On Nov.30 1835, Samuel Clemens was welcomed into the world. Little did his parents know, their son Samuel would one day
The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the whole year into 24 solar terms. “Cold Dew”, also
Here are three things you should know about Cold Dew. Firstly,
3 . Jack London, one of America’s major writers of adventure tales, was born in California in 1876. During his life, London worked at many jobs. His broad life experiences would become the background for his writing.
London, loved to read. As a teenager, he spent many hours educating himself at the Oakland, California, public library. He attended college at the University of California at Berkeley, but he stayed for only six months. He though Berkeley was “not lively enough” and wanted to do something more exciting.
London wrote stories about working people and the hard times they had making a living. He knew their problems first hand. He worked as a sailor, farmer, factory employee, railroad worker, and gold prospector, to name just a few of his many jobs.
London grew up near the waterfront in Oakland. He loved the water. When he was fifteen years old, he bought a small sailboat called a sloop. Later he sailed to Japan on a schooner, which is much large sailing boat. Like many people of the time, London caught the Klondike Gold Rush Fever. In 1897, he headed for Alaska. He didn’t find gold, but he discovered something even more valuable. He discovered that people enjoyed listening to the stories he made up with his vivid imagination. London entertained the miners with story after story. Later, using his experiences during the Gold Rush, he created many more colorful stories.
London resolved to live a full, exciting life. He once said, “I would rather be a superb meteor (流星), every atom of me in magnificent glow,than a sleepy and permanent planet.” Each day, he pushed himself. Once London determined that he was going to be a writer,nothing could stop him. His goal was to write at least one thousand words everyday. He refused to stop even when he was sick. In eighteen years, the writer published fifty-one books and hundreds of articles. He was the best-selling and highest-paid author of his day. Many people also considered him to be the best writer. White Fang and The Call of the Wild are his most famous stories and are about surviving in the Alaskan wilderness. Readers can enjoy Jack London’s energy and his talent for telling wonderful stories each time they open one of his novels.
1. Why was Jack London able to write on many topics?A.He pushed himself to reach goals. |
B.He had a variety of experiences and jobs. |
C.He was drawn to the Klondike Gold Rush. |
D.He was the best-selling and highest-paid author. |
A.That he was hired to sail to Japan. |
B.That he traveled to Alaska in 1897. |
C.That he spent much of his time writing. |
D.That he was not interested in college life enough. |
A.is expert at universe. |
B.aims high and strive to succeed. |
C.is excited about life of the wildness. |
D.face a choice between life and death. |
A.To support the statement that London was the “best writer”. |
B.To describe life during the Klondike Gold Rush. |
C.To provide information on Jack’ s life. |
D.To identify books written by Jack London. |
1. 对钟南山的简单介绍;
2. 喜欢他的理由;
3. 从他身上得到的启示。
姓名 | 钟南山 |
简要介绍 | 1936年10月出生于南京;1960年,毕业于北京医学院 |
主要事迹 | 2003年,抗击非典SARS; 2004年,被评为“感动中国2003年度”十大人物之一; 2020年,抗击新冠肺炎(COVID-19) |
参考翻译:感动中国2003年度“十大人物之一”one of top ten people moving China in 2003
北京医学院 Beijing Medical College 新冠肺炎 COVID-19
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5 . What makes a person a giver or taker? The idea of “give vs. take” take shape in all interactions and relationships of our lives. We’re either giving advice, making time for people, or we’re on the receiving end. We keep changing between the two based on different situations on a daily basis, if not a hourly one.
According to Adam Grant, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, most people are matchers. They make careful observations on takers and make it a point for them to pay something back. They hate to see people who act so generously towards others not receive any rewards. Actually, most matchers will try hard to promote and support givers so that they can get the good they should get.
Is there a gender factor (性别因素) that plays a part in this?
A study led by Hannah Riley Bowles, a professor at Harvard University, focused on this question. She asked 200 senior managers to sit down in pairs where one person would act as the boss and the other as a worker to discuss salary promotions. Male “workers” asked for an average salary of $146k while the females asked for only $141k. But why did they not bargain as hard as the men? Simply because they were more likely to be givers.
As a woman, I do enjoy the act of giving up my time, my knowledge, and my care and attention to others. I don’t expect anything in return, but I do tend to pull myself away when I feel like I’m being taken for granted (理所当然). I also tend to get upset when I see a loved one’s continuous actions of kindness go unnoticed. So, it’s safe to say I’m 50% giver, 35% matcher and 15% taker.
I do know someone, however, who is 99% giver. They’re constantly giving their time, sharing valuable ideas and going our of their way for everyone who crosses their path. Although they’re changed the lives of many people , they rarely see any of it returned. But the universe is slowly repaying them; they’re now extremely successful, well known for what they do.
