Leith Anderson, a minister, shared this experience: As a boy, he grew up outside New York City and was a fan of the old Brooklyn Dodgers. One day his father took him to a World Series game between the Dodgers and the Yankees. He was so excited, knowing the Dodgers would defeat the Yankees. Unfortunately, the Dodgers never got on base, and his excitement was shattered.
Years later, he met a famous player. Leith told him about the first major league game he had attended, saying, "It was such a disappointment. "The man said, "Were you there? Were you at the game when Don Larsen played the first perfect game in all of World Series history?" Leith replied, "Yeah, but we lost. "He then realized that he had been so caught in his team's defeat that he missed out on the fact that he was a witness to a far greater page of history.
How often the same thing happens to us. We get so caught in the "defeat" when things don't turn out as we want them to. So we are depressed because an illness remains, or when people don't treat us the way we think they should. But we are often so blinded by the pain and disappointment of our "defeat" that we fail to appreciate the fact that we might be witnesses to something far greater in our lives.
Do you remember it when Paul was in prison? He wrote to the Philippian Christians, ＂But I want you to know that the things happening to me have actually turned out the gospel (福音)｡＂While most of us would have focused on the "defeat", Paul was able to see it differently. It's not an easy thing to do. It's never easy to view things from a positive perspective. But it is learning how to have a positive view that helps us know joy that happens in our lives.
1.What does the underlined word "shattered" in paragraph 1 mean?
A.Shown. B.Hidden.
C.Extended. D.Destroyed.
2.How did Leith react to what the player said?
A.He felt proud to have watched the game.
B.He felt regretful to recall the game.
C.He showed doubt about the player's opinion.
D.He learned something from the player's words.
3.What does Leith's experience teach us to do?
A.Treat defeat positively.
B.Remember our defeat in life.
C.Struggle for what we want.
D.Know truths from others.
4.Why is Paul's story mentioned in the text?
A.To help us know him.
B.To share his poor situation.
C.To offer us an example to follow.
D.To praise him for his great achievements.
A great museum can improve thoughts, open new worlds and change entire viewpoints. While famous museums, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, are well-known throughout the world, a new crop of museums have sprung up in the last 10 years that are set to compete with them.
Museum of Modern Art
New York City, the United States
New York City's Museum of Modern Art sets the standard in contemporary art. With its expansion opening this October, it raised the bar even higher. With new performance spaces and galleries, the museum explores the works of artists like Donald Judd, Dorothea Lange and Betye Saar.
UCCA Center for Contemporary Art
Beijing, China
This center for contemporary Chinese art underwent a major restructuring in 2017, separating its commercial and nonprofit functions. Featuring artists like Liu Wei and Wang Jian wei, it places Chinese artists firmly in the center of the global art dialogue.
Musee Yves Saint Laurent
Paris, France
This museum celebrates the eponymous(同名的)fashion designer whose clothing forever changed the way women dressed. The original in Paris opened in September 2017, one month before its outpost(基地)in Marrakesh, Morocco.
Museo Soumaya
Mexico City, Mexico
The new location of the museum, found at the Plaza Carso location since 2011, is being repaired both inside and out. Housing the largest collection of August Rodin sculptures outside of France, this private museum also houses the vast and varied collection of Mexican billionaire, Carlos Slim.
1.What does the underlined word "them" in paragraph 1 refer to?
A.The thoughts.
B.The new worlds.
C.The famous museums.
D.The new museums.
2.Which museum features Chinese artists?
A.Museum of Modern Art.
B.UCCA Center for Contemporary Art.
C.Musee Yves Saint Laurent.
D.Museo Soumaya.
3.What characteristic do the four museums have in common?
A.They are public museums.
B.They are being restructured.
C.They have their own outposts.
D.They are new and develop rapidly.
