Being a teenager can be hard, for you have to face a lot of difficult problems, but a new program called Nfusion is working hard to help teens with mental(精神的)health needs. Nfusion gives teenagers classes where they study or discuss some troubling subjects. Drugs and bullying(欺凌)are just a few of the topics discussed during the class on Saturday.
"I had a bad attitude, " said 17-year-old Titeana Davis. Davis went through the Nfusion Program last year. The teen, who once had trouble with her attitude towards others, says the program has changed her life. "They taught me a bad attitude is not going to get you anywhere, "said Davis.
Nfusion is a new program that meets teens mental health needs and provides help for their families. The program is designed to help teens aged 14—21 live through a difficult period.
"They're still growing, still developing and still there are a lot of things they don't know how to address. So this is a good program for them to be a part of, " said Lakicha Jemigan, who worked for the Nfusion Program.
Teens like Davis are just a few who have come through the program successfully. Now thanks to Nfusion, Davis says she's looking forward to a bright future. "After I graduate from college, I want to work at a primary school and I want to be a second grade teacher, " added Davis.
1．Why is it necessary to help teens?| A．Teens are in need of money. |
| B．They have to face a lot of problems. |
| C．Teens may face lots of problems in their study. |
| D．Teens are too weak to deal with lots of difficulties. |
| A．To provide teens with some programs. |
| B．To help teens fight for a better future. |
| C．To help teens receive a good education. |
| D．To meet the mental health needs of teens. |
| A．look for | B．deal with | C．talk about | D．learn from |
| A．She became a teacher. | B．She worked for Nfusion. |
| C．She went back to school. | D．She got along well with others. |
A month before my first marathon, one of my ankles was injured and this meant not running for two weeks, leaving me only two weeks to train. Yet, I was determined to go ahead.
The idea that I was “not athletic” stuck with me for years. When I started running in my 30s, I realized running was a battle against my own body and mind.
The night before my marathon, I had a nightmare that I couldn’t even cross the finish line. I woke up sweating and nervous. My wife still encouraged me to prove something to myself. She is my biggest fan, who never minded the alarm clock at 4 a.m. or questioned my expenses on running.
It was winter but people from all walks of life crowed along the course, enjoying the marathon in their own ways. Without a cloud in the sky, the light took on a magical color. Shortly after embarking on the journey, my shoelaces became untied, so I stopped to readjust. Not the start I wanted!
At mile 3, I passed a sign: “GO FOR IT, RUNNERS!”
By Mile 17, I became out of breath and the once injured ankle hurt badly, for which I had prepared myself well in advance. Despite the pain, I stayed the course walking a bit and then running again.
By mile 21, I was starving! The only thing I could do to strengthen my body was to take a few sips of water. I realized that I was left behind, but it didn’t matter a bit to me, because I kept telling myself that it was not a competition with other participants, but a test of will.
As I approached mile23, I couldn’t feel my feet anymore, feeling like floating in the air. However, what happened next second changed this ordinary day—immediately a vehicle lost its control and dived into the canal beside the course! The crowds just rushed to the bank and saw a woman behind the wheel in the sinking car.
I knew that there was no time to waste.
I was one of the final runners to finish, only with my wife waiting behind the line.
Young people around the world have volunteered
| A．Future researchers. | B．College students. |
| C．Company employees. | D．Successful artists. |
| A．To teach the listeners how to work hard. |
| B．To enable the listeners to get better salaries. |
| C．To prepare the listeners to get better jobs. |
| D．To encourage the listeners to seize opportunities. |
| A．Kindness. | B．Diligence. | C．Willingness. | D．Interest. |
| A．600 | B．1200. | C．1800. | D．2400. |
| A．The man can find his talent by himself. |
| B．It’s impossible to find one’s hidden talent. |
| C．The book won’t be as good as it is introduced. |
| D．It’s ridiculous to judge a person by his talent. |
False medical news can lead to patients’ experiencing greater side effects through the “nocebo effect (反安慰剂效果)”. Sometimes patients benefit from an intervention simply because they believe they will- -that’s the placebo effect. The nocebo effect is the opposite: Patients can experience negative effects just because they expect them. This is very true of statins. In blinded trials, patients who get statins are no more likely to report feeling muscle aches than patients who get a placebo. Yet, in clinical practice, according to one study, almost a fifth of patients taking statins report side effects, leading many to discontinue the drugs.
