1 . Everyone wants to perform well at school. Add these tips to your life and you should be on your way to being a top student!
Taking notes is important. You don’t need to write down every single word your teacher says but write down what he or she writes on the blackboard, or any special fact you think you might need for a test.
Don’t skip school. You will be missing courses.
Keep a good attitude (态度) towards things. If you have an “ I don’t care about school or this class” attitude, then teachers will be less willing to help you with problems. The same goes for lazy attitude. Have a respectful attitude to the teacher and other students.
Always ask questions.
A.Be prepared. |
B.Write in your own words. |
C.Staying organized will be helpful. |
D.Pay attention to what the teacher says. |
E.It is true that you could make up the work. |
F.There is no shame (羞愧)in needing some help. |
G.Try not to laugh when other students make mistakes. |
1.告知比赛信息;
2.邀请他参加。
注意:
1. 写作词数应为80左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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3 . After a two-hour flight from Shanghai and an hour’s drive, I reached my destination: Jielingkou Village in Qinhuangdao City of Hebei Province, China. The tiny and
In 2018, an anti-poverty project began in the village, with the
But gaining the locals’
Ge said he hopes that as conditions are
A.rich | B.great | C.old | D.nearby |
A.reach | B.significance | C.view | D.control |
A.cost | B.knowledge | C.favor | D.goal |
A.increasing | B.ignoring | C.considering | D.deciding |
A.benefits | B.measures | C.disadvantages | D.conditions |
A.in charge of | B.in response to | C.in sight of | D.in search of |
A.independence | B.weight | C.trust | D.experience |
A.worried | B.curious | C.angry | D.enthusiastic |
A.carry | B.sell | C.boil | D.produce |
A.mistakes | B.apologies | C.improvements | D.documents |
A.hurt | B.helped | C.failed | D.escaped |
A.workers | B.fighters | C.managers | D.supporters |
A.occasionally | B.gradually | C.hardly | D.regularly |
A.clean | B.decorate | C.destroy | D.run |
A.attracted | B.monitored | C.postponed | D.welcomed |
4 . Banff National Park is home to an amazing wildlife population. But the busy Trans Canada Highway that cuts through the park is a hazard to the lovely animals. To address the problem, Banff first put-up wildlife fencing on either side of the highway to discourage animals from entering the busy road. Then, since 1996, they’ve opened six wildlife overpasses and 38 underpasses to help the animals cross the highway in safety. I was fortunate to visit Banff’s Red Earth Overpass with Trevor Kinley, the project manager with Parks Canada. He told me that so far, they have documented 10, 000 safe animal crossings on this overpass alone. “ Some animals have learned how to use the crossings much more quickly than others. Black bears are the fastest learners, followed by deer. Wolves and lions take the longest to work out how to use them, ” Kinley said, laughing. “ But those animals that are slower to adapt are usually more capable and determined at figuring out the safest way to cross those overpasses and underpasses. ”
There is some criticism (批评) that channeling so much wildlife into a few bridges and tunnels is like making a trap for the animals, offering big animals an easy meal on either side. “ But research has shown that this is not the case, ” Kinley assured me. “ There are no more killings around the crossings than there are anywhere else in the park. ”
Walking over the Trans Canada and then walking underneath through one of the tunnels, I was amazed to see the fresh tracks of black bears, wolves, deer and many kinds of smaller animals. Somehow, all these animal footprints made me so happy, knowing that all this wildlife was passing safely under and over the longest road in Canada.
Hopefully, the success of the wildlife crossings in Banff will continue to inspire similar solutions around the world, where human pressure on wildlife continues to grow.
1. Which of the following best explains “ hazard ” underlined in paragraph 1?A.Shelter. | B.Message. | C.Answer. | D.Danger. |
A.They are stupid animals. | B.They are cautious learners. |
C.They are very dangerous. | D.They are good at adapting. |
A.There are too many bridges and tunnels. | B.Many animals will not use the crossings. |
C.More killings might happen at the crossings. | D.Illegal hunting might be encouraged in the park. |
A.Concerned. | B.Disappointed. | C.Shocked. | D.Delighted. |
1. What does the man want to study?
A.Astronomy. | B.Engineering. | C.Chemistry. |
A.The falling stars. | B.The heavy pollution. | C.Climate change. |
A.He is a schoolboy. |
B.He is not talking seriously. |
C.He dislikes Barney. |
A.Mother and son. | B.Teacher and student. | C.Interviewer and interviewee. |
1. What is the man looking for?
A.A restaurant. | B.A hotel. | C.A gym. |
A.£30. | B.£25. | C.£22. 50. |
A.The man’s sister. |
B.The woman’s mother. |
C.The woman’s father. |
A.The small one. | B.The tall one. | C.The wide one. |
8 . I remember when Kamala Harris became Joe Biden’s running mate, it seemed funny how many people pronounced her name incorrectly. On one occasion, a news host became upset when being corrected, and purposely called her Kumbaya.
I am no stranger to this issue as many of my students are from Asian and Middle Eastern countries, and sometimes their names are difficult for me to pronounce, even after asking them how to say it. Many students seem unwilling to correct me when I attempt to learn their names correctly. The other thing I’ve seen in growing numbers is students “adopting” an English name. It’s much more common than many think, for people to change their names in order to fit in.
