英語(yǔ) 閱讀與表達(dá)

第五部分閱讀與表達(dá)

(1)

Ifyoudon'tknowhowmuchwateryouneed,I'mnotsurprised.Differentadviceinrecent

newspapersappearstobeagainsttheoldM8-a-daynadviceweallgrewupwith.Isitnecessaryto

drinkdowneightglassesofwaterdaily,oristhisalreadyoutofdate?

We*veheardforyearsthateightglassesofwaterdailyisnecessaryforapersontokeep

healthy.Yourweightlossandhealthdependonit.Drinkeightglassesofwaterdailyandsee

clearerskin,bettersleep,andimproveeyesight.We'rewarnedoflosingwaterwithoutatleast

eightglasses.But,therearesomenewideasofexaminingyourdailydiet,includingwhatyoueat,

aswellaswhatyoudrink.

Theansweris...youneedwhatyouneed!Ififssummer,youneedmore.Ifyou're

exercising,youneedmore.Ifyou'rea"normal”inactiveperson,andnotexercisingmorethan

15-20minutesdaily,youneednomorethanfourglassesofwaterdaily.Mostdrinkscanbe

countedaspartofyourdailywaterintake.AlthoughtheWorldHealthOrganizationsuggeststhat

eightcups,theold"8-a-day"ruleisbasedonstudiesonpeopleunderdifficultsituations,including

soldiersathighaltitudeandhospitalizedpatientswhatyouandIneedisdifferent.

1.Isthewritersurprisedifyoudon'tknowhowmuchwateryouneed?

2.Whatdoestheold"8-a-daynadvicemean?

3.WhomistheoldH8-a-dayHrulefbr,forexample?

4.Howmuchwaterdoyoureallyneedaccordingtothewriter?

5.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?

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PubsareanimportantpartofBritishlife.Evenverysmallvillagesalwayshaveapub.

People,especiallymen,willoftengotothepubforadrinkintheeveningandatweekends.A

manwillusuallygotothesamepub.Womennowgotopubsmorethantheyusedto,butusually

don'tliketogotoapubontheirown.Childrenunder16aren*tusuallyallowedintopubs,

althoughsomepubshaveachildren'sroomoragardenwherechildrencansit.

Until1988,pubswereonlyallowedtobeopenfrom12:00a.m.to2:00p.m.Alcoholic

drinkcouldbesoldinapublicplacethen.Eventhoughthelawwaschangedsothatalcoholcan

nowbesoldallday,manypubsstillonlyopenatlunchtimeandintheevening.Whenitisnearly

timeforthepubtoclose,thelandlordorlandladyshouts"lastorders".

Pubsoftensellfoodorsnacks(點(diǎn)心)aswellasdrinks.Foodthatisconsideredtypicalpub

foodisscampi(kindofshellfish)andchips(friedpotatoes),pieandchips,chickenandchips.

Pubshavenames,e.g.TheAngel,TheBlackSwan,TheGrown,TheKing'sArms,TheRedLion,

TheWhiteHorse,etc.Andpeopleusuallyrefertothepubbyitsname:turnleftattheRoseand

Crown.Thereisoftenasignoutsidethepubshowingthenamewithapicture.

1.Whendomenoftengotopubs?

2.Arechildrenundertheageof16usuallyallowedtogotopubs?

3.Whenwerepubsopenfbrtwohourseveryday?

4.Whataresoldinpubs?

5.Whatcan"RoseandCrown"be?

(3)

Everyonewantstoownthefriendship,becausewithoutafriend,theworldislikeadesert.

Thefriendshipisthoughtveryimportant.Toomanypeoplewantotherstobetheirfriends,but

theydon*tgivefriendshipback.Thatisoneofthecauseswhysomefriendshipsdon'tlastvery

long.Tohaveafriend,youmustlearntobeone.Youmustlearntotreatyourfriendthewayyou

wantyourfriendtotreatyou.Learningtobeagoodfriendmeanslearningthefollowingrules.

Honestyiswhereagoodfriendshipstarts.Friendsmustbeabletotrustoneanother.Ifyou

don'ttellthetruth,peopleusuallyfindout,andyoumayloseyourfriend'strust.Goodfriends

alwaystrustinoneanothertospeakanddothingshonestly.

