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1.MyItalianTreat（BCAD）

EveryonehasheardofthefamousItaliandishesofpasta（面食）andpizza,farfewerhaveactuallyhadthechancetotastetheminItaly.ButIwasluckyenoughtovisitthecountrywithmyschoolandenjoyedmyfilloftheseandotherlivelyfoods.WewenttothetownofVietri,Salerno,insouthernItaly.

Onthefistday,weweretoldthatdinnerwouldbeat7:

30,butitactuallybeganat7:

50.OurteachershadtoldusinadvanceabouttherelaxedpaceofItalianlife!

Butstill,wewerestarving（饥饿的）.However,onceitdid,itwasworthallthewaiting.

Thesea-foodsaladwasdelicious,nottoosourandnottoosalty.Thecheeseswereadifferentmatter;Ihadheardtheywerefamous,butittookmeawhiletogetusedtothem.Thefruitswereexcellent,sofreshtheytastedasiftheyhadjustbeenpicked.

Aswehadbeenbannedfromdrinkingalcohol,wesipped（吮吸）water,insteadofwineatmeals.Thereweretwotypes,onewasordinary,theothersparkling（发泡的）water.Ittastedlikeaflavorlesssoda.

Duringthevisit,wediscoveredthatrealItalianpizzawasverydifferentfromanythingwehadtastedbefore.Itwascheap,savory（美味的）andhadasofttexture（质地）.Myfavoritewasaplainonewithjustacheesetopping.OnceIateawholeone,almost20cmindiameter（直径）.Isostuffed（塞满）myselfthatIfeltillattheendofthemeal.

Tobehonest,unliketheother,Ididn’tmuchlikethepasta.PerhapsIamtoomuchinlovewithChinesenoodlestoreallytaketothem.

MyfriendandIwalkedthewholeofthetowntryingoutdifferentkindsofpastry（糕饼）.Thecombinationofsugar,creamandchocolatemadethemdelicious.Butifyouhadn’thadasweettongue,youwouldnothavelikedthem,sincetheywereverysweet.

Everyday,lastthingintheevening,wehadicecreamatalocalstore.Wetriedalltheflavors!

Itwassosatisfyingtogotobedonafullstomachwiththememoryofawholedayofeatingfreshinyourmind.Here’shopingthatyoutoogettosamplethewonderfulfoodofItaly!

1.Inthearticle,thewritermainlytellsusabout_________.

A.ItalianpizzaB.herexperienceoftryingItalianfoods

C.thebeautifulsightsofItalyD.Italy’smysterioustraditions

2.OnthefistdayinItaly,thedinnerwasdelayedby20minutesprobablybecause__________.

A.thefoodtheyorderedwasdifficulttoprepare

B.waitingwouldgivethemabiggerappetite

C.Italianshavearelaxedattitudetolife

D.theItaliansweren’tverywelcoming

3.DuringtheirstayinItaly,thewriterenjoyedallofthefollowingItalianfoodsEXCEPT____.

A.pastaB.pizzaC.sea-foodsaladD.pastries

4.Thearticletellsusthatthewriter___________.

A.fellinlovewithItaliancheesesatherfirstbite

B.feltillaftertryingmanyflavorsoficecream

C.doesn’thaveasweettongue

D.wasnotallowedtodrinkalcoholinItaly

2.HardRoadtoSuccess（BADC）

IhadmyfistjobatalocaldinercalledtheButtercupBakerywhenIwas22.Iworkedthereforsevenyearsandlearnedsomanylessons,especiallyfromafellowwaitressHelen,whodidwhatsheloved–servingpeople.Shemadeeveryonesmileandfeelgood.

Beingawaitresschangedmylife.OneofmyregularcustomerswasFredHasbrook,anelectronicssalesman.WhenIsawhimwalkingtowardthediner,Itriedtohaveitonhistableassoonashesatdown.

ThankstotheconfidenceIpickedupfromHelen,Idreamedofhavingmyownrestaurant.ButwhenIcalledmyparentstoaskforaloan（贷款）,theysaid:

“Wejustdon’thavethemoney.“

Thenextday,Fredsawmeandasked;”What’swrong,sunshine?

”Isharedmydreamwithhimandsaid:

”Fred,IknowIcandomoreifsomebodywouldjusthavefaithinme.“

Hewalkedovertosomeoftheotherdinerregularsandthenextdayhandedmecheckstotaling$50,000---alongwithanote.Itreads:

“Theonlycollateral（担保物）onthisloanismytrustinyourhonestyasaperson.Goodpeoplewithadreamshouldhavetheopportunitytomakethatdreamcometrue.”

ItookthecheckstoMerrillLynch,abrokeragehouse（经纪人事务所）,wherethemoneywasinvested（投资）forme.Butmyinvestmentssoured（变坏，令人失望）andIlostthemoney.

Ifoundmyselfthinkingaboutwhatitwouldbeliketobeastockbroker（股票经纪人）.Idecidedtoapplyfor（申请）ajobatMerrillLynch.EventhoughIhadnoexperience,Iwashiredandendedupbecomingaprettygoodbroker.IpaidbackFredandmycustomersthe$50,000,plus14-percentannualinterest.

Igotathank-younotefromFred,whichwillbeimprinted（铭记）onmyheartforever.Hehadbeensickandwrotethatmycheckhadhelpedcoverhismedicalbills.Hisletterread:

“Thatloanmayhavebeenoneofmybestinvestments.Whoelsecouldhaveinvestedinacounter（柜台）‘girl’andwatchthatinvestmentmature（成熟）intoaverysuccessfulcareerwoman?

