Ne Zha, the first Chinese 3D animated film released on July 26th, sweeps the Chinese box office.1.Please read more to find out.

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Although Ne Zha’s appearance in this film first makes a strange impression on audience, the new Ne Zha is being praised for hitting the soft spot in many hearts as cool, smart and entertaining.

The creative adaptation is not limited to Ne Zha’s appearance.3. Yang Yu,  Ne Zha’s  director, characterizes the role as a rebellious youth who tries his best to fight against prejudice and change his fate. Born as a ball of flesh, Ne Zha is hated, but he believes he can choose to be a monster or a god.

So this fresh reproduction of the ancient legendary figure pulls at the hearts of the young for they can see themselves in Ne Zha.

Contemporary values

The fact that the film can touch the audience comes down to the contemporary values presented in the film.

Ne Zha’s fight against prejudice mentioned above is the major value advocated by the film. Meanwhile his parents’ parenting style is another aspect.4. The importance of parents’ company during children’s growth is also discussed in the film through Ne Zha’s mother.

Fine production

In addition to the rich content, Ne Zha’s fine production, is another aspect that makes Chinese cartoon lovers proud. 5.  As the most complex animated production ever made in China, Ne Zha has 1,318 special effects shots. To realize the film’s fairy tale setting, more than 1,600 people worked around the clock for three years.

Rich content, correct values and spectacular production. Cartoon fans cheered as they have every reason to be proud of Ne Zha.

A.Creative adaptation

B.Household legendary figure

C.Why does Ne Zha make such a huge success?

D.It makes people think about this question again.

E.It took the director two years to polish the script.

F.People can also see a major change in his character.

G.Many people consider it inspiring for contemporary parents.

    For years, a question that human beings often ask about the universe is: “Are we alone here?” In January, 2019, the discovery of new fast radio bursts (FRBs,快速射电暴) from deep space got many to ask it again.

According to Mirror, a Canadian led team of scientists found 13 FRBs with the help of a radio telescope. First discovered in 2007, FRBs are short bursts of radio waves coming from far outside the Milky Way(银河). Scientists have found over 60 FRBs so far. They last only a few milliseconds but release the same energy as the sun gives off in a day.

Among the 13 FRBs, a very unusual repeating signal was found, which came six times from the same location about l.5 billion light-years away. Such an event has only been reported once before, back in 2012. It may help scientists understand where FRBs are from and what causes them. More importantly, the new FRBs were recorded at unusually low radio frequencies. Most of those previously found have had frequencies of around l,400 megahertz (MHz), but new bursts are found at even 400MHz - the lowest frequency the telescope can discover. According to the BBC, the low frequency means that the sources of the bursts have changed. It also suggests humans can learn more about the environment where the bursts come from.

Avid Loeb, a professor from Harvard University, believes the radio waves may be evidence of alien technology. They may be “leakage from a huge, light-powered ship deep in space,” Loeb told The Independent. And even some Chinese internet users joked we shouldn't respond to them. However, most researchers believe that FRBs are formed due to the death of a star or the merging   (合并) of two black holes.

“Science isn't a matter of belief, it's a matter of evidence,” claimed Loeb. So only more advanced technology and more collected data will reveal the truth about FRBs. Time will be the judge.

1.What can we learn about the 13 FRBs from the text?

A.They release less energy than the sun does.

B.They are from somewhere in the Milky Way.

C.They cover l.5 billion light-years in a second.

D.The 400MHz FRBs may help man know more.

2.What does the underlined “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A.The year of 2012. B.The same location.

C.The radio telescope. D.The repeating signal.

3.Which statement might Loeb agree with?

A.More is needed to explore FRBs.

B.We shouldn’t respond to the FRBS.

C.FRBs are from sun-powered ships in space.

D.FRBs are formed due to the death of a star.

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

A.What Causes FRBs? B.Where Are FRBs From?

C.Are Aliens Signaling to Us? D.Is Science a Matter of Belief?

    The Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, a treasure house of art of China, has been spanning over 1,000 years. The art inside here covers more than ten major genres, such as architecture, stucco sculpture, wall paintings, silk paintings, calligraphy woodblock printing, embroidery, literature, music and dance, and popular entertainment. But all these only existed because of one man’s  vision.

In 366 A.D., a monk named Le Zun looked across the river at dawn and saw a thousand Buddhas appear on the golden cliff face of Mingsha mountain along the old Silk Road. The caves were then built by monks and mostly sponsored by people such as wealthy merchants, foreign dignitaries, as well as Chinese emperors.

But when trade in the Silk Road stopped, Dunhuang was soon forgotten and eventually, the Mogao caves were abandoned. The site however was still used as a place of worship by the local people of the 20th century when there was renewed awareness in its presence once more.

Most of the discoveries came from a Chinese Taoist monk named Wang Yuanlu who appointed himself as the guardian. The caves at that time were badly ignored, but Monk Wang recognized their value and instituted a program of restoration, funded by whatever donations he could gather.

