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My way of thinking might be different from yours, but it’s equally ________. A.eventual B.valid C.abundant D.digital
Drivers should be careful near schools in particular, ________ there are likely to be many children. A.though B.but C.so D.because
As more people travelled on the underground, the system was ________ and more lines were added. A.enlarged B.alarmed C.fined D.violated
Search engines search the Internet based on the key words you type in, and choose such web pages for you ________ contain the words you ask for. A.where B.who C.which D.as
Some people are skeptical about the internet, ________ that surfing the Internet is a waste of time. A.claimed B.claiming C.to claim D.having claimed
In the past, a needle like a small sword could be used for letting liquid out of body parts which had______. A.swollen up B.linked up C.dropped out D.worn out
Since the new drug was needed for World War Ⅱ, the government approval process for penicillin was ________, and mass production began in 1944 A.possessed B.wound C.accelerated D.opposed
Modem TVs use many of the ________ first discovered by Farnsworth, who contributed a lot to the development of TV A.platforms B.principles C.sources D.symptoms
The Amish, who live a simple farming life, ________ cars because they like having tight communities where everyone lives close together. A.construct B.convey C.reserve D.reject
Some parents might find learning at home to be ________ beyond additional bonding with their children A.beneficial B.stainless C.relevant D.terminal
We’re doing our best to keep the virus under control and we will not ________ those people who need us the most at this time. A.abandon B.applaud C.astonish D.acknowledge
He is a(n) ________ person and always ready to start a fight. A.punctual B.religious C.aggressive D.elegant
假定你是李华，请给你的美国网友Mary写一封邮件，建议她报名参加今年7月为期5天的四川成都熊猫饲养员(breeder)夏令营，报名网站是www.pandacamp.com内容包括： 1.提出建议； 2.活动内容； 3.报名方式。 注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Mary, ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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(\)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。 I was punished once while I was at school. That was only because I forced to do something I didn't want to do it. I got punished because of the boy, who I was real frightened for. One day, he told me he will be sitting behind me. I was asked to move my paper so that he could read that I'd written. I did as he said, but we were all caught cheating. I had to write a composition about honest. Learning what had happened, my head teacher criticized me or encouraged me to be trustworthy. I can hard forget the experience.
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。 More than 70 percent of king penguins could 1. (wipe) out by rising ocean temperatures, according to a recent survey. Their total population of 1.6 million today could be reduced by more than 1.1 million by 2100.2., many people are optimistic because these statistics show that the birds are not endangered at present. Rated as ''of least concern'', they occupy the lowest category of extinction risk. But that could change as their fish 3. (supply) move further into the Southern Ocean, where there is only a 4. (hand) of islands to provide a home for the birds. King penguins require remote islands 5. are not too cold, have no winter sea ice and no fierce animals. If they have to swim more than 435 miles on 6. round trip to hunt for fish, their waiting children can starve to death as their fat reserves become steadily 7. (few). It can take a parent three months 8. (deliver) fish to its young. The scientists, from the University of Strasbourg in France, whose study 9. (publish) in the journal Nature Climate Change so far, warn that the effects of fish population moving further south could give rise 10. a large population crash of the penguins.
