1 . When I was a practice teacher in a middle school,the students in my class were always making
The evening before I would teach all by myself,I gave a piece of paper to everyone. I told them to write
I turned the cardboard case with the bottom(底部)towards the students,and told them calmly what each one had written on the paper. The students were surprised,
I told them the truth and they were
A.progress | B.troubles | C.faces | D.efforts |
A.something | B.nothing | C.all | D.them |
A.methods | B.attitudes | C.feelings | D.interest |
A.that | B.how | C.when | D.what |
A.thought | B.seen | C.written | D.heard |
A.would | B.needed | C.had to | D.might |
A.with | B.for | C.to | D.as |
A.after | B.when | C.until | D.now that |
A.put | B.left | C.had | D.gave |
A.knowing | B.believing | C.seeing | D.hearing |
A.names | B.faces | C.characters | D.handwritings |
A.frightened | B.angry | C.sad | D.amazed |
A.corner | B.bottom | C.top | D.side |
A.in | B.for | C.with | D.to |
A.it | B.that | C.them | D.those |
A.given | B.handed | C.passed | D.offered |
A.expensive | B.useful | C.another | D.smelly |
A.made | B.seen | C.found | D.looked |
A.From then on | B.However | C.Though | D.So far |
A.a lot of | B.a lot | C.partly | D.greatly |
2 . Wu Ming, a young German born after 1995, is a big fan of Chinese culture. As he thought some diseases can’t be treated
Studying TCM also
Wu
Wu thinks there’s no big difference between China and Western countries. “
A.immediately | B.gradually | C.thoroughly | D.consistently |
A.depend on | B.dig into | C.look up | D.work out |
A.created | B.enjoyed | C.advanced | D.acknowledged |
A.overcame | B.seized | C.divided | D.shifted |
A.raised | B.sorted | C.cooked | D.tasted |
A.aspects | B.standards | C.themes | D.means |
A.enriched | B.secured | C.expanded | D.changed |
A.exposed | B.reduced | C.restricted | D.addicted |
A.businesses | B.recreations | C.routines | D.tasks |
A.balanced | B.wealthy | C.humble | D.efficient |
A.employs | B.promotes | C.outlines | D.conveys |
A.scanning | B.checking | C.exploring | D.comparing |
A.concern | B.wish | C.demand | D.passion |
A.Misunderstanding | B.Destruction | C.Stress | D.Failure |
A.source | B.basis | C.bridge | D.tool |
3 . Ten years ago when I was diagnosed with a serious illness, my first thought was, “Why me?” And this thought
Being
The day I
This really opened my eyes, and after I left I started seeing everything in my life in this
I grew closer to my mother while
A.occupied | B.followed | C.delivered | D.stopped |
A.well | B.happy | C.sad | D.ill |
A.widened | B.shot | C.shaped | D.united |
A.mindful | B.thankful | C.hopeful | D.cheerful |
A.stories | B.replies | C.rewards | D.struggles |
A.swallowed | B.caught | C.swept | D.taught |
A.remembered | B.reminded | C.removed | D.realized |
A.but | B.and | C.yet | D.then |
A.responded | B.collected | C.corrected | D.lectured |
A.boyfriend | B.girlfriend | C.husband | D.teacher |
A.way | B.means | C.appearance | D.face |
A.through | B.for | C.within | D.against |
A.hope | B.self | C.relief | D.friend |
A.living | B.losing | C.recovering | D.searching |
A.never | B.already | C.only | D.also |
4 . Scientists have discovered how plants manage to live alongside each other in places that are dark and shady. Plants in the deep darkness of a thick forest, where natural supplies are not very great in amount, won’t attempt to top their neighbors in growth as those in moderate (中度的) shade do. In deep shade conditions, it would be a waste of energy and harmful to survival because green shoots would never be able to top their larger neighbors in growth.
So how do plants prevent such growth in deep shade conditions? The secret lies in the clocks insides them, say scientists from the John Ines Centre and the University of Bristol.
They have discovered that when plants notice deep shade, this changes the expression of genes parts of the circadian clock (昼夜节律时钟) — the inner daily timer found in plants and other things. These clock parts perform an additional role in preventing plants from lengthening and overtopping neighbors.
