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Iwasstandinginthecheckoutlinebehindawomanwholookedtobein__21__60s.Whenitwasherturntopay,thecashiergreetedherbynameandaskedherhowshewasdoing.
Thewomanlookeddown,___22___(shake)herheadandsaid:
“Notsogood.”Myhusbandjustlosthisjobandmysonisuptohisoldtricksagain.Thetruthis,Idon’tknowhowI’mgoingtogetthroughtheholidays.”
Thenshegavethecashierfoodstamps.
Myheartached.Iwantedtohelpbutdidn’tknowhow.(23)______Ioffertopayforhergroceriesoraskforherhusband’sresume?
AsIwalkedintotheparkinglot,Isawthewomen___(24)(return)hershoppingcart.Irememberedsomethinginmypurse(25)________Ithoughtcouldhelpher.Itwasn’tahandfulofcashoranofferofajobforherhusband,butmaybeitwouldmakeherlifebetter.
MyheartpoundedasIapproachedthewoman.
“Excuseme,”Isaid,myvoicetremblingabit.“Icouldn’thelpoverhearingwhatyousaidtothecashier.Itsoundslikeyou’regoingthroughareallyhardtimerightnow.I’msosorry.I’dliketogiveyousomething.”
Ihandedherthesmallcardfrommypurse.
Whenthewomanreadthecard’sonlytwowords,shebegantocry.Andthroughhertears,shesaid:
“Youhavenoidea(26)_______thismeanstome.”
Iwasalittlestartledbyherreply.(27)________(notdo)anythinglikethisbefore,Ididn’tknowwhatkindofreactionImightreceive.Allleftforme(28)_______(say)was:
“Oh.WoulditbeOKtogiveyouahug?
”
(29)________weembraced,Iwalkedbacktomycar--andbegantocry,too.
Thewordsonthecard?
“YouMatter.”
Afewweeksearlier,acolleaguegavemeasimilarcard(30)____encouragementforaprojectIwasworkingon.WhenIreadthecard,Ifeltawarmglowspreadinsideofme.Deeplytouched,IcamehomeandorderedmyownboxofYouMattercardandstartedsharingthem.
SectionB
A.technologyB.contemporaryC.stretchedD.hiddenE.recognized
F.discoveryG.updatedH.extensiveI.countlessJ.estimatedK.definition
Mostofuslearnatprimaryschoolthattherearesevencontinents,butthenextgenerationofkidsmaybeaddingonemoretothatlist.
AccordingtoarecentpaperpublishedintheGeologicalSocietyofAmericanJournalbyagroupofresearchers,“Zealandia”isanewcontinentthat’s___31___beneaththeocean.
Zealandiais___32___tobefivemillionsqkm.Mostofthismassiveareaiscoveredbywater,butitshighestmountainsalreadyhavetheirownname:
NewZealand.
ThesmallcountryistheonlypartofZealandiathatisn’tunderwater,butthepaper’sauthorswantthehugelandmasstobe___33___worldwideasitsowncontinent.
“ThescientificvalueofclassifyingZealandiaasacontinentismuchmorethanjustanextranameonalist,”theresearcherswroteintheirpaper.
ScientistsdiscoveredZealandiaallthewaybackin1995,thenstarted___34___researchontheareausingunderwaterandsatellitemapping___35___.Aftercompletingtheirwork,theywerefinallyabletowriteareportsuggestingthatZealandiabenamedacontinent.
Butwhodecidesonwhatisacontinentandwhatisn’t?
Thereis,infact,noofficialorganizationthatdoes.Somecountries’schoolsteachthattherearesixorevenfivecontinents.Thischangesdependingonwhereintheworldschoolis.
Duetotheir__36__asa“continuousexpanseofland”,someclassifyEuropeandAsiaasthesamecontinent--knownasEurasia.SchoolsinRussiaandpartsofEasternEuropeteachthis.
Andtomakethingsevenmoreconfusing,FranceandGreece,aswellasothercountries,classifyNorthAmericaandSouthAmericaassimplyAmerica.
Thisargumentoverhowlandisdefinedhaseven___37___intoouterspace.In2006,theInternationalAstronomicalUnion(IAU)decidedthatPlutowasnolongeraplanet,76yearsafterits___38___in1930.Expertsarguedthatitnolongermettherequirementsneededtobecalledaplanetalongsidetheeightothersinoursolarsystem.Itwasthereforerenameda“dwarfplanet(矮行星)”,meaningthat___39___books,modelsandmuseumexhibitsallovertheworldhadtobe___40___.
ButwilltheworldtakethesamenoticeofZealandia?
Thebestwaytotellistokeepaneyeonourtextbooks.
Ⅲ.ReadingComprehension
Goodnewsforawkwardteenagersaroundtheworld.Astimegoesby,youcould___41___uplikeacompletelydifferentperson.
Thiscomesfromthelongestrunningpersonalitystudyever___42__byscientist.AccordingtoresearchersfromtheUniversityofEdinburghintheUK,ourpersonalitychangessomuchfromyouthtooldagethatmostpeople’spersonalitiesinolderagearebarely___43___comparedtotheiryoungerselves.
Theresearchersanalyzedresultsfromastudyin1947,whichgathered1,208teenagersinScotlandaged14andaskedtheirteachersto___44___theirpersonalitiesbas