1 . Mylea lives in Australia, a country famous for kangaroos, but not for snow. Yet at 12, she
Despite the lack of
The world’s far north is not a blank carpet of soft snow, but Mylea didn’t
When talking about her
To prove women’s place is far beyond the
| A．managed | B．decided | C．offered | D．afforded |
| A．authentic | B．intense | C．comfortable | D．private |
| A．career | B．confidence | C．strength | D．team |
| A．tell | B．feel | C．remember | D．share |
| A．mature | B．reliable | C．available | D．ready |
| A．give in | B．give up | C．give out | D．give away |
| A．working | B．sweating | C．bleeding | D．aching |
| A．progress | B．promises | C．history | D．assumptions |
| A．hobby | B．adventure | C．advantage | D．award |
| A．innovative | B．independent | C．amazing | D．valuable |
| A．mean | B．kind | C．vivid | D．fair |
| A．puzzled | B．small | C．nervous | D．inspired |
| A．gym | B．home | C．kitchen | D．office |
| A．embarrassed | B．annoyed | C．satisfied | D．dared |
| A．ski | B．walk | C．run | D．cycle |
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3 . The Simics were living in a village near Arandjelovac in central Serbia (塞尔维亚). They were saving to buy 10 hectares (0.1 km2) of land and increase the size of their family farm. Everything was going well, they said. While waiting for the seller, they put the money on the table in the living room, but forgot to lock the front door.
"We got up early and counted the money, because the man whom we wanted to buy from was supposed to come. We put the money on the table in the living room, so we could sign the contract (合同) and pay the man. Then we went to the dining room to have breakfast," Milena Sirnic told Arandjelovac Info, the local newspaper.
"My father-in-law (公公) opened the front door and went outside to feed the farm animals, like every morning. But he did not notice the front door was still open," she added. "That was the cause of our bad luck."
Belka is one of the goats that the family had owned for a couple of years. It entered the house through the open door and began to eat the money on the table.
"When we heard the noise, my husband got up to check and almost had a heart attack. Belka ate almost all the money! Only 300 euros or so was left, and the rest was eaten or shredded (咬碎)," Milena explained as she cried.
"Belka brought us to ruin," Milena said. She added that her husband had not spoken a word since, choosing to sit and stare at the wall all day.
As Milena Simic was telling the story to the local reporters, Belka was being turned over the fire. The Simic family decided to deal with the loss by holding a feast, with the cause of their bad luck as the main dish. And they invited the reporters to stay for the meal.
1. What does the underlined word "That" refer to in the third paragraph?| A．Milena's forgetting to feed Belka. |
| B．Belka's turning the house upside down. |
| C．Milena's entering the house from the front door. |
| D．Belka's father-in-law's leaving the front door open. |
| A．Belka ruined the Simic family. |
| B．Belka destroyed the farm by accident. |
| C．Belka got injured in the living room. |
| D．Belka was eating the money which was on the table. |
| A．To satisfy the local journalists. |
| B．To reduce their unpleasant feelings. |
| C．To thank Belka for doing the family a favour. |
| D．To celebrate the successful business of their farm. |
| A．Belka was killed by the Simic family. |
| B．Milena's husband lost all hope in his life. |
| C．The Simic family asked the reporters for advice. |
| D．The Simic family decided not to buy any land again. |
| A．A TV program. | B．A new TV set. | C．A TV interview. |
| A．The music. | B．The scenery. | C．The acting. |
6 . City trees grow faster and die younger than trees in rural forests, a new study finds.
Studies had shown forests take in greenhouse gas. But there hadn’t been much data on whether city trees grow, die and take in CO2 at the same rate as forest trees do. So Lucy Hytyra and her workmates at Boston University in Massachusetts decided to find out.
To figure out how quickly trees were growing, the researchers tracked their diameters (直径) between 2005 and 2014. The team focused on red oaks and red maples growing on Boston streets. These trees grew four times faster than the same species did in a nearby forests. Faster-growing trees take in more CO2. Over the nine years, the researchers tracked these trees, and they found city ones took in four times as much CO2 from the air as the forest trees did. The city trees also, however, were twice as likely to die. So over the lifetime of each type of tree, forest trees actually take in more CO2.
“City trees grow faster mainly because they have less competition for light from their neighbors,” Hutyra says. In a forests, trees tend to grow close together, shading their neighbors. Street trees also benefit from higher levels of nitrogen (氮) in rainwater. Nitrogen is an element that helps plants grow. Still, she says that her team’s findings may not apply to arid cities. “In locations short of water like Phoenix or Los Angeles, city trees might respond differently because it’s very hot in the city and they have so little water.” At such sites, she says, “Trees might grow slower.”
