1772.閱讀下列短文,根據(jù)所給情節(jié)進(jìn)行續(xù)寫(xiě),使之構(gòu)成一個(gè)完整的故事. Boys like to be considered to be brave,but what kind of things can be considered to be brave?It is not a question that can be answered by words,but by the actual deed.A boy with the name Henry gave us a good example. Ronny and Henry were two friends in the same class.They always played together and went home together.One day as Ronny and Henry were going home after school,they saw some people fighting in the street corner.Ronny said excitedly, "Some people are fighting!Let's go and have a look!" But Henry refused, "It's none of our business.We'd better go home and don't get close to them.Also our parents are expecting to have dinner with us together at home and I don't want them to worry about me." "You are a coward,and afraid to go," said Ronny,and off he ran to the spot with some other boys.Henry had to go home alone and didn't think about it anymore. But Ronny thought Henry was a coward and told all the boys that.They laughed at him a great deal.From then on,they looked down upon Henry and didn't want to play with him. Henry was sad but he wasn't angry with Ronny for his rude behavior,because he had learned that true courage was shown most in bearing misunderstanding when it was not deserved,and that he ought to be afraid of nothing but doing wrong.Thus,he just ignored the other boys' laughter and continued to stick to his thought and go to school and study as well.However,Ronny didn't invite Henry to go home with him anymore.Instead,he had his new friends who also thought Henry was a coward.Every day after school,they didn't go home directly but went to the river or somewhere to play games and had lots of fun. 注意: 1.所續(xù)寫(xiě)短文的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右; 2.應(yīng)使用5個(gè)以上短文中標(biāo)有下劃線的關(guān)鍵詞語(yǔ); 3.續(xù)寫(xiě)部分分為兩段,每段的開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)已為你寫(xiě)好; 4.續(xù)寫(xiě)完成后,請(qǐng)用下劃線標(biāo)出你所使用的關(guān)鍵詞語(yǔ). Paragraph 1: A few days later,something terrible happened to Ronny.________ Paragraph 2: At that moment,Henry happened to pass by._______
1773.During the rosy years of elementary school (小學(xué)),I enjoyed sharing my dolls and jokes,which allowed me to keep my high social status.I was the queen of the playground.Then came my tweens and teens,and mean girls and cool kids.They rose in the ranks not by being friendly but by smoking cigarettes,breaking rules and playing jokes on others,among whom I soon found myself. Popularity is a well-explored subject in social psychology.Mitch Prinstein,a professor of clinical psychology sorts the popular into two categories:the likable and the status seekers.The likables' plays-well-with-others qualities strengthen schoolyard friendships,jump-start interpersonal skills and,when tapped early,are employed ever after in life and work.Then there's the kind of popularity that appears in adolescence:status born of power and even dishonorable behavior. Enviable as the cool kids may have seemed,Dr.Prinstein's studies show unpleasant consequences.Those who were highest in status in high school,as well as those least liked in elementary school,are "most likely to engage (從事) in dangerous and risky behavior." In one study,Dr.Prinstein examined the two types of popularity in 235 adolescents,scoring the least liked,the most liked and the highest in status based on student surveys (調(diào)查研究). "We found that the least well-liked teens had become more aggressive over time toward their classmates.But so had those who were high in status.It clearly showed that while likability can lead to healthy adjustment,high status has just the opposite effect on us." Dr.Prinstein has also found that the qualities that made the neighbors want you on a play date-sharing,kindness,openness-carry over to later years and make you better able to relate and connect with others. In analyzing his and other research,Dr.Prinstein came to another conclusion:Not only is likability related to positive life outcomes,but it is also responsible for those outcomes,too. "Being liked creates opportunities for learning and for new kinds of life experiences that help somebody gain an advantage," he said.
(1)What sort of girl was the author in her early years of elementary school?
A.Unkind. B.Lonely. C.Generous. D.Cool. (2)What is the second paragraph mainly about?
A.The classification of the popular. B.The characteristics of adolescents. C.The importance of interpersonal skills. D.The causes of dishonorable behavior. (3)What did Dr.Prinstein's study find about the most liked kids?
A.They appeared to be aggressive. B.They tended to be more adaptable. C.They enjoyed the highest status. D.They performed well academically. (4)What is the best title for the text?
