阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

China has countless attractions. The Great Wall is 1. (probable) one that is most familiar 2. the Western tourists. The Great Wall is like a giant stone dragon, 3. (wind) across the country from the ocean on the east to the desert on the west. It is the longest wall that 4. (build) ever, 1500 miles in 5. (long). Along the wall are watch towers, 6. soldiers were on the watch for threats. The wall was initially constructed 7. (prevent) invasion of neighboring states, and the majority of the existing wall is from the Ming Dynasty. From the top of the Great Wall, people can enjoy 8. impressive view of continuous mountains, green trees and blooming wild flowers. If we were to build such a wall now, we would use modern machines. 9., the ancient Chinese had to build the wall by hand. The reason why the Great Wall attracts tourists from all over the world every year is 10. it represents the highest wisdom of ancient china. Just as the saying goes, “He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man.”

 

    As the train picked up its speed, the passengers slowly settled down on their seats. I ________ the lower berth (铺位), so that I could enjoy the ________ of outside from the moving train. I don’t know why I always preferred to get the ________ seat. An elderly lady ________ the front seat of mine. I looked at her. She must be in her eighties, I guessed. At one point, we met our ________ .She smiled at me and I gave her a response. Both of us were ________. By that time, the train was in its full speed.

It was 4:00 pm, evening time. So, ________ time was still in a long way. I couldn’t ________ myself any longer and asked, “Auntie! Where are you going?”

She looked at me and friendly said, “________ camp, dear.”

Suddenly my enthusiasm ________ to know the reason. I politely said, “Auntie, you are ________ someone?”

She smiled and said, “Yes!”

Just to continue the conversation, I talked to her in a very cheerful ________, “Auntie, you must be feeling so ________ to see your child and your grandchildren.”

 ________, this question hurt her a little but boldly she answered, “Oh, dear! You are so sweet! Anyway, I had only one son who was ________ and was killed in a battle just a few days before. I bought so many new clothes for him. So, I thought why not ________ my son’s clothes for some other soldiers, so that I would control my ________ and would be happy thinking that my own son has ________ it.”

I was shocked hearing her heartbreaking story! But I ________ the old lady from the core of my heart. I was thinking of her ________ heart!

1.A.preferred B.reserved C.overlooked D.sought

2.A.beauty B.fantasy C.impression D.miracle

3.A.back B.front C.window D.best

4.A.launched B.occupied C.controlled D.possessed

5.A.heads B.hands C.faces D.eyes

6.A.silent B.amazed C.considerate D.concerned

7.A.supper B.bed C.play D.chat

8.A.balance B.behave C.excuse D.resist

9.A.City B.Neighborhood C.School D.Army

10.A.wandered B.gathered C.doubled D.floated

11.A.mourning B.visiting C.appointing D.predicting

12.A.mood B.scene C.condition D.situation

13.A.curious B.impatient C.excited D.sincere

14.A.However B.Obviously C.Hopefully D.Perhaps

15.A.settled down B.called up C.picked up D.brought in

16.A.contribute B.spare C.collect D.deliver

17.A.disappointment B.embarrassment C.sorrow D.delight

18.A.worn B.owned C.permitted D.confirmed

19.A.respected B.recognize C.understood D.memorized

20.A.broken B.fascinating C.fundamental D.brave

 

    It is sometimes thought that the longing for material goods, the need to buy things, is a relatively modern invention. 1. Trade or shopping is certainly an ancient desire, and existed before our ancestors invented writing, laws, cities or farming, even before they used metal to make tools.

Humans are born to trade. 2. Evidence from hunter-gatherers suggests that the exchange of food and other necessary things comes naturally, as well as the ability to keep a record of the credits involved. And once trade begins, the benefits are hard to resist.

Ancient local coastal people in northern Australia traded fish hooks, along a chain of trading partners, with people living 400 miles inland, who cut and polished local stone to make axes (斧子). 3. Finally, both groups of “producers”, by concentrating on things they could produce and exchanging them for other things they needed, benefited as a result.

Trade in the necessities of life, such as food and simple tools, is not really surprising, considering the link between these basic items and survival. What is surprising, though, is that our taste for unnecessary expensive objects also goes back a long way.

In South Africa, 100,000-year-old decorative dyes (染料) have been found in an area where none were produced. 4. Small round pieces of glass 76,000 years old were also found at the same place. The earliest jewellery known to us were not just random findings — they were grouped together in size and had holes like those used for threading onto a necklace.

Archaeologists argue that trade prepared the way for the complex societies in which we live today. 5. However, their modern equivalents — fast cars and expensive clothes — hold the same attraction for us as “trade goods” did for people 100,000 years ago.

A.And we don’t need shops or money to do it.

B.These are powerful evidence for cash purchase.

C.In fact, its roots go back to the beginning of humanity.

D.However, first trade began from the exchange of objects.

E.Modern-day shoppers may not be impressed by ancient glass pieces.

F.It is thought that these goods were bought at least 30  kilometres  away.

G.Every individual along the chain made a profit, even if he produced neither himself.

 

    If you wear glasses, chances are you are smarter. Research published in the famous British journal Nature Communications has found that people who displayed higher levels of intelligence were almost 30 percent more likely to wear glasses.

The scientists studied the genes of thousands of people between the ages of 16 and 102.The study showed intelligence can be connected to physical characteristics. One characteristic was eyesight. In out of 10 people who were more intelligent, there was a higher chance they needed glasses. Scientists also said being smarter has other benefits. It is connected to better health.

It is important to remember these are connections which are not proven causes. Scientists call this correlation. Just because something is connected to something else does not mean one of those things caused the other. And it’s worth noting that what constitutes intelligence is subjective and can be difficult, if not impossible, to measure.

Forget genes though. Plenty of proof shows wearing glasses makes people think you are more intelligent, even if you do not need glasses. A number of studies have found people who wear glasses are seen as smarter, hard-working and honest. Many lawyers use this idea to help win their cases. Lawyer Harvey Solves explained this. Glasses soften their appearance. He said Sometimes there has been a huge amount of proof showing that people he was defending broke the law. He had them wear glasses and they weren’t found guilty.

