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Arainforestisanareacoveredbytalltreeswiththetotalhighrainfallspreadingquiteequallythroughtheyearandthetemperaturerarelydippingbelow16℃.Rainforestshaveagreateffectontheworldenvironmentbecausetheycantakeinheatfromthesunandadjusttheclimate.Withouttheforestcover,theseareaswouldreflectmoreheatintotheatmosphere,warmingtherestoftheworld.Losingtherainforestsmayalsoinfluencewindandrainfallpatterns,potentiallycausingcertainnaturaldisastersallovertheworld.

Inthepasthundredyears,humanshavebegundestroyingrainforestsinsearchofthreemajorresources（资源）:

landforcrops,woodforpaperandotherproducts,landforraisingfarmanimals.Thisactionaffectstheenvironmentasawhole.Forexample,alotofcarbondioxide（二氧化碳）intheaircomesfromburningtherainforests.Peopleobviouslyhaveaneedfortheresourceswegainfromcuttingtreesbutwewillsuffermuchmorethanwewillbenefit.

Therearetwomainreasonsforthis.Firstly,whenpeoplecutdowntrees,generallytheycanonlyusethelandforayearortwo.Secondly,cuttinglargesectionsofrainforestsmayprovideagoodsupplyofwoodrightnow,butinthelongrunitactuallyreducestheworld’swoodsupply.

Rainforestsareoftencalledtheworld’sdrugstore.Morethan25%ofthemedicinesweusetodaycomefromplantsinrainforests.However,fewerthanl%ofrainforestplantshavebeenexaminedfortheirmedicalvalue.Itisextremelylikelythatourbestchancetocurediseasesliessomewhereintheworld’sshrinkingrainforests.

1．Rainforestscanhelptoadjusttheclimatebecausethey.

A．reflectmoreheatintotheatmosphere

B．reducetheeffectofheatfromthesunontheearth

C．bringabouthighrainfallthroughouttheworld

D．rarelycausethetemperaturetodroplowerthan16℃

2．Whatdoestheword“this”underlinedinthethirdparagraphreferto?

A．Humanshavebegundestroyingrainforests.

B．Peoplehaveastrongdesireforresources.

C．Wewilllosemuchmorethanwecangain.

D．Muchcarbondioxidecomesfromburningrainforests.

3．Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．RainforestsandtheEnvironment

B．HowtoSaveRainforests

C．HowtoProtectNature

D．RainforestsandMedicalDevelopment

HereissomegeneralinformationaboutEdisonElementarySchool.Formoreinformation,youcanvisitourwebsitewhichisprintedonthecover.

Attendance:

Pleasecontacttheofficeat480.472.5282ifyourchildisgoingtobeabsent.

RenaissanceReading:

TheAcceleratedReader（AR）Programisacomputerizedreadingenrichmentprogramthatcombinesgreatchildren’sliteraturewithcomputerskills.Asanindividualizedreadingprogram,itisdesignedtomotivatestudentstoreadmoreandtoreadgoodliterature.Studentsofdifferentabilitiescanusethisprogram.Itisnotacompetitiveprogrambutonethatimprovesanystudent’sreadingability.

Hereishowitworks.StudentsselectbooksintheirreadingrangefromourAcceleratedReaderSelectionandreaditattheirownpace.Oncethestudenthascompletedthebook,he/sheisreadytotakeanARquiz.Eachquizconsistsof5,10,or20multiplechoicecomprehensivequestionsaboutthebook.

Aftertakingthequiz,thecomputershowsthestudenthowmanyquestionshe/sheansweredcorrectly,showsthecorrectanswersformissedquestions,andpraisesthestudents’effortswithanon-screenpersonalizedmessage.Passingthequizassurestheteacherandtheparentthatthechildactuallyreadandunderstoodthebook.Eachstudenttestsindependently—readingthequizquestionshimself/herself.

Thecomputerkeepstrackofreadingpoints,books,andaveragetestscores,aswellasotherdata.Astudentmaytestonabookonlyonceandshould,therefore,havethoroughlyreadandunderstoodthecontentsbeforetakingthequiz.Eachstudentisresponsibleforreadingthescreentobesurethequiz,bytitleandauthor,isthecorrectonehe/shewishestotake.

Studentsarerecognizedfortheiraccomplishmentswithpraisefromtheteachersandspecialrecognitionattheclassroomlevelwhenindividualand/orclassroomgoalsaremet.

P.T.0.

WehaveanactiveParent-TeacherOrganization.Theyhavemonthlymeetings,checkthecalendarforthemeetingtimesandplaces.

4．Thepassagemaybeselectedfrom.

A．amagazineB．anewspaper

C．awebsiteD．anovel

5．Thepassageiswrittenfor.

A．generalreadersB．parents

C．teachersD．primarystudents

6．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouthowRenaissanceReadingworks?

A．Studentsselectbooksbasedontheinstructionofthecomputer.

B．Studentstakethequizwithoutothers’arrangements.

C．Theresultofthequizwillbekeptbyteachers.

D．Thesummaryofthebooktobeselectedisshownonthescreen.

