1 . It's often said that you can judge a person by looking at what's on their bookshelves. Well, when I asked myself this question a few years ago, I made a(n)
But how could I find books from much of the rest of the world? I had to ask for
Four days later, I got a(n)
But Rafidah's kindness
That year, thanks to kind strangers from the four
| A．pleasing | B．shocking | C．exciting | D．touching |
| A．books | B．dictionaries | C．photos | D．discs |
| A．accents | B．cultures | C．backgrounds | D．languages |
| A．national | B．global | C．official | D．beneficial |
| A．money | B．direction | C．help | D．permission |
| A．posted | B．returned | C．received | D．searched |
| A．come into view | B．get in touch | C．take no notice | D．come to life |
| A．stars | B．writers | C．strangers | D．adults |
| A．parcel | B．gift | C．envelope | D．message |
| A．wondering | B．doubting | C．worrying | D．realizing |
| A．awkwardly | B．unwillingly | C．happily | D．confidently |
| A．rose | B．arrived | C．dropped | D．fell |
| A．picked out | B．come across | C．given away | D．dealt with |
| A．confused | B．curious | C．frightened | D．amazed |
| A．meet | B．attract | C．hurt | D．ignore |
| A．appeared | B．happened | C．proved | D．recognized |
| A．home | B．company | C．business | D．way |
| A．useful | B．surprising | C．familiar | D．common |
| A．best | B．last | C．first | D．latest |
| A．corners | B．squares | C．oceans | D．sides |
2 . Many people like to eat fruit. Here are some kinds of healthy fruit for you to choose.
Star fruit
Star fruits come from Southeast Asia. They have a sweet, yet sour flavor. Star fruits are high in vitamin C and fiber, plus they are low in calories.
Star fruits are available year round. Choose those that are yellow in color, or let green star fruits ripen a bit at home. Sliced star fruits can be added to salads or eaten out of hand.
Lychee
Lychees come from South China and Vietnam. They are high in vitamin C, B-complex vitamins, and potassium. One cup of fresh lychees has about 125calories.
Remove away the dark red skin to expose the white flesh, which can be eaten raw or added to fruit salads. Fresh lychees may be available in spring, but canned lychees are available year round. Keep in mind the canned lychees often contain extra calories and sugar.
Dragon fruit
The dragon fruit is a rather impressive thing to look at with its pink peel and seeded white flesh. Dragon fruits are native to Central America. They have a mild flavor, so they are perfect for picky eaters. Dragon fruits are high in vitamin C and vitamin B, plus they are low in calories.
Dragon fruits are available almost any time of the year. Eat the flesh or add it to fruit salads.
Sugar-apple (释迦)
Sugar-apples are commonly grown on trees in the tropical parts of South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean. They are also grown in South Florida. Sugar-apples are a good source of fiber, vitamin C and vitamin B, plus they are low in calories.
1. Which fruits come from Asian countries？| A．Sugar-apples and dragon fruits. | B．Sugar-apples and lychees. |
| C．Star fruits and dragon fruits. | D．Star fruits and lychees. |
| A．Its seeded flesh. | B．Its mild flavor. |
| C．Its attractive color. | D．Its low calories. |
| A．sugar-apples | B．dragon fruits | C．star fruits | D．lychees |
3 . Stories are a powerful way to communicate. We all learn through stories. I’ve raised a three-step formula anyone can use to create powerful stories that will help you make your point. First, identify your truth. Second, think of the decisive experiences that have led you to this "truth". Third, shape those experiences into a story that you can tell at the drop of a hat. Here’s an example of how I have used this formula.
Years ago, I had an assignment to conduct a team-building session. The client was my friend. I arrived at his office 5: 00 p. m. the day before our session. He asked me if I had an agenda for tomorrow’s meeting. I told him that, first we'll do A, then B, followed by C. We’ll finish up with D. Still he asked if I had an agenda.
At first, I thought he hadn’t been listening to what I just said, so I repeated myself, "First we'll do A, then B, followed by C. We’ll finish up with D. "He said," Yes, I know. That's what you just said. Do you have an agenda?
At that point, it dawned on me that he was looking for a printed agenda. I said, "No, but we really don't need one. I’ve done many meetings like this. It will go fine.” He said, “I’m not comfortable winging it.” So we created an agenda using Powerpoint. The next day, the meeting went off smoothly. We followed the agenda I had in my head and he had on the PowerPoint slide. Everyone agreed it was one of the best meetings of this type they had ever attended.
