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The Adler Planetarium(天文馆) is part of the lake front’s "Museum Campus", which along with the Shedd Aquarium(水族馆) and Field Museum, attracts a huge number of visitors every year. The Adler Planetarium is included with the purchase of a Go Chicago Card. Address: 1300 South Lake Shore Drive Phone: 312-922-STAR(7827) Getting to the Adler Planetarium by Public Transportation: Either the south-bound CTA bus line #146(Marine-Michigan), or Red Line CTA train south to Roosevelt, then take a Museum Campus trolley (电车) or take the CTA bus #12. Driving from Downtown of Chicago: Lake Shore Drive (US 41) south to 18th Street. Turn left onto Museum Campus Drive and follow it around Soldier Field. Look for signs that will point you to the visitor parking garage. The Adler Planetarium is just northeast of the parking garage. Parking at the Adler Planetarium: There are several lots(停车场) on the Museum Campus, but most tend to fill up quickly and your best bet is in the main parking garage. Parking for all lots is $ 15 per day. Adler Planetarium Hours: Daily: 9：30 a. m. -- 4: 30 p. m. The Adler Planetarium is open every day except Thanksgiving Day and Christmas. Extended Hours: From Memorial Day to Labor Day, the Adler Planetarium is open from 9: 30 a.m.--6: 00 p. m. daily. Adler Planetarium Tickets: General Admission(exhibits only): Adults, $ 7; Seniors (aged 65+), $ 6；Children(ages 4--11), $5. 1.What is the correct route to the planetarium? A. A Museum Campus trolley----the CTA bus #12. B. The Red Line CTA train----a Museum Campus trolley. . C. The CTA bus line #146----the Red Line CTA train. D. The Lake Shore Drive(US 41)----the CTA bus line #146 2.When can you enter the planetarium at 5 pm? A. Weekdays. B. Sundays. C. Memorial Day. D. Thanksgiving Day. 3.To visit the planetarium, how much should a couple with a 66-year-old man and 12-year-old son pay? A. 18 dollars. B. 20 dollars. C. 25 dollars. D. 27 dollars
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Gwendolyn Brooks was the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Gwendolyn Brooks wrote hundreds of poems during her lifetime. She was known around the world for using poetry to increase understanding about black culture in America. Her poems described conditions among the poor, racial inequality and drug use in the black community. She also wrote poems about the struggles of black women. But her skill was more than her ability to write about struggling black people. She was an expert at the language of poetry. She combined traditional European poetry styles with the African American experience. In her early poetry, Gwendolyn Brooks wrote about the South Side of Chicago. The South Side of Chicago is where many back people live. In her poems, the South Side is called Bronzeville. It was A Street in Bronzeville that gained the attention of literary experts in 1945. Critics praised her poetic skill and her powerful descriptions of the black experience during the time. The Bronzeville poems were her first published collection. In 1950, Gwendolyn Brooks became the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. She won the prize for her second book of poems called Annie Allen. Annie Allen is a collection of poetry about the life of a Bronzeville girl as a daughter, a wife and mother. She experiences loneliness, loss, death and being poor. Ms. Brooks said that winning the prize changed her life. Her next work was a novel written in 1953 called Maud Martha, Maud Martha received little notice when it was first published. But now it is considered an important work by some critics. Its main ideas about the difficult life of many women are popular among female writers today. In some of her poems, Gwendolyn Brooks described how what people see in life is affected by who they are. One example is this poem, Corners on the Curing Sky. By the end of the 1960s, Gwendolyn Brooks' poetry expanded from the everyday experiences of people in Bronzeville. She wrote about a wider world and dealt with important political issues. 1.What does the text mainly talk about? A. The life of Gwendolyn Brooks. B. The struggles of black women. C. The understanding about black culture. D. The poems of Gwendolyn Brooks. 2.What can we learn about Gwendolyn Brooks from the second paragraph? A. She mainly wrote about the struggles of black women. B. She was good at using the language of poetry. C. Her writing skills were a little worse than her ability. D. Her poems were mainly about the African experience. 3.The author develops the passage mainly by . A. providing examples B. using statistics C. comparing opinions D. describing her experiences 4.In the next part, the author would most probably talk about . A. the difficulties Gwendolyn Brooks would meet B. the poems related to political issues C. the awards Gwendolyn Brooks gained D. the racial inequality the black had to face
