1 . I stared out the window,
I made myself dinner, which wasn’t anything
Arthur stayed by my side a majority of the time. My friend called him ‘mama’s boy’ or something silly like that. I didn’t
A.enjoying | B.cursing | C.monitoring | D.envying |
A.depression | B.surprise | C.alarm | D.tiredness |
A.dramatic | B.fancy | C.solid | D.justified |
A.called | B.made | C.put | D.took |
A.handled | B.drilled | C.fixed | D.grabbed |
A.committed | B.outgoing | C.innocent | D.dangerous |
A.glare | B.laugh | C.smile | D.shout |
A.blouse | B.fire | C.friend | D.towel |
A.fighting | B.interfering | C.sticking | D.combining |
A.part | B.number | C.sort | D.bit |
A.engaging | B.stuffing | C.digesting | D.loading |
A.possible | B.accessible | C.appropriate | D.essential |
A.forgive | B.demand | C.mind | D.accept |
A.time | B.opportunity | C.access | D.gift |
A.sincerely | B.elegantly | C.practically | D.distinctly |
1. What does the man ask the woman to do?
A.Bring him a snack. | B.Walk the dog. | C.Stay quiet. |
A.The dog is sleeping on his legs. |
B.He has injured himself. |
C.He is very tired. |
A.5km. | B.10km. | C.15km. |
3 . Third graders from Wolfsville Elementary School spent Monday afternoon getting their hands dirty and their shoes wet during an informative trout release (鳟鱼放生).
The trout, which the students had been
Wolfsville Elementary has been doing a trout release
Through the partnership, students learn various
McKinna Hidalgo, a third grader at Wolfsville, said she
The favorite part for Hidalgo’s classmate Macie Lader, however, was getting to go into the creek. Her socks and shoes were
A.hiding | B.raising | C.waiting | D.training |
A.usually | B.probably | C.nearly | D.finally |
A.transported | B.followed | C.changed | D.saved |
A.made up for | B.got along with | C.waved goodbye to | D.took advantage of |
A.one | B.next | C.every | D.another |
A.program | B.park | C.team | D.tour |
A.play with | B.care for | C.clean | D.eat |
A.courses | B.tips | C.skills | D.topics |
A.fear | B.learn | C.doubt | D.show |
A.nobody | B.nothing | C.somebody | D.something |
A.hated | B.forgot | C.loved | D.remembered |
A.fly | B.swim | C.run | D.walk |
A.eggs | B.fishes | C.friends | D.strangers |
A.old | B.wet | C.lost | D.clean |
A.gloves | B.glasses | C.shoes | D.shorts |
4 . Kenya has been at the forefront(前沿)of the global war on plastic since the government banned single-use plastics in protected areas in June 2020. Unfortunately, the preventive measures have barely received attention. Hundreds of tons of industrial and consumer polymer waste continue to get dumped into landfills daily. However, if 29-year-old Nzambi Matee has her way the unsightly plastic heaps(堆)will soon be transformed into colorful bricks.
The materials engineer’s seeking to find a practical solution to control plastic pollution began in 2017. She quit her job and set up a small lab in her mother’s backyard. It took her nine months to produce the first brick and even longer to convince a partner to help build the machinery to make them. But the determined eco-entrepreneur was confident in her idea and did not give up.
She says, “I wanted to use my education to handle plastic waste pollution. But I was very clear that the solution had to be practical, sustainable, and affordable. The best way to do this was by channeling the waste into the construction space and finding the most efficient and affordable material to build homes.” Her company produces over 1,500 bricks a day. The pavers are made using a mix of plastic products that cannot be reprocessed or recycled.
The collected plastic is mixed with sand heated at very high temperatures, and compressed(压缩)into bricks that vary in color and thickness. The resulting product is stronger, lighter, and about 30 percent cheaper than concrete bricks. More importantly, it helps repurpose the lowest quality of plastic. “There is that waste they cannot process anymore; they cannot recycle. That is what we get.” Matee says.
Matee is not nearly done. Her dream is to reduce the mountain of trash to just a hill by increasing production and expanding her offerings. She says, “The more we recycle the plastic, the more we produce affordable housing, the more we created more employment for the youth.”
1. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph imply?A.Plastic waste hasn’t attracted enough attention. | B.Matee’s idea has been widely accepted. |
C.Colorful bricks are in huge demand. | D.Matee’s method can be effective if adopted. |
A.Generous and ambitious. | B.Confident and grateful |
C.Creative and determined. | D.Optimistic and modest. |
A.To tackle plastic pollution. | B.To support the government. |
C.To create job opportunities. | D.To build cheaper houses. |
A.Kenya: Pioneer in Banning Plastic Single-use Plastics |
B.Nzambi Matee: Innovator in Solving Plastic Waste |
C.Mix of Plastic Products: A New Construction Material |
D.Plastic Recycling: A Creative Solution to Pollution |
5 . Do the colors that surround you influence how you feel? Can the colors on your walls and on your clothes affect your moods? Some researchers believe the answer is a decisive yes, while others aren’t so sure.
