More than 2000 years ago, the brave and hardworking people of Eurasia explored and opened up several routes of trade and 1.(culture) exchanges that linked the major civilizations of Asia, Europe and Africa, collectively2.(call) the Silk Road by later generations. For thousands of years, the Silk Road spirit—“peace and cooperation, openness and inclusiveness(包容性), mutual(相互的) learning and mutual benefit”—3.(pass) from generation to generation. In the 21st century, a new period marked by4.theme of peace, development, cooperation and mutual benefit. It is more important5.us to carry on the Silk Road Spirit in face of the weak6.(recover) of the global economy, and complex international situations.
When Chinese President Xi Jinping7.(visit) Central Asia in September 2013, he raised the idea of 8.(build) the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road,9.have attracted close attention from all over the world. The Belt and Road Initiative is a systematic project, whose goal is10.(meet) the interests of all, and efforts should be made to combine the development strategies of the countries along the Belt and Road.
I was in the sixth grade and has just moved to California from Alaska when I met Ms. Linda Jones. Most of my teachers seemed to_______me; I was one more student among hundreds. Ms. Jones, however, took a _______interest. “You can write,” she said, explaining that she wanted to move me into the honors English class. So did I.
A decade later, when my first novel was_______, I went back to Ms. Jones’s classroom, handing her a copy of my book. “And I_______this for you.” Ms. Jones began to cry_______. She’d been considering early_______, she said, _______she felt she wasn’t having enough of an effect_________her students. I didn’t know how to make Ms. Jones understand what she’d done for me: _______her, I fell in love with Shakespeare. I learned how to compose an essay. It was her ________in me that gave me the confidence to become a writer. I__________her.
Fifteen years later, when I heard that she was ________ready to retire, I attended her________party. All Ms. Jones needed to do was say a few words thanking her colleagues for coming. ________, she stood up and made an exciting ________that began like this: “For those of you complaining that________have changed, and that it’s harder to teach these days. You’re getting ________and lazy. These kids haven’t changed. You have! Do not________these kids!”
When she finished her talk, everyone________hands! I went up to Ms. Jones and thanked her for changing my life all those years ago. I__________that night that I was still, and would forever be, her student.
1.A. ignore B. discover C. admire D. hate
2.A. typical B. practical C. special D. complicated
3.A. sold B. finished C. tested D. published
4.A. bought B. did C. wrote D. drew
5.A. madly B. bitterly C. shyly D. happily
6.A. choice B. retirement C. behavior D. change
7.A. though B. but C. unless D. because
8.A. on B. for C. about D. off
9.A. Regardless of B. According to C. Thanks to D. In terms of
10.A. belief B. idea C. motto D. talent
11.A. believed B. owed C. helped D. congratulated
12.A. gradually B. frequently C. constantly D. finally
13.A. going-up B. bringing-in C. going-away D. get-together
14.A. Still B. Instead C. Moreover D. Therefore
15.A. notice B. appointment C. decision D. speech
16.A. teachers B. kids C. writers D. schools
17.A. old B. proud C. smart D. greedy
18.A. let down B. play jokes on C. give up to D. put pressure on
19.A. clapped B. waved C. raised D. shook
20.A. heard B. hoped C. proved D. realized
We face problems in our everyday life.1.Don’t worry. As long as you are breathing, you can solve problems.
Be aware of problem.
First of all, it is important to know and understand the problem clearly.2.Following questions like why, what, how, when, where and who will take you to the root cause of the problem.
Analyze the problem.
Analyzing the problem will give you time to think of a proper solution.3.They can be diagrams, flowcharts or a lists, etc.
Plan a strategy.
Planning a strategy will help you waste less energy and time in attempting all the solutions. This step includes knowing the pros and cons of applying a solution. In this way, you can abandon the strategy that you don’t find worthy to apply.
4.
Leave out the information that is not required for the solving of the problem. You need to be accurate with the details. Keeping the unrelated information can sometimes complicate the simple problem as we tend to overlook the important information.
Carry out the solution
Putting the solution into effect in a correct way to get the result expected is important while solving a problem. You need to be creative while actualizing a solution just in case some other problem arises while applying the solution. 5.
A. Delete irrelevant information
B. You can use various tools to study the problem
C. Use yes or no questions to get better information
D. Knowing the problem means solving half the problem itself
E. They can be social problems, relationship problems, or problems at work.
F. Spend 10% of the time analyzing the problem and 90% on the solution, not the opposite.
G. Being ready with alternatives is also important in case a solution works only half way.
Here’s the situation. You’re sitting at the table listening to the conversation when your cellphone rings. There is something very important that wants your attention. Maybe your phone buzzed for an email, text message, Facebook post or tweet. You don’t know unless you check your phone. You may be feeling a strong case of FOMO: Fear of Missing Out.
You may think that a quick check of your phone isn’t rude. Your companions probably disagree. A recent study of cellphone use found that most US adults think checking your phone is rude in social situations.
The study found that only 5 percent of Americans felt that checking your cellphone during a meeting is acceptable. Only 12 percent support checking your cellphone during a family dinner.
