阅读理解Be careful of those who use the truth to

阅读理解Passage1Mymotherspreadsjoywherevershegoes.Rightnowsheisprobablywritinganencouraginglettertoafriend,praisingsomeoneshehascomeacrossinthehallway,orreadinganewspapertosomeoneinherretirementcommunity.Beinganeducatorduringherlifetime,shewasrecognizedin2015asherschooldistrictsTeacheroftheYear.Irememberherphonecallstoherstudentshomeswhenshetookabreakfromgradingpapersatnight.Theywerentthetypicalcallsaboutbadnewsmanyparentswouldexpect.Usuallyshewascallingaboutsomethingpositive.Iwastheyoungestofsevenchildrenandlifewasnteasyformymother.Iremembersittingonthebackofherbikeasshetookmetoadaycarecenterforlow-incomefamiliesonherwaytoRosaryCollege,whereshewasseekinganeducationdegree.Athomeshehadtobetough.Shewasstrictwithmeinmychildhood,butIlearnedalotfromher.Herprofessionalethicsanddeterminationwerepasseddowntome.Iwanttowriteabookaboutmymother,andprobablyIwillsomeday.Betteryet,wemaywriteonetogether,asherdreamtobeawriterhasntyetbeenrealized.Buthappily,shegotonestepcloserbyattendingtheErmaBombeckWritersWorkshopinDayton,Ohio,whereshewasinspiredtowriteabook.FromMotherofseventoGrandmotherofeighteen,mymothercontinuestoinspireeveryoneshemeets.Shehasmanytitles,butmyfavoriteisMother.

阅读理解Passage1Questions11—15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Yourgeneticmakeupplaysabigpartindeterminingyoursizeandweight.Ifbothyourparentsaretall,thereisagoodchanceyoullbetall.Butifyourparentsaresmallerthanaverage,youmaywanttorethinkthatprofessionalbasketballcareer!Thesamegoesforyourbodytype.Haveyoueverheardsomeonesayapersonis“bigboned?Itsawayofsayingthepersonhasalargeframe,orskeleton(骨骼).Bigbonesusuallyweighmorethansmallbones.Thatswhyitspossiblefortwokidswiththesameheight,butdifferentweight,toboththerightweight.Beingoverweightcanruninsomeonesfamily,butitmaynotbebecauseoftheirgenes.Pooreatingandexercisehabitsalsoruninfamiliesandthesemaybethereasonsthemembersofafamilyareoverweight.Andeventhoughsomekidsgainweightmoreeasilythanothers,whentheyeatrightandexercise,mostkidscanhaveahealthyweightthatsrightforthem.Itstrue—thewayyoulivecanchangethewayyoulook.Howmuchyourweightisabalancebetweenthecaloriesyoueatandthecaloriesyouuse.Ifyoueatmorecaloriesthanyourbodyneedstouse,youwillgaintoomuchweight.IfyouspendyourfreetimewatchingTV,yourbodywontuseasmanycaloriesasitwouldifyouplayedbasketball,skated,orwentforawalk.Butifyoueatmoreandexerciseless,youmaybecomeoverweight.Ontheotherhand,ifyoueatlessandexercisemore,youmayloseweight.

阅读理解Where did you go yesterday? Did you hear

阅读理解Passage1Adinnerpartyisoftenapleasurabletimeforeveryonebutthehost,soanimportantpointtokeepinmindisthatplanningisakeypartofasuccessfuldinnerparty.Alltoooften,hostsmakethemistakeofoverexertingthemselves,leavinglittletimetoenjoythenightthemselves.Thefollowinginformationcanhelpyoumakeitanenjoyablenightforbothyourselfandyourguests.Makeaguestlistsoyoullknowhowmanypeopletocookfor.Letyourguestsknowthetimeanddateofthepartyinadvanceandbesuretoremindthemshortlybeforeit.Makeachecklistofingredientsanddrinksthatyoullneedandtrytobuythemacoupleofdaysbeforetheparty.Getthehouseinorderthedaybeforethedinnerparty.Ifyouleaveyourhousetobecleanedtillthepartyday,youmightfindyourselfmorestressedthanyouneedtobe.Keepingthemenusimpledoesntmeanithastobeboring.Thenightwillalsobealoteasierforyouifyoupreparedishesthatcanbelaidoutinthecenterofthedinnertable,allowinggueststoservethemselves.Youcanprovidesomemusicandthetypeofmusicwilldependonthetypeofguests.Youmightnotthinkofit,butthenightwillrunalotmoresmoothlywithbackgroundmusicforthedinnerparty.

