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Dear Jim,

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Yours,

Li Hua

翻译句子

1.The news of Scott’s death shocked the world. ________ (Scott没有赢得到达极地的比赛，但是他和队友们展示出的勇气使他们成为英雄).

2.Reeve undertook an intense exercise programme to help him achieve the goal. ________ (他参加了修复肌肉力量的各种运动，并且取得了显著成效).

3.________ (当这位著名作曲家12年来第一次走上舞台，观众立即报以热烈的掌声).

The theatre’s musical director, Michael Umlauf, joined him and together the two men took charge of the orchestra.

4.In China, more and more cities have their own “white bike” programmes. ________ (无论本地人还是游客都愿意使用共享单车，因为这是一种便宜而便利的方式用以节约能源、 减少空气和噪音污染、享受在城市中锻炼的益处).

5.Most people assume that the human brain is set on “automatic”—that means it learns all by itself. But this isn’t always true. ________ (我们要训练自己成为更好的学习者，要积极主动地参与到学习过程中，并且要经常反思所学内容).

阅读下面短文并根据题目要求回答问题。答语要意思清楚，结构正确，书写工整。

You don’t have to spend money or even leave your desk to protect the environment. Here’s how to do your bit.

● Buy nothing

“Stop shopping—start living’’ is the slogan (口号) of the Buy Nothing Day ( BND) movement. Every 24th or 25th November, activists take a 24-hour retail (零售) break and… stop shopping!

BND was founded in 1992 by Canadian artist Ted Dave and it has been a great success ever since. People stop shopping on the day, expressing their concern about the environmental problem. So if you are used to shopping every day, BND gives you a chance to have a break! You might change your habit not just for one day, but for life!

● Stop eating prawns

You’ve probably got prawns ready for a quick and easy meal. But how are they produced? Well, most prawns come from Asia and Latin America, where they are fished or farmed.

Unfortunately, prawn fishing causes harm to marine (海洋的) life because huge nets are pulled along the sea bottom. 10 kilos of dead fish are thrown away for every kilo of prawns caught. Prawn farming is no better—a lot of forests are destroyed to make room for the farms. So think again about the prawns on your plate!

● Save the rainforest

Now only 2 million square miles of rainforests are left, and another 1% is being destroyed every year. The trees are being cut down for their wood, and the remaining rainforests could have been used by 2050. Over half of the world’s plant and animal species are found in rainforests. It is believed that extinctions (灭绝) take place every day due to cutting down trees.

Why not go to www. worldlandtrust. org? Donate the price of a cinema ticket for a piece of rainforest. It will be saved with your simple click of the mouse. If we don’t act，in 30 years from now the rainforests will have been destroyed.

1.What do people do on BND?    (不多于四个单词)

2.Why is prawn farming bad for the environment?    (不多于十个单词)

3.How long will the remaining rainforests be used?    (不多于三个单词)

4.What does the passage mainly talk about?    (不多于八个单词)

The Beauties of the Stone Age

I have just come home after viewing some amazing works of art that were recently discovered in Church Hole Gave in Nottinghamshire. They are not drawings but etchings—shapes cut into the rock—and they describe different kinds of wild animals.

First of all, the number is great: there are 90 in all. Moreover, 58 of them are on the ceiling (天花板). This is quite unusual in cave art, according to Dr. Wilbur Samson of Central Midlands University. “Wall pictures are the usual way,” he says. “The Church Hole etchings are an artistic achievement. It was thought that ice-age hunters in this country were separated from those in central areas of Europe, but the Church Hole etchings proved that they were actually part of a way of living, thinking and seeing the world that had spread right across Europe.”

News of such exciting discoveries spreads quickly, and thanks to the Internet and mobile phones, a great many people have known about this discovery. However, an examination of the etchings last year failed to show the presence of them. The reason lay in the expectations of the researchers. They looked for the usual type of cave drawings, which show up best under direct light. So they used powerful torches (火炬), shining them straight onto the rock face. However, the Church Hole etchings are not drawings on the rocks, like the other cave ones. They are modifications of the rock itself and can’t be easily made out. They show up best when seen from a certain direction in the natural light of early morning.