He then made one of the great discoveries in Chinese archaeology: an amazing cache, of over 50,000 documents and paintings, which had been hidden in Mogao Cave #17. The cave #17 came to be known as the Library Cave, which was walled up sometime early in the 11th century. A number of theories have been proposed as the reason for sealing the cave. One theory was that the cave had become a waste storeroom for precious, damaged and used documents and holy equipment and then sealed perhaps when the place came under threat. Another suggestion is that the cave was simply used as a book storehouse for documents which accumulated over a century and a half, then sealed up when it became full. Others suggested that the monks hurriedly hid the documents in advance of an attack by invaders.

1.What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A.The legend of Mogao Caves. B.The end of the old Silk Road.

C.The discovery of Mogao Caves. D.The development of the Silk Road.

2.What did Wang Yuanlu do to restore the caves?

A.He evaluated their value. B.He raised donations in different ways.

C.He sent guards to protect them. D.He persuaded government to do repairs.

3.What does “walled up” in the last paragraph mean?

A.Sealed. B.Built.

C.Hidden. D.Discovered.

4.Why is Mogao Cave #17 considered a great discovery?

A.It used to be a library for monks. B.It stored valuable historical materials.

C.It had a history of over 1000 years. D.It was deserted for mysterious reasons.

    Since the Sydney Story Factory opened in Redfern, my colleagues and I have taken over 8,000 young people aged 7 to 17.

Back in 2011, it seemed a risky decision to leave my job as a journalist to run the Sydney Story Factory. But later every time I see that light go on in a child’s eyes when he understands the power and joy of words, I know I made the right decision.

All our programs end in a publication. This might be an animation (动 画 片 )recorded on a DVD, or a beautiful book, but either way, it’s something the students can take home and proudly show to their family. There is nothing like the smile that spreads across the face of  an eight-year-old when he holds that publication in his hands.

There’s one boy called John, I remember-whose mum almost dragged him through the door when we opened. He hated writing. But our teachers didn’t treat him as a kid who was bad at writing; they were curious to find out how he was going to finish his story and what would happen next. And very slowly John’s ideas came. When he threw one out, our teachers would say, “Yes. And?” Then he’d have another idea. At the end of that first course, he’d worked with a small group to produce a short animated film. Gradually, John came back himself. Nearly four years later he’s still coming.

John is a very different boy from the one who first walked through our door. He’s doing better at school, and he’s far more confident. When younger kids come into the Sydney Story Factory, he welcomes them and shows them around. We don’t claim credit for all of that, of course, but some part of it is because he has become something he never thought would be: a writer.

1.How does the author feel about running the Sydney Story Factory?

A.Instructive. B.Incredible.

C.Worthwhile. D.Unreasonable.

2.What can kids get after learning in the Sydney Story Factory?

A.Different DVDs. B.An invitation to write a book.

C.Their published works. D.Qualification for animation creation.

3.Which of the following best describes John’s teachers?

A.Caring and humorous. B.Patient and encouraging.

C.Sociable and demanding. D.Serious and responsible.

4.What can we infer about John?

A.He is careful with his words.

B.He enjoys creating short films.

C.He has made great progress in writing.

D.He encourages others to write themselves.

    Being a teenager is hard, which is why there are many amazing teen movies documenting the experience. Some are so good that they will become classics in a few years. Here is a list for you.

Mean Girls

“You GO Glen Coco!” “It’s not going to happen!” “On Wednesdays we wear pink! ” “You can’t sit with us! ”

If you rank teen movies by how many lines of dialogues will live on forever, Mean Girls will certainly lead the pack. So many classics!

Eighth Grade

This movie will take you back to the eighth grade and remind you of all the good and bad times you had at that age. Kayla, a shy girl, feels the most connected to the world through social media. It’s Kayla’s final week in the eighth grade and she promises to make it as great as possible before she moves on to high school.

13 Going on 30

This classic follows Jenna Rink, a 13-year-old girl whose wish is to grow up and escape from high school. One day her wish comes true. She wakes up in her 30-year-old body only to find that she’s an editor of a major magazine in America. Although she loves her new life at first, she quickly finds out that being grown-up isn’t that much easier than being 13.

Shazam!

Shazam! is about a kid named Billy Batson, who suddenly gets magic powers from a wizard named Shazam. By calling Shazam’s name, Billy can be transformed into a hero with powers like strength, speed and flight. Like in all these kinds of movies, in Shazam! Billy is tasked with beating an opponent who wants to steal all his powers.

1.What is special about Mean Girls？

A.It is about girls’ adventures.

B.It is put on every Wednesday.

C.It ranks first on the movie list.

D.It contains lots of classic dialogues.

2.What can we infer from Eighth Grade?

A.Kayla enjoys socializing with others.

B.Kayla mainly contacts with others online.

C.The eighth grade is full of happy memories for Kayla.

D.Being adults isn’t as easy as being in the eighth grade.

3.What kind of movie is Shazam!?

A.A fantasy film. B.A documentary.

C.A comedy film. D.A romantic movie.

假如你是李华，在得知中国女排世界杯夺冠，打算在你校的网站上发帖，请根据以下提示用英语写一篇帖子，内容如下：

1.简要介绍夺冠原因(刻苦训练，团队合作等)；

2.你的感想；

3.你的打算。

注意：1.词数100 左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

At the news that the Chinese Women Volleyball Team won the World Cup, the whole nation was wild with joy.

