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Being a teenager is no cakewalk. Like the characters in these books, teens might also be mourning a first big loss, getting a handle on shifting mental health, or feeling isolated from peers. These inspiring books help them promote positive thinking. 10 Things I Can See from Here by Carrie Mac Maeve experiences severe anxiety, so much of her headspace is devoted to imagining worst-case scenes. Her troubles are worsened when she’s sent to live with her dad (an alcoholic), pregnant stepmom, and twin stepbrothers in Vancouver — a situation with a whole new set of stressors. Maeve has a lot on her plate, but she’s also determined to show up for the people in her life. Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder Tyler Feder was in college when she lost her mother to cancer. In this bittersweet memoir, Feder celebrates her mother’s life and also recounts the long and ongoing journey of grief — from the first physician appointments to sitting the funeral — and trying to create some resemblance among peers who just didn’t get it. Sincere and often humorous, Feder’s perspective is related to teens who’ve experienced grief and valuable for anyone navigating a difficult experience. Born a Crime by Trevor Noah Trevor Noah records his coming-of-age in South Africa under and after racial separation. Born to a white father and black mother (a union punishable by law), Noah was kept mostly hidden indoors during his early childhood. How the future Daily Show host maintained his wisdom and adaptability in a country enduring the aftershocks of colonialism and survived typical teen dangers of, say, dating in high school — are the subject of this celebrated bestseller. Take in the Good by Gina Biegel, illustrated by Breanna Chambers Building on research in the brain’s negative preference, Gina Biegel offers an activity journal with art projects, writing instructions, and exercises to help teenagers “take in the good” — that is, retrain their brains to remember positive experiences in order to inspire confidence and calm amid a stressful world. 【1】What is the shared theme of the recommended books? A.Dealing with anxiety. B.Thinking positively. C.Associating with peers. D.Braving disease. 【2】Which book is a fiction? A.10 Things I Can See from Here B.Dancing at the Pity Party C.Born a Crime D.Take in the Good 【3】Who turns out a success in TV industry despite a tragic childhood? A.Carrie Mac B.Tyler Feder C.Trevor Noah D.Gina Biegel |
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It’s been less than a month since Arnold, a Texas high school student, was forbidden from going to the prom and graduation unless he cut his locs. As his story spread on social media, celebrities and activists came to Arnold’s defence and encouraged him to stand up to his school’s hair discrimination. Now, in a significant turn of events, he’s proudly wearing his own hair-style at the 2020 Oscars. Arnold and his mother were invited to attend as the guests of director Matthew A. Cherry, who won the award for Best Animated Short Film for Hair Love tonight. Fittingly, the short film tells the story of a Black father learning to style his daughter’s natural hair. Arnold told us he couldn’t wait to walk the red carpet with the Hair Love team. “I’m so grateful. I never expected any of this,” Arnold says. “The message of that movie and my message go together so well. I think it’s really amazing how they reached out to me and how we can fight this together.” Together, Cherry and Arnold are advocating for the nationwide passage of The CROWN Act, which is the law authored by California Senator Holly J. Mitchell that makes it illegal to discriminate against Black people for wearing their natural hair in the workplace or at school. Currently the Act has only been passed in New Jersey, California, and New York. Arnold has also received the support of celebrities, including Ellen DeGeneres, who invited him to appear on her daytime show and surprised him with a $20,000 scholarship from Alicia Keys. Arnold says the scholarship will help him pursue his dream of becoming a veterinarian. Arnold tells us. “The most exciting thing is seeing all the people that are on my side. I thought it would be a lot more hate than support.” Tonight, Arnold is looking forward to sharing his story on a massive platform. “As teenagers, we have a voice and we’re the future,” he says. “I want more cultural acceptance. If there’s any other situation that I feel like I need to stand up for, I would do that in a heartbeat.” 【1】What happened to Arnold not long ago? A.He played a role in a short film. B.He managed to apply for a scholarship. C.He dropped out of school owing to his hair. D.He was not allowed to attend some school activities. 【2】What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 3 probably mean? A.Violence. B.Discrimination. C.Panic. D.Starvation. 【3】What do we know from the passage? A.Hair Love was based on Arnold’s experiences. B.Alicia Keys shaped Arnold’s cultural acceptance. C.Mitchell had been punished for wearing natural hair. D.The CROWN Act has not been adopted nationwide. 【4】What’s the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage? A.To share a teenager’s story. B.To advocate the passage of an act. C.To introduce an Oscar-winning film. D.To express his dissatisfaction with society. |
