My husband and I wanted desperately the instant transformation from typical consumers to eco-conscious people．We switched our light bulbs to CFL(compact fluorescent light)bulbs to conserve energy．We went about the house turning off lights and unplugging appliances that weren’t in use．But the rate of global warming exceeded our snail’s pace conversion to greenhood．So I pressed onward．
I decided to put veganism(素食主义)at the top of our agenda．Vegans refuse any animal flesh or commercial goods made from any animal byproducts such as milk or fats．All the family applauded this option except for my husband．Some kind of animal needed to sacrifice its dear life for his meal or it wash’t dinner．I cooked up a storm，struggling to prepare nutritious meals dominated by not-so-obvious vegan dishes like bean burritos and high-fiber vegetable stir-fry．It took a few days before he realized that he hadn’t been eating any meat．
“I feel like eating beef．”he announced．So that night，I took full advantage of a zucchini (一种南瓜)，cut it into chunky(粗大的)pieces and cooked them．Then I covered them with spices．My beef-starved husband had some and a curious look crossed his face．
“Where’s the beef?”
“Living peacefully somewhere on an open plain where it belongs．”
“I knew it”he murmured．“You’ve surely made great contributions to the boom in cattle.”His taste buds were developed completely around the flavor of every kind of animal：cattle，pigs，deer，lamb，chickens and ducks．Converting him was like feeding grass to a lion．
I’m all for preserving our planet，but what good would it do to save the earth for tomorrow’s generation if today’s died of starvation? The next day，we went out for burgers．I was very careful to place the paper bag into our recycling bin．
1.Which of the following best explains“exceeded”underlined in Paragraph 1?
A. Defeated． B. Absorbed．
C. Bound． D. Distributed．
2.What do we know about the author’s husband from Paragraph 2?
A. He supported the meat-free diet． B. He was a preserver of animals．
C. He was regarded as a meat Lover． D. He played a dominant role in cooking．
3.What do we know about the author?
A. She had a good sense of humor． B. She successfully transformed her husband．
C. She advocated raising more cattle． D. She had a perfect recipe for cooking meals．
4.What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Hunger or Anger? B. Discrimination or Appreciation?
C. Vegetables or Marbles? D. Greens or Lions?
You’ve probably visited the Tian’anmen Gatetower—the landmark building of Beijing，but you may not have heard of Kuai Xiang．Along with him，the following remarkable architects all took the center stage at their times．
Kuai Xiang(1399—1481)
Tian’anmen Gatetower is universally considered the brainchild of Kuai Xiang．By following in the footsteps of ancient homebuilders，he successfully presented the Emperor Judy with a grand wooden structure which has stood the test of time for almost 600 years．Visitors are also hooked on its delicate paintings.
Ieob Ming Pei (1917-present)
His motto is：Traditions should be sealed in glass boxes at museums．He is always struggling with innovation．Although under grilling from French conservative critics，he still planted a glass pyramid into the courtyard of the Louvre．His other works include John F．Kennedy Library，Beijing Fragrant Hill Hotel and Suzhou Museum．
Zaha Hadid(1950-2016)
In 2004，she became the first woman to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize，the Nobel Prize for architecture．She used tricks to maximize available space．Her fluid-style works pioneer the concept of micro-living. The curves(曲线)of Guangzhou Opera House perfectly match the rise and fall of its surrounding buildings，forming a unique view．
Meng Fanchao (1959-present)
Many people dismissed the building of a mega bridge as a pipe dream，but Meng Fanchao turned this into reality by building Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge．This longest cross-sea bridge，when viewed afar，looks like a dynamic dragon braving the rolling waves of Lingding Sea．
1.What can we infer about Kuai Xiang?
A. He never follows traditions． B. He lacks financial support．
C. He is a successful architect． D. He likes delicate hooks．
2.What’s Ieoh Ming Pei’s attitude towards creation?
A. Positive． B. Uncaring．
C. Subjective． D. Disapproving．
3.What do Zaha Hadid and Meng Fanchao have in common?
