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Seattle is home to one of the busiest ports, so many visitors have a short window to crowd in as much sightseeing as possible before getting on a ship. Here are four attractions you can see in a rush. Space Needle Regular tickets for the Space Needle are $10 cheaper from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Order tickets in advance so you can go straight in line for the elevators. At the top, you can read fun facts about the Needle and interact with a huge, touchscreen “SkyPad”—- not to mention admiring incredible 360-degree views of the city. Chihuly Garden and Glass Located right next to the Space Needle, this exhibit features the work of Dale Chihuly. Walk through the Glasshouse to see one of his largest pieces: a 100-foot-long glass sculpture in colors of red, orange and yellow. Order your Space Needle and Chihuly tickets together for even more savings. Pike Place Market Just steps from the Space Needle, you can get on the bus to the famous Pike Place Market. Give yourself plenty of time to eat your way through this huge marketplace. Most places offer samples so you can try a wide variety of snacks before you buy. Post Alley Located under Pike Place Market, this street is home to Seattle’s stickiest attraction: the Gum Wall. This tradition started in the 1990s, when people waiting in line for Post Alley’s Market Theater would stick their chewed gum on the wall. Since then, thousands of others have added to the collection. The wall was swept clean in 2015, but you’d never know it now. It makes for a good photo opportunity—just don’t get too close. 【1】What can you do at the Space Needle? A.Taste some delicious snacks. B.Overlook the whole city of Seattle. C.See a wonderful glass sculpture. D.Take the fastest elevators in the world. 【2】What was Dale Chihuly? A.An artist. B.An actor. C.An architect. D.A professor. 【3】What is the Gum Wall probably like now? A.It is a place to stick photos. B.It is as clean as other walls. C.It is covered by chewed gum. D.It is a part of Pike Place Market. |
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During Rick’s birth in 1962, his brain was damaged for oxygen lack. The doctors told Dick Hoyt that there was no hope of his son being anything more than a “vegetable”. Yet Dick and his wife were determined to raise him at home. At age 13, Rick told his father he wanted to participate in a five-mile benefit run for the disabled. Dick was not a runner, but he agreed to push Rick through the race course in his wheelchair. That was when a surprising thing happened. During the run, Rick felt as though he wasn’t disabled anymore—he was simply one of the runners. This experience deeply affected Dick, and he committed to running an increasing number of events with his son so that Rick could have this feeling as often as possible. At first, other competitors often treated them as outsiders and even avoided them. But gradually, what began as a way for Rick Hoyt to experience inclusion and equality broadened in its purpose. Running together became a way to send a message that, as Rick said, everybody should be included in everyday life. The pair’s first Boston Marathon in 1981 finished in the top quarter of the field, and shortly thereafter, attitudes began to change. Many athletes would come up to them before the race to wish them luck. The 2013 Boston Marathon was the 31st time the Hoyts had run the race, and it was also their last race. Dick has run thousands of miles to be with and support his son. Their athletic pursuits have enriched Rick’s life and had a practical benefit for Dick’s life as well: After a heart attack, Dick’s doctors told him he might have died 15 years earlier if he weren’t in such good shape. 【1】What inspired Dick to keep running? A.Rick felt he was a healthy person in running. B.Rick could raise money by taking part in running. C.Rick’s wish was to be an excellent runner one day. D.Rick could rebuild his brain by running. 【2】What message did the Hoyts send by running? A.Everyone is a part of the world. B.Whatever man has done, I may do. C.Where there is a will, there is a way. D.Good things come to those who wait. 【3】What changed others’ attitudes to the Hoyts? A.Their talent for running. B.Their purpose of running. C.Their donations to runners. D.Their achievement in running. 【4】How long did the Hoyts insist on races? A.31 years. B.38 years. C.40 years. D.53 years. |
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What’s the deal with new words? Where do they come from and how do they go from unknown to official? First, new words have to circulate in culture to make it into the dictionary. They have to be used and understood. Words have a much better chance of getting added to the dictionary if you see them in print or hear them in conversation. It’s actually a full-time job to search popular communication to figure out what new words are surfacing in our vernacular（方言）. Lexicographers get to decide which words make it into the dictionary, and they do so by reading widely across industries and disciplines. However, they also make decisions about which idioms make it in. Dictionaries can sometimes get over 1,000 new words per year. In 2019 the Merriam-Webster added over 600 in April and another 500+ in September. After lexicographers decide which words will be included, they write a new definition. Some existing words also gain additional meanings, and there are usually thousands of revisions. The dictionary is a constantly changing work-in-progress, just like the language it describes and defines. For instance, the word “peak” recently went from being just a sharp, pointed end to also being something at the height of popularity. Occasionally fake words actually end up in the dictionary by mistake. If you have a word that you think should be in the dictionary, you’re welcome to get in touch with the lexicographers and suggest it. However, the word needs to be fairly popular. It has to have “widespread, frequent, meaningful usage”. For instance, OMG was added to the dictionary in 2009 after lexicographers had observed it in general use for about 15 years. New words spring from new technologies and disciplines, but they’re very often invented by authors and writers who love language and play with it to create new meanings. One of the greatest creators was William Shakespeare who created over 1,700 new words often by adapting usage and using new compounds. He’s responsible for words like eyeball, excitement, fashionable, and lonely. “Hard-boiled” was invented by Mark Twain. 