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　　1.C)They will have a costly bill to pay to heat theirhomes.

　　2.A)Provided additional funding to Low Income HomeEnergy Assistance Program.

　　3.C)They may hold too optimistic a view about theirdiet.

　　4.D)Those who rated their diet as poor.5.A)It hasdone better than naturally born dogs.

　　5.B)They gathered together to rescuean elephant.

　　6.B)To ask them for help.

　　7.A)The elephant was able to return to the jungle.

　　8.B)It led him to spend more money than necessary.

　　9.D)Impulse purchasing.

　　10.A)Eat healthier food with less money.

　　11.B)Sticking to his budget.

　　12.C)He has breathing problems.

　　13.D)Basketball

　　14.C)The chances of getting an athletic scholarshiplater on.

　　15.A)It differs entirely from indoor volleyball

　　16.B)It does a lot of harm to the environment.

　　17.D)They are treated as expendable.

　　18.C)Many of the technologies to limit the impact ofspace travel on Earth.

　　19.B)It can encourage reluctant readers to readaloud.

　　20.A)By motivating children to find out about theirfavorite pets.

　　21.D)By visiting friends who have household pets.

　　22.A)Send should-be students a packet ofinformation.

　　23.D)Regulate publid institutions by law.

　　24.B)They are competitive.

　　25.C)Students have to search for the information.

　　原文：NewS01

　　AcrosstheU.S.familiesarelookingtothewinterwithfear,asenergycostssoar.Anumberoffactors

　　arecreatingabadsituation.Globalenergyconsumptionisup,butsupplieshavebeen

　　reduced.TheEnergyDepartmentprojectsheatingbillswilljump28%thiswinter,forthosewhorely

　　onnaturalgas.NaturalgasisusedbynearlyhalfofU.S.householdsforheat.Heatingoilis

　　projectedtobe27%higherandelectricity10%higher.Thatcomesagainstinflationratesthat

　　acceleratedlastmonth,withconsumerpricesgrowing6.6%.That'sthefastestpacein

　　fourdecades.Thepainwillbeespeciallyacuteinpartsofthecountrythatheavilyrelyonheatingoil

　　tokeephomeswarm.It'sprojectedtocostmorethan$2,300toheatatypicalhomewithheating

　　oilthiswinter.Lastmonth,thefederalgovernmentadded$1billioninfundingtoLowIncome

　　HomeEnergyAssistanceProgram,bringingthetotalto$4.8billion.Butthatrepresentsareduction

　　fromlastyear'senergyassistancepackageofover$8billion.

　　Q01.WhyarefamiliesacrosstheU.S.lookingtothiswinterwithfear?

　　Q02.Whatdidthefederalgovernmentdolastmonth?

　　News02

　　ManyAmericansthinktheymakehealthyfoodchoices,buttheymaybeviewingtheirdiettoo

　　optimistically.That'sthemainfindingofanewstudybyresearchersattheU.S.Departmentof

　　Agriculturein

　　Stoneville,Mississippi.ThestudyaimedtoidentifydisconnectsbetweenhowhealthilyAmericans

　　thinktheyeatandhowtheyactuallydo.Forthestudy,theresearchersaskedparticipantstorate

　　theirdietasexcellent,verygood,good,fair,orpoor.Folksalsocompleted24hour

　　foodquestionnaires.Then,theresearcherscomparedanswerstoseehowwellresponsestothetwo

　　exercisesmatchedup.Ofmorethan9,700people,roughly85percentwereoffbasewhenaskedto

　　ratethequalityoftheirdiet,andalmostalloverestimatedhowhealthyitwas.Thosewhoratedtheir

　　dietaspoortendedtobefarmoreaccurate.Theirratingmatchthatoftheresearchersmorethan

　　ninetimesoutoften.

　　Q03.WhatisthemainfindingofanewstudyaboutmanyAmericans?

　　Q04.Whotendedtoratetheirdietmoreaccuratelyinthesurvey?

　　NewS03

　　ItwasaheartwarmingmomentthatdozensofIndianrescuersralliedtogethertouseacranein

　　ordertosaveanelephanttrappedatthebottomofatwentyfootwell.Themassiverescueeffort

　　tookplacelastweekclosetoanarmycamp.Theelephant

　　wanderedoutofthejungleandfellintothewell.Thearmyofficersheardanoisecomingfromthe

　　wellandrealizedanelephantwastrappeddeepinside.Theofficersthenthrewinsomefoodfor

　　thecreatureandcalledthelocalforest

　　departmentforhelp.Videooftherescueoperationshowshowtheteamusedacranetoliftupthe

　　hugeanimaloutofthewellandontothebackofatruck.Itwasthentakentoanexaminingroom

　　forevaluationofanyinjuries.Theelephantwaskeptunderclosesupervisionforafewdaysbeforeit

　　wassuccessfullyreleasedbackintothewild.

　　Q05.WhatdoesthereportsaydozensofIndiansdidlastweek?

　　Q06.Whydidthearmyofficerscallthelocalforestdepartment?

