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Privacy is like health. Only when it is gone________you had done more to protect it.

A.do you wish B.you wish C.did you wish D.you wished

—What do you think made the 92nd Academy Awards so special?

—________Parasite from South Korea won a total of four Oscars.

A.Because B.What C.That D.Whether

Chinese telecoms giant Huawei will build a 200-million-euro factory in France________potential challenges and obstacles.

A.owing to B.regardless of C.apart from D.instead of

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Sun Yang said he would appeal against the CAS decision, ________, to the public’s surprise, banned him from competition for eight years.

A.where B.when C.as D.which

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About 85 of the large fire was________by Saturday night and most major roads have been reopened.

A.deposited B.contained C.anticipated D.swallowed

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Our parents sat us down to read and paint________all we really wanted to do was to make a mess.

A.when B.as C.since D.until

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—Sorry, I missed your party yesterday because of an unexpected visitor.

—Actually, you________the party. It was canceled at the last moment.

A.didn’t need to attend B.needn’t have attended

C.shouldn’t have attended D.shouldn’t attend

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Li Jiaqi, a well-known live-streaming host in China, is reported________over 8 million followers on Weibo.

A.possessing B.to be possessing C.to have possessed D.having possessed

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The mother never criticized her children, but used praise to________their best.

A.put out B.give out C.pick out D.bring out

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After a night of wrestling with his________, he decided to go to the police office to give himself up.

A.consensus B.conscience C.consciousness D.convention

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假设你是李华，最近你获悉:为了让世界更好地了解中国，你市将举行”中国好故事--我眼中的中国”演讲比赛。请根据以下要点提示，给你的留学生好朋友John写一封邮件，鼓励他参加。内容包括:

1.活动宗旨；

2.比赛时间、报名方式；

3.适当建议。

注意:

1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇:中国好故事--我眼中的中国:Chinese Story--China in my eye

Dear John,

Yours,

Li Hua

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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。

Hearing that you're interested of the silk culture of China and the Belt and Road Initiative, and I'll be more than happy to tell you something about them.

As a matter of fact, silk has long history in China, which dated back to the New Stones Age. It is known to all that it is made of silkworm cocoon. So it is not only elegant but also environmentally friendly. However, silk attracts people all over the world. From Han Dynasty, China opened up The Silk Road, greatly promote the communication between China and the other countries in the world.

Recently, our government was put forward the Belt and Road Initiative, which encourages cooperation between China and other countries. There is no doubt that they will have a great effect on all the relevant countries and contribute to the economic and culturally development of the world.

If you look forward to more information, please write to me at your convenience.

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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。

Texting while walking is something that most of us are guilty of. We can't help replying1.the message we have just received. However, while it's fun to keep up with the2.(late) gossip, we may actually be putting ourselves in danger. A team of3.(research) from two UK universities recently found that people who use their phones while on the move walk4.(different) from usual. “Recently,5.person in front of me was walking very slowly and weaving. I thought this person was drunk. It turned out that the person6.(text).” said Timmis, co-author of the study.

Texting also prevents us from paying attention to what's going on around us. It is especially dangerous in situations where we, need to keep7.(we) eyes open, like walking home after dark. Our reaction time is also likely to be much slower. If we are about to run into someone or something else, we may not have time to act8.it's too late.

Texting while walking definitely raises our risk of injuring others or9.(hurt). Although it's hard10.(live) without texting, we can decide how and when we text, choosing the right time and place.

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When she was 16, Joanne learned that she was adopted and that her birth mother was a woman named Lillian and that she had died days after giving birth to her. Feeling betrayed and confused, Joanne spent many nights crying,______what her birth mother had been like. And yet, some part of her believed her mother was still______.

The doubts______Joanne for years. After watching her______, in 2017, when Joanne was already 79 years old, her daughter-in-law, Shelley, suggested her taking a DNA______. Shelley thought learning something about her______family might give Joanne some______.

So Joanne took the test, and about a year later Shelley received a(n)______on ancestry.com from a man named Sam, whose genetic report had______him with Joanne.

