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Mother Nature is a cruel mistress. Why? Read on to find the answer. Venice This iconic city is sinking rapidly. The canals that make up the streets of Venice rise 2mm every year, making relics of history go under the surface of water and destroying architecture. Experts warn that without intervention(干预), this city will disappear back into the water at an even faster rate, consumed by rising sea level from melting polar ice caps. Machu Picchu These iconic ruins have drawn adventurous tourists into the mountains of South America.The forces of natural erosion(侵蚀)have been accelerated by tourism and this landmark faces severe influence from increasing foot traffic. The Peruvian government recently suggested a cable car that would cut out the intense hike up to the ruins, making the site instantly accessible to millions but the future of Machu Picchu remains uncertain. Glacier National park Perhaps you've heard that the ice caps are melting. But nowhere is more apparent in the United States than in Glacier National Park.Estimates indicate that the glaciers that are part of the beauty of this national landmark will disappear entirely in the next two decades. The Great Barrier Reef Hidden from view beneath the waves, the Great Barrier Reef has been rapidly dying off. Nearly fifty percent of coral which once occupied a large area is gone,destroyed by pollution and disease. 【1】What can we learn about Machu Picchu? A.It's famous for cable cars. B.It has no convenient traffic. C.It's well preserved by the locals. D.It bears a heavy burden of tourism. 【2】Which place probably needs visitors to dive into the water to enjoy its beauty? A.Venice. B.Machu Picchu. C.Glacier National Park. D.The Great Barrier Reef. 【3】What do the above attractions have in common? A.They all have a long history. B.They're all threatened by climate. C.They're all in danger of disappearing. D.They're all well-known for natural scenery. |
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When Central Bucks South became one of the first Philadelphia-area high schools to close due to fear of novel coronavirus exposure in early March, 16-year-old sophomore Andrew Chen knew that things were not going to return to normal as quickly as some of his peers hoped. But still, the change from seeing his friends on the swim team during daily practices to learning alone at home was jarring. "I only have three years here at South, and it pains me to see one of them being wasted," Chen said. The coronavirus has upended everyone's lives, but for students, the disruption feels particularly acute. Schools closed and graduation ceremonies were canceled. Summer plans, like camps and internships (实习)，are up in the air. But right now, many students are trying to stay connected, struggling with misinformation, and figuring out the best ways they can help through online method. For Josh Harycki, 17, a senior student at the Ship-ley School in Philadelphia, the best way to contribute was to create a "social distancing pledge (承诺)" for young people. "I saw a lot of younger generations not paying attention," he said. "They were still going out, hanging out with people. I thought that there had to be a way to reach younger folks, who were probably not watching the news." Harycki launched a call to action on social media and then built a website with a map that tracked the locations of people who'd signed the pledge. The site also shares links to accurate sources of information like the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Harycki knows that his peers are worried they can't connect with their friends in the same way, so he created the social distancing pledge to stress that while everyone might be physically distant, they're still connected. "Part of what we're highlighting is that you might feel like you're the only one taking this seriously, but our map shows that you're not alone," he said. 【1】What does the underlined word "jarring" in Paragraph 2 probably mean? A.natural B.disturbing C.necessary D.reasonable 【2】Why does the author describe Andrew Chen's experience in the text? A.To show how the coronavirus affected students' lives. B.To explain what worried students most when schools closed. C.To illustrate the appropriate reaction to the closure of school. D.To present the different views of students toward the coronavirus. 【3】Who does Harycki mainly want to reach out to? A.Friends who are worried and bored. B.Folks taking the coronavirus seriously. C.Younger generations trying to contribute. D.Young people who are not aware of the situation. 【4】What's Harycki's purpose in creating the "social distancing pledge"? A.To convince young people to stay at home. B.To track those people infected with the coronavirus. C.To inform young folks of latest news about the coronavirus. D.To show young people they shouldn't be concerned about the coronavirus. |
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Once a circle missed a wedge (楔子). The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around looking for its missing piece. But because it was incomplete and therefore could roll only very slowly, it admired the flowers along the way. It chatted with worms. It enjoyed the sunshine. Finally it found a piece that fit perfectly. It was so happy. Now that it was a perfect circle, it could roll very fast, too fast to notice flowers or talk to the worms. When it realized how different the world seemed when it rolled so quickly, it stopped, left its found piece by the side of the road and rolled slowly away. In some strange sense we are more whole when we are missing something. The man who has everything is in some ways a poor man. He will never know what it feels like to yearn, to hope, to nourish(滋润) his soul with the dream of something better. He will never know the experience of having someone who loves him give him something he has always wanted or never had. There is wholeness about the person who has come to terms with his limitations, who has been brave enough to let go of his unrealistic dreams and does not feel like a failure for doing so. There is wholeness about the man or woman who has learned that he or she is strong enough to go through a tragedy(悲剧) and survive — he or she can lose someone and still feel like a complete person. Life is more like a baseball season, when even the best team loses one third of its games and even the worst team has its days of brilliance. Our goal is to win more games than we lose. When we accept that imperfection is part of being human, and when we can continue rolling through life and appreciate it, we will have achieved wholeness that others can only long for. 