This is especially the case when it comes to seeking jobs. Racial and cultural minorities often attempt to avoid discrimination hiring by hiding racial cues on the resume including changing their name. This is referred to as “resume whitening”. Research shows almost 50 percent of black and Asian job applicants did so.
Xian Zhao from the University of Toronto researches ethnic name pronunciation, saying that many people don’t understand that habitually pronouncing an unfamiliar name inaccurately is a form of indirect discrimination. It sends a message that “you are the minorities” says Zhao. “You are not important in this environment, so why should I take time and my effort to learn it?” On the other end, those with ethnic names frequently don’t correct people, even when their names are pronounced wrong repeatedly, feeling it is better just to keep the peace and not stand out for their names are difficult.
It is important to try to pronounce everyone’s name as they pronounce it. This communicates respect of them as a person and their culture. There is nothing wrong with asking someone to repeat their name so that you can learn to pronounce it properly. This is usually appreciated.
1. How do the author’s Asian students respond when their names are incorrectly pronounced?A.They attempt to laugh at it. | B.They tend to accept it. |
C.They offer to correct the author. | D.They agree to change their names. |
A.A change in work environment. |
B.A ban on racial discrimination in workplace. |
C.A practice of using Western names in job seeking. |
D.A boast about one’s educational background in the resume. |
A.Ethnics accept their names being mispronounced to save trouble. |
B.Ethnics fight effectively with the discrimination against their names. |
C.Many westerners pronounce ethnic names incorrectly on purpose. |
D.Many westerners make efforts to pronounce ethnic names correctly. |
A.Critical. | B.Uncaring. | C.Supportive. | D.Ambiguous. |
9 . When Garrone entered the classroom this morning, the teacher had not yet
And Crossi,alone on the end of the bench, gazed at them with begging eyes, so that they might leave him
But the others made fool of him
Crossi rose, weeping, “They were striking me and insulting me, and I lost my head, and threw it.” “Sit down,” said the teacher. “Let those who annoyed him rise.” Four rose and lowered their
Then the teacher put his hand under Garonne’s chin(下巴),as the latter stood with a drooping head. And the teacher looked at Garrone straight in the eye, and said, “You are a
A.prepared | B.passed | C.left | D.arrived |
A.taking advantage of | B.making fun of | C.speaking highly of | D.losing sight of |
A.discouraging | B.praising | C.quarreling with | D.throwing at |
A.in despair | B.in peace | C.in danger | D.in trouble |
A.better | B.faster | C.less | D.worse |
A.ease | B.surprise | C.anger | D.smile |
A.put on | B.jumped on | C.fought against | D.stuck to |
A.hope | B.heart | C.self-control | D.self-confidence |
A.sadness | B.hunger | C.joy | D.terror |
A.room | B.platform | C.sight | D.school |
A.regret | B.aim | C.pity | D.guilt |
A.logically | B.proudly | C.gladly | D.firmly |
A.heads | B.fingers | C.arms | D.hands |
A.useful | B.shameful | C.careful | D.fearful |
A.grateful | B.moral | C.confusing | D.competitive |
10 . A major new facility to pull CO2 out of the atmosphere has started operating in Iceland, which is a boost to an emerging technology that experts say could eventually play an important role in reducing greenhouse gases.
The plant in southwest Iceland is the biggest of its kind, its builder says. It is able to capture(捕获) 900 tons of CO2 every year but it needs heat and electricity to work. It is using energy produced from waste and is built on the roof of a waste incineration plant, and through the burning of rubbish, energy is generated.
Human-sized fans are built into a series of boxes. They take CO2 out of the air, catching it in spongelike filters(过滤器). The filters are blasted with heat, freeing the gas, which is then mixed with water and pumped deep into deep underground basalt caves(玄武岩洞穴), where over time it turns into dark-gray stone. Pumping CO2 into the ground is just one way to deal with it. The makers are also selling the gas to be used again. The CO2 can be captured just a few 100 miles away. It is pumped through an underground pipeline directly into a greenhouse. Vegetables and plants love CO2 and higher concentrations of the gas within the greenhouse improve the growth of plants.
By 2050, humanity will need to pull nearly a billion metric tons of CO2 from the atmosphere every year through direct air capture technology to achieve carbon neutral goals, according to International Energy Agency recommendations. The plant in Iceland will be able to capture 4, 000 metric tons annually — just a small amount of what will be necessary, but one that Climeworks, the company that built it, says can grow rapidly as efficiency improves and costs decrease.
“This is a market that does not yet exist, but a market that urgently needs to be built,” said Christoph Gebald who co-founded Climeworks. “This plant that we have here is really the blueprint to further increase the size and really industrialize.”
1. What do we know about the carbon capture facility from paragraph 2?A.It is built at high altitudes. | B.It uses waste to produce power. |
C.It makes Iceland free of air pollution. | D.It produces lots of heat during operation. |
A.The methods of breaking down CO2. | B.The approaches to reusing waste gas. |
C.The necessity of building greenhouses. | D.The workings of the carbon-catching plant. |
A.It will decrease the cost of energy production. |
B.It can help reach the carbon neutral goals in advance. |
C.It will speed up the reduction of CO2 levels in the air. |
D.It may replace the traditional carbon storage system. |
A.Supportive. | B.Neutral. |
C.Disapproving. | D.Uncaring. |