7．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A．studentswillbepunishediftheydon’tpassthequiz

B．studentsonlyhaveonechancetotestonabook

C．studentswon’tbepraisediftheyreachtheirgoals

D．parentsmeettheteachersonceinaterm

Self-employedprivatephysicianswhochargeafeeforeachpatientvisitarethefoundationofmedicalpracticeintheUnitedStates.Mostphysicianshaveacontractrelationshipwithoneormorehospitalsinthecommunity.Theysendtheirpatientstothishospital,whichusuallychargespatientsaccordingtothenumberofdaystheystayandthefacilities（operatingroom,tests,medicinesthattheyuse）.Somehospitalsbelongtoacity,astateor,inthecaseofveteran’shospitals,afederalgovernmentagency.Othersareoperatedbyreligiousorders（教会）orothernon-profitgroups.

Somemedicaldoctorsareonsalary.Salariedphysiciansmayworkashospitalstaffmembers,orresidents,whoareoftenstillintraining.Theymayteachinmedicalschools,behiredbycorporationstocarefortheirworkersorworkforthefederalgovernment’sPublicHealthService.

PhysiciansareamongthebestpaidprofessionalsintheUnitedStates.Inthe1980s,itwasnotuncommonformedicaldoctorstoearnincomesofmorethan$100,000ayear.Specialists,particularlysurgeons,mightearnseveraltimesthatamount.Physicianslistmanyreasonswhytheydeservetobesowellrewardedfortheirwork.OnereasonisthelongandexpensivepreparationrequiredtobecomeaphysicianintheUnitedStates.Mostwould-bephysiciansfirstattendcollegeforfouryears,whichcancostnearly$20,000ayearatoneofthebestprivateinstitutions.Prospectivephysiciansthenattendmedicalschoolforfouryears.Tuitionalonecanexceed$10,000ayear.Bythetimetheyhaveobtainedtheirmedicaldegrees,manyyoungphysiciansaredeeplyindebt.Theystillfacethreetofiveyearsofresidency（实习阶段）inahospital,thefirstyearasanapprenticephysician.Thehoursarelongandthepayisrelativelylow.

Settingupamedicalpracticeisexpensive,too.Sometimesseveralphysicianswilldecidetoestablishagrouppractice,sotheycansharetheexpenseofmaintaininganofficeandbuyingequipment.Thesephysiciansalsotakecareofeachother’spatientsinemergencies.

Physiciansworklonghoursandmustacceptagreatdealofresponsibility.Manymedicalprocedures,evenquiteroutineones,involverisk.Itisunderstandablethatphysicianswanttobewellrewardedformakingdecisionswhichcanmeanthedifferencebetweenlifeanddeath.

8．Accordingtothepassage,itisveryunlikelythatanAmericanhospitalisownedby.

A．achurchB．acity

C．acorporationD．astate

9．Accordingtothepassage,howlongdoesittakeforawould-bephysiciantobecomeanindependentphysicianintheUSA?

A．Abouttwelveyears.B．Eightyears.

C．Tenyears.D．Aboutsevenyear.

10．Sometimesseveralphysicianssetupagroupmedicalpracticemainlybecause.

A．therearesomanypatientsthatitisdifficultforonephysiciantotakecareallofthem

B．theycantaketurnstoworklonghours

C．noonewantstoassumetoomuchresponsibility

D．facilitiesmaybetoomuchofaburdenforonephysiciantoshoulder

11．whichofthefollowingstatementscouldfullyexpresstheauthor’sviewtowardsphysicians,paymentintheUSA?

A．Itisreasonableforphysicianstohavealargeincomebecausetheirworkisverydangerous.

B．Fortheirexpensiveeducationandtheirresponsibility,theydeserveahandsomepay.

C．Physiciansshouldbebetterpaidbecausetheyworklonghoursunderbadconditions.

D．Physicianshavegreatresponsibility,soitisunderstandablethattheyshouldbewellrewarded.

Goodmannersplayanimportantpartinkeepingpeaceandgoodwill（友好）inacommunity.Amanwithgoodmannersdoesn’thurtother’sfeelings,andthereforehe’songoodtermswitheveryone.Inthiswayhehelpedtokeeppeaceinsociety.

ButamanwithbadmannershasnorespectforothersHeuseswordscarelesslyandbehavesrudelytowardsothersandcausesalotofunpleasantness.Intheend,hehimselfwillsuffermost.Everyonewillavoidhimandhewillbeforcedtolivealonelylife.

Tolivewellinsociety,moneyaloneisnotenough.Weshouldalsohavegoodmanners,forit’shumannaturetoseekfriendship;

andfriendshipcannotbeboughtwithmoney.Friendshiphastobeearnedthroughourownattitudetowardsothers.Ifwearekindtoothers,theywillbekindtous,andkindnessisessentialtogoodmanners.Badmannersdriveawayfriendsaswellasourownfamilymembers.

Amanwithgodmannershasmanyfriends.Hecommandstherespectofallthosewhocomeintocontactwithhim.Hedoesn’ttalkillaboutothers.Evenwhenhe’sprovoked,hetrieshisbestnottooffendothers.Hehassympathyfortheweakandthedisabled.

Thereare,however,manypeoplewhobehavesowelloutside