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Antarctica(南极洲)’s melting ice, which has caused global sea levels to rise by at least 13.8 millimeters over the past 40 years, was thought to primarily come from the unstable West Antarctic Ice Sheet(WAIS). Now, scientists have found that the East Antarctic Ice Sheet (EAIS)—considered largely unaffected by climate change—may also be melting at an unexpectedly rapid speed. The WAIS, whose base is below sea level, has long been considered the most likely to break down. Besides gravity, a deep current of warm water slips beneath the sheet, melting it from below until it becomes a floating shelf at risk of breaking away. In contrast, extreme cold and a base mostly above sea level are thought to keep the EAIS relatively safe from warm waters. But as greenhouse gases warm much of the planet, driving stronger polar winds, some scientists think warm water carried by a circular current will start to invade East Antarctica’s once unassailable ice. A cooperation of more than 60 scientists last year, published in Nature, estimated that the EAIS actually added about 5 billion tons of ice each year from 1992 to 2017. Eric Rignot of the University of California, Irvine, and colleagues combined 40 years of satellite imagery and climate modeling and found that overall Antarctica now sends six times more ice into the sea each year than it did in 1979, with the majority coming from West Antarctica. But East Antarctica was responsible for more than 30% of Antarctica’s contribution to the 13.8-millimeter sea level rise over the past 40 years. “The more we look at this system the more we realize this is fragile,” Rignot says. “Once these glaciers become unstable there is no red button to press to stop it.” Rignot hopes the study brings greater attention to a part of Antarctica that has traditionally been understudied. Helen Fricker, a glaciologist (冰川学家) in California, agrees. “We need to monitor the entire Antarctica and we just can’t do that without international cooperation.” 1.What is the new finding of scientists? A.The east Antarctica is losing ice at an increasing rate. B.The west Antarctica is melting six times faster than in 1979. C.5 billion tons of ice is added to Antarctica each year. D.The sea level has risen by 13.8 mm over the past 40 years. 2.Which factor leads to the EAIS’s melting fast? A.A base mostly over sea level. B.The force of gravity. C.The invasion of a warm current. D.Extremely low temperature. 3.Which of the following best explains “unassailable” underlined in Para. 3 ? A.Fragile. B.Unattackable. C.Mild. D.Unstable. 4.Which way does Helen Fricker specially advocate? A.Satellite imagery. B.Global monitoring. C.Worldwide climate modeling. D.Worldwide combined efforts.
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How It Feels to Float by Helaia Fox If you're looking for a moving story that explores themes of mental illness, grief (悲痛), and love, pick up a copy of How It Feels to Float and follow Biz as she comes of age. This moving novel will stay with you long after you finish reading it. Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. MeManus Put on your crime-solving cap and get swept away in this thriller about a girl, a boy, and a string of unsolved murders. As threats and clues pile up, you’ll be burning the midnight oil trying to finish the book before dawn. Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao The first book in the Rise of the Empress series takes the bones of a traditional fairy tale — a poor girl fated for power, an evil queen determined to stop her, love for someone who doesn't love back and magic — and gives them a richly imagined East Asian setting. Dune by Frank Herbert If the Star Wars movies have made you fall in love with the space opera, eventually you're going to read Frank Herbert's most famous creation. The story of centuries-old political plotting — about warring factions (派系) battling over control of the extremely valuable planet Arrakis — is a classic and remains a wonderful introduction to the larger, more complex world of science fiction just beyond the Star Wars trilogies. 1.What is How It Feels to Float mainly about? A.The murder of a teenage girl. B.A girl's space adventures. C.Challenges of growing up. D.A poor girl with special powers. 2.What kind of book is Two Can Keep a Secret? A.A fairy tale. B.A science-fiction story. C.A love story. D.A detective story. 3.Which book is about battling for control of another planet? A.How It Feels to Float B.Two Can Keep a Secret C.Forest of a thousand Lanterns D.Dune
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阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。 The eight-year-old Carol lived with her father David, Mother May and elder brother Rob. The little family happily lived in a beautiful village surrounded with beautiful nature. The village was at the foot of a mountain, with beautiful views of the snowy mountain. The family survived on growing seasonal plants and trees. Their life is totally surrounded by nature and beauty. While they lived a very happy life, Carol did not love the beautiful atmosphere of the village. She really wanted to move into the city and enjoy the city life. She wanted to shop, move around the city, watch movies, and eat in fantastic restaurants and cafes, etc. However, there was hardly any chance that Carol’s family moved to the city as they had everything in the village. One day, Carol fell asleep during the early noon and she had a sound sleep. Of course, she had a