Glasses are also used to show someone is intelligent in movies and on TV. Ideas about people who wear glasses have begun to shift. People who do not need glasses sometimes wear them for fashion only. They want to look worldly or cool. But not everyone is impressed by this idea, though. GQ magazine said people who wear glasses for fashion are trying too hard to look smart and hip (时髦的). However, that hasn’t stopped many celebrities from happily wearing glasses even if they do not need them. Justin Bieber is just one high-profile fan of fashion glasses.

1.What does the new study show?

A.People wearing glasses are smarter.

B.People wearing glasses are healthier.

C.Wearing glasses can make people cleverer.

D.Wearing glasses is associated with higher IQ.

2.What does the underlined word in Paragraph 3 mean?

A.Shift. B.Link. C.Proof. D.Consequence.

3.Why do some lawyers ask their clients to wear glasses in court?

A.Because it can create a moral image.

B.Because it can mislead the witnesses.

C.Because it can highlight clients’ qualities.

D.Because it can prove the clients’ innocence.

4.What is the general attitude to those who wear glasses for fashion?

A.Positive. B.Negative. C.Mixed D.Indifferent.

 

    A video of a three-year-old girl being kicked by her own mother during a photo shot went viral on Thursday, indicating China’s underperformance in regulating the emerging child modeling industry.

The girl, known as Niu Niu, was physically abused (虐待) by her mother in several videos. The videos have annoyed Chinese media and Internet users alike. Many netizens and scholars call for local authorities to carry out further investigations into possible child abuse.

In response to the public outcry (强烈抗议), Niu Niu’s mother issued an apology via Sina Weibo on Thursday, condemning accusations of abuse. She noted that she was merely guiding her daughter for better shots and the girl is well looked after.

Despite her apology, many E-shops which used Niu Niu’s images for brand promotion have canceled their cooperation with the mother, while over 110 well-known child garment shops on Taobao have signed up for a campaign to provide better protection for child models.

“It is necessary to adopt comprehensive laws and regulations to further protect the kids, preventing their parents and companies from exploiting them,” Fang Zhiqing, a lawyer and child protection expert, said.

Niu Niu is not alone. In Zhili, a small town in Zhejiang province, thousands of children from across China are taken here by their parents to seize the chance of fame. With a population of 450,000, Zhili has over 13,000 manufacturers of child clothing. In 2017.the town earned over 7 billion yuan by selling clothing for children online, thus providing opportunities for child models.

“China’s current advertisement law isn’t workable with respect to the industry of child modeling, as it lacks clear regulatory measures and clear legal punishment.” Fang added, “It is important to issue new laws which regulate child modeling.”

1.What caused the public outcry?

A.A girl being physically abused by her mother.

B.Problems in Chinese advertising industry.

C.Several cases of child abuse in recent China.

D.Videos showing how child models work.

2.What happened after the public outcry?

A.Local authorities have thoroughly looked into Niu Niu’s case.

B.Niu Niu’s mother admitted abusing her daughter.

C.Shops stopped their cooperation with the mother.

D.The online sales of child clothing are increasing.

3.Which opinion may Fang Zhiqing agree with?

A.China’s current advertisement law isn’t workable.

B.There are too many child models in China.

C.New economic laws should be issued in China.

D.China should regulate child modeling.

 

    Darrell Blatchley, a marine biologist and environmentalist based in the Philippine city of Davao, received a call from the philippines’ Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (渔业与水产资源局) early Friday morning reporting a death of a young whale.

When the necropsy (尸检) was performed, Blatchley told NPR, he was not prepared for the amount of plastic they found in the whale’s stomach. “It was full of plastic- nothing but nonstop plastic,” he said. “It was filled to the point that its stomach was as hard as a baseball.” “That means that this animal has been suffering not for days or weeks but for months or even a year or more.” Blatchley added.

Blatchley is the founder and owner of the D’ Bone Collector Museum, a natural history museum in Davao. In the coming days, the museum will display all the items found in the whale’s system.

Blatchley and his team work with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and other organizations to assist in rescue and recovery of marine animals.

“Within the last 10 years, we have recovered 61 whales and dolphins just within the Davao Gulf,” he said. “Of them, 57 have died due to man --whether they took plastic or fishing nets or other waste, or gotten caught in pollution-- and four were pregnant.”

Blatchley said he hoped that the latest incident would launch the issue of plastic pollution in the Philippines and across the globe. “If we keep going this way, it will be more uncommon to see an animal die of natural causes than it is to see an animal die of plastic.” he said.

1.What can be inferred from the second paragraph?

A.The whale was starved to death.

B.Blatchley didn’t make preparations for the necropsy.

C.The dead whale must have swallowed a baseball.

D.Blatchley was shocked at what he found.

2.What does Blatchley think of plastic pollution in the Philippines?

A.Uncommon. B.Inspiring.

C.Worrying. D.Puzzling.

3.What is the best title for the text?

A.Natural Death or Merciless murder.

B.Stand Up for Protecting Whales.

C.Plastic Threatening Our Existence.

D.A Whale Found Dead of Plastic.

 

假定你是李华,你的美国朋友Jack下学期将作为交换生来你校学习,他想学习传统中国画。请你写封邮件给他建议。内容包括:

1. 选修你校开设的中国画课程;

2. 上课时间和地点;

3. 工具和材料:毛笔、墨和宣纸等;

参考词汇: 选修课 optional course  中国画 Chinese Painting  毛笔 Chinese brush

注意:1. 词数100左右;

2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

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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。文中有10处错误,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。

I felt very luck while I was travelling in Hunan this summer. One day, I get up very early in the morning so we were told to climb the Mount Tianzi. However, I felt little tired after many days of travelling so that I sat in a bench sleeping. When starting out, I left my wallet there with my cellphone and ID card in it, but he didn’t know it at all. When I wanted to take picture with my cellphone, I found that my wallet missing. Therefore, I reported it to my guide quick and she sent a text in her group. Soon,I was told to waiting for it there and I got it back luckily and happily.

 

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。

When Peter Sänger and Liang Wu got together, it 1. (strike) them that they must be long-lost friends. Both firm advocates in the fight 2. air pollution, they believe that if you can't measure it, you can't beat it. That's 3. they founded Green City Solutions: “The solution to quantifiably improve city air.”