”

5.Whichchoicegivestheeventsbelowinthecorrectorder?

a.Theauthorgotsomecheckstotaling$50,000fromFred.

b.Theauthorcalledherparentstoaskforaloan.

c.Theauthor’sinvestmentsfailedandshelostallthemoney.

d.Theauthorbecameagoodbroker.

e.Theauthorpaidoffherdebts.

A.a-b-d-c-eB.b-a-c-d-eC.b-a-d-c-eD.b-a-d-e-c

6.Fromtheunderlinedsentencesinthe5thparagraph,wecanconcludethat__________.

A.Fredbelievedanhonestpersonliketheauthorshouldhaveachanceatgreatersuccess.

B.Fredthoughtthattheauthorshouldpayoffherdebtsbeforeshewentafterherdream.

C.Fredadvisedtheauthornottohavetoobigadreamanddothingsinapracticalway.

D.Fredwassurethattheauthorwouldmakeafortunebeforehedecidedtoinvestinher.

7.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheword“cover“inthelastparagraph?

A.spreadoverB.protectsomeonefrom

C.freefromworriesofD.provedpaymentfor

8.Thelasttwoparagraphsmaysuggestthat_________.

A.theauthorwouldeventuallyleaveMerrillLynchtoopenherownbrokeragehouse

B.Fredwouldpromisetheauthormoreloansinthefuture

C.Fred’strustintheauthorhadpaidoff

D.theauthorpaidbackFred$50,000inall

3.AroundtheWorldfromSofatoSofa（4.12）

Justhowcomfortableisyoursofa?

Wouldyoubepreparedtoletastrangercrash（夜宿）outthereforthenight?

Justonthebasisofashorte-mailcorrespondence（通信）andseeingaphotoofthesofa,wouldyoutravelhalfwayacrosstheworldtodothesame?

Itmightsoundcrazy,butthisisexactlywhatmillionsofpeoplearedoing–itsknownascouch（沙发）surfing.

Couchsurfingistravelingonabudget,usingabroadnetworkofcontactsinordertogetovernightaccommodationforfree,orataslittlecostaspossible.Participantsjoindedicated（专业的）websites,providingasmuchinformationaboutthemselvesaspossibleinordertomakeothersfeelcomfortablehostingthem,orusingthemasahost.

Varioussafetyfeaturesareavailableinsuchonlinenetworks,likeverification（确认）ofnamesandaddresses,personalreferences,and“vouching（担保）for”aparticularmemberasareliablehostorguest.

Aswellasthefinancialadvantagesofcouchsurfing,participantsalsoclaimthatthepracticegivesthemamoreunique,authentictravelexperience,allowingthemtogettoknowcultureandcuisine（美食）throughthelocals,ratherthanthroughtouragents.“CouchSurfingisnotjustaboutfindingfreeaccommodation.Weopenourmindsandlivesandwelcometheknowledgethatbecomesavailablethroughculturalexchange,”saidCaseyFenton,founderofCouchS.“CouchSurfingwantstochangenotonlythewaywetravel,buthowwerelatetotheworld.”

1.Whatistherightorderforsomeoneplanningtotravelasacouchsurfer?

a.Provideasmuchinformationaboutthemselvesaspossible.

b.Travletothehost’shousetousethecouch.

c.Joindedicatedwebsites.

d.Sendemailsandcheckphotosofsofas.

A.d-b-a-cB.b-c-a-dC.a-d-c-bD.c-a-d-b

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTasafetyfeatureofonlinenetworks?

A.Verificationofidentity.B.Aphotocopyofthepassport.

C.Personalreferences.D.“Vouchingfor”thememberasreliable

3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistruedaccordingtothearticle?

A.Amorepersonal,local,realtravelexperienceispossibleasacouchsurfer.

B.Couchsurfingtestshowmuchastrangercanbetrusted.

C.Peoplecouchsurfsimplyforfinancialreasons.

D.Couchsurfingleadstotrustbetweenpeople.

4.WhyLaughterMatters（4.12）

Soascientistwalksintoashoppingmalltowatchpeoplelaugh.There’snopunchline（笑点）.Laughterisaserousscientificsubject,onethatresearchersarestilltryingtofigureout.

Laughingisourfirstwayofcommunication.Babieslaughlongbeforetheyspeak.Nooneteachesyouhowtolaugh.Youjustdo.

Youmaylaughataprank（恶作剧）onAprilFools’Day.Butsurprisingly,only10to15percentoflaughteristheresultofsomeonemakingajoke,saysBaltimoreneuroscientist（神经科学家）RobertProvine,whohasstudiedlaughterfordecades.Laughterismostlyaboutsocialresponsesratherthanreactiontoajoke.

“Laughteraboveallelseisasocialthing,"Provinesays.Overtheyears,Provinehasboiledlaughterdowntoitsbasics.

“Alllanguagegroupslaugh‘ha-ha-ha’basicallythesameway,”hesaid,“WhetheryouspeakMandarin,FrenchorEnglish,everyonewillunderstandlaughter.There’sapatterngenerator（发生器）inourbrainthatproducesthissound.”

Each“ha”isaboutone-15thofasecond,repeatedeveryfifthofasecond,repeatedeveryfifthofasecond,hesaid.

Deafpeoplelaughwithouthearing,andpeopleoncellphoneslaughwithoutseeing,showingthatlaughterisn’tdependentonasinglesensebutonsocialinteraction（交流）withlife,”saidJaakPanksepp,aBowlingGreenUniversity