strange dream. She saw her grandmother in her dream as a fairy and her deceased grandmother granted her a wish. Carol requested her that she should love to enjoy the city life as she always desired. Grandmother understood the desire of Carol, but still wanted to convince her that the peaceful village life is better than the city life. She told Carol, “Baby, you cannot have access to fresh fruits and vegetables from plants as you have at your home. You cannot breathe fresh air. You cannot play with animals. You can hardly find any trees. You will not find peace as you see here! Do you still want to go to the city?” Without hearing the concerns, Carol asked her grandmother to grant the wish. Grandmother granted her wish, but with a condition. Carol was told that she would only have 6 hours to spend in the city. Later, she would return to the village. Carol agreed. 注意: 1. 所续写短文的词数应为 150 左右； 2. 至少使用 5 个短文中标有下划线的关键词语； 3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好； 4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。 Paragraph 1: Carol then found herself in the city with her friends. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: Carol’s brother Rob was calling her for lunch and Carol woke up. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________
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假设你是新华中学的学生会主席。近来，随着网络的普及，学生的汉字书写能力降低。为了保护优秀传统民族文化——汉字，校学生会将提出倡议。请你根据以下内容提示，写一封倡议书，向校英文报投稿。 内容要点： 1. 少上网，多读书，勤记笔记； 2. 养成练书法和写日记的习惯； 3. 自拟一项其他方面的内容。 注意：1. 词数100左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3. 开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。 参考词汇：汉字Chinese character 书法calligraphy Dear friends, In recent years, many of us have spent a lot of time on the Internet with its popularity. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ The Student Union
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Do you have a health problem, such as high blood pressure or obesity? Did your doctor tell you that you can improve your condition with better nutrition? Do cancer, heart disease, or diabetes run in your family?1.Meanwhile, you also need to improve your eating habits for better nutrition. It can be hard to change your eating habits. However, you are sure to benefit from making changes to your diet if you have diseases that can be made worse by things you are eating or drinking. 2. ◆ Find the strengths and weaknesses in your present diet. Do you eat 4-5 cups of fruits and vegetables every day? Do you get enough calcium（钙）? Do you eat whole grain, high-fiber foods? If so, you’re on the right track. Keep it up!3. ◆4.If you eat a lot of fat at present, cut back and change your habits. For example, reduce any extra fat. This includes butter on bread, sour cream on baked potatoes, and salad dressings. ◆ Keep track of your food intake（摄入量）.5.This record will help you assess（评价）your diet. You’ll see if you need to eat more or less from certain food groups. ◆ Think about asking for help from a nutritionist. They can help you follow a special diet, especially if you have a health issue. A.Cut back on unhealthy fat. B.Write down what you eat and drink every day. C.Below are suggestions to improve your health D.If not, add more of these foods to your daily diet.. E.You should eat foods that contain vitamins and minerals. F.If your answer is yes, talk to your doctor about your health. G.Balanced nutrition and regular exercise are good for your health.
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I was 14 years old. I was angry and rebellious, with______regard for anything my parents had to say,_______if it had nothing to do with me. Like so many_______, I struggled to escape from anything that didn't______my picture of the world. A "brilliant without need of guidance" kid, I rejected any obvious_______of love. In fact, I got angry at the_______of the word "love". One ______, after an extremely difficult day, I______into my room, shut the door loudly and fell down onto my bed heavily. As I lay down in the privacy of my_______, my hands placed under my pillow. There was an envelope. I pulled it out and on the envelope it said, "To_______when you're alone." ____ I was alone, no one would know whether I read it or not. So I opened it. It said, "Mike, I know life is_______ right now, I know you are frustrated and I know we don't do everything right. I also know that I love you________and nothing you do or say will ever change that. I am here for you if you ever need to talk. If you don't, that's also______. Just know that no matter where you go or whatever you do in your life, I will always love you and be________that you are my son. I'm here for you and I love you—that will never ____. love you , Mom." Every night as I went to bed, I would put my hands under my _______ and I remember the ______ I felt every time I got a letter. During my teen years, the letters were the calm assurance that I still could be loved _______my anger and rudeness. Just before I fell ______ I became grateful that my mom knew what I, an angry teenager, needed. 1.A.all B.little C.full D.high 2.A.seldom B.sometimes C.particularly D.currently 3.A.families B.adults C.people D.teenagers 4.A.hang up B.agree with C.lift up D.deal with 5.A.offer B.attempt C.require D.advice 6.A.risk B.proposal C.mention D.point 7.A.night B.day C.morning D.afternoon 8.A.slipped B.stormed C.sank D.slid 9.A.chair B.floor C.closet D.bed 10.A.answer B.seal C.read D.tear 11.A.Since B.When C.Though D.If 12.A.serious B.awful C.amazing D.exciting 13.A.heavily B.gently C.entirely D.personally 14.A.impossible B.terrible C.right D.okay 15.A.nervous B.sorry C.proud D.sure 16.A.last B.change C.happen D.start 17.A.pillow B.book C.desk D.door 18.A.relaxation B.sadness C.thrill D.relief 19.A.ahead of B.instead of C.in spite of D.in need of 20.A.asleep B.down C.silent D.ill
