I suffered from “time lag” that I kept getting flashbacks from previous time period.We climbed in a capsule through a small【2】(open).It was very comfortable.A few minutes later,the journey was completed and we had arrived.At first,the【3】(surround) were hard to tolerate.Because of the lack of fresh air,I got a headache.So I put【4】a mask.Then I followed Wang Ping to collect a hovering carriage driven by computer.These carriages float above the ground and by【5】(press) down in the seat,we can move swiftly.Wang Ping showed me【6】to use it,but I lost sight if him when we reached a place where many carriages flew by【7】all directions.Later we arrived at a strange-looking house【8】had a green wall made of trees.A table and some chairs could rise from under the floor by flashing a switch on a computer screen.I【9】(exhaust) that night and fell【10】(sleep) quickly.

As a matter of fact, Lindsay is suffering 【7】clinical depression(臨床抑郁癥). What is clinical depression? It can be described as a mood which is so low that affects your everyday life 【8】 (serious). The first sighs of it in teens are 【9】(poor) school reports than before, then learning difficulties and staying away from classmates and teachers. If you have these signs, don’t worry. It is not so difficult to deal with clinical depression. There are many effective ways, such as medicine,【10】 (express) of feelings, more exercise and a balanced diet.

When students first go to a library, they may be at a loss as to what to read of all the different subjects. Well, Bacon tells you to “l(fā)ook at weak places in your armor(盔甲)”, and shows you how to fill up the blanks in your knowledge. On the other hand, it is no good just trying to fill your mind with knowledge. Knowledge in itself is often useless. A mind filled with too much knowledge is like a room too full of furniture; a man cannot walk about freely in it, and look out of the windows. It is much better to concentrate on a few subjects which interest you and to deal lightly with the others than to march heavily through the whole range(范圍) of learning, like a silly tourist going through a museum and not missing a single object. If you try to master every subject you may become very wise, but you will be very lonely and you will probably lose all your friends. So you must learn to pick and choose, and you must also learn to look here and there in a library like a camel eating grass on the grassland. If you watch it eating, you will see that although he is supposed to be one of the most stupid animals in the world, he has at least one of the qualities of the cultured man, the power to pick and choose. A student looking for mental food in a library should take the camel as his model.

【1】The writer thinks that one must ___________.

A. read as many books as he can

B. read books on the subjects that interest him

C. read and absorb a lot

D. try to read books on all the different subjects

【2】A cultured man is similar to a camel because __________.

A. neither of them is interested in knowledge

B. both of them have the ability to select

C. neither of them can be considered wise

D. the man reads books as much as a camel eats grass

【3】The term “mental food” refers to ____________-.

A. grassland B. subjects

C. books D. brain

【4】In the second paragraph the writer mainly discusses___________.

A. how to compare furniture with books B. why books must be absorbed

C. how to select reading materials D. why students go to a library

The Depression（大蕭條時期）,therefore,didn’t make much change in their lives.But it did bring a lot of men out of work,drifting from job to job,to the farm.The first to show up at the door of the kitchen was a man in rags.He took off his hat and quietly explained that he hadn’t eaten for a while.Grandpa stood watching him a bit,then said, “There’s a stack of firewood against the fence behind the barn（谷倉）.I’ve been needing to get it moved to the other side of the fence.You have just about enough time to finish the job before lunch.”

Grandma said a surprising thing happened.The man got a shine in his eyes and he hurried to the barn at once. She set another place at the table and made an apple pie.During lunch,the stranger didn’t say much,but when he left, his shoulders had straightened.“Nothing ruins a man like losing his self-respect,”Grandpa later told me.

Soon after,another man showed up asking for a meal.This one was dressed in a suit and carried a small old suitcase.Grandpa came out when he heard voices.He looked at the man and then offered a handshake.“There is a stack of firewood along the fence down behind the barn I’ve been meaning to get it moved.It’d sure be a help to me. And we’d be pleased to have you stay for lunch.”The fellow set his suitcase aside and neatly laid his coat on top. Then he set off to work.

Grandma says she doesn’t remember how many strangers they shared a meal with during those Depression days-or how many times that stack of wood got moved.

【1】When he was asked to move a stack of firewood,the first man who asked for a meal got a shine in his eyes for he was glad that .

A. he had found a good job

B. he would have something to eat

C. he would no longer suffer from the Depression

D. he would get what he wanted without losing his self-respect

【2】The writer’s grandfather asked those jobless men to move the stack of firewood because .

A. he didn’t want them to have a meal free of charge

B. he had been needing to get it moved

C. he wanted to help them in his own way

D. he wanted to show them his kindness and respect

【3】The writer’s grandfather was all of the following but .

A. kind B. thoughtful

C. wealthy D. sympathetic

【4】The best title for the story would be .

A. The Depression B. The Pleasure of Helping Others

C. No Pains,No Gains D. Work-A Part of Living

A study made by visual technology firm RealD and led by child psychologist Dr Richard Woolfson suggests that children aged between 7 and 14 experienced twice the cognitive processing speed and performed better in testing after watching 20 minutes of a 3D film. This is despite suggestions that attention spans(時期) in children have shortened in the last decade due to unlimited to access to entertainment, including on-demand TV, gaming and social media. A 2015 study claimed that watching 3D content had a similar effect to brain-training exercises.

Consumer psychologist Mr Fagan said that the increased stimulation(刺激) found in watching something in 3D "exercised" the brain and improved performance in the short term. "3D films can play the role of ‘brain-training’ games and help to make children ‘smarter’ in the short term," he said. "The shortening of response times after watching 3D was almost three times as big as that gained from watching 2D; in other words, 3D helps children process aspects of their environment more quickly. This is likely to be because 3D is a mentally stimulating experience which ‘gets the brain's juices flowing’."

