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假设你是晨光中学的李津。为配合学校的“读书月”活动，你校英语社团的微信 公众号开展以“Let’s Read”为题的征文活动。要求同学们根据个人的阅读体会，从 所读过的书籍中选定一种类型，推荐给其他同学。现请你投稿，文章内容应包括：

（1）推荐书籍的类型及特点；

（2）推荐的理由。 参考词汇：

科幻小说 science fiction 侦探小说 detective novel 魔幻小说 fantasy

传记文学 biography 科普读物 popular science

注意：

（1）词数不少于 100；

（2）所选书籍类型不限于参考词汇给出的范围；

（3）内容充实、行文连贯；

（4）题目已给出，不计入总词数。

March 22, 2019

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By Li Jin

阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

My teacher Peter Bullock proved that science wasn’t boring and made physics great fun. In every lesson he would produce one of those worksheets in purple ink that smelled fresh from the machine. Every sheet contained a poem or a joke and we looked forward to them being handed out. I’ve kept them all to show to my own children. There was one poem in particular that’s stayed in my memory, which went:

In early days Man measured Time

By sunrise and sunset sublime;

As well as being able to turn physics into poetry, Peter had energy and passion and conveyed the sense that science was part of the world around you and not a dull boring academic discipline. I’m sure he was sticking pretty much to the standard topics—waves and electricity and so on—but he managed to convert everything into a joke or a story and did so in a clever and imaginative way.

Peter Bullock was not only an exciting teacher, but also the man who founded the debate club in my school. He encouraged me to take part and express myself in a forceful way that I’ve been doing ever since—and getting paid for it. That made me what I am today—a commercial lawyer.

Peter Bullock taught me throughout my secondary schooling and I took physics, chemistry and maths at A-level. Everyone in his class enjoyed learning. He was inspiring. He turned me on to the idea that the things you are interested in might seem dull on the surface, but you can still excite others. For example, when I tell people I’m interested in law, they may think: “How boring.” I guess being a physics teacher is much the same. Peter showed me that what matters is how you convey your own passion so that you excite other people.

1.Why did the students expect to get the worksheets in Peter’s class? (no more than 10 words)

2.What is the meaning of the underlined word in Para. 2? (1 word)

3.What does Para. 3 mainly tell us? (no more than 15 words)

4.How did Peter make his students interested in the things that seem dull? (no more than 10 words)

5.What do you think is the most important quality of a good teacher? Please explain. (no more than 20 words)

    When I graduated from high school, I wanted to major in comparative literature. But, once I found out my friends were going into “real” majors, like marketing, nursing, and engineering, I figured I needed to do the same to ensure a good career. So I changed my mind and chose Business Management as my major. I forced myself to believe that I would enjoy it and succeed in the future, but eventually I exhausted myself understanding the economy and trying new marketing techniques. Coming out of this experience, I realize it is ok to be different from others and to study things like classcs, art history and other majors offered in the College of Humanities（人文学科）!

The  worries  most  people  have  about  a  Humanitie degree  and  finding  a  career afterwards are that the majors are too abstract, and one will not obtain any applicable skills. Actually ideas discussed in Humanities classes, which are occasionally different from what people commonly believe, offer a broad perspective（视角）. How could one effectively be an unbiased（无偏见的）writer with only a knowledge of the popular opinion of society? How could one speak persuasively ith closed minds? Only seeing the world through a single perspective leads to missed learning, missed friendships, and missed growth! With a broader perspective, we wl be more free, more open-minded, and less limited in what we can become!

STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) graduates learn actual skills in their studie, while humanities majors learn “soft skills” like communicating effectively through writing critically and speaking persuasively, synthesizing（综合）ideas through gathering and interpreting information, and developing cultural awareness. Do those soft skills sound useless and inapplicable to you? Think of it. How often do you communicate with others? Produce ideas? Encounter people from other cultures? Every day. Every SECOND of every day. So why not master these skills?

If you choose a major in the College of Humanities, you will be needed. The job market is quietly creating thousands of openings a week for people who can bring a humanist’s grace to our rapidly evolving high-tech future. Your skills will be valuable to any workplace you hope to be in. Chase after your dream major with all your energy, no matter what other people think.

1.Why did the author choose Business Management as his major at first?

A. He was tired of learning comparative literature.

B. He came to enjoy learning marketing techniques.

C. He wanted to go to the same university as his friends.

D. He believed Business Management was more practical.

2.According to the author, what is a possible way to gain a broad perspective?

A. Making more friends and learning from them.

B. Exchanging ideas in a philosophy seminar.

C. Opening your mind to future possibilities.

D. Getting to know the popular opinion of society.

3.In which of the following situations do soft skills play the most important role?

A. Writing a software program.

B. Performing a heart operation.

C. Playing a musical instrument.

D. Negotiating with a business partner.

4.The author believes the job market for Humanities graduates is     .

A. recovering

B. depressing

C. promising

D. challenging

5.What could be the best title for the passage?

A. Stick to Your Desired major

B. Broaden Your Perspective

C. How to Acquire Soft Skills

D. Humanities vs. STEM

    Essentially, everyone has two ages: a chronological（按时间计算的）age, how old the  calendar says you are, and a biological age, basically the age at which your body functions as it compares to average fitness or health levels.

