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American singer Bob Dylan has become the first musician to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. The 75-year-old was given the 1. (respect) honor for “having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition”.

Born in America in 1941, Bob Dylan was an ordinary boy 2. favor of folk music. In the University of Minnesota, he joined a rock band and determined to become a great folk musician, 3.he dropped out of college at the end of his first year and went to New York 4.(seek) his dream. The artistic life of New York provided a rich5.(music) education6.he could not have received anywhere else. By the time of Dylan’s second album, The Freewheel in Bob Dylan, in May 1963, he 7.(begin)to make his name as a singer and a songwriter. At that time, he wrote many protest songs on the subjects of war and the civil-rights movements in America. In the songs , people heard anger and 8. (satisfaction). After the 1960s, he devoted9. (him)to Blues and Jazz

His accomplishments as a recording artist and performer have been central to his career, but his greatest contribution is 10. (general) considered to be his songwriting. As a songwriter and musician, he has received numerous awards over the years including Grammy, Golden Globe, and Academy Awards..

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Surviving Hurricane Sandy

Natalie Doan,14, has always felt lucky to live in Rockaway, New York. Living just a few blocks from the beach, Natalie can see the ocean and hear the wave from her house. “It’s the ocean that makes Rockaway so special,” she says.

On October 29, 2012, that ocean turned fierce. That night, Hurricane Sandy attacked the East Coast, and Rockaway was hit especially hard. Fortunately, Natalie’s family escaped to Brooklyn shortly before the city’s bridge closed.

When they returned to Rockaway the next day, they found their neighborhood in ruins. Many of Natalie’s friends had lost their homes and were living far away. All around her, people were suffering, especially the elderly. Natalie’s school was so damaged that she had to temporarily attend a school in Brooklyn.

In the following few days, the men and women helping Rockaway recover inspired Natalie. Volunteers came with carloads of donated clothing and toys. Neighbors devoted their spare time to helping others rebuild. Teenagers climbed dozens of flights of stairs to deliver water and food to elderly people trapped in powerless high-rise buildings.

“My mom tells me that I can’t control what happens to me,” Natalie says. “but I can always choose how I deal with it.”

Natalie’s choice was to help.

She created a website page matching survivors in need with donors who wanted to help. Natalie posted introduction about a boy named Patrick, who lost his baseball card collecting when his house burned down. Within days, Patrick’s collection was replaced.

In the coming months, her website page helped lots of kids: Christopher, who received a new basketball; Charlie, who got a new keyboard. Natalie also worked with other organizations to bring much-need supplies to Rockaway. Her efforts made her a famous person. Last April, she was invited to the White House and honored as a Hurricane Sandy Champion of Change.

Today, the scars(创痕)of destruction are still seen in Rockaway, but hope is in the air. The streets are clear, and many homes have been rebuilt. “I can’t imagine living anywhere but Rockaway,” Natalie declares. “My neighborhood will be back, even stronger than before.”

1.When Natalie returned to Rockaway after the hurricane ,she found______.

A. some friends had lost their lives B. her neighborhood was destroyed

C. her school had moved to Brooklyn D. the elderly were free from suffering

2.According to paragraph4,who inspired Natalie most?

A. The people helping Rockaway rebuild

B. The people trapped in high rise building

C. The volunteers donating money to survivors

D. Local teenagers bringing clothing to elderly people

3.How did Natalie help the survivors?

A. She gave her toys to the kids

B. She took care of younger children

C. She called on the White House to help

D. She built an information sharing platform

4.What does the story intend to tell us?

A. Little people can make a big difference B. A friend in need is a friend indeed

C. East or West, home is best D. Technology is power

When we know somewhere well, we say we “ know it like the back of our hand ”. But new research has shown that we don’t actually know as much about our hands as we think we do.

Wider and shorter

Professor Matthew Longo at the University of London and his team did an experiment, covering the left hands of 100 people. Then they asked the people to point to where they thought their fingertips and knuckles (指关节) were. They made some quite big mistakes.

“People think their hand is wider than it actually is,” said Longo. The fingers also seem shorter than they are. This mistake gets worse as you go across the hand from the thumb to the little finger.

Sense of position

"It is connected to our sense of position,” explained Longo. This is our ability to tell where different parts of our bodies are, even when we can’t see them. “It tells us whether a joint is straight or not "he said. It also tells us whether we are going up or down in an elevator. All this information comes from signs from nerves in real time. It’s like our brain has maps — maps that show the size and shape of our body. “This experiment tried to find those maps,” said Longo.

Strength of feeling

But these maps make mistakes. These mistakes may be made because of how the brain understands different parts of the skin. “Our brains ‘see” areas as larger where the skin feels touch strongly,” said Longo. Body parts don’t appear as their true size, but appear bigger or smaller depending on how strongly they feel touch. Our lips, for example, have more nerves than our nose. So brain “sees” lips on its map of the body as being bigger than our nose. The same thing happens for other parts of the body that have lots of nerves.

Longo believes that more research in this area may help us to understand eating problem better, because people suffering from these problems may not know their bodies properly.

