1 . China is one of the world’s ancient civilizations and has the earliest outstanding bronze casting technology. Here we’ve created a list of 4 museums where you can gain an in-depth understanding of Chinese bronze.
Sanxingdui Museum
Address: Sanxingdui Ruin Site, 133 Xian Road, Guanghan, Deyang, Sichuan province
Hours: Comprehensive Gallery (the first exhibition hall): 8:30-18:00; Bronze Gallery (the second exhibition hall): 8:30-18:30. Last tickets sold at 17:00. Closed on the morning of Chinese New Year’s Eve
Ticket booking: 0838-5651526
General admission: Gallery ticket 80 yuan
Note: Children shorter than 1.2m (including 1.2m) can visit the gallery free of charge. The ticket must be used on the day it is sold and authorizes one visit to each gallery.
National Museum of China
Address: East side of Tian’anmen Square, Dongcheng district, Beijing
Hours: 8:30-17:00 (no entry after 16:30)
General admission: Free (passport required for entry), Closed Mondays (except for national holidays)
E-mail: webmaster@chnmuseum.cn
Shanghai Museum
Address: 201 Renmin Avenue, Huangpu district, Shanghai
Hours: 9:00-17:00 (no entry after 16:00), Closed Mondays (except for national holidays)
E-mail: webmaster@shanghai-museum.org
General admission: free (a max of 8, 000 admitted daily)
Hunan Museum
Address: 50 Dongfeng Road, Changsha, Hunan province
Hours: 9:00-17:00 (no entry after 16:00), Closed Mondays (except for national holidays) and the eve of Chinese New Year
Tel: (+86-731) 8415833, 84475933
E-mail: web@hnmuseum.com
General admission: Free (passport required for entry)
1. Which museum should you choose for your family to visit next Monday?| A．Sanxingdui Museum | B．Hunan Museum |
| C．Shanghai Museum | D．National Museum of China |
| A．They are all free of charge. | B．They all set a deadline for entry. |
| C．They all lie in the south of China. | D．They can all be available through E-mail. |
| A．Science | B．Today’s News | C．Entertainment | D．History and Culture |
2 . After three decades of teaching, Jim Stanley, a chorus and piano teacher at Cartersville High School in Cartersville, Georgia, Atlanta, is getting ready to retire. But before he goes, there was one thing he wanted to do:
Stanley
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“I choked up a little bit. But I tried to keep the
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| A．exclaimed | B．restored | C．reunite | D．fortified |
| A．came out | B．calmed down | C．came true | D．woke up |
| A．viral | B．artificial | C．rewarding | D．accessible |
| A．stood by | B．came up with | C．resulted in | D．learned from |
| A．entering | B．thinking | C．confirming | D．showing |
| A．melody | B．emphasis | C．association | D．opportunity |
| A．mistake | B．launch | C．witness | D．know |
| A．gathering | B．jumping | C．winning | D．singing |
| A．swam | B．flew | C．bounded | D．sought |
| A．tears | B．ban | C．emotion | D．happiness |
| A．definitely | B．tightly | C．violently | D．deeply |
| A．smart | B．loyal | C．delightful | D．difficult |
| A．sent | B．inspired | C．achieved | D．reserved |
| A．acceptance | B．arrival | C．charm | D．encouragement |
| A．encounter | B．count | C．impact | D．mess |
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注意：写作词数应为80词左右。
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4 . Color may influence the way food tastes for picky (挑剔的) eaters, according to a new study published in the journal Food Quality and Preference.
Stafford’s research team did an experiment with about 50 participants, who were mostly young adults around 20 years old. The study divided the individuals into picky and non-picky eaters, based on their responses to a certain measure. Both groups then tasted the same snacks served in red, white and blue bowls.
The results showed the color of the bowls influenced how the picky group perceived (感知) the saltiness and desirability of the foods — but did not influence the non-picky group. The picky group thought that the snack served in the red bowl was least desirable and the snack was higher in saltiness in the red and blue bowl — compared with the white bowl.
