The Sydney Opera House has a very interesting history. 1. all started in the 1940s, when the Sydney Symphony Orchestra had nowhere to play. The orchestra’s conductor, Eugene Goossens, asked the Australian government to think about building a place and the government 2. (final) agreed to build an opera house in 1954.
The government held an 3. (nation) competition to find a design for the opera house. Many of the 233 designers from around the world 4. entered the competition were famous, but the design of an unknown Danish architect 5. (name) Jorn Utzom was chosen as the 6. (win).
While drawing up the plans, Utzon remembered the temples he 7. (see) in Mexico before and used them as his inspiration for the base 8. the opera house in Sydney The building of the opera house began in 1958, but Utzon had still not finished his plans He did not like his first plan as the concrete roof shells did not work. His new idea was 9. (make) the shell shapes on the roof into the shape of a ball. That way, the same ball mould (模型) could be used for several roof 10. (part). In 1962, the government agreed to the new ball roof idea. The building was completed and in November 1973, the Sydney Opera Hope was opened by Queen Elizabeth II.
A 17-year-old girl found living in a Georgia home after being missing for more than a year is now safe at her North Carolina home with her family. But her mother told local TV station WOSC that her daughter is not the same. “There are __ in my daughter,” Shaunna Burns said. “She is not the same person that __ and that is the hardest part of this. ”
Hailey was __ missing on May 23, 2016, who was 14 years old, after she walked out of her home __ telling anyone where she was going, WOSC reports. After Hailey went __, her family said she had run away with a man she met online. "He __ her to listen to him and not to follow our __ and then my daughter wasn’t communicating with me,” her father told WBTV.
On June 24，Hailey’s parents were __ that their daughter was in Duluth, Georgia. Hours later, she was __ by federal agents and taken to a local __ before being returned to her __ , according to FBI officials.
Michael Ren Wysolovski, 31, was arrested at the __. He supposedly shared the __ with Hailey, who appeared to be physically __ except for weight loss, according to the FBI. Wysolovski has been __ with false imprisonment and __ to children.
On Monday, Hailey’s father shared the family’s __ on social media. “I woke up to-day crying and being __ for the miracle that has happened in our live,” Anthony Burns wrote on Facebook. “We never __ .She is happy to be home. We can now __ again."
1.A. stories B. changes C. difficulties D. wonders
2.A. left B. worked C. rose D. remembered
3.A. witnessed B. found C. doubted D. denied
4.A. after B. since C. besides D. without
5.A. wrong B. impatient C. missing D. impolite
6.A. forced B. led C. allowed D. advised
7.A. promises B. explanation C. directions D. introductions
8.A. warned B. informed C. suggested D. persuaded
9.A. betrayed B. tracked C. rescued D. seized
10.A. school B. company C. shelter D. hospital
11.A. team B. class C. family D. organization
12.A. show B. scene C. beginning D. moment
13.A. home B. dream C. experience D. adventure
14.A. unharmed B. unavailable C. uncompleted D. unacceptable
15.A. supplied B. awarded C. connected D. charged
16.A. murder B. cruelty C. kindness D. tolerance
17.A. sorrow B. prayer C. relief D. anger
18.A. surprised B. dissatisfied C. hopeful D. grateful
19.A. ran away B. woke up C. went away D. gave up
20.A. breathe B. fight C. climb D. behave
English teachers love William Shakespeare for all his wonderful 16th century dialogue and prose (散文）. 1. If you need or want to read a comedy or tragedy of Shakespeare's and don’t know how to begin, here are some tips to get you started
Keep a Shakespeare lexicon handy. A lexicon is a reference guide similar to a dictionary, except that it defines and explains word usage from different periods or regions.2.
Explore online study guides. Many sites offer free study guides to the works of William Shakespeare. 3. These websites will include a character analysis, plot timeline, major themes and chapter, as well as an explanation of unfamiliar terms.
4. Charles and Mary Lamb have written beautiful story versions that are very readable for all ages. If you read it as a story without the dialogue or unfamiliar dialect and language, you will get a feel for the plot and characters. You will understand the story better.
Watch a theater or movie version of the play. You can access some versions of the plays on United streaming. com as a teacher. As a student, look on the Internet movie database for a comprehensive list of productions. 5.
Shakespeare’s works are fun and wonderful! Make friends with the rhythm of this most engaging reading! Use this handy guide and soon you’ll be another Shakespeare in no time!
A. Try to add the correct emotion.
B. Listen to the way that the actors say the lines.
C. His works were written for actors in a theater.
D. English students hate him for the same reason.
E. It will translate terms from middle to modern English.
F. Read the story itself in children's version to get the main plot.
G. I regularly use Cliffnotes, Sparknotes and Pink Monkey for literary help.
Scientists think they have answered a mystery: How some ocean creatures got so huge so quickly.
A few million years ago, the largest whales, averaged about 15 feet long. Then seemingly overnight, one type of whale, the toothless baleen whale（须鲸类）became huge. Modern blue whales get as big as 100 feet. Nicholas Pyenson of the Smithsonian Natural History Museum said, “Why is that?” ”It happened in the glance of an evolutionary eye, which makes it harder to figure out what happened,” said Graham Slater, lead author of the study. Their study has suggested an answer: Ice ages in the last 3 to 5 million years started it, changing the oceans and food supply for whales.
The researchers used fossil records of the smaller whales to create a family tree for baleen whales which include blue whales, humpbacks and right whales. Using computer simulations（模拟）and knowledge about how evolution works, they concluded that when the size changes started, the poles got colder, ice expanded and the water circulation in the oceans changed and winds shifted, Slater and Pyenson said cold water went deep and moved closer to the equator(赤道）and then eventually moved back up with small fish and other small animals that whales eat.
