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“Yeah,”wasallhesaid.Myeyesbeggedforanexplanation,butIdidn’tgetitfrommyson,whotendstoplayhiscardsclosetohischest.

Thestorywasthis:

Awomanwasbeingsweptunderwater.Hearingthecries,AntonandhisfriendTyler,withouthesitation,swamouttoher,andbroughthersafelytoshore.

Inanageinwhichtheword“hero”isbroadcastwithabandonandseeminglyappliedtoanyonewhomakesitthroughtheday,Irea

lizedtherealthinginmyson.Theteensarestubbornandself-centered,butthatdidn’tmeantheyhavenodesiretodogood.

Stillshockedbymyson’sdaring,Idrovehimhome.Alongtheway,Itriedtodigoutsomemoreinformationfromhim-buthehadpreciouslittletosay.Theonlywordshesaidwere,

“What’sforsupper?

”

Ispentsometimealonethatevening,thinkingaboutthetragedythatmighthavebeen.Thenextmorning,whenAntongotup,Ihalfexpectedhimtotellmethestory.Butallhedidwastoastsomebread,pullhimselftogether,andheadforthedoortostartanewday.

1.Whydidthemotherallowhersontoswimthere?

A.Heisthebestswimmeroftheircity.B.Thewateroftheriveristooshallow.

C.Therearemanylifeguardstoofferhelp.D.Therockscanbeofhelpifthere’sdanger.

2.Theunderlinedpart“whotendstoplayhiscardsclosetohisvest”probablymeans____.

A.Antonisaboyfondofswimmingwithotherkids

B.Antonisunwillingtotellotherswhathethinks

C.Antonalwayshasadesiretohelpothers

D.Antonlikesplayingcards.

3.Inthemother’seyes,whathersondidwas______.

A.dangerousbutinterestingB.stupidandshameful

C.unexpectedandcourageousD.awfulandmean

B

Everyyearduringthegraduationfamouspeoplewilltalktothousandsofstudentsandtheirparents.Butthistimesomethingstrangehashappened.Eachofthebig-namespeakersseemstospeakofthesametopic;

theyarealltellinggraduatestomaketheworldabetterplace.

SotherewasAriannaHuffmgtonatSmithCollegesaying"

whatIadviseyoutodoisnotjusttakeyourplaceatthetopoftheworld,buttochangetheworld"

TheactressKerryWashingtontoldstudentsatGeorgeWashingtonUniversity:

"

Theworldneedsyourvoice,everyoneofyou."

Andthenthis,fromJeffImmelt,headofGeneralElectric,attheUniversityofConnecticut:

Graduatesshouldbeoptimistic;

believeinbetter.Theworldwaitsforyourpower."

Anyonecanknowwhatthefamousspeakerssaidismeaningless.Theworldhas7billionvoicestolistentoalready-itwon'

tmatteraboutonemoreorless.Neitherisitclearwhygraduatesshouldbeespeciallyoptimistic,especiallyatthemoment.Theworlddoesn'

twaitfortheirpower;

onlyasmallnumberofpeoplewillgetthechancetoleadanything.

OnlyBarackObamainhisaddressatMorehouseCollegeavoidedencouraginganyonetochangetheworld.Thatisbecausehealoneknowshowharditistochangeit-evenifyouhappentobePresidentoftheUnitedStates.Notonlyhashefailedtochangetheworld,hecan'

tevengetpeopletogiveupgunsinhisowncountry.

Insteadofaimingsoimpossiblyhigh,thegraduatesof2014woulddobettertostartabitlower.Whentheyleavetheiruniversitiesitwillnot"

Helloworld!

"

but"

Helloagain,MumandDad!

SowhatMsHuflington,Mr.ObamaandMr.Immeltoughttohavesaidwas:

changetheworldifyoumust,butitwouldbeniceifyoucouldhelpoutbychangingthebagintherubbishbasketfirst.

Theyshouldthenhavefollowedupwiththeimportanceofhardwork.Graduatesneedtochangetheiremploymentattitude.Theyneedjobs.Sadlyoncommencementaddresses（毕业典礼）noonetellsthemthatevenabadjobisbetterthannoneatall.4.Theauthormentionswhatthethreefamouspeoplesaidinthesecondparagraphto_______

A.reporthowhonesttheiraddresseswere

B.showthetopicsoftheiraddressesarethesame

C.reportthedifferencesamongtheiraddresses

D.showhissuggestionontheiraddresses5.Whatdoestheauthorargueinthethirdparagraph?

A.Theworldhas7billionvoicestolistento.

B.Graduatesshouldbeespeciallyoptimistic.

C.Theworlddoesn'

twaitforgraduates'

leadership.

D.thewordsthatthefamousspeakerssaidhavenomeaning.6.Whatistheauthor'

sattitudetowardswhatbig-namespeakerssaid?

A.NegativeB.SurprisedC.SupportiveD.Respectful

7.Whatmightbedifficultforthegraduatesaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Changingtheirlifeattitude.

B.Saying"

Hello"

againtotheirparents

C.Gettingagoodjobwithahighpay.

