A Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, will be the first man to fly on a SpaceX rocket for an about seven-day trip around the Moon as early as 2023, and he plans to bring six to eight artists along.
Maezawa, 42, will have been the first moon traveller since the last US Apollo task in 1972. He paid a large amount of money for the trip. “Ever since I was a kid, I have loved the Moon,” he said. “This is my lifelong dream.”
Maezawa is CEO of Japan's largest online fashion mall. He is the founder of ZOZO,a global company based in Japan where people can buy clothing online. His another hobby is collecting valuable works of modern art.
His love for art led him to decide to invite artists to come along. He said, “I would like to invite six to eight artists from around the world to join me on this mission to the Moon. They will be asked to create something after they return to the earth. These masterpieces will inspire the people who have dreams.”
The first space tourist was Dennis Tito, an American businessman who in 2001 paid some 20 million dollars to fly on a Russian spaceship to the International Space Station.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk described Maezawa as the bravest and best adventurer. “He stepped forward,” Musk added. “We are honored that he chose us.” Musk said he would not make known the price for the Moon trip, but said it would be “free for the artists”.
“This is dangerous, to be clear. This is no walk in the park,” Musk warned. “There is a chance something could go wrong.”
1.According to the text, Yusaku Maezawa__________.
A.will be the first space tourist in the world.
B.owns the world's largest online fashion mall.
C.has dreamed of travelling to the moon since childhood.
D.plans to spend seven days walking on the moon.
2.What made Maezawa decide to invite some artists to come along?
A.His strong love for art. B.his dream of becoming an artist.
C.His hobby of collecting rocket models. D.his idea of making a meaningful journey.
3.What will the artists be expected to do according to the text?
A.Create unusual art works after the journey. B.Pay for their own journey.
C.Explore their imagination in space. D.Inspire people to become dreamers.
4.What Musk said in the last paragraph means__________.
A.tourists might go in a wrong direction. B.tourists might lose their lives.
C.tourists are sure of their safety. D.tourists have a chance to live in space.
Heroic mother cat Lele gave birth to four kittens at home and lived alone for over 50 days in Wuhan, when its owners, a family of seven, were in hospital for treatment of novel coronavirus. In late January, Lele's owner, surnamed Chen, was infected with novel coronavirus and has been in hospital since then. Several days later, Chen's father, and five other family members all tested positive for the virus, leaving pregnant cat mom Lele alone at home.
For fear of cross-infection, Chen didn't ask friends to take care of Lele, but prepared two bags of cat food weighing about 24 pounds and some water at home.
As he gradually recovered in the hospital, worries about Lele, the expectant mother, always haunted him.
Fifty-four days later, when Chen' s family got back home, they were surprised to find Lele had already given birth to four kittens.
The four were healthy and active and have been weaning (断奶) from their mother's. According to Chen, Lele survived on the cat food and water found in a fish pond on the balcony. Since no one cleaned up for such a long time, the cat litter box has gone messy and smelly.
In memory of the special experience, Chen named the four kittens ''Xiaowu'', ''Hanhan'', ''Xiaojia'' and ''Youyou'', which together mean ''Wuhan, fighting'' in Chinese, hoping the city could stay strong and return to normal soon.
Lele's story went viral (迅速传播) on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, and won over 366,000 likes. A Douyin user commented, "God bless the poor cats! Good luck to you, another netizen commented, ''What a kind family! Please don't abandon pets because of the virus outbreak. ''
1.How did LeLe survive during its owner's absence?
A.By being looked after by Chen's friends. B.By the cat food left and water in a fish pond.
C.With the help of the doctors in the hospital. D.With the help of its four babies.
2.Which of the following is not correct?
A.All the members in Chen's family were not infected with the novel coronavius
B.The birth of the four kittens was an inspiration for Chen's family.
C.Both the cat LeLe and its babies were strong and healthy.
D.LeLe got popular among Chinese netizens.
3.The text mainly tells us___________.
A.how a family took good care of their pet cat.
B.how Wuhan people fought against the novel coronavirus.
C.that a cat saved its owner.
D.that a brave cat gives birth alone when owners in hospital.
