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Scott Ward didn't have any risk factors that he knew of for cancer so he ignored the lump on his neck until he couldn't ignore it anymore. Dr. Donald Doll, the doctor who treated Ward for his cancer, said, “We’re seeing more and more younger and healthier patients. They're not smokers or drinkers. It's HPV-related.” “Normally, you think of HPV (乳头瘤病毒), you think of women,” Doll added, “while it's a misconception that only women have to be concerned with cancers caused by this virus.” Luckily, there's a vaccine (疫苗) that's been around for more than a decade that can protect against the HPV virus. If all boys and girls received it, no one would get HPV-related cancers. The HPV vaccine is best when given to children between 9 and 12 years old, before they are sexually active. But teenagers and young adults can still benefit from the vaccine. Not everyone who gets the HPV virus develops cancer. But it is a risk factor. The agency says about 14 million people in the U.S. alone become infected with HPV each year. Yet, about half of all U.S. adolescents have not been fully vaccinated against HPV, which requires a series of three shots. The CDC says the side effects are generally short term and not serious. They can include dizziness, headache, fever, pain and etc. Ward’s recovery was difficult. But he’s now cancer-free. Ward wishes the HPV vaccine existed when he was a teen. He says if he had kids, he would get them vaccinated. “HPV-related cancers are cancers no one needs to get.” Ward said. 1.Who should be worried about HPV-related cancers? A.Only women. B.Everyone. C.Younger people. D.Smokers and drinkers. 2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A.The HPV vaccine is best when given to teenagers and young adults. B.About 50% of all adults in America have not been fully vaccinated against HPV. C.One gets cancer if he or she gets the HPV virus. D.HPV vaccines have some side effects including dizziness, headache, and etc. 3.Why did Ward say HPV-related cancers were cancers no one needed to get in the last paragraph? A.It is easy to recover from HPV-related cancers. B.HPV-related cancers are not that common. C.HPV-related cancers can be prevented by vaccination. D.HPV vaccine existed when he was a teen.
假定你是重庆红星中学的李华，你校英语社团将举行征文比赛，致敬援助湖北武汉奋战在抗击新型冠状病毒肺炎第一线的重庆医护人员。请你用英语写一封感谢信参赛，内容如下： 1.表达你的敬意与谢意； 2.个人感受； 3.表达决心。 注意：（1）词数不少于100； （2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； （3）开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。 参考词汇：新冠肺炎Novel Coronavirus pneumonia; 流行病epidemic Dear medical workers, I’m Li Hua, a student in Hongxing High School._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, 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，并在改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。 One day I saw a girl riding a bike along the street. All of sudden, she knocked down an old man whom was crossing the street. Instead of helping him up, the girl blames him angrily for the accident. Then he rode away even without looking back. A moment late, she found her shoes on the back of the bike missed. She raced back immediately to the spot where the accident was happened. Much to her surprised, she saw the old man waiting for her. The girl felt real ashamed when the old man handed the shoes to her. I think that we shouldn’t do as the girl did to the old man, but that everybody should be kind to each other.
My mom and dad have been married for 50 years. They have managed their marriage quite_________. Yet when I chose to get _________, I didn’t ask them for any tips or _________ on what to expect about married life. This is due to my strong-willed nature and, I was _________ that I had picked a great guy. What could go_________? Well, something did go wrong. The two of us, my husband and I, got a _________. I thought any advice my father would have to offer me about my future relationships would be _______, until he texted me one day to ask how I was doing. I was feeling _______ that particular day. It’s hard as a headstrong, outgoing, and loud woman to find a man that can _______ my intelligence, strength, humor, and noisiness, obviously. My ex-husband ________ my writing and didn’t like my sense of humor, which was hard to ________ considering I am a writer. He didn’t like that I was __________ in public sometimes, either, even when I didn’t mean to be. “Dad,” I texted. “I’m feeling down. I just wonder if I will ever meet someone who will ________ me as I am. Maybe there is no one. All men seem to want nice little ________ women.” “No one is ________. Everyone comes with problems. Marriage is about accepting someone despite the person’s __________ and loving them just as he or she comes.” he responded. Toward the end of our marriage, I was ________ in “negative thought”. I had always been thinking ________ of him. Maybe, so it was with my ex-husband. I realized what was wrong with our ________ and what I should do in my future ________. A few words from my father changed my life. 1.A.poorly B.naturally C.wisely D.badly 2.A.married B.separated C.deserted D.settled 3.A.questions B.help C.promises D.advice 4.A.hopeful B.confident C.disappointed D.confused 5.A.wrong B.wild C.deep D.easy 6.A.chance B.decision C.reward D.divorce 7.A.useful B.practical C.useless D.helpful 8.A.proud B.sad C.afraid D.nervous 9.A.appreciate B.challenge C.follow D.test 10.A.praised B.understood C.hated D.influenced 11.A.refuse B.use C.speak D.swallow 12.A.drunk B.loud C.friendly D.fashionable 13.A.accept B.forgive C.hire D.remember 14.A.young B.rich C.quiet D.pretty 15.A.responsible B.available C.sure D.perfect 16.A.efforts B.shortcomings C.differences D.changes 17.A.stuck B.lacking C.creative D.educated 18.A.highly B.seriously C.badly D.carefully 19.A.friendship B.marriage C.cooperation D.career 20.A.career B.projects C.business D.relationships
