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Top Travel Destinations 2020 Penang, Malaysia Penang is one of the only 13 states that make up Malaysia in Southeast Asia. Its food culture is like nothing you’ve ever experienced. If you’re a food lover, this is the place to go. The central location of Penang makes it a hub（枢纽）for cuisine from many different regions including India, Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Best Time to Visit：November to January Bali, Indonesia Bali has always been a top travel destination due to its beauty, but even so, there are still hidden spots away from the main tourist attractions that offer seclusion（清静） as well as peace and quiet. One such place is the island of Nusa Lembongan. One tourist attraction here is the underwater Big Buddha which has been placed by locals as a business attraction. It also makes for good diving and underwater photography, and is one of the best vacation spots for couples. Best Time to Visit：May to September Auckland, New Zealand Auckland is a coastal city known for its breathtaking views and beautiful beaches and islands. The nearby Mount Eden is a volcanic mountain you can hike and explore. With its many hiking tracks, views, beaches, and cultural sites, Auckland has enough activities to keep you busy. Best Time to Visit：March to May, September to November Banff, Canada Located in the northern part of the Rocky Mountains in Alberta, Banff is a small town of Canada. Most people outside of Canada have probably never even heard of it, but that’s what makes it so different from other attractions. Visitors can ski on Mount Norquay or ride the Banff Gondola up Sulphur Mountain to swim in the Banff Upper Hot Springs and enjoy great views of the countryside. Best Time to Visit：June to August, December to March 【1】Where should you go if you are interested in diving? A.Nusa Lembongan. B.Penang. C.The Banff Gondola. D.The Banff Upper Hot Springs. 【2】If you want to explore a volcanic mountain, which month is the best choice? A.January. B.August. C.October. D.December. 【3】What makes Banff special compared to the other three travel destinations? A.It’s famous for its tasty food. B.It doesn’t have any mountains. C.It’s not well—known to foreigners. D.It offers great views of beaches. |
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After braving wind, snow, and dizzying heights in the mountains, a dog named Mera may have broken a world record without even knowing it. She began following a group of climbers who were getting ready to climb up to the top of Mount Baruntse in Nepal—it stands just south of Mount Qomolangma at 23,389 feet tall. Mera was easily frightened when the climbers first met her down in the village of Khare, so they were shocked when she suddenly bounded up next to them while they were coming down another mountain at 17,000 feet. Mera had passed dozens of other climbers that she could have pleased, and focused her eyes on the leader of this month—long expedition, Seattle—based Don Wargowsky. In no time they were like peas and carrots. Don happily shared his sleeping bag,tent,and meals with his new companion while the crew was hiking to the Mount Baruntse Base Camp over the next two weeks. When it finally came time to depart from the base camp and begin their climb up the mountain, Don knew the walk was not easy for a dog, so he tied her up near the camp.“She kept barking as we walked away,” said Don. “Half an hour into our climb I felt a tickle（发痒）on the back of my knee. I looked down and saw Mera following right behind me just like before.” After reaching the last mountain camp before the summit, the climbing crew left Mera sleeping in Don’s tent with the hope that she would not try to follow them up the steep climb. Don was then surprised when he later turned around at 22,000 feet in order to take a photo only to see Mera climbing towards them slowly. Finally, after a long climb, they reached the summit and took photos celebrating the first dog to top Mount Baruntse. 【1】What was true about Mera when the climbers first met her? A.She had just broken a world record. B.Clearly it was easy for her to be scared. C.The heights of the mountains dizzied her. D.She bounded up next to them now and then. 【2】The sentence “they were like peas and carrots” in Paragraph 2 suggests that A.they preferred peas and carrots B.they knew how to survive the cold C.they got along very well together D.they were faithful climbing lovers 【3】The climbers left Mera sleeping in Don’s tent because A.it was difficult to wake her up B.she kept troubling them on the way C.she was too weak to go on climbing D.the climb was more dangerous for her 【4】Which words can best describe Mera? A.Poor but lovely. B.Strong and helpful. C.Smart but noisy. D.Brave and determined. |
