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（题文）I-drive 360 Looking for things to do in after you’ve visited Disney World? Families should head for I-drive360: an 18-acre entertainment complex centred around a 400-foot tall observation wheel-the Coca-Cola Orlando eye that offers breathtaking views of Central Florida. There two on-site museums make I-Drive360 stand out. Skeletons: Museum of Osteology features 500 complete animal skeletons (骨骼) that provide remarkable look into the world of wildlife. Sea Life Orlando is an interactive underwater adventure allowing you to observe sea species up close from inside a thrilling 360-degree ocean tunnel. Lake Eola Park Located in the heart of downtown Orlando, Lake Eola Park is continuously rated one of the best things to do in Orlando by both visitor and locals alike. Whether you want a leisurely walk or a heart-pumping jog, you can taste the peaceful scenery along the 1.5-kilometre pathway that lines the lake. Feeling romantic? Wonder Works Wonder Works was actually built to look as though it was dropped upside-down on an otherwise ordinary Orlando city block! No, your eyes aren’t playing tricks on you—here everything is upside down! Kids of all find the 100-plus hands-on exhibits inside the striking structure just as mind-blowing, from the natural disasters-themed displays to a 36-foot-high indoor ropes course. College Park Neighborhood Voted ‘‘Orlando’s Best Neighborhood,” it’s here you’ll find the Dubsdread Golf Course (the only public golf course in the city), and some of the best food Orlando has to offer. In the fall, College Park plays host to a popular Jazz Festival, with as many as 10 bands playing on three stages dotted throughout the neighborhood. 【1】（小题1）What makes I-drive360 most famous? A. The Coca-Cola Orlando Eye. B. Its size and ideal location. C. Its two on-site museums. D. The 360-degree ocean tunnel. 【2】（小题2）If you have a mood for a walk, where would you go? A. I-Drive360. B. Lake Eola Park. C. Wonder Works. D. College Park Neighborhood. 【3】（小题3）What can we know about Wonder Works? A. It has earned a lot of money. B. Many hands are working there. C. No adult will be admitted into it. D. It is educational and entertaining. 【4】（小题4）What do the four attractions have in common? A. They are all Orlando-based. B. They are closely located. C. They all are seaside ones. D. They are all for children. |
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As parents, you are understandably very afraid of your children getting hurt and getting into trouble, as you send your kids out into the world where they learn from other kids and from external media. This makes you feel unsafe because you can't control the information and ideas that your children are exposed to. When your child lies to you, it hurts and makes you angry, because it shakes the foundation of trust you have in your child. Your kid’s honesty becomes the connector between what’s happening to him on the outside world and what happens at home. You need him to tell you honestly what happened today. For example, if you say to your child, “Were you out last night?” and he says, “Yes, I was. I hung out with my friends and I’m really sorry. I shouldn’t have done it.” This is an opportunity for your child to admit his mistake. But for the teen who says, “No way; I wasn’t out! That wasn’t me,” you’re dealing with denial. For the child who admits his mistake, you might set the limit of not allowing him to sleep over at a friend’s house until you can see he’s being honest about coming home. But if there’s total denial, he may lose his privileges to go out and to sleep over at a friend’s house for a longer period of time. To prevent future lies, the important things is that you’re monitoring your child—and he knows that you’re doing it. Remember, you’ll do a better job when you respond objectively instead of reacting emotionally. Facing kids’ lies, a good parent is supposed to set rules and follow through. Additionally, having a conversation about the lie is where the learning happens for your child and is where you can influence better choices for more consistently responsible behavior. 【1】What makes parents feel insecure about their kids? A.Nobody trusts their kid in the world because of lying. B.Lying always causes their kids to get hurt or troubled. C.Their kids are exposed to information beyond their control. D.Their kids learn little from other kids and external media. 【2】How should parents react when their kids lie about going out at night? A.Banning their going out longer. B.Taking no notice of it. C.Forbidding their meeting friends. D.Bursting into anger. 【3】What is the key to preventing potential lies? A.Emotional reaction. B.Immediate blame. C.Loose rules. D.Open conversations. 【4】What’s the purpose of the passage? A.To persuade kids out of telling lies. B.To offer advice on handling kids’ lying. C.To introduce the consequences of kids’ lying. D.To explain the reasons for kids’ lying.. |
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Will a parent ever forget the first time they hug their baby? A survey of 125 full-term and premature(早产的）newborns at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, found early, gentle displays of affection from parents and caregivers have lasting effects on how baby brains react to gentle touch. That means early exposure to hugs could help pre-term babies experience affection as pleasant while also increasing positive brain responses. Nearly every parent has no doubt heard about the benefits of kangaroo care and skin-to-skin contact, but this new information proves those hours spent sleeping on mam or dad's chest can even counteract negative experiences among weak premature babies. The survey found the more supportive touch a premature baby received from their parents or hospital staff, the stronger their brain responses were. According to one of the authors, Dr. Nathalie Maitre, the survey indicates skin-to-skin care is absolutely vital for babies spending a long period of time in neonatal(新生儿的）intensive care units. When a baby is stuck in the NICU, mom and dad aren't always available for hugging duty.