My arrival was timed perfectly; it was the second weekend of November, when the world largest wine auction ________.
A. held B. was being held C. was held D. was to hold
When McKie brings friends or volunteers to the area where she works, most of ________ spend the first day sobbing.
A. them B. whom C. that D. which
_______ in the 1800s and first mass-produced in Germany, the harmonica(口琴) was designed to play simple folk tunes.
A. Being invented B. Inventing C. Invented D. Having invented
The passage below “Let’s Live a Low-carbon Life(让我们低碳生活)”is about what is low-carbon living， why we should live a low-carbon life and how we can live a low-carbon life. Part of the article is written. Please finish the rest of it in over 120 words.
Let’s Live a Low-carbon Life
Low-carbon everyday living means that men and women really should try their best to cut down resource consumption (资源消耗) to decrease discharge (排放) of carbon dioxide in order to lessen pollution to atmosphere and relieve deterioration (恶化) of eco-environment.
Tsai Chin-chung is one of Taiwan’s most famous cartoonists， and his cartoons are enjoyed by people in many different countries in Asia. His books of cartoons have now become best sellers in Singapore， Malaysia， and even Japan.
As soon as he could hold a pencil or a brush， Tsai Chin-chung lived only for drawing. Every day he practised drawing people and things around him as well as characters and scenes from his favorite stories.
When he was only 15 years old， he left home to work for a publisher in Taibei. At first he was only 15 years old and he worked hard to draw pictures for books. So two years later he decided to leave his job as an artist who draws pictures for books and to work on drawing cartoon series. He made up his mind to succeed as a cartoonist even if it meant “living on instant noodles” in order to make himself famous.
Now nearly 50 years old， Tsai Chin-chung has achieved something unusual for a modern cartoonist. He has become extraordinarily successful at changing Chinese literature and philosophy into humorous comic stories. In this way， he had made the Chinese classics known to thousands of people.
In recognition of his great achievement， several years ago Tsai Chin-chung was given a prize as one of the 10 Outstanding Young People of Taiwan. Since then， he has won many prizes and his cartoons have become popular in countries and areas throughout Asia， America and Europe. So far， he has published more than 20 comic books. Ten of these are about ancient Chinese philosophers， and the remainder are based on Chinese historical and literary classics.
Many of Tsai Chin-chung’s books of cartoons and comics have now been published in English in countries and areas like Singapore. His books have also been translated into several other languages， including Japanese， Korean and Thai. Even publishers in countries like France and Indonesia have recently signed agreements for permission to publish his cartoon series.
1. What job did Tsai Chin-chung do when he was fifteen years old？(No more than 5 words) (2 marks)
2. What does “living on instant noodles” mean in this passage？ (No more than 4 words) (3 marks)
3. How does he make the Chinese classics known to thousands of people？ (No more than 10 words) (2 marks)
4.. Why was Tsai Chin-chung nominated one of the ten outstanding young people of Taiwan？ (No more than 5 words) (3 marks)
At a primary school Manning， Carolina， second-grade teacher David Chadwell believed that segregating(隔离) elementary-age boys and girls produces immediate academic improvement—in both genders. “Although this is a tendency， we can teach boys and girls based on what we now know.”
“They see differently. Literally，” he begins. Male and female eyes are not organized in the same way， he explains. The composition of the male eye makes it attuned(协调) to motion and direction. “Boys interpret the world as objects moving through space，” he says. “The teacher should move around the room constantly and be that object.”
The male eye is also drawn to cooler colors like silver， blue， black， grey， and brown. It’s no accident boys tend to create pictures of moving objects like spaceships， cars， and trucks in dark colors instead of drawing the happy colorful family， like girls in their class.
The female eye， on the other hand， is drawn to textures and colors. It’s also oriented toward warmer colors—reds， yellows， oranges—and visuals with more details， like faces. To engage girls， Chadwell says， the teacher doesn’t need to move as much， if at all. Girls work well in circles， facing each other. Using descriptive phrases and lots of color in overhead presentations or on the chalkboard gets their attention.
Boys and girls also hear differently. “When someone speaks in a loud tone， girls interpret it as yelling，” Chadwell says. “They think you’re mad and can shut down.” Girls have a more finely tuned aural structure； they can hear higher frequencies than boys and are more sensitive to sounds. He advises girls’ teachers to watch the tone of their voices. Boys’ teachers should sound matter of fact， even excited.
A boy’s autonomic nervous system causes them to be more alert when they’re standing， moving， and the room temperature is around 69 degrees. Stress in boys， he says， tends to increase blood flow to their brains， a process that helps them stay focused. This won’t work for girls， who are more focused seated in a warmer room around 75 degrees. Girls also respond to stress differently. When they are exposed to threat and confrontation， blood goes to their guts(内脏)， leaving them feeling nervous or anxious.
“Boys will rise to a risk and tend to overestimate their abilities，” he says. “Teachers can help them by getting them to be more realistic about results. Girls at this age shy away from risk， which is exactly why lots of girls’ programs began in the private sector. Teachers can help them learn to take risks in an atmosphere where they feel confident about doing so.”
Title： Primary students learn 1.
David’s belief ,Once we segregate elementary-age students， they will have the tendency to learn2. . Differences between boys and girls, Sight ,Boys’ eyes are sensitive to 3.. and are drawn to cooler colors.
It is textures and 4. of objects that attract girls. Hearing ,Comparatively speaking， girls can hear 5. and are more sensitive to sounds. They would interpret a loud tone as 6. .Nervous system, Stress in boys tends to increase blood flow to their7. ， which helps them keep 8. . Boys often overestimate their abilities and are brave in face of the risk.
When girls are exposed to 9. ， blood goes to their guts， leaving them feeling10. . Girls at this age in many cases will shyly avoid dealing with risk. SECTION B (10 marks)