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Your glasses may someday replace your smartphone, and some New Yorkers are ready for the switch. Some in the city can't wait to try them on and use the maps and GPS that the futuristic eyewear is likely to include. " I'd use it if I were hanging out with friends at 3 a. m. and going to the bar and wanted to see what was open," said Walter Choo, 40, of Fort Greene. The smartphone-like glasses will likely come out this year and cost between $250 and $600, the Times said, possibly including a variation of augmented(增强的) reality, a technology already available on smartphones and tablets (平板电脑) that overlays information onto the screen about one's surroundings. So, for example, if you were walking down a street, indicators would pop up showing you the nearest coffee shop or directions could be plotted out and come into view right on the sidewalk in front of you. " As far as a mainstream consumer product, this just isn't something anybody needs," said Sam Biddle, who writes for Gizmodo.com. " We're accustomed to having one thing in our pocket to do all these things," he added, "and the average consumer isn't gonna be able to afford another device (装置) that's hundreds and hundreds of dollars. " 9to5Google publisher Seth Weintraub, who has been reporting on the smartphone-like glasses since late last year, said he is confident that this type of wearable device will eventually be as common as smartphones. "It's just like smartphones 10 years ago," Weintraub said. "A few people started getting emails on their phones, and people thought that was crazy. Same kind of thing. We see people bending their heads to look at their smartphones, and it's unnatural," he said. " There's gonna be improvements to that, and this a step there. " 1.One of the possible functions of the smartphone-like glasses is to _____. A.program the opening hours of a bar B.supply you with a picture of the future C.provide information about your surroundings D.update the maps and GPS in your smartphones 2.The underlined phrase "pop up" in the third paragraph probably means " _____". A.develop rapidly B.get round quickly C.appear immediately D.go over automatically 3.According to Sam Biddle, the smartphone-like glasses are _____. A.necessary for teenagers B.attractive to New Yorkers C.available to people worldwide D.expensive for average consumers 4.We can learn from the last two paragraphs that the smartphone-like glasses _____. A.may have a potential market B.are as common as smartphones C.are popular among young adults D.will be improved by a new technology
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Mass communication has been growing and affecting the way communities and people behave. At every stage of the development of communication, from the telegraph to the Internet, societies have had to adapt to its effects. But have the effects been more positive or negative? The saying “Knowledge is power” has been an excellent motivator for people to improve their lives, but today the massive amount of information available through the Internet doesn’t always seem to to be helping people in the way we had hoped.Rather than improving people’s lives and bringing us closer together, the information age is making us more divided and irresponsible. Nevertheless, many people find comfort in their virtual worlds and are happy to connect with real-life friends and online friends from the familiar surroundings of their living rooms.However,being able to reinvent themselves online and be whoever they want to be leads to the question of whether they are losing their identities by living in a virtual world. It’s not all bad news,however. Mass communication has helped change some attitudes for the better. Take our views on the environment for example. Internet campaigns by governments and other organizations have helped popularize the ideas of recycling, protecting wildlife and reducing pollution. Modern electronic communication now influences every aspect of our lives-it is a powerful tool that has raised some concerns for society.However,it has also brought countless benefits to society. At the end of the day, it can be used both for good or evil, which largely relies on the morals and sense of responsibility of the individual or community involved. In short,it needs to be used with care. 1.According to the text, the information age today _______. A.helps people improve their lives B.fully shows “ knowledge is power” C.makes people feel more connected to others D.fails to achieve our expectations sometimes 2.What can we infer from Paragraph 3? A.People only connect with online friends. B.Online friends can be comforting for all people. C.Virtual lives can make people clear of who they are. D.The Internet helps to raise our environmental awareness. 3.What can be known about electronic communication in the last paragraph? A.It should be used in a cautious way. B.It does more harm than good to society. C.Its side effects can’t be handled by individuals. D.It should be strictly controlled by the government. 4.What does the text mainly talk about? A.The comfort of the virtual worlds. B.The effects of mass communication. C.The development of mass communication. D.The way to use modern mass communication.
