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Ai-Petri Bridges, Crimea The views of the Crimean coast from the top of 1,234-metre high Ai-Petri Mount are amazing. The hanging bridges built in recent years can reach the top of the mount. If just walking across the bridges is not dangerous enough, it also happens to be one of the windiest places in the world. It is said that the bridges blow from side to side as wind speeds reach 170 kilometres per hour for 125 days of the year. It’s also very foggy, so you may not be able to see clearly! U Bein Bridge, Myanmar This five-metre-high, 1.2-kilometre wooden footbridge does not look as dangerous as the others, but do not be fooled. It was built in the 1850s and it’s certainly feeling its age! Some of the old wood is not as strong as it used to be. It is easy to lose your footing. Although there is no handrail (栏杆), large numbers of tourists cross it every day. When the tourists arrive in the evening to watch the beautiful sunset, this bridge could become the most dangerous of them all! The Trift Bridge, Switzerland At 100 metres high and 170 metres long, this is one of the highest bridges in the world. Built in 2004, the bridge is hidden among the high Swiss Alps. You wouldn’t have wanted to walk across the bridge before its repair in 2009. But if you have the courage to cross this bridge, you’d better do it quickly! The Hussaini Hanging Bridge, Pakistan In the mountainous area of Northern Pakistan, the Hussaini Hanging Bridge helps travelers cross the Borit Lake. However, you will not feel too confident when you get close to this bridge. It’s one of the oldest bridges in Pakistan and many locals use it every day to travel to work and school — imagine losing your homework over the side of this bridge! It’s made from rope, with a few pieces of wood that have large gaps (空隙) between them. Step carefully! 1.What can we learn about U Bein Bridge? A.It’s very popular at sunset. B.It’s safest for people to cross. C.It’s the oldest bridge in the world. D.It’s made from rope without handrails. 2.One may not enjoy the views clearly on ________. A.U Bein Bridge B.Ai-Petri Bridges C.The Trift Bridge D.The Hussaini Hanging Bridge 3.What do the bridges mentioned in the text have in common? A.All require serious repair. B.All top highest in their country. C.All have a history of one century. D.All require plenty of courage to cross.
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James Dyson, the inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner, is now the wealthiest person in Briton after his company posted a record profit for 2018. But how did he make his fortune? My father died when I was nine, and I remember doing the household chores to help my mother. I hated changing the vacuum cleaner bag and picking up things the machine did not suck up. Thirty years later, in 1979, I was doing chores at home alongside my wife. One day the vacuum cleaner was screaming away, and I had to empty the bag because I could not find a replacement for it. With this lifelong hatred of the way the machine worked, I decided to make a bagless vacuum cleaner. Easier said than done, of course. I didn’t realize that I would spent the next 15 years perfecting my design, a process that resulted in 5,127 different prototypes (设计原型). By the time I made my 15th prototype, my third child was born. By 2,627, my wife and I were really counting our pennies. By 3,727, my wife was giving art lessons for some extra cash, and we were getting further and further into debt. These were tough times, but each failure brought me closer to solving the problem. I just had a passion for the vacuum cleaner as a product, but I never thought of going into a business with it. In the early 1980s, I started trying to get licensing agreements (许可协议) for my technology. The reality was very different, however. The major vacuum makers had built a business model based on the profits from bags and filters (过滤器). No one would license my idea, not because it was a bad one, but because it was bad for business. That gave me the courage to keep going, but soon after, the companies that I had talked with started making machines like mine. I had to fight legal battles on both sides of the Atlantic to protect the patents (专利) on my vacuum cleaner. However, I was still in financial difficulties until 1993, when my bank manager personally persuaded Lloyds Bank to lend me $1 million. Then I was able to go into production. Within two years, the Dyson vacuum cleaner became a best-seller in Britain. Today, I still view risk and the potential for failure as part of the process. Nothing beats the excitement of invention. Go out and brainstorm your ideas. You are not limited by any rules — in fact, the stranger and riskier your idea, the better. 1.Which of the following provided inspiration for Dyson’s invention? A.The death of his father B.The scream of his wife C.The hatred of homework chores D.The trouble the cleaner bag brings 2.Why was Dyson’s vacuum cleaner not accepted at first? A.Because the vacuum makers profited from bags and filters. B.Because Dyson’s vacuum cleaner still needed to be improved. C.Because the major vacuum makers had updated their products. D.Because Dyson’s vacuum cleaner didn’t get licensing agreements. 3.Dyson’s machine got into production _____________. A.before the legal battles B.after becoming famous C.upon applying for the patent D.in spite of financial difficulties 4.The author’s real purpose of writing the passage is to _______. A.emphasize the necessity of brainstorming our ideas B.explain the development of the vacuum cleaner C.introduce Dyson and his vacuum cleaner D.urge people to accept risks and failure
