1 . Lloyd Black decided to join the Anytime Fitness gym in Semmes, Alabama last year after he found himself struggling to accomplish simple household tasks. The 91-year-old man hoped that joining a gym might help him build strength and reduce his aches and pains. Over the past year, Black has been faithfully coming to the gym three times a week. His overalls (工装裤) really catch plenty of attention. He says that he prefers to wear overalls during his workouts because they are comfortable, and he has “trouble keeping his trousers up” other-wise.
When Black first joined Anytime Fitness, gym manager Ashley Seaman said he could barely last 10 minutes on the treadmill (跑步机) without becoming winded. Now, however, the senior can effortlessly do power walking for thirty minutes before moving on to his workout routine. As a means of praising Black for his advance, Seaman recently named Black “Mem-ber of the Month”.
He also takes time to help other seniors new to the gym learn how to use the weightlifting machines. “He's just a friendly soul. He will go to the other elderly members and show them how to use the machines,” Seaman shared in a post on the gym's Facebook page. “Someone like him always encourages others to keep it up and include fitness in their life,” the post reads. “Seeing him work out three times a week in his overalls brightens our day!”
As a result of his work at the gym, Black finds it easier to mow (割) the seven acres of grass at his house and tool around in his woodworking shop. He experiences less daily dis-comfort and moves more easily. He always says, “Age is just a number and it doesn't mean you can't get into the gym.”
1. What makes Black draw the attention of the gym members?| A．His too slow pace. | B．His unique clothes. |
| C．His difference in age. | D．His clinical symptoms. |
| A．His physical quality. |
| B．His operational skills. |
| C．His willingness to help others. |
| D．His great progress in workouts. |
| A．He's inspiring. | B．He's ambitious. |
| C．He's respectful. | D．He’s demanding. |
| A．It's never too late to take exercise. |
| B．The stronger the body, the more intelligent the brain. |
| C．Walk a hundred steps after dinner and live to ninety -nine. |
| D．Practise long-distance running daily, getting older and younger. |
As Lia Bentley walked home from school on a cold October afternoon, she saw symmetry (对称) all around her: in the faces of people and the clothes they wore, in the buildings she passed and in the cars that went by. the birds in the sky were symmetrical, even the autumn leaves that covered the sidewalk.
All the month, Lia’s class had been studying different forms of symmetry, and Lia was very interested. Mr. Ferris, their science teacher, had given them their final task: to find the most beautiful example of symmetry and give a report to the class on it.
Lia looked at the task in her notebook. The most beautiful example of symmetry, she thought. What on earth could that be? Halfway through the school year, she’d been given a microscope (显微镜) for her birthday. Now she realized that she could use it to study symmetry. She set up what she called “laboratory” in the small wooden house. The microscope stood on a table. She hoped to find an example of symmetry that would stand out from all the others. Lia spent hours on the examination of cells and drops of pond water full of strange symmetrical life. Although she was surprised by what she saw, it troubled her that none of it was truly beautiful. Lia stayed in the wooden house until her father called her inside. “Come on, Lia. It’s getting cold out. The weather forecast says it’s going to snow.”
Lia suddenly felt sad. Snow meant winter was on its way. The cold weather would mean fewer things to look at under the microscope. Snow would often cover the area like a blanket, hiding everything from sight.
“Come inside!” her father called again.
“Be there in a minute, Dad!” Lia called back.
Just then, the door of the wooden house was blown open by s short strong wind. As she turned her head against the wind, she caught sight of a single snowflake (雪花) that had blown into the wooden house and onto the stage (载物台) of her microscope.
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Lia looked through the microscope, and to her surprise, she saw the most beautiful example of symmetry she could ever have imagined.
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Suddenly, Lia had an idea –– she ran to her house and picked up her camera.
