Beijing is a city bridging the ancient and the modern. From Buddhist temples to museums, narrow hutong
But for all its ancient buildings, Beijing is also a place
It is a distinct visual contrast (反差) that shouldn’t work,
The
Whenever you have to write a paper, a letter, or any other document for work or school, you probably head toward the computer. Now, most people reach for
Fountain pens
So far, Mr. Lewis is pleased with the results of his experiment. He reports that his students are taking more care with their work, and their self-confidence has improved as well. He is happy with the
3 . By my mid-20s, I’d finished my master in psychology, and I was working in Dublin as a health researcher. It was mostly data and statistics work staring at a screen. I was earning more than most of my friends, living the city life, going out at weekends. I had a good pension (养老金) and annual leave but it caused a lot of anxiety and worry.I was really unhappy.
I wanted to get back to feeling passionate about something so I started thinking about the things I used to love. As a child, I’d always been involved in the outdoors, and I used to love hiking but all that had stopped after secondary school. I decided to volunteer with a local youth group and within a month, I’d gone camping with them. I absolutely loved it. It was likes switching on a lightbulb. This was what I’d been missing.
I started taking courses in mountain skills and wilderness first aid, and by August I was working my usual job in the week, and I was a climbing club leader at weekends. I loved connecting with nature, connecting with other people.
Through all this, I learnt about the whole field of nature-based therapies (疗法). It was the perfect fit to combine my psychology background with my passion for the outdoors. I began taking courses in wild therapy, forest bathing and ecopsychology. I left my government job and in July 2020 I launched my business Nature Therapy Ireland, which is booming now.
I’d thought I’d always live in a city but last year, I moved to Tipperary to live at the foot of a mountain, surrounded by nature. If I’m feeling stressed, I can step outside in my bare feet and stand on the grass to ground myself. In Dublin, the front door felt like a barrier—I had to have my keys, my phone, my jacket before I could even go out and find a green space. My life now is leading nature connection hikes and forest bathing walks. My salary has halved for the moment but I’ve adjusted. I’ve never looked back.
1. What did the writer think of her job in Dublin?A.Stressful. | B.Valueless. |
C.Insecure. | D.Demanding. |
A.She enjoyed her voluntary work. |
B.She realized what she really loved. |
C.Recalling the past made her happy. |
D.A bright future was in store for her. |
A.Her adventurous experience. |
B.Her leadership and background. |
C.Her connection with other people. |
D.Her major and passion for nature. |
A.To highlight how boring city life was. |
B.To call on people to get back to nature. |
C.To show her satisfaction with her change. |
D.To indicate how successful her business was. |
4 . When I was 13, I climbed my first mountain--a fairly gentle 3,900-foot peak. I was overweight at the time and out of breath when I reached the summit. But I loved challenging myself. Soon I’d climbed nearly 100 peaks. My parents were happy I’d finally found a hobby.
I often go climbing with my friend Mel Olsen. She and I drove to tackle 11, 240-foot Mount Hood. It’s safer to start winter climbs at night when there’s less risk of the sun melting the snowpack. That day, we started at 3 a. m. At around9 a. m., we reached an ice step. It was about three or four feet tall and sloped al a 75-degree angle. 1 volunteered to go first. I placed my left foot on the ice step.
I gained a sense of the ice when 1 stuck my ax and crampons (鞋底钉) into it, and it felt good. Confident I was safe, I put my full weight on it. Suddenly, I heard a crack, and as the snowpack became thinner, a whole piece of ice broke off the step, right under my foot.
In an instant, I fell backward, bouncing off the rock face and rolling down the mountain as if I were a character in a video game. I remember thinking, This is it. You’re done. I stuck out my arms and legs, grabbing at anything. That stopped my rolling down the mountain, but I was still sliding, After 2 few seconds, I came to a stop on a shallow slope.
I asked myself: Where are you? Mount Hood. What’s the date? December 30. Good. My brain was functioning. Then I checked my body to see where I was hurt. For the most part, I was fine, except that I was suffering from a sharp pain in my left leg. Later I’d learn that I’d broken my femur (大腿骨) and that the bone was slicing into my skin and muscle.
At the bottom of Mount Hood, I was loaded into an ambulance and taken to a hospital. The doctors told me it would be a year before I could climb again, but I was back on the trails within six months.
1. Why did the author and her friend set out at 3 a. m. ?A.It was the best time to enjoy scenery. | B.It was more challenging to climb at night. |
C.They wanted to finish the climb before sunset. | D.They hoped to avoid some possible dangers. |
A.To show her strong character. | B.To make her idea more convincing. |
C.To help readers imagine the scene. | D.To add to the humor of the description. |
A.By recalling what had happened. | B.By checking whether she was injured. |
C.By calling an ambulance for rescue. | D.By asking herself some factual questions. |
A.She is too brave to pay attention to any danger. |
B.R She has a strong desire for professional knowledge. |
C.Setbacks can’t stop her from challenging herself. |
D.The love for nature sets her apart from her friends. |
5 . Metin Sitti at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart, Germany, and his colleagues have developed tiny robots called “microrollers” that can carry cancer drugs and selectively target human breast cancer cells. The team drew inspiration for the design of the robots from white blood cells in the human body, which can move along the walls of blood vessels (血管) against the direction of blood flow.
The microrollers are round and made from glass microparticles. One half of the robot was coated with a thin magnetic nanofilm (磁性纳米膜) made from nickel and gold. The other half was coated with the cancer drug doxorubicin as well as molecules that recognize cancer cells.
The team tested the robots using mouse blood and artificial channels lined with human endothelial cells—the kind of cells that line the inner walls of our blood vessels. The robots were exposed to a mixture of cancerous and healthy tissue. The microrollers selectively attached to the cancer cells and were activated using UV light to release the doxorubicin.
