【文章內(nèi)容簡介】
of the following would be the best title for the passage? A. My Neighbors B. Telling the truth C. Growing Tulips D. Dad’s Best Flower (C) Sometimes it is difficult to understand your parents for they are from a different generation. Yes, we know how it feels but remember, friends, your parents are the ones who picked you up every time you fell down when you were young. Here are top 5 ways to convey your love to them. 1. Don’t send them gifts only on Mother’s Day and Father’s Day Do you regularly give gifts to your partner? Does your partner give you gifts from time to time? Well, we see no reason to exclude(排除 ) your parents from your gifting list. Give them small gifts from time to time to convey your love. 2. Spend more time with them If the CEO of the biggest pany can take time out to meet his parents, so can you. Remember ladies, work and other little troubles of life will e and go, but your parents are here to stay. Go to meet them often and spend more time in their lovely pany. 3. Go through your childhood pictures with them We will never understand how it feels to spend time with great children until we have our own. Why don’ t you prepare an album of your childhood and go through with your parents? They will love remembering ‘ the good old times’ . 4. Make your partner(配偶 ) pay them ‘surprise visits’ We think that all parents will love it if the partners of their children go and visit them. It gives them the sense of ‘extended family’. And deep down inside, they will know that you are in safe hands. 5. Call them regularly(經(jīng)常地) “Hello mom. I was running an errand this afternoon and just thought of giving you a quick call and saying hi, how are you?” How difficult is it to say this line over the phone? Your call will bring a smile on their faces. It doesn’ t take a lot to make your parents feel loved. Make our tips a part of your routine(日常工作 ) and we are sure that your parents will feel warmth and love that they should get. 23. What does the underlined word “ convey” mean? A. make? popular B. make? funny C. make? safe D. make? known 24. What is the main idea of this passage? A. How to municate with your parents. B. How to love and care about your parents. C. Why it is difficult to understand your parents. D. Whether we should acpany(陪伴 ) our parents. 25. In which section of a newspaper could you read this passage? A. Health. B. Advertisement. C. Family. D. Science. 26. What does the author really mean by saying your parents know you are in safe hands( in the 4th way)? A. Because they think your partners are reliable ( 可 依 賴 的 ) and full of love. B. Because you visit them regularly. C. Because you call them and tell them that you are in safe. D. Because you often send them gifts. ( D) Did you know that a piece of your hair gives us information about ?? ? Who you are related to ? Which job you could be successful in ? Any crimes(罪行 ) you have mitted(犯下 ) ? What illnesses you could get ? How and when you could die This is possible thanks to the information in DNA. Your hair and every cell in your body contain your own DNA. It can tell you a lot about your family, health, and personality. DNA was discovered by a Germany scientist, Friedrich Miescher, in 1869, but nobody realized its importance then. In 1953, a group of British scientists at Cambridge University finally discovered the structure of DNA and how it worked. They were given the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1962. As time went by, scientists learned to read more and more of the information in DNA. In 1986, for the first time DNA testing was used by the police. Some DNA is usually left by a criminal at the place where the crime was mitted. In 1990 the Human Genome Project(人類基因組計劃 ) was begun. Scientists wanted to make a map of the 3 billion chemical letters in human DNA. Over 1,000 scientists all over the world worked on the project, and it took 10 years. With this information, Scientists may find ways to treat different illness. But it also brings many questions. Do we want to be able to choose what our babies will look like, or pick the best person for a job with DNA tests? 27. According to the passage, a piece of your hair may tell others that _____________. A. what your name is B. what your age is C. where you work D. when you would die 28. When was structure of DNA and how it worked discovered? A. In 1869. B. In 1953. C. In1962. D. In 1990. 29. Those British scientist won the Nobel Prize because _____________. A. they discovered DNA B. they made a