Generositymeanssharingandsharingmakesafriendshipgrow.Youdon*thavetogiveyour

lunchmoneyoryourclothes,ofcourse.Insteadyoushareyourideasandfeelings.Thesecanbe

valuabletoafriend.Theytellyourfriendwhatisimportanttoyou.Bysharingthem,youhelp

yourfriendsknowyoubetter.

Soonerorlatereveryoneneedsunderstandingandhelpwithaproblem.Somethingmaygo

wrongatschool.Talkingabouttheproblemcanmakeiteasiertosolve.Turningtoafriendcan

beafirststepinsolvingtheproblem.Sotobeafriendyoumustlistenandunderstand.Youmust

trytoputyourselfinyourfriend^place,soyoucanunderstandtheproblembetter.

Notwofriendshipsareeverexactlyalike.Butalltruefriendshipshavethreethingsin

common.Infact,goodfriendshipwilljustnoteasilylast.Thatistosay,youmustgiveasmuch

asyoutake,orfriendshipwilldieaway.

1.Isiteasytokeepagoodfriendship?

2.Whatarethethreerulestobeagoodfriend?

3.Whichisthebaseoffriendshipamongthethreerules?

4.Howdoyouletyourfriendsknowyou?

5.Inwhatwaycanyoukeepfriendshipslong?

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TemaTsheriisfromNepal.Helookslikeanordinaryyoungman,buthehasmadean

amazingjourney.HehasalreadyclimbedtothetopofMountQomolangma,thehighestmountain

intheworld.

ClimbingQomolangmawasalwaysTemba*sdream.Atthebeginningof2000hestartedto

climbwithhisfatherandhisbrother.Hewasonlyfifteenyearsold.Itwasaveryslowand

dangerousjourney.Theyclimbedinstrongwindanddeepsnow,buttheweatherbecameworse

andworse.Theystoppedhighonthemountainandmadeacamp.Theywaitedforweeksintheir

campforthebadweathertoend.ItwasMaywhentheycontinuedtheirjourney.Buttherewere

problems.Theweatherbecameverybadagain.Tembawasverytiredandtheydidn'thavemuch

food.WhenTembastoppedtotiehisboots,hetookoffhisglovesandhishandsgotverycold.

Soonherealizedthathehadfrostbiteinhisfingers.Theystoppedtryingtoclimbthemountain

andreturnedhome.Tembawenttohospital,butitwastoolate—helostfourfingers.

ThenextyearTembadecidedtotryagain.Thistimehedidn*tfail.Hereachedthetopofthe

mountainon22ndMay.Hewasonlysixteen."WhenIreachedthetop,itwasagreatview,**

Tembasaid.nIrememberedmyfriendsandfamily.Itwasquiteadifficultclimb.Itwascoldand

tiringbutIdidn'tlosehope.AndIsucceeded!NowI'mgoingbacktoschool."

1.WhatisspecialaboutTembaTsheri?

2.WhathadTembaalwayswantedtodo?

3.WhydidTembamakeacamponMountQomolangma?

4.WhathappenedtoTembain2000?

5.WhatdidTembadoon22ndMay,2001?

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Aschoolbusisabustotakeyoufromyourhousetoschoolandbackagain.

It*salsoaplacetomeetkidsfromotherclasses,andaplacetofinishyesterday'shomeworkif

youforgettodoitandfinishtoday'shomeworkbeforeyougetbackhomealthoughhomework

doneonthebusnevergetsgoodgradesnomatterhowhardyoutry.

TherearethreethingsIdon'tlikeaboutridingschoolbuses.First,youhavetofindyourbus

whenyougohome.Thereareover20differentbusroutes,sotherearealsoover20different

buses,andtheyYeallparkedinaline.

Hundredsoftimes,I'verunupanddownthelineofbusesoverandoverwithoutanysignof

thebus.AndwhenPmtoldthatmybusisatthebackoftheline,Irunoverandseemybus

drivingout.Ifs15minuteslate.

