Everyone knows that eating too much junk food is not good to our health. Yet, what is it about junk food that is so completely irresistible(无可抗拒的)? For one thing, it’s everywhere. From chips in fast food restaurants to candy in supermarkets, junk food always seems available. Thankfully, science is now providing new clues to help us reduce snacking.
Make friends with dainty(讲究的) eaters.
Studies have found that people tend to increase or reduce the amount of food they eat depending on what their companions are taking in. See happy movies… and always get the smaller bag of popcorn(爆米花).
According to some experts, people eat up to 29% more popcorn if they are watching a sad or serious movie, compared to when they are watching a comedy. Viewers consumed almost 200 calories more when snacking from a large bucket, as opposed to when given a medium-sized container.
Eat breakfast.
Nutritionists have gone back and forth（来来回回）about the question of how much to eat in the morning, but new studies suggest that consuming a good breakfast is a must. Surveys on long-term weight-loss show that two key factors in keeping weight down are eating breakfast and exercising.
Divide your food and conquer overeating.
Any kind of dividing your food into portions slows down your eating. Any kind of marker makes you aware of what you’re eating and of portion size. Researchers advise reallocating（再分配）snack foods into small plastic bags. It sounds simplistic, but it works.
32. Why do people eat too much junk food though it is bad for our health?
A. It’s delicious from chips to candy.
B. It’s easily taken everywhere.
C. Because it’s available here and there.
D. It’s easily bought in fast food restaurants.
33. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. People are likely to eat more food when staying with friends.
B. Nutritionists have the same opinion about how much to eat in the morning.
C. People prefer to snack from a large bucket.
D. If people are watching a tragedy, they eat up to 29% more popcorn.
34. What will he or she do if he or she wants to lose weight?
A. To eat nothing in the morning.
B. To eat breakfast and exercise.
C. To get up early and to go to bed late.
D. To snack from a medium-size bucket.
35. What is the text mainly about the rule(s)?
A. how to eat properly and healthily.
B. how to make friends with dainty eaters.
C. how much to eat in the morning.
D. how to control overeating.
My father had just come back from his short-term business visit to England when I came in, rather late, to dinner. I could tell that my parents had been talking about something in that half-playful, half-serious way I knew so well, he said, "How would you like to go to Eton?"
"You bet." I cried quickly catching the joke. Everyone knew it was the most expensive, the most famous of schools. You had to be entered at birth, if not before. Besides, even at 12 or 13, I understood my father. He disliked any form of showing off. He always knew his proper station in life, which was in the middle of the middle class, our house was medium-sized; he had avoided joining Royal Liverpool Golf Club and went to a smaller one instead; though once he had got a second-hand Rolls-Royce at a remarkably low price, he felt embarrassed driving it, and quickly changed it for an Austin 1100.
This could only be his delightful way of telling me that the whole boarding school idea was to be dropped. Alas! I should also have remembered that he had a liking for being different from everyone else, if it did not conflict with his fear of drawing attention to himself.
It seemed that he had happened to be talking to Graham Brown of the London office, a very nice fellow, and Graham had a friend who had just entered his boy at the school, and while he was in that part of the world he thought he might just as well phone them. I remember my eyes stinging and my hands shaking with the puzzlement of my feelings. There was excitement, at the heart of great sadness.
"Oh, he doesn't want to go away," said my mother, "You shouldn't go on like this.” “It's up to him," said my father. "He can make up his own mind."
24. The writer's father sold his Roils-Royce because________.
A. it was bought at a low price B. it frequently broke down
C. it was a second-hand car D. it made him feel uneasy
25. The writer's father would enjoy being different unless _________.
A. there was no danger of showing off B. it drew much attention to him
C. it was understood as a joke D. it didn't bring him in arguments
26. The writer felt _______ about the idea of going to Eton.
A. unhappy B. unbelievable
C. delighted. D. complicated
27. Based on the passage we know that__________.
A. It is not easy for children to get admitted by Eton
B. Children can go to Eton if they would like to
C. Children who can go to Eton are very famous
D. Children can’t decide whether they will go to Eton
What’s going on under Liverpool?