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A doctor named Chepurnov from Siberia conducted a controversial coronavirus immunity test after surviving COVID-19 in March. The 68-year-old Russian doctor spent time with coronavirus-positive patients without wearing a mask to see if he could get a second COVID-19 infection. The doctor was infected a second time and experienced a worse COVID-19 case than he had previously. This unusual coronavirus immunity test can easily be filed under the “only in Russia” section of COVID-19 news. Only in Russia was a coronavirus vaccine approved for mass use before any scientific research was shared with the world and before the drug cleared the Phase 3 trial. The story gets even crazier, considering the doctor’s age. At 68-years-old, Alexander Chepurnov happens to be the kind of COVID-19 patient most at risk of developing a severe case. Even so, Chepurnov’s controversial experiment isn’t without worth. It’s certainly the kind of experiment that others wouldn’t necessarily approve of, especially in western countries. But it’s the kind of experiment that can yield results — and Chepurnov did get his wish. He was reinfected with COVID- 19 within six months from the first bout. Chepurnov and his research team started to monitor his antibodies. He discovered that they vanished after three months. “The observation showed a fairly rapid decrease,” he told the paper. “By the end of the third month from the start of the disease, they ceased to be determined.” This falls in line with other studies about COVID-19 antibody life. Chepurnov’s story also seems to fall in line with other studies that say immunity can last for at least 5-7 months. The story also proves that immunity lasts even after the antibodies are gone and suggests that other immune system components are indeed involved in providing prolonged protection. Others theorized that T cells would extend immunity beyond the life of the first batch of antibodies. Chepurnov’s empirical findings are also important for vaccine research. If immunity lasts less than a year, more booster shots (加强针剂) might be needed after the initial doses. But Newsweek points out a problem with the experiment. Because his first case of COVID-19 hasn’t been diagnosed via a PCR test. Also, Chepurnov’s experiment hasn’t been published in a scientific journal, and it’s unclear what scientific rigors were applied. Still, if his findings are accurate, Chepurnov is actually right to warn against using a herd immunity approach to beat the pandemic. 【1】Why is Chepurnovs experiment considered controversial? A.Its not effective. B.Its too dangerous. C.Its disapproved of by Russia. D.Its not diagnosed via a PCR test. 【2】What does the underlined word "they" in Paragraph 3 probably refer to? A.diseases B.viruses C.antibodies D.results 【3】What is the finding of Chepurnovs experiment? A.COVID-19 immunity lasts permanently in ones body. B.The longevity of COVID-19 antibodies is about 3 months. C.Old patients are most at risk of developing a severe COVID-19. D.Vaccination can protect one from being infected with coronaviruses. 【4】Whats the main idea of the passage? A.Siberia is a unique place for treating COVID-19 patients. B.Newsweek found the evidence against herd immunity to COVID-19. C.Researches showed humans produce antibodies if infected with coronaviruses. D.A controversial experiment on coronavirus immunity was conducted in Russia. |
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“A CAREER BOOK about Asians? Aren’t they doing fine…?” So begins Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling, a very large scholarly book by Jane Hyun published in 2005. Because Asian-Americans had higher incomes and education levels and committed fewer crimes than their average countrymen, they were seen as a model minority. Despite this, they rarely rose to the top of companies. A mix of individual, cultural and organizational barriers — the “bamboo ceiling” of the book’s title — seemed to prohibit them from rising. Fifteen years later Asians are still under-represented. In the technology sectors, Asians make up over 30% of the workers but less than 15% of bosses. In 2017 Asians made up roughly 6% of the country’s population but only 3% of the bosses of S&P 500 (标准普尔 500 指数) firms. Some prominent Asians run big companies. Arvind Krishna is IBM’s new boss. Satya Nadella runs Microsoft and Sundar Pichai leads Alphabet. But few other Asians have joined their ranks — and, revealingly, these stars all have Indian roots. There are fewer South Asians in America than East