(家庭领养) are open ones. Even so, potential adoptive parents and birthparents are often fearful when
they first hear of the concept.
Making Room in Our Hearls: Keeping Family Ties Through Open Addption answers the most
common questions about the influence of open adoption, and how it affects the lives of everyone related.
Duxbury, a family expert who specializes in adoption advice, is also an adoptive parent. Her book opens with her own family"s story.
Duxbury surveyed 150 families, but her book is not a collection of data. Instead, it allows these
families to share their thoughts and wisdom, their joy and pain; the stories communicate the great
happiness families feel at" working together for the sake of the child" and the steady view that the
adoptive parents are the parents. They also touch on problems that can arise from opening closed
adoptions.
The most convincing advocates for open adoption here are the adopted teens themselves.
Commenting on the question people always ask: "Are you confused about who is you real
mother?", Josh, age 2l now. states, "Kids aren"t stupid. I think I would be confused if my birthmother
was not in my life. But my birthmother is not another parent. Your parents are your parents. My
birthmother is really important to me. She is like a special aunt, but she is not my parent."
"Openness gives children the gift of possibilities, for now and for the future," writes adoption expert
Patricia Martinez Dorner in her closing thoughts. "It is not a ctre-all, but it creates the possibility for a
stronger sense of permanence and identity." This book is important reading for everyone touched by
adoption.
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B. bring in the topic of open adoption
C. explain why open adoption has become mainstream
D. advertise the book Make Room in Our Heart
B. Only stupid kids may regard their birthmother as parent.
C. A collection of data of adoptive families is useless.
D. All adoptive families should share their joy and pain.
B. hate their birthparents very much
C. usually have fewer family problems
D. will become stupid with no birthparents
B. disapproving
C. positive
D. uncertain
B. paragraph 3
C. paragraph 4
D. paragraph 5
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too. But there"s more. In fact, there are at least 5 more reasons. According to the Wonmen"s Sports
Foundation, girls who play sports get a lot more than just fit.
[2]Girls who play sports do better in school. You might think that athletics wi1l take up all your
study time. But research shows that girls who play sports do better in school than those who don"t.
Exercise improves learning, memory, and concentration, which can give active girls an advantage in the
classroom.
[3]Girls who play sports learn teamwork and goal-setting skills. Sports teach valuable life skills. When you work with coaches, trainers, and teammates to win games and achieve goals. you"re learning
how to be successful. Those skills will at work and in family life.
[4] Sports are good for a girl"s health. In addition to being fit and maintaining (维持) a healthy
weight, girls who p1ay sports are also less likely to smoke. And later in life, girls who exercise are less
likely to get breast cancer or osteoporosis (骨质疏松).
[5]Playing sports builds self-confidence. Girls who play sports feel better about themselves. Why?
It builds confidence whe11 you know you can achieve your goals. Sports are also a feel-good activity
because they help girls get in shape. maintain a healthy weight. and make new friends.
[6] Exercise cuts the pressure. Playing sports can reduce stress and help you feel a little happier.
How? The brain chemicals released during exercise improve a person"s mood. Friends are another
mood-lifter. And being on a team creates tight bonds between friends. It"s good to know your
teammates will support you-both on and off the field!
2. List three advantages that exercise can give you when you are in school. (two
words for each)
(l) (2) (3)
3. Fill in the blanks in Paragraph 3 with proper words.(no more than 5 words)
4. Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 into Chinese.
5. What can lift your mood while playing sports? (no more than l5 words)
It was my birthday last Thursday. I decided to __1__ by inviting a few friends out to supper. I chose a restaurant in a __2__ part of town. It is one of my favorite restaurants because the food is good and the waiters are friendly. It is __3__ ever crowded, because not many people know abo5ut it, so it is not usually
__4__ to book a table. In any case, Thursday is not a busy evening __5__ .
When we entered the restaurant, we were surprised to find it completely __6__ . I looked around but
no __7__ table was free. One of the waiters recognized me. He came across and explained the situation. “A party of tourists came in about half an hour ago.” he said. “It was like an invasion(侵略). __8__
the place was full! We can hardly manage(对付,应付)"
The waiter then pointed to a table in the corner. “The people there are about to __9__ “ he said, “Just hold on and you’ll __10__ a place there.” He was right. Fifteen minutes later, the people __11__ the
corner table paid their __12__ , got up and left. I led my friends across and we all sat down.
__13__ our table was almost out of sight. We tried to call the attention of the waiter __14__ sent us there, but he, like all the other waiters, __15__ the party of tourism. They ordered lots of food. At last, an hour later, the tourists were finishing their meal and looking very __16__ with life. The waiter now very tired, appeared at our table. I advised my friends about the best dishes and finally the waiter went off with
our __17__ .
A few moments later he returned to our table. We could tell from his face that he had __18__ for us.