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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(A)，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：在错的词下画- -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。

In order to promote Chinese traditional culture and help students have better understanding of Chinese traditional culture, the Student Union would organize a Tang Poetry Recitation Contest.

As is scheduled, the contest is to be held in the school lecture hall in Jan 20, 2020, before which you are supposed to get prepared. Above all, it's recommended that you recited enough poetry from Three Hundred Tang Poems, but learn to appreciate the beauty of Chinese poetry. In addition to, any student which wants to attend is welcome to sign up for the contest in the Student Union office before Jan 15, 2020. I'm surely you will learn a lot .Don't missing the great chance to enjoy the Chinese Poetry. It will be a feast for your eye.

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When carnival1.(begin) in Europe, people saw it as a last chance to have fun at the end of the winter season. Having fun meant eating, drinking and2.(dress) up. The most famous carnival was in Venice. People walked around the streets wearing masks, doing3.they wanted without being recognized.

Later, wearing masks4.(limit) by law. Finally, at the end of the 18th century, masks were banned5.(complete).6.in the late 1970s, the tradition was revived by students and the festival was developed for international7.(tourist). Today, carnival in Venice is celebrated for five days in February. Hotels are fully booked and the narrow streets are crowded8.wonderful costumes. Visitors from all over of the world come here9.(feel) the fun of carnival. Now, Carnival has become10.celebration of life itself.

    When life hands you lemons, well, don't bother. Six-grader Jamaria Crump has already set an example. It took the 11-year-old one year to perfect her_________lemonade recipe(柠檬水配方)along with some_________, like cookies and cheesecakes that had made her business a_________. And what's even more_________is that, with some help from her_________, Jamaria built her own brand LemonTopia.

"She_________for a lemonade stand for a year or two before I let her do it." said her mom, Jasmine Hall, "When Jamaria's previous school_________a bake sale, it was the perfect_________. And the school told her she had to offer baked food_________lemonade. So Jamaria added lemon to desserts she already knew how to bake. After the bake sale, she kept__________at school and community events."

"It continued by word of mouth (口头上)________she served the party at the city hall," Hall said, "LemonTopia became well-known and we made a(n)__________at the party." And with that money, Jamaria must__________her mother for rides and__________the stand. "She's a kid, so sometimes she's like 'I don't want to stand at LemonTopia, and I want to go to the concert.'" Hall said, "If I have to__________, she would offer me money hourly."

Market Manager Andy Weaver said, "Jamaria's drinks and snacks are a special, cheerful presence in the market."__________, the market space is competitive so Jamaria has to think of ways to__________customers. And she has shown__________as she developed many lemonades of new flavours.

"She doesn't want to________so much into it because she's like 'I'm finished with it but she hasn't.' So, I'm very________of her for sticking with it." said Hall.

1.A.complex B.expensive C.unique D.familiar

2.A.pies B.desserts C.candies D.drinks

3.A.hit B.reality C.record D.test

4.A.amusing B.upsetting C.confusing D.amazing

5.A.father B.mom C.friends D.classmates

6.A.applied B.looked C.acted D.begged

7.A.forbade B.started C.indicated D.foresaw

8.A.achievement B.phenomenon C.chance D.challenge

9.A.instead of B.rather than C.as well as D.by means of

10.A.selling B.wandering C.exhibiting D.advertising

11.A.when B.until C.as D.though

12.A.plan B.order C.decision D.fortune

13.A.praise B.please C.pay D.persuade

14.A.renting B.lending C.pushing D.working

15.A.fill in B.go away C.stand by D.take in

16.A.Therefore B.However C.Otherwise D.Besides

17.A.hope for B.deal with C.compete for D.take over

18.A.creativity B.interest C.courage D.knowledge

19.A.put B.share C.involve D.experience

20.A.fond B.confident C.aware D.proud

    Migration(迁徙), is a long journey carried out by some birds to other areas where they hope to find more food and a warmer place to spend winter. Hundreds or thousands of miles' journey is actually difficult and dangerous. So why do birds migrate?1.However, it all comes down to survival.

Migrating for a Meal

For all birds, one of the main driving forces behind migration is food shortage. If all birds were to stay in the same warm regions all the year round, food would become lacking and producing their young would be less successful. As food resources are rich in the north each spring, millions of birds migrate there for the food supplies.2.

Migrating for Family

Over thousands of years, birds have evolved different migration patterns, timing and destinations to fly around the world to produce their young. Birds take advantage of a wide variety of suitable conditions to raise their young.3.

Migrating for Climate

Birds have evolved different types of feathers to survive different climates.4.So many birds leave the Arctic producing grounds, for example, when temperatures begin to fall and they need warmer habitats. Similarly, the hottest regions can be a bad environment for raising little chicks, and they will choose cooler areas to lay eggs.

Migrating for Predators(掠食动物)

Habitats that have rich food resources all the year round also attract a greater number of predators that can threaten their nests.5.It gives their young a better chance of reaching maturity. Many birds even migrate to specialized habitats that are nearly inaccessible to predators.

A.Birds always tend to fly to warmer places.

B.And changes in those climates can affect migration.

C.This increases the surviving chances of little chicks.

D.Birds have adapted themselves to their own surroundings.

