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1、 星期 1 Monday Genius only means hard-working all ones life.天才只意味着终身不懈的努力。学习内容 题 材 词 数 建议时间 错误统计 做题备忘 Text A 日常生活 559 7 分钟 /5 Text B 儿童健康 391 4.5 分钟 /4 Text C 女性人物 470 7 分钟 /6 Text D 经济开发 416 6.5 分钟 /5 今日练习 Text A We should have had her spayed right after Roberta gave her to us.But it was one of those

2、 things we just didnt get around to it.So one August afternoon,Peach gave birth to 14 puppies.The kids were thrilled,but it crossed my mind once or twice that I had no idea how wed find good homes for so many adorable mutts.The kids and I had a blast with the pups,but as our lovely friends grew,the

3、cleanup job on the backyard lawn increased as well.I usually ended up with the housework after the kids had left for school in morning,and after eight weeks the job was getting old.Besides,the time had come to start to get them settled into permanent homes.So one weekend the kids and I piled into th

4、e truck,puppies in the rear,yipping and playful biting each others ears and tails,and we headed for the local humane society.I didnt think I had the patience to deal with all the phone calls a newspaper ad would bring.But in northern California at that time,shelters were full of animals,and if they

5、werent adopted quickly they were put to sleep.I tried stifling that bit of information,but it wouldnt stay submerged;I cried the whole way.When we arrived at the shelter,I dried my tears and smoothed my puffy eyes.I walked alone(the kids were not cooperating)up to the counter and cheerfully announce

6、d I had 14 wonderful puppies for them.The woman,without looking up from her paperwork,roared,“We dont take puppies.”I cried all the way home,this time with the tears of relief.So I placed an ad for“free puppies”in the newspaper.I dont think we got a single phone call.In the meantime,the kids and pup

7、s grew more inseparable.Only our two cats were allowed to spend the nights inside,but from the laughs and the look of the blankets in the morning,some pups had been overlooked at bedtime.The gate on our backyard fence opened onto the elementary schools grass field.Every afternoon,scores of kids arri

8、ved to play soccer.The children loved it when their games were over,for then I would open the floodgate,releasing 14 roly-poly,tail-wagging puppies for them to play with.Surely a parent wouldnt mind taking one or two home.The parents loved the puppies,too;but their disciplined ability to decline our

9、 offering amazed me.Certainly the great plan could not have been for us to keep all 14 puppies,even if they had been given perfect names.I desperately searched the heavens for a solution.The odd idea came to put another ad in the paper,this time asking$10 for each puppy.It worked.Placing a value on

10、the mutts somehow had an effect.I made a deal with the kids:If we were sold out of the puppies,I would give them half the money.They could buy whatever they wanted.So when two weeks later all the puppies were gone,I had the kids to get their money jars out.They proudly carried their savings as I dro

11、ve them to their favorite place the toy store.Of course,the dog pound might have seemed easier.But I liked this ending much better.1.At the beginning of the passage,the author implies that A he didnt like dogs.B he couldnt afford to have a dog.C he regretted not refusing to take Peach.D he regretted

12、 not having had Peach spayed.2.After eight weeks the author thought the cleanup job on the backyard lawn was A difficult.B time-consuming.C boring.D too easy.3.According to the passage,if a dog in the shelter wasnt taken by someone,it would A be sold out.B be killed.C be dumped.D be put out.4.When t

13、he author put an ad for“free puppies”in the newspaper,nobody called because A not all people noticed her ad.B people wouldnt believe what the ad said.C people wouldnt like to get puppies for free.D not all people liked puppies.5.Which of the following statements is NOT true?A The author had two cats

14、 besides the dogs.B The author didnt allow the pets to stay in the house at night.C The author put two ads in the newspaper to find homes for the puppies.D The author thought the ending was good for the puppies.Text B The term“childhood diseases”denotes those diseases that characteristically occur d

15、uring an age span that begins with the fetus(胎儿)and extends through adolescence.This is a period typified by change,both in the child himself and in his immediate environment.Changes in the child related to growth and development are so striking that it is almost as if the child were a series of dis

16、tinct yet related individuals as he passes through infancy,childhood,and adolescence.Changes in the environment occur as the surroundings and contacts of a totally dependent infant become those of a progressively more independent child and adolescent.Health and disease during the period from concept

