We have to search for our “best self” when with our children. They don't need perfect parents, but they do need parents who are always trying to get better. Here, I'm reminded of the words of a great thinker, “When a man lives with God, his voice shall be as sweet as the murmur of the brook…” Then, in our lifetime, couldn't we always speak to our kids in such a sweet voice since most of us consider them as the most precious in the world? And before we reach this level, what should we do when we come across various difficult cases with our children?
【小题1】60.The author couldn't help yelling at his kids this time probably because___________。
A. the weather was so unpleasant B. a Daddy has his right to do so
C. the kids didn't ask him to join them D. he was tired of his boring work
【小题2】61.Which of the following made the author aware of his fault?
A. No obvious reason. B. The children’s reaction。
C. His self-control。 D. The mess made by the children。
【小题3】 62.According to the passage the author will __________in another similar situation。
A. play a crab again like this time B. apologize to kids in a sincere way
C. avoid blaming kids in a hurry D. beat them up about such things
【小题4】63.What will the writer go on to write about in the next paragraph(s)?
A. How to behave ourselves properly when kids are at fault。
B. How to blame our children in a more interesting way。
C. How to deal with the terrible mess made by our kids。
D. How to persuade children to do what they are told to。
C
This year’s World Food Prize will honor two leaders of hunger-fighting groups based in the United States. The winners are David Beckmann of Bread for the World and Jo Luck of Heifer International. They will share the prize of 250,000 dollars. The World Food Prize usually goes to researchers or top policy officials. This is the first time it will recognize the work of nongovernmental groups。
Heifer International provides donated animals and training to farmers in 50 countries. Jo Luck remains president until next year. Under her leadership, the group’s budget grew from less than 10,000,000 dollars to more than 130,000,000 dollars. Jo Luck, “People pass on their gifts of not just animals but also gifts of training and leadership. We have seen cases where we have been gone 5 and 10 years and we go back and they have developed roads and built schools, and they have other communities receiving the animals and the training. You just give them those resources and that training and opportunity, and you cannot hold them back。” She told the story of a woman from a poor village in Zimbabwe. A family member helped send her to school in the United States with earnings from a donated milk goat. She received a doctoral degree. Jo Luck, “That is what a goat did. That is one example. The animal is only the catalyst(催化剂). That is the beginning of many other things that follow。”
David Beckmann became president of Bread for the World in 1991. He is an economist and a Christian clergyman(牧师). Bread for the World organizes people from religious and non-religious groups to write, call and visit members of Congress(国会). The purpose is to support measures to improve the lives of the poor. David Beckmann points to big increase in American development assistance. He said, “I think that would not have happened without the support of hundreds of thousands of people and churches that are part of Bread for the World and that keep the pressure on their members of Congress。” The prize committee also credited his efforts with helping to increase aid to needy families in the United States。
【小题1】64. The World Food Prize honors ________。
A. people who fight against hunger
B. researchers or top policy officials
C. people from nongovernmental groups
D. people who have advanced human development
【小题2】65. Why does Jo Luck receive the prize?
A. Under her leadership, people develop roads and build schools。
B. She has served Heifer International for almost 20 years。
C. Under her leadership, Heifer International helps farmers in 50 countries。
D. She makes the group’s budget grow to more than 130 million。
【小题3】66. What has David Beckmann done to deserve the prize?
A. He has trained farmers in 50 countries。
B. He has made a great contribution to science。
C. He has led Bread for the World for more than 20 years。
D. He has aimed to support measures to improve the lives of the poor。
D
Scientists Alan M.Goldberg and Thomas Hartung describe recent advances in replacing the use of animals in toxicology(毒物学)testing.Improvements in cell and tissue culture technologies,for example,allow a growing number of tests to be performed on human cells alone.Computer models are becoming increasingly complex and many could one day become more accurate than trials in living animals。
Since the late 1990s,Huntingdon Life Sciences--a company that conducts testing of substances on animals conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration—has become a proving ground for aggressive strategies by animal-rights militants (好战分子).At a hearing,a Senate.committee listened to testimony(证词) against Huntingdon employees and financial institutions providing services to the company.One experimentation witness at the hearing insisted that any means necessary were justified(辩护) to spare animals’ lives;he has previously accepted the idea of murder to that end。
Use of animals in testing and in biomedical research continues to be necessary in many instances and is ethically(伦理道德地)preferable to experimenting on humans or giving up cures that could save human lives.But for the sake of people and animals alike,the development and acceptance of animal substitutes deserve enthusiastic support。
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