It became clear to me that if I want to influence not just this client, but anyone, I need to adapt my communication style to theirs. From that day on, I modify my communication style to meet the needs of the other person.
1. What does Paragraph 1 mainly talk about?| A．How to form powerful stories | B．Stories come from experiences. |
| C．How to communicate with powerful stories. | D．Stories play an important part in communication. |
| A．By listing figures. | B．By giving examples. |
| C．By making remarks. | D．By presenting research findings. |
| A．The author winged it. |
| B．The author's friend used Powerpoint. |
| C．The author and his friend created an agenda separately. |
| D．The author and his friend made an agenda using Powerpoint. |
| A．Adopt | B．Follow | C．Change | D．Create |
4 . That morning, I dropped our eldest at kindergarten and returned home to let our two younger children play while I worked on my medical report. It was a wonderful chance to work from home, but it hit me that my career in hospital wasn't making a difference in anyone's life. I needed something that would stretch my limits and push me to grow. My career enabled me to work from home. I could work from home, and become a foster mother, providing safety for a child who needed it desperately.
On Monday morning. I picked up the phone and dialed the number I had Googled for the nearest Department of Children's Services. The man on the other end was receptive to my questions and explained the next step of training, involving eight weeks of classes designed to prepare and educate foster parents. We continued through all the classes, the home visits, background checks, and seemingly endless steps.
Five long months after we were approved, the phone rang. In the middle of the night, I woke my husband and rushed to East Tennessee Children's Hospital. Our placement was waiting for us in the emergency room, sick and lack of nutrition. It didn't take long for us to realize the full depth of her suffering. Six months later, her half-brother came to us by our request. We now had five children under our care.
On August 12, 2016, our family of seven walked into a small courtroom. The children's lawyer and social worker were there. With just a few words, our adoption was finalized. These two amazing children weren't going home, because they were already home. We are their forever family, and they are our forever children. We may not be able to change the entire world, but we have changed the world entirely for our new children.
1. How did the author feel about her hospital work?| A．Lacking of motivation. | B．Filled with challenge. |
| C．Highly motivating. | D．Unusually Demanding. |
| A．She felt sympathetic for abused children she knew. |
| B．She wanted to make a difference in other people. |
| C．She felt confident about her ability to raise children. |
| D．She experienced training to raise children properly. |
| A．The child to be adopted. | B．The need to get trained. |
| C．The approval of adoption. | D．The official at the hospital. |
| A．To put the adopted kids elsewhere. | B．To receive another adopted child. |
| C．To make the adoption officially legal. | D．To begin the kids' adoption in her home. |
5 . Old Problem, New Approaches
While clean energy is increasingly used in our daily life, global warming will continue for some decades after CO2 emissions peak. So even if emissions were to begin to decrease today, we would still face the challenge of adapting to climate change. Here I will stress some smarter and more creative examples of climate adaptation.
When it comes to adaptation, it is important to understand that climate change is a process. We are therefore not talking about adapting to a new standard, but to a constantly shifting set of conditions. This is why, in part at least, the US National Climate Assessment says that, “There is no ‘one-size fits all’ adaptation.” Nevertheless, there are some actions that offer much and carry little risk or cost.
Around the world, people are adapting in surprising ways, especially in some poor countries. Floods have become more damaging in Bangladesh in recent decades. Mohammed Rezwan saw opportunity where others saw only disaster. His not-for-profit organization runs 100 river boats that serve as floating libraries, schools, and health clinics, and are equipped with solar panels and other communicating facilities. Rezwan is creating floating connectivity（连体） to replace flooded roads and highways. But he is also working at a far more fundamental level: his staff show people how to make floating gardens and fish ponds prevent starvation during the wet season.
Elsewhere in Asia even more astonishing actions are being taken. Chewang Norphel lives in a mountainous region in India, where he is known as the Ice Man. The loss of glaciers there due to global warming represents an enormous threat to agriculture. Without the glaciers, water will arrive in the rivers at times when it can damage crops. Norphel’s inspiration came from seeing the waste of water over winter, when it was not needed. He directed the wasted water into shallow basins where it froze, and was stored until the spring. His fields of ice supply perfectly timed irrigation(灌溉) water. Having created nine such ice reserves, Norphel calculates that he has stored about 200, 000m3of water. Climate change is a continuing process, so Norphel’s ice reserves will not last forever. Warming will overtake them. But he is providing a few years during which the farmers will, perhaps, be able to find other means of adapting.
