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一AnewpetshopcalledTurtleDoveopenedonFirstStreet.Itsoldtwokindsofanimals.56,BillandBob.TheymovedherefromthenorthernCalifornia,wheretheyownedanantfarmstore.Thatstorewassosuccessfulthattheysolditafterfouryearsandgotalotofmoney.Theytookiteasyforafewyears.Travelingthroughthestate.“Wevisitedalmosteveryzoointhecountry,57,andpartlybecausewewerelookingforsupportforournextbusiness,”saidBill.Theyfinallydecidedonturtlesanddoves(白鸽).“They’reeasytofeedandcarefor,58.”saidBob.Thestorewillbeopenfrom9a.m.to9p.m.WednesdaysthroughSaturdays.“Wethinkthosearehoursthatourcustomerswillfindveryconvenient.What’smore,thethreedaysoffgivesusachancetogointothewoodsandfindmorelittleanimals.59,wealwaystrytocollectthemfromthewild.Thatwayourcustomerscansavemoremoney.Ofcourse,byremovingtheseanimalsfromthenature,weprotectthemfrombeingeatenbytheirnatureenemies.Soourcustomersarehappy,ouranimalsarehappy,60.It’sawin-winforallofus.”A.andwe’rehappyB.WeneverbuyouranimalsC.TheownersaretwobrothersD.partlybecauseweloveanimalsE.andbothanimalslivealongtime[来源:学,科,网]二KevinPearce,snowboardathlete(运动员),hascomealongwaysincehisaccidentonDecember31,2009.______(56),whenhefellandhurthishead.Luckily,hewaswearingahelmet(头盔).______(57).Hestayedinhospitalforfourmonths.Hestillcan’trememberseveralweeksofhislifeaftertheaccident.Today,Pearceisstillworkinghardtogethishealthbackto100%.______(58).Ayearago,hecouldn’twalkstraight.Now,hecannotonlywalk,buthecanalsodriveagain.Pearcesayshemustthankhisfans,hisfriendsandespeciallyhisfamily.Hisparentsandelderbrothershavebeenbyhissidesincetheaccident.______(59).Hesaidhecouldn’thavegotwellsoquicklywithoutthem.Thesedays,Pearceisbackonthesnowboardingcircuit(巡回比赛).______(60).Heisontheroadagainanditisanewbeginningforhim.A.Sofar,hehasmadealotofprogressB.Hisbrother,Adam,lefthisjobtocareforhimfull-timeC.Buthisheadwasbadlyhurtandhecouldn’tseeormoveD.Onthatday,Pearcewastrainingforthe2010WinterOlympicsE.Insteadofcompetingformedals,he’sgivingopinionsonathletes三DoctorsinGermanyhavewarnedpeoplethatheadbangingcouldbebadforyourhealth.______(56).Dancersshaketheirheadsfrombacktofront,andfromsidetoside,veryquickly.Doctorssaythiscouldinjure(伤害)thebrain.______(57).Themanhadnohistoryofheadinjuriesbuthadbeenheadbangingformanyyears.Hebegantohavebadheadachesaftergoingtoaheavymetalconcert.______(58).Theygavehimabrainscan(扫描)andfoundbleedinginhisbrain.Heneededanoperationtorepairit.Doctorsmadeaholeinhisbraintotakeoutsomeblood.______(59).Doctorssaytheriskofinjurytothebrainfromheadbangingislowandheavymetalfansdonotneedtostopdoingthedancecompletely.Theheaddoctor,AriyanPirayesh,said:“Wearenotagainstheadbanging.Rock‘n’rollwillneverdie.______(60).Wejustthinkifourpatienthadgonetoaclassical(古典的)concert,thiswouldnothavehappened.” A. HeavymetalfansshouldrockonB. Twomonthslater,hisheadachesdisappearedC. DoctorsthoughtthatmightleadtohisheadachesD. Theyrecentlytreateda50-year-oldheavymetalfanE. Headbangingisadancethatfansofheavymetalmusiclike四TheSameButDifferent MaggieandSaraharetwinsisters.Theywerebornjustafewminutesapart,andtheylookexactlyalike.Theybothhaveblondehairandgreeneyes.______(56).Sometimesotherstudentsatschoolhaveahardtimetellingthemapart. MaggieandSarahlikegoingtothesameschool.Thisisbecausetheyarenotjusttwinsisters,butbestfriendstoo.Theyhavealotincommon.