【正文】 D. Her son missed too many birthdays. 23. Who suggests a good toy which can be used as a bed for dolls? A. Michele Manhire. B. Natalie. C. Meagan. D. Vera. B A pany has designed a water bottle, the Memobottle, which is ideal for the office worker’s bag, because it’s pletely flat. With the same shape as a piece of paper, the Memobottle is a reusable water bottle that slides into your bag to lie next to books and laptops. The bottle, which can also be washed in a dishwasher, is designed to help reduce the number of plastic bottles in landfills（填埋） . Two creative people Jesse Leeworthy and Jonathan Byrt, both 28,designed the bottle to be convenient to carry and environmentally friendly. It is made from a durable and dishwasherfriendly“green” plastic. Leeworthy and Byrt,from Australia, say more than 600 billion singleuse bottles were sold globally last year. In America alone, studies show that around 1,500 singleuse water bottle are consumed every second—only 20 percent of these are recycled. And the cost of buying more and more plastic bottles adds to— the pair say that bottled water costs approximately 1,400 times more than tap water. “We’ve always been passionate about the environment,” said Leeworthy.“For years we have been focused on creative design that provides environmental remedy while improving social convenience. The Memobottle was designed to overe two problems that we see in our society: our attachment to the outdoors,and our inability to fit water bottles in laptop bags.” The bottle will be available in three different sizes— A5 which holds 750 ml,A4 which holds litres and letter size which stores litres. The product is seeking funding on Kickstarter and has already soared（飆升） past its primary goal of raising 163。8,310 ($13,500),reaching it in just 36 hours. Jonathan Byrt said, “The feedback we’ve received has been overwhelmingly positive! The s of support and interest, and social media ments have been amazing!” The product is expected to be on the market by Christmas and will be available for global delivery. is the main character of the newlydesigned water bottle? A. Clean and easy to wash. B. Practical and friendly to environment. C. Flat and popular with housewives. D. Cheap and convenient to carry in bags. are the two designers most concerned about? A. Materials and shape. B. Price and production. C. Comments and popularity. D. Environment and convenience. is people’s attitude towards the water bottle? A. Opposed. B. Indifferent. C. Supportive. D. Doubtful. can be the best title of the text? A. The way to protect water resource. B. Round water bottles are out of date. C. Seeking fund for an ideal water bottle. D. Two creative Australian young designers. C There are many simple, powerful phrases we use. “I love you” is a big one. “I’m sorry” is another. “I five you” is powerful for both the speaker and the recipient(接受者 ). But the phrase that can change the way we relate to others and the way we view the world has bee unpopular: “I need your help”. When we acknowledge our need for help, we go beyond just connecting with others。 we show our needs and allow ourselves to receive. Why is this so hard? It isn’t just our own skills or strengths that help us survive and bounce back from difficult times。 it’s also making the choice to reach out to others. It’s easy for most of us to give. It feels life affirming to help others, to give of ourselves. But asking for help and being willing to receive help from others is much harder. When we take that risk—the risk that the answer might be rejection, or unwillingness to helpwe are not being weak. We are being vulnerable(易受傷害的 ), which is perhaps our greatest untapped strength. Life is never “stressfree”。 we all have those times that seem particularly overwhelming, where we get so tired that the word “tired” just doesn’t do it justice anymore. These are the times when it seems hardest to reach out, and these are the times when we need to do it the most. When we ask for help: ★ We are choosing to trust the person we ask for help。 this shows our respect for him/her. ★ We are using our resources wisely. It is a wise person that chooses to ask for help before a problem is out of control. ★ We are helping to break down this idea of asking for help as weakness. 28. What can we learn from Paragraph 1? A .Phrases can be powerful when used correctly. B. We should use powerful phrases more often. C. People don’t need as much help as before. D. People don’t tend to ask for help today. 29. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean? A. Life is a matter of choice. B. Asking for help is very important. C. It’s actually very easy to ask for help. D. We need a lot of skills to survive hard times. 30. Which of the following statements would the author agree with? A. Showing our weakness is our strength. B. Offering help is harder than ask