【1】What kind of new words can be included in dictionaries? A.Words which have been widely used for long. B.Words which were created by famous writers. C.Words which have been spoken by some locals. D.Words which frequently appear in a private conversation. 【2】What does the underlined word “Lexicographers” in the first paragraph probably mean? A.New word creators. B.Writers of a dictionary. C.Specialists in languages. D.Historians on ancient cultures. 【3】What does the author think of a dictionary? A.Quite ambiguous. B.Error-free. C.Extremely rigid. D.Gradually developing. 【4】What is the best title for the text? A.How the Dictionary Is Revised B.How New Words Spread in Culture C.How Words Get Added to the Dictionary D.How New Words Are Invented by Famous Authors |
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The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)—a study of the test scores of 15-year-olds across 79 countries—showed that students in England performed significantly better in maths than 2015. PISA is conducted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) every three years, and assesses the performance of 15-year-olds mainly in reading, maths and science. In England, the Government has prioritized（优先）climbing up the league tables in recent years. The latest tests were carried out last year, and showed that England was ranked 17 in the table for maths, up from 26 in 2015. Pupils in England also outperformed the OECD average in reading and science. On student well-being, 53 percent of 15-year-olds across the UK reported that they are satisfied with their lives—well below the 67 percent average across the OECD. Taking the UK as a whole, while there was only a statistically significant improvement in maths, the country still improved its position relative to other countries across all three of the subjects tested by PISA. In reading, the UK was 14th, up from 22nd three years ago. In science the UK was 14th, up from 15th, and in maths the UK rose to 18th from 27th. Across the rest of the league tables, East Asian countries like China and Singapore continued to be far superior. Today’s results also showed that Estonia outperformed all the major European economies. However, Geoff Barton, the general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, cautioned against concluding too much from the findings. There are many educational and non-educational factors which affect performance and it is not easy to find how these have impacted on young people’s attainment in a set of tests. What is worrying, however, is that this analysis shows that fewer students in the UK are satisfied with their lives than the OECD average. It is clear that many young people feel under great pressure in a society in which the risks often seem very high to them in terms of achieving their goals. 【1】Which aspect of England is under the average of the OECD? A.Reading. B.Science. C.Well-being. D.Maths. 【2】Which statement agrees with the UK’ performance in PISA? A.The UK did worse than before. B.The UK progressed a little in PISA. C.The UK hasn’t made any improvement. D.The UK pulled well ahead of the rest countries. 【3】Which of the following countries always holds a leading position in PISA? A.China. B.Estonia. C.The UK. D.England. 【4】What do the Geoff Barton’s words mean in the last paragraph? A.The PISA results are unbelievable for educators. B.Students in the UK are in need of more practice. C.Education quality can’t be fully reflected only by PISA. D.Young people take more risks of achieving their goals. |
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Just like essays, all speeches have three main sections: the introduction, the body, and the conclusion. 【1】 You need to write a speech in a way that keeps the attention of an audience and helps paint a mental image at the same time. Whatever type of speech you decide to write, find ways to make your words memorable. The structure of how to write your speech is just the start. 【2】 Start by paying attention to your audience and their interests. Write the words you’ll speak with passion and enthusiasm, which you also want your listeners to share. When writing your attention-grabbing statements, make sure you are writing what will get their attention, not just yours. 【3】 Read famous speeches and look at the way they are constructed. Find things that stand out and figure out what makes it interesting. Oftentimes, speechwriters use rhetorical devices（修辞法）to make certain points easy to remember. Remember to begin and end your speech with something that will gain and hold the attention of your audience. If you spend too much time getting into your speech, people will zone out or start checking their phones. 【4】 【5】 When you give the speech, think about the tone you should use, and be sure to write the speech in the same flow that you’d use in conversations. A great way to check this flow is to practice reading it out loud. If you stumble（磕磕巴巴）while reading or it feels dull, look for ways to jazz up（使活泼）the words and improve the flow. A.You’ll also need to write the speech skillfully. B.How you deliver the speech is also important. C.You can gain inspiration from others’ speeches. D.Instead, if interested, they may stick with you until the end. E.So the essay form can offer a good foundation for the process. F.However, unlike essays, speeches are not to be read but to be heard. G.In other words, your speech should contain some color, drama, or humor. |
