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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS 2019 PHOTO COMPETITION! Woo-hoo! Get your cameras and smartphones at the ready, because it’s time for this year’s NG KIDS photography competition… What you need to know Competition is open only to legal residents (居民) of the UK and Ireland who are between the ages of 7 and 14. We have THREE categories（类别）in the competition — animals, people and environment (a new category started this year). You can enter as many categories as you like but just ONE photo per category, please! All photos should be sent through our website. If you’re not already registered（注册）, you or your parent will need to do so at natgeokids. com/uk/photocomp — it will only take a minute to do! You can submit（提交）ONE photo for each of the three categories. Photos should be in JPEG format, between 1MB and 5MB in size. Enter at natgeokids. com/uk/photocomp. Before you submit your photo, make sure you rename it with your full name and the category you are entering. For example: Joe_Bloggs_Animals.jpg. Don’t forget to tell us your full name, date of birth and the title of your photo! The prizes Our Star Prize is a family holiday in Morocco! And that’s not all! Each category winner will win a number of prizes, too, including an amazing Nikon COOLPIX W150 camera, which is built to go anywhere! The closing date is 23: 59 (GMT) on 21 October 2019. Winners will be notified（通知）before 18 November 2019. 【1】How is this year’s competition different from that of last year? A.It has a new category. B.Its opening date is on 18 November 2019. C.It is open to kids from around the world. D.It will give more than one prize to winners. 【2】To successfully enter the competition, one must ______. A.be 14 years old or older B.get their parents’ agreement C.submit their photos on its website D.give their photos an amazing name 【3】Where does this text most probably come from? A.A research plan. B.A science report. C.A nature magazine. D.A tourist guidebook. |
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Binge-watching (追剧) your favorite TV series is bad for your brain. Dr. Randall Wright, based in Texas, said the need to watch episode (集) after episode has a similar influence on the brain to gambling (赌博). What’s more, it often leads to social loneliness, snacking on junk food and a shortage of exercise and sleep, which, over time, is bad for the brain. When you let auto play start the next episode, you can find out what happens next and your brain receives good feedback, Dr. Wright wrote in an article. This right-away satisfaction is similar to gambling where even after a win, you are not satisfied and want to continue playing. With binge-watching, you are not satisfied with stopping after episode five and want to continue watching. This cycle coupled with the snacking and the long time sitting can lead to unhealthy changes in your brain and body over time. Dr. Wright said, “Binge-watching itself is not bad. It becomes problematic when you are watching a third, fourth or fifth episode instead of doing healthy activities.” But he said it is possible to avoid the bad influence of binge-watching with four tips, including staying away from salty, fatty, calorific foods, exercising before a binge-watching, setting an alarm for sleep and balancing TV viewing with socializing. If you add these tips to your binge-watching practice, you can create lasting healthy habits and still enjoy the now-and-then binge-watching time without hurting your brain. 【1】What might “it” in paragraph 1 refer to? A.Gambling. B.Binge-watching. C.TV series. D.Brain. 【2】In what way is binge-watching like gambling? A.The long time sitting. B.The changes of feeling. C.The snacking on junk food. D.The immediate satisfaction. 【3】What is paragraph 3 mainly about? A.The tips on how to develop a healthy lifestyle. B.The reasons why binge-watching is problematic. C.The ways to keep away from binge-watching. D.Do’s and don’ts of binge-watching. 【4】What may be the best title of the passage? A.Ill Health: The Result of Addiction B.Healthy Habits: A Must of A Better Life C.Binge-watching: A Killer of Your Brain D.TV-Viewing: Gradual Harm on Your Health |
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Scientists may have found a way to reduce shortage of type O blood. Type O is the kind of blood that hospitals most often need. What the researchers are testing is an easier way to make type O blood out of other kinds of blood. There are four main kinds of blood. Most people born with one of these four:Type A,Type B,Type AB or Type O. Type O can be safely given to anyone. So it is commonly used when a person is injured or sick and has to have blood. Type O is the most common blood group.But the supplies of it available in hospitals and blood banks are usually limited.This is because of the high demand for it. Type O blood is used in emergencies when there is no time to identify the patient’s blood type. Giving A,B or AB to someone with a different blood type,including O, can cause a bad reaction by the person’s defense system.Their immune system can reject the blood. This immune reaction can be deadly. The differences among blood types are linked to whether or not red blood cells contain certain kinds of sugar molecules.These molecules are found on the surface of the cells. They are known as antigens(抗原). These antigens are found with type A, B and AB blood but not with type O. More than twenty-five years ago, scientists found that the antigens could be removed to create what they called universal-type cells. They could be removed with chemicals called enzymes(酶). But large amounts of enzymes were required to make the change. Doctor Henrik Clausen of the University of Copenhagen in Denmark led the study. The next step, he says, is to complete safety tests. The team is working with the American company ZymeQuest to test the new method. If it meets safety requirements(要求) and is not too costly, it could become a widely used life-saving tool to increase the supply of universal blood. 