The work identifies a previously unknown role of the circadian clock in controlling plant development and the findings may have possible effects on both natural plant populations and crops. Professor Antony Dodd of the John Innes Centre said, “The biological clock of plants plays a big part in their development and fitness. This work casts new light on a new role of the circadian clock in adapting plants to competition with other plants in their environments.” “It also gives us new insights into how plants adapt to very deep shade, where resources are very limited,” said Professor Kerry Franklin at the University of Bristol.
This work provides evidence for the firmness of the circadian clock in stressful environments, and information that may be useful in developing new generations of crops in a challenging climate.
1. What do plants normally do in moderate shade?A.Struggle to preserve energy. | B.Compete for limited resources. |
C.Try to outgrow their neighbors. | D.Depend on each other to survive. |
A.By changing their gene expression. | B.By making them realize light change. |
C.By helping them adapt to the darkness. | D.By controlling their growth in deep shade. |
A.To share a new discovery about plants. | B.To introduce the role of the circadian clock. |
C.To explain plants secret of living in forests. | D.To compare plants living in certain condition. |
A.How plants face a challenging climate |
B.Why plants respond to different shade levels |
C.Why the circadian clock is vital to plants' growth |
D.How plants become good neighbors in times of stress |
5 . Most Famous Paintings in the World
Among the millions of paintings that are created and shown in galleries and museums all around the world, a very small number of them go beyond time and make history. Below are some examples.
The Persistence of Memory — Salvador Dali. Painted in 1931, The Persistence of Memory is one of the most recognizable pieces in art history. This work is known to make people reflect on their way of life and the way they spend their time, and it is also thought that Albert Einstein’s well-known Theory of Relativity gave Dali the idea for this wonderful painting.
Girl with a Pearl Earring — Johannes Vermeer. Considered by many to be “the Dutch Mona Lisa”, this beautiful painting features an unnamed young woman looking over her shoulder to stare directly at the viewer. It was completed in 1665 and is exhibited in the Mauritshuis in The Hague, the Netherlands.
Guernica — Pablo Picasso. The famous painting by Picasso was completed in 1937. It was painted in Paris following the bombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War. The painting is on permanent display in the Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain.
Starry Night — Vincent van Gogh. Painted in 1889, Starry Night is one of the most famous paintings in modern culture, which is part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. It is based on van Gogh’s direct observations as well as his imagination, memories, and emotions and was the inspiration for the song Vincent (also known as Starry, Starry Night).
1. What do we know about The Persistence of Memory?A.It was finished in the 1920s. | B.It centers on people’s lifestyle. |
C.It reflects the painter’s memories. | D.It may be inspired by a famous theory. |
A.The Persistence of Memory. | B.Starry Night. |
C.Girl with a Pearl Earring. | D.Guernica. |
A.They are everlasting artworks. | B.They share the similar theme. |
C.They are on permanent display. | D.They give ideas for music creation. |
6 . We all know what a brain is. A doctor will tell you that the brain is the organ (器官) of the body in the head. But a brain can mean so much more.
To tease is to make fun of someone. But a brainteaser is not one who makes fun of someone else’s brain. A brainteaser is a puzzle that makes you think.
To understand the next brain expression you first need to know the word “drain”. As a verb, to drain means to remove something by letting it flow away. So, a brain drain may sound like a disease where the brain flows out the ears. But a brain drain is when a country’s most educated people leave their country to live in another.
Next, we have a brainchild. A brainchild sounds like a really smart kid. But it isn’t. A brainchild is an idea that one has without any help from others. If you have a really great idea, it is your brainchild — no one else’s.
However, if many people are responsible for a great idea, you can say they brainstormed it. It is a process of thinking creatively about a difficult topic. For example, business leaders may use brainstorming to create new products.
But if you can’t find a solution to a problem, you may have to rack your brains. In this way, you may find a solution. Sometimes, you have to rack your brains, trying to remember someone’s name.
Now, if people are brainwashed, it does not mean their brains are nice and clean. To brainwash means to make someone accept new ideas by using repeated pressure in a forceful way. Keep in mind that brainwash is never used in a positive way.
