(1)运动会概况(时间、项目等);
(2)意义和反响。
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Stronger Body, Better Future
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2 . In December 1992, I was a happy husband and father of two young children. A month later,
I took up running as a way to exercise my body. After six months my
On October 27, 1996, along with many other brave souls I started on a 26.2-mile journey that I will never
I saw my wife Palty at the six mile
That thought alone pulled me forward. 3 hours and 41 minutes after I started, I
My cancer may once again take away my hair and my strength, maybe even my
A.besides | B.however | C.therefore | D.though |
A.experience | B.hardship | C.treatment | D.disease |
A.energetic | B.healthy | C.normal | D.weak |
A.strength | B.patience | C.anxiety | D.worry |
A.failed | B.decided | C.refused | D.stopped |
A.doubts | B.questions | C.interests | D.funds |
A.remember | B.know | C.forget | D.join |
A.mark | B.journey | C.drive | D.walk |
A.upset | B.natural | C.excited | D.good |
A.bring down | B.take up | C.look after | D.deal with |
A.excitement | B.confusion | C.concern | D.satisfaction |
A.before | B.behind | C.beside | D.beyond |
A.drew | B.climbed | C.crossed | D.missed |
A.gradually | B.simply | C.originally | D.finally |
A.life | B.medal | C.family | D.race |
3 . Who said that you can only use the Internet to socialize with your friends and family? You may actually put your Internet usage to good use by doing something productive.
Talk to people who live in other countries
Did you know you can also pickup languages if you actually talk-to people who live in the area where the languages are spoken fluently?
You can listen to English news for language beginners. They tend to simplify it so that you wouldn’t have a problem learning a new language. Another simple way that you can use is to stream a movie that is in another language and just be sure to have your English subtitles (字幕) on.
Use an app on your phone
One of the simplest methods that are also really fun is that you download an app on your phone that can effectively teach you a language. These apps usually allow you to learn more than one language.
Consider joining an online school
Another effective method is that you can join an online school where you can practice listening and speaking.
A.Keep your ears open. |
B.Stream online movies. |
C.The more you practice, the better you will get. |
D.This would have been difficult to do in the past. |
E.For example, you can use the Internet to learn a new language. |
F.You can also join other online schools to learn more language skills. |
G.They make the process fun so that you don’t get bored along the way. |
4 . Have you ever been hungry and sleepy and wished you could solve both problems at once? If you were a reindeer (驯鹿) , it would be easy. According to a new research, these talented deer can have a snooze while they eat their food.
Reindeer live in the Arctic and other northern regions where the winters are extremely dark and cold. Food can be rare in winter, so during the warmer months the deer must eat as much as they possibly can.
Like cows, reindeer use a process called rumination (反刍) to break down the tough plant they eat. This process involves passing the food back and forth between their mouth and the four “stomachs”, chewing it repeatedly until all the nutrients (营养) have been absorbed. In summer, all that chewing seems to leave very little time for sleep.
To find out their secret to getting enough rest, scientists fitted four reindeer with devices that monitored their brain waves. While the reindeer were ruminating, their brain waves were similar to the patterns shown during sleep. The animals sat or stood quietly with their eyes closed, and they were less likely than usual to react to. the movements of a neighbouring deer. “They were in a very relaxed state, ” researcher Melanie Furrer said.
The chewing movement made it hard for the researchers to tell whether, the animals’ brain waves were truly in sleep mode. But when they tested the deer again after rumination, the animals' brain activity showed that they felt rested.
If reindeer are kept awake for too long, they need extra “recovery sleep” to catch up. After ruminating, however, the deer did not need as much recovery sleep. Study co-author Gabriela Wagner said that ruminating serves two different purposes at the same time —eating and sleeping.
1. What does the underlined word “snooze” most probably mean?A.Quick drink. | B.Short walk. | C.Light sleep. | D.Bad dream. |
A.To keep awake. | B.To practice chewing. |
C.To taste better plants. | D.To prepare for winter. |
A.They sleep when drinking. | B.They sleep when ruminating. |
C.They sleep when not moving. | D.They sleep when not thinking. |
A.A health magazine. | B.A book review. |
C.A science report. | D.A research plan. |
5 . In the calm and traditional world of classical music, composer Tan Dun is something of a rock star. Born in 1957 in a village near Changsha, Tan Dun worked as a rice planter in his early years. While music was strongly discouraged within the rice-planting communities, Tan learnt to play traditional Chinese stringed instruments with his friends and eventually joined a local band.
