An exhibition at the Harvard Museum of Natural History is around the theme of food plant disease, using early 20th-century glass models of rotting fruit.
Known as Harvard's "Glass Flowers", the Ware Collection of Blaschka Glass Models of Plants consists of over 4，300 sculptures of plants and plant parts fashioned entirely in glass by the German father-and-son artists Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka between 1887 and 1936. Harvard originally used the models as teaching tools, showing plants' three-dimensional structure and color.
The "Fruits in Decay" shows a collection of models of diseased, rotting, and withering(枯萎的) fruiting plants. The rotting fruit series was intended specifically to educate the public about the danger of plant disease. These models were created by Rudolf, the younger Blaschka, in the early 20th century Harvard botanist Oakes Ames asked him to create these diseased fruit models. And he thought about these as a way to look at what we now call food security-or insecurity.
Though the models were made nearly a hundred years ago, the theme is as remarkable as ever. Most of the illnesses shown on Rudolf Blaschka's plant models still affect today's crops.
"In certain ways, global agriculture is more likely to be harmed than it has ever been to disease threats(威胁), largely due to the widespread practice of planting one crop over large production areas. Less genetic diversity means that crops have less resistance to disease," says Sheng Yang He, a professor at Michigan State University.
Climate change will make plants more vulnerable to disease because warming temperatures disable an important plant defense system against plant disease. Major crop loss from plant disease is already at a shocking 20 t0 40 percent. Food security threats from disease will almost certainly become more common so there's a lot to be done about convincing people of it.
1.What are shown on the exhibition?
A.Models of diverse crops. B.Models of withering flowers.
C.Models of rotting plant parts. D.Models of diseased fruiting plants.
2.By whom were the exhibits created?
A.Oakes Ames. B.Sheng Yang He.
C.Rudolf Blaschka. D.Leopold Blaschka.
3.Why is the exhibition meaningful?
A.It convinces people of the food security threats.
B.It reminds people of effects of global warming.
C.It helps people understand the history of fruit planting.
D.It provides people with knowledge of global agriculture.
4.What does the underlined word "vulnerable" in the last paragraph mean?
A.Weak and easily hurt. B.Resistant and protected.
C.Defensive and hard to attack. D.Sensitive and completely destroyed.
Considered to be not only an outstanding businesswoman, but also a leader that all of us can learn from, Shazi Visram is a daughter of immigrants who took life-changing risks in order to create a better world for their children. For as long as she can remember, she has wanted to be a part of something bigger than herself. Ms. Visram has always sought to create abundance and pay it forward-the question was: how? Her journey took her to Columbia Business School, where she had an "Aha! Moment" while listening with a sympathetic ear to a friend's concern about the difficulty of finding the time to make her own baby food, and the lack of healthy options in traditional baby food. In that moment, Happy Family was born.
Ms. Visram made it her mission to create a progressive business that could positively affect the health of our children while giving back to those in need and also supporting sustainable(可持续的) agriculture. Under Ms.' Visram's guidance, Happy Family has continued to grow, announcing a partnership with Groupe Danone, a global company whose mission is to bring health through food to people everywhere. The partnership will raise the bar for children's nutrition in the US, combining their shared devotion to social responsibility.
Ms. Visram's accomplishments have earned her the respect and admiration of her peers and colleagues. Happy Family was recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in the country by Inc. Magazine.
In addition to her MBA from Columbia Business School, Ms. Visram holds a BA in history from Columbia College. In addition, she works with the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship as an instructor to young and ambitious entrepreneurs (企业家) from low-income communities.
1.What can be inferred about Shazi Visram?
A.She traveled a lot when she was young.
B.She has been ambitious since an early age.
C.She was born into a wealthy immigrant family.
D.She took risks to create a better life for her family.
2.What gave Shazi Visram the inspiration for Happy Family?
A.The concern of a friend.
B.Her journey to a big company.
C.Her concern about poor children.
D.The lack of traditional baby food.
3.What's Paragraph 2 mainly about?