　　Q07.Whatdoesthenewsreportsayhappenedfinally?

　　LongConvo01

　　M:Ineedtostopatthebanktowithdrawsomecash.W:Whynotjustpaywithyour

　　phone?M:Well,actually,I'vestoppedusingonlinepaymentsforthepastthreemonths

　　now.W:Stoppedpayingonline?Oh,youmustbeworriedthatonlinepaymentsaren'tsecure.

　　M:No,theyaresafe.ButpayingonlineistooconvenientandIspenttoomuchmoneyonthings

　　ldidn'tneed.W:Oh,impulsepurchasescanbeanissueformetoo.I'vedefinitelyboughtclothes

　　andshoesIdidn'tneedbecausetheywereonsale,andpayingwithmyphonewassoeasy.ButI've

　　foundthatifIreviewmyspendingeverynight,thatkeepsmefromspendingtoomuch.

　　M:Itriedthatstrategy,butitjustdidn'twork,becauseI'dbebusystudyingallday.Then,whenIwas

　　tiredandhungry,I'dusemyphonetoorderfood,likeburgersandotherjunk,insteadofgoingto

　　thecanteen,whereIcouldgetahealthiermealforhalftheprice.

　　W:Well,whatdoyoudonowthen?Itseemslikeyou'dhavethesameproblemswithcash.M:Igoto

　　thebankonceaweek,andtherestofthetimeIkeepmybankcardathome,soIcan'tgetmore

　　cashout.AndIalsohaveanotebookwhereIrecordmyexpenses.W:Butwhatpreventsyoufrom

　　justgoingtothebankandgettingmoremoney,ifyouwanttobuysomething?M:ThefirstmonthI

　　didwithdrawextracashtwice,butIfeltguiltyaboutit.AndafterthatIrefusedtospendmorethan

　　whatIhadbudgeted,andbynowit'sjustahabit.

　　Q8.Whyhasthemanstoppedpayingonlineforthelastthreemonths?

　　Q9.Whatproblemdoesthewomansayshemayalsohave?

　　Q10.Whatdoesthemansayhecoulddoatthecanteen?

　　Q11.Whatisnowjustahabitfortheman?

　　LongConvo02

　　M:Pleasehearmeout.Idon'twantoursontospendhisafternoonsdoingsomethinghe

　　hates,evenifitmightpreparehimforthefuture.Whataboutgettinghimtojoinasport,like

　　soccer?Fromalltherunningandtraining,hecouldbecomequiteathletic.Nottomentionthegreat

　　physicalbenefitsfromexercisingoutsideeveryday.W:Idon'tthinkheshouldbedoingsomething

　　sochallengingwithallhisbreathingissues.Whataboutplayinganindoorsport,like

　　badminton?Theenvironmentiseasiertocontrol,andhecanstillgetagoodworkout,inadditionto

　　improvinghishandeyecoordination.Besides,Icouldteachhimsomeofthebasicsfrommytimeas

　　abadmintonplayer.M:Um,I'mthinkingteamsportsshouldbethewaytogo.There'snothinglike

　　playingaspartofaunittoaccomplishagoallikewinningagameorevenachampionship.Hecould

　　trybasketballsincemanyofthecourtsareindoorsnowandit'sasportthatcouldhelphim

　　understandteamspiritwhilecooperatingwithothers.Maybehecouldevenjointhe

　　schoolbasketballteamwhenhe'sready.W:Oh,oh,whataboutvolleyball?It'sateamsportandthey

　　oftenhavemixedgenderteamssohecouldsocializewithbothgirlsandboys.It'snotaspopularas

　　somesports,whichmeanshehasbetteroddsofpossiblygettinganathleticscholarshipinthe

　　future.Ialsobelieveyouwereabeachvolleyballathleteyourselfnotsolongago.M:AsI'vesaid

　　manytimesbefore,beachvolleyballandindoorvolleyballarecompletelydifferent.

　　Q12.Whyisthewomanopposedtotheirsonjoiningasportlikesoccer?

　　Q13.Whatdoesthemansuggesttheirsontryinordertounderstandteamspirit?

　　Q14.Whatisoneofthewoman'sconsiderationsinchoosingasportforherson?

　　Q15.Whatdoesthemansayaboutbeachvolleyball?

　　Passage01

　　Liftoffisusuallythemostenvironmentallyharmfulstageofanyspacemission,withvastquantities

　　offuelburntupinamatterofminutes.Forinstance,SpaceX'sFalcon9getsthrough112tonsof

　　refinedfuel,emittingabout336tonsofCO2.Thisistheequivalentproducedbyyouraveragecar

　　drivingalmost70timesaroundtheworld,aswellasgreenhousegases.

　　Rocketenginesemitparticlesthatdestroyozone.Theseissuesaregrowingmorepressingwith

　　theemergenceofcommercialspaceflight.Therewere114spacelaunchesin2020,buttheremay

　　beupto1,000peryearinfuture.

　　Sustainablefuelsarethetopprioritytoenablegreenerspacetravel.Currentspacecraftuse

　　avarietyoffuels,butmostarebasedonfossilfuels.

