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Ifeelashamedtoadmitthis,butinmuchofmypastlife,IpretendedIknewwhatwasgoingonwhenIdidn’t,forfearofbeing“caughtout”.Intheschoolcafeteria,whenpeopletalkedaboutTVshows,whichIdidn’thavethechannelsfor,oronMSNMessenger,whenIreadunfamiliarsonglyricsmyfriendshadshared,IfeltupsetandI’dpretendtobecalmandrecognizewhattheyweretalkingabout,likeeveryoneelse.

Ididthis,asIdidn’twanttobeseennottounderstandsomethingsthatpeople,Irespectedweregoodat.IthoughtthatifIdidn’tknowwhatwasgoingon,itbetrayedamoralfailingandexposedmeasaboywhowasdeeplyuncoolandactually,abitstupid.

AndsoInoddedalongsilently.IprayedIwouldn’tbefoundoutwhatIreallywas,orIwouldfeelembarrassed.Iwouldfollowupeachincidentwithsomediligenthomeworkonthesubject,tryingtodisguisemyself.Unsurprisingly,itallbecamefartoomuchandrecentlyI’vefoundmyselfoverwhelmedbythenumberofthingsIdidn’tknowabout.Frompoliticstopopculture—evenMicroElectroMechanicalSystems.Ijustfeltexhaustedbyitall.

AndsoImadeadecision.Idecidedtostopnoddingfrequentlyatthepubwhilecrazilysearchingtherelativeinformationunderthetable.Instead,nowI’membracingsayingwhatisreallytruewhenIdon’tknowwhattheotherpersonistalkingabout.InsteadofhurryingtomakeupsomefunnyopinionaboutashowI’veneverseen,I’llsaysomethinglike:

“I’veheardofthatshowbutIhaven’twatchedityet”Saying“Idon’tknow”issuchasimplething.I’msorrythatittookmesolongtostartsayingthat.I’vechangedmyattitudetowardssomethingIdon’tknowinlife.I’llnevergetcaughtinanembarrassinglieagain.

4．Whatdoestheauthortellusinparagraph1?

A．Hisfearofmakingmistakes.B．Thewaystomakefriendsinthepast.

C．Schoolactivitiesheandhisfriendsloved.D．Hissenseofshameaboutlyinginthepast.

5．Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhedidn’tknowaboutthetopicmconversation?

A．Confused.B．Anxiousandawkward.

C．Unconcerned.D．Calmandrelaxed

6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disguise”inparagraph3probablymean?

A．Hide.B．Beat.

C．Expose.D．Fool.

7．What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?

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D．Totellushowsaying“Idon’tknow”changedhislifeattitude.

BackwhentheMississippiRiverflowedwild,itsever-changingwatersmovedsoilacrosstheNorthAmericancontinent.ItpickedupsandanddirtinthenorthandbroughtittothesouthernareasofwhatwenowcallthestateofLouisiana.Thousandsofyearslater,man-madebarrierscalledlevees（防洪堤）andflood-controlsystemscontrolthepowerfulriver.ButLouisianaofficialsaremakingplanstousetheMississippiRiver’sancientpowertobuildnewlandasawaytoeasethethreatofrisingseas.

Engineershopetoremakethedestroyedlow-lyinglandsbycopyingnature—diggingintotheleveesandredirectingthewater.Thewaterholdsalotofsmalldirtsediments（沉淀物）.Thesedimentscanflowintocoastalbasins.

Somecriticsquestionwhethertheideapresentsitsownenvironmentalrisks.Butifitdoeswork,theprojectwouldrebuildanimportantprotectionagainststormwaves.Itwouldalsohelpthelandprovidenewlivingareasforbirdsandfishthatdependonwetlands.

Saltwaterisdestroyingthecoast.Pathwayscutforoilandgasdevelopment,boattravelandlogginghaveworsenedtheproblem.Thestateestimatesthatithaslostabout518,000hectaresoflandsince1932.Ifnothingisdone,morethantwicethatmuchlandcoulddisappearoverthenext50years.

