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Arbeia Roman Fort (城堡) and Museum Location and History Arbeia Roman Fort is situated on Hadrian’s Wall. It was the most important structure built by the Romans in Britain, and now it has been a World Heritage (遗产) Site. Built around AD 160, Arbeia Roman Fort was the military supply base for the soldiers who were stationed along Hadrian’s Wall. The fort has been gradually uncovered and some original parts have been revealed. There are reconstructions that show how Arbeia Roman Fort would have looked. The Reconstructions The reconstructions of the Commanding Officer’s house and soldiers’ quarters are strikingly different. The accommodation for soldiers is dark and uncomfortable, while the Commanding Officer’s house is spacious and luxurious, with courtyards with fountains for him and his family to enjoy. The Museum Visit the museum and see many objects that were found at Arbeia. They are historically important and show what daily life was really like at that time. You will see weapons, tools, jewellery, and so on. You can also discover how the Romans buried their dead and see tombstones (墓碑) which survive to this day. There is a “hands-on” area allowing visitors to dig on a certain site and study their findings with the help of museum staff. You can piece together pottery (陶器), or try writing just as the Romans would have done. For children, they can build this ancient Roman fort with building blocks by themselves.
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I took a deep breath and walked through the front door, my arms full of groceries. A challenge lay ahead of me, someone who could hardly boil water: cooking the Easter Sunday dinner. What if I made everyone sick? It could truly be our family’s last super meal. Making the holiday meal was my brother’s job, not mine. I could never fill his shoes. Peter had died in September at the age of 45 from a heart attack, but he’d been a natural in the kitchen all his life. He planned every course in detail, from the crescent rolls to the Dutch apple pie. My family was lost without him, and we went out to dinner for Thanksgiving and ordered pizza for Christmas. By the time Easter rolled around, though, I couldn’t bear the idea of another holiday surrounded by takeout (外卖食品) boxes. Peter would have hated that. To him, there was nothing more important than a meal made with love. So I convinced Mom that we should cook Easter dinner together. But we were terrible cooks. I had been thinking what to cook for Easter dinner. I’d bitten off more than I could chew. No one could do this half as well as Peter. I stepped into the family room. Mom was still at church, but her newspaper was opened on the coffee table, to the sports section, as usual. She was a huge Notre Dame women’s basketball fan, and the featured story was about the forward Devereaux Peters. I read the headline and nearly dropped my grocery bags, Filling Peters’ Shoes. That afternoon, cooking in the kitchen, I didn’t feel so alone. Mom and I pulled together and the Easter feast was not that bad. The ham may have been a little dry, but it was all made with love— just like Peter would have wanted. 【1】What would Peter have preferred to do if holidays had come? A.To go out to have dinner. B.To order pizza. C.To show off his cooking skills. D.To cook a big dinner for his family. 【2】The text tells us that ____________. A.the Easter dinner was the family’s last dinner B.Mom persuaded the author to cook the Easter dinner C.Peter enjoyed cooking a dinner with love D.their Easter dinner this year was a complete failure 【3】By saying “I’d bitten off more than I could chew.” in Paragraph 4, the author means __________. A.she wasn’t confident in cooking the Easter dinner B.she was not able to eat a lot of food C.the Easter dinner made her sick D.she couldn’t cook the dinner alone 【4】What might be the best title for the text ? A.Cooking in the Kitchen B.Filling Peter’s Shoes C.Happy Easter Day D.Terrible Cooks |
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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Bad news sells. If it bleeds, it leads. No news is good news, and good news is no news. Those are the classic rules for the evening broadcasts and the morning papers.But now that information is being spread and monitored(监控) in different ways, researchers are discovering new rules. By tracking people’s e-mails and online posts, scientists have found that good news can spread faster and farther than disasters and sob stories. “The ‘if it bleeds’ rule works for mass media,” says Jonah Berger, a scholar at the University of Pennsylvania. “They want your eyeballs and don’t care how you’re feeling. But when you share a story with your friends, you care a lot more how they react. You don’t want them to think of you as a Debbie Downer.” Researchers analyzing word-of-mouth communication—e-mails, Web posts and reviews, face-to-face conversations—found that it tended to be more positive than negative(消极的), but that didn’t necessarily mean people preferred positive news. Was positive news shared more often simply because people experienced more good things than bad things? To test for that possibility, Dr. Berger looked at how people spread a particular set of news stories: thousands of articles on The New York Times’ website. He and a Penn colleague analyzed the “most e-mailed” list for six months. One of his first findings was that articles in the science section were much more likely to make the list than non-science articles. He found that science amazed Times’ readers and made them want to share this positive feeling with others. Readers also tended to share articles that were exciting or funny, or that inspired negative feelings like anger or anxiety, but not articles that left them merely sad. They needed to be aroused(激发) one way or the other, and they preferred good news to bad. The more positive an article, the more likely it was to be shared, as Dr. Berger explains in his new book, “Contagious: Why Things Catch On.” 