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A. Peer Tutoring. B. Environmental Club. C. Young Idea. D. Scout Buddies. 22.When is the staff of Young Idea most likely to meet?
A. 6：30 p．m., August 11, Thursday B. 6：00 p．m., January 5, Thursday C. 7：30 a．m., November 17, Thursday D. 7：00 p．m., September 23, Friday 23.What is the requirement for students to join a certain club? A. They are required to have a bike to join Environmental Club. B. They need to be athletic to join Scout Buddies. C. They need to win a literary award to join Young Idea.
D. They need to be academically proficient to join Peer Tutoring. B
Is it possible that the sinking of the Titanic was caused by a ghost? A lot of the story below is true… but did it really happen quite like this?
Our story begins not in the icy cold waters of the North Atlantic, but rather thousands of miles away in Egypt. It is here, perhaps, that we can find the start of the mystery of the Titanic, in the year 1910, in the great city of Cairo.
One day, a famous professor of Egyptian history called Douglas Murray was staying in Cairo, when he was contacted by an American adventurer.
The American had something unusual to offer Murray, something that was certain to thrill him: a beautiful ancient Egyptian mummy case, containing the mummy of an Egyptian queen. It was over 3000 years old, but in beautiful condition ------ gold, with bright paintings on it. Murray was delighted with both the object and the asking-price. He gave the man a cheque immediately.
The cheque was never cashed. That evening the American adventurer died. For his part, Murray arranged to have the treasure sent back to Britain. However, it was not long before he learnt more about the beautiful mummy case: On the walls of the tomb in which it had been discovered, there were messages which warned of terrible consequences to anyone who broke into the tomb. Murray was disbelieving of these warnings until a few days later, when a gun he was holding exploded in his hand, shattering his arm. The arm had to be cut off. After the accident, Murray decided to return to his homeland. On the return journey, two of his companions died mysteriously, and two servants who had handled the mummy also
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passed away. The now-terrified Murray decided he would get rid of the cursed case as soon as he arrived in London. A lady he knew named Janet Jones said she would like it, so he gave it to her. Shortly afterwards, Jones’ mother died, and she herself caught a strange disease. She tried returning the mummy, but naturally Murray refused it. In the end, it was presented to the British Museum.
Even in the museum, the mummy apparently continued to cause strange events. A museum photographer died shortly after taking pictures of the new exhibit; and a manager also died for no apparent reason. In the end, the British Museum decided to get rid of the mummy too. They sold it to a collector in New York.
At the start of April 1912, arrangements for the transfer were complete, and the mummy began the journey to its new home. But the New Yorker never received the mummy or its case. For when the Titanic sank, one of the objects in its strong room was the mummy case. Or so they say.
24. In Paragraph 5, the underlined word “cursed” is closest in meaning to ______. A. forgotten B. uncommon C. unlucky D. expensive 25. In what order did the following events occur? a. The case was given to the British Museum. b. Janet Jones caught a mysterious illness. c. Murray’s arm was cut off. d. The mummy case was sold to an American. e. A man who took a picture of the case died. f. Warnings were written on the tomb’s walls.
A. f, c, b, a, e, d B. c, f, b, a, e, d C. d, f, b, c, a, e D. f, a, c, b, e, d
26. According to the passage, where is the Egyptian mummy now? A. At the British Museum C. In Egypt
B. In New York D. Under the sea
27. What’s the main purpose of this passage?
A. To introduce an important historical event to readers. B. To entertain readers with a story of mystery.
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C. To warn readers about the dangers of mummies’ curses.
D. To inform readers about the true cause of the Titanic’s sinking.
C
A warm drink of milk before bed has long been the best choice for those wanting a good night’s sleep. But now a study has found it really does help people nod off—if it is milked from a cow at night.
Researchers have discovered that “night milk” contains more melatonin(褪黑激素), which has been proven to help people feel sleepy and reduce anxiety.
The study, by researchers from Seoul, South Korea, involved mice being fed with dried milk powder made from cows milked both during the day and at night.
Those given night milk, which contained 10 times the amount of melatonin, were less active and less anxious than those fed with the milk collected during daytime, according to the study published in The Journal of Medicinal Food.
Night milk quickened the start of sleep and caused the mice to sleep longer. While the effect of cows milk harvested at different times has not been tested on humans up to now, taking melatonin drugs has been suggested to those who are struggling to fall asleep at night.
Previous studies have also indicated that milk can be excellent for helping sleep because of the calcium content, which helps people to relax.
Milk is also sugar-free and additive-free with nutritionists recommending skimmed milk as the best choice before bed as it is the least fattening. The more fat you take in before bedtime, the greater burden you will put on your body at night. 28. According to the text, the mice fed with daytime milk_______. A. started sleep more easily B. were less active C. were more anxious D. woke up later
29. Which of the following is TRUE of melatonin according to the text? A. It’s used in sleeping drugs
B. It exists in milk in great amount D. It’s been tested on mice for ten
C. It can make people more energetic years
30. What can be a suitable title for the text?
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A. Milk Drinking and Health C. An Experiment on Mice
B. Fat, Sugar and Health
D. Night Milk and Sleep
31. How does the author support the theme of the text?
A. By giving examples. B. By providing research results. C. By explaining statistical data.
D
Stockholm’s street magazine sellers no longer only take cash --- they now take cards too.
“More and more sellers were telling us that people wanted our magazine but weren’t carrying cash,” says Pia Stolt, the magazine’s publisher. “So with the help of a local computer company, we came up with a way to accept payment electronically.
“We didn’t know how it would turn out, or whether people would be unwilling to give the credit card information to a stranger on the street,” says Stolt, “but the results have been great---sales are up 59%.”
“Swedes are pretty trusting and we’re used to taking up new technology so this was the perfect solution,” adds Stolt. “The cashless society campaign we’re seeing in Sweden is definitely a good move as far as we are concerned---it’s unstoppable.”
Banks and stores invested heavily in card payment systems in the 1990s and now local consumers are using them in huge numbers. Today, four out of five purchases are made electronically in Sweden and going totally cash-free is the next step.
Sweden’s public transport system has already been cashless for several years, after local public transport workers complained that handling cash had become dangerous. “Bus drivers were getting attacked for their money so Sweden banned cash on public transport,” says Arn Arvidsson, the president of Cashless, an organization supporting the move to a cash-free society. “There were also a number of bank robberies, so four years ago, the banks began to move away from cash. Now, all of Sweden’s big banks operate cash free wherever possible, and the number of bank robberies is at a 30-year low.”
There is, however, concern about how well Sweden’s 1.8 million pensioners---out of a total population of 10 million---will adapt. “A lot of elderly people feel excluded,” says Johanna Hallen of the Swedish National Pensioners’ Organization. “Only 50% of older
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D. By stating arguments