The only survivor of one of the two Sandy Hook Elementary School first-grade classrooms where Adam Lanza shot and killed 20 children tricked the gunman by playing dead，the girl’s pastor(牧师)said.
“She ran out of the school building covered from head to toe with blood and the first thing she said to her mom was,“Mommy，I’m OK but all my friends are dead” Pastor Jim Solomon told ABC News’ Lara Spencer this weekend
“Somehow，at that moment, by God’s grace，she was able to act as she was already dead.”he said.
The girl, a 6-year-old whose name is not being announced for privacy(隐私)reasons，was the first student to appear from the lockdown(封锁)at Sandy Hook，Solomon said．He said the young girl described the shooter to her mom in a way that only a young child can．
“Well, she saw someone who she felt was angry and someone she felt was very mad，”Solomon said. “I think it's impossible without the help of God. She has wisdom beyond her years, for sure’’
Of the 20 children killed on Friday in the Newtown，Conn., school, eight were boys and l2 were girls Six staff members，all female, were also killed. The gunman,whose mother was also killed by him before he went to the schoo1 classrooms, was found dead at the present spot.
“The mom told me—and I thought this was very insightful(有深刻见解的)—that she was suffering from what she felt was survivor’s guilt because so many of her friends no longer have their children but she has hers,” Solomon said how the girl’s mother and father are handling the trauma(伤害)．“I don’t know whether l would have the type of faith that they have if the same thing happened to me.”How did the girl manage to avoid being shot?
| A．She pretended to be dead |
| B．She hid herself under the desk |
| C．She rushed out of the school building in time |
| D．She persuaded the shooter into not shooting her． |
Which of the following best describes the girl ?
| A．Talented and innocent | B．Serious and insightful |
| C．Active and happy | D．Clever and brave |
The killing case which happened in Sandy Hook Elementary School .
| A．ended up with the shooter being killed |
| B．was a shooting by a group of people |
| C．was due to the gunman getting angry with the pupils |
| D．was not open to the public for the moment |
Which of the following is TRUE about the girl’s mom?
| A．She was disappointed with the pastor |
| B．She felt very dissatisfied with other parents |
| C．She felt terribly sorry for those who had lost their children |
| D．She strongly condemned the police． |
What can we know from the text?
| A．It is not difficult for the parents to handle the trauma. |
| B．The girl’s parents have asked for help from their pastor． |
| C．The girl has helped the police in catching the gunman. |
| D．The gunman has worked in the school. |
Many crimes and social problems are caused by children. Despite the damage these teenage criminals cause, parents are not responsible in most countries. This article will discuss whether parents should be forced to pay for their children’s crimes.
There are many reasons why parents should not be responsible for crimes committed by teenage children. First of all, teenagers today are independent. They often move out of the parents’ house at 18 years of age or younger. They are expected to learn to take care of themselves and make their own decisions, and not to stay like small children attached to their parents. Secondly, parents are working. They cannot watch their adolescent children all the time. A third point is that even children from good families can sometimes commit crimes. Parents should not be responsible if they have worked hard to raise their children properly.
However, young troublemakers cause many problems, and I feel we should make parents responsible. Firstly, most juvenile（未成年的）crimes are committed by adolescents whose parents do not care or make any effort to control their children. If parents had to pay fines（罚款）, they might make more effort. Another point is that even though the children may seem mature, they are not really able to make good decisions. Parents should be responsible for raising and teaching their children until they are fully grown. Furthermore, if children know that their parents will have to pay, they will think carefully before getting into trouble.
In summary, there are good reasons both for and against making parents pay for acts committed by their children. However, I feel strongly that if we want to reduce the number of such crimes, we need to make parents take more responsibility.Those who insist that parents should not be responsible for their children’s crimes believe that ________.
a. teenagers are able to deal with things on their own
b. children need to experience difficulties to be fully grown
c. it’s impossible for parents to be with their children all the time
d. parents are not to blame as long as they try their best to educate their children
| A．a, c, d | B．a, b, c | C．b, c, d | D．a, b, d |
According to Paragraph 3, the main reason for children’s crimes is ________.
| A．unstable social environment | B．parents’ carelessness |
| C．bad family relationship | D．heavy financial burden |
The author thinks that making parents pay for their children’s crimes is ________.
| A．useless | B．easy | C．necessary | D．impractical |
What can be the best title for the passage?
| A．Proper ways to educate children | B．Reasons for children’s crimes |
| C．Should children move out? | D．Should parents pay? |
Scientists from South Korea are trying to convert（转化）sound waves into electricity. The research could lead to charging a cell phone from a conversation or providing energy to the nation’s electricity system generated（产生）by the noise during rash-hour traffic.