A Rainy Day in Liverpool
Dark clouds appear over the River Mersey and a cold wind is blowing. A few rain drops are beginning to fall. We’re in the famous city of Liverpool and we’re going to spend this rainy day in the Williamson Tunnels.
An Interesting Life Story
Joseph Williamson was born into a poor family in 1769，but left home and went to work for a tobacco company aged 11. He began at the bottom, and finally became head of the business.
An Unsolved Mystery
Nobody knows why Williamson dug tunnels under most of Liverpool, but many think it was to create jobs. Perhaps half of Liverpool’s population worked for him. The industry of war had made enormous amounts of money, but now Liverpool was in a terrible financial situation.
The King of Edge Hill
I went on a guided tour starting close to where his empire began in Edge Hill. In the tunnels, the steps leading from rooms below ground to those buildings, which no longer exist, seem particularly ghostly.
Incredible Engineering
We go into the Double Tunnel. It’s just been discovered that it’s actually a triple tunnel - but nobody knows why the three tunnels were built on top of each other.
We finish the tour and decide we’ll have a coffee in the Williamson Tunnels Cafe Bar. There, I notice lots of flyers for bands and theater groups that are coming to play there.
Why Liverpool?
Apart from the obvious attractions like the football clubs, or anything to do with the Beatles, Liverpool has a lot to offer. Princes Park and Croxteth Park were royal hunting grounds and the trees are 200 years old. Renshaw Street displays are an unusual mix of architecture styles. The nightlife is exciting. If you want to experience a part of the British Isles with a character entirely different from London, you should definitely come to Liverpool.
1. Which of the following is TRUE about Joseph Williamson?
A. He was born in the early 1700s.
B. He left home when he turned 18.
C. He worked for a tobacco company when he was young.
D. He started his business by himself but ended up broke.
2. Where did Williamson start his business?
A. Princes Park. B. Edge Hill.
C. Croxteth Park. D. Renshaw Street.
3. What can you do in Liverpool?
a. Join football clubs.
b. Enjoy Beatles music.
c. Visit famous tourist spots.
d. Enjoy the beautiful beach.
A. abd B. bcd
C. acd D. abc
Have you ever heard the song In a Far-away Land by Wang Luobin? So far, many of his songs 61 (perform) throughout China and around the world.
Wang Luobin was born in Beijing in 1913 and received his 62 (educate) at the Department of Music, Beijing Normal University, 63 he studied voice, piano and composition. As a young man, he toured northwest China and became very 64 (interest) in the local folk songs. His understanding of music led him to conclude that Chinese folk songs were among the 65 (good) in the world. He undertook to collect and rewrite hundreds of these 66 (tradition) songs, Many of his more than seven hundred folk songs have become national 67 (favorite).
Wang Luobin died in 1996, 68 his music lives on in the hearts and minds of Chinese people everywhere. He devoted 69 (he) to discovering and presenting the music of the people.
Through his efforts, many of the old songs have been kept for future generations to enjoy. 70 his work, these songs might have been lost forever.
Some scientists believe .that birds sing some of the time just because they are happy. However, they sing most of the time 61 a very different reason. Their singing is 62 (actual) a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory.
Do you know what a “territory” is? A territory is an area 63 an animal, usually the male, claims as its own. Only he and his family are welcome there. No other families of the same species are welcome. Your yard and house 64 (be) your territory where only your family and friends are welcome. If a stranger should enter your territory and threaten you, you might shout. Probably this would be enough 65 (frighten) him away.
If so, you have actually scared the stranger away without 66 (have) to fight him. A bird does 67 same thing. But an outsider 68 (expect) almost any time, especially at nesting season. So he is screaming all the time, whether he can see an outsider or not. This screaming is 69 we call a bird’s song, and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away.
Birds sing loudest in the spring when they are trying to attract a mate and warn others not to enter 70 (they) territory.
1. Having experienced quite a few earthquakes in Hawaii already, I didn't (1)________________.
2. However, the attraction that arouses the greatest (2)________________ in the reserve is Tianchi or the Lake of Heaven.
