anger, hatred and bitterness----is easier. Also, too many people are aware of life’s blessings only after these are lost.
It’s crisis and chaos ---- danger, disease, disability and death ---- that bring many individuals to realize just how dependent they are on others. Yet it’s the way each of us begins life and ends it. It’s too bad that so many people waste those decades in between labouring under the illusion they are self-sufficient, says Emmons.
The abundance of voices expressing gratitude from his studies of individuals with chronic health problems is many. But Emmons goes beyond his “groundbreaking” science to make his case for gratitude by including the inspirational writings of philosophers, novelists and saints, as well as the beliefs of various religions and their respective scriptures. Taken together, these observations are summed up quite nicely by famous humanist Albert Schweitzer, who said the secret of life is “giving thanks for everything.”
To enable and embrace gratitude, Emmons encourages the readers of Thanks! To keep a gratitude diary. He even provides easy-to-follow directions on how to practice and develop gratitude.
I’m not a reader or advocate of self-help books, but I am thankful for the reference I found in a newspaper article to the research Emmons was conducting on gratitude involving organ donors and recipients. The chance discovery led me to this book.
Mom implied that kindness seems to find its way back to the giver because life really is all about giving, receiving and repaying. So I’ll pay attention to her professional advice and say: Thank you, professor Emmons.
小题1:What is the text mainly discussed?
A.There are many ways of being thankful.
B.Gratitude is important to happiness.
C.Mom is great for her being thankful.
D.Being thankful will keep you fit.
小题2:The author mentions Robert A. Emmons’ book Thanks! In order to prove that ___.
A. Professor Emmons supports mom’s study on psychology.
B. mom is as great a psychologist as Professor Emmons.
C. Professor Emmons is a famous psychologist.
D. mom is right about her viewpoint on gratitude.
小题3:It will be easier for you to feel grateful when ___________.
A.you live a comfortable life
B.you receive gifts on your birthday
C.you get help during your hard times
D.you are congratulated on your success
小题4:What is the opinion of Professor Emmons?
A.It is enough to thank others orally.
B.Whether you are thankful is always up to you.
C.Remember to be thankful anytime and anywhere.
D.It is easier to be thankful for yourself than for others.
小题5:In the writer’s opinion, Emmons’ book Thanks! On gratitude is _______.
A.one-sidedB.reasonableC.puzzlingD.helpful
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A.pleasedB.excitedC.scaredD.disappointed
小题2:
A.happinessB.kindnessC.shynessD.sadness
小题3:
A.working outB.answering forC.helping withD.going through
小题4:
A.AllB.NoneC.NoD.Every
小题5:
A.becauseB.thoughC.whileD.yet
小题6:
A.hardlyB.seldomC.justD.always
小题7:
A.solvedB.noticedC.facedD.ignored
小题8:
A.neitherB.soC.tooD.also
小题9:
A.madB.carelessC.hopefulD.upset
小题10:
A.touchB.bedC.hospitalD.love
小题11:
A.luckilyB.successfullyC.actuallyD.calmly
小题12:
A.selfishB.crazyC.braveD.lonely
小题13:
A.believed inB.waited forC.cared aboutD.replied to
小题14:
A.withB.afterC.uponD.to
小题15:
A.untilB.whenC.sinceD.if
小题16:
A.mistakesB.parentsC.friendsD.problems
小题17:
A.visitedB.encouragedC.calledD.prevented
小题18:
A.tellB.oweC.giveD.show
小题19:
A.helpingB.remindingC.cheatingD.praising
小题20:
A.give upB.look back atC.drop in atD.look down on

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