1 . Being recognized by National Geographic (《国家地理》) is one of the highest aims for many photographers. 14-year-old middle school student Gong Zijie from Changsha, Hunan, received this honor in 2014.
Gong was the China winner of the 2014 International Photography Contest for Kids. It was hosted by National Geographic Kids. Gong got first place in the Wild Vacation theme section. He photographed a shadow(影子) of a weed(杂草) on the Forbidden City’s tall red walls. In famous photographer Li Shaobai’s words, “Black, red, blue; the three colors form a striking contrast(强烈对比) together. The picture is silent, which stands for past life in the palace.” So why did he choose to take this photo? “I just saw the weed and thought it looked lonely and helpless.” Gong said.
Gong has learned about photography from his father, a professional photographer who works for Hunan TV. Since the age of 4, he has been following his father to take pictures of nature and social phenomenon(现象).
Gong is a patient photographer. It took him nearly four days to take the most suitable shot of a sunset in his hometown. He spends a lot of time waiting for the perfect chance to capture the best shots.
Gong said he is worried about environmental problems. Some of his photos of the Liuyang River show serious water pollution. He plans to photograph this river at least once every year to call more attention to the river’s pollution.
1. What is one of the highest aims for many photographers according to the text?| A．To win a photography competition. |
| B．To be recognized by National Geographic. |
| C．To become well-known all over the world. |
| D．To have one’s own photographs published in a major magazine. |
| A．Past life in the Forbidden City. | B．Water pollution in the Liuyang River. |
| C．A shadow of a weed on the Forbidden City’s walls. | D．A beautiful view of the sunset near his hometown. |
| A．Take. | B．Show. | C．Develop. | D．Paint. |
| A．How Gong learned Photography | B．A Famous Photograph by Gong |
| C．The Prize Gong Earned with His Photo | D．What Made Gong a Successful Photographer |
2 . Leonardo DiCaprio cares about climate change and has made environmental protection his life’s work. Besides leading his own environmental organization, the film star sits on the board of several other organizations, and his efforts have been celebrated by the United Nations.
But while many Hollywood stars are environmentally aware(意识到的)off screen, a new study shows the movie industry isn’t doing nearly enough on screen to keep climate change in everyday conversation. Researchers studied 37,453 scripts (剧本), looking for 36 climate keywords like “climate change”. They found only about 2.8% had any mention of the keywords. However, the word “dog” was mentioned 13 times more than all 36 climate words.
The study was published with a guidebook, Good Energy, to help screenwriters to focus more on climate change in movies and TV shows. The book was written after discussion with over 100 screenwriters and producers, as well as climate experts. Information about climate has an important part in the book, along with suggestions on how to shape characters and offer climate solutions on screen, Katherine Oliver, who helped with the print of the book, said, “Our goal should be to bridge the gap between the world we live in and the modern world we see on TV.”
Salire(讽刺)is used in Don’t Look Up , which stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence in a story satirizing the worlds cold reaction to climate change. Writer-director Adam McKay was among those who joined the discussion about the book. “We’ve seen how the film has created more conversation to call on people to look up,” McKay said.
Supporters of the book call this just the start and say it’s up to Hollywood to tailor scripts so that they can mirror the terrible situation the world is facing in real life. If we’re doing a scene(场景)in a supermarket, let there be people refusing to use plastic bags. Or if we’re doing scenes where we can be modeling healthy eating, then let’s have a system that can offer clean water.
1. What does the study on the movie industry suggest?| A．Most scripts are less creative than expected. |
| B．Animal protection work has achieved huge success. |
| C．The movie industry suffers from environmental problems. |
| D．The movie industry’s environmental awareness isn’t enough. |
| A．Putting more climate-related scenes on screen. |
| B．Bridging the gap between screenwriters and viewers. |
| C．Honouring film stars’ efforts to protect the environment. |
| D．Drawing viewers’ attention to problems presented in movies. |
| A．To praise Adam McKay’s writing skills, |
| B．To share the secret of this movie’s success. |
| C．To list a movie showing environmental concerns. |
| D．To explain why satire should be used in movies. |
| A．Adapt. | B．Limit. | C．Refuse. | D．Borrow. |
3 . Posture(姿势)plays an important part in health. Long-time poor posture can lead to pain and discomfort. It has also been shown that poor posture can increase the risk of disease. Solutions are needed to help people, especially students and office workers, change their posture to prevent these problems and improve their health. As a result, researchers have developed a smart fabric(织物).
