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Family traditions were important in our house, and none was more appreciated than the perfect Christmas tree.
“Dad, can we watch when you trim (修剪) the tree?” My eldest son, Dan, nine, and his seven-year-old brother John, asked.
“I won’t be cutting this year,” my husband Bob said. “Dan, you and John are old enough to measure things. Do it all by yourselves. Think you boys can handle it?”
Dan and John seemed to grow six inches in their chairs at the thought of such an amazing responsibility. “We can handle it.” Dan promised. “We won’t let your down.”
A few years before Christmas, Dan and John rushed in after school. They gathered the tools they’d need and brought them out to the yard, where the tree waited. I was cooking when I heard the happy sounds as the boys carried the tree into the living room. Then I heard the sound that every mother knows is trouble: dead silence. I hurried out to them. The tree was cut too short. John crossed his arms tight across his chest. His eyes filled with angry tears.
I felt worried. The tree was central to our holiday. I didn’t want the boys to feel ashamed every time they looked at it. I couldn’t lower the ceiling, and I couldn’t raise the floor either. There was no way to undo the damage done. Suddenly, a thought came to my mind, which turned the problem into the solution.”
“We can’t make the tree taller,” I said. “But we can put it on a higher position.”
Dan nodded his head sideways. “We could put it on the coffee table, It just might work! Let’s try it!”
When Bob got home and looked at the big tree on top of the coffee table, Dan and John held their breath.
“What a good idea!” he declared. “Why didn’t I ever think of such a thing?”
John broke into a grin. Dan’s chest swelled with pride.
56. Who trimmed the Christmas tree this year?
A. Dan and John B. The writer C. Bob D. The whole family
57. The underlined part “grow six inches (Para 4) implies the brothers felt _____,
A. scared B. embarrassed C. nervous D. proud
58. What happened after the brothers moved the Christmas tree into the living room?
A. They got angry with each other. . B. They found the tree was cut short.
C. They rushed to school D. They began to decorate the tree.
59. How could the short tree be turned into a perfect one?
A. By making the tree taller. B. By lowering the ceiling.
C. By placing it on a coffee table. D. By raising the floor.
60. What Bob said in the last but one paragraph showed_________.
A. he was too stupid to think of the idea B. he was a little disappointed
C. he should not have given them the task D. he appreciated what the brothers had done
查看习题详情和答案>>Is this happening in your neighborhood? Children, notebook computers stuck under their arms, await the yellow bus for the trip to middle school. On the surface, the question of computers in schools is a no-brainer. It would be strange to insist that today’s technology shouldn’t be used to make the classroom experience more individualized, more effective, more immediate, more exciting. Computers have been in schools more than 20 years---and probably even done some good.
But the idea of a personal computer as a necessary daily tool for every American grammar school pupil is altogether a different thing. Be aware of the seemingly attractive vision of 10-year-olds doing most of their work---and homework---on a computer. It is another illusory silver bullet(虚幻的能迅速解决问题的捷径之道) that promises to solve all of society’s ills through technology. Regardless of whether parents or taxpayers buy the machinery, it’s bad policy.
Determining the proper role of computers in schools is too important to be left to computer suppliers and educators. An educated public with clear and realistic expectations needs to help determine the right track for technology.
Educators forever seem to seek the ultimate in teaching tools. They are always preoccupied with innovation---junior high school, new math, whole language, open classrooms, and mastery learning, to name a few. Some ideas turned out well and over time have earned permanent positions in our education systems. Other reflected change for changes’ sake and wound up in the trash bin, where they belong.
Exactly what is to be solved with computers in schools? Are we looking to improve instructional capacity and flexibility? Are we trying to make teachers and aids more productive by letting students take advantage of programmed learning tools? This all sounds good, and much has been accomplished with computer-assisted instruction.
But that’s not the same as making the computer a symbol of well-tempered educational policy. There’s danger in the message that a child is not fully educated if he or she can’t surf the World Wide Web skillfully, move around in Windows or the Founder, use a word processing program, or program in Logo or Basic.
