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Hakka Earth Building is a bright pearl of Chinese civilization. It is praised as a magnificent architectural work of village houses in 1. world for its long history, unique style, smart structure and magnificent scale, which is 2. (close) related to the history of Hakka people in the mountainous areas in Fujian.
Earthen houses are made 3. earth, stone, bamboo and wood, all readily available materials which are used 4. (form) walls up to 6 feet thick. The end result is a windproof, quake-proof building that is warmer in winter and cooler in summer 5. others. The top has gun holes for defensive purposes. In addition to the unique function of defending against the 6. (enemy), the earth building also has the characteristics of fire prevention, guarding against wild animals and good lighting. What is amazing about these earth buildings 7. (be) the fact that some of them are over 700 years old, surviving through natural elements, including earthquakes.
In 2008, a total of 46 Fujiantulou sites 8. (list) as World Heritage Site by UNESCO. They’re exceptional examples of a building tradition and function 9. (represent) a particular type of group living and defensive organization in a 10. (harmony) relationship with their environment.
I often thought carefully and seriously about what my mother had said. At thought of my past conduct, a blush (脸红) of ______ rose to my cheeks, as many little acts of ______ and unkindness came back to my memory. So I decided that for the future, both in great things and small, I would ______ the Golden Rule.
It was not long after this that an ______ occurred of trying my principles. One Saturday evening when I went to Farmer Thompson’s inn to ______ the charge of my mother’s washing for the boarders. He was obviously busy ______ with some horse dealers and hardly noticing me as I made my ______, except to swear at me, as usual, he ______ handed me a banknote.
Glad to ______ so easily, I hurried out of the gate，and then, pausing to pin the ______ in my folded scarf. I ______ that he had given me two bills instead of one and my first impulse was joy at the ______ prize. “It is mine, all mine,” I said to myself. At that moment I _____ what my mother told me: Don’t do what ______ wouldn’t like others to do on you. Turning round, I ______ along the road with breathless speed until I found myself once more at Farmer Thompson’s gate.
“What do you ______ now?” asked the old fellow, as he saw me again.
“Sir, you paid me two bills, instead of one.” said I, ______ in every limb.
“Two bills? Did I? Let me see; well, so I did. Well, I am glad you are ______.”
I returned home with a ______ heart. I felt grateful that I practiced my life ______.
1.A.shame B.pleasure C.nervousness D.excitement
2.A.bravery B.pride C.selfishness D.carelessness
3.A.design B.follow C.change D.disobey
4.A.accident B.event C.opportunity D.example
5.A.take B.pay C.offer D.receive
6.A.playing B.bargaining C.cooking D.drawing
7.A.request B.answer C.order D.choice
8.A.sadly B.nervously C.impatiently D.quietly
9.A.escape B.finish C.settle D.reply
10.A.key B.sheet C.paper D.bill
11.A.knew B.thought C.wondered D.discovered
12.A.dangerous B.unexpected C.puzzling D.unsatisfactory
13.A.remembered B.heard C.repeated D.understood
14.A.she B.you C.I D.they
15.A.went B.walked C.ran D.wandered
16.A.do B.like C.have D.want
17.A.trembling B.keeping C.getting D.moving
18.A.careful B.brave C.honest D.friendly
19.A.beating B.broken C.warm D.lightened
20.A.lessons B.principles C.regulations D.moments
Rising through stages to realize ourselves
Many modern people have the problem that they don’t know who they are and what their purpose is. 1.. Once high school seniors graduate, they seem to lose their identity. They once studied hard. But after they stop working, they begin to lose their way.
In the theory of the Hierarchy of Needs (需求理论), Abraham Maslo, put forward a similar situation, which consists of the five levels of a person’s need. The fifth and final level is self-realization, which is where our final achievement lies. 2..
I think self-realization has three major aspects. The first stage is acceptance, the second stage is discovery and the last stage is perseverance.
Acceptance is the first stage. We should be reminded that we are all born unique, so we all have our own strengths and weaknesses. Only when we understand these, can we pursue them or change them. 3..
Once we’ve accepted ourselves, we can discover what we are interested in and what we want to be. 4. but indeed we should live for ourselves. So before we start working towards a purpose, we should ask ourselves “Is this what we truly desire?” and “Is this going to change the situation we’re in?”
The last stage is perseverance. 5.. Those who can self-realize are people who focus on the things they want to change.
Through the three stages, we could gain recognition of ourselves. And by this point, whatever our lives were like, we would be able to stand tall, confident of ourselves.
A.It’s nothing to a man of perseverance
B.Only by acceptance of the past can we change it
C.This is especially common among college students
D.Many people tend to go along with social expectations
E.Being objective and yet tolerant is the key to acceptance
F.It is the process of knowing ourselves and finding a purpose
G.Exploring our potential isn’t going to be done in a short time
For people, many other animals, family matters. Consider how many jobs go to relatives. Or how an ant will cruelly attack intruder (入侵的) ants but rescue injured, closely related nest-mates. There are good evolutionary reasons to aid relatives, after all. Now, it seems, family feelings may stir in plants as well.
A Canadian biologist planted the seed of the idea more than a decade ago, but many plant biologists regarded it as heretical-plants lack the nervous systems that enable animals to recognize kin (家族), so how can they know their relatives? But with a series of recent findings, the belief that plants really do care for their most genetically close peers-in a quiet, planty way-is taking root. Some species control how far their roots spread, others change how many flowers they produce, and a few tilt (倾斜) or shift their leaves to minimize shading of neighboring plants, favoring related individuals.
“We need to recognize that plants not only sense whether it’s light or dark or if they’ve been touched, but also whom they are interacting with,” says Susan Dudley, a plant evolutionary ecologist, whose early plant kin recognition studies sparked the interest of many scientists.