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4 . NASA physicist and mathematician Katherine Johnson passed away on February 24, 2020. The 101-year-old African American woman was a
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| A．popular | B．legendary | C．mysterious | D．controversial |
| A．pilot | B．land | C．space | D．ocean |
| A．connected | B．submitted | C．applied | D．known |
| A．shot | B．scheduled | C．released | D．advertised |
| A．nothing | B．anything | C．something | D．everything |
| A．entered | B．adjusted | C．discovered | D．calculated |
| A．annoyed | B．relieved | C．depressed | D．saddened |
| A．celebrate | B．trace | C．appreciate | D．record |
| A．miss | B．reward | C．mourn | D．honor |
| A．set up | B．acted as | C．broke down | D．passed through |
| A．finished | B．attended | C．missed | D．taught |
| A．role | B．degree | C．course | D．certification |
| A．selfless | B．intelligent | C．enthusiastic | D．courageous |
| A．all-male | B．all-female | C．all-white | D．all-black |
| A．career | B．title | C．position | D．duty |
5 . You’ve heard that plastic is polluting the oceans — between 4.8 and 12.7 million tonnes enter ocean ecosystems every year. But does one plastic straw or cup really make a difference? Artist Benjamin Von Wong wants you to know that it does. He builds massive sculptures out of plastic garbage, forcing viewers to re-examine their relationship to single-use plastic products.
At the beginning of the year, the artist built a piece called “Strawpocalypse,” a pair of 10-foot-tall plastic waves, frozen mid-crash. Made of 168,000 plastic straws collected from several volunteer beach cleanups, the sculpture made its first appearance at the Estella Place shopping center in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Just 9% of global plastic waste is recycled. Plastic straws are by no means the biggest source (来源) of plastic pollution, but they’ve recently come under fire because most people don’t need them to drink with and, because of their small size and weight, they cannot be recycled. Every straw that’s part of Von Wong’s artwork likely came from a drink that someone used for only a few minutes. Once the drink is gone, the straw will take centuries to disappear.
In a piece from 2018, Von Wong wanted to illustrate (说明) a specific statistic: Every 60 seconds, a truckload’s worth of plastic enters the ocean. For this work, titled “Truckload of Plastic,” Von Wong and a group of volunteers collected more than 10,000 pieces of plastic, which were then tied together to look like they’d been dumped (倾倒) from a truck all at once.
Von Wong hopes that his work will also help pressure big companies to reduce their plastic footprint.
1. What are Von Wong’s artworks intended for?| A．Beautifying the city he lives in. | B．Introducing eco-friendly products. |
| C．Drawing public attention to plastic waste. | D．Reducing garbage on the beach. |
| A．To show the difficulty of their recycling. |
| B．To explain why they are useful. |
| C．To voice his views on modern art. |
| D．To find a substitute for them. |
| A．Calming. | B．Disturbing. |
| C．Refreshing. | D．Challenging. |
| A．Artists’ Opinions on Plastic Safety |
| B．Media Interest in Contemporary Art |
| C．Responsibility Demanded of Big Companies |
| D．Ocean Plastics Transformed into Sculptures |
6 . Venice is suffering the worst flooding the city has experienced in 50 years. The city is “on its knees” and Venetian Mayor Luigi Brugnaro tweeted as water submerged (淹没) much of the famous historical city.
While floods are a normal part of life in Venice, they have never happened with such frequency before. Experts say that climate change is likely to blame.
Flooding is just one of the many impacts from climate change that is being experienced with more frequency and globally threatens many vulnerable (脆弱的) areas and regions. There is a threat that is not often considered.
Changes in the ocean will have a profound impact on many of these sites.
Experts say that the solutions to saving these sites will be varied, but many will be very expensive.
| A．Different ways can be used to save these sites. |
| B．Climate change will impact these sites in different ways. |
| C．It is the damage from climate change to the world’s heritage. |
| D．But putting in place protective measures has proven difficult. |
| E．Warming water threatens to kill much of the coral in the Great Barrier Reef. |
| F．Many heritage sites on land are facing the great threat posed by global warming. |
| G．Therefore, they suggest that countries should work together to protect heritage sites. |
7 . Next to the benefits of playing and swimming all day long, reading is probably the most important thing kids can do in summer. Here are some great summer reading programs for kids.
Sync: Free Summer Audiobook Program for Teens.
Sync has a summer reading program just for teens that will give them two free audiobooks each week this summer. Perfect for both on-the-go and on the couch reading. Each week they offer a current young adult book as well as a classic title that teens will be able to download for free through the SORA/OverDrive app.