______(57).Bothgirlsspendalotoftimetogetherwiththeirfamily,andtheybothliketoplaywiththeirdog,Callie. ______(58).Maggielikestoplaysports.Sheisonasoccerteamandabasketballteam.Sarahdoesn’treallylikesports.Shelikestodance. Thereareotherdifferencesbetweenthemtoo.______(59).Maggielikestoreadmysterybooks,butSarahlikestoreadbooksaboutanimals.MaggiegetsbettergradesinreadingandSpanish,butSarahgetsbettergradesinmathandscience. Everyoneisdifferentinherorhisownway.MaggieandSarahlikebeingdifferentfromeachotherasmuchastheylikebeingsimilar.______(60).A.ThatiswhatmakesthemspecialB.TheyarearoundthesameheightaswellC.ButMaggieandSaraharealsoverydifferentD.Maggielikesthecolorred,butSarahlikesthecolorgreenE.Bothgirlsenjoyalotofthesametelevisionshows,books,andfood五FollowingTheirDreamsFlorencelivedinthecountrysideofKenya(肯尼亚)inAfrica.Whenshewas12,shewantednothingmorethantofinishschool.Butformanygirlslikeher,schoolisnotachoice.______(56).Familieswillprobablyspendmoneyeducatingboys.Manygirlsareforcedtomarry.______(57).ItwasBeadsforEducation,startedbyLisaStevens,thathelpedrealizeherdream.Beadshasprovidedmanygirlswiththebesteducationpossible.Florencewasthefirstof320Kenyangirlsinthirdgrade.______(58).Duringhervisit,sheheardthatmanywomenmadeandsoldA.Unhappily,IwentintotheclassroomB.Oh,right,IhadclarinetclassC.Anyway,that’snotimportantD.IshoutedatthetopofmyvoiceE.Isawwhatwashappeningoutside八BeingDifferentIsGreat! ShayMitchellisaCanadianactressandmodel.Sheiswell-knownforherroleinPrettyLittleLiars,oneofthemostpopularAmericanTVseriesrightnow. ______(60).Shetoldherparentshonestlythatshewouldmakeeffortstoachievesuchacareer(职业).Afterherhardwork,shelandedaleadingroleinPrettyLittleLiarsin2010,whichmadeherpopular. ______(61).EventhoughShayhadfoundsomesuccessasateenmodel,herself-confidencewaslowbecauseshelookeddifferentfromeverybodyelse. “Igrewupinamostlywhiteneighborhood,”Shayexplains.“Mostofmyschoolmateshadwhiteskinswithfairhairandblueeyes.So,inmyhighschool,Iwasunacceptable.______(62).” Atthattime,Shaylostherconfidenceandfeltverysad.Itwasafewwordsfromhergrandmotherthathelpedherfindconfidenceandunderstandthesituation.______(63).That’swhat’sgoingtosetherapartandmakehermorespecial!A.NobodywantedtoplaywithmeB.EverybodywantedtobehappyC.However,thelifebeforeherbigsuccesswasnoteasyD.Evenasayoungchild,ShaywasinterestedinactingE.Hergrandmothertoldherthatitwasgreattobedifferent九Asateacher,Ispentalotoftimecreatingagoodclassroomenvironment.Afterall,evenwithgreatlessonsandcurriculum,itdoesn’tworkwellifthestudentsinyourclassroomcan’tfocus(集中)anddon’tfeelvalued.Hereareafewtipstocreatethebestclassroomenvironment. First,let’stalkaboutdeskarrangement.______(60).Personally,Ieitherusedgroupseatingorinau-shapewhereeveryonefacedtheteacher.Ifoundthatthesedeskarrangementshelpedstudentsworktogetherandfeelincludedinthediscussion.Thiswaythereweren’tanystudentsfaraway.IalsomadesuretohaveplentyofspacesoIcouldwalkaroundandeasilyhelpallofmystudent.______(61).Ihatehavingpilesofpaperandschoolsupplieseverywhere,whichmakesithardformetorelaxathome.Thesamegoesfortheclassroom.Thebestwaytoorganizeistohaveplentyofbasketsandorganizationalunits.Havingbasketsforkidstoturnintheirworkgivesthemdirection.