So why were Boston’s streets trees twice as likely as their country cousins to die young? City roads can leave big-tree roots less room to grow. Plus, people often decide to cut down trees that are sick, or in the way of some desired building or view.
1. What can we learn from the research by Lucy’s team?| A．City trees live twice longer than forest trees. |
| B．Over their lifetime, forest trees actually take in more CO2. |
| C．Over the nine years, faster-growing trees breathe in less CO2. |
| D．On Boston streets red oaks grow much faster and taller than red maples. |
| A．they live in hot weather | B．they take in more water |
| C．they tend to grow close together | D．they benefit from more light and nitrogen |
| A．Dry. | B．Busy. | C．Crowded. | D．Large. |
| A．The result of people’s behavior. |
| B．The relationship between people and trees. |
| C．The fact that the roots of city trees have more room. |
| D．The reasons why the street trees in Boston died young. |
| A．A travel journal. | B．A story book. | C．A science magazine. | D．A medical report |
7 . At just 11 years old, Vince Weishaus runs his own hair salon (发廊) in his parents’ basement in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, doing different hairstyles for free.
For Vince, his love of hair started at a very young age. “He has an older sister who had dolls and he would just, at 2 or 3, be playing with the dolls' hair,” recalled Emily Weishaus, Vince’s mother.
Not long afterward, he also fell in love with braiding (编辫子). “He watched me do a braid, and then he undid the braid and redid it without me ever showing him how to do it,” his mother said. He found his true love as a hairstylist (发型师) when he started cutting his grandmother's hair before he was 5. “I feel that’s what gave him the confidence to be who he is,” she added.
Vince’s hairstyling dream became a reality when his parents presented him with a special surprise on his ninth birthday: his very own salon in their basement. His neighbor had a salon in her home, but she decided to pass on her supplies to Vince when she moved.
Family members and friends have stopped by for appointments—all free of charge—at Vincent Charles Salon. The kid's services range from coloring, to braiding the for school dances, family parties, talent shows and more.
He has colored his own hair different colors, from rose gold to purple. He even colors his friends' hair tips before they head off to camp.
Vince loves learning different practices and skills of the trade from other hair mentors, who teaches him many styling skills.
The sky is the limit for Vince—his eventual goal is to become a world-famous hair colorist one day. His advice to anyone who wants to realize their own dreams: “Do what they love and be themselves.”
1. Vince realized his true love for hairstyling when ________| A．he was playing with his sister | B．he watched his mother do a braid |
| C．he was playing with the dolls | D．he began to cut his grandmother’ hair |
| A．A small family party for him. | B．His own salon in the basement. |
| C．The supplies from his neighbor. | D．The permission from his parents to camp. |
| A．Family members. | B．Friends | C．Teachers. | D．Customers |
| A．Cold | B．Curious | C．Supportive. | D．Doubtful |
| A．A Boy Hairstylist. | B．A Piece of Advice. |
| C．A New Styling Skill. | D．A Street Hair Salon. |
8 . Want to help us serve more of our elderly neighbors? Want to deliver meals and a smile?
Meals on Wheels provides meals for the elderly and the disabled adults in Richland County, South Carolina. Meals are delivered at lunch time five days a week by volunteers.
But Meals on Wheels delivers more than just a meal. The daily visit from a volunteer also provides a warm smile and a safety check that helps keep seniors healthy, safe and living independently in their own homes.
Who receives Meals on Wheels?
Meals on Wheels recipients (接受者) are the elderly and disabled adults in our community who cannot maintain an enough, healthy diet, either because of transport or money difficulties. Nearly three-fourths of them are at or below the national poverty level (贫困线).
What is the cost of Meals on Wheels?
No one is refused a meal based on income. Some individuals may receive meals at no cost, while others are asked to pay according to their incomes.
What’s on the menu?
Our menus are carefully planned to meet one-third of the daily nutritional (营养) needs of senior people. All meals are served with fat-free milk and whole grain bread.
How can I help?
Through the support of our funding partners, staff and volunteers, we were able to serve 169,381 hot and frozen meals to 1,015 recipients in 2018. The meals were delivered by volunteers driving nearly 55,000 miles. Although we have made great efforts, we still have a waiting list of people we can't serve because we don’t have enough workers. So please join us!
Contact us
For more information, please contact Anne Shissias, Director of In-Home & Community Based Services, at 803-252-7734 x234 or ashissias@seniorresourcesine.org.
