Liu Xingwu, a primary school math teacher in Shiqian County, Southwest China’s Guizhou Province, usually goes to play basketball with his colleagues on the school’s rooftop playground instead of going straight home, as he used to do,
Liu started working at the school last autumn, which was established in 1996. Located in an old area of the county, and with a shortage of fund, it was hard for the school to increase its sports fields.
All 2, 600 students had to take their PE classes in the open space next to the teaching building before. What’s more, all collective activities were also held there before.
According to Gan Youjun, a PE teacher who has worked at the school for eight years, with all the students taking PE at the same time, they all had to cluster together, and as a result, there was no enough space for educational activities.
“Things changed this year. A public welfare foundation (福利基金会) in Shanghai and several other companies in Shanghai donated 590, 000 yuan to help us build a playground,” said school headteacher Zhang Yi. Zhang and his partners decided to build a rooftop playground because there was no other available (可用的) land, and they started the construction this summer vacation. The playground, containing two basketball courts, a football field, a plastic running track and a badminton court, as well as a throwing zone, came into use this September.
“The playground not only broadens the school’s sports facilities (设施), but also provides more fitness facilities for students and teachers, ”Zhang said. Liu usually plays basketball for one hour after school, “It makes me feel relaxed and ensures a better performance in class,” he said. In addition, Gan also found that his students’ interest in PE is much higher than before, since they now have better conditions and facilities.
1. What enabled the school to build a new playground?| A．A large piece of available land. |
| B．A large donation from Shanghai. |
| C．The headteacher and his partners’ donation. |
| D．The goal of making students much healthier. |
| A．Crowd. | B．Run. | C．Grow. | D．Pull. |
| A．It will fall out of use some day. |
| B．It limits students’ after-school life. |
| C．It will increase the school’s daily expenses. |
| D．It’s of great benefit to both teachers and students. |
| A．PE is very important to students |
| B．Welfare foundation funds a primary school |
| C．New playground does much good to a primary school |
| D．More kids are inspired to take part in sports in Guizhou |
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【推荐1】Most students have biology classes in the classrooms or the labs in China．But several days ago，I had a biology class outside in my American school．
My biology teacher，Mr. Kwak，divided us into three groups and asked us to play a game about natural selection(自然选择) and how birds find food．
He gave the first group one spoon per person，the second group forks and my group knives．I thought we were going hunting，so knives might work better．Surprisingly，he told us to pick up the beans on the grass with our tools．
When the game started, all of us ran to the grass area.We squatted(蹲)down and looked for beans. It was hard to pick up something that small，especially from the grass .
When I almost lifted a bean，it dropped back to the ground.When I finally picked up several beans, one of my friends ran into me．I couldn’t keep my balance and fell over．All my beans dropped to the ground! Just at that moment，Mr. Kwak called us back．I had to leave the game and of course I got a bad result．I couldn’t help thinking that if I were a bird living on Galapagos Island，I would be dead soon．
The fun game made me realize that natural selection is really competitive(竞争的)．Everyone is trying his or her best to survive．
1. What did the writer’s group use to pick up the beans?| A．Spoons． | B．Knives． | C．Forks． | D．Hands． |
| A．met with | B．ran across | C．passed away | D．knocked into |
| A．None． | B．One． | C．Several． | D．Many． |
| A．The writer did a good job in the biology class． |
| B．The writer found that picking up the beans from the grass was hard． |
| C．The writer had a biology class outside their school． |
| D．The writer didn’t find enough food for the birds on Galapagos Island． |
| A．To know different kinds of birds． | B．To pick up the beans． |
| C．To learn natural selection． | D．To play an interesting game． |
【推荐2】When I was in third grade, my parents let me join an advanced preparatory math class, Sigma, despite the fact that I had never displayed a liking for math at school. I stepped into class on the first day thinking that I would spend a year at Sigma before leaving.
On the first day of class, we took an hour long test. I merely did the best I could and tried to figure how to solve the problems I hadn't learned how to do in school.
However, what I hadn't expected was to come first! Before that day, I had never believed I was good at math at all. But as the year went on, I consistently got the highest score.
When I was in eighth grade, I joined my school’s math team where I was one of the top four students chosen to represent my school at a statewide middle school math competition. By the time I had created a reputation for myself at school as a math girl. But what drew me to the math team was that it was the first community(团体) I felt like I was a real part of. It was a home where I belonged, where everyone was as excited about problem-solving as I was.
