1 . Road trip stories are basically wild adventures of self-discovery. But the book Me (Moth) carves out a path through ancestry (祖先), pains and art.
Moth is a dancer with a loving, supportive family - until a terrible car accident takes them all away. Now she doesn't dance any more and lives with her sad aunt, wearing borrowed clothes and living on what feels like borrowed time, because not even the wisdom and Hoodoo (扶都教) passed down to her by her grandfather can bring back her family or ease her pain. Her survivor's guilt is so strong that she makes herself almost invisible.
Until the new boy at school, Sani, notices her. He sings when he thinks no one is listening and he sees Moth like no one else does. The two young people decide on a road trip across the country and hope to make some sense of their life on the way.
Novels in poetic language can sometimes feel awkward, but the book, Me (Moth) spills effortlessly across the page, becoming the song that Moth and Sani write together on their journey. It's all in Moth's voice, and her words dance, giving the reader a real sense of how she can move her body if she isn't afraid to. The language is sometimes so beautiful and terrible that it catches me off guard.
During their trip to the South, Moth and Sani stop to pay respect to the spirits of those who came before them, and to think about their strengths as well as the pains that they've suffered. As they do so, their own strengths and pains are connected with the ones that came before.
1. What can we learn from the underlined part in paragraph
| A．She is sad with her aunt. |
| B．She wears borrowed clothes. |
| C．She doesn't have time to dance. |
| D．She feels guilty of surviving alone. |
| A．Painful. | B．Joyful. | C．Rewarding. | D．Challenging. |
| A．A biography. | B．A book review. |
| C．A love story. | D．A travel journal. |
My name is Franklin G. Takata, but everyone around here calls me “Find-It Frankie.”
Let me tell you something: you don’t get a nickname like that overnight. I’ve been finding things since before I can remember. Mom said it all began when I started teething as a baby.
And when I turned five, I got a partner, my dog Munchy. For my fifth birthday, my parents let me pick him out at the animal shelter. When we opened his cage, the first thing he did was dig into my pocket and find the candy I had been saving for later. I guess you could say I saw a bit of my younger self in him.
Anyway, Munchy and I were playing in the yard one Thursday afternoon when Mom approached us with the case in question. Her diamond ring was missing, and she wanted us to find it. If I had known how tricky the case would be, I might have hesitated. But I said then, “There’s nothing we can’t find, guaranteed!”
I asked Mom the first question I always ask when something goes missing: “Where do you last remember seeing it?”
“ I was m the kitchen baking cookies," Mom answered. “I took off my ring and placed on the small shelf above the counter. But then your aunt called, and when I came back from talking to her, the ring was gone!”
"Hmm. Well, it couldn’t have disappeared all by itself I said. "Munchy, let’s go take a closer look.” Munchy led the way to the kitchen. There was no sign of the ring on the shelf or the counter, but tiny paw prints in the spilled flour told me who might have seen it last.
“The cat! I exclaimed. “See those prints? Mr. Jingles must have been playing with the ring and knocked it onto the floor!” On my hands and knees, I searched all over the floor for the ring. No luck.
“Munchy，you’re up! Go find Mr. Jingles.” Munchy’s ears popped up. He never passed up an opportunity to annoy the cat.
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1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语
3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Munchy immediately located the cat asleep on the sofa.
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Unhappily, I took a bite of the cookie but stopped when I felt something hard.
