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You asked whether I’m getting to know any local people . Well , that’s 1. quite difficult as I don’t speak much of the local English dialect yet . But last weekend another teacher, Jenny and I did visit a village which is the home of one of the boys , Tombe . It was my first visit to a 2. village. We walked for two and a half hours to get there – first up a mountain to a ridge from where we had 3. views and then down a steep path to the valley below. When we arrived at the village , Tombe’s mother, kiak, who had been pulling 4. in her garden, started crying “ieee ieee”. We 5. hands with all the villagers. Everyone seemed to be a relative of Tombe’s.

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When a leafy plant is under attack, it doesn’t sit quietly. Back in 1983, two scientists. Jack Schultz and Ian Baldwin, reported that young maple trees getting bitten by insects send out a particular smell that neighboring plants can get. These chemicals come from the injured parts of the plant and seem to be an alarm. What the plants pump through the air is a mixture of chemicals known as volatile organic compounds. VOCs for short.

Scientists have found that all kinds of plants give out VOCs when being attacked. It’s a plant’s way of crying out. But is anyone listening? Apparently. Because we can watch the neighbors react.

Some plants pump out smelly chemicals to keep insects away. But others do double duty. They pump out perfumes designed to attract different insects who are natural enemies to the attackers. Once they arrive, the tables are turned. The attacker who was lunching now becomes lunch.

In study after study, it appears that these chemical conversations help the neighbors. The damage is usually more serious on the first plant, but the neighbors, relatively speaking, stay safer because they heard the alarm and knew what to do.

Does this mean that plants talk to each other? Scientists don’t know. Maybe the first plant just made a cry of pain or was sending a message to its own branches, and so, in effect, was talking to itself. Perhaps the neighbors just happened to “overhear” the cry. So information was exchanged, but it wasn’t a true, intentional back and forth.

Charles Darwin, over 150 years ago, imagined a world far busier, noisier and more intimate (亲密的) than the world we can see and hear. Our senses are weak. There’s a whole lot going on.

1.What does a plant do when it is under attack?

A. It sends out certain chemicals.

B. It makes noises.

C. It stands quietly.

D. It gets help from other plants.

2.Scientists find from their studies that plants can .

A. predict natural disasters.

B. help their neighbors when necessary.

C. talk to one another intentionally.

D. protect themselves against insects.

3.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A. The word is changing faster than ever.

B. The world is more complex than it seems.

C. People have stronger senses than before.

D. People in Darwin’s time were more imaginative.

Things to Remember When You’re Having a Bad Day

Even the hardest days contain lessons that will help you be a better person. Feeling down? Consider these things to remember when you’re having a bad day.

● No one promised life would be perfect.

1.Don’t base your happiness on meeting every expectations you set for yourself. It is good to be ambitious, but you’ll never be perfect. If you expect otherwise, your life will be filled with disappointments.

2.

Trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit. Don’t kid yourself into thinking success will come quickly. It isn’t easy to be patient, but anything worth doing requires time.3..

● Without hard times, you wouldn’t appreciate the good ones.

Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to give up, that is strength.4.. It is hard to find much to smile about when you fail, but how else would you improve yourself? If you look at failures as a part of your growing process, you’ll stay positive and follow your goals for as long as it takes.

● It’s OK to cry sometimes.

Do not apologize for crying. Without this feeling, we are only robots. Don’t be afraid of crying.5.Instead, it is an acceptable way to let go of your depressed feelings. If you let those feelings build up without release, you’ll have a much harder time dealing with them later.

A. Don’t get sad if you lose.

B. It isn’t a sign of weakness.

C. Success doesn’t happen overnight.

D. It’s not okay to foreign now and then.

E. Don’t compare your life with others.

F. Remember: Rome was not built in a day.

G. If you look for perfection, you’ll never be content.

A new generation addiction is quickly spreading all over the world. Weboholism, a twentieth century disease, affects people from different ages. They surf the net, use e-mail and speak in chat rooms. They spend many hours on the computer, and it becomes a compulsive habit. They cannot stop, and it affects their lives.

Ten years ago, no one thought that using computers could become compulsive behavior that could affect the social and physical life of computer users. This obsessional behavior has affected teenagers and college students. They are likely to log on computers and spend long hours at different websites.

They become hooked on computers and gradually their social and school life is affected by this situation. They spend all free time surfing and don’t concentrate on homework, so this addiction influences their grades and success at school. Because they can find everything on the websites, they hang out there. Moreover, this addiction to websites influences their social life.

They spend more time in front of computers than with their friends. The relation with their friends changes. The virtual life becomes more important than their real life. They have a new language that they speak in the chat rooms and it causes cultural changes in society.

Because of the change in their behavior, they begin to isolate themselves from the society and live with their virtual friends. They share their emotions and feelings with friends who they have never met in their life. Although they feel confident on the computer, they are not confident with real live friends they have known all their life. It is a problem for the future. This addictive behavior is beginning to affect all the world.

1.The author’s attitude towards weboholism is that of being______.

A. optimistic B. positive

C. oppositive D. acceptable

2.The main idea of the passage is about__________.

A. the cause of weboholism B. the advantage of weboholism

C. the popularity of weboholism D. the influence of weboholism

3.The underlined word “obsessional” in the second paragraph most probably means “________”.

A. attractive B. addictive

C. professional D. potential

4.We can infer from the passage that_______.

A. weboholism has the greatest effect on teenagers

B. students can hardly balance real and virtual(虚拟的)life

C. people are addicted to games on the Internet

D. virtual(虚拟的)life is more vivid and attractive anyway

5.Which of the following is NOT true of weboholism?