These skills can be learned outside the classroom. Worse, the time it takes students to acquire them is time stolen from the teaching schedule---and that’s a bad trade.
And what kind of computers should be purchased? We’re not talking brand names. Most school systems don’t have the money to replace PCs or Macs on the two-to-three-year cycle that shifting technologies demand. On the other hand, $2500---the cost of just one computer---invested in books for the school library produces wealth that has, shall we say, a longer shelf life.
And who changes the factory culture of schoolrooms to allow computers to be more effective? And who teaches the teachers? These are the really tough issues---the ones that more hardware won’t solve.
Children are best served when schools contribute to shaping the solid foundations on which their future will be built. The student who can read with curiosity and understanding, who has mastered basic mathematical concepts, who can evaluate ideas critically, is the one schools should aim to produce.
57. A “no-brainer” in the third sentence of the first paragraph probably means __________.
A. something that is taken for granted
B. an idea that is brainless and foolish
C. a proposal that is not worthy of serious consideration
D. a machine that can never take the place of human brain
58. Who can determine the proper role of computers in schools?
A. Computer suppliers. B. Educators.
C. The educated public. D. All of the above.
59. According to the author, teaching computer in the school classroom is bad practice because __________.
A. the computer is too expensive a luxury for school pupils
B. the pupils are not intelligently mature enough to master the skills
C. it takes too much time which might have been spent on regular courses
D. the pupils can learn nothing from computer-assisted instruction
60. In the last paragraph the author implies that __________.
A. computer skills contribute nothing to a proper education
B. computer teaching is an essential part of an education
C. the fundamental purpose of an education is being ignored
D. teachers should be taught how to teach computer skills
查看习题详情和答案>>听力
第一节
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
W：I am from CNN．Please tell our audience about the football match with England．
M：Well, it was terrible．We lost．And the score was zero-fourteen．
1．What was the score?
A．0∶40．
B．0∶4．
C．0∶14．
M：Do you think that you can have these shirts finished by Friday morning?
W：I’m sorry．I couldn’t possibly get them done by then．Saturday afternoon would be the earliest that you could have them．
2．When will the shirts be finished?
A．Sunday afternoon．
B．Saturday afternoon．
C．Friday morning．
W：Jack, can you help me with this work?
M：Sure, if it won’t take too much time．
3．What does the man mean?
A．It will take him long to help the woman．
B．He can help her for a while．
C．It won’t take long for him to help her．
W：Tickets are four dollars for adults．Children’s tickets are half price．
M：Okay．I’d two adults’ and two children’s tickets, please．
4．How much did the man pay for the tickets?
A．＄16．
B．＄12．
C．＄4．
M：Where are you going now?
W：I am going to the shop to buy something．
5．Where is the woman going now?
A．To school．
B．To the shop．
C．To her friends house．
第二节
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6～7题。
W：Come in, Richard．
M：Thank you, doctor．
W：Now, what seems to be the trouble?
M：I don’t feel well, doctor．My head aches．My arms and legs feel weak．
W：Do you have a fever?
M：I think so．
W：Well, let’s see．Put this under your tongue．
M：All right．
W：Yes, you do have a temperature．Please come into the next room, Richard．
M：All right．
W：First I want to take a look at your throat．Open your mouth, please．Say Ah．
M：Ah-ah．What’s wrong with me, doctor?
W：Well, you have a case of the flu．I’m going to give you some medicine for that．
M：When do I take the medicine?
W：Every six hours．I want you to stay in bed and rest．And drink plenty of liquids．
M：Thank you, doctor．
6．Which of the following did the doctor NOT do?
A．Take the temperature．
B．Look at the throat．
C．Examine the eyes．
7．How often should Richard take the medicine?
A．Twice a day．
B．Three times a day．
C．Four times a day．
听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。
W：The house is beautiful．We are so lucky．
M：Tell me about it．
W：Well, it has a nice living room, a dining room and two large bedrooms．
M：It sounds wonderful．What about the kitchen?
