1 . Left-handed people can find it inconvenient to do certain things, writing in a notebook for example.
Being left-handed might be a factor in mathematical ability. An Italian study found that for simple arithmetic there was little difference between right- and left-handed performance.
Left-handers are also over-represented in professional, interactive sports. Researchers have looked at the influence of being left-handed on performance and interactive sports.
A.Left-handed people may think differently. |
B.Left-handed people have a gift for sports. |
C.Left-handers may also be better at remembering events. |
D.But there are a number of advantages of being left-handed. |
E.But for more difficult problem-solving, left-handers won out. |
F.Interactive sports have great many advantages over right handers. |
G.Those that require the fastest reaction give left-handers the biggest advantage. |
2 . In 2019, after retiring from her career as a social worker, Ane Freed - Kernis decided to build a home workshop and devote all of her free time to stone carving. “I might be covered head to to e in dust but I’m happy — it was something I needed more of in my life when I hit 60,” she says.
This appeal has its origins in Freed - Kernis’ childhood. Growing up on her father’s farm in Denmark, she used to wander through the fields with her eyes fixed on the ground, looking for stones to add to her collection. “I’ve always been drawn to the shapes and textures (质地) of stones,” she says.
After moving to England in 1977 and training as a social worker, Freed - Kernis soon became occupied with her busy career and the demands of raising her son. Stones were the last thing on her mind, until her father died in 2005. “He took a stone carving course in his retirement, and I always thought stone seemed so fun but never had the time to look into it myself,” she says. “After he died, I became determined to learn in his honour.”
Signing up for a week-long stone carving course at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Freed-Kernis began to learn how to turn a block of rock into well-designed shapes. “It was really scary at the start because you would spend hours just hammering (锤打).”
Now 65, Freed-Kernis has a thriving small business built largely through word of mouth. She creates 12 to 15 pieces a year that can take anywhere from a few days to three weeks to complete, while her prices range from £ 200 to £ 3,000. “I’m making smaller ones,” she says. “I don’t have to depend on the money much, so I want to keep prices in the range that people can afford, mainly just covering costs and labour (劳动力).”
1. Freed-Kernis was first attracted by stones when ______.A.she was 60 | B.she was a child |
C.her father died | D.she moved to England |
A.She never cared about her father. |
B.She led a disappointing life in Denmark. |
C.She spent lots of time studying stone carving. |
D.She learned stone carving under the influence of her dad. |
A.Hopeful and proud. |
B.Confident and satisfied. |
C.Nervous and frightened. |
D.Impatient and unprepared. |
A.They are easier to move by her. |
B.They are more affordable to people. |
C.She wants to save costs and labour. |
D.She is too old to focus on making large ones. |
3 . In San Francisco, a large group of sea lions move themselves out of the bay waters and hang out on PIER 39, which is a popular tourist destination. According to dock (码头) officials, this is the most sea lions seen in the region in 15 years.
“Over 1,000 sea lions have been counted this week,” PIER 39 harbormaster Sheila Chandor told many different media. “The surge in sea lions is usually a good sign of their strong population and healthy living environment,” said Adam Ratner, Director of Conservation Engagement at the Marine Mammal (海洋哺乳动物) Center in Sausalito, California.
“California sea lions are sentinels (哨兵) of the ocean,” Ratner said. Their population to some extent reflects the health of the ocean. Therefore, seeing a large number of California sea lions is clearly a good thing.
For nearly 35 years, the slippery (滑的) residents have been a star attraction for tourists. That autumn in 1989, PIER 39 had just been repaired, but the ships had not yet been moved back. At that moment, the sea lions unexpected arrival not only attracted fans but also created enemies. According to a website, some dock residents and workers were scared away by the strong and very unpleasant smell and noise of their new neighbors, while others saw these animals as a bright spot after the destructive Loma Prieta earthquake.
The officials sought help from the Marine Mammal Center to find a way to deal with sea lions. Ratner said that the final decision is to let the sea lions stay and coexist with humans. “The fact proves that this is really a good thing,” he said. “This is just a proof of how we can truly work together and think about how we can share our coasts with marine mammals and other wildlife in a way that benefits all the parties involved.”