假设你是李华，你的英国笔友Tom来信请求你六月高考后通过网络教他学汉语。请你用英语给他回信，内容要点如下：
1. 因高考延期拒绝其请求；
2. 另约定授课时间；
3. 提醒他预防新冠病毒。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Tom,
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Yours sincerely,
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，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（Λ），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：在错的词下划一横线，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。
Tom and Mary is good friends. Mary has some difficulty learn math well. She often turns to Tom for help and Tom is always willing to offer him immediate help. When forced to study at home during the past special winter vacation, Tom still gives Mary a lot help. Now they have been back to school and the teachers often make them to study more effectively. They study even hard than before with their teachers guide them. They both have already made great progresses. They hope the tough time will be over soon. They believe success is that they will achieve with their determination and devotion.
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。
American Gaylord Nelson launched the first Earth Day in 1970, 1.aim was to increase people's understanding of our planet and its environment.
The creation of Earth Day is widely considered the beginning of the modern environmental2.(move). Something unplanned this year is changing the planet.
Many people continue to stay at home3.(stop) the spread of the new coronavirus. As a result, people are making less pollution, and the air has become cleaner.
In India smog stops4.(cover) New Delhi, one of the world's most polluted cities. Air pollution levels have dropped 49 percent5.(compare) with a year ago. Cleaner air has been most noticeable. For example, 6.April 3, people living in Jalandhar, a city in the north, 7.(wake) up to a sight: snow-covered Himalayan mountains more than 160 kilometers away.
People also report seeing wild animals in unusual places. Coyotes have been observed walking in downtown Chicago. Goats entered a town in Wales and showed no interest in leaving. These were8.(near) impossible in the past.
Stuart Pimm,9.scientist at Duke University, says the stay-at-home orders are “giving us this extraordinary insight into how much damage we humans are doing to our beautiful planet. Besides, the situation is also providing a10.(value) chance to see how much better it can be.”
My wife, Megan, and I went out to dinner with an old friend who we had not seen in a while. There had been some talk of COVID-19 in the news, but it was early in the outbreak and people were still_________their daily routines. Even though everyone in our group felt perfectly_________, we took precautions: We washed our hands with soap, did not_________food, and had no significantly close contact(接触).
A few days later, our friend called and_________us that she had tested positive for the coronavirus(冠状病毒)._________, the day after that, I started to feel a little_________and my head was also a bit cloudy. I woke up the next morning with a_________. That's when we realized that I might have_________the virus from our friend. Without any_________, Megan called our state's coronavirus hotline. We__________that we had been in touch with someone who had tested positive, and I was having__________. They quickly approved me to__________a test, through which my infection was eventually__________.
We immediately__________everyone we had been in touch with to let them know that I had tested positive. It was the__________thing to do. Although it is__________to tell people we might have given them a virus, not telling the truth would have been__________and irresponsible. It wasn't an option for us, and it shouldn't be an option for anyone in our__________.
While we have been isolated(隔离) in the hospital since the test, we have felt such love and__________from those around us and outside world. We don't have any particular reason to__________that everything will be OK.
1.A.breaking down B.calling up C.going about D.putting off
2.A.hungry B.fine C.strange D.proud
3.A.prepare B.enjoy C.share D.order
4.A.informed B.confused C.promised D.encouraged
5.A.Generally B.Deliberately C.Personally D.Unfortunately
6.A.annoyed B.energetic C.scared D.tired
7.A.caution B.fever C.decision D.wound
8.A.caught B.learned C.kept D.protected
9.A.delay B.time C.reason D.difficulty
10.A.suspected B.realized C.explained D.believed
11.A.fun B.symptoms C.patience D.questions
12.A.pass B.create C.decline D.receive
13.A.confirmed B.removed C.debated D.ignored
14.A.blamed B.called C.invited D.persuaded
15.A.crazy B.troublesome C.responsible D.traditional
16.A.hard B.great C.natural D.lucky
17.A.careless B.grateful C.normal D.selfish
18.A.favor B.discussion C.situation D.mind
19.A.hate B.concern C.power D.praise
20.A.assume B.imagine C.hope D.doubt