Shelley immediately wrote back to Sam, asking______he knew a Lillian. Yes, Sam said, that was his mother's name. Almost_____, an even bigger shock came that Lillian was alive, at age 100-Joanne had been______all along.

The families quickly planned a(n)______where Lillian lived. A month later, Joanne found herself sitting across from the mother she had______in her whole life, looking at Lillian, who suffered from dementia(痴呆症)and used a wheelchair.

“I don't know if she_____me,” Joanne said.

She told Lillian that she had been______in 1940 and that she'd been told her birth mother had______. No response. Joanne started to cry. At that point, her mother______, as if she had started to understand. Joanne excitedly______telling Lillian all about her children and grandchildren. Lillian smiled. Then she said the words Joanne had waited more than 60 years to hear: “This is my______.”

1.A.complaining B.hoping C.wondering D.forgetting

2.A.young B.ill C.pretty D.alive

3.A.bothered B.inspired C.resisted D.changed

4.A.sadness B.illness C.loneliness D.happiness

5.A.report B.test C.course D.training

6.A.current B.realistic C.effective D.biological

7.A.peace B.advice C.worry D.mind

8.A.call B.message C.offer D.chance

9.A.provided B.replaced C.matched D.equipped

10.A.why B.how C.when D.whether

11.A.immediately B.unbelievably C.naturally D.fortunately

12.A.mistaken B.confident C.right. D.urgent

13.A.reunion B.speech C.party D.operation

14.A.found out B.gone through C.relied on D.searched for

15.A.loves B.raises C.supports D.recognizes-

16.A.caught B.beaten C.adopted D.cheated

17.A.given up B.run away C.passed away D.turned up

18.A.slept in B.looked up C.came out D.took off

19.A.continued B.avoided C.considered D.appreciated

20.A.mother B.daughter C.name D.life

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Participation in sports benefits health, encourages self-discipline, and develops character and teamwork. The positive effects of sport are well-known: improved body system and muscular fitness lower risk of obesity and depression, and an increased life quality. 1.

Here is one-sports addiction. It may sound contradictory, because we usually reserve the word “addiction” for things that are bad for us, such as drug abuse or alcoholism.2.Caused by the release of “happiness hormones(荷尔蒙)” after exercising, you can feel really “high” and be hooked on this feeling, which, like those produced by illegal drugs and alcohol, can be habit-forming.

Sports addiction is not taken seriously by everyone, though.3.Sports addiction is, however, real and harmful.

Sport addicts share many symptoms with other sorts of addicts.4.This is because they don't give them the chance to recover from working out. They have been so addicted to sports that they don't take time to recover from injuries. Chances of heart attacks and passing out increase, so sports addicts can put themselves at serious risk of harm.

5.They become dependent on training for feeling good, and life away from training becomes dull. They can also develop tolerance to the “high”, and so need more and more exercise to get the same result. And when not exercising, they experience withdrawal effects, depression and anxiety.

A.They harm their bodies.

B.It may lead to physical injuries.

C.“There're worse things to be addicted to,” some people disagree.

D.Meanwhile, sport addicts may suffer withdrawal symptoms as well.

E.But there really is a sense in which you can become addicted to exercise.

F.Apart from physical damage, sport addicts suffer psychological damage too.

G.Based on all this good news, one might wonder whether there is any drawback.

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Many people avoid apologizing because admitting to wrongdoing makes them uncomfortable. “We like to view ourselves as good people-as kind and considerate,” says Ryan Fehr, a professor at the University of Washington. “Apologies force us to admit to ourselves that we don't always live up to our own standards. We might also fear that the victim won't accept our apology, further damaging our positive sense of self. For these reasons, an apology can be very difficult to give.”

For many, apologizing is stressful, awkward and uncomfortable. But a heartfelt apology has positive effects. It can improve your mental health, repair damaged relationships and promote self-esteem. “Apology acts as a signal of one's moral character,” Fehr says.

