1 . Sammie Vance, 14, knows there’s nothing worse than feeling left out. For years, she’s been helping kids who feel lonely
Sammie got the idea for the Buddy Bench program at summer camp in 2017. She thought it would be
To reduce
Before long, Sammie was helping other schools acquire benches. Her work continues to
A.see | B.like | C.make | D.develop |
A.idea | B.topic | C.method | D.news |
A.recognize | B.catch | C.notice | D.surprise |
A.strange | B.cool | C.common | D.obvious |
A.memorized | B.requested | C.supplied | D.presented |
A.step | B.devotion | C.section | D.stair |
A.damages | B.labors | C.energies | D.costs |
A.burst out | B.turned out | C.pointed out | D.got out |
A.collected | B.kept | C.raised | D.bought |
A.offer | B.help | C.study | D.reply |
Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history? Many people would say: Confucius.
Confucius lived in the kingdom of Lu, part of today’s Shandong Province, during the Spring and Autumn Period. His father died when he was only 3 and he had to work
Later, he became a teacher and started the first public school in Chinese history. At that time only children
Today, people still follow Confucius’ lessons. He told us that everyone has something
Confucius is not only a great teacher,
Are you thinking about traveling alone? You must have a million questions: What should be the first destination? Will there be someone to talk to? How can it be safe? In fact, travelling alone is not as scary as it seems. Here are some good tips.
It is true that traveling alone for the first time is more about the experience than the destination. So choose a place that you feel comfortable with. It could be somewhere close to home or somewhere you have been with your friends.
This can make you less nervous when you’re travelling alone for the first time. Besides, when you book your hotel, ask if they will send a driver to pick you up.
Talk to people
If you’re going to a tourist place like Thailand, there are lots of other people who are traveling alone. Most likely, they’ll be easy to talk to and they’ll want to communicate. They might also ask you to join them for dinner or a beer. That happens a lot.
Your family and friends love you and probably worry about you every day, so text them and let them know what you’re up to throughout your trip. That will make you and them feel safer. And in case something did happen, they’ll know where you are.
A. Book hotels ahead of time.
B. Choose a safe and comfortable place.
C. Let someone know where you are.
D. Find your own way of traveling.
4 . The next day would be Christmas. Jim was shopping for a gift for his wife Della. With an income of twenty dollars per week, life was really
Jim and Della
That afternoon, Jim
The door opened and Della walked in. Jim looked at her with a puzzled
Jim smiled. “Della,” he said, “I sold my watch to buy you a gift.” Jim
A.easy | B.true | C.comfortable | D.hard |
A.watches | B.combs | C.books | D.flowers |
A.made | B.missed | C.owned | D.learned |
A.hair | B.nose | C.smile | D.face |
A.Therefore | B.However | C.Besides | D.Indeed |
A.broke | B.repaired | C.sold | D.lost |
A.worried | B.angry | C.surprised | D.excited |
A.expression | B.answer | C.problem | D.figure |
A.carried away | B.set off | C.took out | D.looked up |
A.hit | B.threw | C.changed | D.put |
Exercise has a range of health benefits. However, some people believe that
Generally speaking, aerobic routines that last over 100 minutes have a certain health risk. On the other hand,
Robots on the farm
What can drones (无人机) do? Their many uses include taking pictures from the sky, observing wild animals and delivering packages. Now these small flying robots are leading a new farming revolution (革命).
When equipped with cameras and other data-gathering devices, drones provide us with an eye in the sky. Here are a few of the farming-related jobs drones can do.
Drones can scan crops using different kinds of light. Then they produce multispectral images (多谱图像) that can help us find sickly yellow plants within fields of green. Drones can also detect bacteria (检测细菌) that are harmful to crops in the air from a few kilometers away. Farmers can check the drones’ air samples and try to find ways to protect their crops before the bacteria get to them.
When flying over cattle, drones can track the livestock (牲畜) and find out where fences need fixing. People can also equip drones with thermal imagers (热像仪) and night-vision cameras. This can help farmers know if they have their cattle lost and what animals are a threat to their cattle.
Most fields aren’t perfectly flat. After watering, some places may dry out faster than others. Other spots might not get water at all. Drones can scan the field and make a 3-D map. Using the map, farmers can figure out which parts of a field are dry or need improvement.