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Lin Hanxing is a 30-year-old who lives in Beijing. She owns just five shirts, two pairs of pants, four pairs of shoes and a few other things. It's hard to believe that only five years ago, Lin was one of those people who couldn't stop buying stuff. Back then, she had more than 400 pieces of clothing and handbags
But that was before she saw an online challenge in 2014, introduced by Joshua Becker, a blogger in the United States who was promoting(推广) a minimalist lifestyle(极简生活方式). He encouraged people to reduce the number of their belongings to fewer than 100. Lin wasn’t strongly against it, so she got rid of 90 percent of her stuff. She also deleted(删除) 120 contacts she never spoke to from her social networking account. After doing all that, Lin said she felt “lighter”. We used to think owning more was the way to lead a rich life. But now many people tend to believe that the opposite is also true--and perhaps truer. According to US sociologist Joel Stillerman, people who are educated and well-off are more likely to have a minimalist lifestyle. “These people are making the statement: ‘I can afford to have less.’,”he said. But leading a minimalist lifestyle doesn't mean spending less. A report by UK market research company Euromonitor found young Chinese people spend less on possessions, but more on short holidays and visits to the movies. “They are looking for a life that is all about culture,” Alison Angus, head of lifestyles at Euromonitor, said about Chinese youth. So perhaps it all comes down to how we define(定义) “rich”. Is wealth in life about buying more and owning more, or is it about having a more colorful life? 1.The author mentioned the change of Lin Hanxing to _______. A.introduce the minimalist lifestyle B.encourage us readers to buy less C.explain the popularity of owning less D.explain the importance of a new lifestyle 2.What’s Lin Hanxing’s attitude towards the online challenge in the beginning? A.She was very fond of it. B.She thought it worth a try. C.She was strongly against it. D.She thought it must be painful. 3.According to the passage, young Chinese people care more about _______. A.possessions B.culture C.education D.clothes 4.If one is rich, he is more likely to _______. A.spend less B.buy more C.own less D.experience more
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You have probably heard that Japan has among the highest life expectancy(预期寿命) in the world and that the island of Okinawa(冲绳) has the greatest concentration(浓度) of centenarians(百岁老人). But do you know that two-thirds of the centenarians are still functioning independently? That means they are in their own homes, cooking their own meals and living their lives fully - at about 100 years old!
The elders there are less likely than their counterparts in the United States to have heart disease, dementia(痴呆) or certain cancers. Their bones are stronger than those of similarly aged people around the world. Many of these residents are the subjects of one of the largest studies of centenarians ever conducted. Since 1976, nearly a thousand centenarians on the islands have been studied. More than anything, the Okinawa diet has long captured the headlines. Before knowing what the Okinawans eat, there is a valuable lesson in how they eat. Remember this term: hara hachi bu. It is translated into English as “Stop eating when you are 80% full.” With hara hachi bu, the philosophy is that you should still be a little hungry when you push the plate away. You are also advised to reduce your portion(食物的分量) sizes, use smaller plates and eat more slowly. There is a basic biological (生物学的) reason this works. It takes about 20 minutes for the stomach to send signals to the brain that it is full. Unfortunately, most people can shovel down another several hundred calories in that short time. Instead, if you push the plate away and just wait, you will have eaten less and still feel satisfied. Eating less is associated with longevity, but of course, that also depends on what you eat. Okinawans typically eat seven different fruits and vegetables and 18 different foods a day, and more than 200 different foods and spices regularly in their overall diet. However, the younger generations are eating more meat and fast food instead of fish and soy. The elderly there are still widely revered(崇敬), but there are fewer of them, and they are less often living to 100 than in decades past. 1.What is the key to the high life expectancy in Okinawa? A.What they eat B.How they eat C.Where they live D.When they exercise 2.Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined part “shovel down” in Paragraph 5? A.fill in B.put down C.fill out D.push away 3.Which of the following statements about Okinawa is true? A.The elderly are in bad need of mutual respect. B.There are an increasing number of the elderly. C.The younger generations have a varied diet. D.Things are starting to change for the worse. 4.Which could be the best title for the passage? A.Eat less to live longer. B.Healthy diets build longevity. C.The Okinawa: a place of longevity. D.Improve life expectancy? Slow down.