Asians, but they still made up 13 of all 16 Asian S&P 500 CEOs. Why are there so few Asians among America’s business elite? And if a bamboo ceiling is to blame, why do South Asians break through more easily? These questions are the focus of a study by Jackson Lu of MIT Sloan School of Management and colleagues, who surveyed hundreds of senior executives and business-school students. They found that while discrimination exists, it is not destiny. South Asians endure greater racism than East Asians but still outperform even whites (if success is weighed against share of population). Their research also rules out lack of ambition: a greater share of Asians than whites endeavor for high-status jobs. That leaves culture. The researchers conclude that South Asians tend to be more determined and confident than East Asians in how they communicate at work, which fits Western concepts of how a leader should behave. The same tendency for confident remarks featured in “The Argumentative Indian”, a book by Amartya Sen, a Nobel-prize winning economist. The researchers owe East Asians’ silence to Confucian values of modesty and respect for social ranking. Sometimes bravery and bombast are needed to break bamboo. 【1】What does “bamboo ceiling” refer to? A.The top of an American technology company. B.A roof made of bamboo typical of Asian buildings. C.Promotion obstacles facing Asian employees in America. D.The invisible discrimination against Asians in the USA. 【2】What does “under-represented” in Paragraph 2 mean? A.Lacking representatives. B.Hard to show their talents. C.Being underestimated. D.Unable to land a job. 【3】According to Jackson Lu, what mainly accounts for fewer promotions of East Asians than South Asians? A.A small population. B.Discrimination. C.Lack of ambition. D.Culture. 【4】Why do South Asians succeed in American business more easily? A.Western people prefer modesty to confidence in communication. B.The confidence they demonstrate consists with Western leadership. C.They endure greater racism and become more ambitious. D.Their ambition urges them to endeavor for high-status jobs. |
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Quantum Communication (量子通信) — Cutting-edge Technology What is quantum communication? The scientific world defines it as a "method of communication using quantum effects on communications cycles." 【1】 This technology has grown originally from encrypted messaging, and is virtually unbreakable. You might ask: How are messages sent by quantum encryption safer? It is because particles of light cannot be divided. An eavesdropper cannot divide a particle of light into two parts, nor can a message in a particle of light be read by a third party or transmitted elsewhere. 【2】 So quantum physics can protect such secret codes, as they can neither be intercepted nor cracked. Now you can appreciate the unlimited power of quantum communication.【3】 And it has achieved results attracting world attention. Among these achievements is the immortal work of Pan Jianwei, Chinas youngest academician. The fruit of Academician Pans scientific research into quantum communication was chosen as one of "Ten Worldwide Science and Technology Advances" in 1997. 【4】 On Aug.16, 2016, China launched a quantum communication satellite it had developed and built itself, making China one of the quantum-communication-producing countries. There are many applications for quantum communication—military, defense, data encryption, telecommunications, insurance, securities, industry and finance. 【5】 Quantum communication is a powerful promoter of the continuous advance of science and technology worldwide. A.They all need this kind of advanced technology. B.Such message may be detected, but it cannot be understood. C.Simply put, it is a method of encrypted communication. D.Is it so miraculous? If you don’t believe it, let us tell you a story. E.China has poured a huge amount of effort into research in this field F.His research put China in the leading place in the world in quantum communication. G.Many Chinese scientists have devoted themselves wholeheartedly to making great contributions. |
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To a large degree，the measure of our peace of mind is determined by how much we are able to live in the present moment rather than yesterday or tomorrow. However, many of us are spending much of our lives_______ about a variety of things. We allow past problems and future concerns to _______ our present moments, so much so that we ___________ frustrated and depressed. On the other side, we also ___________ our gratification (满足感) and our happiness, often _________ ourselves that “someday” will be better than today. But the truth is that such a “someday” never_______ arrives. John Lennon once said, “Life is what’s happening_______ we’re busy making other plans.” When we’re busy making “other plans”, the people we love are moving away and dying, our bodies are getting out of ___________, and our dreams are slipping away._____________, we missed out on life. Many people live as if life were a dress rehearsal for some ____________ date. It isn’t. In fact, no one has a__________ that he or she will be here tomorrow. Now is the only time we have, and the only time that we have any______________ over. When our attention is in the______________ moment, we push fear from our minds. Fear is the concern over events that might happen in the future. To fight it, the best__________ is to learn to bring your attention back to the here and now. Keep practicing. Your efforts will __________ in time. 