E.There is more than one reasons for different birds to migrate

F.As the food supplies decrease in fall, they return to warm regions.

G.So birds migrate to different habitats to avoid being eaten by predators.

    The government has proposed to spend money developing wireless charging roads in the UK as part of a ￡40 million plan. Wireless charging roads could be developed to recharge electric cars while they drive along to solve some problems about limited equipment to encourage ownership of these vehicles and ensure better air quality. The government has promised the money to developing both on-street and wireless charging to help transformation from internal combustion engine(内燃机)cars to electric cars.

These systems work similarly to a Scalextric toy car. Wireless charging uses a process called electromagnetic induction(电磁感应)to move energy. On the ground is a pad in which electricity is passed through a set of wire to create a magnetic field. It is then moved to a receiver on the underside of the car. Once the technology works, it could mean that drivers can fill up their cars as they drive along, meaning there could be longer periods between charging.

The proposal was made in Department for Transport (DFT) and could also see charging points positioned at service stations and car parks. New homes will also, where permitted, be built with some points. David Martell, of the electric car charging company BP Chargemaster, said, "Wireless charging will make driving an electric vehicle as similar as possible to driving a petrol car but without going to the petrol station frequently."

This is not the first time that wireless charging roads have been proposed as a number of firms have developed technologies. Renault partnered with Qualcomm and VEDECOM Tech to develop a road to test the technology's capability. The 100-meter test track was said to be capable of a charge up to 20 kilowatts at speeds up to, and over, 62 miles per hour (nearly 100 km/h).

1.What's the attitude of the UK government to electric vehicles?

A.Supportive. B.Unfavourable.

C.Indifferent. D.Objective.

2.What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A.How a Scalextric toy car functions. B.How the electric cars get charged.

C.How the wireless road systems run. D.How the electric cars benefit people.

3.How does David Martell find the new technology?

A.It gets petrol cars unfavourable. B.It saves drivers' trips to petrol station.

C.It gives rise to many new car parks. D.It makes electric cars difficult to drive.

4.Why does the author mention the figures in the last paragraph?

A.To show the experiment of some firms.

B.To announce the progress of the new technology.

C.To show the efficiency of the wireless road systems.

D.To encourage the cooperation among different firms.

    When most people think about the "American culture", images of Coca-Cola, hot dogs, baseball games, big cars come to mind. Actually, American culture is more than that, and its history features the variety of American culture. Especially southern culture, plays a part in American culture. And the southerners are known for their hospitality, language and food.

Southerners' hospitality is very famous in the world. People who live in the South are very nice and are always willing to help another person in any way they can. If someone is from out of town and needs directions to a certain place, Southerners will make sure he or she knows how to get there. Southerners are very polite. Everytime they pass someone on the road, they are going to wave at him or her. Towns in the South have fewer people and everyone knows everyone. The people in the South are nicer than anywhere else in the United States.

Language in the South varies according to which area someone is in and what the person's background is. Most white people have a country draw in the accent. Most black people talk using Ebonies(黑人英语)，but some do have a draw in their accent. The other groups talk in their native languages or in English with an obvious accent. The languages in the South are alike in most places except in Southern Louisiana

The South's food is like no other places. It is colourful, has a wonderful smell that fills the whole house and tastes good. All the things that the Southerners use will wake up one's taste and are really delicious.

Southern culture is well-known in the world. The South is very different from other areas in the United States. The people are nice, the language is very different and the food is great.

1.What does the underlined word "hospitality" in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A.Being honest. B.Being friendly.

C.Being generous. D.Being beautiful

2.What can you infer about the southerners from the passage?

A.They enjoy waving at others. B.They prefer to talk on the road.

C.They arc glad to help strangers. D.They don't get along well with others.

3.Which of the following statements about the South is NOT true?

A.People in the South speak the same language.

B.People in the South are the nicest in America.

C.The culture in the South is unique in the world.

D.The food in the South are different from other places.

4.Which of the following can be the best title?

A.The Origin of Southern Culture. B.American Culture.

C.Southerners' Hospitality. D.Southern Culture.

    It was about five in the morning in Ontario, Canada, when Donna Strickland's phone rang. The Nobel Prize committee was on the line in Stockholm, calling to tell her she had won the prize in physics.

"I wondered if it was a joke," Strickland said in an interview with a Nobel official after the call. She had been asleep when the call arrived. "Something was wrong because it came so early in the morning. But then I knew it was the right day, and it would have been a cruel joke."

Strickland, an associate professor at the University of Waterloo, shares the honor with two other scientists for their work in the 1980s in transforming lasers(激光)into tiny tools that today have countless application. The prize money $1.4 million will he shared among the three. Half the prize went to Strickland and her cooperator Gerard Mourou, a professor at the Ecole Poly technique in France. The other half was awarded to Arthur Ashkin, a retired physicist who worked at the famous Bell Labs in the United States.

Strickland's win is historic in more than one way. It's been over 55 years since a woman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. In 1903, Marie Curie became the first-ever woman to win a Nobel Prize in Physics. For the next 60 years, no women physicists were awarded. Maria Goeppert Mayer became the second woman physicist to win the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1963.