Their invention the City Tree — acts as an air purifier — an interesting 4. (add) to urban trees and green spaces. Rooted in science, air pollution can 5. (eat) by the vertical flat-paneled (平面的) “trees” dotted around cities across Europe, while the “trees” also act as seats for pedestrians. Sänger and Wu's vision is for a world in which people in cities can live 6. (healthy). They long to create living conditions that allow all people around the world to permanently have cleaner air 7. (breathe).

Using remote technology, the CityTree combines 8. air-purifying feature of moss with remote technology to increase the air flow through the “trees”. This allows them to “suck up” and clean more air than normal, and the amount they filter can be increased 9. (depend) on pollution levels at different times of day.

The German green-tech start-up is now funded by the European Commission to set up a CityTree network of 15 brand new units and test it in a 10. (science) way in Berlin's pollution hotspots next year.

 

    On October 28, 2006, my day started out like most Saturdays. It had been amazing, but I didn’t quite _______ it to Rogner’s.

As I attempted to open my _______, the light was blinding. I didn't recognize my _______ Was I dreaming? I tried to focus... “she’s _______.” I heard someone say. Where was I?

“You’ve been in a terrible _______ and you’re going to be _______.” I heard someone say. The _______ was familiar. I realized it was my sister, but what was she doing here and where was I?

Over the next few days, I learned I had been _______ by a car while going to Rogner’s house. I had _______life-threatening injuries and had not been expected to __________.

During the next few months I __________ various painful rehabilitation (复原) processes. During this time, I had to depend on others for most of my basic __________— showering, dressing and eating. I also found it __________ to recall things and usually, what I wanted to say, was not what came out of my mouth.

As weeks turned to months and months turned to years, the __________ at the loss of my pre-accident self was hard to forget. __________ it seemed even more painful than the __________ pain I dealt with every day.

To this day I still miss my old __________ terribly, but I started to realize that to move forward I must find the strength to __________ the chapter of my pre-accident life and hug the process of creating a new life.

By __________ my story, I hope to inspire anyone who is going through a life-changing experience to keep going. __________ after a disaster, you can still create a new life.

1.A.make B.get C.help D.pass

2.A.mouth B.arms C.eyes D.book

3.A.sister B.surroundings C.words D.identity

4.A.thinking B.sad C.tearful D.awake

5.A.fire B.explosion C.accident D.mess

6.A.OK B.right C.lucky D.conscious

7.A.voice B.face C.procedure D.scene

8.A.attacked B.taken C.driven D.struck

9.A.caused B.suffered C.treated D.added

10.A.run over B.operate C.survive D.hide away

11.A.prepared for B.got over C.gave up D.went through

12.A.knowledge B.needs C.senses D.communication

13.A.guilty B.necessary C.difficult D.useful

14.A.pain B.thought C.sight D.prediction

15.A.In turn B.Above all C.After all D.At times

16.A.spiritual B.physical C.visual D.hidden

17.A.self B.friend C.hospital D.photo

18.A.begin B.close C.describe D.analyze

19.A.listening to B.advocating C.sharing D.acting out

20.A.Only B.Thus C.Therefore D.Even

 

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Teenagers are especially likely to suffer loneliness. Here are some suggestions for speeding a recovery from loneliness.

Reach out to others, but start small. A smile and a friendly greeting for the student behind you in line at the cafeteria won’t make you best friends.1.It also can make it easier to interact the next time.

Find a safe place to make connections. If going to the school dance makes you feel like you just don’t belong, try joining a special-interest group. Maybe it’s the drama club or the marching band. 2..

Find other ways of making connections. Lonely people hunger for acceptance and friendship. Sometimes feeling accepted and liked comes more easily when you do something for others.3.Teach a child in reading. Take notes for a disabled classmate. You might be surprised at the connections you make after reaching out in these ways.

4.Loneliness is an absence of quality friendships, not of a particular quantity of friends. That’s why it’s important to know how to select a friend. The best friendships are those based on similar values and attitudes.

You get what you expect, so expect the best. If you expect others to be friendly, you will behave in similar ways.5.It goes away as teens learn how to find their way through their social world and connect with others.

A.But it will make you both feel pretty good.

B.So consider becoming a volunteer.

C.Some teens aren’t so adaptable, however.

D.Encourage people to be friendlier to you.

E.Choose the right people.

F.For most young people, loneliness is only temporary.

G.Look for a group that allows you to ease in gradually.

 

    Wind farms have been considered as the way to fight global warming, but a new study suggests they could actually heat the planet up.

The study found that the US would get warmer if the number of turbines(涡轮机)were increased markedly. Researchers say they'll require much more land than previously thought, needing five to 20 times more space than earlier studies have suggested. And winds created by vast fields of turbines could mix warm and cool air, which makes the surface quite warm .

Despite the potential drawbacks, however, the researchers argue wind energy still makes more sense for the environment than fossil fuels. Study coauthor and Harvard University scientist Professor David Keith argued that, when it comes to energy production, there is no free lunch. "Wind beats coal by any environmental measure, but that doesn't mean that its effects can be ignored. We must use fewer fossil fuels to stop carbon production. In doing so, we must make choices between various low-carbon technologies , all of which have some environmental effects , " he said.

More than ten previous studies have now observed local warming caused by US wind farms. Researchers suggested that solar power offers a less damaging energy source in the fight against climate change. In terms of temperature difference per unit of energy generation, solar power has about 10 times less effect than wind, and the solar power energy is mature in a wide range of fields. But there are other considerations. For example, solar farms are dense(密集的), while the land between wind turbines can be co-used for agriculture.

Tidal power is an environmentally-friendly energy source. In addition to being a renewable energy, it does not give off any climate gases and does not take up a lot of space . However , there are currently very few examples from real tidal power plants and their effects on the environment. Also, it is important to realize that the methods for generating electricity from tidal energy are relatively new technologies. It is projected that tidal power will be commercially profitable within2030 with better technology and larger scales.

1.What is the purpose of the text?

A.To introduce a study finding.

B.To discuss the global warming problem.

C.To prove the benefits of wind farms.

D.To call attention to environmental protection.

2.What is paragraph 2 mainly about ?

A.The effects of global warming.

B.The reason for using wind energy.

C.The disadvantages of wind farms.

D.The working principle of wind farms.

3.What do Professor David Keith's words suggest?

A.Producing energy is easier than before.

B.Consuming energy damages the environment.

C.Burning coal should be totally stopped.

