Want an ideal home in magical Lucas Valley?Here is a room rented for the summer.
Home features:
*3 beautiful bedrooms,about 10’×11’ with 4’ window faces morning sun and beautiful view of courtyard garden and flowers.Can be furnished or unfurnished.
*Sunny island kitchen,floor to ceiling glass with garden views.Share use of all amenities of home,beautiful sunny yard,organic gardens,picnic table.
*Great outdoor pool,yoga and tennis 2 blocks away;2 great farmers markets weekly 5 minutes away at SR Civic Center.Peaceful quiet neighborhood,easy parking right outside,1.5 miles from 101,great access to all Bay Area.
Please be healthy and environmentally conscious,clean and considerate,no smoking,no drugs,no pets.Quiet and friendly prof F (author,healer,consultant)—works from home p/t,1 dog,NO cats,sorry,NO pets possible—dog is NOT pet friendly.Minimum lease till end of October 2017,longer fine.
Partial rent reduction option available for the right person—read more if interested:
Holistic(整体的)health author seeking great P/T reliable help with routine home and office help (filing, organizing papers) garden watering and dog walking (up to 5 hours per week,prefer 1 hour available each morning M-F between 7-9am) or time on Saturdays.Please leave your phone number in response.
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*your phone number
*what date you are available to move in
*what skills you can contribute
21.What is the advantage of living in the advertised room?
A.You can swim without leaving home. B.You can form a habit of protecting the environment.
C.You can save some money by helping the owner. D.You can enjoy the setting sun through the window.
22.Who may be the right person to share the house with the author?
A.Tom,a student who is thoughtful and helpful.
B.Jim,a healthy young man who hates animals.
C.Mary,an outgoing girl who loves animals and raises a cat.
D.Mr Green,a warm-hearted man who smokes occasionally.
23.How far is the house from 101,great access to all Bay Area?
A.2 blocks away. B.1.5 miles. C.5 minutes’ walk. D.2 miles.
24.How can you get in touch with the author?
A.By fax. B.In person. C.By telephone. D.By email.
21-24 CABD
Celeste Ng,a new writer,has gained recognition for her first novel,Everything I Never Told You.
Ng's parents came from Hong Kong,China in the 1960s.Ng was born in America and grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,and Shaker Heights,Ohio,in a family of scientists.Celeste went to Harvard University and earned an MFA from the University of Michigan,where she won the Hopwood Award.
Although her novel is not about race,the characters are Asian.The main character is Lydia,a teenage girl,who is the favorite of three children born to a white mother and a Chinese-American father.The story is about Lydia's disappearance,and the emotions the family goes through as the mystery unfolds.The whole family deals with sorrow, regret,and exposed secrets as they search for their lost daughter.
Though the characters in this story are Asian,Ng says she didn't really want to include Asian characters.She was afraid people would think the story was about real people in her life.Because she grew up in America and doesn't speak Chinese,she was actually surprised that she included.Asian characters in the book.
The book has taken off,especially on Amazon,where it won the Editor's Pick for No.1 Best Book of the Year in 2014.Ng is still getting used to the attention,saying she is still amazed when people tell her they have read her book. With so many readers,it's safe to say this is a book you should read.But if you're looking for a simple mystery,this book might not be for you.Most readers warn that you should not read this book unless you're prepared to cry.
24.The novel Everything I Never Told You______.
A.focuses on a family with a missing child B.discusses the ways to get rid of regret
C.exposes the secret of the American world D.talks about the life of teenagers in America
25.Which of the following is TRUE according to Celeste Ng?
A.She wanted to help the Asian people.
B.She was surprised she wrote about Asian characters.
C.She was born in Hong Kong and grew up in America.
D.She wanted people to know the characters were real people in her life.
26.How do most readers probably find the book?
A.It's about race. B.It's a sad story.
C.It's a simple mystery. D.It has a surprising ending.
27.What is the text mainly about?
A.Celeste Ng and her family. B.The awards Celeste Ng won.
C.Celeste Ng's learning experience. D.Celeste Ng and her best-known novel.
24-27 ABBD
Known as GC-1,the drug reportedly speeds up metabolism(新陈代谢),or burning off,of fat cells.“GC-1 dramatically increases the metabolic rate,essentially transforming white fat,which stores extra calories and is associated with obesity and metabolic disease,into a fat like calorie-burning brown fat,”said Kevin Phillips,a researcher in Houston.
Until several years ago,scientists thought that only animals and human babies have energy-burning,"good" brown fat.“It is now clear,”Phillips said,“that human adults do have brown fat,but appear to lose its calorie-burning activity over time.”White fat has a bad effect on people when the body has too much of it.Some published research shows that people who have more brown fat have a reduced risk of obesity.Researchers are now working on ways to “brown” white fat,or change it into brown fat.
GC-1 works,according to Phillips.He said he and other researchers have tested the drug in hundreds of mice. Obese mice,both genetically obese and those with diet-induced obesity,received GC-1 treatment daily.Genetically obese mice lost weight and more than 50 percent of their fat mass in approximately two weeks,Phillips reported.He said mice with diet-induced obesity experienced similar improvements.The drug also caused adaptive thermogenes(适应性发热)in fat cells from mice.Cells grown in a dish,as well as tissue samples taken from obese mice,showed evidence of white-fat browning.“Our data prove that GC-1 is a novel fat-browning agent that may have use in the treatment of obesity and metabolic disease,”Phillips said.
The drug has not yet been tested for weight loss in humans.However,Phillips said it wouldn’t be long before it was used as a way of losing weight.
32.What is the writer's purpose of writing this passage?
A.To prove the harm of a new drug. B.To introduce a new drug to people.
C.To explain the development of a new drug. D.To inform people of some health knowledge.
33.In the past,people held the belief that______.
A.human babies have brown fat B.animals don't have brown fat
C.only human adults have brown fat D.brown fat may lose its activity over time
34.What can we know about GC-1?
A.It can be used to treat obesity. B.It is a cure for heart disease.
C.It is a drug intended for mice. D.It has been sold in the drug store.
35.Which of the following can make people lose weight?
A.Increasing more white fat. B.Burning off more brown fat.
C.Changing white fat into brown fat. D.Slowing down the activity of brown fat.
32-35 BAAC