Strickland herself was surprised to learn she was the third woman to receive the honor in physics. "Is that all, really? I thought there might have been more." she said at a press conference Tuesday. "We need to celebrate women physicists, because we're out there. Hopefully, in time, it will start to move forward at a faster rate."

1.What was Donna's first reaction after she received the call?

A.She felt all efforts paid off. B.She was too excited to say a word

C.She was doubtful about it. D.She was annoyed at being waken up.

2.How much was Donna rewarded for winning the Nobel Prize?

A.About $350,000. B.About $2.8million.

C.About $700,000. D.About $1.4 million.

3.What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?

A.Strickland's achievements in physics.

B.The history of the Nobel Prize in Physics.

C.Strickland's struggle to win the Nobel Prize.

D.Three women winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics in history.

4.What does the underlined "it" in the last paragraph refer to?

A.The Nobel Prize in Physics.

B.The achievement of men physicists.

C.The celebration of the Nobel Prize winners.

D.Awarding women physicists the Nobel Prize in Physics.

    If you and your partner love to travel, a destination wedding is a perfect idea! It's important that you plan out what the best location is for you and your future partner, considering your costs and what it will cost your loved ones. Here is a list of the best when it comes to inexpensive destination weddings.

1. St. Petersburg, FL

With pleasant weather nearly year-round and beautiful oceanfront views, St. Pete is a perfect place for a destination wedding. Your loved ones can easily drive or get relatively inexpensive plane tickets and you can get married on the water. The average wedding in St. Pete costs around S5000.

2. Negril, Jamaica

Covered in beautiful resorts, Negril offers not only natural beauty on its beaches, but also excellent elegance if you'd like to stay indoors. The best way to do it is to buy a package through a resort which will cost you between $2500-$10000 depending on the options you choose.

3. Playa del Carmen, Mexico

This is a top destination wedding location because it's inexpensive for both you and your guests. With 30 guests it will cost about $45000 and includes so many amenities(令人愉快的事): decorations, set-up and even a couple's massage(按摩)!Plus, most hotel rooms cost around only $ 100 a night.

4. Newport, RI

Newport is a sleepy, romantic town that has the New England feel without the cost. You can have your weddings on the beach if that suits you, but if you can wait until the off-season, you can buy a package at a satisfying mansion(公馆)for less than $5000.

1.Which destination can you choose to stay indoors?

A.St. Petersburg, FL. B.Negril, Jamaica.

C.Playa del Carmen, Mexico. D.Newport, RI.

2.What can you do in Newport, RI?

A.Have the feel of England. B.Experience a couple's massage.

C.Have a wedding on the water. D.Enjoy a package at a satisfying mansion.

3.Where does the passage most probably come from?

A.A travel journal. B.A news report

C.A science textbook. D.A library guide.

假设你是晨光中学的学生李津，最近你将有机会和当地的一家英文报社记者一起，参加采访报道活动，请根据以下提示给报社组织这项活动的编辑写一封电子邮件：

（1） 你打算参加的栏目组（从社会、文化、体育和人物专栏中任选其一）；

（2） 选择该栏目组的原因及关于该栏目你想采访报道的内容；

（3） 希望从中有何收获。

注意：（1） 词数不少于 100；

（2） 可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯；

（3） 开头和结尾已给出、不计入总词数。

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阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题

Eleven-year-old Ruby Kate has long been close to older folks. Her mother, Amanda Chitsey, works at nursing homes in northwest Arkansas, and Ruby Kate often goes with her in the summer. “I’ve never found them scary at all, so I’m able to just go up to them and ask if they need anything,” she says.

Last May, Ruby Kate noticed a resident named Pearl staring out a window. She seemed sad. “What are you looking at?” Ruby Kate asked. Pearl said she was watching her dog being led away by his new owner after a visit. Pearl didn’t know when she would see her dog again.

Ruby Kate and Amanda asked around and discovered that the nursing home didn’t allow residents to have dogs and Pearl couldn’t afford to pay anyone to look after hers. The Chitseys also learned that many nursing home residents are unable to afford even the smallest luxuries. So Ruby Kate decided to do something about it.

She started by asking residents what three things they wanted most in the world. “That’s a lot simpler than going, ‘Hey, what do you want?’” she explains. “They can understand you better.” Amanda worried that people would ask for cars and other things an 11-year-old  wouldn’t be able to provide. Instead, they asked for chocolate bars, McDonald’s fries, pants that fit properly, and even just a prayer.

“It broke me as a human,” Amanda says. “We left the nursing home that day and went straight to a store and bought as many items as we could.” Using their own money, the Chitseys granted the wishes of about 100 people in three months.

Then they started asking for donations, set up a GoFundMe page, Three Wishes for Ruby’s Residents, and raised more than $250,000 in five months. One of their new goals is to set up a communal laptop in one nursing home in each state.Ruby Kate doesn’t plan to stop there. “I consider kindness to be my hobby,” she says, “and I’m very good at it.”