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One dark morning during my walk, I fell and had my arm broken. I received several ________ over two years. It was no ________ for a busy mother! More unfortunately, I was left with certain physical ________. My doctor told me to live life to the ________, but not to do things that would be too much for my arm. As I recovered from the last surgery, I fell in ________ over all the things I would never get to do that I had wanted to try, like boating. However, I ________ so much on what I couldn’t do that I didn’t ________ what I could do was right in front of me all along. My fourteen-year-old son, Matthew, was fond of archery（射箭）. I loved watching him shoot arrows and I had learned quite a bit about the ________. I had never ________ his bow. I was sure my arm would never allow for such ________ equipment, anyway. Then during one of my son’s ________, the coaches had a “fun day” and ________ encouraged the typically sedentary（久坐的）parents to ________ a bow. Before I ________ what I was doing, I shot my first arrow. And it hit the ________—6 points! From then on, I often practiced. The more I did it, the more I knew I could do it. I realize that not only will my body not ________ this new adventure, but neither will my family—my husband has taken up archery and my other son has tried it as well! I think the sport has made my family ________ in some way. I never ________ something like archery would be possible for me. I guess being faced with the concept of “limitations” pushed me forward. No more ________ and no more fears, I just had to take ________ and shoot—and find my way. 【1】A.operations B.occupations C.qualifications D.certifications 【2】A.fun B.use C.wonder D.doubt 【3】A.examinations B.tendencies C.limitations D.activities 【4】A.fairest B.fullest C.cheapest D.easiest 【5】A.love B.sympathy C.embarrassment D.desperation 【6】A.depended B.figured C.insisted D.focused 【7】A.appreciate B.confirm C.see D.describe 【8】A.club B.sport C.job D.injury 【9】A.tried B.repaired C.brought D.watched 【10】A.interesting B.frightening C.challenging D.deserving 【11】A.competitions B.vacations C.practices D.performances 【12】A.energetically B.enthusiastically C.honestly D.violently 【13】A.take away B.pick up C.break down D.sort out 【14】A.admitted B.refused C.replied D.realized 【15】A.target B.enemy C.air D.dirt 【16】A.suffer from B.benefit from C.adapt to D.take to 【17】A.busier B.clearer C.closer D.richer 【18】A.suspected B.insisted C.concluded D.imagined 【19】A.motivations B.responsibilities C.permissions D.excuses 【20】A.action B.aim C.care D.defeat |
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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，并将答案填写在答题卡上。 It takes a lot of land and water 【1】 (grow) animals. People might one day grow meat in factories instead of having to harvest it from farmed animals. Growing meat in a lab could mean 【2】 (use) fewer animals and lowering the 【3】 (environment) costs of raising livestock（牲畜）. So far, no attempts at lab-grown meat 【4】 (manage) to match the texture（结构，口感）of the animal muscles eaten as meat. One new development does this by using a technique of making cotton candy. It grows meat with more structures. Researchers have already known how to grow cells, 【5】 are the basis of meat. However, a pile of cells does not have the chewy texture of a chicken breast. Cells without a support 【6】 (be) more like a soup, or at best a meatball . The new process resembles 【7】 way that cotton candy is made, except that it uses gelatin（明胶）instead of melted sugar. The lab-grown samples all look like the different natural 【8】 (meat). And they have similar material nature, too. The nature affects how chewy, springy or soft the meat is. 【9】 controlling how the gelatin fibers are twisted, the scientists can set the fibers’ arrangement and spacing, which determines 【10】 the man-made meat ends up more like a burger or a steak. |
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、刪除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（˄），并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。 I was exciting to start a new adventure abroad. Therefore, the excitement started to fade after a couple weeks. Homesickness began to be set in. But all that changed after I met some new friends or spent some good time with them. We practice languages, ate together and visited new places. I suppose we should never forget how important that is to have nice friends in our life. They can make such the difference. To travel and visit other places is one of the better things you can do in your life. My advice from my experience are to travel and try new things whenever you get the opportunity. |
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假定你是李华，你的美国网友Jack写信询问你为什么喜欢在闲暇时间读书。请你用英语给他写一封回信，内容包括： 1. 你的读书经历； 2. 你从读书中获得的益处。 注意：1. 词数100左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Jack, Everyone has different ways of spending his or her free time. As for me, I usually do reading when I have free time. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Write to tell me what you usually do in your spare time. Yours, Li Hua |
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