阅读理解From now on, never spend your precious time

阅读理解Three years ago I listened to a lecture on

阅读理解A. The competition aims to discover which

阅读理解Life without books is incomplete. Books

阅读理解"What If'questions can help you think about

阅读理解Volunteering You've seen news reports about

阅读理解Passage2Wehaveoftenheardthatworksmartandnothard.Doesonlysmartworkbringyousuccess?Andifso,thenwhyaresomanyofusstillbusyputtingourbloodandsweatintoworkinghard?Here,welldiscusshardworkandsmartwork.Hardworkstickstothetraditionalformofdoingwork.Itisallaboutconsistentlyworkingtowardsaparticulargoalirrespective(不考虑的)ofitsworth,notbeingworriedabouttheresultandnotusinganymeanstoreduceyoureffort.Hardworkrequiresalotofcommitmentandsincerityfromtheperson.Althoughbeingboringandtiresome,itcangiveyouthebestresultsifitisdonewithheartandsoul.Oneofthepreconditionsofsmartworkishavinganin-depthknowledgeorexperienceoftheworkinhand,becausethatallowsyoutolookforefficientwaystodotheworkinaplannedandorganizedmanner.Beingasmartworkersavesalotoftimeasyoucanfindmeanstoreduceyourworkbyusinglogicalandinnovativewaystoachieveyourgoals.Besides,italsogivesyouenoughtimetolearnanewtaskwhilecompletingthepresentone.Althoughitseemsthatsmartworkisabetteroption,whatweforgetisthatsmartworkisthefruitofhardwork.Onlywhenyouworkhardcanyougathertheexpertise(专业技能)andtheknowledgetounderstandtheworkinhandandefficientlyimproveonitandworksmartly.Sowhichdoyouthinkshouldbepreferred?WearesureyouhaveheardofUnitedwestand,dividedwefall.andthatistrueinthiscasetoo.Youwillattaingreatheightsandleadabetterandcomfortablelifeifyoucombinebothsmartandhardworktogether.Ifyouarenotsmart,yourhardworkwillneverpay.Adonkeyonlydoeshardwork,whileahorsedoeshardworkandusesitssmartnesswheneverandwhereveritneeds.Inasimilarway,smartworkistheresultofhardwork.Tomasterthequalityofsmartwork,youreallyneedtoworkhard.Throughhardwork,wegainexperiencewhichhelpsusdiscovernewthingsthatinturnenablesustoworksmartly.Theeffortisimportant,butwheretomakethateffortmakesadifference.

阅读理解OnThursdayafternoonMrs.Clarke,dressedforgoingout,tookherhandbagwithsomemoneyandherkeyinit,pulledthedoorbehindhertolockitandwenttotheOver60sClub.ShealwayswentthereonThursday.Itwasaniceoutingforanoldwomanwholivedalone.Atsixoclockshecamehome,letherselfinandatoncesmeltcigarettesmoke.Cigarettesmokeinherhouse?How?How?Hadsomeonegotin?Shecheckedthebackdoorandthewindows.Allwerelockedorfastened,asusual.Therewasnosignofforcedentry.Overacupofteashewaswonderingwhethersomeonehadakeythatfittedherfrontdoor—amasterkeyperhaps.SoshestayedathomethefollowingThursday.Nothinghappened.Wasanyonewatchinghermovements?OntheThursdayafterthatshewentoutatherusualtime,dressedasusual,butshedidntgototheclub.Insteadshetookashortcuthomeagain,lettingherselfinthroughhergardenandthebackdoor.Shesettleddowntowait.Itwasjustafterfouroclockwhenthefrontdoorbellrang.Mrs.Clarkewasmakingacupofteaatthetime.Thebellrangagain,andthensheheardherletterboxbeingpushedopen.Withthekettleofboilingwaterinherhand,shemovedquietlytowardthefrontdoor.Alongpieceofwireappearedthroughtheletterbox,andthenahand.Thewireturnedandcaughtaroundtheknobonthedoor-lock.Mrs.Clarkeraisedthekettleandpouredthewateroverthehand.Therewasashoutoutside,andtheskinseemedtodropoffthefingerslikeaglove.Thewirefelltothefloor,thehandwaspulledback,andMrs.Clarkeheardthesoundofrunningfeet.

阅读理解Working to a clear plan during an emergency

阅读理解Passage1Whatexactlyisarobot?Therearesomeimportantcharacteristicsthatarobotmusthave.Thesecharacteristicsmighthelpyoutodecidewhatisandwhatisnotarobot.Theywillalsohelpyoutodecidewhatyouwillneedtobuildintoamachinebeforeitcanbeconsideredasarobot.Arobothastheseimportantcharacteristics:Yourrobotwouldhavetobeabletosensetheenvironmentaroundit.Giveyourrobotsensors(传感器):lightsensors(eyes),touchsensors(hands),chemicalsensors(nose),hearingsensors(ears)andtastesensors(tongue).Arobotneedstobeabletomovearounditsenvironment.Itcanmoveonwheels,walkonlegsorbedrivenbysmallengines.Arobotcanmoveeitherthewholebodyorjustpartsofit.Arobotneedstobeabletopoweritselfup.Somerobotsmightpowerthemselvesupwithsunlight,somemightwithelectricity,whileotherswiththebattery.Thewayyourrobotgetsitsenergywilldependonwhatyourrobotneedstodo.Arobotneedssomekindofsmarts.Aprogrammeristhepersonwhogivestherobotitssmarts.Therobotwillhavetohaveacertainwaytoreceivetheprogramsothatitknowswhattodo.