1. What can we learn about a brain drain?A.It refers to a brain disease. | B.It means a very difficult puzzle. |
C.It may put a country at a disadvantage. | D.It means something that flowed away. |
A.They got the idea quickly. | B.They thought up the idea together. |
C.They thought poorly about the idea. | D.They didn’t know how to use the idea. |
A.Think hard. | B.Become smarter. |
C.Create new things. | D.Touch your head. |
A.He thinks very clearly now. | B.He looks at things passively. |
C.He is under a lot of pressure. | D.He is forced to accept new things. |
7 . Maybe you’ve heard about the saying, “A bird with a broken wing will never fly as high.” I'm sure that T. J. Ware was made to feel this way almost every day in school.
By high school, T. J. was the most famous troublemaker in his town. He got into lots of fights. He failed almost every exam but was passed on each year to a higher grade level. Teachers didn’t want to have him again the following year.
When I showed up to lead the first training for a leadership retreat, a program designed to have students become more involved in their communities. The community leaders told me about T. J. Ware-the boy with the longest arrest record(警察局笔录) in the history of town. Somehow, I knew that I wasn’t the first to hear about T. J.’s darker side as the first words of introduction.
At the start of the retreat, T. J. didn’t readily join the discussion groups and didn’t seem to have much to say. But when his group started a discussion about positive and negative things that had happened at school that year, he joined in and had clear thoughts on those situations and the other students in his group welcomed his comments. Suddenly, T. J. felt like a part of the group and soon he was treated like a leader. He was saying things that made a lot of sense and everyone was listening. By the end of the retreat he had joined the Homeless Project team. He knew something about poverty, hunger and hopelessness. The other students on the team were impressed (打动) with his ideas and love for the homeless. They elected T. J. vice-chairman of the team.
Two weeks later, the Homeless Project team organized a communitywide service project—a giant food drive. Seventy students led by T. J. collected a school record: 2.854 cans of food in just two hours - enough to take care of poor families in the area for 75 days. The local newspaper covered the event with a full-page article the next day. T. J.'s picture was up there for doing something great.
T. J. reminds us that a bird with a broken wing only needs mending. But once it has healed, it can fly higher than the rest.
1. Which is the best title for the passage?A.Love Leads to Success | B.Love Changes Everything |
C.A Broken Wing Mended | D.A Bird with Broken Wing. |
A.He didn't have a good teacher. | B.He was feeling hurt every day. |
C.He would graduate the next year. | D.He was not welcome in the school. |
A.The leadership retreat. | B.The group discussion. |
C.The communitywide service project. | D.The school record in the food drive. |
A.he joined the leadership retreat | B.he was part of the group |
C.his words was meaningful | D.his deeds were famous at school |
8 . If it had not been for Fan Jinshi and her team, the world cultural heritage at Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes in a remote Chinese desert might have long been destroyed by sand, weather or humans.
Born and raised in Shanghai, Fan has spent half a century fighting an uphill battle to preserve the ancient Buddhist wall painting at Dunhuang, in Northwest China’s Gansu Province. The 1 651-year-old Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes are a huge collection of Buddhist art—more than 2 000 buddha figures and 45 000 square meters of paintings spread among 735 caves. It is China’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Archaeologist Fan was sent to Dunhuang after graduation from Peking University in 1963. While in Dunhuang, a remote village in the desert then, Fan lived in an abandoned temple. At first, she did not even dare to go out to the toilet at night. To protect the treasures from sand and dampness, Fan and other workers put doors on the caves, planted trees and started monitoring temperature and humidity(湿度) in the caves. They also controlled the number of visitors.
In the late 1990s, with tourism booming nationwide since national holidays were extended, the local government planned to go public with Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, but found Fan firmly in their way. “The heritage would have been destroyed if it had been listed,” she said.
