1 . I was driving home after attending my uncle’s funeral. I took a canyon (峡谷) drive with beautiful scenery process my
Suddenly I heard a pop. I knew what had happened—a big flat tire! I
Cars were passing me fast. I couldn’t get out. Within minutes, I saw a van stopped behind me. The gentleman walked out,
After the job was
I thought the gentleman had set a successful example for those young children to learn about
| A．anger | B．time | C．work | D．feelings |
| A．pulled out | B．pulled over | C．pulled down | D．pulled in |
| A．limit | B．speed | C．space | D．height |
| A．inconvenient | B．dangerous | C．urgent | D．uncommon |
| A．offering | B．clapping | C．lifting | D．hiding |
| A．carefully | B．happily | C．willingly | D．hopefully |
| A．special | B．detailed | C．rough | D．accurate |
| A．assistance | B．search | C．information | D．safety |
| A．moving | B．changing | C．fixing | D．setting |
| A．delayed | B．continued | C．succeeded | D．accomplished |
| A．persuaded | B．inspired | C．reminded | D．promised |
| A．followed | B．protected | C．inspected | D．chased |
| A．talkative | B．impressive | C．last | D．entire |
| A．waved | B．shouted | C．laughed | D．bowed |
| A．treatment | B．service | C．loyalty | D．appreciation |
2 . Darius Brown’s passion for animals is matched only by his love of bow ties (蝴蝶领结), and the 12-year-old in Newark, New Jersey decided to combine the two into something useful. Brown’s organization, Beaux and Paws, dresses shelter pets up in fancy bow ties made by himself, so the animals can look good while seeking adoption.
Brown was diagnosed with comprehension delay, speech delay and fine motor skills delay when he was only two years old, and over time, his family encouraged his creativity as he developed his love for animals and fashion.
His mother, Joy Brown, and sister Dazhai Brown Shearz noticed a breakthrough for Brown when he turned eight while his sister was admitted to a cosmetology school. There, he began to cut materials and learned to sew to help make his sister hair ribbons.
“With his fine motor skills delay, he wasn’t able to really use his hands well—tying a shoe was challenging,” Brown-Shearz said. “My mother and I came up with the idea that if he helped us with things like preparing the ribbon or cutting it and sewing materials together, it would help him. And it did—it worked!”
Shortly after, Brown began making his own bow ties and wore one nearly every day. Strangers would stop Brown to ask him where they were sold. It was then that Beaux and Paws achieved success. Brown has since donated hundreds of bow ties to animal shelters throughout the country and is now in the process of fundraising to provide even more of them for dogs and cats who are looking for a home.
The young businessman has even been acknowledged by a famous leader, who sent him a letter speaking highly of him for his work. “Dear Darius,” the letter began. “After hearing your story, I wanted to reach out to commend you for your commitment to community service. From founding Beaux and Paws to lifting up the lives of those around you, it’s clear you are doing your part to look out for your fellow citizens.”
1. What was Brown fond of at an early age?| A．Fancy motors. | B．Speech and sports. |
| C．Animals and fashion. | D．Reading books. |
| A．Tying a shoe. | B．Learning to sew. |
| C．Breaking a record. | D．Being admitted to a school. |
| A．To prove his ability. |
| B．To win respect of others. |
| C．To help animals get adopted. |
| D．To be a successful businessman. |
| A．Praise. | B．Help. | C．Educate. | D．Respect. |
3 . Mylea lives in Australia, a country famous for kangaroos, but not for snow. Yet at 12, she
Despite the lack of
The world’s far north is not a blank carpet of soft snow, but Mylea didn’t
When talking about her
To prove women’s place is far beyond the
| A．managed | B．decided | C．offered | D．afforded |
| A．authentic | B．intense | C．comfortable | D．private |
| A．career | B．confidence | C．strength | D．team |
| A．tell | B．feel | C．remember | D．share |
| A．mature | B．reliable | C．available | D．ready |
| A．give in | B．give up | C．give out | D．give away |
| A．working | B．sweating | C．bleeding | D．aching |
| A．progress | B．promises | C．history | D．assumptions |
| A．hobby | B．adventure | C．advantage | D．award |
| A．innovative | B．independent | C．amazing | D．valuable |
| A．mean | B．kind | C．vivid | D．fair |
| A．puzzled | B．small | C．nervous | D．inspired |
| A．gym | B．home | C．kitchen | D．office |
| A．embarrassed | B．annoyed | C．satisfied | D．dared |
| A．ski | B．walk | C．run | D．cycle |
Lang Ping announced on Wednesday that she has stepped down as head coach of China’s national women’s volleyball team.
Since 2013, the 60-year-old legendary coach
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5 . The scientists who re-engineered the plastic-eating enzyme (酶) PETase have now created a new enzyme called “cocktail”, which can digest plastics up to six times faster.
