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1.He smiled suddenly, e_______ a set of amazing white teeth.
2.Eating too much fat can c_______ to heart disease and cause high blood pressure.
3.Mr. Green _______(宣布) to his friends his engagement to Miss White.
4.Please call me to set up an appointment at your c________ .
5.Make sure you carry out the doctor’s ________ (指示).
6.The rising number of car accidents is a(n) ________ (全国性的) problem.
7.My best friend went through a period of emotional______(调整) after he lost his job.
8.D________ with his achievement, he rushed home to tell his parents.
9.Because of some activities of human beings, vast areas of land have become________ (荒漠).
10.Even outstanding musicians require ________ (不断的) practice.
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English is a language 1.(bring) to Britain in the 5th century by Anglo-Saxon settlers from various parts of Northwest Germany. It is convenient to divide English into three periods roughly-Old English, Middle English, and Modern English.
The 2.(early) form of English is called Old English or Anglo-Saxon. Old English developed from a set of North Sea Germanic dialects 3.(origin) spoken along the coasts by Germanic tribes known 4.the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes. Later, Old English was strongly influenced by the North Germanic language Norse, spoken by the Vikings who settled mainly in the northwest. The most famous work from the Old English period is the epic poem Beowulf, written by 5.unknown poet.
For the 300 years following the Norman Conquest in 1066, the Norman kings and the nobility(贵族) spoke only a 6.(vary) of French called Anglo-Norman. English continued to be the language of the common people. The Norman influence 7.(strong) the continual evolution of the language over the following centuries, resulting in 8.is now referred to as Middle English. And one of the best-known works from the Middle English period is Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales.
From the late 15th century, the language changed into Early Modern English. It is continuously absorbing foreign words, especially Latin and Greek, 9.(cause) English to have the largest vocabulary of any language in the world. By the late 18th century, the British Empire had sped the spread of English through its colonies. Commerce, science and technology, diplomacy, art and formal education all contributed to English becoming the first truly global language. As there are many words from different languages, the risk of mispronunciation is high. In 1755, Samuel Johnson published his A Dictionary of the English Language, 10.introduced a standard set of spelling conventions and usage norms.
At just 18 years old, Canberra student Lochie Ferrier has already conducted research in a frontier field -aerospace(宇航工业) engineering. Aerospace engineering is the primary _________ of engineering concerned with the science and technology of aircraft and spacecraft.
In 2014, he was one of 80 high school students worldwide who _________ a six-week science and engineering program at MIT. During the program, he was _______ by the institute’s scientists, and developed a method to identify inactive satellites. This method, called OASIS, is designed _________ a way to help manage space debris (碎片), which _________ operating satellites. “One solution to this problem is a _________ robot that can gather pieces of space debris and store them in orbit,” he says. “These pieces could be _________ to new satellites later thus _________ the costs and launch weights of new satellites.” However, _________ satellite identification technology would be needed for this solution, and that’s what Lochie is working on. “I hope this method would be put into ____________in the near future, saying the next 10 years,” he says.
Lochie has made the ____________ of the Young Innovators category(类别) of the Australian Innovation(创新) Challenge Awards with his OASIS. This category is open to students aged 21 years or ____________ and carries a $ 5,000 prize. If he won, he would use the money to help fund ____________ research into OASIS. “My plan for using the money would be to try to use materials which could stand up to the ____________ environment of space,” he says.
He is also considering how to ____________the technology to organizations such as NASA and satellite manufacturers.
Lochie’s____________ in aerospace engineering was aroused by the big dish antenna(碟形天线) at NASA’s tracking station near Canberra, which he visited in his early teens. He said his software design and development teacher at Canberra Grammar School ____________ him, too. “He taught me valuable project management and skills which I applied to OASIS.”
Lochie has been ____________ Canberra Grammar School and will soon sit exams for admission to universities. He ____________ his time among schoolwork, his personal ____________ projects such as OASIS and the development of apps, rock climbing, and playing classical violin. The teenager is well on his way to realizing his sky-high ambition.
1.A.education B.part C.branch D.standard
2.A.brought in B.participated in C.set up D.backed up
3.A.guided B.urged C.surprised D.tested
4.A.in B.for C.with D.as
5.A.follows B.threatens C.catches D.created
6.A.recycling B.repairing C.producing D.launching
7.A.switched B.transformed C.attached D.returned
8.A.increasing B.reducing C.balancing D.covering
9.A.optional B.temporary C.reliable D.theoretical
10.A.effect B.practice C.production D.operation
11.A.plans B.finals C.speeches D.goals
12.A.under B.beyond C.more D.above
13.A.basic B.further C.academic D.independent
14.A.extreme B.pure C.warm D.friendly
15.A.adapt B.forward C.market D.apply
16.A.pride B.confidence C.trust D.interest
17.A.inspired B.served C.impressed D.promised
18.A.praising B.attending C.blaming D.affecting
19.A.devotes B.spends C.saves D.divides
20.A.instructive B.competitive C.technical D.typical
Different Cultures
The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish themselves from each other a lot. 1..
The origin of the Eastern culture is mainly from two countries:China and India. Both of the two cultures are developed by rivers — the Yellow River in China and the Indus River in India. 2.
When the two mother rivers gave birth to the Eastern culture，another famous culture was brought up on the Mesopotamian plain（美索不达米亚平原）一the Mesopotamian Civilization. This civilization later on developed into the cultures of Ancient Rome and Ancient Greek.3. Like the Chinese culture，the European culture also crossed waters. When the British settled down in America，their culture went with them over the Atlantic Ocean. So the American culture doesn't distinguish itself from the European culture a lot.
