Qomolangma is the world’s highest mountain. （A）You may have learned from your textbooks that its height is 8,844 meters. But not all sides are in agreement on this. Different researchers have given different results. In addition, the height of the mountain can change over time.
That’s why a 30-member Chinese survey team set out to reach the peak of Qomolangma to re-measure its height on May 6.（B）They are equipped (配备) with the latest technology, including a global navigation satellite system receiver and a radar (雷达).
It is not an easy task. The average air temperature on the mountain is -29 C – four degrees lower than in Antarctica – and powerful winds blow all the time. In such bad conditions, surveying drones (无人机) cannot work at the peak of the mountain. That’s why it’s still necessary to send human experts to the peak to get reliable (可靠的) results.
But does a difference of a few meters really matter when it comes to a high mountain?
In fact, measuring the height of Qomolangma is about more than just getting one exact number. Mount Qomolangma is at the point where the Eurasian plate (板块) meets the Indian plate.（C） It formed 38 million years ago as the two plates hit each other. Changes in the peak’s height can show whether the two plates are heading toward or away from each other. This can help us understand the movement of Earth’s crust (地壳).
The survey team will also get firsthand information about environmental conditions at the top of the mountain. This will help us understand how climate change has affected the Tibet-Qinghai Plateau.
1.把文中(A)处划线句子翻译成汉语。
2.把文中(C)处划线句子翻译成汉语。
3.写出（B）处划线单词指代的内容。
4.写出文中提到的两个板块。
5.简要概况本文大意。
The two sessions in Beijing are the talk of the town in China now. The annual session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC, 中国人民政治协商会议) started on May 21. 1.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some arrangements (安排) for this year’s two sessions have been changed. Online communication is being fully utilized (运用) to ensure (确保) public health, as well as smooth communication for the meetings.
For example, the CPPCC National Committee’s new online platform has been used to seek (征集) opinions and suggestions from netizens since May 8. 2.China Daily reported.
Each year, the heads of various State Council departments sit in on meetings during the two sessions to hear different views on the government’s work. 3.The departments have been asked to provide feedback (反馈) regarding (关于) suggestions about their work. Compared to last year, the number of reporters at the two sessions has been cut.4. Some press conferences (新闻发布会) and interviews with ministers (部长) will be carried out online, Global Times noted.
5.The news center will provide services to Chinese and foreign journalists, Zhang Yesui, chairman of the NPC Foreign Affairs Committee, told Xinhua.
A.Journalists who are overseas will not be invited to Beijing.
B.The annual session of the National People’s Congress (NPC, 全国人民代表大会) started on May 22.
C.This helped CPPCC members learn more about public opinions before they gathered in Beijing,
D.Information in Chinese and other languages will be posted on the two sessions news center website.
E.But this year, the officials will attend the meetings through video conferences and phone calls.
When I was a little girl, my father loved to play catch (抛接球游戏) with me. I wasn’t very _______ , but he would encourage me. He was _______ telling me “keep your eye on the ball” as I would not be able to _______ even the easiest of throws.
As I got older, we didn’t play catch as much. If I had a problem, I would go to my father to ask for his _______ . He would try to joke with me and say “keep your eye on the ball”. We would both _______ because usually that advice did not apply to (适用于) the problem, but he would _______ to make me smile.
My father became ill in 1995 when I was 23. As he suffered from a stroke (中风), he could not _______ . There weren’t any more conversations. He could only mouth words, which were sometimes hard to understand. After a while, I seemed to be pretty good at _______ his lips (嘴唇), even better than the nurses who were _______ him.
During our last conversation, I was telling him about a problem I was having with my work. Once again, I could read his lips: “Keep your eye on the ball.” We both smiled.
That was the ________ time I saw my father before he passed away. Since then, “keep your eye on the ball” has become a way for me to get rid of stress.
1.A.bad B.good C.happy D.interested
2.A.always B.never C.hardly D.rarely
3.A.touch B.catch C.break D.see
4.A.money B.information C.advice D.dream
5.A.cry B.wave C.laugh D.hit
6.A.try B.refuse C.forget D.avoid
7.A.see B.hear C.eat D.speak
8.A.reading B.finding C.checking D.wiping
9.A.looking at B.playing with C.caring for D.hearing from
10.A.nearest B.first C.hardest D.last
—Would you mind lending me your dictionary?I left mine at home.
—_____________.
A.Yes, Here you are. B.You are welcome
C.No, you can’t D.No, not at all
—Jack,could you wash the car for me?
—Sorry,I_____.I am busy preparing for the test.
A.could B.couldn’t C.can D.can’t
—What do you think of the TV programme called Readers?
—Wonderful! It is the best programme ____I have ever watched.
A.when B.which C.that D.what