1. Who can receive the service of Meals on Wheels in Richland County?| A．Jobless people. | B．Sick people in local hospitals. |
| C．Homeless people. | D．The elderly and disabled adults. |
| A．It offers meals to healthy adults. | B．It serves meals seven days a week. |
| C．It delivers meals and provides care. | D．It helps seniors cook meals in their homes. |
| A．By vehicle. | B．By bike. |
| C．By bus. | D．On foot. |
| A．The recipients can get what they want. | B．The organization has made great efforts. |
| C．The funding partners need more money. | D．The volunteers are people who like driving. |
| A．To raise more money. | B．To attract more customer. |
| C．To call in volunteers. | D．To deliver more frozen meals. |
9 . Alysa Liu is an ice skater In 2016, the then 10-year-old girl became the youngest intermediate figure skating (花样滑冰) champion in U. S. history. In 2018, Liu became the youngest to compete in and win the U. S. junior championships.
In January, 2019, she made history again at the Geico U. S. Womens Figure Skating Championships. At the championships, things were initially going well for the defending U. S. champion Bradie Tennell. But later Tennell had a falling in her performance. Meanwhile, Liu became the first and youngest U. S. woman to land three triple axels (三周半跳) in competition.
Though Liu made them look easy, triple axels are extremely challenging. The skater has to jump from the outside edge of one skate, turning in the air. “Double” or “triple” refers to the number of rotations (旋转) the skater completes before landing. The term is a little misleading given that the skater has to do an extra half rotation, meaning that for a triple, the skater is actually completing 3.5 rotations. To be successful, the skater has to have both incredible body strength and control.
When asked about her great performance, Liu thought it was not worth showing off. And she was enthusiastic about preparing for bigger games. But Liu was ineligible to compete at the 2019 World Figure Skating Championships in Japan due to the minimum age requirement of 15. However, that didn’t bother her.
Liu fell in love with ice skating during her first lesson at a center. She showed such talent that Laura Lipetsky, who was teaching the group lessons, asked her father to let her receive private lessons. Lipetsky said, “She wanted to learn, and I wanted to guide.” The two have been inseparable since then. In 2017 Laura sent Liu to the University of Delaware for a certain analysis that researchers have created to help outstanding American skaters improve their jump techniques.
Liu has been homeschooled since the age of 10. She gets her homework done between daily practices, and usually eats dinner in the car on her way home. Though that might appear to be a lot for someone so young, Liu takes it happily.
1. What achievement did Alysa make at the age of 13?| A．She won the U. S. junior championships. |
| B．She was allowed to compete in the 2019 championships in Japan. |
| C．She became an intermediate figure skating champion. |
| D．She defeated the defending U. S. champion Bradie Tennell. |
| A．The requirements for figure skating. | B．The difficulty of carrying out triple axels. |
| C．The skills needed in skating rotations. | D．The differences between double axels and triple axels. |
| A．Lacking time. | B．Lacking confidence. |
| C．Having no qualification. | D．Showing little enthusiasm. |
| A．She was good at teaching group lessons. |
| B．She instructed Liu’s father in figure skating. |
| C．She made a contribution in Liu’s progress in sports. |
| D．She didn’t obtain great support from Liu and her father. |
10 . The Crystal Palace was a cast iron and plate glass structure originally
The exhibition took place from 1 May to 15 October 1851, and more than 14, 000
The introduction of the glass sheets method into Britain by Chance Brothers in 1832 made
It has been said that the name of the building
After the exhibition, the palace was moved to an area of South London known as Penge Common. It was rebuilt at the top of Penge Peak next to Sydenham Hill. It stood there from June 1854 until its
| A．built | B．hidden | C．abandoned | D．trapped |
| A．exhibitors | B．travelers | C．journalists | D．buyers |
| A．display | B．collect | C．place | D．purchase |
| A．Invented | B．Designed | C．Discovered | D．Produced |
| A．weight | B．price | C．size | D．depth |
| A．easy | B．difficult | C．possible | D．convenient |
| A．use | B．method | C．technique | D．technology |
| A．material | B．roof | C．structure | D．glass |
| A．amused | B．frightened | C．attracted | D．protected |
| A．hang | B．insert | C．waste | D．require |
| A．removed | B．resulted | C．came | D．rose |
| A．appealing | B．getting | C．relating | D．referring |
| A．hurt | B．disappearance | C．influence | D．destruction |
| A．renamed | B．reconsidered | C．recalled | D．reviewed |
| A．sells | B．celebrates | C．demands | D．contains |