W：It’s quite modern．It has a new fridge and an electric stove．It also has a very nice dishwasher．
M：Do you have furniture yet?
W：No．We’re going shopping tomorrow．
8．What about the kitchen?
A．It’s well equipped．
B．It’s very big．
C．It’s too modern．
9．What is the woman going to do next?
A．To buy some furniture．
B．To move into the house．
C．To decorate the house．
10．What is the probable relationship between the man and woman?
A．They are husband and wife．
B．They are friends．
C．They are a newly-married couple．
听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。
M：Hello, Mary．Why are you standing here in the cold wind?
W：I’m waiting for a bus, but the buses are very full at this time of the day．
M：Where are you going? This isn’t your way home．You must take a bus from the other side of the street to go home．
W：I’m not going home now．I’m going for a walk in the park．I always like to go for a walk before lunch．
M：Then why aren’t you going there on foot? Why are you going by bus? Why not walk from here to the park, too? It isn’t very far．
W：Oh, no, Bill．It isn’t very interesting to walk through the streets；in fact, it’s very boring．So I always take bus No．3．
11．Where is Mary going?
A．Home．
B．To the park．
C．To the zoo．
12．Why doesn’t Mary like walking through the streets?
A．It’s too cold．
B．The park is too far．
C．It isn’t interesting．
13．When did the conversation most likely take place?
A．Late in the morning．
B．In the late afternoon．
C．Early in the morning．
听第9段材料，回答第14～16题。
M：Good morning, miss．Can I help you?
W：Yes．I’m looking for a present for my boyfriend．
M：I see．What about a nice pair of gloves like these?
W：I bought him some gloves last year．
M：Ah…but these are driving gloves?
W：He doesn’t drive．
M：What about these boxing gloves?
W：He doesn’t box either．
M：What about these special gloves?
W：What are they for?
M：They’re for people who don’t do anything at all．
W：What a good idea! I’ll take them．
14．What does the man advise the girl to buy?
A．A pair of gloves．
B．A pair of glasses．
C．A pair of shoes．
15．What present did the girl give her boyfriend last year?
A．Some books．
B．Some gloves．
C．Some scarfs．
16．What kind of gloves does the girl buy in the end?
A．Driving gloves．
B．Special gloves．
C．Boxing gloves．
听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。
Many rules govern drivers on American streets and highways．The most common one is the speed limit．The speed limit regulates how fast a car may go．On streets in the city, the speed limit is usually 25 or 35 miles per hour．On the highways between cities, the speed limit is usually 55 miles per hour．When people drive faster than the speed limit, a policeman can stop them．The policeman gives them pieces of paper which people call traffic tickets．Traffic tickets tell the drivers how much money they must pay．When drivers receive too many tickets, they probably cannot drive for a while．The rush hour is when people are going to work or going home from work．At the rush hour there are many cars on the streets and traffic moves very slowly．Nearly all American cities have rush hours．Drivers do not get tickets very often for speeding during the rush hours because they cannot drive fast．
17．What is the speed limit on highways in America?
A．25 miles an hour．
B．35 miles an hour．
C．55 miles an hour．
18．What is on a traffic ticket?
A．Traffic rules．
B．Why the driver is stopped by police．
C．How much the driver must pay．
19．What will happen if a driver receives too many traffic tickets?
A．He will be put in prison．
B．He can’t drive forever．
C．He can’t drive for some time．
20．How is the traffic during the rush hour?
A．Quite heavy．
B．Very light．
C．No traffic．
听力
第一节
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
M：What jobs do women do in your country?
W：All kinds of jobs．There are women doctors，teachers，engineers，farmers and so on．
1．What are they talking about?
A．Jobs．
B．Women．
C．Teachers．
M：I know you once worked in this company．
W：Yes，I began to work in this company in 1988．Four years later I stopped working here because of my illness．
2．When did the woman stop working in this company?