3. I have a very busy life with no time to sit around (3)________________ myself.
4. The friend thought he was retelling a story from a book. This really surprised Asimov and from that moment, he started to (4)___________________as a writer.
5. On the afternoon I arrived at the station, as I was (5)_______________my accommodation, I heard a loud noise coming from the bay.
6. I’m still trying to adapt to these conditions. However, one thing is (6)____________, I've become more imaginative in my teaching.
7. Science is my most challenging subject as my students (7)________________ doing experiments.
8.Xie Lei, who is 21 years old, has come to our university to study for a business (8)______________.
9. “It’s not just study that’s difficult. You have to (9)______________a whole new way of life, which can (10)_______________all your concentration in the beginning,” explained Xie Lei.
If my lawyer ____(be) here last Sunday, he ____(prevent) me from going.
She thought I was talking about her daughter, _____ , in fact, I was talking about my daughter.
A. whom B. where C. while D. which
When my son Gene was about 12 years old, I started helping him learn to 41 . I bought twenty chickens and asked him to 42 them. I told him that they would be his own chickens and we would 43 the eggs from him. However, he would have to buy chicken 44 with the money he made from the eggs. Whatever money was 45 would be his to keep. Gene was 46 , thinking he would make his first 47 .
After several weeks’ successful work, I began to 48 that egg production was going down. I 49 nothing about it. Then one night, Gene told me he didn’t have 50 money to buy the feed. He said the chickens had never 51 a meal and he could not figure out why some of them had stopped 52 eggs.
Then I asked him if he had 53 the amount of feed he had given the chickens. He was 54 . It was like he did not think anyone would ever 55 what he had done. After a long 56 , he said yes. He thought he would make more money if he gave them 57 food. I asked him, “Did you fool the chickens?”
I was just astonished at the question in my own 58 . I was dumbfounded(惊呆) at the 59 of it. Yes, you can fool everyone else, but you cannot “fool the chickens”, because 60 , you will find out, as the saying goes, “What goes around comes around.”
41. A. cook B. share C. count D. work
42. A. take care of B. observe C. train D. play with
43. A. save B. borrow C. buy D. keep
44. A. nest B. soup C. meat D. feed
45. A. given back B. picked up C. left over D. brought in
46. A. thrilled B. worried C. satisfied D. discouraged
47. A. deal B. contribution C. fortune D. choice
48. A. hear B. notice C. predict D. imagine
49. A. said B. found C. thought D. recalled
50. A. private B. honest C. pocket D. enough
51. A. missed B. wasted C. enjoyed D. finished
52. A. eating B. laying C. gathering D. hiding
53. A. balanced B. checked out C. cut down D. measured
54. A. delighted B. shocked C. tired D. disappointed
55. A. forgive B. allow C. discuss D. know
56. A. silence B. absence C. discussion D. preparation
57. A. heavy B. fresher C. less D. solid
58. A. life B. job C. case D. mind
59. A. explanation B. significance C. trick D. example
60. A. in this respect B. in the end C. on the contrary D. in addition
Tina was afraid of the dark. She always went to bed with the light on. She was afraid that the 41 would come and eat her. Her daddy always 42 her closet(壁橱) and under her bed for monsters.
One night, Tina was awakened in the middle of the night by some strange 43 coming from her window. She opened her eyes and saw a huge 3-eyed monster 44 to get into her room through the window. She was too scared to even 45 for help.
The monster was able to 46 the window and get in. Tina was 47 why her parents didn't wake up from all the noise. Tina's heart was 48 so fast with the monster going straight to her bed. 49 , the monster said in a low voice:“Hello there little girl, I hope I didn't 50 you. My name is Mongus. I was wondering if I can get some 51 and cookies.”Tina couldn't believe her 52 .
“So, you are not here to 53 me?” She asked. Obviously amused, the monster laughed 54 : “Eat you? No, no. You shouldn't be scared of me because I am a 55 monster. Can I have what I want now? Please.” Tina got up and went to the 56 where she got some milk and cookies. Later, Mongus left the room the same way he came in.