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Lawmakers in Massachusetts have introduced a law that would ban children in the seventh grade or younger from playing tackle football（冲撞式橄榄球）.The Act for No Organized Head Impacts to Schoolchildren, or the NO HITS Act, was introduced last month in an effort to protect children’s heads from blows while at a particularly fragile age. The bill, which would still allow flag or touch football to be played, would cause fines of up to $2,000 for each time the law is broken. People who frequently break the law, or those whose actions cause physical harm, would face bigger fines. “It’s all about kids’ health and we have a number of studies that say that repeated contacts（接触） to the head are very bad for you and the younger that starts, the worse it is," said Rep. Paul A. Schmid III （D）,who introduced the bill with House Minority Leader Bradley Jones （R）. According to a 2017 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers examining 111 brains belonging to former NFL （National Football League） players found the brain disease Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, or CTE, in 110 of them. The disease is associated with repeated head injuries, not just concussions（脑震荡）,and is generally found in athletes, retired soldiers and others with a history of repetitive brain injuries, according to the Concussion Legacy Foundation, a non—profit organization that works to study, treat and prevent future cases of brain injuries among athletes and other at—risk groups. Similar laws have been considered elsewhere in the country, including California and Illinois last year, though they didn’t secure enough votes to become law. Those against previously proposed（提议的）bans have argued that adequate progress has been achieved to make the sport safer and that the sport offers too many benefits for children to totally avoid it. Several former NFL players, who have been directly or indirectly affected by CTE, have argued differently, however. “I made the mistake of starting tackle football at 9 years old. Now, CTE has taken my life away.Y outh tackle football is all risk with no reward," Pro Football Hall of Famer Nick Buoniconti told CNN last year. 【1】Why was the law introduced by lawmakers in Massachusetts? A.To make tackle football safer for players. B.To ban children from doing sports too young. C.To encourage the popularity of some safe sports. D.To keep young children from suffering brain injuries. 【2】What is Paragraph 2 mainly about? A.The reason why the sport is forbidden. B.The consequences of breaking the new law. C.The causes of the new law in Massachusetts. D.The fines of playing tackle football incorrectly. 【3】What does the author want to show by mentioning the 2017 study? A.Future cases of brain injuries can be reduced. B.NFL players used to pay much attention to CTE. C.Repeated head blows can result in brain diseases. D.Brain injuries can really be prevented with action. 【4】Which would most probably show Nick Buoniconti’s opinion? A.Tackle football is less dangerous than people think. B.Young children should avoid playing tackle football. C.Tackle football should be made easier to play than before. D.Young children often make mistakes while playing tackle football. |
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There is hope for our planet’s survival. Innovative products are being designed to reduce our reliance on plastic, single—use plastic in particular. One such innovation comes from international design firm Carlo Ratti Associati with its“Feel the Peel” machine, an experimental rounded juice bar that not only makes freshly squeezed orange juice, but also 3D prints a recyclable bioplastic cup with the leftover orange peels. Designed with global energy company Eni, the juicer is 10 feet tall and topped with a massive dome（圆顶）,feeding the juicer with oranges on demand. The dome is made up of round tracks that hold up to 1,500 oranges. A 3D printer is set up in the base of the machine. The machine goes like magic. When an order is placed, the oranges slide down the tracks to a squeezer, and the juice is then deposited into an “orange peel” bioplastic cup, ready to enjoy. Meanwhile, the freshly squeezed peels fall down a tube and accumulate at the bottom of the machine where they are dried, milled（碾磨） and mixed with Polylactic Acid, creating a bioplastic material. The bioplastic is then heated and melted into a filament and the 3D printer then creates recyclable bioplastic cups, ready to be filled with freshly squeezed juice. How cool that is! It seems that Carlo Ratti Associati and Eni have plans to take Feel the Peel beyond just orange juice. “The principle of circularity is a must for today’s objects,” says Carlo Ratti. “Working with Eni, we tried to show circularity in a very tangible（有形的）way, by developing a machine that helps us to understand how oranges can be used well beyond their juice. The next improvement of Feel the Peel might include new functions, such as printing fabric for clothing from orange peels.” 