4. Take the language system for example. In the East，most languages belong to the pictographic language while the Western languages are mostly based on the Latin system. Other causes like human race differences count as well. But what's more，due to the far distance and the steep areas between the East and the West，the two cultures seldom communicate until recent centuries. So they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no interference（干预）from the other.
The differences are everywhere. 5. But different cultures make the world in the 21st century more varied. The cultural gap should not be the obstacle to the civilization of human beings. It ought to be the motivation for our going farther.
A. Let us work together to keep a variety of cultures.
B. One important thing is to learn about the other's culture.
C. And these two are well-known as the base of the European culture.
D. This is because the culture systems are two separate systems on the whole.
E. They helped the two cultures develop for centuries and form their own styles.
F. They are obvious and affect people's ways of thinking and their views of the world.
G. At the same time，some other differences add to the cultural differences.
Looking for a fun Earth Day activity? You may want to try plogging, or picking up litter while jogging. Strange as it may sound, the new “sport" is becoming popular with runners worldwide? many of whom are posting photos of themselves and friends holding bags of trash on social media.
Plogging is the idea of Erik Alstrom. In 2016, after moving to Stockholm in northern Sweden, Alstrom showed concern over the amount of trash on the road during his daily bike ride to work. Thus, he began plogging during his daily runs.
Other joggers soon joined Alstrom, and the activity became so popular that official “plogging" events started all across Sweden. As plogging became popular on social media, the new “sport" began to spread beyond Sweden, first to other European countries and then worldwide.
The official online “Plogga" group now includes members from over 40 countries, all the way from United States cities like Ohio to Thailand and Ecuador. Many school running clubs are also getting in on the action to encourage people, staging competitions that reward the runners with the heaviest trash bags.
As it turns out, plogging is not only good for the environment but also a healthy way to exercise. According to Swedish fitness app Lifesun, an average person burns about 288 calories while plogging for half an hour. This is about 50 calories more than he/she would burn when just jogging. Additionally, the constant squatting(蹲) to pick up litter increases the plogger's flexibility, while lugging(费力地拖) around the increasingly heavy garbage bags helps strengthen his/her arm muscles.
On this Earth Day, be sure to put on your running shoes, carry a trash bag or two, and go plogging. Or better still, start a plogging team at school, or around your neighborhood, and make every day Earth Day!
1.Why did Erik Alstrom decide to pick up litter while running?
A.He wanted to clear out a path to ride his bike.
B.He was concerned about the trash on the road.
C.He was fond of exercising on his way to work.
D.He dreamed to become popular across Sweden.
2.How do school running clubs support the new “sport”？
A.They post photos of official events online.
B.They explain what plogging means on stage.
C.They compete with one another for members.
D.They hold competitions to attract people to plog.
3.Why is Swedish fitness app Lifesun mentioned in paragraph 5?
A.To show that plogging is of benefit to health.
B.To say that plogging is environment-friendly.
C.To offer the approaches to exercising properly.
D.To tell joggers to carry heavy bags to work out.
4.What is the best title for the text?
A.Plogging: A Strange But New “Sport" for Runners
B.What We Should Do to Reduce the Amount of Litter
C.Running Is Really Helpful to Environmental Protection
D.Plogging: A Fun Activity for Earth Day and Every Day
It is generally accepted these days that reading a book will help you relieve stress. And it may actually make you a more thoughtful person as you learn to connect with the various characters. But there’s more. A new study discovered that reading more than 3.5 hours per week actually increased a person’s lifespan(寿命) by 23 percent-about 12 years for the people involved in the study.
The study was led by a group of researchers at Yale University. It looked at 3,635 people, both men and women but all older than 50.The researchers divided them into three categories: those who didn’t read books; those who read up to 3.5 hours a week; those who read more than 3.5 hours a week.
After the researchers adjusted for factors like education, health and income, the data showed that, on average, those who read about 3.5 hours a week were 17 percent less likely to die.
In addition, the study examined people who read newspapers and magazines and found that they were 11 percent less likely to die than nonreaders, but only if they spent more than seven hours reading each week. That may be due to the different forms of these items. When people read newspapers or magazines, they tend to skim the material rather than read it fully. AvniBavishi, the study’s leader, said, “We believe people need to know, learn and understand more things when they are reading books, because they’re longer and there are more characters, more plots to follow, and more connections to make.”
From all of this, the authors concluded that, as with a healthy diet and exercise, books appear to promote a “significant survival advantage”.
Clearly, there is a need for more study. We’re certain that book lovers all around the world will be glad to provide the data needed to make further conclusions.
1.What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A.A few people think that reading can help them relax.
B.Reading can make a person more sensitive.
C.Reading can help a person to live a longer life.
D.Most people think that reading can help them to live a better life.
2.What can we learn about the people in the study from the text?
A.All of them were older than fifty.
B.Most of them were women readers.
C.More than half of them were college students.
D.They were divided into four groups by the researchers.
3.Generally speaking, those who read newspapers and magazines than those who read books.
A.live longer B.are more likely to be positive
C.have a better ability to understand D.get fewer benefits in terms of the lifespan
4.In the last paragraph, the writer aims to .
A.tell readers about the importance of reading
B.tell readers that the study needs more data
C.call on book lovers to provide more data for the study
D.encourage readers to make further conclusions by themselves
