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Have you always wanted to make your lifestyle more sustainable? Here are a few tips that community activists, zero-waste experts and eco-friendly shop owners recommend specifically for the pandemic (疫情) . Start with your own mask Still using disposable (一次性的) masks or N95s? Hoiyin Ip, an environmental activist in Orange County, suggests you transition to a cloth mask that you can wash along with the rest of your laundry. They are reusable, sustainable and generally more comfortable too. Eat smart You may be tired of your own cooking and eating at home. When ordering takeout, Ip suggests asking the restaurant to keep its plastic cutlery (餐具).“Before you walk away with your to-go bag, check, look into your bag to see if you have this stuff, and give it back to the restaurant,”Ip said. Electronic waste Once your electronic device has worn out, recycle it. Battery collections in California are down a third compared to last year, he said, because many collection spots have closed or reduced hours. He advises collecting old batteries in a bag and recycling them at a drop-off location near you. Buy in bulk Environmental advocate Monica Campagna is creatively adapting by purchasing large quantities of her essentials — like rice, pasta and cereal — and refilling a reusable container at home. While she doesn’t get rid of disposables altogether, buying in bulk avoids lots of small plastic bags, and the bigger bags can be reused. 【1】Why does Hoiyin Ip suggest using cloth masks? A.Generally, there is no need to wash. B.You can spend little money on them. C.They are sustainable and more comfortable. D.They’re strong enough to reuse for a long time. 【2】Which is true about“eating smart”? A.Walk away with your to-go bag. B.Don’t take away the restaurant’s cutlery. C.Do your best to cook and eat at home. D.Order takeout to avoid waste. 【3】In order to make your lifestyle more sustainable, you should _______. A.still use disposable masks or N95s B.usually go to the restaurant to eat C.throw old batteries into dustbins D.purchase large quantities of your essentials |
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Brave heart is a historical film released in 1995. It was directed by and starred Mel Gibson and was loosely based on the story of 13th-century Scottish leader William Wallace. The movie was a surprise winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture. After William Wallace’s father and brother are killed in the battle against the English, Wallace is sent to continental Europe to be educated. He returns to Scotland as an adult (played by Gibson) and marries his childhood sweetheart, Murron. When English soldiers try to hurt Murron, Wallace saves her but the soldiers make a second attempt and she is caught and killed. Wallace then leads his family to fight the English troops. He continues to fight to force the English to leave Scotland, gaining increasing numbers of followers as stories of his brave acts spread. English King Edward I sends Princess Isabella, his son’s wife, to negotiate with Wallace for peace, but she is charmed by him and becomes his supporter. She warns Wallace of an upcoming attack from the English. Wallace seeks the support of the Scottish nobles in the fight against the English, but the nobles are hesitating. Robert the Bruce is particularly torn. The Scottish fighters are defeated by an army led by King Edward I in the Battle of Falkirk. Wallace tries to kill Edward I himself but is stopped by a soldier, who proves to be Robert the Bruce. Robert then saves Wallace from being caught by the English. Later Wallace agrees to meet with Robert in Edinburgh, but Robert’s father and other nobles set a trap and catch Wallace. They hand over Wallace to the English. Wallace refuses to give in and before being killed, he courageously cries out, “Freedom!” The movie was inspired by a lengthy poem about William Wallace by Blind Harry. It led to an increase of interest in Scottish history, although it contained numerous historical inaccuracies. 【1】What can we know from Paragraph 1? A.The film is made by a Scottish leader. B.The film is a true story about Mel Gibson. C.The film is about a war breaking out in 1995. D.The film is adapted from a real historical story. 【2】Which of the following starts Wallace’s fighting against the English? A.The English troops’ landing in Scotland. B.His wife’s being killed by the English soldiers. C.The failure of negotiation with Princess Isabella. D.His father and brother’s being caught in the battle. 【3】What happens to Wallace in the end? A.He becomes the leader of the Scottish nobles. B.He drives the English out of Scotland. C.He dies for Scotland’s independence. D.He gives in to the English King. 【4】What is this text mainly about? A.A war movie. B.A Scottish historical hero. C.A famous battle in history. D.The independence of Scotland. |
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A robotics team in Dublin High School, California, US, has come up with a creative solution to help clean parts of the school during the pandemic — a sanitizing drone. It was designed by the Gael Force Robotics Team, and the project has 10 students working to design, construct and eventually fly it. Before the drone, it took five to six hours to disinfect (将 消毒) the bleachers (露天看台) at the football stadium, according to Vice Principal Paul Faris. One of the students then suggested making a sanitizing drone to help. “ We decided to challenge ourselves to build the drone to not only keep our students safe, but try to find a cost-effective way to do it,”said Niharika Suravarjjala, who is a senior and also the team’s president and project manager. The drone will have the ability to spray a disinfectant to clean the school’s 6, 200-square-foot football stadium. The drone will at first have the ability to be manually flown by an operator on the ground using a phone application, which the students will also develop. Then, the students plan on making upgrades that will include the ability for autonomous flying and even artificial intelligence (AI) so that the drone will have depth perception ( 感 知 ) and can detect objects on its own, Niharika said. The team researched similar industrial drone models, such as the ones the Atlanta Falcons use for their football stadium. The students found those models can cost up to $15,000. Niharika said:“We can do a little better than this.”They started a GoFundMe page with a goal of $4,000 to raise funds for parts and equipment to build the drone. The money they got have already surpassed their goal.” When built, their drone will also have twice the amount of flight time of other industrial models, at 22 minutes without needing to be recharged, she said.The Gael Force Robotics Team is one of the largest clubs at Dublin High, with 180 members. Named after the school’s mascot ( 吉 祥 物 ), the student-run robotics club has six teams that take part in competitions held by VEX, an educational robotics company that holds state and national championship games. 