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Youalwaysuseacarry-ontoavoidthechecked-bagfee.Youpackalunchfromhomesoyoudon’tpayforairlinemeals.True“cheapskates”alsoflyonthethreecheapestdaysoftheweek（Tuesdays,WednesdaysandSaturdays）.

◇ForU.S.domestictravel,everyonewantstoflyFridaysandSundaysandthoseareusuallythemostexpensivedaystofly.

﹡ThefaresforLosAngeles-to-NewYorkflightsinSeptember:

•Friday&

Sunday:

$365

•Tuesday&

Wednesday:

$288

﹡ThefaresforHouston-to-NewYorkflightsinSeptember:

$302

$226

◇Fortransatlanticflights,thedifferencecanbemorestartlingandtherulesalittlelooser.

﹡Boston-to-DublinfaresfromUnitedAirlines:

$581

$457

﹡ThefaresforWashington-to-Londonflightsinaweek:

$896

$732

﹡It’stimeforsomeSaturdayfaresnow.ThisexamplefeaturesChicago-to-Atlantaroutes.

$207

•Saturday:

$89

﹡Therewerecheaperfaresforthistrip,butonlyiftheSundayflightdepartedat5amorearlier.Istheruleonthe“cheapestthreedaystofly”etchedinstone?

No.Itisusuallytruebutnotalways.Soyoushouldbeflexible.Afterallitcansavemuchmoney.Andisn’tthatwhatbeinga“cheapskate”isallabout?

1.AccordingtoPara.1,whatdoesatrue“cheapskate”reallydo?

A.Choosealuxuryhoteltolivein.

B.Savemoneyineverywayduringthetrip.

C.FlyonFridayswhentraveling.

D.Havetheirlunchontheplane.

2.HowmuchshouldyoupayforaflighttoNewYorkfromHoustononTuesday?

A.$226.

B.$288.

C.$302.

D.$365.

3.Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraph?

A.Torecommendsomecheaptrips.

B.TocallonustoflyonSundays.

C.Tointroduceanothertopic.

D.Toexplainaspecialcase.

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54-year-oldAbdulhasaspecialjob.Hehasbeenworkingasalivingstatue（活体雕像）foroverthreedecades,standingperfectlystillforsixhoursadayandresistingpeople’sattemptstomakehimmoveorsmile,anythingthatprovesheisalivingperson.

Abdul,knownas“India’sStatueMan”,hasbeenperforminghisdailyroutineeversince1985,soonaftergettingajobasasecurityguard.HisbosshadrecentlytraveledtotheUK,wherehewassoimpressedbythestatue-likemembersoftheRoyalGuardoutsideBuckinghamPalacethathewantedtodosomethingsimilarbackhome.Sohehadhisguardsreceivethreemonthsoftraining,wheretheywouldsitperfectlystillforaroundfourhours.Theyweren’tallowedtotalkorsmile,eat,drink,orevenshooawayaflyifitsatontheirfaces.Intheend,Abdulprovedthebestofthegroup,sohegotthestrangejob.

Abdulisn’ttheonlypersonintheworldactingasalivingstatue,butwhatmakeshimspecialisthefactthathecandoitforaslongassixhourswithoutevenblinkinghiseyes.Once,a$155prizewasputupforanyonewhocanmakehimmoveamuscle.Buttryastheymight,noonehaseversucceeded.Actually,Abdultriestomoveaboutasmuchashecaninhissparetime,andonlyeatshealthyhome-cookedfood,tokeephisbodyinshape.Butheclaimsyogahasbeenthebiggesthelp.Inthe32years,AbdulhasbecomeacelebrityinIndiaandotherAsiancountries.ManyBollywoodcelebritieshavecometowitnessthislivingstatueandtrytofinallymakehimmove,butnonehavesucceeded.

Abdulearnsabout10,000rupees（$156）amonth,whichisenoughtosupporthisfamily,butdefinitelynotenoughtoencouragehischildrentofollowinhisfootsteps.It’sjusttoostressfulandtaxingonthebody.“Despiteallthehardshipandhealthproblems,IlovemyjobandIamthankfultopeoplefortheloveandrespecttheyhaveshoweredonme,,,hesays.“Whenthetimecomes,Iwanttodieplayingastatue.”

1.WhatisAbdul’sdailyroutine?

A.Performingasalivingstatue.

B.Provingtobealivingperson.

C.Smilingathiscustomers.

D.Keepinghisbodyinshape.

2.WhycouldAbdulgetthestrangejobgivenbyhisboss?

A.Hehadhisspecialambition.

B.Hewasmostfamiliarwiththejob.

C.Hestoodoutamongthegroup.

D.Heknewthebossmorethanothers.

3.WhatdoesAbduldoinhissparetime?

A.Heeatsalotofsnacks.

B.Hepracticesyogafor12hoursaday.

C.Hecooksforhisfamily.

D.Healwaysmovesalot.

4.HowdoesAbdulfeelabouthisjobaccordingtothetext?

A.It’soverpaid.

B.It’ssatisfying.

C.It’sboring.

D.It’sinstructive.

3、 

Peopleusuallyvisitcafestoeasethemselvesoftheirtirednessandkeepthemselvesfromfallingasleep,butMr.Healing,apopularcafechaininSouthKoreaactuallydoestheopposite.Customerscancomein,orderadrink,liedownacomfortablemassagechair,andtakeanap.