People often sit in various poor postures in their daily life. This could be reduced if people were able to observe their real-time sitting posture by wearing the smart fabric. With the sitting position monitoring (监测)，users can watch their posture on the screen and make necessary changes.
The fabric was developed using TENGS, which can use movement of the wearer to collect the energy to power the posture monitoring sensor(传感器). The data collected by the sensors can provide immediate advice, warning the wearer when they need to change their posture. The fabric stretches easily and is washable and breathable. These factors are important for how people use the smart fabric, affecting the comfort of the wearable sensors and how well the fabric works.
In addition to the comfort of the fabric, another important aspect is the effectiveness of the posture monitoring. The sensors are fixed into the fabric in positions along the spines(脊椎), which can help collect data on the most common poor positions. The data is then sent to a machine, which processes key information telling how the wearer is sitting, classifying their sitting position, and monitoring how they correct their posture. This system is able to correctly recognizing the wearer’s posture most of the time.
With all these features, this monitoring clothing will help people avoid pain, discomfort, and long-term health problems. And it is believed this clothing will offer a reliable healthcare solution for long-term monitoring.
1. Why is the smart fabric developed?| A．To treat some spine diseases. |
| B．To change people’s working habits. |
| C．To help people correct their poor postures. |
| D．To start a new trend in the fashion industry. |
| A．It is self-powered. |
| B．It can be used as a charger. |
| C．It adapts to body movements. |
| D．It prevents people from sitting for long. |
| A．The advantages of the smart fabric. |
| B．The working process of the smart fabric. |
| C．The function of sensors in the smart fabric. |
| D．The ways of collecting data within the smart fabric. |
| A．Doubtful. | B．Surprised, | C．Uncertain. | D．Supportive. |
4 . Surrounded by a charming poplar forest in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, a woman dressed in silk, dances under falling golden poplar leaves, looking like a “fairy” from myth(神话). This is a scene from a video that has caught the attention of Chinese netizens who have seen it as one of the most beautiful tourism promotions on social media.
This elegant lady is not an actress but the director of the Xayar County(县)Bureau of Culture, Sports and Tourism—Renaguli Reheman. Reheman recalled that the idea to introduce Xayar county’s plentiful tourism resources through short videos was inspired by another official in Zhaosu county in Xinjiang whose short video of him riding a horse in the snow successfully helped to promote local tourism.
Reheman said shooting the videos was not easy. Thinking that having her ride a camel would be a good fit for a desert tourism promotion, she decided to challenge herself by riding the tall animal even though she was afraid of falling off. While promoting a scenic(风景优美) highway near the poplar forest, Reheman spent two days learning to ride a motorcycle.
Reheman is just one of the many local officials who are promoting county tourism with fresh ideas and creative methods. This new tourism promotion model has brought local tourism industries to life and more officials are learning from it through the county.
