Green is an important color in nature. It is the color of grass and the leaves on trees. It is also the color of most growing 【小题1】 .
For example, a greenhorn is someone who has no experience, who is new to a situation. In the 15th century, a greenhorn was a young cow or ox whose horns had not yet developed. 【小题2】 . By the 18th century, a greenhorn had the meaning it has today—a person who is new in a job.
About 100 years ago. Greenhorn was a popular expression in the west of America. 【小题3】 The greenhorn lacked the skills he would need to live in the hard, rough country.
Someone who has the ability to grow plants well is said to have a green thumb. 【小题4】 A person with a green thumb seems to have a magic touch that makes plants grow quickly and well. You might say that the woman next door has a green thumb if her garden continues to grow long after your plants have died.
Green is also the color used to describe the powerful feeling, jealousy(嫉妒). The green-eyed monster is not a frightening creature from outer space. It is an expression used about four hundred years ago by British writer William Shakespeare in his play “Othello”. 【小题5】 A young man may suffer from the green-eyed monster if his girlfriend begins going out with someone else. Or, that green-eyed monster may affect your friend if you get a pay rise and she does not.
| A.The plants produced much larger crops. |
| B.The expression comes from the early 1900s |
| C.Sometimes, it describes something that is nit yet ripe or finished |
| D.Later, it meant a soldier who had not yet had any experience in battle. |
F.It was the result of hard work by agricultural scientists who had green thumbs.
G.It describes the unpleasant feeling a person has when someone has something he wants.
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Every student has tests when they are at school. But have you ever been so worried about the tests that you can’t fall asleep at night? Have you ever felt sick or had a headache during a test?【小题1】_____ This worry in your mind can make your body feel bad. You may feel angry, frustrated, scared, or afraid, which can give you a stomachache or a headache.
【小题2】 Good or normal stress might happen when you are called to answer a question in class or when you have to give a speech. This kind of stress can help you to get things better done.【小题3】
But bad stress can happen if the stressful feelings keep going over a long time. You may not feel well if your parents are fighting, if a family member is ill, if you are having problems at school, or if you are going through anything else that makes you upset every day.【小题4】
【小题5】 That means making good decision about how to spend your time. If you are only dealing with school stuff and have no time to play, you can get stressed. Make sure you keep your SELF in mind: Sleep, Exercise, Leisure and Food. If you take care of yourself and get enough sleep and food, and if you exercise and leave time for fun stuff, you will probably be less stressed out!
| A.However, there are two different kinds of stress. |
| B.Can you tell a kind of stress from another one? |
| C.The best way to keep stress away is to have a balanced life. |
| D.That kind of stress isn’t going to help you, and it can actually make you sick. |
F. If so, then you know what stress is. Stress is what you feel when you are worried or uncomfortable about something.
G. For example, you may do a better job on your test if the stress pushes you to prepare well before the test.
Hospital emergency rooms treat injured fingers all the time. Without treatment, a bad cut can lead to permanent damage. But how should a person know when a bleeding cut is serious enough to require medical attention?
Here are some tips from Dr. Martin Brown, chairman of the department of emergency at Inova Alexandria Hospital in Virginia.
1. Laceration (裂口)
The medical term for a cut or tear in the skin is a laceration. 【小题1】 A long cut on a finger can likely be treated without a visit to a doctor if the wound is not very deep. However, if you have a short but deep laceration, you will need professional attention.
2. Fingertips cut off
Some injuries, like a fingertip that gets cut off, might even need surgery to repair. 【小题2】 More often, cutting down the bone is what is done because reattaching a fingertip is often not successful.
3. Bleeding
【小题3】 Small cuts usually produce what is known as venous (静脉的) bleeding. This means the blood flows steadily from the injury. The bleeding will often stop when pressure is put on the wound. In most cases holding direct pressure with a clean cloth for four to five minutes would do. But if a cut appears to be pumping blood out with some force, this may be a sign of arterial (动脉的) bleeding. 【小题4】
Finally, always keep this in mind: even a cut that does not require medical attention must be kept clean to prevent infection. Small cuts should be cleaned gently with clean water. 【小题5】 Then cover it with a clean, dry bandage.
| A.How a wound bleeds can be a sign of how serious it is. |
| B.That requires a specialist to either cut down the bone or reattach the fingertip. |
| C.This kind of injury should be treated by a medical professional as soon as possible. |
| D.The first signs of this disease include difficulty opening the mouth. |
F. With a cut finger, holding the hand above the heart can reduce the loss of blood.
G. The length is usually not as important as the depth.
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
| A. psychological B. proportion C. suspected D. confessed E. kidnapped F. minors G. striving H. Intermediate I. transformed J. mysteriously K. remained |
NANNING—A high school student who was sentenced to life in prison for killing a 9-year-old girl has sparked discussions on juvenile delinquency (少年犯罪) in China.
The defendant, surnamed Lyu, 【小题1】 the victim in December 2012, molested (骚扰)her, and beat her to death, according to a statement released by the 【小题2】 People’s Court in the city of Xinzhou in North China’s Shanxi province on Saturday.
The court said the crimes committed were so horrible that no mitigation (减轻) was offered.
The case was just one more in a series of similar cases committed by 【小题3】 .
Back in February of this year, the son of a famous Chinese singer was detained in Beijing along with four others for their alleged involvement in a gang rape.