D.Developing low-carbon technologies is hard.

4.Which is recommended considering the environment and practical use?

A.Wind energy. B.Fossil fuel.

C.Tidal power. D.Solar energy.

 

    We humans love to stare into our smart devices. We gaze for hours-about 10 hours and 39 minutes a day-at our computers, smartphones,tablets and televisions. Is all this staring bad for us? It might be mainly because as we stare at our devices we are exposing ourselves to blue light.

Blue light is a type of electromagnetic(电磁的) radiation with a very short wavelength that produces a high amount of energy. While it’s true that light can damage our eyes under certain circumstances, there’s no scientific evidence suggesting that blue light is harmful to our eyes. But many people still think it is, which is why blue-light-blocking glasses are so popular. So do the glasses work?

“Everyone is very concerned that blue light may be causing damage to the eye, but there’s no evidence that it may be causing serious damage,” Dr. Rahul Khurana, clinical spokesman for the American Academy of Ophthalmology,told Business Insider.

Blue light exposure is nothing new. In fact,the sun is the largest source of blue light. Moreover, blue light is also present in LED light. But if blue light isn’t harmful, then why are we constantly rubbing our eyes when we’re looking at our screens? The answer is eyestrain(眼疲劳): More than 60 percent of people experience eye problems associated with digital eyestrain. And blue light, it seems, isn’t the cause. Instead, our eyes are so strained because most of us blink less when we stare at our digital devices. So if eyestrain is the issue, blue-light-blocking glasses are probably of little use.

1.What do we know about blue light?

A.It is a kind of nuclear radiation.

B.It has the shortest wavelength.

C.It may come from electronic devices.

D.It consumes a great deal of energy.

2.What causes the popularity of blue-light-blocking glasses?

A.Evidence of their benefits to eyes.

B.Belief in blue light's harmful effect.

C.Widespread use of smart devices.

D.Scientific understanding of blue light.

3.What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?

A.Blue light exposure is hardly avoidable.

B.Eye problems are not easy to deal with.

C.Blue light may connect with tired eyes.

D.Rubbing eyes makes people strained.

4.According to the text, wearing blue-light-blocking glasses may be________.

A.tiring B.harmful

C.useless D.beneficial

 

    Thirteen-year-old Madison Williams was studying in her bedroom when Leigh Williams, her mother, told her that a little boy fell into a septic tank(化粪池)and no one could reach him.

Madison and Leigh ran to a neighbor's yard, where they found the boy's worried mother and other adults surrounding the tank opening. It stuck out a few inches above the ground and was 11 inches in width-slightly wider than a basketball-with a hatch(盖子)that had been moved unnoticed. The two-year-old boy had slipped in and was drowning in four feet of waste water inside the eight-feet-deep tank.

Madison surveyed the situation. She was the only one who could fit through the small hole. Without hesitation, she told the adults, "Lower me in. Inside, the tank was dark, and the air was smelly . In the process , she jammed her left wrist against a hidden pole , injuring the muscles in her wrist so severely that the hand was left useless.

Rather than tending to her injury ,Madison tried to feel the underwater boy. Minutes went by before she saw the outline of his foot. Madison shot her good hand out and grasped the foot tightly "Pull me up!" she shouted. Then, ten minutes after Madison had entered the tank, she and the boy were lifted out.

But the boy wasn't out of trouble. He had lacked Oxygen long enough that he wasn't breathing. He was placed on his side, and an adult hit him hard on the back. It was only when Madison heard him cry that she knew he was all right . It took Madison longer to recover than the boy, who was taken to hospital and left hospital that same night .She, however, experienced months of painful treatment, for the injury that she had postponed tending was more severe, which, says neighbor Mary Holley, made the girl's actions all the more impressive.

1.What most likely caused the boy to fall into the septic tank?

A.The tank was very hard to be noticed.

B.The boy was curious about the unknown.

C.The hatch was not in the correct position.

D.The tank opening stood out on the ground.

2.Why did Madison take longer to recover?

A.The injury to her wrist became worse

B.She wasn't sent to hospital in time.

C.She paid all her attention to the boy.

D.Serious infection set in to her wound.

3.Which of the following can be used to best describe Madison?

A.Modest. B.Optimistic.

C.Courageous. D.Hard-working.

4.What is the text mainly about?

A.A lucky little boy. B.A terrible drowning accident.

C.A hidden septic tank. D.An admirable teen hero.

 

Aberdeen

Lying along the northeast coast, Aberdeen is bordered by Royal Deeside and Cairngorms National Park to the west and wonderful sea views to the east.

In Aberdeen you can feel the richness of the city’s history all around you, from the traditional Doric accent of local residents (居民) to the beautiful granite (花岗岩) buildings along the streets.

Impressive architecture

Aberdeen is well-known all over the globe because of its granite buildings and monuments. To the north of the city center, the stone streets and historic university buildings of Old Aberdeen are steeped (浸透) in history, while to the east — by the harbor — the fishing quarter is packed with tiny cottages and colorful gardens.

At the harbor

This is a city where you can walk from the city center to the harbor in minutes — and you have a high chance of seeing dolphins (海豚) playing in the waters when you get to the harbor.

The sandy beach is a must visit. Walk along the sands before stopping to enjoy an ice cream in the fresh sea air. You might spot people surfing in the water too.

Getting here

Aberdeen has fantastic transport links with the rest of the UK and Europe. Whether flying, taking the train, catching the ferry or driving, reaching the region is straightforward.

Getting around

Aberdeen city has an amazing public transport system, both day and night, although exploring the streets by foot is a great way to experience the atmosphere of this dynamic city. Driving around is easy, but if you don’t have a car, buses and trains will easily take you to your destination.

1.Where does Aberdeen lie?

A.Far off the coast.

B.To the west of the sea.

C.To the west of Royal Deeside.

D.In the heart of Cairngorms National Park.

2.What makes Aberdeen famous worldwide?

A.Its richness of history and culture.

B.Its tiny cottages and colorful gardens.

C.Its granite buildings and monuments.

D.Its sandy beach and wonderful sea views.

3.What can be known about Aberdeen from the text?

A.It’s not easy to get around it by car.

B.Dolphins aren't rarely seen in its harbor.

C.The best way to enjoy it is taking public transport.

D.It has few direct transport links to cities outside the UK.

