【正文】 the Golden Arm,” nearly every week for the past 60 years, James Harrison has donated blood plasma(血漿 ) from his right arm. The reasons can date back to a serious medical procedure. “When I was 14, I had a chest operation,” recalls Harrison, who is now aged 78. “My father said I had received 13 units of blood and my life had been saved by unknown people. So I said when I’m old enough, I’ll bee a blood donor.” Soon after Harrison became a donor, doctors called him in. His blood, they said, could be the answer to a deadly problem. “In Australia, up until about 1967, there were about thousands of babies dying each year because of the rhesus disease(恒河猴癥 ).” explains Jemma Falkenmire, of the Australian Red Cross Blood Service. Harrison was discovered to have an unusual antibody(抗體 ) in his blood and in the 1960s he worked with doctors to use the antibodies to develop an injection(注射劑 ) called AntiD which can prevent this disease. Harrison’s blood is precious. Every batch of AntiD that has ever been made in Australia has e from Harrison’s blood. He and AntiD are credited with saving the lives of more than 2 million babies, according to the Australian Red Cross blood service: That’s 2 million lives saved by one man’s blood. Harrison is considered a national hero, and has won numerous awards. He has now donated his plasma more than 1,000 times, but no matter how many times he’s given blood there’s one thing that will never change: “I look at the ceiling or the nurses, maybe talk to them a bit, but never once have I watched the needle go in my arm. I can’t stand the sight of blood, and I can’t stand pain.” he says. 25. What was the main reason for Harrison’s being a blood donor？ A. He has a golden arm. B. He has precious blood plasma. C. His father encouraged him to help others. D. Donated blood once made him survive. 26. Why is James’ blood more precious? A. James has the AntiD in his blood. B. His blood is more useful in treating the rhesus disease. C. James’ blood is the main source of AntiD in Australia. D. James has donated more plasma than other donators. 27. How does Harrison feel when donating his plasma? A. Nervous. B. Relaxed. C. Anxious D. Excited. C In this day and age, it may seem like getting two people with different views together to discuss them is a recipe for disaster. Just think about what would happen if you sat down and had an open and honest conversation with someone with pletely opposing views. Could it bring you closer together? However, the Human Library Organization is counting on it. At a Human Library, people volunteer to bee “books” and make their experiences open and available. “Readers” are encouraged to ask them questions freely, and they’ll get honest answers in return. There’s no judgment, and no questions are offlimits. You won’t find unpleasant ments, and you won’t lose faith in humanity. At the Human Library, you actually feel better about the world you live in. You might even make a new friend! The human “books” consist of people who have been discriminated by society.” said Ronni Abergel, the Human Library Organization’s founder, who has set out to build a space for conversations that can challenge prejudices through dialogue. “The most pleasantly surprising thing about it is how close all the human books bee to one another,” she said. Human Libraries help to remind us there really is more that unites us than divides us. And as events now spread throughout 82 countries, with Human Libraries even set to launch soon in Pakistan and Jordan, you can tell that is a shared feeling. “We can spend billions and billions on trying to build up homeland security and our safety, but real safety es from having positive relations to other groups in your munity,” said Abergel. “Real safety is not going to e from building walls. It’s going to e from reaching out and getting to know each other.” 28. What does the first paragraph imply? A. Heated discussions are often carried out among people. B. Open dialogue can’t always lead to close relation. C. People with opposing views are not honest enough. D. We tend to have open dialogues with people around us. 29. What will readers get at a Human Library? A. A fair judgment. B. Unpleasant ments. C. An available experience. D. Regaining confidence. of the following can replace the underlined “l(fā)aunch” in Para. 6 in meaning? A. Accelerate. B. Substitute. C. Succeed. D. Start. 31. What did Abergel advise people to do to get real safety? A. Strengthen bonds between people. B. Join other groups in the munity. C. Pull down walls between munities. D. Spend less money on homeland security. D “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” Albert Einstein If you have a kid with special needs in the school system, chances are you have e across that saying hanging on a classroom wall. My fiveyearold daughter Syona has cerebral palsy(腦癱 ) and it means, bined with her munication challenges and sight problems, that standard assessments (and by “standard”, I mean the ones used to assess kids with special needs ) aren’t always an accurate measure of her abilities. By now you have probably heard about Chris Ulmer, the 26yearold teacher in Jacksonville, Florida ,who starts his special education class by calling up each student individually to give them much admiration and a highfive. I couldn’t help but be reminded of Syona’s teacher and how she supports each kid in a very similar way. Ulmer recently shared a video of his teaching experience. “I have seen their confidence and selfworth increase rapi