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字数：100词左右．
要求：（1）多练习英语口语；
（2）上课时多参与课堂讨论；
（3）与寄宿家庭关系融洽
Dear Li Hua，
I'm glad to hear that you are going to study in America for a year．
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4 . Unwrapping your shopping to find you have bought mouldy (发霉的) bread, rotten fruit and sour milk could soon become a thing of the past, thanks to the range of emerging 'active packaging' technologies. While traditional packaging simply
One of the new breed of packaging technologies that have just gone on the market in France is a ‘time temperature indicator’. Stores where the product has already been introduced report that far fewer consumers are returning
Smart packaging can also control the
Decay can also be
It is predicted that between 20 and 40 per cent of all food packaging will soon be
| A．acts as | B．belongs to | C．deals with | D．relies on |
| A．interweave | B．match | C．interact | D．interfere |
| A．Even so | B．For instance | C．In consequence | D．What's more |
| A．broken | B．inadequate | C．spoilt | D．unnecessary |
| A．elevates | B．lowers | C．projects | D．tracks |
| A．neutral | B．plain | C．clear | D．cloudy |
| A．guaranteed | B．observed | C．purchased | D．recognized |
| A．composition | B．context | C．temperature | D．tightness |
| A．generate | B．consume | C．affect | D．integrate |
| A．components | B．concentrations | C．mixtures | D．restrictions |
| A．taken on | B．sped up | C．turned away | D．slowed down |
| A．Theoretically | B．Apparently | C．Surprisingly | D．Currently |
| A．resist | B．mind | C．favor | D．protest |
| A．metal | B．form | C．powder | D．material |
| A．effective | B．productive | C．active | D．inviting |
6 . Several recent cases of violence against students at U.S. colleges have made global headlines, causing questions about the safety of America’s campuses. Yet statistics from the U.S. government show that the number of crimes reported at colleges and universities actually decreased in recent years.
At New York University, the Safe Ride van service is a routine part of college life. Dana Reszutek used the service at night to travel between campus buildings, which are staffed with security guards for additional
The most recent campus-security trend is probably the introduction of mobile safety apps, which enable students to
Since most students are never without their smartphones, some feel mobile apps provide better security than the blue-light emergency call boxes dotting most campuses. Yet Thomas Clark, a lieutenant in Western Illinois University’s Public Safety Office, said the boxes—which connect callers to emergency responders—provide an important “
It’s also important for students to take responsibility for their own safety. Becoming familiar with local neighborhoods and campus services are key. In safety tips posted online, many universities and campus police departments emphasize alertness and basic safeguards such as traveling in groups and familiarizing yourself with your
Personal-safety expert David Nance says the most important thing students can do is to be
Students who are thinking about studying in the U.S. can
| A．However | B．Therefore | C．Similarly | D．In addition |
| A．rescue | B．transportation | C．advisory | D．digital |
| A．information | B．activities | C．protection | D．expenses |
| A．instances | B．reasons | C．problems | D．decisions |
| A．set up | B．set off | C．set aside | D．set out |
| A．tracking | B．warning | C．safety | D．audio-visual |
| A．identify | B．gather | C．share | D．access |
| A．patiently | B．virtually | C．gracefully | D．aimlessly |
| A．look out | B．look around | C．look back | D．look over |
| A．single | B．middle | C．secondary | D．outer |
| A．devices | B．facilities | C．applications | D．surroundings |
| A．positive | B．attentive | C．talkative | D．interactive |
| A．self-defense | B．self-control | C．self-respect | D．self-discipline |
| A．research | B．publicize | C．initiate | D．report |
| A．examine | B．quote | C．release | D．reduce |
| A．devoting a lot of energy to working | B．devoted to work |
| C．devoting to work | D．he was devoted to working |
1.你的锻炼经历；
2.你的心得体会;
3.其他。
注意：
1.词数100左右;
2.开头和结尾已为你写好。
Good morning！My name is Li Hua.
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Thank you!
From her lifeguard station at the end of the pool, Jessica noticed clouds forming in the sky. By the time she took a break at 2:30, the wind was picking up and the sky was darkening. The pool manager announced over the loudspeaker that the pool was closing immediately, due to a weather warning. He asked everyone to head to the safety of home before the storm hit.
All of the swimmers had left by 3: 30 except for Jessica's neighbor, eight-year-old Zack Hill. Zack's mother had dropped him off at the pool while she went to work. She had planned to pick him up later, but the storm was coming fast. Jessica decided that she would drop Zack off on her way home. She taped a note for Mrs. Hill on the door of the pool office and headed out.