【1】How do scientists deal with the problem of lacking type O blood? A.Make type O blood out of other kinds of blood. B.Make the most of the present type O blood. C.Develop new ways of using type O blood. D.Appeal to more people to donate type O blood. 【2】What make people have different kinds of blood? A.Sugar molecules in red blood cells. B.People's different living conditions. C.The variety of people's cells and genes. D.People's various immune systems. 【3】What can we infer from the text? A.Antigens could easily be removed to create universal blood. B.A Danish company wanted to involve itself in studying blood. C.Type O blood can be safely given to anyone. D.The new method is not safe enough to be put into use in hospitals now. 【4】What is the best title for the text? A.Four different kinds of blood. B.A new way to make type O blood. C.The latest research on blood type. D.Find the proper type of blood. |
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Nowadays many people are concerned about the problem of what to do with electronic waste such as old televisions, computers, radios, cellular telephones and other electronic equipment. Electronic trash, or e-waste, is piling up faster than ever in American homes and businesses. People do not know what to do with old televisions or computers so they throw them in the trash. National Solid Waste Management Association (NSWMA) state programs director Chaz Miller says the large amount of electronic waste Americans product is not unexpected. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates more than 400 million consumer electronic items are dumped each year, and there is a push by more states to ban the waste from landfills (垃圾填埋场) and create recycling programs. They can be torn apart and sorted for useable parts. Mike Fannon who runs the plant in Baltimore says, “There are lots of valuable metals that can be recovered and reused instead of just putting them in the landfill, and in certain components there are some materials that should not really be in the landfill.” Fannon says nearly 20 percent of electronic waste is recycled nationwide. Thirteen years ago, it was only about 6 percent. Recycling rates continue to rise as more communities have banned electronics from landfills in order to keep e-waste poisons like lead (铅) and mercury (汞) out of garbage dumps. This year several states like Vermont imposed a ban on electronic waste in landfills. More than 25 other states have also adopted bans on e-waste in landfills. Chaz Miller says more can be done to boost electronic waste recycling. “We can do much better,” noted Miller. “I think clearly our goal should be to do as well as we do recycling newspapers.” 【1】Which of the following does NOT belong to e-waste? A. Old televisions. B. Old computers. C. Old cell phones. D. Old newspapers. 【2】Why is e-waste banned from landfills in many states? A. Because it can not be recycled. B. Because the landfills are already full. C. Because it might damage the environment. D. Because it can be shipped to other countries. 【3】According to Mike Fannon, what might be the best way of dealing with e-waste? A. Recycling it. B. Selling it. C. Burying it. D. Breaking it. 【4】What can we learn from the passage? A. Chaz Miller works for EPA. B. Miller is optimistic about the future of e-waste. C. At present, less than 10 percent of e-waste is recycled. D. All states in the US have banned e-waste from landfills. |
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Will Traditional TV Ever Be Replaced by Streaming? For a long time, people had to listen to the radio to get news, drama, and music at home. This all changed with the development of the television in the early 20th century.【1】Since then, British TV viewers have enjoyed the launch of commercial TV, the addition of Channel 4, and then Channel 5, and finally the birth of paid services through satellite and cable. A Slow Decline While the uptake of TV ownership exploded, the decline of television's dominance has been slow and has been going on for the past decade. 【2】 Streaming services have given us access to more content than was ever possible, including back catalogues of classic shows and blockbuster movies. Changing Viewing Habits In the UK, adults are spending more time watching content on YouTube and streaming services than ever before. In 2018, these figures were 30 minutes and 26 minutes per day respectively. 【3】 Still the King 【4】For example, in 2018 UK adults continued to watch BBC One for an average of 41 minutes per day, more than any streaming service. Average viewing time for all traditional TV channels continues to decline though, despite much larger quantities of original content being produced by these organisations. 【5】 While the traditional TV networks have seen a decline, the television set itself doesn't look like it's going anywhere any time soon. A.This has been the trend for the last couple of decades. B.The original content has included massively popular shows. C.Suddenly, we were able to see what was going on, not just listen along. D.The traditional TV channels are taking away audiences from streaming services. E.Most major TV channels have their own catch up streaming service. F.While demand for streaming services is up, TV continues to be the most watched overall. G.Today, we have the power to watch whatever, whenever, wherever we want. |