Researchers at Ohio State University have determined that effective apologies have five elements: expressing regret, explaining what went wrong, acknowledging responsibility, offering to repair the situation and requesting forgiveness. All five aren't necessary every time. “The more of those elements were included, the more likely the apology was seen as convincing,” says Roy Lewicki, the lead study author. “Acknowledgement of responsibility turned out to be the most important piece, followed by an explanation of why it happened and declaration of regret.”

“Sometimes, an immediate apology is called for,” says Antony Manstead, a psychology professor at Cardiff University. “But if the other party is angry at your wrongdoing, it may be more effective to wait, because their anger may stop them accepting an apology. Some research suggests that a delay increases an apology's effectiveness because it conveys that the wrongdoer has had time to reflect on. his/her misdeeds,” says Mara Olekalns, a professor of management at Melbourne Business School. “The best time to apologize is when one feels ready to sincerely apologize,” says Etienne Mullet, research director of the Ethics and Work Laboratory at the Institute of Advanced Studies. “There is nothing worse in these situations than insincere apologies.”

1.Why do many people feel uncomfortable to apologize?

A.They are kind and considerate people. B.They are afraid of losing face.

C.They believe themselves right. D.They have high moral standards.

2.What is the most important when it comes to making an effective apology?

A.To express regret. B.To express what went wrong.

C.To accept responsibility. D.To request forgiveness.

3.What can be inferred about an apology from the last paragraph?

A.The sooner, the better. B.The later, the better.

C.The more often, the better. D.The more genuine, the better.

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A.How you can make an effective apology. B.Why people avoid apologizing.

C.What benefits you can get from an apology. D.When you can make a heartfelt apology.

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A new wave of psychological research is pioneering Virtual Reality (VR) to treat medical conditions from social anxiety to Alzheimer's disease.

Riding a wave of interest in mental health tech, companies creating VR content for treatment are receiving a flood of attention and funding. And, while VR has been used successfully to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) since the 1990s, these new programs address a much broader range of conditions. The library of Palo Alto-based Limbix, for instance, includes VR content designed to treat issues including alcohol addiction and teenage depression. Barcelona-based Psious offers treatments for eating disorders.

Today's VR content is primarily designed to aid exposure treatment, a treatment for anxiety disorders in which patients are exposed to the “threats” they're worried about in a safe, controlled environment, eventually learning that the “threats” are not actually very dangerous. For example, someone who fears heights might visit taller and taller buildings under the guidance of their doctor, while someone with PTSD might revisit painful memories.

VR allows doctors to create a safe and controlled environment inside a VR headset. It's a far safer, quicker and less expensive option. Using VR also gives doctors much more control over the intensity(强度)of their patients' experiences, which can lead to better treatment outcomes, said Stephane Bouchard, a professor at the University of Quebec. VR treatment patients can also do things they couldn't do in the real world. “In one of our studies, we asked patients who are afraid of heights to actually jump from a cliff,” Bouchard said.

However, not all VR treatment content is created equal. “Some companies show videos of VR environments that are incomplete, untested and definitely haven't been tried out by psychologists,” Bouchard said. Clearer rules and standards will make it easier for patients and doctors to identify products that work.

1.What problems can VR be used to treat according to the passage?

A.The fear of heights, blood pressure and eating disorders.

B.Social anxiety, PTSD and alcohol addiction.

C.Alzheimer's disease, heart attack and teenage depression.

D.Sleeping disorders, deafness and computer addiction.

2.What is the main idea of Para 4?

A.The benefits of using VR treatment. B.The principles of using V R treatment.

C.The side effects of using VR treatment. D.The causes of using VR treatment.

3.Which word can be used to describe the future of VR treatment?

A.Passive. B.Uncertain. C.Promising. D.Worrying.

4.What will be most probably discussed in the paragraph following the passage?

A.Wide use of VR treatment. B.Criteria of VR treatment.

C.Problems VR treatment are facing. D.Reasons why VR treatment standards are needed.

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Since the age of three, Chelsie Hill had dreamed of becoming a dancer. “The only thing I loved was dance,” she said. In 2010, however, a car accident left her paralyzed from the waist down. For Hill, it was not the end of a dancing career but the beginning.