By applying magnetic fields, the team was able to control the movement of the microrollers, both with and against the flow of blood. The microrollers can reach a speed of up to 600 micrometers per second. “If you come to a spot where you need to take the right path and if you miss it, then you could go back and go to the right one,” says Setti.
In future, the researchers want to use other methods to start the drug release, such as heat or near-infrared light. They also plan to try making microrollers out of materials that would break down in the body over a few weeks or months.
The team hopes to test the microrollers in animals soon. “The rollers need to carry enough cancer drugs, which is why we need to have them in large numbers,” says Setti. “But since we can locally take drugs to the right target, we don’t need huge dosages (剂量).”
1. What can the microrollers be used for?A.Repairing blood cells. | B.Delivering drugs. | C.Improving blood flow. | D.Performing operations. |
A.Their shape. | B.Their advantage. | C.Their design. | D.Their application. |
A.Their direction can be adjusted. | B.They might miss the target cells. |
C.They might get stuck in the blood. | D.Their speed can change automatically. |
A.Put the microrollers to clinical use. | B.Sell the microrollers in large quantities. |
C.Tear the microrollers down in the body. | D.Experiment with the microrollers further. |
6 . Being fit and healthy doesn’t mean you have to work out for hours a day and eat nothing but chicken and vegetables for every meal.
You always complain you are too busy to go to the gym or to prepare a healthy meal.
You should walk more instead of driving a car when going out. The key to lifelong fitness is to simply be more active and walk more every day. Try your best to walk whenever and wherever you can —to the superstore, to the office, or go for an after-dinner walk with your family.
Instead of always going to the movies or watching TV, you should take part in activities that keep you moving. You can go for a bike ride, go on a hike, or go to play sports with your family and friends, such as ping-pong and basketball.
A.The list is endless. |
B.Find ways to be close to nature. |
C.Enough sleep is especially important. |
D.Of course it’s not always possible to go to the gym. |
E.However, for your health, you have to make a change. |
F.In short, take every chance to walk as much as you can. |
G.Actually, there are many good habits that will help you keep in shape. |
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8 . I found a wonderful picture of Maolan karst cones online and presented it to the innkeeper. “You can’t go there,” the innkeeper
Despite our disappointment, we
The next morning, we set off with a local
Our guide, in his 50s, behaved like a botanist, introducing the locally specific plants to us, but I was hardly in the
Sinkholes and entrances to underground rivers kept popping up along our
Wandering in a green chaos without any obvious landmarks is also breathtaking.
1.A.answered | B.told | C.followed | D.favored |
A.news | B.matters | C.concerns | D.conclusions |
A.worked out | B.took in | C.set down | D.ruled out |
A.unwilling | B.surprised | C.calm | D.inspired |
A.forgotten | B.promoted | C.interpreted | D.noticed |
A.shortly | B.lately | C.eventually | D.suddenly |
A.taste | B.tone | C.smile | D.sigh |
A.botanist | B.keeper | C.farmer | D.guide |
A.managed | B.decided | C.planned | D.agreed |
A.visitor | B.mixture | C.log | D.stranger |
A.eagerness | B.mood | C.humor | D.pity |
A.contact | B.energy | C.activity | D.challenge |
A.prediction | B.line | C.deal | D.secret |
A.route | B.landmark | C.platform | D.rock |
A.guarantee | B.ignore | C.doubt | D.appreciate |
9 . Harry Burleigh headed into the woods for a camping trip with his fishing equipment. A few days later, his wife Stacy grew
Stacy called the
On May 15, the rescuers finally caught a break when they
“This was the
A.excited | B.concerned | C.annoyed | D.puzzled |
A.authorities | B.hospital | C.agencies | D.family |
A.hesitantly | B.instantly | C.secretly | D.suddenly |
A.news | B.hope | C.sign | D.wonder |
A.spotted | B.offered | C.sought | D.constructed |
A.turned down | B.depended on | C.called in | D.cut off |
A.equipment | B.break | C.food | D.path |
A.bought | B.left | C.presented | D.fetched |
A.fire | B.bed | C.video | D.face |
A.river | B.chance | C.team | D.shelter |
A.hunting | B.exploring | C.walking | D.marching |
A.Amused | B.Awkward | C.Upset | D.Relieved |
A.cause | B.outcome | C.award | D.evaluation |
A.determined | B.tolerant | C.disciplined | D.flexible |
A.affect | B.instruct | C.encourage | D.reunite |
10 . Tackling behavioral problems at school is not easy, but Dr. Terrance Newton is doing that with a
In his first year as principal of Warner Elementary School, Newton has already seen a
Newton saw the
Kamisha Collins has seen the
What a brilliant idea not to mention a
A.suddenly | B.similarly | C.surprisingly | D.hardly |
A.great | B.slight | C.harmful | D.risky |
A.haircuts | B.conversations | C.performances | D.services |
A.fear | B.problem | C.project | D.reason |
A.out of place | B.under control. | C.under discussion | D.out of hand |
A.suspended | B.criticized | C.praised | D.protected |
A.decided | B.preferred | C.learned | D.afforded |
A.promised | B.admitted | C.rejected | D.figured |
A.calm down | B.open up | C.show up | D.break down |
A.classmates | B.colleagues | C.housekeepers | D.troublemakers |
A.increase | B.encouragement | C.difference | D.difficulty |
A.rough | B.pleasant | C.easy | D.mild |
A.barrier | B.barbershop | C.reputation | D.bond |
A.strict | B.brave | C.fantastic | D.modest |
A.appealing | B.disappointing | C.struggling | D.lying |