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tknowhowtocookanything，notevenanegg.Mygrandmotherneverallowedhertostayinthekitchenwhenshewascooking.Mymotherdidnotstarttocookuntilshewas25yearsold.Aftershegotmarried，shehadtocookforherselfandmyfather.Onemorning，shecookedtwoeggsformyfather，butshedidn'

tmakethemcooked.Myfatherhadtogotoworkwithanemptystomach.Mymotherfeltverysorryformyfatherandshedecidedtolearntocookfromthenon.Inthebeginning，itwasveryhardforher.Therefore，shehadtotakecookingclassestopreparethemeals.

Afterhavingthatexperience，shedecidedtoteachmehowtocookbecauseshedidn'

twantmetohavethesameexperience.IrememberwhenIwassevenyearsold，andmymotherwascooking，Iwaswithherinthekitchenenjoyingcooking.Ialwayshelpedher.

Nowadays，Idon'

tneedhelptocookameal.Icancookformyselfaloneorforagroupofpeople；

itdoesn'

tmatter.Allhasbeendonebecauseofmymother.IwilldothesamewithmychildrenwhentheyareyoungbecauseIdon'

twantthemtohavethesameexperienceasmymother.IfonedayIamnotwiththem，Iwanttobesurethattheycancarryontheirliveswithoutme.

1．Whycouldn'

ttheauthor'

smothercookbeforeshegotmarried?

A．Becauseshewastoolazytodoanycooking.B．Becauseshewastiredofdoingthat.

C．Becauseshewastoobusytodothat.D．Becauseshewasn'

tpermittedtodothat.

2．Howdidtheauthor'

smotherfeelwhenherhusbandleftforworkwithanemptystomach?

A．Disappointed.B．Ashamed.C．Worried.D．Helpless.

3．Itcanbeknownfromthelastparagraphthattheauthor________．

A．becomesafamouscookwiththehelpofhermother

B．decidestoteachherchildrentocookwhentheygrowup

C．wantstomakeherchildrenlivealonewhentheyareyoung

D．isgratefulforhermother'

steachinghertocook

B

Therewasonceakingwhohadawiseadvisor.Theadvisorfollowedthekingeverywhereandhisfavoritepieceofadvicetothekingwas“Everythinghappensforthegood.”

Onedaythekingwenthuntingandhadasmallaccident.Hisfootwasinjured.Fortunatelyhewasnotbadlyinjuredbutasalwayshewasforcedtoaskhisadvisorwhathethoughtabouttheaccident,towhichtheadvisorreplied,“Everythinghappensforthegood.”

Thistimethekingwasreallyangryandputhisadvisorinprison.Thekingthenaskedhisadvisor,“Now,whatdoyouthink?

”Theadvisoragainanswered,“Everythinghappensforthegood.”

Aboutaweeklater，thekingwentonanotherhuntingtrip.Asitturnedoutthekingwascaughtbysomecannibals（食人者）andtakentotheircampwherehewouldbepreparedtobetheireveningmeal.Beforeputtinghimintothecookingpot,hewasexaminedandthecannibalsrealizedthattheking’sfootwasinjured.Theydecidedtothrowhimbackintotheforests.Itisthetraditionforthecannibalsnottoeatanythingthatwasinanywayinjured.

Itistruethateverythinginourliveshappensforapurpose,andmostoftenforourowngood.Ifyouthinkaboutit,allourpastexperiencesactuallyhappenedtobringustowherewearetodayandmakeusabetterperson.Sowhateverchallengesthatwemayfacetoday,considerithappeningtobringustothenextlevel.

4.Thesecondparagraphtellsusthat______.

A.theadvisordidn’thavemuchusefuladviceB.thekingwasalwayscarelessabouteverything

C.theadvisorwasworriedaboutthekingD.thekingalwaysaskedforadvicefromtheadvisor

5.Whentheadvisorwasputinprison,heremained_____.

A.calmB.nervousC.angryD.upset

6.Itcanbeinferred（推断）fromthelastparagraphthat______.

A.everythinghappensfortheirownreasonsB.itisgoodforustothinkaboutexperiences

C.ourlifeexperiencesareourbestteacherD.challengeswillmakeyoudoanything

7.Bytellingthestory,thewriter_______.

A.tellsusthedangerofhuntingB.asksusnottohuntanymore

C.wishesustofollowothers’adviceD.wantsustothinkpositively

C

Anyonecanwriteababypoem.Andeveryoneenjoysreadingthem,youngandold.Babyshower（婴儿洗礼）poemscanhaverhythmandrhyme,buttheycertainlydon'

thaveto.Poemscanbeeitherlongorshort,butshortisprobablybestforyourtypicalbabyshowerneeds.Youcanaddalittlehumoraswell!

Thepeoplewhoaremostoftentouchedbybabyshowerpoemsarethosewhohavehadchildrenthemselves.Sweetpoemscanremindthemofthetimewhentheirlittleoneswerestillyoung.Noonewillappreciatethemmorethanthefamilymembersthemselves.Ifyouareacreativewriterorhaveaspecialtalentforputtingwordstogetherinaspecialway,thenyoushouldtrywritingyourownbabyshowerpoems.Thiswouldmakeagreatgiftideaaswell.

