Frederick Phiri is the junk⁃art king of Zambia: at just 22, he started to earn an international reputation for being able to make complex and elegant sculptures from scrap metal（金属废料） found in his community.
Phiri’s father died when he was starting primary school. Then his mother abandoned him and he had to stay with his grandfather. His grandfather paid for his schooling through primary school but when he entered secondary school, he had to get various jobs to pay for his fees. Yet even in school, he was always drawing and making things in class.
After graduating, he did what he could to support himself by making animal sculptures from wires and sold them to tourists. His work was so popular that it caught the eye of Karen Beattie, director of Project Luangwa, a nonprofit dedicated to education and economic development in central Africa.
“I introduced him to a local welder（焊工）,”Beattie told Newsweek.
In 2017, Phiri worked with welder Moses Mbewe during the rainy season, helping to make a complex set of doors for Project Luangwa. The piece sparked an idea in Beattie’s mind:“I handed him a bunch of scrap metal and said,‘Make something with this.’And he did. It was wonderful.”
Today, Phiri continues his art, using pieces of junk people bring him — keys, broken bike chains, old metal plugs and whatever scrap metal is lying around. He then turns the junk into abstract animals — elephants, cranes, giraffes, chameleons — and sells them at Project Luangwa headquarters. The community has recognized his talents.
“My dream is to earn enough to study art at the Evelyn Hone College in Lusaka and be able to make a living from it,”Phiri said“. And then to make very large sculptures.”
1.What is Phiri known for?
A.Serving his community.
B.Collecting works of art.
C.Being the king of Zambia.
D.Turning trash into treasure.
2.What can we learn about Phiri from paragraph 2?
A.He had an unhappy childhood.
B.He paid for his primary school.
C.He had to support his grandfather.
D.He missed school to do part⁃time jobs.
3.How does Phiri feel about his future?
A.Uncertain. B.Confident.
C.Depressed. D.Satisfied.
4.What can be a suitable title for the passage?
A.A Rough Road to Success
B.The Junk Art King of Zambia
C.A Young Man’s Wildest Dream
D.The Modern Junk Works of Art
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Since 2016, Chef JOSE ANDRES and the team at his nonprofit group, World Central Kitchen, have provided meals to survivors of hurricanes, wildfires, and other emergencies. In 2019, Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas. Andrés and his team sprang into action. At press time, they had served more than 1.75 million meals there.
Swedish climate activist GRETA THUNBERG, 16, is the face of the youth movement for climate awareness. In August, Greta set out on a zero⁃emissions sail across the Atlantic Ocean to speak to world leaders at the 2019 United Nations Climate Action Summit. She was nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize and continues to inspire people of all ages to fight for the health of Planet Earth.
Dutch inventor BOYAN SLAT founded The Ocean Cleanup in 2013. His goal: To get rid of plastics polluting the world’s oceans. This fall, Slat announced that the system was finally working. The device is being used in an area of the Pacific Ocean. Nearly 2 trillion pieces of trash have collected there. Slat hopes to get half of the trash removed by 2025.
Author JASON REYNOLDS has written more than a dozen books for kids. He’s a 2019 National Book Awards finalist for Young People’s Literature. In his books and in real life, Reynolds is concerned with the voices of black children and teenagers. In 2019, he made some 50 visits to classrooms and conferences. His mission: to show readers that he values their stories as much as they value his.
1.Why is Greta nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize?
A.She is a Swedish climate activist.
B.She fights for the health of the Earth.
C.She sailed across the Atlantic Ocean alone.
D.She tries to get rid of plastics in the oceans.
2.Who is concerned with black children and teenagers?
A.Jose Andes. B.Boyan Slat.
C.Jason Reynolds. D.Greta Thunberg.
3.What is the purpose of this text?
A.To issue an official report. B.To call on readers to vote.
C.To introduce some great works. D.To carry out a regular review.
