Mother Teresa (August 26, 1910-September 5, 1997) was a great woman, who did a lot to improve the social condition of mankind. Due to her contribution in serving the society, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize aged 69.
She was brought up in a Catholic family. When she was only seven, she lost her father. Even as a young child, she was interested in the life of missionaries (传教士). At the age of 18, she decided that she would become a nun. She left her home and went to join the Sisters of Loreto. It was the first step that she made towards providing services for mankind.
On the 7th of October in the year 1950, Mother Teresa received Vatican permission to start the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, the mission of which would be to take care of the needy, the homeless, and people who were shunned by the society. Then it had a number of branches all over the country. The journey of Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity started with the setting up of homes for "the Dying".
In the year 1983, Mother Teresa suffered from a serious heart attack, while she was in Rome. However, she recovered. But, later in 1989, she again got an attack. Her health went worse and in the year 1991, she suffered from pneumonia. Taking her health problems into consideration, Mother Teresa decided to resign (辞职) from the post of head of the order.
A secret vote was conducted in which all the nuns voted for the stay of Mother Teresa except herself. So, she agreed to continue serving as head of the Missionaries of Charity. Day by day her health was getting worse. On September 5, 1997, exactly nine days after her 87th birthday, this great soul departed for heaven.
1.Why did Mother Teresa devote her life to the religious life?
A.Because her parents had a deep influence on her.
B.Because she wanted to provide services for others.
C.Because she thought the life of missionaries simple.
D.Because she came to know the Sisters of Loreto.
2.Which of the following words can replace the underlined word "shunned" ?
A.Cared. B.Concerned.
C.Ignored. D.Affected.
3.Why did Mother Teresa decide to resign from her post?
A.She realized she couldn’t fully serve the people in need.
B.She was only worried about her health condition.
C.She wished to lead a more comfortable life.
D.She knew a heart attack would take her life away at any time.
A boy who was nervous on his first day of school climbed onto a third-floor balcony (阳台) and put legs over the side. His mother and teachers tried their best to bring him down, but failed. However, a firefighter who dressed as "Spiderman" succeeded in saving him.
Firefighter David Smith was called in after the 6-year-old’s teachers and mother had failed to get him down from the balcony. "He was asking for his mother, "Smith said. "He was crying, and wouldn’t let any of us get near him." After hearing a conversation between the boy’s mother and his teachers about his love of superheroes, Smith hurried home to get his Spiderman clothes.
"I told him 'Spiderman is here to save you. No one will hurt you now,’" Smith said. "Then I told him to walk slowly toward me. I was really nervous that he might fall if he got too excited and started running." Then the crying boy broke into a smile and walked into the fireman’s arms.
The fictional (虚构的) superhero was created by writer Stan Lee in the early 1960s. It has recently become popular again through a series of movies made about him. In them he is acted by superstar Tobey Maguire, who acted with Kirsten Dunst and James Franco.
1.Which would be the best title for this passage?
A.Spiderman Is Back B."Spiderman" Saved a Boy
C.Spiderman Is Popular D.A Boy’s Love of Spiderman
2.How did the fireman succeed in saving the boy?
A.By showing he had the same interest as the boy.
B.By bringing the boy’s mother to his side.
C.By dressing up as a superhero.
D.By making friends with him.
3.What do we learn from the passage?
A.The boy had been forced to go to school.
B.The mother did not love her son.
C.Spiderman is a superhero in a series of movies.
D.Spiderman became popular again in the 1960s.
4.What’s the purpose of the last paragraph?
A.To tell us something about Spiderman. B.To introduce some famous actors.
C.To get readers interested in Spiderman. D.To introduce another superhero story.
Six months ago, Jack came to China to study. He has heard that Yangzhou is famous for its gardens. And he plans to visit some gardens in July, so he has collected information about them online as follows:
The Slender West Lake, named National AAAAA Tourist Area in 2010, includes the Great Rainbow Bridge, the White Pagoda, Five-pavilion Bridge, the Twenty-four Bridge, the Small Golden Hill and so on. The best time to tour the Slender West Lake is in March. During the visit to the park, the boat travels on the water and visitors travel in the picture. Ticket: Mar.—May. ￥150; Other months ￥90 Time: 8:30—17:00 Bus: No. 4, 5, 6, 17, 61 buses Tel: 0514-87357803; 0514-87370091 |
Ge Garden, one of the four top famous Chinese gardens, got its name from bamboo. The bamboo in the garden forms the green scenery. The centre of the garden is well-known for man-like hills. Four seasons can be experienced here at a time. Ticket: Mar. —May. ￥10; Other months ￥30 Time: Mar. —May. 7:15—18:00; Other months 7:15—17:30 Bus: No. 8, 30, 61 buses Tel: 0514-87935285 |
He Garden, the most famous garden in the late Qing Dynasty, is known for its long double-way corridor (走廊), which is regarded as the earliest footbridge. Ticket: Mar. —May. ￥40; Other months ￥30 Time: 7:30—17:15 Bus: No. 19, 61 buses Tel: 0514-87900345; 0514-87222353 |
1.How much will a ticket cost Jack if he visits the Slender West lake?
A.30 yuan. B.40 yuan.
C.90 yuan. D.150 yuan.
2.What’s HeGarden famous for?
A.The long corridor. B.The green bamboo.
C.The man-made hills. D.The boat travelling.
3.Which of the following can Jack do?
A.He can take a No. 19 bus to GeGarden.