　　Onepotentiallygreeneroptionisliquidhydrogenandoxygen.Hydrogencanbe

　　obtainedsustainablybyusingsolarpowertobreakwaterdownintooxygenand

　　hydrogen.Reusablerocketscancutdownonsomeofthewasteassociatedwith

　　spaceflight.Traditionally,boosters,fueltanks,andothercomponentsaretreatedasexpendable.

　　ButguidingthembacktoEarthinacontrolledmanneropensnewpossibilities.Most

　　componentsfromtheFalcon9canbereusedupto100times.Trulyenvironmentallyfriendlyspace

　　travelisstillsomewayoff.Butwealreadyhavemanyofthetechnologiesneededtostartlimitingits

　　impactonourplanet.

　　Q16.Whatdowelearnfromthepassageabouttheliftoffofspacecraft?

　　Q17.Whathappenstraditionallytoboosters,fueltanks,andothercomponentsinspaceflight?

　　Q18.Whatdoesthepassagesaywealreadyhaveregardingspaceflight?

　　Passage02

　　Helpingtolookafterapetcanfacilitatenumerousaspectsofachild'semotional

　　development.Researchshowsthatreadingtoaloyalandnonjudgmentalcompanion,Suchasa

　　dogorcat,canencouragereluctantreaderstoreadaloud,whichwillinturnbōosttheirself

　　confidence.

　　Havingacompaniontotalktoabouttheirfeelingscanalsohelpchildrenfeelsecureand

　　developcommunicationskills.

　　Ahouseholdpetcanalsocultivateachild'ssenseofresponsibility,astheirparentexplainsthe

　　necessaryprocessesofkeepingtheirpethappyandhealthy.Asachildmatures,theycanthentake

　　onmoreofthedailyresponsibilities,boostingtheirsenseofindependence.

　　Petsalsoprovideafantasticsubjectforresearchandlearning.Parentscanencouragétheirchild

　　toresearchtheirfavoritepetsatthelibraryorduringasupervisedinternetsearch.Taking.children

　　alongtothepetshoptobuyfoodandsupplieswillsupporttheircognitivedevelopmentastheir

　　passionforlearningflourishes.

　　Achild'sphysicaldevelopmentcanbenefitgreatlyfromtakingpetsforwalksinthefreshair.Even

　　theirfinemotorskillscanbeutilizedintakingcareofabelovedanimal.

　　Whenresponsibilitiesarewellpacedandcommunicated,achildcanbenefitgreatly

　　frominvolvementinbringingupahappyandhealthypet.

　　Andofcourse,ifachilddoesn'thaveapetintheirownhousehold,theycanstillbenefitfromallof

　　theabovewhenvisitingafriendwhodoes.

　　Q19.Whatdoesresearchshowaboutreadingtoaloyalandnonjudgmentalcompanion?

　　Q20.Howcanparentsmakepetsafantasticsubjectfortheirchildren'sresearchandlearning?

　　Q21.Howcanchildrenstillbenefitevenwhentheirfamilydoesn'thaveapet?

　　Passage03

　　AnewbillintheOhiolegislaturewouldrequirestatepubliccollegesanduniversitiestosend

　　prospectivestudentsapacketofinformation.Thiswouldincludecostsofcollegegrantsand

　　scholarships.Itwouldalsoincludeexpectedmonthlyloanpaymentsandprojectedsalaryafter

　　college.

　　StateRepresentativeAdamLoinboisoneofthetwolegislatorswhoproposedthebill.Hesaidit

　　wouldgiveprospectivestudentsmoreinformationaboutwhattoexpectoncethey

　　graduate.Puttingthatinformationinfrontofthemwillgivethemthebestopportunitytomatch

　　theirskillsandtheirdreamstowhatourschoolscanprovide,saidLoinbo.

　　Henotesthatthestatecanonlyregulatepublicinstitutionsinthisway,buthehopes

　　privateinstitutionsinOhiofollowtheleadofthestateandpostsimilarinformation.Hebelieves

　　givingoutthisinformationwillhelpOhio'scollegesanduniversitiestobemorecompetitive.The

　　informationwillhighlightwhatagreatvaluetheyhavefortheirveryreasonablecost.

　　Ohio'sschoolsarealreadycompetitive.Thestateattractsmoreundergraduatestudentsthanit

　　sendstocollegesoutofstate.Manycollegesanduniversitiescurrentlyprovidesimilarinformation

　　ontheirwebsites.Thisincludestuition,fees,graduationrates,andmore.Butstudentsneedtosearch

　　fortheinformation.

　　Thisbillwouldrequiretheuniversitiesandcollegestosendapacketdirectlytostudents.

　　Q22.WhatwouldthenewbillintheOhiolegislaturerequirepubliccollegesanduniversitiestodo?

　　Q23.WhatcanthestateonlydoaccordingtoAdamMatthews?

　　Q24.WhatdowelearnaboutOhio'sschoolsfromthepassage?

　　Q25.Whatistheproblemwithschoolsprovidinginformationontheirwebsites?

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