Second,youhavetowatchoutforyourstop,becauseifyoumissit,you'llenduphavingto

walkalongwaybacktoyourhouse.

Andthird,busdriversgetsickjustlikeeverybodyelse,andthenyouhavetogetnewdrivers

forsomedays.Theyalwaysreadthemapthewrongwayandendupgoingtothefirststoplast

andthelaststopfirst.

Whatisthepassageabout?It'sabout1.______.

Whatdoesastudenthavetodoifhemissesaschoolbus?Hehasto2.______.

Isthehomeworkfinishedontheschoolbusalwaysniceor

3.______.

nevergood?

Whyaren'tnewdriversgood?4.Because______.

Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?Hewantstotellusthat5.

Therewasonceamillionairewholovedmoneymorethananythingelseintheworld.He

didn'tknowexactlyhowmuchhehad.Sohetookonalittlegirltocountallhismoneyforhim.

Ittookthelittlegirlsixdaystocountallhismoney.Whenshetoldthemillionairethathe

hadforty-twomilliondollars,hewaswildwithjoyandasked,"Howmuchpaydoyouwant?"He

thoughtthatbecauseshewasonlyachild,hecouldcheatherintotakingaverysmallamount.

Thelittlegirlsaid,nWell,Iworkedforsixdays,soIthinkyououghttopaymeforsixdays.

Givemetwopenniesforthefirstday.Eachdayafterthat,justgivemetheamountyougaveme

thedaybefore,multiplied（做乘法）byitself."

Themillionairethoughtthatinthiswayhewouldonlyhavetogiveheraveryfewdollars.

Whatafoolishgirl!Soheimmediatelyhadhislawyerwriteupacontract,fearingthatshewould

changehermind.

Onthefirstday,themillionairepaidhertwopennies,andonthesecondday,twopennies

timespenniesisfourpennies.Eachdayafterthat,hegaveherthenumberofpennieshehadgiven

herthedaybefore,multipliedbyitselfAndbythesixthday,doyouknowhowmuchdidthe

millionairehavetogivethegirl?

1.Howmuchmoneydidthemillionairehave?

2.Howlongdidittakethegirltocountallthemillionaire'smoney?

3.Howmuchdidthemillionairegivethelittlegirlonthefirstday?

4.Whowasfoolish,themillionaireorthelittlegirl?

5.Doyouknowhowmuchthemillionairehadtogivethegirlonthesixthday?

（7）

Manypeoplebelievethatanimalshavefeelings,butdoyouknowthatplantsmayhave

feelings,too?Somepeopletalktotheirplants,andthatmaynotbesuchabadideaatall.The

researchofatleastonescientistgivesstrongevidence（證據(jù)）thatplantsdohavefeelingsofa

sortandareabletoreacttothingsinwaysthatseemtoreflect（反映）thesefeelings.

Thescientistattachedamachinesimilartoaliedetector（測(cè)謊器）toanumberofplantsto

recordtheirreactionstobeingstimulatedindifferentways.Thisliedetectorkepttrackofeach

plant'sresponses.Aplantwhichwasbeingwatereddemonstrated（顯示）areactionsimilarto

thatofapersonwhoisrelaxing.Sixstudentassistantsaidedthescientistwiththeplantresearch.

Oneofthesixwastoldtobebadtotheplants.Thissamestudentwasthenorderedtodestroyone

oftwoplantsthatweregrowingsidebyside.Asthestudentapproachedtheplant,theplant

reactedviolentlybeforebeingdestroyed.Allofthestudentsthenmarchedbytheremainingplant.

Itreactedonlywhenthedestructive（破壞性的）studentpassedby.

Instillanotherexperiment,plantsweremonitoredwhileliveshrimps（蝦）inanotherroom

weretossedintoboilingwater.Theplantsdidshowmeasurablereactionswhentheshrimpswere

boiled.Doplantsreallyhavefeelings?Trytalkingnicelytoyourplantsandseeifthatmakesa

difference.

1.Whilebeingwatered,whatkindofreactiondoesaplantshow?

2.Whoisinchargeoftheexperiment?

3.Whatdidoneofthestudentsdotooneofthetwoplants?