I stopped going to Sigma when I was in ninth grade, but I still stayed in the math team. The math team isn’t like sigma—a place to make you believe in yourself, to take endless tests and compete to see where you are placed relative to your classmates. The math team is the community where I have pushed myself to my limits and have seen other people push themselves. And most importantly, the math team is the place where I have met some of the kindest people I know today. Thank you, math team, for giving me friends and people I will care about even after I go off to college in less than a year and a half. Thank you for making me feel loved.
1. How did the author feel about math when she entered Sigma?| A．It was useful. |
| B．It was difficult. |
| C．It was important. |
| D．It was uninteresting. |
| A．It was easy for the author. |
| B．It raised the author’s confidence. |
| C．The result met the author’s expectations. |
| D．The author spent more than an hour on it. |
| A．when she took part in math competition |
| B．after she stayed there for about six years |
| C．when she joined her school’s math team |
| D．after she was admitted to college |
| A．The community atmosphere. |
| B．The academic reputation. |
| C．The unlimited challenge. |
| D．The teaching approach. |
| A．No more tests |
| B．Not just a math girl |
| C．How I discovered my talent |
| D．What the math team means to me |
【推荐3】Ways to have a happy school life
Your school days should be some of the best and happiest days of your life. How can you gain the most from them, and make sure that you do not waste this wonderful chance to learn?
Be positive about school! Don’t say things which are difficult or boring.
Keep fit. If you do not eat a good breakfast, you will be thinking about food in class.
Do today’s work today.
Don’t be too disappointed if things sometimes go bad. Everyone fails some tests, loses some matches and has bad days. Friends are not always perfect, and they sometimes say and do unpleasant things.
Follow my advice, and have a happy school life!
| A．Expect to work. |
| B．Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. |
| C．Don’t let small problems seem very big and important. |
| D．Be interested in school life and your school subjects. |
| E．Don’t waste life lying in bed on Saturday morning. |
| F．You are making your time of little use unless you are learning hard. |
| G．If you go to bed late and do not have enough sleep, you will be sleepy in class. |
It is a common experience for many: You make donations to others, such as unfortunate people in disaster-stricken areas, and you are appreciated.
A billionaire couple has recently made one of the biggest charitable donations to a university in China’s history. Chen Tianqiao and Chrissy Luo, co-founders of China’s Shanda Group, donated $115 million (799 million yuan) to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) to help advanced brain research. The couple’s donation will be spent building a neuroscience(神经科学) institute, with the aim of deepening the understanding of how the brain works, according to a statement from Caltech. Chen has been interested in brain research for a long time.
However, this huge donation has caused heated discussions among Chinese scholars and internet users alike.
Many criticized them for choosing to give money to a foreign university rather than Chinese institutes for brain research, which are developing fast and are on track to catch up with the US in just a few years.
Others, however, support the couple’s choice for brain research. They believe Caltech is a more rational choice compared to Chinese research institutions.
A similar controversy started two years ago when Pan Shiyi, chairman of SOHO China, along with his wife Zhang Xin, donated $15 million to Harvard University to help disadvantaged Chinese students.
Many believe that China is still behind in the management and use of donated money, and that as a result, Chinese philanthropists(慈善家) are looking abroad.
“To get more donations, Chinese universities should be bolder and more honest… they need self-reflection, rather than jealousy,” commented Xinhua.
| A．Rao Yi, a biologist and professor at Peking University, even said the donation was a “typical mistake”. |
| B．Some previously planned to donate to a Chinese university, but this didn’t happen after the university refused to give them a report on the planned use of the money. |
| C．It can shape the industries of the future such as artificial intelligence, robotics and virtual reality. |
| D．However, donations can also draw criticism. |
| E．They can also provide full access for donors who want to trace the use of the money. |
| F．It has a long history and has taken a leading position in biology and neuroscience studies, therefore producing more efficient results. |
【推荐2】It is a great experience for children to see what’s going on outside of what they see on television.
These early acts of service prepare participants to become “Youth Ambassadors”, aged 13-18. As part of this two-year curriculum, ambassadors have weekly meetings with their program manager.
The organization’s backpack drive is another project inspired by kids themselves.