A.Be Nice-You Won't Finish Last B.The Higher the Status,the Better C.Be the Best-You Can Make It D.More Self-Control,Less Aggressiveness
1776.When she was studying to become a scientist,Megan Strauss rode in a small airplane to study giraffes.While a pilot flew over the Serengeti in Tanzania,Africa,the researchers looked down carefully and counted giraffes. "I am always amazed how easily we can spot warthogs and other small animals,yet we sometimes have trouble seeing giraffes.Giraffes are slender in shape,and they may not throw a good shadow," says Dr.Strauss,who has since become a wildlife scientist. The Serengeti is about the size of Vermont,a state in the northeastern US,so the scientists could not study the entire area.Instead,they surveyed three areas where giraffes were studied in the 1970s.As they expected,they saw far fewer of these animals. To find out if lions had been killing more giraffes in recent years,the team looked at the survival of young giraffes.Lions kill more young giraffes than adults,but the team found no decrease in young giraffes' survival after they are born,compared with the 1970s. The team then looked at whether too many giraffes were being killed by parasites(寄生蟲(chóng)).The researchers counted parasite eggs in giraffe droppings,and they found too few to harm the giraffe population. They looked into whether poachers(盜獵者)were killing too many giraffes.Two of the areas they studied are where giraffe meat is sometimes sold in local markets.Poachers catch more adult males than other giraffes.Researchers spotted too few males compared with females in those two areas,a sign of poaching. When the food supply is short,the environment supports fewer giraffes and the females have fewer young giraffes.A lot of new trees have grown in the Serengeti,but many are a type that giraffes do not like to eat.The researchers found fewer young giraffes today than in the 1970s compared with the number of adult females,a sign that food was in short supply. Dr.Strauss is working on an environmental education program for Tanzania including books for students.These materials will educate Tanzanians and help them to help giraffes.As knowledge grows and changes are made,they hope the giraffe population will increase.
(1)What did Dr.Strauss find while studying giraffes in the Serengeti?
A.It was too costly to study giraffes. B.It was hard to spot giraffes from the air. C.The number of giraffes had increased slowly. D.Giraffes lived in smaller areas than in the 1970s. (2)How did the team study the lion-giraffe relationship?
A.By analyzing giraffe droppings. B.By comparing young giraffes with adults. C.By comparing male giraffes and females. D.By surveying the survival of young giraffes. (3)What is Dr.Strauss doing to help giraffes?
A.She is founding a national park in Tanzania. B.She is counting giraffes in the entire Serengeti. C.She is educating students to write about giraffes. D.She is raising environmental awareness in local people. (4)What's the main idea of the passage?
A.Series of studies about giraffes. B.Ways of becoming a scientist. C.Protecting the environment. D.An environmental program.
1777.Public Health England (PHE) is targeting pizzas,ready meals,ready meat and takeaways.The government has also required the food industry to start using healthier food and encourage the public to opt for lower calorie foods. It is all part of an effort to cut calorie (卡路里)intake by 20% by 2024.The target will point to 13 different food groups,which are equal to about a fifth of the calorie taken by children.If action is not taken,PHE said,it would be prepared to ask the government to pass laws. PHE would be strictly monitoring progress by looking at which products people were buying and would be prepared to punish companies which do not take their duties.The government is also organizing a program encouraging adults to consume (消耗) 400 calories at breakfast and 600 each at lunch and dinner. At present,adults consume between 200 and 300 calories more than they should each day.PHE chief nutritionist Dr Alison Redstone said the 400-600-600 tip would make it easier for "people to make healthier choices" by being able to judge what they should be eating in each sitting. How many calories should we eat?It is suggested that women eat no more than 2,000 calories a day,while men should limit their intake to 2,500.For children,it depends on age.A four-year-old should consume no more than 1,300,while for teens aged 17 and 18,it is about 3,000,but overweight children are eating up to 500 calories more than that. Prof Russell Viner,of the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health,said it was a necessary move.He said, "Over the past 40 years,there had been a slow growth in food sizes,with pizzas and hamburgers simply much bigger than they were in our parents' time." The convenience of fast food at pocket money prices and the advertisement of unhealthy food and drinks to children add to the problem.
(1)What will happen to a company if it encourages high calorie food?
A.It will be punished by customers. B.It will be forced to stop producing foods. C.It will be punished by Public Health England. D.It will be asked to throw away all the food. (2)Who should take in the most calories?
A.Babies aged 4. B.Teens aged 18. C.Women. D.Men. (3)What can be learned from the text?
A.The government has passed laws about using healthier food. B.PHE is concerned about the British health problems. C.Men should eat no more than 2,000 calories. D.Hamburgers are not bigger than before.