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一、七選五

Everyyear,studentsacrosstheU.K.engageintheannualritual（儀式）oftelling

collegeanduniversityadmissionsofficerswhytheydeserveaseatattheschooloftheir

choice.However,thistaskisfilledwithanxietyandfear.1.This,ofcourse,leadsmanytoask

thequestion:HowshouldIwriteanessayaboutmyselfforcollege?Herearetipstokeepin

mind.

2.Forexample,ifallyourfriendsarewritingapplicationessaysaboutcovid-19,that

maybeagoodreasonwhyyoushouldavoidit.Unless,ofcourse,you'vehadavivid,

life-changingexperiencethatyouareburningtoshare.Admissionscounselorssaythatthe

bestessayshelpthemlearnsomethingaboutthecandidatethattheywouldneverknowfrom

readingtherestoftheapplication.

Keepyourindividualityinthespotlight.Whatsetsyouapartfromothers?Tellyour

extraordinarystorybutremembernottooversellyourself.Yourreaderwantstoseesomething

personalaboutyou,somethingthatmakesyoustandoutamongothers.Imaginehowmany

applicationstheadmissionscommitteereadsperday,andthinktwicebeforewritingsome

generalinformationthatdoesn'tshowyourindividuality.

Committeesvalueauthenticity.Theywanttohearyourvoice.Thisessaymaygiveyou

thetimeandspacetoexplainwhyaparticularachievementmeanstoomuchtoyou.Butresist

theurgetoexaggerate:admissioncounselorsreadthousandsofessayseachyear.4.

Soundlikeyourself.Don^usewordsyouwouldn'tnormallyuse.Don'tusefancy

languageyouwouldn'tuseinreallife.Imagineyourselfreadingthisessayoutloudtoa

classroomfullofpeoplewhohavenevermetyou.5.Beonthelookoutforwordsand

phraseslike'maybe''sortof''Ithink'oranythingelse.

A.Theycanspotsomethingunreal.

B.Thisruleworksinalltheaspectsofyourlife.

C.Writingaboutoneselfcanbehighlystressful.

D.Keepaconfidenttoneevenifyou'renotfeelingthatway.

E.Remember,it'sallaboutyouratherthanafashionablesubject.

F.Aninformativeandpowerfulessayfocusesonthereaders'needs.

G.Expertsoftenrecommendlookingforsomethinguniqueofyourlifestory.

Fourmostimportanteyeexpressions

Thelanguageofoureyesisoneofthemostpowerfulandusefultoolsofnon-verbal（非

語言的）communication.6.Herearefourmostimportanteyeexpressionsthatweseeevery

day.

1.Smilingeyes

Researchershavelongnoticedthatasinceresmilestartswithoureyes.Whenweare

sincerelyhappy,theskinaroundthecomersofoureyescrinkles（出現(xiàn)皺紋）.Butasocial,

politesmiletouchesonlyourlips（嘴唇）.7.Forexample,whenashopassistantsmilesat

you,offeringhelp,youwillimmediatelygetthefeelingthattheyarejusttryingtosellyou

something

2.8.

Peoplewhoavoideyecontactduringaconversationareoftenconsideredasinsincere.

Whatdoeslittleornoeyecontactmeanthen?Anythingfromshynesstonervousness.

3.Friendlyeyes

WhenyouarecaiTyingonaconversation,lookingthespeakerstraightintheeyessends

aclearmessagetohim:9.Thisiswhysomanypublicspeakingexpertsadvisekeepingeye

ntactwiththespeaker.

4.“Shut”eyes

Coveringtheeyesforalongperiodoftimesendsamessagethatyouaretryingtoblock

outsomethingthatyoudonotwanttohear.Forexample,amanwhoisaskedtoworkonthe

weekendmaycoverhiseyeswithhisfingersasheanswers,“Noproblem.10..

A.Shyeyes

B.Emptyeyes

C.Suchbehaviorisseenwithliars.

D.Youarepayingattentiontothetalk.

E.Thesmileyouaregivenisnotintheeyes.

F.Whathisgesturesareshowingisthatheisnothappyaboutitatall.