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I must have always known reading was very important because the first memories I have as a child deal with books. There was not one night that I don’t remember mom reading me a storybook by my bedside. I was extremely inspired by the wonderful way the words sounded. I always wanted to know what my mom was reading. Hearing mom say, “I can’t believe what’s printed in the newspaper this morning,” made me want to grab it out of her hands and read it myself. I wanted to be like my mom and know all of the things she knew. So I carried around a book, and each night, just to be like her, I would pretend to be reading. This is how everyone learned to read. We would start off with sentences, then paragraphs, and then stories. It seemed an unending journey, but even as a six-year-old girl I realized that knowing how to read could open many doors. When mom said, “The C-A-N-D-Y is hidden on the top shelf,” I knew where the candy was. My progress in reading raised my curiosity, and I wanted to know everything. I often found myself telling my mom to drive more slowly, so that I could read all of the road signs we passed. Most of my reading through primary, middle and high school was factual reading. I read for knowledge, and to make A’s on my tests. Sometimes, I would read a novel that was assigned, but I didn’t enjoy this type of reading. I liked facts, things that are concrete. I thought anything abstract left too much room for argument. Now that I’m growing and the world I once knew as being so simple is becoming more complex, I find myself needing a way to escape. By opening a novel, I can leave behind my burdens and enter into a wonderful and mysterious world where I am now a new character. In these worlds I can become anyone. I don’t have to write down what happened or what technique the author was using when he or she wrote this. I just read to relax. We’re taught to read because it’s necessary for much of human understanding. Reading is an important part of my life. Reading satisfies my desire to keep learning. And I’ve found that the possibilities that lie within books are limitless. 1.Why did the author want to grab the newspaper out of mom’s hands？ A.She wanted mom to read the news to her. B.She couldn’t wait to tear the newspaper apart. C.She couldn’t help but stop mom from reading. D.She was eager to know what had happened. 2.According to Paragraph 3, the author’s reading of road signs shows___________. A.her own way to find herself B.her eagerness to develop her reading ability C.her growing desire to know the world around her D.her effort to remind mom to obey traffic rules 3.The author takes novel reading as a way to___________. A.explore a mysterious land B.develop an interest in learning C.get away from a confusing world D.learn about the adult world 4.What could be the best title for the passage？ A.The Pleasure of Reading B.Growing Up with Reading C.The Magic of Reading D.Reading Makes a Full Man
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BKLYN House Hotel This hotel features works by Brooklyn artists. The 116 rooms are good value and Manhattan is only 20 minutes away by taxi or subway. The immediate surroundings feel urban — the hotel is by a high-rise public housing project while the nearest commercial street is under elevated (高的) subway tracks — but Bushwick’s best bars and cafes / restaurants are nearby. Doubles from $99, room only. Tel: 718 388 4433 Archer Hotel Visitors eager to stay in the heart of Manhattan should try one of the bargain-priced rooms at this hotel. Rates differ from great value to expensive; some start from as low as $179 a night (if prepaying in full). Rooms are small but tasteful, with nice touches such as exposed brick. Some have close-up views of the Empire State Building. Doubles from $199, room only. Tel: 212 719 4100 CitizenM New York Times Square This is the first US location for a Netherlands-based concept hotel chain — CitizenM. The hotel features self check-in at its 230 little but comfortable rooms via touch screen “MoodPads”. There’s a rooftop bar, a 24-hour grab-and-go cafeteria and an area with public iMac workspaces. Although New Yorkers avoid nearby Times Square, all the lights, cameras and action can make it a fun tourist experience. Doubles from $170, room only. Tel: 212 319 7000 1.What can we know about BKLYN House Hotel? A.It has the most rooms. B.It is located in Manhattan. C.It is Bushwick’s best hotel. D.It is decorated with some art works. 2.What is the advantage of living in CitizenM New York Times Square? A.Regulars can enjoy a certain discount. B.Visitors will get a “MoodPads” as a gift. C.Visitors can enjoy themselves in a rooftop bar. D.Visitors can have a good view of the Empire State Building. 3.Which number should you call if you want to live in the heart of Manhattan? A.212 319 7000. B.718 388 4433. C.212 865 5700. D.212 719 4100.
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