A. It contributes to the development of the web.

B. The chat room language may change social culture.

C. The problem will be getting more and more serious later.

D. People addicted to the web often become inactive in real life.

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Life is hard and throws a lot at us at times.There are circumstances that make us feel stuck and trying to find an escape.Despite what’s happened or where you are right now,you can live a happy life on your terms.1..Here are five choices that can lead you to whatever a happy life means to you.

Ending a terrible Relationship or Moving Forward in a Good One

Just like our work,our relationships also have a tremendous effect on our life. 2..Relationships are hard because love is involved,and love is rarely rational.It can also be more than romantic relationships; any that are toxic can rob us of happiness.We have to make a choice to purge negativity from our lives in any form.If you have good relationships,make the choice to do the work it takes to grow together.

(2). 3..

It’s not easy to do things that scare us or that we’re not used to.Growing up,we were taught to follow the rules and do what society considers normal.When we stay within our comfort zone,we miss a huge opportunity for growth and adventure. 4..Step outside of your comfort zone daily and get a blueprint for the kind of life that makes you happy.

(3). Getting Committed to a Healthy Lifestyle

Your health is important to living a long and happy life.Making healthy choices helps you have the energy you need to push forward and make big changes in your life.What you eat affects how you feel and the attitude that you have towards yourself and the world. 5..

A. Stepping Outside of Your Comfort Zone.

B. Finding or Creating Work that Fulfills You

C. They can bring us joy or frustrate us into depression.

D. You deserve to spend each day living life on your terms.

E. Happiness starts in your mind and then in the choices you make.

F. Make healthy choices and will it will be a big contributor to your happiness.

G. To grow as a person,you have to try new things and figure out if they’re right for your life.

I work as a volunteer for an organization that helps the poor in Haiti. Recently I took my son Barrett there for a week, hoping to______him.

Before setting out, I told Barrett this trip would be tiring and______. For the first two days, he said almost nothing. I worried the trip was too______for a 17-year-old. Then, on Day three, as we were______over high rocky mountains, he turned to me and grinned(咧嘴笑), “Pretty hard.”

After that there was no turning back. A five-year-old girl, wearing a dress several sizes______large and broken shoes, followed Barrett around, mesmerized(着迷). He couldn’t stop______. Later he said______. “I wish I could speak French.” I was______-this from a boy who hated and______French classes throughout school.

Usually silent, he______Gaby, our host, and kept asking questions about the country and its people. He blossomed(活泼起来).

____, the moment that really took______breath away occurred in a village deep in the mountains. I was______a woman villager for an article. 135 centimeters tall, she was small in figure but strong in______. Through determination, she had learned to read and write, and______to become part of the leadership of the______.

Learning her story, Barrett was as______as I by this tiny woman’s achievements. His eyes were wet and there was a______of love and respect on his face. He had finally understood the importance of my work.

When leaving for home, Barrett even offered to stay______as a volunteer. My insides suddenly felt struck. This______achieved all I’d expected. Soon he will celebrate his 18th birthday. He’ll be a man.

1.A. comfort B. please C. attract D. educate

2.A. rough B. dangerous C. troublesome D. violent

3.A. little B. much C. fast D. slow

4.A. moving B. running C. climbing D. looking

5.A. too B. very C. even D. so

6.A. joking B. crying C. shouting D. smiling

7.A. patiently B. regretfully C. lightly D. cheerfully

8.A. ashamed B. disappointed C. determined D. surprised

9.A. took up B. went in for C. fought against D. called off

10.A. befriended B. disregarded C. avoided D. recognized

11.A. Thus B. Even C. Meanwhile D. However

12.A. our B. his C. my D. her

13.A. asking B. interviewing C. arranging D. describing

14.A. brain B. wish C. will D. health

15.A. appeared B. struggled C. hesitated D. failed

16.A. village B. city C. organization D. state

17.A. pleased B. bored C. touched D. puzzled

18.A. combination B. composition C. connection D. satisfaction

19.A. in B. behind C. out D. away

20.A. interview B. flight C. article D. trip

Seven years ago,back in 2010,some reports covered a story that the world's longest railway tunnel was under construction in Switzerland.At that point it had already been under construction for over a decade.It had been voted to be built nearly a quarter of a century ago!The idea to build it could date back to nearly 70 years ago—about as old as some of your grandparents!

Yesterday,it was finally ready!

It's 35 miles long and runs 7,500 feet beneath the Swiss Alps,a famous mountain range in Switzerland.It even runs under an old tunnel that was there before.It took a total of 17 years to build at a cost of $12 billion.128 million tons of rock were dug.Two million truckloads of earth were removed!

The tunnel connects northern and southern Europe.The opening of this runnel was such a big deal that the Germany's leader,Chancellor Angela Merkel,France's president,Francois Hollande,and Italy's prime minister,Matteo Renzi,were an there to celebrate,as was Austria's chancellor Christian Kern.

It's called the Gotthard Base Tunnel.Eventually,325 freight and passenger trains will go through the tunnel,relieving a lot of traffic on the roadways there and making it a more environmentally friendly option.The Gotthard Base Tunnel is a wonder of engineering!Make us want to visit it!

1.When did people first have the idea of building the Tunnel?

A. About 70 years ago. B. Half a century ago.

C. Twenty five years ago. D. Seven years ago.

2.What can we learn about the Tunnel?

A. It used to be an old tunnel. B. It has just been completed.

C. It connects all European countries. D. It runs over a range of mountains.

3.What may be the purpose of building the Tunnel?

A. To improve traffic. B. To increase employment.

C. To attract donation. D. To stop pollution.

4.What can be inferred about the Tunnel?

A. It will cause conflicts among countries. B. It will be of little benefit to the locals.

C. It may do damage to the environment. D. It may become a tourist attraction.

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