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Where are the two speakers probably? A. In a hotel. B. In a hospital. C. In a car.
What time will the man arrive in London? A. At 8:30. B. At 8:00. C. At 7:30.
What is the purpose of the woman’s call? A. To open a new account. B. To pay the gas bill. C. To ask about a bill.
假如你是李华，你的笔友Tom正在学汉语，发来邮件询问如何提高汉语水平，请你根据提示，用英语给Tom回复。 提示:1.关注语音语调(四个声调)； 2.背诵经典； 3.写日记； 4.其他。 注意:1.词数100左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 提示词:语调intonation声调tone经典作品classics Dear Tom， ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sincerely， Li Hua
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。 Last winter vacation，I went to Hainan with my parents on air. We first went to the beach. The sky was clearly，the sea was blue and the beach was very beautiful. What was impressed me most was diving. I saw so much colorful tropical fishes. It was so amazing. Then we pay a visit to the Ends of the Earth，which I had dreamed of go to. We appreciated the beautiful scenery all the way and took many photo. During the visit，I tasted various delicious local foods，among that I liked sea food most. The people there were friendly and smiling faces were around us all the way，which made us exciting. We had a wonderful time there and it was unforgettable journey. I look forward to travelling there again.
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。 Nowadays 5G is very popular among customers，but China is looking past 5G and intending1.(build)a 6G network. China is starting research into 6G，2.(make) it one of the first countries to do so. The actual development of 6G wilt3. (official) begin in 2020，but the commercial use will have to wait. The 4. (arrive)of 5G has attracted a lot of people. It not only brings fast mobile Internet，but also5. (enable)us to connect with machines. So 6.is 6G supposed to bring，especially for ordinary people? For one thing，7. will make mobile Internet work at a speed of 1 TB per second，which means you can download around 100 films 8. less than one second. For another，6G will connect our devices 9.(efficiently) than 5G，which makes Internet coverage much wider. Of course，there is a long way to go yet，10.I believe tomorrow’s Internet is in our hands. Our life in the future will be wonderful and fantastic.
I used to watch her from my kitchen window when she played with boys on the playground. She seemed so small as she _______her way through the crowd of boys. A sea of children，and yet to me，she_______ from them a11.She _______ to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the net and no one could stop her. I began to notice her practicing dribbling and shooting alone over and over again， sometimes until dark. One day I asked her why she practiced so much. Without _______ ，she said. “I want to play college basketball. My father told me if I was good enough，I would get a _______，which was the only way for me to go to college. My Daddy said if the dream was big enough，the facts didn’t _______.” Well，she was really _______ —I watched her practicing playing through those junior high years and into high schoo1.Every week，she _______her school team to victory. One day in her senior year，I saw her _______ in the grass，head buried in her hands. I ________ her disappointment and I felt my own throat tighten. I sat down in the cool grass beside her and ________ asked what was wrong. “OH，nothing , ” came a soft ________ .“I am just too ________.”The coach told her that at 5.5 feet she would probably never get to play for a top ranked team. She was heartbroken. But after a while，she ________ her head from her hands and told me that her father said those coaches were wrong. They just did not understand the ________of a dream. He told her that if she really wanted to play for a good college，if she ________ wanted a scholarship，nothing could stop her except one thing—her own ________ . The next year，as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game，she was ________ by a college recruiter(招聘员)。She was indeed ________a scholarship to a Division I，NCAA women’s basketball team and her dream came true. The words ________in my ears again: If the dream is big enough，the facts don’t count. 1.A. felt B. lost C. inched D. muscled 2.A. stood out B. came out C. figured out D. made out 3.A. intended B. managed C. expected D. pretended 4.A. satisfaction B. effort C. hesitation D. doubt 5.A. scholarship B. budget C. allowance D. reward 6.A. care B. count C. spread D. control 7.A. positive B. negative C. outgoing D. determined 8.A. led B. provided C. drove D. pushed 9.A. roiling B. standing C. sitting D. relaxing 10.A. expressed B. touched C. sensed D. grasped 11.A. quietly B. anxiously C. initially D. simply 12.A. step B. reply C. relief D. sound 13.A. over-weighted B. tired C. disappointed D. short 14.A. nodded B. turned C. 1ifted D. shook 15.A. meaning B. weight C. power D. principle 16.A. gladly B. truly C. patiently D. bravely 17.A. habit B. attitude C. height D. interest 18.A. seen B. deserted C. punished D. adopted 19.A. required B. obtained C. chosen D. offered 20.A. inspired B. received C. discovered D. rang