1.What makes Ruby Kate have a close relationship with older people? (No more than 10 words)

2.Why was Pearl’s dog taken away from her? (No more than 15 words)

3.What are paragraphs 4 and 5 mainly about? (No more than 10 words)

4.How do you understand the underlined sentence in the last paragraph? (No more than 10 words)

5.What do you think of Ruby Kate? Give your reasons. (No more than 20 words)

    Prosocial behaviors are those intended to help other people. Behaviors that can be described as prosocial include feeling empathy(同感) and concern for others and behaving in ways to help or benefit other people.

Prosocial behavior has long posed a challenge to social scientists seeking to understand why people engage in helping behaviors that are beneficial to others, but costly to the individual performing the action. Why would people do something that benefits someone else but offers no immediate benefit to the doer?

Psychologists suggest that there are a number of reasons why people engage in prosocial behavior. In many cases, such behaviors are fostered during childhood and adolescence as adults encourage children to share, act kindly, and help others. Prosocial behaviors are often seen as being compelled by a number of factors including egoistic reasons (doing things to improve one's self-image), reciprocal benefits (doing something nice for someone so that they may one day return the favor), and more altruistic reasons (performing actions purely out of empathy for another individual).

Characteristics of the situation can also have a powerful impact on whether or not people engage in prosocial actions. For example, if you drop your purse and several items fall out on  the ground, the likelihood that someone will stop and help you decreases if there are many other people present. This same sort of thing can happen in cases where someone is in serious danger, such as when someone is involved in a car accident. In some cases, witnesses might assume that since there are so many other present, someone else will have surely already called for help. All the examples are what we call the bystander effect, the tendency for people to become less likely to assist a person in distress when there are a number of other people also present.

Why do people help in some situations but not in others? Experts have discovered a number of different situational variables that contribute to (and sometimes interfere with) prosocial behaviors. First, the more people that are present decreases the amount of personal responsibility people feel in a situation. People also tend to look to others for how to respond in such situations, particularly if the event contains some level of ambiguity. Fear of being judged by other members of the group also plays a  role.   People  sometimes fear leaping to  assistance,  only  to discover that their help was unwanted or unwarranted. In order to avoid being judged by other bystanders, people simply take no action.

Experts have suggested that some key things must happen in order for a person to take action.

1.What can we learn from paragraph 2?

A.Social scientists feel it hard to understand why helping behaviors exist.

B.Helping behaviors are costly to people who receive the action.

C.Social scientists have been researching on prosocial behavior for quite long.

D.It is quite challenging for people to perform helping behaviors.

2.Prosocial behaviors are motivated for all the following reasons EXCEPT ______.

A.empathy for another individual B.instant benefits of helping others

C.parental influences in the early life D.the desire to better one's self-image

3.Why does the author use the examples in paragraph 4?

A.To show that some people are in need of immediate help.

B.To indicate that some people think their help is not needed.

C.To suggest that some people perform helping behaviors quickly.

D.To demonstrate how the situation can impact helping behaviors.

4.Which situation can be described as the bystander effect?

A.When hearing an injured lady crying for help, the neighbors didn't take action.

B.Seeing an old man slipping on the icy road, many people volunteered to help.

C.A woman had a heart attack on the train and you were the only doctor there.

D.On the scene of your colleague's traffic accident, you called the police for help.

5.After the last paragraph, the most possible topic could be ______.

A.possible benefits of prosocial behavior

B.various reasons for prosocial behavior

C.situational influences on prosocial behavior

D.skills and knowledge to provide assistance

    Sometimes just when we need the power of miracles, they arise in the places we would least expect.

On a cold January afternoon in 1989, I was climbing Egypt’s Mt. Horeb, hoping to get to the peak by sunset to see the valley below. As I was winding up the narrow path, I’d sometimes see other hikers who were coming down. While they would generally pass with simply a nod or a greeting in another language, there was one man who did neither.

I saw him coming and as he got closer, I could see that, unlike other hikers, he was wearing traditional Egyptian galabia( 长 袍 ). What made his appearance so strange was that the man didn’t even appear to be Egyptian, but was a small-framed Asian man with little hair and round glasses.

As we neared one another, I said Hello, but not a sound came from him. I thought maybe he hadn’t heard me. Suddenly he stopped directly in front of me, looked up from the ground, and spoke a single sentence to me in English, “Sometimes you don’t know what you have lost until you’ve lost it.” As I took in what I had just heard, he simply stepped around me and continued his going down.

That moment in my life was a small miracle. The reason is less about what the man said but more about the timing and the context. The year was 1989, and it was during my Egyptian pilgrimage (朝圣), and specifically during my hike to Mt. Horeb, that I’d set the time aside to make decisions that would affect my career, my friends, my family, and ultimately, my life.

I had to ask myself what the chances were of an Asian man dressed in an Egyptian galabia coming down from the top of this historic mountain just when I was walking up, stopping before me, and offering his wisdom, seemingly from out of nowhere. My answer to my own question was easy: nearly no chance! In a meet that lasted less than two minutes, a total stranger had brought something clear and something of a warning, regarding the huge changes that I would make within a matter of days. In my way of thinking, that’s a miracle.

Miracles are everywhere and occur every day for different reasons, in response to the different needs that we may have in the moment. Our job may be less about questioning the extraordinary things that happen in our daily lives and more about accepting the gifts they bring.

1.Before the Asian man spoke, how did the author think about him?

