Designed as a gift book or family souvenir, this beautiful hardcover has a traditional connection with Christmas virtues (美德). Each virtue is discussed in a short article and then followed by four to five all-new heart-touching stories from Chicken Soup for the Soul. Each section ends with a one-page suggestion for how to start your own holiday tradition, from baking cookies to charity ideas, which reflects the spirit of the virtue.
With the amusing description of life and heart-warming tales about cats, each touching story in Chicken Soup for the Cat Lovers' Soul celebrates the special bond we share with our cats.
The Real Dear Friends explores the classic puzzles which every child aged 9-19 faces: friends -- making them, keeping them, fighting with them, losing them, helping them and competing with them. And there are no lectures here; this is the straight talk from teens that young readers love.
This is a book that covers problems for girls only! Chicken Soup for Girls' Soul is a book by girls, for girls, where readers can find encouragement, support and positive advice when facing the challenges of being a pre-teen girl.
The heart-warming stories and photographs in Chicken Soup for the Soul Celebrates Grandmothers celebrate and catch the loving moments spent together with family: the joyful surprise of becoming a grandma, the amazing times when young children teach them lessons about life and living.
56. If you are a pet lover, which book might interest you most? ______.
A. Chicken Soup for the Soul B. Chicken Soup for the Cat Lovers' Soul
C. The Real Dear Friends D. Chicken Soup for Girls' Soul
57. The Real Dear Friends appeals to young readers because it ______.
A. tells the real experience of teenagers
B. has a beautiful hardcover which teens like most
C. covers touching lectures by famous authors
D. gives suggestions on how to defeat their friends
58. The feature of the Chicken Soup for the Soul Celebrates Grandmothers lies in ______.
A. some useful suggestions on traditional cooking
B. encouragement and support from family members
C. some experiences of teens in different regions
D. a perfect combination of warm stories and photos
阅读快车系列答案科目：高中英语 来源：同步单元练习高中2年级第二学期用英语第二册下 题型：051
阅读下面一篇短文，按照要求回答短文后面的问题：
My husband is on the front lines in Iraq. Not as a soldier, but as a reporter. When I told my friend about his latest task, each had the same reaction, “Did you tell him no?”
They remind me, as if I'd somehow forgotten, that he has left behind our three young children for weeks, perhaps months. He will be risking his life, they say, only for some news.
Is it worth it?
I understand the pity they feel for me because of the burden suddenly heaped on my shoulders.
My 5－year－old daughter designed a schedule to determine which of the children would keep me company in my empty bed at night. Whether it was her turn or not, I can usually wake to find her huddled against me. My 7－year－old son has many questions about the war and weapons. Though I've never allowed my children to watch the evening news, National Public Radio has been my constant companion, and he was interested in any mention of the war, and he questions me about “when will dad go home”. Most troubling of all, my 9－year－old daughter has said nothing. She has asked no questions and she merely glances at the photo of her father displayed on the page next to his article each morning. And all three are probably the only kids at their school who can find Iraq on a map.
In the end, when friends ask, “Is it worth it?” I can answer yes. He, like other reporters from other countries, is presenting us with the truth.
So when my friends ask, I tell them it wasn't a matter of letting him go or making him stay. My husband just does what his career asks him to do.
Answer the following questions:
1．Where is the author's husband?
________________________________
2．What do the author's friends think of her husband going to Iraq?
________________________________
3．Why does the author think her 9－year－old daughter is most troubling of all?
________________________________
4．What does the author think of her husband going to Iraq?
________________________________
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科目：高中英语 来源：2013届四川省成都外国语学校高三10月月考英语试卷（带解析） 题型：阅读理解
Since the 1970s, scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain with computers．Brain-computer interface（BCI） technology could help people with disabilities send commands to machines．
Recently, two researchers, Jose Millan and Michele Tavella from the Federal Polytechnic School in Lausanne, Switzerland, demonstrated（展示）a small robotic wheelchair directed by a person’s thoughts．
In the laboratory, Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right hand．He could even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thoughts．
“Our brain has billions of nerve cells．These send signals through the spinal cord（脊髓）to the muscles to give us the ability to move．But spinal cord injuries or other conditions can prevent these weak electrical signals from reaching the muscles,” Tavella says．“Our system allows disabled people to communicate with external world and also to control devices．”
The researchers designed a special cap for the user．This head cover picks up the signals from the scalp（头皮）and sends them to a computer．The computer interprets the signals and commands the motorized wheelchair． The wheelchair also has two cameras that identify objects in its path．They help the computer react to commands from the brain．
Prof．Millan, the team leader, says scientists keep improving the computer software that interprets brain signals and turns them into simple commands．“The practical possibilities that BCI technology offers to disabled people can be grouped in two categories: communication, and controlling devices．One example is this wheelchair．”
He says his team has set two goals．One is testing with real patients, so as to prove that this is a technology they can benefit from．And the other is to guarantee that they can use the technology over long periods of time．
【小题1】BCI is a technology that can .
