1 . In summer, millions of people will head for the beach. And while the ocean can be a great place to swim and play, it may also be useful in another way. Some scientists think that waves could help make electricity.
“Have you ever been on a surfboard or boat and felt yourself being lifted up by a wave? Or have you jumped in the water and felt the energy as waves crashed over you?” asked Jamie Taylor of the Wave Energy Group at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. “There is certainly a lot of energy in waves.”
Scientists are working on using that energy to make electricity.
Most waves are created when winds blow across the ocean. “The winds start out by making little ripples (波纹) in the water, but if they keep on blowing, those ripples get bigger and bigger and turn into waves,” Taylor said. “Waves are one of nature’s ways of picking up energy and then sending it off on a journey.”
When waves come towards the shore, people can set up dams or other facilities to block the water and send it through a large wheel called a turbine (涡轮). The turbine can then power an electrical generator (发电机).
The United States and a few other countries have started doing research on wave energy, and it is already being used in Scotland.
The resource is huge. We will never run out of wave power, besides, wave energy does not create the same pollution as other energy sources, such as oil and coal.
Oceans cover three quarters of the earth’s surface. That would make wave power seem perfect for creating energy around the world. There are some drawbacks, however.
Jamie Taylor said that wave power still cost too much money. He said that its effects on animals in the sea were still unknown. Plus, wave power would get in the way of fishing and boat traffic.
With more research, however, “many of these problems might be overcome,” Taylor said. “Demand for energy to power our TVs and computers, drive our cars, and heat and cool our homes is growing quickly throughout the world.Finding more energy sources is very important, for traditional sources of energy like oil and gas may run out some day.”
In the future, when you turn on a light switch, an ocean wave could be providing the electricity!
1. Which of the following is NOT true?A.Wave power costs too much money. |
B.Wave energy creates the same amount of pollution as other energy sources. |
C.Wave power affects fishing and boat traffic. |
D.Wave power may affect animals in the sea. |
A.wave energy is a resource that will never run out and is already used all over the world |
B.finding new energy sources like wave energy is important |
C.wave power is perfect for creating energy around the world |
D.wave power doesn’t create any pollution |
A.regrets | B.adventures | C.disadvantages | D.difficulties |
A.How to Get Electricity by Waves. | B.The Advantages of Wave Energy. |
C.Can Waves Make Electricity? | D.The Disadvantages of Wave Energy. |
2 . My mother is the sweetest person you would ever want to meet. She was always bright and selfless. She is also someone whose
My parents would visit us almost daily and we would have a pleasant time, but one day there was a connection missing. My mother no longer
One late summer afternoon, my prayers were
A.hearing | B.brain | C.hand | D.eyesight |
A.painful | B.quick | C.happy | D.natural |
A.donate to | B.worry about | C.care for | D.speak for |
A.described | B.knew | C.pictured | D.valued |
A.mistakes | B.difference | C.decisions | D.progress |
A.consider | B.regret | C.doubt | D.imagine |
A.gone | B.said | C.balanced | D.answered |
A.so that | B.now that | C.as if | D.even if |
A.turned | B.showed | C.followed | D.kept |
A.thankfully | B.patiently | C.tearfully | D.curiously |
A.distance | B.duty | C.closeness | D.function |
A.joy | B.concern | C.alarmed | D.upset |
A.Since | B.When | C.Until | D.Although |
A.sweet | B.busy | C.sad | D.ordinary |
A.proudly | B.calmly | C.rudely | D.carefully |
After months of remote learning, Colton was more than a little excited to return to the classroom. On the first day, the 8-year-old even rode the bus alone to school. Everything was going just fine until he got off at a wrong stop on his way home.
When Colton didn’t get home as planned, his elder brother Gavin called their mother, Arlene. Arlene panicked because she had no idea where Colton was! She called the school, which referred her to the bus company. Then she called the bus company and the police. As the minutes passed, she became increasingly worried. Fearing the worst, she and Gavin jumped in the car and began to drive around, searching for the lost child.
“Where was he? Was he still safe? The school didn’t know. The bus company didn’t know. There was no information from the police.” Arlene said. “ So we were just driving around, looking for him. I just knew I would take the route to school.”
Meanwhile, Colton had gotten off the bus in a strange area and had no idea how to get home. By a strange twist of fate, a woman named Kim happened to be driving by when she found Colton alone, she hoped someone would help her children if they were ever in his shoes.
“I got out of my car and asked him what happened,” Kim wrote on Facebook. “He was very brave and told me he got off at a wrong stop and that he didn’t know where he was. I told him to be calm and my kids would be friends with him.”
Kim noticed he had a green sticker on his shirt. It did not have his home phone number but his address. She put the address in her phone, so she could find how to get to his house. It turned out that it was 5 miles away from where they were.
注意:
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右;
2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语;
3. 续写部分分为两段,每段的开关语已为你写好;
4. 续写完成后,请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
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Kim and her kids convinced Colton to accept a ride home.
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4 . Forcing waiters and waitresses to survive on tips from customers rather than normal wages is a pointless, offensive, and unique American custom that, in the past several years, a handful of progressive restaurant owners have attempted to abolish. Danny Meyer, CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group, is about to join their ranks and has announced that he plans to gradually stop tipping at the company’s thirteen restaurants.
What, exactly, is wrong with tipping? As Brian Palmer has explained, more or less it’s everything. To start with, leaving a waiter’s pay in the hands of customers has a feeling of classism (阶级歧视) . And in theory, handing restaurant customers the power to tip is at least supposed to motivate better service. This fails in practice because humans turn out to be pretty casual about their tipping behavior. Research has shown that the amount diners tip has very little to do with their level of satisfaction. All of this doesn’t encourage waiters and waitresses to do anything but turn over as many tables as possible.