In a Perfect World, these changes will last a lifetime. They’re not just taking part in one fundraiser, and they’re not just doing one service activity, they’re really getting training on how to be a change maker.
| A．They are even at a loss what to do. |
| B．They participate in service activities regularly. |
| C．This effort begins with“Dreamcatchers”ages 5-12. |
| D．Parents may consider if their children can create their future. |
| E．New activities are added regularly to address current circumstances. |
| F．However, the kids may as well start to take part as early as they can. |
| G．The idea, actually, goes beyond addressing any one of immediate needs. |
【推荐3】“Finish your food. There are many hungry children in the world, you know.” Did your mom ever say that when you didn’t want to empty your dinner plate? It proves she wasn’t so far off-base and she would agree with the Clean Your Plate Campaign.
Started by non-governmental organizations, the Clean Your Plate Campaign asks people to save food by not wasting anything on the dining table. It was soon joined by millions of people across the country to fight against food wastage.
It is said that every year’s wastage of food in China can be up to 50 million tons, enough to feed about 200 million people for one year.
Our government supports the campaign, too. It has promised to make plans to reduce food wastage and follow a simple working style.
But solving the problem is something that requires effort from everyone. Every person needs to do his part to help reduce food wastage.
* Don’t buy more than you need. If you don’t think you’ll finish the pizza of large size, buy a smaller one.
* If you don’t finish your food in restaurants, take your leftovers(吃剩的食物) away.
*Freeze(冷藏) what you don’t finish eating — food can keep for a while in the freezer and then you don’t have to throw it away.
*Plan on smaller portions(份) when you eat meals, so you can finish what’s on your plate and make your mom proud!
Did you finish meals today? Are you a “Clean-Plate Type”? Join the Clean Plate Campaign and empty your plate.
1. What does the underlined part mean?| A．She cared you very much. | B．She liked joining campaigns. |
| C．She was strict with you. | D．She was wise and correct. |
| A．To help hungry children. | B．To encourage children to eat more. |
| C．To reduce food wastage. | D．To make dinner enjoyable. |
| A．About 20,000,000. | B．About 50,000,000. |
| C．About 200,000,000. | D．About 500,000,000. |
| A．It is popular with Chinese people. |
| B．It was started by our government. |
| C．It asks people to live a simple life. |
| D．It is for people eating in restaurants. |
【推荐1】For parents who send their kids off to college saying, “These will be the best years of your life,” it would be very appropriate to add, “If you can handle the stress of college life.” Freshmen are showing up already stressed out, according to the latest research study that reported students’ emotional health levels at their lowest since the survey was started in 1985. While in school, more students are working part-time and near-full-time jobs. At graduation, only 29 percent of seniors have jobs lined up.
Pressure to be outstanding often creates stress, and many students are not learning how to effectively handle this stress. Let me show five facts that I believe every college student should know about stress.
First, stress can make smart people do stupid things. Stress causes what brain researchers call “cortical inhibition (大脑皮层抑制)”. In simple terms, stress inhibits a part of the brain responsible for decision-making and reaction time and can affect other mental abilities as well.
Second, the human body doesn’t discriminate between a big stressful event and a little one. Any stressful experience will create about 1,400 biochemical events in your body. If any amount of stress is left unchecked, many things can occur within the body, including premature aging, damaged cognitive (认知的) function and energy drain.
Third, stress can become your new pattern. When you regularly experience negative feelings and high amounts of stress, your brain recognizes this as your normal state. This then becomes the new norm, or baseline for your emotional state.
Fourth, stress can be controlled. Countless studies demonstrate that people can restructure their emotional state using emotion refocusing techniques. These techniques help you recognize how you are feeling and shift to a more positive emotional, mental and physical state.
One technique involves slowing your thoughts and focusing on your heartbeat, breathing slowly and deeply, and focusing on the positive feeling that you receive.
Finally, stress can be lessened by loving what you study. Barbara Frederickson, a leading international authority on the importance of positive emotions, says humans are genetically programmed to seek positive emotions such as love and joy. It’s suggested that you choose a major or career path you love and enjoy. Otherwise, you could end up fighting against your own biology.
1. The author quotes the latest research study in order to ___________.| A．show that students are studying harder in college |
| B．illustrate that part-time jobs are a source of stress |
| C．reveal that stress bothers students throughout college |
| D．suggest that students only feel stressed while in school |
| A．social | B．mental |
| C．emotional | D．physical |
| A．Regretting your own choice. | B．Causing stress to yourself. |
| C．Disturbing your biology study. | D．Struggling with your positive emotions. |
| A．The Causes of Stress in College. | B．How to Manage Stress in College. |
| C．The Link Between Stress and Study. | D．A New Perspective on Stress in College. |
【推荐2】For musicians and their fans alike, it’s hard to beat the excitement of a live concert. For fans gathering with others and seeing their favorite musicians face to face is an excitement. For musicians, concerts allow them to connect with their listeners and increase their income.
