A kind father lost about 57 kg in just six months after being shamed dieting when he became too fat to play with his young daughter. Chris Willis, 47, tipped the scales at 172 kg following a lifetime 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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A kind father lost about 57 kg in just six months after being shamed dieting when he became too fat to play with his young daughter. Chris Willis, 47, tipped the scales at 172 kg following a lifetime of fatty foods. But overweight Chris turned to dieting when he realized he was too fat to play with his ten-year-old daughter, Sophie, who had a passion for running.

The determined dad cut out all the fatty foods he had enjoyed, and began exercising. He now weights 105 kg after losing 10 kg every month since July. Chris, who lives in Shepreth. Cambridgeshire with his wife Jackie. 51, a coach driver, said: “The hardest thing was seeing my little girl in the garden and not being able to join in because I was so unhealthy. But now I am making up for lost time---we do so much together and it is just great.”

Chris used to consume an incredible 5,000 calories a day, before he switched to healthy lifestyle. On average he would eat five slices of bread for breakfast as a mid morning meal before a full English breakfast. He would then eat a sandwich, a large pack of crisps and a pasty for lunch before chewing a whole packet of biscuits in the afternoon. For dinner Chris would demolish a curry(咖啡) and, ice cream, and also drink four pints of beer very quickly, before feeding on fatty snacks all evening.

Amazingly Chris claims he still eats the same amount---but has simply cut out the unhealthy fatty foods. Chris said: “'My family and friends have been so supportive and my wife and daughter are so pleased for me. In fact it’s them I did it for more than anyone else. The whole journey has been amazing and I am still shocked myself that I have managed to lose so much weight.” Chris is now aiming for a new target weight of 96 kg.

1.Why did Chris Willis lose weight?(no more than 10 words)

2.What does the underlined word ”demolish” mean?(1 word)

3.What measures did Chris take to lose weight? (no more than 10 words)

4.What’s Chris’ next plan for keeping healthy? (no more than 10 words)

5.How are you inspired by Chris Willis? (no more than 20 words)

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Hotel rooms come in a variety of styles and price ranges. Despite differences m decoration and price, one thing most hotels have in common is a set of rules. Failure to obey these rules can result in fees or fines to cover hotel room damages, removal from the hotel or possibly even arrest.

Smoking

Some hotels are completely non-smoking. Some hotels designate smoking and non-smoking rooms. If you smoke in a non-smoking room, you will likely be fined hundreds of dollars and possibly asked to leave.

Number of Guests

Most regular hotel rooms are designed for two adults. If you have more than two people staying in the room, the hotel will likely charge an additional fee for each extra guest, though some hotels let children stay free. Do not put more than four adults in the room unless the hotels policy permits that many people. Or you might be fined or removed from the hotel

Hotel Reservations Requirements

Most hotels require a major credit card to reserve the room. You can pay cash at the end of your stay, but do not be surprised if there is a temporary charge on your card for a few days after your stay. Most hotels authorize a security deposit on your card to cover any possible damages to the room. Once the hotel confirms that the room is undamaged and that you do not break any hotel policies, your security deposit will be refunded.

Breaking the Law

You cannot break the law in your hotel room, just as you cannot break the law in your own home or in public. Do not do drugs or commit any other criminal act in the hotel room. If you do, you will likely be arrested.

Noise

Most hotels have a noise policy you must obey. If you are being too loud you will usually get a warning. If the noise continues and more complaints are issued, you will likely be kicked out of the hotel, regardless of what time it is.

1.What is the main purpose of this passage?

A. To advertise the hotel rooms B. To show some rules of hotel rooms

C. To warn the customers D. To offer some tips of living in hotel rooms

2.You will NOT be asked to leave the hotel, if you .

A. make too much noise continually B. smoke without permission

C. have one extra guest to stay D. break the law

3.Why is there a temporary charge on your card for a few days after your stay?

A. Because the hotels may use the money to pay for possible damages caused by you.

B. Because the hotels want to confirm whether you have money.

C. Because the hotels need a major credit card to pay for the rent.

D. Because the hotels need to authorize a security deposit.

Once Chinese students in American schools were largely limited to graduate students. Gradually that trend shifted, with more students coming from China to earn bachelor' s degrees at American institutions. Now, the population is widening once again, with many Chinese students studying in the U, S. from ever - younger ages.

