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第一单元ItstartedbeforeIwasborn.Mybiologicalmotherwasayoung,unwedcollegegraduatestudent,andshedecidedtoputmeupforadoption.ShefeltverystronglythatIshouldbeadoptedbycollegegraduates,soeverythingwasallsetformetobeadoptedatbirthbyalawyerandhiswifeexceptthatwhenIpoppedouttheydecidedatthelastminutethattheyreallywantedagirl.Somyparents,whowereonawaitinglist,gotacallinthemiddleofthenightasking:Wehaveanunexpectedbabyboy;doyouwanthim?Theysaid:Ofcourse.Mybiologicalmotherlaterfoundoutthatmymotherhadnevergraduatedfromcollegeandthatmyfatherhadnevergraduatedfromhighschool.Sherefusedtosignthefinaladoptionpapers.SheonlyrelentedafewmonthslaterwhenmyparentspromisedthatIwouldsomedaygotocollege.Thiswasthestartinmylife.第二单元Aftergettingaveryclearimageofthedocument,hewenttothelibraryandstartedreadingbooksonancientlanguagesthatarenowdead.Strangelyenough,Johnhadahiddentalentforlanguages.Heneverdevelopedthisoranyothertalent,becausehewaslazy.Hewouldalwayslookfortheeasywaytodoeverythinghehadtodoinlife.Howeverinthiscase,ashotatsuddenwealthwastoomuchofanincentiveforhimtopassup.Inafewhours,hefiguredoutthecodeofthelanguageandbegantodeciphertheancienttext.Ittoldofastatue,thousandsofyearsold，inthecentralpartofEgypt,hiddeninacavemilesfromalargepyramid.Thetextstatedthatthestatuehad8orificesandthattheseekerofwealthmustplacepreciousgemsineachoftheholesinthestatue.Thegemshadtobecutinaspecialwayandinsertedinaspecificmanner.第五单元“Supposedly,newevidencehasbeenfoundidentifyingapersonconnectedtoafour-year-oldrobberycaseinPortland,Oregon,andafingerprintwasabletobematchedwithoneoftheperpetratorsatthelastcrimescene,”reportingfromChannel10newsscrollsacrosstheTVscreeninboldletters.Apicturewasshownonthescreen,identifiedbythefingerprint.LindseylookedatthephotoandwentintoshockbecauseitwasherorhertwinsisterSarabeingaccusedoftherobberies.LindseyandSarawereidenticaltwinsistersandtheirpersonalitiesweretheonlykeytotellingonefromtheother.Lindseywasquietandconservative,whileSaraenjoyedpartyingwithherfriends.Sarawaskilledlastyearinacaraccident.Shewashitbyadrunkdriveranddiedinstantly,beforetheparamedicsarrivedonthescene.第三单元Loveisascriticalforyourmindandbodyasoxygen.It‘snotnegotiable.Themoreconnectedyouare,thehealthieryouwillbebothphysicallyandemotionally.Thelessconnectedyouare,themoreyouareatrisk.Itisalsotruethatthelessloveyouhave,themoredepressionyouarelikelytoexperienceinyourlife.Loveisprobablythebestantidepressantthereisbecauseoneofthemostcommonsourcesofdepressionisfeelingunloved.Mostdepressedpeopledon‘tlovethemselvesandtheydonotfeellovedbyothers.Theyalsoareveryself-focused,makingthemlessattractivetoothersanddeprivingthemofopportunitiestolearntheskillsoflove.短语词组behonored(todosth)（做某事）感到荣幸put(sb./sth.)upfor提供；推荐；提名workout成功的发展；锻炼身体stumbleintosth无意间涉足某事haveahopeof有……的希望makeallthedifference有很大的影响，使大小不同holdone’sbreath屏息以待，焦急的等待；闭气，屏气rollin大量涌入，滚滚而来；姗姗来迟strangelyenough（表示惊奇）奇怪的是，说来也奇怪passsth.up放弃，不要(机会等)wastenotime(in)doingsth立刻做某事，不耽误时间做某事onafool’serrand做徒劳无功的事，白白地奔走了一场forthepurposeof为了，因…….起见shell(sth.)outfor(尤指不情愿地)付款，交出beaccusedof被指控犯有……罪takeachance冒险，投机gatherone’sthoughts梳理思绪，集中思想fumblewith瞎摸；笨手笨脚地做clearone’sname证明自己无辜；洗涮污名，恢复名誉withoutfurtherado毫不延迟，干脆，立即chargesb.with(doing)sth.指控，控告；指责，谴责besentencedto被判处，被判……刑behindbars被监禁，坐牢，蹲班房themore…,themore…越……越……atrisk处境危险，受到威胁sweeponeoffone’sfeet给人深刻印象；征服，迷倒某人cometobelieve开始相信consistof由……组成wardoff防止，抵挡onaverage平均看来compromiseon让步，折中解决ratherthan不是……而是focuson关注，专注于beawareof意识到，明白2014年12月（第一套）越来越多的中国年轻人正对旅游产生兴趣，这是近年来的新趋势。年轻游客数量的不断增加，可以归因于他们迅速提高的收入和探索外部世界的好奇心。随着旅行多了，年轻人在大城市和著名景点花的时间少了，他们反而更为偏远的地方所吸引，有些人甚至选择长途背包旅行。最近调查显示，很多年轻人想要通过旅行体验不同的文化，丰富知识，拓展视野。MoreandmoreChineseyoungpeoplearegettinginterestedintraveling,whichisanewtrendrecently.Theincreasingnumberofyoungtravelerscanbeattributedtotherapidgrowthofincomeandthecuriositytoexploretheoutsideworld.Whiletravellingmore,youngstersspendlesstimeinbigcitiesandfamousscenicspots.Instead,theyareattractedtoremoterplaces.Someofthemwouldevenchooselong-distancebackpacking.Arecentsurveysurveyshowsthatmanyyoungpeoplewanttoexperiencedifferentculture,enlargetheirknowledgeandbroadentheirhorizonthroughtraveling.2014年12月（第二套）中国的互联网社区是全世界发展最快的。2010年，中国约有4.2亿网民，而且人数还在迅速增长。互联网的日渐流行带来了重大的社会变化。中国网民往往不同于美国网民。美国网民更多的是受实际需要的驱使，用互联网为工具发电子邮件，买卖商品，做研究，规划旅程或付款。中国网民更多是出于社交原因使用互联网，因而更广泛的使用论坛，博客，聊天室等。TheInternetcommunityinChinadevelopsfastestallovertheworld.ThenumberofChinesenetizenshasreachedabout420millionin2010anditisstillonthedramaticincrease.ThegrowingpopularityoftheInternetresultsingreatsocialchanges.ChinesenetizensareusuallydifferentfromAmericannetizens.Thelatterismoreoftendrivenbypracticalneeds,usingtheinternetasatooltosende-mails,buyandsellgoods,makeresearches,arrangetripsandmakepayment.TheformeraremorelikelytousetheInternetforthereasonofsocialcontact,sotheyuseforums,blogsandchatroomsonalargerscale.2014年12月（第三套）大熊猫(giantpanda)是一种温顺的动物，长着独特的黑白皮毛。因其数量稀少，大熊猫已被列为濒危物种。大熊猫对于世界自然基金会(WWF)有着特殊的意义。自1961年该基金会成立以来，大熊猫就一直是它的徽标。大熊猫是熊科中最稀有的成员，主要生活在中国西南部的森林里。目前，世界上大约有1000只大熊猫。这些以竹为食的动物正面临许多威胁