假定你是李华，母校将为高一新生举办主题为“ What to learn in senior high school?”的英语沙龙活动，特邀请你结合自身经历谈谈自己的体会。请你为此准备一份发言稿，内容包括：
1.学会学习：方法，习惯等；
2.学会做人：真诚，友善；
3.学会其他：考生自拟。
注意:1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头语和结尾已为你写好。
Good morning，everyone！It is my honor to be here to share with you my opinions on what to learn in senior high school.
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Thank you!
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Great changes have been taken place in my village.Ten years ago, the small and low houses of my village lie on the north of a lake. The villagers produced many waste. As a result, the lake was seriously polluted. To the west of the village was a sandy field, where was the source of much dust.
Now the poor house have been replaced by green trees. However, the sandy field that the villagers used to plough has been covered of fruit trees. On the lake, now clean and clearly, the villagers often spend their spare time fish.
In word, my village has become a green one.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
“Chinese Bookshelf^’ a project which aims to provide local readers with access 1. Chinese books and culture, was launched Tuesday here.
2. (locate) inside Foyles Bookstore at Charing Cross Road, near the British Museum and Chinatown, the “China Bookshelf “3. (introduce) more than 100 kinds of books such as literature, folktale, economic publications and political works.
Carmelo Puglisi, head of foreign language books at Foyles Bookstore, told Xinhua that the bookshop has always attached great 4. (important) to Chinese books as it started selling them years ago.
Liu Xiaoming, Chinese ambassador to Britain, said in a congratulatory letter to the launching ceremony 5. the carefully-selected books in the “Chinese Bookshelf “ will serve as a bridge for 6. (culture) exchanges and a window for Western readers 7. (understand) China.
“Chinese publishing has transformed itself in the last 10 to 20 years, 8.it is now among the leading publishing 9. (nation) of the world ... I think the more the Chinese and Western publishers can develop global Chinese books, journals, databases, the more understanding there will be between 10. East and West,” he said.
Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses. Turning our weaknesses into strengths makes us ________ . A 12-year-old boy, Kim overcame his weakness by unknowingly making it his______ .
Poor Kim _____ his left arm in a terrible accident and was _____. To cheer him up, his father made him join a Judo（柔道）club. As the boy always wanted to learn Judo, his father thought this would make him _____ .
Everyone wondered how a single-armed boy could learn Judo._____ , the master happily accepted him. Kim practiced nothing but a single stroke（击）.He trained for all 8 months in mastering a single stroke. The boy was ____ and sometimes annoyed as his master taught him only one stroke.
Yet, he said nothing. The boy mastered the stroke and grew in confidence as ____ could do that particular stroke better. The boy was _____ by the master to compete in a Judo championship tournament
Everyone _____ Kim and his master. Even the boy was not sure about why his master had chosen him.
To everyone's surprise, Kim easily ____ six competitors with his single stroke. He struggled a bit in the semi-finals but managed to win the match. Then the final match began. The opponent（对手）was very strong and the referee（裁判） ____ with Kim's master about stopping the match as he feared the opponent could ____ Kim. However, his master __ and told Kim to continue the match. With a huge effort, Kim ____ the match.
Kim thought it was __ and asked his master how he had become champion. His master told him “My dear boy, you learned the most ____ stroke in Judo that very few can master to perfection. If your opponent wants to beat you and ____ you from using the stroke, they should hold your left arm. This was the_____ behind your victory!'*
If the boy turned his weakness, the loss of his left arm, into such a great _____ . why can't we?
1.A.brave B.reliable C.powerful D.flexible
2.A.chance B.strength C.interest D.choice
3.A.bent B.raised C.broke D.lost
4.A.heartbroken B.impatient C.embarrassed D.angry
5.A.popular B.normal C.happy D.special
6.A.However B.Besides C.Therefore D.Otherwise
7.A.excited B.nervous C.ambitious D.surprised
8.A.somebody B.nobody C.everybody D.anybody
9.A.taught B.picked C.forced D.paid
10.A.feared B.admired C.knew D.doubted
11.A.shook B.hurt C.beat D.hit
12.A.discussed B.competed C.agreed D.quarreled
13.A.frighten B.blame C.harm D.move
14.A.struggled B.refused C.begged D.regretted
15.A.ignored B.organized C.watched D.won
16.A.unbelievable B.strange C.unacceptable D.satisfying
17.A.suitable B.standard C.terrible D.difficult
18.A.prevent B.protect C.save D.excuse
19.A.effort B.reality C.secret D.meaning
20.A.fun B.success C.challenge D.dream