In 2017, Bionca Smith struggled for a successful life but was up to her neck in bills. Frustrated, she _______ on Facebook: I want to travel the world with my son. In deed, she worked long hours every day but work ______ her little time for Carter, who was struggling with reading in school and refused to talk with others. As she ______ at the Facebook response, Bionca made a(an) ____ to her son seriously she would be his learning coach and in the meantime she decided to get rid of everything to start traveling. With the first destination ______, she sold or donated most of their ______. For the next eight months, they traveled through Thailand and Africa while Bionca made money from her new business through social media. Gradually, Carter became a(n) ___ reader. "When your child has freedom and flexibility, he can _____ in so many ways on his own terms, says Bionca. “His complete change is ______. Bionca was tired of ______ booking flights, cars and places to stay. The concept of living in a van （房车）and exploring the country ______ her. Within weeks, Bionca _____ a 1989 Ford with a kitchen and beds for $4,900. They set off for another ______ in Southern California. She shared the journey on social media and ______ many fans. Perhaps her biggest fan is Carter, _______. “My son has come out of his ______ and now he's open to trying new things.” she says. The two might live in a house again someday but don't plan to ______ anytime soon. For now, they enjoy their ______ life. “We've learned that we should enjoy every moment and ______ accept what life brings,” says Bionca. "We're defining what _______ means to our family." 1.A.registered B.thought C.checked D.posted 2.A.guaranteed B.left C.killed D.spent 3.A.pointed B.jumped C.stared D.guessed 4.A.promise B.appointment C.plan D.apology 5.A.chosen B.visited C.reached D.explored 6.A.houses B.belongings C.bills D.happenings 7.A.slow B.lovely C.poor D.eager 8.A.learn B.walk C.survive D.play 9.A.amazing B.interesting C.inviting D.confusing 10.A.eventually B.continually C.gradually D.deliberately 11.A.belonged to B.held onto C.appealed to D.happened to 12.A.found B.sold C.replaced D.repaired 13.A.adventure B.ride C.voyage D.destination 14.A.lost B.gathered C.met D.rewarded 15.A.yet B.though C.instead D.rather 16.A.experience B.trip C.shell D.shelter 17.A.hang about B.give up C.settle down D.start off 18.A.modem B.busy C.tough D.free 19.A.truly B.partly C.politely D.blindly 20.A.books B.success C.business D.schooling
Exercise helps to keep us in good health. Doctors suggest getting at least 150 minutes of mild physical activity every week. Many people have an exercise routine. 1.. But what about those times when you are sick? If you do not feel well, should you keep following your exercise routine? Will physical activity help you to feel better more quickly or will it delay the healing process? Health experts answer these and other questions. 2. if you have a common cold. It is usually fine to exercise if your symptoms are all "above the neck”. These signs may include a runny nose or a minor sore throat. In fact, exercise may make you feel better by opening your blocked nose. This may temporarily reduce being blocked and help you to breathe more easily. 3., however, experts suggest taking a break from exercising. Be on guard for symptoms such as extreme cough or pain in the stomach. And there are other symptoms that can tell you to avoid exercise. They include a higher than normal body temperature, a sense of feeling extremely tired, widespread muscle pain. 4.. If you feel really bad, take a break and let your body rest. If you don't feel too bad, these experts suggest cutting back on the strength of your exercise routine. 5.. A few days off from exercise when you are sick shouldn't affect your performance. You can return to your usual exercise times when you feel better. A.Mild physical activity is usually OK B.Experts suggest listening to your body C.They exercise for a few minutes every day D.Exercising will result in more severe illness E.If you usually run, take a quick walk instead F.If signs of your illness appear “below the neck” G.Exercising regularly keeps us feeling exhausted
Every day is Earth Day — probably you’ve heard it before. Nearly all Americans have access to a plastic recycling program. You may be surprised to learn how many types of plastic packaging can be recycled into new, useful products! Ford Motor Company has been helping to promote the use of environmentally-friendly auto parts — and one way they’re doing that is by using recycled plastic bottles for underbody shields (底盘保护罩) and other auto parts on cars. “The underbody shield is a large part, and for a part that big, if we use solid plastic, it would likely weigh three times as much,” said Thomas Sweder, a design engineer of Ford Motor Company. “We look for the most durable and highest performing materials to work with to make our parts, and in this case, we are also creating many environmental benefits.” In the past decade, the global use of plastics in vehicle parts has grown quickly. Ford alone uses about 1.2 billion recycled plastic bottles per year, about 250 bottles per vehicle on average. When plastic bottles are thrown into a recycling bin, they are collected with thousands of others and cut into small pieces. These pieces are typically sold to suppliers who turn them into fibers, by melting and pressing them. Then they are mixed together with other various types of fiber in a process and used to make a sheet of material which is formed into the auto parts. Due to its light weight, recycled plastic is ideal for the manufacturing of underbody shields. These shields reportedly also help create a significantly quieter environment on the new 2020 Ford Escape. This is not the only way that Ford has been committed to environmental protection; the automotive company recently partnered with McDonald’s coffee suppliers to recycle all of their coffee roasting biowaste into headlights. “Ford is among the leaders when it comes to using recycled materials such as this,” Sweder said. “This material meets all of our requirements for durability and performance.” 