Compared with those brought up in harmonious families, children repeatedly exposed to violence are more likely to be ________ when they grow up.
A. available B. aggressive C. admirable D. attractive
——I'm going to Paris next week.
——____________! So am I
A. Wish you good luck B. What a coincidence
C. Don't mention it D. Good trip
假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，写一篇英文周记，记述国庆节当天你和父母帮助迷路的和平鸽找到主人的过程。
注意：词数不少于60。
提示词：周年纪念日 anniversary
阳台 balcony
信鸽协会 Pigeon Association
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你的英国好友Jim计划去非洲做志愿者，但是他的父母以安全为由反对，他发来邮件讲述此事。请你给他回复邮件，内容包括：
1．你对该计划的看法；
2．你的建议。
注意：1. 词数不少于50；
2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jim,
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Yours,
Li Hua
I work at a community library. Many people are under the assumption that public libraries are no longer needed because of the Internet. Nothing could be further from the truth. 1.
A simple Internet search for “cats” produces approximately 2. 98 billion results in less than one second. It is a huge number! How do you even begin to sort through all of those results? We hear so much about “false news”. 2. Librarians are there to help. They have been trained, through special classes and workshops, to sort through all of the results and find credible sources. Author Neil Gaiman said, “Google can bring you back 100, 000 answers. A librarian can bring you back the right one.”
3. It helps connect people with the resources they need to find a job, continue their education, and learn new skills. It helps seniors find the resources they need to keep up with the “modern” world. It helps new parents develop a love for literacy in their children and bond with them. It helps local artists and craftsmen display their work. It helps students find the answers to those seemingly impossible homework questions. It allows people to meet and exchange ideas.
Libraries are so much more than books and information. Yes, there are public computers, Internet access, movies, music, programs and a thousand other things. 4. They are places where people feel safe and welcomed. They are places where someone who has limited resources can freely access materials and equipment they wouldn’t otherwise be able to. They can, at times, be a harbor for someone who needs a quiet place to work or study.
Some of the best memories of my childhood involve going to the local library and in speaking with many others in the neighborhood, they too have those same memories. They are presently making those same memories with their children and their grandchildren. 5. I don’t see the Internet doing that.
A. We don’t know what sources to trust.
B. The public library helps people better their lives.
C. The importance of library staff comes to the surface.
D. However, libraries’ meaning and relevance goes even beyond that.
E. The public library brings people together to build a strong community.
F. In fact, it is because of the Internet that public libraries are needed now more than ever.
G. Every day children, students and adults use libraries to learn, grow and achieve their dreams.
On January 15, 2009, the crew of US Airways Flight 1549 experienced a never-in-a-lifetime event. Less than two minutes after takeoff, some birds found their way into the airplane’s two engines and brought them to a sudden stop. Over the next three and a half minutes, the crew managed to identify the problem, decide what to do about it, and make the most successful emergency landing in aviation (航空) history.
We all experience similar moments. Running into the person you canceled a date with – while you’re on another date. Realizing you hit “reply all” on an e-mail that you’d do anything to have back. Earthquakes, medical emergencies – whatever the situation, the first thing you probably do is panic. Everybody does. While many of us think that we’re cool in a crisis, science tells us that we seldom are. At the moment we need to be keenly aware of our surroundings, but our attention goes to the scariest thing on the scene, leaving us unaware of the other sights, sounds, and even smells around us. At the moment, we’re anything but at our best.
These normal human reactions can be reversed. For example, firefighters are taught how to bring down their blood pressure and heart rates quickly, Box breathing, belly breathing, hum breathing – you can learn these techniques in minutes. Once you calm down, you’ll identify accurately what the problem is really about. Lack of practice always causes us to judge problems in wrong ways. Doing the thinking ahead of time also helps you fire off the solution when it’s show time. This is why you are advised to find the closest exit before the flight. And sometimes we aren’t prepared with all the knowledge we need. Let’s say we’re on a hike and a bear shows up. What shall we do? Better to read suggestions on how to respond before heading into the wild.
Performing in a crisis is becoming more important for all of us for two reasons. Back in the good old days, the reliability of most anything we used or did was far less than it is today. Now think about what happens to our preparedness as the likelihood of something had happening reduces. Unless we practice what hardly ever happens, our ability to respond when it does happen tends to slip away. Reliability can kill you. Also, the systems we use today are more complex. There are seldom moving parts in plain view that allow us to see when things are about to go wrong. Consequently, terrible situations can “come out of nowhere”. Ironically, the systems that were designed to lessen our workload might require us to remain in a state of increased vigilance (警觉) in order to survive these increasingly infrequent events when they do happen.
As technology becomes part of most everything, and as once-large risks break into countless small ones, crisis situations may become standard affairs. We should all learn to breathe, recognize the situation, and carry out the plan that we are smart enough to prepare well in advance.
1.According to the passage, when an armed robbery (抢劫) happens, most witnesses will first ______.
A.observe the surroundings
B.pretend to be calm
C.decide what to do
D.focus on the gun
2.What does the underlined word “reversed” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A.Tested.
B.Changed.
C.Predicted.
D.Understood.
3.It can be inferred from Paragraph 4 that ______.
A.things are less dependable than they used to be
B.cautiousness helps prevent the occurrence of crisis
C.convenience reduces our problem-solving capability
D.the complexity of present systems ensures our safety
4.What is the main purpose of the passage?
A.To introduce ways of avoiding crisis situations.
B.To point out the connection between stress and risks.
C.To raise awareness of the preparation for emergencies.
D.To analyse the influence of technology on crisis management.