A. Counting cattle
B. Warning farmers
C. Watching water
D. Looking for sick crops
7 . Alice was at her home on Christmas Day when she heard someone shouting on her street. When she looked outside, she saw a man
In search of
Alice said she made a(n)
Joe is now
A.searching | B.calling | C.preparing | D.applying |
A.cheer up | B.stay up | C.warm up | D.clear up |
A.help | B.doctors | C.cars | D.heat |
A.examined | B.protected | C.saved | D.bathed |
A.hour | B.day | C.month | D.year |
A.treatment | B.rescue | C.delivery | D.emergency |
A.attacked | B.stuck | C.contacted | D.involved |
A.Finally | B.Definitely | C.Immediately | D.Regularly |
A.waiting | B.functioning | C.recovering | D.suffering |
A.normal | B.generous | C.wonderful | D.promising |
8 . London’s best local theatres
Bush Theatre
The Bush Theatre in Shepherd’s Bush began life in 1972 above a pub that held only 80 people, but in 2010 it moved to an old public library building. Under the artistic directorship of Madani Younis, the theatre became one of the city’s most influential artistic spaces. Now that Lynette Linton has taken control of it, the theatre continues to host groundbreaking works
7 Uxbridge Rd, Shepherd’s Bush, bushtheatre.co.uk
Arcola Theatre
Set up by artistic director Mehmet Ergen in 2000, the Arcola in Dalston has two theatre spaces and plays host to a number of works. As well as hosting new writing, they hold Grime born, an opera (歌剧) festival that runs for several weeks every summer.
24 Ashwin St, Dalston, arcolatheatre.com
Southwark Playhouse
Southwark Playhouse began life in 1993, with a disused workshop being turned into a theatre space. With two performance spaces, they put on a widespread of works, from musicals to new plays. The Playhouse is moving into two new venues (剧场), a flagship site at Elephant and Castle and another in the arches of London Bridge Station.
77—85 Newington Causeway, southwark playhouse.co.uk
Rose Theatre
It’s worth making the journey to the Rose Theatre. It opened in 2008 and its layout (布局) was based on that of the original Elizabethan Rose Theatre on London’s Bankside. It hosts works from theatre companies as well as producing its own, and can attract the best. The world’s first public performance of Elena Ferrante’s My Brilliant Friend took place here in 2017.
24—26 High St, Kingston upon Thames, rosetheatre.org
1. Who takes control of the Bush Theatre at present?A.Elena Ferrante. | B.Mehmet Ergen. | C.Madani Younis. | D.Lynette Linton. |
A.7 Uxbridge Rd, Shepherd’s Bush | B.24 Ashwin St, Dalston |
C.77—85 Newington Causeway | D.24—26 High St, Kingston upon Thames |
A.Bush Theatre | B.Arcola Theatre | C.Southwark Playhouse | D.Rose Theatre |
A.Its website. | B.Its hostess. |
C.Its workshop. | D.Its list of performances. |
Due to an accident | born in 1992, became deaf when she was about half a year old, unable to communicate with others |
With her parents’ help | learned to “listen” and “speak” through lip-reading |
Through her great efforts | became the only student in her hometown admitted to Tsinghua University to study for a PhD, honored as an inspirational role in annual Touching China awards |
In the future | hope to continue scientific research, play a role in solving problems of life and health |
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Jiang Mengnan—an Inspirational Role
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10 . Zion is among the most visited parks in the USA and is particularly crowded because many of its most popular sites sit in a narrow six-mile canyon (峡谷). Last year, about 4.3 million people visited it, up to 60 percent from a decade ago. So this year, park managers announced they were considering a first for any national park: requiring reservations (预定) for entry.
The National Park Service was created in 1916 to protect the country’s growing system of parks and monuments. Its aim is to conserve scenery and wildlife while also protecting visitor enjoyment for generations to come. For years, the lack of a reservation system for park entry associated with the spirit of adventure: Anyone could come, pretty much anytime.
But recently, both visitors and nature are suffering. Mr. Burns, who is on a team that is considering a reservation system, said some people showed up for a vacation they had planned for months, spent a day in the traffic jam and turned around. Mr. Burns said he favored a reservation policy. He recalled the days when he would jump in a car and pull up to parks across the West with no plans.
When he first came to the park in the 1980s, he wrote a letter home. “I’m living in a no-man’s-land,” he told his parents. He could hike for hours, even days, without seeing anyone, and he remembered the constantly changing light on the canyons, the brilliant green of the trees, the blue water of the Virgin River. Today, he said, when he wants to find solitude (清静), it is usually joined by the distant rumble of the shuttle bus.
“There is only one Zion National Park,” he said to those struggling to see a need for limiting access. “And it’s sacred (神圣的). Its beauty is sacred.”
1. What do we know about Zion from Paragraph 1?A.It sits in a narrow six-mile canyon. |
B.It has required reservations for entry. |
C.It’s the most visited park in the USA. |
D.More and more people pay a visit to it. |
A.conserve scenery and wildlife |
B.prevent visitor enjoyment forever |
C.allow visitors to visit the parks at any time |
D.protect the country’s system |
A.Cautious. | B.Favorable. |
C.Doubtful. | D.Unconcerned. |
A.A Popular Reservation Policy |
B.The National Park Service |
C.Zion Requiring Reservations for Entry |
D.Zion National Park — A Safe Place |