1. What can we learn from the first paragraph?A.Most people think they are givers. |
B.People are not always givers or takers. |
C.An individual is born to be a giver or a taker. |
D.Few differences exist between givers and takers. |
A.They hate themselves for being givers. |
B.They see no point in giving generously. |
C.They do not like being treated unfairly. |
D.They want to balance giving and taking. |
A.The role of giving and taking in jobs. |
B.The gender difference in giving and taking |
C.The role of men and women in society. |
D.The salary difference between women and men. |
A.Giving is the shortest path to success. |
B.Sharing is the greatest human quality. |
C.No good deed goes undone. |
D.Givers are worth respecting. |
6 . A club called We Dine Together was formed at Boca High School in Florida last autumn. During each lunch period,
Estimon, who came to the US from Haiti in the first grade, is one of four students who
“When I first arrived, I had a great feeling of loneliness, which was more
Allie, who also helped organize the club, got emotional while
“It’s not a good feeling — you’re
Since the club was founded, dozens of
A.members | B.researchers | C.teachers | D.graduates |
A.politely | B.silently | C.alone | D.slowly |
A.supported | B.chose | C.improved | D.created |
A.special | B.weak | C.smart | D.new |
A.ignored | B.rejected | C.separated | D.misunderstood |
A.serious | B.academic | C.similar | D.usual |
A.terrible | B.familiar | C.important | D.dangerous |
A.show | B.form | C.start | D.change |
A.imagining | B.remembering | C.recognizing | D.understanding |
A.on the top | B.by yourself | C.at risk | D.around the corner |
A.learn | B.mention | C.know | D.experience |
A.praises | B.cares | C.follows | D.admits |
A.ideas | B.connections | C.circles | D.greetings |
A.anyway | B.therefore | C.otherwise | D.meanwhile |
A.celebrate | B.gain | C.share | D.continue |
7 . A Cappella Competition
Do you love to sing?
Come and show off your talents at the Chilton Youth A Cappella Competition
October 20th, 11:00-17:00
Edward Greatcoat Theater, Sealey Road, Chilton
Rules
Please remember that this is a cappella (清唱) competition!
No instruments or recorded music will be allowed.
Competitors may sing published or original songs in any style.
Competitors must be between 8 and 15 years old.
There are four categories (类):
Solo (8 — 11 years old)
Solo (12 — 15 years old)
Group (8 — 11 years old)
Group (12 — 15 years old)
Competitors under 2 years old must stay with a parent or other adult at all times.
Each competitor must pay an entry fee of $10.
Winners will receive $500 and a course of 20 lessons with famous voice teacher Vickie Leonard.
Winners will be decided by three judges from the Chilton School of Music. Their decision is final.
Additional information
Please arrive at the Edward Greatcoat Theater between 9:00 and 10:00 to register, as the competition will start at 11:00. The parking lot has limited spaces so you are advised to come as early as possible.
Shared dressing rooms with showers will be provided for all competitors.
Tickets for the competition are available at the theater from October 1st. There is no charge for these, but again, spaces are limited.
1. What is the purpose of this text?A.To invite people to a concert. |
B.To attract more visitors to the theater. |
C.To offer free singing lessons. |
D.To tell about a singing competition. |
A.Showers. |
B.Tickets. |
C.Instruments. |
D.Music lessons |
A.Competitors shouldn’t be more than 15 years old. |
B.Competitors can’t park their car at the theater. |
C.Competitors shouldn’t go into the theater dressing rooms. |
D.Competitors can’t sing a song written by themselves. |
8 . We know more about the surface of the planet Mars than we know about what is at the bottom of Earth’s oceans. Until recently, scientists had mapped only about 20 percent of the sea floor. But our knowledge of the deep sea is changing because of information from satellites. Scientists have produced a new map that provides a detailed picture of the oceans.
The new map is twice as detailed as the map made 20 years ago. David Sandwell is a geophysics professor at the Scripps Institution of Oceangraphy at the University of California. He and other scientists worked on the mapping project. He says they turned to space to look deeper into the ocean.
“The way we’re doing that is to use a satellite altimeter (测高仪) a radar (雷达) to map the topography (地形) of the ocean surface.”
The scientists collected and studied information from two satellites. One was the European Space Agency’s Cryo-2 satellite that was placed in Earth’s orbit to watch sea ice. The other satellite is the American space agancy’s Jason-1, studying the surface of the oceans. Scientists combined the satellite data with images gathered by equipment on ships. The equipment works by sending sound waves through the water. When the sound waves hit something, its existence is confirmed.