17、ion to adolescence must be understood against this backdrop of changes.Although,for the most part,the diseases of childhood are similar to those of the adult,there are several important differences.For example,certain specific disorders,such as precocious puberty(早熟),are unique to children;Others,su

18、ch as acute nephritis inflammation of the kidney are common in children and infrequent in adults.At the same time,some diseases that are common in adults are infrequent in children.These include essential hypertension(high blood pressure of unknown cause)and gout.Finally,a major segment of pediatric

19、 care(儿科护理)concerns the treatment and prevention of congenital anomalies,both functional and structural.Apart from variations in disease due to differences between children and adults,certain other features of diseases in children need to be emphasized.Infectious disorders are prevalent and remain a

20、 leading cause of death,although individual illnesses are often mild and of minor consequence.Most instances of the common communicable diseases,such as measles,chicken pox,and mumps,are encountered in childhood.Disorders of nutrition,still of great concern,especially but not exclusively in developi

21、ng countries,are of extreme importance to the growing and developing child.The unique nutritional requirements of children make them unusually liable to deficiency states:vitamin-D deficiency causes rickets,a common disorder of children in developing countries,and only rarely causes any disease in a

22、dults.The major environmental hazards that endanger the health of young children are either unavoidable,as in air pollution,or accidental,as in poisoning and in traffic injuries.Older children,especially adolescents,are exposed,as are adults,to environmental hazards that they deliberately seek,such

23、as cigarette smoking and the use of alcohol and other drugs.6.Childhood diseases are A generally caused by the change of the child himself.B caused primarily by the change of the childs immediate environment.C associated with the changes related to the childs growth and development.D characterized b

24、y a series of distinct yet related stages.7.Adults may suffer all the following diseases EXCEPT A gout.B hypertension.C precocious puberty.D acute nephritis.8.Which of the following is NOT true?A Childhood diseases are often mild and of minor consequence.B Infectious diseases are still the major cau

25、se to childrens death.C Childrens unique nutritional needs make them reliable to deficiency states D Some children even intentionally pursue particular environmental hazards.9.The last paragraph is mainly about A variations in childhood diseases.B some remarkable features of childhood diseases.C pre

26、valent infectious disorders in children.D important differences between childhood diseases and adult diseases.Text C Elizabethhas been dead for more than 400 years,and Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded 16 years earlier in 1587.Yet todays women still identify with these two powerful queens.Elizabeth i

27、s frequently mentioned in opinion polls about great leaders,and many successful women have been inspired by her.Meanwhile,Elizabeths self-willed cousin,Mary Queen of Scots,also has legions of fans.She is often cited as the ultimate romantic heroine who followed her heart and was undone by love.Eliza

28、beth and Mary were celebrity queens in their own lifetimes,and part of their enduring fascination is that they embody the female dilemma we all share whether we should follow our head(Elizabeth)or our heart(Mary).Even today,we feel we have to choose between the two as it often seems impossible to re

29、concile demanding work and duty to others with expressing our needs for love and personal fulfillment.Elizabeth and Marys lives as queens were rich,complex and dangerous,and the prize that divided them was nothing less than the English crown itself.Yet their opposing responses to love and loss,rival

30、ry and danger,hope and frustration of desire still strike a chord with 21st-century women.Elizabeth was an intellectual and pragmatist(实用主义者)who was largely in control of her emotions,while Mary,a courageous woman of action,was a reckless romantic who followed her heart.Elizabeth made personal sacri

31、fices in order to be a great queen and effective ruler.She never married,but often spoke about being“mother and wife”of her people.Mary,on the other hand,married Bothwell against all advice and faced the subsequent wreckage of her reign.Mary was a reckless romantic but was by no means a fool.She was

32、 an intelligent,respected ruler,but her failing was her lack of insight into the consequences of her actions.Her rashness left her vulnerable and eventually led to her downfall.On the contrary,Elizabeth was far more politically adept and knew how to play the game.Marys primary concern was her own im

33、mediate desire.Of course,it is possible that theres a bit of both Mary and Elizabeth in every woman.Similarly,the queens public images were not always so clear-cut.Until the scandal following her second husbands murder,Mary was considered the“good”queen,the woman who had done what was expected of he