In the morning, Tina woke up to her father's voice, “Little sweet, time for school.” Tina told her father the 57 and how the window got broken. Her father 58 her that the whole thing was just a dream 59 the window wasn't broken. “ So Mongus isn't coming back? ” Tina asked. “It is all up to you honey. You can 60 Mongus anytime you like, all you have to do is dream about him again.”
41. A. wolf B. monster C. enemy D. bear
42. A. hid B. entered C. slept D. checked
43. A. noises B. boys C. voices D. parents
44. A. explaining B. agreeing C. trying D. begging
45. A. hope B. shout C. wait D. Look
46. A. break B. avoid C. fix D. move
47. A. blaming B. considering C. wondering D. guessing
48. A. beating B. hitting C. running D. jumping
49. A. So B. Later C. Then D. Meanwhile
50. A. catch B. see C. hurt D. frighten
51. A. prizes B. milk C. candies D. surprise
52. A. promises B. words C. eyes D. ears
53. A. eat B. joke C. cheat D. kill
54. A. unnaturally B. loudly C. weakly D. terribly
55. A. ugly B. lively C. friendly D. lonely
56. A. shop B. kitchen C. garden D. bedroom
57. A. story B. lie C. event D. dream
58. A. reminded B. questioned C. comforted D. informed
59. A. when B. if C. although D. As
60. A. hold up B. hold back C. bring up D. bring back
My life completely changed in the year 61. ________ I lost one arm in a car accident. I was only 16 and did not know how to go on with my life.
My niece, a good swimmer, gave me new hope. She taught me to swim and it made me love the sport. In the water, I could forget about my 62. ________ (disable). Later I was offered a job at a local water recreation club. Soon I met a lot of friends and adapted 63. ________ the new environment.
One day, I learnt that those who are disabled but skilled in sports could represent China at the Paralympic Games. Then I wrote to the National Sports Committee and said that I would like 64. ________ (go) to the international games for the disabled. Soon I received a quick and positive reply. Then I 65. ________ (resign) from the club and went to Beijing, where I prepared for the games with 66. ________ assistance of a professional coach.
After I got there, I found the training very hard, 67. ________ I never thought of giving up. When 68. ________ (ask) why I wanted to do this, I answered, “You’ll never know 69. ________ you can do and achieve until you try.” I was proud 70. ________ (represent) my country at the games. Although I was given many prizes, to me, participating in the games meant much more than winning medals.
When asked about happiness, we usually think of something extraordinary, an absolute delight, which seems to get rarer the older we get.
For kids, happiness has a magical quality. Their delight at winning a race or getting a new bike is unreserved (毫无掩饰的).
In the teenage years the concept of happiness changes. Suddenly it’s conditional on such things as excitement, love and popularity. I can still recall the
excitement of being invited to dance with the most attractive boy at the school party.
In adulthood the things that bring deep joy---love, marriage, birth---also bring responsibility and the risk of loss. For adults, happiness is complicated.
My definition of happiness is “the capacity (能力) for enjoyment”. The more
we can enjoy what we have, the happier we are. It’s easy to overlook the
pleasure we get form the company of friends, the freedom to live where we please, and even good health.
I experienced my little moments of pleasure yesterday. First I was overjoyed when I shut the last lunch-box and had the house to myself. Then I spent an uninterrupted morning writing, which I love. When the kids and my husband came
home, I enjoyed their noise after the quiet of the day.
Psychologists tell us that to be happy we need a mix of enjoyable leisure time and satisfying work. I don’t think that my grandmother, who raised 14 children, had much of either. She did have a network of close friends and family, and maybe this is what satisfied her.
We, however, with so many choices and such pressure to succeed in every area, have turned happiness into one more thing we’ve got to have. We’re self- conscious about our “right” to it that it’s making us miserable. So we chase it and equal it with wealth and success, without noticing that the people who have those things aren’t necessarily happier.