Baleen whale, which have no teeth, feed by eating huge amounts of fish they capture. Toothed whales, like sperm whales (抹香鲸), hunt individual fish, so the ocean chants that made food less evenly spread out didn’t affect them as much. But baleen whales hunt schools of fish.
Olivier Lambert at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences calls it “a really convincing situation”. But he said the lack of fossils in certain time periods is an issue. As oceans warm from man-made climate change, the seas will be more like it was when the whales smaller and they will have a more difficult time surviving.
1.What does the author mean by “It happened in the glance of an evolutionary eye” in the second paragraph?
A. The change of baleen whales happened too quickly.
B. The change of baleen whales was too difficult to explore.
C. Researchers paid little attention to the change of baleen whales.
D. Researchers thought the change of baleen whales was unimportant.
2.What played the key role in baleen whales’ becoming huge?
A. Man-made climate change.
B. Its eating a huge amount of fish.
C. The water circulation in the oceans.
D. The increase of food supply for whales.
3.What do we know about sperm whales and blue whales according to the text?
A. Sperm whales eat more food.
B. Blue whaler live much longer.
C. Sperm whales prefer to hunt schools of fish.
D. Blue whales usually swallow schools of fish.
4.What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. There are no whale fossils now.
B. The whales may become even bigger.
C. Global warming has threatened the whales.
D. Olivier Lamber thinks the study is perfect.
A drug used to treat severe bleeding could save thousands of lives for mothers giving birth. A global trial of the drug found it reduced the risk of bleeding deaths during childbirth by nearly one-third. The study involved 20,000 women in 21 countries, mainly in Africa and Asia. The trial was carried out by London's School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The drug is called d tranexamic acid （氨甲环酸）. It is low-cost and researchers said it does not cause serious side effects for mothers or babies.
The drug is used to treat mothers for severe bleeding during childbirth, also known as postpartum hemorrhage (产后出血).It is the leading cause of mother’s death worldwide, according to the World Health Organization.
Haleema Shakur is the project director of the trial. She says despite medical advances in many countries, severe bleeding after childbirth remains a big problem in some parts of the world. “It's one of the biggest killers of mothers. In Africa and Asia. about 10 percent of women will end up with severe bleeding. " The drug works by stopping blood clots（血凝块） from breaking down after a mother gives birth. The treatment can prevent the need for doctors to perform surgery to find the source of bleeding.
Shakur said the best results were reported when the drug was given to women as soon as possible after childbirth, “The earlier you give it- so within the first three hours of giving birth—the better the effect is. ”
The next step will be to get the drug where it is needed provide training for doctors and nurses on how to use it. During the trial, women were given the drug in a hospital. But researchers are looking for easier ways to administer the drug so it can be more widely used in small clinics and rural areas.
1.Tranexamic acid is a drug that .
A. should be used for every mother
B. helps mothers before giving birth
C. ensures most new-born babies’ health
D. can help mothers giving birth stop bleeding
2.What is the reachers’next plan?
A. To know how much the drug is.
B. To get permission to use the drug.
C. To let more people know the drug.
D. To make medical staff know how to use the drug.
3.What can we learn from the text?
A. The more mothers use the drug, the better its effect is.
B. African and Asian countries made great progress in medicine.
C. There is a long way to go before the drug can be used more widely.
D. Postpartum hemorrhage is the leading cause of women’s death.
4.What may be the best title for the text?
A. Care for the Health of Mothers
B. How Can We Use Tranexamic Acid Well?
C. Childbirth Drug Greatly Reduces Bleeding Deaths
D. What's the Biggest Killer of Mothers?
We have some friends who seem as if they understand and appreciate you, but really they might not. A girl named Nevaeh was about to find a friend that she thought understood her, but she actually didn’t.
When Nevaeh was in kindergarten she didn’t have friends. Every time she wanted to make some they would just walk away. That happened until she went to the third grade when a girl named Brooke said hello to her.
Nevaeh, a shy girl, didn’t answer. Since Nevaeh had no friends to talk to, her mouth would close up. After knowing Nevaeh was shy and needed friends, Brooke wouldn’t leave Nevaeh’s side and always talked to her. Nevaeh started talking more and was less shy. Once Brooke took her to her friends. There were only three girls, Karla, Mariana, and Isela, but Nevaeh was fine with it. At least she had friends.
They got along very well and had a few things in common. When they were finally in middle school, Brooke and Nevaeh became best friends, but as they got older, they changed. When Nevaeh changed the way she looked and acted, Brooke didn’t like it. Brooke started to judge her, and make her wear stuff that she didn’t like. They had arguments about the way Nevaeh wanted to look, and how Brooke didn’t like what she wore.
Nevaeh wasn’t sure if she could really trust Brooke anymore. That was until she met Susan who understood Nevaeh and didn’t judge her by her looks, but had the same interests as Nevaeh. They liked to dress in the same kinds of things and had similar hobbies.
Nevaeh really liked Susan because she never judged her. When they were talking about their interests it was like they had known each other for a long time.
Nevaeh was still friends with the other girls, and was happy that she finally had someone that understood her and appreciated her.
1.What does the underlined word “she” in the first paragraph refer to?
A. Susan. B. Karla.
C. Brooke. D. Nevaeh.
2.Why did Nevaeh have no friends in kindergarten?
A. She didn’t want friends.
B. She wasn’t accepted by others.
C. She didn’t deserve to have friends.
D. She was stopped from making friends.
3.How did Nevaeh react to Brooke’s judgment on her?
A. She rejected it. B. She tolerated it.
C. She corrected it. D. She appreciated it.
4.What was Susan like according to the text?
A. Brave and helpful. B. Sincere and supportive.
C. Smart and humorous. D. Clever and hard-working.