【1】A.worrying B.working C.thinking D.dreaming 【2】A.promote B.dominate C.prevent D.explore 【3】A.end up B.grow up C.turn up D.block up 【4】A.accumulate B.advance C.forget D.postpone 【5】A.encouraging B.congratulating C.doubting D.convincing 【6】A.hastily B.hopefully C.actually D.thankfully 【7】A.after B.before C.until D.while 【8】A.order B.shape C.mind D.date 【9】A.In addition B.In contrast C.In general D.In short 【10】A.later B.earlier C.better D.worse 【11】A.response B.demand C.guarantee D.resolve 【12】A.advantage B.concern C.control D.victory 【13】A.present B.precious C.distant D.awkward 【14】A.lesson B.promise C.strategy D.reference 【15】A.build up B.pay off C.go away D.add up |
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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。 Hand-washing is one of the simplest and the most【1】 (effect) ways to prevent the spread of COVID-19. And yet, some people still fail【2】 (wash) their hands effectively. However, there is one last procedure that 【3】they dry their hands might save the day. Scientists from the University of Leeds, UK, found that both paper towels and jet air hand dryers— the two main ways people dry their hands in public toilets — can significantly reduce virus【4】 (pollute). But there is still a big difference between the two. In their study, scientists contaminated the hands of participants with a harmless virus. To simulate (模拟) poorly washed hands, participants【5】 (ask) not to wash them at all before 【6】 wiping them with paper towels or putting them under a hand dryer. Scientists then tested surfaces【7】 the participants touched afterward — doors, elevator buttons and phones, for example. They found that on 10 out of 11 surfaces, the contamination was much heavier after 【8】 (touch) by a blow-dried hand than a 【9】(towel-wipe) hand. So the next time you use a public toilet, make sure you dry your hands with a paper towel，【10】 (ideal) after 20 seconds of careful hand-washing. |
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你校正在组织英语作文比赛。请以学校你想感谢的人为题，写一篇短文参赛，内容包括： 1．人物简介； 2．感谢的原因。 注意：①词数 100 左右。 ②作文中不得出现真实的班级和人名。 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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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。 My name is Yoon, a girl who came here from Korea, a country far away. Soon after we settled in America, it was time to celebrate my birthday. I was hoping for a very special present—a jump rope. I watched the girls in my school yard turning such a rope and jumping and singing happy songs. I wanted so much to jump and sing with them, the ponytail girl, the golden-hair girl and the freckle boy. But I was still the new girl. On my birthday, my mother handed me a lovely box, inside which was a pale green bracelet. “A jade bracelet, Yoon. My own mother gave me this very bracelet. Now I am giving it to you. A precious gem for a precious daughter.” my mother said. “Look, Yoon, here is your Korean name inside.” She showed me the dancing symbols that meant Shining Wisdom. I tried to contain my disappointment, I liked the bracelet, but my heart still longed for a jump rope. At lunch time the next day at school, an older girl from another class sat down beside me. “You are wearing such a pretty bracelet, and you are alone today. I will be your friend. Would you like to play jump rope with me?” But the only thing that she asked me to do was to turn around the rope until I grew tired. “When will I jump?” I asked. “Tomorrow.” the older girl said. The bell rang, and she took the rope from me. “I really like your bracelet,” she said. In America, friends share things, so you should let me wear it.” My birthday bracelet? No, no, I shook my head. But quickly the older girl grabbed the bracelet from me and twisted it onto her own wrist. The next morning I waited in the school yard for the older girl who was still wearing my jade bracelet. I asked her to give it back to me, but she refused. “Stop bothering me! Don’t be a pest!” she pushed me away and laughed. 注意：1．续写词数应为 150 左右； 2．请按格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Back in my classroom, I laid my head on my desk. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ As we argued in our teacher’s presence, other children in my class gathered around us. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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