单词拼写（每空一词）
1.__________________(就个人而言), I prefer to work in a team.
2.A lot of __________________(有毒的) waste water comes from that chemical factory.
3.The competition attracted over 500 competitors_______________(代表) 8 different countries.
4.She looked back on her career with great ___________________(满意).
5.I had a physical problem and had to go to hospital for a _____________(彻底的/详尽的) examination.
6.The new drug has great ________________(重大意义) for the treatment of the disease.
7.Alan _______________(发誓) that he would do everything in his power to help us
8.All the scientists ________________(同意) to the view that the increase in the earth’s temperature was due to the burning of fossil fuels.
9.He glanced briefly towards her but there was no sign of _______________(认出).
结合语境写出划线词（组）在语境中的确切含义
1.Heavy drinking can cause permanent damage to the brain.
2.According to the law, all foreigners have to register with the local police within two weeks of arrival.
3.I love technology and try to keep up with it so I can relate to my students.
4.Lack of exercise is also a risk factor for heart disease but it's relatively small when compared with the others.
5.Often the lives of writers resemble the lives of the characters they create.
6.The seven-year-old was found crying with scratches on his face and neck.
7.Many farmers spray chemicals on crops to kill weeds and insects.
8.The space underneath could be used as a storage area.
9.Nothing can substitute for the advice your doctor is able to give you.
10.He was eventually diagnosed as suffering from terminal cancer.
11.I know I was a naive fool to trust him but he is a real charmer who totally took me in.
12.Panic set in, but Mary could not run—she was frozen to the spot.
13.Be careful not to damage other people's property.
14.During the period prior to the travel restrictions in China, only about 13 to 14 percent of all infections were documented.
15.With respect to your children, listen attentively to them without offering advice.
16.Viruses lie around our environment all of the time, waiting for a host cell to come along.
17.It helps regulate the planet’s temperature by influencing the circulation of the atmosphere and ocean.
18.Currently, GCPC's free services are open to all countries and regions around the globe, aiming at helping people tackle the current difficulties together.
19.A fifth year of drought is expected to have dramatic effects on the California economy.
20.An internet healthcare company has announced the launch of a global epidemic-prevention and control platform in a bid to integrate medical resources from home and abroad.
I was driving home with my son Giacomo, 15, on the A40 when I suddenly saw a small plane coining down. Out of nowhere, it _______ some 200 yards away from where we were_________, overturning and bursting into flames.
We were going 70 miles an hour and I managed to_______；otherwise we would have crashed into it ourselves. I jumped out, _________ Giacomo in the car. I remember shouting at him to stay there _________we really didn't have time to mess around.
Flames were coming out of the cockpit（驾驶舱）and I could hear screaming, so I climbed under the wing and tried to_____________the windows in but failed, and with the heat of the_________coming over the top of the plane, I _______ I might have to give up or I'd be in great danger myself. I found the small windows at the back of the plane had cracked, so my best bet was to kick those through. It ___________ and, looking back, we were unbelievably ____________; otherwise, it would have been a completely different____________.
I pulled a teenage girl and boy out.____________another guy, Joel Snarr, arrived on the scene to________________at just the right time. I don't think I would have been able to get the______________out—he was a big guy.____________, Joel seized him by the arms and got him out just in time. I could____________straight away Joel had a military background by how he conducted himself. We'd just got all three of them, Stuart Moore, who’d flown the plane, and his nephew and niece, to a safe ____________when the plane exploded.
The emergency services ____________ pretty quickly, and then they did their duty. When I got back to my__________, Giacomo and I stared at each other, almost laughing in __________. It was a very strange moment—things like this only happen in films.
1.A.exploded B.landed C.disappeared D.crashed
2.A.living B.driving C.standing D.flying
3.A.roll B.speed C.stop D.pass
4.A.leaving B.saving C.blaming D.greeting
5.A.if B.though C.until D.since
6.A.fix B.kick C.clean D.shut
7.A.fire B.steam C.water D.engine
8.A.expected B.imagined C.admitted D.sensed
9.A.lasted B.counted C.worked D.ended
10.A.afraid B.lucky C.cautious D.brave
11.A.story B.adventure C.challenge D.lesson
12.A.Yet B.Thus C.Then D.Indeed
13.A.help B.climb C.explain D.deliver
14.A.steward B.driver C.rescuer D.pilot
15.A.Instead B.However C.Strangely D.Secretly
16.A.argue B.tell C.describe D.agree
17.A.return B.room C.distance D.journey
18.A.went away B.set out C.shut down D.turned up
19.A.car B.house C.plane D.cinema
20.A.surprise B.sorrow C.relief D.confusion
Urban Wildlife
Cities are diverse ecosystems. In addition to visitors from the wild, a large number of species share our urban areas. As our cities spread, we need to think about what it is like for other species to have human neighbors.
Cities are built for humans. _________For example, most city parks are kept neat and tidy so that humans will find them beautiful. But when we cut grass or plant flowers, we destroy natural habitats.
_________When a bridge in Austin, Texas was repaired, engineers added small gaps running along the length of its bottom. This made a good home for bats, and soon the bridge was the home of
thousands of bats. _______ Now, they have come to value their winged neighbors. The bats are a tourist attraction, and they eat lots of bugs every night.
