1 . 根据题目所提出的具体要求,在答题卡上写出一篇连贯完整的英语短文。词数不少于60。
假设你是李华,你校本周一举行了消防演练(fire drill)活动。请给校报英语专栏写一篇稿件,记录演练过程并表达感想。可参考如下内容。
开头已为你写好,不计入总词数。
·go out of the classroom when hearing the fire alarm go off
·go downstairs, use a towel to cover the nose and mouth
·take us three minutes to reach the sports field
·the firemen praise us
·…
In order to raise our safety awareness and practise our skills for self-protection, we had a fire drill in our school this Monday.
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2 . Hundreds of dead migrating (迁徙) songbirds covered the ground like a carpet on Thursday in Chicago.
Nearly 1,000 songbirds died throughout the night after crashing into the glass of the McCormick Place Lakeside Center due to a deadly combination of excellent migratory conditions, rain, and the low building’s lighting and window-lined walls, according to bird experts.
Window hits are a problem in almost every major city in the United States. Birds cannot see transparent (透明的) or reflecting glass and are unaware that it is a dangerous block. They rush for plants or bushes they see through windows or reflected in them, killing themselves in the process.
Night-migrating birds depend on the stars for direction. Building lights both attract and confuse them, resulting in window hits or birds flying around the lights until they die of exhaustion, a phenomenon known as deadly light attraction.
According to Stan Temple, a retired bird expert from University of Wisconsin-Madison, conditions were ideal for a big wave of songbird southern migration over Chicago on Wednesday evening. “You had all these birds that were just eager to set out, but they’ve been held up with this unusual September and October with temperatures way above normal,” Temple said.
To avoid irregular air movements and predators (捕食者), little songbirds graze to absorb energy during the day and travel at night. They’ve been waiting for north winds to push them south, but September’s unusually warm south winds left the birds in a holding position here, according to Temple. A wind moved south on Wednesday evening, offering a good chance, and millions of birds took to the air.
“Pre-dawn rain forced the birds to fly low, and they found McCormick Place’s lights on,” said David Willard, a manager at the Chicago Field Museum.
According to Ann a Pidgeon, a bird biologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, window hits and deadly light attraction are simply avoidable. Building managers can simply decrease their lights, and building designers can create windows with bird-friendly marks in the glass. People can also add screens, paint their windows, or put stickers on the glass.
1. Which of the following probably caused the songbirds’ death in Chicago?A.Window hits. | B.Hunger. | C.Diseases. | D.Bird hunts. |
A.Play. | B.Eat. | C.Grow. | D.Wait. |
A.The importance of protecting birds. | B.The prediction of the songbirds’ future. |
C.The further study of the songbird event. | D.The ways to avoid the disaster for birds. |
A.Human activities have affected wild life. | B.Climate change is challenging the world. |
C.Technology helps the protection of nature. | D.Animals learn to adapt to the environment. |
3 . Best friends Tommy, 17, and Daniel, 15, decided to sign up for their school’s robotics team in their freshman year, and began their journey towards changing lives for the better.
They began their work with 3D printers to create parts for their robots, but they wanted their impact to be greater. “It started off with a team idea,” Tommy said. “We were trying to figure out how we could make a difference to society as a first-year robotics team. We later thought of the idea of using 3D printers to make prostheses (假肢), like hands.”
The team worked with IMAHelps, a nonprofit organization, and received help from the Science Robotics Initiative. Shortly after, they began working with their first person in need of a prosthesis.
“We started off with making an artificial (人造的) arm for Samantha, a 12-year-old little girl in Ecuador who lost her arm in a bus accident,” Tommy explains. “We got her measurements and then made the prosthesis. IMAHelps brought it to Samantha and it fit her perfectly and worked well.”
“Samantha had a dream to write, and we wanted to help with that,” adds Daniel.
