It’s a popular 【1】 (believe) that fish can’t remember anything for longer than seven seconds. It may seem sad to think that they don’t remember what they’ve eaten or 【2】 they’ve been, and they don’t recognize you or any of their friends —every moment in their lives would be like seeing the world for the first time. But don’t be so quick to feel sorry for them. A recent study 【3】 (find) that fish have much 【4】 (good) memories than we used to think. In fact, certain species of fish can even remember events from as long as 12 days ago.

Books were my true friends back then. I was so 【1】 (thank) that the authors wrote those books. The kindness they offered me with their books saved my life. After 【2】 (survive) terrible experiences at school and at home, I made a choice to take the optimistic, positive road in the next steps of my journey. My dream career, one I thought was only possible for the authors I loved, is 【3】 I am doing now. I have been a full-time author of teen novels since 2007 and am grateful for this amazing opportunity to reach out to readers every single day.

Our house was directly across a popular hospital. We rented the upstairs rooms to outpatients at the clinic. One summer evening, there was a knock at the door. I opened it to see a truly awful looking man, his face lopsided from swelling, red and raw. He told me he’d been hunting for a room since noon but he had no success. “I guess it’s my face. I know it looks terrible, but my doctor says with a few more treatments…”

For a moment I hesitated, but his next words convinced me: “I could sleep in this rocking chair on the porch. My bus leaves early in the morning.” I told him we would find him a bed, but to rest on the porch. It didn’t take a long time to see that this old man had an oversized heart crowded into that tiny body. He told me he fished for a living to support his daughter, her five children, and her husband, who was hopelessly crippled from a back injury. He didn’t tell it by way of complaint. He was grateful that no pain accompanied his disease.

At bedtime, we put a camp cot in the children’s room for him. When I got up in the morning, the bed linens were neatly folded and the little man was out on the porch. Before he left for his bus, haltingly, he said, “Could I please come back and stay the next time I have a treatment? I can sleep fine in a chair.” He paused a moment and then added, “Your children made me feel at home. Grownups are bothered by my face, but children don’t seem to mind.” I told him he was welcome to come again.

In the years he came to stay overnight with us. There was never a time that he did not bring us fish or oysters or vegetables from his garden. When I received these little remembrances, I often thought of a comment our next-door neighbor made after he left that first morning. “You can lose roomers by putting up such people!”

Maybe we did lose roomers once or twice. But oh! If only they could have known him, perhaps their illnesses would have been easier to bear. I know our family always will be grateful to have known him; from him we learned what it was to accept the bad without complaint and the good with gratitude.

【1】When the old fisherman stayed overnight, the author’s children ________________.

A.were botheredB.were terrified

C.felt normalD.felt at home

【2】Which of the following statement is true about the fisherman?

A.He is both tall and strong.

B.He has five grandchildren.

C.He is pessimistic about life.

D.He suffers from a back injury.

【3】The old fisherman gave the author fishes and oysters because he________.

A.wanted the author to buy them.

B.wanted to pay the rent with them.

C.had fished too many fishes and oysters.

D.wanted to show his thankfulness to the author.

【4】What can we learn from the story?

A.Never judge a book by its cover.

B.Little strokes fell great oaks.

C.Stay positive, stay grateful.

D.Honesty is the best policy.

One fall，my wife Elli and I had a single goal:to photograph polar bears. We were staying at a research camp outside “the polar bear capital of the world”-the town of Churchill in Manitoba，Canada.

Taking pictures of polar bears is amazing but also dangerous. Polar bears-like all wild animals-should be photographed from a safe distance. When I'm face to face with a polar bear，I like it to be through a camera with a telephoto lens. But sometimes，that is easier said than done. This was one of those times.

As Elli and I cooked dinner，a young male polar bear who was playing in a nearby lake sniffed，and smelled our garlic bread.

The hungry bear followed his nose to our camp，which was surrounded by a high wire fence. He pulled and bit the wire. He stood on his back legs and pushed at the wooden fence posts.

Terrified，Elli and I tried all the bear defense actions we knew. We yelled at the bear，hit pots hard，and fired blank shotgun shells into the air. Sometimes loud noises like these will scare bears off. Not this polar bear though-he just kept trying to tear down the fence with his massive paws(爪子).

I radioed the camp manager for help. He told me a helicopter was on its way，but it would be 30 minutes before it arrived. Making the best of this close encounter(相遇)，I took some pictures of the bear.

Elli and I feared the fence wouldn't last through 30 more minutes of the bear's punishment. The camp manager suggested I use pepper spray. The spray burns the bears' eyes，but doesn't hurt them. So I approached our uninvited guest slowly and，through the fence，sprayed him in the face. With an angry roar(吼叫)，the bear ran to the lake to wash his eyes.

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Some time after 10，000 BC，people made the first real attempt to control the world they lived 【1】 ，through agriculture. Over thousands of years，they began to depend less on 【2】 could be hunted or gathered from the wild，and more on animals they had raised and crops they had sown.