【1】What is the aim of creating the “Feel the Peel” machine? A.To design innovative products. B.To produce single—use plastic cups. C.To carry out various experiments. D.To take something beyond just juice. 【2】What is the main idea of Paragraph 4? A.How the new juicer works. B.What the two companies share. C.Where the new tool comes from. D.Why the machine is catching on. 【3】According to Carlo Ratti, we can infer that_______. A.circularity can be shown in a very popular way B.their new machine still has some potentials C.his company is very interested in Eni’s design D.a product can help us understand our world 【4】What can be the best title for the text? A.Orange Peels Arrive in a New Form B.Innovative Products Are Being Designed C.Orange Juicer 3D Prints Bioplastic Cups D.Carlo Introduces a Recyclable Machine |
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Increasing Confidence The world is changing rapidly and most people are very anxious about it. In fact, I think it might even be stronger and more accurate to say that most people are downright fearful of what they see going on around them. Technological changes and innovation are completely changing many aspects of our lives and they don’t stop there. Economic changes, social changes, scientific changes, political changes ... the list is endless.【1】. While the specific answers about what to do take time and thought to uncover, the best way to approach the future and all of the changes can be summed up in one word：Confidence.【2】.Certainly some people seem to have much more of it than others but I believe that confidence is a skill that we can all develop. In some ways, it is undoubtedly the most important skill we can develop.【3】. Without confidence, even the smallest challenges seem too difficult to deal with. 【4】.They seem to overcome the obstacles that stand in their way. It’s as if problems and challenges run from the people who have confidence. I think what’s so difficult for most people is the belief that confidence has to be based on having a specific solution at hand but that’s just not true. The truth is that we are bigger than anything that can ever happen to us in life. We have the power and ability to overcome any obstacles in our path. And the most important tool you possess is confidence, believing in your ability to overcome the current challenge just like you have done so many times in the past. Whatever challenge is currently in your life, know that it’s there to help you grow and expand.【5】.Remember, expanding your personal confidence will allow you to take on whatever you need to in order to fulfill your personal mission. A.What I find fascinating is that people with confidence always end up on top. B.We must believe we can overcome any obstacle in our path. C.Personal confidence is one of the greatest assets（优点）we all possess. D.Here are some tips on how to build confidence. E.Use the challenges you encounter to help you build your personal confidence. F.However, the big question we all face is how we are going to respond to these changes. G.With confidence, all things are within the realm（范围）of possibility. |
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When you are storm chasing（追逐）,most mornings start off in a cheap hotel trying to remember where you ended up the night before. This morning, we were in Wichita, Kansas, midway through a project to_______the dramatic and destructive weather that travels across the middle of the United States every spring. We loaded the car with our_______, and off we went, driving under cloudless blue skies for hundreds of miles. Then we reached the border of our targeted storm and entered a dark scene of clouds and occasional rain. As we_______the heart of the storm, we found ourselves_______with high winds, violent rain, and severe hail（冰雹）,Photographer Krystle, at the wheel,_______to get in front of the storm, but it was moving too fast. We could_______keep pace with it. Then we caught sight of something_______, created by the storm：a rain—wrapped tornado half a mile to our right. The chaotic conditions made it_______for us to keep it in sight. We lost our cellphone signals and all the data we were desperately_______for communication. We couldn’t see beyond 20 feet. That was when Nick, our expedition leader and weather expert, called, “We have to flee.” Krystle________changed direction, driving the car north onto a country road,________the madness of that dangerous chase. We weren’t done. After a stretch of clear skies, we found another________waiting for us. This time, we________to get in front of it, stopping to photograph it and racing back to the car to________its extreme anger. A little past midnight, we let the storm go. We watched as the lightning—filled cloud rolled away, displaying the night sky—a beautiful________for those reckless（不顾危险的） enough to seek it. 