4.Whathappenedtotheliveshrimpintheexperiment?

5.Howdidthescientistsshowplantshavefeelings?

（8）

It'sSaturdaymorningandTony'ssittingatthekitchentable,staring（凝視）intospaceand

playingwithapieceofbread.He*snotevenhungry.Isheill?No,buthedoeshaveaproblem.

Hehasnothingtodoandthere*sasimplereasonwhy:TheInternetisdownandTonyhasnothing

todo.

Whenhewokeupthismorning,Tonywasfeelinggreat.Hejumpedoutofbedfullofplans

fortheweekendahead.Itwouldbeaweekendlikeanyother-agreatweekend.Butthatwas

beforeheturnedonhiscomputerandwasunabletogoonline.NoInternetchangedeverything.

JustasTonyiswonderinghowhecanpossiblyhaveanormal（平常的）weekendwithout

theInternet,hismumwalksintothekitchen."IseverythingOK?"sheasks."No,mum,

everythingisdefinitely（的確）notOK,“hersadsonreplies.nIcan'tgoonlineandIhave

homeworktofinish.MHismumlaughs,“Thewordprogramisstillworking,sowhat'sthe

problem?11

Whafstheproblem?!Tonycan'tbelievehisownmotherisunabletoseehowseriousthe

problemreallyis.Tostartwith,hestillneedstodoresearchforhishomework.Heknowshis

mumwilltellhimtogotothelibrarybuthehatesthelibrary.It*ssodarkanduncomfortable.

Andforgethomework—whatabouttherestofhisweekend!Everyweekend,hegoesonlineto

emailfriends.Thenhereadsthenewstocatchuponwhafshappeningintheworld.Heplaysa

fewonlinegamesandfinishestheweekendoffwithanonlinechessgamewithhiscousinHelen.

Thewonderfulweekendonline!Nowit'sSaturdaymorningandhe*snotgoingtohaveaccessto

（進(jìn)入）theInternetfortwowholedays.Heneedshelp.

1.IsTonybusywiththeInterneteveryweekend?

2.Whatdoesheusuallydoeveryweekend?

3.WhydidTonystareandplaywithapieceofbread?

4.Whatmighthismotheradvisehimtodo?

5.Whatdoyouthinkofspendingawholeweekendonline?Why?

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ThemostdifficultthingforuniversitystudentShaunRogersisopeninghisclassroomdoor.

Shauncan'tdothiswithouthelpbecausehe'sonlysixyearsold.He*stheyoungestpersoneverto

studyatRochesterUniversityinNewYork.Shaunbeganreadingattwo,andbyfourheknewa

lotaboutmanysubjectsfromastronomytozoology.Bytheageoffive,hewasregularlytalking

touniversityprofessorsabouthisideas,Hehasjustcompletedhisfirstbookwhichwillcomeout

inafewmonths,shortlyafterhisseventhbirthday.nIlovelearning,*'saysShaun.”Myheroisthe

scientistAlbertEinsteinbecauseheneverbrushedhishairorworesocks."

PsychologistshavefounditdifficulttotestShaun'sclevernessbecausetheydonothavehigh

enoughscoresforhim.Shaun*smotherfirstknewhersonwasdifferentwhenhekeptcryingat

playschoolbecausehewasboredwiththechildren'sgames.Shestartedteachinghimathome

afterfindingthatlocalschoolswerenotpreparedforchildrenwholearntatShaun'sspeed.Now

ShaunisstudyinggeographyatRochesterUniversityandusingtheInternettocompletehishigh

schoolstudies.

However,somepsychologistswarnthattoomuchstudycanstopachildfromgrowingupin

ahealthyway.”1don'tcarehowcleverthekidis,six-year-oldshavetoplaywiththeirfriends,“

saysDr.BrianWood.Mrs.Rogersdoesn'tagreethatherson'stimeiscompletelytakenupby

schoolwork."Helovestheviolinandhasmanyoutdoorinterests,suchascamping,fishingand

swimming,justlikeotherboysofhisage.”

1.WhatdoesShaunneedthemosthelpwithatuniversity?

