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3.21作业AZachariahFikehasanunusualhobby.Hefindsoldmilitary(的)medalsforsaleinantiquestoresandontheInternet.Butunlikemostcollectors,Zactracksdownthemedals’rightfulowners,andreturnsthem.HisefforttoreunitefamilieswithlostmedalsbeganwithaChristmasgiftfromhismother,aPurpleHeartwiththenameCorradoA.G.Piccoli,foundinanantiqueshop.ZacknowsthemeaningofaPurpleHeart—heearnedonehimselfinawarasasoldier.Sowhenhismothergavehimthemedal,heknewrightawaywhathehadtodo.ThroughtheInternet,ZactrackeddownCorrado’ssisterAdelineRockko.Butwhenhefinallyreachedher,thewomanfloodedhimwithquestions:“Whoareyou?Whatantiqueshop?”However,whenshehungup,sheregrettedthewayshehadhandledthecall.SoshecalledZacbackandapologized.SoonshedrovetomeetZacinWatertown,N.Y.“Atthatpoint,Iknewshemeantbusiness,”Zacsays.“Todriveeighthourstocometoseeme.”ThePiccolisgrewupthechildrenofItalianimmigrantsinWatertown.Corrado,atranslatorfortheArmyduringWWⅡ,waskilledinactioninEurope.BeforehearingfromZac,Adelinehadn’trealizedthemedalwasmissing.Likemanymilitarymedals,theoneZac’smotherhadfoundwasafamilytreasure.“Thismedalwasveryprecioustomyparents.Onlyonspecialoccasions场合)wouldtheytakeitoutandletusholditinourhands,”Adelinesays.Asachild,Adelinecouldn’tunderstandwhythemedalwassosignificant.“ButasIgrewolder,”Adelinesays,“andmissedmybrothermoreandmore,Irealizedthatwastheonlythingwehadleft.”CorradoPiccoli’sPurpleHeartmedalnowhangsattheItalianAmericanCivicAssociationinZacrecentlyreturnedanotherlostmedaltoafamilyinAlabama.SincehefirstreunitedCorrado’smedal,Zacsayshisrecordisnow5for5.WheredidZacgetaPurpleHeartmedalforA.Inthe B.Inanantique C.Fromhis D.FromAdelineWhatdidZacrealizewhenAdelinedrovetomeetShewasvery B.ShewasseriousabouttheC.Sheedhis D.ShecamefromawealthyWhatmadeAdelinetreasurethePurpleA.Herparents’ B.Herknowledgeofantiques.C.Herchildhood D.HerofherBAdultsunderstandwhatitfeelsliketobefloodedwithobjects.Whydoweoftenassumethatmoreismorewhenitcomestokidsandtheirbelongings?ThegoodnewsisthatIcanhelpmyownkidslearnearlierthanIdidhowtolivemorewithless.Ifoundthepre-holidaysagoodtimetoencourageyoungchildrentodonateless-usedthings,anditworked.Becauseofourefforts,ourdaughterGeorgiadiddecidetodonatealargebagoftoystoalittlegirlwhosemotherwasunabletopayforherholidayduetoillness.Shechosetosellafewlargerobjectsthatwerelessoftenusedwhenwepromisedtoputthemoneyintoherschoolfund(基金)(ourkindergartendaughterisseriousabout ingadoctor).Forweeks,I’vebeenthinkingofbigger,deeperquestions:Howdowemakeitahabitforthem?Andhowdowetrainourselvestohelpthemlivewith,need,anduseless?Yesterday,Isatwithmyson,Shepherd,determinedtotestmyowntheoryonthis.Idecidedtoplaywithhimwithonlyonetoyforaslongasitwouldkeephisinterest.Iexpectedthatonetoywouldkeephisattentionforaboutfiveminutes,tenminutes,max.Ichosearedrubberball—simple,universallyavailable.Wepassedit,hetriedtoputitinhismouth,hetriedbouncingit,rollingit,sittingonit,throwingit.Itwaspleyenoughforhim.BeforeIknewitanhourhadpassedanditwastimetomoveontoWebothbecameabsorbedinthesimplicityofplayingtogether.HehadmyfullattentionandIhadhis.Mylittleexperimenttofindjoyinasingleobjectworkedforbothofus.Whatdothewords“moreismore”inparagraph1probablymean?A.Themore,thebetter. B.Enoughisenough.C.Moremoney,more D.EarnmoreandspendWhatmadeGeorgiaagreetosellsomeofherA.Savingupforherholiday. B.Raisingmoneyforapoorgirl.C.Addingthemoneytoherfund. D.Givingthemoneytoasickmother.WhydidtheauthorplaytheballwithA.Totryoutanidea. B.Toshowaparent’slove. C.Totrainhisattention. himstartahobby.WhatcanbeasuitabletitlefortheA.TakeItorLeaveIt B.ALessonfromKids C.LiveMorewithLess PleasureofGivingCMarianBechsitsatWestPalmBeach’sBarLouiecounterbyherself,quietlyreadinge-bookasshewaitsforhersalad.Whatisshereading?Noneofyourbusiness!LunchisBech’s“me”time.AndlikemoreAmericans,she’snotalone.Anewreportfound46percentofmealsareeatenaloneinAmerica.Morethanhalf(53percent)havebreakfastaloneandnearlyhalf(46percent)havelunchbythemselves.Onlyatdinnertimeareweeatingtogetheranymore,74percent,accordingtostatisticsfromthereport.“Iprefertogooutandbeout.Alone,buttogether,youknow?”Bechsaid,lookingupfromherbook.Bech,whoworksindowntownWestPalmBeach,haslunchwithcoworkerssometimes,butlikemanyofus,toooftenworksthroughlunchatherdesk.Alunchtimeescapeallowshertokeepabossfromtapherontheshoulder.Shereturnstoworkfeelingenergized.