“When parents cannot do this, hospitals need to consider someone professional to provide a carefully planned touch experience, sometimes missing from a hospital setting,"Maitre tells Science Daily.… Knowing that a gentle hug can help counteract the prick(刺痛）of a needle is just one more reason for parents to pet their baby as much as possible ——not that anyone needs another reason. We parents often feel like our hearts are growing bigger each time we hug our little ones, but the truth is their brains are growing even faster than our bonds. 【1】What does the research find? A.More hugs benefit newborns more. B.Gentle hugs benefit children as well. C.How to measure advantages of hugs. D.What is needed for premature newborns. 【2】What does the underlined word “counteract” in Paragraph 2.mean? A.give rise to. B.weaken. C.increase. D.lead a. 【3】What does Dr. Nathalie Maitre suggest in Paragraph 3? A.Parents need more guidance to touch their babies.… B.Some hospitals fail to offer such touch experiences. C.More effort should be made to improve medical care. D.Parents didn't follow the doctors' professional direction. |
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French baby-milk maker Lactalis and health authorities have ordered a major international recall ( 召回) of several food products for babies. The Lactalis Group is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of dairy products. It said French health officials warned the company that 26 babies had been sickened with salmonella (沙门氏菌) since December 1,2017. The French Ministry of the Economy ordered the suspension of marketing and export of several baby products made at a Lactalis factory in Craon, France. It said all the products were manufactured after February 15, 2017, the French health ministry’s website says the recall affects nine countries in four continents: Britain and Greece in Europe; Morocco and Sudan in Africa; Peru and Colombia in South America; and Pakistan, Bangladesh and China in Asia. The United States, a major market for Lactalis products, is not affected. A company spokesman told the Associated Press Monday that the recall is “precautionary (预防的)” and involves “several million” products. Lactalis noted in a statement that the 26 cases of infection were linked to products with the brand names Picot SL, Pepti Junior 1 , Milumel Bio 1 and Picot Riz. The statement included an apology and provided financial support to the families whose children were sickened. The company said it had taken measures to clean the area of the factory where the bacteria spread. Infection with salmonella can cause sickness. Signs of infection include abdominal ( 腹 部 ) pain , diarrhea ( 腹泻) and higher-than-normal body temperature. The sickness is more dangerous among some populations, including the very young. The Lactalis Group is a privately-held company. Its headquarters is in western France. Lactalis has 75, 000 employees in 85 countries and earnings of about 17 billion euros a year. Its famous brands include President and Galbani cheeses, as well as Parmalat milk. 【1】Why are the dairy products of Lactalis ordered to be returned? A.Because they may have been polluted by salmonella. B.Because they have claimed the lives of some babies. C.Because their marketing strategy has been adjusted. D.Because they are being boycotted by consumers. 【2】What can we learn about infection with salmonella from the passage? A.26 baby cases have been found by now. B.The symptoms include a high body temperature. C.The very young tend to suffer less. D.Nine countries were infected, including America. 【3】What measures have been taken to address the issue? A.Recalling the products made before Feb.15, 2017. B.Cleaning all the areas of the relevant factories. C.Pausing the promotion of products in Australia. D.Covering the medical expenses of the sick children. 【4】Where does the text probably come from? A.A book review. B.A research paper. C.A news report. D.A doctor’s diary. |
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Well, to pick up where we left off last time, I believe now we might all agree that self-improvement is of great benefit for each of us. However, there are lots of stops along the road to self-improvement, which often calls for patience, emotional (情绪的) strength and kindness. 【1】 Fight fairly. When arguing with another person, stick to the subject. Present the facts briefly, and don’t bring up unrelated incidents that happened 4 weeks from last Tuesday. Listen to the other person’s point of view. It is just as important as yours Hold your temper. Life will always set barriers on your way. 【2】 You can become a nicer person by dealing with stress in a proper, adult manner rather than becoming annoyed at people who have troubled you. 【3】 Nice people always put themselves in the other person’s shoes. If the service is a little slow, maybe it’s because the waitress has been standing for 8 hours and her back and feet are aching. You never know the full story from a brief meeting with a person. Complain in a reasonable way. Service-oriented businesses often live by the idea “The Customer is Always Right.” They are mistaken. The customer is not always right; sometimes he/she is quite unreasonable. You don’t “deserve” a free meal because the waitress forgot to bring knife and fork. 【4】 ◆ Put others first. Nice people make a concentrated effort to be kind and put others heeds above their own. Let the troubled-looking Mom have the parking space. 【5】 Don’t interrupt people when they’re speaking, or finish their sentences for them. Such small things, yet the effects are immediate and far-reaching. A.Be understanding. B.Just learn to accept them and move on. C.If you have a complaint, air it out, but be reasonable. D.When it is beyond your head, ask for professional assistance. E.Stand a few extra seconds holding the door for an elderly person. F.With concentrated effort, you can become a better person than you ever thought possible. G.Stop a moment and think how you can help to solve the problems, and you’ll be a success. |