1.Which of following statement is TRUE about the experiment according to the article?

A. People think their body parts are larger than they actually are.

B. People’s fingers are actually shorter than they think.

C. People were asked to draw their hands from memory

D. People made more mistakes about their little fingers length than their thumbs’ length.

2.What does the underlined “it” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A. The new experiment.

B. The mistake people made.

C. The sizes of fingers and hands.

D. The location information.

3.We can conclude from the article that ________.

A. the maps of people’s bodies form before they are born

B. the maps of our body are based on information from nerves

C. our sense of position depends on the interaction between parts of the body

D. how we feel about our body shape is only decided by our sense of position

4.We can infer from the article that ________.

A. there are more nerves in the finger than in the hand

B. our lips have a weaker sense of touch than our nose

C. the hand feels touch more strongly than fingers do

D. our sense of position should not be trusted because it is too often incorrect

Shanghai Disneyland Park is the Disney theme park in mainland China, combining the magic of Disney and unique cultural elements(要素)of China. Make a magical journey through various themed lands filled with world-class attractions and grand entertainment.

Top Highlights

*Mickey Auenue

---Hug some favorite Disney characters and take a photo with then.

---Enjoy Chinese and international food and snacks.

*Treasure Cove

---Led by Captain Jack Sparrow, attempt to steal the priceless treasure of Davy Jones.

----Paddle boats to experience a Caribbean island.

*Fantasyland

---Follow the Voyage to the Crystal Grotto to travel beneath the Enchanted Storybook Castle.

----Ride on the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train to wind through tunnels

*Tomorrowland

---Fly with Jet Packs to become a space pilot and experience the thrill of flying.

---Ride two-wheeled Lightcycles to explore a mysterious world.

Ticket Price

---Regular pricing: 370 RMB(1-day)/700 RMB(2-day)

---Peak pricing for public holidays and weekends: 499 RMB(1-day)/ 950 RMB(2-day)

----Children between 1—1.4meters and travels above 65 years old:

Regular 280 RMB(1-day)/530 RMB(2-day); Peak 375 RMB(1-day)/710 RMB(2-day).

---A Child below I meter: free when accompanied by an adult.

Others

----A security check is required to enter the park. Food and drinks which are already open are not permitted to be brought into the park.

----Baby pushchairs can be rented in the park at a fee of 50 RMB per day.

1.What event can be enjoyed at Treasure Cove?

A. Riding two-wheeled Lightcycles.

B. Experiencing a Caribbean island.

C. Taking photos with Disney characters.

D. Traveling beneath the Enchanted Storybook Castle.

2.Tom is interested in flying, so he may visit ________.

A. Mickey Avenue. B. Treasure Cove. C. Fantasyland. D. Tomorrowland.

3.If a young couple visit the Park on Saturday and Sunday, how much should they pay at least?

A. 1,060 RMB. B. 1,400 RMB. C. 1,420 RMB. D. 1,900 RMB.

Every morning,many girls in the African country of Zimbabwe rise with the sun and go to fetch water

for their families.They have to walk many miles an carry the water home on their heads. Where they live,there is no running water they can get at all.

“You have to relax your neck and head and make it follow the load(负荷),”one girl told me ,“It is easy for you to do that if you practice for many times.” I have lived in Zimbabwe all my life.But I had never tried to balance a pot on my head.I have made efforts many times and I have also practiced it for long.But it was not east at all.I managed to walk only several yards before the pot fell off my head.The girls watching covered their mouths and laughed at my poor head-balancing skills.

In reality,water is not the only thing that requires head-balancing skills in everyday life.In most of these villages,there is no electricity for cooking,so fire wood is used instead.The girls must collect and carry it back to their villages.They insist the easiest way to do this is on their heads.

Even at school,head-balancing skills come in handy.At a school,I saw a group of girls fetching bags of sand that were to be used to build a new classroom.They carried these bags with ease.When I tried,I could not beat the weight.

Girls in many countries worldwide prefer to carry things on their heads.They are taught this skill at a young age and grow up to have strong necks and great posture.For these girls,balance is simply a way of life.

1.According to the text,Zimbabwe girls _______.

A. go to fetch running water for money

B. catty water every evening

C. do pleasant jobs in their family

D. like carrying things on their heads

2.To get the head-balancing ability,a girl should _______.

A. have a short neck B. take a light load C. practice many times D. cover her mouth

3.Why do the girls have good head-balancing skills?

A. Their necks are strong and their heads are round.

B. They are farced to carry things on their heads.

C. They find no other ways to carry things.

D. They have learned them since they were young.

4.What is the best title of the text?

A. A special living ability

B. Girl’s head-balancing skill

C. Carrying things from far away

D. Using our heads in different ways

Are you a foreigner in Shanghai, China, wanting to find a job? Here’s some information for you.

Teaching Job in High School

Description:

High school(students aged 14-18)

12 classes/week

Benefits and Compensation(补助):

Salary: 7,000-8,000 RMB/month

Paid public holidays and winter holidays

Free accommodation with full furniture

Medical insurance

Requirements:

English native speaker

Bachelor’s degree or above

New graduates are welcome

To apply, please send your resume, and one recent photo copy to:___________.