The experiment saw children given a range of cognitive tests before watching 20 minutes of a movie in either 2D or 3D and being tested again. The results showed those who saw the 3D content reacted faster and performed bettering the second round of testing. Mental engagement also rose by 13% among 3D watchers. Child psychologist Dr Woolfson added that “supportive parenting” and regularly listening to classical music can also aid a child’s memory.

【1】The reason why children perform better after watching a 3D movie is that ________.

A. a 3D movie makes their brain active

B. a 3D movie is more exciting than a 2D movie

C. children enjoy watching a 3D movie

D. children like the experience which “gets the brain’s juices flowing”

【2】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Only “supportive parenting” and listening to music can help a child’s memory.

B. The children in the experiment are tested only once.

C. All the children doubled the cognitive processing speed in testing.

D. Children’s attention spans have shortened in the past 10 years because of access of.

【3】Where does this passage probably come from?

A. An exhibition guide.

B. A science textbook.

C. A science report.

D. An advertisement.

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During the National Day holiday, I paid a visit my grandma in the countryside. It has been almost two years since I last saw her. In my memory, my grandma was a hardworking but strong woman full of energy. Whenever she saw me, she always hugged me deep. But when I gave her a hug this time, I found that she was much short and thinner than before. Her back was become bent and her hairs turned white. But luckily, she was still health. She could laugh like a child. To my happy, she could cook some delicious food for me. I love my grandma. I know he will always be there, helping me and loving me.

David Grant

David Grant has become a familiar face to millions of fans of Animal Hospital.Here Dr Grant tells us the very best of his personal stories about the animals he has treated,including familiar patients such as the dogs Snowy and Duchess,the delightful cat Marigold Serendipity Diamond.He also takes the reader behind the scenes at Harmsworth Memorial Animal Hospital as he describes his day,from ordinary medical check-ups to surgery（外科手術(shù)）.Tales From Animal Hospital will delight all fans of the programme and anyone who has a lively interest in their pet, whether it be cat,dog or snake!

￡14.99 Hardback 272 pp Simon Schuster

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Isaac Newton: The Last Sorcerer

Michael White

From the author of Stephen Hawking: A Life in Science,comes this colourful description of the life of the world's first modern scientist.Interesting yet based on fact,Michael White's new book offers a true picture of Newton completely different from what people commonly know about him.Newton is shown as a gifted scientist with very human weaknesses who stood at the point in history where magic ended and science began.

￡18.99 Hardback 320 pp Fourth Estate

ISBN 1857024168

Fermat's Last Theorem

Simon Singh

In 1963 a schoolboy called Andrew Wiles reading in his school library came across the world's greatest mathematical problem: Fermat's Last Theorem（費(fèi)馬大定理）.First put forward by the French mathematician Pierre de Fermat in the 17th century,the theorem had baffled and beaten the finest mathematical minds,including a French woman scientist who made a major advance in working out the problem,and who had to dress like a man in order to be able to study at the Ecole Polytechnique（巴黎綜合理工大學(xué)）.Through unbelievable determination Andrew Wiles finally worked out the problem in 1995.An unusual story of human effort over three centuries,Fermat's Last Theorem will delight specialists and general readers alike.

￡12.99 Hardback 384 pp Fourth Estate

ISBN 1857025210

【1】What is Animal Hospital?

A. A news story. B. A popular book.

C. A research report. D. A TV programme.

【2】In Michael White's book,Newton is described as _____.

A. a person who did not look the same as in many pictures

B. a person who lived a colourful and meaningful life

C. a great but not perfect man

D. an old-time magician

【3】Which of the following best explains the meaning of the word “baffle” as it is used in the text?

A. To encourage people to raise questions.

B. To cause difficulty in understanding.

C. To provide a person with an explanation.

D. To limit people's imagination.

【4】What is the purpose of writing these three texts?

A. To make the books easier to read.

B. To show the importance of science.

C. To introduce new authors.

D. To sell the books.

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John Snow—a doctor,who attended Queen Victoria as her personal physician.But he was willing to help ordinary people exposed in cholera.Many people died every time there was a outbreak.He wanted to face the challenge and solve the problem.No theories caught her attention.The first suggested that cholera multiplied in the air.The second suggested that people absorbed this disease into their bodies and the disease attacked the body.John Snow believed the second was right but he needed evidences.When another outbreak hit London in 1854,he was ready to begin his enquiry and tried to get more information.He found that most of the deaths was near a water pump and the spread of the disease was with water.With the information,he was able to conclude that polluting water carried the virus.After that,he suggested the source of all the water supplies was examined.Finally "King Cholera" defeated.

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I smiled a big smile and it 【1】(work)a little, really.

Everyone gets【2】 (frustrate)sometimes. I used to be always influenced by pressure and I was often in low spirits. But one day I came 【3】 a sentence in the Bible, “Do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself, let the day’s own trouble be sufficient for the day.” It suddenly struck me, “【4】(worry)about a problem doesn’t help. Why not just 【5】(give)a big smile and face up to the trouble?”

Now every time I want to cry, I remind myself that【6】 (laugh)is better than tears and anger. I 【7】 (convince)that there’s something magical about a smile. A smile helps me recover confidence and gives me the courage to move on.

Remember, whenever you’re faced with a setback, whenever you’ve been treated【8】(fair), all【9】 matters is determination and you can feel happy again. Smile at life, 【10】it will shine on you.