A. They emphasize the use of space． B. They set a remarkable record．
C. They like following others’opinions． D. their works meet with a boycott．
假设你是李津，你的美国朋友彼得希望成为中国第十届残运会志愿者，他向你写信询问残运会的相关情况，并求助怎样学好汉语。请用英语给他写一封回信。
要点：
1、收到来信，获悉求助；
2、残运会的相关情况（时间：2019年8月25日；地点：天津；意义）；
3、学好汉语的两条建议。
注意：1、词数不少于100；
2、可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：第十届残疾人运动会 the 10th National Games for Persons with Disabilities
Dear Peter,
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Yours,
Li Jin
The position of secretary or personal assistant used to be the preserve of women, but now men are making their way in. The change is due partly to the highest rate of graduate unemployment and the growing awareness that salaries for PAs can reach £75,000 a year.
Joshua Watson, 25, has been an executive (行政的) assistant to a female senior director at Barclays for 18 months, having previously worked as a PA. He does not see himself as working in a woman’s role. “I don’t feel that I’m treated any differently just because I’m male,” he said. “I don’t think that is an issue for people from my generation. It’s a good job for me because I am fond of organizing. I have good exposure to see the top people in the company and I want to climb the ladder.”
Recruitment(招聘) consultants are seeing an ever-increasing number of men interested in PA or secretarial posts. “Out of the 1,000 candidates we’ve registered in the past 12 months, around 200 are male,” said David Morel, managing director of Tiger Recruitment. “It is increasing the whole time. Since 2011, the numbers have been doubling each year, and most of them are ambitious graduates.”
Susanna Tait, managing director of Tay Associates, agrees. She said she had seen a “huge” increase in numbers of male applicants. “It’s an obvious career choice for ambitious individuals keen to operate at the centre of the business field.”
Quest Professional, which offers training courses for companies and organizations, said this was the first year that men had attended its executive PA program and that “more and more” men were doing related course.
Top PAs in the City now earn between £35,000 and £75,000, plus benefits—in some cases even more. Morel thinks this is the primary reason why more men are coming into the market.
Barclays encourages male applicants for PA and similar roles. “We will offer everyone—regardless of their gender—the same opportunities to be successful,” said a spokesperson.
1.What’s Joshua Watson’s position at Barclays? (No more than 4 words)
2.What does the underlined phrase “climb the ladder” in Para 2 mean? (No more than 2 words)
3.What does Quest Professional do? (No more than 10 words)
4.As for male PAs, what did Barclays’ spokesperson say? (No more than 12 words)
5.What do you think of men’s new choice and why? (No more than 20 words)
A majority of men are emotionally blocked.
To men it seemed as if their emotional problems were evident at birth. A few weeks ago, I spent an afternoon with a seven-month-old baby boy and his mother. I found myself fascinated by the little boy’s expressiveness. His face was constantly in motion, reflecting everything that was happening in him and to him. A hunger feeling, the comfort of being held, and the fear and relief he felt—all of these sensations and emotions appeared instantly on his face. He didn’t hide his thoughts or feelings.
Most babies are allowed to be free with their emotions until they are around one year old. Then about the time they begin to walk and talk, their parents start to make them repress their feelings. The degree to which parents repress their children varies from household to household. We tend to discourage so-called “negative emotions” such as fear, sadness, and anger. We believe that if we can make our children act happily and well behave, they will become truly happy and well-adjusted adults.
To some degree this management of emotions applies to both sexes. When boys or girls show feelings that their parents think inappropriate or threaten to reveal the abnormal nature of the family, their parents find some way to stop them. Parents do this in a variety of ways. Depending on their parenting styles, they may ignore their children; shame them; educate them; bribe(贿赂) them; distract them; punish them or physically abuse them.