 

Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

某学校开放创新实验室引起网上热议。作为一名学生,你在网上发帖参与讨论。你的网帖须包括如下内容:

介绍创新实验室的情况

你对此项改革的看法

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Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

1.影视剧中虚构的情节往往被误认为是真实生活。(mistake

2.规定每位小提琴手都必须演奏一首中国作品以弘扬中华文化。(require

3.被他的团队认可和接纳,他有了一种归属感。(sense

4.留学生身处他们并不习惯的学习环境时产生焦虑是很自然的。(accustom

 

Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize in no more than 60 words the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage. Use your own words as far as possible.

They like using the Internet. They have lots of pocket money to spend. And they spend a higher proportion of it online than the rest of us. Teenagers are just the sort of people an online seller is interested in, and the things they want to buy — games, CDs and clothing — are easily sold on the Web.

But paying online is a tricky business for consumers who are too young to own credit cards. Most have to use a parents card. They want a facility that allows them to spend money.

That may come sooner than they think: new ways to take pocket money into cyber space are coming out rapidly on both sides of the Atlantic. If successful, these products could stimulate online sales.

In general, teenagers spend huge amounts: $153 bn (billion) in the US last year and £20 bn annually in the UK. Most teenagers have access to the Internet at home or at school — 88 percent in the US, 69 percent in the UK. According to Jupiter Research, one in eight of those with Internet access has bought something online — mainly CDs and books.

In most cases, parents pay for these purchases with credit cards, an arrangement that is often unsatisfactory for them and their children. Pressing parents to spend online is less productive than pressing on the high street. They’re more likely to ask “Why” if you ask to spend some money online.

One way to help teenagers change notes and coins into cybercash is through prepaid cards such as IntenetCash in the US and Smart cards in the UK, Similar to those for pay-as-you-go mobile telephones, they are sold in amounts such as £20 or $50 with a concealed 14-digit number that can be used to load the cash into an online account.

 

Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.

There are two kinds of motive for engaging in any activity: internal and instrumental. If a scientist conducts research because he wants to discover important facts about the world, internal motive. If he conducts research because he wants to achieve scholarly fame, that’s an instrumental motive. 1..

What mix of motives — internal or instrumental or both — is most favorable to success? You might suppose that a scientist motivated by a desire to discover facts and by a desire to achieve fame will do better work than a scientist motivated by just one of those desires. 2.But as we and our colleagues argue in a paper, instrumental motives are not always useful and can actually be counterproductive to success.

3.Helping people focus on the meaning and impact of their work, rather than on, say, the financial returns it will bring, may be the best way to improve not only the quality of their work but also their financial success.

There is a temptation among educators and instructors to use whatever motivational tools are available to recruit (招募) participants or improve performance. If the desire for military excellence and service to country fails to attract all the recruits that the Army needs, then perhaps appeals to “money for college,” “career training” or “seeing the world” will do the job.

4.Similarly, for students uninterested in learning, financial incentives (奖励) for good attendance or pizza parties for high performance may motivate them to participate, but it may result in less well-educated students.

A.Our study suggests that efforts should be made to structure activities so that instrumental consequences do not become motives.

B.That’s the secret of effective motivation.

C.While this strategy may attract more recruits, it may also produce worse soldiers.

D.Surely two motives are better than one.

E.Discovering facts is inseparably related to the activity of research.

F.Often, people have both internal and instrumental motives for doing what they do.

 

    Before Douglas Engelbart, computers were as big as rooms and used mostly for handling numbers. But in the late ‘60s’at the Stanford Research Institute, Engelbart invented almost everything your personal computer has today: a mouse, hypertext, screen sharing and more. In 1968 he made real-time edits to documents nearly 40 years before Google Docs hit screens; video chatted with friends long before Skype’s 2003 arrival; and resized windows years before Microsoft entered the field in 1975. Engelbart was adding graphics (图形), hyperlinking and sharing screens — all before the birth of the World Wide Web. “The digital revolution is far more significant than the invention of writing or even of printing,” said Engelbart, and as it turns out, he held all the right cards.

If he’d been BritishEngelbart would have been knighted (授爵), but the Portland, Oregon, native instead lived out the rest of his years as an unsung hero, trying to fry even bigger fish in Silicon Valley. His blueprint of the Internet was radically different from today’s profit- driven, streamlined version. Engelbart imagined an information system built on the backbones of cooperation and education, all meant to enhance the collective human mind. He wanted a computerized network of real-time, human-wide cooperation, with the open-source spirit of Wikipedia and the purposefulness of Change.org.

By the late 70s and early ‘80s’ Engelbart and his ideas were cast aside in favor of Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows, along with their profit-generating vision for personal computing, and a user-friendly approach to the Internet. Engelbart’s team of researchers abandoned him, and he had a lesser position at a company called Tymshare while still battling with his pie-in-the-sky visions of a better world. Even worse, when Engelbart’s mouse invention gained widespread use years later, he never gained the profits — it had been licensed to Apple for around $40,000, Engelbart revealed.

And if Engelbart had won? “Hard to say,” says Jefferson Bailey of the Internet Archive in San Francisco. The Web was bound to grow in ways its founders never intended, he says. He notes his belief that the same spirit of knowledge-sharing and cooperation Engelbart tirelessly pushed for will one day become part of our fast-evolving Internet, even if a commercial layer clouds the original vision. But even sofame is difficult to achieve; it often ridicules great thinkers like Galileo or Tesla, only to meet them decades after death. Granted, Engelbart was eventually allowed into the National Inventors Hall of Fame, in 1988, and into the Pioneers Circle in the Internet Hall of Fame after his death, but the heart of his dream has yet to be realized.

1.The expression “his pie-in-the-sky visions of a better world” in Para. 3 refers to______________.

A.the function of computer data processing

B.a real-time video chat on the Internet

C.a user-friendly approach to the Internet

D.an Internet of knowledge-sharing and cooperation

2.Most probably Engelbart’s greatest regret was that___________________.

A.he was too crazy about his vision of the Internet when totally ignored

B.he was not profitably rewarded for his landmark inventions of computer

C.he was admitted to the U. S. National Inventors Hall of Fame too late

D.the Internet was commercially oriented against his original intention

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.Engelbart rose and fell in his all-out battle over the future of the Internet.