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It was the night before my election. I was running for Sophomore Vice President. I had prepared a performance for the election--a funny boxing match. The fight had popular moves as seen in Dodge Ball, Iron Man, and Super Smash Brothers. In the end, I would perform my famous move， the Power-Punch from Hot Rod. My friend Cheyenne and I rehearsed (排练) the fight for hours, but the fight would not be a fight without music and sound effects. This is where my brother came in. He stayed up all night to work on that soundtrack. And when my computer’s disk burner (刻录机) went out at 6 in the morning, he spent a college student’s week’s worth of incomes to replace it. Why would he go into all that trouble? Because he knew that out of all the other important things he could be doing, this was imperative to me. He knew because it was once important to him. Having graduated from Layton High just a year earlier, he knew what it was like to be in the center of people's attention. He knew how fun high school could be, and he wanted me to have a great experience. I ended up losing the election, but that day changed my world forever. The lesson my brother taught me became my most important belief. But it wasn't until I had a similar opportunity that I really understood why he cared so much. What did it take for me to understand? It was the performance. The rest of the cast and I would rehearse every day after school for 6 months all for what? The chance to perform a play eight times. As I came out on that stage for the first time and listened to the laughter, I was filled with joy. By the end of the play, the audience broke into tears, and so did we. What happened? We had the sweet opportunity of giving them an unforgettable theatre moment -- a moment to laugh, reflect, and shed tears. 1.Why did the author prepare a performance? A. To prove he had a gift for performing. B. To introduce moves from some movies. C. To celebrate his success after the election. D. To increase his chance of winning the election. 2.How did the author's brother respond when the computer’s disk burner went out? A. He decided to give up in the end. B. He bought one with his own money. C. He found another way to make music. D. He borrowed one from a college student. 3.What does the underlined word "imperative” in Paragraph 4 mean? A. Important B. Pleasant C. Difficult D. Useful 4.What did the author most probably learn from his brother? A. We should try our best to do everything well. B. We should spread the kindness we have received. C. Family members should always support each other. D. Happiness comes from what we do to brighten others' life.
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You can relax if remembering everything isn't your strong suit. Recent research makes the case that being forgetful can be a strength—in fact, selective memory can even be a sign of stronger intelligence. Traditional research on memory has focused on the advantages of remembering everything. But looking through years of recent memory data, researchers found that the neurobiology of forgetting can be just as important to our decision-making as what our minds choose to remember. Making intelligent decisions doesn't mean you need to have all the information at hand. It just means you need to hold onto the most valuable information. And that means clearing up space in your memory palace for the most up-to-date information on clients and situations. Our brains do this by creating new neurons(神经元）in our hippocampus, which have the power to overwrite(重写)existing memories that are influencing our decision-making. If you want to increase the number of new neurons in our brain ’ s learning region，try exercising. Some aerobic exercise like jogging, power walking and swimming has been found to increase the number of neurons making important connections in our brains. When we forget the names of certain clients or details about old jobs，the brain is making a choice that these details don't matter. Although too much forgetfulness can be a cause for concern，the occasional lost detail can be a sign of a perfectly healthy memory system. The researchers found that our brains facilitate decision-making by stopping us from focusing too much on unimportant past details. Instead，the brain helps us remember the most important part of a conversation. We can get blamed for being absent-minded when we forget past events in perfect detail. These findings show us that total recall(记忆）can be overvalued. Our brains are working smarter when they aim to remember the right stories, not every story. 1.How can we help our brains produce more neurons? ' A. By having deep sleep frequently. B. By practicing swimming regularly. C. By doing mental labor repeatedly. D. By learning new skills constantly. 2.Which of the following can best replace “facilitate” underlined in paragraph 5? A. postpone B. repeat C. promote D. abuse 3.What conclusion can be drawn from the text? A. Memory loss is well worth noticing. B. Decisions can’t be made without memories. C. We shouldn't stress total recall too much. D. Forgetting is even more important than remembering. 4.What can be a suitable title for the text? A. Caution：do remember to forget B. Why and how people choose to forget C. Want to become smarter? Learn to forget D. Being forgetful might mean you are smarter