1. How does the author start the text?A.By describing a situation. |
B.By answering a question. |
C.By holding a conversation. |
D.By comparing different opinions. |
A.Sharp increase. | B.Tight control. |
C.Slow development. | D.Sudden movement. |
A.Doubtful. | B.Uninterested. |
C.Supportive. | D.Unclear. |
A.Sea lions are pretty cool animals. |
B.Animals and humans can live in harmony. |
C.Watching sea lions might not be a proper action. |
D.Sea lions should be driven out of PIER 39. |
I took a job as a receptionist for a vet almost five decades ago. As a keen animal lover, I accepted the position on the condition that I wouldn’t have to assist with any wounded animals. I couldn’t bear to see any creature in pain. It killed me to see the poor animals suffer.
At the end of my first week, we were closing the office for the day when a young man ran up to us holding a severely injured Doberman Pinscher puppy (杜宾犬) in his arms and begging us to save his life. The four-month-old pup had been hit by a car out of the blue.
The doctor and I ran back into the operating room. The only place the skin was still attached to this poor little animal’s body was around one shoulder. It was on the edge of dying, with awful blood and frightening bones. The vet worked tirelessly for what seemed like hours, stitching (缝针) him back together again. I stood in the clinic’s crowded waiting room, praying that the little puppy would pull through.
It turned out that was the easy part. The puppy had broken multiple bones, including his spine (脊椎). If he survived the next few days, we were quite sure he would never walk again. What followed called for great care and patience in the long term, but the vet was too occupied to handle the puppy.
That day forever changed my life. After the operation, the vet mentored me, and I became his assistant in all things medical. One of my first jobs was to give that Doberman puppy daily physical therapy. With mixed feelings, I accepted whatever came to my way—to attend to the puppy until its recovery.
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The following weeks witnessed I bonded with the Doberman in the clinic.
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My Hands-on Course
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________6 . Since 2018, Jason has been helping sick kids become superheroes. After watching his five-year-old daughter Angela
“Sitting by her hospital bed, I knew there was
Created to look like a superhero costume, the medical garments (医用服装) are all about
Now Jason has
Riley Sinclair was
A.undertake | B.undergo | C.forget | D.miss |
A.act out | B.act on | C.act up | D.act as |
A.something | B.anything | C.nothing | D.everything |
A.easy | B.different | C.hard | D.quick |
A.idea | B.advice | C.hope | D.order |
A.securing | B.enabling | C.persuading | D.proving |
A.superheroes | B.doctors | C.nurses | D.actors |
A.adopted | B.appointed | C.recognized | D.marked |
A.caught up with | B.teamed up with | C.put up with | D.ended up with |
A.left | B.sponsored | C.envied | D.supported |
A.diagnosed | B.blessed | C.disgusted | D.associated |
A.status maintainer | B.game changer | C.rule maker | D.peace lover |
A.calm | B.afraid | C.happy | D.satisfied |
A.skirt | B.armour | C.shorts | D.shirt |
A.hide | B.keep | C.face | D.avoid |
7 . My Family and Other Animals written by English writer Gerald Durrell is a novel about an English family, the Durrells, who suddenly sell their house in Britain in order to put down roots on the Greek island of Corfu in the 1930s.
This is the first book in a much-celebrated trilogy(三部曲) by Gerald Durrell. It captures the most absorbing stories of the family’s encounters with the island and its inhabitants. Come for the arresting accounts of Corfu landscapes and stay for Durrell's laugh-out-loud tales of his unusual family.
Durrell, later known for his zoo keeping and the preservation of wildlife, was just a child during his family's five-year stay in Corfu. He is 10-year-old Gerry in the book—curious and passionate about animals.
Durrell’s description of the strange family is elaborate: his attention to detail is what makes the book so winning, with every sight, sound and smell of the island brought to life. One minute you’ll be laughing as his brother's clever literary friends walk down to the daffodil—yellow cottage, the next you'll be catching your breath as Durrell describes swimming at night in the Ionian Sea: Lying on my back in the silky water, staring at the sky, only moving my hands and feet slightly, I was looking at the Milky Way stretching like a silk scarf across the sky and wondering how many stars it contained.