B.Engelbart could have succeeded in the Internet with his landmark inventions.

C.Engelbart failed to realize his ambition due to his humble position in Tymshare.

D.Engelbart could hardly resist the profit-driven trend of the growing Internet.

4.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A.Who Benefits from the Internet? B.Who lost the Internet Wars?

C.Who Pioneered the World Wide Web? D.Who Commercialized the Internet?

 

    SHORE EXCURSIONS

ORDER FORM

Print Full Name: Stateroom:

Signature: E-mail:

By Signing, I agree to the application of the tour charges in my account; understand the cancellation policy, have read the onboard tour descriptions available at the Shore Excursion Desk, and the Know before you go, located on this order form.

Cancellation Policy: All tours cancelled within 48 hours before arrival in the port where the tour is scheduled to operate are non-refundable. Certain tours, such as overland tours, golf tours, flightseeing, customized tours and tours with theater performances or special events may be subject to different cancellation fees. Check at the Shore Excursion Desk for details. You can cancel a tour by returning the tour ticket to the Shore Excursion Desk and advising the staff of the cancellatian, or writing “cancel” on the ticket and depositing it in the drop box located at the Shore Excursion Desk.

Tours with this activity level involve walking over relatively level terrain (地势), possibly some cobblestone (卵石), or a few steps. Comfortable shoes are recommended.

Tours with this activity level involve a considerable amount of physical activity such as considerable walking over cobblestone streets, uneven or steep terrain, climbing stairs, or extended periods of standing. Not recommended for guests with physical limitations. Comfortable, strong shoes are recommended.

Tours with this activity level involve physical efforts for extended periods. The terrain may be uneven or steep. It can also indicate a need for swimming in a current. Recommended only for the physically fit and adventurous. Continued

Please refer to the Tour Descriptions for all restrictions including, but not limited to age, weight, height and medical.

Ketchikan, Alaska

Monday Docked: 7:00 a.m.

All Aboard: 2:30 p. m.

48 hour Cancellation Notice Required Before Arrival into Port.

Code

No. of Tickets

Tour Name

Departure

Time

Approx.

Duration

(Hrs)

Activity

Level

Price in $US

Adult

Child

KTNJ

Adult

Child

Ketchikan Sightseeing & Highlights Tours

5411

 

 

Ketchikan Highlights by Trolley

9:45 a. lii.

 

1/4

 

Level 1

$59

$29

4411

 

 

The Bering Sea Crab Fisherman’s Tour

8: 15 a. m.

3

Level 1

$229

$139

7211

 

 

Misty Fjords Cruise & Fly

Multiple

 

Level 2

$449

$305

2111

 

 

Rainforest Canoe & Nature Trail

8: 00 a. m.

31/2

Level 2

$129

$75

3111

 

 

Rainforest Ropes & Challenge Park

Multiple

31/2

Level 3

$189

5611

 

 

Bear Creek Zipline

Multiple

 

34/2

Level 3

$199

$125

This is Alaska

This “live” multimedia enrichment presentation highlights Alaska through history, its main attractions and various ways to experience them. Limited seating; one show only

10:00 a. m. Sunday (At Sea) in the Stardust Theater, Decks 6 & 7 FWD

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.The shore excursions order form is__________________.

A.a page of a leaflet which highlights the tourist attractions at Ketchikan,Alaska

B.a printed sheet every passenger must fill out when he goes onshore at Ketchikan

C.an entry form for a passenger to fill in if he joins in the recommended activities

D.a poster that recommends Ketchikan’s main activities to the cruise passengers

2.If one is not physically fit enough, the recommendable activity onshore in Ketchikan for him/her is______________.

A.Ketchikan Highlights by Trolley B.Rainforest Canoe & Nature Trail

C.Bear Greek Zipline D.Rainforest Ropes & Challenge Park

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the order form?

A.A video clip of Alaska’s scenic attractions is shown to all the cruiser’s passengers.

B.Passengers can negotiate cancellation fees with the staff when a tour is cancelled,

C.One can get his money back if he cancels his tour a day before getting to Ketchikan.

D.When signing the form, a passenger has accepted the rules of the shore excursions.

 

    Northern Virginia Community College had agreed to stop awarding scholarships based on race.

The college took that step, Virginia’s Attorney (司法局) said last week, after the U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights had concluded that the privately financed scholarship programs for minority students did not follow established federal (联邦的) guidelines for such programs.

The civil-rights office got involved when a white student at Northern Virginia complained in June 1996 that he had been illegally excluded from a scholarship program for minority students.

Christopher Thompson argued in his complaint that such programs had been found unconstitutional ― (不符合法规的) in 1994 by the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (联邦上诉法院第四管辖区), in a case involving a blacks-only scholarship at the University of Maryland at College Park.

In a letter to the department last month, the state Attorney Genera’s Office said the college would alter its five scholarship programs that have been limited to students of certain races. All of the programs were financed by private donors or groups.

“After careful consideration of the position taken by your office, in response to the complaint filed with the Office for Civil Rights by a student at the college, and the legal arguments presented to us by lawyers representing that student, the college has concluded that it will abandon its administration of race-based scholarships,” wrote Maureen Riley Masten, an Assistant Attorney General.

Northern Virginia officials said that two of the aid programs would be opened to students of all races, and that the sponsors of two others had asked that their money be returned. The sponsors of the fifth program said they would transfer the funds to a private, non-profit group that would continue to administer the scholarship to minority students only, the college said.

Officials of many colleges have watched the Northern Virginia case because they believed that it might throw new light on how the Education Department would view the legality of scholarship programs financed by private donors.

A spokesman for the department, Rodger Murphey, said he did not believe that a new precedent (判例) had been set in the case.

1.What was Christopher Thompson’s complaint?

A.He wasn’t qualified for his college’s race-based scholarships as a white student.

B.The lawyers refused to represent him in his appeal against his college’s decision.

C.Northern Virginia officials decided that his appeal to the state court was illegal.

D.The civil-rights office failed to respond to his complaint about his college.

2.What was the civil-rights office’s position in Christopher Thompsons case?

A.The college should justify its race-based scholarship programs.

B.The college should transfer its scholarship funds to non-profit groups.

C.The college should open its scholarship programs to students of all races.

D.The college should put aside its prejudice against white students.