The Things That Keep Us From Succeeding We have always been told not to fear failure because it is essential to success. So we should embrace failure or at least the possibility of failure.1..If you’re not reaching the kind of success you imagine，one or more of the following things might well be true of you，too. NO.1: You don’t have a goal. A lot of time we find ourselves struggling through a day-to-day routine that isn’t getting us anywhere because we don’t know where we want to go. Sometimes we had goals when we set ourselves on a particular path，but we’ve changed along the way and those goal s are no longer that important.2.，figuring out what your goals are is important. NO.2: You don’t have a vision. Setting goals is important but isn’t enough to drive you to the finish line；it’s important，too，to be able to imagine yourself as the achiever of your goals. If goal s are the end result of a journey，your vision is the fuel to get you there. NO.3: You don’t have a plan. If goals are your destination and a vision is your fuel，your plan is the map to get you there.3..The world is full of people with goals they have never accomplished because they didn’t have a plan—don’t be one of them. NO.4: You’re too certain or not certain enough. Too much certainty creates inflexibility. If you’re sure that your plan is correct，and refuse to accept the possibility of error，you may well find yourself stuck when an unexpected change comes about. However strong your plan and however sure you are of your goals，make room for periodic reassessment. 4..If you refuse to take a step because you aren’t positive that it will move you towards success，you won’t make any better progress than if you had no goals at a11.Keep your eyes open and be willing to change，but have faith in yourself，too. NO.5:5..Often we close ourselves off from other people not because we’re afraid that they will influence us but that we will influence them. We are afraid that our brilliant ideas will be taken up by someone else and no longer be solely ours. So we avoid sharing our passions，and spend our energy jealously guarding our “secret” rather than simply moving forward. In the end，we turn our passions into burdens that are difficult to carry instead of a joy. A. Whatever the case B. Whatever the cause C. You worry about being copied D. You don’t learn from your mistakes E. At the same time，too little certainty will fail you F. However，fear isn’t the only thing that keeps us from succeeding G. Without it，you have no idea what immediate steps to take to achieve your goals
Have you ever noticed that after about 6 months your perfectly new 1，000 dollar smartphone begins to slow down? What if I told you that it’s a sales strategy that pretty much all phone companies use to force people into buying new phones? In late 2015，when Lisa Young was in charge of iOS security and beta software testing teams，her boss revealed a dark secret to her，saying that they were using a new strategy that would purposely slow down older phones every time the phone would upgrade to the latest opera ting system. This new method would force customers to buy the latest phone model，increasing sales by 70％. She was a little disturbed to hear the news，but she just kept her head down and continued to do her job. After a while，the guilt of being involved with such a shady sales model started to weigh heavy on her. “How could a multi—billion dollar corporation continue to take advantage of the public like this?” she thought. In March of 2017，she contacted a reporter from CNN to finally leak the information concerning Apple slowing down phones. The scandal(丑闻)went viral overnight，and every media outlet in the world，in every language was talking about it，making it one of the biggest controversies in consumer electronics history. A week later，she was secretly let go after her 8 years of service. Although she was taking a huge risk going against one of the most powerful corporations in the world，she felt a sense of relief exposing them. The public deserved to know and the fear became her motivation to find a way to destroy their shady sales model. Several of her colleagues were fired with her. They quietly united，and after a year of extensive research they designed a unique product called Circa Charge that would reverse the negative effects of “software updates.” Phone companies have recently caught wind of their overnight success with CircaCharge and are trying to do everything they can to make this product illegal and ban it forever. Lisa and her team have ma de unbelievable progress in increasing battery life，battery health，and optimizing phone performance，and they will continue to develop new technology that will beat phone companies at their own game until they change their ways. 1.What can we learn about the new method mentioned in paragraph 2? A. It is essential in the 1atest operating system. B. It benefits users in upgrading their old phone. C. It fool s customers into buying the latest model on purpose. D. It is a successful sales strategy for advertising new soft wares. 2.What does the underlined phrase “kept her head down” in paragraph 3 refer to? A. Lowered her head. B. Nodded to show approval. C. Pretended to know something. D. Tried not to show she knows something. 3.How did Lisa Young feel after leaking the secret? A. Disturbed. B. Relieved. C. Frightened. D. Disappointed. 4.From the passage，we know______________. A. it's too tough for Lisa and her team to increase battery life B. CircaCharge helps phone companies with software updates C. Lisa struggles to force phone companies to change their current ways D. phone companies find it essential to ban their illegal software for updating