Bill Zhou, a resident of California, though born in Shenzhen, and his wife are currently housing just such a student: Hsu, also from Shenzhen, who is living with Zhou (a paid arrangement) while he attends a private, religious institution. .

Although Zhou is caring, he knows there are many people taking advantage of the trend

who lack conscience. In a Lost Angeles Times article, Zhou described his reservations about the current system.”They don't know if the school is good. They don't know if the home stay is good. But everyone else is doing it, so they do it, too," Zhou said, addressing the parents of so - called parachute(降落伞) children, who earn the nickname by "parachuting" into the U.S. by themselves, unaccompanied by family.

Based on statistics, Zhou has reason to be concerned. A recent article in Sixth Tone', stated that the number of Chinese students enrolled at U. S. secondary schools increased from just 647 in 2006 to more than 46,000 in 2016. Those numbers are reflected in Chinese society and even popular culture, where a new television drama titled " A Love for Separation" was released several months ago.

"It is a common misunderstanding that studying in a private American high school is easier than in China, a mother told. " My son is under enormous pressure to compete with accomplished peers. He was very lonely during his first year of high school, and found it hard to assimilate into an unfamiliar environment. "

Chinese parents send their teenagers abroad for varieties of reasons. For some students, it is to escape the strict Chinese education system; for others, it is a second chance to recover from bad grades or a low score on China's college entrance exam. For still others, it is simply a lifelong dream.

1.What's Bill Zhou' s attitude towards the trend of growing parachute children?

A. Positive B. Indifferent

C. Concerned D. Opposed

2.What does the underlined phrase " assimilate into" in Paragraph 5 mean?

A. show respect to B. get rid of

C. take advantage of D. fit in with

3.Which is not the reason why increasing parents send their little children abroad?

A. They just follow the crowd.

B. They just show off their large treasure.

C. They want their children to break away from Chinese education system.

D. They want to give their children with poor grades another chance to succeed..

4.What' s the author' s purpose in writing the text?

A. To help these parents to choose a reliable home stay..

B. To remove these parents doubts about studying abroad.

C. To encourage these parents to send their kids abroad as early as possible.

D. To remind these parents to be more sensible before sending their kids abroad..

The engineer Camillo Oliver was 40 years old when he started the company in 1908.

At his factory in Ivrea, he designed and produced the first Italian typewriter. Today the company's head office is still in Ivrea, near Turin, but the company is much larger than it was in those days and there are offices all around the world.

By 1930 there was a staff of 700 and the company turned out 13,000 machines a year. Some went to customers in Italy, but Olivetti exported more typewriters to other countries.

Camillo's son, Adriano, started working for the company in 1924 and later he became the boss. He introduced a standard speed for the production line and he employed technology and design specialists（专家）. The company developed new and better typewriters and then calculators(计算机). In 1959 it produced the ELEA computer in Italy.

After Adriano died in 1960, the company had a period of financial problems. Other companies, especially the Japanese, made faster progress in electronic technology than the Italian company.

In 1978, Carlo de Benedetti became the new boss. Olivetti increased its marking and service networks and made agreements with other companies to design and produce more advanced office equipment. Soon it became one of the world's leading companies in information technology and communications. There are now five independent companies in the Olivetti group — one for personal computers, one for Systems and services, and two for telecommunications.

1.From the text we learn that ________.

A. by 1930 Olivetti produced 13,000 typewriters a year

B. Olivetti earned more in the 1960s than in the 1950s

C. some of Olivetti’s 700 staff regularly visited customers in Italy

D. Olivetti set up offices in other countries from the very beginning

2.What was probably the direct result of Olivetti’s falling behind in electronic technology?

A. Adriano’s death. B. A period of financial problems.

C. Its faster progress. D. Its agreements with other companies.

3.What do we know about Olivetti?

A. It produced the best typewriter in the world.

B. It designed the world’s first mainframe computer.

C. It exported more typewriters than other companies.

D. It has five independent companies with its head office in Ivrea.

4.The best title for the text would be ________.