Ways to Improve Your Happiness The happiest people appreciate what they have, keep an open mind to new ideas, use their leisure time as a means of self development, and love good music, good books, good pictures, good company and good conversations. 1. It’s a lot easier than it sounds. Anything that helps you feel more positive and joyful is self-improving. Here are some simple ideas to get you started. 1. Make yourself smile is the first thing in the morning. 2. Fill your bathroom or bedroom mirror with notes of your favorite quotes, goals, photos, etc., and then look at the mirror for a minute or two when you first wake up. 2. 3. Laughter helps reduce blood pressure, decrease blood sugar, and lower stress. Spend time with those who do good things and make your life a little brighter simply by being in it. 3. Try something totally new. Do something you’ve never done. Variety truly is the spice (调味品) of life. You can see or do something a million times, but you can only see or do it for the first time once. As a result, first time experiences usually leave a deep mark in our minds for the rest of our lives. So spice it up! 4. 4. Work on something that’s meaningful to you. Get yourself in a meaningful personal project, or set about doing something you’ve wanted to do for a long time, but haven’t yet had the determination to do. Life is really short.5. A.Today is the day to take action. B.Appreciate those around you sincerely. C.Spend time with people who make you smile. D.It’s difficult to feel down when your face is happy. E.Instead, concentrate on a few things that really matter. F.The more first time experiences you have, the richer your life will be. G.In other words, they do small things every day to improve their happiness.
The U.S. solar industry is growing at a record-breaking pace, while becoming more affordable and accessible than ever before. The industry’s forward progress comes in part thanks to support from the Energy Department’s SunShot Initiative(计划). Set up in 2011 to rebuild U.S. leadership in the solar marketplace, SunShot is to aggressively drive down the cost of solar-powered electricity generation across America. To achieve this goal, SunShot works to lower the price of solar electricity to $0.06 per kilowatt hour (KWh) — a cost target that will make solar-generated power to be fully cost-competitive with traditional energy sources by the end of the decade. Just three years into the initiative, SunShot is making significant headway. Today, the Energy Department announced that the U.S. solar industry is more than 60 percent of the way to achieving cost-competitive utility-scale solar photovoltaic or PV (光伏) electricity. In many parts of the country, solar electricity is already cost-competitive with traditional energy sources, including California, Hawaii and Minnesota. Within the past few years, utility-scale PV has risen from a relative newcomer to the solar market to the fastest growing sector of the industry. These projects feature large, centralized PV systems that feed power directly to the grid (电网). While the operating history of utility-scale PV is brief, it is expected to take up most of the U.S. PV market through 2018, helping create new jobs, support other U.S. industries and improve economic growth as it expands. One of the biggest benefits of the expanding solar industry is its influence on the U.S. job market. The Solar Foundation’s National Solar Jobs Census 2017 finds solar jobs increased nearly 20 percent since the fall of 2016, 10 times the national average job growth rate. There are more than 140,000 solar workers in the United States, up from about 119,000 in 2016. Not only did the industry go beyond growth expectations, but the pace of hiring has quickened, producing new hires at a rate 50 percent higher than last year. 1.From the passage we can learn that SunShot was set up to . A.lower the price of solar electricity B.rebuild U.S. leadership in the solar marketplace C.compete with traditional energy sources D.drive down the cost of solar-powered electricity 2.What can we learn about U.S. utility-scale PV? A.It has been developed for a quite long period. B.It has lowered the price 60% than other sources. C.It has been the leading role of the U.S. PV market. D.It has brought some benefits to the U.S. economy. 3.How does the author develop the last paragraph? A.By providing data. B.By giving examples. C.By reasoning. D.By analyzing causes. 4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text? A.SunShot Is Promoting U.S. Solar Industry B.Solar Industry Defeats Traditional Energy Sources C.U.S. Employment Benefits from Solar Industry D.Solar Industry’ Growth Determines U.S. Economy