ManyKoreanssufferfromalackofsleepasaresultofoverworking,soanyopportunitytorelaxandeventakeanapisgreatlyappreciated.Mr.Healingistheperfectplacetogowhenyou’reonashortworkorschoolbreakandyouneedtocatchuponsleep.Thecafeoffersmassageperiodsinvariousmodes,dependingonhowmuchtimeyouhaveandhowyouchoosetospendit.

The20-minutesessionispricedat$3.5,the30-minutemassagecosts$7,andthe50-minutesessionis$9,allofwhichalsoincludeadrink.Onceyoumakeyourchoice,youaretakentothe“healingcenter”.Youareaskedtotakeoffyourshoesaswellasanyjewelrythatmightdamagethechairs,afterwhichyoucanchooseamassagemode,from“stretch”or“sleep”.Youcanstartwithstretchforafewminutes,andthenswitchtosleepifyouwanttotakeashortnap.Afteritcomestoanend,youaretakenbacktothecafeareatoenjoyacoffeeoroneofthemanyotherrefreshingdrinksonthemenu.

Mr.HealingcafesaresopopularinKoreathatcustomersareadvisedtomakereservationsinadvancetobesurethatamassagechairisavailable.“Ihavetositonachairandstareatacomputermonitoralldayduetomyjob,thehealingroomwastrulyeffectivetorelievetirednessandstressfromweekdays,”saidParkHye-sun,a24-year-oldofficer.

SomehavedescribedMr.HealingandothersimilarrelaxationcafesinSouthKoreaassimplefashions,butothersseethemasasustainablebusinessmodel,becausetheyofferaservicethatKoreansreallyneed.

1.WhydocustomerscometoMr.Healing?

A.Todrinkspecialtycoffee.

B.Tohavethemselveschecked.

C.Tohavearelaxation.

D.Tosleepbeforework.

2.Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlytalkabout?

A.Thepriceoftheservice.

B.Theprocessoftheservice.

C.Thetipsforcustomers.

D.Thechoicesforcustomers.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?

A.Yourchoice.

B.Asoundsleep.

C.Thecoffee.

D.Themassage.

4.WhatisPark’sattitudetowardsMr.Healing?

A.Positive.

B.Critical.

C.Neutral.

D.Negative.

4、 

Acheetah（猎豹）canrun70milesperhour.Blobfish（水滴鱼）don’thaveanybones.ThesearefactsI’velearnedfrommy5-year-oldsonafterhewatchedsomenetworks,shows.Heisgreatlyinterestedinscientificfacts,soIwassurprisedtheotherdaywhenImentionedclimatechange.

Afterafewmorequestions,Idiscoveredthathe’sneverheardanyofhisfavoritescienceshowsmentionclimatechange.Itisstrange,becauseclimatechangeisoneofthemostimportantenvironmentalissuesofourtime.Mysoncantellyoueverythingyoueverwantedtoknowaboutredpandas,exceptforthefactthattheirexistenceisbeingthreatenedbythechangingclimate.

IreachedouttoPBSKids,Nickelodeon,andDisneyJuniortoseeiftherewasanytruthtohisclaim.Iwastoldthatexceptanepisode（一段情节）ofDisneyJunior’sDocMcStuffinscalledTheBigStorm,noneofthethreenetworks’showshaseverdiscussedthecausesofclimatechangeonourplanet.Maybeyou’rewonderingifthereasonisthatkids’scienceshowsdon’tevertackletroublingenvironmentalissues.

Whyaren’tthesenetworksintroducingkidstosuchanimportantissue?

AccordingtoMaria,spokeswomanforPBSKids,it’sbecausethenetworkfeelsthatfocusingonfoundationalscienceconceptsisthemostage-appropriatewaytoserveouraudience.Idon’tknowaboutyou,butI’drathermykidlearnalittleaboutthemeltingpolaricecapsthanotherthings.

Andkidscanhandleclimatechange.Evenyoungchildrenareabletounderstandthebasicidea.Moreimportantly,they’reabletobegintakingactiontoslowdownglobalwarming.Myguessisthatthenetworksareafraidthatpromotingthescienceonapoliticallycontroversial（争议性的）issuewillleadthemtoloseviewersoradvertisers.Butifthat’strue,andthey’rechoosingtheirbottomlineovertheeducationofAmerica’schildren,that’sarealshame.Kidsneedtolearnabouttheissuethatthreatenstheirplanetifthey’reevergoingtofeelinspiredtosaveit.

1.Whydidtheauthorfeelsurprisedatherson?

A.Hehasknownmanyscientificfacts.

B.Hehaswatchedalotofnetwork’sshows.

C.Hedidn’tcareaboutglobalwarming.

D.Heknewnothingaboutclimatechange.

2.Theauthorwatchedthethreenetworks’showsinorderto_____.

A.gettoknowherson’spreference

B.findthereasonofherson’signorance

C.findthecausesofclimatechange

D.helphersonknowenvironmentalissues

3.Whatdoestheauthorthinkhissonshoulddo?

A.Learnsomethingaboutenvironmentalissues.

B.Helptoslowdownglobalwarming.

C.Discussimportantissueswithothers.

D.Learntohandleclimatechange.

4.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthor’swritingthistext?

A.Toadvicekidsnottowatchnetworks’sh