Dunhuang Academy has now photographed and cataloged(编入目录) online all the sculptures and paintings. “Despite our efforts to minimize damage, we can’t completely stop them from being eroded(侵蚀). But the digital database will last. ”
Fan was grateful when her husband joined her in Dunhuang in 1986 after 19 years of separation. Her two sons grew up in Shanghai with their aunt. “I have not been a good mother or wife. With regard to my family, I’m full of guilt,” she said. Fan, 79, retired two years ago as the director of Dunhuang Academy but continues her efforts as a national political adviser.
1. Which of the following measures didn’t Fan Jinshi take to protect Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes?A.Opening Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes to the general public . |
B.Planting trees and stopping the Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes being eroded. |
C.Picturing and classifying all the sculptures and paintings online. |
D.Putting doors on the caves and monitoring temperature and humidity. |
A.In 1963. | B.In 1967. |
C.In 1986. | D.In the late 1990s. |
A.Go to a place. | B.Be in favor of something. |
C.Reject something. | D.Give in to something. |
A.Considerate and easy-going. | B.kind and intelligent. |
C.Humorous and sweet-tempered. | D.Devoted and persistent. |
9 . I loved my first grade teacher. She was Mrs. Gross, who had such a sweet smile and was
One such
David Whyte, a famous author, wrote, “People are
We should learn to
A.true | B.polite | C.friendly | D.rude |
A.skill | B.age | C.character | D.attitude |
A.left out | B.worried about | C.talked about | D.shouted at |
A.classroom | B.home | C.garden | D.office |
A.example | B.conversation | C.experience | D.result |
A.showing | B.checking | C.improving | D.organizing |
A.bag | B.pen | C.notebook | D.head |
A.praised | B.required | C.explained | D.promised |
A.brave | B.careful | C.smart | D.confident |
A.frightened | B.excited | C.calm | D.disappointed |
A.supported | B.noticed | C.chosen | D.appreciated |
A.asked | B.ordered | C.considered | D.allowed |
A.memory | B.chance | C.freedom | D.wish |
A.goal | B.encouragement | C.advice | D.hope |
A.still | B.hardly | C.just | D.almost |
A.sleepy | B.tired | C.hungry | D.thirsty |
A.share | B.create | C.pick | D.spread |
A.read | B.got | C.realized | D.wrote |
A.accept | B.listen | C.smile | D.give |
A.treasure | B.rest | C.surprise | D.warning |
10 . Arun Kumar Bajaj has a very unusual skill——he can paint with a sewing machine. Technically, it’s embroidering(刺绣), not painting, but his artworks are so detailed that they can pass paintings to the untrained eyes. And the fact that he does it all with a sewing machine just makes it that much more impressive.
Arun was really good at drawing and painting while growing up and dreamed of becoming a famous painter, but his father died suddenly 15 years ago, which destroyed his plans and forced him to give up school in order to run the family business. His father was a tailor and he became one too, but he didn’t let the artist in him die. He started “painting” with needle and thread, but instead of using his hands, he decided on a rather unusual tool—-the sewing machine. It took him a while to master this unique art form, but today he is recognized as the world’s only sewing machine artist. His works become very popular both in India and abroad. It’s easy to see why, just by looking at them, but what really makes his embroideries special is the tool he uses.
“You need to be very careful because once you’ve stitched the cloth, there’s no way you can repair it, ” Arun said. “It’s all done in a single layer to give the painting a neat look. ”
Some of Arun’s most impressive works include a 4x2 feet painting of the court of Ranjit Singh which took the artist over a year to finish. Arun runs a tailoring business in the Adalat Bazar of Patiala, but he devotes a lot of his time to his artistic dream as well.
1. Why do Arun's paintings leave a deep impression on people?A.They have rich content. | B.They take many years to finish. |
C.They give people a sense of satisfaction. | D.They are finished with a sewing machine. |
A.His father’s sudden death. | B.His father’s serious illness. |
C.His love for sewing machines. | D.Lack of managers in his family business. |
A.Keep stitching the cloth without interruption. |
B.Stitch the cloth again when making a mistake. |
C.Be very careful to make sure paintings look neat. |
D.Make sure the cloth he uses is very strong. |
A.Arun’s Wonderful Life Journey | B.Arun’s Most Interesting Works |
C.Constant Effort Needed to Succeed | D.The World’s Only Sewing Machine Painter |