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Too cold for recess?  School policies vary as much as temps
When is it too cold for schoolchildren to go outside for recess(课间休息)? The answer varies widely based on where a school is located and what the kids are used to.
Consider:  One northern Minnesota school says it has to be 15 below zero before kids are kept inside. But in areas along the East Coast, temperatures below 35 to 40 degrees could keep kids inside. Canceling recess because of the cold is no small issue considering that much of the USA is trembling through what may be its coldest winter in a generation, according to AccuWeather.
There is no national temperature standard for when to keep kids inside during the winter months, the U.S. Department of Education says. Decisions are made at the local level, either by principals or school districts.
Consequently, policies are all over the map:
• In International Falls, Minn., the self-described "Icebox of the Nation," where the average high temperature in January is 13 degrees, Falls Elementary School Principal Jerry Hilfer says, "if it"s 15 below (or warmer), they go out, no matter what." "At 20 below, it gets iffy," he adds.
• In Wicomico County, Md., principals typically keep children indoors when temperatures drop below freezing, or if it"s raining or snowing, says Susan Jones, the school system"s director of elementary education.
"That"s the bottom line," says Curtis Twilley, principal of Pemberton Elementary School in Salisbury, Md. Twilley says students get little exercise when recess stays indoors. At Pemberton Elementary, the students will typically play board games or computer games in a classroom because the school"s gym is occupied with other classes, he says.
• For schools in Marquette, Mich., which averages about 12 feet of snow per season, school officials acknowledge students are probably a little more prepared than those in some more mild climates.
小题1:Which of the following is not true according to the passage_________.
A.No national temperature standard is made for when to keep kids inside during the winter months.
B.Susan Jones insists students get little exercise when recess stays indoors.
C.In Wicomico County, children are kept indoors when temperatures dip below freezing.
D.Mich has about 12 feet of snow per season on average.
小题2: Which place calls itself Box of Ice?
Wicomico County  B. Marquette    C.Salisbury       D. Minn
小题3: Considering_______, canceling recess In USA because of the cold is a big issue.
A.different schools have different principles.
B.much of the USA has very cold winter.
C.physical activity can boost student performance.
D.decisions are made at the local level,
小题4: The underlined word iffy means _______.
A.uncertain B.surprisingC. seriousD.worse
小题5: What will be talked about next?
A.More school policies
B.The reasons why school policies vary.
C.Measures to improve the situation.
D.Necessities to improve the situation

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小题1:B小题1:D小题1:B小题1:A小题1:A
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Armed only with iPhones, the inventive rock band Atomic Tom has gone viral(广为流传) by way of the New York subway. The band has scored an Internet hit with the video to the song “Take Me Out.”
Singer Luke White says the production was a top-secret operation.
“We didn"t tell anyone about this. It was completely top-secret from our family, from our friends, from our label, our management, everybody. So the first time that people saw this video was last Friday when we put it on YouTube,” explained White.
Since uploading the video to YouTube, band members have spent several days refreshing the page to watch the number of hits rise.
The video has also made its way around Twitter as many people have shared it with their friends.
“I mean, it still hasn"t quite hit. It"s just kind of blowing our minds right now that we"re getting this: many people are fond of it, and they"re sharing it with their friends. We don"t know what it"s like really to have something that"s viral, so all of this is very new to us.” said Eric Espiritu, the lead guitarist of the band.
White explains how the video came together:
“We did our research with the applications( 应用程序) and found applications that worked out really well with the instruments and then we plugged them all into, plugged our phones into mini-battery powered amplifiers(扩音器) that we put underneath our seats, and we did a lot of, you know, practices, in terms of figuring out what the balance of the sound and like who was overpowering, who was too loud or who was too soft.”
The idea for the video came from Espiritu"s younger brother Benjamin. The younger Espiritu directed the video from his initial concept through the final edit and upload to the Internet. 
“I"ve seen a lot of the music applications come out, and I"ve never actually had the chance to play with them," says Ben Espiritu. "When I started hearing about how they sound and everything, I thought it might be unique to take it one step further and then create an entire band just performing solely(单曲) on the iPhones, and I thought it would be a pretty cool idea.”
Ben says the success of the band’s music video is a credit to the talent and ability of the musicians, but it"s also a sign of the times.
“It really comes down to seeing something different, seeing something unique, and I think that that"s always, in any type of art form, what will speak to people, and I think it does reflect the times that we live in, taking a smart phone and then being able to turn it into an instrument, not only just an instrument, but making it sound really good.”
小题1: Who first saw the video of the song “Take Me Out”?
A.Their friends B.The people on line
C.Their familyD.Their management
小题2: What is the band members’ attitude towards the sudden fame?
A.They are thrilled.
B.They are quite used to it.
C.They are kind of confused.
D.They are so excited as to tell everyone they know.
小题3: How did the video come into being?
A.The band copied from it other musicians.
B.It had already existed in the iPhones before they bought them.
C.The band created it with the help of the applications in the iPhones.
D.The band made full use of the traditional instruments to make the song.
小题4: What is the significance of the success of the band"s music video?
A.It has introduced us several talented musicians.
B.It has made the musicians into millionaires.
C.It teaches the young a big lesson.
D.It reflects the talent and ability of the musicians and the times that we live in.