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From all the research I've done, a good learner possesses some key attributes（特质）.I've actually found some quotes（引文）that _______ these attributes. The first quote is _______ an ancient Chinese proverb: A teacher can only open the door. You must walk through. Every school in the world should make this amazing quote its _______ . When a teacher teaches you new information, she is opening the door in your brain to that new knowledge. However, that door doesn't stay open. Like most doors, it's _______ to close within a short period of time. If you don't pass through _______ it closes, then your teacher will have to open it for you again. But there's a twist: You can keep the door open longer, even without your teacher. Good learners review new material while it's still _______ in their brain. If you don't review, then it's like asking a teacher to open the door and then standing _______ while it shuts in your face. You and the teacher will both feel pretty _______ . Just like becoming fit is 10% working out and 90% eating right, learning English is 10% learning new information and 90% repetition. You'll never get _______ if you don't review. Our second quote, which is an ________ powerful one, comes from Peter Drucker, the founder of modern business management theory. He said, "What gets measured gets managed." Drucker is saying that if you want to manage the progress of something, you must ________ progress. For example, "I want to learn English” is untrackable, uninspiring, and unrealistic. As a result, we should ________ setting such goals. Instead, we should ________ Drucker's wisdom and make our goals trackable, such as “I want to master all of the English vowels（(元音) or “I want to learn and be able to use 1000 English words." ________ , you should set a period for achieving it. Don't make it too long, or you'll lose motivation. 4 weeks--3 months is usually a good choice. Imagine learning to use 1000 English words in conversation in 2 months! That sounds ________ . 【1】A.convey B.attach C.delay D.provide 【2】A.previously B.actually C.finally D.formally 【3】A.logo B.slogan C.motto D.remark 【4】A.advised B.wished C.required D.designed 【5】A.though B.before C.when D.since 【6】A.effective B.fresh C.evident D.original 【7】A.silent B.crooked C.still D.quiet 【8】A.impressed B.astonished C.amused D.awkward 【9】A.anyone B.anything C.anywhere D.anybody 【10】A.extremely B.frequently C.entirely D.eventually 【11】A.count B.control C.make D.track 【12】A.avoid B.forbid C.delay D.keep 【13】A.represent B.handle C.lecture D.apply 【14】A.Nevertheless B.Besides C.However D.Thus 【15】A.virtual B.awful C.fantastic D.available |
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。 A psychologist once said, “If you've overcome every one of your fears, congratulations —you're dead.' This humorous" saying points to a simple 【1】(true)---no one can escape fear completely. 【2】 fear can be a good thing. In fact, sometimes we are afraid of things 【3】 aren’t dangerous, such as public speaking, failing a test, or being' rejected. These 【4】 (health) fears can keep us from achieving our dreams. So how can we 【5】 (success) face our fears? Admit what you fear and then share it with someone you trust. Perhaps you worry that others would look down 【6】you if they know what you fear, but you might be surprised at how many other people share the same fears. Learning you are not the only one who fears something 【7】 (give) your self-confidence a push. Ask yourself, "What is the worst-case situation?" If you think about it, the worst might not be that bad after all. Compared with the fear of losing a competition or being turned down, the regret of having missed opportunities can be even 【8】(hard) to bear. Even worse, you , will never know what you might have accomplished. Take small steps toward 【9】 (overcome) your fear. If you fear public speaking, start by giving a small talk to a few people. If your talk doesn't go well, try again. Each small success will increase your confidence and persistence (坚持)，which 【10】 (be) among the keys to success. |
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假定你是李华。上周日你校邀请本市志愿援助武汉抗击新冠病毒的余医生，为全校师生 做了一场演讲，大家深受感动和鼓舞。请你就本次活动给校园英语报写一篇报道。内容包括： 1.活动时间和地点； 2.活动内容； 3.活动的意义。 注意：词数80左右。新冠病毒Covid-19 |
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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。 Jenny was the only child in her family. She had a quarrel with her mother that afternoon and she ran out of the house angrily. She couldn't help weeping sorrowfully when she thought of the scolding from her mother. Having wandered aimlessly in the street for hours, she felt a little hungry and wished for something to eat. She stood beside a stand for a while, watching the middle-aged seller busy doing his business. However, with no money in hand, she gave a sign and had to leave: The seller behind the stand noticed the young girl and asked, “Hey, girl, you want to have the noodles? "Oh, yes, but 1 don't have money on me, " she replied. "That's nothing. I'll treat you today”，said the man. “Come in." The seller brought her a bowl of noodles； the smell so attractive. As she was eating, Jenny cried silently. "What is it? “ asked the man kindly. “Nothing. Actually I was just touched by your kindness! ” said Jenny as she wiped her tears. "Even a stranger on the street will give me a bowl of noodles, while my mother drove me out of the house. She showed no care for me. She is so merciless compared to a stranger!" Hearing the words, the seller smiled, “Girl, do you really think so? I only gave you a bowl of noodles and you thanked me a lot. But it is your mother who has raised you since you were a baby. Can you number the times she cooked for you? Have you expressed your gratitude to her?" Jenny sat there, speechless and numb with shock; she remembered her mother's familiar face and weathered hands. “Why didn't I think of that? A bowl of noodles from a stranger made me feel indebted. Why haven't I thanked my mum for what she has done for me? " On the way home, Jenny made up her mind to make an apology to her mother for her rudeness as soon as she arrived home. 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: Approaching the doorway, Jenny took a deep breath. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: A gentle touch on her hair called her mind back ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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