______(62).Havingstudentworkpostedhelpskidsfeelvalued.Ioftenchangedmynoticeboardstokeepthingsinteresting.Ialsoputuppostersandpoemstohelpstudentswiththeirwork.OnethingIlikeisputtingupaclothespinandgivingkidsthechancetochoosewhatworktoshow. ______(63).Eachteacherhastolearnabouttheirstudentsanddevelopmentallevels.However,thesetipsareagreatplacetostart.A.AnothergoodideaistobeorganizedB.Thereisn’toneperfectclassroomenvironmentC.IalwaysspentalotoftimearrangingthedesksD.Sometimes,studentsenjoyreadinginthelibraryE.Finally,showstudentworkonnoticeboards十Tommyhadalwayslikedgoingtothezoo.______(60).Hedecidedtogotoananimalshelter(收容所)nearhishouse. Ashearrived,hewassurprised,becauseheheardlionsevenfromtheparkinglot.Theshelterwascleanandthevolunteersworkingtherewereveryhelpful. ______(61).Zooshadbeautifulhomessetupforeachanimal,butyoucouldnotgetneartheanimalsatall.Atthisshelter,hewascloseenoughtoreachoutandtouchsomeanimals,eventheywereincages(笼子).Thereweren’tsomanypeople,either,soitseemedlikeamorepersonalexperience. Thebestpartabouttheplacewasthestories.______(62).Thesewerehardluckstorieswithhappyending.Someoneatthisshelterhadsteppeduptotakecareoftheanimals,andnowTommycouldenjoymeetingthemandlearnfromthem. ______(63).Allthevisitorsthankedthevolunteersandmadeadonation(捐赠)whenitwasfinallytimetogo.Itmadethemfeelgoodtobehelpingoutanywaytheycould.A.SheltersalwaysneedmoneyandhelpB.Buttoday,hewantedtogosomewheredifferentC.TommyfoundthattheshelterisdifferentfromazooD.HisclassmateswillvisittheanimalshelternextweekE.Eachanimalhadastoryposteduponthesideoftheircage十一AFrenchmanwenttoasmallItaliantownandwasstayingwithhiswifeatthebesthotelthere.Onenight,hewentoutforawalkalone.Itwaslate.______(60).Suddenlyhefeltsomeonebehindhim.HeturnedhisheadandsawanItalianyoungmanwhoquicklywalkedpasthim.ThemanwasnearlyoutofsightwhentheFrenchmansuddenlyfoundthathiswatchwasgone.HethoughtthatitmustbetheItalianwhohadtakenhiswatch.______(61)becausehewantedtogetthewatchback. SoontheFrenchmancaughtupwiththeItalian.Neitherofthemunderstoodtheother’slanguage.TheFrenchmanshookhisfist(拳头)intheItalian’sfaceandpointedatthewatch.______(62).IntheendhegaveuphiswatchtotheFrenchman. Whenhereturnedtothehotel,theFrenchmantoldhiswifewhathadhappened.Hewasgreatlysurprisedwhenhiswifepointedtothewatchonthetable.Nowherealizedthatbymistakehehadrobbed(抢劫)theItalian.______(63).A.TheItalianwasafraid.B.ItwastheItalian’swatch.C.Hedecidedtofollowhim.D.TheFrenchmangotexcited.E.Thestreetwasdarkandquiet.十二Peterlosthisfriend'sbook.Hefeltverysad.Katebrokehermom'sfavoritecup.__60__.Shewassosorryforhermistake.Weallmakemistakesbecausewe'rehuman.Andit'snotalwayseasytogetonwellwitheveryoneallthetime.Sometimeswehurtpeople'sfeelingsalthoughwedon'tdoitonpurpose.Sometimeswehurtpeople'sfeelingsalthoughwedon'tdoitonpurpose,__61__.Soweapologize(道歉).Anapologytellssomeonethatwe'resorryforourmistakes.It'sawaytoshowthatwe'lltrytodobetterinfuture.Apologiesareoneofthetoolstobuildgoodfriendshipsandrelationships.Whenyousay"I'msorry",youprobablyfeelbadbecausewhatyoudidorsaidhurtanotherperson.__62__,you'realsosayingthatyourespecttheotherperson,andcareabouthisorherfeelings.Apologizingshowsyouhaveempathy(同感).Afterapologizing,youmightfeelalittlebetter.__63__.Whenyouapologizeinacaringway,youmayfeelgoodbecauseyouaretryingtomakethingsrightagain.A.Thenshecried.B.butwefeelbadlater.C.Whenyousay"I'msorry".D.andyouwanttoreturnhisbook.E.Theotherpersonwillprobablyfeelbetter,too.十三Cindylikesparks.