1.Why does Ford choose recycled plastic as environmentally-friendly materials for vehicle parts? A.Because it’s new and useful. B.Because it’s cheap and easy to get. C.Because it’s durable and light. D.Because it’s portable and well-performed. 2.What does Paragraph 5 mainly talk about? A.The global use of plastics. B.The mixing process of fibers. C.The advantages of plastic bottles. D.The formation of the new auto material. 3.What does the underlined word “This” in Paragraph 7 refer to? A.Recycling coffee roasting biowaste. B.Improving vehicle parts. C.Recycling plastic bottles into auto parts. D.Creating a quieter environment. 4.What can be the best title of the passage? A.Every Day is Earth Day B.Ford Takes the Lead in Plastic Recycling C.Ecological Auto Underbody Shields D.A Pioneer in Promoting Environmental Protection
The Australian state of New South Wales rolled out “high definition detection cameras" on Sunday, designed to catch drivers using cell phones behind the wheel. Andrew Constance, New South Wales' minister for roads, said the "world-fist" technology would target illegal cell phone use through "fixed and mobile cameras". The cameras will use artificial intelligence to review images and detect illegal use of cell phones, according to Transport for NSW. Images identified as being likely to contain a driver illegally using a cell phone would then be verified by traffic police. Those images would be securely stored and managed. Over the next three years, 45 portable cameras would be set up across the state, in unknown locations, and without warning signs, CNN branch Sky News Australia reported. For the first three months, drivers caught out by the technology would receive a warning letter, Transport for New South Wales said in a statement, after which the drivers would face a fine of up to $344, or $457 in a school zone, and loss of points on their drivers' license. “The NSW Government is serious about reducing our state's road deaths and launching mobile phone detection cameras is another way we will do this." Con stance said in a statement. Officials said that a trial of the technology earlier in the year had caught more than 100,000 drivers illegally using a phone behind the wheel. Some 329 people died this year on New South Wales' roads, Reuters news agency reported, compared with 354 people for 2018, according to official statistics. 1.Why does the NSW Government set up detection cameras? A.To get some real-time information about the traffic. B.To monitor people crossing the street casually. C.To catch drivers using cell phones illegally. D.To improve the work efficiency of the police. 2.What docs the underlined word "verified” in Paragraph 3 mean? A.Described. B.Restored. C.Edited. D.Confirmed. 3.What can we infer from the passage? A.Locations of the cameras will be informed in advance. B.Illegal driving in school zones is punished more severely. C.Illegal drivers will be fined once cameras are set up. D.Cameras are the first attempt for the government to cut road deaths. 4.What's the officials, attitude towards the trial of the technology? A.Supportive. B.Disapproving. C.Doubtful. D.Unconcerned.
In 2003, Mary Marggraff was a 47-year-old California mother, devoted to school committees and car pool schedules. But after losing her trusty notebook and buying a new one, she had an inspiration. “It was blank," says Marggraff, now 64. “What else could I fill it with?" Soon she was thinking about her childhood love of flying, and next thing she knew, she determined to register in flight school. “In my first class, all the students were single men half my age. I felt like a housemother attending a fraternity （兄弟会）,but I loved it too much to walk away." she says. Marggraff earned her first pilot's license in 2005. Six years and four additional licenses later, her addiction to being in the air changed into something grander: a desire to go to space. To move closer to her starry dreams, Marggraff got a part-time job as a mission support representative at Virgin Galactic, Richard Branson's commercial space line. In that role, she attended space related gatherings where she educated people about the future of universe voyages. Though space tourism isn't quite a reality yet, Marggraff has already begun space training in expectation of being on one of Virgin's early flights. "I've completed acceleration force exercises, she says, "which require getting inside a machine, spinning around at 2,500 miles per hour, and trying not to black out." Marggraff^ training has meant more than getting her wings --- it's expanded her sense of what the future may hold. "It turns out I'm capable of much more than I imagined," she says. "I used to think it'd be a miracle if I got my first license. Now I've completed nearly 1,000 hours of flight! I'm rotten in the kitchen and I burn anything I iron, but if you need someone to land a plane, call me." 1.Why did Marggraff register in flight school? A.To break away from car pool schedules. B.To fill her new blank notebook. C.To prove women are equal to men in flying. D.To pursue her childhood dream of flying. 2.What did Marggraff do after earning 5 licenses? A.She got into space on one of Virgin's early flights. B.She instructed people in how to make universe voyages. C.She received space training in preparation for space tourism. D.She tried in vain to overcome faintness from high speed. 3.What does Marggraff benefit from her space training besides getting a license? A.It proves her a miracle. B.It increases her self-confidence. C.It wins her a qualification. D.It improves her imagination. 4.Which of the following words can best describe Marggraff? A.Aggressive and hopeful. B.Creative and fragile. C.Energetic and sensitive. D.Considerate and persistent.