What are dreams for? A handful of theories have the most influence. Sigmund Freud famously claimed that they reveal hidden truths and wishes. Despite being largely unsupported by evidence，researchers found that students in the U.S.，South Korea，and India were much more likely to accept the view. In the same study，respondents said that dreaming about a plane crash would cause them more anxiety than an official warning about a terrorist attack. More recent research suggests that they may help us process intense emotions，or perhaps sort through and strengthen memories，or rehearse responses to threatening situations. Even if dreams can’t foretell the future，they seem to expose our shared fascinations. The majority of dreams occur during REM sleep cycles，of which the average person has four or five a night. A study of Canadian university students found the most common dream topics to be school，falling，being chased，and arriving too late for something. For all the commonalities dreams exhibit，they vary across time people who grew up watching black-and-white TV are more likely to dream in black and white—and culture. A 1958 study determined that compared with Japanese people，Americans dreamed more about being locked up，losing a loved one，finding money. Japanese people were more likely to dream about school，trying repeatedly to do something，being paralyzed with fear，or “wild，violent beasts.” If human dreams sound boring，bear in mind that even negative ones can have positive effects. In a study of students taking a French medical—school entrance exam，60 percent of the dreams they had beforehand involved a problem with the exam，such as being late or leaving an answer blank. But those who reported dreams about the exam，even bad ones，did better on it than those who didn’t. 1.What do you know about Freud’s view on dreaming? A. It will cause people more anxiety. B. It is already been proved by evidence. C. It is popular with some American and Asian students. D. It can reveal the hidden truth and predict the future. 2.According to recent research，dreams may________. A. make emotions intense B. help prepare for special situations C. reduce our memories D. help us take notes 3.According to paragraphs 2 and 3，which of the following is true? A. The average person has four or five sleep cycles a night. B. Canadian students aren’t worried about being late for schoo1. C. Americans usually share the same dream topics with Japanese. D. Films about wild beasts may be widely shown in America in 1958. 4.If you dream that you failed the exam，____________. A. your dream will come true B. you will be depressed with fear C. you are supposed to take it seriously D. it shows that you care a lot about the exam
Clara Daly was seated on an Alaska Airlines flight from Boston to Los Angeles when a flight attendant asked an urgent question over the loudspeaker: “Does anyone on board know American Sign language?” She knew she needed to help. Clara，15 at the time，pressed the call button. The flight attendant came by and explained the situation. “We have a passenger on the plane who’s blind and deaf，” she said. The passenger seemed to want something，but he was traveling alone and the flight attendants couldn’t understand what he needed，according to PEOPLE magazine. Clara had been studying ASL for the past year to help with her dyslexia and knew she’d be able to finger spell into the man’s palm. So she unbuckled her seat belt，walked toward the front of the plane，and knelt by the aisle seat of Tim Cook，then 64.Gently taking his hand，she signed，“How are you? Are you OK/” Cook asked for some water. When it arrived，Clara returned to her seat. She came by again a bit later because he wanted to know the time. On her third visit，she stopped and stayed for a while. “He didn’t need anything. He was lonely and wanted to talk,” Clara said. So for the next hour，that’s what they did. She talked about her family and her plans for the future (she wants to be a politician).Cook told Clara how he had gradually become blind over time and shared stories of his days as a traveling salesman. Even though he couldn’t see her，she “looked attentively at his face with such kindness，”a passenger reported. “Clara was amazing.” a flight attendant told Alaska Airlines in a blog interview. “You could tell Tim was very excited to have someone he could speak to，and she was such an angel. “Cook’s reaction: “Best trip I’ve ever had.” Looking for ways to give back yourself? Start with this random act of kindness that can change someone’s life right now. 1.The flight attendant asked an urgent question because ______________. A. the passenger was traveling alone B. the plane was in a dangerous situation C. the passenger asked for something urgently D. They couldn’t communicate with the passenger 2.Why did Clara talk about her plans for the future? A. Because the flight attendant asked her to do so. B. Because she needed topics to go on talking with Cook. C. Because Cook expected to understand teenagers better. D. Because she wanted to show her ambition for the future. 3.Which of the following words can best describe Clara? A. Kind and caring. B. Warm-hearted and cautious. C. Generous and amazing. D. Ambitious and attentive. 4.The passage is mainly written to ______________. A. tell a touching story of an amazing girl B. appeal to readers to lend a hand kindly and randomly C. stress the great importance of American Sign Language D. show how considerate the flight attendant was to help Cook
