E

The bell rings and in a few moments, the most disordered part of the day begins—lunch. Food begins to be dished out, and some students are eager to see their friends, while others cannot bear the thought of what is about to happen. Anxiety (焦虑) builds for many as they think today will be just like any other day. Press repeat and this happens every day.

But Bridport Elementary in Bridport introduced a system to solve this classic scene of loneliness and meet new friendships. There’s hardly room for the question, “Will you save me a seat?” at Bridport Elementary, where students are guided to assigned (指定的) tables and given the opportunity to open their hearts and minds to a new friend. The school’s president Kilbourne had observed too many days in which the same kids were left alone, while the others were always accompanied by friends. Something had to change.

The school gives a new system in which students line up to pick a numbered stick before getting their food. Each stick has a number that’s linked with a table, showing where they will eat lunch for the day.

This system was used five months ago. Today, if you walked into the cafeteria, you wouldn’t find any numbers or any sticks. Kilbourne made a promise to the students that the system would eventually disappear if she saw that students learned to value inclusivity (包容) and friendship.

People really saw a change. A girl was walking around by herself with her lunch in her hand, and four tables asked her to join them. At another table, a kindergartener was sitting alone for just a few moments before two sixth graders came over to sit with him, and actively included him in conversation.

Now we are left wondering: how can lessons learned from the cafeteria be used elsewhere? Students and adults all over the country could benefit from an approach in which every person is always welcome at the table in any situation.

61. What inspired the president of Bridport Elementary to introduce the system?

   A. Students didn’t speak to friends at a table.

   B. Students didn’t manage to get a seat in the cafeteria.

   C. Students had no one to communicate with in a crowd.

   D. Students had little interest in lunch due to the pressure of study. 

62. Why couldn’t we find any numbers or any sticks in the cafeteria?

   A. Because students were tired of them.

   B. Because they didn’t work out as expected.

   C. Because they were replaced by something else.

   D. Because there was no need for them any more.

63. How is the fifth paragraph mainly developed?

   A. By making comparisons.  B. By giving examples.

   C. By giving instructions.     D. By showing research findings.

64. What can be the best title for the text?

   A. Friends at the lunch table

   B. Time to value table manners again

   C. Offer help to shy and quiet students

   D. How to help students deal with school life

65. What is most likely to be talked about in the paragraph following the text?

    A. The benefits of the system.    

   B. The disadvantages of the system.

   C. The wider use of the system.

    D. The lessons learned from the system.

D

Louis Pasteur was a world-famous French chemist and biologist.

He is particularly famous for his work on rabies vaccine (狂犬病疫苗). The rabies virus enters the body through the bite of an infected animal or through infected saliva (唾液) entering an existing wound. After experimenting with the saliva of animals suffering from the disease, Pasteur concluded that the disease rests in the central nervous system of the body. By studying the tissues of infected animals — rabbits, Pasteur was able to produce a form of the virus. This could be used for inoculation (接种).

On July 6, 1885, Pasteur tested his pioneering rabies vaccine on a man for the first time. He saved the life of a young man called Joseph Meister who had been bitten by a rabid dog. Pasteur was urged to treat him with his new method. The treatment lasted 10 days and at the end he recovered and remained healthy. Since then thousands have been saved by this treatment.

On March 1886, Pasteur was invited to present his results to the Academy of Sciences and in 1888 went on to found the Pasteur Institute in Paris. This was a pioneering clinic for the study of infectious diseases, the treatment of rabies and a centre for teaching. Pasteur directed the institute personally until he died. The Pasteur Institute is still one of the most important centers in the world.

Pasteur became a national hero and was honored in many ways. He died at Saint-Cloud on September 28, 1895 and was given a state funeral at the Cathedral of Notre Dame.

Modifications (修改) of the Pasteur method are still used in rabies treatment today. A newer vaccine which contains virus prepared from human cells grown in the laboratory is safer and requires a shorter course of injections.

56. A person can develop rabies   .

    A. if he is bitten by a rabbit      B. if he touches infected saliva

    C. if infected saliva enters his wounds

    D. if he touches an infected animal

57. Rabies probably can destroy a person’s   .

    A. nervous system  B. blood     C. skin        D. saliva

58. What can we learn about Pasteur’s test of his vaccine on the man?

    A. The man was sent to a clinic ten days later.          

   B. It didn’t save the man’s life.

    C. It proved to be a great success.                

   D. The man was his second patient.

59. After Pasteur died, the Pasteur Institute   .

    A. worked much better than before

   B. worked well until today

   C. continued to be in business for many years       

   D. became the most important centre in the world

60. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

   A. Pasteur’s rabies vaccine is out of date.

   B. A new rabies vaccine has already been tested on patients.

   C. Injections of vaccine still take much time.

   D. Much improvement has been made on rabies vaccine.

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