【1】Why did the team decide to build the drone? A.To get rid of rubbish around the school. B.To solve the problem of lacking staff. C.To make disinfecting cheaper and more efficient. D.To protect students from the disinfectants. 【2】What will the first version of the sanitizing drone be able to do? A.Fly with an operator aboard to control it. B.Fly according to orders given via an app. C.Perceive depth on its own while flying. D.Detect things autonomously when flying. 【3】Compared with similar industrial drones, the sanitizing drone _______. A.will be funded by the school B.will be named after the school’s mascot C.can be recharged more quickly D.will cost less to make and will be able to fly longer 【4】What is the purpose of the text? A.To introduce a sanitizing drone. B.To praise a successful robotics team. C.To explain the importance of sanitizing. D.To look forward to the future of the drones. |
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Thinking of getting your child to take up a sport that involves a coach or instructor? There is a piece of good news. A new study finds that children who join in organized physical activities at a young age are less likely to have emotional difficulties by the time they turn 12. “The primary school years are a critical time in child development,” said Frédéric N. Brière, a professor of psycho-education who led the study“. And every parent wants to raise a well-adjusted child.” Besides keeping children from sitting for long, physical activities, such as structured sports, have the potential physical and mental benefits, Brière believes, something parents seem to know instinctively (直觉地) . “We followed a large representative population of typically developing Canadian children over time to examine whether consistent participation in organized sports from ages 6 to 10 would lessen risks associated with emotional distress, anxiety, shyness, social withdrawal at age12,”said Brière.“Our goal was to test this question as critically as possible by excluding pre-existing child or family conditions that could offer a different explanation.” To do this, Brière and his team examined data from children born in 1997 or 1998. From ages 6 to 10, mothers reported whether their child participated in organized physical activities. At age 12, teachers reported on the child’s levels of emotional distress, anxiety, shyness, and social withdrawal at school. “ The results revealed that children who participated in sports consistently from ages 6 to 10 showed fewer cases of those factors at age 12 than their peers who did not engage in physical activities in a consistent way,” said Brière.“ We found these benefits above and beyond pre-existing individual and family characteristic.” Brière concluded, “Getting kids actively involved in organized sports seems to promote global development. This involvement appears to be good on a socio-emotional level apart from the physical benefits it brings. Being less emotionally troubled between primary and high school is a priceless benefit for children, as they are about to enter a much larger universe with bigger academic challenges.” 【1】What does Brière’s study show about doing organized sports? A.It helps children improve study efficiency. B.It improves children’s personality development. C.It strengthens children’s relationship with their parents. D.It helps prevent children from having emotional problems. 【2】What can we know about the study process? A.It investigates children from similar backgrounds. B.It requires cooperation from children’s parents and teachers. C.It focuses on how children fit in with the environment. D.It takes children’s personal habits into consideration. 【3】What does the underlined phrase “those factors” in Paragraph 4 refer to? A.Children’s personal characteristics. B.Children’s performances in the study. C.Children’s emotional problems. D.Children’s daily activities. 【4】Why is emotional health important to children between age 6 and 12? A.They will soon face great academic stress. B.They go through a quick development. C.They are too busy to participate in sports. D.They are more likely to have mental problems. |
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The pay-what-you-want pricing system is a model used by several types of businesses. Instead of charging a set price for items, the business allows customers to pay whatever amount they feel is acceptable.【1】 Despite the financial risk, businesses usually depend on customers’ generosity and sense of fairness. The pay-what-you-want strategy has existed in cities such as Berlin and London since around 1999. In the U.S., it was introduced by a restaurant in Salt Lake City in 2003.【2】 Since then, some other organizations have employed pay-what-you-want as an experimental concept. Pay-what-you-want policies have been somewhat less effective in restaurants and health care provider settings.【3】In 2007, for example, the band Radiohead offered its new album as an online download using the pay-what-you-want system, resulting in a large number of sales. 【4】 Some people are uncomfortable with it as it seems they have to discuss the price with sellers. Many of them would rather know in advance what the price is and pay it without feeling they have paid either too much or too little. Others argue, however, that using pay-what-you-want system is more cost-effective for businesses since they do not have to actively monitor their customers. Besides, researchers found the system was more successful when consumers were told that part of their contributions would go to charity.【5】 A.Not all people like the pay-what-you-want system. B.They believe customers will pay very little or nothing. C.Other restaurants in China have suffered similar results. D.Most customers in this situation paid more for the product than usual. E.The customer might pay much more than the usual price or nothing at all. F.But they have achieved greater success with products like movies and pop records. G.The practice met with some success early on but could not be continued for a long time. |