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The Haskell Free Library and Opera House might not be as well known as the Grand Canyon or the Statue of Liberty. 1.. Completed in 1904, the building is stationed directly between Stanstead, Quebec, and Derby Line, Vermont. with the official US -Canada borderline running right across the library's floor.
Martha Stewart Haskell and her son, Colonel Horace Stewart Haskell, both Canadians, built the building as a tribute(悼念) to Mrs Haskell's late husband, Carlos.2.. While the library’s official entrance is on the US side of the building, most of the books are on the Canadian side.3.. The Opera House is similarly split, with most of its seats in the US and its stage in Canada. As Atlas Obscura reported, it is often said that the Haskell is the only library in the US with no books, and the only opera house in the country with no stage. Passports and other forms of identification aren’t required to cross from country to country in the library, though the Haskell's website notes that the border inside the building“ is real and it is enforced”. 4.. If they don't, they risk possible detention and fines. Even beyond the building's unique position,library director Nancy Rumery told CTV News that Haskell staffers-Canadian and American alike-consider the institution to be like any other library in the world “We’re just trying to be the best library we can.5..” she said. “These are all our neighbors and we do our very best to help them on their life-long learning journey. ” A.The Haskell is full of mysterious places. B.The Haskell is divided between the two countries. C.Visitors have access to a variety of cultural resources. D.Visitors are expected to their side of the border after a visit. E.It’s undoubtedly one of America's most unique tourist attractions. F.Our community is made up of people from two different countries G.The family hoped that citizens would use it as a “center for learning and cultural enrichment”
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We runners know how precious our running friends are. Even when the sweat and the body pain make them feel like turning us down, they _______do. One of my oldest friends is a_______, like me. We live on opposite sides of the country and on_______career paths, so we don’t often see each other. On a recent summer afternoon, my friend Sarah_______her last-minute visit to our shared hometown with a running invitation for the following_______. She was only in town for a few days and was _______with her projects for medical school. _______, running provided us with an excuse to catch up and exercise _______ we ran along the beach that was once our high school cross-country teams meeting place for _______. We discussed work and family that had________since our last meeting as we ran the miles down. We didn’t break any of our high school racing records that morning---that wasn’t the ________. While other friendships ________ a coffeehouse or bar for a catch-up session, Sarah and I can run in any________. Once being friends and teammates in school as________, we are now simply friends, ________each other to finish the last part of a hill as we ________advice on the larger struggles that we face in life. While I________the lasting power of some of my other friendships, I never worry about this one. We each know what running means to the other person and the________ importance it holds for each of us. Running is the ________we can always feel good about, the high school tradition we dragged into our adult lives that never makes us ________. For me, running has always been a way to make and keep friendships. 1.A.always B.certainly C.rarely D.probably 2.A.runner B.teacher C.painter D.musician 3.A.correct B.typical C.successful D.different 4.A.finished B.announced C.admitted D.postponed 5.A.morning B.month C.evening D.weekend 6.A.busy B.committed C.pleased D.impressed 7.A.Moreover B.Otherwise C.However D.Therefore 8.A.if B.as C.unless D.before 9.A.remark B.lunch C.speech D.practice 10.A.started B.changed C.suffered D.survived 11.A.end B.talk C.point D.way 12.A.accept B.develop C.support D.require 13.A.place B.game C.direction D.weather 14.A.adults B.guests C.visitors D.teenagers 15.A.reminding B.encouraging C.fighting D.believing 16.A.offer B.write C.buy D.ignore 17.A.admit B.notice C.doubt D.challenge 18.A.clinical B.physical C.cultural D.economic 19.A.test B.race C.power D.habit 20.A.shocked B.puzzled C.disappointed D.comfortable
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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当 “The goal is that every 300 metres if you open a window, you 1.(see) green,” says Chen Lan, an expert in urban design and planning at Sichuan University. With its mild weather, teahouses, quiet leafy streets and 2.(international) known food, Chengdu in south-west China have been known as one of the country’s 3.(good) cities to live in. Over the last two decades it has experienced a burst of rapid 4.(grow), driven by Beijing’s “Go West” policy. In 1998 the city was home to 4.2 million people. People 5.(come) from other parts of the province since then, and that figure is now 8.8 million. To deal with that growth, Chengdu city planners are focused 6. environmental protection. Rather than 7.(build) parks in a city, the idea is to build a city within a park. By 2050, Chengdu will be home to 8. local officials say will be the world’s largest network of paths for people to walk or bike. The goal of these projects is 9.(help) Chengdu compete with major Chinese cities like Beijing or Shanghai while protecting 10. from the kind of urbanization and development that has robbed some Chinese cities of their character.
