A lesson in caring
It was a cold evening. My daughter and I were walking up Broadway. I didn’t notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box. But Nora    36    . She wasn’t even four, but she   37    at my coat and said, “That man’s cold. Daddy, can we take him home?”
I don’t remember my   38    . But I do remember a sudden   39    feeling inside me. I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her   40     , whether it was     41    flying or children playing. But now she was noticing   42    and beggary.
A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who picked up a food package from a nearby school on a Sunday morning and   43     it to an elderly person. It was quick and easy. I signed us up. Nora was   44    about it. She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how   45    our job was. When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to    46    myself to leave the house to fetch the food package. On my way to the school, I fought an urge (强烈愿望) to turn    47    . The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting for me at home. Why do this?   48    , we phoned the elderly person we’d been appointed. She   49    us right over.
The building was in a bad state. Facing us was a silver-haired woman in an old dress. She took the package and asked us to come in. Nora ran inside. I unwillingly followed.   50     inside, I saw that the department belonged to someone poor. Our hostess showed us some photos. Nora played and when it came time to say goodbye, we three hugged. I walked home    51    .
Professionals call such a(n)   52    “a volunteer opportunity”. They are opportunities and I’ve come to see. Where else but as volunteers do you have the opportunity to do something    53     that’s good for others as well as for yourself? Nora and I regularly serve meals to needy people and   54     clothes for the homeless. Yet, as I’ve    55     her grow over these past four years, I still wonder—which of us has benefited more?

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See in your mind’s eye where you really want to be in ten years’ time．Choose your own values, activities, and relationships rather than copying tubers．
While working with troubled teens, I used to haste them do a Ten Years game in the Future exercise．I asked them to write a letter to a friend as if it was ten years in the future．Most of these boys and girls didn’t think about the next week, much less ten years to come．This lack of “foresight”was a major reason why their lives were pretty messed up．But the real story is what happened to me．I did the exercise right along with them on many occasions, writing my dreams in detail．In my letter to a friend, I had moved to the country, built my own home, authored a book, and started my own business．
Over the next ten years, something magic happened．All my dreams became true, almost as if orchestrated (精心安排) by an unseen hand．I realized that something very powerful was happening, more powerful than expected．I did write books and start my business．We did move to the country and I did build my own home．
This letter to a friend will become a magnetic factor in your life．Your vision will guide you in your yearly goals, your monthly goals, and your daily activities．
You must write your letter as if it has already happened．For example:
“Leslie, I just wanted to make contact again and tell you about my life．I started my own gardening business in 2012 and it’s really taken off．”
“Dear Harold, I met the love of my life in 2016 and we moved to Hawaii where Frank works in a bookstore and I give surfing lessons everyday．We love it．”
Remember, describe all the details as if they have already happened．This will help you make it more real for you．
Sit down and write (or type) your Ten Years in the Future letter today．
60．It seems that the author’s dream and vision became a reality because the author    ．
A．had put something magic in the letter
B．could foresee what would happen
C．was experienced in writing the Ten Years letter
D．took what was written in the letter as a guide in life
61．According to the author，“Leslie”in your letter should be the person that    ．
A．does the same exercise as you
B．will become your friend in ten years
C．you know now and may still know in the future
D．you can imagine when you write your letter
62．The author advises you to write the Ten Years in the Future letter    ．
A．as soon as possible
B．in ten years’ time
C．when you have time
D．as often as possible
63．Which of the following covers the topics in this text?
a．The author’s own experience with the Ten Years in the Future exercise．
b．How the author got the idea of the Ten Years in the Future exercise．
c．How to write the Ten Years in the Future letter．
d．The author’s experience of working with troubled teens．
e．The difficulty in dealing with troubled teens．
f．How to improve your letter writing skill．
A．a, d, f                     B．a, c, d              C．b, c, d             D．a, c, e

A study suggests that although most students at UK universities are happy with their courses, dissatisfaction has grown as fees rise．The study highlights a big variation in teaching time, and lists different ideas about the value of getting university degrees．

Katharine Collins, a second-year college student

The course has been very interesting, but I was expecting a little more one-to-one time with my teacher．

We do about four assignments （作业） each term, each of which is about 3,000 words．However, sometimes they are not that helpful．We hope to be given the right to write feedback （反馈） after every assignment, but we had no feedback at all throughout the first year．We are given grades about three weeks after we hand the assignments in．There is no feedback on where we have gone wrong or how we might improve．

????????????? Lee Millington, a creative-writing student

I choose the courses because of its reputation．There is a lack of one-to-one teaching．I would like personalized feedback from an expert in my field of writing．Some of the lectures have been quite helpful but they try to use too many different styles of writing．For example, if you want to be a poet, you might find that the lectures focus too much on novels．

I think there is too much attention paid to sharing our work in workshops and giving each other feedback．I think there should be more time given to actual teaching, rather than to feedback from people who are at a similar level to me．

????????????? Reporters from Hounsdown Secondary School, Ella, 16

When I work independently, I feel I have more freedom to develop my ideas and come up with more original viewpoints．The price of university will still be worth it to get the qualifications （资格证书） necessary for better jobs．

Tyier, 16

????????????? Although the cost of university is very high now, I think university is required for gaining a good and well-paid job．

Agencies
1.We can learn from the beginning of the article that ????????? .