Increasing Earth’s reflectiveness can cool the planet. In southern Spain the sudden increase of greenhouses (which reflect light back to space) has changed the warming trend locally, and actually cooled the region. While Spain as a whole is heating up quickly, temperatures near the greenhouses have decreased. This example should act as an inspiration for all cities. By painting buildings white, cities may slow down the warming process.
In Peru, local farmers around a mountain with a glacier that has already fallen victim to climate change have begun painting the entire mountain peak white in the hope that the added reflectiveness will restore the life-giving ice. The outcome is still far from clear. But the World Bank has included the project on its list of "100 ideas to save the planet”.
More ordinary forms of adaptation are happening everywhere. A friend of mine owns an area of land in western Victoria. Over five generations the land has been too wet for cropping. But during the past decade declining rainfall has allowed him to plant highly profitable crops. Farmers in many countries are also adapting like this—either by growing new produce, or by growing the same things differently. This is common sense. But some suggestions for adapting are not. When the polluting industries argue that we’ve lost the battle to control carbon pollution and have no choice but to adapt, it’s a nonsense designed to make the case for business as usual.
Human beings will continue to adapt to the changing climate in both ordinary and astonishing ways. But the most sensible form of adaptation is surely to adapt our energy systems to emit less carbon pollution. After all, if we adapt in that way, we may avoid the need to change in so many others.
1. The underlined part in Paragraph 2 implies____ .| A．adaptation is an ever-changing process | B．the cost of adaptation varies with time |
| C．global warming affects adaptation forms | D．adaptation to climate change is challenging |
| A．The project receives government support. |
| B．Different organizations work with each other. |
| C．His organization makes the best of a bad situation. |
| D．The project connects flooded roads and highways. |
| A．Storing ice for future use. | B．Protecting the glaciers from melting. |
| C．Changing the irrigation time. | D．Postponing the melting of the glaciers. |
| A．Setting up a new standard. | B．Reducing carbon emission. |
| C．Adapting to climate change. | D．Monitoring polluting industries. |
6 . On March 25, 2010, Kate and David heard the words every parent fears: Their newborn wasn’t going to make it. Their twins — a girl and a boy — were born two minutes apart and 14 weeks ahead of time, weighing just over two pounds each. Doctors had tried to save the boy for 20 minutes but saw no improvement. His heartbeat was nearly gone, and he’d stopped breathing. The baby had just moments to live.
“I saw him gasp, but the doctor said it was no use,” Kate told the Daily Mail five years later. “I know it sounds stupid, but if he was still gasping, that was a sign of life. I wasn’t going to give up easily.”
Still, the Sydney Couple knew this was likely goodbye. In an effort to cherish her last minutes with the tiny boy, Kate asked to hold him.
Kate unwrapped the boy, whom the couple had already named Jamie, from his hospital blanket and ordered David to take his shirt off and join them in bed. The first-time parents wanted their son to be as warm as possible and hoped the skin-to-skin contact would improve his condition. They also talked to him.
“We were trying to entice him to stay,” Kate told the Daily Mail. “We explained his name and that he had a twin that he had to look out for and how hard we had tried to have him.” Then something miracle happened. Jamie gasped again — and then he started breathing. Finally, he reached for his father’s finger.
The couple’s lost boy had made it.
“We’re the luckiest people in the world,” David told Today.
Eight years later, Jamie and his sister, Emily, are happy and healthy. The couple only recently told the kids the story of their birth. “Emily burst into tears,” Kate said. “She was really upset, and she kept hugging Jamie. This whole experience makes you cherish them more.”