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根据句意及首字母或中文提示写出单词的完全形式。 1.We both started shouting at each other and it turned into a h______ argument. 2.Friendships between girls are usually a_______ in shared feelings and supports, but friendship between boys are different. 3.Compared with his sister, Jerry is even more ______（敏感的） to, and more easily troubled by, emotional and relationship problems. 4.You must be _______(谨慎的) when using this product, since incorrect use can have a negative effect. 5.Undoubtedly, the more petrol and electricity we c________, the more carbon we are letting off. 6.We can plant a tree because it a_______ the carbon dioxide in the air to produce oxygen. 7.She said that someone must have been s_______ on us in the washroom. Otherwise, my classmates wouldn’t have known my grades. 8.The efforts of the Chinese government and people to protect the Yangtze River will be a________ for years to come. 9.The Pudong International Airport has strengthened its _______(安全) check measures to control the spread of COVID-19. 10.It is not good news for the wide _______(一系列，各种各样的) of fish and wildlife that live in or along the river.
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假定你是李华，现在是华南师范大学(South China Normal University)大一新生，你高三时在王老师的帮助下，英语进步很大，在感恩节来临之际，给王老师写一封感谢信。 要点如下: 1. 因为王老师的辅导和鼓励，英语由差变好； 2. 老师在学习和生活上对你的帮助； 3. 表达感激之情及祝愿。 注意：1.词数100左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3.开头语和结束语已为你写好。 Dear Mr. Wang, I’m writing to tell you a piece of good news and express my thanks for helping me improve my English. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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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。 I was on a tour of Italy with my friends. Our car pulled to a stop at the beach. I got out, carrying my guitar and saw the blue Adriatic Sea. Waves smashed(撞击) against large rocks that formed a jetty(防波堤). People said this beach was known for its fierce undertow(回流). I trembled. Nothing frightened me as much as water. I’d always loved water and been a good swimmer until last summer, when I'd decided to climb up to the highest diving board at a city pool. I'd jumped into the water. The next thing I knew was my brother was pulling me out of the pool. From then on, I stayed away from the water. “Kevin, are you coming? " My friend Brad called. “Yeah,” I said. "Just enjoying the view.” From dry land, I added silently. Just then I heard shouting. People were running into the sea. I saw something moving up and down amid the waves. There was a little boy out there! The rescuers were fighting against the tide(潮水). They’d never get to him in time. They might not get to him at all with the undertow. I looked back at the boy. His head popped up, then a wave crashed over him and he disappeared for a moment. I had to do something. The jetty! The boy was close to it. From there maybe I could help. I raced down the beach, out onto the jetty, and it hit me: Water! My hands got sweaty and I felt sick to my stomach. I stopped short. The people in the water weren't making any headway against the waves. I was the only one who saw that going out onto the jetty was the fastest way to reach the drowning boy. Though I was as terrified as he, I tried to remember the life guard training I’d had as a teenager. Sucking in(吸气) a deep breath, I threw myself into the water. As soon as I went under it, I felt like I was back in that city pool, breathless, struggling. Focus, I shouted in my head. Where is he？ 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: Then I saw it---a thin arm waving weakly a few yards away. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: Brad jumped into the water _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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