G.Soitisimportanttolearnhowtoreadthebodylanguageoftheeyes.

FiveWaystoManageYourClassroom

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Establishingasafeandproductivelearningenvironmentisakeyelementinproviding

qualityeducation.Theaimsofclassroommanagementaretomaintainorder,todevelopa

positivelearningenvironmentandtoestablishrulesandroutines.Herearesometipsonhow

tomanageyourclassroom.

Reducedistractions.ILSeatstudentswithattentiondifficultiesinthemiddleofthe

classroom,sur-roundedbystudentswhoareabletofocusonthework.Thefocusedstudents

willactasbuffers（起緩沖作用的人）betweentheeasilydistractedstudentsandthehigh-

trafficareas.

Developclassroomrules.Workwiththestudentstodevelopalistofrulesforbehavior

withintheclassroom.Askthem,asagroup,whatthingstheyshouldnotdointheclassroom

andcreatealistofthese.

12.

Encourageappropriatebehavior.Makestickers（貝占紙）withpraisesuchas”good

listener,,"greatfocus^^and“weH-done“andhandtheseouttostudentswhenyounotice

appropriatebehavior.13.

14.Walkintotheclassandbereadytoteachimmediately.Organizeyourlessonplans

inorderandhaveyourmaterialsreadyforeachlesson.Writetheagendafortheclassorday

ontheboardsothatthestudentsknowwhattoexpect.Knowwhatyouaregoingtobedoing

ateachpartoftheday.

Beaware.Intheclassroom,standwhereyoucanseeallthestudentsatalltimes.Walk

aroundtheclass-roomwhileyouteachorwhenthestudentsaredoingindividualwork.Be

awareofwhateachstudentisdoing—listening,understanding,daydreaming,ormisbehaving.

15.

A.Beprepared.

B.Learnallthematerialsthatyouneed.

C.Buildtimefordiscussionsandquestions.

D.Thestudentscandecoratetheirworkbookswiththestickers.

E.Discusshowtocreaterulessothatthesebehaviordonotoccur.

F.Letthestudentsknowthatyouarealwaysawareofwhatisgoingonintheclassroom.

G.Limitthedistractionswithintheclassroomtoallowthechildrentofocusonthetaskat

hand.

RujutaTeredesaigrewupinPune,acityinIndia.Shesawthatgirlsandboysinher

communitywerenottreatedequally.Girlswereresponsibleforallthehousehold

work.16.womendidn'thavethesamerightsasmen.Theyoftensufferedfrommistreatment

andsometimesevenphysicalviolence.

17.Butshesawthatorganizationsworkingtoendgenderdiscriminationusuallypaid

attentiononlytotheactionsandattitudesofgirls."Nobodytalkedtoyoungboysabout

equality,"shesaid.18.Theorganization,EqualCommunityFoundation(ECF),nowreaches

40,000peoplein20communitiesinPune.

ECFmatchessmallgroupsofboys,ages14to17,withmalementorsfora15-week.

period.Thementorstalktotheboysabouttreatinggirlswithrespect.19.Theydiscusstimes

whentheboysexperiencedunfairtreatment.Thentheyworkwiththeboystocomeupwith

waystheboyscanhelpspreadtolerance.Boyshavecompletedprojectslikemakingmapsof

thesafestroutesforgirlstowalkatnight.

"Whatwehavefoundisthattheseboysdon'tmeantobediscriminatory,"Teredesai

says."Theydon'tmeantohurtsomeone.20.HWhenboysworktomakegirls'livesbetter,

everyoneinthecommunitywins.

A.Theyhelpboysrelatetogirls*experiences.

B.It'spartofthesolutiontoenddiscrimination.

C.It'sjustthattheydon'trealizethey'redoingit.

D.Manyfamiliesdidn'tsendtheirdaughterstoschool.

E.UnfairtreatmentofgirlsandwomenisaprobleminIndia.

F.Teredesaiwantedtomakeadifferenceforgirlsandwomen.

G.Soshedecidedtocreateaspaceforboystolearnaboutgirls*rights.

SnackingisapopularAmericanpastime.Whendonecorrectly,itcanbeagood

thing,helpingyoupreventovereatingandkeepingyourbloodsugarandenergylevelstable.

