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上海名校2021年高二下试卷精选汇编——05.阅读B篇专题 2021年第二学期格致中学第一次测验高二年级英语试卷 （B） One of the great things about putting together the magazine is that the team gets to read, edit and design all the stories first and choose their favorites. ********************************************************* I really don’t like rats. They carry plague (yes, I know it’s the fleas) and I hear they grow to some enormous proportions. So I was none too happy when I began working on “How to Make a Rat Laugh”, page 36. Rats laughing? As if. What is funny is the thought of teams of lab-coated gelotologists ( apparently that’s what you call scientists who study humor) trying to get them to chuckle, perhaps starting off with jokes. Melanie Egan, deputy chief subeditor ******************************************************** Oops. I blushed when I read the funny and outrageous excuse listed in “ Dear Teacher”, page 42. Now I realize that for all those years when I turned up at school with wild stories about why I hadn’t done homework, my teacher saw straight through me. Family chomping its way through maths equations? Tick. John Yates, art director ******************************************************* A couple of years ago, I went to see a GP who turned the screen to show me some blood results. While scanning the screen I saw that a previous doctor had written a note saying I had got angry when she told me my cholesterol was high. I don’t think GP notes are a place for personality reports, so I applauded the idea that doctors should let you in on what they are writing in your medical files ( “When Doctors Share Notes”, page 126). Hannah Hempen stall, subeditor ***************************************************** I loved this issue’s Instant Answers on Tweens ( Subscriber Bonus ). As a mother of a high schooler, I’ve first-hand and recent experience of those not-really-a-child / not-yet-a-teenager years. They’re roller coaster times. But a wonderful adventureespeciall