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How to escape from a car in water “If you get on your phone and call your parents or your sister, or 911, you will die,” says Robert May, a 21-year-old veteran(老兵) of the Indiana State. No one else will arrive in time: you have to save yourself. Move quickly. Minivans(微型货车) might float for as long as10 minutes. 1. In a study from the University of Manitoba, three passengers were able to exist with a child mannequin(人体模型) through a single driver-side window in just 3 seconds. Unbuckle(揭开)your seat belt, lower your window and climb out, ideally onto the roof of the vehicle. 2.Unfasten them from the backseat, pull them into the front and push them out of your window, oldest ones first. In May’s experience, electric car windows will continue to work after falling into water. 3. Don’t open the door, water will flood in. Once full of water, the vehicle will sink fast. 4.Vehicle submersions (淹没) have one of the highest death rates of any type of single-motor-vehicle incidents, responsible for 400 deaths a year in North America. After you get on top of your car, figure out if it makes sense to stay put or swim for dry ground. 5.Just get out first, May says. A. From there, call for help B. You will be then totally out of danger. C. Research has been done to confirm this. D. If there are children present, attend to them first. E. In one study, a 65-passanger bus sank in nine seconds F. Still, keep a small glass-breaking tool on your key ring, just in case G. However, the chances of survival are highest if you get out in the first 60 seconds
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If your home were on fire, what would you try to save? Our area was just a few miles from the largest wildfire in Colorado’s history. On getting the call to evacuate(疏散), we had to consider what we couldn’t live without, ________ whatever we could save and leaving immediately. We ________ suitcases with necessary clothes. We took the ________ financial records ---- who wants to _______ himself with the government over _______ documents? Now, what else? We seized the valuable family ________ from the walls, which couldn’t be replaced. Then we took a hard look at all that ________. A lamp that ________ my great grandmother. A ________ my wife learned to play as a kid. A large tent we spent months ________ money for camping. Bedroom furniture we wanted to pass down to our ________ some day. The gifts that decorated our house from our treasured friends. These things ________ our love as a family and friends. It was ________ to move everything from our home. ________ at all that we might lose, I found it difficult to say goodbye. But ________, I felt warm. We were ________ with memories as we ________ at these items. Each had stories to tell just like the photos. They told about where we’d been, where we ________ were and where we were going. They were ________ of those people we had loved and who loved us. Now I didn’t think my “things” meant that much to me. Indeed, the spirit of them was all that truly ________. 1.A. covering B. removing C. collecting D. spotting 2.A. carried B. piled C. supplied D. packed 3.A. cars B. computers C. books D. food 4.A. enjoy B. entertain C. bother D. force 5.A. extra B. regular C. useless D. missing 6.A. pictures B. televisions C. decorations D. chargers 7.A. abandoned B. remained C. burned D. kept 8.A. belonged to B. adapted to C. related to D. appealed to 9.A. doll B. ball C. sport D. piano 10.A. borrowing B. saving C. paying D. lending 11.A. children B. friends C. colleagues D. relatives 12.A. inspired B. measured C. represented D. expressed 13.A. unbelievable B. impractical C. inconvenient D. unnecessary 14.A. Looking up B. Looking around C. Looking forward D. Looking out 15.A. roughly B. casually C. strangely D. curiously 16.A. flooded B. impressed C. surrounded D. satisfied 17.A. wondered B. glanced C. glared D. stared 18.A. normally B. frequently C. suddenly D. presently 19.A. signals B. signs C. symbols D. lessons 20.A. mattered B. proved C. lasted D. changed
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He added that state and local governments might have to ____ spending as a result of declining tax revenue. A. cut back B. cut off C. cut out D. cut in
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Ann suffered from depression and a number of other _______ problems. A. emotional B. effective C. earnest D. enjoyable
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I am writing to you _______ your job application . A. on the contrary B. consistent with C. in connection with D. in contrast
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I decided to try _______ to rid my students of their fear and dislike of books. A. in depth B. at any cost C. around the corner D. to a degree
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Few pleasures can _____ that of a cool drink on a hot day . A. equip B. elect C. encounter D. equal
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It will not _____your notice that there have been some major changes in the company . A. equip B. escape C. enclose D. endanger
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To ______ the cost of hiring a bus, each student will have to pay $10 each time. A. correct B. deliver C. cover D. demand