| A．help to update computer systems |
| B．link the human brain with computers |
| C．help the disabled to recover |
| D．control a person's thoughts |
| A．By controlling his muscles． |
| B．By talking to the machine． |
| C．By moving his hand． |
| D．By using his mind． |
| A．make profits from them |
| B．prove the technology useful to them |
| C．make them live longer |
| D．learn about their physical condition |
| A．Switzerland, the BCI Research Center |
| B．New Findings About How the Human Brain Works |
| C．BCI Could Mean More Freedom for the Disabled |
| D．Robotic Vehicles Could Help to Cure Brain Injuries |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2013届山西省忻州市高三第一次联考英语试卷（带解析） 题型：阅读理解
Tired of living in the same location but don’t want to leave the house you love? That wouldn’t be a problem if architect Felipe Campolina had his way.
The Brazilian architect has designed a concept for a home tower consisting of portable, stackable (可叠起堆放的) apartment units, which he says opens up new possibilities for ways of living in the city.
His design would allow owners to take their home with them when they travel — whether for a weekend away or for longer periods, he said.
The mobile home tower project is at the concept stage, and it could be years before it is built, if ever at all.
But if it is realized, it would offer an eco-friendly solution to living in urban areas, Campolina said.
“We have enough technology to build with fewer materials and minimize (使减至最小) the impact on nature,” he said.
His vision would call for units with a green roof and walls and a system for recycling water.
The tower, whose first floor would be built nine meters above ground, would also make it possible to save space in thickly populated areas.
“It is designed to facilitate (使便利) its application in dense urban centers, where space is very limited,” he said.
Still just a concept, Campolina — who designed the building for architecture journal eVolo’s Skyscraper Competition — said with enough public interest, it just might become a reality one day.
【小题1】We can learn from the first four paragraphs that the tower _____.
| A．is now being built |
| B．is intended for people in the countryside |
| C．will be made up of mobile living units |
| D．was designed by a US architect |
| A．All its walls will be painted blue. |
| B．It will have a waste paper recycling system. |
| C．It will be made of recycled rubbish. |
| D．It will do little harm to the environment. |
| A．to save space in crowded cities | B．to make the building attractive |
| C．to build the house solidly | D．to fix its units more easily |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2013-2014学年四川省高三二诊模拟英语试卷（解析版） 题型：完型填空
"Efficiency is the by-product of comfort," says Dr. Erwin Tichauer of New York University. To prove this____, Dr. Tichauer uses his capability to find_____ways to do things. _____, he felt that the traditional kind of pliers(钳子）______a better design. The usual____limited hand movement and used unnecessary force because it bent the_____. So he designed a pair of pliers to allow the wrist to remain in a comfortable position.
To improve the design of______and then make work easier, Dr. Tichauer____the old tools. He asks such questions as: why ____a stepladder have four legs____three are more stable? Why dose a screwdriver (螺丝刀) have to be made with straight handles? After testing his____, he has invented a new tool that causes less muscle injury and is more efficient.
Tichauer is not interested in getting ____ from his inventions. In fact, he says, "We _____ people to steal from us. At New York University, we do not patent(注册专利）knowledge or invention."__ __companies have adopted some of his inventions.
As a biochemist, as well as inventor, Dr Techauer____the effect of stress on areas of the body. Even easy______work may put heavy stress on small areas of body and____causes a serious disease. Thus his studies of workers in factories who use the____tool all day long are extremely____in learning about the damage on human body? Dr. Techauer knows that he can not redesign the ____ so he redesigns the tool!
1.A. argument B. impression C. statement D. expectation
2.A. unusual B. easier C. new D. correct
3.A. Especially B. What's more C. Meanwhile D. For example
4.A. followed B. showed C. needed D. proved
5.A. design B. habits C. materials D. work
6.A. body B. finger C. hand D. wrist
7.A. pliers B. a tool C. a stepladder D. screwdrivers
8.A. tests B. uses C. fixes D. destroys
9.A. could B. will C. would D. must
10.A. if B. because C. when D. once
11.A. inventions B. theories C. tools D. questions
12.A. recognized B. famous C. excited D. rich
13.A. encourage B. prevent C. warn D. forgive
14.A. Modern B. Research C. Commercial D. Industrial
15.A. teaches B. studies C. produces D. discovers
16.A. physical B. daily C. office D. research
17.A. in time B. in addition C. immediately D. commonly
18.A. wrong B. old C. same D. heavy
19.A. suitable B. valuable C. logical D. practical
20.A. work B. study C. labor D. body
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科目：高中英语 来源：2011海南海口市高考调研英语试题 题型：单项填空
The company designed a new car last month and about 500 cars of this type in the
factory next month.
A. were produced B. will produce
C. have been produced D. will be produced
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