D.Changingthebagintherubbishbasket.

C

Londontaxis,withtheirfriendlydriverswhoactuallyknowwheretheyaregoing,arerankedbestintheworld,accordingtoanannualtaxipoll（调查）.ThesurveybytravelwebsitefoundLondontaxis,despitebeingthemostexpensive,onthetoplistforthethirdyearsinarow,scoringatotalof59percentinvotesbytravelers.

Londontaxidriverswerevotedbothfriendliestandmostknowledgeable.DriversintheEnglishcapitalmustpassarigorousexaminationcalledTheKnowledgetoearntheirtaxilicense.

NewYork’syellowtaxiscamesecondinthelist，scoring27percentwhichwasup10percentagepointsfromlastyeareventhoughManhattan’scabdriverstiedwithParisiantaxidriversastherudest.TravelerssaidNewYorkhadthemostavailabletaxis.

CabbiesinRomewerevotedtheworstdriversintheworldwithalmostonein10travelersthinkingtheItaliancapitalhadtheworld’sworsttaxidriverswhenitcametothequalityofdriving.

“Travelingbytaxiisoneofthefirstexperiencesthatmanytravelershaveuponarrivalinanewcity.Infact，theresearchfoundthatcabsarebyfarthemostpopularmethodoftravelingfromtheairporttotheirhotel.”aspokesmanforsaidinastatement.Theglobalpollscoredcitytaxisfortheirlevelsofcleanliness，value，qualityofdriving，knowledgeofthearea，friendliness，safetyandavailability.

RoundingoutthetopfivewereTokyowithatotalscoreof26percent,Berlinwith17percent,andBangkokfamedforitstuk-tuksscoring14percent.Madrid’staxiswererankedsixthinthepoll,followedby

CopenhagenandDublinwith11percentandFrankfurtandPariswith10percent.TaxisinSydneyfellshortofthetop10,scoringbadlyintheareasofvalueformoney,availabilityandknowledgeofthearea.

Thesurveyfor,partoftheExpediagroup,wasconductedamongover1,900travelersbetweenMay11-28thisyear.

8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“rigorous”inthethirdparagraphmean?

A.officialB.lawfulC.strictD.important

9.Whatarethetopfiveinthisannualtaxipoll?

A.London-Tokyo-Berlin-Bangkok-NewYork

B.London-NewYork-Tokyo-Berlin-Bangkok

C.London-NewYork-Tokyo-Rome-Bangkok

D.London-NewYork-Dublin-Berlin-Bangkok

10.Rome’staxidriverslack_______.

A.drivingskillsB.goodmanners

C.thesenseofcleanlinessD.knowledgeofthearea

11.Whatcanweprobablylearnfromthearticle?

A.ThetaxisofSydneyarethemostexpensiveintheworld.

B.ThetaxisofLondonarebestfamousforthequalityofthecar

s.

C.ThescoreofNewYork’staxisthisyearislowerthatoflastyear.

D.Theglobalbigcities’taxisserviceisscoredbyatravelwebsiteeveryyear.

D

Therisinglevelofnoiseinurbanareasmaybepreventingsomespeciesofsongbirdsfromsettinguphomesindevelopedareas,astudyhasconcluded.Canadianresearchersfoundthatnoisysurroundingsmaskedthelowerfrequenciesofbirdsongs,affectingthewaysomespeciescommunicated.Unabletohearallelementsofasong,femalestendedtoregardsingingmalesasill-suitedmates（配偶）.“Wesometimesfindareaswithincitiest

hathavewhatseemlikesuitablehabitats,yetwegetlessdiversity（ofsongbirds）.Sowewantedtoinvestigatewhethertherewaslinkbetweenbirddiversityandnoiselevelsornot,”saidco-authorDarrenProppeatCalvinCollege,US.Inordertodothis,theteamsurveyedspeciesat113sitesinnaturalareaswithinthecityofEdmonton.Whattheyfoundwasthatthenumberofspeciesateachlocationtendedtobelowerwhennoiselevelswerehigher.Thestudyalsofocusedonsevenspecies

thatdidinhabittheareastoseeiftheirabundancewasaffectedasurbannoiseincreased.Thespeciesthatwereselectedmetanumberofcriteria,includingrelativecommonnessacross

thestudyareaandforestorforest-edgedwelling（住处）.“Whatwefoundisthatthreeofthespeciesdidhavelowerabundancesinlocationsthatwerenoisier,”Proppeexplained.“Thiscouldbedowntothefactthatthoselowerfrequenciescouldbeoverlapped（叠盖住）bythedominantfrequenciesofroadnoise,resultinginamaskingofcommunicationbetweenbirds.”Birdsongsandhowfemalebirdsacceptthemarecriticalwhentheyselectmalebirdsasmates.Proppesuggestedthatfemalesmayconsidersongsabnormaliftheycannotheartheirlowerfrequenciesand,overaperiodoftime,thiscouldhaveapotentialimpactonthepopulationofthespecies.Ifadultsarenotpairingandmatingthenthenumberofoffspringcoulddecreaseasaresult.12.Whatdoesthe