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________ are natural and in fact debate and discussion should be encouraged. A. Discoveries B. Difficulties C. Disappointments D. Disagreements
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Joe is a good basketball player ______ being short and stout. A. due to B. despite C. considering D. concerning
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Don’t let failure _____ you, for you can never tell how close you may be to victory. A. display B. dissolve C. discount D. discourage
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Soon , his warm and inviting smile put me ______ and we spent the next two hours talking casually . A. in confusion B. at ease C. in doubt D. in despair
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The _____ of the harmful chemicals on the world’s lakes and oceans has raised awareness of the public. A. effect B. effort C. donation D. distribution
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As the final examinations ______ students begin to busy themselves with reviewing. A. draw in B. drop out C. draw near D. drop in
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Stonehenge is one of the world’s most famous prehistoric monuments _____ over 5,000 years ago. A. dated back to B. dating back to C. dates from D. to date back to
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Last year he _____ $ 1,000 to cancer research to help develop the cure of the deadly disease. A. distributed B. declared C. defined D. donated
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He _____himself_____ this cause for many years,and achieved what he had expected . A. cured ... of B. devoted... to . C. equipped ... with D. entitled ...to
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It doesn’t matter where the students associations get their money from ;what ____ is what they do with it . A. Corners B. differs C. directs D. counts
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John _____ enormous credit for the way his team performed wonderfully, not only yesterday but throughout his first year in charge. A. contributes B. deserves C. convinces D. delivers
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What we learn today in school will ______ whether we can meet our challenges in the future. A. defend B. consume C. determine D. consent
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We ’d better discuss everything _____ before we work out the plan. A. in delight B. in debt C. in demand D. in detail
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式(每空至多3词)。 I will never forge the day when I went to a coming- of - age ceremony. Last month , an unforgettable adult ceremony 1. (hold) for all the senior 3 students in our school. It began at half past two in the afternoon . Decorated by colorful flowers and balloons, the stadium looked 2. (amaze) beautiful. All of us students were dressed 3.school uniforms with red ribbons on our wrists, showing the energy of youth . We walked into the stadium in high spirits, 4. (accompany) by our parents. Our principal delivered 5. inspiring speech at first, and we received 6. (congratulate) from our teachers. During the ceremony , we expressed our heart-felt gratitude to our parents by 7.(bow) to them . I was moved to tears when I got a photo album from my parents , 8. reminded me of my happy childhood. In the end , we raised 9. right hands and made a serious promise to become reliable and honest citizens. As far as I ’m concerned , the ceremony indicates that we should take on more responsibilities to be 10. (independence ) and get away from the shelter of our family.
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假定英语课上英语老师要求同桌之间互相修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在该词下面写出该加的词。 修改：在错的词下划一横线，在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1、每处错误及修改均仅限一词。 2、只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。 It is universal accepted that filial duty (孝道) is an important virtue in China. It means respecting and caring parents and the elderly. Take my parents for an example, after my grandma passed away last year, my parents spent much more time chat with my grandpa, going out for a walk with him and cooking him delicious food. At first，my grandpa seemed to be happy. And as time went by, he became uneasy, because he was not used to leading so a comfortable life. Therefore，my parents encouraged him to join in some activity in our community. They also encouraged her to go to a drawing class in a school for the old , which gave my grandpa a great sense of achievement. He becomes very happy again. My parents set a good example to me. In my opinion, the real filial duty is giving the old that they really need.
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假定你是李华你校上周刚刚举办了“汉服节”（the Hanfu Festival）活动，你的外国朋友Peter对此非常感兴趣，请你给他写封信. 信的内容包括： 1. 活动目的：了解汉服，传承传统文化 2. 活动内容安排：主题讲座，汉服舞蹈表演等 3. 活动在同学中引发的反响 注意：1．词数100左右 2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯 3. 开头和结尾已为你写好 Dear Peter , How are you these days ?____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Yours , Li Hua
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