So what happens when live concerts are no longer possible? In early 2020, governments prohibited large gatherings because of the coronavirus (冠状病毒). Tours and concerts were canceled leaving musicians and fans disappointed.
But musicians are creative, and technology can bring people together in ways that were impossible just 10 years ago. And so one performer after another began to offer online concerts.
These online concerts tended to be simple. Since people were required to stay at home, musicians filmed themselves playing in their houses. They livestreamed (3 Bn f) their songs, so it didn’t need to edit video or mix sound in a studio. Sometimes, artists would spend time talking between songs. Audiences loved these online events.
Virtual concerts help musicians connect with their fans during a difficult time. Besides, they are a great way to bring people together, Although some online concerts required payment, most were free. And this raises questions about whether they will continue once large gatherings are allowed again.
It was easy for artists to offer free music online when no one could leave their homes. But for the long term, the practice could stop them from selling recordings or tickets to live shows. Some fans will buy tickets for online concerts. But no one knows if they’ll be willing to pay as much as they would for a live concert.
On the other hand, free online concerts are a good way to attract new fans. And they can inspire fans to buy music. Free concerts may be a good business decision after all.
1. What causes the shift from live concert to online concerts?| A．The change of fans’ taste. | B．The desire for connection. |
| C．The coronavirus. | D．The call for creativity. |
| A．The studio devices. | B．Latest technology. | C．Government’s support. | D．Artists’ teamwork |
| A．They question its necessity. | B．They expect its popularity. |
| C．They hate to pay for them. | D．They easily get attracted. |
| A．Positive. | B．Unconcerned. | C．Negative. | D．Unclear. |
【推荐3】The Marvel of Art: The Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa, an enduring masterpiece renowned worldwide, came to life through the skillful hand of the great Italian Renaissance artist, Leonardo da Vinci, in the early 16th century. Mona Lisa, a figure of enigma and beauty, has fascinated and mystified art enthusiasts for centuries.
This masterpiece was meticulously crafted using the oil painting technique and stands as one of Leonardo da Vinci’s most iconic creations. Within the frame, Mona Lisa is elegantly seated on a wooden chair, clad in exquisite attire, and crowned by an intricate hat. Her hands delicately intertwine, suggesting a quiet contemplation of her own thoughts. The backdrop, with meticulous detail, depicts a serene lake nestled at the base of distant mountains.
The Mona Lisa’s beguiling smile has long been the subject of study and debate. It is a smile imbued with an aura of mystery and allure, a smile that has left viewers spellbound. Leonardo da Vinci’s artistic genius shines through in his ability to capture the nuances of her expression — the subtle texture of her smile lines and the depth of her gaze — rendering Mona Lisa’s countenance as intricate and captivating as life itself.
The painting’s history is equally fascinating. Stolen from the Louvre Museum in 1911, the Mona Lisa disappeared for over two years before being recovered. This audacious theft and subsequent return only added to the legend and allure of the artwork.
Leonardo da Vinci’s meticulous attention to detail is evident in every brushstroke, making the Mona Lisa a testament to the artist’s extraordinary talent and a pinnacle of Renaissance art. Beyond its artistic merit, the Mona Lisa’s influence has transcended the realms of painting, impacting literature, film, and popular culture.
The Mona Lisa is not merely a portrait; it is a cultural touchstone, a masterpiece that has left an indelible mark on the world. Its enduring enigma continues to captivate audiences, making it a cherished treasure of the art world and a symbol of artistic excellence.
1. Who is the artist behind the famous painting “Mona Lisa”?
| A．Pablo Picasso. | B．Vincent van Gogh. |
| C．Leonardo da Vinci. | D．Michelangelo. |
| A．Impressionism. | B．Baroque. |
| C．Renaissance. | D．Romanticism. |
| A．Watercolor. | B．Acrylic. |
| C．Oil painting. | D．Pencil sketch. |
| A．It’s a big, open smile. |
| B．It’s a mysterious and captivating smile. |
| C．It’s a sad and melancholic smile. |
| D．It’s an angry and fierce expression. |
