Conjoined twins lead separate but active lives.Lori and Reba have never been alo
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Lori and Reba have never been alone and they want to keep it that way.
The 40-year-old conjoined twins in Pennsylvania,US,have read about others locked together by an accident of birth who have been medically separated.But they insist only death can part them.
“We’ve never imagined a life divided,”Lori said.
Lori and Reba are joined together at the side of their heads,facing in opposite directions.Their blood supply is partly linked,but each has a separate brain.
Reba suffers from a disease which has left her completely dependent on her sister.
Lori wheels her everywhere they go in different professional directions.Lori worked in a laundry room at a hospital for six years before giving that up to allow Reba to try to become a country singer.
Her first song is called “The Fear of Being Alone”,which was inspired by Reba and Lori’s desire for togetherness.
Reba’s career has taken her across the United States, Europe and parts of Asia.
While the twins receive some money from the government, the earning from Reba’s concerts go to AIDS and cancer charities(慈善机构).
The sisters have set goals for themselves. Reba looks forward to a successful career as a country singer, while Lori says she hopes to get married and have children.Lori said,”So when it comes, it comes. Meanwhile, I live wonderfully from day to day.”
小题1:When Lori said “We’ve never imagined a life divided”,she meant that .
| A．they don’t wish to be made separate |
| B．they think their case is beyond medical help |
| C．independent life would be too good to think of |
| D．they would die once separated |
A
. either of the two can look after herself B .the twins do different thingsC. they face in opposite directions D. they are no longer conjoined now
小题3:When Reba gives performances as a country singer,Lori .
| A．works in a hospital | B．continues her college education |
| C．brings up her children | D．looks after her sister |
| A．are tired of staying at home doing nothing |
| B．need more money |
C．want to prove themselve s as useful citizens |
| D．have to earn their own bread |
A. thinks it’s too late for her to have children
B. is sure she’ll get married and have children
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举一反三
God’s Coffee
A group of class friends, highly established(很有成就) in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor．Conversation soon __41__ into complaints about stress(压力) in work and life．
Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the __42__ and returned with a large pot of coffee and a couple of __43__ —porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, __44__ expensive, s
ome delicate—telling them to __45__ themselves to the coffee．When all the students had a cup of coffee in _46__ ,the professor said：“If you noticed，all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, __47__ behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is __48__ for you to choose only the best for yourselves, that is the __49__ of your problems and stress．Be assured that the cup itself __50__ no quality to the coffee．In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink．__51__ all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously (自觉地) went __52__ the best cups．And then you began __53__ each other’s cups．Now consider this：Life is the __54__; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups．They are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not define(详细说明) , nor __55__the quality of life we __56__．Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we __57__ to enjoy the coffee God has __58__ for us．God brews the coffee, not the cups…Enjoy your coffee!”
The happiest people don’t have the best of everything．They just __59__ the best of everything．
Live simply．Love generously．Care deeply．Speak kindly．Leave the __60__ to God．
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thinkingBut the chief medical officer for the miners said most are in good enough health to leave the hospital within a day or so．The first three were released from the hospital Thursday night．
For much of the day the miners relaxed with Chilean President Sebastian Pinera．The thirty-two Chileans and one Bolivian still wore special sunglasses to protect their eyes．
A partial mine collapse（坍塌） on 5th of August trapped them more than half a kilometer underground．They had to stretch a two-day food supply．For two weeks no one knew if they were alive or dead．
Later, they received supplies（供给） and a video link lowered through drill holes．That link was how Ariel Ticona watched his wife give birth to their daughter．
The miners have apparently agreed to share the money they earn from selling their story．
They have already received gifts of money and travel offers．Edison Pena has been invited to the New York City Marathon and to Graceland, the home of Elvis Presley in Memphis, Tennessee．Mr．Pena described how he ran in the mine tunnels to ease the stress．And he led the miners in singing Elvis songs．
The first miner rescued on Wednesday was Florencio Avalos．The second was Mario Sepulveda, who talked about how the experience tested his faith．He said: "I was with God and I was with the devil, they fought me, but God won．He took me by my best hand, the hand of God．"
The last miner up was Luis Urzua．He was the shift leader when his crew became trapped．
Rescuers used a metal cage to pull the miners to safety in less than twenty-four hours -- faster than expected．The rescue capsule was a half-meter wide and known as the Phoenix．
小题1:How many miners had been rescued according to the report?
| A．Three | B．Sixty-nine | C．Thirty-three | D．Thirty-two |
| A．sharing money | B．Running to ease stress |
| C．Watching a video showing his wife giving birth | D．Singing songs |
Edison Pena was invited to Graceland probably because ________________．
| A．he ran in the mine tunnel． | B．he prayed to God． |
| C．he led the miners in singing Elvis songs． | D．he was the shift leader． |
From the passage, we can infer the followings EXCEPT that _______________．
| A．Rescue workers were happy about their rescue work． |
| B．People felt surprised to find the miners safe and sound． |
| C．People might have been quite worried about the miners’ safety． |
| D．The trapped miners drilled a small hole themselves to escape． |
| A．A mining accident | B．Miners saved, safe and sound |
| C．A difficult rescue | D．Miners trapped deep underground |
To really benefit from swimming, every swimmer should learn, as soon as possible, these four basic strokes; butterfly, backstroke, Breaststroke, and crawl. I feel that one of these-the breaststroke-is different from the others, since some young swimmers use this stroke naturally, without any training.