PETase breaks down PET back into its building blocks, creating an opportunity to recycle plastics and reduce plastic pollution. PET is the most common thermoplastic (热塑性塑料) used to make single-use drink bottles and it takes hundreds of years to break down in the environment, but PETase can shorten this time to days. The initial discovery set up the prospect of a revolution in plastic recycling, creating a potential low-energy solution to deal with plastic waste.
Now, the same trans-Atlantic team have combined PETase and its “partner”, a second enzyme called MHETase, to generate much bigger improvements: simply mixing PETase with MHETase doubled the speed of PET breakdown, and engineering a connection between the two enzymes to create a “super-enzyme” increased this activity by a further three times.
The team was co-led by the scientists who engineered PETase, Professor John McGeehan and Dr Gregg Beckham. Professor McGeehan said: “Gregg and I were chatting about how PETase attacks the surface of the plastics and MHETase chops things up further, so it seemed natural to see if we could use them together. Our first experiments showed that they did work better together, so we decided to physically link them. It took a great deal of work, but it was worth the effort -we were delighted to see that our new enzyme is up to three times faster than the separate enzymes.”
The original PETase enzyme discovery indicated the first hope that a solution to the global plastic pollution problem might be within grasp, though PETase alone is not yet fast enough to handle the tons of PET bottles. Combining it with a second enzyme, and finding together they work even faster, means another leap forward has been taken towards finding a solution to plastic waste. PETase and the new combined MHETase-PETase both work by digesting PET plastic. This allows for plastics to be made and reused endlessly, reducing our reliance on fossil (化石) resources.
1. What can we learn about “cocktail” from the text?| A．It doubles the breakdown of plastics. |
| B．It takes hundreds of years to break down. |
| C．It deals with plastic waste three times faster. |
| D．It contributes to breaking down plastics quickly. |
| A．A new study of PET. |
| B．The breakdown of PET. |
| C．The discovery of PETase. |
| D．The function of PETase. |
| A．Combining PETase and MHETase works better than separate ones. |
| B．Conducting experiments requires no diligent work. |
| C．PETase chops things up further. |
| D．MHETase attacks the surface of the plastic. |
| A．PET pollution is no longer a difficult problem to deal with. |
| B．The new enzyme is speeding up our reliance on fossil resources. |
| C．MHETase-PETase makes the world free from plastic pollution. |
| D．Plastic-eating enzyme “cocktail” promises new hope for plastic waste. |
6 . Vaccines may soon make their first film(薄膜) appearance. Led by expert Maria A. Croyle, researchers have developed a thin sheet that preserves vaccines for long periods without refrigeration. This means the carefully cooled small bottles now used to ship vaccines could potentially be replaced by lightweight films that can be mailed in an envelope and stored on a shelf.
The film is tailored to suit each specific vaccine candidate and provide a protective coating. “We’ve learned over time that the key to really stabilizing whatever the film holds is to have it intermixed with all the components,” Croyle says, adding that the process is quick and uses affordable and standard equipment. “We really wanted to come up with something that would be transferable to developing countries.”
Immunization(免疫) programs depend heavily on keeping vaccines cold (2℃-8℃) as they are transported, sometimes over thousands of kilometers to faraway locations. Delivery can be difficult and costly, and transport disruptions can cause the vaccines to be ineffective.
But this new product can store live viruses, bacteria and antibodies for several months at 20℃. In a paper published in Science Advances, the scientists show that the live viruses in one vaccine were preserved in the film even after 36 months. They also find that a flu vaccine suspended in their film compares favourably with a traditional flu shot. “The study demonstrates early proof of concept for an exciting platform for vaccine product development,” says Lisa Rohan, a pharmacologist, who was not involved in the study. She also notes that each vaccine type would need a custom formulation(配方) for future stages of development.
Finding partners to mass-produce for clinical trials is the researchers’ most pressing problem, Croyle says. They are also exploring packaging methods to keep their films stable up to 40℃.
Size is a major advantage—a letter-sized sheet of the film can carry more than 500 doses of vaccine, about 1⁄900 the weight of the same amount of traditional doses. By making it easier and cheaper to ship and preserve vaccines efficiently, Croyle says, the technology could vastly improve immunization rates the world over, particularly in middle to low income countries.