Butmostsnackstendtobehighlyprocessed,lowinnutrientsandhighinsugar.Theycan

giveyoutemporaryenergy,butveryquicklyyou'Hfeelhungryagain.21.

Putitonaplate.

22.We'veallquicklyeatenupabagofchipsafterswearingwe'djusteatahandfulor

two.Acoupleofchipscanquicklyturnintomorewhenyouaren'tpayingattention.Putting

yoursnackonaplatewillhelpyousticktooneservingandpayingattentiontowhatyou're

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eatingwillleaveyoufeelingmoresatisfied.

23.

Thebestsnackisonethatprovidescarbohydrates,proteinandfat.Carbsprovidea

sourceofenergy,whilefatandproteinhelptoslowdigestion,stabilizebloodsugarlevelsand

sustainthatenergylonger.Thisnutrientcombinationkeepscravings（渴望）atbayandensures

you'llfeelfullandsatisfieduntilyournextmeal.

Eatregularmeals.

Ifyou'reunabletogomorethananhourortwobeforereachingforasnack,ifstimeto

lookatyourmeals.Whileit'snormalforsomepeopletofeelhungrybetweenmeals,your

mainmealsshouldkeepyoufullfbratleasttwotothreehours.24.Allofthesecanhelpto

slowdowntheprocessofdigestingfood.

Beprepared.

Keepnutritiousfoodsonhandincaseameetingrunslateoryou'reoutandabout

betweenmeals.25.Foodslikedriedbeef,freshfruit,nuts,cheesesticksandwhole-grain

biscuitsalltravelwell.

A.Makeitbalanced.

B.Payattentiontoyourbody.

C.Followthesetipstosnackresponsibly.

D.Soyoudon'tendupempty-handedwhenyoufeelhungry.

E.Beforereachingfbrasnack,askwhatyou'rereallyinthemoodfbr.

F.Eatingfooddirectlyoutofabagorboxencouragesmindlesseating.

G.Ifyoufeelhungrysooner,makesureyou'regettingplentyofprotein,fiberandfat.

七選五根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項

為多余選項。

WeliveintheInternetagewhenmuchbusinessisconductedonline.Howshallwemark

thespecialoccasions?26.Therearenumerouswebsitesavailableonlinethatspecializein

electroniccards,ore-cardsinshort.27.Cardshavebeenapopularwaytoexpressone's

feelingsandgratitude.Earlier,thereweretraditionalcardshandpickedforspecialoccasions

butnow,thosearebeingreplacedbye-cards.E-cardsarefriendlyintheworld,whichmeans

youcansendthemtoanyonearoundtheworld,toyourfriends,relatives,family,cousins,

children,colleaguesandnumerousothers.28.ThereareThankYouCards,BirthdayCards,

InvitationCards,RomanticCards,SeasonalCardsCongratulationCards,andCardsFor

SpecialEvents.Inotherwords,youhavecardsforanyoccasion.Manysitesofferthecards

free.29.Almostallthee-cardsareavailableonlineforprint.Ifyouhaveanofficepartyand

wanttomakeitexceptional,printableInvitationCardsarenotdifficulttofind.Youcanalso

givethemprintableThankYouCardsandthenCongratulationCardstohonorthebest

colleaguesfortheircontributionsandefforts.3（k_Justregisterwithanonlinee-cardwebsite,

lookthroughthedifferentkindsofcards,selectyourcards,downloadandprintthecardsyou

like.Yougeteverything,basicallynothingspentatyourside.Withe-cards,sendyour

messagesandbestwishestoanypersonaroundtheglobe.

A.Whydowesendcardsanyway?

B.Eccardsareinfashionthesedays.

C.Whattypesofcardsarethere?

D.Wherecanwefindthesuitablecardswelike?

E.Therefore,whatdoyouneedtodotoprinte-cards?

F.Eccardsaremoreconvenientthantraditionalcards.

G.Inaddition,youalsohaveprintablee-?cardsandthosearefreetoo.