Dr. Samson feels that the lighting factor provides important information about the function of these works of art. I think the artists knew very well that the etchings would hardly be seen except early in the morning. We can decide that the cave was used for important events like animal worship (祭拜), and that they were conducted just after dawn, as the beginning of the day’s hunting.

To which I can only add that I feel very lucky to have been able to view Church Hole. It is a site of great importance culturally and is part of the traditional values, not only of this country, but the world as a whole.

1.What is the significance of the etchings in Church Hole Cave?

A.They show the existence of an ice-age culture.

B.They describe a more advanced life of Europeans.

C.They prove that ancient people hunted in large areas.

D.They indicate that fewer people settled in central Europe.

2.According to the passage, ________.

A.the methods taken to protect the etchings are useless

B.the etchings are various from the usual cave paintings

C.the discovery of the etchings should not be made public

D.many people visited the cave within hours of its discovery

3.What does the underlined word “modifications” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A.Small changes. B.Free gifts. C.Good examples. D.Different areas.

4.What does Dr. Samson state from the lighting factor?

A.The search took place at the wrong place of the cave.

B.The artists never planned to let the etchings seen by others.

C.The torches people used in the examination were too bright.

D.The etchings were intended to be seen at a certain time of day.

Is It a Healthy Interest?

The Guinness Book of World Records describes Ranulph Fiennes as the world’s greatest living explorer. His journeys include the first polar circumnavigation (极地环行) and the first unsupported crossing of the Antarctic continent on foot. So when he suffered a heart attack, it came as something of a surprise.

Exercise is highly beneficial as it reduces both the pulse (脉搏) rate and the blood pressure so reducing stress on the heart as it brings blood round the body. It also helps to keep the artery (动脉) walls more elastic (有弹性的).

But can you push yourself too much? On the subject of exercise, it is good to take several parts of “moderate” exercise a week，which is a little more than quick walking. “We need to be careful when we’re doing extreme sports,” says expert Len Almond. “Extreme stress can make almost impossible demands on the body’s ability to recover. The stress of extreme sports forces biochemical changes in the body, and the physical response to that kind of activity will be too extreme.”

We all know how the Olympics began. The man who ran 26 miles from the town of Marathon to Athens with news of a victory died as soon as he arrived，and the cause of his sudden death might be the heart attack. Further research was done by scientists. They studied cyclists (自行车运动员) on a race that covers 230km with a height change of 5,500m. They were interested in one particular enzyme (酶), high concentrations of which are found in those who have suffered a heart attack. The scientists found that levels of this chemical increased in most of the cyclists who completed the race. The largest increases were seen in the fastest cyclists who had trained the hardest.

Most of us will never put our bodies to such extreme sports. But if, when you hear about someone like Fiennes，you ask whether exercise is worth it. I advise you to consider your own condition. Personally, I agree with the saying: “Run not to add years to your life but to add life to your years.”

1.According to the passage, taking exercise can_______ .

A.speed up the heart rate B.increase stress on the heart

C.reduce the blood pressure D.keep the artery walls straight

2.What does expert Len Almond suggest?

A.Our bodies can easily deal with physical stress.

B.Playing extreme sports is harmful to the human body.

C.We need a long period of recovery after extreme sports.

D.There is more to learn about the effect of physical stress.

3.Why is the research on the cyclists mentioned in Paragraph 4?

A.To suggest a different area of research.

B.To support the activity of taking part in sports.

C.To explain the effect of a height change on cyclists.

D.To prove that extreme sports may cause heart attacks.

4.The author believes that exercise_______.

A.helps you have a regular life B.adds years to your life

C.should be done in moderation D.will be worth the effort