1. What can we learn about the film?| A．It contains animal’s DNA. |
| B．It will replace vaccines. |
| C．It comes in different flavours. |
| D．It can hold bio-products. |
| A．Its transportation requirement. |
| B．Its development schedule. |
| C．Its possible advantages. |
| D．Its key components. |
| A．advise personalizing vaccines. |
| B．suggest the product is promising. |
| C．prove the study is supported widely. |
| D．stress the functions of a new platform. |
| A．Immune system will be improved a lot all over the world. |
| B．A new type of affordable vaccine will benefit low-income countries. |
| C．Vaccines would be transferable to developing countries. |
| D．A new type of film preserves vaccines for long periods without being cooled. |
参考词汇：be drowned(淹死) pass by(路过) run jump into rude behavior
bring to the shore(岸) ashamed(内疚的)at forgive(原谅) courage(勇气)
do good(做好事) do evil(做坏事)
Robert and Henry were two friends in the same class. They always played together and went home together. One day Robert and Henry were going home from school. When they turned around a corner, Robert cried out, “A fight! Let’s go and see!”
“No,” said Henry. “Let us go quietly home and not meddle in (插手) this quarrel. We have nothing to do with (与……没有关系) it and may get into trouble.
“You are a coward (胆小鬼), and afraid to go,” said Robert, and off he ran. Henry went straight home, and in the afternoon went to school as usual.
Late, Robert told all the boys that Henry was a coward, and they laughed at him. From then on, they looked down upon (瞧不起) Henry and didn’t want to play with him together.
Henry was sad but he wasn’t angry with Robert. He just ignored (不理睬) the other boys’ laughter and continued to go to school and study as well. However, Robert didn’t invite Henry to go home with him any more. He had some other boys and they also said Henry was a coward. Every day after school, they didn’t go home directly but went to the river or somewhere to play games and had a lot of fun.
A few days later, Robert was bathing with his new friends in a river, and got out of his depth (深度). He struggled, and screamed (尖叫) for help, but all in vain (徒劳). The other boys got out of the water as fast as they could, and they did not even try to help him.
Paragraph 1:Robert was fast sinking (下沉).
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Thus, Robert’s life was saved (救).
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Drinking green tea three or more times a week could extend your life by 15 months,
Researchers have found that regular tea drinkers live longer with lower risk of
The study
There was once a boy called Jagan, whose dream was to become a famous cricket（板球）player. The boy would pray every day for his dream to come true, but Jagan was not a lazy boy, so he would also practise very hard at the club.
Jagan made sure to run, exercise and eat well. He would do his homework as soon as he got home so that there was time to play cricket with his friends at the end of each day.
One day, Jagan was told by his father that they were leaving their home and travelling to a faraway country called Britain, He was very nervous but Jagan knew that his father was doing what was best for the family.
Jagan helped his father pack their belongings and prepare for the long journey. When the family finally arrived in London, young Jagan felt out of place and alone. He was determined to make the most of his new life and so he found a club where he could play cricket and he continued to follow his dream.
He always practised very hard, and when he enrolled（注册）at the local school, he would play cricket at the end of each day. Jagan was as determined as ever and he was convinced（确信的）that one day his dream would come true.
The new school was fun. Jagan soon made lots of new friends and the time passed quickly. Jagan's friends did not understand why he was so interested in cricket. "It is a waste of your time, " said one of his friends. "Why do you spend all that energy on a silly dream that will never come true?" asked another.
At first, Jagan was able to answer these questions easily. He knew what he wanted and he knew what he had to do to get it. However, as time passed, the questions became harder and harder to answer.
One day a friend said, "Why don't you forget your silly dream and come to the cinema with us?"
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1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Jagan did want to see the film.
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School soon came to an end.
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10 . This Federal Express(FedEx)driver is being
Jodi Lafreniere is a kindergarten teacher who was
Since her doorbell security camera was activated（激活）, she got a notification（通知）
Upon looking at the video from
"Although we see many acts of
The delivery driver, Melvin J. Marlett, has reportedly been working for FedEx for 23 years. Although Lafreniere is usually never home to greet him during his deliveries, her husband said he was
Lafreniere later reached out to Marlett and asked for his permission to post the video in the hope that it would
| A．blamed | B．praised | C．demanded | D．applied |
| A．back to | B．away from | C．ahead of | D．next to |
| A．mark | B．book | C．signal | D．message |
| A．knocking | B．breaking | C．robbing | D．approaching |
| A．neighbor | B．radio | C．camera | D．TV |
| A．package | B．gift | C．dog | D．hammer |
| A．caught | B．lost | C．held | D．kept |
| A．took up | B．broke down | C．made up | D．put down |
| A．deliveries | B．leaves | C．snow | D．tracks |
| A．kindness | B．celebration | C．justice | D．appreciation |
| A．worrying | B．surprising | C．embarrassing | D．annoying |
| A．so | B．because | C．but | D．unless |
| A．proud | B．afraid | C．delighted | D．difficult |
| A．inspire | B．shock | C．amuse | D．puzzle |
| A．really | B．normally | C．constantly | D．sincerely |