“Just as speakers transform electrical signals into sound, the opposite process —turning sound into a source of electrical power — is possible,” said Young Jun Park and Sang-Woo Kim, the joint authors of a new article in the journal Advanced Materials.
Harvesting energy from phone calls and passing cars is based on materials known as piezoelectrics. When bent, piezoelectric materials turn that mechanical energy into electricity. Lots of materials are piezoelectric: cane sugar, quartz （石英）and even dried bone which could create an electrical charge when stressed. For decades, scientists have pumped electricity into piezoelectric materials for use in environmental sensors, speakers and other devices.
Over the past few years, however, scientists have made dramatic advances in getting electricity out of piezoelectric devices. In an experiment, by using sound waves, which at 100 decibels（分贝）were not quite as loud as a rock concert （a normal conversation is about 60-70 decibels）, the South Korean scientists produced a mild electrical current of about 50 millivolts（毫伏）. The average cell phone requires a few volts to function, several times the power this technology can currently produce.
“But the real question is whether there is enough surrounding noise to act as a power source as for a cell phone,” said McAlpine, a leading scientist. A consumer probably wouldn’t want to attend a rock concert or stand next to a passing train to charge his cell phone. The South Korean scientists agree but they expect to get a higher power output as they continue their work.According to the two South Korean scientists, ________.
| A．sound waves can travel faster than electricity |
| B．new materials can send cell phone signals better |
| C．using cell phones adds to heavy traffic in rush hour |
| D．electricity and sound can be transformed into each other |
We know from the passage that piezoelectric materials ________.
| A．can produce electricity when stressed |
| B．are good at changing electricity into sound |
| C．can reduce the noise of passing cars |
| D．have been widely used in phones and cars |
It can be inferred from the South Korean scientists’ experiment that ________.
| A．it is hard to change sound into electricity under current conditions |
| B．it is impossible to make use of loud sound |
| C．the technology has a long way to go to have a practical use |
| D．the technology can power cell phones easily |
What McAlpine doubts about the technology is ________.
| A．the noise pollution | B．the sound resource |
| C．the cost of piezoelectrics | D．the safety of devices |
| Shangri-La Hotel Singapore Singapore 22 Orange Grove Road, 258350 General ● Air-conditioned public areas ● Ballrooms ● Bar ● Coffee shop or café ● Elevator/lift ● Gift shops ● Restaurants in hotel ● Outdoor swimming pool ● Free Internet access Check-in time: 2:00 pm Check-out time: noon Pets not allowed |
Swissotel Merchant Court Singapore 20 Merchant Road, 058281 General ● Air-conditioned public areas ● Ballrooms ● Bar ● Coffee shop or café ● Elevator/lift ● Restaurants in hotel ● Outdoor swimming pool ● Television in lobby Cheek-in time: 3:00 pm Check-out time: noon Pets not allowed |
| Royal Plaza On Scotts Singapore 25 Scotts Road, Orchard, 228220 General ● Air-conditioned public areas ● Ballrooms ● Bar ● Elevator/lift ● Gift shops ● Restaurants in hotel ● Smoke-free environment ● Outdoor swimming pool Check-in time: 2:00 pm Check-out time: noon Pets not allowed |
Landmark Village Hotel Singapore 390 Victoria Street, 188061 General ● Air-conditioned public areas ● Ballrooms ● Bar ● Coffee shop or café ● Elevator/lift ● Restaurants in hotel ● Outdoor swimming pool Check-in time: 2:00 pm Check-out time: noon Pets allowed |
Which of the following can you do in every hotel mentioned above?
| A．You can have a swim. | B．You can have free coffee. |
| C．You can check in at the same time. | D．You can’t bring your pet with you. |
In which hotel can you buy things on the Internet?
| A．Shangri-La Hotel Singapore | B．Swissotel Merchant Court |
| C．Royal Plaza On Scotts | D．Landmark Village Hotel |
The purpose of the passage is ________.
| A．to make people enjoy their trips | B．to persuade people to visit Singapore |
| C．to introduce four hotels in Singapore | D．to improve the hotel services |
When looking back at the scary situation that happened to him on Saturday, Patrick Canney said he couldn’t still believe that it was true. It was a situation that could have ended with a tragedy for Patrick, his father and his sister. But it didn’t really happen thanks to Patrick.
