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Lost in Hong Kong directed by Xu Zheng is ______ interesting film. Most people like it.
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深圳机动车数量进入300万时代，密度全国第一。针对交通拥堵的现状，深圳市交委于2015年发布了汽车限购令，并进行一些限行规定。此外政府积极的发展公共交通（public transportation）。深圳地铁现已开通5条线路，另有11 条线路在规划中。请你结合实际谈谈地铁给我们的生活、交通和环境带了怎样的变化，你对地铁又有怎样的期待？请你以此为话题，写一篇英语短文。
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Who designed the first helicopter(直升飞机)? Who 1. (draw) one of the most famous pictures in the world? Who knew more about the human body than most 2. (doctor) did? There is an answer 3. all these questions --- Leonardo de Vinci.
Leonardo lived in Italy around the year 1500, but many of his 4. (invent) seem modern to us today. For example, one of his notebooks has drawings of a helicopter. Of course, he couldn’t build 5. helicopter with the things he had. But scientists say his idea would have worked. That’s why he was considered 6. (be) a genius that has ever been known.
But Leonardo wasn’t just an inventor. He was one of the 7. (great) artists of his day. When he was only twenty years old, he 8. (call) a master painter, and as he got older he became even more famous. Sometimes he drew a hand in ten different ways 9. he was ready to paint. Many of Leonardo’s wonderful paintings are still with us today. You may know one of his most famous works--- the 10. (smile) woman known as the Mona Lisa.
Sometimes we wish that we could have more time. The good news is that this year will be longer than the previous! Although don’t get excited just yet, because if you blink (眨眼), you may just miss it. That’s because 2015 will be one second longer than 2014 －also known as a leap second (闰秒). And surprisingly, they are pretty common. But why do we need them?
Over the centuries, Earth has been slowing down. This means that we must keep changing our clocks to keep in step with Earth’s time. We’ve all heard of leap years. Our calendars hold 365 days in a year. Yet Earth takes slightly longer to orbit the sun. So we save this time and every 4 years we have an extra day in February.
As for the leap seconds, the International Earth Rotation Service (IERS) manages the global time, known as the atomic time(原子钟时间). This is the timekeeping that’s used for every single country.
To keep up with Earth’s time, they add a second every now and then. They’ve been doing this since 1972. And this year will be the 26th second they’ve added!
It’ll be added just before 8:00 a.m. on July 1 Beijing time. So you will see 7:59:60 on July 1.
Although adding a second sounds harmless, it can have negative effects. In 2012 when a leap second was added, it caused problems for companies like social networking sites Reddit and LinkedIn. As they weren’t prepared for the change, it caused their computers to record errors.
1.Why does a leap second have to be added in some years?
A. Because this year is shorter than the previous one. B. Because we need to have more time.
C. Because the Earth is slowing down. D. Because it can help make a leap year.
2.In a leap year, there is an extra day in_____.
A. January B. February C. March D. December
3.In order to keep up with Earth’s time, how many seconds have been added until last year?
A. 43 B. 42 C. 26 D. 25
4.What’s the negative effect of adding a leap second?
A. It makes the day longer than the previous one. B. It causes some recording errors for companies.
C. It makes people stay up late. D. It does harm to people’s health.
How do students spend their spare time after finishing their homework? Watch TV, play computer games, or go outside to relax? Here’s a good example.
Tim and Kerry Meek are both teachers. They live in the UK with their two daughters, 11-year-old Amy and 9-year-old Ella. Recently, the Meek family has become the focus of the UK after they completed 100 different outdoor activities in one year.
Tim and Kerry didn’t want their children to spend all their free time in front of the TV and become “couch tomatoes”. So about one year ago, the Meeks decided that watching TV and playing computer games were not permitted. Instead, they set 100 tasks for the two girls to do outside. Although Mr and Mrs Meek are not outdoor activity fans, they took part in all the activities to encourage their daughters.
Every holiday and weekend, whether it’s sunny, rainy or snowy, the Meeks would set off to try the activities on their list, including hiking, sailing, climbing and skiing. The two little girls not only had a wonderful time, but also learned a lot of skills from the activities. They were even able to stand up in front of their school to give a talk for charity. “Our friends spend a lot of their free time doing things which are harmful to their health. Luckily, we’ve had the chance to experience something different.” Amy and Ella also helped their parents to draw up a new list of challenges for the next 12 months.
1.Why did the Meeks become the focus of attention in the UK?
A. Because Mr and Mrs Meek took part in the activities to encourage their daughters.
B. Because the children are good examples of finishing their homework.
C. Because watching TV and playing computer games were not permitted at their home.
D. Because they completed 100 different outdoor activities in one year.
2.What’s the meaning of “couch tomatoes” in paragraph three?
A. The people who like outdoor activities.
B. The people who like indoor activities.
C. The people who sit in sofas and watch TV in all their free time.
D. The people who take part in many activities in all their free time.
3.Which of the sentence is wrong?
A. The Meeks would set off to try the activities every weekend.
B. The two little girl were tired of all the activities.
C. The two little girl learned a lot of skills from the activities.
D. The activities are good to Amy and Ella’s health.
4.What can we know from the end of the article?
A. The family will stop doing the activities next year.
B. Amy and Ella will continue to do the activities on this years’ list.
C. The Meeks drew up a new list of challenges together.
D. The parents have the final say to the list of activities.