In swimming there are certain rules every swimmer should follow:
1). Never swim alone! No matter how good you are in the water, don’t risk drowning by swimming alone. If you swim by yourself, with no life guards or friends with you, you may get into trouble.
2). Don"t go beyond your abilities. Most swimmers know enough not to swim too far from the bank or the beach, Showing off by doing dangerous tricks is no good. Swim safely and you will continue to swim and alive.
3). Don"t smoke. Swimming depends on a healthy body; good lungs are part of it.
4). Work at any activity that builds muscles.
小题1: Little children can learn to swim as soon as _____.
| A．they can talk |
| B．they start walking |
| C．they have no fear of the water |
| D．they are five or six years old |
| A．stupid | B．sensible | C．dangerous | D．not smart |
| A．butterfly | B．backstroke | C．breaststroke | D．crawl |
| A．the water is too cold |
| B．your parents would not be happy |
| C．something in the water might attack |
| D．you might drown |
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Every year on my birthday, a white gardenia (栀子花) was 1 to my house. But no card or note came with it. Calls to the flower shop were always 2 -- it was a cash purchase. After a while I stopped trying to discover the sender’s identity and just 3 in the beauty and heady perfume of that one magical, perfect white flower lying in soft pink paper.
But I never stopped 4 who the giver might be. My mother 5 to these imaginations. She asked me if there was someone for whom I had done a special kindness who might be showing 6 . I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy I fell in love with or one who had 7 me even though I didn’t know him.
One month before my high-school graduation, my father died. My feelings 8 from sorrow to fear and 9 : my dad was missing some of the most important events in my life. I became completely 10 in my coming graduation, the senior-class play and the ball. But my mother would not hear of my losing any of those things. Mother and I had gone shopping and found an impressive dress, but it was the 11 size. When my father died, I forgot about the dress.
The day before my ball, I found that dress-- in the right size—hanging over the living room sofa. It was 12 to me so lovingly. I didn’t 13 if I had a new dress or not. But my mother did. She wanted her children to feel 14 , filled with a sense that there was a beauty even in the face of 15 .
My mother died ten days after I was married. The following year the gardenia stopped coming.
1. A. given B. delivered C. taken D. brought
2. A. useful B. helpful C. in vain D. hopeful
3. A. delighted B. pleasant C. pleasing D. satisfied
4. A. considering B. remembering C. imagining D. recalling
5. A. referred B. led C. preferred D. contributed
6. A. appreciation B. honor C. grateful D. respect
7. A. observed B. watched C. noticed D. hated
8. A. ranged B. differed C. suffered D. judged
9. A. shock B. happiness C. depressing D. anger
10. A. uninterested B. interested C. unhappy D. disappointing
11. A. wrong B. false C. proper D. right
12. A. provided B. presented C. introduced D. awarded
13. A. doubt B. wonder C. desire D. care
14. A. loving B. loved C. respected D. honored
15. A. trouble B. despair C. problem D. sorrow
The theoretical separation of living, working, traffic and recreation which for many years has been used in town-and-country planning, has in my opinion resulted in disproportionate (不成比例的) attention for forms of recreation far from home, whereas (但是）there was relatively little attention for improvement of recreative possibilities in the direct neighborhood of the home. We have come to the conclusion that this is not right, because an important part of the time which we do not pass in sleeping or working, is used for activities at and around home. So it is obivous that recreation in the open air has to begin at the street door of the house. The urban environment has to offer as many recreation activities as possible, and the design of these has to be such that more obligatory (强制性的) activities can also have a recreative aspect.
The very best standard of living is nothing if it is not possible to take a pleasant walk in the district, if the children cannot be allowed to play in the streets, because the risks of traffic are too great, if during shopping you can nowhere find a spot of enjoying for a moment the nice weather, in short, if you only feel yourself at home after the street door of your house is closed after you.
小题1: According to the author, the importance of greenspaces in the urban environment _______.
| A．is still unknown | B．is being closely studied |
| C．is usually neglected | D．has been fully recognized |
| A．the disproportion of recreation facilities in the neighborhood |
| B．all of the recreation facilities far from home |
| C．relatively little attention for recreative possibilities |
| D．the improvement of recreative possibilities in the neighborhood |
| A．in special areas | B．in the suburbs |
| C．in the neighbourhood of the house | D．in gardens and parks |
| A．suggest that obligatory activities don’t need to serious |
| B．show that recreation activities are very important |
| C．show how recreation activities have spread wildly |
D．sug gest how to offer recreation activities around home |
h?| A．One lives the very best standard of living. |
| B．There are too many distractions outside his home. |
| C．There are few recreations around his house. |
| D．One needs the street door of his house to be opened always. |
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