My Family and Other Animals is quite difficult to classify, being one part travel, one part autobiography, one part natural history and one part comedy, with a thread of descriptive language running throughout that sometimes raises it nearly to poetry.
As a real delight to read, it’s the perfect literary escapism for any adult or older teenager who is currently walking down a tough road in life.
1. What does the underlined word “elaborate” in Paragraph 4 mean?A.Detailed. | B.Authentic. | C.Abstract. | D.Simple. |
A.Easy to classify. | B.Hard to follow. |
C.Full of humorous accounts. | D.Packed with serious messages. |
A.motivate readers to work hard | B.free readers from real life temporarily |
C.inform readers of ways to overcome difficulties | D.help readers escape from an imaginative world |
A.A guidebook of an island. | B.A chapter of a book. |
C.An introduction to a book. | D.An autobiography of a writer. |
8 . Henry Bond was about ten years old when his father died, thus left the family entirely in his mother’s care. His mother found it
At one time, however, Henry wanted a
On waking in the morning, he found that a
He rose, ran to the house of a neighbor, and offered his
When school
From that time, Henry, was always the first in all his classes. He knew no such word as fail, but always succeeded in all he
A.tremendous | B.difficult | C.cautious | D.industrious |
A.protection | B.ambition | C.management | D.desire |
A.books | B.conditions | C.ambitions | D.materials |
A.literature | B.masterpiece | C.novel | D.grammar |
A.provide | B.promote | C.refuse | D.pay |
A.embarrassed | B.random | C.troubled | D.fearful |
A.light | B.heavy | C.nervous | D.merciful |
A.general | B.slight | C.deep | D.urgent |
A.fiercely | B.deliberately | C.obviously | D.temporarily |
A.behavior | B.service | C.kindness | D.reaction |
A.prize | B.award | C.fame | D.pay |
A.purpose | B.possession | C.determination | D.inspiration |
A.performed | B.processed | C.attended | D.started |
A.affected | B.acquired | C.attempted | D.tolerated |
A.wish | B.force | C.courage | D.will |
My lights turn on automatically. It’s 6:50 a.m. and the house is waking me up. Still sleepy, I find my uniform in the wardrobe and put it on, which had been washed, ironed, and hung up the night before by Emma X15—my family’s housekeeper. When I was younger, she was my nanny. She’s been with me all my life. My parents didn’t have time for children then and Emma, advertised as a reliable helper, looked after me. That’s why my parents bought her.
Entering the kitchen, my breakfast sits there, waiting for me. Always the same. Planned, with a controlled quantity. The government announced our planet can’t deal with overpopulation. Food is grown in laboratories, and every house receives just enoughfood—no more, no less. Mum always talks about the old days when people had vegetable gardens and could go to the market to buy food. Animals actually lived in the wild and not in carefully controlled zoos. It’s all I’ve ever known. Robots are everywhere now; they are usually referred to as “zoids.” They do almost everything, working work in labs and factories, fix teeth and perform surgeries.
I walk to the window and look out over the landscape. All I see are buildings and interconnecting tunnels. Grey skyscrapers, all identical. I can spot my school—it is just over to the right, but it looks the same as every other building. Today we are having a lecturer from Los Angeles speak to us about the extinction of different species of animals, like the polar bear and the elephant. I find it strange that even with all our technology, we couldn’t save them.
Feeling a tap on my shoulder. I turned around.
“It’s time for school,” Emma says, her metallic voice echoing around the room, “Don’t be late.”
“On my way,” I reply, “I’ll be back by 6 p.m.”
I rush out the door and go down 60 floors to join the other children in my building. We’ve always walked through the tunnels to get to school. We’ve always breathed recycled air. We are children who have never been outside. I wonder what it’s like. Perhaps Emma can explain it to me.
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On arriving school, my thinking is quickly pulled back, and the lecture about the extinction of different species of animals is ready to start.
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2. 提出建议。
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Dear Student Union President,
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua