Recently China’s netizens took to the microblogging site Weibo to passionately critique pictures Of the Great Wall in Suizhong County Liaoning province(辽宁省绥中县).
And rightly so.
The New York Times described the flattened section as a “cement (水泥) skateboarding lane dumped (遗弃)in the wilderness .” Let me explain if you haven’t seen in the photos : smooth concrete（混凝土）covers the top, and battlements (城垛) along the edges were completely destroyed--work done in the name of “conservation. " The Great Wall has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site for decades recognizing China's diverse architectural history. Undoubtedly, this particular “conservation” represents a tragedy for the whole world.
As the tourism industry in China picks up, heritage sites are coming under greater public scrutiny(公众监督). Sites that I have visited such as the Summer Palace, Terracotta Warriors and Yu Garden each see millions of tourists every year. As a result, we have grounds to believe that historic sites do need conservation for fear that the inevitable crowds of tourists will trample (践踏) them into dust.
However ，conservation should not only improve physical accessibility it should also retain the character and enhance the experience. One need not look farther than Badaling or Mutianyu in Beijing. While this Great wall restoration provides significant employment opportunities and mostly protects the wall from destruction, it is not without fault. Many visitors complain of overcrowding , the “fakeness” of gauy (花哨的) new architecture and high ticket prices.
Moreover, there is no comprehensive (全面的) academic publication in any language about the Great Wall. Little scientific knowledge proves the truth of historical and political claims. For instance, UNESCO still claims that the Great wall can be seen from space while China's first taikonaut Yang Liwei stated otherwise.
Unfortunately, the restoration of the Great Wall in Suizhong cannot be changed back to what it was before. Then what can you young people do to support the Great Wall and other historic sites in China? At least it is within your power to learn about the rich history of heritage sites, observe guidelines when visiting them and encourage others to follow your example.
1.According to the New York Times , the restoration of the Great Wall was_______
A.of no importance B.far from satisfactory
C.worth the effort D.not too bad
2.According to the author, the main problem with restoration of the Great Wall was that________
A.It cost a large sum of money
B.It was only focused on physical accessibility
C.It was not approved by the loyal government
D.It was meant to development tourism industry in China
3.All the following statements about the Great Wall are true EXCEPT________
A.it was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site several years ago
B.it can be found in different provinces of China
C.It attracts a large number of tourists every year
D.it cannot be seen from space
4.A student should________to contribute to the conservation of the historic Site in China.
①spread the information of how to go to those sites
②study the rich history of those sites
③obey the guidelines when visiting those sites
④point out other tourists' bad behavior when visiting those sites
A.①②③ B.①②④
C.①③④ D.②③④
According to sociologists, there are several different ways in which a person may become recognized as a leader of a social group.
In the family, traditional cultural patterns award_________ to one or both of the parents. In other _______, such as friendship groups, one or more persons may gradually emerge as leaders, although there is no formal process of _______.In larger groups, leaders are usually chosen formally through election or recruitment.
Although leaders are often thought to be people with unusual personal ability, decades of research have failed to produce consistent _______ that there is any category of "natural leaders". It seems that there is no set of personal qualities that all leaders have _______; rather, practically any person may be recognized as a leader if the person has _______ that meet the needs of that particular group.
Research suggests that there are typically two different leadership _______ that are held by different individuals. Instrumental leadership is leadership that emphasizes the _______ of tasks by a social group. Group members look to instrumental leaders to "get things done". Expressive leadership, on the other hand, is leadership that emphasizes the _______well-beings of a social group's members. Expressive leaders are less concerned with the overall goals of the group than with providing ____________ support to group members and attempting to decrease tension and conflict among them. Instrumental leaders are likely to have a rather secondary relationship to other group members. They give others and may ____________ group members who restrict attainment of the group's goals. Expressive leaders cultivate a more ____________ or primary relationship to others in the group.They offer ____________ when someone experiences difficulties and try to____________ issues that threaten to divide the group. As the difference in these two roles suggest, expressive leaders generally receive more personal ______________ from group members; instrumental leaders, if they are successful in promoting group goals, may enjoy a more distant respect.
