William Lindesay has been interested in the Great Wall of China since seeing it in a school atlas(地图册) as a child in England. He can vividly recall seeing in the “Oxford School Atlas” the Great Wall with its battlement symbol. From that moment, he had in his mind that when he grew up he’d go to China and walk along the Great Wall from end to end.
Lindesay’s about 3, 000 km solo run along the Great Wall began in 1987. Running the length of the wall was a brave expedition(探险), venturing(敢于去) into sparsely populated regions where there was little chance of help if the runner had an accident. During another trip, Lindesay and his team ventured deep into the Gobi Desert. The explorers almost died from dehydration(脱水). In total, Lindesay estimated in an interview that he had spent about 1, 600 days of his life on the great Wall in all seasons.
Lindesay and his wife, Wu Qi, whom he got to know and fell in love with during his trips in China, had a farmhouse at the foot of the wall. During his exploration, he noticed some sections of the wall were badly damaged and covered with litter. Modernization and development were making the situation even worse. “Some people say it will take generations to change; I say we don’t have generations of time. It’s got to be much quicker,” he said. Lindesay always carries a garbage bag with him in the wilderness, picking up litter along the way. Lindesay uses a garbage bag as his calling card. The cloth bag bears a set of nine simple guidelines in Chinese, which calls on people to obey while traveling or camping outdoors: “Take your own garbage home”“ Pick up litter left by others”“Don’ t damage plants or flowers, or pick fruit” and lots more.
1. What inspired William Lindesay's dream of exploring the Great Wall?| A．Seeing a movie about the Great Wall. |
| B．Experiencing a war for the Great Wall. |
| C．Surfing a website about the Great Wall. |
| D．Admiring the Great Wall in the school atlas. |
| A．Remotely. | B．Rarely. | C．Frequently. | D．Largely. |
| A．The destroyed ecosystems. |
| B．Waste caused by farms |
| C．The increasing tourists. |
| D．Modernization and development. |
| A．Adventurous and caring about the environment. |
| B．Determined and grateful to his wife. |
| C．Warm-hearted and polite to his teammates. |
| D．Considerate and optimistic about the life. |
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【推荐1】Honesty is the best policy. We may agree that admitting mistakes and behaving in a genuine way is the right way to lead our lives, but is there something in our human nature that makes us immoral? For example, in some shops and car parks you can find an honesty box-a box where you pay for something by putting money in it-but it relies on you putting the right amount of cash in. This relies on people being honest and not trying to cheat but it does provide a temptation to get away with not paying the full amount.
Philip Graves, a psychologist, suggests that this temptation is part of our evolution. He says: “We have evolved with the ability to be dishonest. It’s part of our evolutionary psychological make-up-because if we can gain an advantage over the people around us, we have a greater chance of surviving.”
So why do we place such importance on being honest if we benefit from being dishonest? It’s because it is selfish behavior. If everybody acted selfishly and dishonestly all the time, the world would be a very unpleasant place. As Philip Graves says: “There is a balance to strike between the extent to which we can feather our own nest, so to speak, and the risk of being ostracized (排斥) by the group.” So, for societies to work together we need to trust each other and therefore we need to be honest.
Being trustworthy with money is of course vital for an economy to survive. But being honest with words is another matter, saying what we think to someone can get us into hot water. However, a new anonymous messaging app has been designed that lets anyone with a link to your profile (简介) to send you a message without knowing who it’s from. The app now has 300 million users which perhaps indicates how honest we really like to be-but in all honesty, do you want to know what people think about you? Is honesty always the best policy?
1. What does an honesty box require people to do?| A．Get the change out of it freely. | B．Put the correct amount of money in it. |
| C．Donate the pocket money to others. | D．Pay a larger amount of money. |
| A．is a disadvantage | B．should be advocated |
| C．is part of our evolution | D．helps people survive, better |
| A．The reason for being honest | B．The benefit of being dishonest |
| C．The outcome of selfishness | D．The importance of group work |
| A．Honesty is always the best policy. |
| B．The author is in favor of dishonesty. |
| C．The market of the new app is promising. |
| D．Being honest with words is sometimes improper. |
【推荐2】If this isn’t true love then we don’t know what it is. High school sweethearts Leonard and Hazel Cherry passed away last Thursday just hours apart, a sweet ending to their 74-year together.