2.HowoldwasShaunwhenhewrotehisfirstbook?

3.WhydidShaun'smotherdecidetoteachhimathome?

4.WhatdoesDrWoodthinkaboutShaun?

5.WhatdoesShaun'smotherthinkabouthim?

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EdsonArantesdoNascimentowasborninBrazilin1940.Atschoolhewascalled"Pele".

Hesayshedoesnotknowwhy,orevenwhatthenamemeans.ButthenamePelesoonbecame

worldfamous.ManypeoplebelievethatPelewasthegreatestfootballerofalltime.

Hestartedplayingforthelocalclubwhenhewasonly10yearsold.Aged15,hemovedto

Santos,abigcityclub.At16,hewasplayingforhiscountry.In1958,hewasinthewinning

WorldCupteam(theyoungesteverWorldCupplayer).In1970,hewasintheteamthatwon

theWorldCupforBrazilagain.Hefinallystoppedplayingin1977.In1994,hewasmade

BrazilianMinisterforSport.

Pelewascertainlyanexcellentplayer.Hehadwonderfulcontrolovertheball.Brave,clever,

andabletorunveryquickly,hecouldkickwiththesameamountofskillwitheitherfoot.Not

onlythat,whenyouwatchedhimplay,youcouldalwaysseehowmuchheenjoyedplaying.

Pelebecameveryrichbythetimehewas22,buthewasshyandmodest.Hewasalways

polite,andhewaslovedbybothhisteammatesandtheplayersinotherteams.Heworkedhardto

developthegameandtoencourageyoungandoftenpoorboystoworkhardanddowell.Thereis

nobetterexamplefbrsportsmenandwomentodaytocopy.

1.Whatdoesthename"Pele"mean?

2.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytellusabout?

3.WhatdidPeledowhenhewas16?

4.HowmanyyearsdidPeleplayfootball?

5.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?

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Firstitwasjogging.Thenaerobics(增氧健身法).Nottoolongago,Americansdiscovered

racewalking.

NowAmericansareintoanewfitnesscraze.TheyYetakingupbicycling.Overhillsand

downmountainsidesandacrossquietcountryroads,Americansarebusilyrollingalong.

Thenumberofadultswhoridefbrfitnessisaround17million,andincreaseby70percent

overfouryearsago.Twiceasmanywomenasmenarecomingtothesport.Americansare

fallinginlovewithbikingbecauseithasspeed,thebenefitsofjoggingandbeautifulscenery.

Bicyclingisaveryformativesport,whichisimportanttopeoplewhoblowouttheirknees

whilejoggingorwhosejointsareachingfromaerobics.Andbikingisarealawakeningfbr

peoplewhohavebeenintoracewalkinginthepast.Racewalkingisasexcitingaswatchingpaint

dry.

Themostpopularkindofbicyclefbrpeoplewhoarenewtothesportisthemountainbike,

whichhasaruggedframewithwidetiresanduprighthandlebars.Mountainbikesalsohavemany

gearstomakeiteasiertoclimbhills.About5millionAmericansridemountainbikes,compared

with200,000whorodethemonlyfiveyearsago.

Costsrangefromabout$130fbrabottom-oi-the-linemachinetomorethan$2,700fbra

handmadebicycle.

Mountainbikinghasattractedsomefanaticswhoracedownthesidesofmountainslikeabat

outofhell.Butmostridersrideslowlyandtheyrarelyventurefarfromhome.

Thebikingcrazehasbroughtawindfalltoclothingandbicycleaccessory(附件)makers.

Lastyear,bikerspaid$630millionfbrbikingclothesandaccessories.

Bicyclingseemslikelytocontinueitsfantasticgrowth.

Howmanykindsofsportarementionedinthepassage?1.______.

Whatkindofpeoplearcmoreinterestedinbicycling,menorwomen?2.______.

Howisbicyclingcomparedwithracewalking?3.Ifs______.

