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Alittleboyalmostthoughtofhimselfasthemostunfortunatechildintheworldbecausepoliomyelitis(小儿麻痹症)madehisleglameandhisteethuneven.Heseldomplayedwithhisclassmates;
andwhentheteacheraskedhimtoanswerquestions,healwaysloweredhisheadwithoutaword.
Onespring,theboy’sfatheraskedforsomesaplingsfromtheneighbor.Hetoldhischildrentoplantasaplingeachperson.Thefathersaid,“Whosesaplinggrowsbest,Iwillbuyhimorherafavoritegift.”Theboyalsowantedtogethisfather’sgift.Butseeinghisbrothersandsisterscarryingwatertowaterthetreeshappily,anyhow,hehituponanidea;
hehopedthetreeheplantedwoulddiesoon.Sowateringitonceortwice,heneverattendedtoit.
Afewdayslater,whenthelittleboywenttoseehistreeagain,hewassurprisedtofinditnotonlydidn’twilt,butalsogrewsomefreshleaves,andcomparedwiththetreesofhisbrothersandsisters,hisappearedgreenerandmorevital.Hisfatherkepthispromise,boughtthelittleboyhisfavoritegiftandsaidtohim,“Judgingfromthetreeyouplanted,youwillbecomeanoutstandingbotanistwhenyougrowup.”
Sincethen,thelittleboyslowlybecameoptimistic.Oneday,thelittleboylayonthebedbutcouldn’tsleep.Lookingatthebrightmoonlightoutsidethewindow,hesuddenlyrecalledwhatthebiologyteacheroncesaid—plantsgenerallygrowatnight.Whynotgotoseethetree?
Whenhecametothecourtyardontiptoe,hefoundhisfatherwassplashingsomethingunderhistreewithaladle(勺子).Hereturnedtohisroom,tearsrunningdownhisface.
Decadespassed.Thelittleboydidn’tbecomeabotanist,buthewaselectedPresidentoftheUnitedStates.HisnamewasFranklinRoosevelt.
21.Whydidn’ttheboyanswertheteacher’squestion?
A.Hecouldn’tconcentrateontheclass
B.Allthestudentslookeddownonhim
C.Helackedconfidencebecauseofhisillness
D.Hewasanunfortunateboywithlearningdisability
22.Whydidthefatheraskthechildrentoplanttrees?
A.Theneighborrequiredhimtodoit.
B.Heexpectedthemtobebotanists
C.Hewantedtoencouragethedisabledboy.
D.Thechildrenaskedfortheirfavoritegifts.
23.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“wilt”inParagraph3mean?
A.becomeweakB.becomestrongC.becomebeautifulD.becomegreen
24.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.AFortunateBoyB.NutritionofGrowth
C.ALovingFatherD.TheUnselfishLove
B
TheSmithsonianAmericanArtMuseum’scollectionincludesmorethan40,000paintings,prints,photographs,crafts,anddecorativeartobjectsdatingfromthecolonialeratothepresent.Officeshelptorunitsmoothly.
OfficeoftheMuseumDirector
TheDirector’sOfficeisresponsiblefortheoveralldirectionandmanagementofthemuseum.Thisincludesdetermininglong-termgoalsandobjectives,annualbudgetsandprograms,andinternalandexternalpolicies.Themuseum’sdeputydirectorworkscloselywiththedirectorandofficechiefstoensurethatresourcesareusedefficientlyandeffectively
AdministrativeOffice
TheAdministrativeOfficeoftheSmithsonianAmericanArtMuseumprovidessupportservicestotheothermuseumofficesandperformsnumerousmanagementduties
●HumanResourceManagement
●BudgetandFinancialManagement
●FacilitiesManagementandSafety
PublicationsOffice
ThePublicationsOfficestaffproducebooksabouttheMuseum’scollectionsandexhibitions.Wesometimescallthemourambassadors;
wesendthemtolibrariesandmuseumssopeoplewhomaynotbeabletovisitusoftencanlearnabouttheartinoutgalleriesandtheartistswhomadethem.Wehopethatyou’llfindbooksthatinterestyoueitherinthemuseumshopsattheSmithsonianAmericanArtMuseumorinouronlinestore,wherewecarrybooksonAmericanartandarthistory.
Research&
ScholarsCenter
TheSmithsonianAmericanArtMuseumisoneofthenation’sleadingcentersforthestudyofAmericanart.Themuseumoffersacademicopportunitiesforscholarsantthegraduatelevelandabove,researchopportunitiesforvisitingscholars,andprofessionalmuseumtrainingforcollegeseniorsandgraduatestudents.ThemuseumalsoproducesAmericanArt,apeer-reviewedperiodicalontheartsinAmerica,andsponsonsseveralannualpublieationprizeawards
25.Ifyouwanttoapplyforajob,whichofficeshouldyoucontact?
A.OfficeoftheMuseumDirectorB.AdministrativeOffice.
C.PublicationsOfficeD.Research&
ScholarsCenter.
26.WhichofthefollowingcanbecalledtheambassadorsoftheMuseum?
A.Themuseum’sdeputydirectorB.TheAdministrativeOfficechief
C.ThebooksproducedbythePublicationsOfficestaff.D.TheResearch&
ScholarsCenterStaff.
