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For most people, the word “fashion (時(shí)髦)” means “clothes”. But people may ask the question, “What 【1】 are in fashion?” And they use the adjective (形容詞) “fashionable” in the same way, “She was 【2】 a fashionable color.”

But of course, there are fashions in many things, not 【3】 in clothes. There are fashions in holidays, in restaurants, in films and in books. There are even fashions in school 【4】, jobs… and in languages.

Fashions change as time 【5】. If you look at pictures of people or things from the 【6】, you will see that fashions have always changed. An Englishman’s house of 1950 was different from 【7】 grandson’s in 2015.

Today fashions change very 【8】. Some of this is natural. We hear about things much more quickly than in the past. Internet can 【9】 information from one country to another in a few seconds.

New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there will be more people 【10】 when fashion comes.

A. I will call you. As soon as I arrive in Beijing.

B. Jenny said: “I enjoyed dancing to light music.”

C. Norman Bethune is one of the most famous heroes in China.

D. Although she was tired, but Tina still helped me finish the task.

What will happen if a family is without the Internet for a month? One American family decides to find out. They have sent an invitation to a US television station, hoping that it will send a film group to record their day-to-day life without technology【1】a month.

When the film group meet 【2】Smiths, they find that Mr. Smith, Mrs. Smith and their two kids are so crazy about technology that 【3】hardly do things together. At mealtime, no one 【4】(sit) at the dining table for their food. “Everyone just runs into the kitchen, takes their food and then goes back to their screen,” Mrs. Smith explains. “【5】 we don't make a change, our family will become strangers to each other!”

Getting back to the normal life without the Internet is not【6】(easy) , especially when the Smiths lose themselves in it. They have to make many 【7】(change) . For example, the two kids have to go to the school library 【8】(borrow)books for their scientific projects, and Mr. and Mrs. Smith need to go out shopping because they cannot buy things online. As the family have picked up the new lifestyle, they find that they can spend more time【9】chat) over meals, playing sports and doing all kinds of activities together.

【10】 a big change!

Debbie and Simon looked up as an old lady got into their office. The lady looked at them both quickly, and then walked over to Debbie. Debbie greeted (接待) her【1】(禮貌地).

Simon was a little sad and took some papers over to the fax machine. Chris, a member of staff from 【2】(法國), was standing there.

“What’s up, Simon? You don’t look very happy.”

“Customers in all parts of the world always like Debbie better than me. I 【3】(很少) have them. I can’t understand it.”

“I can. 【4】（是否）or not you can do this well depends on the way you communicate. Communicating is not just about speaking. Body language is important, too.”

“Body language?”

“I mean your gestures (姿勢) and the 【5】（表情）on your face. Your look communicates things as well as your words.

“The way you look at people doesn’t give them a good impression, Simon. You often rest your head on your hand. You look down. You never smile. But look at Debbie. She holds her head up. She looks at people’s 【6】（眼睛）. She smiles before speaking to them. That’s why they go to her for help, and not you.”

After that, Simon tried to improve his body language. He sat up and smiled at people. This seemed to 【7】 (起作用). Minutes later, a beautiful girl got into the office. She looked at Debbie and then Simon. Without thinking 【8】 (兩次), she went to Simon and gave him a big smile. A few moments later, she left, still smiling.

Chris came over at once and said, “Well done, Simon. I’m so 【9】（驕傲）of you. You’ve already made a good impression on her.”

“That was my 【10】 (妹妹) ,” said Simon. “She came to remind me that tomorrow is her birthday.”

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【1】It’s absolutely true that _________ comes from questioning.

【2】It will be an era(時(shí)代）for the Chinese people to work together and work hard to _________ a better life themselves.

【3】Sometimes it is _________ to make a list of everything I have to do.

【4】When Sam got home, he found the door was still _________.

【5】Do koalas like eating _________ ?

【1】He went over andlaidhis cup on the table.

【2】Grandmother’s hens arelayingwell now.

【3】A doglayin front of the door just now.