34、r by marrying and producing a son.Elizabeth was generally considered wanton(放荡的人),with her bold flirtation(调情)with Lord Dudley,her refusal to marry and her resistance to being managed by the men who surrounded her.Mary,though the tragedy of her death,became a Catholic martyr,while Elizabeth,leading

35、her people against Spains great Armada,became Englands greatest queen.Just as Mary and Elizabeths public images could be overturned by a murder and a marriage,or an execution and a naval victory,so we can be deceived about ourselves and others.10.Todays women still identify with Elizabeth and Mary b

36、ecause A they were intelligent and powerful queens.B they were great and successful leaders.C they embodied the female dilemma all women share.D they successfully reconciled duty to others with personal fulfillment.11.It is that turned these two queens against each other.A their totally different pe

37、rsonalities B their opposing political opinions C the fight for the English crown D the preference of English people 12.What was Marys weakness?A Her arrogance.B Her foolishness.C Her lack of insight.D Her flirtation.13.“Theres a bit of both Mary and Elizabeth”in paragraph 7 means A every woman like

38、s both Mary and Elizabeth.B every woman has the desire to be Mary or Elizabeth.C every woman have the traits of both Mary and Elizabeth.D every woman may become a Mary or an Elizabeth.14.Whats the major difference between Mary and Elizabeth?A Their personal traits.B Their love stories.C Their life s

39、tyles.D Their political ideas.15.According to the passage,which of the following statements is NOT true?A Mary had little control over her emotions.B Mary was less proficient in politics than Elizabeth.C Elizabeth sacrificed to be a great“mother and wife”of her people.D Elizabeth was a perfect queen

40、 who could withstand criticizes.Text D A dispute over proposed commercial development at the foot of Mount Hopkins in southern Arizona threatens to end years of peaceful coexistence between astronomers and land developers in the state.Astronomers have opposed the project,fearing that light pollution

41、 will degrade viewing conditions at the Whipple Observatory,the Multiple Mirror Telescope(MMT)and other facilities in the mountain.Fairfield Homes,a developer based in Green Valley,Arizona,wants to expand plans for low-density housing to include commercial development.It has threatened astronomers w

42、ith a lawsuit if they continue to speak out against the project.Fairfields application for commercial development on the 5,200 acre Canoa Ranch site 20 miles south of Tucson was scheduled to go before a local board of supervisors at a public hearing this week.In a letter sent two days before Christm

43、as,Frank Cassidy,an attorney for Fairfield,accused astronomers from the Whipple Observatory and other institutions of lobbying against the project“under the guise of providing scientific information”.Cassidy claimed that,because the Smithsonian Institution observatories are publicly owned,interferin

44、g with Fairfields$900 million development could amount to a government“taking”of private property,for which opponents of the project would be liable.Cassidys letter threatened the institutions as well as individuals including Robert Firshner of the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and MMT

45、 observatory director Craig Foltz with“appropriate legal action”unless they stopped their“lobbying”against the Canoa Ranoa Ranch application.His estimates were in some cases six to seven times higher than the developers,based on different assumptions about the types and amount of commercial lots tha

46、t would produce.Frank Thomson,a planning consultant to Fairfield,says his client is sensitive to astronomers worries,and is committed to producing no more light pollution than would result from the already approved plan for 1,200 homes.But Luginbuhl and other astronomers say verbal promise counts fo

47、r little.The issue will undoubtedly come up later this year when a committee representing both astronomers and developers,cochaired by Don Davis of the Tucson Planetary Science Institute,takes up the matter of revised lighting codes for the Tucson area,which also have been revised several times sinc

48、e being established in 1972.Thomson says it is“unfortunate”that tensions have escalated over Canoa Ranch after more than 10 years of astronomers and developers working out their differences in a friendlier way.But astronomers were irritated by what Smithsonian attorney James Wilson called Cassidys“i

49、nappropriate attempt to intimidate,”and what a Tucson newspaper termed“Fairfields crude threat”.16.Astronomers are against the project because A the commercial development will destroy the environment of Mount Hopkins.B the land developers threaten to accuse them of opposing the project.C they can n

50、o longer coexistent with the land developers peacefully.D development on the Canoa Ranch site will affect their viewing conditions.17.In his letter,Frank Cassidy made it clear that A some astronomers had taken improper actions against their projects.B the state government attempted to take Fairfield