3.How did Northern Virginia Community College respond to the civil-rights office’s decision?

A.It continued to administer its scholarship programs despite the complaint.

B.It got new sponsors to open scholarship programs to students of all races.

C.It stopped its scholarship programs temporarily to confirm their legality.

D.It abandoned its scholarship programs exclusively for minority students.

4.Which of the following can NOT be inferred from the passage?

A.Christopher Thompson based his complaint legally on the Maryland case.

B.The legality of privately financed scholarships was still uncertain.

C.Race-based scholarship programs would be presented in a new form.

D.The courts decision in the case would be followed in later similar cases.

 

    Most of the time, people are well aware of the circumstances of exchange: they exchange this for that. But in the rare circumstances when they’ve not prepared with gift-giving in return, they can be _________ with feelings of guilt. Receiving a gift, Jacques Derrida, a French thinker, thought, could make one feel like a _________ trapped in a cycle of economic exchange. People don’t like the feeling of being under obligation (人情债) , and try to dismiss the _________ they can feel as quickly as possible.

Private gift-giving, as the Frankfurt school theorist Theodor Adorno worried, has become an empty procedure. There’s no denying that in at least some cases, people give gifts _________. This has less to do with gift-giving itself, and more to do with the choosing of gifts. Gift-giving looks like an obligation, and a fairly _________one at that. Sure, there is giving gifts to lovers, friends and family. But then there is also the world of gift-giving like Secret Santa Claus, practices that keep gift-giving routines going well _________ the circles of people we know well enough to make choosing presents _________.

For these forced occasions, for, say, the coworker we’ve never spoken to, there are pre-printed cards and commercial guides. Even when the receiver is well-known, people want to _________ the effort needed for gifting. A relative once sent me a gift basket of dried fruit, nuts and cured meats; both the offending party and I are vegetarians.

If gift-giving has become more transaction (交易的), with the give-and-take a(n) _________ itself, so has complimenting.

This ____________ choice — fulfill your obligation to return the ____________ or resign yourself to guilt — comes from belonging to a society structured around commodities and their ____________.The trouble is, if compliments are transactions, feeling that we’re under obligation is a natural state of affairs. To imagine that we could completely overcome our ways of thinking about compliments, ____________, requires ____________ our social and economic forms of life. ____________ a difficult demand, this could be the true gift Adorno and Derrida were hoping for.

1.A.proud B.troubled C.happy D. exchange

2.A.owner B.loaner C.donor D. debtor

3.A.prejudice B.inferiority C.inequality D.priority

4.A.reluctantly B.quickly C.carefully D.gladly

5.A.affordable B.widespread C.influential D.commercial

6.A.within B.behind C.against D.beyond

7.A.unpleasant B.enjoyable C.adequate D.fashionable

8.A.minimize B.maximize C.complicate D.formalize

9.A.means B.reason C.end D.process

10.A.agreed B.limited C.forced D.suited

11.A.praise B.offence C.greeting D.favour

12.A.application B.promotion C.interaction D.exchange

13.A.therefore B.however C.moreover D.meanwhile

14.A.following B.restoring C.rethinking D.proceeding

15.A.Unless B.While C.Since D.Whether

 

Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

I teach a course in marine biology at a college in central Maine. In order to give each student the individualized attention he or she 1.(deserve), I cap the class size at 15. Some years back, while calling out names from the roster (花名册) on the first day, I noticed a gray-haired woman of about 70. She 2.(hang) about at the door, with her new books like a schoolgirl.

“I’m not on the roster,” she volunteered, clearly self-conscious about all the 3.(seat) 18-year-olds looking her over. “But I was wondering if I 4.just sit in on the first class, to see what it’s about.”

There were already 15 in the class, but this woman’s eagerness impressed me, so I invited her to have a seat.

I began by chatting informally with the class to get a feel for how much knowledge they were bringing to 5.course. The result of open admissions is that professors are faced with very uneven crops of students, many of 6. know relatively little about the world around them.

In marine biology I like to see if they know the difference between fishes and seagoing mammals (哺乳动物). I often hold up a sponge (海绵) in the hope 7. someone will recognize it as an animal rather than a plant. I talk about the difference between a sea and an ocean.

8. I questioned, most of my new students remained silent. But Natalie, the older woman, was on the edge of her seat, 9.(volunteer) answers with the quickness of a game show contestant. In time, I felt as if it were just she and I engaged in a private conversation. At the end of class, she came up to me and apologized for being the “extra” student. “I certainly wish I could take this course,’’ she said. “Will you offer it next week?” Alarmed at the prospect of losing her, I acted quickly to relieve 10.concern. “I’ll see you next class,” I said.

 

假定你是李华,最近,你校成功举办了以“最美中国文化”为主题的文艺表演活动。请给你的英国朋友David写一封邮件,内容包括:

1. 活动的时间、地点、参加者;

2. 表演的节目;

3. 参加活动的感受。

注意:

1. 词数100左右;

2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意:1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

2. 只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。

When I finished all of my exam, my family drove to the countryside for a holiday. On our way, my favorite scarf flew out of the window suddenly and is gone. I felt very sad, regretting that when I hadn’t kept the scarf well. Soon after, we stopped at a service station. Feel upset, I found a bench and was about to ate my sandwich when a motorcyclist pulled into the station, “Is that your blue car?” he asked me. Although I felt surprising, I nodded quickly. A man pulled out the very scarf from my backpack and handed it to me. He then returned his motorcycle and wanted to leave. I went up and repaid him thankful by giving him a hug.

 

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。

Some people will say “Open your gift!” immediately upon giving you a brightly 1. (wrap) box. Some of us are happy to help tearing off the paper with much 2. (excite). Others, however, experience anxiety when presented with a present. “What if I won’t like it?” they think. “What if it’s 3. (embarrass)?” Such questions can 4. (serious) stress a person out even if it isn’t obvious to the excited gift-giver.

Sometimes, 5. is necessary to bite the bullet even if gift-opening is uncomfortable for you, for instance if you’re the guest of honor at a bridal or baby shower. “In those situations 6. the opening of the gift is an activity of the event itself, go 7. it,” says Canada’s Etiquette Guy Jay Remer. “People who are attending the event expect that whatever gift they give is likely to be opened. It’s part of the fun.” So, if you refuse to open 8. (gift), the attendees (出席者), who give presents to you, might think you do not care about their blessings.