But the transition from hobby to career came about through a tragic (不幸的) tum of events. After several members of a Peking Opera troupe (剧团) drowned in a boat accident, Tan was hired to work as an arranger and violinist. The time at the troupe proved successful and Tan got the attention of Central Conservatory of Music (CCOM) where he was accepted as a student in 1977. Years later, he further studied at New York’s Columbia University.
Under the teaching of famous composers around the word, Tan launched his international career through a series of modern operas. With the knowledge of eastern and western classical music, he composed Marco Polo, an abstract retelling of the 13th-century Venetian explorer’s life through eastern and western instruments.
Tan has composed symphonies and operas that have been performed in some of the world’s most famous theaters. He has also contributed the scores (配乐) to six films, including 2000’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, as well as several experimental multimedia projects. Such achievements have brought him great rewards, including Oscar, Grammy and Bafta awards, as well as the honor of Composer of Year, presented by classical music magazine Musical America.
1. What was Tan Dun’s job in his early years?A.Farmer. | B.Arranger. | C.Violinist. | D.Composer. |
A.His study in New York. | B.His success in the troupe. |
C.His achievement in scores. | D.His experience in Changsha. |
A.By making comparison. | B.By making classification. |
C.By following the order of space. | D.By following the order of time. |
A.He contributed scores to four films. |
B.He directed Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. |
C.He combined Eastern and Western musical styles. |
D.He launched his international career through symphonies. |
6 . Known for its beautiful natural environment, Guizhou contains a total of four World Heritage Sites, which is more than any other province in China.
The Fanjing Mountain, known as the “City of the Sky”, is famous for its Buddhist culture and the complex of temples. Compared with the world’s other mountains in the same latitude (纬度) zone, the Fanjing Mountain features the best-preserved animals and plants. It was listed in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2018.
Libo Karst, listed in the UNESCO World Heritage in 2007, is located in the southern borderland of Guizhou. Walking into Libo is a feast for the eyes. You would be amazed by one breathtaking sight after another, such as the Wolong Pond and the Laya Waterfall.
The Yuntai Mountain stands out like a piece of green agate (玛瑙) in its latitude zone. It is the oldest and best-preserved dolomite (白云石) karst landform in the world, which is extremely rare and highly valuable for scientific research. In 2014, the Yuntai Mountain was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List for its “uniqueness and typicality”.
Chishui Danxia is home to the largest Danxia landform area. The highlight of the tourist area, named Foguang Rock, is regarded as the greatest example of a Danxia landform in the world. When the afternoon sunlight hits it, it seems to glow like fire. There is a waterfall that is 42 meters wide and 269 meters high, which looks like a graceful white dragon. It was added to the UNESCO Wodd Heritage List in 2010.
1. What makes the Fanjing Mountain special in the same latitude?A.Its high value for scientific research. | B.Its being called the “City of the Sky”. |
C.Its rich Buddhist culture and temples. | D.Its best-preserved animals and plants. |
A.Dolomite karst. | B.Danxia landform. |
C.Laya Waterfall. | D.Foguang Rock. |
A.The Fanjing Mountain. | B.Libo Karst. |
C.The Yuntai Mountain. | D.Chishui Danxia |
7 . If your mother wants to tell you something, she uses words. Birds cannot talk as we do. But some birds can make sounds to warn their young of danger. They have their own way to make the young birds do certain things.
The jackdaw is a kind of blackbirds that lives in Europe. Jackdaws live together in flocks. Young jackdaws do not know their enemies. When an older jackdaw sees a dog, it makes a loud rattling sound. The younger birds know this sound means an enemy is nearby. The sound warns them to know their enemies.
If a young jackdaw is in a dangerous place, a jackdaw parent flies over him from behind. The parent bird flies low over the young bird’s back. The parent’s tail feathers move quickly from side to side. It is trying to say, “Follow me.”
At the same time, the parent calls out, “Key-aw, key-aw.” The parent means, “Fly home with me.” The young bird then follows the older one home.