What else is on the fake news hit list? As always, vaccines. False concerns that the vaccine for the virus called human papilloma virus causes seizures (癫痫) and other side effects reduced coverage rates in Japan from 10 percent to less than 1 percent in recent years.
Cancer is another big target for pushers of medical misinformation — many of whom are making money off alternative therapies. “Though most people think cancer tumors are bad, they’re actually the way your body attempts to contain the harmful cells,” one fake news story reads. It suggests that surgery increases the risk of spreading harmful cells.
Silicon Valley needs to own this problem. When human health is at risk, perhaps search engines, social media platforms and websites should be held responsible for promoting or hosting fake information. The scientific community needs to do its part to educate the public about key concepts in research, such as the difference between observational studies and higher quality randomized trials.
Finally, journalists can do a better job of spreading accurate information. News sites are more likely to cover catchy observational studies than randomized controlled trials, perhaps because the latter are less likely to produce surprising results. Such coverage can overstate benefits, claiming for example, that statins could cure cancer; it can unduly emphasize potential risks, such as suggesting a misleading connection with dementia, a serious mental disorder.
1．What does the writer imply about the side effects of statins?| A．They are common in certain patients. |
| B．They aren’t like those of placebos. |
| C．They don’t really exist. |
| D．They disappear very soon. |
| A．The public should put more trust in news coverage. |
| B．Silicon Valley ought to take the blame for the fake medicine. |
| C．The scientific community ought to involve the public in research. |
| D．Journalists should be objective while reporting medical news. |
| A．on a small scale | B．overly | C．as likely as not | D．universally |
| A．To warn readers against fake medical news on the Internet. |
| B．To encourage journalists to report more positive news events. |
| C．To tell readers what role the “nocebo effect” plays in treating disease. |
| D．To teach readers how to distinguish truths from fake news. |
When 1 was a boy we used to live across the road from a big hill with huge oak trees growing out of it．When winter arrived，thick，heavy snow would fall，and my two brothers would grab their sleds heading over to the hill for a day of fun．I remember watching them with envy because 1 was still too small to go sledding．Finally，one winter 1 was considered big enough and joined my brothers as they carried their sleds up the long hill and prepared to ride down it．
The first few trips I rode with one of my brothers and had the time of my life．It was so exhilarating when the wind whipped across my face as I flew down the hillside on the wooden sled．Near the end of the day 1 was overjoyed too when my oldest brother decided to let me try riding the sled all by myself．I climbed on it full of excitement and lay on my stomach．Then with one big push my brother sent me down the snowy hillside．1 was doing pretty well too until I hit an old stump hidden by the snow and went off course，straight towards one of those big oak trees．My heart pounded in my chest and I could hear myself screaming．At the last possible second I rolled off and the sled crashed into the tree．I could hear my brothers running down the hill yelling，“You have to steer(操控)!You have to steer!”
| A．He lived on a big hill with huge oak trees on it． |
| B．He was frightened to go sledding with his brothers． |
| C．He longed to go sledding with his brothers． |
| D．He carried his brothers’sleds as they went sledding． |
| A．delightful | B．Terrifying |
| C．ordinary | D．violent |
| A．Because his sled crashed in an oak tree． |
| B．Because he lost control of his sled． |
| C．Because his brother pushed it so hard． |
| D．Because the hillside was snowy． |
| A．Losing control of a sled can be dangerous． |
| B．Courage and determination can change one’s life． |
| C．Life can be controlled by one himself |
| D．Life is a mystery full of coincidences． |
Loulan,
Shiji,or Records of the Grand Historian, the foundational text of Chinese history
Over the years, five stations have been built in Lop Nur, and altogether 20 people
| A．0.15 to 0.20°C per year. |
| B．0.15 to 0.20°C every five years. |
| C．0.15 to 0.20℃ per decade. |
| A．35℃. | B．37℃. | C．38℃. |
| A．Sunflowers won’t survive anymore. |
| B．Most countries will be drowned. |
| C．Sea animals will die massively. |
| A．We should make some changes. |
| B．We have lost our last chance. |
| C．We can stop global warming |
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