【1】A.recognize B.control C.forecast D.photograph 【2】A.nutrients B.equipment C.flavor D.documents 【3】A.approached B.remembered C.described D.mentioned 【4】A.armed B.comparing C.struggling D.filled 【5】A.pretended B.accelerated C.deserved D.hesitated 【6】A.nearly B.exactly C.hardly D.gradually 【7】A.frightening B.disgusting C.annoying D.embarrassing 【8】A.important B.possible C.necessary D.difficult 【9】A.satisfied with B.interested in C.dependent on D.curious about 【10】A.deliberately B.abruptly C.secretly D.frequently 【11】A.predicting B.forgetting C.escaping D.witnessing 【12】A.storm B.cloud C.car D.flood 【13】A.regretted B.begged C.promised D.managed 【14】A.calm B.avoid C.challenge D.tolerate 【15】A.reward B.excuse C.wish D.thought |
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或所给单词的正确形式，将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置。 China’s capital city, Beijing, has opened a new bicycle highway that 【1】(connect) the neighborhoods of Huilongguan in Changping District with the 【2】(rapid) developing high tech industrial zone in the Haidian District just 6.5 kilometers away. Before opening the new highway, the trip 【3】bike from one district to the other could take almost an hour and a half because there were several busy highways to cross in between, 【4】 now the trip can be made in about 25 minutes. Despite heavy traffic, some 40% of people living in Huilongguan still choose 【5】(drive) their cars to work—a commute(上下班路程)that can take hours. The new bicycle highway is three lanes(车道) wide and has traffic lights. It 【6】(raise) high in several areas so that it crosses over and above existing vehicle highways. It will offer bicycle commuters a more 【7】(enjoy) biking experience while reducing the time bicyclists spend 【8】(wait) at traffic lights. Beijing Municipal Institute of City Planning and Design began designing the bicycle highway in 2016 and 【9】(construct) started in 2017. A second stage of the bicycle highway will later connect it to Zhongguancun, considered China’s Silicon Valley, 【10】 nearly 20% of people in Huilongguan work. |
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假如你叫李华，你的英语老师 Peter在你因病住院期间经常在线辅导你学习英语，鼓励你积极面对生活，战胜困难，请给他写一封电子邮件，内容包括： 1.表示感谢； 2.回顾帮助； 3.邀请来中国游玩。 注意： 1.词数80左右； 2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Peter, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua |
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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。 “Okay,” said our teacher, Mrs. Woodland：“It’s time for the gift exchange.” I was actually a little excited. I knew what a lot of the girls had brought, and any of those gifts would be great, especially my best friend Sara’s. She had made some candy and put it in this super cute bear mug（马克杯）. Mrs. Woodland had us put our gifts on our classroom table. Then we opened the gifts like a game. We each drew numbers and we got to the table and chose a wrapped（包装好的） gift when our number was called. But we didn’t necessarily have to. We could take a gift from somebody else that had already had their number called—if we thought we’d like that gift better than the wrapped ones. When it was my turn, I didn’t take a wrapped gift from the table. And I didn’t take Sara’s either though I really wanted to. I took the perfume（香水） Megan had brought instead. I didn’t have enough money to get Mom something special, but the perfume was really nice. She might really like it. I was busy thinking about the perfume and whether Mom would like it or not when there was a big commotion（嘈杂）. It had been Hannah’ s turn to choose. She was the last one. And unsurprisingly, she didn’t go for the last wrapped gift on the table. Instead, she’d taken Sara’s gift from Lauren. Well, that meant Lauren had to take the wrapped gift. She looked a little upset when she got to the table. Everyone knew the last gift was from Kali. That was why no one had chosen it. Kali was really poor. And she always brought gifts that no one ever wanted. This time, she brought a pair of old—fashioned crocheted potholders（编织的防烫套垫）！ “I don’t want these,” Lauren whined（哀怨）.“I want my candy back.” “No way,” Hannah protested, keeping the mug of chocolate out of Lauren’s reach. “Then I want Megan’s perfume.” Lauren came over to take my perfume. “Come on, Melanie, trade with me.” Paragraph 1： Mrs. Woodland advised me to trade with Lauren since I had always been kind. Paragraph 2： “Here,” I said to my mom after I got home, handing her the potholders. “They are an early New Year gift.” |
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