1.A.burden B.leadership C.housework D.right
2.A.families B.societies C.cases D.researches
3.A.selection B.struggle C.recommendation D.register
4.A.evidence B.support C.approach D.pattern
5.A.in advance B.in brief C.in general D.in common
6.A.partners B.achievements C.skills D.qualities
7.A.selections B.roles C.challenges D.structures
8.A.assignment B.introduction C.completion D.division
9.A.joint B.financial C.social D.individual
10.A.political B.administrative C.emotional D.technical
11.A.discipline B.praise C.ignore D.identify
12.A.casual B.temporary C.personal D.stable
13.A.criticism B.sympathy C.estimate D.information
14.A.omit B.confuse C.raise D.resolve
15.A.imitation B.affection C.objection D.revenge
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
iPhone 7 being investigated after surfer claims it set his car on fire
Apple is investigating a report from an Australian man who claimed his iPhone 7 caught fire and destroyed his car, the company said on Friday.
Surfer Mat Jones told Channel 7 News that he 1. ( go ) into water off a New South Wales beach and left his new iPhone 7 bought last week, 2. ( wrap) in a pair of trousers in his car on the beach.
He said that 3. he returned from the water he saw smoke rising from the car. “As I looked into my car，I could not see inside the car, like all the windows were just black.”
A video footage(影像) taken from another phone showed the front seats, dashboard and stick melted and charred, and Jones said that he felt “pretty much like a big heat wave just came out of the car”.
Eventually the surfer was able to remove 4. was left of his clothes. “Ash was just coming from inside the pants. Once the pants were unwrapped, the phone was just melting inside.”
Jones said that he had not dropped the phone or physically damaged it, 5. happened to a Sydney man who fell off his bike and suffered burns from an iPhone. He also said that he had not used 6. non-Apple charging device.
A spokeswoman for Apple said the company was investigating the complaint. “We’re in touch with the customer and we’re looking into it,” she said.
Lithium-ion (锂离子) batteries 7. burst into flames because of physical damage or overheating. Apple’s 8.( big )smartphone competitor, Samsung, has begun an international recall of 2.5m Galaxy Note 7 devices after more than 100 devices started smoking, sparking or caught fire—in some cases 9. ( cause ) fire damage and injury.
Several other companies, including Hewlett Packard, Tesla and the makers of so-called “hoverboards”, have also experienced problems 10. their lithium-ion batteries, though the vast majority work without problems.
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Barditch High School decided to an All-School Reunion. Over 450 people came to the event. There were tours of the old school building and a picnic at Confederate Park. Several former teachers were on hands to tell stories about the old days. Ms. Mabel Yates, the English teacher for fifty years, 1.(wheel)to the Park.
Some eyes rolled and there were a few low groans(嘟囔声)when Ms.Yates was about to speak. Many started looking at their watches and coming up with excuses to be anywhere instead of preparing to listen to a lecture from an old woman 2. had few kind words for her students and made them work harder than all the other teachers combined.
Then Ms. Yates started to speak:
"I can't tell you 3. pleased I am to be here. I haven't seen many of you since your graduation, 4.I have followed your careers and enjoyed your victories as well as crying for your tragedies. I have a large collection of newspaper photographs of my students. 5. I haven't appeared in person, I have attended your college graduations, weddings and even the birth your children, in my imagination."
Ms. Yates paused and started crying a bit. Then she continued:" It was my belief that if I pushed you as hard as I could, some of you would succeed to please me and 6.would succeed to annoy me. Regardless of our motives, I can see that you have all been successful in your 7.（choose） path."
"There is no greater comfort for an educator than 8.(see) the end result of his or her years of work. You have all been a great source of pleasure and pride for me and I want you to know I love you all from the bottom of my heart."
There was a silence over the crowd for a few seconds and then someone started clapping. The clapping turned into cheering, then into a 9. （deafen）roar(呼喊). Lawyers, truck drivers, bankers and models were rubbing their eyes or crying openly with no shame all 10. of the words from a long forgotten English teacher from their hometown.
Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions.
越来越多的城市居民养宠物, 宠物给人带来欢乐,但是经常会有扰民或伤人的事件发生。有人提议禁止城市居民养宠物。 请谈谈你的看法。
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in brackets.
1.只要你有耐心，你总能在夜市淘到一些便宜货。(pick up)
2.让他宽慰的是，在房价飙升之前，他在同事的建议下买了一套公寓。(advice)
3.这个品牌的手机各方面都比所有其他的手机好，只是价格实在太贵了。(superior)
4.鉴于这个计划风险太大，虽然设计者的分析听上去很合理，政府最终没有采纳。(risky)
