1 . An old saying goes, “When in Rome (罗马), do as the Romans do.” I learned the meaning of this when I studied in Russia.
One day I
How bad an impression (印象) we must have left on the local people! In China, it’s natural and
I felt
Finding the differences between
A.made | B.invited | C.told | D.taught |
A.surprisingly | B.friendly | C.warmly | D.carefully |
A.message | B.menu | C.meal | D.food |
A.different | B.serious | C.important | D.interesting |
A.take | B.remain | C.have | D.keep |
A.bad | B.strange | C.angry | D.nervous |
A.how | B.when | C.why | D.where |
A.going around | B.going over | C.going on | D.going for |
A.nothing | B.something | C.everything | D.anything |
A.friends | B.knowledge | C.people | D.cultures |
Chinese astronauts in Tiangong space station opened
There
3 . Once a gentleman was traveling in a train. He felt
It was getting late and he decided to spend the night at the station. The next morning he asked about the next
At last he reached a small village. He asked a villager
At seven in the evening, the gentleman heard a knock at the door. The villager opened the door. It was a
The next morning, the gentleman
A.hung | B.thirsty | C.tired | D.busy |
A.caught | B.missed | C.got | D.saw |
A.bus | B.ship | C.plane | D.train |
A.dark | B.clean | C.dirty | D.quiet |
A.and | B.or | C.if | D.but |
A.gave | B.built | C.had | D.bought |
A.poor | B.rich | C.ugly | D.nice |
A.forgot | B.remembered | C.left | D.borrowed |
A.cooked | B.taught | C.talked | D.helped |
A.food | B.money | C.time | D.house |
4 . A new study published this week in the journal Nature Communications has concluded that a 100 percent change to organic food production in England and Wales would actually lead to a great increase in greenhouse gas emissions (排放). In turn, this would contribute to further climate change.
Although organic farming directly pours out fewer emissions than conventional farming — around 20 percent lower for crops and 4 percent for farm animals — it produces especially less food. As to this study’s findings, total organic agriculture in England and Wales would produce 40 percent less food. With less food in the market, the countries would need to increase food imports, which would produce more global greenhouse gas emissions.
Organic farming also increases the amount of absorbing carbon, a process where carbon dioxide (CO2) is “absorbed” out of the atmosphere and captured by plants and stored in the soil. However, even a total change to organic farming would only be equal to a tiny part of the higher emissions from overseas land use.
“We predict a drop in total food production of 40 percent under a fully organic farming process, compared to conventional farming, if we keep to the same national diet,” Dr Adrian Williams, lead author and reader in Agri-Environmental Systems at Cranfield University, said in a statement. “This results from lower crop quantity, because output is limited by a lower supply of nitrogen, which is mainly from other crops or solid waste from cattle on the grassland.”
Nevertheless, it is important to note that organic farming still holds some useful benefits for the environment, such as reducing exposure to chemicals and improving the varieties of creatures. In conclusion, the study suggests that organic farming will continue to play a key role in solving the world’s environmental problems. However, it’s just one part of a much wider solution.
1. What will total organic agriculture bring to England?A.More food imports. | B.More species crop. |
C.More main food. | D.More fresh oxygen. |
A.By changing CO2. | B.By giving off CO2. |
C.By producing CO2. | D.By taking in CO2. |
A.The advantages of organic farming. |
B.The results caused by organic farming. |
C.The solution to the environment problems. |
D.The ways to reduce organic farming. |
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C.Science 24 hours | D.Art & Design |
A.Can understand the global economic development situation. |
B.You can find the best science and technology. |
C.You can learn a lot of new formulas. |
D.Can learn how to make robots. |
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6 . Finnish researchers say they have produced coffee in a laboratory that smells and tastes very similar to the real thing. The team reports that lab-grown coffee could be important as climate change continues to threaten traditional coffee farming.
Scientists at Finland’s VTT Technical Research Center created cell cultures (培养物) from the leaves of coffee plants. The process involves floating the cell cultures in bioreactors (生物反应器) filled with nutrients. The same method is used to make other kinds of animal- and plant-based products.
Heikki Aisala is a VTT researcher who oversaw the process. Aisala said that cups of the cellular (细胞的) coffee probably would not pass taste tests comparing it to traditional coffee. “Not like, of course, 100 percent. It tastes like a combination of different types of coffees,” Aisala said. The researcher added that while the cellular coffee is not ready for the market just yet, “it certainly does resemble coffee at the moment.” Aisala added it is possible that the lab-grown version could one day develop into a multi-billion-dollar industry.
VTT Research team leader Heiko Rischer said cell cultures offer a more sustainable way to make coffee. This is because coffee is in high demand. This has led to countries opening up more land to grow coffee beans, which causes increased deforestation (滥伐森林). Rischer said the environmental benefits of lab-grown coffee include reduced use of pesticides(农药) and fertilizer and less need to ship coffee beans long distances to markets.
In Europe, lab-grown coffee would need to be approved before it could be marketed. But an important question remains: Will coffee lovers actually drink the lab-grown creation? A Reuters reporter put that question to Satu, a server in a Helsinki coffee shop.
“I think someday we’re going that way because all the natural coffee sources are disappearing,” she said. “So, we have to move along... if it tastes good and the aroma (香味) is coffee based, so why not? I think it’s possible.”