Beyond broadening views of plant behavior, the new work may have a practical side. In September 2018, a team in China reported that rice planted with kin grows better, a finding that suggested family ties can be used to improve crop yields. “It seems anytime anyone looks for it, they find a kin effect,” says Andre Kessler, a chemical ecologist at Cornell University.
1.Why are ants mentioned in the first paragraph?
A.To show how cruel ants are to their enemies.
B.To lay foundation for the idea of plants’ family feelings.
C.To introduce the topic of how family matters to animals.
D.To explain why people usually give more jobs to their relatives.
2.Which of the following can best replace the underlined word “heretical” in paragraph 2?
A.Indescribable. B.Understandable. C.Impossible. D.Traditional.
3.What may be the plants’ way of expressing their care for relatives?
A.They stop producing flowers to avoid competition.
B.They spread their roots far so as to protect their peers.
C.They care for their injured peers by silently taking roots.
D.They move their leaves to share sunlight with their close peers.
4.What can be inferred from the text?
A.Different plants mustn’t be planted together.
B.Corn planted with corn can produce more than that with rice.
C.China has put the idea into wide practice and achieved great success.
D.The closer rice is planted with their relatives the more they will produce.
Vancouver has had a crazy property (房地产) market since it hosted the winter Olympics in 2010. The downtown area is forested with new apartment blocks. Prices have risen by nearly 60% in the past three years. But until recently developers have largely avoided Chinatown. It is an underdeveloped area. Many Chinatown residents are old and poor.
Developers now have Chinatown in their sights. Two years ago one built a 17-storey apartment building on its edge. This alarmed many residents, who had formed a group to stop the high-rise advance, now called SaveChinatownYVR. Ms. Melody Ma is its leader. Recently it has been successful.
The main theatre of battle is a car park known as 105 Keefer, where Beedie Living plans to build a nine-storey brick-and-glass apartment block. The developer promises 111 luxury flats, with rooftop landscaping and shops below.
105 Keefer is in an area rich with cultural associations. Just to the south is a monument to Chinese-Canadian builders of the Canadian Pacific Railway and veterans of the Second Word War. Across the street is the Sun Yat-sen Classical Chinese Garden and the Chinese Cultural Centre Museum. “A lot of people were frightened” because of the building’s “closeness to sacred sites in the heart of Chinatown,” says Ms. Ma. Some residents also fear that it will push up rents.
Conservationists hope that the parking lot is where they can stop development, which they say has spoilt the charm of other Vancouver neighborhoods such as Mount Pleasant. The dispute (分歧) is part of a debate about the city’s identity, says Andy Yan, an urban planner. Vancouverites, he says, are asking themselves, “Who are we? And what are we building for?” The people who might want to buy the flats that do not yet exist are, of course, not being consulted.
1.What will Ms. Melody Ma agree?
A.To preserve Chinatown.
B.To rebuild Chinatown.
C.To build skyscrapers in Chinatown.
D.To promote the property market in Chinatown.
2.What does the author intend to do in paragraph 4?
A.To state some reasons. B.To offer some advice.
C.To make some comparisons. D.To introduce a new topic.
3.What is Vancouverites attitude towards the recent development in Chinatown?
A.Positive. B.Doubtful. C.Unfavorable. D.Divided.
4.What is the text mainly about?
A.The alarmed citizens of Vancouver.
B.The cultural associations of 105 Keefer.
C.The property battle in Vancouver’s Chinatown.
D.The identity of Vancouver.
Vijay Gupta is known to classical music lovers across the United States. He serves as first violinist for the Los Angeles Philharmonic. In that job, he often plays to large crowds, including many very rich people. When he is not performing, he organizes concerts for homeless people. “They have reminded me why I became a musician,” he said.
Last week, Gupta was recognized for being a founder and the artistic director of Street Symphony. The group has performed at homeless shelters, jails and halfway houses for about eight years. Gupta is among the 25 winners of the 2018 MacArthur Fellowship, commonly known as the “genius grant.” Each winner will receive $625,000 over five years to use as they wish. The money is coming from a private group, the John D. and Katherine T. MacArthur Foundation. It awards grants (补助金)to people whose work it considers exceptional and that “inspires hope in us all.” Gupta said he got the idea for Street Symphony while teaching Nathaniel Ayers, a trained musician whose mental illness led to homelessness.
Another winner is Rebecca Sandefur, an associate professor of sociology and law in the University of Illinois. The Associated Press says her research actively supports new ways to involve poor communities in the U.S. justice system.
47-year-old Sandefur created the first national mapping of civil legal aid providers. It shows which states had the financial resources to provide such aid and which did not. She also found that the cost of legal services is only one of the things preventing poor people from getting lawyers. Among the others are fears about unfairness in the legal system. Sandefur noted that a lot of attention has been paid to problems with the criminal justice system, but more attention must be paid to the civil side of the law, which also affects millions of people.
1.Why did Gupta win the award?
A.For his achievements in classical music.
B.For performing for large crowds.
C.For organizing a group playing for the homeless.
D.For the friendship with Nathaniel Ayers.
2.What do we know about MacArthur Fellowship?
A.It is founded by the government.
B.It offers $625,000 to 25 winners in 2018.
C.It allows the winners to use the money freely.
D.It awards people who make great contributions to society.
3.What was the extraordinary thing that Sandefur did?
A.She offered legal aids to the poor freely.
B.She made the legal system fairer.
C.She paid more attention to the criminal justice system.
D.She made it easier to get legal help for the poor.
4.What can be the best title for the text?
A.Grants winners, inspiring the poor.
B.The city homeless, in need of help.
C.Vijay Gupta, an extraordinary violinist.
D.MacArthur Foundation, awarding exceptional work.
