The Man Who Never Put a Foot Wrong

Some people do not like anything to be out of place: they are never late for work, they return their books to the library on time, they remember people’s birthdays, and they pay their bills as soon as they arrive. Mr. Dodds is such a person.

Mr. Dodds works in a bank, and lives on his own. The only family he has is in the next town: his sister lives there with her husband, and her son, Mark. Mr. Dodds does not see his sister, or her family, from one year to the next, but he sends them Christmas cards, and he has not forgotten one of Mark’s birthdays.

Last week Mr. Dodds had quite a surprise. He drove home from the bank at the usual time, driving neither too slowly nor too fast. He parked his car where he always parked it, out of the way of other cars, and he went inside to make his evening meal. Straight away, there was a knock at the door. Mr. Dodds opened the door to find a policeman standing on the door-step.

“What have I done wrong?” Mr. Dodds asked himself. “Have I driven on the wrong side of the road? Has there been some trouble at the bank? Have I forgotten to pay an important bill?”

“Hello, Uncle,” said the policeman. “My name is Mark.”

1.From the passage we know that his sister .

A. lives in the next town with her husband and son

B. is the only member of the family that he knows

C. never writes back to him

D. has a small family: a son and Mark, her husband

2.“He has not forgotten one of Mark’s birthdays” means .

A. he has forgotten Mark’s birthdays

B. he didn’t send Mark anything on his birthdays

C. he always sent Christmas cards on Mark’s birthdays

D. he always sent Mark something on his birthdays

3.There was a knock at the door when Mr. Dodds was .

A. driving home from the bank

B. parking his car

C. ready to make his evening meal

D. just about to shut the front door

4.The policeman was there .

A. to ask Mr. Dodds to go to see his uncle

B. to ask Mr. Dodds to park his car not too near to other cars

C. to meet Mr. Dodds, his uncle

D. to see Mr. Dodds about some trouble at the bank

Disneyland? Half Marathon presented by Cigna?

Sunday, September 4, 2016

Start time: 5:30 AM

Start/Finish: Disneyland? Resort

Catch all the Disney fun on the most magical course on earth!

It’s the moment you’ve been training for. Your 13.1 mile run on a magical course in the Happiest Race on Earth takes you through Disney California Adventure Park along legendary Main Street, U.S.A. In Disneyland Park, and then on to the streets of Anaheim. You’ll complete your Disneyland Half Marathon race with an exciting finish near the Disneyland Hotel. It all adds up to miles of smiles, unforgettable memories, and a perfect ending to a magical Disneyland.

The Disneyland Half Marathon Highlights

Timed Half Marathon race

13.1-mile course through Disneyland Resort and the City of Anaheim, California

Disney Characters and Entertainment on-course

Family Reunion Area with live entertainment and characters at the Finish Line

Race within walking distance when you stay at a Disneyland Resort Hotel

Event transportation included when you stay at select Anaheim Area Hotels

Disneyland Half Marathon Race Participants Receive

Champion Short-Sleeved Tech Shirt in Women’s or Men’s Cut*

Half Marathon Finisher Medal*

Official Digital Event Guide*

iGiftBag

Personalized bib (Must register before June 2, 2015 for name to appear on bib)*

On-course and post-race refreshments

ChronoTrack B-tag timed race with live runner tracking signup for friends and family

Personalized results website and finisher certificate

To receive the Dumbo Double Dare Finisher Medal, you must register for the Dumbo Double Dare. Registering for the 10K and Half Marathon individually will not make you eligible (合适的) to receive the Dumbo Double Dare Finisher Medal.

To compete, you must be 14 years of age or older and able to complete the Half Marathon in three and a half (3.5) hours or less (16-minute mile pace).

Dates, times, prices and inclusions subject to change. All races are subject to capacity limits and may close at any time before the percentage can be updated. Registrations are non-refundable and non-transferable. Disney reserves the right to refuse the entry into, and/or revoke any registration for, any race for any reason in its sole discretion with refund of any applicable registration fees being the sole remedy of any such refusal and/or revocation.

*Participants must attend Packet Pick-up at the run Disney Health & Fitness Expo to receive their race packet, bib, and tech shirt. Finisher medals will be distributed to finishers during the race. None of these items will be mailed to registrants.

1.You can read all the following except ______in the article.

A. The course description of Half Marathon

B. The distance of the Half Marathon

C. The entry fee of the Half Marathon

D. The time limits of the completion of the Half Marathon

2.We can infer from the advertisement that whoever runs the Half Marathon can get ______.

A. the Dumbo Double Dare Finisher Medal

B. Half Marathon Finisher Medal

C. Personalized bib

D. iGiftbag

A Korean wave is sweeping across China, with many Chinese women worshiping South Korean actors Kin Soo hyun and Lee Min ho as demigods(偶像).Chinese netizens(网民) always have different opinions.Over South Korean TV dramas, but there is no doubt that programs from the neighboring country are now enjoying a new round of popularity in China, And a big part of the credit for that goes to You Who Came From The Star, the South Korean TV series which is on the air now.

You Who Came From The Star and The Heirs (继承者们) have been subjects of hot online discussions throughout Asia.Besides, the book, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, read by the hero You Who Came From The Star was a hard to get item on Amazon for a while.