1. What can we learn about the newborn babies?| A．The girl’s heartbeat was nearly gone. |
| B．They were born 2 minutes before it was expected. |
| C．The boy showed no sign of surviving in the doctor’s words. |
| D．They were in bad condition and the doctor gave up saving them. |
| A．Jamie felt cold so Kate tried to keep him warm with a blanket. |
| B．Kate required to hold Jamie in the belief that she could save him. |
| C．The couple kept the story a secret until the twins knew it accidently. |
| D．The couple tried to save Jamie by contacting him physically and talking to him. |
| A．Kate and David. | B．Kate and Emily. | C．Kate and Jamie. | D．Jamie and Emily. |
| A．Love can work wonders. | B．All life is a game of luck. |
| C．Science fails now and then. | D．Time and tide wait for no man. |
7 . It's been a rough year for priceless artifacts around the world. In September 2018, a fire wiped out about 90 percent of the collection at the National Museum of Brazil. In April 2019, Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral lost its famous spire in another fire. Most recently, in October, Japan’s 500-year-old Shuri Castle was destroyed — again, by fire.
It's heartbreaking to see even one piece of human history to up in smoke, but there is no need to be depressed. The truth is that we have lost historic sites and artifacts throughout history, to wars and natural disasters. Many are rebuilt or repaired.
Examples include the 18th-century Dresden Frauenkirche in Germany, which was destroyed during the World War II bombing and rebuilt in 2005. There is also the Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan, China, which dated back to AD 223. It’s been destroyed by fires and wars and rebuilt as many as 11 times.
So it will probably be no different for the National Museum of Brazil, Notre Dame Cathedral, or Shuri Castle. In fact, right after the fire at Notre Dame, French President Emmanuel Macron vowed that it would be rebuilt in five years. During his visit to China in November, it was decided that Chinese experts will participate in the restoration work.
That said, however, there are less fortunate cultural relics—those endangered in Syria and Iraq where wars are ongoing. According to Artnet News, all six UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Syria have been reported damaged. And yet, somehow, they didn't get nearly as much attention as Notre Dame, and probably won't have a chance to be restored to their former glory any time soon.
It might be true that many damaged artifacts make it back. But “many” is not “all”.
1. What are the similarities among the three places mentioned in the first paragraph?a. They are all of great value. b. They were all destroyed in 2018.
c. Nothing is left after the destruction. d. They are all destroyed by fire.
| A．a, b | B．a, d | C．a, c | D．c, d |
| A．To comfort the heartbreaking readers. |
| B．To give examples of the rebuilt historic sites. |
| C．To introduce two places of interest to the readers. |
| D．To show the importance of rebuilding the historic sites. |
| A．All the cultural relics are damaged in Syria due to the wars. |
| B．People haven’t recognized the importance of the heritage sites in Syria. |
| C．The cultural relics in Syria and Iraq are less fortunate because they are worse destroyed. |
| D．Wars destroyed the heritage sites in Syria and prevent people from restoring them right now. |
| A．Favorable. | B．Critical. | C．Indifferent. | D．Doubtful. |
8 . An artist who had painted many pictures of great beauty found that he hadn’t yet painted the one “
In his search along a dusty road, he met a (an)
“I do not know,” said the artist, “I want to paint the most beautiful thing in the world. Perhaps you can
“How
The artist traveled on. Later, he met a young bride who told him that the most beautiful thing in the world is: “love”. “love”
Still the artist continued his
The artist asked him the
War is ugly and
“How can I paint them -- Faith, Love and Peace?”
As he continued his walk, his mind
As he entered the doorway, light glistened (闪光) in his eyes and he realized that his search was
In the
The artist painted the most beautiful thing in the world and called it “
| A．good | B．real | C．true | D．genuine |
| A．grateful | B．stubborn | C．aged | D．determined |
| A．direct | B．force | C．drive | D．pray |
| A．devoted | B．stupid | C．simple | D．crazy |
| A．performs | B．makes | C．determines | D．requests |
| A．equips | B．affects | C．forms | D．builds |
| A．Besides | B．Regarding | C．Considering | D．Without |
| A．journey | B．exploration | C．search | D．invention |
| A．same | B．difficult | C．opposite | D．interesting |
| A．however | B．wherever | C．whenever | D．whatever |
| A．asked | B．thought | C．replied | D．answered |
| A．wondered | B．doubted | C．calculated | D．remembered |
| A．sure | B．excited | C．tired | D．surprised |
| A．dreaming | B．beautiful | C．familiar | D．uneasy |
| A．over | B．meaningless | C．necessary | D．ever-lasting |
| A．dreams | B．faces | C．memories | D．days |
| A．looked for | B．paid attention to | C．thought of | D．looked forward to |
| A．safely | B．patiently | C．immediately | D．hopefully |
| A．rare | B．fancy | C．former | D．favorite |
| A．Peace | B．Faith | C．Love | D．Home |
9 . The Chinese government has issued (发布) new rules aimed at controlling young people’s addiction to video games. Senior officials believe that this problem is the reason why more and more young people in the whole society are suffering from myopia (近视) and poor learning.