阅读理解When we think of green buildings, we tend to

阅读理解Toforgiveisavirtue,butnoonehaseversaiditiseasy.Whensomeonehasdeeply1________you,itcanbeextremelydifficulttoletgoofyourhate.However,forgivenessispossible,anditcanbesurprisingly2________toyourphysicalandmentalhealth.Peoplewhoforgiveshowlesssadness,angerandstressandmorehopefulness,accordingtoarecentresearch.Howshouldyoustartto3________?Trythefollowingsteps:Calmyourself.Tomakeyourangerdieaway,tryasimplestress-managementtechnique.Youcan4________acoupleofbreathsandthinkofsomethingthatgivesyoupleasure:abeautifulsceneinnature,orsomeoneyoulove.Dontwaitforanapology.Manytimesthepersonwhohurtyoudoesnotintendtoapologize.Theymayhavewantedtohurtyouortheyjustdontseethingsthesameway.Ifyou5________forpeopletoapologize,youcouldbewaitinganawfullylongtime.Keepinmindthatforgivenessdoesnot6________meanbecomingfriendsagainwiththepersonwhoupsetyou.Takethecontrolawayfromyouroffender(冒犯者).Rethinkingaboutyourhurtgivespowertothepersonwhocausedyoupain.Insteadof7________onyourwoundedfeelings,learntolookforthelove,beautyand8________aroundyou.Trytoseethingsfromyouroffendersangle.Ifyouunderstandyour9________,youmayrealizethatheorshewasactingoutofunawareness,fear,andevenlove.Youmaywanttowritealettertoyourselffromyouroffenderspointofview.Dontforgettoforgiveyourself.Forsomepeople,forgivingthemselvesisthebiggest10________.Butitcanrobyouofyourself-confidenceifyoudontdoit.

阅读理解Every American family has its own traditions

阅读理解Passage1Noteveryoneintheworldrequiresthesameamountoflivingspace.Theamountofspaceapersonneedsaroundhimisaculturaldifference,notaneconomicone.Knowingyourownpsychologicalspaceneedsisimportantbecausetheystronglyaffectyourchoices,includingthenumberofbedroomsinthehome.Ifyouwerebroughtupinatwo-childfamilyandbothyouandyoursisterorbrotherhadyourownbedrooms,thechancesarethatifyouhavetwochildrenormore,youwillalsoofferseparatebedroomstothem.InAmerica,forexample,peoplearemadetowanttohavetheirownroomsbybeinggiventheirownroomswhentheywerebabies.Thisisveryunusualintheworld.Inmanyothercountries,ababysleepsinthesamebedwithhisparentsorinthebednearthem.Thespaceinthehomealsoshowsalotaboutpsychologicalspaceneeds.Somefamiliesgatherclosertoeachotherandthesizeoftheirhousehasnothingtodowithit.Othershaveseparatelittlecornerswherefamilymembersstayalone.Althoughitistruethatpsychologicalspaceneedsarenotdeterminedbyeconomicreasons,theysometimeshavetobechangedalittlebecauseofeconomicpressure.Itisalmostimpossible,however,tocompletelychangeyourpsychologicalspaceneeds.

阅读理解Whatisyourfavouritecolour?Doyoulikeyellow,orange,orred?Ifyoudo,youmustbeanoptimist(乐观主义者),aleader,anactivepersonwhoenjoyslife,peopleandexcitement.Doyouprefergreysandblues?Thenyouareprobablyquiet,shy,andyouwouldratherfollowthanlead.Youtendtobeapessimist(悲观主义者).Atleast,thisiswhatpsychologiststellus,andtheyshouldknow,becausetheyhavebeenseriouslystudyingthemeaningofcolourpreference,aswellastheeffectthatcolourshaveonhumanbeings.Theytellus,amongotherfacts,thatwedonotchooseourfavouritecolouraswegrowup—wearebornwithourpreference.Ifyouhappentolovebrown,youdidsoassoonasyouopenedyoureyes,oratleastassoonasyoucouldseeclearly.Coloursdoinfluenceourmoods—thereisnodoubtaboutit.Ayellowroommakesmostpeoplefeelmorecheerfulandmorerelaxedthanadarkgreenone;andareddressbringswarmthandcheertothesaddestwinterday.Ontheotherhand,blackisdepressing.AblackbridgeovertheThamesRiver,nearLondon,usedtobethesceneofmoresuicides(自杀)thananyotherbridgeinthearea—untilitwasrepaintedgreen.Thenumberofsuicideattemptsimmediatelyfellsharply;perhapsitwouldhavefallenevenmoreifthebridgehadbeendoneinpinkorbabyblue.Lightandbrightcoloursmakepeoplenotonlyhappierbutmoreactive.Itisanestablishedfactthatfactoryworkersworkbetter,harder,andhavefeweraccidentswhentheirmachinesarepaintedorangeratherthanblackorgrey.