要点:1. 结合个人的学习或生活,描述成长经历;
2. 表达自己对待挑战的观点。
注意:词数80左右。
Growing through Challenges
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2 . Catherine Krestyn furnished her home mainly with hard rubbish, such as the chairs, doors and lamps, which were collected from the street where she lives. And it’s a way of life she’s sharing with her community in the hope of making a
Catherine leads a 6, 000-strong online group called Boroondara Hard Rubbish Rehome, where members
Local teacher Ruth Polgar discovered the group while surfing the Internet and has since
All Catherine wants to do is give her community a way to
A.choice | B.commitment | C.difference | D.sense |
A.take | B.download | C.change | D.upload |
A.build | B.settle | C.find | D.make |
A.pair | B.neighbor | C.friend | D.colleague |
A.taking up | B.breaking down | C.ending up | D.giving off |
A.hard | B.ready | C.creative | D.new |
A.money | B.effort | C.attempt | D.energy |
A.decorated | B.equipped | C.filled | D.crowded |
A.typically | B.recently | C.legally | D.regularly |
A.Founding | B.Starting | C.Running | D.Funding |
A.savings | B.findings | C.earnings | D.belongings |
A.empty | B.old | C.ideal | D.amazing |
A.key | B.reply | C.access | D.devotion |
A.clean | B.collect | C.reduce | D.share |
A.message | B.email | C.text | D.letter |
3 . Today, most researchers describe sleep as occurring in two main phases: rapid-eye movement (REM) sleep and non-REM sleep. Non-REM sleep comprises three stages, known as N 1, N 2 and N 3, which are characterized by specific brainwave patterns that reflect neural (神经的) activity.
During the second phase of sleep, N 2, body temperatures drop, heart rates and breathing slow down and muscles relax. Brainwave frequencies now keep changing between slower wave sand short bursts of neural activity.
Slow-wave sleep occurs in the N 3 stage, which is characterized by slow, high waves called delta waves. This 20-40-minute phase makes up about one-quarter of a person's sleep time. Some evidence suggests that slow-wave sleep plays a crucial part in restoring energy levels, repairing and growing tissues, clearing waste and boosting the immune (免疫) system.
Neural activity picks up when the body enters REM sleep, which is when dreaming occurs. In this phase, which comprises one-quarter of sleep time each night, the brainwaves follow a beta-wave pattern. As the night progresses, the periods of slow-wave sleep shorten and REM sleep increases.
A.When someone is awake. |
B.Sleep is a brain-wide network effect. |
C.When someone enters non-REM sleep. |
D.REM sleep is important for cognitive functions. |
E.Slow-wave sleep also aids learning and makes memory stronger. |
F.This phase generally lasts 10-25 minutes during the first sleep cycle. |
G.These three stages of non-REM sleep plus REM sleep comprise the sleep cycle. |
4 . Sending your rugs (小地毯) to the cleaners can get expensive. A growing number of brands are making rugs designed to be thrown directly into your own washing machine.
Revival Washable Rug
Price: $109 and upSize: 2 ft. × 3 ft.
Care: Machine-washable, hang-dry for 36 hours.
Consumer Reports' take: This small rug feels soft under your feet and hides stains (污渍) well. After having coffee dropped on it, a 30-minute gentle cycle in a washer got rid of the resulting stains.
Lorena Canals Rug
Price: $629Size: 5 ft. 7 in. × 7 ft. 11 in.
Care: Machine-wash in cold water. Dry on low heat.
Consumer Reports' take: A single machine washing got rid of the big coffee stain made on this wool and cotton rug. It can go in the dryer, too, and may require 2 hours to get completely dry.
Ruggable Moroccan Rug
Price: $309 and upSize: 5 ft. × 7 ft.
Care: Machine-washable. Dry on low heat or hang-dry for 36 hours.
Consumer Reports' take: This super-soft rug is easy to clean. A damp towel alone removed a juice stain. The other stains on the rug disappeared after machine-washing it on a gentle cycle.
Ruggable Jonathan Rug
Price: $119 and upSize: 2 ft. × 3 ft.
Care: Machine-wash in cold water. Dry on low heat or hang-dry for about an hour.
Consumer Reports' take: This rug stayed in good shape even though it was used in a high-traffic kitchen. All stains were gone after washing it using a gentle cycle.
1. How long does a washer take to remove coffee stains on Revival Washable Rug?
A.36 hours. | B.30 minutes. | C.2 hours. | D.23 minutes. |
A.Revival Washable Rug | B.Lorena Canals Rug |
C.Ruggable Moroccan Rug | D.Ruggable Jonathan Rug |
A.They all cost $119 and up. | B.They are very similar in size. |
C.They dry only on low heat. | D.They are machine-washable. |
5 . Everything went wrong for American climber Beck Weathers on his trip to Mount Qomolangma in May of 1996. His eyes response to the extremely thin oxygen levels near the highest summit on Earth was “snow blindness”. Weathers could not see more than 3 feet in front of him. His guide, Rob Hall, made him agree not to climb to the summit and he would wait for Hall till he got back.
Another group of climbers returning down from a powerful snow storm came upon Weathers. They decided to help him down, but a storm with 70 mph winds forced them to merely gather together for warmth. During a quiet period of the storm, one man went back to the camp for assistance. Hours later help returned, but they decided Weathers was too unresponsive and appeared to be beyond saving. He was left waiting for death.
