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We love food and drink. We love to celebrate the good stuff and criticize the bad. This is our take on the top three food cultures and destinations. It’s time to find out once and for all, which cuisine is king as you plan where you’ll travel next: No. 3 France You can spend an entire two-week vacation exploring combinations of wines and cheeses around the country. Yum Escargot — credit the French for turning garden-dwelling pests into a delicacy. Massive respect for making them taste amazing too. Baguette — the first and last thing that you’ll want to eat in France. The first bite is superb; the last will be full of longing. Dumb Foie gras — it tastes like 10,000 ducks roasted in butter then reduced to a velvet pudding. No. 2 China The people who greet each other with “Have you eaten yet?” are arguably the most food-obsessed in the world. The Chinese almost cook and sell anything, and they also make it taste great. Yum Sweet and sour pork — a guilty pleasure that has taken on different forms. Dim sum — a grand tradition from Hong Kong to New York. The best to start a day as breakfast. Dumb Shark’s fin soup — calling for Chinese restaurants to ban the dish has been a goal of green campaigners in recent years. No. 1 Italy Italian food has enslaved taste-buds around the globe for centuries, with its tomato sauces, and those clever things they do with wheat flour and desserts . Yum Pizza —simple yet satisfying dish. Staple diet of bachelors and college students. Coffee — cappuccino is for breakfast? Forget it. We want it all day and all night. Dumb Buffalo mozzarella — those balls of water buffalo milk. The flavor’s so subtle you have to imagine it. 【1】Which food would you not try as an environmentalist? A.Shark’s fin soup B.Foie gras C.Sweet and sour pork D.Escargot 【2】Which will be the best choice for hungry students in Italy? A.Pizza B.Coffee C.Buffalo mozzarella D.Desserts 【3】Which will be the best breakfast? A.Cappuccino B.Baguette C.Cheese D.Dim sum |
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That was how the adventures began. It was the sort of house that you never seem to come to the end of, and it was full of unexpected places. The first few doors they tried led only into spare bedrooms, as everyone had expected that they would; but soon they came to a very long room full of pictures; and after that was a room all hung with green, with a harp in one corner; and then a kind of little upstairs hall and a door that led out on to a balcony. And shortly after that they looked into a room that was quite empty except for one big wardrobe, the sort that has a looking-glass in the door. “Nothing there!” Everybody rushed out but Lucy stayed because she thought it would be worthwhile trying the door of the wardrobe, even though she felt almost sure that it would be locked. To her surprise, it opened quite easily, and two mothballs dropped out. Looking into the inside, she saw several coats hanging up---mostly long fur coats. There was nothing Lucy liked so much as the smell and feel of fur. She immediately stepped into the wardrobe and got in among the coats and rubbed her face against them, leaving the door open, of course, because she knew that it is very foolish to shut oneself into any wardrobe... She took a step further in---then two or three steps, always expecting to feel woodwork against the tips of her fingers. But she could not feel it. “This must be a simply vast wardrobe!” thought Lucy, going still further in. Then she noticed that there was something crunching under her feet. “Is that more mothball?” she thought, stooping down to feel it with her hand. But instead of feeling the hard, smooth wood, she felt something soft and powdery and extremely cold. “This is very queer,” she said, and went on a step or two further. ... And then she saw that there was a light ahead of her; ... A moment later she found that she was standing in the middle of a wood at night-time with snow under her feet and snowflakes falling through the air. 【1】What is the first paragraph mainly about? A.The discovery of mysterious rooms. B.The complex structures of the house. C.The unexpected search of the house. D.The adventurous exploration in a house. 【2】Why didn’t Lucy go out of the room? A.She wanted to explore the wardrobe. B.She found her favourite fur coats. C.She was attracted by mothballs. D.She liked the smell of the room. 【3】What can we infer about Lucy from the third paragraph? A.Careful and cowardly. B.Cautious and curious. C.Foolish but brave. D.Adventurous but casual. 【4】What does the underlined word “queer” mean? A.Terrifying. B.Empty. C.Strange. D.Impressive. |