You’ll find it amazing to support people when you go out to eat! Just look for restaurants that hire people with disabilities，which are making the world a more inclusive place. Each bakery，café and restaurant below has a wonderful and heartwarming story. Hugs Care: McKinney，Texas Ruth Thompson once had a vision to create a nonprofit café that would be run and operated primarily by adults with special needs. With hard work，a strong passion and an amazing team，Hugs Café opened its doors in 2015.“Hugs Café is now so much more than a job to our 23 teammates，which is enhancing the meaningful lives of adults with special needs through training and employment at Hugs Café. Thompson says. Vinny＆Bay’s Coffee and Eatery: Panama City，Florida “A lot of people plan their vacations around coming to this coffee shop，”says café owner Kara Rigby. Vinny ＆ Bay’s Coffee and Eatery was established “so that Baylee had a place to work，”Rigby adds. Baylee is Rigby’s daughter’s friend who has a disability. The coffee shop’s goal become training for individuals like Baylee. Some workers have even started at Vinny ＆ Bay’ s and were able to work in a regular workplace. Rigby says that her employees” have a whole lot more abilities than disabilities. They love unconditionally，and it changes the whole environment and business.” Rigby believes that incorporating even just one or two disabled individuals into a business can change the whole atmosphere—for the better! Sugar Pl um Bakery: Virginia Beach，Virginia Head to Sugar Plum Bakery to find a delicious carrot cake and see people with disabilities successfully working alongside none—disabled workers. Sugar Plum has been promoting the integration of adult s with developmental disabilities by providing training and employment opportunities to more than 1，000 people with disabilities since 1987.Whether they’re scooping cookies or making cupcakes，Sugar Plum’s disabled employees are the backbone of the bakery. 1.What do the three restaurants have in common? A. They are established by adults with special needs. B. They are supported by charities or local government. C. The provide training and employment to disabled individuals. D. The employers and employees there are all individuals with disabilities. 2.It can be known from the passage that ______________. A. Hugs Café set up in 1987 now has 23 teammates B. Rigby founded her coffee shop to help Baylee，her daughter C. Disabled individuals are not able to work in a regular workplace D. Sugar P1um Bakery hires both normal people and people with disabilities 3.What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph suggest? A. Disabled workers there are the most important part. B. The bakery get s support and strength from backbone. C. The customers are always backing the disabled workers. D. The employees have a whole lot more abilities than disabilities.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。 1.Who is the speaker? A. A student. B. A professor. C. A teacher’s helper. 2.What is the class mainly about? A. Electricity. B. Modern science. C. Science in ancient Greece and Rome. 3.What was calculated correctly by an ancient Greek? A. The size of the earth. B. The size of the moon. C. The distance between the moon and the earth. 4.What will the speaker do next? A. Talk about Archimedes. B. Explain a math problem. C. Answer some questions.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 1.Why does the woman plan to wear a mask tomorrow? A. Because of the smog. B. Because of her illness. C. Because of the cold weather. 2.What’s a big problem in the city? A. The heavy traffic. B. The air pollution. C. The large population. 3.What do the speakers decide to do? A. Change their ways to go to work. B. Ask the government to do something. C. Call on people to protect the environment. 4.What can we know about the man? A. He always uses the public transport. B. He seldom listens to the weather report. C. He is waiting for the weather to improve soon.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 1.What does the woman say about her family? A. They led a poor life. B. They kept a lot of birds. C. They owned a small farm. 2.What did the woman’s mot her impress her with? A. Her love. B. Her success. C. Her ambition. 3.What did the woman’s mother wish her to do? A. Go to college. B. Become a writer. C. Have a better life.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 1.What does the man dislike? A. Eating out. B. Shopping online. C. Going to the store. 2.What’s the girl’s plan? A. Waiting for her mother. B. Having some pizza. C. Staying at home.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 1.What does the woman think of Charlie? A. Handsome. B. Strange. C. Humorous. 2.What are the speakers talking about? A. A singing competition. B. A basketball match. C. A famous pop star.
What is true about Ellen? A. She likes African art. B. She knows Susan very well. C. She doesn’t know Bob.
Why is the man late? A. The traffic was heavy. B. There was an accident. C. He took the wrong bus.
What does the man mean? A. He will do a class project. B. He won’t go to the beach. C. He will go to the zoo next time.
How will the man pay? A. By cheque. B. By credit card. C. In cash.
Where does the man want to go? A. To New York. B. To Boston. C. To Chicago.