The Intelligent Plant. That is the title of a recent article in The New Yorker, and new research is showing that plants have surprising abilities to sense and react to the world. But can a plant be intelligent? Some plant scientists insist they are since they can sense, learn, remember and even react in ways that would be familiar to humans. Michael Pollan, author of “The Botany of Desire,” says for the longest time, people who have long talked to their plants or played music for them were being considered “mad.” The new research, he says, is in a field called plant neurobiology(神经生物学), which is not a proper name, because even scientists in the field don’t argue that plants have neurons(神经) or brains. “They have analogous structures as humans,” Pollan explains. “Plants have all the same senses as humans. They have ways of taking all the sensory data they gather in their everyday lives, integrate it and then behave in an appropriate way in response.” In addition to hearing, taste, for example, they can sense gravity, the presence of water, or even feel that an obstacle(障碍物) is in the way of its roots, before coming into contact with it. Plant roots will change direction, he says, to avoid obstacles. So what about pain? Do plants feel? Pollan says they do respond to anesthetics (麻醉剂). “You can put a plant out with a human anesthetic. And not only that, plants produce their own compounds that are anesthetic to us.” But scientists are unwilling to go as far as to say they are responding to pain. How plants sense and react is still somewhat unknown. They don’t have nerve cells like humans, but they do have a system for sending electrical signals and even produce neurotransmitters (神经递质) and other chemicals the human brain uses to send signals. 1.Why does the author mention the article The Intelligent Plant in the first paragraph? A.To support his opinion. B.To introduce the topic. C.To give an example. D.To make comparison. 2.People who usually talked to their plants would be thought . A.Intelligent. B.Crazy. C.Patient. D.Comforting. 3.What does the underlined word “analogous” in paragraph 5 mean? A.Simple. B.False. C.Flexible. D.Similar. 4.What can we learn about plants according to the last two paragraphs? A.Plants can feel and react to pain. B.Plants send two kinds of signals. C.Plants are able to sense and react. D.Plants have their own brains.
I am the proud owner of three pet dogs. Over the years, I have watched their behaviours carefully that help me when I travel around the world. One important lesson that my dog, Cody, taught me is how to deal with little problems in life. From his calm behavior when someone knocked unexpectedly at the door to the indifferent way he has dealt with his recent serious illness, he has always had the same easy-going attitude. This attitude is an important lesson to me in how I can face difficult situations when travelling, I've learned to try to handle bad situations calmly, such as when we miss a train, lose luggage, and so on. Another dog of mine, Preston, loves to walk around the yard, spending hours smelling every place and finding out what it means to him. Taking it slowly is another lesson that’s been very hard for me to learn. As an active traveller, I am actually experiencing less by speeding through everything, rather than slowly getting to know a place. Even if it means that you won’t see as many things, going slowly when you travel is the only way to really get to know a new place. Rushing around a foreign city isn’t fun at all. My dog, Moya, came from a truly bad situation. I am not sure what happened to her before; I just know it wasn’t good. Although she has become more relaxed over the years, she is still slightly on edge. She is very cautious when faced with any new situation. But once she’s accustomed to her new surroundings, she is fine. She doesn’t let fear influence her experience. The same can be applied to our travel experience. No matter where we go, we need to manage new situations with caution——while at the same time not letting that caution turn into fear. Many thanks to my pets. Truly speaking, pets are as basic to American culture as hot dogs or apple pies. To Americans, pets are not just property, but a part of the family. After all, pets are people, too, with the help of whom I am able to gain a lot and live differently. 1.One of the three dogs, Cody, . A.once suffered from a serious illness B.is excited when under pressure C.enjoys walking around the yard D.is unable to deal with new situations 2.From Preston, the author learned that one should . A.pay attention to the details in life B.see as many things as possible when travelling C.stay indifferent to strangers D.travel around slowly and have fun 3.The underlined phrase “on edge” in the fourth paragraph probably means _____. A.hungry B.nervous C.calm D.happy 4.Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage? A.
