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Carnival was originally a Catholic holiday celebrated from two days to two weeks. The festival has spread throughout the world. Here are some famous carnivals you should go to see if you have the chance. 1. Curasao, Netherland This former territory of the Netherlands has a long parade with plenty of live soca and calypso music. No need to stand along the curb on this one though: you can plan and pay in advance to actually join one of the carnival groups and have a costume waiting for them when they arrive. 2. Nice, France The Nice Carnival entered the history books in 1294 when a prince was in attendance, but it likely goes back much further. The two-week event helps the folks on the French Riviera survive the colder days of winter. 3. Venice, Italy Venice's Carnival has been around since 1268. There is something so classic, cool and magical about a 5-day carnival in this city of canals. Ifs all about the fine masks which were traditionally made of glass and decorated with feathers. 4. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Who doesn't think Rio when they hear the word Carnival? It is the world's largest and perhaps the most extravagant. But this 7-day festival only dates back to 1723, a newcomer when compared to Europe. Beyond the formal parade there are also many local street celebrations. The music and dancing never seem to stop. 【1】Where will you go if you want to spend money joining the carnival parade? A.Venice, Italy. B.Curasao, Netherland. C.Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. D.Nice, France. 【2】How long does the Nice Carnival last? A.2 days. B.5 days. C.7 days. D.14 days. 【3】What is special about the Carnival in Rio? A.People celebrate it wearing masks. B.It belongs to a newcomer in Europe. C.It combines local street performances. D.It has the longest history in the world. |
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Man Kaur started running in 2009, when she was in her 90s - it was her son's idea - and began getting medals. We first wrote about her when she was 101. Is she still a track and field star? At 103, Man Kaur is not only going strong. She's getting others to follow in her footsteps. India's oldest female athlete is spending her summer coaching 30 young athletes. Kaur and her 81-year-old son and trainer, Gurdev Singh, were invited for two weeks to several universities in Baru Sahib in the mountains of India, but their methods made such an improvement in the students5 performance. They were asked to stay through September. This invitation came on the heels of Kaur's taking part in the World Masters Athletics Championships in Poland earlier this year, where she won gold in all four events she competed in: shot put, javelin, 60-meter dash and 200-meter run. Ten years after she first started running, Kaur still loves it, according to her son. She isn't thinking of retiring and Singh says she still thinks she can improve her performance. “She enjoys the company of her admirers," her son adds. "Every time she takes part, she feels proud that people around the world feel encouraged.95 "The year has not been all fun and games, though. Kaur was in the hospital with gallstones （胆结石）this August and her osteoporosis （骨质疏松症）has been causing her back pain," says her son. "Still, she loves winning and is happiest on the track, where she says she forgets all her illness." Next stop: Malaysia, where both mother and son will compete in their age brackets at the Asian Masters Athletics Championships in December. 【1】Why did Kaur begin running in her 90s? A.She had a great sports dream. B.She followed her son's advice. C.She wanted to get gold medals. D.She dreamed of acting as a coach. 【2】What did Kaur's methods mean to students in universities in Baru Sahib? A.They made progress in their performance. B.They asked her to stay through September. C.They invited her after she won gold medals. D.They spent their time with the sportswoman. 【3】What made her give up an immediate retirement from running? A.Her strong desire to perform. B.Her forgetting all her diseases. C.Her pride in encouraging others. D.The popularity from her admirers. 【4】From which section of a newspaper may this text appear? A.Entertainment. B.Health. C.Education. D.Sports. |
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The Giraffe Center in Nairobi is one of the oldest giraffe conservation organizations in the world. When it was founded in 1979, there were only 150 Rothschild's giraffes left in Kenya. Stanley Kosgey, in charge of conservation education at the center, says the tallest animals in the world have never really gotten the same attention from conservationists and governments that other African mammals have. In some ways, he thinks, it's because they're hard to miss. In Kenya, it's not rare to see half a dozen of them as you drive past some fields on the highway. It can take you several safaris （旅行队）before you catch sight of a lion. “Giraffes are in what I would call a silent extinction," Kosgey says. In a lot of ways, he says, a perfect storm has fallen on the species. Climate change means longer droughts and new diseases; civil unrest means giraffes become easy food; and as African countries grow, humans have encroached （入侵）on wildlife areas and the removal of