假定你是李华，你们学校的美国交换生 John 准备参加“外国讲中国成语（idiom）故事”比赛，他发邮件请你给予辅导。请你回复一封邮件，内容包括：
1. 答应帮助；
2. 提出建议；
3. 询问辅导时间与地点。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear John,
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言 错误，每句中最处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、并在其下面写出该加的词。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10 处，多者（从第 11 处起）不计分。
Last term our class hold a meaningful activity which required us to form the good habit in 100 days. I paired up with my deskmate. First, we discussed what habit that we should develop. All of us agreed to read for half an hour each day. Then we made a list of the books we were interested. From then on, we managed to spare half an hour every day to reading books, however busy we were. Beside, we took a lot of notes and often exchanged idea. In the end, we accomplished our goal of reading for 100 days. How proudly we were! More importantly, due to the activity, reading books have become an essential part of our life.
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。
A teahouse is a special house which primarily serves tea and other light refreshments (茶点). Its function varies widely 1. (depend) on the culture. In China, a teahouse is a place 2. people gather to enjoy tea, chat and socialize. It 3. (consider) as a symbol of Chinese tea culture and people’s leisure lives.
Chinese teahouses enjoy a long-standing history. They developed from tea 4. (stand) in the Western Jin dynasty, took shape in the Tang dynasty, developed 5. (gradual) in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties an became booming in modern times.
In the Song dynasty, teahouses existed all over cities and villages, 6. a rate comparable with that of restaurants. The owners preferred to decorate their teahouses with paintings celebrities and rare and precious plants 7. (attract) customers. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the number of teahouses went beyond that of restaurants, gaining more 8. (popular) and becoming more famous. Later, the acculturation (文化移入) of western culture forced traditional Chinese teahouses to take on 9. new look. After reform and opening-up, with the rapid development of the economy and 10. (evidence) improvement of people's living standards, teahouses flowered in China.
Two years ago, my friend and I were at college. With his birthday quickly _______, he came to me with an unusual _______: instead of receiving presents, he wanted to do some acts of kindness.
I was _______ with such an idea. _______ instead of taking for the birthday was really different. I asked him how he could come up with such a _______ idea. He told me about a TED talk he had watched on generosity, which had _______ him. So we started to _______ creative things we could do.
Our university employed some security guards to _______ its students. They have to work _______, keeping watch on every corner throughout the university. For the most part it's a thankless job as most people grow __________ to seeing the guards all around and eventually __________ notice their presence, let alone acknowledging their efforts. How could we show them our appreciation?
We decided to make a large pot of hot __________. We hired a car and asked the driver to take us around the campus where we knew the __________ would be and we poured them each a cup of hot chocolate. The driver was __________ a bit doubtful about the entire plan but after a while he was helping us __________ the guards and our lively spirit had __________ to him as well. We met with many __________ and appreciative words. It was amazing to a __________ act or even an intention of generosity can lift everyone’s spirit.
I now realize that special energy is created when you choose to think bigger than yourself and act in __________ of others. You’ll find it’s actually the greatest __________ you’ve never got, especially when it’s your birthday.
1.A.ending B.passing C.advancing D.approaching
2.A.order B.request C.problem D.story
3.A.struck B.blessed C.burdened D.bored
4.A.Refusing B.Earning C.Giving D.Donating
5.A.complex B.novel C.familiar D.traditional
6.A.controlled B.supported C.inspired D.rewarded
7.A.plan out B.turn on C.watch for D.hold back
8.A.judge B.help C.monitor D.protect
9.A.step by step B.around the clock C.more or less D.now and then
10.A.addicted B.devoted C.attached D.accustomed
11.A.barely B.just C.always D.generally
12.A.tea B.milk C.porridge D.chocolate
13.A.worker B.students C.guards D.drivers
14.A.finally B.initially C.occasionally D.frequently
15.A.remind B.track C.spot D.recognize
16.A.spread B.moved C.happened D.returned
17.A.friends B.difficulties C.greetings D.smiles
18.A.similar B.small C.daily D.modest
19.A.service B.place C.charge D.memor
20.A.lesson B.attention C.gift D.care