Tipping is also very unfair to kitchen staff. The law allows restaurants to divide tips between front-of-the-house workers like waiters, hosts, hostesses, and bartenders, but not cooks. This creates a system in which the people serving the food in a restaurant can earn more than the people preparing it.
One of the most fascinating parts of Meyer’s move is that, unlike some restaurant owners who have taken an anti-tipping stand, he won’t simply add a standard extra charge to diners’ bills. Rather, Union Square Hospitality Group means to raise menu prices enough to fully cover the cost of a meal. If Meyer manages to move away from tipping at all without hurting his profits, it would almost certainly set the stage for others to follow suit.
1. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “ abolish ” (in para. 1)?A.end up with | B.do away with | C.get used to | D.make use of |
A.Tipping may disturb the restaurants’ management. |
B.Tipping will guarantee diners high quality service. |
C.Tipping can arouse the staff’s enthusiasm for work. |
D.Tipping will bring customers a sense of satisfaction. |
A.Brian Palmer is in charge of it now. |
B.Its cooks earn much more than its servers. |
C.Restaurant tipping has been totally banned there. |
D.Diners will be charged more for the dishes there. |
A.Restaurants’ getting rid of tipping. | B.Difficulties restaurants are faced with. |
C.The popularity of no-tipping restaurants. | D.tips on running restaurants successfully. |
Festivals are celebrated all around the world. They have a wide
1.介绍北京的著名旅游景点(故宫、长城等),观看京剧表演;
2.在北京胡同和当地人一起欢度春节;体验中国文化。
注意:
1. 词数80左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
3. 开头和结尾已经给出。
参考词汇:京剧Beijing Opera,胡同Hutong
Dear Ben,
How is everything?
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Best wishes!
Yours,
Li Hua
7 . 阅读下列材料,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
In modern times, the government uses Westminster Hall for large public ceremonies. It is also the place where a king
The Hall is very important for political events too. Probably the most important event
8 . Stores play music to change the way customers feel. Clothing stores for teenagers play popular music. It is exciting and makes the customers feel happy, but music does more than that. It can change the way a person shops.
According to studies, the volume (音量) of music changes how people shop. Customers shop quickly when store music is very loud. They hurry through the store, but they buy just as much. When music is quiet, customers shop slowly. Customers take time to look at the products and talk with the salespeople. Quiet music is good for products that take time and information to buy.
Slow music makes people slow down. In restaurants with slow music, customers spend more time eating. Slow music also slows down customers in supermarkets. Customers notice more products as they walk through the store. With slow music in supermarkets, sales go up by 38 percent.
Familiar music gives shoppers a good idea of time. People know the beginning, middle, and end of a familiar song. When customers hear music that is not familiar, they don’t notice the time. When they don’t notice the time, they spend more time shopping and buy more. People remember past experiences and feelings when they hear familiar music. Many stores play old, happy music so customers feel good. When customers hear new music, they forget about the world outside of the store. Some stores use new music so their customers relax while they shop.
Stores choose music that fits their products. A bookstore plays classical music and jazz. It gives the store a serious and intelligent feeling.
1. What’s the best title for the passage?A.Customers’ Music |
B.Store Music |
C.Customers and Music Owners |
D.Music and Shopping |
A.Quiet music is good for products. |
B.People shop slowly when they hear quiet music. |
C.People shop quickly when they hear loud music. |
D.The degrees of loudness of music influence the way of shopping. |
A.It changes the way people shop. |
B.It changes the way people feel. |
C.It changes the way people use the products. |
D.It changes the way people think about the products. |
A.Classical music. | B.Rock music. | C.Country music. | D.Jazz music. |
9 . A huge fire broke out on 2 September 1666 in London. The fire, known as the Great Fire of London, was the worst fire in the history of London. It burned down more than three quarters of the old city.
The fire started in the very early hours of Sunday morning in the house of the king’s baker. A strong wind blew the fire from the baker’s house into a small hotel next door. Then it spread quickly into Thames Street. That was the beginning.
At that time, most of the buildings in London were made of wood, so it was easy for the fire to spread quickly. By eight o’clock, three hundred houses were on fire. By Monday, nearly a kilometre of the city was burning along the Thames River. On Tuesday, which was considered the worst day, the fire destroyed many well-known buildings, including the old St Paul’s Cathedral.
The fire burned until finally hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire were destroyed to create a firebreak. The fire then died out eventually with nothing left to burn.
1. Why is the fire of 1666 called the Great Fire of London?A.The fire broke out in the capital of England. |
B.The fire was the worst fire in the history of London. |
C.People in England will never forget the fire. |
D.The fire spread fast into Thames Street. |
A.In the house of the king’s baker. |
B.In Thames Street. |
C.In the house of the baker’s neighbour. |
D.In St Paul’s Cathedral. |
A.It started in a baker’s house. |
B.It broke out on a Sunday morning. |
C.A hotel was next to the baker’s house. |
D.Most of the buildings in London were wooden. |
A.The old St Paul’s Cathedral. |
B.Hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire. |
C.Hundreds of wooden houses. |
D.All of the above. |
注意:
1.词数100左右;
2.内容要点:
(1)家乡基本信息:地理位置,面积,人口;
(2)家乡的风俗文化:历史,名胜,名小吃等。
3.可根据内容要点适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear Alex,
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Yours,
Li Hua