HowtoEatslowlytoAvoidOvereating

Eatingslowlycanhelpyoutobetterunderstandyourrealhungersignalsandcanhelp

youtorecognizereasonsforfastereating,suchasemotionsorsimplylikingthetasteofa

food.However,eatingslowlyisnotadecisionthatyoumakesuddenly.31.

Adjustyoumind.Donotevenattempttoacquirethehabitofeatingslowlybeforeyou're

mentallyready.Relaxanduseyourimaginationtocreatementalimagesthatyourbrainwill

remember.Aspartofthismentalprocess,imagineyourselfleanandfit.

32.Eatingslowlyisn'tjustaboutslowingdownthechewing;italsoaboutslowing

downyourfoodchoices.Asyoushowouttheprocessedfood,replaceitwithhealthy,

unprocessedormuchlessprocessedchoices.

Alwaysrelaxbeforeyoustarteating.Takeafewdeepbreathsthroughthenoseandnot

throughthemouth.Asyoudoso,holdyourbreathbrieflyandexhale（呼氣）slowlybythe

mouth.33.Inthisway,youstarttoremoveanyriskofcomforteating.

Drinkaglassofwateroreatasmallbowlofsoupbeforeyourmaindish.Thiswillhelp

yousenseoffullness.Beawarethatnoteveryoneadvocatesdrinkingduringameal

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though,assomepeoplebelievethatthiscanremovethenutrientsfromyourmeal.34.

Spendatleast20minutesonyourmeal.35.Eatyourlastportionreallyslowly,ifyou

arestillhungryafter20minutes,itmeansyouareeatingtoofast!

A.Puttheforkdownafterputtingfoodinyourmouth.

B.Getridofthestressbeforeyoustarteating.

C.Rather,it,sahabitthatyou'llneedtoacquirewithpractice.

D.However,specialistsbelievewateractuallyaidsindigestion.

E.Removeasmanyprocessedfoodsfromyourplateorfoodstorageaspossible.

F.Haveawallclockinplainviewfromthetabletoadjustyoureatingspeed.

G.Itiswisetospeaktoyourdoctoraboutthis,ifit*sstillthecaseforyou.

ThebiggestcomplaintIhearis,"Idon'thaveenoughTrustme-Igetit!So

herearefivesimpletipstokeepyouconsistently（穩(wěn)定地）workingout.

1.Scheduleit.

36.Imeanit.Openupyourcalendarandscheduleitintoyourday.Thismakessure

youdohavethetimeeachday.

2.Keepyourscheduledappointment.

Nowthatyourexerciseisscheduled,keepyourappointment!37?Yourhealthand

happinessarejustasimportantasanyotherappointment.Honouryourself.

3.Exercisefirstinthemorning.

Mostofusdon'thavebusinessmeetingsordoctors,appointmentsat5:30a.m.Thisis

primetimetogetyourworkoutsdone.38.Butaftertwoweeksyouwillgetusedtoit.I

promise!

4.39.

Dayone,doaHUTworkout.Daytwo,liftheavyweights.Daythree,increasejoint

mobilitywithyoga.Boredomisoneofthebiggestreasonswhypeopledon'tstickwithan

exerciseprogram.Don'twakeupandruneveryday.Youhavegottomixthemup.

5.40.

Themorefunyouhavewhileexercising,themorelikelyyouaretodoit.Onweekends

goforalongbikerideorhikewithyourfamily.Or,doyournormalexerciseroutinewith

yourfamily.Ialsodoyogaonceaweekwithmyhusband.Welookforwardtothisdate.

Thereyouhavethem-fivesimpletipstokeepworkoutsconsistent.Thebetteryou

insistondoingit,thebetterresultsyoumayhave!

A.Makeitfun.

B.Workoutwithyourfamily.

C.Mixupyourworkouts.

D.Don'tchangeitorscheduleitagain.

E.Busypeoplemustscheduletheirworkouts.

F.Youhadbetterforceyourselftoworkouteachday.

G.Iunderstandmorningworkoutssoundcrueltomostpeople.

Wedon'tmeetpeoplebyaccident.41.Somewillhelpyougrow,somewillhurtyou,

somewillinspireyoutodobetter.Atthesametime,youareplayingsomeroleintheirlives

aswell.Knowthatpathscrossforareasonandtreatpeoplewithsignificance.