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Having a clear picture in mind of what their future will look like can motivate students to keep going despite the challenges of college life. This ______ seems to be particularly effective for female students from relatively low socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds says Mesmin Destin of Northwestern University in the US. College is a time of great opportunity for some, but can be ______ for others. It is often the first time that many students are away from the regular and familiar support of their family and friends. Weak students from lower SES backgrounds often encounter greater financial and psychological challenges than others, and this can lead to ______ and even withdrawal from difficult situations, such as when interacting with their lecturers or taking tests and exams. Destin and his colleagues wanted to understand if students' ______ to academic challenges improve when they look forward to the future. This idea is built around the theory of identity-based motivation. It holds that people can take positive action during times of unfavorable conditions when they______ a successful future for themselves. "The theory of identity-based motivation proposes that stimulating a focus on a successful future identity may be especially ______ in motivating students who are weak during challenging academic situations to develop a sense of action readiness," explains Destin. "This involves feeling ready and able to take appropriate action when ______ difficulty. In two almost identical laboratory experiments -- one involving 93 female students, the other 185 students (including 101 women) -- participants were first asked either to write about their past or their future ______. After their deep thoughts, the participants were filmed during an imitated interview with a so-called lecturer, and then had to ______ a difficult academic test. The research team noted whether participants' body language was bold and confident, and measured the amount of effort participants' ______ the academic test. The results were in agreement with the theory of identity-based motivation. Destin and his team found that having a successful future identity can prevent especially female students from lower SES backgrounds from ______ during challenging academic situations. Specifically, lower SES women who wrote about their future identities displayed greater action ______ compared to those who considered their past. They showed more confident body language. It helped them to make more effort to tackle the test, and had an indirect effect on their ______. "Stimulating imagined successful future identities appears to provide a ______ pathway to enable weak students to effectively navigate everyday stressors," says Destin. "The findings ______ suggest that certain students may benefit from strategies that remind them to image their successful futures before any difficult and important task that they might otherwise be likely to avoid." 【1】A.instruction B.strategy C.challenge D.psychology 【2】A.disgraceful B.shameful C.harmful D.stressful 【3】A.hesitation B.intention C.depression D.decision 【4】A.willingness B.options C.responses D.applications 【5】A.destroy B.imagine C.abandon D.substitute 【6】A.powerful B.upright C.unique D.ambitious 【7】A.avoiding B.overcoming C.surrendering D.encountering 【8】A.experience B.suffering C.success D.failure 【9】A.design B.complete C.comment D.revise 【10】A.put away B.put on C.put out D.put into 【11】A.withdrawing B.transforming C.advancing D.engaging 【12】A.quantity B.dullness C.readiness D.inability 【13】A.fascination B.ignorance C.dilemma D.performance 【14】A.tolerable B.potential C.straight D.academic 【15】A.therefore B.however C.otherwise D.meanwhile |
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Chinese knot is an ancient folk art form in China, simple 【1】 attractive as well. Its history can date back to the Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC), and it was fully developed in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and became 【2】 (wide) popular in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. A knot 【3】 is made of colorful silk thread can bring good luck to its owner. It is often used to express good wishes, 【4】(include) happiness, prosperity, love and the absence of evil. Chinese knot 【5】 (indicate) that every knot is made of a single rope and named by its specific form and meaning. For example, “Happiness & Health”, “Luck and Auspiciousness (吉祥)” and “Wish you a fair wind”. By combining different knots 【6】 other well-designed things skillfully, a unique auspicious Chinese knot with many wishes 【7】 (form). And it is also worth noting that the logo for Beijing’s bid 【8】 (host) the 2008 Olympics was based on a traditional knot craft design. Today, people are fond of Chinese knot for its 【9】 (character) form, colorfulness and deep meaning. Most commonly, the knot is used either as a hanging 【10】(decorate), such as in the home or car, or on the body like ring, earrings, hand chain or necklace. |
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近日某动物园宣布关闭运行了24年的马戏团(circus),引发了一些热议。 请以Should animals entertain us?为题，写一篇100字左右的文章，谈谈你的看法，登在校报英语专栏上。 注意：1. 词数100左右； 2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 |
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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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