The couple were married in 1942 in Muldoon, Texas. Following their wedding ceremony at the start of World War II, Leonard enlisted in the Army Air Corps and became a B-24 bomber pilot. Luckily for the couple, he was never far from home as he was stationed at Carswell Army Air Corps Base in Fort Worth training others how to fly. Meanwhile, Hazel was a stay-at-home mom taking care of their only son, David. Once the war was over, Leonard worked as an auto body repairman in Fort Worth before opening an auto repair business in 1949, which the couple ran together for 31 years. The couple finally moved to Woodstock, Texas in 1980 to be close to their son and grandchildren.
In their final days, Leonard who was 95, was placed at the St. Catherine Center, a hospice (临终安养院) in Waco, Texas, while 93-year-old Hazel, who was in good health, had just moved into the village at Providence Park, a facility right next door to her husband’s.
Then on October 27, Leonard passed away just before 1 p.m. and his wife died just 10 hours later at 11 p.m.
“Every time I began to think about it, I began to smile because of how much they loved each other. In my mind my grandfather was waiting for her in heaven with open arms,” Craig Cherry told KWTX. “Even in his ninety-fifth year, he still, when he talked about her, had a sparkle (闪烁 的光) in his eye. A memorial service for them is scheduled for this Friday and I’m sure there won’t be a dry eye in the house.”
1. What is the correct order for the events in the story about Leonard?① Leonard got married.
② Leonard became a bomber pilot.
③ Leonard moved to Woodstock, Texas.
④ Leonard opened an auto repair business.
⑤ Leonard worked as an auto body repairman in Fort Worth.
| A．①②⑤④③ | B．①⑤③④② |
| C．②①③⑤④ | D．②①⑤④③ |
| A．Because she wanted to live independently. |
| B．Because she wanted to receive medical care. |
| C．Because she wanted to accompany her husband. |
| D．Because she wanted to be close to her son and grandchildren. |
| A．he felt happy because they lived long |
| B．Hazel died because of her deep love for Leonard |
| C．everyone would feel extremely sorrowful for the loss |
| D．the couple had affection for each other only at their advanced age |
| A．The Loving Couple | B．The Long-lived Couple |
| C．A Sudden Death of Hazel | D．Die Hours Apart for Love |
【推荐3】After nearly falling down onstage, the singer mentions he was diagnosed with a rare and weakening brain condition. Country music's famous singer Drake White was singing as usual on the night of Aug 16, taking the stage for an outdoor concert series in Roanoke. Then, 15 minutes into his performance, he suddenly fell down, his bandmate catching him before he collapsed to the ground. Rushed to the hospital, the "Livin’ the Dream" singer later apologized to fans in Facebook: "Sorry we had to cut it short… Thanks for your prayers and continued support.”
While the incident shocked many, Drake was finally ready to reveal a secret health battle he had faced for months: In January he was diagnosed with an AVM(动静脉畸形), an abnormal tangle of blood vessels in his brain that disturbs normal blood flow. Since then Drake has been undergoing a series of operations which have weakened his brains--the last just four days before his onstage collapse.
Though Drake suffered a lot from his disease, he had kept up his touring schedule, often appearing onstage just days after a treatment. "There was a show in April that I played for 48 hours after surgery, ” he says, "Emotionally it made me realize that I could still do this. Maybe I wasn't jumping around like I usually do, but I was doing it.”
As Drake and his wife Alex wait for further test results and news on his condition, they will be relying on their faith to see them through. "Drake and I are grateful to life and all he has done, "says Alex, speaking from her husband's bedside "He has worked miracles in the last 24 hours.”
1. How was Drake during the first 15 minutes at the concert?| A．He almost fell off the stage. | B．He performed as usual. |
| C．He was dancing to a song. | D．He stopped singing suddenly. |
| A．He kept touring around the world. | B．He called off all the performances. |
| C．He insisted on turning up onstage. | D．He waited for operations in hospital. |
| A．Drake has recovered entirely. | B．Alex is afraid and pessimistic. |
| C．Drake's condition worries them much. | D．They are optimistic and grateful to life. |
| A．A Country Star’s Health Crisis | B．Painful Life of a Country Star |
| C．A Singer’s Country Music Dream | D．Rise and Fall of Country Music |
【推荐1】Cultural exchanges and cooperation between Cambodia and China have been developing rapidly since the announcement of the Belt and Road Initiative.