The Ig Nobel Prize, a spoof （滑稽模仿）of the actual Nobel Prize, exists to award the 10 strangest research projects of the year that bring you fun and make you think. The following are three of them in 2019. Medicine Prize: Pizza It's one of the world's most popular foods. According to the Ig Nobel Medicine Prize winner, eating more pizzas can lower the risk of cancer and heart disease — if your pizza is loaded with fruits and veggies. These provide flavonoids （类黄酮）to fight against certain diseases. So, if you're a pizza enthusiast, you now have one more reason to love it! Economics Prize: Dirty Money Paper money, the most frequently passed items on the planet, is known to pick up all kinds of bacteria. Which country's currency is the dirtiest? An international team compared seven countries, paper money. The Romanian Leu was the only one to carry all three types of bacteria tested. And the US Dollar was also a finalist. Perhaps this will make cashless payments more popular. Biology Prize: Cockroach Cockroaches (（蟑螂）)）are well known for their survival abilities, but few folks know they can sense magnetic fields. More surprisingly, an international team found that dead cockroaches have more magnetic properties （磁性）than live ones. That's because magnetic properties decrease when the temperature gets higher. So if you can stand cockroaches, they may be good magnetic sensors （传感器）. 1.What do the three prizes have in common? A.They are beneficial to our health. B.They are entertaining and unusual. C.They've gained the recognition of the Nobel Prize. D.They are stranger than any other project in previous years. 2.What can we learn from the passage? A.People with heart disease should eat more pizzas. B.US Dollar is relatively dirtier than Romanian Leu. C.Dirty paper money leads to cashless payments. D.Dead cockroaches are better magnetic sensors than live ones. 3.In which column can you find this passage in a newspaper? A.Discovery. B.Sports. C.Health. D.Business.
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。 My husband Andrew, a wise father, teaches our kids how to balance risk with freedom. We have four chickens: Pecky, Buckbeak, Mayonnaise and Cornflake. My husband made their coop (笼子). It’s beautifully made. Actually he made it with our sons and daughter. The kids and their father spent several weekends in the garage. He gave them tools because he believed it was important that they could actually make something. He slowly helped them and together, they made the coop. They also made the mistakes of learning-a board cut too short, nails smashed (打碎) by hammers — but in the end, Andrew did some tricks and the coop looked perfect. The chickens loved their perfectly imperfect home and we also gave them free range in the yard. Andrew encouraged our kids to provide the chickens with quite a big area and explained that to take risks is part of life, and by giving chickens the freedom to wander around and dig for bugs, it is a better experience for them than the confines (限制) of the coop. Yesterday, they ran around the lawn (草地). We needed to go downtown, knowing that chickens wouldn’t go very far. When we got back, my son, Gordon, ran to check on them. There were Mayonnaise, Cornflake and Buckbeak, looking a mess but still alive. Yet Pecky was nowhere to be seen. With Andrew, we searched the yard and found some feathers by the trees. Then, we saw more feathers littering the yard. By this time. Gordon started to worry; Pecky was his favorite chicken and his eyes got watery. Andrew picked Gordon up and held him. As we stood there, beginning to accept that we were now a three-chicken family, we heard it-a soft clucking (咯咯声) sound under a bush. 注意： 1. 所续写短文的词数应该为150左右； 2. 至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语； 3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好； 4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。 Paragraph 1: Andrew put Gordon down and they looked under the bush. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: The next day Andrew had a discussion with the kids about what to do with the chickens. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
假设你是红星中学的李华，你校将在下周五举办“校园文化节（Campus Culture Festival）”系列活动。请给你班留学生Jim写封邮件，邀请他参加其中的一个活动。邮件的内容包括： 1. 介绍你推荐的活动； 2. 说明你推荐的理由； 3. 询问对方的意向。 注意：1. 词数80左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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。 We are often told to pay attention to 1. our mothers tell us. Most of us enjoy listening to our mothers speaking. Scientists have found that our brains greatly prefer the voices of our own mothers to 2. of other people. Scientists at the Stanford University, in the United States, recently looked into this. They scanned (扫描) children’s brains while they 3. (listen) to different sounds, including their mothers’ voices. They found that 97 percent of the time, children could recognize their mothers’ voices at once. 4. (hear) their mothers’ voices makes children’s brains more active. We 5. (usual) just use one part of our brain to deal with sounds when we hear something. But when we hear our mothers’ voices, many parts of the brain, including those in charge of reward and emotion, start to work as well. Why do we respond so strongly 6. our mothers’ voices? It starts even before we’re born. When children are still in the womb (子宫) or have just been born, they hear their mothers talking. This makes babies feel 7. (comfort) and teaches them language and social skills, even though they are still very young. The babies learn to recognize their mothers’ voices as a rewarding sound. Later, when this sound is heard again, more attention 8. (pay) to it. Some sounds are necessary for our 9. (survive) while others bring us pleasure. Both types are recognized by our brains as rewarding sounds. Most human voices are not recognized in this way, since we hear them so often. 10., mothers’ voices are different, as they bring us a lot of comfort.