【1】What do the classic rules mentioned in the text apply to? A. News reports. B. Research papers. C. Private e-mails. D. Daily conversations． 【2】What can we infer about people like Debbie Downer? A. They’re socially inactive. B. They’re good at telling stories. C. They’re inconsiderate of others. D. They’re careful with their words. 【3】Which tended to be the most e-mailed according to Dr. Berger’s research? A. Sports new. B. Science articles. C. Personal accounts. D. Financial reviews. 【4】What can be a suitable title for the text? A. Sad Stories Travel Far and Wide B. Online News Attracts More People C. Reading Habits Change with the Times D. Good News Beats Bad on Social Networks |
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When we talk about positive thinking, we often use terms having to do with our hearts — open heart, pure heart or joyful heart. But new research from Duke University is making a closer connection, finding that a positive attitude may be helpful to people who have angina (心绞痛)，a common heart condition. Symptoms of this condition include chest pain or pressure because the heart is not receiving sufficient oxygen. Patients who displayed optimistic thought patterns, including having positive expectations about recovery, were 40 percent less likely to be hospitalized or require surgery than those who were not optimistic, according to the study. The researchers collected data from 2,400 patients who had diagnoses of angina. An interesting additional finding from the patients' questionnaires was that the most optimistic patients were also the least likely to have histories of heart attack, heart failure or heart disease. The researchers did not declare a causal relationship between positive thinking and better heart disease outcomes, however. There are multiple possible reasons for the results of the study, including the idea that patients who are healthier to begin with are more likely to expect to recover and regain good health. But the study does represent a new way of looking at the situation. Now, in addition to a body of research that examines the relationship between depression and heart health, there is a new way of inquiry that asks whether positive thinking could be used as a strategy to improve outcomes. Lead researcher Alexander Fanaroff, a fellow in the department of cardiology (心脏病学) at the Duke University Medical Center, told the Duke Chronicle that his next research question will find ways to improve attitudes among heart patients. Perhaps his subjects could reflect on the word of the writer Anthony J. D'Angelo: "Smile, it is the key that fits the lock of everybody's heart." 【1】How can people with angina get better according to the study? A.By expecting more. B.By thinking positively. C.By getting timely surgery. D.By taking more exercise. 【2】What may be Alexander Fanaroff’s next research? A.To explore how to improve patients’ attitudes. B.To find out the ways to treat heart patients. C.To learn the causes of heart diseases. D.To test if positive attitudes help with health. 【3】What can we learn from the text? A.Optimistic people hardly get heart attack. B.People's attitudes decide their overall health. C.How positive thinking benefits heart health is unclear. D.The reason why patients recover well is that they have no depression. 【4】What may be the best title for the text? A.Keep positive to get rid of illness B.Angina, a kind of serious condition C.Depression, a key cause of heart attack D.Positive thinking makes hearts healthier |
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Easy Ways to Give Yourself a Fresh Start It doesn't need to be complicated or challenging to turn a fresh page on each new day. Whenever we mark a new year — by turning the calendar, returning to school or celebrating a holiday — we are looking for a fresh start. 【1】 But how? Here are some easy ways to connect with that feeling of starting fresh, whether it’s a new year or simply a new day in our life. 【2】 This means you have realized what serves your life now and what can stay in your past. Or invest in a new pen and a new notebook. Having fresh supplies can stimulate even the common task of creating your to-do list. Moreover, you can learn something new by opening a book you've been expecting to read, searching a question that's been on your mind, enrolling in a class that motivates your interest. Of course you can simply ask a friend for a fresh idea about an issue. 【3】 Take a break from technology — for an hour, a day, or a week. 【4】 You should be able to put some space between yourself and digital routines. One reason we sometimes struggle to start fresh is that you get stuck reflecting on worrisome thoughts about the past, the future or even the present. 【5】 Allow these thoughts into your day only at a brief (30 minutes or less), specific time. The rest of the time, focus on what you are doing that's new and positive. How do you give yourself that “fresh start” feeling? A.Electronic Products might not be serving you best. B.Newness or the freshness can guide us on a positive path. C.Limit your daily “worry time” and make an appointment with yourself. D.All of us enjoy newness, but what is it that leads to a sense of freshness? E.Realizing your past mistakes, you should move forward with enthusiasm. F.Increasing your knowledge on any topic means taking your mind into a fresh area. G.First, even letting go of a single box or bag of items can give you a refreshing sense. |
