Three Myths About Skin
We put importance into caring for skin since it’s the first thing other people see. Skin might be one of the least correctly
Myth No. 1: Healthy skin is skin that looks perfect. When we talk of healthy skin, we
Myth No. 2: You only need sunscreen on sunny days. UV rays from the sun are so strong that
Myth No. 3: You can shrink pores. Pores are the tiny openings in our skin. They’re
Our skin is
2 . It was a long way up the humble zipper (拉链) to become the mechanical wonder that has kept our lives “together” in many ways. The zipper had passed through the hands of several gifted inventors, though none
The story began when Elias Howe, inventor of the sewing machine, received a patent (专利) in 1851 for an “Automatic, Continuous Clothing Closure.” However, it didn’t go much further beyond that simple
Perhaps it was the success of the sewing machine, that stopped Elias from
Forty-four years later, inventor Whitcomb Judson marketed a “Clasp Locker” device
It was an electrical engineer named Gideon Sundback who helped make the zipper the hit it is today.
In the 1930s, a sales campaign began for children’s clothing featuring zippers. The campaign advertised zippers as a way to promote
Today the zipper is everywhere and is used in clothing, luggage, leather goods and
A.convinced | B.advised | C.permitted | D.invited |
A.manufacturer | B.function | C.price | D.material |
A.imagining | B.delaying | C.pursuing | D.rewarding |
A.recognized | B.upgraded | C.interpreted | D.pretended |
A.agreeable | B.familiar | C.similar | D.inferior |
A.edition | B.credit | C.method | D.wealth |
A.commercial | B.private | C.domestic | D.potential |
A.Purposefully | B.Generally | C.Originally | D.Decidedly |
A.brand | B.assessment | C.packing | D.improvement |
A.profitable | B.scarce | C.modern | D.noticeable |
A.Moreover | B.For example | C.However | D.On the contrary |
A.self-awareness | B.self-reliance | C.self-defense | D.self-guidance |
A.avoid | B.worsen | C.balance | D.personalize |
A.mechanical | B.countless | C.reliable | D.portable |
A.in name of | B.thanks to | C.in addition to | D.in case of |
A.definitely;B.suffering;C.acceptance;D.discouraged;E. supposedly F.terms;G.optimism;H.sustained;I. punishing;J.favored;K.obstacle |
Happiness is not natural.It is a here human construct. A state of contentment(let alone happiness) is
Chasing happiness is like chasing an elusive ghost, but the positive thinking industry claims to know its secrets.Self-help was popularized by Norman Vincent Peale, a colorful American pastor,
Popular films and books are full of
The self-help genre is not a homegeneous beast, however. It is,in fact, ironie how self-help books on happiness and those on how to make it big in life are lumped together in the same bookshop shelves, given that many of the former tell us that caring too much about the latter is the main
The inevitable clash between mandatory
I believe that coming to
4 . The Best Language for Math
What’s the best language for learning math? Hint: You’re not reading it.
Chinese, Japanese and Korean use simpler number words and express math concepts more clearly than English. The language gap is drawing growing attention as confusing English number words have been linked in several studies to weaker counting and arithmetic skill in children in English-speaking countries.
Chinese has just nine number words, while English has more than two dozen. The trouble starts at “11”. English has a unique word for the number, while Chinese (as well as Japanese and Korean, among other languages) have words that can be translated as “ten-one” – spoken with the “ten” first.
English number words over 10 don’t as clearly label place values. Number words for the teens reverse the order of the ones and “teens”, making it easy for children to confuse, say, 17 with 71. As a result, children working with English number words have a harder time doing multi-digit addition and subtraction (减法)
It also feels more natural for Chinese speakers than for English speakers to use the “make-a-ten” addition and subtraction strategy. When adding two numbers, students break down the numbers into parts and regroup them into tens and ones. For instance, 9 plus 5 becomes 9 plus 1 plus 4.
Now, you should feel lucky that you are learning math in China. Thanks to your mother tongue, all math problems just come less confusing and difficult to you!
A.So it’s not easy for English speakers to label place values clearly. |
B.The additional mental steps needed to solve problems cause more errors. |
C.Differences between Chinese and English, in particular, have been studied for decades. |
D.This method is a powerful tool for solving more advanced multi-digit addition and subtraction problems. |
E.Different languages indicate different ways of thinking, causing people to solve math problems differently. |
F.That makes it easier for children to understand the place value as well as making it clear that the number system is based on units of 10. |
5 . Gone are the days when big businesses were looked upon by environmentalists as enemies in the fight against global warming.