请阅读下面短文，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。 The University of Cambridge confirmed that it would accept students based on Gaokao test results in a post on the University’s official Weibo account on March 25. The Gaokao, China’s extremely difficult university entrance exam, is now accepted by a number of overseas universities including the University of New Hampshire, which last year became the first state university in the US to accept Gaokao scores for new admissions, the University of Western Australia and the University of British Columbia in Canada. Previously, Chinese students would have to take standardized college admission tests, such as the SAT and ACT used in US schools. The Gaokao is regarded as suitable preparation for Cambridge. The Gaokao scores of successful applicants will vary from province to province and year to year. As a guideline, successful applicants will usually have scores in the top 0.1% of those taking the Gaokao in their province. In addition to the total score, Cambridge Colleges will pay close attention to individual subject scores and scores in the Senior High School Examinations (Xueye Shuiping Kaoshi; previously the Huikao). The Xueye Shuiping Kaoshi alone are not regarded as suitable preparation for Cambridge. （写作内容） 1.用约30词写出上文概要； 2.你对高考被国外著名大学认可的看法，并至少从两个方面解释你的观点； 3.谈谈你对如何提高高考国际认可度的建议(不少于2条)。 （写作要求） 1.写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句； 2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称； 3.不必写标题。 （评分标准） 内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意:每个空格只填1个单词。 Human love isn’t neatly ordered or easily predictable. But that doesn’t mean that mathematics hasn’t got something because, love, as with most of life, is full of patterns. Mathematics is, basically, all about the study of pattern, patterns from predicting the weather to the fluctuations(起伏) in the stock market, to the movement of the planets or the growth of cities. And if we’re being honest, none of those things are exactly neatly ordered and easily predictable, either. So let us talk about how to pick a perfect partner using a hit of mathematics that is called Optimal Stopping Theory. Imagine that you start dating when you’re 15 and ideally, you’d like to be married by the time that you’re 35. And there’s a number of people that you could potentially date across your lifetime, and they’ll be at varying levels of goodness. The math says then that what you should do in the first 37 percent of your dating window, you should just reject everybody as serious marriage potential. And then, you should pick the next person that is better than everybody that you’ve seen before. If you do this, it can be mathematically proven, in fact, that this is the best possible way of maximizing your chances of finding the perfect partner. But unfortunately, I have to tell you that this method does come with some risks. For instance, imagine if your perfect partner appeared during your first 37 percent. Now, unfortunately, you’d have to reject them. Now, if you’re following the maths, I’m afraid no one else will appear that’s better than anyone you’ve seen before, so you have to go on rejecting everyone and die alone. Okay, another risk is, let’s imagine, instead, that the first people that you dated in your first 37 percent are just incredibly dull, boring, terrible people. Now, that’s okay, because you’re in your rejection phase. But then imagine, the next person to come along is just slightly less boring, dull and terrible than everybody that you’ve seen before. Now, if you are following the maths, I’m afraid you have to marry them and end up in a relationship which is, frankly, not most satisfying. Okay, so this method doesn’t give you a 100 percent success rate, but there’s no other possible strategy that can do any better. And actually, I also think that subconsciously, humans, we do sort of do this anyway. We give ourselves a little bit of time to play the field, get a feel for the marketplace or whatever when we’re young. And then we only start looking seriously at potential marriage candidates once we hit our mid-to-late 20s. I think this is convincing proof, if ever it were needed, that everybody’s brains are prewired(天生的)to be just a little bit mathematical. Therefore, it can be mathematically proven that this is the best way to find the perfect partner.
I never soon the night nor seen a star; I’ve seen neither spring nor fall nor winter. I was born at the end of the Reining Age(刹车时代), just as the Earth’s rotation(旋转)was coming to a final stop. The Reining lasted for 42 years, three years longer than the Unity Government had planned. My mother once told me about the time our family witnessed the last sunset. The Sun had ever so slowly crept toward the horizon, almost as if it had stopped moving altogether. In the end, it took three days and three nights to finally set. Naturally, that was the end of all “days” and all “nights”. The Eastern Hemisphere(半球)was covered in weak light for a long time then, perhaps for a dozen years or so - with the Sun hiding just beyond the horizon - its rays reflected by half of the sky. It was during that long sunset that I was born. Dusk did not mean darkness. The Northern Hemisphere was lit up by the Earth Engines. These giant engines had been raised all across Asia and North America; only the solid plates beneath those two continents could resist the great pushing forces they exerted. There were about 12,000 Earth Engines built and distributed across the Asian and American plains. From my home 1 could see the bright plasma plumes(等离子气柱)of several hundred Earth Engines. Just imagine a titanic palace, one as large as the Parthenon on the Acropolis. Now imagine countless titanic pillars rising from that palace, reaching to the heavens, each releasing brilliant, bluish-white light like a titanic shining tube. And then there is you; you are a microbe on the palace’s floor. This only begins to paint the picture of the world we lived in. This picture, however, is not yet complete. In order to survive the melting temperature of the expanding sun, we have to push the Earth away from it. First, the Earth must be stopped from rotating. Only the forces acting tangentially(正切地)to the Earth’s rotation could slow it, so the Earth Engines had to be built to a specific angle. Those gigantic pillars of light were leaning to that angle. Now imagine what that meant for our palace, with its pillars all leaning on the point of falling down! Many who came from the Southern Hemisphere went mad when suddenly seeing this awesome view. Worse than the view was the burning heat released by the Earth Engines. Outdoors the temperature was stuck at around 160 to 180 degrees, forcing us to wear