【1】Which may be an example of being whole? A. A person has everything. B. A person accepts his or her limitations. C. A person loves someone and is loved. D. A person feels blue for dropping unrealistic goals. 【2】How is a baseball season similar to life? A. Easy come, easy go. B. Failure is the mother of success. C. Energy and persistence conquer all things. D. Some battles you win and some battles you lose. 【3】How does the author clarify his idea? A. Mainly by comparing. B. Mainly by reasoning. C. Mainly by informing. D. Mainly by arguing. 【4】What can be the best title for the passage? A. Pursue perfection in life B. Be whole in life C. Life without mistakes is whole D. No pains, no gains |
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Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are compounds(化合物;复合物) that are set to solve some tough challenges: producing water in the desert, removing greenhouse gases from the air and storing dangerous gases more safely. The Arizona desert is really dry. Anyone stuck in it without water would die from dehydration (脱水) within three days, unless he had one of Omar Yaghi's next-generation water harvesters, who is a chemist at the University of California, Berkeley. Although daytime wetness is only about 10 percent, this rises to 40 percent at night, which means there's enough water in the atmosphere to support life - if it can be transformed into liquid form. That's exactly what Yaghi's invention does. It's about the size of a small microwave oven, designed to suck the water from the air at night and turn it into drinking water the next day using only the heat of the sun as its power source. What makes it work is a special material called a MOF, which at normal temperatures attracts water molecules (分子) onto the surface of its internal small holes. Warm it up and get the water, each harvest producing one-third of a cup of pure drinking water. "A device the size of a washing machine could produce enough water for the basic needs of a household," says Yaghi. These crystalline (结晶的) groups of metals linked by organic molecules can be made into materials with an extremely high absorption ability, attracting specific molecules to their surfaces. In this way, MOFs cling to a variety of liquids and gases. MOFs work thanks to their distinctive structure. In fact, one MOF the size of a sugar cube has so many small holes that they would cover an area as large as six football fields. MOFs are also extremely stable, light and have many different uses: their molecular structure can be varied to attract specific molecules. Adding a small amount of heat or pressure causes the MOF to give what it's holding. More than 70,000 different MOFs have been produced to date for various applications. 【1】Why is the Arizona desert mentioned in the second paragraph? A.To introduce water harvesters. B.To stress the importance of water. C.To show the severity of its condition. D.To express the urgent need for water there. 【2】What plays a vital role in water harvesters? A.Solar energy. B.Water molecules. C.Metal-organic frameworks. D.MOFs' internal small holes. 【3】Which can explain the phrase "cling to" underlined in paragraph 4? A.Give off. B.Tum into. C.Hold onto. D.Break down. 【4】What will probably be covered in the following paragraphs? A.The future of the MOF technology. B.Other uses of the MOF technology. C.The improvement to the MOF technology. D.Possible limitations of the MOF technology. |
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Is it true that British people have a different sense of humor than people in other countries? Let’s have a look at what we laugh at in Britain. 【1】 It’s not just politicians who make us laugh, but anyone whose job is to tell other people what to do and who takes themselves too seriously. We laugh at authority, but also sympathetically laugh with anyone who we think is treated badly. 【2】 Our clowns are often silly people doing silly things—Mr Bean, for example—while in America, they are often clever people doing clever things and winning. The fact that we laugh when other people might feel hopeless is one of the oddest things to appreciate about British humor. We do have a strong sense of irony (反讽). “Not very pleasant,” we might say after some terrible experience. 【3】 “It’s a bit windy today” we might say in the middle of a typhoon, or “There’s a slight problem,” when something has gone very seriously wrong. 【4】 Another thing that can make it difficult to understand British humor is that we don’t always laugh or even smile when we say something funny. 【5】 Do you think the British sense of humor is unique? A.In addition,we tend to play things down. B.We often keep a straight face even when we’re making a joke. C.Culture plays a big part in how funny you may find something. D.We know they can’ t win,but if they do so sometimes,it’s even funnier. E.Brits don’t express extreme feelings;we just“keep calm and carry on”. F.Brits turn to laughter as a form of medicine when life knocks them down. G.To the British,powerful and important people are often sources of laughter. |