China has donated millions of dollars to help with the restoration of Angkor Wat（吴哥窟）, shouldering more responsibility for world heritage protection. Cambodia's Angkor Wat was listed as a World Heritage site in 1992 and China began the restoration in 2000. Most of the 98 temples were completed by 2013.
Liu Jiang is from the Chinese restoration team. He says the restoration work at the Chau Say Tevoda Temple has been praised by the Cambodian side. Cambodia hopes they can do more restoration work for other historic sites of Angkor Wat in the future. Phay Siphan, spokesman for the Cambodian Council of Ministers, says the successful restoration of the Chau Say Tevoda Temple shows that China is not only influential in the economic and political field, but also in the cultural fields.
Now, the World Heritage Site is a popular destination for Chinese tourists. So far, China has overtaken Vietnam to become the largest source of tourists to Cambodia. Cambodia launched a "China Ready" strategy in 2016, with the aim of attracting more Chinese tourists. The country received about 1 million Chinese tourists last year, and it aims to double the number of Chinese tourists to 2 million by 2020. Many tourists say culture is their reason for visiting Cambodia.
A show called the "Smile of Angkor", which was created by both Chinese and Cambodian artists, has been on show since 2010 in Cambodia. It was sponsored by the Chinese Ministry of Culture and the Cambodian Ministry of Culture. So far, it has been performed more than 1,000 times, and seen by over a million audience members.
1. Which of the following is true about the World Heritage Site Angkor Wat in Cambodia?| A．The Chinese restoration work of Angkor Wat is well received. |
| B．China has helped Cambodia restore all the temples of Angkor Wat so far. |
| C．Chinese visitors toured Cambodia’s Angkor Wat for the “China Ready” strategy. |
| D．The “Smile of Angkor “ is aimed to raise more funds for the repair work of Angkor Wat. |
| A．Rewarding | B．Significant |
| C．Challenging | D．Trustworthy |
| A．Go faster than | B．Do away with |
| C．Get along with | D．Become greater in quantity than |
| A．Cambodia’s Angkor Wat is under repair. |
| B．Cambodia tries her best to attract Chinese visitors. |
| C．China and Cambodia cooperate to protect Angkor Wat. |
| D．Cultural exchanges and cooperation between China and Cambodia are promising. |
【推荐2】A group of scientists are hurrying to document and protect the ancient ruins along Puerto Rico's coasts. They are working as fast as they can before rising sea levels destroy a large part of the island's history.
The work started in August 2017. With the help of 3D imaging and other advanced technologies, the scientists have explored a large piece of land along Puerto Rico's north coast and identified an ancient ceremonial center used by the Taino Indians. About 2,000 years ago, the Tainoes lived on many islands in the Caribbean Sea. But after the arrival of Christopher Columbus and other Europeans, they were all killed.
Scientists also found a large living place just east of the site? which is seriously endangered by rising sea levels and other natural disasters. Puerto Rico's Department of Natural Resources has said the sea level around the island is rising by more than 3 mm every year.
However, climate change has more immediate effects. These include the destruction of the Puerto Rico coastline and natural habitats by storms.
Warmer temperatures in the Caribbean increase the number and strength of storms and Puerto Rico faces the possibility of storms every year for six months during the Atlantic hurricane season. Hurricane Maria had already washed away part of its history.
Scientists are now trying to find out how badly the hurricanes and loss of land have affected the heritage site they are studying. Eric Lo is an engineer who flew to Puerto Rico in August 2017 to start the project one month before Maria struck the island. Lo was surprised at what he saw when he returned months later.
“Pieces of land where I stood do not exist anymore. They are underwater,” he said.
1. Where did the scientists find the ancient Taino Indians' living place?| A．Under the Caribbean Sea. | B．In a European country. |
| C．On Puerto Rico's north coast. | D．Along Puerto Rico's east coast. |
| A．They were killed by the Europeans. | B．They were destroyed by Hurricane Maria. |
| C．They were driven away by the rising sea levels. | D．They were moved away by their government. |
| A．The serious damage caused by storms. | B．The plan to protect the heritage sites. |
| C．The loss of natural habitats in Puerto Rico. | D．The worsening climate conditions in the world. |
| A．The Obvious Effects of Global Climate Change |
| B．Efforts to Preserve Puerto Rico's Coastal Heritage |
| C．New Discoveries of Ancient Taino Indians' Ruins |
| D．Technologies Used to Identify the Ancient Ruins |
【推荐3】A 5,300-year-old Chinese city that provides the earliest example of civilization in the country has been named China’s latest UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Liangzhu Archaeological Site in Zhejiang Province was designated a “cultural site“ at the ongoing UNESCO meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan, bringing the total number of Chinese heritage sites to 55—surpassing (超过) Italy as the country with the largest number in the world.