B.He can visit the Slender West Lake at 8:00.
C.He can call 0514-87935285 for further information of HeGarden.
D.He can call 0514-87900345 to know more about HeGarden.
2019 年 10 月 1 日庆祝中华人民共和国成立 70 周年阅兵式在北京成功举行。为了弘扬爱国精神，丰富校园活动，你校（晨光中学）举办了关于观看阅兵式的征文比赛，学生们 踊跃参加。请根据下面的提示内容为校刊英文专栏写一篇报道。题目已给出。
①征文比赛的评选（评出优秀作品、颁奖、获奖征文展示等）。
②参赛作品的特点（反映阅兵场面、爱国热情等）。
③自己的感想和愿望。
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3. 请勿提及真实学校名称；
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Cao Yuan proved he was special at age 14 when he was enrolled in the University of Science and Technology of China’s School of the Gifted Young, which is a special school to nurture
teenagers into world-class talents.
But Cao himself didn’t think he was special. He often stressed that he was just an ordinary kid who loved reading about science and doing experiments.
But there is other evidence that Cao is a bit different. On Dec 19，the now 22-year-old doctoral candidate in physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT)，US，was named one of the 10 people who mattered this year by the journal Nature. It was for discovering a“magic angle”in graphene（石墨烯）sheets that he has opened up a new field of superconductor physics（超导体物理学）.
Graphene, first discovered in 2004, is a material made of a single layer of carbon atoms. It’s the thinnest and strongest material in the world. Cao’s work shows that when two layers of graphene are cooled to 1.7 C above absolute zero（-273 C）and rotated（旋转） to a “magic angle”of 1.1 degrees，the upper layer of graphene exhibits nonconducting behaviors.
However, Cao found that these electrons(电子) could flow in the graphene sandwich freely — as if they were traveling through a superconductor —when small amounts of electrons were added to the structure.
The discovery is exciting. “One can imagine making a superconducting transistor out of graphene, which you can switch on and off ， from superconducting to insulating” ， Pablo Jarillo-Herrero，Cao’s professor at MIT，told Science Daily.
But why was Cao able to make the discovery? Both his high school physics teacher Huang Jiatang and Jarillo-Herrero attribute it to Cao’s capacity for independent learning and interest in doing experiments.
Huang said that he remembered that as a young kid Cao had a strong ability to study on his own, a love for hands-on experiments and was unafraid to challenge teachers and ask difficult questions.
Cao seems to be a highly inquisitive young man. Jarillo-Herrero told Nature that Cao’s hobbies include photographing the night sky using homemade cameras. “Every time I go in Cao's office, it’s a huge mess, with computers taken apart and pieces of telescope all over his desk,” he said.
But even with such convincing proof, Cao still sees himself as an ordinary college student. “After all, we are all humans, with flaws and emotions,” he said.
1.Why was Cao Yuan listed Person of the Year by the journal Nature? (within 20 words)
2.Is graphene a new metal? What is it? (within 15 words)
3.What are the factors that lead to Cao’s achievement? List two of them. (within 15 words)
4.What does the underlined word “inquisitive” mean? (within 2 words)
5.What’s the title of the article? (within 10 words)
Americans are proud of their variety and individuality, yet they love and respect few things more than a uniform, whether it is the uniform of an elevator operator or the uniform of a five-star general. Why are uniforms so popular in the United States?
Among the arguments for uniforms, one of the first is that in the eyes of most people they look more professional than civilian( 百姓的) clothes. People have become conditioned to ( 习惯于) expect superior quality from a man who wears a uniform. The television repairman who wears uniform tends to inspire more trust than one who appears in civilian clothes. Faith in the skill of a garage mechanic is increased by a uniform. What easier way is there for a nurse a policeman, a barber, or a waiter to lose professional identity than to step out of uniform?
Uniforms also have many practical benefits. They save on other clothes. They save on laundry bills. They are tax-deductible (可减税的) . They are often more comfortable and more durable than civilian clothes.
Primary among the arguments against uniforms is their lack of variety and the consequent loss of individuality experienced by people who must wear them. Though there are many types of uniforms, the wearer of any particular type is generally stuck with it, without change, until retirement. When people look alike, they tend to think, speak, and act similarly, on the job at least.
Uniforms also give rise to some practical problems. Though they are long-lasting , often their initial expense is greater than the cost of civilian clothes. Some uniforms are also expensive to maintain, requiring professional dry cleaning rather than the home laundering possible with many types of civilian clothes.
1.It is surprising that Americans who worship variety and individuality ______.
A.still judge a man by his clothes
B.enjoy having a professional identity
C.hold the uniform in such high regard
D.will respect an elevator operator as much as a general in uniform
2.People are accustomed to think that a man in uniform ______.
A.suggests quality work
B.appears to be more practical
C.discards (丢弃;抛弃)his social identity
D.looks superior to a person in civilian clothes
3.The chief function of a uniform is to ______.
A.provide practical benefits to the wearer.
B.provide the wearer with a professional identity
C.inspire the wearer’s confidence in himself
D.make the wearer catch the public eye
4.According to the passage, people wearing uniforms ______.
A.are usually helpful
B.have little or no individual freedom
C.enjoy greater popularity
D.tend to lose their individuality
5.The best title for this passage would be ______.
A.Uniforms and Society
B.The Importance of Wearing a Uniform
C.Advantages and Disadvantages of Uniforms
D.Practical Benefits of Wearing a Uniform