Hill danced in her wheelchair right alongside her nondisabled high school dance team. It definitely took a lot of learning and patience to dance in a wheelchair.

After graduation, Hill met people online who had suffered various injuries but shared her determination, and she invited them to dance with her. It was an amazing experience for her.

In 2014 Los Angeles, she formed a team of dancers with disabilities she called the Rollettes. “I want to break down the stereotype of wheelchair users and show that dance is dance, whether you’re walking or you’re rolling,” she said. Dancing on wheels, the Rollettes discovered, can be just as fast-paced, artful, and fulfilling as the foot-based variety.

Hill has attained what many people never will: her childhood dream. But the Rollettes have helped her find something else just as fulfilling. Every year she holds a dance camp for wheelchair users of all ages and abilities. She calls it the Rollettes Experience, and in 2019, 173 participants from ten countries attended.

For many, it was the first time they’d felt they belonged. Steph Aiello said that working with Hill challenged her to be more independent. Edna Serrano said being part of the Rollettes team gave her the courage to get behind the wheel of a car because she had more confidence.

The dancers aren’t the only ones feeling inspired. One woman saw the team competing and commented, “You guys are so awesome! I’m in tears when you rock! To be in a wheelchair can still be so beautiful!”

1.What do we know about Chelsie Hill from the first two paragraphs?

A.She got seriously injured in a dancing match.

B.She stopped dancing right after a car accident.

C.She dreamed of being a dancer at a young age.

D.She danced in a disabled team in high school.

2.What does the underlined word “stereotype” in paragraph 4 refer to?

A.Conservative views. B.Improper behaviors.

C.Incurable disabilities. D.Physical weaknesses.

3.What do we know about the Rollettes Experience?

A.Audience spoke ill of the competition. B.Participants benefited greatly from it.

C.It is aimed to select the best dancers. D.It made Hill’s childhood dream fulfilled.

4.What can be a suitable title for the text?

A.Chelsie Hill, An Artful Dancer B.Disability, Good for Dancing

C.Help others; Help Yourself D.Attaining Dancing Dream In Wheelchair

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请阅读下面的文字，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章

Researchers in the Netherlands report that children who get more exercise, whether at school or at other places, tend to have higher scores on standardized tests. In a review of 14 studies that looked at physical activity and academic performance investigators found that the more children moved? the better their grades were in school, particularly in the basic subjects of math, English and reading.

The data will certainly fuel the ongoing debate over whether physical education classes for senior three students should be reduced or even cancelled. The arguments against physical education have included concerns that gym time may be taking away study time. With standardized test scores in the US dropping in recent years, some administrators believe students need to spend more time in the classroom instead of on the playground. But as these findings show, exercise and academics may not be consequently exclusive. Physical activity can improve blood flow to the brain, memory, attention and creativity, which are essential to learning.

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1. 用约3个单词概述上述信息的主要内容；

2. 谈谈你是否赞成“高三学生应该减少体育课时间”，并用2-3个理山或论据支撑你的观点。

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请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：何个空恪只填1个单词。

NEBOSH IGC

It is a known fact that gas and mining companies tend to encounter evident risks such as fire and chemical exposure. However, this does not mean that other industries are free of health and safety risks. Even those regarded as safe workplaces such as those in IT and education fields can threaten the health and safety of employees. For example, using a computer for more hours than normal can cause muscle problems, spinal cord （脊髓）issues, and tiredness. On the other hand, the employees in the business sector can face tremendous stress ——the modem main cause of several physical and psychological disorders. These facts prove that health and safety dangers exist in any industry. Therefore, it is vital to train the employees in occupational health and safety.

One such course that is designed for the workers of all industries is the NEBOSH IGC in Rawalpindi, Islamabad. Designed by the NEBOSH or National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health, the course has become the UK's criterion for health and safety measures. It is suitable for all professionals who need a fundamental understanding of safety and health concerns. A professional can choose to take this course either via an instructor-led classroom or via online e-Learning modules.

Classroom training is best fbr those who prefer face-to-face interaction fbr learning as well as for getting instant feedback from the instructors. These are the people who learn more effectively in the presence of a teacher.