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Stories are shared in many ways. They are described in books and magazines. They are read around the campfire at night. They are randomly distributed from stand-alone booths. But what else? To revive literature in the era of fast news and smartphone addiction, Short Edition, a French publisher of short-form literature, has set up more than 30 story dispensers（分发机）in the USA in the past years to deliver fiction at the push of a button at restaurants, universities and government offices. Francis Ford Coppola, the film director and winemaker, liked the idea so much that he invested in the company and placed a dispenser at his Cafe Zoetrope in San Francisco. Last month, public libraries in some other cities announced they would be setting them up, too. There is one on the campus at Penn State. A few can be found in downtown West Palm Beach, Fla. And Short Edition plans to announce more, including at the Los Angeles International Airport. “Everything old is new again,” said Andrew Nurkin, director of the Free Library of Philadelphia, which is one of the libraries that set up the dispensers. “We want people to be easily exposed to literature. We want to advance literacy among children and inspire their creativity.” Here’s how a dispenser works. It has three buttons on top indicating choices for stories that can be read in one minute, three minutes or five minutes. When a button is pushed, a short story is printed. The stories are free. They are chosen from a computer category of more than 100,000 original submissions by writers whose works have been evaluated by Short Edition’s judges, and transmitted over a mobile network. Offerings can be tailored to specific interests, like children’s fiction or romance. Short Edition gets stories for its category by holding writing contests. Short Edition set up its first booth in 2016 and has 150 machines worldwide. “The idea is to make people happy,” said Kristan Leroy, director of Short Edition. “There is too much unhappiness today. ” 【1】What do we know about the stories sent by dispensers? A.They are easily read. B.They are short in form. C.They can be bought from booths. D.They can be found in magazines. 【2】Which paragraph shows the popularity of story dispensers in America? A.Paragraph 3. B.Paragraph 5. C.Paragraph 6. D.Paragraph 7. 【3】Why were the story dispensers set up according to Andrew Nurkin? A.To introduce French literature. B.To get rid of smartphone addiction. C.To make people have access to literature. D.To reduce the financial stress of libraries. 【4】What is the best title for the text? A.Everything Old Is New B.Online Reading: a Virtual Tour C.Short Edition Is Getting Popular D.Taste of Literature, at the Push of a Button |
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Do you think you’re smarter than your parents and grandparents? According to James Flynn, a professor at a New Zealand university, you are! Over the course of the last century, people who have taken IQ tests have gotten increasingly better scores---on average, three points better for every decade that has passed. This improvement is known as “the Flynn effect”, and scientists want to know what is behind it. IQ tests and other similar tests are designed to measure general intelligence rather than knowledge. Flynn knew that intelligence is partly inherited from our parents and partly the result of our environment and experiences, but the improvement in test scores was happening too quickly to be explained by heredity. So what was happening in the 20th century that was helping people achieve higher scores on intelligence tests? Scientists have proposed several explanations for the Flynn effect. Some suggest that the improved test scores simply reflect an increased exposure to tests in general. Because we take so many tests, we learn test-taking techniques that help us perform better on any test. Others have pointed to better nutrition since it results in babies being born larger, healthier, and with more brain development than in the past. Another possible explanation is a change in educational styles, with teachers encouraging children to learn by discovering things for themselves rather than just memorizing information. This could prepare people to do the kind of problem solving that intelligence tests require. Flynn limited the possible explanations when he looked carefully at the test data and discovered that the improvement in scores was only on certain parts of the IQ test. Test-takers didn’t do better on the arithmetic or vocabulary sections of the test; they did better on sections that required a special kind of reasoning and problem solving. For example, one part of the test shows a set of abstract shapes, and test-takers must look for patterns and connections between them and decide which shape should be added to the set. According to Flynn, this visual intelligence improves as the amount of technology in our lives increases. Every time you play a computer game or figure out how to program a new cell phone, you are exercising exactly the kind of thinking and problem solving that helps you do well on one kind of intelligence test. So are you really smarter than your parents? In one very specific way, you may be. 【1】The Flynn effect is ______. A.not connected to our experiences B.unknown in some parts of the world C.an increase in IQ test scores over time D.used to measure people’s intelligence 【2】According to the article, newer educational techniques include __ . A.improving test scores B.exposure to many tests C.memorizing information D.children finding things out themselves 【3】Why does the author mention computer games? A.To encourage the reader to do more exercise instead of playing games. B.To explain why more and more young people have poor vocabularies. C.To give an example of technology improving our visual intelligence. D.To show the fact that young people are not getting more intelligent. 【4】Which statement would Professor Flynn agree with? A.People today are taking easier tests. B.People today have more visual intelligence. C.People today have fewer problems to solve. D.People today are more intelligent in every way. |
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Food waste is a huge problem, especially in grocery stores. Americans waste about 40% of their food every year. 【1】 There are several factors that contributed to this colossal amount of waste. Misleading labels There is a big difference between a sell-by date and a use-by date. When a sell-by date passes, it doesn’t mean that the food is unsafe to eat. However, many people still think that they have to toss it. Grocery stores sometimes throw away food simply because it’s getting close to the sell-by date.【2】 The Daily Table is a non-profit grocery store in Massachusetts that collects food from other grocers that is close to its sell-by date and sells it at a deeply-discounted price. This both provides food to people at low costs and keeps it from being thrown away. 【3】 Denmark has a volunteer-run food waste supermarket and is planning on opening two more. The Real Junk Food Project in the UK just opened its first food waste supermarket, where items have no set prices. Shoppers are allowed to pay what they can for the food. Imperfect produce 【4】 Yet in grocery stores most produce looks identical. Some food in grocery stores gets thrown out because it’s imperfect, or it doesn’t “look good.” The food is still fine to eat, but often ends up in the trash. The non-profit End Food Waste has a list of retailers all over America that sell imperfect produce. They also have a petition that you can sign which asks major grocery stores to consider selling imperfect food. There are also subscription services where you can get “ugly” produce delivered to your door. Imperfect Produce and Hungry Harvest are both organizations working to recover food that would otherwise be thrown away.【5】 Consumer action Not all the blame for food waste belongs to grocery stores. As consumers we can help to influence the type of food that stores sell. By buying food in less excess, food that is close to the sell-by date, and imperfect produce, we can help reduce food waste. A.This idea has been gaining ground in Europe, as well. B.Produce rarely grows in a way every plant looks the exact same. C.There are several companies working to recover out-of-date food. D.In 2008, 43 billion pounds of perfectly good food were thrown out of grocery stores. E.This is a great way to reduce the waste of short-lived foods, which food banks often can’t accept. F.A new law passed by the Senate makes it illegal for supermarkets to throw away or destroy unsold food. G.Just one quarter of all wasted food could feed the 795 million people around the world who suffer from hunger. |