27.WhichofthefollowingistrueabouttheMuseum?
A.Findingthemisuseofresources,youcancontactthedirector
B.Visitingthemuseumistheonlywaytoleanaboutthearthere
C.Anyoneinterestedinartcangetprofessionalmuseumtraininghere.
D.TheMuseumistheleadingcenterforthestudyofAmericanart.
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“We’vehadenoughoftheseboysmessingabout.”ThisiswhatAnnaSoubry,UK’sformerbusinessminister,saidearlierlastmonth,offeringherbackingofTheresaMayintherunningtobecometheUK’snextprimeminister.
AccordingtoanewlistcompiledbyAgenceFrancePresse(AFP),theworld’s10mostpowerfulwomenincludestheUSfirstfemalepresidential
nominee.HillaryClinton,headoftheUSFederalReserveJanetYellen,andDirector-GeneraloftheWorldHealthOrganization,MargaretChan.ThereissomethinginterestingwiththeAFPlist---Amajorityofthe10womenareover60,theroughagewhensomewomenbecomegrandmothers.
AccordingtoTheAtlantic,thereasonsbehindthephenomenonmayincludethattoday’solderwomenarebettereducatedandexperiencedthananygenerationsbefore.Itisalsobecauseofsociety’schangingperceptionsaboutwhatwomencanachieve–afterbeingheldbackintheirmiddleageraisingkidsandrunningdomesticlives,olderwomenarenowmorelikelytostartagaininsteadofretiringintoapeacefullifeofcookingandgardening.
Also,accordingtotheUK’sConservativepeer,
Baroness
JenkinofKennington,peoplearegrowingtobemoretrustingtowardfemaleleaderscomparedtotheirmalecounterparts,especiallyduringperiodsofinstability.“Theyfeelthatatatimeof
turmoil,awomanwillbemorepracticalintheirapproach,morewillingtolistentovoicesaroundthetable,lesslikelytohaveaninstantlyaggressiveapproachtothings,”shetoldThe
Guardian
Infact,thischangingatmospherein
genderequalityisspreadingallovertheworldandacrosswomenofallages.
WhenUSgymnastSimoneBilessealedfourgoldsandabronze,shesaid,“I’mnotthenextUsainBoltorMichaelPhelps.I’mthefirstSimoneBiles.”
28.AccordingtotheAFPlist,whichofthefollowingistrue?
A.HillaryClintonranksfirstinthelist.
B.Grandmothersaremorelikelytobeleaders.
C.ThefirstfemalepresidentnomineeisfromtheUS.
D.Mostofthepowerfulwomenareofsimilarage.
29.WhatdoesSoubrymeanbysaying“We’vehadenoughoftheseboysmessingabout.”、
A.TheboysalwaysmakethingsmessyB.Theboysoftenmaketroublesforothers
C.ShewantstosupportwomentotakepowerD.Shewantstoclearupthemesscreatedbymen
30.Comparedwithmen,womenare_____.
A.bettereducatedB.moresincere
C.morepowerfulD.moreopen-minded
31.WhydoestheauthortakeSimoneBilesforexample?
A.ToshowsheisthegreatestathleteintheUS.
B.Toshowthegenderequalityinsportsfield
C.Toshowwomenarebetterthanmeningymnastics
D.Toshowtoday’swomenarebettereducatedandexperienced
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MostAmericanshaveheardthattheyshoulddrinkeightglassesofwateradaytostayhealthy,butthereissurprisinglylittledatatosupportthisadvice.
Butnow,anewbeveragehydrationindex(饮料补水指标)providesevidence-basedsuggestionsforhowtomostefficientlyhydrate.TheindexwasdevelopedfromaBritishstudythattrackedhowlong13commonbeveragesremaininthebodyafterbeingconsumed.
Theguidingprinciplebehindthenewhydrationindexisthatsomefluids(液体)lastlongerinyourbodythanothers,providingmorehydration.Afterall,ifyoudrinkacupofwaterandthenimmediatelyexcrete(排泄)halfthatamountinyoururine(尿液),youhaven’taddedeightouncestoyourwatersupply,butonlyfour.
TheBritishstudydeterminedthehydrationindexof13commonbeveragesbyhavingtheparticipantsdrinkaliterofwaterasthestandardbeverage.Theamountofwaterstillremaininginsubjects’bodiestwohourslaterwasassignedascoreof1.0.Allotherbeverageswereevaluatedinasimilarmanner,andthenscoredincomparisontowater.Ascorehigherthan1.0indicatedthatmoreofthebeverageremainedinthebodyascomparedtowater,whileascorelowerthan1.0indicatedahigherexcretionratethanwater.
Theresultsshowedthatthreebeverages—fat-freemilk,wholemilkandorangejuice—hadasignificantlyhigherhydrationindexthanwater.Thefirsttwohadscoresaround1.5,withorangejuicedoingslightlybetterthanwaterat1.1.
Thehydrationindexcouldproveusefulwhenmakingdecisionsaboutwhatbeveragestoconsumeandwhen.Forexample,ifyou’regoingonalongdriveandwon’thaveaccesstofluids,you’dbesmartertodrinkmilkratherthanwateroricedcoffee.Butdon’tforgetthatmilkhasmanymorecaloriesthanwater,sodon’toverdoit,either.
32.Theguidingprinciple