Beijing police refused to disclose the name of the 【小题4】 minor, but police insiders who requested anonymity said he is the son of Li Shuangjiang, dean of the music department of the People’s Liberation Army Academy of Arts.
In April, a 12-year-old boy killed a 76-year-old woman in Guiping City in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The boy, who is currently in custody, 【小题5】 to police that he never wanted to kill the woman, and that he only wanted to steal money from her.
Many have expressed concern on the Internet about the 【小题6】 conditions of China’s underage population, wondering what 【小题7】 these little “flowers of the motherland” into “carnivorous plants” in a country 【小题8】 for a harmonious society.
These cases are not rare, said Xia Xueluan, professor with the Department of Sociology at Peking University, adding that juvenile crimes in China, which have decreased in recent years, are still large in number.
From 2002 to 2011, the rate of recidivism of China’s juvenile offenders 【小题9】 at 1 percent to 2 percent, according to a white paper on judicial reform published in October of last year, which also reported drops in juvenile delinquency cases and the 【小题10】 of juvenile offenders among the total criminal population.
However, China’s juvenile offender number is still high, standing at around 67,000 in 2011, according to the white paper.
“The national average rate of juvenile delinquency may have fallen, but in many parts of the country, youth crimes are still on the rise,” Xia said.
My daughter Chloe is starting out in college in the fall. With her newfound independence will come the newfound responsibilities of dealing with money.
【小题1】 Now I have a few lessons I’d like to share with Chloe, and with anyone else starting out in college.
【小题2】 OK, this is almost the only lesson you need. The biggest reason you get into money problems is that you spend money you don’t really have. Then you end up in the hole, and it’s hard to get out of the hole. You work too many hours to keep up with your spending. And you end up with a life that’s about nothing but trying to pay for all the spending on something you don’t really need.【小题3】
Make a very simple budget (预算). It’s a terrible thing for people who’ve never done a budget, but it’s not hard. 【小题4】 If the bills add up to more than the income, remove some bills.
Pay bills right away. If you have the money, pay the bill as soon as it comes in. You can usually do this online, but if not, it’s just a matter of writing a check, putting it in an envelope, and writing out an address — two minutes. 【小题5】 If you let the bill paying get pushed back, it becomes a terrible thing.
That’s all you need to know. If you save when you’re in college, avoid debt, and pay bills on time, you’re golden.
| A.Spend less than you earn. |
| B.List your income, then list your bills. |
| C.So spend less, work less, worry less, be happier. |
| D.Find ways to get things done you need to get done. |
F. Like many young people, she hates thinking about money.
G. Do this two-minute action at once, so you don’t have to worry about it later.
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The sea has always interested man. From it they can get food, minerals, and treasure. __【小题1】__ But he could not go far beneath its surface __【小题2】__. However, he is not a fish. He must breathe air, so he can’t stay under the water’s surface for any length of time. To explore deep water, man faces even more dangers and problems. A diver who wants to stay under water for more than a few minutes must breathe air or a special mixture of gases __【小题3】__. He can carry a tank of air on his back and breathe through a nose and mouth piece. Water weighs 800 times as much as air. Tons of water pushes against a diver deep in the sea _【小题4】__. When a diver is under great pressure, his blood takes in some of the gases he breathes. As he rises to surface, the water pressure less. If the diver rises too quickly, the gases in his blood form bubbles (气泡). The diver is then suffering from the bends (潜水夫病).The bends can cause a diver to double up in pain __【小题5】__ .
| A.His body is under great pressure. |
| B.Scientistsaretryingtofindmoreaboutthesea. |
| C.Forthousandsofyears,hecouldsailonit. |
| D.Theycanevenkillhim. |
F. The water pressure can cause a diver to breathe with difficulty.
G. Man wants to explore deep into the sea.
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Hollywood movies are regularly filled with sex and violence. They can be exciting films but sometimes all you want is a little light-hearted entertainment.
Have you heard of Bollywood? All singing, all dancing and unrealistic, it is the perfect alternative to normal Hollywood movies. Bollywood is the Indian film industry, based in Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay. 【小题1】 Yet Bollywood is the largest producer of films in the world. This year the Indian Filmgare Awards, Bollywood's Oscars, turn 50 years old.
The typical Bollywood movie usually has the following ingredients: a cup of romance, a tea-spoon of comedy, a dash of international sight-seeing, served with a huge slice of singing and dancing. There will also be one brave hero, one beautiful heroine and one baddie. 【小题2】
Bollywood films are full of ideal things and free of daily worries. 【小题3】 The actors change clothes and locations within a single song. But the audience don't mind. To Indian movie lovers, especially the poor, such films are a gateway to heaven and the stars are their gods. The films take them to a magical world away from their everyday troubles. The films tell them the impossible is possible and that true love conquers all.
【小题4】 Behind the beautiful scenes, Bollywood still emphasizes traditional family values. In most films, if two lovers want to break an arranged marriage, they can't just run away. They must win over their parents.
Bollywood is a decent refreshing replacement for those over-stimulating Hollywood films. 【小题5】 They will take you to a brighter, cheerier and more colorful world, where it's still cool to dance around a tree and sing a love song.
| A.Bollywood has gradually won its reputation on the world stage. |
| B.There is never any mention of politics, poverty or war. |
| C.Most Chinese school kids have probably never seen an Indian film. |
| D.Bollywood films are mostly comic romances with light-hearted incidental music. |
F.The result is a fun-filled musical.
G.So if you're tired of all that Hollywood actions, check out the following Bollywood films.