“Picky eating usually starts in childhood,” Dr. Lama Bazzi said. She explained that if picky eating is not solved properly as a child, it can be developed later into certain eating disorders.
All of this is because of a sense of control and a sense of safety. So when talking about the colors of the bowls in the research study, it probably has to do with what makes that person feel safe, such as what colors are connected with safety. The colors blue, green and purple are considered “safer” colors, while the color red is usually connected with “stop”.
Supermarkets use similar psychology to catch people’s attention. Children’s cups are colorfully designed to entice kids, giving them a sense of safety and making it fun for them to drink something. When advertisers want customers to buy chips or food, the packaging (包装) tends to use warm and inviting colors that remind people of their childhood. Stafford noted that the research is primary, yet the data may help picky eaters to eat various food.
1. What do we know about the experiment?| A．The participants were all young adults. |
| B．Different snacks were served in different colors of bowls. |
| C．Colors of the bowl didn’t influence the non-picky group. |
| D．The picky group thought the snacks in the white bowl saltier. |
| A．Blue bowl. | B．Red bowl. | C．Green bowl. | D．Purple bowl. |
| A．Attract. | B．Force. | C．Admit. | D．Warn. |
| A．To remind people of their childhood. |
| B．To give people a sense of safety. |
| C．To solve people’s eating disorders. |
| D．To attract people to buy goods. |
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7 . There is nothing like a coast redwood. It is the planet’s tallest tree, up to heights of more than 320 feet into the sky. With trunks that grow to more than 27 feet wide, they can live for over 2,000 years. Some of them living today were alive during the time of the Roman Empire (帝国).
Coast redwoods have survived through thousands of years of natural floods, droughts, tsunamis and fires. They can thrive (茁壮成长) and recover from damage as long as they can count on rainwater and coastal fog banks that roll in every morning. And it is those critical water sources that are disappearing as temperatures continue to rise. The damp conditions the trees like are rarer than they used to be. Coast redwoods now occupy less than 10 percent of their original range.
Their loss will have some consequences, particularly in the vast amount of carbon they store. Redwoods can store 2,600 metric tons of carbon per hectare, more than double the absorption rate of the Pacific Northwest’s conifer trees (针叶树), according to a new research published in Forest Ecology and Management.
David Milarch, an arborist from Michigan, says he feels sorrowful about the disappearing redwoods. He spends his days tracking down the healthiest coast redwood specimens (样本) he can find, cloning them in his own lab, and then planting them in carefully chosen places where they can thrive. Milarch’s goal is both to strengthen the coast redwood gene pool with clones of the strongest individuals, and to store loads of carbon. It’s a complicated mission with a simple philosophy: save the big trees, and they’ll save us.
Milarch explains that we need a practical and measurable solution to fighting against climate change. He believes the redwoods are the answer. However, scientist Mark Maslin cautions against viewing tree planting as a magic bullet, since even fast-growing trees take a long time to grow and be mature enough to reach their maximum carbon-trapping time which climate change cannot afford. As a global society, the most important thing we should do now is to reduce our overall carbon emissions if we want to have any impact on the planet’s climate crisis.
1. What causes the decrease of coast redwoods?| A．Forest fires. | B．Soil pollution. |
| C．Climate warming. | D．Human overcutting. |
| A．To show the importance of redwoods to the environment. |
| B．To introduce the approach to reducing carbon pollutants. |
| C．To state the role of the Pacific Northwest’s conifer trees. |
| D．To explain the difficulty of protecting coast redwoods. |
| A．By seeking ideal specimens to clone. |
| B．By exploring ways to raise their adaptability. |
| C．By improving water sources in coastal places. |
| D．By creating a wet growing environment for them. |
| A．Scientists need to find ways to make redwoods grow faster. |
| B．Growing redwoods is an efficient solution to climate change. |
| C．Protecting redwoods can be much costlier than Milarch thought. |
| D．Reducing carbon emissions should be a priority (优先考虑) in solving climate crisis. |
内容包括：1.写这封倡议信的目的；2.目前存在的问题；3.表达你的倡议和期待。
注意：1.词数80左右；
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安顺市教育局the Educational Bureau of Anshun 先锋pioneer
文明城市 a civilized city
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9 . Exercise can mean a lot of things to a lot of people, so there are a lot of great reasons to exercise.