special suits just to leave the house. The extremely high temperatures often brought pouring rains. It was always a terrifying scene when the beam of an Earth Engine cut through dark clouds. The clouds scattered the brilliant, bluish-white light of the beam, erupting it into endless rainbow light that covered the entire sky like white-hot magma(岩浆). To my generation, born in the Northern Hemisphere, all of this was perfectly normal and natural, just like the Sun, stars and Moon had been to generations before the Reining Age. We called the entire history of the human race that had come before us the Pre-Solar Age; what a fascinating and golden era that had truly been! The Reining Age left the earth with a horrifying result. The sea tides, quickened by the Earth Engines, had swallowed two out of every three cities in the Northern Hemisphere; then the global increase in temperatures melted the polar icecap, resulting in floods that spread to the Southern Hemisphere. Thirty years earlier my grandfather had witnessed giant 300-foot waves that had engulfed Shanghai. Even now, he could never tell us about it without his gaze slipping into a thousand-mile stare. Our planet had already changed beyond recognition before it even set out on its journey. Who knew what hardships were waiting for us on our long travels through outer space? 1.What happened when the author was born? A. The earth had stopped turning for forty-two years. B. The sun was making its last fall towards the horizon. C. All the Earth Engines had not been finished. D. His family were suffering from the summer hotness. 2.Which of the following about the Earth Engines is right? A. They were built in Asia and North America due to their huge number and weight. B. Their light and heat provided necessary energy for people to survive. C. They were all built to point straight upward to the sky to stop the earth rotating. D. Their existence brought both opportunities and inconvenience to people on the earth. 3.What can we infer from the last three paragraphs? A. People born in the Southern Hemisphere could enjoy four different seasons. B. The author missed his Pre-Solar Age lifestyle very much. C. Grandfather would never forget the scene of Shanghai being swallowed. D. The author was discouraged but optimistic about the future of the earth. 4.In this excerpt(节选)we can clearly see that the author is good at __________. A. describing mental activities B. visualizing vivid scenes C. doing experimental analysis D. expressing personal belief 5.This excerpt is a part of __________. A. a documentary novel B. an academic essay C. a scientific research report D. a science fiction 6.What is the best title of this chapter? A. The Last Sunset. B. The Earth Engines. C. The Reining Age. D. The Post-Solar Life.
Our home galaxy(星系), the Milky Way, makes for a pretty space picture, and it looks normal at a distance. But a new 3D map reveals a surprise:_______________________________.
The Milky Way is a spiral(漩涡型的) galaxy, in which stars and gas clouds exist mainly in its spiral “arms”. Our massive neighbor, the Andromeda galaxy(仙女座), is also spiral. Spiral galaxies usually appear very flat and easy to see through a telescope, said the researchers. Using 1,339 large, pulsating(脉冲的) stars to make a 3D map of the Milky Way, researchers discovered instead that the galaxy’s disk of stars is increasingly twisting，most likely due to the spinning of the disk. And the farther the stars are from the center, the more twisted it becomes. Previously, astronomers saw evidence of hydrogen clouds becoming warped(弯曲的)in the Milky Way This isn’t completely abnormal, because astronomers have noticed the same pattern of progressively twisting spirals in about a dozen other galaxies. But it does help them make more sense of our galaxy. Because we live in this galaxy, that makes it harder to observe, and dust and starlight make it even more difficult when using telescopes. Trying to determine what our galactic center looks like is similar to trying to find the center of a forest you’re standing in. “It is extremely difficult to determine distances from the Sun to parts of the Milky Way’s outer gas disk without having a clear idea of what that disk actually looks like,” lead study author Xiaodian Chen of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing said in a statement. From afar, the Milky Way appears like a thin rotating(旋转的) disk of stars, orbiting the center every few hundred million years. In the center, hundreds of billions of stars and dark matter hold the galaxy together. But as you move toward the outermost reaches of the galaxy, the gravitational glue of the center fades. In the outer disk, this keeps hydrogen gas from being restricted, which contributes to an S-shaped warping. “Somewhat to our surprise, we found that in 3D our collection of 1339 stars and the Milky Way’s gas disk follow each other closely. This offers new insights into the formation of our home galaxy,” Richard de Grijs, senior study co-author and professor at Macquarie University’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, said in a statement. “Perhaps more importantly, in the Milky Way’s outer regions, we found that the S-like stellar(星的)disk is warped in a progressively Twisted spiral pattern.” So the massive inner disk’s rotational force causes the outer disk to warp, the researchers concluded. “This research provides a crucial updated map for studies of our galaxy’s stellar motions and the origins of the Milky Way,” said Licai Deng, co-author and senior researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in a statement. 1.Which of the following might be the missing sentence in the first paragraph? A. The Milky Way is being warped and twisted by its stars. B. The Milky Way is spiral and orbiting itself all the time. C. The formation of our home galaxy is due to the force of gravity. D. The origin of the Milky Way lies in its rotational force. 2.What does the underlined “this” refer to? A. the Milky Way B. the gravitational glue C. the fading of gravity D. the outermost reach of the galaxy 3.Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. The galaxy we live in is unique for its special spirals. B. The stars in the center of the Milky Way are more twisted. C. The distance from the sun to other stars is already known to scientists. D. The rotation of its inner center forces the Milky Way to twist. 4.What is the significance of this finding? A. It reveals why the Milky Way is a flat and spiral galaxy. B. It leads to a breakthrough of using 3D technology in space research. C. It proves a previous way of observing the Milky Way while we are living in it. D. It contributes to our knowledge about the Milky Way.