However, most professionals are choosing the online e-Learning course for gaining the NEBOSH IGC in Islamabad, as it has proved more effective and convenient The biggest benefit of online learning is that it is the most flexible way to learn at any time and from anywhere, something that today's busy professionals can do despite their busy schedules.

Another benefit is that the online course is backed by 24/7 support. This helps you to get the desired assistance as well as feedback from online instructors even late at night or early in the morning. Further, because you can access the modules anytime through the Internet, the training happens at your own pace, which is required for effective learning. If you decide to take advantage of the training online, you can expect to invest around 75-80 hours in learning. There is truly no need to join a class or any institution for taking NEBOSH training courses in Rawalpindi, Islamabad. The online NEBOSH courses help you save time and energy while effectively learning the work-related health and safety basics.

NEBOSHIGC
Background	Almost all industries, gas and mining companies in 1. , are subject to health and safety risks. Therefore, it is a(n) 2. to get employees 3. in occupational health and safety.
Typical examples	★4. to computers for long hours may lead people to suffer from muscle problems and tiredness. ★Those in the business sector feel under great pressure, 5. to disorders in their physical and psychological health.
Characteristics of the NEBOSH IGC	The NEBOSH IGC has become a method of 6. the health and safety measures in the UK and suitable for all professionals in need of a basic understanding of safety and health concerns.
7. to studying the NEBOSH IGC	★Classroom learning is a perfect choice for learners who like to interact face to face with their instructors and get immediate feedbacks. ★ A(n) 8. of professionals have a preference for the online e-Learning course thanks to its 9. which allows them to learn anytime and anywhere at their own speed! ★ The online NEBOSH courses help them learn the work-related health and safely basics 10. and effectively.

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When Laura wanted to go into the garden by the back door, it was blocked by servants.

Something had happened.

“What's the matter? What's happened?"

“There's been a horrible accident/ said the cook. "A man killed."

“A man killed! Where? How? When?”

Know those little cottages just below here, Miss?” Know them? Of course, Laura knew them. "Well, there's a young guy living there, name of Scott, a carter His horse shied （受惊）at a traction-engine, and he was thrown out on the back ofhis head. Killed.^

“Dead!" Laura stared at the cook.

“Dead when they picked him up," said the cook. 'Just now they were taking the body home. He'$ left a wife and five little ones.

come here;' Laura caught her sister's sleeve and dragged her through the kitchen into the garden. There she paused. "Jose!" she said, horrified, ''however are we going to stop everything?'

"Stop everything, Laura!” cried Jose in astonishment. “What do you mean?”

"Stop the garden party, of course.Why did Jose pretend?”

But Jose was still more amazed. "Stop the garden party? My dear Laura, don't be so absurd. Of course we can’t do anything of the kind. Nobody expects us to. Don't be so extravagant”

“But we can’t possibly have a garden party with a man dead just outside the front gate.”

That really was extravagant. Those little cottages, those miserable houses, had no right to be in that rich neighbourhood in the first place. When Laura and Jose were little they were even forbidden to set foot there because of the rude language and of what they might see. It was dirty and disgusting.

“And just think of what the band would sound like to that poor woman," said Laura.

"Oh, Laura!” Jose began to be seriously annoyed, lf you are going to stop a band playing every time some one has an accident, you'll lead a very difficult life, I'm every bit as sorry about it as you. But you won't bring a drunken workman back to life by being sentimental（多愁善感的）.”

"Drunk! Who said he was drunk?” Laura turned angrily on Jose, “I'm going straight up to tell mother

Do, dear," said Jose, gently.

"Mother, can 1 come into your mom?" Laura turned the big glass door-knob.

"Of course, child. Why, what’s the matter? What's given you such a colour?” And Mrs. Sheridan turned round from her dressing-table. She was trying on a new hat.

"Mother, a man's been killed,began laura.

“Not in the garden?" interrupted her mother.

“No, no!”

"Oh, what a fright you gave me!" Mrs. Sheridan sighed with relief and took off the big hat and held it on her knees.