It didn’t take long for other kids to see Samantha’s prosthesis. A young man named Ernest Priester, 13, asked to have an artificial foot. Later, the team offered to make him one for free. “He started tearing up. It brought so much joy to his eyes.” Tommy says.
This July, the team traveled to Ecuador to deliver four more prostheses to those in need. “We were so happy to help,” Tommy shares.
The team also plans on continuing to give away their 3D creations. “You can do whatever you want to do when it comes to helping people and changing the world,” Tommy says. “There are no age limits.”
“By offering a little bit,” adds Daniel. “We can change a lot.”
1. To make the robotics team’s impact greater, Tommy and Daniel decided to________.A.create robot parts | B.start a robotics course |
C.make prostheses | D.invent a 3D printer |
A.They set up IMAHelps for her. | B.They made her an artificial arm. |
C.They offered her medical treatment. | D.They gave her instructions on writing. |
A.Curious. | B.Relaxed. | C.Regretful. | D.Pleased. |
A.Caring. | B.Calm. | C.Honest. | D.Brave. |
4 . One bus driver for the North Elementary School can now add lifesaver to her experiences after a student started choking (窒息) on her bus last month.
On Sept.29, bus driver Raquel Baker began her work just like any other drivers and was about to drop off students at the school gate when something went wrong. Video from the school bus showed 7-year-old Preston putting something in his
It was hard for the boy to
Preston hardly
Preston was blue in the face. Baker saw a parent and asked her to call 911. “All I could think of was I had to
Preston’s mum was
Until today Bake r still doesn’t know how she got the
A.bag | B.bottle | C.mouth | D.pocket |
A.danger | B.peace | C.surprise | D.silence |
A.write | B.say | C.spell | D.hear |
A.luckily | B.formally | C.quietly | D.quickly |
A.bus | B.room | C.yard | D.school |
A.slept | B.breathed | C.saw | D.listened |
A.find | B.feed | C.save | D.meet |
A.habit | B.training | C.belief | D.income |
A.nervous | B.glad | C.disappointed | D.curious |
A.eraser | B.chalk | C.key | D.coin |
A.sorry | B.sad | C.anxious | D.thankful |
A.corrected | B.changed | C.honored | D.cured |
A.future | B.impact | C.dream | D.mistake |
A.permit | B.right | C.method | D.courage |
A.or | B.so | C.but | D.for |
1. Why did the woman not go to college?
A.She didn’t pass the exam. |
B.She wasn’t interested in college. |
C.She couldn’t afford college education. |
A.She was a bus conductor. |
B.She was a shop assistant. |
C.She was a housekeeper. |
A.It was busy. | B.It was wonderful. | C.It was dull. |
How to Improve Memory | |
Give the brain a workout | Mental workouts can increase memory by challenging ourselves to |
Do physical exercise | It reduces the risk of memory loss and increases the brain |
Get | Most adults should get 7—9 hours of sleep a night to |
Make time for | Healthy relationships help reduce the factors that can lead to memory loss. |
A Weather Report in Australia
New South Wales | There is a warning in place as |
Queensland | At least |
Northern Territory | Residents should only experience light showers, and it will remain |
Perth | There will be |
Geraldton | Rain showers will come in from the |
A Weather Report in Australia
New South Wales | There is a warning in place as |
Queensland | At least |
Northern Territory | Residents should only experience light showers, and it will remain |
Perth | There will be |
Geraldton | Rain showers will come in from the |
1. Why does the woman come here?
A.To join the poem club. | B.To find new group members. | C.To help the man with his courses. |
A.He is interested in acting. | B.He hasn’t seen Susan for long. | C.He spends much time in the poem club. |
A.Train once a week. | B.Take fewer courses next term. | C.Come to see their practice. |
How to Decorate Your New Apartment | |
Determine the | • Simple: less color design • Industrial: cool color tones |
Break down the plan | • Prioritize what rooms are most • Start with the |
Choose the furniture | • • Go to the |