One of the deepest teachings of Confucius may have valued personal exemplification above clearly expressed rules of behavior. His moral teachings emphasized self-cultivation(培养), imitation: of moral exemplars, and the attainment of skilled judgment rather than knowledge of rules. His teachings rarely rely on reasoned argument, and moral ideals and methods are conveyed indirectly. His teachings require examination and context to be understood. A good example is found in this famous anecdote: 廄焚。子退朝，曰:“傷人乎？”不問馬。 When the stables were burnt down, on returning from court Confucius said, “Was anyone hurt? ” He did not ask about the horses. X.11 (tr. Waley), 10-13(tr. Legge), or X-17(tr. Lau) By not asking about the horses, Confucius demonstrates that the sage(圣人)values human beings over property, but not directly; readers are led to reflect on whether their response would follow Confucius’s and to pursue self-improvement if it would not have. Confucius, as an exemplar of human excellence, serves not as an all-powerful deity(神人)or a universally true set of abstract principles, but rather the best model for others. For these reasons, according to many commentators, Confucius's teachings may be considered a Chinese example of humanism. One of his teachings was a variant(变体)of the Golden Rule, sometimes called the “Silver Rule” owing to its negative form: 己所不欲，勿施於人。 “What you do not wish for yourself, do not do to others.” 子貢問曰:“有一言而可以終身行之者乎?”子曰:‘‘其恕乎！己所不欲、勿施於人。” Zi Gong [a disciple] asked: “Is there any one word that could guide a person throughout life?” The Master replied: “How about ‘reciprocity’! Never impose on others what you would not choose for yourself. ” Analects XV.24, tr. David Hinton Often overlooked in Confucian morals are the virtues to the self: sincerity and the cultivation of knowledge. Virtuous action towards others begins with virtuous and sincere thought, which begins with knowledge. A virtuous nature without knowledge is likely to be influenced by corruption, and virtuous action without sincerity is not true righteousness(正义). Cultivating knowledge and sincerity is also important for one’s own sake; the superior person loves learning for the sake of learning and righteousness for the sake of righteousness. 1.The horse example in the first paragraph is to show that Confucius ____________. A. paid much attention to moral teachings B. meant others to understand his teachings by self-reflection C. directly demonstrated his emphasis on human beings D. never inhumanly forced others to do what he didn’t like to do 2.What does the last paragraph mainly talk about? A. The importance of the virtues to the self. B. How to define the virtues to the self. C. The relationship between sincerity and knowledge. D. Why the virtues of the self are often overlooked. 3.Which of the following principles of Confucius is mentioned in this passage? A. Example is better than teaching. B. He who practices virtues will have neighbors and friends. C. Keep what you say and carry out what you do. D. By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wild apart.
Changzhou government just announced new policies for e-Bikes, especially for those who have not registered their vehicles. It’s the last chance for you to register before 15 April, 2019. 1. standardize the production and sales of e-Bikes ※ Since April 15，2019，electric bicycle products that do not meet the new national standard and have not obtained the China Compulsory Certification (CCC certification) are not allowed to be shipped or sold. 2. standardize the registration of electric bicycles ※ Before April 15, 2019, everyone with their valid ID card can go to the nearest electric bicycle license sales point to register their unlicensed electric bicycles and be issued the unified electric bicycle number plate for free. ※ Encourage electric bike owners to take out third-party liability(责任)insurance for electric bicycles. 3. standardize the safety management of e-Bikes ※ The transition(过渡)period management is carried out for electric bicycles that receive temporary permit cards (those may not agree with new national standard). The transition period starts from April 15, 2019 and is due on April 14, 2024. It is not allowed to ride on the road after the transition period. ※ Investigate the illegal traffic behaviors such as unlicensed roads, red lights, cross-line parking, reverse driving, driving on motor vehicle lane, speeding, and other traffic violations according to the law, and take pictures of illegal behavior by using the electronic camera, face recognition and other technical means to carry out on-site law enforcement. ※ Perfect the transportation credit-management system, and ensure on-site law enforcement. Announced by: Changzhou Public Security Bureau Changzhou Industrial and Information Technology Bureau Changzhou Municipal Market Supervision Administration 15 March, 2019 Changzhou government just announced new policies for e-Bikes, especially for those who have not registered their vehicles. It’s the last chance for you to register before 15 April, 2019. 