Museum of International Cultures A Center for Global Awareness and Understanding International Film Series The International Film Series is a year-long celebration of various cultures. The series is held on the 4th Saturday of a month, alternating with the Cultural Dinner & Lecture Series every other month. Both the film series and cultural dinner and lecture series begin at 7:00 p.m. The International Film Series is hosted by Anne & Tim Perry. Cost is Free. CEF Workshop The Chemical Education Foundation (CEF) is a professional development workshop designed to provide educators with methods for teaching chemistry concepts through hands-on learning and real-world connections. To register for the free workshop, please send email to penny@acm.org with the following information: your name, your email address and telephone number, your school or group and its address, the grade levels you teach. This free workshop for educators will be held on Saturday January 20, 2020. Sign-in starts at 9:30 a.m. and the workshop will run from 10:00 a.m. to noon. Recharge Conference This is a rolling one-day conference featuring community experts sharing information on health, finances, education, cooking, exercise tips, self-development, manhood, marriage and job searches. Speakers include: Clarence Davis, Opening Message on Connection; Tonya Brown, “Trickeration 101,” with a message of strength and hope; Darren Murphy, “Bug Straight Talk,” on overcoming addiction and restart new life; Quinecka Ragsdale, “Demarcus Jones and The Solar Calendar,” on time travel and African/African American history; Pastor Barry Jerking, “On The Road to Glory,” finding your life’s purpose as a man in society; Oscar Ellis, on financing your business. Cost is $10 in advance; $15 at the door, plus applicable fees. 1.How many times will the International Film Series be held in a year? A.Twice. B.3 times. C.6 times. D.12 times. 2.Who is the CEF workshop designed for? A.Young students. B.Chemistry teachers. C.Chemical scientists. D.Industry workers. 3.If Tom is interested in science fiction, whose lecture will he attend? A.Tonya Brown’s. B.Darren Murphy’s. C.Quinecka Ragsdale’s. D.Pastor Barry Jerking’s.
The first week of my summer campaign has been quite an experience! I'm learning the ups and downs of guiding this new journey, and I'm soon finding my footing in the wonderful world of support raising. Some may ask: Why do you choose a job where support raising is necessary? Why not just find a ministry that will support you without having to do any extra work? I had a wonderful support meeting this week where I was able to have some very good conversations with the lady I was sharing with.It blessed my soul to see her eyes light up with the same passion（热情）I felt in my heart about the ministry I was sharing with her.I kept thinking in my head "I've shared my passions with her,and she gets it."At the end of our meeting she decided to become a donor,but she gave me something extra that I haven't received from anyone else.She gave me a handmade wooden cross,small enough to carry with me. As soon as she handed it to me,I knew it was a gift sent from God,through an act of friendship.It's a symbol of a partnership that is developing through this journey, a symbol of how God can send us messages and a symbol of new friendships to come throughout the summer and my time in the middle east.Finally,it's a symbol of the example of what it looks like to build relationships with people who will join you in sharing with the world.It's something I'll treasure through the rest of my summer campaign,through my service in the middle east,and the rest of my life. 1.What can be inferred about the author from the first paragraph? A.He is a quick learner. B.He enjoys trying new journeys. C.He regrets joining in the summer campaign. D.His summer campaign is delivering support. 2.What does the author's job require him to do? A.Help others. B.Raise support. C.Share with others. D.Work extra hours. 3.What did the lady do for the author? A.She inspired passion in him. B.She found a ministry for him. C.She helped him clarify his doubt. D.She gave him more than expected. 4.What does the author say about the cross? A.It isn't portable due to its size. B.It symbolizes many things to him. C.It is donated by one of his old friends. D.It has far-reaching influence on the giver.