Ifyoudecidetowriteyourownbabypoems,evencommonthingscaninspireyou.Inspirationcanbefoundanywhere.Looktoyourownmemoriesfromthepast.Whatwasspecialaboutyourchildhood?

Whatspecialobjecthaveyoutreasuredovertheyears?

Whatwordsofwisdom（智慧）ofadvicecouldyoupassontothenextgeneration?

Lookaroundthehouseandimagineababybeingthere.Whatdoyousee,hear,orfeel?

Letthosethoughtsbethesourceofyourbestbabypoems.

Whenwritingababypoem,youdonothavetowritelikeShakespeare,youjusthavetobesincere.Yearslaterwhenthebabyhasgrown,thinkofhowspecialtheywillfeelknowingthewordswerejustforthem.

Ifyouarenotthecreativetype—don'

tworry!

Therearelotsofplacesonlinewhereyoucanlookforpoemssayingjustthethingsyouwanttosay.Poemshavebeenwrittenonallsubjectsthroughouttheages,andbabypoemsandbabyshowerpoemsarenoexception.Aquicksearchonlinedoesn'

thavetotakeanytimeatall.

8．Intheauthor'

sopinion,babyshowerpoems________.

A．allhavealittlehumorinthemB．arenotsuitableforadultstoenjoy

C．don'

thavetohaverhythmorrhymeD．mustbeshortenoughtomeetbabies'

needs

9．WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?

A．Advicefromfamouspoetsonwritingpoems.B．Wordsthatcanbeusedinbabypoems.

C．Differentwaysofwritingbabypoems.D．Inspirationforwritingbabypoems.

10．AccordingtoParagraph4,ababypoemshouldsound________.

A．encouragingB．sincereC．beautifulD．interesting

11．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．Writebabypoemstosaywhat'

sonyourheartB．Themostbeautifulpoemsintheworld

C．HowbabiesreadpoemsD．Howpoemsinspirebabies

D

Duetoclimatechanges,Arcticiceisbreakingupearlierinthespring,anditsareaisdecreasing.ThisiscreatingproblemsforpolarbearsthatmaketheirhomesoffnorthernAlaskaandinHudsonBay.

PolarbearsoffAlaskanormallyhuntandraisetheiryoungonicesheetsthatfloatontheocean.Butastheicehasmelted,thepolarbearshavebeenforcedtospendmoretimeonland.There,theyhavebeguntofrequentbeaches,feedingontheremainsofwhalescaughtbynativehunters.Forpolarbears,thisfoodislessnutritiousthansealsthattheynormallycatchonicesheets.Theshrinking（减少）icehasalsoforcedmorepolarbearsintotheocean.Inthepast,theyonlyhadtoswimshortdistancesbetweenicesheets.Butastheicehasshrunk,polarbearshavebeenforcedtoswimlongerandlongerdistancesintheopenocean.Thisposesaseveredangerduringroughweather,andanincreasingnumberofdrownedpolarbearshavebeenobserved.

InHudsonBay,theicebreaksupthreeweeksearlierinthespringnowthanitdid20yearsago.PolarbearsonHudsonBayfast（绝食）duringthesummer,waitingforicetoforminthefalltohunt.Everyyear,thesummergetslonger,andthebearsgetskinnier.Overthepast25years,theaverageweightofthefemalebearshasdropped68kg.Thislossaffectstheirabilitytoreproduce,andalreadythenumberofbirthshasdroppedby15percent.Unlessthebearscanlearntosurvivetheseclimatechanges,thesegiantsoftheicemayonedaydisappear.

12．WhatisArcticicedoingearliereachyear?

A．It'

sfreezing.B．It'

shardening.C．It'

smelting.D．It'

sexpanding.

13．WhatistrueofpolarbearsthatarespendingmoretimeonlandinAlaska?

A．Theiryoungaredying.B．Theirdietischanging.

C．Theirhealthisimproving.D．Theirfamiliesaregrowing.

14．WhatdoesthewriterimplyaboutfemalepolarbearsinHudsonBay?

A．Theyarehavingfeweryoungnow.B．Theysufferfromvarioussicknesses.

C．Theydon'

tneedstrongerprotection.D．Theycan'

tfindenoughgoodmales.

15．Inwhichpublicationwouldyoumostlikelyfindthispassage?

A．MedicalNews.B．SocietyToday.C．WildlifeJournal.D．DesignMagazine.

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“Lendahandtoothersifyoucan，”Ioftentellmyself.OnenightIwas16throughalocalneighborhoodwhenIsawalittleboy17attheroadside.Heseemedtobe18，soIstoppedmycartoseeifheneededanyhelp.19IcameuptohimIfoundhiseyeswerefilledwithtears.Something20musthavehappenedtohim.Iaskedhimwhyhewashere21，buthewouldn’tsayanything.WhenI22himtohavesomeicecreamsomewhere，heagreedto23mycar.

Aswewere24，Ikeptaskingwherehe25andofferedtotakehimhome.Finallyhesaid，“No，please.Shehasbeen26tome.”Iaskedhimifhelivedwithhisparents，andwastoldthatheranawaybecausehedislikedhisstepmother.Hesaidthathewantedto27hismother，butshelivedinTexas.

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