Expertsandofficialshavediscussedtheideaofusingtherivertorebuildthecoastformanyyears.Butitwasnotuntilmoneybecameavailablefromthe2010BPoilspillthattheplanbegantoreallytakeshape.In2010,anexplosionkilled11peopleonanoilrig（石油钻塔）offtheGulfCoastthatenergycompanyBPoperated.Millionsofgallonsofoilthenflowedintothewateroverthenextthreemonths.

Oneyearlater,theUnitedStatesgovernmentruledthatBPwasresponsiblefortheaccident,

Thecompanywasorderedtopaybillionsofdollarsforthedamage.Louisianaisputtingmuchofitsshareofthemoneytowardcoastalrestoration.

8．Whatadvantagewillthenewlandbring?

A．Preventingseveredrought.

B．Creatinghabitatsforanimals.

C．Controllingthepowerfulriver.

D．Increasingthenorthernfarmland.

9．Whatcancausethecoasttodisappearfaster?

A．Energychanges.

B．Destroyedlevees.

C．Man-madedisasters.

D．Man-madewaterprotectionsystems.

10．Whatmadetheplanofrebuildingthecoastlandcomeintoeffect?

A．Therestorationofanoilrig.

B．ThepaymentofcompensationbyBP.

C．Thestrongdemandfromoilcompanies.

D．Thespecialsupportfromsomelocalcritics.

11．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A．UseNaturePowertoStopSoilLosing

B．LettheRiverGoBacktoItsOriginalState

C．FightCoastalDestructionbyCopyingNature

D．RemovetheMan-MadeBarriersfromtheRiver

Usingmoderntechnology,archaeologists（考古学家）haverecentlydiscoveredabout200Mayanartifacts（玛雅古器）inMexico,whichsurprisingly,appeartohavebeenuntouchedforupto1,000years.TheartifactswerefoundinsideacaveinruinsoftheancientMayancityofChichenItzaonMexico’sYucatanPeninsula.

TheleadresearcherontheprojectisMexicanarchaeologistGuillermodeAnda.Hecalledthecavea“scientifictreasure”.

Thefindingsincludedbonepiecesandburntofferingmaterials.Inaddition,incenseburners,vases,platesandotherobjectswerediscovered.SomeitemsincludedtheportraitofTlaloc,theraingodofcentralMexico.

Thecavewheretheobjectswerefoundissounique.ItispartofacavesystemknownasBalamku.Thecaveislong,narrowanddark.ItisaboutthreekilometerseastofthemainpyramidofKukulkan.ItsitsatthecenterofChichenItzawhichisthestonecitydescribedbytheUnitedNationsas“oneofthegreatestMayancentersoftheYucatanPeninsula.”

Thecavesitsabout24metersunderground,withareasconnectedbypassages.Someofthepassagesweresonarrowthatresearchershadtoclimbinorpullthemselvesthrough.Theteamhassofarexploredabout460metersofthecave,andisunsurehowfaritstretches.Theteamplanstocontinueexploringthecave.Thefoundartifactswillnotberemoved,butstudiedinside.

TheteamaccidentallyfoundtheartifactswhileexploringChichenItzainanefforttolearnmoreaboutitsundergroundwatersystem.Thenewdiscoverywillhelpscientistsbetterunderstandthehistory,culture,livesandbeliefsofpeoplewholivedinChichenItza,especiallyintheboomyears.

ArchaeologistsbelievetheremaybeanothercavehiddenunderthepyramidofKukulkanthatcouldbeconnectedtothelatestfind.“Let’shopeGodwillleadusthere,”GuillermodeAndasaid.“ThatispartofthereasonwhyweareenteringthesesitestofindaconnectiontothenaturalwellundertheKukulkan.”

12．What’samazingabouttheMayanartifactsdiscoveredinMexico?

A．Thelonghistoryandperfectstate.

B．Thediggingtimeandlocation.

C．Thecurrenthighprice.

D．Thevarietyofusage.

13．Whatisparagraph4mainlyabout?