A.He was very rude and strange.

B.He was different from others.

C.He was shy and nod to strangers.

D.He looked ordinary and was talkative.

2.Why did the author make a pilgrimage to Mt Horeb in Egypt ?

A.He was in search of a miracle in his life.

B.It was a place for a religious person to head for.

C.He intended to make arrangements for his future life.

D.He waited patiently in expectation of meeting a wise person.

3.What does the underlined part “my own question” refer to in paragraph 6 ?

A.For what reason did the man stop before me ?

B.Why did the Asian man go to the mountain ?

C.What change would I make within a matter of days ?

D.What was the probability that others told us the right words ?

4.Why did the author view the meet with the Asian man as a miracle in his life?

A.Because the Asian man’s appearance had a deciding effect on his future life.

B.Because his words were in perfect response to the need he had at that moment.

C.Because what the Asian man said was meaningful in the philosophy of life.

D.Because the Asian man impressed on him the worth of what he had possessed.

5.What might be the best title for the passage ?

A.Can you recognize a miracle? B.Is a miracle significant to us?

C.When might a miracle occur? D.Why do we need a miracle?

    Every year migratory（迁徙的） bats travel from Mexico to Bracken Cave, where they spend the summer consuming insects that would otherwise hungrily eat common food crops. But the bats have been showing up far earlier than they did two decades ago.

In a study, scientists at Rothamsted Research, used radar data from 160 U.S. weather stations to analyze activity in the Texas bat colony from 1995 through 2017. They discovered the creatures were leaving their winter quarters in Mexico earlier and reproducing sooner. They were also astonished to find increasing numbers of bats overwintering（过冬）at Bracken Cave instead of heading back to their cold weather quarters in Mexico. Overwintering is a sign that warmer temperatures change the bats' annual rhythms, Rothamsted biologist Phillip Stepanian says.

A separate study of migratory bats in Indiana, published last year, found that temperature variations affected arrival and departure times-likewise hinting at the potential influence of climate change. Joy O'Keefe, a biology professor and co-author of that study, says early arrival at their summer habitats could expose these bats to cold snaps（寒流）, and they could freeze to death.

Joy O’Keefe and her colleagues also found that changing bat migration times can also clash with rainfall patterns. Many insects that bats eat breed in seasonal lakes and puddles. If the bats arrive too early to benefit from summer rainfall and the resulting abundance of insects, they may struggle to feed their pups（幼崽） or skip reproduction altogether, O’Keefe says. She fears this shift could cause Midwestern bats to decrease toward extinction, which would be bad news for humans. “Declines in bat populations could have severe effects for crop success,” she says, adding that bats also “control significant disease vectors, such as mosquitoes.”

However, scientists are not certain that climate change alone is causing the Bracken Cave bat colony to migrate earlier. They have found a direct link between seasonal temperatures and bird migration, but bats are also influenced by factors such as changes in wind speed and direction. And there are other complications. “Bats are mysterious little animals that move mostly at night and are difficult to observe and track ,”  Stepanian says. “We have this conceptual picture of what might be happening, but really tying it to the cause is the next step.”

1.What is the best title for the passage?

A.Bats’ habitants B.Endangered bats

C.Bats’ migration D.Bats, our good friends

2.Scientists at Rothamsted Research found that ______.

A.bats prefer heading back to Mexico B.bats delay their reproduction

C.warming affects bat migration D.radar can be used to observe bats

3.Joy O’Keefe discovered that ______.

A.bats are used to living in rainfall seasons

B.bats’ earlier migration might harm farming

C.insects' reproduction helps to spread disease

D.insects shortage makes bats reproduce earlier

4.What does the underlined word they refer to?

A.Insects. B.migration times.

C.Bats. D.lakes and puddles.

5.What does the last paragraph want to tell us?

A.Wind speed and direction affect bats.

B.It is difficult to observe and track bats.

C.Climate change makes bats migrate earlier.

D.Further research on the cause is necessary.

    Choosing a major, which is the specialized area of your college study, can be overwhelming. But have no fear! Your choice of major will not lock you into a specific career for the rest of your life. And the major you choose will neither predict nor guarantee your future. Consider these factors when picking your major.

Career Prep

Choose a major because it will prepare you for a specific career path or advanced study. Maybe you already know that you want to be a nurse, a day trader, or a web developer. Before you declare, take a class or two in the relevant discipline, check out the syllabus for an advanced seminar, and talk to students in the department of your choice. Make sure you’re ready for the coursework required for the career of your dreams.

Earning Potential

Future  earning  potential  is  worth  considering—college  is  a  big   investment,   and while college can pay you back in many ways beyond salary, this can be a major factor for students who are paying their own way or taking out loans. According to PayScale.com, the majors that lead to the highest salaries include just about any type of engineering, actuarial mathematics, computer science, physics, government, and economics. Keep your quality of life in mind, too—that six figure salary may not be worth it if you're not happy at the office.

Subjects You Love

Some students choose a major simply because they love the subject matter. If you love what you're studying, you're more likely to fully engage with your classes and college experience, and that can mean better grades and great relationships with others in your field. If your calling is philosophy, don't write it off just because you're not sure about graduate school, or what the job market holds for philosophers. Many liberal arts majors provide students with critical thinking skills and writing abilities that are highly valued by employers.

