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My mum was young when she fell pregnant with me. After I was born it was decided that my father’s relatives would ______ me in Manchester. No one spoke about Mum. Eventually, I was shown letters from Mum, ______ that she was a drug addict.
All this was running through my head as I arrived in Glasgow on 27 December last year. My sister Leanne, from my mother’s side, had ______ me down on Facebook, and we had been ______ for a while, but had met only once or twice. Leanne had been brought up by our mother’s parents, and had some ______ with Mum throughout her life. She was now living in Canada, but returning for Christmas and ______ to see all the family together. A big party had been arranged to welcome her back, and everyone would be there, including our ______.
In a very short time my sister and I hatched a ______ . I’d meet my sister as she arrived at Manchester airport, then we’d drive up to Glasgow ______ . Keeping it a surprise gave us a rush. After about a four-hour drive, we were there. I’d ______ called someone “Mum” before. But there she was.
We embraced (拥抱) and were soon ______ . We could hardly get the words out fast enough. Seeing someone so alike looking back at me was the strangest but most ______experience. Though a lifetime may have ______ us, this woman at a party in Glasgow was my mum. She ______ at me for a second, before giving me a tight hug. All she could say was that she never thought we’d ______ again.
She’d been ______ of drugs for five years. She told me how she now works for a charity that helps young people ______ the same problems she had. We now talk regularly, and I feel ______ she’s my mother. That’s something I couldn’t have even ______ when the door opened to her at that Christmas party. Life may be short, but it’s always ______ enough to reconcile (和好).
1.A. teach B. control C. serve D. raise
2.A. foreseeing B. revealing C. arguing D. promising
3.A. knocked B. tracked C. rolled D. turned
4.A. negotiating B. complaining C. messaging D. searching
5.A. contact B. bargain C. fun D. trouble
6.A. reluctant B. afraid C. confident D. desperate
7.A. sister B. father C. mum D. grandparents
8.A. deal B. plan C. trick D. change
9.A. in advance B. in turn C. in secret D. in time
10.A. ever B. even C. always D. never
11.A. looking away B. chatting away C. turning up D. picking up
12.A. disturbing B. annoying C. comforting D. frightening
13.A. separated B. deserted C. ruined D. cheated
14.A. laughed B. yelled C. stared D. pointed
15.A. part B. suffer C. recover D. meet
16.A. clean B. aware C. short D. fond
17.A. discuss B. overcome C. explore D. stress
18.A. guilty B. embarrassed C. proud D. shocked
19.A. imagined B. ignored C. questioned D. recalled
20.A. tough B. happy C. simple D. long
阅读快车系列答案Sports Saturdays
The Fox Valley Park District partnered with six schools throughout Aurora and North Aurorn to offer its traditionally popular Sports Saturdays program beginning from Jan. 9.
Free to families with children in grades 1 through 5. Sports Saturdays provide a safe environment for children to interact and participate in activities that include sports, crafts and general fitness. “Sports Saturdays are an opportunity for kids to get out of the house and do what they love most- play! Park District instructors are on hand to teach and assist. “said manager Rafacl Maritinex. Who oversees the program. “they’ll get a chance to take part in a whole bunch of different sports, and it also gives parents a couple hours of free time while their kids are enjoying themselves in a safe setting.”
Sports Saturdays are run at six different primary schools around the area- Bardwell, Hernes. O’donnell , Hall and McCleery in Aurora, along with Schneider in North Aurora. Sport include baseball, basketball, floor hockey, soccer and other high-energy activities. The program runs for eight Saturdays through feb. 27. Children can participate in the activities at any school, and even visit a different school each week.
Three Ways to Register |
1. Online Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. To sign up for Foxlink, and adult member of the household must completer a family Information Form and return it to the Park District along with Proof of address (driver’s license, sate ID or tax bill) |
2. By Mail/ Drop Off Make checks payable fox valley Park District. Fill out the registration form and mail to FVPD, 15o W Illinois Ave, Aurora, II, 60506. ATTN: Brochure Registration. |
3. In Person Registrations are processed during office hours after resident registration has begun. Cash, check. Visa, Master Card or Discover is accepted. Eola community Center. 555 S. Eola Road.Aurora 60504 |
General Information
Anyone needing accommodations should fill in this information on their registration form.
Children must meet the age requirement for all preschool and youth related programs
All participants permit the taking of photographs and video of themselves and their children during Park district activities for publication and use as the Park District considers appropriate.
1.Sports Saturdays aim to _________.
A. attract more children to attend the local schools
B. encourage schools to promote kids physical education
C. provide kid s with chances to enjoy the fun of active play
D. assist parents to take caret of kids during the winter vacation
2.Children taking part in Sports Saturdays ___________.
A. are from six schools
B are from the same grade
C. will be accompanied by parents
D. will be protected by professional Persons
3.What needs to be made clear when registering?
A. Application for accommodation.
B. Age requirement
C. Permission for photographs
D. Activity places
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Deep reading, as opposed to superficial (shallow) reading we do on the Web, is an endangered practice, one we ought to take steps to preserve as we would a historic building or a significant work of art.
Recent research has illustrated that deep reading, characterized as a unique experience different kind from the mere understanding of words, is slow, immersive (沉浸的), rich in sensory detail and emotional and moral complexity. Although deep reading does not, strictly speaking, require a conventional book, the limits of the printed page are uniquely helpful to the deep reading experience. A book’s lack of hyperlinks (超链接), for example, frees the reader from making decisions—should I click on this link or not—allowing her to remain fully absorbed in the story.
That immersion is supported by the way the brain handles language rich in detail, indirect reference and figures of speech: by creating a mental representation that draws on the same brain regions that would be active if the scene were unfolding in real life. The emotional situations and moral dilemmas that are the material of literature are also vigorous (有活力的) exercise for the brain, driving us inside the heads of fictional characters and even, studies suggest, increasing our real-life capacity (能力) for recognition.
None of this is likely to happen when we’re browsing through a website. Although we call the activity by the same name, the deep reading of books and the information-driven reading we do on the Web are very different, both in the experience they produce and in the capacity they develop. A growing body of evidence suggests that online reading may be less satisfying, even for the “digital natives” to whom it is so familiar. Researchers reported that 39% of children and teens read daily using electronic devices, but only 28% read printed materials every day. Those who only read onscreen were three times less likely to say they enjoy reading very much and tell which book they like best. The study also found that young people who read daily only onscreen were nearly twice less likely to be above-average readers than those who read daily in print or both in print and onscreen.
All in all, the disappearance of deep reading would harm the intellectual and emotional development of generations growing up online, as well as the preservation of a critical part of our culture: the novels, poems and other kinds of literature that can be appreciated only by readers whose brains have been trained to understand them.
Passage outline | Supporting details |
The present situation about deep reading | ◆ As we are reading more on the Web, deep reading has a tendency to 1. . ◆ Like a historic building or a significant work of art, deep reading 2. our preservation. |
3. of deep reading | ◆ Deep reading4. complex emotional and moral experiences. ◆ Deep reading usually 5. from printed materials. ◆ Deep reading helps train a reader’s brain and make it more6. . ◆ Compared with online reading, deep reading can bring readers more 7. . ◆ Deep reading makes a bigger 8. in increasing readers’ reading ability. |
Conclusion | ◆ Without deep reading, generations in this digital world can’t develop well in emotion and9. . ◆ Without deep reading, people may be10. to appreciate literature. |