It is rare if a child doesn’t suffer from some form of parental repression. But as a rule, little boys are required to restrict even more of their emotions than little girls. Men in this society are assigned two traditional roles: providing and protecting. In order to fulfill those roles little boys are required to repress more of their emotions. Boys are raised according to a masculine(阳性的) code, a complex set of beliefs that influences how they think, feel and behave. The masculine code is not taught through formal means. Society’s goal is not to cause emotional injury to the boys but to harden them to face the difficulties men have always had to face.
1.The author’s experience about the seven-month-old baby boy shows that ________.
A. people are born to be crazy or frightened
B. people will surely be lonely for all their lives
C. men are emotionally whole when they are born
D. men’s emotional problems are various at birth
2.What is the meaning of the underlined word “repress” in Paragraph 3?
A. Press something for a second time.
B. Make others understand something.
C. Put pressure onto something soft.
D. Try not to show an emotion or a feeling.
3.Which of the following expressions shows how parents bribe a child?
A. “Please stop crying, honey. Do you want a cookie?”
B. “Did that big dog scare you? Look, there’s a cute cat!”
C. “How dare you look at me that way! Go to your room!”
D. “When you cry like that, you sound like your baby sister.”
4.It can be inferred that ________.
A. parental repression on children is common in society
B. parental repression has more effects on girls than on boys
C. the masculine code is meant to cause mental injuries to men
D. the masculine code is rarely educated through informal means
5.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. When boys find it hard to express their feelings.
B. Why boys are used to controlling their emotions.
C. Difficulties men have to face to be successful.
D. Roles men have to play to be competitive.
What will power your house in the future? Nuclear wind or solar power? According to scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT) in the US, it might be artificial leaves.
Natural leaves are able to change sunlight and water into energy. It is known as photosynthesis (光合作用). Now researchers have found a way to imitate this process.
The artificial leaf developed by Daniel Nocera and his colleagues at MIT can be seen as a special silicon chip with catalysts(催化剂). Similar to natural leaves, it can split water into hydrogen and oxygen when put into a bucket of water. The hydrogen and oxygen gases are then stored in a fuel cell (电池), using those two materials to produce electricity, located either on top of a house or beside the house.
Though the leaf is only about the shape of a poker card, scientists claimed that it is promising to be an inexpensive source of electricity in developing countries. “One can imagine villages in India and Africa not long from now purchasing an affordable basic power system based on this technology” said an American scientist, Nocera.
An artificial leaf is not a new idea. The first artificial leaf was invented in 1997 but was too expensive and unstable for practical use. The new leaf, however, is made of cheap materials, easy to use and highly stable. In laboratory studies, Nocera showed that an artificial leaf could operate continuously for at least 45 hours.
The wonderful improvements come from Nocera’s recent discovery of several powerful new, inexpensive catalysts. These catalysts make the energy transformation inside the leaf more efficient with water and sunlight. Right now the new leaf is about 10 times more effective at carrying out photosynthesis than a natural one. Besides, the device can run in whatever water is available. This is important for some countries that don’t have access to pure water.
Hopefully, each home could have access to the new application in the future.
1.The purpose of this article is to ________.
A. introduce a new kind of device
B. ask people to do the research
C. advertise the new product
D. show the process of photosynthesis
2.Which of the following is NOT the advantages of the new leaf?
A. It’s low in cost.
B. It’s small in size.
C. It has a wonderful fuel cell.
D. It’s convenient for people to use.
3.What conclusion can be drawn from the text?
A. Nocera thought the new leaf is expensive for developing countries.
B. Villages in Africa have benefited a lot from the new invention.
C. Silicon chip can help the new leaf work more effectively.
D. The equipment doesn’t necessarily operate in pure water.
4.What’s the writer’s attitude towards the new device?
A. Negative.
B. Optimistic.
C. Doubtful.
D. Uncertain.
5.According to the text, what will take place in the future?
A. Natural leaves will take the place of artificial leaves.
B. Scientists will develop more ways to produce energy.
C. The new invention could be widely used in the future.
D. Developing countries will contribute more to the research.