A. The Origin of Olivetti B. The Success of Olivetti

C. The History of Olivetti D. The Production of Olivetti

Throughout the junior-and senior-high mornings I watched my father go to work, I ______ told him how that affected me . I simply ______ about his ability to do what he did; keeping the ______ filled with food, paying my tuition fees and ______ Christmas gifts under the tree, taking me to Boston to buy new clothes, dragging me to church on Sundays… Perhaps it was because these scenes seemed so ______ that I never spoke of them.

And then at college, away from him---when his ______ became merely the voice over the phone---I thought other men were more ______ than Daddy. Those men who taught my classes and ______ complex theories.

Then, I entered society. I looked forward to ______ home, talking with Daddy, sharing a ball game, watching an old Western movie on television, drinking a beet, listening to the ______ about his childhood days. I ______ Daddy again-not as a boy in awe(敬畏), but with respect as a man. And I ______ that he was my father, a man who committed himself to a thankless job in a society.

And now, when I spend precious moments with my own son. I wonder what he thinks of me. At what point will I ______ in his world of important men, and will there be a point when he’ll return to me with a nod of ______? Will he treat me with love and ______? How will he measure my weaknesses and strengths?

Sometimes the ______ lessons are the most difficult to teach. Sometimes the most essential truths are the difficult to learn. I hope my son will one day value all the ______ and truths that have passed to him, through ______, from his grandfather. And as my son grows older. I believe that he, too, will measure his steps by the strides(大步) I have made for him, just as I have ______ my goals because of the strides my father has made for me. When my son does this, perhaps he will feel the same ______ and fulfillment that I do when I say, ”I am father’s son.”

1.A. often B. once C. sometimes D. never

2.A. forgot B. learned C. doubted D. wondered

3.A. kitchen B. market C. restaurant D. bedroom

4.A. preparing B. burying C. piling D. hiding

5.A. mysterious B. ordinary C. special D. boring

6.A. duty B. presence C. absence D. performance

7.A. considerate B. kind C. important D. believable

8.A. explained B. created C. proved D. studied

9.A. leaving B. rebuilding C. visiting D. returning

10.A. jokes B. stories C. news D. truth

11.A. rediscovered B. recalled C. retold D. repeat

12.A. noticed B. saw C. realized D. watched

13.A. rise B. disappear C. fall D. die

14.A. approval B. sympathy C. supporting D. understanding

15.A. praise B. hate C. respect D. envy

16.A. simple B. useful C. complex D. big

17.A. opportunities B. lessons C. gifts D. knowledge

18.A. her B. them C. me D. himself

19.A. achieved B. set C. quitted D. changed

20.A. embarrassment B. disappointment C. excitement D. pride

Having lest something in the cloakroom, I went inside to get it, and found Roy the pockets of people’s coats.

A. going around B. going after C. going against D. going through

The poor young man is ready to accept ______help he can get.

A. whichever B. however

C. whatever D. whenever

10．I like this job，in which I stay with small children and from which I get the challenges and awards．I also think my work is important．There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career．
I wasn't an excellent student because I didn't do much schoolwork．In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn't have much to offer．I just accepted that I wasn't the type to have a career．
I then found myself a job．Looking after two little girls，it wasn't too bad at first．But the problems began when I agreed to live in，so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening．We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week，she'd give me time off the next．But unfortunately，it didn't often work out．I was getting extremely tired and fed up，because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children．
One Sunday，I was in the park with the children，and met Megan who used to go to school with me，I told her about my situation．She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification if I wanted to work with children．I didn't think I would be accepted because I didn't take many exams in school．She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful．My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part-time course．I had to leave my job with the family，and got work helping out at a kindergarten．
Now I've got a full-time job there．I shall always be thankful to Megan．Iwish I had known earlier that you could have a career，even if you aren't top of the class at school．
21．When staying with the two girls'family，the authorC．
A．got much help from her boss
B．was paid for extra work
C．often worked long hours
D．took a day off every other week
22．Why did the author leave her first job？B
A．She needed a rest after working extra hours．
B．She decided to attend a part-time course．
C．She was fed up with children．
D．She found a full-time job．
23．What has the author learned from her own experiences？C
A．One must choose the job she likes．
B．Hard work makes an excellent student．
C．Less successful students can still have a career．
D．Qualifications are necessary for a career．

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