The new map shows the sea floor as it has never been seen before. In one place ,three mountain ridges (山脊) join at the same area. “It’s called the Indian Ocean Triple Junction. It’s one of my favorite spots in the ocean. You have three plates — the African plate, and the Indo-Asutralian plate and the Antarctic plate — all connected at this one point in the center of the Indian Ocean,” says David Sandwel.
The map is powerful tool for those interested in protecting the environment and for oil exploration. It also can help ships travel safely and improve scientific projects worldwide. Of course, scientists will make many more discoveries as they examine the new map and the information it provides.
1. What makes the production of the new ocean map possible?A.The need for more knowledge of the earth. | B.Europe’s working together with America. |
C.Scientists’ measuring work under the sea. | D.They changed over to outer space research. |
A.They used space technology to map the oceans. | B.They wanted the satellite to produce the map. |
C.They went into space to explore the oceans. | D.They changed over to outer space research. |
A.The function of sound waves. | B.The differences of two satellites. |
C.The difficulties of mapping the oceans. | D.The process of mapping the ocean floor. |
A.How to Explore the Deep Sea. | B.How to Get Pictures of the Ocean. |
C.Scientists Create New Maps of Ocean Floor. | D.Much of the Sea Floor Waits for Exploration. |
9 . The inventor of the World Wide Web, Tim Bemers-Lee, has won an important award which comes with a prize bag of one million Euros (₤671,000). The “Father of the Web” was named as the first winner of the Millennium Technology Prize by the Finnish Technology Award Foundation. He said he had just been “in the right place at the right time” and did not want his photo taken.
In 1991, he came up with a system to organize, connect and browser (浏览) Net pages which completely changed the internet. The British scientist was knighted (封爵士) for his pioneering work in 2003.
Sir Tim created his program while he was at the particle physics institute (粒子物理研究院), Cem, in Geneva. The computer code he came up with let scientists easily share research findings across a computer network. In the early 1990s, it was called the “World Wide Web”, and is still the basis of the web as we know it.
The famous man never went on to commercialize his work. Instead he worked on spreading the use of the Net as a channel for free expression and cooperation.
“The web is encouraging new types of social networks and opening up new ways for information management and business development. The web has obviously improved many people’s ability to obtain information central to their lives,” said Pekka Tarjanne, chairman of the Millennuim Technology Prize award committee.
Just under 80 people from 22 countries were nominated (提名) for the prize for their work in the areas of health, communication, new materials and the environment.
The Millennuim Technology Prize was set up by the Finnish Technology Award Foundation, an independent body backed by the public and private money which aims to recognize outstanding creations.
Sir Tim currently heads up the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston, where he is now based as an academic.
1. What can be learned from the first paragraph?A.Bemers-Lee was the first to receive the Prize. |
B.Bemers-Lee’s sense of timing led to his success. |
C.Bemers-Lee was the one who invented the internet. |
D.Bemers-Lee was awarded one million pounds. |
A.Optimistic. | B.Modest. | C.Humorous. | D.Careful. |
A.To enable more people to use the Net. | B.To win more honors and prizes. |
C.To earn more money to better his life. | D.To set up a company himself. |
A.The Millennium Technology Prize | B.The History of the Internet |
C.The World Wide Web | D.An Honor for the Web’s Inventor |
10 . I was ready to pay for my bananas at the grocery one night when fear seized me. My wallet was gone. I could only have left it on the G9 bus, which was now speeding in the dark to some
The
Two hours later, back at my house, I heard a knock on the door. My husband
After sharing the story online, I heard from someone, who
This one stranger responded beautifully to my small
Looking back, I feel blessed someone had wanted to help a stranger. Erin had gone beyond what almost anyone would have done, finding my house on a bitterly cold night, and for that I was extremely
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A.face-saving | B.brain-washing | C.eye-catching | D.heart-stopping |
A.parts | B.contents | C.details | D.ingredients |
A.ignored | B.answered | C.examined | D.interrupted |
A.missing | B.returned | C.remaining | D.abandoned |
A.selected | B.appointed | C.identified | D.defined |
A.moved | B.placed | C.opened | D.spotted |
A.selfless | B.risky | C.slow | D.personal |
A.site | B.direction | C.situation | D.atmosphere |
A.crisis | B.danger | C.threat | D.failure |
A.got rid of | B.made use of | C.had control of | D.took possession of |
A.emails | B.properties | C.patents | D.warnings |
A.recalled | B.exchanged | C.repeated | D.whispered |
A.encounter | B.follow | C.consult | D.accompany |
A.longing | B.passionate | C.concerned | D.grateful |