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Captain Goodfellow

Do your children enjoy interesting stories, funny games, and exciting dances? Captain Goodfellow will be ready to teach all these things to children of all ages at the City Theatre on Saturday morning at 10:00, FREE.

Walking Tour of the Town

Forget your worries on Saturday morning. Take a beautiful walk and learn about local history. Meet at the front entrance of the City Hall at 9:30. Wear comfortable shoes!

Film at the Museum

Two European films will be shown on Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theatre. See Broken Window at 1:30. The Workers will be at 3:45. For further information, call 4987898.

International Picnic

Are you tired of eating the same food every day? Come to the Central Park on Saturday and

enjoy food from all over the world. Delicious and not expensive. Noon to 5:00 pm.

Do You Want to Hear “The Zoo”

“The Zoo”, a popular rock group from Australia, will give their first US concert tomorrow

night at 8 at Rose Hall, City College.

1.You can send your children to Captain Goodfellow to learn dances ________________.

A. on Sunday afternoon B. at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday

C. at 9:30 every day D. at noon before 5:00 p.m.

2.You can see movies at ________________.

A. the Museum Theatre B. the City College

C. the City Theatre D. the Central Park

3.You can probably eat Chinese, Italian, and Arab food ________________.

A. at the front entrance of the City Hall

B. at the ball game

C. at 8:00 p.m.

D. at the Central Park on Saturday

Loneliness is like a disease, and what's worse, it's contagious.It can spread from one person to another, according to the recent research that stresses the power of one person's emotions to affect even people he doesn’t know.

The new analysis, involving 4,793 people who were interviewed every two years between 2005 and 2015, showed that a friend of a lonely person was 52% more likely to develop feelings of loneliness by the time of the next interview.A friend of that person was 25% more likely, and a friend of a friend of a friend was 15% more likely.

“Loneliness is not just the property of an individual.It can be transmitted across people—even people you don't have direct contact with,” said John T.Cacioppo, a psychologist of the University of Chicago who led the study published in the December issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

Loneliness has been linked to medical problems, including depression, sleep problems and generally poorer physical health.Identifying some of the causes could help reduce the emotion and improve health, experts said.

Although the study did not examine how loneliness spreads, Cacioppo said another research has provided clues.“Let's say for whatever reason you get lonely.You then interact with other people in a more negative fashion.That puts them in a negative mood and makes them more likely to interact with other people in a negative fashion and they minimize their social ties and become lonely,” Cacioppo said.

According to Cacioppo, loneliness spread more easily among women than men, perhaps because women were more likely to express emotions.

Lonely people become less and less trusting others.This makes it more and more difficult for them to make friends-and more likely that society will reject them.Therefore, it is important to recognize and deal with loneliness.Cacioppo emphasizes people who have been pushed to the edges of society should receive help to repair their social networks.

1. It can be concluded from the first paragraph that ______.

A. Loneliness is actually a kind of disease.

B. More and more people are suffering from loneliness.

C. Loneliness spreads in social networks.

D. Emotions are only transmitted between friends.

2.According to Cacioppo, lonely people________.

A. will probably be deserted by society

B. are more likely to trust others

C. are less likely to be rejected by friends

D. rely heavily on others

3.The word “minimize” in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to “________”.

A. increase B. keep

C. create D. reduce

4.Which should lonely people do to get rid of loneliness?

A. Refuse the help given by others.

B. Admit and try to solve it.

C. Interact with others more negatively.

D. Express emotions more often.

Organic(有机的) farming is a type of agriculture that benefits from the recycling and use of natural products. Use of dried plants not only saves money, but also ensures the growth of crops. The technique is characterized(具有…的特征) by the use of green manure(肥料), biological pest control methods and special farming techniques to keep soil productive. Limiting the use of man?made chemicals or completely doing away with(去掉) them reduces the risk of diseases. Today, organic farming is a major and preferred industry around the world. Organically grown products have a huge market, with farmlands covering about 10% of the total world farmland. The initial effort made by Sir Albert Howard, the Father of Organic Farming, has paid off.

Advantages of Organic Farming:

1.The economics of organic farming are characterized by increasing profits(利润)through reduced water use and reduced soil erosion(侵蚀).

2.Organic farming produces the same crops as those produced through traditional farming methods, but uses half the energy, and holds 40% more top soil.

3.Farming the organic way enables farmers to get rid of weeds without the use of any chemicals.

4.The use of green pesticides (杀虫剂) is environmentally friendly and does no harm to human’s health.

Disadvantages of Organic Farming:

1. Organic methods of farming produce less, compared to traditional farming techniques.

2. Organic agriculture does little to fight global climate change. Though organic farming practices are recognized as giving out less CO2, but not to a significant degree.

However, though there are some disadvantages to organic farming, farms where organic methods for cropping have been used have more advantages than traditional farms. Organic agriculture is surely better in the long term.

1.Organic farming uses the manure made from________.

A.expensive soil B.dried plants

C.harmful pests D.man?made chemicals

2.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 shows that Sir Albert Howard ____.

A.worked hard for nothing

B.succeeded in organic farming

C.spent all his time on organic farming

D.didn't expect organic farming to be successful

3.According to the passage, compared to traditional farming, Organic farming________.

a.is more environmentally friendly

b.produces a lot more food

c.uses less energy

d.results in more weeds in the farmland

e.is better for human’s health

A.abc B.acd C.ace D.bce

4.The author’s attitude toward organic farming is________.

A.anxious B.hopeless

C.unclear D.optimistic

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The Erie Canal was the first important national waterway built in the US.It crossed New York from Buffalo on Lake Erie Troy to Albany on the Hudson River.It joined the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean.The canal served as a route over which industrial goods could flow into the west,and materials could pour into the east.The Erie Canal helped New York develop into the nation’s largest city.

The building of the canal was paid for entirely by the state of New York.It cost $ 7,143,789,but it soon gained its price many times over.Between 1825,when the canal was opened,and 1882,when toll charges(过运河费) were stopped,the state collected $ 121,461,891.

For a hundred years before the Erie was built,people had been talking about a canal which could join the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean.The man who planned the Erie Canal and carried the plan through was De Witt Clinton.Those who were against the canal laughingly called it “Clinton’s Ditch(沟)”.Clinton talked and wrote about the canal and drew up plans for it.He and Governor Morris went to Washington in 1812 to ask for help for the canal,but they were unsuccessful.

Clinton became governor of New York in 1817,and shortly afterwards,on July 4,1817,broke ground for the canal in Rome,N,Y.The first part of the canal was completed in 1820.As the canal grew,towns along its course developed fast.The length of the canal is 363 miles.

1.We can see that the Erie Canal .

A.joined the Great Lakes together

B.crossed New York from north to south

C.played an important part in developing New York City

D.was the first waterway built in the US

2.It can be inferred that into the Atlantic Ocean.

A.the Great Lakes flow

B.the Hudson River flows

C.Lake Erie flows

D.the Erie Canal flows

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The Erie Canal brought profits of over $ 114,000,000.

B.It’s 363 miles from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.

C.The West was more advanced than the East when the canal was built.

D.Many other states helped New York build the canal.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Clinton broke ground for the canal at both ends.

B.Clinton started building the canal before he became governor.

C.All parts of the canal were completed at the same time.

D.The construction of the canal took eight years.

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