1 . When I was an incoming(即将入学的)student in University of Oxford,I participated FYSOP. Ever since then, whenever it comes up in conversation, I am met with the following question: “What is FYSOP?”
FYSOP stands for First Year Student Outreach Project, which focuses around a week service to the city of Oxford and its various neighborhoods.
Students are divided into groups and led by student leaders. These leaders ensure that each place is prepared and that the students get there safely.
A.Here’s a brief introduction. |
B.Here’s why it has been established. |
C.The participants are all incoming students. |
D.There are so many bonuses being a part of FYSOP! |
E.If you’re an incoming student, FYSOP is worth looking into. |
F.Both the community and the students benefit a lot from the project. |
G.Leaders also open up conversations throughout the service experience. |
2 . “Mirror,mirror on the wall.Who's the prettiest of them all?”Everyone is. Including you.No matter what TikTok's beauty trends want you to believe.
The popular video-sharing platform needs no introduction. Anyone in the world can create anything and post it on the widespread platform. But what happens when more and more fault-finding contents - especially in regard to people's looks-are created?
“You're attractive if you have 8 to 10 teeth showing when you smile.”
“Apparently, this filter (滤镜) shows how good your eyebrows look.”
“Use this effect to adjust the size of your features.”
We are born with a tendency to follow the crowd to gain approval. As a result, we look at the huge number of views on these posts and think following these trends is the right thing to do. So we hurriedly download the filters or rush to the mirror to pretend to smile broadly and curiously count our teeth.
Media has been keeping western beauty standards for generations and has failed to consider that different cultures and countries have their own beauty standards. You might not believe it, but I find dark circles (the proof you worked hard until late at night) and scars (the proof that you've survived battles) beautiful. And I'm sure there are plenty of others who do, too.
TikTok beauty standards sort people into groups according to the sizes of their noses, foreheads, or lips. They judge a person by their looks. Actually, people are whole individuals with far more interesting qualities than their forehead size.
It's the way your eyes light up when talking about your favorite book or the way you take care of your sad friend that makes you beautiful. As we age and grow wrinkles, it's the things we did that we'll be remembered for, not what we looked like 20years ago. Trust me, no one's actually counting and committing to memory how many teeth are in your smile.
1. Why is the famous line from a story used at the beginning of the passage?A.To remind readers of the magic mirror. |
B.To make the beginning understandable. |
C.To introduce the author's beauty attitude. |
D.To display popular belief towards TikTok. |
A.To get acceptance. | B.To satisfy curiosity. |
C.To put on more posts. | D.To create a better self. |
A.Scars from a bar fighting. | B.Dark circles from playing games. |
C.Eyebrows shown through the filter. | D.A lame leg from saving a child in a fire. |
A.Worrying Future for TikTok Followers. | B.Unique Beauty Standards on TikTok. |
C.Harmful TikTok Beauty Trends. | D.Dangerous TikTok Platform. |
3 . When it comes to becoming eco-conscious, many people choose to start with something simple: recycling. But it’s not as simple as everyone seems to believe.
Indeed, the desire for some people to recycle can lead to ill-informed decisions about what can and cannot be recycled, and non-recyclable objects are accidentally put into the recycling bin. The practice is what is known as wishcycling.
Wishcycling boils down to the idea that just about anything can be recycled, and that if you put it into a recycling bin, those who are responsible for it will find a way to recycle it. This is obviously not true, because, despite everything that you’ve been told by the media, not everything is recyclable.
Small non-recyclable objects that are attached to recyclables are generally acceptable. For example, glue and tape attached to paper will be removed in the recycling process without any trouble. But improperly recycling broken eyeglasses, plastic shopping bags, food waste and greasy(油渍)pizza boxes could cause problems to the recycling process.
The objects in the recycling bin are typically sorted by machines at recycling centers, not people. These complex machines are designed to separate plastics, paper, and other recyclables. If something is thrown into the bin that shouldn’t be there, it could end up damaging the machine, which means the recycling center could lose time and money every time people decide to wishcycle. Sometimes, a non-recyclable object is able to sneak(溜)past these sorting machines. If this happens, the non-recyclable object ends up in a load of recyclables that will be sold for the recycling center to make a profit. However, having just one non-recyclable thing mixed in can pollute the entire load of recyclables, which has to be thrown away.
So what you as a consumer need to do is make your own recycling practice most functional. The best way is to educate yourself. There are certain general rules when it comes to recycling that everyone should know.
1. What do we know about wishcycling?A.It is misled by the media. | B.it leads to a better ecology. |
C.It is related to ill intentions. | D.It comes from people's hope. |
A.Paper with glue on it. | B.Oily pizza boxes. |
C.Plastic shopping bags. | D.Left-over food. |
A.The problems from wishcycling. | B.The need to update the machines. |
C.The reasons for making less profit. | D.The objects unsuitable for recycling. |
A.Reducing waste. | B.Making rules. |
C.Recycling properly. | D.Consuming wisely. |
4 . Alvin, 66, was deep in the woods in Grand Cane last December when something like litter on the ground caught his eye. It was a
“Dear Santa,” the note
Alvin’s heart hammered in his chest. It reminded him of his childhood wish. He smiled and set out to
Meanwhile, Gonzalez, the mother of four-year old Luna, had no idea that such a(n)
One day, Gonzalez received a call saying that someone had found Luna’s balloon. Her jaw
“Santa dropped your balloon
Now, having received so much
A.beautiful | B.broken | C.precious | D.blown |
A.printed | B.wrote | C.typed | D.read |
A.nice | B.difficult | C.demanding | D.smart |
A.fulfill | B.spread | C.make | D.express |
A.entertaining | B.uniting | C.reporting | D.locating |
A.preparation | B.effort | C.research | D.game |
A.temporarily | B.relatively | C.particularly | D.naturally |
A.came up with | B.argued about | C.put up with | D.jumped at |
A.healthy | B.green | C.modest | D.grand |
A.burst | B.cracked | C.broke | D.dropped |
A.post | B.letter | C.name | D.photo |
A.in time | B.after all | C.by accident | D.on purpose |
A.candies | B.gifts | C.toys | D.books |
A.attention | B.admiration | C.popularity | D.generosity |
A.adopted | B.stored | C.thrown | D.dragged |
5 . Japanese artist Ei Wada discovered that old television sets made great percussion instruments(打击乐器) by mistake, but he managed to turn this inadvertent discovery into an art. Today, his unique Braun Tube Jazz Band is famous all over the world.