Scholastic Read-a-Palooza
Scholastic has a summer reading challenge in which kids go online to record the minutes they've read during the summer. This year, kids can make new friends, earn virtual rewards, help unlock donations for kids with limited or no access to books. All you need to do is sign up and keep a “reading streak” in Scholastic Home Base over the summer.
Half Price Books
The Half Price Books hosts gift card giveaways on social media for kids who read for at least 300 minutes during the months of June and July. The program website also features printable coloring sheets, online story times and mystery book recommendations for ages ranging from preschool to teens.
Reading Is Fundamental
Reading Is Fundamental is the nation's largest children's literacy non-profit. It lists a collection of free ebooks and interactive materials on literacy. Reading Is Fundamental has tools for every level to raise reading to new heights this summer and beyond.
1. What can teens do through Sync?| A．Choose their favorite books freely. | B．Get some free audiobooks this summer. |
| C．Download classics for free as many as possible. | D．Surf in the sea of books anywhere and anytime. |
| A．Half Price Books. | B．Reading Is Fundamental. |
| C．Scholastic Read-a-Palooza. | D．Free Summer Audiobook Program for Teens. |
| A．It is suitable for kids of different reading levels. | B．It is free of charge to collect ebooks on literacy. |
| C．It offers gift card giveaways on social media. | D．It aims at improving kids' reading skills. |
8 . Will Covid-19 Kill the Handshake?
The handshake might date back to the 14th century, when knights (骑士) and soldiers would extend their unclenched(松开的) right hands toward each other in greeting to show that they were carrying no weapons.
Now that a novel coronavirus is spreading fast, our hands are being cast in a new, doubtful light.
COVID-19 is a real threat, and we shouldn’t take the warning lightly. We may, indeed, need to keep our hands to ourselves for the time being. But we’re not ready to send handshake into the dustbin of history. Humans long for making a physical connection with friends. For now, perhaps, a regretful smile and nod might work as a shared acknowledgment.
| A．Could we hug each other or nod? |
| B．Could this be the end of the handshake? |
| C．As we all know, shaking hands has become a habit. |
| D．After all, our friendly intentions were not to infect or be infected by others. |
| E．These days, it would seem, the potential weapon isn’t a knife, but the hand itself. |
| F．We’re being drilled in handwashing techniques as if we were all second-graders. |
| G．The French have been advised to abandon the familiar kiss on the cheek greeting. |
--- ________ it would be boring, I decided not to go to it.
| A．I was told | B．I have been told | C．Being told | D．Having been told |
10 . Welcome to our free resources for first aid
First-aid education has been included in the health curriculum for schools in England. Now, more children and young people will acquire the skills they need to save a life.
To celebrate the change, we’re launching a brand-new teaching website. It’s aimed at all schools in the UK.
We understand that, for some people, teaching first aid can be quite frightening—especially if you’ve never done it before. So, we’ve designed these free resources to help you confidently deliver lessons in line with the new curriculum. Here’s how:
●Each first-aid skill focuses on one key action.
●The teaching resources provide you with all the guidance you need.
●The resources have easy-to-follow lesson plans that save you time in preparing for your classes.
This new interactive learning website will include:
●a multimedia library with supporting materials you need for each lesson
●different learning activities for those aged 5—18
●a full curriculum mapping for the new requirements in England
How will it benefit learners?
Through all kinds of practical activities, learners will:
●have skills, confidence and willingness to act when someone needs first aid
●learn first aid for common injuries and what to do in a first-aid emergency
● develop basic life skills, including how to deal with challenging situations
● get other ideas such as kindness, safety and sharing learning with others
If you have any questions, please contact reducation@redcross.org.uk.
1. Who is the text written for?| A．Students | B．Parents | C．Teachers | D．Doctors |
| A．Making first aid learning fun. | B．Making first aid easy to teach. |
| C．Being based on life experiences. | D．Being open to learners of all ages. |
| A．They can treat various common injuries. |
| B．They can gain conventional medical knowledge. |
| C．They can be quite willing to perform first aid. |
| D．They can build up confidence in challenging jobs. |