The two TV programs have several common elements (因素):a tall, handsome, and rich hero who loves the heroine blindly and always protects her, and an equally handsome man madly in love with the same woman.Both programs describe the purity of love, which is expressed through a kiss or a warm hug.Perhaps that’s the secret of their success; perhaps people still like Cinderella type stories.

The widening wealth gap is a matter of social concern both in South Korea and China, and the challenges that young people face in their hope for a better life might have caused many ordinary girls to dream of marrying rich, caring men.This is precisely what the popular South Korean TV drams describe.In fact, South Korean TV dramas are tailored to meet the market’s demands.

Many netizens even said at an earlier time that South Korean TV dramas had become popular because of their stereotyped (模式化的) themes: traffic accidents, cancer and other incurable diseases.But all that has changed with the success of You Who Came From The Star and The Heirs, which Chinese directors can use as examples, as well as inspiration, to improve their productions.

1. What is the main reason for a new round of popularity in China?

A.The dramas are from the neighboring country North Korea.

B.Most of the Chinese netizens have voted for them.

C.The actors in the dramas are all gods.

D.It is because of You Who Came From The Star.

2.Which is NOT included in the elements for the success of South Korean dramas?

A.Charming pure love stories.

B.A tender kiss and a warm hug.

C.Handsome and rich heroes.

D.The heroine’s blind love with the rich.

3.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 means that they are designed to _______.

A.develop in a large scale

B.be measured to a certain size

C.meet popular taste purposely

D.be shown in a big market

4. The main purpose of stereotyped themes in South Korean dramas is to________.

A.present an idea B.attract TV viewers

C.make them colorful D.arouse some challenges

Everyone has done experiments in high school laboratories,but have you ever thought about designing a satellite to explore space?

On Nov.19,a team of students from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in the US awed peers and even scientists by successfully launching a satellite.

The first satellite designed and built by high school students was sent up into space along with a record setting.28 other small ones on a rocket were sent from a NASA center in Virginia,CNN reported.It took the students seven years to build.

The students call their tiny satellite TJ3Sat,which is named after their school.It is just 10x10x12 centimeters and weighs only 0.89 kilograms,according to Orbital Sciences,a company which developed the rocket and supported the students’ project.It can be controlled with a smartphone.

Like most satellites,TJ3Sat can send and receive data.The small spacecraft is equipped with a voice synthesizer (合成器),which can switch text to voice and transmit those sounds back to Earth over radio waves,said Orbital officials.In this case,anyone can give it a try via the project’s website (school website) by submitting (提交) a text.The texts that get approved will be sent to the satellite,changed to voice and then broadcast back to Earth via radio waves.

“I can say ‘Go Colonials’on our ground station and when it is on the other side of the world,in India,someone can hear‘Go Colonials’over the radio,”the team explains on the website.

The satellite will stay in space for at least three months.

School principal Evan Glazer told The Washington Post that the project started in 2006 as an activity in the spare time.Later it became a research project for a select group of seniors.

At a time when American students are busy with SATs,the launch of the satellite shows what diligent teenagers can achieve when allowed to pursue their own curiosities,Glazer said.

“It used to be that kids growing up wanted to be an astronaut,” Andrew Petro,program executive (主管) for small spacecraft technology at NASA,said in a statement.“I think we might be seeing kids saying what they want to do is build a spacecraft.The idea here is that they really can do that.”

1.The underlined word “awed” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to _____.

A.influenced

B.amazed

C.delighted

D.inspired

2.Which of the following statements about TJ3Sat is TRUE according to the article?

A.It took a group of students about a decade to build the satellite.

B.Besides TJ3Sat,28 other small satellites were built by the students.

C.TJ3Sat can receive text messages that the students send into space,which can be changed to voice messages and broadcast back to Earth.

D.TJ3Sat is expected to stay in orbit for the next year,sending out messages together with information about its position in space.

3.According to the article,the launch of the satellite _______.

A.is evidence of the advance of spacecraft technology

B.proves that hard working teenagers can achieve a lot

C.shows the importance of extracurricular activities at school

D.has inspired many people to take an interest in space travel

Health is the most important thing in the worlD. Nothing is more important than health.If one takes away our money, houses, cars, or even our clothes, we can still survive1. That is why we always try to eat in a healthy way and exercise often.

How can we keep healthy? In order to eat healthily, I usually avoid eating food high in fat, like French fries or cookies, which are junk foods.2. Besides, I only eat a little meat.

3. Taking exercise every day helps us build a strong body.Regular exercise is an important part of keeping me healthy.

What’s more, I think friends are important part of one’s health.4. I always feel better when I am with friends than I am alone.When I am with my friends, I always laugh.Laughing is also an important part of health.It is good to stay with my friends.

By eating properly and exercising regularly, I can keep my body at a proper weight and keep healthy.By spending time with my friends, I can keep my mind as well as my body happy.These things sound easy to do, but not many people can manage them.5.

A. Many studies show that people with a narrow range of social contacts often get sick.

B. I think a strong will is necessary if we want to keep healthy.

C. On the other hand, doing exercise is very important.

D. There are some people who like staying alone, but they keep healthy.

E.ome people appear fat because they often eat too much.

F.ut if our health is taken away, it is certain that we will surely die.

G.I eat a lot of vegetables and fresh fruit which are full of vitamins.

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