Etiquette expert Jacqueline Whitmore 9. (tend) to put the decision into the gift-giver’s hands. “Whenever I 10. (present) with a gift, I usually say ‘Shall I open it now?’ If the giver says ‘That’s up to you.’ I go ahead and open it because if I present someone with a gift, I want him to open it so I can see the happiness on his face.”

 

    My dear grandmother passed away 18 years ago. However, I still ________ her every single day. She is such a(n) ________ part of my life. My Mom, Dad, brothers and I lived in her old house for most of my ________. And when I close my eyes and open my heart. I could see her ________ face. I could hear her say “HELLO” in a high ________, as I opened the door after school. And then she would open her ________ to give me a big hug and kiss. And when she ________ me, I could feel the love and joy coming from her ________ into mine.

I thought I ________ everything about my “Nana” but ________ I am still learning more about her even today. Just yesterday a(n) ________ family friend stopped to talk to me at the local post office. She told me what happened once when she ________ my Nana when I was still a little boy. They were ________ around the dining-table, chatting. Our ________ noticed the lovely earrings my Nana was ________. She told Nana how much she liked them and asked if Nana could ________ them to her in her will. Without a second ________ my sweet Nana took them off and gave them to her on the spot.

After our friend left, I stood there for a few minutes in ________. I had never known this and as far as I could tell, Nana never ________ it to anyone. That was just like her. She may have been excited and temperamental (喜怒无常的) at times but she was the person who loved others deeply and she ________ freely. She lives in my heart forever.

1.A.indicate B.remember C.miss D.respect

2.A.accessible B.believable C.evident D.important

3.A.memories B.childhood C.achievements D.adulthood

4.A.tiring B.artificial C.embarrassing D.kind

5.A.noise B.voice C.position D.quality

6.A.arms B.hands C.legs D.fingers

7.A.noticed B.hugged C.blamed D.helped

8.A.heart B.appearance C.reflection D.motivation

9.A.forgot B.resisted C.classified D.knew

10.A.increasingly B.amazingly C.fortunately D.gradually

11.A.humorous B.passive C.old D.troublesome

12.A.opposed B.appreciated C.admired D.visited

13.A.going B.turning C.sitting D.pushing

14.A.friend B.neighbor C.doctor D.grandpa

15.A.cleaning B.watching C.holding D.wearing

16.A.distribute B.deliver C.leave D.lend

17.A.thought B.assumption C.remark D.performance

18.A.disappointment B.surprise C.delight D.horror

19.A.mentioned B.demonstrated C.recommended D.introduced

20.A.donated B.invested C.gave D.interrupted

 

    Imagine that a close friend ignores you when you arrive at his party. 1. But if you think about the situation differently, you would calm down. Using a particular emotion management strategy called reappraisal, which involves viewing an upsetting event in a positive light, is often effective in contributing to positive outcomes.

2. The research showed that if people believed feelings were malleable (可塑造的), they used reappraisal more frequently, and in return they had greater emotional health and life satisfaction.

University of Toronto researcher Brett Ford and her colleagues did another study. 3. The researchers found that the youths who believed emotions were controllable used reappraisal more and were less depressed than those who didn’t.

Does accepting our feelings impact our well-being? 4. In one research, the researchers stressed out participants by requiring them to give an impromptu (即兴的) talk. In another research, people kept daily diaries about how they handled stressors (紧张性刺激). In both cases participants who accepted their feelings experienced less negative emotions than people who judged their feelings.

“However, while emotions may be changed with efforts, that doesn’t mean they’re completely controllable,” says Eric Smith of Stanford University, “we shouldn’t expect to completely avoid or immediately remove certain of feelings. 5.

A.It found a similar pattern.

B.You would be angry or upset, right?

C.We have beliefs about our emotions.

D.According to Ford and her colleagues, it does.

E.But we can learn to reduce them in hard times.

F.They were also less depressed and more satisfied with life.

G.Now, new research suggests our beliefs about our feelings affect us greatly.

 

    People often think that blue light before bedtime can make it harder to sleep. It’s true that the screens on phones, computers and televisions send out plenty of blue light. But if you’re focused on blue light as a major problem affecting your sleep or your eye health, it’s time to look at it from another aspect.

As Philip Yuhas, a professor of vision, writes at The Conversation, blue light isn’t a uniquely technological evil. It’s part of sunlight, and your eyes are exposed to plenty of it all the time. You’re fine. There are studies in mice that have found blue light can damage their eyes, but mice are nocturnal creatures (夜行动物) whose eyes are different from ours. The pigments (色素) and the lenses (晶状体) of our eyes actually block blue light fairly well—so in a sense, we already have built-in blue blocking protection.

Adding more protection isn’t likely to help, though. You can buy glasses and screen filters (滤光片) that block blue light, but Yuhas points out they are probably a waste of money. These products do not block out much blue light. The leading blue-blocking anti-reflective coating, for example, blocks only about 15% of the blue light that screens send out. You could get the same reduction just by holding your phone another inch from your face.

The American Academy of Ophthalmology doesn’t recommend blue-blocking products, either. Instead, if you’re concerned about your eye health or your ability to get to sleep on time, you already know what to do.

Put the screens away at bedtime. Read a book or find something else to do. While you’re using screens, take a 20-second break every 20 minutes to look at something 20 feet away (the “20-20-20” rule). If you get dry eyes when you look at screens for a long time, use eye drops labeled artificial tears.

1.What do people often think of blue light?

A.It is magical and rare. B.It is the most part of sunlight.

C.It is harmful to people’s skin. D.It is a factor affecting peoples sleep.

2.What did the studies in paragraph 2 find?

A.Mice can see clearly in the dark.

B.Blue light can damage mice’s eyes.

C.Human eyes actually absorb blue light well.

D.Human eyes need extra protection against blue light.

3.What can we know about blue-blocking products according to Yuhas?

A.They block a little blue light.

B.People should buy a better one.

C.They are thought highly of by experts.

D.Most can prevent plenty of harmful lights.

4.What could be the best title for the text?

A.What will Blue Light Affect Actually?

B.Are Blue Light Really from Screens?

C.Does Blue Light Affect People’s Health?

D.Why Does Blue Light Make Sleeping Hard?

 

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