1 . The summer I turned 16, my father gave me his old 69 Chevy Malibu convertible. What did I know about classic cars? For me, the important thing was that Hannah and I could
Hannah was my best friend, a year younger but much
A month after my birthday, Hannah and I went to the movies. On the way home, we
There were French fries on the floor, the dash (仪表盘) and my lap. An impossible amount of
We’d been wearing lap belts,
When her mother, Sharon, came into my hospital room, I started to cry, preparing myself for her
“I’m so sorry,” I said.
“You’re both
Sharon’s forgiveness allowed Hannah and me to get back in the car together that summer, to stay
| A．run | B．drive | C．wander | D．march |
| A．taller | B．stronger | C．smaller | D．healthier |
| A．signed | B．chatted | C．competed | D．bargained |
| A．ate | B．aimed | C．stopped | D．stood |
| A．catch | B．share | C．hold | D．spare |
| A．fast | B．seriously | C．softly | D．slowly |
| A．across | B．along | C．below | D．up |
| A．dirt | B．sweat | C．petrol | D．blood |
| A．end | B．base | C．point | D．value |
| A．or | B．but | C．and | D．so |
| A．chest | B．lap | C．forehead | D．shoulders |
| A．anger | B．regret | C．sorrow | D．concern |
| A．attacked | B．dragged | C．damaged | D．removed |
| A．alike | B．alive | C．injured | D．relieved |
| A．promise | B．love | C．understand | D．forgive |
| A．sisters | B．friends | C．classmates | D．colleague |
| A．threat | B．need | C．effort | D．wrong |
| A．faded | B．left | C．marked | D．shown |
| A．touch | B．feel | C．see | D．discover |
| A．you | B．me | C．her | D．them |
Wang Yaping has become the first Chinese woman to perform a spacewalk. Wang’s dream of becoming an astronaut
In 2010, Wang became an astronaut. However, the joy of being selected did not last long as the cruel training began. In the first year, Wang could not get the top level in the high-G training, during
During the next few months, Wang and her teammates will carry out scientific
3 . Plastics are amazing materials, which are widely used in our daily life. Besides, they’re often cheap to make. About 8. 3 billion metric tons of plastic have been produced to date. That’s about 1,400 times the weight of the Great Pyramid of Giza. Some of that plastic is still in use. But about 5. 8 billion metric tons have been thrown away.
All that plastic waste is an environmental scourge (祸根). Only about 9 percent of plastic waste has been recycled. Another 12 percent has been burned. The remaining 79 percent wound up in landfills or in nature. And that plastic, like a single Lego block, takes a long time to decompose (分解).
Plastic litters the world from the highest mountaintop to the deepest seafloor. Many animals mistake this rubbish for food. If they get full, these animals may forget to eat real food and suffer. Plastic rubbish in the oceans also leaves birds, turtles and other wildlife in a jam.
Big pieces of plastic aren’t the only problem. Abandoned plastic can break into tiny bits called microplastics. Winds blow these bits far and wide. Ocean currents can spread them throughout the sea. These pollutants build up inside animals. They also get into our food and drinking water. Each American is likely to consume more than 70, 000 microplastic pieces per year. Right now, no one knows what risk that might bring.
Scientists have some ideas about how to clean up this mess. The Ocean Cleanup is developing cleanup systems to fish out plastic pieces from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Microbes or mealworms with an appetite for plastic might someday eat the garbage. And new nanotechnology (纳米技术) could help microplastics decompose in the environment. But many of these plans are still far from effective so far. The best way to help Earth right now is to stop buying so much plastic — and then throwing it out — in the first place.
1. What does the Lego block show about plastic waste?| A．It is hard to break down. | B．Little of it has been burned. |
| C．It is easy to pile up. | D．Most of it ends up in landfills. |
| A．By starving them. | B．By reducing their food. |
| C．By piling up in their homes. | D．By changing the environment. |
| A．Opposed. | B．Supportive. | C．Indifferent. | D．Doubtful. |
| A．To criticize plastic production. | B．To suggest ways to handle plastic. |
| C．To advocate environmental protection. | D．To introduce the state of plastic pollution. |
4 . The iPod Generation
Today it is common to see people who walk about with colored wires hanging from their ears wherever they go. They move about in their personal bubbles, sometimes unaware of what’s happening around them.
For me, walking around in my own personal bubble is perfect.
Suppose you’re at work and about to make an incredible breakthrough, but a colleague suddenly turns up. His sudden appearance would break your concentration and cause mistakes.
Pretty soon, not only will we have pretty colored wires hanging from our ears, but also our brains will be directly plugged into some new high-tech instruments. We’ll be in a virtual world, communicating with everyone else, or choosing not to, as we like.
In the end, there is a thin line between using technology as a tool for making life better and being a slave to it! It’s so strange — suddenly, I don’t feel like wearing my earphones anymore.
| A．Our instruments are changing quickly. |
| B．I don’t have to deal with the noise from the environment. |
| C．In the home situation, teenagers love these wires. |
| D．I also have wires hanging from my ears. |
| E．After all, I am listening to my favourite music and would rather not be disturbed. |
| F．Listening to music through earphones is the perfect way to ignore such interruptions (中断). |
| G．They walk around in their own spaces, with their personal “digital noise reduction systems”. |
1. 陈述同学们浪费粮食的现象；
2. 说明节约粮食的重要性；
3. 呼吁同学们节约粮食。
参考词汇：canteen食堂
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear fellow students,
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Yours,
Li Hua
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）, 并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
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