When I was 16 my only purpose was to become the star on our football team. That meant ________Miller King, who was the best ______I have been admiring at our school.
Football season started in September and all summer long I worked out. I carried my football everywhere for _______.
Just before September, Miller was struck by a car and lost his right arm. I went to see him after he came back from _______. He looked very ______, but he didn’t cry.
That season, I______all of Miller’s records while he ______the home games from the bench. We went 10--1 and I was named most valuable player, ______I often had crazy dreams(噩梦) in which I was to blame(责备) for Miller’s ______.
One afternoon, I was crossing the field to go home and saw Miller _____going over a fence—which wasn’t ______ to climb if you had both arms. I’m sure I was the last person in the world he wanted to accept ______ from. But even that challenge he accepted. I ______ him move slowly over the fence. When we were finally ______ on the other side, he said to me, “You know, I didn’t tell you this during the season, but you did ______.Thank you for filling in for _____.”
His words freed me from my bad ______. I thought to myself, how even without an arm he was more of a leader. Damaged but not defeated, he was______ahead of me. I was right to have_________him. From that day on, I grew _____and a little more real.
1.A.cheering for B.beating out C.depending on D.staying with
2.A.teacher B.player C.student D.coach
3.A.show B.comfort C.pleasure D.practice
4.A.school B.training C.vacation D.hospital
5.A.calm B.selfish C.pale D.bright
6.A.broke B.held C.set D.tried
7.A.organized B.judged C.watched D.reported
8.A.and B.but C.then D.so
9.A.accident B.mistake C.demand D.decision
10.A.hurt B.lost C.hit D.stuck
11.A.hard B.clear C.heavy D.fit
12.A.advice B.assistance C.praise D.trouble
13.A.noticed B.heard C.caused D.helped
14.A.safe B.trapped C.fallen D.ready
15.A.wrong B.quickly C.regularly D.fine
16.A.us B.me C.you D.them
17.A.dreams B.ideas C.opinions D.attitudes
18.A.also B.just C.still D.yet
19.A.invited B.wasted C.admired D.charged
20.A.healthier B.cleverer C.bigger D.cooler
Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways. 1. Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest.
You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report. 2. Whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process. 3.
The following methods may work best for you.
● Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.
● Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts.
● Write your notes in your own words.
● 4.
● Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written.
As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand(速记). When you do, be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them all the time. 5.
A.Use words not complete sentences.
B.There are three practical note-taking methods.
C.You must write your notes on separate paper.
D.Otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later.
E.you will also want to develop your own method for taking notes.
F.That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes.
G.First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and remember it.
Close to the North Pole, remote and rocky Plateau Mountain in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard seems an unlikely（不可能的）spot for any global effort to safeguard agriculture. In this cold and deserted environment, no grains, no gardens, no trees can grow. But at the end of a 130-meter-long tunnel cut out of solid stone is a room filled with humanity’s most precious treasure, the largest and most diverse seed collection------ more than a half-billion seeds.
A quiet rescue mission（任务）is under way. With growing evidence that unchecked climate change will seriously affect food production and threaten the diversity（多样性）of crops around the world, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault represents a major step towards ensuring the preservation（保存） of hundreds of thousands of crop varieties. This is a seed collection, but more importantly, it is a collection of the traits（特点）found within the seeds: the genes that give one variety resistance（抵抗力）to a particular pest and another variety tolerance（忍耐力）for hot, dry weather.
Few people will ever see or come into contact with the contents of this vault. In sealed（密封的）boxes, behind many locked doors, monitored by electronic security systems, enveloped in below-zero temperatures, and surrounded by tons of rock, hundreds of millions of seeds are protected in their mountain fortress（设防的地方）. Frozen in such conditions inside the mountain, seeds of most major crops will remain viable for hundreds of years, or longer. Seeds of some are capable of keeping their ability to grow for thousands of years.
Everyone can look back now and say that the Seed Vault was a good and obvious idea, and that of course the Norwegian government should have approved（批准通过）and funded it. But back in 2004, when the Seed Vault was first proposed, it was viewed as a crazy, impractical, and expensive idea.
We knew that nothing would provide a definite guarantee（保证）. But we were tired, fed up, and frankly scared of the steady, greater losses of crop diversity. The Seed Vault was built by optimists who wanted to do something to preserve options so that humanity and its crops might be better prepared for change.
The Seed Vault is about hope and commitment（承诺）—about what can be done if countries come together and work cooperatively to accomplish something significant, long-lasting, and worthy of who we are and wish to be.
1.According to the passage, what’s the Seed Vault ?
A.It’s a tunnel where the collected seeds are displayed.
B.It’s a stone room that contains the seeds of endangered crops.
C.It’s a seed gene bank that stores diverse seeds for future agriculture.
D.It’s a lab where researchers study how to keep the diversity of crops.
2.What does the underlined word “viable” in Paragraph 3 refer to ?
A.rare B.clean
C.alive D.valuable
3.What is the third paragraph mainly about ?
A.How the seeds are preserved.
B.Where people keep the seeds.
C.Why the seeds are protected.
D.What people do to study the seeds.
4.We can know from the passage that ____________.
A.the Seed Vault offers a solution（解决办法）to climate change
B.most countries took part in rescuing the seed varieties
C.the Seed Vault is sure to prevent the loss of crop diversity
D.many people considered building the Seed Vault unwise and crazy at first.
The Nobel Prize in Literature, which has been awarded annually almost every year since 1901, netted（净赚）the winning author 747,000 pounds ($915,000), a medal and certificate, and the legal duty to deliver a lecture in Sweden at some future date. The winner was selected, as usual, by the Swedish Academy, which also picked a second laureate（获奖者）this year to make up for the fact that no prize was presented in 2018 because of a scandal（丑闻）.