"But listen, mother,,, said Laura, Breathless, half-choking, she told the dreadful story. "Of course, we can't have our party, can we?" she begged. "The band and everybody arriving. And the poor family would hear us, mother; they're nearly neighbours!”

“Oh, Laura's astonishment her mother behaved just like Jose; it was harder to bear because she seemed amused. She refused to take Laura seriously.”

“But, my dear child, use your common sense. If some one had died there normally 一 and I can't understand how they keep alive in those little holes 一 we should still be having our party, shouldn't we??”

Laura had to say “yes” to that, but she felt it was all wrong.

"Mother, isn't it terribly heartless of us?” she asked.

"Darling!" Mrs. Sheridan got up and came over to her, carrying the hat. "My child!” said her mother, "the hat is yours. It's made for you. Wow! Look at yourself!And she held up her hand-mirror.

"But, mother, Laura began again. She couldn't look at herself; she turned aside.

This time Mrs. Sheridan lost patience just as Jose had done.

"You arc being very absurd, Laura," she said coldly. "People like that don't expect sacrifices from us. And ifs not very sympathetic to spoil everybody ,s enjoyment as you are doing now,"

"I don't understand,'' murmured Laura. Then, quite by chance, she saw this charming girl in the mirror, in the beautiful hat. Never had she imagined she could look like that. Is mother right? she thought. And now she hoped her mother was right. Am I being extravagant? Perhaps. Just fbr a moment she had another glimpse of that poor woman and those little children, and the body being carried into the house. But it all seemed blurred, unreal, like a picture in the newspaper. I'll remember it again after the party's over, she decided. And somehow that seemed quite the best plan …

1.Laura suggested stopping everything because .

A.something bad had happened in the garden

B.her neighbours were experiencing great grief

C.the servants blocked the back door of the garden

D.she wanted to provide material help for the poor family

2.What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?

A.Laura was trying to submit herself to her family.

B.The news of the carter's death finally hit the headlines.

C.Laura hoped mother was right in choosing that hat fbr her.

D.A poor man's death was little more than an unimportant thing,

3.What will most probably happen following this story?

A.Laura came up with a best plan to solve all this.

B.Laura managed to persuade her mother and sister.

C.The party just continued as planned in the garden,

D.The poor widow came over to scold the band.

4.Which of the following can best describe Laura?

A.Sentimental and persistent. B.Optimistic and easy-going.

C.Considerate and sympathetic. D.Hardworking and open-minded,

5.What does the underlined word “extravagant” probably mean?

A.Too sensible. B.Not practical

C.Too upright. D.Not sympathetic.

6.Which of the following can be the best title of the story?

A.The garden party. B.The quarrel.

C.rhe rich and the poor. D.The death of a neighbour.

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When is a media company not a media company? When it’s on the Internet. YouTube and Facebook convey what their users read and watch, and sell advertising next to it. Edited content, financed by advertising? It sounds a lot like the model that dominated media for much of the 20th century. And yet these firms have long claimed to be mere "platforms”，passively hosting content they say they are neither able nor willing to assess. It's true that they are not like traditional media companies. Much of their content is donated by their users; and algorithms (算) not editors, decide what is most worthy of attention. But they are getting more like them every day.

The anger over “fake news” has led Facebook to employ fact checkers, hire editorial staff to control the algorithms, crack down on the spread of junk and invest in tools to help out journalists.

So what kind of media companies are Facebook, YouTube and the rest? Not good ones. Their enormous power to inform, and the huge potential value of forming connections between people around the world, have in fair measure been wasted by prioritising attention-grabbing content 一 regardless of its quality, truthfulness or seriousness, which has made the online content cheap and its tone rude.

The tech giants are now coming under increasing pressure to clean up their acts. Perhaps more exactly, the advertisers have begun to revolt （反抗）：Google and Facebook now take nine out of every 10 new dollars spent on online advertising, although they have been accused of marking their own homework'", making unconvincing and unverifiable （无可考证的）claims about its effectiveness.

