She’s rarely seen without an elegant handbag on her arm, but the question of what the Queen keeps inside it has long remained a mystery. Now a new book claims to cast light on the contents of the royal matriarch’s main possession.
What’s In The Queen’s Handbag: And Other Royal Secrets reveals that though the 81-year-old British monarch(君主) doesn’t carry cash, keys or passport—since she doesn’t own one—her bag is far from empty. Inside are a collection of little presents from her children, a make-up case, some family photos, and a camera sometimes. There’s also an s-shaped metal hook that she places on the dinner table’s edge to hang her bag from so that it doesn’t touch the floor.
Should you ever meet the Queen, it’s not what’s in her bag but what she does with it that should concern you. She uses her bags, of which she has about 200 made by London-based firm Launier, to send signals to her staff.
Before dining with Queen, a point is made to inform guests that dinner will end in about five minutes after she places her bag on the table top.
On walkabouts, she holds the bag to one side to show she intends to move on, at which point a lady-in-waiting joins the conversation, allowing her to slip away without causing offence.
When at a banquet, if the Queen’s bag is placed on the floor then it’s a sign that she’s not finding the conversation interesting, and wants nothing more than to escape. However, if the royal bag is dangling happily from the crook of her left arm, she is happy and relaxed.
1.What does the article tell us about the Queen’s handbag?
A. She seldom has it with her.
B. She always carries the same handbag.
C. It used to be thought empty.
D. Its contents are not the same as ours.
2.When is it necessary for the Queen to convey her intention with her bag?
A. When she is with guests. B. When she eats outside.
C. When she has her staff around. D. When she is tired of speaking.
3.The Queen gives no signal when she ________.
A. hangs her bag on the metal hook B. hangs her bag from her left arm
C. places her bag on the floor D. puts her bag on the table top
4.“What’s In The Queen’s Handbag: And Other Royal Secrets ” is italicized（用斜体写）because that’s ________.
A. he very title of the article
B. the name of a book
C. the main information given in the article
D. what the writer wants to stress
Regarded as one of the English language’s most gifted poets, John Keats wrote poetry that concentrated on imagery, human nature, and philosophy. Although Keats didn’t receive much formal literary education, his own studies and passion brought him much success. Additionally, his own life situation influenced his poetry greatly.
Growing up as a young boy in London in a lower middle-class family, the young John didn’t attend a private school, but went to a public one. His teachers and his family’s friends regarded him as an optimistic boy who favored playing and fighting much more than minding his studies. After his father’s death in the early 1800s, followed by his mother’s passing due to tuberculosis (肺结核), he began viewing life differently. He wanted to escape the world and did so by reading anything he could get his hands on.
At around the age of 16, the teenage John Keats began studying under a surgeon so that he too might become a doctor. However, his literary appetite had taken too much of his fancy, especially with his addiction to the poetry of Ehmund Spenser. He was able to have his first full poem published in the Examiner in 1816, entitledO Solitude!If I Must With Thee Dwell. Within two months in 1817, Keats had written an entire volume of poetry, but was sharply criticized by a magazine. However, the negative response didn’t stop his pursuit of rhythm.
John Keats’ next work was Endymion, which was published in May 1818. The story involves a shepherd who falls in love with the moon goddess and leads him on an adventure of one boy’s hope to overcome the limitations of being human. Following Engymion, however, he tried something more narrative-based and wrote Isabella. During this time, John Keats began seeing his limitations in poetry due to his own limit in life experiences. He would have to have the “knowledge” associated with his poems. His next work wasHyperionthat would attempt to combine all that he learned. However, a bout (发作) with tuberculosis while visiting Italy would keep him from his work and eventually take his life in 1821.
1.John Keats’ attitude towards life changed because of ________.
A. his early education from school
B. the deaths of his parents
C. Edmund Spenser’s poetry
D. the criticism of a magazine
2.What is the common thing between John Keats and his mother?
A. They read many books.
B. They had a bad childhood.
C. They died of the same disease.
D. They showed strong interest in poetry.
3.What do we know from the passage?
A. Keats received little education at school.
B. Keats once had a chance of becoming a doctor.
C. In 1816 Keats spent two months writing a poem.
D. Endymion was about a real love story.
4.While pursuing his dream of becoming a poet at first, John Keats was ________.
