1、One of his kids was a girl with a rare disease that paralyzed (瘫痪) her from the neck down.She couldnt do anything,and she was very depressed.My dad decided to try to help her.He started visiting her in her room,bringing paints,brushes and paper.He stood the paper up,put the paintbrush in his mouth a
2、nd began to paint.He didnt use his hands at all.All the while he would tell her,“See,you can do anything you set your mind to.”At the end of the day,she began to paint using her mouth,and she and my dad became friends.Soon after,the little girl was sent home because the doctors felt there was nothin
3、g else they could do for her.My dad also left the childrens hospital for a little while because he became ill.Some time later after my dad had recovered and returned to work,in came the little girl who had been paralyzed and only this time she was walking.She ran straight over to my dad and hugged h
4、im really tight.She gave him a picture she had done using her hands.At the bottom it read:“Thank you for helping me walk.”My dad would cry every time he told us this story and so would we.He would say sometimes love is more powerful than doctor,and my dadwho died just a few months after the little g
5、irl gave the pictureloved every single child in that hospital.21.The authors father worked at the local hospital to .A.realize his childhood dreamB.ease his serious heart conditionC.earn money to pay for treatment D.keep himself occupied and happy22.How did the authors father help the paralyzed litt
6、le girl?()A.He helped her practice walking.B.He visited her and made a toy for her.C.He showed her she could still do things.D.He painted special pictures for her.23.According to Paragraph 4,the paralyzed girl .A.gradually recovered and walkedB.eventually became a unique painterC.was sent home and n
7、ever seen againD.sent him a picture painted with her mouth24.What message does the passage mainly convey?A.Its better to give than to receive.B.Love can sometimes bring great results.C.Volunteering is a worthwhile thing to do.D.A sick person should not focus on his disease.(B)It must be something th
8、at many American companies hold a baby contest.Of course,babies are wonderful,and many parents would be the first to agree.Companies really bring in much money.Walgreens Baby contestIf you play the new Baby Milestones Challenge Contest by BabyCenter & Walgreens,you could win $1,000 in Walgreens & B
9、Gift Cards and Certificates.You can play the instant winner if you get a $25 Walgreens gift card,but you also have to write down your email address and receive all their sales and other information for the contest.Kids and BabiesKids and Babies are accepting entries for May 2014 Free Photo Contest.B
10、aby Photo Gallery with theme albums and age group albums is moved to the new website Cute Baby Gallery.Check KidsandB for their Baby Photo Contest blogs latest update.The grand prize is $25,000.The catch: Winners are decided by the visitors coming to the site and voting for their favorite babies,so
11、you have to advertise their site for them.PP has a website only for their members,but if you are into baby photos,it is well worth surfing.You could receive offers on free samples,money-saving coupons (优惠券),and chances to win the latest contests.AvonAvon is another company that has a baby photo cont
12、est this spring.Avon is advertising their newest collection.It is Avons only collection for the photos of babies.Babies age: newborn to 2 years.Just go to TinyT and upload your recent babys photos.The first place baby will be featured in Tiny Tillia Storybooks and win a $5,000 U.S.Savings Bond.Ten b
13、eautiful girls will win $300 worth of Tiny Tillia products.The tip is to run a search engine for all the latest contests going on and start entering them today.You could be lucky and win enough to put your baby through college! Have fun! 25.What is the basic condition for you to play the instant win
14、ner in Walgreens & B?A.Getting a gift card. B.Getting a certificate.C.Winning 1,000 dollars. D.Receiving information for the contest.26.If you want your baby to win the 2014 Free Photo Contest,you will .A.have to spend $25,000 B.take your baby to the gallery in MayC.upload more photos of your baby D
15、.have to help to advertise their site27.What can we learn from this passage?A.Free Photo Contest will be held in March,2014.B.Avon is a website that will hold a baby photo contest.C.P accepts the photos of all kinds of peoples babies.D.Parents can upload their one-year-old babys photos to TinyT.28.I
16、n the last paragraph,the author advises parents to .A.try their best to take good care of their babyB.enter the contests as soon as possibleC.encourage their kids to go to college when they grow upD.find more tips for winning the contests(C)Inside our bodies are several clocklike systems that follow
17、 a roughly 24-hour cycle.Throughout the day and night,our internal clocks direct changes in temperature,body chemicals,hunger,sleepiness and more.One way to learn about how our body clocks tick is to mess them up and see what happens.Researchers brought 10 people to their lab.Rooms were dimly lit.Th
18、ere were no windows and no clocks.It was impossible to know what time it was.Participants were allowed to sleep and eat only when the scientists said it was OK.They were given a precisely calculated number of calories,designed to meet their needs,and they had to finish everything on their plates.The
19、 experiment lasted for 10 days.Participants didnt know the design of the experiment.In particular,they didnt know that they were living a 28-hour day instead of the usual 24.With that unusual schedule,they ended up eating and sleeping at all different times of day and different times of the body clo
20、ck over the course of the study.The most interesting result of the study involved a hormone (荷尔蒙)called leptin.Hormones are the bodys messenger.Leptin,in particular,sends a full message to the brain.As you eat,leptin levels rise until you feel like youve eaten enough.When people in the study slept d
21、uring the day and ate at night,however,leptin levels dropped.That suggests that people who follow unusual schedules are less likely to feel full after eating.If given unlimited amounts of food,these people would probably eat more junk food,the researchers predict.As a result,they could gain weight a
22、nd develop weight-related health problems,such as diabetes and heart disease.29.The purpose of doing the experiment is to see.A.how much one can eat at nightB.how our body clocks workC.why some people gain weight easilyD.whether people can live in darkness30.Which of the following statements about t
23、he participants is TRUE during the experiment?A.They could tell the time according to the sunlight.B.They had to eat all the food they were given.C.They could sleep whenever they felt tired.D.They were told the purpose for every instruction.31.The experiment shows that .A.leptin levels will rise whe
24、n you feel hungry and want to eatB.people living a 28-hour day get hungry easilyC.hormones have nothing to do with our body clocksD.you may gain weight if you dont follow the usual schedule32.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A.How to do a successful experimentB.Body clocks
25、 effect on our lifeC.Hormones effect on our bodyD.How to lose weight and keep healthy(D)The term “ lifelong learning” is often used to define the attitude of staying in a learning mode.It is a term that is used loosely and lacks structure,importance,value and support in India.Many developed countrie
26、s,for example Canada,have government programmes based on UNESCO guidelines and even offer financial support under Lifelong Learning Plans (LLPs).In the Indian context,learning is often done to earn a degree.We are a degree-oriented country.A hard fact that these degrees are sometimes mere pieces of
27、paper,which do not establish any fact of real learning happening,or that some degrees do not help get a job in todays times,is still not an accepted reality.The concept of voluntary and continuous learning,whether to enhance professional or personal skills,is still a long shot in India.The whole ide
28、a of lifelong learning recognizes the fact that not all learning needs to be formal,or restricted to student life until the age of 28.It can be a process that is continuous throughout life,based on situations and varied needs.Take the case of a retired professional.She may be interested in fine arts
29、,but wasnt able to do so in her career.Cant she then enroll in (登记) a degree programme of fine arts after retirement?Our current system doesnt quite support such needs of learning,for it doesnt admit anybody beyond the age of 45.Another aspect of lifelong learning is “life-deep learning”.It is anoth
30、er word for value education or value-based teaching.In earlier times,there used to be periods in classroom learning called moral science that taught the importance of right versus wrong.Further,“ life-wide learning” is a term that refers to lateral(横向的)learningfrom experiences and situations different from formal,structured education.These three conceptslifelong learning,life-deep learning and li
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