Sometimes exercise can feel like a bit of a
I have had depression a couple of times and I also have general anxiety disorder. I found that longboarding around the city really
When I was 23, my grandpa sadly passed away. Hearing my mom’s message, I was
| A．desire | B．disaster | C．reality | D．task |
| A．reasons | B．treatments | C．theories | D．origins |
| A．ensure | B．donate | C．transform | D．permit |
| A．appreciate | B．attach | C．confirm | D．reduce |
| A．reducing | B．targeting | C．remaining | D．challenging |
| A．improved | B．exhausted | C．recognized | D．prepared |
| A．piece | B．period | C．group | D．number |
| A．swimming | B．jogging | C．running | D．climbing |
| A．accident | B．cure | C．failure | D．disease |
| A．resolved | B．destroyed | C．conducted | D．stimulated |
| A．fought for | B．stood for | C．paid for | D．applied for |
| A．picnic | B．swim | C．run | D．walk |
| A．lacked | B．lost | C．beat | D．folded |
| A．actually | B．currently | C．probably | D．suddenly |
| A．deepens | B．strengthens | C．releases | D．shapes |
10 . It seems like everything nowadays is a smart device. Smart toasters. Smart dog collars. Smart homes. In the age of smart (智能), there is nothing more intelligent or more innovative than the devices being produced by the wearables industry. Wearable devices help collect and analyze real-time personal data that informs us on everything from our health to our workouts. They’ve become extremely popular tools to help us stay informed and in touch with ourselves to the point that almost a quarter of people in the U.S. now sport a wearable device.
What exactly is a wearable? Wearables are electronic devices that are worn on a person — usually close to the skin — in order to accurately relay important medical, biological and exercise data to a database.
In addition to smart watches, VR and AR technology, smart jackets and a wide variety of other gadgets (小器具) are leading us towards a better-connected lifestyle. Each device’s main job is to collect millions of data points that range from how many steps you take to your heart rate.
The healthcare industry is probably seeing the biggest benefit from wearable technology. Patients who wear these smart devices can measure information ranging from body temperature to blood pressure, which is then relayed to their medical team in real-time. If something looks off, doctors have a quicker way to accurately diagnose and treat a patient. The entire treatment process is now quicker thanks to the data collected by a wearable device because doctors no longer have to run some tests to determine an illness or disease.
Having all of this health data in real-time is, of course, helping the sports and fitness industries push the boundaries of training. Professional athletes from all over the world maximize their training regimes thanks to the biometric data captured through wearable technology.
Wearable technology is the key to answering these questions and unlocking the potential of world-class athletes.
The advancement of wearables has been a welcomed tool for the insurance, healthcare and sports industries for a number of reasons. From encouraging healthier habits to optimizing (优化) physical performance, industries have got numerous rewards that come with wearable tech.
1. What can we infer about wearable devices from Paragraph 1?| A．They haven’t existed yet. |
| B．They are not easy to get one in our daily life. |
| C．They seldom collect and analyze real-time personal data. |
| D．They have offered a lot of benefits for us so far. |
| A．To offer better and useful hints based on these data. |
| B．To urge us to join their business projects. |
| C．To study our behaviors. |
| D．To do biological experiments by these data. |
| A．They can measure the patients’ appetite. |
| B．Parts of these devices could detect (探测) the dangerous symptoms in a quicker way. |
| C．The healthcare industry need make profits from the patients. |
| D．Professional tests to determine an illness or disease is not useful anymore. |
| A．Confused but worried. |
| B．Disinterested and puzzled. |
| C．Questionable and doubtful. |
| D．Supportive and optimistic. |
