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A well-known speaker started his speech by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, “What is this piece of 1 and is it worth anything?”
Hands started going up. “It is a $20 bill, encashable(可兑现的) in international and national 2 .”replied one of the 3 who raised their hands.
The speaker continued, “I am going to give this $20 to one of you, but first, let me do this.” He continued to crumple the 20 dollar bill using both his hands. He then 4 it and asked, “Who still wants it?” Still the hands were up in the air.
“Well,” he said, “what if I do this?” He dropped it on the 5 and started to step on it. He picked up the crumpled and 6 bill and said, “Now, who still wants it?”
7 went back into the air. “I think this bill is still 8 its value”, said a young man in an unsure 9 . “We can still use the bill to 10 goods worth 20 dollars,” said the other people.
“My friends, you have all learned a very 11 lesson in this exercise that we are just through with. You’ve 12 that I can crumple the $20 bill during the process as the effects can be seen clearly. 13 , no matter what I did to the piece of paper, you were 14 in your mind that my actions did not actually decrease its 15 . It was still worth $20.”
“Many times in our lives, we feel like as if we are 16 , crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are 17 ; but no matter what happened or what will happen, please 18 , you will never lose your value.” Values that you keep in your heart will always 19 you from a difficult situation.
Dirty or clean, crumpled or not, you are still priceless to those who love you. The worth of our lives comes, not in what we do or who we know, but by ...WHO WE ARE.” “You are 20 — don’t ever forget it.”
1. A．paper B．advice C．information D．luck
2. A．organizations B．flights C．markets D．conferences
3. A．family B．teachers C．speakers D．audience
4. A．hid B．bought C．carried D．unfolded
5. A．square B．beach C．ground D．playground
6. A．thin B．dirty C．new D．clear
7. A．Hands B．Books C．Heads D．Smoke
8. A．losing B．reducing C．increasing D．holding
9. A．sound B．voice C．noise D．shout
10. A．deliver B．buy C．sell D．produce
11. A．boring B．difficult C．valuable D．painful
12. A．heard B．seen C．forgotten D．doubted
13. A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Otherwise
14. A．sure B．curious C．proud D．sad
15. A．price B．growth C．value D．size
16. A．dropped B．turned C．looked D．talked
17. A．important B．confident C．selfish D．useless
18. A．accept B．argue C．remember D．decide
19. A．leave B．search C．save D．beat
20. A．especial B．normal C．ordinary D．special
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A wise man was visiting the Ganges, a river which flows through northern India, to take a bath. He found a group of family members on the 26 , shouting angrily at each other. He___27 his disciples(弟子), smiled and asked, “Why do people shout in 28 at each other ?” The disciples 29 for a while and one of them said, “ Because we 30__ our calm, we shout.” “But, why should you shout 31 the other person is just next to you ? You can as well tell him what you have to say in a(n) 32 manner,” asked the wise man. Some disciples gave some other answers, but none 33 the other disciples. Finally the wise man explained, “When two people are angry at each other, there is a distance between their ___34 . To cover that distance they must shout to be able to 35 each other. The angrier they are, the louder they will have to shout to __36 that great distance. What 37__ when two people fall in love ? They don’t shout at each other but talk softly, because their hearts are very 38 . The distance between them is either nonexistent or very small.”
The wise man 39 , “When they love each other even more, they do not __40 , but only whisper and they get even closer to each other. Finally they 41 need not whisper. They only look at each other and that’s 42 . That’s how close people are when they love each other.”
He looked at his disciples and said, “So, when you 43 , do not let your hearts get distant. Do not say words that distance each other more. 44 there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not find the path to 45 . You may end up becoming enemies, for instance.”
1. A．roof B．platform C．bank D．street
2. A．referred to B．attended to C．shouted to D．turned to
3. A．anger B．excitement C．disappointment D．surprise
4. A．thought B．relaxed C．listened D．waited
5. A．control B．disturb C．lose D．enjoy
6. A．as long as B．in case C．when D．unless
7. A．soft B．impressive C．weak D．responsible
8. A．encouraged B．satisfied C．entertained D．bothered
9. A．directions B．bodies C．goals D．hearts
10. A．hurt B．attack C．understand D．hear
11. A．keep B．measure C．cover D．shorten
12. A．matters B．happens C．works D．succeeds
13. A．close B．huge C．special D．open
14. A．doubted B．continued C．replied D．promised
15. A．pass B．cry C．care D．speak
16. A．sometimes B．still C．even D．ever
17. A．nothing B．all C．one D．something
18. A．argue B．apologize C．criticize D．explain
19. A．Worse still B．Therefore C．Or else D．Besides
20. A．beat B．follow C．walk D．return
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A farm planted levels or floors is called a vertical（垂直的）farm. A skyscraper type building can house a vertical farm. Since the garden is built upwards，rather than outwards，it requires much less space than a conventional farm.
The world is quickly running out of room for conventional farming. Vertical farms could be a key to this situation. An 18story vertical farm could feed as many as 50,000 people，all in an area which is the size of the average city block. Vertical farms in the city could cut down on transportation costs as well. Think about the amount of fuel it takes to transport food from farmland to city. The resources saved would be surprising. Besides saving travel time，food would be delivered in fresher condition and with less damage.