1. standardize the production and sales of e-Bikes ※ Since April 15，2019，electric bicycle products that do not meet the new national standard and have not obtained the China Compulsory Certification (CCC certification) are not allowed to be shipped or sold. 2. standardize the registration of electric bicycles ※ Before April 15, 2019, everyone with their valid ID card can go to the nearest electric bicycle license sales point to register their unlicensed electric bicycles and be issued the unified electric bicycle number plate for free. ※ Encourage electric bike owners to take out third-party liability(责任)insurance for electric bicycles. 3. standardize the safety management of e-Bikes ※ The transition(过渡)period management is carried out for electric bicycles that receive temporary permit cards (those may not agree with new national standard). The transition period starts from April 15, 2019 and is due on April 14, 2024. It is not allowed to ride on the road after the transition period. ※ Investigate the illegal traffic behaviors such as unlicensed roads, red lights, cross-line parking, reverse driving, driving on motor vehicle lane, speeding, and other traffic violations according to the law, and take pictures of illegal behavior by using the electronic camera, face recognition and other technical means to carry out on-site law enforcement. ※ Perfect the transportation credit-management system, and ensure on-site law enforcement. Announced by: Changzhou Public Security Bureau Changzhou Industrial and Information Technology Bureau Changzhou Municipal Market Supervision Administration 15 March, 2019
1.What must you do if you drive an e-bike legally in Changzhou after April 15, 2019 ? A. Buy a new e-Bike meeting the new national standard before April 15, 20)9. B. Pay to register your unlicensed e-Bike before April 15, 2019. C. Take out third-party liability insurance for your e-Bike before April 15, 2019. D. Obtain an e-Bike number plate or a temporary permit curd before April 15, 2019. 2.From the announcement we know that _____. A. the transition period for registration is five years long B. six illegal traffic behaviors will be specially investigated C. high technology will be used for law enforcement on the spot D. the announcement is made for the sake of economic development
As Ryan Lee Cox was waiting to pay for his coffee order at an Indiana, US fast food drive-through, he decided to try something he5d seen on a TV news show - he paid for the coffee order of the driver in the car behind. The small ___ made the young businessperson feel ____ , so he shared his experience on Facebook. An old friend suggested that __ paying for peopled coffee, Ryan put that money towards helping school students pay off their delinquent(拖欠税款的)school lunch accounts. Sometimes because of ____ hardship, the accounts fall into __ balance and the kids suffer. She got the idea after hearing that a Utah student was __ lunch. So the following week Ryan visited his nephew5s school ____ and asked if he could give some help, and ____ $100. Impressed by his ___, the supervisor began ____ fines before Ryan asked what the entire school’s balance for lunches was. It was $1261.98. “I’ll see you next Friday,” he told the supervisor. When he got home, Ryan shared what he had done on social ____, and that he ____ to help Lakeside Elementary have no lunch accounts in the negative. He set up a bank account and encouraged people to __. Their target was ____ in a matter of days. With more than enough money to pay for Lakeside, Ryan ___ another school. Within two weeks they had ___ $4142.82 and were able to help four schools. Inspired by people’s __，Ryan organized a non-profit called Feed the Kids, Inc., which __ a website, www.kidslunches.org, for people to start ___ for specific schools or to set up repeated payments to ___ a student. Today, this “paying it forward” organization is onto its fifth school. 1.A. gesture B. reaction C. proposal D. request 2.A. awkward B. annoyed C. great D. inspired 3.A. rather than B. due to C. apart from D. along with 4.A. artificial B. economic C. unconscious D. controversial 5.A. negative B. beneficial C. transparent D. delicate 6.A. awarded B. paid C. required D. denied 7.A. cafeteria B. facility C. dormitory D. website 8.A. handed out B. handed in C. handed over D. handed on 9.A. curiosity B. generosity C. purity D. reliability 10.A. taking off B. putting off C. paying off D. letting off 11.A. context B. club C. system D. media 12.A. ended B. pretended C. extended D. intended 13.A. donate B. check C. invest D. deposit 14.A. arranged B. reached C. aimed D. missed 15.A. conducted B. contacted C. constructed D. controlled 16.A. saved B. spent C. raised D. earned 17.A. enthusiasm B. appeal C. demand D. emotion 18.A. checks B. searches C. visits D. offers 19.A. campaigns B. recreations C. ambitions D. profits 20.A. defend B. educate C. sponsor D. encourage
— Which classical Chinese poem do you like best? —Don’t laugh if we lay drunken on the battleground; how many soldiers ever came back______. A. old and young B. up and down C. safe and sound D. right and wrong
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