【1】它們承載著人們對他們所愛和思念著的家人的祝愿。

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【2】他那么高興以至于跳了起來。

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【3】媽媽將她的孩子輕輕放在床上。

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【4】母雞天冷時(shí)下蛋嗎？

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【5】他將地圖在桌子上鋪開。

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Chris is not a traditional explorer(探險(xiǎn)者)—he usually works in an office for a large organization．Yet his job can sometimes be just as exciting and dangerous as being an explorer．

Chris works for MSF, an organization also known as Doctors Without Borders (無國界醫(yī)生)．MSF sends trained doctors all over the world to help people after a war or a disaster．Chris is a doctor from France who has travelled to many places to organize programmes that help people．

At the moment, there are over 27,000 trained medical staff taking part in MSF projects and tasks．The organization received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999．All kinds of doctors can volunteer for MSF．They need to be prepared to go almost anywhere in the world and, of course, they should expect difficult conditions．Doctors with experience in tropical(熱帶的) diseases are especially useful because most of MSF’s work is in Africa．When MSF accepts a doctor for a task, he has to go for at least six months．When doctors have completed a few tasks, they might be sent on an emergency task following a disaster, such as an earthquake．

But why would a doctor leave a comfortable life and a good salary to join MSF? According to Chris, the experience you gain is a great help in your career．Besides, just like the explorers of the past, you need to keep an open mind and learn to mix well with the people you meet．Most importantly, at the end of each task, you have made a real difference to people’s lives．

【1】When does MSF send trained doctors all over the world to help people? (no more than 6 words)

【2】How many trained medical staff are taking part in MSF projects and tasks now?

【3】What kind of doctors are greatly needed in Africa?(no more than 6 words)

【4】According to Chris, what is the most important after finishing a task of MSF?

【5】Why is a MSF doctor’s job exciting and dangerous? (請自擬一句話作答)

Many people have a fear of public speaking．According to a study, it has an influence on 3 in every 4 people．This fact is surprising and worrying, as most jobs require some speaking ability．The following will help you to make a speech better．

Write note cards．Write main ideas on your cards．Don’t write details．Put in some fun facts, questions and other activities on the cards to share with the class．Don’t look at your note cards for a long time while speaking．If necessary, you’re only going to want to have a quick look at the card for information, not read every last word．

Smile at your class．When it comes to speaking, there’s nothing that draws your class into your speech better than a good old-fashioned smile．Be happy, because you’re about to teach your class something they didn’t know before．Studies have shown that smiles are infectious (有感染力的)．That means once you smile, it’s hard for everyone else not to smile．So if you want your speech to go off well．That’ll make everyone smile and maybe those smiles will make you actually smile．

Make eye contact．Nothing is more boring than listening to a speaker who looks at the floor or note cards．Relax．Your class is made up of your friends and you talk to them all the time．Talk the same way now．Have a look at every person in the classroom at least once．That way, everyone will feel like you’re communicating with them．Also, you’ll look like you know what you’re talking about．

Use hand motions．Move your hands along as you talk, using them to express your key points and keep the class interested．It will also lead your nervous energy into a better place．

People have been trying to understand the human body for a long time．In 1860, Gregor Mendel discovered a special reason why we look the same as other people in our family．It is because of small things named “genes” in our body．In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick made another discovery and found out that those small parts are real messages written in the DNA with a special language．

In 1961, Marshall Nirenberg and Johann Mattaei found a message in DNA showing how DNA tells the cell (細(xì)胞) to build its parts．Scientists have now found all the words in the DNA map, but we still do not understand what they all do．By understanding what just one “word” means, we can help save more people from several illnesses．

Most people hope that this will help make better medicine and help sick people．Other people worry that when people begin to know more words and find out lots of other information, we might use it in a wrong way, just to make people more attractive, or stop sick people from getting jobs．Man will have to meet a lot of trouble if DNA technology (技術(shù)) isn’t limited in use．

【1】When did we first know why we look like other people in our family?

A. In 1860． B. In 1953． C. In 1961． D. In 2000．

【2】What does the underlined word “genes” mean in the passage?

A. The “map” of DNA． B. A special language．

C. Small parts of DNA． D. Several illnesses．

【3】What did the two scientists first discover in 1961?

A. The “map” of DNA． B. A new illness．

C. The language of DNA． D. A message of DNA．

【4】What can we do if we understand some “words” of the language inside the body?

A. Make people get new jobs． B. Make medicine for new illnesses．

C. Make maps of human． D. Make people less attractive．

【5】What do people think about DNA technology?

A. It can cause good or bad results． B. It can cause good results．

C. It can cause good results but won’t work． D. It can cause only bad results．