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As is known, healthy foods can help save your life. Now, here is a list of healthy foods that can save your memory. It is best that every person knows what he eats, as he takes in, can make or break himself, in terms of health.
Fish is helpful in regaining back the kind of memory that a person once has. Eating fish can help you save the trouble of forgetfulness. Vegetables rich in fiber and other dark and green leafy kinds are very suitable for people who want to avoid mental blocks. These foods contain high units of vitamin E.
Another food that is considered having different effects on preventing this brain deficiency (缺陷) is avocado (鳄梨), which is also rich in vitamins E and C. It is really good to know these healthy foods that can save your memory are always at hand so as to help you in your fight against diseases. Sunflower seeds are regarded as Vitamin C-powered seeds and also give you enough energy.
As for red wine, do not over consume it, as it is said to have to be taken in moderate amounts in order to help the body. Over-drinking can cause illness and like anything else. This is considered as one of the healthy foods that can save your memory; alcohol can otherwise lose it.
It is better to consume colored bread, rice and whole grains for you to get the best out of fiber. These foods can lower the body’s risk of being infected with Alzheimer’s disease(老年痴呆病).
Knowing the healthy foods that can save your memory is living the life that you have longed and desired. Among the others, the best, of course, is exercise. Taking in different kind of exercises, physical activities or sports can keep both your body and mind healthy.
小题1: If you suffer from loss of memory, you _______.
A.should eat cucumbers and cabbagesB.can drink as much wine as possible
C.had better take in fish in your mealsD.may as well take more Vitamin C
小题2: To prevent mental disease from happening, _______.
A.people are advised to take avocadosB.it is best to eat vegetables high in fiber
C.it is better to have more sunflower seedsD.red wine is the first and best choice
小题3: Which of the following is the most important for health?
A.Drinking a proper amount of red wine every day.
B.Eating bread made of whole grains.
C.Adding Vitamin C-powered seeds to meals.
D.Taking moderate exercise every day.
小题4: How many means for health does the author mention in the passage?
A.SixB.SevenC.EightD.Nine
小题5: Which of the following is most suitable for the passage?
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C.②③④⑤D.②③
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Americans this year will swallow 15,000 tons of aspirin, one of the safest and most effective drugs invented by man. The most popular medicine in the world today, it is an effective pain reliever. Its bad effects are relatively mild and it is cheap.
For millions of people suffering from arthritis(关节炎), it is the only thing that works. Aspirin, in short, is truly the 20th-century wonder drug. It is also the second largest suicide drug and is the leading cause of poisoning among children. It has side effects that, although relatively mild, are largely unrecognized among users.
Although aspirin was first sold by a German company in 1899, it has been around much longer than that. Hippocrates, in ancient Greece, understood the medical value of the leaves and tree bark which today are known to contain salicylates(水杨酸碱), the chemical in aspirin. During the 19th century, there was a great deal of experimentation in Europe with this chemical, and it led to the introduction of aspirin. By 1915, aspirin tablets were available in the United States.
A small quantity of aspirin (two five-grain tablets) relieves pain and inflammation(炎症). It also reduces fever by interfering with some of the body’s reactions.
小题1:The passage is written to          .
A.suggests us using more aspirinB.reminds us of the side effects of aspirin
C.gives us a whole view of aspirinD.discusses the good effects of aspirin
小题2:According to the author, aspirin         .
A.is very safeB.first appeared in 1899
C.can be harmful to childrenD.can hardly be dangerous
小题3:Generally speaking, the author seems to be           .
A.in favor of aspirinB.against the use of sapirin
C.not interested in aspirinD.careful in using aspirin
小题4:What is the best title for this passage?
A.How to Use AspirinB.Why I Take Aspirin
C.The Most Popular MedicineD.The Side Effects of Aspirin

