【题目】根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Not all children want to listen to their parents. However, parents have been around for at least two decades or so longer than their kids. Here are four ways in which they might be right.
People should want to grow and change with time in a good way. People who hang around with those who are not as smart as they are will stagnate (停滞). So try to surround yourself with people who are worth learning from.
The more you learn, the less you really know. People tend to believe that they are right about everything before they've really learned anything about the world. This is largely due to contrast: people will realize how ignorant (无知) they were in the past after they've learned certain things, making them realize how much they've left to learn.
Growing up too fast is truly bad. However, these are the years when you are going to be more protected from the cruel realities of adulthood. You should try to appreciate this aspect of this life stage without being concerned with pushing your development too hard.
It is better to try and fail than fail to try. Children have to learn that failure is part of life. However, the sting (刺痛) of failure disappears gradually, and the regret about missed opportunities is going to sting far more for many adults. So don't stop going for certain goals because of a fear of failure.
A. Parents are wiser than you think.
B. It's hard enough for adults to accept.
C. Being around people who don't challenge you is a bad idea.
D. Your childhood years may not be the best years of your life.
E. They have some life experience, and it makes sense to listen to them.
F. People who bring out the best in others will reach their personal best.
G. By the time they have, they'll realize how complicated (复杂) the world can be.

【题目】The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass Series

A pass is your ticket to more than 2,000 federal recreation sites. Each pass covers entrance fees at national parks and national wildlife refuges as well as standard amenity(便利设施)fees and day use fees for a driver and all passengers in a personal vehicle at per vehicle fee areas at national forests and grasslands, and at lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation and U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. Children aged 15 or under are admitted free. The following passes make up the series:

Annual Pass

● $ 80

● Available to everyone.

● Can be obtained in person at a federal recreation site, right here online, or contact us.

● Non-transferable(不可转让的).

Senior Pass

● $ 10, lifetime pass

● For U. S. citizens or permanent residents aged 62 or over.

● May be obtained online, in person at a federal recreation site or through the mail using this application form. Applicants must provide documentation of age and residency or citizenship.

Access Pass

● Free

● For U. S. citizens or permanent residents with permanent disabilities.

● May be obtained in person at a federal recreation site or through the mail using this application form. Applicants must provide documentation of permanent disability and residency or citizenship.

Volunteer Pass

● Free

● For volunteers who acquire 250 service hours with the federal agencies that participate in the Interagency Pass Program.

● Contact your local federal recreation site for more information about volunteer opportunities or visit Volunteer, gov.

1Which pass is suitable for a healthy U. S. citizen in his seventies?

A. Annual Pass. B. Senior Pass.

C. Access Pass. D. Volunteer Pass.

2What do we know about the pass series?

A. Only U. S. citizens can access the series.

B. Ownership of Annual Pass can be handed over.

C. Access Pass can be got through two ways.

D. Volunteering guarantees Volunteer Pass.

3Where is the passage probably taken from?

A. A report. B. A poster.

C. A newspaper. D. A webpage.

【题目】根据短文理解,选择正确答案。
Dust on furniture may be bad news for waistlines (腰围). But it's far too early to add dusting to a weight-loss plan. Dietary fats and other materials that make up indoor dust can send a signal to human fat cells, telling them to grow. That process, in turn, might slow the body's rate of burning energy. Such changes could add to any weight problems a person might have.
“We don't know what that means to long-term health and certain diseases yet,” says Heather Stapleton, one of the study's authors. But she notes that her team's findings also raise a question of whether pollutants in dust might play some role in the growing, global problem of obesity (肥胖).
Stapleton and her colleagues collected dust from homes and offices. Studies found that some materials in the dust could turn on a protein (蛋白质) called PPAR-gamma 1. It's found in many human tissues. Turning this protein on can cause fat cells to grow. Researchers think this protein may be involved in obesity. But a second study now finds evidence that certain fats are mostly to blame. Cooking oils may send out some of these fats into the air, where they eventually find their way into house dust. Or, the authors say, the fats might enter house dust as part of the hair or skin cells shed (脱落) by people or pets.
“While the findings are amazing,” says Mitchell Lazar, another study author, “these findings need to be taken as very limited.” Indeed, he adds several cautions about how the findings should be understood. “For one thing, people eat these fats in foods all of the time. That is likely to be a lot more than would be consumed from indoor dust,” he said.
(1)What do we know about PPAR-gamma 1?
A.It comes from dust.
B.It leads to weight gain.
C.It can help get rid of dust.
D.It only appears in human bodies.
(2)What's the best title for the text?
A.Can house dust make us fat?
B.Why is it important to clean?
C.Anything to do to deal with dust?
D.What is the best way to lose weight?