The ruins, located in Hangzhou, sit on the plain of river networks in the basin of the Yangtze River and date back to around 3,300 BC. The site covers an area of 14.3 square kilometers and includes relics of 11 dams, cemetery sites (墓址), a water protection system and walls that give evidence to an early Chinese city civilization, with planting rice as the economic foundation.
The discovery of the site was of “primary importance” as it provides good evidence that Chinese civilization started around 5,000 years ago — 1,000 years earlier than previously thought. Colin Renfrew, a retired professor of archaeology at the University of Cambridge said, “So when we are talking about the origins of state society in China, we can think of the Liangzhu instead of the Shang civilization around 1,500 BC.”
The site was first discovered in 1936 when a team of archaeologists unearthed some pottery (陶器) and began searching for further evidence. A breakthrough came in 1986 when a cemetery site with around 1,200artifacts was uncovered. The walls of the city were discovered in 2007 and the surrounding water protection system was unearthed in 2015. Archaeologists think that it would have taken 4,000 people working for ten years to build the system.
The decision to add the site to the UNESCO list is the result of more than twenty years’ work, with preparations starting in 1994. The site is now open to tourists, but the number allowed to visit the site is limited to 3,000 a day and bookings must be made online.
1. What does the underlined word “designated” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?| A．Cited. | B．Named | C．Developed. | D．Created. |
| A．It proves state society’s origins around 1500 BC. | B．It proves the existence of Shang civilization. |
| C．It proves China’s 5000-year-old civilization. | D．It proves China has the longest civilization. |
| A．A burial site was first unearthed in 1994. |
| B．The discovery proves China has the longest history around the world. |
| C．It took UNESCO 20 years to include the site in its list. |
| D．China is taking measures to protect the site. |
| A．In a novel | B．In a news report |
| C．In an art magazine | D．In an advertisement |
【推荐1】Unlike many other people, who have birthmarks on their bodies, I have them on my lips and inside my mouth. I used to consider them ugly. However, my mom calls them beauty marks.
My birthmarks are caused by an genetic condition from my mom’s side of the family. This syndrome causes polyps (息肉), which are small non-cancerous growths in the intestinal tract (肠道). Every other year I have a procedure where the doctor removes them from my intestines. On the day before, I can’t eat anything solid because the doctors need my intestines to be clear so that they don’t mistake food for a polyp. I also cannot drink anything red, because they may mistake it for blood on the scan. Before the procedure they give me anesthesia (麻醉). No matter how many times I go through the process. I always get nervous — but that’s understandable. At the end of the day I always know I’ll end up okay.
My younger cousin faces a similar challenge. She has a huge birthmark that takes up her whole arm. Her birthmark is pretty noticeable and looks like faded red splotches of paint. She’s never tried to hide her birthmark or change her appearance. It really inspires me. She has always been so much more confident about her birthmark than I am. Once, her grandmother told her mom that her birthmark looked extremely prominent and suggested that she should wear long sleeves more often. If my younger cousin’s mom had actually taken that suggestion, my younger cousin wouldn’t be as confident about her birthmark as she is.
I could have covered up my birthmarks a while ago by wearing black lipstick. But I’m glad I didn’t. Using black lipstick would be straying away from accepting facial features that make me different. I am finally accepting who I am and now I won’t tolerate people making fun of me. I don’t hesitate when someone asks me about them either. I say, “They’re beauty marks”.
1. What do we know about the author from the first two paragraphs?| A．She likes to be different from others. |
| B．Her birthmarks can be deadly. |
| C．She should eat some solid food before the operation. |
| D．Her birthmarks cause her some trouble. |
| A．She has hidden her birthmark. |
| B．Her confidence encourages the author. |
| C．She has taken her grandma’s suggestion. |
| D．She never judges others by their looks. |
| A．Every coin has two sides. |
| B．Don’t judge a person by his appearance. |
| C．Learn to accept who you are. |
| D．Overcome the nervousness. |
【推荐2】A junior at Loyola High School in Los Angeles, Adam Faze,16, decided in October to organize a film festival. "I want to go to a film school and work in the industry, but Loyola has nothing like that, which is strange because we're right here in LA (a part of the city is Hollywood where films are made)," he said." So instead of sitting around and feeling unhappy, I decided to do something.”