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The majority of people are convinced that they don’t have much imagination. They are _________. Everyone has imagination, but most of us forget how to _________ it once we become adults. Creativity isn’t always _________ with great works of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time _________ think of creative ways to solve problems. Here are three techniques to help you. Make connections! It involves taking _________ ideas and trying to find links between them. Think about the problem to solve or the job to do. Then find an image, for example, a candle. Write down all the ideas _________ with candles connect the _________ with the job you have to do. So imagine you want to buy a friend an original _________ you could buy him tickets to a match or take him out for the night. No limits! Imagine that normal limitations don’t _________. You have as much imagination as you want. Think about your goal and the new __________. If your goal is to learn to ski, __________, you can now practice skiing every day. Now __________ this to reality. Maybe you can practice skiing every day in December, or every Monday in January. Be someone else. Look at the situation from a __________ point of view. Good writers use this technique. Fiction writers often imagine they are the __________ in their books. If your goal involves other people, put yourself in their __________. The best fishermen think like fish! 【1】A.mistaken B.accurate C.reasonable D.incredible 【2】A.fit in with B.become aware of C.make use of D.keep track of 【3】A.equipped B.compared C.occupied D.concerned 【4】A.routinely B.skillfully C.apparently D.abruptly 【5】A.relevant B.unrelated C.creative D.imaginary 【6】A.presented B.marked C.indicated D.associated 【7】A.ideas B.assessments C.arrangements D.practices 【8】A.item B.service C.present D.object 【9】A.exist B.occur C.operate D.change 【10】A.tendencies B.limitations C.possibilities D.assumptions 【11】A.as a matter of fact B.in other words C.as a whole D.for instance 【12】A.devote B.apply C.revise D.contribute 【13】A.personal B.global C.different D.positive 【14】A.features B.themes C.creatures D.characters 【15】A.locations B.positions C.images D.impressions |
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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。 In any major Indian city, people are seen with an arm outstretched, mobile phone in hand, 【1】 (smile) widely and clicking away. Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi is said 【2】 (love) the selfie (自拍), posting pictures online that he has taken with 【3】 (variety) world leaders. But the pursuit of selfie can sometimes have deadly consequences. India is home to 【4】 highest number of people who have died while taking photos of 【5】 (they), with 19 of the world’s 49 recorded selfie-linked deaths since 2014. 【6】(early) this month, an 18-year-old college student on a class picnic lost his balance while taking a selfie on top of a rock near a dam. He fell into the water and drowned, along with a classmate 【7】 jumped in to save him. Since then, the Indian government 【8】 (declare) 16 no-selfie zones across Mumbai, warning people【9】taking unnecessary risks. Police have declared “no selfie” in areas considered to be【10】(risk)—particularly along the coastline in spots with no railings or fences. Anyone coming into “no selfie” areas even if they take no photos, will risk a fine of 1,200 rupees ($17.50). |
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假如你是李华，你听说好友小明因为压力太大想辍学。请你根据以下要点提示给他写一封信： 1.劝小明正确对待压力，并提出减轻压力的几个方法；2.希望小明接受自己的建议。 注意：1.词数80左右：2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Xiao Ming, ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours truly, Li Hua |
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阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。 Before our wedding, my fiance (未婚夫) and I were very excited about shopping for our first house. So, we took look at several houses, yet as our funds were limited, none of the houses in our price range seemed satisfactory. One agent recommended a house in particular. Although her description of the house sounded very wonderful, the price was beyond our range, so we declined. However, she kept urging us to have a look at least. We finally agreed and went to take a look. It was lovely at first sight. It was small but charming, overlooking a quiet beautiful lake. Walking through the rooms and talking with the owners, a kind and hospitable elderly couple, we felt the warmth and happiness of the marriage within that house. It was exactly the house we wanted! Perfect as it was, the price remained much too high for us. But every day, we could sit by the lake, looking at the house and dreaming of what it would be like to live there. Days later, we made an offer, which was far below the asking price. As the price was so low, we were afraid that they would laugh it off. Surprisingly, they didn't laugh at us. They renewed their offer instead. It was also much more than we could actually afford, but far less than the original asking price. The next day, we got a disappointing message that another buyer offered a much higher price. Even so, we made up our minds to talk with the owners directly. We made our final offer, which was still thousands of dollars less than the other buyer's bid. We knew it, yet we decided to have a try. Nobody knew if we could get it. 注意： 1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右； 2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。 Paragraph 1: We went to the owners' home, only to find the other buyer visiting the owners too. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: The owner looked at us and said, 'I decide to sell my house to you! '____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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