Meanwhile, the companies are avoiding responsibility for setting rules over their services. Excuses that the problem is too technically complex are not convincing: their engineers have proven skillful at cracking down on, say, copyright violation when it suits the firms. Nor does a firm position on free speech hold up: history is filled with examples of how a fair balance can be struck. Those have involved dialogue and democratic considerations that social media companies have thus iar mostly disdained （轻视）.They should do so no longer. The firms have enjoyed the privileges and profits of media for long enough: it's time they picked up the responsibilities too.

1.What does the author think of YouTube and Facebook's claim in Paragraph 1?

A.It is unexpected. B.It is absurd.

C.It is practical. D.It is influential.

2.YouTube and Facebook aren't considered as good media companies mainly because of .

A.their low quality content B.their prejudice against morality

C.their being a time-waster D.their lack of control of speech

3.According to the text, tech giants' advertising business .

A.may not actually satisfy advertisers' needs

B.has invited users^ questioning of privacy issues

C.will be cut down to respond to public discontent

D.may not gain profit as ad spending keeps rising

4.In the last paragraph, the author suggests that new media companies should .

A.improve their overall technology

B.abandon the democratic ideal of free speech

C.take responsibility for regulating copyright issues

D.act as a medium despite their Internet background

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It looked to all the world like something that might have graced the cover of a 1950s comic book. On September 28th, on a warm Texas evening, Elon Musk, the boss of SpaceX, a rocketry firm, introduced his company's newest machine, Starship Mkl. It stands 50 metres tall and is made from shiny plates of stainless steel. Despite its name, it is not in fact an interstellar （恒星之间的） spacecraft. But it is a prototype （雏形）of an interplanetary one. Mr Musk hopes, one day, to use its successors to ferry passengers to the Moon or to Mars — or perhaps even, according to one piece of SpaceX concept art, all the way to Saturn （土星）.

In the 17 years since its founding, SpaceX’s cheap, reusable machines have revolutionised the rocket business. The firm's ukra-low prices have seen it seized a dominant share of the commercial satellite-launching market. Along with Boeing, an American aerospace giant, SpaceX is responsible for ferrying supplies to the International Space Station, It may soon fly astronauts there as well. But all of this commercial success is merely a necessary first step in Mr Musk’ bigger plan, which is to make humanity into a "niultiplanetary species" by establishing colonies in the universe.

That is where the Starship comes in. The prototype on display in Texas is only one half of an enormous rocket stack designed with planetary colonisation in mind. When paired with a Falcon Super Heavy booster （助推火箭），which is also being developed, the result should be able of lifting around 150 tonnes into orbit. That would make it the most powerful rocket ever built, superior to the Saturn V, which sent astronauts to the Moon in the 1960s and 1970s. And unlike the Saturn V, whose three stages were abandoned to the sea or to space as their fuel was used up, the Starship and its booster will be reusable which should keep costs down.

It is a bold plan. Mr Musk's shorter-term plans are bold too. Besides designing a new spaceship and booster, SpaceX engineers are busy working on a new. more efficient engine to power them. Called Raptor, it is designed to bum super-cold methane rather than the kerosene that fuels the company's current Merlin engines. The Starship will sport six Raptor engines. But each Super Heavy booster will need somewhere between 24 and 37. The result will be a repairman's nightmare.

Mr Musk has said, perhaps optimistically, that a Starship prototype might be ready for a test flight all the way to orbit (although without its booster stage) within six months. That would be of a piece with its crazy development schedule. The traditional rocket-building industry is used to generous government contracts that are about job creation as much as rocket creation. However, SpaceX has adopted a different approach, closer to the rapid-fire development practices of the software industry.

The Starship prototype, for instance, was put together in a matter of months. It was built out in the open, rather than in a carefully controlled factory environment. The firm has two teams competing against each other to produce the best design,

1.What is the passage mainly about?

A.Starship Mkl VS Satum V

B.Development of space travel

C.A promising company in the rocket business

D.Starship Mk 1, a new kind of rocket in a sense

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

A.Starship Mkl was designed to beat Boeing and dominate the market.

B.SpaceX aims to realize interplanetary travel and set up space colonies.