Yet many marketers, interior designers, medical professionals and others swear by an informal field of science known as color psychology. Color psychology is defined as “the study of how the colors we perceive impact our thoughts and feelings.”
Marketers use the science of color to persuade us to buy things. When choosing paint, furniture and wall art, interior designers act on the theory that colors can arouse certain feelings in us. Dentists are often advised to use light blue paint on their office walls to help calm apprehensive patients.
We should keep in mind, though, that only by considering cultural preferences are we able to fully understand the science of color. For instance, in the West, white is for brides and black is for funerals. But in ancient Asia, white was sometimes worn for funerals. In Japan yellow represents courage while in the United States, it represents happiness. Additionally, many variables including gender, age, background and more must be considered before making color assumptions when one is studying the effects of color.
After taking color variable into account it’s safe to consider some mainstream theories about specific colors and their meanings. Here are just a few:
Red symbolizes love, energy, passion and danger. Red is also believed to increase one’s hunger, which might be the reason why McDonald’s and Coca-Cola chose red as their major branding color.
Brown, a color from nature, best represents things that are honest, trustworthy and dependable. It seems a perfect fit as the branding color for the package delivery company UPS.
Blue-in addition to representing peace and calm-also means integrity and competence. It’s no surprise that PayPal and American Express both use blue as their branding color.
Green-another color from nature-represents health, growth and freshness and is the perfect branding color for Starbucks.
Pink symbolizes love, romance, innocence and femininity (女性特质). The popular doll company that makes Barbie uses pink as its major branding color.
If color psychology advocates are correct, then our emotions and decisions are truly influenced by the colors around us. With this knowledge, we can effectively harness (驾驭) color power to create positive school, work and home environments.
1. What does the phrase “swear by” in the second paragraph probably mean?A.deeply investigate | B.somewhat doubt |
C.deeply believe | D.still wish |
A.To remind we should take culture into account when learning the science of color. |
B.To state that cultural preferences are decisive factors in color psychology. |
C.To show different cultures have different preferences for different colors. |
D.To prove white and black represent complete different things in different countries. |
A.color psychology may help us make correct decisions in life |
B.color psychology is an uncultivated field in modern science |
C.color psychology has been recognized throughout the world |
D.color psychology is influencing our emotions and decisions |
A.The potential effects of color on our lives. |
B.The positives and negatives of color psychology. |
C.The foundation and function of color psychology. |
D.The relationship between color and man Section |
1. When will the first storm arrive?
A.Today. | B.This weekend. | C.Next week. |
A.New York City. | B.Saint Paul. | C.Boston. |
A.People traveling on foot. | B.People driving on the road. | C.People celebrating by the water. |
A.Sunny. | B.Snowy. | C.Windy. |
7 . There are few natural sounds more uplifting to my spirit than the bright and cheering calls and songs of black-capped chickadees (山雀). One of my morning routines is to step outside the house and listen for the voices of black-caps.
There is something comforting to me in black-caps’ presence.
After I’d moved into a house on Anchorage’s Hillside, I placed a makeshift feeder on my home’s back.
Within days, a whole new world opened up as woodland neighbors I’d never known, or even imagined, joined the black-caps at my feeders: red-breasted nuthatches, common redpolls…What was remarkable was that all of those species were common residents of the Anchorage area.
My newfound interest in birds grew quickly, surprising even me.
A.Nature always amazed me in its own way. |
B.Yet in prior days and years, I had no idea. |
C.Black-caps are a sign of good environment. |
D.Within a day, black-caps accepted my invitation to dine. |
E.Black-caps have had a special place at the top of my affections. |
F.What started as mere curiosity flowered into a consuming passion. |
G.And much more often than not, they are heard before they’re seen. |
Illegal ivory (象牙) hunting once posed a significant threat to Kenya’s elephants. But now the giants of the animal kingdom
In the past years, Kenyan
In the last year, at least 179 elephants have died of thirst, while hunting has claimed the lives of fewer than 10, Kenyan Tourism and Wildlife Secretary Najib Balala told the BBC. “It is a red alarm.” he said of the crisis. Balala suggested that
1. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A.Their favorite animals. |
B.The development of creatures. |
C.The strange behaviors of animals. |
A.Ducks’. | B.Kangaroos’. | C.Camels’. |
A.One. | B.Two. | C.Three. |
1. When did the man see the fox?
A.Last night | B.This morning | C.Yesterday morning |
A.At Jamie’s house. | B.At school | C.Inside his house. |
A.Excited. | B.Uninterested. | C.Sad |