“Chronological age isn’t how old we really are. It’s merely a number,” said Professor David Sinclair at Harvard University. “It is biological age that determines our health and ultimately our lifespan. We all age biologically at different rates according to our genes, what we eat, how much we exercise, and what environment we live in. Biological age is the number of candles we really should be blowing out. In the future, with advances in our ability to control biological age, we may have even fewer candles on our birthday cake than the previous one.”

To  calculate  biological age,  Professor Levine  at  Yale  University identified nine biomarker（生物标志）that seemed to be the most influential on lifespan by a simple blood test. The numbers of those markers, such as blood sugar and immune（免疫的）measures, can be put into the computer, and the algorithm（算式，算法）does the rest.

Perhaps what’s most important here is that these measures can be changed. Doctors can take this information and help patients make changes to lifestyle, and hopefully take steps to improve their biological conditions. “I think the most exciting thing about this research is that these things aren’t set in stone,” Levine said. “People can be given the information earlier and take steps to improve their health before it’s too late.”

Levine even entered her own numbers into the algorithm. She was surprised by the results. “I always considered myself a very healthy person. I’m physically active; I eat what I consider a fairly healthy diet. But I did not find my results to be as good as I had hoped they would be. It was a wake-up call,” she said.

Levine is working with a group to provide access to the algorithm online so that anyone can calculate their biological age, identify potential risks and take steps to improve their own health in the long run. “No one wants to live an extremely long life with a lot of chronic（慢性的）diseases,” Levine said. “By delaying the development of mental and physical functioning problems, people can still be engaged in society in their senior years. That is the ideal we should be pursuing.”

1.Biological age depends on     .

A. whether we can adapt ourselves to the environment

B. how well our body works compared with our peers’

C. when we start to take outdoor exercise

D. what the calendar says about our age

2.By saying “we may have even fewer candles on our birthday cake than the previous one” in Para. 2, the author means _______.

A. we don’t have to celebrate our birthday every year

B. we are chronologically older than last year

C. we might be less happy than the previous year

D. we may be biologically younger than the year before

3.According to Prof. Levine, what is the most exciting thing about her research?

A. The measures are not fixed.

B. Health services can be set up.

C. The problems are not that serious.

D. The research results are written in stone.

4.What does the author want to tell us by Levine’s example in Para. 5?

A. It is necessary to change our diet regularly.

B. The test results may give us wrong information.

C. Waking up early in the morning is good for our fitness.

D. The algorithm can reveal our potential health problems.

5.The ultimate goal of Levine’s research is to     .

A. free people from chronic diseases

B. work out a solution to genetic problems

C. keep people socially active even in old age

D. provide people with access to scientific theory

    An unpleasant smell floated into my nose as the bowl of fried stinky tofu（臭豆腐） settled onto my grandmother’s dinner table. I immediately sat back. The smell ruined my appetite, and I pushed the dish away.

“It’s supposed to stink. Just give it a try!” my grandmother said.

Holding my breath, I unwillingly took a bite. To my surprise, the tofu beneath the fried skin was warm, soft, and mouthwatering. Since then, whenever I visited my grandmother’s house, I would rush to the kitchen for the stinky tofu with excitement. Thus, stinky tofu became more than a household tradition. It became my favorite dish.

Along with the stinky tofu, I would meet my Uncle Chan on every visit. As an immature boy, I never understood my uncle’s condition of Down syndrome（唐氏综合征）.

He was an unfriendly and terrible creature in my eyes. He constantly walked around the house, talking to himself. Whenever he was within view, I would run away in fear.

However, one day, my view of my uncle suddenly changed. I was just getting out of my bed when I heard soft steps approaching. It was my uncle. My muscles froze. He slowly sat next to me and touched my face gently, as a mother would stroke （抚摸）a baby.

A wide smile emerged from his blank expression. How beautiful his smile was! I could not help but smile back. My fear disappeared gradually, and my muscles relaxed. For the first time, I could see softness and warmth in his eyes.

My uncle very much resembles stinky tofu. Stinky tofu smells unpleasant on the outside,  yet  feels  warm  and  soft  in  the  inside.  Like  stinky  tofu,  my  uncle’s  Down syndrome made me keep my distance at first. Yet, I learned that deep inside, he is harmless and has a loving nature.

Some people tend to look down upon disabled people and regard them as unfit for a regular life. As I was able to see through the outer surface of the tofu, these people are unable to see through the surface of prejudice（偏见）. As a result, they judge the disabled with one glance.

The outside and inside of the stinky tofu exist as two extremely different worlds. Perhaps that is what makes it such a tasty dish. Not only is it delicious, stinky tofu offers a valuable lesson: never judge people at first glance, for true beauty comes from the inside.

1.Why did stinky tofu become the author’s favorite dish?

A. It was related to family tradition.

B. It turned out to be quite delicious.

C. Grandma encouraged him to try it.

D. His appetite for food had increased.

2.What did the author think of his uncle at first?

A. He was a quiet person.

B. He was an energetic guy.

C. He was an immature man.

D. He was a strange creature.

3.The author’s attitude towards Uncle Chan changed when     .

A. Chan’s footsteps woke up the author

B. Chan showed his friendliness to the author

C. Chan displayed his love towards his mother

D. Chan’s blank expression made the author smile

4.The comparison between stinky tofu and the author’s uncle serves to     _.

A. highlight the nature of Uncle Chan

B. analyze the family relationship

C. describe a childhood memory

D. introduce a traditional Chinese food

5.What does the author mainly want to tell us in the passage?

A. We shouldn’t judge by appearances.

B. A person’s taste changes over time.

C. Blood is thicker than water.

D. You are what you eat.