1. What is the woman mentioned in Paragraph 1?| A．A local official. | B．An actress. |
| C．A photographer. | D．An environmentalist. |
| A．Caring and generous. | B．Brave and confident. |
| C．Creative and hardworking. | D．Humorous and kind. |
| A．From her friends. |
| B．From a tourist. |
| C．From a famous director. |
| D．From a video by another official. |
| A．Being a Star with the Short Video |
| B．Tourism Booming After the Promotion |
| C．A Great Idea Changing the Poplar Forest |
| D．A Xinjiang Local Official Promoting Local Tourism |
5 . Shortly after a father and-son fight, my twelve-year-old son, Marlon, asked me if I was up for a basketball game of one-on-one. Without
There comes a time when sons
When playing
It’s a man thing, I guess. As a father, I need to
We played for quite a long time that day. I won a narrow victory and told him that he played for the wrong reasons. He
| A．thinking | B．exercising | C．recalling | D．reflecting |
| A．game | B．tip | C．offer | D．round |
| A．decide | B．wonder | C．perform | D．prove |
| A．stepped | B．skipped | C．drove | D．fell |
| A．respect | B．test | C．check | D．approve |
| A．boyhood | B．brotherhood | C．manhood | D．childhood |
| A．personal | B．emotional | C．mental | D．physical |
| A．chess | B．videogame | C．basketball | D．football |
| A．shortly | B．exactly | C．actually | D．eventually |
| A．teach | B．award | C．have | D．take |
| A．responsibility | B．honesty | C．toughness | D．victory |
| A．pull down | B．back down | C．calm down | D．break down . |
| A．shook | B．stared | C．winked | D．nodded |
| A．challenged | B．led | C．recommended | D．introduced |
| A．cried | B．laughed | C．sighed | D．yelled |
Weiqi is a game which can best show the deep culture of China. About 4,000 years ago the Emperor Yao created
Weiqi is a game attracting many people. The charm of weiqi lies
Playing weiqi is not only for recreation but also for developing one’s temperament (性情). For centuries, weiqi
7 . People who enjoy running often like to take part in running events as well. Signing up for a particular event and then working towards it can be a great way to achieve goals and increase confidence.
The most common types of running events are races.
| A．The distance run is only part of each running event. |
| B．There are many different kinds of races to suit different running ability levels. |
| C．Of course, there are other events in addition to races. |
| D．Running is one of the cheapest and most affordable forms of exercising. |
| E．Running events can also be a great way to have fun and meet other people. |
| F．These meets often last all day, and winners typically receive medals after a competition. |
| G．Most of active runners have lower blood pressure compared to people who don’t run. |
8 . I was fresh out of college and just started my career. I moved to a new place and my family
That morning, I said goodbye to my visiting family and left for the airport — or I
Panicked, I started
Fortunately, I
| A．visited | B．called | C．planned | D．prepared |
| A．family | B．business | C．study | D．field |
| A．decided | B．asked | C．tried | D．managed |
| A．bad | B．little | C．short | D．dead |
| A．broke down | B．broke up | C．broke in | D．broke out |
| A．friends | B．family | C．classmates | D．managers |
| A．board | B．launch | C．fly | D．book |
| A．skiing | B．driving | C．walking | D．wandering |
| A．snowing | B．raining | C．fogging | D．blowing |
| A．character | B．sight | C．memory | D．scenery |
| A．doing | B．meeting | C．struggling | D．fighting |
| A．gently | B．seriously | C．hesitantly | D．warmly |
| A．made | B．led | C．showed | D．delivered |
| A．paid | B．abused | C．fired | D．lost |
| A．content | B．outcome | C．climax | D．flight |
1.出生时无手无脚，曾被很多人当作怪物嘲笑；
2.永不言弃，乐观自信；
3.会游泳、冲浪、钓鱼；完成了大学教育并获得了双学位，是两个公司的CEO(总裁)；
4.人生信条：态度就是高度。
参考词汇：四肢：limbs 怪物：monster 学位：degree 双学位：two degrees
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I never knew how important life was until I almost lost my little brother. It all started when my brother got sick. I was nine, and he was just nine months. At that time, he kept touching his ear. The first doctor my mother took him to told her that it was an ear disease.
After a week, he was still touching his ear continually. My mother took him to a different doctor. The doctor ran blood tests on him and thought he should be in the hospital as soon as possible. At first, the doctors did not know what was wrong with him. A couple of days later, they found out he had a type of bone marrow (骨髓) cancer.
The doctors tried one round of treatment. It helped, but my brother lost his hair. Then he needed a bone marrow transplant (移植). They needed to find a bone marrow donor (捐赠者), so the doctors tested my family first.
I was so afraid to get a shot. My sisters and I were all crying. We got it over with quickly, and it did not hurt as much as I thought it would. A couple of weeks later, we found out that one of my sisters and I were both matches. My parents had to choose which one of us should be the donor. After thinking about it for a long time, they made their decision one Sunday.
That day, after having our lunch, my parents put me on the sofa. With tears filling their eyes, they told me that they wanted me to be the bone marrow donor because I was older. They asked me whether I’d like to be the donor. Hearing it, I was excited and nervous.
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I wondered whether to agree it or not.
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About 45 days later, my brother’s health improved a lot.
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