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Yesterday, our teacher asked us when a man could be referred to as an old man. David stood up and said people with wrinkles could be called old people, However, Mary didn’t _______ for some people may gain wrinkles at an earlier age owing to their. _______ life. Then Lily expressed her idea that those reaching their 60s or more could be called old people. However, Emily expressed her _______ and said some old people may still be energetic and trying to pursue their dreams, which makes them appear _______. The class was over and we still didn’t reach any _______, so the teacher asked us to think about it after class. The _______ has reminded me of the saying of J. Barrymore that a man isn’t old as long as he is _______ something. My grandma is such a woman who pursues her dream _______ when she’s 70 now. She has _______ her dream of being a painter since she was a little child. ________, because her family was poor, she had to ________ her dream and stepped into the ________ to raise money so as to support her family. Though she has ________ abandoned her dream, she could hardly find any ________ to realize it because of the tough work. ________, chance came when she retired from her work. She began taking her painting lessons ________ she had all-white hair and lots of wrinkles. At first, I was ________ her idea of attending school at so old an age, but after seeing her paint happily and enjoyably, I ________ feeling it a good choice. She seems ________ and looks fine. So if we have our dreams and seek for them, we aren’t old. It’s when we don’t know what we want and let ________ be the center point of our lives that we can finally be regarded as the old. 【1】A. respond B. agree C. identify D. understand 【2】A. negative B. boring C. tough D. complex 【3】A. certainty B. wish C. doubt D. concern 【4】A. attractive B. young C. intelligent D. ambitious 【5】A. conclusion B. contract C. decision D. destination 【6】A. embarrassment B. barrier C. question D. confusion 【7】A. preserving B. seeking C. treasuring D. possessing 【8】A. even B. nearly C. only D. hardly 【9】A. realized B. changed C. promoted D. kept 【10】A. Therefore B. Instead C. Moreover D. However 【11】A. give up B. search for C. put aside D. stick to 【12】A. society B. reality C. world D. office 【13】A. seldom B. occasionally C. already D. never 【14】A. time B. excuse C. help D. money 【15】A. Suddenly B. Eventually C. Soon D. Gradually 【16】A. because B. once C. though D. unless 【17】A. with B. for C. at D. against 【18】A. risked B. rejected C. continued D. began 【19】A. energetic B. gentle C. optimistic D. wealthy 【20】A. achievements B. regrets C. dreams D. difficulties |
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在空白出填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Peking Opera roles require performers to paint 【1】 (they) faces in patterns and colours to represent different character types and 【2】 (quality). In Peking Opera, facial painting can be quite complex. However, in the 【3】 (begin), only three colours were used — red, white and black. Now, many other colours, such as yellow, purple, blue and green, 【4】 (use) for facial painting. Red is colour for 【5】 (brave) and loyalty. Guan Yu is a good example of this kind of character. He is famous for being very loyal 【6】 his emperor, Liu Bei. White highlights all 【7】 is bad in human nature. One of the typical white-faced characters is Cao Cao, 【8】 powerful and cruel prime minister. Black face paint is usually used for 【9】 is fierce and violent. One typical example is General Zhang Fei from the classic novel, Romance of the Three Kingdoms. All these different colours are used in Peking Opera facial painting 【10】 (provide) a clear picture of each character. |
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短文改错 Once upon a time, there lives a very strong woodcutter who asked for a job in a timber(木材) merchant, and he got it. The pay was really good and so were the work conditions. For that reason, the woodcutter was determined to do his best. His boss gave him the axe(斧子) and showed him the area, that he was supposed to work. The first day, the woodcutter brought 18 trees. “Congratulation,” the boss said. “Go on that way”. Very motivating by the boss’s words, the woodcutter tried harder the next day. But hardly did he able to bring more than 15 trees. The third day he tried even hard, but he could only bring 10 trees. Day after day he was bringing fewer and fewer trees. “I must be losing my strength,” the woodcutter thought. He went to the boss but apologized, “What disappointing my efforts were! I couldn’t understand what was going on”. “When was the last time you sharpen your axe?” the boss asked. “Sharpen? I had no time to sharpen my axe. I have been busy try to cut trees...” |
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请根据以下提示写一篇100词左右短文，简要介绍一下对遇到心脏病(heart attacks)等疾病突发(seizure)病人应该采取什么样的措施。题目：First Aid for Seizures 急救过程中的注意事项： 1. 把附近的危险物体移开以免受到伤害；不要移动病人，除非他们处于危险中。 2. 把病人的头部用垫子(cushion) 垫起来，等病发结束后帮助病人呼吸。 3. 在病人没有完全恢复之前不要给他任何吃的或喝的；等病人完全恢复后再离开。 4. 如果病情发作持续5分钟以上，打电话叫救护车。 |
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