There are also structures built with the aim of bringing wildlife into the city. The Beijing Olympic Forest Park is a good example. The park used native plants and created open, natural spaces for wildlife. The result is a zone in Beijing with over 160 species of birds. In many ways, the park is the opposite of a zoo. _________
If we learn to share our space, we can become better neighbors to the wildlife around us. _________ Our own future will be endangered too.
A. They are built to protect birds.
B. Our actions sometimes help other species.
C. If we do not, more species will become extinct.
D. They do not always provide suitable habitats for wildlife.
E. Instead of being kept in cages, wildlife can move about freely.
F. At first, people were afraid of the bats and tried to get rid of them.
G. They would sit on it and their droppings would fall into the water.
1.____________
2.____________
3.____________
4.____________
5.____________
Gretchen Altman is smiling, leaning back casually, a cup of coffee in hand — Hills Bros. Coffee, to be precise. It looks like a casual shot, but if you hit like, leave a comment, and tag a friend, you can get three different cups of coffee, for free.
Altman is part of a growing trend of "micro-influencers". She has a small following — around 6,000 on Instagram(社交平台). Her going rate is $300 to $800 to promote something. She does some posts in exchange for free goods, as long as it’s stuff she believes in.
As a micro-influencer she has a much closer relationship with her followers than a big social media star. "I’m just living a normal life and people relate to that," she says. "They just feel like I’m a friend of theirs."
But it worries consumer rights groups. Several recent studies have found that young audiences are largely unable to understand when something is sponsored content.
In some cases, it’s clear. When a big star takes to a social media to advertise Coca-Cola, for example, the assumption is that he or she’s probably getting paid to do so. And the posts are clearly labeled as ads, with the caption "advertisement" or "sponsored content".
But what happens when an everyday person with just a couple thousand followers takes to social media to extol(颂扬) the virtues of a product? The motivations are not so clear cut. The problem with these social media posts is that you don’t know whether it’s an ad or not.
Altman is diligent about using those hashtags(标签). She loves what she does and sees it as a business, but she doesn’t necessarily want to be a social media celebrity.
"With social media being so integrated into our everyday lives, we have this unique opportunity that I don’t think anyone has ever had before where we can each be our own brand," Altman says.
1.What does a micro-influencer do according to the passage?
A.Give enough likes. B.Post to promote sales.
C.Recommend some comments. D.Design advertisements.
2.What makes consumer rights groups feel worried?
A.Sponsored ads content.
B.Ads with caption on posts.
C.The unclear motivations of the posts.
D.The increasingly growing number of audiences.
3.How does Gretchen Altman feel about being a micro-influencer?
A.Annoyed. B.Delighted. C.Ambitious. D.Depressed.
4.Which of the following can be the best title?
A.Instagram Advertising: Do You Know It, When You See It
B.To be a Micro-influencer or to be a Big Star
C.We Can Each Be Our Own Top Brand
D.Hills Bros. Coffee, Your Coffee
We've certainly seen a dog nursing a wound, or a deer calling out in pain. But many animals suffer in silence. The most silent sufferers in the animal world may be fish.
Do fish feel pain? A new study from the University of Liverpool has found that fish feel pain in a way that's "strikingly similar" to humans. For the study, Lynne Sneddon, from the university's Institute of Integrative Biology, reviewed the existing body of research 98 studies in all and concluded that they feel pain just as sharply as we do."
When subject to a potentially painful event, fish show changes in behavior such as stopping feeding and reduced activity, which are prevented when a pain-relieving drug is provided. In fact, like us, they breathe heavily and stop eating when they're hurting. They will even rub the part of their body that aches." Sneddon notes in a university release.
To understand pain in other species, scientists look at nociceptors (疼痛感受器), which send signals to the brain when the body is being damaged. Humans have them throughout their skin, bones and muscles. Nociceptors have also been found in many other species, including even those tiny fruit flies.
Fish have the same means to detect pain signals and the equipment to receive them. Besides, the fishermen's opinion that fish feel no pain just doesn't add up from an evolutionary view. Pain is an efficient messenger that tells, us that we've got a problem. An animal that can't feel it won't get that memo (ER), even if it hurts itself.
"If we accept fish experience pain, then this has great significance for how we treat them," Sneddon says. "Care should be taken when handling fish to avoid damaging theirs sensitive skin and they should be humanely caught and killed."
1.What can we learn about fish?
A.They are insensitive to pain. B.They are able to sense pain.
C.They won't react to painkillers. D.Their brain is the first to send pain signals.
2.What will a fish do when its lips get hurt?
A.It might rub its lips. B.It will keep its mouth open.
C.It will swim around like crazy. D.It will keep eating to forget pain.
3.What is the significance of the study according to Sneddon?
A.People will treat fish in a kinder way.
B.People can understand evolution better.
C.People can develop more drugs to save fish.
D.People will think of more ways to catch fish.
4.What does the underlined part "add up" probably mean?
A.Disappear. B.Put forward.
C.Make sense. D.Happen.