42.Thereisnobetterjoythanhelpingpeopleseeavisionforthemselves,seeingthem

gotolevelshigherthantheyeverwouldhaveimaginedontheirown.Butthatdoesn'tmean

youhavetofixthemorenablethem;43.Offerthemsupportandmotivationastheyfindtheir

ownwayandshowyouwhatthey'recapableof.Allyouhavetodoisbelieveinthem.

Neverlookdownonsomeoneunlessyouarehelpingthemup.Weliketothinkoflifeas

ameritocracy（精英統(tǒng)治Nsoit'seasytolookdownonsomeonewhoisn'tassuccessfulor

accomplishedorwelleducatedasyouare.Butyouhavenoideahowfarthatpersonhas

alreadyclimbedorwheretheywillendup.Timecouldeasilyreverse（顛彳到）yourpositions,44.

Appreciatethosewhohavesupportedyou,forgivethosewhohavehurtyou,helpthose

whoneedyou.45.Treatallpeople-includingyourself-withloveandcompassion,andyou

can'tgowrong.

Treatpeoplethewayyouwanttobetreatedandlifewillinstantlygetbetter.

A.sobesureyoutreateveryonewithdignity.

B.therefore,cherisheverypersonyoumeet.

C.Neverfixthemwhentheymakemistakes.

D.Don'ttellthemhowtogettherebutshowtheway.

E.instead,guidethemtothesourceoftheirown.

EBusinessiscomplicated,lifeiscomplexandleadershipisdifficult.

G.Everypersonyoumeetwillhavearoleinyourlife,beitbigorsmall

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二、閱讀選擇

Gold,oilanddiomandareobviouslyworthalot.Butsomevaluableproductsare

lessobvious—andmuchmoreoff-pulting.Newresearchhasshownthatthewasteproduced

byseabirdscouldbeworthnearlyhalfabilliondollarsannually.

That'sbecauseseabirdfeces（排泄物）,alsoknownasguano,canbeusedascommercial

fertilizerandisvitalforcontributingnutrientstomarineecosystems.Inanefforttoraise

awarenessabouttheimportanceofseabirdsandprotectingtheirhabitats,scientistssetoutto

quantify（量化）thecontributionsofseabirdsandshowthecostofdecliningseabird

populationsbyvaluingtheirwaste.

Itsvalueisestimatedatmorethan$473millioneachyearandpossiblymuchmore,

accordingtoanewpaperpublishedtodayinthejournalTrendsinEcology&Evolution.

“Guanoproductionisanecosystemservicemadebyseabirdsatnocosttous-Icango

toanisland,collecttheguano,andsellitatmarketpriceasfertilizer,"studycoauthorMarcus

V.Cianciaruso,anecologyprofessorattheFederalUniversityofGoiasinBrazil,saidina

pressrelease.''Becausethereisthisscientificandbiologicalimportance,ifspossibleto

quantifyseabirdecosystemservicesinalanguagethatthegeneralpublicandpolicymakers

canbegintounderstand."

Althoughonlyafewseabirdspeciesproduceguanothatiscurrentlycommercializedin

Peru,Chileandothercountries,thewasteofotherbirdscontributesvitalnutrientstomarine

ecosystemsandisalsoimportantforcoastaleconomies.

Incoralreefecosystems,thenutrientsfromguanocanincreasethenumberofreeffish

byupto48%.That'simportantforfisheriesandtourisminplacesliketheCaribbean,

SoutheastAsiaandtheGreatBarrierReefinAustralia."Wemadeaveryconservative

estimatethat10%ofcoralreeffishstocksdependonseabirdnutrients/1saidPlazas-Jimenez.

HAccordingtotheUnitedNationsandtheAustraliangovernment,theannualeconomic

returnsofcommercialfisheriesoncoralreefsisover$6billion.So10%ofthisvalueis

around$600millionperyear."

46.Whichofthefollowingwordcanbestreplacetheword"off-putting”?

A.excitingB.discouragingC.flexibleD.disgusting

47.WhatcanweinferaccordingtowhatMarcusV.Cianciarusosaid?