Just two weeks after U. S. President Donald Trump pulled his country out of the Paris Climate Agreement, more than 900 American firms put their
More recently, this enthusiasm for environmental protection has
According to the WWF, in the United States alone, nearly two dozen of the biggest firms have committed themselves to becoming 100 percent renewable in the near future. Hervé Touati of the Rocky Mountain Institute, a clean-energy research firm, explains the
Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s biggest brewer (啤酒公司), has lots of young people among its many
A.posters | B.innovations | C.names | D.donations |
A.for fear of | B.by means of | C.in line with | D.on account of |
A.In fact | B.On average | C.By contrast | D.In addition |
A.assessment | B.commitment | C.argument | D.attachment |
A.predictors | B.features | C.cases | D.forces |
A.changes | B.profits | C.mistakes | D.differences |
A.transferred | B.ranged | C.processed | D.extended |
A.food | B.store | C.supply | D.data |
A.opposite | B.equivalent | C.accustomed | D.second |
A.criticized | B.issued | C.welcomed | D.underlined |
A.content | B.accounts | C.activities | D.production |
A.inspirations | B.motivations | C.destinations | D.functions |
A.manufacturers | B.investors | C.customers | D.administrators |
A.considerably | B.skillfully | C.economically | D.occasionally |
A.heat | B.wind | C.water | D.power |
A. historical B. rationing C. original D. regulated E. reflected F. refuge G. stored H. removal I. typical J. character K. restored |
The 1940s House
The house is at 17 Braemar Gardens, West Wickham, Kent, now a suburb of Greater London. Series art director Lia Kramer, who had helped create The 1900 House, identified the property and oversaw its restoration. The
The family's work in the show was demanding. The family had to act like a typical family of the time, which included the sewing of curtains, building an air-raid shelter, and facing wartime food
Filming began on 15 April 2000, and lasted nine weeks. Unlike other
7 . The legend of the potential third runway at Heathrow, Britain’s largest airport, has been called the longest take-off in history. A commission in 1993 recommended expansion, and the government first favored the plan in 2003. But it was not until 2018 that the transport secretary finally gave the project the go ahead. A court of Appeal ruling in February 2020 that the runway was not compatible with Britain’s obligations under the Paris climate agreement of 2015 appeared to have finally spoiled the plans. But on December 16h the Supreme Court overturned that judgment and once more green-lit the project.
The initial Court of Appeal judgment found that the government’s decision to allow the expansion to go ahead was unlawful because Chris Grayling, then transport secretary, had failed to take the Paris agreement into account. While that was a blow to Heathrow, it helped get Boris Johnson’s government out of trouble. Mr. Johnson, whose own constituency (选民) is near the airport, has been a fierce critic of the expansion plans, famously pledging to protesters that he would “lie down with you in front of those bulldozers (推土机) and ... stop the construction.” The government chose not to appeal, but Heathrow did; and the Supreme Court decided that the government had taken Paris into account, and the Court of Appeal was therefore wrong.
Even so, the expansion may not go ahead. While the airline industry has long championed a third runway, much has changed since February 2020. British Airways, Heathrow’s largest customer, has become skeptical about the plans. Earlier this year Willie Walsh, the chief executive of BA’s parent company, argued that “it was a Herculean task (艰巨的任务) before COVID and I think it’s impossible now”. Although air travel will almost certainly rebound as social-distancing restrictions are eased in 2021, the industry is not expecting a quick recovery. The International Air Travel Association, a lobby group, expects that global spending on air travel will be about half of 2019 levels in 2021. Short-haul flights from Britain are expected to rise sharply as the vaccine is rolled out and consumers dash off to sunnier climes, but the outlook for longer-haul flights remains highly uncertain.
Analysts reckon the big unknown is the future of business travel. Firms that have grown accustomed to Zoom meetings may well be less keen to splash out on high-priced tickets from London to New York. Although business flyers account for only around 10% of transatlantic customer they pay ten to 12 times as much per ticket as economy passengers. A substantial fall in their numbers would mean large rises in ticket prices for the rest, which in turn would dent demand. If long-haul flight volumes remain depressed, then the business case for a third runway at Heathrow starts to look ropy. Boris Johnson is unlikely to have to prostrate (卧倒) himself in front of those bulldozers soon, if ever.
1. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true about the potential third runway at Heathrow?A.It didn’t get support from the government in 2003. |
B.It failed to meet the Paris climate agreement of 2015. |
C.The transport secretary then in 2018 didn’t think highly of the project. |
D.The Supreme Court gave the permission to construct the runway at the end of 2020. |
A.Boris Johnson’s government |
B.Heathrow airport |
C.the airline industry |
D.the International Air Travel Association |
A.The airline industry is expected to recover soon after the vaccine is popularized. |
B.Zoom meetings make possible more frequent high-priced business travels across the Atlantic Ocean. |
C.Business flyers have a limited influence on the sales and prices of air tickets. |
D.Heathrow is allowed to build a third runway, but may no longer need one. |
A.Heathrow expansion: cleared for take-off? |
B.An unknown future for the airline industry |
C.A dilemma for the government: to expand or not? |
D.British Airways are hungry for travelers |
8 . In his 1975 novel Changing Places, British novelist David Lodge described the lifestyle of two literature professors who cross the planet repeatedly, trading a rainy English campus for a sunny California university, and vice versa. Along the way, many other things are exchanged as well, including affairs of the heart.
While scholars working today don't enjoy the same benefits—luxury hotels and business-class flights in particular—they might recognize that they still live in Lodge's small world. Since the mid-l970s, transportation and communication advances have made the planet steadily smaller and the number of international students has risen sharply in turn. In Lodge's novels, universities seemed changeless, white four decades later they are fully engaged in internationalization.
In the post Cold War era, academic relationships are becoming richer and more complex. Students in the Global South, eager to participate in the knowledge economy and receive some of its benefits, are driving much of the increased demand for education at all levels.That future profits and solutions to pressing global problems are to be found in advanced research makes international cooperation essential.
As a recent report shows, internationalization is a strategic priority for many universities and they're working to put themselves on the world map.When competing for new lands, however, familiar rules no longer apply and new guidelines must be established to increase the chance of profits, or at least minimize potential losses.
The internationalization of universities raises an old problem: the ability to connect to global development without losing diversity. Some aspects of global science, such as Nobel prizes, tend to promote a “winner-takes-all' system. Higher education institutions should take a critical distance from this tendency and embrace their diversity— there is more than one Treasure Island for science. Internationalization is not about going to places similar to our own country or institution. Instead, students and scholars can find stimulating environments and academic conditions that can challenge what they take for granted.
We generally assume that higher education and innovation go hand in hand, but we do not know how innovation comes about. The only reasonable assumption is that it happens in difficult conditions, when we have to overcome a problem. That's why it's important to put students and scholars in challenging diverse situations and help them learn different ways of thinking. From my point of view, enhancing access and promoting diversity should be the compass of all internationalization strategies. So, the ship has started, and let's sail.
1. The purpose of mentioning the novel by David Lodge is to ________ .A.show how things are changed internationally |
B.criticize the lifestyle of two literature professors |
C.convince the readers that universities are changeless |
D.introduce the topic of internationalization of universities |
A.Universities have to set up new rules to cope with the competition. |
B.All the universities are working hard to attract more international students. |
C.International students make academic relationship of universities more complex. |
D.The reasons for international cooperation of universities are profits and competition. |
A.Globalized Higher education should develop more treasures with science. |
B.Internationalized Higher education is expected of winning more Nobel Prizes. |
C.Globalized Higher education should be diverse. |
D.Internationalization of universities should challenge scholars more. |
A.Innovation—the best solution to globalization |
B.Innovation and cooperation come to us hand in hand |
C.International cooperation of universities becomes more essential |
D.Globalized higher education—there's more than one way to excellence |
9 . Maeve Higgins once set herself a task. The Irish-born comedian wanted to see what life would be like if she stopped laughing at things that weren’t funny. Turns out it wasn’t as easy as she thought. “It was so hard,” she says. “ Laughter is a lubricant (润滑油) and is expected, and it’s really hard not to do it.”
Higgins suggests there’s something particularly special about being part of the shared experience that is live comedy — that curious magic that occurs when people come together specifically to laugh.
Comedy is more than just a pleasant way to pass an evening, humour more than something to amuse. They’re interwoven into our everyday existence. Whether you’re sharing an amusing story at a party or telling a dark joke at a funeral, humour is everywhere. But what is it for? And can humour, as comedy, change how we feel, what we think or even what we do?
As an essential part of human interaction, humour has been on the minds of thinkers for centuries. One of the most enduring theories of humour was put forward by the philosopher Thomas Hobbes. It asserts that humour appears to make fun of the weak and exert superiority. While this is clearly the function of some comedy, it’s far from a complete explanation for the overall purpose of humour.
For some comedians, it’s not just about getting laughs — it’s about changing what we think and maybe even what we do. If there’s one comic who is really typical of this, it’s Josie Long. A social justice activist and a comedian, Long has a reputation for delightful, optimistic humour and storytelling.