A. determined B. experienced C. knowledgeable D. impatient
Batteries can power anything from small sensors to large systems. While scientists are finding ways to make them smaller but even more powerful, problems can arise when these batteries are much larger and heavier than the devices themselves. University of Missouri(MU) researchers are developing a nuclear energy source that is smaller, lighter and more efficient.
“To provide enough power, we need certain methods with high energy density(密度)”, said Jae Kwon, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at MU. “The radioisotope(放射性同位素) battery can provide power density that is much higher than chemical batteries.”
Kwon and his research team have been working on building a small nuclear battery, presently the size and thickness of a penny, intended to power various micro / nanoelectromechanical systems (M/NEMS). Although nuclear batteries can cause concerns, Kwon said they are safe.
“People hear the word ‘nuclear’ and think of something very dangerous,” he said, “However, nuclear power sources have already been safely powering a variety of devices, such as pace-makers, space satellites and underwater systems.”
His new idea is not only in the battery’s size, but also in its semiconductor(半导体). Kwon’s battery uses a liquid semiconductor rather than a solid semiconductor.
“The key part of using a radioactive battery is that when you harvest the energy, part of the radiation energy can damage the lattice structure of the solid semiconductor,” Kwon said, “By using a liquid semiconductor, we believe we can minimize that problem.”
Together with J. David Robertson, chemistry professor and associate director of the MU Research Reactor, Kwon is working to build and test the battery. In the future, they hope to increase the battery’s power, shrink its size and try with various other materials. Kwon said that battery could be thinner than the thickness of human hair.
1.Which of the following is true of Jae Kwon?
A. He teaches chemistry at MU.
B. He is working on a nuclear energy source.
C. He developed a chemical battery.
D. He made a breakthrough in computer engineering.
2.Jae Kwon gave examples in Paragraph 4_________.
A. to introduce nuclear batteries can be safely used
B. to show chemical batteries are widely applied
C. to introduce various energy sources
D. to describe a nuclear-powered system
3.Liquid semiconductor is used to _________.
A. get rid of the radioactive waste
B. test the power of nuclear batteries.
C. reduce the damage to lattice structure.
D. decrease the size of nuclear batteries
假如你是清流一中学生李华,明年你校要举行90周年（the 90th Anniversary）学校庆祝(celebration)活动，请你代表(on behalf of)学校给福建师大外教Tony 写一封信,邀请他参加校庆和交流活动，要点提示如下：
1.时间:2018年9月10日早上9点开始;
2.地点:清流一中新校区足球场;
3.活动安排:潘校长讲话；师生表演（performance）；参观新学校；与师生交流等。
注意:
1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3.开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
Dear Tony,
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Yours,
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1.我一旦停下来，所有的一切都会涌上心头，我就会想起实验室的猩猩。
Once I stop, it all comes _______ _____ and I remember the chimps in laboratories.
2.我发现林巧稚把毕生都奉献给了病人。
I discovered that Lin Qiaozhi’s whole life had been __________ ______her patients.
3.袁隆平十分满意他的生活。
Yuan Longping is quite __________ __________his life.
4.这让空气、土壤、水以及农作物免受化学物质的污染。
This keeps the air, soil, water and crops _________ __________chemicals.
5.你刚刚谈到的那个人是我的英语老师。
The man whom you __________ _______ just now is my English teacher.
6.昨天，我们在街上遇见一个外国人。
we _________ ________ a foreigner in the street yesterday.
7.看不起穷人是不对的。
It is not right to _______ ________ on poor people.
8.靠无报酬的帮手挣得船费解释我现在的样子。
Earning my passage by working as an unpaid hand ________ ______my appearance now.
9.缺乏自信导致了他的失败。
A lack of confidence ___________ ______ his failure.
10.我宁愿待在家里读小说。
I _______ ________ stay at home reading my novel.
1.Always staying up late at night is h___________ to our health.
2.Dr Yuan Longping has s__________ for the past five decades to help farmers.
3.Everybody sits and waits in the s________ of the trees.
4.Macron（马克龙）was s_________ by most French in the election（选举）, becoming a young president.
5.The media (媒体) should r____________ famous people’s privacy (隐私).
6.Jane spent years _________ (观察)and recording their daily activities.
7.The program reminds me of many things from my own_____________ (童年).
8.He __________(因此)gives millions of yuan to equip others for research.
9.A healthy soil ___________(减少)disease and helps crops grow strong.
10.It is impolite to make bad _________ (评论) on a person’s appearance.