A．In 1990．
B．In 1991．
C．In 1992．
M：Yesterday Mrs．King hurt her legs badly when she was repairing a machine．Now she is in hospital．Let’s go to see her．
W：Does her husband know it？He’s in the country．We’d better call him to tell him about it．
3．Where is Mr King?
A．In hospital．
B．In a factory．
C．In the country．
M：What are you going to do this evening?
W：I’ll go to visit Mr．Little at nine and go to see a film at eleven．But I won’t go out before eight o’clock．
4．What time did the woman go to visit Mr Little？
A．At 8∶00 p. m．
B．At 9∶00 p. m．
C．At 11∶00 p. m．
M：Do you think Mr．Pattis will be late for the meeting?
W：Well，If you think Mr．Pattis will be late，you are completely wrong．
5．What conclusion can we draw from this talk?
A．Mr Pattis will be late．
B．Mr Pattis will be here on time．
C．Mr Pattis makes mistakes．
第二节
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6～8题。
M：Susan．What do you do for exercise？
W：I run and ride a bicycle every day and go swimming once a week．What about you，Tom？
M：I used to go swimming and skating a lot in high school．But now I don’t have any time．
W：That’s too bad．Exercise is really important．
M：I know．What do you enjoy doing most of all？
W：I enjoy swimming．Well，I’m going swimming tonight．Would you like to go with me？
M：OK．I’ll be glad to．
W：Then let’s meet at eight outside the park gate．
6．How often does Susan go swimming？
A．Every day．
B．Once a week．
C．Twice a week．
7．What exercise does Susan like most of all?
A．Running．
B．Riding a bicycle．
C．Swimming．
8．Where will they meet that night?
A．Outside the swimming pool．
B．Outside the park．
C．Outside the garden．
听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。
W：Are you going to the gym now？
M：No，I’ve got a soccer game tonight．
W：Oh! Do you play on a team？
M：Yeah．We play every week．We are not very good but have a lot of fun．How about you？Do you play any sports？
W：I play basketball once or twice a week．
9．What’s the man going to do?
A．Play a soccer game．
B．Watch a soccer game．
C．Watch a basketball game．
10．What sports does the woman play?
A．Soccer．
B．Basketball．
C．Neither．
11．How often does the man play?
A．Every week．
B．Once a week．
C．Twice a week．
听第8段材料，回答第12～13题。
W：Listen to the song!
M：Hmm，it sounds familiar．What’s its name？
W：Smoke Gets in Your Eyes．
M：Speaking of smoke，I smell smoke，don’t you？
W：It must be a cigar．It smells awful．
M：I think it’s coming from the kitchen．
W：Your steak，sir．It will be ready in a few minutes．
M：Well，it is well done．
12．Where does the conversation take place?
A．In a kitchen．
B．In a restaurant．
C．At a concert．
13．What produces the smoke?
A．A fire．
B．A cigar．
C．The meat．
听第9段材料，回答第14～16题。
W：Hi，John，I haven’t seen you for a few weeks．
M：Oh，hi，Mary．I’ve been studying a lot for my final exam．
W：Well，the term is almost over now．
M：Yes．My brother’s coming for a visit this summer，and we’d like to see some of the country．But traveling is so expensive．
W：Have you thought about camping？
M：Camping？I’ve never done that．
W：I think you’ll really like it．It’s much cheaper than staying at a hotel．And being close to nature is a good way to forget about our school for a while．
M：What a good idea! We can go by bike until we find a nice place and just camp．
14．Why hasn’t Mary seen John lately?
A．He went to a camping trip．
B．He was visiting his brother．
C．He’s been studying．
15．Who will go camping with John?
A．John’s brother．
B．Mary．
C．John’s classmates．
16．What does John think of Mary’s idea about camping?