The study said, “Americans think that when people focus on their phones instead of their companions, it hurts the group in which they are taking part.”
People can be offended when they feel ignored. They also don’t like others who talk too loudly or share private information in public when using their phones.
About three-fourths of US adults view using cellphones in public as acceptable when using public transportation, waiting in line, and walking down the street. But most US adults disapprove of cellphone use at the dinner table, in movie theater, meetings, and places of worship.
People might use their cellphones in social situations because they see others doing it: 86 percent of people surveyed said that someone else used a phone at the most recent social event they attended. People may use their phones at social events to share something from the event. That might be a photo, information, or to free from the group.
1.The writer starts the passage by ________.
A. listing the uses of cellphones
B. imagining a scene in life
C. discussing the bad influence of cellphones
D. talking about a chat on cellphones
2.If you use your cellphones in social situates, others will feel that they aren’t ________.
A. interested in taking B. friendly enough
C. valued by you at all D. sharing useful information
3.Where do most Americans accept the cellphones use?
A. Seeing a movie in the cinema.
B. Attending a meeting.
C. Having a dinner with families.
D. Riding in the public vehicles.
4.What might be the most suitable title for the passage?
A. Is it Rude to Use Cellphones Among Friends?
B. Putting Aside Your Cellphones for Your Friends
C. Keeping in Touch with Your Friends with Cellphones
D. Avoid Borrowing a Cellphone from Your Friends
The Alice Ferguson Foundation is a non-profit group that works to improve the environment by building relationships between people and nature. The foundation is based in the state of Maryland. It was created more than 50 years ago. It teaches people ways to protect the environment.
At the end of the year, it designs events to help children celebrate Christmas without increasing the amount of waste they create. Hanna Seligmann works for the foundation. “So let’s figure out what is in our bag of trash.” She shows adults and children how to reduce waste during the holiday gift-giving season. “You can sort it as a cardboard item or you can sort it as a plastic item.” “We encourage using things that are already in your house like newspaper, old magazines, using a gift within a gift.” Urging people to recycle is important in the Washington, D.C., area, because Potomac River, one of the most famous rivers in the country lies there.
“Over time we realized that really just doing trash cleanups was the symptom of the problem, not getting to the root cause. And so it was just a little over a decade ago that we started the initiative (倡议) itself.” says Seligman.
The Trash Free Potomac Watershed Initiative is an effort by the Alice Ferguson Foundation to support clean agricultural methods. It includes educational programs teaching children about the kinds of pollution that can enter the watershed.
One activity is called the Trash Timeline Game. It teaches children that the things they throw away do not decompose, at the same rate. For example, paper dissolves in about four weeks. An apple core may take two months to rot. A metal can take up to 100 years.
1.The Alice Ferguson Foundation ________.
A. devotes itself to keeping citizens engaged in going green
B. deals with relationship between people
C. teaches people how to form groups
D. concerns itself about children’s holidays
2.At the end of the year, the Alice Ferguson Foundation is busy ________.
A. buying plastic items
B. celebrating Christmas
C. figuring out how much waste was produced
D. educating people to reduce less waste while enjoying Christmas
3.How to get to the root cause of environmental protection, according to Seligman?
A. Environmental education. B. Doing trash cleanups.
C. Saving water. D. Celebrating holidays less.
4.What does the underlined word in the last paragraph mean?
A. Give off. B. Break down. C. Come out. D. Pack up.
As I walked into the drugstore to pick up a roll of toilet paper and cat food the week of Halloween, I found myself being stared down by an oversized Rudolph doll. His eye expression aroused a swell of anxiety within me. This is not because I have an irrational fear of dolls. The red nose is a mocking reminder that for those of us who are members of dysfunctional(功能失调的) families, the most wonderful and challenging time of year is upon us. The issue isn’t that the holiday season brings a new, once-a-year, unpleasant feeling. Rather, this time of year enlarges the most complicated, sensitive area of my life: family.
Over the past several months, certain situations have left me emotionally raw when dealing with the subject of family, particularly my mom. The holiday season has never agreed well with her, physically or emotionally. Her first heart attack took place two weeks before Christmas when I was in the seventh grade. The song “Jingle Bell Rock” instantly took me back to driving to the hospital to visit her after her emergency heart operation. When I was at grade 2 at high school, we found ourselves awkwardly putting turkey into our mouths after my mom had come from a week-long stay in the hospital to recover from heart attack and a stroke. A girl of 15, due to the gift of having my mom alive and home to celebrate, my heart was contradictory that Thanksgiving.
1.The author went to the drugstore to ________.
A. buy some medicine B. buy a doll
C. buy some necessities D. see her family members
2.By saying the holiday season has never agreed with her, the author wanted to show ________.
A. her mother was not comfortable on holidays
B. her mother didn’t like holidays
C. her mother didn’t agree with her holiday plan
D. her mother often disagreed with her
3.What can be inferred about the author’s family?
A. Her family may be badly off.
B. Holidays may be hard times for them.
C. her mother was a strong-willed woman.
D. Her parents were not concerned about her.