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Levi Miller’s life changed during an ordinary dinner with his family. That evening, director Joe Wright called to_______ the 11-year-old the starring role in Wright’s upcoming movie Pan. The phone call led Levi to leave his home in Australia to _______ in London, England. His mother_______ her job to accompany him. Levi began_______ when he was 2 or 3. He joined in some of his older sister’s dance shows. He wanted to share the_______ she was getting. When he was 5 or 6, he won a drama competition as Peter Pan. _______ Levi still had a lot to learn on the set of his first movie. First, he had to change his _______ to sound like he was from London. He learned about life in London during World War II, which is when the movie_______ . He also needed to figure out how to cry on cue. His_______ was to think about his dog, who had died not long before. At first, Levi felt very awkward around the________ actors he worked with. For example, it took him several weeks to feel ________ calling Hugh Jackman “Hugh.” Before that, he would________ address him as “Mr. Jackman.” Since that ________ experience, Levi has continued acting on ____________. His next movie was a smaller Australian production called Red Dog. And this year he has a starring role in the movie A Wrinkle in Time. Levi loves the ________ that acting provides. He says, “Every time you go on a set, it’s a whole different world, and I love that.” 【1】A.teach B.tell C.offer D.submit 【2】A.film B.wander C.struggle D.explore 【3】A.created B.quit C.refused D.continued 【4】A.walking B.dancing C.traveling D.performing 【5】A.applause B.burden C.memory D.money 【6】A.So B.And C.Finally D.But 【7】A.role B.lifestyle C.accent D.dialect 【8】A.comes out B.takes place C.spreads out D.ends up 【9】A.reaction B.advice C.trick D.sadness 【10】A.nervous B.famous C.proud D.strange 【11】A.free B.confident C.happy D.comfortable 【12】A.only B.simply C.casually D.actually 【13】A.personal B.long C.first D.relevant 【14】A.screen B.stage C.demand D.purpose 【15】A.awards B.jobs C.advantages D.possibilities |
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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。 Many of us wonder what lies in outer space. When we look up 【1】 the night sky, we see stars, the twinkle of a moving satellite and【2】 (occasion) a distant planet. But one thing we don’t see is the millions of pieces of junk filling up space. The amount of space junk 【3】 (increase). Over the last few decades, satellites and rockets【4】 (launch) into space, littering the cosmos as they go. The fear is that 【5】 we don’t start taking this litter out of the sky soon, it will become a significant threat to active satellites. Nobu Okada, CEO of Astroscale, 【6】 company working on ways to clean up space junk, says “even a small paint fleck has enough power【7】 (blow) up other satellites.” It’s clear【8】 a solution is needed so a celestial deep clean can take place. 【9】(look) to the future, like any litter problem, we need to look at ways of creating 【10】(little). |
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假定你是李华，春节里你的美国朋友Michael 发邮件祝你新年快乐，并询问你的新年计划，请你给他回邮件，内容包括： 1. 感谢他的祝福； 2. 你的新年计划； 3. 询问他的新年计划。 注意： 1. 词数 80 词左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，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。 Most young kids are very self-centered most of the time. It’s like their brain meters are stuck on “selfish.” This certainly described me, until I met my dear grandmother. My father had been born in Japan, and he had many old, old photographs of the palatial (宫殿般的) estate that had belonged to his family through many generations. He told me stories of gorgeous rooms full of golden furniture and silk wall papers. He also described magnificent gardens, full of the sweet scents of exotic flowers and the gentle thin stream of graceful fountains. From all these, I figured my grandmother must be rich. I had never met her before she came from Japan, but at eight, I reasoned that if I were nice to her, she would take me back to Japan to live in luxury. It was a good plan, I thought, and I vowed to spend time with my grandmother so she would grow to love me and want me to accompany her upon her return. We went to pick her up at the airport. “There she is!” my father called. I expected to see some royal kimono-clad (穿着和服的) creature like I’d seen in pictures. Instead, I saw a tiny woman with silver hair, wearing an ordinary blue suit. She did not look wealthy to me. Still, I vowed to be attentive, to make myself indispensable to her during her stay. To get closer to her, I flattered her into telling me stories about old Japan. She enjoyed making needlecraft with delicate designs, and as she worked, she wove tales of Japanese legends and history as delicate and beautiful as the designs she created. I listened, fascinated. Her words were a mix of the two languages, so I didn’t completely understand everything at first. Interestingly, however, as her English improved, so did my understanding of Japanese. 注意： 1. 续写词数应为 150 左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Para 1: No one spoke of her going back, and I was like an ant on a hot griddle. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Para 2: My dreams of a luxurious life had been broken. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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