“I woke up in the snow, opened my eyes, and directly in front of me was my ungloved righthand, which was clearly dead,” Weathers remembered. "It looked like a marble sculpture of a hand. I hit it on the ice and realized that so much of my tissue was dead, so I wasn't feeling any pain. That had the wonderful effect of focusing my attention. If I didn't stand up, I realized I was going to die on that spot. I figured I had three or four hours left to live, so I started walking. All I knew was, as long as my legs would run, and I could stand up, I was going to move toward that. camp. If I fell down, I was going to get up and keep moving until I hit that camp.” As everybody thought Weathers could not survive, he struggled to stand up and move forward for survival in the face of adversity. Finally, he made it. It's believed that his success relied on his strong belief and courage.
1. Why did Beck Weathers give up climbing the Mount Qomolangma?A.Because the tough environment took his breath away. |
B.Because the cold weather froze his hands and feet. |
C.Because the thin oxygen level narrowed his eyesight. |
D.Because the terrible storm damaged his equipment. |
A.Reactionless. | B.Emotionless. | C.Faithless. | D.Fearless. |
A.By focusing attention. | B.By awaiting rescue. |
C.By remaining standing. | D.By keeping walking |
A.Ambitious. | B.Courageous. | C.Dynamic. | D.Responsible. |
6 . Poetry has a long history, dating back to the Epic (史诗) of Gilgamesh, composed 4,000 years ago in what is now Iraq and Syria. Early poems developed from folk songs such as the Chinese Shijing, or from a need to retell the actions of great men and women or about a nation’s history.
Ancient attempts to define poetry, such as Aristotle’s Poetics, focused on the uses of speech in rhetoric, drama, song and comedy. Later attempts concentrated on features such as repetition, verse form and thyme, and emphasized the aesthetics (美学) which distinguish poetry from more objectively informative forms of writing. From the mid-20th century, poetry has been more generally regarded as a creative act employing language. Poetry uses forms to suggest different interpretation to words, or to produce emotive responses. Devices such as rhythm are used to achieve musical effects. The use of ambiguity (模糊不清), symbolism, and other stylistic elements of poetic description often leaves a poem open to multiple interpretations. Similarly figures of speech such as metaphor and simile create a layering of meanings, forming connections previously not perceived.
Some poetry types are specific to particular cultures and respond to characteristics of the language in which the poet writes. Readers used to identifying poetry with Dante, Goethe, and Rumi may think of it as written in lines based on rhyme and regular meter; there are, however, traditions that use other means to create rhythm. Much modern poetry reflects a criticism of poetic tradition, playing with and testing the principle of rhyme itself, sometimes altogether giving up rhyme or set rhythm. In today’s increasingly globalized world, poets often adapt forms, styles and techniques from diverse cultures and languages.
1. What did early poetry originate from?A.Folk songs. | B.Ethnic music. |
C.Ancient stories. | D.Historical events. |
A.Modern poetry study focuses on the uses of speech. |
B.Poetry uses rhythm to achieve good visual effects. |
C.Poetry has been treated as a creative act for years. |
D.Form makes poetry different from other writings. |
A.Poets will strictly follow the principle of rhyme. |
B.Poets will adapt more diverse forms and styles. |
C.Poets will emphasize local language characteristics. |
D.Poets will develop new forms of figures of speech. |
A.Science fiction. | B.Newspaper. |
C.Fashion magazine. | D.Encyclopedia. |
A.He learned to swim. | B.He took exercise. | C.He stopped drinking. |
The animated movie “Chang'an” was a real hit last summer. It is named
The story between Gao Shi and Li Bai offers a glimpse into the poetry of the Tang Dynasty,
In order to
9 . For many young students, the school break is not a time for play, but rather a period of intense working out at weight loss camps. The extreme popularity of these camps is a sign of the alarming trend in China — childhood obesity (过度肥胖). According to a report published by the National Health Commission in 2020, one in five Chinese youth aged 6 — 17 years is overweight or obese, up from just one in 20 in 1995.
This increase is driven by multiple social factors. For instance, heavy coursework at school and a ready availability of digital devices are fixing the country’s younger generations in a more inactive lifestyle. Also, an age-old belief that more food consumption equals better growth has led many parents to spoil their children with an unlimited supply of junk food and late night snacks. Besides, weight gain during their mother’s pregnancy, regularly skipping breakfast, high intake of sweet foods and drinks, and insufficient sleep can all add to the risk of becoming overweight.
Extra weight gained in childhood may likely be carried into adulthood and increase the risks of high blood pressure, heart disease, sleep disorders and cancers. What’s more, the strong feeling of social disapproval related to obesity can also have a dangerous effect on a child’s emotional well-being and self-esteem (自尊). Some of overweight teenagers can’t even finish their primary education.
Therefore, parents should closely monitor their children’s weight from an early age so that they can intervene without delay when signs of obesity show. That does not mean that parents should rely on dietary restriction or slimming pills for dramatic transformations. A balanced diet, regular physical activity, limited screen time and sufficient sleep are enough to help children maintain a healthy weight.
1. How did the obesity rate for Chinese youth change from 1995 to 2020?A.It more than doubled. | B.It became four times. |
C.It stayed the same. | D.It dropped by half. |
A.A drop in physical activities. | B.An limited supply of snacks. |
C.Reduced intake of sugary drinks. | D.Right amounts of restful sleep. |
A.They should stop their children having sweet foods. |
B.They should limit their children's time spent indoors. |
C.They should keep close track of their children’s weight. |
D.They should ask their children to take slimming pills. |
A.Childhood Obesity in China | B.Concerns about Public Health |
C.Increase in Children’s Height | D.Healthy Lifestyle Recommended |
1. Which can be exchanged for a free bus ride?
A.Two large bottles. | B.Five small bottles. | C.Ten plastic cups. |
A.To cut waste. | B.To collect bottles. | C.To reduce the cost. |
A.Ticket officers. | B.Bus drivers. | C.Bus riders. |