Undecided? Explore your interests.

If you truly have no idea what you want to study, that's okay—many schools don't require students to declare a major until you are a second-year student. That gives you four semesters to play the field. Exploring your interests will help you find your best fit major—and maybe even your ideal career.

1.You don’t need to feel fearful when choosing your major because ______.

A.your major has completely nothing to do with your future

B.you are not limited to only one particular career for your whole life

C.changing career fields are unavoidable in your life

D.you only spend a little time on whatever subject you choose

2.The underlined word discipline is closest in meaning to ______.

A.field B.rule

C.theory D.knowledge

3.What do we learn about from Para. 3?

A.Your college investment will be all given back to you in the form of high salary.

B.Future career earning is viewed as the top concern for most college students.

C.High salary will not be worthwhile at the cost of your unhappy office work.

D.If you choose engineering-related majors, you are sure to earn high salary.

4.What can we infer from the passage?

A.You are advised to choose liberal arts majors for what are provided.

B.Worse grades result from poor relationships with others in college.

C.Employers like liberal arts majors more than science majors in job market.

D.Some students don’t necessarily need to decide their choices of majors upon entering college.

5.What is the passage mainly about?

A.Why is it difficult to choose a major. B.What influences your choice of a major.

C.How can a major affect your career. D.When should you decide your major.

    Some teachers seem to be bad teachers, but they are not. Take my football coach for example. One day, we were doing some ______ practicing catching the football. He threw me a pass and I dropped it. He started ______ me. I went back in line, ______. My friend was up next. He dropped it, too. But the coach said nothing. Annoyed, I whispered, “Why ______ against me?”

After practice he came ______ to me and told me the reason he shouted at me ______ the other guy was that he expected more out of me. If he ______ my mistakes, it meant he had quit on me.

Another teacher ______ my memory was my PhD supervisor, Ken Crowe. He had  a(n) ______ for making grown men cry when they disappointed him, but I was ______ by the topic he was working on.

He gave me a(n) ______: to figure out what caused muons (介子) to get depolarized (去极 化 ) in liquids. After a week I came to Ken’s office to tell him about it. He listened for a few minutes and then ______  “You have no idea what you’re talking about! Get out and don’t come back until you do!” Now I was starting to get ______, complaining about him as cold- hearted.

Determined to change his attitude and ______ more relevant knowledge, I really got into it. ______, I understood it so well that to this day it is my most proud ______. Then I went back to tell Ken what I had figured out. Again he interrupted me a few minutes into my ______, but I carried on. When I finished, he praised me for doing some very original research. From that day forward, he supported and promoted me ______ we became great friends and respected colleagues.

So don’t ever complain about your “______” teachers. They may ______ you to make greater achievement you will be proud of decades later.

1.A.running B.drills C.operations D.actions

2.A.yelling at B.sending for C.getting rid of D.joking with

3.A.amazed B.encouraged C.frightened D.embarrassed

4.A.debate B.discriminate C.decide D.defend

5.A.in B.across C.over D.away

6.A.other than B.more than C.less than D.rather than

7.A.overlooked B.blamed C.resisted D.exposed

8.A.erasing B.strengthening C.jogging D.changing

9.A.reputation B.reference C.concern D.preference

10.A.astonished B.puzzled C.disturbed D.fascinated

11.A.principle B.assignment C.reward D.award

12.A.set out B.settle down C.cut in D.carried on

13.A.relaxed B.content C.comfortable D.mad

14.A.acquire B.acknowledge C.spread D.address

15.A.Suddenly B.Eventually C.Gradually D.Purposefully

16.A.accomplishment B.establishment C.development D.commitment

17.A.enquiry B.presentation C.schedule D.conference

18.A.although B.as C.before D.until

19.A.tolerant B.considerate C.mean D.kind

20.A.permit B.bother C.inspire D.discourage

I regret not having taken your advice. Otherwise I ________ this mistake at the moment.

A.didn’t make B.wouldn’t make

C.hadn’t make D.wouldn’t have made

The only problem was ______ we kept getting lost! But people in Tianjin were very friendly and helpful.

A.that B.why C.whether D.what

Despite the obvious privacy concerns, the use of facial-recognition technology is ________ at some public places.

A.out of danger B.on the run C.out of sight D.on the rise

We should improve our ability to engage in international communication so as to tell China’s story well and make the voice of China ______.

A.hearing B.heard C.having heard D.to hear

Usually there might be a lot of accidents in the heavy fog. I happened to witness _______ this morning.

A. it    B. those

C. one    D. that

He liked the lovely dog so much that he ______ the book he was reading and played with it immediately.

A.made out B.took back C.turned down D.set aside

Over the past 10 years, Huawei has invested a total of 4 billion U.S. dollars in 5G, ______ it a leader in 5G chips, products and networks.

A.making B.to make C.make D.made

Traveling by subway ______ sometimes be quite an adventure, especially during the rush hour.

A.must B.can C.shall D.should

—Excuse me, but why am I not allowed to use the gym?

—______, but your room price doesn't cover it.

A.Never do it again B.It’s hard to say C.No offence D.Forget it