The school was unenthusiastic. "Every year, students approach me with many projects that are really difficult to carry out," said Lance Ochsner, Adam's adviser. "I thought it wouldn't happen, but I gave him the go—ahead anyway."
Adam sent letters and made cold calls, and got no response. By January, he had little more than a single participant: Jordan Roberts, the father of a friend and a writer—director. (Mr. Roberts had' agreed to serve as a festival judge.)
Then Adam looked through a catalog for Loyola's annual money—raising event and noticed that someone had donated two tickets to a Sony movie premiere (the first public performance of a movie). That person turned out to be an Oscar campaigner. By working the connection, he managed to line up a festival speaker: Michael De Luca, a three—time Oscar nominee (someone who has been officially suggested for the prize of Oscar) for producing films like “The Social Network"
“Adam's energy, enthusiasm and fearlessness are influential,” Mr. De Luca wrote in an email. “I wish I had done this at my high school!” Adam got a local newspaper 'to write an article about Mr. De Luca's involvement(参与), and that started a sponsorship and submission (费助和作品提交) wildfire.
The Loyola Film Festival is set for Saturday and advertised as “the best in student filmmaking". It will feature 72 films in four categories.
But Adam is already focused on his next plan. In an email to a reporter, he wrote, “Could you mention that I'm still looking for a summer internship(实习)?”
1. Adam hoped that his high school could .| A．make some new films | B．encourage students to watch films |
| C．get involved in film activities | D．allow students to enter film festivals |
| A．Curious. | B．Doubtful. | C．Surprised. | D．Encouraged. |
| A．From a donation list of Loyola's. | B．From the father of a friend. |
| C．From a telephone call. | D．From a letter. |
| A．The personal life of a 16-year-old teen. | B．Why the Loyola Film Festival is held. |
| C．A special high school in Los Angeles. | D．How a teen organized a film festival. |
【推荐3】I have always loved food. At home, I do the things that every foodie does. I regularly attend food festivals, I cook five-course meals for my friends, and I watch Top Chef and dream of another life in which I might have become a chef.
However, it was not until five years ago, when my husband and I traveled to South Africa, that I combined my love for traveling with food. South African cuisine is a mixture of many different subcultures. If we have only been there to see the elephants,we would not have learned as much as we did about the vast and dynamic culture of the country if we had not taken into account its food. Sure, we could have opened a textbook and read of the history that brought all of these cultures together, but we would not have experienced it firsthand and taken home all of the priceless memories we did. Until then, I had no idea about the limitless benefits that one could gain from traveling for food.
You are wondering how food can be powerful. right? It is simple. Eating used all five sense. Not only do we taste our food, we also touch it, smell it, see it with our eyes, and listen to it sizzling (咝咝作响) in the pan. We are in a heightened state of being whenever we interact with food. Personally. the taste of Malbec transports me to a tasting room (品酒室) in Argentina. The smell of lime (酸橙) instantly brings to mind the Thai cooking class I took in Chiang Mai.
You see, food has the ability to shape your journeys and define your memories. Food is also an essential par of life and community, It is what makes us who we are as a people I read a lot of travel articles about how to save money on food while traveling and how to avoid street food so as not to get sick. I seriously question whether you can experience the authentic side of a culture without trying some of its local food. After all, what is Thailand without a plate of Pad Thai, Canada without poutine (肉汁乳酪薯条), and Mexico without tacos (玉米薄饼卷)? I am exaggerating a little.but you get the point.
The world is full of incredible foods beckoning to be eaten and they are all just a plane ride or road trip away. Even if you are not a foodie, well, you still have to eat. So why not eat a little, learn a little, and take home the leftovers?
1. What does the underlined word “dynamic” in paragraph 2 mean?| A．Popular. | B．Traditional |
| C．Energetic. | D．Political |
| A．Demanding. | B．Multi-sensory |
| C．Powerful | D．Well-received. |
| A．Tasting allow visitors a better understanding of its culture. |
| B．It's wise of you to stay away from street food while traveling. |
| C．Food should be last thing to consider in order to save money. |
| D．Without characteristic foods, countries mus lose appeal to visitors. |
| A．To encourage people to enjoy food. |
| B．To stress the culture behind local foods. |
| C．To advocate traveling involving local foods. |
| D．To explain the benefits we gain from foods. |