Farming produced more food per person 【3】 hunting and gathering，so people were able to raise more children. And，as more children were born，more food 【4】(need). Agriculture gave people their first experience of the power of technology 【5】(change)lives.

By about 6000 BC，people 【6】 (discover)the best crops to grow and animals to raise. Later，they learned to work with the 【7】 (season)，planting at the right time and，in dry areas， 【8】 (make)use of annual floods to irrigate(灌溉)their fields.

This style of farming lasted for quite a long time. Then，with 【9】 rise of science，changes began. New methods 【10】 (mean)that fewer people worked in farming. In the last century or so，these changes have accelerated. New power machinery and artificial fertilizers(化肥)have now totally transformed a way of life that started in the Stone Age.

That is by design. Bellevue, a fast-growing city just east of Seattle, uses a system that is gaining popularity around the US: intersection(十字路口) signals that can adjust in real time to traffic conditions. These lights, known as adaptive signals, have led to significant declines in both the trouble and cost of travels between work and home.

“Adaptive signals can make sure that the traffic demand that is there is being addressed, ” says Alex Stevanovic, a researcher at Florida Atlantic University.

For all of Bellevue’s success, adaptive signals are not a cure-all for jammed roadways. Kevin Balke, a research engineer at the Texas A&M University Transportation Institute, says that while smart lights can be particularly beneficial for some cities, others are so jammed that only a sharp reduction in the number of cars on the road will make a meaningful difference. “It’s not going to fix everything, but adaptive signals have some benefits for smaller cities,” he says.

In Bellevue, the switch to adaptive signals has been a lesson in the value of welcoming new approaches. In the past, there was often an automatic reaction to increased traffic: just widen the roads, says Mark Poch, the Bellevue Transportation Department’s traffic engineering manager. Now he hopes that other cities will consider making their streets run smarter instead of just making them bigger.

【1】What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 2 refer to?

A.Increased length of green lights.B.Shortened traffic signal cycle.

C.Flexible timing of traffic signals.D.Smooth traffic flow on the road.

【2】What does Kevin Balke say about adaptive signals?

A.They work better on broad roads.

B.They should be used in other cities.

C.They have greatly reduced traffic on the road.

D.They are less helpful in cities seriously jammed.

【3】What can we learn from Bellevue’s success?

A.It is rewarding to try new things.B.The old methods still work today.

C.I pays to put theory into practice.D.The simplest way is the best way.

The mascot (吉祥物) for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games【1】(show) to the public at Beijing’s Shougang Ice Hockey Arena on September 17th, 2019. The name of the mascot is “Bing Dwen Dwen”, 【2】 is closely associated with the host nation’s culture.

The image of it is designed based【3】the giant panda.【4】(dress) in a full body suit of ice, a symbol of purity and【5】(strong), the panda wears a helmet with colored halo (光环). The lines of the halo represent the snow tracks and 5G technology. The heart shape in【6】(it) left palm represents the host country’s hospitality.

The name “Bing Dwen Dwen” is a combination of several meanings in the Chinese language. “Bing” is the Chinese character for ice, while “Dwen Dwen” is 【7】common nickname in China for children that implies healthiness and cuteness.

The mascot【8】(perfect) combines the best elements and characteristics of China to show China’s warm invitation to friends from all over the world. It is also designed【9】(promote) the Olympic spirit. There is no doubt that it will be a【10】(wonder) ambassador for China and the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

Each play has a theme or central idea which the playwright(剧作家) hopes to get across through dialogue and action. A few characters are used to create a single impression growing out of the theme. It is not my intention to point out the central theme of each of the plays in this collection, for that would, indeed, ruin the pleasure of reading, discussing, and thinking about the plays and the effectiveness of the playwright. However, a variety of types is represented here. These include comedy, satire, poignant drama, historical and regional drama. To show the versatility(多面性) of the short play, I have included a guidance play, a radio play and a television play.

Among the writers of the plays in this collection, Paul Green, Susan Glaspell, Maxwell Anderson, Thornton Wilder, William Saroyan, and Tennessee Williams have all received Pulitzer Prizes for their contributions to the theater. More information about the playwrights will be found at the end of this book.

To get the most out of reading these plays, try to picture the play on stage, with you, the reader, in the audience. The houselights dim(变暗). The curtains are about to open, and in a few minutes the action and dialogue will tell you the story.

【1】What do we know about the author from the first paragraph?

A.He has written dozens of plays.B.He has a deep love for the theater.

C.He is a professional stage actor.D.He likes reading short plays to others.

【2】What does the author avoid doing in his work?

A.Stating the plays’ central ideas.B.Selecting works by famous playwrights.

C.Including various types of plays.D.Offering information on the playwrights.

【3】What does the author suggest readers do while reading the plays?

A.Control their feelings.B.Apply their acting skills.

C.Use their imagination.D.Keep their audience in mind.

【4】What is this text?

A.A short story.B.An introduction to a book.

C.A play review.D.An advertisement for a theater.