The minute Jessica and Zack left the parking lot, it was clear that this was no ordinary storm. The wind was very strong, the storm clouds were dark, and the sky had turned a terrible green. The rain hit just as Jessica turned onto her street, Jessica said, “Jack, I'm going to take you to my house. We need to get inside right away, and your house is farther away than mine.”
She pressed the garage-door opener, but nothing happened. The electricity was out. The front door was only a few feet away, but the wind was so strong that Jessica and Zack had to fight their way out of the car and into the house. Jessica held Zack's hand firmly. The door was heavy with the pressure of the wind. Finally, it opened, but it was blown out of Jessica's hand and it hit the side of the house. The window broke into pieces，Jessica picked up Zack and threw the two of them inside; her only thought was to get to a safe place.
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1.续写词数应为150词左右；
2.请按如下格式作答。
Remembering everything she could learn from her emergency training, Jessica took Zack to the basement.
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After a final crash, the sound of the storm grew distant.
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10 . I was at the Gathering for Science in Boston, on 22 April 2017, as were 70.000 other scientists. We were there to stand up for facts and truth.
Where are the crowds of scientists now? Since then, harms from science denial have only increased: global suffering has grown owing to inaction on climate change, and some epidemics have risen along with vaccine skepticism.
I've been out there talking to the science deniers, and I've asked my scientist friends to come with me. “Those people just aren't worth talking to.” they'll say. “I wouldn't make a difference anyway.” What's wrong. Those people can and do change their minds, although it requires someone to put in the time to overcome distrust.
To be sure, many experts have launched themselves against misinformation, enduring abuse on social media and even threats to their safety. But when scientists turn down my invitations, it's not because of fear. Most often, their excuses are grounded in the “backfire effect”, a questionable 2010 finding that people sometimes embrace misconceptions more strongly when fared with corrective information, implying that pushing back against falsehoods is counter-productive. Even the researchers whose results were exaggerated to popularize this idea do not embrace it anymore, and argue that the true challenge is learning how best to target corrective information.
In fact, evidence is growing that rebuttals can he effective. Science deniers all draw on the same flawed reasoning techniques: cherry-picking evidence, relying on fake experts, and engaging in illogical reasoning. A landmark 2019 study showed that critiquing the flawed techniques can contain the spread of misinformation.
So how does “technique rebuttal” work in practice?
Arnaud Gagneur and his colleagues at the University of Sherbrooke conducted more than 1.000 20-minute interviews in which they listened to new parents' concerns about vaccinations and answered their questions. Those parents' children were 9% more likely to receive all the vaccines on the schedule than were those of uninterviewed parents whose babies were delivered in the same maternity ward. One mother told him: “It's the first time that I've had a discussion like this, and I feel respected, and I trust you.” It is self-evident in science communication that you cannot convince a science denier with facts alone; most science deniers don't have a lack of information, but a lack of trust.
So what should scientists do? Even non-experts can use technique rebuttal. A geologist can engage a neighbor who is vaccine hesitant. A protein biologist can coach an aunt or uncle who wants “more evidence” that climate change is real. Instead of shilling to more comfortable conversations, engage in respectful exchange. If you spend more time asking questions than offering explanations, people will be more likely to pay attention to the explanations that you do offer.
1. What can we learn from the passage?| A．The Gathering for Science addressed online abuse. |
| B．The silence of scientists worsens harm from science denial. |
| C．Ineffective vaccines speed up the spread of some epidemics. |
| D．The author's friends find it valuable to talk with science deniers. |
| A．suggests caution before correcting others |
| B．emphasizes the effectiveness of rebuttals |
| C．results from flawed reasoning techniques |
| D．enjoys wide support in the academic field |
| A．the interviewed parents agreed to vaccination due to the sufficiency of the information |
| B．geologists and protein biologists need to make sure the conversations are comfortable |
| C．scientists are encouraged to listen carefully and ask questions during interaction |
| D．scientists should teach non-experts how to conduct respectful exchanges |
| A．express concerns for misinformation |
| B．analyze the main cause of science denial |
| C．advocate employing technique rebuttal |
| D．present the problems scientists encounter |