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If you don’t have a college degree, you’re at greater risk of developing memory problems or even Alzheimer’s (老年痴呆). Education plays a key role in lifelong memory performance and risk for mental disorder, and it"s well documented that those with a college degree possess a cognitive(认知的) advantage over those less educated in middle and old age.
Now, a large national study from Brandeis University published in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry shows that those with less schooling can significantly make up for poorer education by frequently engaging in mental exercises such as word games, puzzles, reading, and lectures.
“The lifelong benefits of higher education for memory in later life are quite impressive, but we do not clearly understand how and why these effects last so long,” said lead author Margie Lachman, a psychologist. She suggested that higher education may encourage lifelong interest in cognitive efforts, while those with less education may not engage as frequently in mental exercises that help keep the memory agile (敏捷地).
But education early in adulthood does not appear to be the only route to maintain your memory. The study found that intellectual activities undertaken regularly made a difference. “Among individuals with low education, those who are engaged in reading, writing, attending lectures, doing word games or puzzles once a week or more had memory scores similar to people with more education,” said Lachman.
The study, called Midlife in the United States, assessed 3,343 men and women between the ages of 32 and 84 with an average age of 56 years. Almost 40 percent of the participants had at least a 4-year college degree. The researchers evaluated how the participants performed in two cognitive areas, verbal (言语的)memory and executive function --- brain processes involved in planning, abstract thinking and cognitive flexibility. Participants were given a series of tests, including tests of verbal fluency, word recall, and backward counting.
As expected, those with higher education said they engaged in cognitive activities more often and also did better on the memory tests, but some with lower education also did well, explained Lachman.
“The findings are promising because they suggest there may be ways to level the playing field for those with lower educational achievement, and protect those at greatest risk for memory declines,” said Lachman. “Although we can not rule out the possibility that those who have better memories are the ones who take on more activities, the evidence is consistent with cognitive plasticity (可塑性), and suggests some degree of personal control over cognitive functioning in adulthood by adopting an intellectually active lifestyle.”
小题1: What is the text mainly about?
A.Higher education has a better cognitive advantage.
B.Better memories result from college degree.
C.Cognitive activity does good to one’s mind.
D.Poor education has more risk of memory declines.
小题2:According to the result of Margie Lachman’s study, we can conclude that ________.
A.education is responsible for the lifelong memory performance and risk for mental disorder
B.education early in adulthood can be the only route to maintain your memory
C.those with higher education did better on the memory tests than those with lower education
D.an intellectually active lifestyle does help to maintain your memory
小题3: What do we know about the study called Midlife?
A.Participants each were given a battery to test their memory.
B.The average age of the participants are 56 years old.
C.Participants had to perform in one of the two cognitive areas.
D.One in four of the participants had a 4-year college degree.
小题4:Why are the findings of the Lachman’s study promising?
A.The lower educated may have the same opportunities to keep up memory.
B.We may have ways to cure the people who have memory declines.
C.Adopting a different lifestyle can control cognitive functioning.
D.We can find out the possibility to have better memories.

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Depression(抑郁症)is a serious problem today.Depression causes workers to be unproductive,causing companies and countries to lose billion of dollars.One expert says that depression is like cancer because it is “widespread, costly and deadly”.Depression hits one person in five around the world.
Although people have believed depression to be a problem among the rich and educated,studies show that depression is a problem among everyone.Over any six-month period, between five to seven percent of the world’s population will be suffering from a serious depression.
Suicide(自***)rates among people suffering from the disease in its extreme, or clinical form were 80 percent higher than in the population at large, and sufferers were four times more likely to have heart attacks.People who suffer from depression often have problems sleeping,getting up on time,and doing work productively.
Depression, which researchers agree has its origin in the genes(基因),brings loss of confidence and ability to concentrate, making it possible for employees and managers to work efficiently.
Depression is made more serious in China by Chinese’s inability to face it.Many people believe that depressed people are either weak or lazy.Besides,there is no good treatment,with few specialists available.
“Most patients in China just don’t get help,” a Chinese doctor says.“In my hospital,I have
to see 30 or 40 patients in a morning,and just have time to say ‘Hello,how do you feel ?…’”
In Western countries,people are not afraid to admit that they have depression,but most do not tell it to their boss,because they fear that their boss would fire them.
“In my experience,aging bosses are the most willing to admit they have it, because they feel
the most secure about themselves, ” an American doctor says.
Hopefully,in the near future,people around the world will be able to admit that they have depression so that they can get the right treatment.
小题1:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.It is widely believed that everyone may suffer from depression.
B.Depression brings great problems to its sufferers in their life and work.
C.Depression is a commonly-existing problem only in rich countries.
D.The poorer and the less educated a person is,the less he will suffer from depression.
小题2:Compared to normal people,depressed people are likely to be________.   
A.very unconfident and often absent-mindedB.easy to avoid being hit by heart attacks
C.working efficiently and productivelyD.either weak or lazy
小题3:Depression becomes more serious in China because of_________.
A.the understanding of the problemB.the lack of treatment and doctors
C.their unwillingness to tell it to their bossD.the doctors’ careless work
小题4:What can we infer from the passage?
A.People are suffering from depression because of the shortage of specialists.
B.The aging bosses around the world dare to say they are depressed.
C.More and mote patients will turn to specialists for help
D.Western people are braver than Chinese people

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