The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2018 was awarded to the Polish author Olga Tokarczuk “for a narrative imagination that with encyclopedic（百科全书式的）passion represents the crossing of boundaries as a form of life”. She won last year’s Man Booker International Prize for her novel Flights. Her representative works include Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead and Primeval and Other Times.
The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2019 was awarded to the Austrian author Peter Handke “for an influential work that with linguistic ingenuity（语言的独创性） has explored the periphery and the specificity of human experience”. His representative works include Sorrow Beyond Dreams, Slow Homecoming and The Great Fall.
Before the announcement of the Nobel Prize in Literature winners, there are also two nominees（被提名者）who have attracted much attention. Chinese people are keeping their eyes on nominee Can Xue. Can Xue, whose real name is Deng Xiaohua, was born in Central China’s Hunan Province in 1953. She had a tough childhood working as a worker in a street factory for eight years. Her life experience has formed her own unique literary path. Can’s books have been translated and published outside China. Frontier, published in the US in 2017, won attention and applause from the West.
The other hot guess is Japanese writer Haruki Murakami whose books and stories have been bestsellers in Japan as well as internationally, with his work being translated into 50 languages and selling millions of copies outside his native country. His work has received numerous awards. Internet users keep eyes on him in the Nobel Prize in Literature because he has become hot guess for years. His representative works include Norwegian Wood, Kafka on the Shore and 1Q84.
1.Why are two writers awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature this year?
A.To fill the prize gap of 2018.
B.To attract more people’s attention.
C.To inspire more outstanding writers.
D.To satisfy the development of literature.
2.What made Olga Tokarczuk win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
A.Her high popularity. B.Her language skills.
C.Her numerous works. D.Her writing style.
3.Which book can you choose if you are interested in Peter’s style?
A.Flights. B.The Great Fall.
C.Frontier. D.Kafka on the Shore.
4.Why do the Internet users pay close attention to Haruki Murakami?
A.He has created hundreds of great novels.
B.He has received lots of awards all the time.
C.He has been supposed to win the prize for years.
D.He has been recognized as the most popular writer.
A bicycle may be seen by most people as just another vehicle(交通工具), but for many Londoners, cycling is a way of life. According to an official UK government survey in 2017, about 570,000 bike journeys are made every day in London. In fact, almost half of the vehicles that pass over London Bridge each day are bikes.
London introduced a public bike-sharing system in 2010. “There can be no doubt that our trusty bicycles have changed the way people get around our great city,” Johnson told The Guardian in 2015.
In London, bikes are used for more than just taking short trips to and from the subway. No matter where you want to go in the city, taking a bike is usually the quickest and easiest choice.
And it’s not just shared bikes that the government is encouraging people to ride. In many companies across the UK, the UK government’s Cycle to Work scheme(骑行倡议) allows employees to buy a brand new bike without having to pay any tax(税). This means that it’s common to see many people cycling to and from work, and some employers even provide workplace showers and lockers(储物柜) for their workers. More importantly, a cycle-friendly boss may let you off for being late if you rode a bike to work.
Not only is it great for the environment and our body, cycling is also good for the mind. According to National Geographic Magazine, “Bike riding can improve people’s happiness.”
1.How does the author show the popularity of cycling in London?
A.By making comparisons. B.By giving examples.
C.By using numbers. D.By using famous sayings.
2.What’s Johnson’s attitude toward the bike-sharing system in London?
A.Supportive. B.Doubtful.
C.Disappointed. D.Uninterested.
3.What can employees get from the government under the “Cycle to Work” scheme?
A.Free bike-sharing services. B.A tax-free bike.
C.Shorter working hours. D.Workplace showers and lockers.
4.What’s the article mainly about?
A.Cycling as a healthy way of life.
B.London’s public bike-sharing system.
C.Why Londoners are encouraged to ride bikes.
D.How cycling has become popular in London.
Bright Side did some research on many places throughout the world where you can buy a house for 1 dollar or for free!
Roubaix, France
If you like France, Roubaix located in the north of France is just for you. The local authorities want it to be populated and attractive. You can buy a small house in the industrial district for just $1. The buyer is supposed to live in this house for 3 years.
Buffalo. USA
Buffalo offers whoever qualifies to buy a house for $1. All you need is to be a lawful citizen of the city and invest amount of money into its decoration. Doing this, the authorities are hoping to make the city beautiful again without spending money.
Liverpool, Great Britain
In Liverpool, most of houses were abandoned (遗弃）by the working class during the years of unemployment. The government is trying to sell the houses for just $1. If you want to buy such a house, it has to be your first deal on buying property（房产）.
Candela, Italy
If you still have any doubts about spending $1 on a house, you should know: the government will pay you some money, if you move to Candela. In order to be paid, you need to become a permanent（永久的）citizen and have an income of $7500 per year. If moving alone, you will get $800, and if you are going with your family, the pay can be four times as much as only one person.
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1.Why do the authorities of Buffalo provide a house for people with 1$?
A.To improve the lives of poor people.
B.To make the city attractive at no cost.
C.To solve the problems of employment.
D.To attract people to the industrial areas.
2.What is required to buy a house for 1 dollar in Liverpool?
A.You need to be an unemployed citizen.
B.You should live in the house for 3 years.
C.It must be your first house purchase.
D.You have to repair and decorate the house.
3.How much money can you get if moving to Candela with a whole family?
A.$3200 B.$9600
C.$800 D.$7500