Whatdobikerspayfbrbicycling?4.Theypayfbr______

Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?5.______

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HerearesomeAmericanclassroomcustoms:

*Iftheteacherasksaquestion,youareexpectedtogiveananswer.Ifyoudonotunderstand

thequestion,youshouldputupyourhandandasktheteachertorepeatthequestion.Ifyoudonot

knowtheanswer,itisallrighttotelltheteacherthatyoudonotknow.Thenheorsheknows

whatyouneedtolearn.

*Thereisnoexcusefornotdoingyourhomework.Ifyouareabsent（缺席）,youshould

callyourteacherorsomeonewhoisinyourclassandaskfbrtheassignment（作業(yè)）.Itisyour

responsibility（責(zé)任）tofindoutwhatassignmentsyouhavemissed.Itisnottheteacher's

responsibilitytoremind（提醒）youofmissedassignments.

*Youmustnotbeabsentonatestday.Ifyouareseriouslyill,callandlettheteacherknow

youwillnotbetherefbrthetest.Ifyourteacherallowsmake-uptests,youshouldtakethetest

withinoneortwodaysafterreturningtoclass.Seriousillnessistheonlyreasonfbrmissinga

test.

*Beontime!Itisconsidered（認(rèn)為）rudetobelate.Also,itdisturbsotherstudents.If

youmustcomeinlate,besuretodoitquietly.Haveyourbooksandpapersoutofyourbag

beforeyoucomeintotheroom.Thengotoyourseatandsitquietly.IntheU.S.itisnot

necessarytoknockbeforeyouentertheclassroom.Ifyoumustleaveduringclass,dosoquietly.

Thereisnoneedtoasktheteachefspermission.Enteringateacher'sofficeoranyofficewitha

closeddoorwithoutknockingfirstisnotacceptable.Knockfirst,thenwaittobeinvitedin.

*Wearingahatinclassisconsideredinwolitebymanyteachers.Someteachersmayignore

（忽略）it,butyoushouldaskpermissionfirst.

1.Whatshouldastudentdoifheorshedoesn'tunderstandtheteacher'squestion?

2.Ifastudentmissesaclass,howcanheorshefindouttheassignment?

3.Whatistheonlyreasonformissingatest?

4.Isitnecessaryforastudenttoknockbeforeheorsheenterstheclassroom?

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmean?

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Moneydoesn'tgrowontreesbutsometimesabigfamilycanhelpmakeithappen!

ForyearsIwantedaflowergarden.I'dspendhoursthinkingofdifferentthingsIcouldplant

there.Wehadfivechildren,Matthew,Marvin,Helenandthetwins,AlisaandAlan.Iwastoo

busyraisingthemtogrowagarden.

Wedidn'thavemuchmoneyortime.Oftenwhenmychildrenwerelittle,oneofthemwould

wantsomethingthatcosttoomuch.I'dhavetosay,"Doyouseeamoneytreeoutside?Money

doesn'tgrowontrees,youknow.H

Finally,allfivefinishedhighschoolandcollegeandwereoffontheirown.Istartedthinking

abouthavingagardenagain.Iwasn'tsure,though.Imean,gardensdocostmoney,andafterall

theseyearsIwasusedtolivingwithverylittle.

Then,onemorninginspring,onMother'sDay,Iwasworkinginmykitchen.Suddenly,I

heardcarsoutside.Ilookedoutofthewindowandsawanewtreeplantedrightinmyyard.I

knewitwasaweepingwillow（垂柳），becauseIsawthingsblowingaroundonallofits

branches（樹(shù)枝）.ThenIputmyglassesonandIcouldn'tbelievewhatIsaw.Therewasa

moneytreeinmyyard!

Iwentoutsidetolook.Itwastrue!Thereweredollarbills,onehundredofthem,taped（綁）

alloverthetree.Icouldbuymanyflowerswithonehundreddollars.Therewasalsoanote;”1

stilldosomethingforyou.Love,Marvin.HMarvinkepthiswords,too.Hedugupaniceflower

bedfbrme.Myotherchildrenboughtmetools,andotherthingstohelpmesuchasgardening

books.

Thatwasthreeyearsago.Mygardenisnowverypretty.ItisjustthewayIwantedit.When

Igoouttotakecareofmyflowers,Idon*tseemtomissmychildrenasmuchasIoncedid.It

feelsliketheyarerighttherewithme.