A.Policymakershaveunderstoodthevalueofprotectingseabirdsverywell.

B.Thewasteofseabirdscanbringseverepollutiontotheecosystem.

C.Seabirdscanassistusincleaningtheenvironment.

D.Valuingseabirds9wastecanhelppeoplerealizetheimportanceofseabirds.

48.Howdoestheauthorprovetheeconomicvalueofseabirds'wasteinparagraph6?

A.GivingexamplesB.Providingfigures

C.MakingcomparisonD.Analyzingcauseandeffect

49.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitle?

A.EnvironmentalProtectionCounts

B.WastecanbeWorthMillions

C.FisheriesCatchaBreak

D.ANewBusiness

CHICAGO--Airplanesarepolluters.They'reasnoisyasarockconcert,andsend

outpoisonsintotheairaswellasdumpmillionsofpoundsofcarbondioxideintothe

atmosphereeveryyear.By2050,emissions（排放）fromplanesareexpectedtobecomeone

ofthelargestcontributorstoglobalwarming.

ThafswhyresearchersatMITaredesigningacompletelynewtypeofaiiplanefor

NASAthatwillenablegreenerairplanestotakeflightbefore2050.

The180-passengerD“doublebubble^^serieswasdesignedtoreplacetheBoeing737

classaircraft,themostpopularjetlinerintheworldrightnow.Thedesigniscalleda"double

bubble^^becauseitusestwopartialcylinders（氣缸）placedsidebyside.Thosetwocylinders

createawiderstructurethatlooksliketwosoapbubblesjoinedtogether.

Intoday'scommercialairplanes,airflowsdirectlyintotheengineslocatedontheplane's

wings.Thathigh-speedairflowdragsontheplane,andrequiresmorefueltoovercomethe

designinefficiency.

MIT'sdesignchangesallthat.Bymovingtheenginestotheplane'stail,theytakein

slowermovingairpresentinthewakeofthefuselage（機音倉）.Lessdragmeanslessfuelis

neededtogettheplanethesamedistance.

Burninglessfuelcanhelppassengers9walletaswellastheenvironment.The

environmentalimplicationsofsavingenergyareasjustasclear:thefeweremissionsthat

planesspout（噴射）intotheatmosphere,thehealthierourplanet.

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Butforpassengers,westillhaveacoupledecadestowaitbeforeanyoftheseplanes

makeitontotherunway.NASA'sgoalistomakesuretheplanesthatMIThasdesignedcan

takeoffby2035.

50.Thebestfeatureofthedoublebubbleflightisthat.

A.itwillmakenonoiseB.itwillholdmorepassengers

C.itisdesignedtosavefuelD.itneedsnorunwaystotakeoff

51.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothetext?

A.IfsexpectedthatNASA'sgoalwillberealizedbytheyear2035.

B.Airplanesareverynoisyfortheenvironment

C.MIT'snewdesignwillsavepassengers'money

D.Emissionfromplanesarecontributingthemosttotheglobalwarmingnow.

52.Whafsthemainideaofthetext?

A.HereisBoeing737'send

B.Passengerswillenjoylowerprices

C.Researchersaredesigninggreeneraircraft

D.Airlinesattractpassengerswithnewplanes

53.Thepassagecomesfroma.

A.SciencetextbookB.Newsreport

C.TravelguideD.Environmentresearch

DINERS

TONYSOPRANO'SLASTMEAL

Between1912andthe1990s,NewJerseyStatewashometomorethan20diner

manufacturerswhomadeprobably95percentofthedinersintheU.S,saysKatieZavoski,

whoishelpingholdadinerexhibit.Whatmakesadineradiner?(Andnot,say,acoffee

shop?)Traditionally,adinerisbuiltinafactoryandthendeliveredtoitsowntownorcity

ratherthanconstructedon-site.ZavoskicreditsNewJersey'slocationasthekeytoits

masteryoftheform.uItwasjusttheperfectplacetomanufacturethediners,“shesays.44We

wouldshipthemwhereverweneededtobysea.”