【题目】根据短文理解,选择正确答案。
Since 2008, hunters have illegally killed more than 3000 rhinos in South Africa. The International Union for Conservation of Nature warns that rhinos may die out by 2026. People who hunt and kill illegally are called poachers. The most effective way to watch for and prevent illegal hunting is from the air. However, piloted flights are too costly. Fortunately, some Spanish college students have invented a drone (无人机) that can observe more places than a plane.
Arnau Garcia is an aeronautical (航空学的) engineering student at the Polytechnic Institute of Catalonia, in Spain. He says observers from the air have trouble finding poachers when they hide under the trees. Mr. Garcia and other students have worked with the drone manufacturer HEMAV to help find the hidden poachers. They make it by using the thermal camera, which is especially sensitive to body heat. Even when the poachers keep still, it can also keep track of them.
The drone can fly in the wind up to 55 kilometers per hour. It has an autopilot system, so it memorizes the flight path. The drone also has a microphone, a video camera and a GPS system. These permit it to report accurately where a picture is taken. After each flight, the drone can bring back detailed information about where rhinos are found, the conditions of water and plants in the area, and the positions of suspected poachers.
Experts say the drone can fly as far as 70 kilometers from the base. It means that it could quickly observe large areas for poachers. However, the same search operation would take days for human observers. Thanks to the drone, many poachers have been caught and the number of rhinos is on the increase. In addition, HEMAV has received an increasing number of orders for the drone. Even South African national park officials attempt to fill the air with drones.
(1)What do we know about the drone? _____
A.It may get lost easily in the air.
B.It can't work in the windy days.
C.It can offer detailed information.
D.It is useless when the poacher stays still.
(2)What's the best title for the text? _____
A.How to make the drone work well
B.A new way to stop illegal hunting
C.The living conditions of rhinos are worrying
D.The drone helps save rhinos in South Africa

【题目】When we smile, our system recognizes that there’s an absence of threat, and relaxes: It slows down our heart rate, and may temporarily reduce blood pressure, too, promoting overall heart health. Even forcing your face into a smile can reduce stress and relax your heart rate.

Smiling is a language that everyone understands regardless of age, race, culture, language, and nationality. We all know that when you smile at people, even strangers, they almost always smile back, spreading a kind of peace and goodwill. This contagious(有感染力的)smiling comes from a subconscious tendency to match other people’s emotions. It’s why people who spend time around children,who smile often, naturally smile more than people who keep mostly adults company.

People who are generous with smiles are considered more likeable and approachable than people who wear a deadpan(面无表情的)expression. Consider successful salesmen and politicians. Can you imagine how we’d react if they wore sour expressions? People who smile a lot are more likely to gain our trust — and earn better tips — than someone who provides the same service with an impassive face.

In a study, Major League Baseball players from 1952 who wore full-faced, genuine smiles on their baseball cards lived longer, around 79.9 years, compared to players who only partly smiled or didn’t smile at all, who lived 5 to 7 years less. Smiling can make us look younger, too: People who smile frequently seem to age more slowly, appearing around three years younger than their less smiley counterparts.

We now have evidence that we are hardwired to smile. While smiling used to be considered a learned behavior that babies acquired at around six weeks of age, more advanced ultrasound testing has shown that even babies who are bom blind can smile. Babies have been known to make breathing and sucking movements while still in the womb(子宫), and these reactions are thought to prepare them for their life outside. Now smiling has joined the list. Say cheese!

1What can smiling do according to Paragraph 1?

A. Remove your life pressure.

B. Improve the condition of the heart.

C. Make your blood pressure steady.

D. Prevent you from being absent-minded.

2What should you do if you want to smile more according to the author?

A. Stay more with people smiling more.

B. Approach smart children.

C. Care more about others’ feelings.

D. Volunteer together with more strangers.

3What does the author want to show by mentioning salesmen and politicians?

A. A false smile may hurt people.

B. Smiles contribute to a career.

C. Generous people tend to smile more.

D. Work pressure stops people smiling.

4What does the author suggest in the last paragraph?

A. Babies smile within 2 months.

B. Blind babies learn to smile.

C. Smiling is a natural ability.

D. Breathing and sucking are similar to smiling.

【题目】根据短文理解,选择正确答案。
Although environmental problems have existed for centuries, some people still care little about our environment. Problems like ice melting, electronic waste are lighting up news programs and becoming part of an ongoing dialogue about the environment.
As a teenager, what do you think all the problems mean for your future and for the future of the planet? For our October 2016 writing contest, we want you to really consider what you think about environmental problems.
Use these questions to help focus your essay
● What environmental problem do you think should cause the greatest alarm and action?
● Do you think that you have a personal responsibility to help solve environmental problems or do you feel helpless against the struggle?
● What do you think could help a specific environmental problem?
Don't try to answer all these questions. Use one of them to make a personal essay.
The title of the essay
When you hand in your essay, title it as: Environmental Problems: _______.
Include the phrase “Environmental Problems” as the beginning of your essay title, but then make the rest of your story title unique. Examples:
● Environmental Problems: Trashy Behavior and the Plastic Bottle
● Environmental Problems: We Can't Exist If We Refuse to Change
Rules:
1) This is a non-fiction essay contest.
2) Essays are 500 words or less.
3) Essays must be your original work.
The deadline:
Midnight Oct. 30, 2016
Results:
The winner will be posted on our writing contest website or on Teen Trend Report after Nov. 26, 2016.
(1)What is the text mainly about? _____
A.How to write an essay.
B.How to protect our planet.
C.October 2016 writing contest.
D.Some environmental problems.
(2)Which of the following essays will be accepted? _____
A.A 300-word essay taken from the newspaper.
B.A 400-word essay on air pollution.
C.A 500-word essay full of imagination.
D.A 600-word essay on plastic bottles.
(3)How can one know the result of the contest? _____
A.By sending an email.
B.By visiting the website.
C.By calling the organizer.
D.By reading a scientific report.

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