Happiness isn’t about what happens to us---it’s about how we see what happens to us. It’s the skillful way of finding a positive for every negative. It’s not wishing for what we don’t have, but enjoying what we do possess.
46. As people grow older, they .
A. feel it harder to experience happiness
B. associate their happiness less with others
C. will take fewer risks in pursuing happiness
D. tend to believe responsibility means happiness
47. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 5 and 6?
A. She cares little about her own health.
B. She enjoys the freedom of traveling.
C. She is easily pleased by things in daily life.
D. She prefers getting pleasure from housework.
48. What can be inferred from Paragraph 7?
A. Psychologists think satisfying work is key to happiness.
B. Psychologists’ opinion is well proved by Grandma’s case.
C. Grandma often found time for social gatherings.
D. Grandma’s happiness came from modest expectations of life.
49. People who equal happiness with wealth and success .
A. consider pressure something blocking their way
B. stress their right to happiness too much
C. are at a loss to make correct choices
D. are more likely to be happy
50. What can be concluded from the passage?
A. Happiness lies between the positive and negative.
B. Each man is the master of his own fate.
C. Success leads to happiness.
D. Happy is he who is content.
You wake up in the morning，the day is beautiful and the plans for the day are what you have been looking forward to for a long time. Then the telephone rings，you say hello, and the drama starts．The person on the other end has a depressing tone in his voice as he starts to tell you how terrible his morning is and that there is nothing to look forward to. You are still in a wonderful mood? Impossible!
Communicating with negative people can wash out your happiness．It may not change what you think，but communicating long enough with them will make you feel depressed for a moment or a long time．
Life brings ups and downs，but some people are stuck in the wrong idea that life has no happiness to offer．They only feel glad when they make others feel bad．No wonder they can hardly win others’ pity or respect．
When you communicate with positive people，your spirit stays happy and therefore more positive things are attracted．When the dagger(匕首) of a negative person is put in you，you feel the heavy feeling that all in all，brings you down．
Sometimes we have no choice but to communicate with negative people．This could be a co-worker，or a relative．In this case，say what needs to be said as little as possible. Sometimes it feels good to let out your anger back to the negative person，but all this does is to lower you to that same negative level and they won’t feel ashamed of themselves about that．
Negativity often affects happiness without even being realized．The negative words of another at the start of the day can cling to(附着) you throughout the rest of your day，which makes you feel bad and steals your happiness．Life is too short to feel negative．Stay positive and avoid negativity as much as possible．
5. The purpose of the first paragraph is to ______.
A. make a comparison B. offer an evidence
C. describe a daily scene D. introduce a topic
6. How can negative people affect us?
A. By changing our ways of thinking． B. By telling us the nature of life．
C. By influencing our emotion． D. By comparing their attitudes to life with ours．
7. Some negative people base their happiness on ______.
A. making other people unhappy B. other people’s pity for them
C. building up a positive attitude D. other people’s respect for them
8. According to the passage, to reduce negative people’s influence on us，we are advised to ______.
A. change negative people’s attitudes to life
B. communicate with negative people as little as possible
C. make negative people feel ashamed of themselves
D. show our dissatisfaction to negative people
---Alan seems a lot taller than when I last saw him.
---He ________. He’s grown a foot since you saw him in Shanghai.
A. is B. does C. has been D. was
Jane was walking round the department store. She remembered how difficult ___29__ was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father. She wished that he was as easy __30__ (please) as her mother, who was always delighted with perfume. Besides, shopping at this time of the year was not __31__ pleasant experience: people stepped on your feet or __32___ (push) you with their elbows(肘部), hurrying ahead to get to a bargain.
Jane paused in front of a counter ___33___ some attractive ties were on display. “They are real silk,” the assistant tried to attract her. “Worth double the price.” But Jane knew from past experience that her ___34____ (choose) of ties hardly ever pleased her father. Jane stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered. She found some good quality pipes __35___ sale. She did not hesitate for long: although her father smoked a pipe only once in a while, she knew that this was a present which was bound to（注定） please __36__.