Wada first became interested in percussion music at the age of four, after attending a Gamelan music performance in Indonesia. He was impressed by the sound of the percussion instruments, recalling that he felt “taken to another world”. This memory stuck with him, and a few years later, while playing some old cassette tapes, he realized that the sounds they produced were very similar to the Gamelan music that had made such a big impression on him. Since then, he has been focusing on producing sounds with old devices that people usually throw away.
While attending university, Wada met three other boys who shared their love for unconventional musical instruments, and together they founded Open Reel Ensemble—a band that specializes in making music with other old tech. And that’s how the Japanese musician discovered his most successful instrument—the old TV sets.
Wada said it happened completely by mistake. After plugging a sound cable into a composite(复合的) video connector port and seeing the sound on the screen as an image, he started pairing many TVs with PC-controlled video decks at different pitches(音高), thus turning them into percussion instruments. Then, he connected the guitar to his feet and started touching the TV screens to produce buzzing noise. Today, he can make the old television sets sound like electric drums.
The Japanese artist uses old TVs to transform light into sound. It sounds strange, but just take a look at the video of Wada performing and you'll see it's actually pretty cool.
1. What does the underlined word “inadvertent” in paragraph l mean?A.Wonderful. | B.Mysterious. | C.Accidental. | D.Creative. |
A.He began doing scientific experiments. |
B.He became interested in percussion music. |
C.He began making percussion instruments himself. |
D.He formed his own band—Braun Tube Jazz Band. |
A.After he graduated from college. |
B.Before he attended a Gamelan music performance. |
C.When he played some old cassette tapes. |
D.When he was studying at a university. |
A.Ei Wada’s passion for music. |
B.The influence of Braun Tube Jazz Band. |
C.Ei Wada’s impression on the Gamelan music. |
D.How Ei Wada turned old TVs into percussion instruments. |
When Zhu Caiping, 73, was diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment(认知损伤) three years ago, she found that
The cafe has eight elderly employees with cognitive impairments,
Shanghai is also home to other cafes that provide help and support for disadvantaged groups. Last year, the cafe Hinchijou went viral after word spread that half its employees have disabilities,
“The popularity of these special cafes
7 . Rita was a lovely girl who grew up in the eastern region of Nepal. Watching tourists from everywhere visit her village made Rita
Amazed at their
“Someday, I will be able to climb to the highest of these magic mountains,” said Rita, with a strong
Her father
One day, Rita’s father built her a wooden
Rita was beside herself with joy. She wore the wooden limb (树枝) and walked, and
A.confident | B.anxious | C.curious | D.outgoing |
A.study | B.climb | C.draw | D.protect |
A.courage | B.strength | C.patience | D.decision |
A.dangerous | B.special | C.difficult | D.possible |
A.thought | B.agreed | C.replied | D.repeated |
A.will | B.demand | C.attention | D.effort |
A.hurt | B.lost | C.broke | D.used |
A.comfort | B.kindness | C.sadness | D.surprise |
A.loved | B.missed | C.changed | D.cheated |
A.take charge | B.lose temper | C.take care | D.lose heart |
A.arm | B.leg | C.house | D.horse |
A.frightened | B.confused | C.determined | D.disappointed |
A.fell | B.sat | C.ran | D.stopped |
A.jumped | B.stared | C.pointed | D.laughed |
A.suffering | B.practicing | C.dreaming | D.improving |
8 . No matter what profession or occupation you hold you will need to work with others to meet your goals. Group work is a great way to showcase your own skills while getting help from your teammates in areas where you might not be as strong.
Clarify the team expectations so everyone is on the same page.
Direct your concern toward the problem, not your teammates. Don’t accuse or blame anyone on your team for causing the conflict, even if you believe they did.
Focus on the success of the group, not your personal success. When you’re on a team, everyone’s success depends on each member working toward a common goal.
A.Make sure you do an equal share of the work. |
B.Volunteer to take on extra work when necessary. |
C.Treat the team’s accomplishments as a group success. |
D.Our guide will show you how to boost your teamwork skills. |
E.State the issue you’re having, then listen to what everyone has to say. |
F.Instead, keep all of your comments focused on the issue and how your team can solve it. |
G.This can include explaining the expectations or asking questions if you find them unclear. |
Since last month,the sales value of goods featuring tiger elements
In China,the tiger
The zodiac element has been applied to almost many consumer goods,
1.你对他的担心2.游戏的危害 3.摆脱游戏的办法
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