A．It’s wonderful．
B．It’s is unsafe．
C．It’s expensive．
听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。
Miss Jenkins was born in a rich family．She liked all the foods which were rich in fat and sugar．So she got fatter and fatter．Her workmates often laughed at her for it．She was angry with them and couldn’t get on well
with them．But her weight brought her some trouble．No young man liked a fat girl like her and now she was more than thirty，she had to live alone．She went to see the doctors．They gave her a list of the healthy diets and advised her to lose weight and of course it was difficult for her to do so．For example，it was her birthday one day．She went to a restaurant and bought a nice cake．The waiter asked her how many pieces she wanted him to cut it into．She thought for a while and said she was losing her weight so the cake would be cut only into two，not into six．
17．How old was Miss Jenkins?
A．Less than twenty．
B．Thirty．
C．More than thirty．
18．Why did Miss Jenkins get fatter?
A．Because something was wrong with her．
B．Because she liked fat and sugar very much．
C．Because she never had any sports．
19．Why couldn’t Miss Jenkins get on well with her workmates?
A．Because she was richer than her workmates．
B．Because she was fatter than any of her workmates．
C．Because she was often laughed at．
20．With whom did Miss Jenkins go to the restaurant?
A．With her servants．
B．By herself．
C．With her friends．
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People today are becoming increasingly aware that a proper diet is the foundation of good health. If we don’t have a regular diet of proper food, we don’t have the fuel to perform at our best. However, some people think not eating breakfast doesn’t matter a lot, though eating it is important. Get the truth behind this common misconception and other meal frequency and timing meals.
Will eating breakfast every day help me lose weight?
Yes, eating the morning meal can actually help you shed pounds. People who have breakfast are less likely to eat diet-busting(破坏的) junk food and are more likely to exercise later in the day, as studies show. People who skip breakfast, on the other hand, usually make up the calories — and then some — before day's end. Researchers found that 78 percent of the men and women included in the National Weight Control Registry — who have maintained an average weight loss of 66 pounds for more than 5 years — eat breakfast every day.
Is "grazing" really healthier than eating three square meals a day?
No. Eating many small meals throughout the day is probably not better for you than three main meals, the traditional amounts of food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The idea that "grazing" is healthier comes from a few old studies showing that eating frequent meals throughout the day may burn more fat and lower insulin （胰岛素）levels. But later studies have found no benefit to grazing. It's not healthier than eating three squares, according to the American Dietetic Association.
I've always eaten most of my calories at dinner. If I'm healthy, is there any reason for us not to keep doing this?
Hard to say. Instinctively, it sounds like a bad idea. Yet "one-mealers" tend to eat less food totally, scientists say, so your dining habit may actually help you stay tidy and attractive. On the other hand, one small, brief study by USDA scientists found that eating just one daily meal may cause small increases in blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol(胆固醇). If your annual blood tests show a rise in any key risk factors for heart disease or diabetes, it is high time for you to reconsider your meal strategy.
Will bedtime snacks make you fat?
No. But that's not permission for you to eat cookies before going to bed every night. Consuming more calories than you burn through physical activity produces big loose stomachs and weak legs no matter what time you overeat. A habit of snacking in front of the television every evening will lead to weight gain, but no more so than having a six-egg pancake for breakfast or conquering a bag of beans with sweet food at your desk every afternoon.
The final word
Eat fewer calories than you need in a day and you will lose weight. Eat breakfast because it will help you control calories better, not because it's a magic meal. Eat the number of meals that keeps you satisfied and energized. No one plan is best for everyone.
Title: Stop Obsessing Over Your Meals
| Common misconception | Some people think it doesn’t matter to live and work 1 breakfast. | |
| 2 | Breakfast | People having breakfast can actually help weigh 3 People not eating breakfast make up the calories now and then in the 4 |
| Grazing | Old studies 5 grazing is better than eating three square meals but later not. | |
| Dinner | 6 to say whether eating most the calories at dinner is a bad idea. Eating less food one meal per day may keep you neat, but may lead to blood pressure 7 . | |
| Bedtime snacks | Bedtime snacks won’t make you fat. Overeating may cause you to gain more calories than you burn through8 activity. A habit of snacking in front of TV can’t gain weight more than overeating at a meal. | |
| 9 | No one plan is 10 for everyone | |