A.The nutrition levels of children.
B.Shazi Visram's contributions to society.
C.The importance of sustainable agriculture.
D.Happy Family's partnership with Groupe Danone.
4.What is the best title for the text?
A.A woman who is recognized for running a business
B.A woman who holds two degrees and instructs others
C.A woman who raises the bar for children's nutrition
D.A woman who creates abundance and pays it forward
HG Wells Short Story Competition 2020
The competition is open to anyone. Your story can be set anywhere, feature any characters, and be written in any style. This year's theme is "Vision". There are no entry fees for those aged 21 and under. Over 21s must pay an entry fee of￡10 or￡5 for those with student ID.
There are two prizes:
￡1,000 for writers aged 21 and under
￡500 for writers aged over 21
NursinglnFocus Photo Contest 2020
This year we're celebrating the Year of the Nurse. The aim of the NursingInFocus Photo Contest is to put the spotlight on the work of nurses around the world. The competition is open to anyone 18 years old or older. The competition is free to enter.
Prizes:
Overall Winner: $ 1,000
Category Winners: $ 200
People's Choice: $ 500
2020 Posterheroes Contest
Posterheroes Contest is an international poster competition on social and environmental themes. This year's theme is HUMANS AT WORK. The competition is free to enter.
The winner will receive a cash prize of 
2，500
Rijksstudio Design Award 2020
The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam invites everyone to create their own masterpiece inspired by the Rijksmuseum's collection. Alf art forms are possible, such as photos, videos, animations, products, fashion, collages or poems. The competition is free to enter.
The winner of the Rijksstudio Design Award will receive 
7，500.
1.What is special about HG Wells Short Story Competition 2020?
A.It's not open to everyone.
B.It limits stories to one style.
C.It accepts stories of all themes.
D.It's not free for all participants.
2.How much can the winner of 2020 Posterheroes Contest get as a prize?
A.$ 1,000. B.$ 2,000.
C.2,500. D.7,500.
3.Which competition may accept a poem?
A.2020 Posterheroes Contest.
B.Rijksstudio Design Award 2020.
C.NursingInFocus Photo Contest 2020.
D.HG Wells Short Story Competition 2020.
假定你是李华，你的外国朋友Jack在微信朋友圈看到了你在疫情期间做家务的照片，发来邮件想了解你的相关情况。请你回复邮件，内容包括:
1. 你做的家务；
2. 家人的态度；
3. 你的感受。
注意：
1. 词 数 100 左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Jack,
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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，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删改或修改。
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。
Growing up in a small town, J.K. Rowling seems to have led a rather unremarkably life. Many of his former teachers said there was nothing which they could really remember about that girl. After graduated from the University of Exert as French major in 1987, she went to Portugal and lived there for years. She had been worked at various teaching positions after she finally became a full-time writer. Rowling became well-known for writing chapter of the first Harry Potter book in a cafe with her baby slept in a carriage beside her. Rowling’s books have been translated from more than 55 languages and are available in more than 200 countries.
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 new bill has been 1.(official) passed in the Philippines that requires students to plant 10 trees each before graduation. According to the details outlined in the bill, the rule applies 2. all students who are to graduate from primary school, high school, and college. Trees can be planted in either forests, reserves, urban areas, 3.(abandon) mining sites, or in communities.
Over the past decades, the Philippines 4.(lose) more than 30% of its forest cover due to illegal logging (伐木), but the new bill means that the younger generation can help to address 5. problem. Under the new rule, 175 million new trees could be planted by students each year. If only 10% of them 6.(survival), that means that 525 billion trees can grow up over the course of one generation.
In fact, this isn’t the only positive rule 7.concerns the younger generation. One school in India made its students pay their school fees by collecting, bringing to school, and 8.(recycle) plastic waste that was lying across the town. This helped raise 9.(aware) of plastic waste in Asian 10.(country). It also allowed more students to seek education and even helped the students to earn some money so they wouldn’t have to rely on child labour for a living.