The National Press and Publication Administration announced on Tuesday that the rules don’t allow users under the age of 18 to play between 10 pm and 8 am, no more than 90 minutes on non-holidays, and no more than 3 hours on weekends and other holidays.
These restrictions (限制) are the latest in the government’s attempt to control the Chinese online gaming industry. It is the world’s largest market with annual incomes of more than $33 billion and attracts hundreds of millions of users.
Under the leadership of President Xi Jinping, Chinese officials have taken stronger measures to watch over large technology companies and promote them to help spread the cultural values advocated (提倡) by the Communist Party of China.
Video games have become a universal goal. The official media likened some games to “poisons” and banned (禁止) some games on the grounds of their being too violent.
Xi Jinping publicly talked about the problem of poor eyesight in children last year, putting more pressure on officials to take action.
According to the National Press and Publication Administration, minors (未成年人) must use real names and ID numbers when they log into the game. These rules also limit the amount of money that young people can use to buy virtual items such as weapons, clothing, and pets through the app. Depending on the age, users can spend 200 to 400 on them at the most per month.
Chinese officials said that these regulations are aimed at fighting against Internet addiction.
“These issues affect the physical and mental health and normal learning life of minors,” the National Press and Publication Administration said in a statement issued by the official news agency Xinhua.
1. What led to the Chinese Government’s issuing the new rules?| A．Minors addicting to video games. | B．Government’s lack of money. |
| C．Young people dropping out of school. | D．Poor learning situation in China. |
| A．Playing the video games from 7 am to 9 am on Saturday. |
| B．Playing the video games from 7 pm to 9 pm on Tuesday. |
| C．Playing the video games from 3 pm to 4 pm on Sunday. |
| D．Playing the video games at 11 pm during the Spring Festival. |
| A．because of | B．in addition to | C．in need of | D．except for |
| A．A guidebook | B．A newspaper | C．A novel | D．A website |
10 . Guangdong Province is set to make swimming lessons compulsory (必修的) in primary schools starting from 2020, and suggesting the courses be given from the fourth grade. Do we need to make swimming compulsory in schools? Forum readers share their opinions.
White Bear (Poland)
In Poland swimming lessons are not compulsory, but most of the schools have them. I think that when it is only possible -- there should be the swimming lessons for kids. It is a lifesaving skill.
Mister Panda (France)
I come from France where swimming lessons in school are compulsory. I even got my lifesaving certificate (证书) in school.
Jet. feng (China)
As a boy born in a rural area, I learnt swimming in a river near my home when I was 7 or 8 years old. I just learnt how to dog paddle (breaststroke) because no one taught me. Until I entered university, I got a chance to improve my swimming skills in PE lessons. Compared with my classmates, I felt lucky because most of them couldn't swim. I think it’s a good idea for schools to teach students to swim.
Boilermaker21 (Unknown)
There are swimming lessons in my city, but I felt upset about how they were taught. The kids spent 45 minutes of the one hour lesson practicing strokes ON DRY LAND. They only spent 15 minutes in the water. All of the children panicked (惊恐) and sank immediately to the bottom. Then all of the parents scolded the children, telling them that they weren't paying attention to the teacher and that they were failures.
Cecilia Zhang (China)
It is a pity that many Chinese athletes won world championships in swimming while most schools don't have the swimming facilities. Swimming is an essential lifesaving skill that everyone should access to. The earlier, the better. The government needs to put money into the popularity of the sport.
1. What do we know about Jet. feng?| A．He suggests children in China learning swimming in rivers. |
| B．He had a good command of swimming skills when he was a child. |
| C．He can swim as well as most of his classmates in university. |
| D．He considers it necessary for schools to give swimming lessons. |
| A．Amazing. | B．Disappointing. | C．Impressive. | D．Effective. |
| A．Swimming is a lifesaving skill. |
| B．How students in different countries learn swimming? |
| C．Should swimming lessons be compulsory in schools? |
| D．Countries show different attitudes towards swimming lessons. |