“Today,Ijustwantedsometimetomyself,”shesaid.Justtwoseatsover,AndrewMazoleny,alocal-grapher,isfinishinghislunchatthebar.Helikesthathecansitandcheckhisphoneinpeaceorchatupthebarkeeperwithwhomhe’sonafirst-namebasisifhewantstohavealittleinteraction(交流).“Ireflectonhowmyday’sgoneandthinkabouttherestoftheweek,”hesaid.“It’sachanceforself-reflection.Youreturntoworkrechargedandwithaplan.”Thatfreedomtochooseisonereasonmorepeopleliketoeatalone.Therewasatimewhenpeoplemayhavefeltawkwardaboutaskingforatableforone,butthosedaysareover.Now,wehaveoursmartphonestokeepuscompanyatthetable.“Itdoesn’tfeelasaloneasitmayhavebeforealltheadvancesintechnology,”saidLaurieDemeritt,whosecompanyprovidedthestatisticsfortheWhatarethestatisticsinparagraph2A.Foodvariety. B.Eatinghabits. C.Tablemanners. WhydoesBechprefertogooutforTomeetwithher B.TocatchupwithherC.Tohavesometimeonher D.TocollectdataforherWhatdoweknowaboutA.Hemakessforthebar. B.He’sfondofthefoodatthebar.C.Heinterviewscustomersatthebar. D.He’sfamiliarwiththebarkeeper.WhatisthetextmainlyThetrendofhavingmeals B.Theimportanceofself-C.Thestressfromworkingovertime. DMonkeysseemtohaveawaywithAteamofresearcherstrainedthreeRhesusmonkeystoassociate26clearlydifferentsymbolsconsistingofnumbersandselectiveletterswith0-25dropsofwaterorjuiceasareward.Theresearchersthentestedhowthemonkeyscombined—oradded—thesymbolstogetthereward.Here’showHarvardMedicalSchoolscientistMargaretLivingstone,wholedtheteam,describedtheexperiment:Intheircagesthemonkeyswereprovidedwithtouchscreens.Ononepartofthescreen,asymbolwouldappear,andontheothersidetwosymbolsinsideacirclewereshown.Forexample,thenumber7wouldflashononesideofthescreenandtheotherendwouldhave98.Ifthemonkeystouchedtheleftsideofthescreentheywouldberewardedwithsevendropsofwaterorjuice;iftheywentforthecircle,theywouldberewardedwiththesumofthenumbers—17inthisexample.Afterrunninghundredsoftests,theresearchersnotedthatthemonkeyswouldgoforthehighervaluesmorethanhalfthetime,indicatingthattheywereperformingacalculation,notjustmemorizingthevalueofeachcombination.Whentheteamexaminedtheresultsoftheexperimentmoreclosely,theynoticedthatthemonkeystendedtounderestimate(低估)asumcomparedwithasinglesymbolwhenthetwowerecloseinvalue—sometimeschoosing,forexample,a13overthesumof8and6.Theunderestimationwassystematic:Whenaddingtwonumbers,themonkeysalwayspaidattentiontothelargerofthetwo,andthenaddedonlyafraction(小部分)ofthesmallernumbertoit.“Thisindicatesthatthereisacertainwaytyisrepresentedintheirbrains,”Dr.Livingstonesays.“Butinthisexperimentwhatthey’rengispayingmoreattentiontothebignumberthanthelittleone.”WhatdidtheresearchersdotothemonkeysbeforetestingA.Theyfedthem.B.Theynamedthem.C.Theytrainedthem.D.TheymeasuredHowdidthemonkeysgettheirrewardintheA.Bydrawingacircle.B.Bytouchingascreen. C.Bywatchings. mixingtwodrinks.WhatdidLivingstone’steamfindabouttheA.Theycouldperformbasicaddition. B.Theycouldunderstandsimplewords.C.Theycouldmemorizenumberseasily. D.Theycouldholdtheirattentionforlong.Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythistext 七选五：(2019·陕西咸阳高三三模Areyouworriedaboutyourskinandhair?Youtakecareofthemsomuch,butyoustillhaveagemarks,darkcirclesandhairfall.Haveyoueverthoughtthatitcanhappenbecauseofyourmentalhealth?1. CaringforyourmentalhealthcanmakeyourskinandhairhealthyontheDon’tgetoutofcontrolangry.Whenyougetveryangry,iteffectsyour ingveryangrycanageyourskin.Whenyou eangry,controlyourself.2. Bepatient.Understandthatthisisjustanaccidentandeverythingwill enormallateron.Remember,“A alwaysbeangry”.Controlyourselfandthinkaboutyourskin.Therearesomepeoplewhostayuplateatnightandthustheyhaveskinproblems.Likeage-marks,wrinkles,darkspotsandpoorhealth.So,trytofinishyourworkearlyandgetenoughsleepatnight,atleast7hours.Toomuchanxietyortensiondoesgreatharmtoyourhair.Toomuchanxietycreateshairfall.Ifyouworrytoomuch,youmightlosesomeofyourhair.It’sahormone()thingwhichcreateshairfallwhenyou eworried.So,don’tgetworriedandbeoptimisticaboutExerciseregularly.Itisgreatforyourwholebodyandalsoforyourskinandhair.Regularphysicalexercisemakesyourbloodhealthyandthehealthybloodtravelsaroundyourbodywhichmakesyourskinandhairhealthyontheinside.5.ItissoYes,itcanDon’tkeeplateTakeadeepbreat