1. Compared to traditional coffee, the lab-grown coffee .
A.has a lower cost and more production |
B.hardly meets people’ S taste need |
C.can’ t be accepted because of its looks |
D.is unable to be produced in a large scale |
A.There’S no difference between lab-grown coffee and traditional coffee. |
B.Researchers think lab grown coffee is beneficial to people’s health. |
C.Traditional coffee farming are being affected by the climate change. |
D.The new method can be only used to grow lab-grown coffee. |
A.the taste of the lab-grown coffee can be improved |
B.the lab-grown coffee will be approved in Europe |
C.the customers will accept the lab-grown coffee |
D.natural coffee sources will disappear in the future |
A.it doesn’t need pesticides and fertilizer |
B.it’s extremely friendly to the environment |
C.it will increase the forest coverage |
D.it reduces the fuel consumption of ships |
My motherland, China,
8 . A man recently helped a woman, who had been knocked down by a car in Taizhou, Jiangu province, reach a hospital. But before doing so, he took a photograph of the scene with the woman to avoid being charged with knocking her down. Several similar cases were reported across the country during the Spring Festival, leaving people with mixed feelings, says Cao Pengcheng in an article in People's Daily.
Altruism(利他主义) is part of Chinese culture, and there is no lack of good Samaritans(乐善好施者) in the country. But recently, says Cao, some good Samaritans were blackmailed by the people who they helped. It made altruism a tough issue.
Cao says that it is a good thing for people to become more business-minded.but it is one thing to do as cost-benefit analysis (分析) in business, and quite another to measure whether a person in need is worth helping. I people always make such materialistic calculation(物质计算),they will further lower social and moral (道德) standards.
Fortunately,says Cao,there are still people like the man in Taizhou who deepen our belief in altruism and kindheartedness by continuing to help others, despite knowing that the existing system and rules in the county do not offer enough protection for good Samaritans.
1. What did the man do in Taizhou?A.He charged the woman with knocking him down. |
B.He helped the woman knocked down by a bicycle. |
C.He sent the woman knocked down by him to a hospital. |
D.He took a photo of the scene before helping the woman. |
A.Appreciated. | B.Threatened. | C.Killed. | D.Helped. |
A.will lower social and moral standards |
B.is bad for doing business with others |
C.is good for helping a person in need |
D.will slow down people's business mind |
A.To Help or Not to Help | B.Traditional Chinese Culture |
C.A Bad Traffic Accident | D.How to Do Good Business |
9 . The 46-year-old Chinese Zhang Hong has successfully climbed the highest mountain in the world from the Nepal side, becoming the first blind man in Asia and the third in the world to climb Mount Everest. Born in southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing, Zhang lost his sight at the age of 21.
“Whether you’re disabled or normal, whether you have lost your eyesight or you have no legs or hands, it doesn’t matter. If you have a strong mind, you can always complete a thing that other people say you can’t,”Zhang told Alexander, a reporter from Reuters.
Zhang was inspired by Erik Weihenmayer, a blind American mountaineer(登山运动员)who climbed Mount Everest in 2001, and began training under the guidance of his friend Qiang Zi.With much hard work and great efforts, he completed the 8, 849 metre-high Himalayan feat(壮举)on May 24 along with three high altitude guides, and returned to the base camp on Thursday, May 27.
Nepal reopened Mount Everest in April for foreigners after it was shut last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I was still very scared and frightened, because I couldn’t see where I was walking and I couldn’t find my centre of gravity, so sometimes I was afraid that I would fall, ”said Zhang.” But I kept thinking even though it was hard, I had to face those difficulties and dangers and this is the meaning of climbing.
1. From the text, we can know that Zhang Hong lost his sight at the age of .A.24 | B.27 | C.21 | D.46 |
A.A mountaineer | B.A guide |
C.A reporter | D.A student |
A.It can make him rich |
B.It can make him famous |
C.It can help him find real friends |
D.It can help him face difficulties and dangers |
A.A blind Chinese man climbed Mount Everest |
B.A blind American man climbed Mount Everest |
C.Nepal shut Mount Everest in April for foreigners . |
D.The COVID-19 pandemic broke out around the world |
10 . On a corner in Crown Point, Indiana, sits a cafe at the heart of the community. Every day at Cafe Fresco a small staff are busy behind the counter
“Believe there is kindness in the world. Be the
“Well, I just hoped that it would add some positive light to their day.” Customer reaction was great, so she took it further by challenging them to
“I hope that it’s spread
A.buying | B.selling | C.making | D.drinking |
A.encouragement | B.management | C.settlement | D.entertainment |
A.brave | B.good | C.angry | D.calm |
A.printing | B.collecting | C.leaving | D.writing |
A.customers | B.visitors | C.colleagues | D.passengers |
A.spread | B.record | C.perform | D.receive |
A.details | B.assignments | C.requirements | D.challenges |
A.given up | B.given out | C.given in | D.given off |
A.helpless | B.hopeless | C.aimless | D.homeless |
A.car | B.house | C.bike | D.telephone |
A.corrected | B.guided | C.ruined | D.changed |
A.job | B.accident | C.adventure | D.competition |
A.laugh | B.cry | C.fear | D.shout |
A.service | B.positivity | C.coffee | D.message |
A.interesting | B.disappointing | C.amazing | D.annoying |