When Jane got home, with her small but well-chosen present in her bag, her parents were already at table having supper. Her mother was __37___(excite). “Your father has at last decided to stop smoking,” Jane ___38____ (tell).
Dinosaurs ruled the planet for millions of years, and they are generally believed to have gone extinct.But the reality is that modern versions of dinosaurs are all around us. Scientists have been exploring similarities between birds and dinosaurs; and new research shows that these two types of animals are directly linked.
The connections between birds and dinosaurs are explored in a new museum exhibit called Dinosaurs Among Us at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
According to Mark Norell, the director of the exhibit and an expert at the museum, it is based on new scientific evidence collected over the last two decades. "I think this is really going to shake up the way people think of dinosaurs “ Norell told reporters.” One could argue that we still live in the age of dinosaurs."
The exhibit includes ancient fossils and lifelike models of dinosaurs of all sizes to show the evolution of dinosaurs into birds. It examines several properties that are shared between the two species, including feathers, complex brains, the shapes. And sizes of eggs, and the ability to fly. Birds today make nests, lay eggs and tend to babies. Fossil research shows that some dinosaurs also made nests and laid eggs. Also，birds have hollow（中空的）bones, which don’t weigh much and allow birds to take more air into their lungs. These adaptations help with flight. Some dinosaurs had these properties as well. In addition, the exhibit shows that there are many similarities between the legs, claws; and feet of dinosaurs and birds.
Norell noted that the research behind this exhibit is the result of advanced scientific, techniques; and new technologies. For example researchers used a scanning (扫描) process called computed tomography (CT) to look inside the brains of extinct dinosaurs. It combines with many X-rays to produce a 3D image. "Modern technology tells us more than we thought
we could ever know about the connections between dinosaurs and birds," Norell said.
32. What' s the main idea of this text?
A. Experts .have discovered many dinosaurs' fossils.
B. A new museum has opened for visitors to New York City.
C. Research has been done on the lifestyles of birds and dinosaurs.
D. An exhibit shows the connections between birds and dinosaurs.
33. What does the underlined word “properties” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A. Advantages. B. Characters. C. Changes. D. Activities.
34. One of the similarities that dinosaurs and birds share lies in________
A. their lungs B. their light bones
C. the shapes of their nests D. the number of their eggs
35. What did Mark Norell try to show by mentioning CT?
A. The importance of the research.
B. What connects dinosaurs and birds.
C. The application of modern technology.
D. How dinosaurs lived millions of years ago.
I ran into a stranger as he passed by. “I'm so sorry!” was my reply. Then he said, “Excuse me too... I wasn't 21 watching for you.” We were very polite, this stranger and I. Then we went 22 our way after saying goodbye.
But at 23 , a different story is told. How we treat our loved ones, young and old. Later in the kitchen, as I 24 our meal, my daughter walked up to me, very still. When I turned, I 25 knocked her down. “Get out of the way!” I shouted with a frown(皱眉). She stepped away silently, with her little heart 26 . I didn't realize how harshly(苛刻地) I had spoken.
That night, when I lay 27 in bed, God's quiet voice spoke to me and said, “While 28 with a stranger, you are calm and polite, but with those you love,you are QUICK to excite... Go look around on the kitchen floor, you'll find some flowers there by the 29 . Those are the flowers she brought for you. She 30 them herself-- pink, yellow, and your favorite blue. She stood there quietly, and you never saw the 31 in her eyes.”
By this time, I felt sad and small and now my own tears had begun to fall. I quietly went and knelt by her 32 : “Wake up, my dear,” I said, “Are these the flowers you picked up for me?” She smiled, “I found them out by the tree. I 33 them in a napkin（餐巾）, just for you. I knew you'd like them, especially the 34 .” I said, “I am so sorry that I missed them today... And I 35 have shouted at you that way.”
And she whispered, “Mommy, that's okay... I still love you 36 .” I hugged her and said, “I love you, too and I LOVE the flowers.”
Do you know that: if you die tomorrow, the 37 you are working for could easily replace you in a few days. But the family you leave _38 will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into our 39 than into our families--an unwise investment(投资) indeed.