______(60)Shealsolikeswalkingdownwoodedtrails(小路)orridingbikesalonggravel(碎石)paths.Parksarealotmorefuntoexerciseinthanjustwalkingdownthestreet,becausethereissomuchtosee. Shehasbeentomanykindsofparks.Someareinmountains,withrivers.Othersareintheforest,withpathsrunningundertoweringtrees.______(61)Thereisalakeparknearherhouse.Ithasaboardwalktrailacrossalake.Thatisthebestpart.Shelovestowalkalongthebrownwoodpathandstopalongtheway,lookinginthewaterforfrogsandturtles.______(62) Autumnisthebesttimetovisitthelakepark.Withtheleaveschangingcolor,itisverybeautiful.______(63)Theflowersandtreesalongthewoodedpathsarebeautiful.Thelakegrassesaretallandgreen,rustlinginthewind.Itisagoodtimetovisit.A.Shelikesthetreesandgrassandnature.B.ButCindy’sfavoriteparksarenearlakes.C.Herfriendsnevergototheparkonweekends.D.Springisnice,too,becauseallthebutterfliesareout.E.Thewaterisdeepernearthem;sometimesshecanseethefish.十四Markwasgoinghomeafterschooloneday.Hesawaboyinfrontofhimfalldown,andthereweremanythingsontheground—twosweaters,abasketballandawalkman.Markstoppedandhelpedtheboypickupthosethingsandsmiledtohim.Sincetheyweregoingthesameway,______(60).Whentheywalked,Markknewtheboy’snamewasBill,andhelovedcomputergames,basketballandhistory.Buthewasnotgoodathisothersubjects,andhehadbrokenupwithhisgirlfriendlastweek. TheyarrivedatBill’shomeandBillgaveMarksomeCoke.______(61),andtheafternoonpassedhappilywithafewlaughsandsomesmalltalks.ThenMarkwenthome.Theyoftensaweachotheratschoolandtheyhadlunchtogether.Whentheyfinishedmiddleschool,______(62). Oneday,BillaskedMarktohaveatalk.BillaskedMarkifhestillrememberedthefirsttimetheymet.“DidyoueverthinkwhyIwascarryingsomanythingsthatday?”askedBill.“Idecidedtogohometokillmyself.Butwhenyousmiledtomeandhelpedmepickupthosebooks,especiallyafterwespentsometimetogethertalkingandlaughingthatafternoon,______(63).Yousavedme.”A.IgaveupthatideaB.ThentheywatchedTVC.Butthey’regoodfriendsD.theywenttothesamecollegeE.hehelpedtocarrysomeofthethings十五TimetoDanceAreyouthekindofpersonwholikestomovewithmusic?It’sanaturalthingtodo.Evenlittlechildrenstartjumpingupanddownwhentheyhearmusic.Scientistssaythatanimalsdance,too_____60______.The“dances”ofanimalssendmessagestootheranimals.Butwhenpeopledance,theyexpressfeelingsaboutlifeandlove,orabouttheseveryhumanexperiences.Dancesaregoodforyouinmanyways.Foronething,dancingisgoodforyouphysically.Itmakesyourheartworkandmakesyoubreathefast._____61______.Ifyougodancingoften,youcankeepphysicallyfit.Youmayfeelverytiredafterdancing,butyou’llprobablyalsofeelrelaxedandhappy.Thisisanotherimportantpointaboutdancing.Itgivesyouachancetoexpressyourfeelingsandfeelbetteraboutyourself_____62______,dancinghelpsthosefeelingsgoaway._____63______Somedancesareforcouplesandsomeareforgroups.Butallkindsofdancesgiveyouachancetomeetnewpeopleortodosomethingenjoyablewithfriends.A.ButtheirdancingisdifferentB.Andfinally,it’sasocialactivityC.IfpeoplelikedancingverymuchD.IfyouareangryorupsetaboutsomethingE.Italsomakesyouuseyourarmsandyourlegs十六Itislearntfromtheexperiencesthatkidsgetmuchmorethanjustkeepingfitwhentheyplaysports.Manypeoplethinkthatsportswillwastetime,andkidswillnotconcentrateontheirstudies._______(60)Exerciseimprovesmemory,learningandconcentration,whichcangiveactivekidsanadvantageinclassrooms.Childrenwhoplaysportslearnmoreaboutteamwork.Theystartlearningtheimport