Last year I went back to the US to visit family, friends and
I went to Iowa City to visit my good friend, Matt, and
One place I visited was
A good trip
2 . As a child, I had spent my holidays travelling our village in Bangladesh — running across the rice fields or farms and fishing in lakes. But, this had started to wear off as a teen. One thing I remember about that trip was when we were only about half an hour from our village, we had to get out of our car. The road in front of us was completely under water. We all got on a bamboo boat for another two or three hours.
That was 15 years ago — the last time I visited our village. One by one, many other villagers left there. But my father has been working hard to build it up. He doesn’t want it to be lost.
Yes, we should protect our home. But there is something else to think about: climate crisis (气候危机). Bangladesh is at the centre of the climate crisis — it is hit by floods, droughts, storms and other natural disasters. “I jokingly say, Bangladesh is God’s laboratory for natural disasters,” says Prof Ainun Nishat, an expert on climate change from Bangladesh.
The period from June to October sees heavy rains. But the rainfall time is becoming more erratic (无常的). In 2020, Sylhet, my hometown, was hit by huge floods that affected thousands of families, whose homes were swept away. In fact, over a quarter of the country was flooded. Nearly 1.3 million homes were damaged, and hundreds of people died.
The weather is getting more extreme (极端的). It is getting too hot. And the supply of water can’t be relied upon, leaving the land getting drier.
Although people have worries about droughts and floods, unlike in the past, the country is well-prepared to deal with them. Prof Nishat says, “Maybe 20, 30 years back we depended on external (外部的) support to return to normal from any natural disaster, but now it’s different. The country has developed, and we suffered these disasters many times, so the people are one of the most prepared.”
1. What do the underlined words “wear off” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?A.Advance. | B.Make sense. |
C.Disappear. | D.Lose control. |
A.It is affected by many disasters. |
B.It needs more people to build it up. |
C.People living there lead an unhappy life. |
D.Experts are studying why the climate changes there. |
A.To prove floods are difficult to avoid. |
B.To show the effects of climate change. |
C.To prove floods are frequent in Bangladesh. |
D.To show the great damage caused by floods. |
A.People in Bangladesh think the external support is unnecessary. |
B.People in Bangladesh try to rebuild their homes on their own. |
C.Bangladesh needs more support to aid its development. |
D.Bangladesh is trying hard to deal with climate change. |
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When I was in junior high, I was study machine. But I was will to do so because I understood how vital study was. I gave out all my rest time including summer and winter vacation with all weekends, that was highly odd and extreme in other’s eyes. Those years our motherland was still advanced, giving the cruel fact that Chinese GDP only surpassed that those of Japan. I studied so hard like a maniac China’s first premier Zhou Enlai did.
4 . Computers vs. Books
Mia Murphy was tired when she got home from school last Friday. It had been a long week. She was working on a computer project and has stayed late at school to finish her work. After stepping off the bus and trudging home, she settled herself onto the chair in the kitchen.
“What’s up, Mia?” Mr. Murphy asked, He was making Mia her favorite after-school cheese sandwich.
“This project is taking me forever!” Mia replied. “I have to design a website page for my computer class.”
“Wow, fancy!” Mrs Murphy shouted from the living room. “When we were in middle school, we didn’t even know how to use computers.” She walked into the kitchen and sat down next to Mia. She asked her daughter if she had anyone to help her with her project.
“We have partners—mine is named Ali,” she explained. “Today we learned how to insert pictures into our page.”
Mr. and Mrs. Murphy looked at each other and smiled. Mia noticed their little exchange.
“What?” She asked, wondering what they were thinking.
“Well, we first met when we were working on a project on American Indian history together in high school.” Mr. Murphy explained.
Mrs. Murphy chimed in. “But we didn’t have computers back then, so we have to go to the library every day to do research!” She explained that they didn’t have online search engines; they could only rely on books. They didn’t have cell phones to text each other when they needed help. They have to work together at each other’s houses.
“But that sounds so tough!” Mia said. “I can’t imagine completing a project without the help of a computer.”
Mr. Murphy chuckled. “I know. But I have that project to thank for meeting your mom! All those countless hours in the library. We have to spend much time together,” he said.
Now Mia was curious. She wondered what else was different when her parents were growing up. So she asked.
Mrs. Murphy stared to list off things she didn’t have as a child, like MP3 player and a flat-screen television. “Also, since I have many brothers and sisters, we have to pitch in more. I helped my mom cook dinner, and we repaired our torn clothes,” she said, tapping Mia on the nose. “How about you help me cook dinner tonight then?” Mrs. Murphy suggested, laughing.
“Sure!” Mia exclaimed. “How about something that you used to make as a child?”
“Chicken noodle soup it is,” Mrs. Murphy said with a smile.