One day when I was 15 years old, I had some friends over to hang out. While we were making food in the ________, my brother came in. He ________ his beef next to my thick one and said, “Courtney, your beef is bigger than mine. You don’t need to eat; you’re already fat enough.” Then he walked out, laughing. ________ comments on my physical appearance were nothing new. Something inside me ________ to his idea that my legs were unacceptable, and that became the last day that I ever willingly wore ________ until I was 30 years old. For the next 15 years, 1 spent summer after summer roasting in long pants. But then I ________ Ragen Chastain, and she changed everything. I couldn’t believe that this woman who, like myself, almost ________ 300 pounds was so ________ and happy in her own skin. I listened ________ she shared her own journey to recovery and self-love. She talked about how amazing our bodies are, just by ________ of the things they do every day—like ________, pumping blood to every cell, blinking and walking. Walking! I was suddenly ________ of how foolish I’d been for so long. There’re people who are born ________ legs, or who lack properly working legs, or who ________ their legs, and I’d been ________ my perfectly strong, healthy, beautiful legs in ________ because I had allowed someone to ________ me that they weren’t good enough. The next day. I bought three pairs of shorts and a sundress and spent the entire summer letting my legs sec the sun and feel the breeze. The next time anyone comments on your body in a ________ way, look them straight in the eye, smile and say, “If what you see ________ you so much, feel free to practice the ancient art of looking somewhere else.” Thai’s Ragen’s original, but I don’t think she’ll ________ if you use it. 1.A.classroom B.kitchen C.bedroom D.dorm 2.A.offered B.devoted C.placed D.organized 3.A.Unpleasant B.Eventual C.Regretful D.Innocent 4.A.took up B.got down C.gave in D.tried out 5.A.shirts B.shorts C.coats D.socks 6.A.asked B.related C.approved D.met 7.A.possessed B.measured C.owned D.weighed 8.A.typical B.energetic C.passive D.respectable 9.A.as B.because C.unless D.though 10.A.feature B.character C.means D.gender 11.A.shopping B.swimming C.breathing D.applauding 12.A.informed B.afraid C.aware D.concerned 13.A.with B.despite C.without D.beyond 14.A.waste B.lose C.reject D.keep 15.A.hiding B.using C.doubting D.blaming 16.A.surprise B.ruins C.puzzle D.shame 17.A.advise B.convince C.inform D.educate 18.A.positive B.negative C.different D.specific 19.A.escapes B.removes C.bothers D.benefits 20.A.wonder B.wander C.suspect D.mind
Investing in yourself Figuring out how to invest your money can be a difficult task. This is something that you will want to learn how to do. 1.Things that will improve your knowledge, skills or health are all great investments. However, before you start, you need to be clear about what you will gain out of doing all of these things. You may think investing in yourself means investing in your education.2.. There are some other things you can do as well as buying a gym membership or learning a new skill. So what are some specific things you can do?3.. Reading books can really expand your mind and allow you to learn different skills and gain knowledge. I’m talking about the books where you will actually learn a new skill, not fiction books. You can also take courses and attend seminars. These programs are taught by people with a high level of knowledge or skill.4.. Only in this way can you avoid being fooled by some sales presentation. Moreover, investing in yourself is a safe way to keep your money. Although a savings account is seen as the most secure investment, that isn’t 100% safe. Even if you never experience your bank closing down, the return is little when inflation (通货膨胀) is taken into consideration.5.. But over time, they will show up in terms of your happiness level as well as your level of success. A.The benefits will stay with you. B.This is just one way. C.If you aren’t a reader, you should start with that. D.The more you do this, the more valuable you will be. E.The best way to invest your money is to invest it in yourself. F.Of course, you need to do some research before investing. G.When you invest in yourself, you may not see gains right away.
Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ has led Great Britain through many tough times throughout her 68-year sovereignty (在位). But never, during her reign (统治), has an issue disrupted the British public as much as the current pandemic of COVID-19. By April 6, the UK had had 47,806 confirmed cases. Among them, crucially, is British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who has recently been hospitalized. With the country entering its peak infection period, the Queen made only her fifth televised address to the nation, aside from her annual Christmas broadcast, on April 5. The four other times she has made such an address have been to mark the Gulf War, the death of Princess Diana of Wales, the death of her mother and her Diamond Jubilee (登基六十周年纪念). Accord win to Jonny Dymond, the BBC’s royal correspondent, “The Palace could have played it safe, stressed unity and given thanks. But this speech was designed to reassure (使安心) and inspire.” In her pre-recorded statement, the Queen focused on the commitment of her subjects. “We have seen heart-warming stories of people coming together to help others.” As well as thanking frontline workers, she pushed a message of comfort and motivation. “Together, we are tackling (处理) this disease, and I want to reassure you that if we remain united and resolute (坚决的), then we will overcome it.” “We should take comfort that while we may have more still to endure, better days will return; we will be with our friends again; we will be with our families again; we will meet again.” Following the speech, people throughout the country voiced their admiration for her moving words. London Mayor Sadiq Khan praised the Queen’s focus on frontline healthcare workers, and councilor (议员) Oliver Cooper wrote, “Nobody could have rallied (振作) the country,, the Commonwealth, and the world the way the Queen did.” Some Internet users even shared how they cried after the speech, while others wrote the words of the national anthem. God Save the Queen. Indeed, the wisdom of Britain’s 93-ycar-old monarch (君主) offered hope to the millions of Britons under lockdown. 1.What role does the second paragraph play? A.To offer the latest information about the pandemic in the UK. B.To inform the reader of the Queen’s televised address. C.To explain why the address was delivered via television. D.To indicate the importance of the Queen’s recent speech. 2.What does the phrase “her subjects” in Paragraph 4 refer to? A.Her family. B.The stories she told. C.The topics in her speech. D.The citizens under her rule. 3.What are Paragraphs 7-9 mainly about? A.The focus of the Queen’s speech. B.The public’s reaction to the Queen’s speech. C.How the Queen delivered the speech. D.To whom the speech was addressed. 4.What can we conclude from the text? A.The UK has never experienced a tougher time. B.The palace should have played it safe. C.The Queen’s speech has served its purpose. D.The Queen was calling on the whole world to unite against CO VID-19.
One of the things that I have learned during my time here is that Czech people are really good at celebrating and holding parties. Since I graduated this year, I have a lot of experience of seeing this first-hand. The greatest event for us was definitely the prom (毕业舞会) held for graduating students. Girls started arranging their gowns (礼服) a year beforehand. Graduating students also needed to give their “Midnight Surprise” (a group performance). One interesting thing was that students from every class were holding a huge colorful bag and people had to throw money into it. I didn’t get any sleep that night because we all went to an after-party with our teachers and friends. At the end of April, we held the traditional activity called “The Last Ringing”, which lasted for two days. Every class had a theme and graduates wore different costumes. We prepared tasty desserts and food to sell. We broke into one classroom after another asking students to give us money, which might seem insane but it is part of the tradition. By the end of May, we had already finished all of the final exams and we started preparing for the graduation ceremony. It was held in the conference hall (会场) in our school at five o’clock in the afternoon. Parents could come, too. We got our graduation certificate in a gray folder (文件夹) from our class teacher, and we also shook hands with the headmaster. When I received my certificate, I almost teared up-I didn’t want to say goodbye to them or to the school. That wasn’t the last celebration though. After four days, our class invited all of our teachers to come to a farewell dinner at an Italian restaurant. We used all of the money we collected from the prom and “The Last Ringing” to order pizzas and champagne. We all talked and ate together. A year ago, we were all complaining and hoping that high school would end. But I felt sad when the time finally came and it was over. We have officially left our school. I keep telling myself that everything has an ending. This journey was amazing. Although it has come to an end, I will always keep the memories I made close to my heart. I won’t ever forget them. 1.What did the author find interesting about the Czech prom? A.Boys and girls exchanged gifts. B.Students were required to make gowns by themselves. C.Students had to bring homemade food. D.Students used a colorful bag to collect money. 2.What does the underlined word “insane” mean? A.Reasonable. B.Crazy. C.Unusual. D.Wonderful. 3.Which would the author probably agree with? A.She is determined to apply to a Czech university. B.She should have worked harder at school. C.She values the wonderful memories from high school. D.She prefers the farewell party over the “The Last Ringing”.