Coffee & Bar Manage Needed

Description:

A big Coffee & Bar in Ganghui Plaza, Xujiahui, Shanghai, is looking for a manager. The Coffee & Bar has about 300 seats; main service is western food and coffee.

Benefits and Compensation:

Salary: 12,000 RMB/month

Requirements:

Male, about or above 30

Speak fluent Chinese

5 years’ experience in restaurant management

If you’re qualified and interested, please send me your resume with picture: swd3rfv@gmail.com.

Office receptionist &Sales Assistant

Description:

We are a well-known tourism company in Shanghai, and started our business at the beginning of 2000.

Responsibility:

Assist the sales manager and sales representatives

Welcome the visitors

Requirements:

Female, 20 to 30 years old

Sales experience will be an advantage, but not a must

If you’re interested, please send me your resume with picture(we won’t accept without it): david@jobsitechina.com

1.

A. The applicants can get medical insurance once accepted.

B. The position it advertised won’t accept females.

C. It mainly serves Chinese food to westerners.

D. It started business at the beginning of 2000.

2.

A. Sending the resume with picture.

B. Speaking fluent Chinese.

C. Having sales experience.

D. To be above 30 years old.

3.

A. Coffee & Bar Manager.

B. Sales Assistant.

C. Office Receptionist.

D. High School Teacher.

Halloween is perhaps the third most popular holiday for parties, coming after New Year’s and Christmas. With Halloween, we have the opportunity to dress up for the night and “be someone else”.

Team Maker

If you are going to have games, you may require teams. One way to put together the teams randomly, thus encouraging guests who don’t already know each other, is to have them draw pieces from a cauldron(大锅) or witch’s hat. Beforehand, write enough words on pieces of paper to have one for every guest. On the pieces of paper write words like: Egyptian tomb, pyramid, magic wand, magic spell, black cat, etc. Everyone draws a piece of paper.

Dress Up the Dead

This game is not for the shy and may result in some small rude performance. For the game, you will need a put-together skeleton. They can be found in the Halloween section of many stores. The skeleton can be of wood or plastic, so long as it can be taken apart easily and can be recombined together. The host “buries” the broken up skeleton under a pile of sawdust, loose dirt or hay in the yard. The first team, while being timed, must discover all the skeleton pieces then run to where there’s a hook for hanging the skeleton. They must recombine the skeleton and then, donating parts of their own clothing, dress the skeleton in a shirt and pants.

Murder Mystery

Host a murder mystery as a play. Select players, either by volunteers or by random drawing or even have guests vote. While the players read over their parts, the rest of the guests arrange the room. Set up a row of chairs facing the party audience. This will be the “stage” where the murder mystery players will sit and perform their roles. The host keeps the game (play) moving, usually by playing one of the detective characters.

1.How can people form a team?

A. By giving a performance. B. By making a witch’s hat.

C. By writing some words. D. By drawing a piece of paper.

2.What persons are suitable for Dress Up the Dead?

A. Those who can tell stories.

B. Those who are not brave enough.

C. Those who don’t mind small rudeness.

D. Those who are not good at making up.

3.What is the function of chairs in Murder Mystery?

A. They are prepared for the audience to sit.

B. They are used to sit in and perform for the players.

C. They are prepared for the host to guide the players.

D. They are used to attract the audience’s attention.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A. Games for Halloween Party

B. How to Prepare for the Halloween Party?

C. The Reason Why Halloween Party Is Popular

D. What Is the Purpose of Halloween Party?

Ebola is a dangerous virus that can cause people to get very sick and even die. The virus is causing the biggest problems in western Africa, where it has spread quickly.1. But it can get worse and cause life-threatening symptoms, such as bleeding and trouble breathing.

2.

Ebola does not spread like colds or the flu because it does not float through the air. Ebola also doesn’t spread through food or water, like some other viruses. Instead, Ebola spreads when someone touches the body fluids (such as spit) of a sick person.

3.

An outbreak is when many people are getting sick with the same illness around the same time. You may have heard of a flu outbreak, which is when lots of people get sick from the same types of flu virus. When an outbreak happens because of a virus, more people could get sick because there is a lot of that virus around.

Where did Ebola come from?

Scientists aren’t sure how the first person gets Ebola at the start of an outbreak. 4.Tropical animals in Africa believed to carry the virus include great apes, chimpanzees, gorillas, monkeys, fruit bats, porcupines, and forest antelope.

What do kids need to do about Ebola?

Ebola is making many people sick in Africa, but no matter where you live, it’s always a good idea to wash your hands well and often. 5.

A. Why do I need to wash my hands?

B. How do people catch Ebola?

C. Ebola symptoms can start with fever and headache, kind of like the flu.

D. But they think that people may pick up the virus by touching or eating infected animals.

E. It’s very important that infected people get treatment right away.

F. Keeping hands clean can help protect you from common illnesses like colds and the flu.

G. What is an outbreak?

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