trees becomes a huge problem. Giraffes are huge creatures, and they require a lot of space and plants. Kosgey says the good news is that the world has begun to pay attention. In Kenya, which has some of the best conservation policies on the continent, there is a plan underway to treat giraffes in the same way that lions, rhinos and elephants are treated. That's to put in place detailed action plans and programs to make sure those animals thrive. The first step for giraffes is to get a deeper understanding of their population by conducting a survey. Kosgey says their conservation effort alone has saved the Rothschild's giraffe. There are now about 650 of them in Kenya. Worldwide, there are 1,671 Rothschild's, about 26 percent more than there were in the 1960s, according to the IUCN （International Union for Conservation of Nature）. “They are tall, graceful animals and they should be heard/5 Kosgey says. 【1】What can we learn about the giraffes from the first two paragraphs? A.They run the fastest in the world. B.They are in danger of extinction. C.They are harder to see than lions in Kenya. D.They draw conservationists' more attention. 【2】What does the writer want to tell us about giraffes in Paragraph 4? A.It is hard for them to survive. B.A terrible storm attacks them. C.They live where humans live. D.Removing trees leaves them space. 【3】What does the underlined word "thrive" mean in Paragraph 5? A.become healthy B.hang out C.move away D.grow strong 【4】What can be a suitable title for the text? A.Protecting the Earth. B.Living with Animals. C.Saving the Giraffes. D.Loving Peaceful Nature. |
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It takes a certain quickness to pick a strawberry or a salad. While crops （农作物）like wheat and potatoes have been harvested by machine for decades, many fruits and vegetables have proved resistant （有抵抗的）to automation. They are too easily damaged, or too hard for heavy farm machinery to locate. But recently, technological developments and advances in machine learning have led to successful trying of more sensitive and skillful robots, which use cameras and artificial intelligence （Al） to locate ripe fruit and handle it carefully and exactly. Developed by engineers at the University of Cambridge, the Vegebot is the first robot that can identify and harvest iceberg lettuce - bringing hope to farmers that one of the most demanding crops for human pickers could finally be automated. First, a camera scans （扫描）the lettuce and, with the help of a machine learning calculation trained on more than a thousand lettuce images, decides if it is ready for harvest. Then a second camera guides the picking cage on top of the plant without breaking it. Sensors feel when it is in the right position, and pressed air drives a blade through the stalk （柄）at a high force to get a clean cut. Its success rate is high, with 91% of the crop accurately classified, according to a study published in July. But the robot is still much slower than humans, taking 31 seconds on average to pick one lettuce. Researchers say this could easily be sped up by using lighter materials. Such adjustments would need to be made if the robot was used commercially （商业地）. "Our goal was to prove you can do it, and we've done it,” Simon Birrell, co-author of the study, tells CNN Business. "Now it depends on somebody taking the baton （指挥棒）and running forward," he says. 【1】Why does the writer mention strawberry and salad in the first paragraph? A.To attract readers' attention to the fruits. B.To show the fast speed of picking fruits. C.To indicate a lot of crops can be easily damaged. D.To suggest machines can't handle soft fruits easily. 【2】What do we know about the Vegebot? A.It uses machine learning calculation to harvest. B.It is demanded by human pickers. C.It can be sped up by using heavier materials. D.It performs faster than human pickers. 【3】What is the fourth paragraph mainly about? A.The working of the camera's scanning the lettuce. B.The process of the Vegebot's harvesting the lettuce. C.The reason for the camera's guiding the picking cage. D.The result of sensors' cutting the stalk at a high force. 【4】What can we infer from Simon's words? A.He will enable the robot to run forward. B.He has already commercialized the Vegebot. C.He needs a pioneer to use the Vegebot first. D.He wants to prove human pickers are losers. |
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Landing a new job can be a difficult process, and it's thrilling when you finally get an offer. 【1】 Still, it can be difficult to figure out how to refuse a job offer that you've ultimately decided isn't a fit. Pick up the phone We've become so used to doing everything digitally, without speaking to someone else or -gasp! —meeting face-to-face. 【2】 Particularly if you've built a good relationship with the hiring manager, it's not only a kind gesture but also better manner than turning down the job over e-mail. 【3】 The world is smaller than you think, particularly when operating within any given professional field. Even a little white lie told to save face when refusing a job offer can hurt you in the future. Successful people don't have to tell tall tales. 【4】 Leave the door open Experts agree that it is possible to leave the door open for another opportunity within the company whose offer you are refusing. 【5】 Dennis says, "if you handle the situation with respect and honesty, the person you're talking to will be happy to keep you in their list." A.Don't tell a lie B.It isn't easy to get a job. C.Politeness goes a long way. D.Don't tell others what you think. E.But you should make the effort to connect over the phone. F.In fact, these are the characters of folks who have success figured out. G.But not every employment opportunity is the best on your professional path. |