Remember that 40 = (F)ATHER -- (A)ND--(M)OTHER -- (I)--(L)OVE--(Y)OU.
21. A. ever B. even C. just D. right
22. A. to B. in C. on D. for
23. A. school B. work C. home D. office
24. A. cooked B. had C. ate D. took
25. A. already B. hardly C. rudely D. nearly
26. A. lost B. missed C. beaten D. broken
27. A. asleep B. awake C. afraid D. alive
28. A. dealing B. meeting C. going D. talking
29. A. floor B. kitchen C. window D. door
30. A. grew B. bought C. picked D. fetched
31. A. tears B. expressions C. smiles D. joy
32. A. desk B. bed C. body D. knees
33. A. wrapped B. covered C. put D. help
34. A. pink B. yellow C. blue D. black
35. A. needn't B. shouldn't C. mustn't D. can't
36. A. indeed B. besides C. anything D. anyway
37. A. company B. country C. place D. state
38. A. for B. with C. behind D. to
39. A. stranger B. loss C. meal D. work
40. A. RESPECT B. WARMTH C. FAMILY D. FRIEND
Going online to do research when you’re writing papers and doing projects is natural thing to do. 16 Knowing how to evaluate and choose online resources can help you avoid headaches and wasting time.
How can you make researching online as easy and effective as possible? Before you begin your research, make a list of the kinds of sites that are best for your topic. Is the website reliable and up to date?17 Government sites ending in .gov and educational sites ending in .edu usually are safe bets. Established news-related sites are OK, too, but be sure that you’re using the original source. If a newspaper article mentions another source, like an organization or website, go directly to that source to find the information.
18 They can be good resources, but it’s always best to check with your teacher to make sure he or she considers the site appropriate. Wikipedia. Org is popular and ranks highly in search results, but it can be edited by anyone, whether a person has accurate knowledge of the topic or not.19
On commercial websites ending in .com, check to see if the site has advertising. 20 And bogs, personal websites and social media sites are more likely to give personal opinions rather than facts.
A. Check to see if the author is identified and sources are given.
B. That’s why it helps to know the best sites for your needs.
C. But all of the choices at your fingertips can seem overwhelming sometimes..
D. Sites ending in .org are usually run by non-profit organizations.
E. Many schools block access to images or websites that may be valuable to your research
F. At most schools, using Wikipedia as a source is not a good way to build credibility.
G. If it does, it may be biased(有偏见的), since it’s trying to sell a product.
In order to live with happiness, we must learn to _____work with pleasure since as much as one of three life span or so will be spent on it.
A. represent B. combine C. relate D. impress
The snow lasted until last Friday. I opened the window this morning and saw the sun but I felt much colder.
“You’d better go to work on foot , dear,”said my husband,“It is dangerous for you to drive.”
I thought him right and agreed. It would take me about forty minutes to go my hospital. There was about an hour left, so I started, with a bag of sandwich for breakfast. In the streets there was thick snow and ice and the traffic was less than before and people walked carefully. Suddenly I saw a car going fast. The driver tried to pass the crossing before the lights turned red. Maybe he didn’t see two boys in the middle of the street. His car knocked down(撞倒)one boy and stopped just in front of the police box.
People crowded around the boy at once. I rushed out of the gathering crowd (聚集的人群)and was going to look him over. But a man pushed me aside and said,“Step back(向后退),please. I,ve had a course in first aid(急救).”
I had to stand and watch his ministrations(救助) for a few minutes. Then I said to him,“When you need a doctor, sir, I,m already here.”
( )12.It is today.
A. snowy B. cloudy C. sunny D. windy
( )13.I left home this morning.
A. after breakfast B. before breakfast C. as usual D. too late
( )14.People walked carefully because .
A. it was very cold
B. there was much traffic
C. they wore warm clothes
D. there was much snow and ice in the streets
( )15.The driver knocked down the boy because .
A. he had something important to do
B. he was afraid to be late for work
C. there was no policeman there
D. he drove too fast past the crossing