1. What does the underlined phrase “pitch in” mean?A.sacrifice | B.suffer | C.donate | D.assist |
A.A conversation about the popular devices |
B.A conversation about the evils of technology. |
C.A conversation about generation differences. |
D.A conversation about Mia’s parents` puppy love. |
A.Tough | B.Casual | C.Humorous | D.Eccentric |
5 . When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep. His name was Mr. Basille. He wore a white cap and drove a white truck. As a 5-year-old boy, I couldn’t take my eyes off the coin changer fixed to his belt. He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer.
Of course, he delivered more than milk. There was cheese, eggs and so on. If we needed to change our order, my mother would pen a note — “Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery” — and place it in the box along with the empty bottles. And then, the buttermilk would magically (魔术般) appear.
All of this was about more than convenience. There existed a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr. Basille even had a key to our house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box indoors, so that the milk wouldn’t freeze. And I remember Mr. Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table, having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery.
There is sadly no home milk delivery today. Big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk, thus making it difficult for milkmen to compete. Besides, milk is for sale everywhere, and it may just not have been practical to have a delivery service.
Recently, an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories. I took it home and planted it on the back porch (门廊) . Every so often my son’s friends will ask what it is. So I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk.
1. Mr. Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer to __________.A.show his magical power | B.pay for the delivery |
C.satisfy his curiosity | D.please his mother |
A.He wanted to have tea there. | B.He was a respectable person. |
C.He was treated as a family member. | D.He was fully trusted by the family. |
A.Nobody wants to be a milkman now. | B.It has been driven out of the market. |
C.Its service is getting poor. | D.It is not allowed by law. |
A.He missed the good old days. | B.He wanted to tell interesting stories. |
C.He needed it for his milk bottles. | D.He planted flowers in it. |
Back in my country, when I was a child, I used to go to “market day” with my mother. One day each week, farmers used to bring their fruit and vegetables into the city. They closed one street
The outdoor market was a wonderful adventure for a small child,
Everyone used to argue with the farmers
“What?” she said. She looked very surprised. “So expensive?”
The seller looked terribly hurt. “My dear lady!” he replied. “I’m a poor, honest farmer. These
They always argued for several minutes before
7 . It is very common for people to have very vivid memories of certain events.
As the name suggests, flashbulb memories are like “snapshots (快闪) ”of important moments that we take with our brains rather than a camera.
According to psychologists, there are several factors that affect these types of memories. Among the most significant are the emotions a person may be feeling at the time, especially if it’s shocking.
A.Flashbulb memories influence our life in many ways |
B.They typically happen when we are watching something |
C.These events may be things that happened to them personally |
D.And the inspiring ones have greater chances to be remembered |
E.There is also personal connection that a person may feel toward an event |
F.Whatever the case may be, these memories stick out in our minds very clearly |
G.However, studies have shown that flashbulb memories are often not as clear as people think. |
1. What is the most important transportation in Karl’s village?
A.The plane. | B.The bus. | C.The boat. |
A.They fish in a boat. |
B.They make tools by hand. |
C.They do business on the Internet. |
A.It is exciting. | B.It is boring. | C.It is dangerous. |
A.Modern clothes. | B.Computer games. | C.Hunting tales. |
they will from so when exist light entire which fish meet complete |
Last year, I returned to Fuling, a river town near the Yangtze River. I visited the White Crane Ridge Underwater Museum. It’s a very strange museum
I taught English at the local college in the town of Fuling
During my visit, I
10 . Twenty-five years ago on July 1,1997, I woke up very late in my apartment in Singapore. l jumped out of bed in
Her mom had flown to Hong Kong several days earlier on assignment for a newspaper to
l had
The year, 1997, was
I later spent a few years working in Hong Kong, but my enduring memory of the days surrounding its return to China was the time I spent as a
A.panic | B.confusion | C.sorrow | D.excitement |
A.searched | B.worked | C.made | D.won |
A.Hopefully | B.Thankfully | C.Definitely | D.Eventually |
A.patting | B.hitting | C.washing | D.rubbing |
A.charge | B.interrupt | C.cover | D.change |
A.looked up | B.set out | C.broken away | D.taken off |
A.dress up | B.bring up | C.pick up | D.cheer up |
A.historic | B.economic | C.academic | D.comic |
A.how | B.when | C.why | D.where |
A.decline | B.witness | C.criticize | D.approve |
A.tense | B.comfortable | C.shameful | D.unavoidable |
A.embarrassment | B.delight | C.surprise | D.worries |
A.discovery | B.repeat | C.fortune | D.experiment |
A.ruined | B.protected | C.lowered | D.held |
A.babysitter | B.worker | C.adult | D.mother |