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In many cultures, small talk is a big deal. Although it may seem like a pointless conversation to __ the time or avoid awkward silence, it is _____ very important for communicating and bonding with others. According to US inspirational speaker Melissa Wadsworth, "Small talk is about ______possibilities." Having good small talk skills is the best way to _______ new people, which can lead to friendships, jobs, or other _____. Not only that, small talk is shown to __ brainpower by encouraging empathy （同感），making you __ what another person feels or thinks. If small talk is so important, how do you do it? What's the best way to __ the ice and start a talk? Well, some of the most common ____ include the weather, hobbies, work, family and travel. These topics are ____ for small talk because they are _____ It's easy for people to talk about them. Another way to start small talk is to remark your ______. For example, you can talk to your schoolmates about your classes or that teacher who __ everyone crazy. If you're at a party, you might _____ the snacks, music, or the number of people there. Sometimes, it may seem a bit ____ to start a conversation with someone you don't know. Wadsworth has the best advice for this _____: "Approach the conversation excited about the friendship, the good laugh, the _____ story, the job opportunity, the date, the joy, or something related to this __ experience." Small talk might __ be the first step to something much __. 【1】A.take B.waste C.pass D.keep 【2】A.fully B.actually C.meanwhile D.nearly 【3】A.gaining access to B.becoming connected with C.getting used to D.running away from 【4】A.involve B.notice C.challenge D.meet 【5】A.goals B.achievements C.processes D.wonders 【6】A.remove B.strengthen C.protect D.guarantee 【7】A.explore B.read C.consider D.abandon 【8】A.make B.overcome C.recognize D.break 【9】A.rules B.numbers C.topics D.forms 【10】A.clear B.great C.formal D.serious 【11】A.popular B.awkward C.visible D.fresh 【12】A.colleagues B.schools C.tastes D.surroundings 【13】A.expects B.drives C.believes D.knows 【14】A.offer B.purchase C.remark D.imagine 【15】A.shy B.simple C.complex D.tough 【16】A.problem B.conversation C.aim D.plan 【17】A.amazing B.confusing C.satisfying D.fascinating 【18】A.shared B.respected C.varied D.accepted 【19】A.even B.still C.just D.ever 【20】A.simpler B.bigger C.easier D.messier |
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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。 Spotted owls （斑点猫头鹰）live in old-growth forests in the western United States and act as an indicator species, a measure of the biological health of 【1】 area, for public-land management. The species is 【2】 （particular） allergic to logging, and when the northern subspecies of spotted owl 【3】 （list） in 1990 as threatened - likely to become 【4】 （endanger） in the future. The listing of the northern and Mexican spotted owls as threatened drew national attention to the dramatic fall of old-growth forest ecosystems and 【5】 （force） policy changes in the management of national forests. In spite of that 【6】 （protect）, populations of spotted owls have continued to fall outside of national forests over the last 38 years. Though many believe wildfire has largely led 【7】 this fall, there is little scientific basis for this assumption. "Spotted owls were once a symbol of the biodiversity （生物多样性） 【8】 （find） in old-growth forests," says Derek E. Lee, 【9】 is associate research professor of biology at Penn State. "We need to reevaluate our management methods to 【10】 （well） protect these birds and the extraordinary biodiversity in severely burned forests." |
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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、删除或修 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：在错的词下画一横线，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。 Dear Mr. Wang, It is very kind of you to listen our views and ideas. Through our discussion, we agree that the key to improve our English is not how much we are taught, and how much we understand. So please slow down and give our enough time to master what we have learned. As for those points which makes us confused, we hope you can gave us more time to practice. Meanwhile, your instructions are important to us, which they make us study more efficiently. Beside, when we feel down, it will be appreciated if you can give us encouragement. We need confident. Such are the main suggestion from our class. Yours, Li Hua |
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假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Tom来信说最近他与他的好友闹矛盾了，他非常苦恼, 向你寻求帮助。请你给他回信，内容包括： 1. 你对Tom的同情； 2. 你对友谊的认识； 3. 你对Tom的建议。 注意：1. 词数100左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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