VISIT“IconsofAmericanCulture:HistoryofNewJerseyDiners,5,runningthrough

June2017atTheCorneliusHouse/MiddlesexCountyMuseuminPiscataway,NewJersey

GOODFOOD,GOODTUNES

SuzanneVega's1987song"Tom'sDiner"isprobablybestknownforitsfrequently

sampled"doodoodoodoo“melodyratherthanitsdiner-relatedlyrics.Technically,it'snot

evenreallyaboutadiner—thesettingisNewYorkCity'sTom'sRestaurant,whichVega

frequentedwhenshewasstudyingatBarnard.Vegausedthewordt<diner^^insteadbecauseit

“singsbetterthatway,"shetoldTheNewYorkTimes.November18hassincebeencalled

Tom'sDinerDay,becauseonthatdayin1981,theNewYorkPost'sfrontpagewasastory

aboutthedeathofactorWilliamHolden.InhersongVegasings:"IOpen/Upthe

paper/There'sastory/Ofanactor/Whohaddied/Whilehewasdrinking.”

LISTEN"Tom'sDiner"bySuzanneVega

MEETTHEDINERANTHROPOLOGIST

RichardJ.S.Gutmanhasbeencalledthe44JaneGoodallofdiners^^(heevenconsultedon

BarryLevinson?s1982film,Diner).Hisbook,AmericanDiner:ThenNow,tracesthe

evolutionofthe“nightlunchwagon,“setupbyWalterScottin1872,totheearly1920s,

whenthedinergotitsname(adaptedfrom“diningcar"),andonthroughthe1980s.Gutman

hashisowndinerfacilities(floorplans,classicwhitemugs,acashierbooth);250ofthese

itemsarepartofanexhibitinRhodeIsland.

READAmericanDiner:Then&Now(JohnHopkinsUniversityPress)

VISITt4Diners:StillCookinginthe21stCentury,9,currentlyrunningattheCulinaryArts

MuseumatJohnson&WalesUniversityinProvidence,RhodeIsland

54.Inwhatwayisadinerdifferentfromacoffeeshop?

A.Itslocation.B.Itsmanagement.

C.Fromwhatitisbuilt.D.Whereitisconstructed.

55.WhatdoweknowaboutVega's1987song"Tom'sDiner”?

A.Itwarnspeoplenottodrink.B.ItwasinspiredbyTom'sDinerDay.

C.Itsmelodyispreferredtoitslyrics.D.ItsoriginaltitlewasTom'sRestaurant.

I'mtellingMotheraboutanewgirlinschool,andshesuddenlylooksupandsays,

“Who'reyourtwobestfriends?"I'mnotsurewhattosay.TvebeenfriendswithJillsinceI

wasthreeorso,andIreallylikeJaime,afriendinkindergarten."Well,whataboutKarenand

Cindy?”Sheseemsupset,likeIhurtherfeelings/4Butthey'remysisters.""Yes,butthey

canstillbeyourbestfriends.Friendsmaycomeandgo,butyoursisterswillalwaysbethere

foryou.”

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Atthetime,theideaofmytwosistersbeingmyclosestfriendsseemedstrangeto

me.Wefoughtallthetimeovertoys,foodandattention.Howcouldmysistersbemybest

friends?Theyweren'tthesameageasI.Weallhadourownfriendsinschool.Butmy

motherneverletthethreeofusforgetit：Sistersarelifelongfriends.Herwishwastogiveus

somethingthatsheneverhad.Growingupanonlychild,shelongedforsiblings（兄弟姐

妹）.Whenshegavebirthtothreedaughters,thefulfillmentofherdreamhadonlyjust

begun.She'dgivenuseachagiftandshewantedtomakesurewedidnottakethatgiftfbr

granted.She'dfrequentlytellushowluckywewere.Shenevershowedfavoritismtoone

daughterovertheother.Andwhenwewereteenagers,Momalwayspunishedusequally.

Wedidn'talwaysgetalongbeautifullyandfoughtjustlikeanyothersiblings.Butwe

realizedthatourmotherwasright.TodayIsharethingswithmysistersthatIdowithnoone

else.MysisterCindyandIrantheNewYorkCityMarathontogether,side—by—side,even

holdinghandswhenwecrossedthefi