That morning, Patrick’s father was driving down busy Interstate 95 in Peabody, Massachusetts. The car started going really slowly, which seized Patrick’s attention. And then he realized that something was wrong. At that point, Patrick found his father was having a seizure （中风）.
“It was really scary,” he said. “It was unlike anything that had ever really happened to me.” But Patrick didn’t act scared. He took control of the situation and got behind the wheel of the SUV. He turned the key off and pulled the car over to the breakdown lane （车道）. He then stopped the SUV, grabbed a cell phone out of his dad’s pocket and called 911 for help.
Patrick’s 9-year-old sister was in the SUV, too. He told his little sister not to worry about it. Then he opened the door and stood right next to the guard rail. Thanks to Patrick’s description of their location during the 911 call, Massachusetts State Police were able to locate the Canneys within minutes -- and get them all to safety.
“A 12-year-old boy’s clear thinking and decisive action actually saved this family from a tragedy,” said state police spokesman David. “That’s Patrick. He is cool and collected. I couldn’t imagine what would be the result if he were panicked （惊慌失措）.”
Patrick’s father was expected to recover fully from the seizure. And thanks to Patrick, all of the Canneys are still alive. “The word hero may be overused in our society,” said David. “But Patrick is surely that -- and then some.”As soon as he found his father had a seizure, Patrick ________.
| A．told his sister not to worry | B．called the police for help at once |
| C．tried his best to save his father | D．managed to take control of the car |
The underlined word “collected” in Paragraph 5 means “_________”.
| A．confused | B．positive | C．calm | D．serious |
What did David think of Patrick?
| A．Patrick should learn from real heroes in society. |
| B．Patrick was a cool boy who matched the word hero. |
| C．Patrick should be rewarded for his behavior. |
| D．Patrick should protect his family carefully in the future. |
Which of the-following best expresses the main idea of the passage?
| A．A kid made every effort to survive in a car crash. |
| B．A kid turned into a lifesaver after his father was ill. |
| C．A kid learned how to become a hero by using his wisdom. |
| D．A kid saved his sister when they drove on a highway. |
The iPhone has become one of the most popular mobile phones in the United States. An 18-year-o1d student in California has used his knowledge of the device to create his own business,gaining national recognition for his work.
Vincent Quigg is the CEO of TechWorld. His company is kind of like a hospital for iPhones,specializing in customizing and repairing iPhones. Vincent Quigg launched TechWorld while in high school. “My mom became single a couple of years ago and I had to grow up. And in order to keep my lifestyle, I had to find different ways to keep my phone, keep a car, transportation and all that stuff. So I had to find ways to be entrepreneurial.” An organization cal1ed the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship. or NFTE, helped the young man get started. His mother, Carla Quigg: “He quit the class, which made me very disappointed.”
“It was extremely hard for myself to find a business to start and run with it. But once I had that ‘aha moment’or what I knew I wanted to go with, it was really easy and extremely fun.”
At the time, Vincent worked for the electronics store BestBuy. He says people always came into the store with broken electronic devices. He decided that repairing those devices was what he wanted to do. He not only re-registered for the NFTE class, but he also won the organization’s national competition for best young entrepreneur.His business has grown through word-of-mouth. Vincent says he now fixes up to l0 phones per week. He earns about $l,500 each month in sales. TechWorld has two other employees. Kacee Wheeler is one of them. He works on the technical side of the business while Vincent Quigg now deals with finances and planning. He says he wants to continue to grow his business.What is Vincent Quigg’s company specialized in?
| A．Customizing and repairing iPhones. | B．Advertising and selling iPhones. |
| C．Helping students set up business. | D．Offering people medical advice. |
What drove Vincent to start his own business?
| A．His special family education background. |
| B．The need to keep his former way of 1ife. |
| C．The desire to be the CEO of a company. |
| D．The encouragement from another company. |
What does the underlined phrase “aha moment” probably mean?
| A．The moment to celebrate success. |
| B．The moment to comp1ain hardship. |
| C．The moment to have a great idea. |
| D．The moment to have great fun. |
What can we 1earn from the text?
| A．Vincent started his own business with the help of his col1ege. |
| B．Vincent went through great difficulty in the beginning. |
| C．Vincent promotes his business by large scale advertisements. |
| D．Vincent’s mother was disappointed by his achievement. |
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