At the age of 14, James Harrison had a major chest operation and he required 13 units (3.4 gallons) of blood afterwards. The blood donations saved his life, and he decided that once he turned 18, he would begin donating blood as regularly as he could. More than 60 years and almost 1,200 donations later, Harrison, whose blood contains an antibody (抗体) that has saved the lives of 2.4 million babies from miscarriages (流产), retired as a blood donor on May 11. Harrison’s blood is valuable because he naturally produces Rh-negative blood, which contains Rh-positive antibodies. His blood has been used to create anti-D in Australia since 1967. “Every bottle of Anti-D ever made in Australia has James in it,” Robyn Barlow, the Rh program director told the Sydney Morning Herald. “It’s an amazing thing. He has saved millions of babies. I cry just thinking about it.” Since then, Harrison has donated between 500 and 800 milliliters of blood almost every week. He’s made 1,162 donations from his right arm and 10 from his left. “I’d keep going if they let me,” Harrison told the Herald. His doctors said it was time to stop the donations — and they certainly don’t take them lightly. They had already extended the age limit for blood donations for him, and they’re cutting him off now to protect his health. He made his final donation surrounded by some of the mothers and babies who his blood helped save. Harrison’s retirement is a blow to the Rh treatment program in Australia. Only 160 donors support the program, and finding new donors has proven to be difficult. But Harrison’s retirement from giving blood doesn’t mean he’s completely out of the game. Scientists are collecting and cataloging his DNA to create a library of antibodies and white blood cells that could be the future of the anti-D program in Australia. 1.What do we know about James Harrison? A.He saved 2.4 million poor people. B.He is to retire as a blood donor. C.He is a very grateful blood donor. D.He donates blood nearly every day. 2.What is the author’s purpose of writing Paragraph 4? A.To state Harrison’s decision to continue donating blood. B.To describe how Harrison’s donations come to an end. C.To introduce some babies saved by Harrison’s blood. D.To praise Harrison for his cooperation with the doctors. 3.What can we infer from the passage about Harrison? A.After his retirement, the Rh program will fail. B.New donors are easy to find in a short time. C.He continues to contribute to the Rh program. D.His DNA is kept in a library for future study. 4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text? A.A Unique Man with a Rare Blood Type B.The Blood Saving Millions of Babies C.A Special Blood Type Donor to Retire D.The Man with the Golden Arm
During the rosy years of elementary school(小学), I enjoyed sharing my dolls and jokes, which allowed me to keep my high social status. I was the queen of the playground. Then came my tweens and teens, and mean girls and cool kids. They rose in the ranks not by being friendly but by smoking cigarettes, breaking rules and playing jokes on others, among whom I soon found myself. Popularity is a well-explored subject in social psychology. Mitch Prinstein, a professor of clinical psychology sorts the popular into two categories: the likable and the status seekers. The likables’ plays-well-with-others qualities strengthen schoolyard friendships, jump-start interpersonal skills and, when tapped early, are employed ever after in life and work. Then there’s the kind of popularity that appears in adolescence: status born of power and even dishonorable behavior. Enviable as the cool kids may have seemed, Dr. Prinstein’s studies show unpleasant consequences. Those who were highest in status in high school, as well as those least liked in elementary school, are “most likely to engage(从事) in dangerous and risky behavior.” In one study, Dr. Prinstein examined the two types of popularity in 235 adolescents, scoring the least liked, the most liked and the highest in status based on student surveys(调查研究). “We found that the least well-liked teens had become more aggressive over time toward their classmates. But so had those who were high in status. It clearly showed that while likability can lead to healthy adjustment, high status has just the opposite effect on us.” Dr. Prinstein has also found that the qualities that made the neighbors want you on a play date—sharing, kindness, openness—carry over to later years and make you better able to relate and connect with others. In analyzing his and other research, Dr. Prinstein came to another conclusion: Not only is likability related to positive life outcomes, but it is also responsible for those outcomes, too. “Being liked creates opportunities for learning and for new kinds of life experiences that help somebody gain an advantage, ” he said. 1.What sort of girl was the author in her early years of elementary school? A.Unkind. B.Lonely. C.Generous. D.Cool. 2.What is the second paragraph mainly about? A.The classification of the popular. B.The characteristics of adolescents. C.The importance of interpersonal skills. D.The causes of dishonorable behavior. 3.What did Dr. Prinstein’s study find about the most liked kids? A.They appeared to be aggressive. B.They tended to be more adaptable. C.They enjoyed the highest status. D.They performed well academically. 4.What is the best title for the text? A.Be Nice—You Won’t Finish Last B.The Higher the Status, the Better C.Be the Best—You Can Make It D.More Self-Control, Less Aggressiveness
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This cinema can offer seats to audience. A.thousand B.thousands C.thousand of D.thousands of
Li Hua is going to be an elder brother. His parents are planning to have their child. A.first B.second C.one D.two
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Lin Tao, an boy, was very brave and helped his classmates run out of the classroom when the earthquake happened. A.8-year-old B.8 year old C.8-years-old D.8 year olds
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