C.SpaceX is not dependent on the government's contracts to expand its business.

D.Starship Mkl beats Satum V in that it is recyclable, cost-saving and more powerful.

3.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A.Repairmen hate working with a powerful rocket.

B.The special fuel is in great demand and not always available.

C.Ifs no easy job to equip the rocket with the engines needed.

D.Too many engines may bring about great trouble once going wrong.

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Growing Green Thumbs

Callie’s Kids by Calloway Nursery

Denton, 940/591-8865;

Flower Mound, 972/691-2650;

Lewisville, 972/315-3133.

www. mytexasgarden. com

LEARN: Kids ages 5-12 can explore and plant in the Calloway gardens with a parent/ caregiver^ supervision at 9:30 am on the first or third Wednesdays from June to August. A garden expert will share tips and advice for the best gardening practices during the 45-minute session (beginning on June 2). Preregistration online is required.

COST: Free

Denton Children's Community Garden

2200 Bowling Green Ave., Denton, 940/349-2883.

www.dcmga.com

LEARN: Join the weekend work at the community garden, where caregivers, parents and master gardeners help children of all ages plant new vegetables, water the plants, harvest from the gardens and more. The instructors also lead games about nutrition, good and bad insects and more. 10 am-5 pm on Saturdays.

COST: Free

Coppell Community Gardens

255 Parkway Blvd., Coppell.

www.copp11communitygarden.org

LEARN: Kids of all ages (with a parent? caregiver) can volunteer at either the Helping Hands Garden (255 Parkway Blvd.) or Ground Delivery Garden (450 S. Denton Tap Road). Children will have the opportunity to ill (耕)the ground, plant vegetables, harvest from the garden and more. Master gardeners are available on site; all harvested foods are either sold at the community's farmers5 market or donated to the area food bank. Work begins every Saturday at about 9am.

COST: Free

1.If a child wants to plant in the Calloway gardens, he / she ,

A.must be under fourteen years old

B.can visit www.dcmga.com for more information

C.should work there every Wednesday morning,

D.needs to register online before going there

2.What do Denton Children's Community Garden and Coppell Community Gardens have in common?

A.Both hold activities on Saturdays.

B.Both offer students games about farming.

C.Both donate their harvest to a food bank.

D.Both have an age limit for children.

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A funny story happened last week in Brazil. After delivering a program there my wife and I were catching the plane back to our home in Portugal. We entered the_______. passed security and reached the boarding zone... and then discovered that flight had been_______.

I_______ the airline and they told us that the only flight back would be today, four days after the _______flight. I felt my stomach tightening, my hands sweating, and my thoughts _______about our cats, all the professional commitments I had already _______ in Portugal, etc.

I decided to take a___________ and as we were speaking with a security officer to get more _______, I decided, instead of _______, to act with__________ and to ask about his____________.

The security officer's name was Raul, he wasn't__________ his country and this ________and his dream was to become a radio sports anchor, moving to another country. He told us those things in a humorous way__________ guiding us back for several minutes to the check-in desk of the airport. We__________ together, and in the end, I wished him well, and to have strength and luck, etc.

When the security officer left us at our airline desk where a lady was ________ — the flight cancellation complaint, our eyes were shining, and our spirits were________Maybe that was the trigger that allowed us to have __________for the lady at the desk and talk nicely to her, while all the other customers were complaining and screaming; and maybe that was also the trigger that allowed us to get a special ________ back home,________the big majority of customers stayed in Brazil.

1.A.station B.airport C.harbor D.border

2.A.changed B.missed C.booked D.cancelled

3.A.called B.announced C.requested D.checked

4.A.original B.final C.return D.delayed

5.A.flowing B.rushing C.jogging D.floating

6.A.delivered B.transferred C.scheduled D.performed

7.A.breath B.turn C.look D.seat

8.A.permission B.knowledge C.confirmation D.information

9.A.questioning B.panicking C.managing D.struggling

10.A.dignity B.confidence C.kindness D.determination

11.A.holiday B.belief C.story D.trouble

12.A.curious about B.happy with C.Sorry for D.tired of