There is a growing concern about the use of pesticides(杀虫剂) in agriculture today. But the vertical farm would be a greenhouse type environment, avoiding the need for a large number of pesticides. Vertical farms can be built in a contained space，therefore they are an excellent solution for living well in an environment far different from our own. Hydroponics(水耕法) could be a big part of vertical gardening. This would reduce the amount of soil needed to grow food. Of course，not all food does well with this type of planting，but there are many crops that actually seem to do better.
In some climates，a lack of sunlight creates a short growing season. The solar power option may not work as well here. The addition of grow lights would make it possible to grow crops in vertical gardens in these areas .In other words，we could grow crops in areas where we never could before.
Vertical farms may just be a concept for now，but they are a concept that will solve many of our problems in the future.
1.According to the passage, a vertical farm________.
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A．is mainly built outwards |
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B．is dependent on solar power |
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C．is planted on levels upwards |
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D．is only an environmental friendly farm |
2.Compared to the conventional farm, the vertical farm can________.
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A．depend far less on sunlight |
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B．greatly increase the use of soil |
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C．help to protect the limited gardens |
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D．reduce the use of harmful pesticides |
3.It can be learned from the passage that vertical farms________.
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A．have been put into use |
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B．only use hydroponics to grow food |
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C．need less room than conventional farms |
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D．may increase the transportation costs |
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
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A．Vertical farms for our future |
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B．Ways to deal with future problems |
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C．Vertical farms and green skyscrapers |
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D．Making Full Use of Our Limited Land |
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Besides calling 911, here is what to do in some life-threatening emergencies when no oneis
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Lost in the wilderness
First, you’ve got to acknowledge you’re in trouble. Stay where
you can be seen clearly and remember to rest. Keeping a sense
of humor helps too—it reduces stress and helps creative thinking.
In a wide open area, make a colorful cross out of rocks to show
your present position.
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Aim to hit the top of the chair against your stomach, in the soft part
below the bony upside-down V of the ribs（肋骨）. Make a sudden
push against the chair. If you still can’t breathe after six tries, call 911,
even if you can’t talk. Write the word choking somewhere nearby, and
leave the line open until help arrives.
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Use your hand or clean cotton, or paper towels, or a scarf,
or any cloth you can find, and push down on the wound
until the bleeding stops. But if you put a band around
your leg tightly, you’re going to close the vessels（血管）
to the entire leg. In this way, you could lose your foot.
Bear attack
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Instead, stand up and back away slowly, without looking the
bear in the eyes. If it does charge at you, stick out your chest,
raise your arms, and spread your legs. Shout at the bear, to
frighten it. If it’s going to attack, lie facedown, with your hands
held firmly behind your neck. Play dead until you’re sure the bear
is gone.
1.When you see a colorful cross made of rocks in the wilderness, you know .
A．someone is bleeding B．someone is choking
C．someone is lost D．someone is attacked by a bear
2.If you are still choking after six tries, you should .
A．keep a sense of humor B．call 911 and leave the line open
C．use your hand our clean cotton D．lie down with your hands behind your neck
3.Don’t tie around your bleeding leg tightly, or you could .
A．stop bleeding B．reduce stress
C．lose your foot D．cause breathlessness
4.The passage is mainly teaching us how to .
A．survive the emergencies B．avoid a bear attack
C．deal with a choke D．find our way
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A vertical farm is a concept farm which is planted on levels or floors.A sky scraper type building can house a vertical farm.Since the garden is built upwards，rather than outwards，it requires much less space than a conventional(传统的) farm.
The world is quickly running out of room for conventional farming.Vertical farms could be a key to this situation.An 18?story vertical farm could feed as many as 50,000 people，all in an area which is the size of the average city block.Vertical farms in the city could cut down on transportation costs as well.Think about the amount of fuel it takes to transport food from farmland to city.The resources saved would be surprising. Besides saving travel time，food would be delivered in fresher condition and with less damage.
There is a growing concern about the use of pesticides in agriculture today.But the vertical farm would be a greenhouse type environment, avoiding the need for a large number of pesticides.Vertical farms can be built in a contained space，therefore they are an excellent solution for living well in an environment far different from our own.Hydroponics(水耕法) could be a big part of vertical gardening.This would reduce the amount of soil needed to grow food.Of course，not all food does well with this type of planting，but there are many crops that actually seem to do better.
In some climates，a lack of sunlight creates a short growing season. The solar power option may not work as well here.The addition of grow lights would make it possible to grow crops in vertical gardens in these areas.In other words，we could grow crops in areas where we never could before.
Vertical farms may just be a concept for now，but they are a concept that will solve many of our problems in the future.
1．According to the passage, a vertical farm________.
A．is mainly built outwards
B．is only an environmental friendly farm
C．is planted on levels upwards
D．is dependent on solar power
2．The second paragraph is mainly about________.
A．the meaning of a vertical farm
B．the future of a vertical farm
C．the cost of a vertical farm
D．the benefit of a vertical farm
3．Compared to the conventional farm, the vertical farm can________.
A．help to protect the limited gardens
B．reduce the harmful effect of pesticides
C．depend far less on sunlight
D．greatly increase the use of soil
4．It can be learned from the passage that vertical farms________.
A．have been put into use
B．need less room than conventional farms
C．only use hydroponics to grow food
D．may increase the transportation costs
5．What would be the best title for the passage?
A．Vertical farms for our future
B．Vertical farms and green skyscrapers
C．Ways to deal with future problems
D．Advantages of vertical farms
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