A. Most of the university students at UK are dissatisfied with their courses.

B. The higher and higher pay for their courses accounts for the rise of the UK students’ dissatisfaction.

C. All the students at UK universities hold a similar attitude towards the value of getting university degrees.

D. The student’s purpose is to highlight the importance of gaining a university diploma.

2.According to Katharine Collins in Paragraph 2, we can infer that ????????? .

A. She is content with the assignments given in each term.

B. She has never been given one-to-one time with her teacher before.

C. She didn’t think highly of the value of the assignments at the university.

D. She benefits from the assignments a lot because they are helpful.

3.Why does Lee Millington choose the course-- writing?

A. Because he wants to be a great writer in the future.

B. Because he is interested in it from his heart.

C．Because he hope to make a better living before long．

D．Because the course has a high reputation in society．

4.Who will most tend to be a professional novelist among the students mentioned in the passage?

A．Ella．????????????? B．Tyler．????????????? C．Lee．????????????? D．Katharine．

5.What does the author mainly tell us at UK in this passage?

A．The value for university degrees．?????????????

B．The higher pay for courses at university．

C．The terrible assignments at university． ?????????????

D．The puzzle of the students at university．

A victim of climate change

         A polar bear's dead body found on the Arctic island of Svalbard, the northernmost part of Norway, has shocked experts who say climate change may be to blame for the death. The starved polar bear in Norway was said to be in good bones by the time a group of explorers came across its body in July．

The bear is thought to have been heading north in a desperate search for sea ice that would allow it to hunt for seals．"From his lying position in death, the bear appears to simply have starved to health in April when the Norwegian Polar Institute examined and labeled it． However, the animal was reduced to skin and bones and died where he dropped," polar bear expert Dr. Ian Stirling, a professor at the University of Alberta said, "He had external suggestion of any remaining fat, having been reduced to little more than skin and bone．"

Stirling believes the bear starved to death as a result of a lack of sea ice which the animals use as a platform for hunting seals． That may also explain why the 16-year-old male bear was found about 155 miles north of where it was seen in April．

Arctic sea ice reached a record low in 2012, according to a report released this week by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that pointed to continued signs of climate change．

The International Union for Conservation of Nature currently classifies polar bears as vulnerable on its Red List of Threatened Species．

1.How did Stirling know the reason for the death of the polar bear?

A．By the food he ate．                         B．By doing further experiments．

C．By observing other polar bears．              D．By his lying position in death．

2.The underlined word "vulnerable" probably means _____．

A．easily hurt                        B．difficult to hunt

C．dangerous                        D．amazing

3.What is the author's attitude to the incident?

A．Favorable．           B．Uncaring．         

C．Doubtful．             D．Concerned．

4.Where does this text probably come from?

A．A novel．                       B． A guidebook．      

C．A news report．                  D．An advertisement．

B

See in your mind’s eye where you really want to be in ten years’ time．Choose your own values, activities, and relationships rather than copying tubers．

While working with troubled teens, I used to haste them do a Ten Years game in the Future exercise．I asked them to write a letter to a friend as if it was ten years in the future．Most of these boys and girls didn’t think about the next week, much less ten years to come．This lack of “foresight”was a major reason why their lives were pretty messed up．But the real story is what happened to me．I did the exercise right along with them on many occasions, writing my dreams in detail．In my letter to a friend, I had moved to the country, built my own home, authored a book, and started my own business．

Over the next ten years, something magic happened．All my dreams became true, almost as if orchestrated (精心安排) by an unseen hand．I realized that something very powerful was happening, more powerful than expected．I did write books and start my business．We did move to the country and I did build my own home．

This letter to a friend will become a magnetic factor in your life．Your vision will guide you in your yearly goals, your monthly goals, and your daily activities．

You must write your letter as if it has already happened．For example:

“Leslie, I just wanted to make contact again and tell you about my life．I started my own gardening business in 2012 and it’s really taken off．”

“Dear Harold, I met the love of my life in 2016 and we moved to Hawaii where Frank works in a bookstore and I give surfing lessons everyday．We love it．”

Remember, describe all the details as if they have already happened．This will help you make it more real for you．

Sit down and write (or type) your Ten Years in the Future letter today．

60．It seems that the author’s dream and vision became a reality because the author    ．

A．had put something magic in the letter

B．could foresee what would happen

C．was experienced in writing the Ten Years letter

D．took what was written in the letter as a guide in life

61．According to the author，“Leslie”in your letter should be the person that    ．

A．does the same exercise as you

B．will become your friend in ten years

C．you know now and may still know in the future

D．you can imagine when you write your letter

62．The author advises you to write the Ten Years in the Future letter    ．

A．as soon as possible

B．in ten years’ time

C．when you have time

D．as often as possible

63．Which of the following covers the topics in this text?

a．The author’s own experience with the Ten Years in the Future exercise．

b．How the author got the idea of the Ten Years in the Future exercise．

c．How to write the Ten Years in the Future letter．

d．The author’s experience of working with troubled teens．

e．The difficulty in dealing with troubled teens．

f．How to improve your letter writing skill．

A．a, d, f                     B．a, c, d              C．b, c, d             D．a, c, e