As her career has evolved, she has consciously put social and political topics at the heart of her act. She believes that comedians have a role to play in challenging some of the most pressing issues of the day.
British comic Stephen K Amos sells out venues seating thousands, year in, year out. Amos firmly believes that when comics consciously deal with pressing or controversial (有争议的)social issues like racism, they can reach people on a much more meaningful level than that achieved by briefly lifting someone’s mood. And while it may be difficult to quantify, he says, the social and psychological impact of comedy deserves much greater recognition.
The research backs this up. Although the role of comedy is to be entertaining first and foremost, Sharon Lockyer, a sociologist who studies humour, has identified a number of possible other functions. These include challenging stereotypes (刻板印象).
Amos’s work frequently settles the issues of race by challenging stereotypes.”I don’t do things for shock value,” he says. “ I do stuff that matters to me. In the old days it was just about doing jokes. We’ve moved on — people are talking about things that matter. ”
1. What do the first two paragraphs mainly talk about?A.The benefits of laughing. |
B.What a comedian’s daily work is about. |
C.Why Maeve Higgins chose to be a comedian. |
D.Maeve Higgins’ understanding of the appeal of comedy. |
A.Protect the weak from the evil. |
B.Encourage people to be stronger. |
C.Be determined to improve oneself. |
D.Show you are better than other people. |
A.By gradually influencing people’s attitudes. |
B.By urging politicians to try and solve the issues. |
C.By quickly yet thoroughly changing people’s thinking. |
D.By calling on the whole society to pay attention to the issues. |
A.getting people to laugh |
B.promoting social progress |
C.influencing people’s ideas |
D.making people more productive |
10 . Six Best Places for ________ in Paris
Le Closerie des Lilas This restaurant/cafe/brasserie is a true literary location. On the terrace, F. Scott Fitzgerald apparently first revealed the manuscript for The Great Gatsby to Ernest Hemingway. This spot in Montparnasse was also frequented by Paul Verlaine, Max Jacob and Henry Miller, among others. 171 Boulevard du Montparnasse |
Les Deux Magots Located in Saint-Germain-des-Pres on the Left Bank, Les Deux Magotx gets a mention in Nabokov's novel Lolita. It was also frequented by such heavyweights as Albert Gamus, James Joyce, Bertolt Brecht and Ernest Hemingway. Even Julia Child liked the food enough to plant herself at one of its famed outdoor tables. Today, tables are occupied by tourists instead of typists, but it's worth paying a few euros for a coffee here. 6 Place Saint-Germain Des Pres |
Pere Lachaise Cemetery Perhaps the world's most famous resting place, Pere Lachaise is the home of Marcel Proust and Oscar Wilde, among scores of other famous people buried here. Singer and 'poet' Jim Morrison is, of course, famously six feet under in this verdant (郁郁葱葱的), ambient cemetery as well. 8 Boulevard de Menilmontant |
Polidor Ernest Hemingway, Paul Verlaine, James Joyce, Victor Hugo, Henry Miller, Arthur Rimbaud and Jack Kerouac all enjoyed classic French dishes like steak, beef Bourguignon, steak tartare, escargot, and foie gras at this sixth-arrondissement restaurant. In the 2011 Woody Allen film, Midnight in Paris, the protagonist meets Hemingway and Salvador Dali here. 41 Rue Monsieur Le Prince |
Bar Hemingway F. Scott Fitzgerald used to put 'em back at this fashionable and expensive bar in the Ritz. Musician Cole Porter would spend hours nursing cocktails at the bar and even composed a tune or two here. And, of course, the bar's namesake. Mr Ernest Hemingway, was a regular and even likened the drinking space to heaven. He also mentions the bar in The Sun Also Rises. 15 Place Vendome |
Shakespeare & Company Since 1951, this Left Bank bookshop has been a central meeting point for the city's English-language lovers of great literature. It's also attracted many legendary writers as well. Williams Burroughs, Anais Nin, James Baldwin, Henry Miller, Paul Auster, Martin Amis and Zadie Smith, among countless others, have shopped for books or participated in literary events here. 37 Rue de la Bucherie |
1. Your friend Jenny plans to go to Paris for travelling and she is a big fan of the famous movie director Woody Allen. Which place would you recommend that she visit?
A.171 Boulevard du Montparnasse | B.41 Rue Monsieur Le Prince |
C.8 Boulevard de Menilmontant | D.37 Rue de la Bucherie |
A.Pere Lachasise Cemetery | B.Les Deux Magots |
C.Bar Hemingway | D.Polidor |
A.Literature Lovers | B.Experienced Tourists |
C.Cuisine Enthusiasts | D.History Researchers |