1.Didthewomanhavefivechildren?

2.Didthewomanwantaflowergardenoramoneytree?

3.WhatdidthewomanseeinheryardonMother'sDay?

4.WhydidMarvingivehismotheratreewithmuchmoneyinit?

5.Whatdoesthesentences''Doyouseeamoneytreeoutside?Moneydoesn'tgrowontrees."

reallymeaninEnglish?

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ArrivinginNewYorkTherearethreeairportsinNewYork.Whenyouarriveatoneof

them,youcantakeabusortaxitoanyplaceinNewYork.

PublictransportInNewYorkthere*sagoodbusandsubwayservice.Ifyouare

planningtousethesubwayalot,youshouldbuyasubwayticketfbrtenjourneysbecauseit*s

cheaper.Butyoudon*thavetousepublictransport-therearelotsofplacesyoucangotoonfoot,

likeTheEmpireStateBuilding,5thAvenueandCentralPark.TheNewYorktaxisareapartof

thecityexperience,soyoushouldtakeatleastonetaxiduringyourvisit!

HotelsTherearelotsofgoodhotelsinNewYork.ThebestisThePlazaon5thAvenue

butyoudon*thavetopayalottostayinthecity;therearelotsofsmallerhotelsandtheYMCA

nearCentralParkisgreatfbryoungpeople.

EatingoutTherearemanykindsoffoodinNewYorkandyoushouldn'teatat

McDonaldseveryday.TherearegoodrestaurantsinLittleItalyandChinatown.

ShoppingShoppinginNewYorkisfun.Therearebigshopson5thAvenue.Theyare

opensevendaysaweek.Butbecarefulwhenyoulookattheprices;youhavetopayaspecial

8%tax(稅)fbreverythingyoubuyinNewYork.

PlacestoseeFinally,therearealotofplacestoseeinNewYork-TimesSquare,the

StatueofLiberty.Andyoushouldn*tgohomewithoutclimbingtheStatueofLibertytoenjoythe

sceneryofthecity.

1.Howmanykindsofpublictransportarementionedinthepassage?

2.WhafsnThePlaza"?

3.Howmuchdoyouhavetopayifyoubuyabookof$10inNewYork?

4.Accordingtothepassage,whatmustyoudoinNewYork?

5.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

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Whenwethinkofharvests（收獲），weusuallythinkofplants.Butcanyoualsoharvest

aliquid?Sure.Justthinkofrainwater.Bestofall,itisfree,exceptforthecostofawaytocollect

it.

OnewaytoharvestrainwateriswithsometechnologydevelopedbyInternational

DevelopmentEnterprises.ItisintheAmericanstateofColorado.Itcreatedthetechnologyasa

wayforpeopleindevelopingcountriestoavoidhavingtodrinkpollutedgroundwater.

TherainwaterharvestingsystemcreatedbyInternationalDevelopmentEnterprisesusespipes

tocollectwaterfromthetopsofbuildings.Therearepipesbetweenthebuildingsandtwo-meter

tallstoragetank（存儲(chǔ)容器）,whichpreventsdirtandleavesinthewaterfromfallinginsidethe

tank.

Acoversitsoverthetank.Itprotectsthewaterinsidethetankfromevaporating（蒸發(fā)）.

Thecoveralsopreventsinsectsfromflyingintothewaterandlayingeggs.

Insidethetankisalow-costplasticbagthatcollectsthewater.Thebagsitsinsideanother

plasticbag.Thetwobagsaresupportedinsidethemetaltank.Inall,thetankcancollectto3,

500Lofwater.

InternationalDevelopmentEnterprisessaysthebagsinsidethetankmayneedtobereplaced

everytwotothreeyears.However,ifthebagsarenotdamaged（損壞）bysunlight,theycould

lastevenlonger.

Thedeveloperssayonetankcanprovideafamilyoffivewithenoughrainwatertogo

throughafive-monthdryseason.

1.Canpeopleharvestrainwateraccordingtothepassage?

2.Whatisthebiggestadvantageofstoringrainwaterwiththetechnology?

3.Howmuchwatercan