We take showers and use the toilet every day to get rid of bodily waste. Our brains also need to take a bath every day. How can they do it? A 2013 study found the answer. Researchers at the US University of Rochester studied the brains of mice and discovered that they cleaned themselves while the mice slept. A kind of fluid (液体) in the brain, called cerebral spinal fluid (CSF, 脑脊液), was found to increase dramatically (显著地) during sleep, washing away waste proteins that had been building up between brain cells in waking hours. “This study shows that the brain has different functional states when asleep and when awake,” Maiken Nedergaard, the lead researcher, told NBC News. It also explains why we can’t seem to think clearly after a sleepless night while a good night’s sleep leaves us feeling sharp and refreshed. Now a new study, published on Oct. 31 in Science, digs a little deeper into our brains’ self-cleaning procedure. Instead of mice, this time humans were the test subjects. Researchers at Boston University, US, monitored the brainwaves of 13 healthy adults who were sleeping, using accelerated FMRI (核磁共振成像), which is capable of recording faster changes inside the brain than a regular FMRI machine. They found that every 20 seconds, blood flowed out of the brain, making room for a large amount of CSF to come in and “clean”. This cycle coincided with (与....一致) the rhythm of the brain’s slow waves—an electrical activity that happens when we’re in a deep sleep. It’s still unknown how these brain activities are connected. But the mere fact that they are connected is exciting enough, since it allows researchers to piece together (拼凑出) possible new explanations for misunderstood diseases. For example, slow-wave sleep has been proven to play a role in strengthening our memories. This may explain why people with Alzheimer (阿尔茨海默病) often have fewer and weaker slow brainwaves. Based on this new study, there could be one more explanation for diseased brains: They are not clean. Nedergaard, leader of the 2013 study, is also excited about the new findings. “Maybe the most important take-home message is that sleep is a serious thing,” she told Scientific American. “You really need to sleep to keep a healthy brain because it links electrical activities to a practical ‘housekeeping’ function.” 1.What did the researchers find when they studied the brains of mice? A.CSF in their brains decreased when the mice slept. B.More waste proteins were produced in their brains during sleep. C.CSF carried away waste proteins in their brains during sleep. D.The more CSF was in their brains, the fewer proteins were there. 2.What did the researchers discover when they monitored human brainwaves? A.It took 20 seconds for CSF to clean brains. B.Brains were “cleaned” when blood flowed out. C.The rhythm of the brain was slower than that of CSF. D.The brains worked more slowly when asleep. 3.What are the last three paragraphs mainly about? A.The significance of the research. B.The features of slow-wave sleep. C.The importance of having a good sleep. D.The connections between these brain activities.
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。 Many years ago, when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents' home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped al a gas station about 50 miles away from Oklahoma City, where I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register(收银台）,I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas. I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would lake me to my friend's. We chatted on the way to the city, and I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card. I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. Soon afterwards, I received a Christmas present from them, Their note that came with it said helping me had made their holidays meaningful. Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I'd left the lights on all day, and the battery (电池）was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership-a shop selling cars-was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom. 注意： 1, 所续写短文的词数应为150左右； 2. 至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语； 3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好； 4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。 Paragraph 1: I entered the shop, and one of the salesmen came to me. Paragraph 2: After a while, they quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it.
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