__19__ a little sorry he told us that there was __20__ left. “All we can offer you” he said, “is an omelet(煎蛋卷) !”
( )1. A. remember
( )2. A. quiet
( )3. A. hard
( )4. A. necessary
( )5. A. as before
( )6. A. empty
( )7. A. all
( )8. A. Entirely
( )9. A. start
( )10. A. find
( )11. A. by
( )12. A money
( )13. A. Luckily
( )14. A. whom
( )15. A. were kept busy
( )16. A. exciting
( )17. A. dishes
( )18. A. good presents
( )19. A. Looking
( )20. A. no meat or fish
B. calm
B. often
B. possible
B. as a matter of fact
B. full
B. a
B. Luckily
B. leave
B. find out
B. beside
B. bill
B. Fortunately
B. which
B. was busy with
B. tired
B. food
B. good news
B. Seeing
B. no meat and fish
C. memorize
C. busy
C. hardly
C. important
C. as usual
C. free
C. 不填
C. Hopefully
C. end
C. wait
C. at
C. food
C. Generally
C. he
C. kept busy with
C. pleased
C. order
C. bad news
C. Looked
C. meat and fish
D. congratulate
D. silent
D. always
D. certain
D. as is known to all
D. quiet
D. any
D. Suddenly
D. pay
D. see
D. near
D. drinks
D. Unluckily
D. who
D. were busy with
D. disappointed
D. menu
D. bad presents
D. Found
D. not meat or fish
when my dad tried to cheer me up, my laughs turned into crying.
So it came as no surprise to learn that researchers believe crying and laughing are controlled by the
same part of the brain. Just as laughing has many health advantages, scientists are discovering that so
does crying.
Whatever helps us to reduce pressure is important to our emotional health, and crying seems to
work well. One study found that 85 percent of women and 73 percent of men report feeling better after
crying.
Besides, tears attract help from other people. Researchers agree that when we cry, people around us
become kinder and friendlier and they are more ready to provide support and comfort. Tears also enable
us to understand our emotions better; sometimes we don"t even know we"re very sad until we cry. We
learn about our emotions through crying, and then we can deal with them.
Just as crying can be healthy, not crying---holding back tears of anger, pain or suffering-can be bad
for physical health. Studies have shown that too much control of emotions can 1ead to high blood
pressure, heart problems and some other illness. If you have a health problem, doctors will certainly not
ask you to cry. But when you feel like crying, don"t fight it. It"s a natural, healthy and emotional response.
B. Because she did not love her grandmother.
C. Because she was too shy to cry at that time.
D. The author doesn"t give the explanation.
B. emotional health has a close relationship to physical health
C. crying and laughing play the same roles
D. crying does more good to health than laughing
B. Fighting back tears may cause some health problems.
C. We will never know our deep feelings unless we cry.
D. We must cry if we want to reduce pressure
B. How to Keep Healthy
C. Power of Tears
D. New Scientific Discovery
B. Negative.
C. Touched.
D. Upset.
someone who has some long and complicated business to do. Having only come in to buy a couple of
stamps, I am obliged to wait patiently while an old lady takes ten minutes to complete a form that a child
could do in one. People in other lines move quickly forward to take their turns and are served by cheerful
clerks. Sometimes, feeling that I cannot bear waiting in my motionless line any longer, I decide to join
another one. It may be longer, but at least it is moving. This always turns out to be the worst thing I could
have done. Not only have I now lost my place in the first line but the one I am in now slows to a stop. An
angry argument suddenly develops between the clerk and the customer at the counter, or information is
asked for which results in the clerk having to ask a senior official or, if it"s a particularly difficult problem,
disappear into a back room. Why it takes him so long, I don"t know. Perhaps he has a quick snack, but,
no, that can"t be right because when at last my turn comes, he pushes forward a printed sign, saying "
Position Closed" and without a smile says, "Sorry, going to lunch"
B. he always has to fill in a form
C. he only buys stamps
D. he has to try to be patient
B. The clerk is more cheerful.
C. The people are moving.
D. The clerk is not so busy.
B. It stops suddenly
C. It keeps stopping
D. It doesn"t stop
B. To get some information
C. To have a rest
D. To talk to someone
B. The clerk goes off duty
C. The clerk gives him a sign
D. The clerk offers him a position
made for cooking, storing food, and carrying things from place to place. Pottery was so important to the
early culture that scientists now study it to learn more about ancient civilizations. The more advanced the
pottery in terms of pictures, materials and making, the more advanced the culture itself.
The artisan who makes pottery in North America today use his or her skill and imagination to create
items that are beautiful as well as useful, turning something ordinary into something special. The potter
uses one of the Earth"s most basic materials, clay. Clay can be found almost anywhere. Good pottery
clay must be free from all small stones and other hard materials that would make the potting steps
difficult. Most North American artisan potters now buy ready-made clay in stores, but some find the clay
they need right in the earth, close to where they work.
The most important tools potters use are their own hands; however, they also use wooden modeling
tools, plain wire, and sponges. Plain wire is used to cut away the finished pot from its vase on the potter"s wheel.
After a finished pot is dried of all its wet part in the open air, it is placed in a kiln and fired. The first
firing hardens the pottery, arid it is then ready to be glazed and fired again.
For areas where they do not want any glaze, such as the bottom of the pot, artisans paint on melted
wax that will later bum off in the kiln. They then pour on the liquid glaze and let it run over the clay surface, making any kind of designs that they want.
B. The training of an artisan
C. The making of pottery
D. The lives of people in the past
B. pottery
C. lives
D. culture
B. They make it.
C. They dig it from the earth.
D. They exchange for it.
B. A plain wire
C. potters own fingers
D. fire
B. water
C. kiln
D. paint
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