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It was in spring, 1968. I was standing beside a road hoping someone could give me a_______ . I was heading back to campus that was miles away and was considering_______ . Many drivers slowed down and then_______ after having a look at me. I didn’t _______ them. Why would they pick up a bearded, long-haired stranger? My life was very_______. I felt at a loss in college. I considered packing up my belongings when returning to my_______ . Two hours passed. Finally a car_______ . I told the driver my destination.“The college in Oneonta? That’s_______ . Get in,”he said.“I’m Aaron. This is my wife, Sylvia.”“I’m Dave, a junior,”I said. Aaron asked what I was_______ in college. “History, ” I said. “Secondary education,” “So you’ll be a teacher,”he said. I nodded.“________ !”He said excitedly. I was surprised by his reaction. Sylvia explained Aaron’s dream was to be a teacher.________ , he couldn’t afford college schooling. So he really________ me. Aaron asked about my college life. I painted a positive picture of my________ . For the first time, I saw my future in front of me — to be a good teacher. I got a clear________ . Thanks to the couple, I gave up the idea of discontinuing my studies and finally________ a successful teaching career. 【1】A.direction B.chance C.lift D.job 【2】A.walking forward B.dropping out C.moving back D.checking in 【3】A.left B.stopped C.laughed D.escaped 【4】A.trust B.forget C.know D.blame 【5】A.messy B.simple C.ordinary D.healthy 【6】A.home B.camp C.dorm D.office 【7】A.pulled over B.went back C.passed by D.broke down 【8】A.unheard B.multiple C.uncompleted D.distant 【9】A.teaching B.majoring in C.challenging D.worrying about 【10】A.Surprising B.Fantastic C.Boring D.Terrible 【11】A.Instead B.Otherwise C.However D.Therefore 【12】A.hated B.supported C.pitied D.admired 【13】A.sufferings B.career C.experiences D.future 【14】A.goal B.achievement C.reality D.suggestion 【15】A.missed B.started C.offered D.ruined |
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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Childhoods were greatly changing, with fewer opportunities to spend time outdoors, researchers【1】 (observe). The loss of exposure to the【2】 (nature) environment would have negative long-term consequences, they warned. Setting up【3】 “outdoor learning center” would help teachers, and help shape policies and strategy, they suggested. The report highlighted previous studies that showed that【4】 (busy) family lives, combined with an【5】 (increase) sense of fear in society, children were having fewer opportunities to explore their surrounding environment. This was declining children’s social skills as well as risking stifling (抑制) their long-term physical, emotional【6】 (develop) and wellbeing. Therefore, it was important that schools did not overlook the opportunities that outdoor learning provided【7】(bridge) this gap. “At the moment, if outdoor learning【8】(be) part of a school’s curriculum in England, it is largely because the teachers have recognized the value of it,” said report co-author, Sue Waite, a reader in outdoor learning at Plymouth University, UK. With so much focus【9】 academic achievement, there can be pressure on teachers to stay in the classroom,【10】 means children are missing out on so many experiences that will benefit them through their lives. |
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为了让大家更多地了解野生动物，提高对野生动物的保护意识，上周末，你班同学参观了市郊区的野生动物园。请你就此事写一篇英文报道，内容包括: 1. 时间及地点； 2. 活动过程； 3. 活动的意义。 注意： 1. 写作词数应为80 左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 A VISIT TO A WILDLIFE PARK _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 续写的词数应为150 左右。 Several years ago, I traveled by train to Stockholm. I was visiting two friends who were to meet me at the train station. I stood there waiting for my first friend to arrive and in the midst of all the hurrying passengers that Friday afternoon, I heard a weak voice; it sounded like a question. I turned and saw a young man standing with a white cane ( 拐 杖 ) , his suitcase by his feet. I approached and asked,“Do you need help?”“Yes,”he replied, nodding his head, appearing relieved. He had been trying for some time, unsuccessfully, to get someone’s attention. He had missed his train home. His cell phone battery was dead, and he needed to call his mother to tell her of the circumstances. This young man named Mustafa, I found out, had just completed his first week at a school for the blind. He went to school on Mondays and returned home on Fridays. Of course I helped him call his mother. I did not understand what he spoke with her on my cell phone, but I could tell the language was Swedish. Of course the next problem was finding the right train home and telling his mother the new arrival time. Yet in this disordered train station, I did not want to miss connecting with my friend Bogdan who was on his way to the spot where we were standing. Before I could dial the number to call Bogdan, he was suddenly already there. I described the problem and Bogdan took the young man’s arm and we were off on our adventure to help get Mustafa home. While sorting out where his home was, what train, and what time, my second friend Marcello called and wondered where we were. Soon he joined us. It happened that Marcello speaks 12 languages. 注意： 1. 续写词数应为150 左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Marcello’s gift in language was a great advantage. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Now we were leading Mustafa to his train. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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