Young jackdaws do not have to learn what certain sounds mean. They know the meaning of these sounds from the time they hatch.
1. The jackdaw lives in ________.A.Europe | B.Australia | C.America | D.Africa |
A.calls out, “Follow me.” | B.makes a loud sound |
C.flies away | D.fights the dog |
A.In a travel leaflet. | B.In a fantasy novel. |
C.In a health report. | D.In a science magazine. |
8 . Thailand is to ban smoking on some of the country’s most popular tourist beaches, with the prospect of up to a year in prison for those caught lighting up, according to reports by local media. The move follows a recent survey of litter on Patong beach, Phuket — visited by millions of foreign tourists each year — which found an average of 0.76 cigarette butts (烟头) per square metre in a sample area, which would amount to 101,058 butts on the 2.5km-long stretch of sand.
The survey was undertaken by the country’s department of marine and coastal resources, which described it as a “serious problem”. Discarded cigarette butts accounted for a third of rubbish collected by the department.
“Cigarettes have a direct effect on the natural environment,” director general Jatuporn Buruspat told the Phuket Gazette. “The butts clog (淤积) the drains contributing to floods. When the cigarettes stay under the beach sand for a long time, it also negatively affects the eco-system. And then when the chemicals from the cigarette butts reach the water, it also releases cadmium, lead, arsenic and some acid from insecticide which are poison to the natural food chain.”
The ban, which will come into play in November, will affect 20 beaches including Patong, Koh Khai Nok, Koh Khai Nai (Phuket); Hua Hin, Cha-Am, Khao Takiab; Pattaya, Jomtien, Bangsaen and Samila.
After a trial period, the ban is expected to be enforced on all Thai beaches, as well as on passenger and tourist boats, to deal with the problem of butts damaging the underwater environment. Anyone found to be breaking the law will face one year in jail or a maximum 100,000 baht fine, or both.
1. The underlined word “Discarded” in paragraph 2 means “________”.A.grown | B.lighted | C.thrown away | D.cared for |
A.Cigarette butts may endanger natural food chain. |
B.Cigarette butts will lead to floods directly. |
C.Cigarettes positively affect the eco-system. |
D.Foreign tourists may not visit beaches with cigarette butts. |
A.face two years in jail | B.face a minimum 100,000 baht fine |
C.be in prison or fined | D.be educated in a training center |
A.Cigarette butts damage the underwater environment. |
B.Thailand bans smoking on 20 popular tourist beaches. |
C.Smoking is forbidden on all Thailand beaches. |
D.Thailand local media pays attention to smoking problem. |
There are many things in senior middle school that I still remember clearly. I studied three years in a country school, which is faraway. However, it has a good environment and strict but kind teachers, so I loved the school and all my teachers very much. One Friday, just as we began to read books in reading class at our desks, our teacher, Mrs. Hill, said that she needed to be out of the classroom for a few minutes. She asked the class to read in silence while she was gone. And she said that those who didn’t read books in silence would have to answer to her when she returned. It was well-known that Mrs. Hill was strict. So we had to be on our best behavior.
But that Friday, Mrs. Hill hadn’t been gone for ten seconds before some students in the classroom started to talk. From one corner of the classroom I heard Josh ask Nick, “Can I trade my candies for your toy?” At the other end of the room I heard Samantha tell Kayla, “Let’s sit together on the bus for the museum field trip tomorrow.” And so it went all around me, until about half of the students talked with each other.
After a while, I, too, forgot about Mrs. Hill’s instructions. I turned back and asked my friend Liza, “Can I borrow your storybook and keep it for a day?” As soon as the words were out of my mouth, Mrs. Hill walked into the classroom. The whole class returned to silence immediately. And we were full of fear.
Mrs. Hill slowly looked around the classroom and said, “If you were talking while I was gone, then please stand up.” The guilt (内疚) suddenly weighed heavily on me. “I shouldn’t have talked while she was not in the classroom. And now I should be honest and admit my mistake bravely. This is what my parents have always told me, “I thought. Then, I gathered my courage to stand up, worrying about the punishment that waited for me. Then I looked around.
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To my surprise, no one followed me.
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With Mrs. Hill’s encouragement, another student stood up.
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