My friend and I looked over at the beaches and were highly excited. We had
The nearby beaches were beautiful with rich white sand and clean waters
One evening weds covered a number of restaurants and bars (酒吧) as well as a market. We
One day we took an exciting cart our of Fuerteventura with a(n)
After seven days we left this wonderful island. I had been far away
1.我的新学校是一所历史悠久的名校,有70个班,3500多名学生;
2.老师的教学方法与初中截然不同,上课方式很有趣;
3.课程比初中更有挑战性,但有信心学好;
4.与同学相处融洽,积极参加各种课外活动。
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Helen Keller couldn’t speak, read or write because she couldn’t see or hear. She was an exceptionally special girl.
4 . As a student, you must have met all kinds of teachers. Do you love and respect them a lot? Is there a complete understanding between you and them?
Miss Li is very good at teaching English. She can explain the English grammar so clearly that even I, who hate English more than any other subject, can understand it well!
Miss Li is very strict and serious.
Actually, Miss Li is deeply loved by all of my classmates. Any reason? We simply feel and know that she really enjoys teaching us. As soon as she enters our classroom, she just changes then and there. When she thinks we’re getting bored, she is always ready to tell us jokes and make us concentrate again
A.How we couldn’t miss her |
B.We really enjoy her grammar classes |
C.Miss Li never makes me feel awkward |
D.What a luck to have such a good teacher |
E.For many, the answer is usually not positive |
F.In her class, I don’t dare to make any trouble |
G.And her lecture is easy to follow |
5 . The Thames Barrier is a system that prevents London from being flooded by North Sea storms. It lies in the eastern part of London. The Thames Barrier was built in the 1970s and has been in operation since 1982. It costs over 500 million and is operated by the Environment Agency.
In normal weather, tides cause the Thames River to rise and fall by about 5 metres twice a day. Heavy storms in the North Sea, however, combined with rising tides can push too much water up the Thames and flood central parts of the city. When this happens, the gates of the London Barrier are raised to keep water away from the city.
In the course of history, London has witnessed many cases of extreme flooding. The worst event took place in 1953, when 307 people in England died during a heavy storm that spread across the North Sea and flooded the city. After this disaster, city planners decided that something had to be done to protect the city.
Today, 10 rotating (旋转的) steel gates span the 520-metre wide Thames River. Under normal conditions, the five-storey-high gates are down and ships can pass through. When danger approaches, the gates each weighing 3,000 tons can be raised within minutes to keep extra water out of the city area. Since the opening of the barrier in 1982, the gates have been closed over 170 times. Recently, however, the gates have been closed very often due to rising sea levels.
The Thames Barrier protects over a million people who live and work in central London. It also protects historic buildings, infrastructure (基础设施) and the London Underground. Climate experts say that sea levels are rising slower than predicted so that the barrier will be operational through to 2070.
1. What can we know about the Thames Barrier?A.It lies in the north of London. |
B.It was used to store water. |
C.It costs £500 million a year. |
D.It started to be used in 1982. |
A.Tides rise and fall about 5 metres twice a day. |
B.Rising tides can easily food central parts of the city. |
C.The Environment Agency hoped to reduce losses. |
D.The flood in l953 made 307 people in England lose their lives. |
A.Frequent ships. | B.Rising sea levels. |
C.Extreme weather. | D.Too much rain. |
A.Attractive. | B.Important. |
C.Concerned. | D.Controversial. |
Christmas was approaching, and I had absollutely no idea what to get for my wife. As usual, I had left my holiday shopping until the last minute. I always had the feeling that the perfect gift would somehow appear at the right time, although this didn’t always happen. This year I didn’t have any good ideas.
We had just moved to Italy. Donna was away attending a conference, so I had the rest of the week to work on the house and figure out what to get her as a Christmas gift before she got back.
My house companion (伴侣) while Donna was away was her cat, Princess. I was keeping Princess indoors in our new home until she became familiar with the place and then planned to slowly introduce her to the great outdoors.
However, one day as I was bringing in some groceries, to my shock and horror I suddenly found she was gone. Donna would be back in a few days and it would ruin Christmas for both of us if Princess was not back by then, safe and sound. Donna had already excitedly told me over the phone that she had found several fun toys and delicious snacks for Princess as Christmas gifts. She couldn’t wait to get back and wrap them up.
I was in big trouble. I had to find Princeess—and fast. So, I made a poster with her description and a hurried sketch (素描) of the cat that I personally drew because I couldn’t find a photo of her anywhere. I was sure my wife had hundreds on her phone, but I didn’t dare ask her for one. I didn’t want her to know that her precious cat had escaped.
Donna’s happy daily calls continued, as did my daily searches for Princess. I still hadn’t mentioned anything about the disappearance to my wife. I just couldn’t bring myself to do it. It would destroy her.
Finally, the day came for my wife to return.
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I picked up Donna at the Venice airport but still didn’t have the courage to tell her what had happened.
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Just as I was about to break the bad newsabout Princess’s disappearing, guess who appeared walking up the driveway?
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Chongqing is a city different from other Chinese cities. With beautiful natural scenery and places of historical interests, Chongqing
When the night falls, decorative lights, lanterns, roadside lamps, bridges and towers all combine to form a number of ever-burning lights, each one
As
8 . It was 11 pm when Conrad saw the woman on the Main Street Bridge. She was standing by the railing (栏杆).
Maybe she’s
With the tools in hand, instead of taking a
As he crossed the bridge,Conrad saw the woman standing in the same spot. He
He stepped out of his car and got a clearer
She kept silent, but he kept probing (追根究底), eventually pulling from her that she was jobless, not doing well in school—
“Not everything goes as planned,” agreed Conrad. He started talking about the
Then
A.imagining | B.training | C.fishing | D.observing |
A.discover | B.get | C.put | D.repair |
A.shortcut | B.circle | C.highway | D.breath |
A.formal | B.special | C.serious | D.right |
A.demanded | B.refused | C.pulled | D.abandoned |
A.make sense | B.take note | C.pick out | D.catch up |
A.picture | B.video | C.example | D.signal |
A.in turn | B.in advance | C.in short | D.in addition |
A.ins and outs | B.ups and downs | C.do’s and don’ts | D.right and wrong |
A.jumped | B.backed | C.remained | D.inched |
A.regularly | B.suddenly | C.gradually | D.increasingly |
A.bent | B.darkened | C.operated | D.appeared |
A.reported | B.hit | C.pushed | D.removed |
A.appointed | B.confirmed | C.doubted | D.hoped |
A.promoted | B.appreciated | C.saved | D.noticed |
9 . A new tendency to misplace things can indicate you need to see a doctor. More than half of patients who begin experiencing memory problems can be effectively treated.
Take pictures. Ever walk around the parking lot because you can’t find your car?
Make your personal things stand out. Dennis recommends finding a color that you love and using key rings and phone cases of that color, ‘‘so that, when you’re searching, you’re always looking for your favorite color.”
Set up a routine (常规).
A.Take a picture of your parking spot |
B.You can read aloud to strengthen your memory |
C.When you put something down, say its spot |
D.So you won’t get stuck while looking for your car again |
E.Dennis teaches her patients to make a “home for everything” |
F.You could also put reflective tape on the TV remote, which will make it easier to find |
G.Here is some advice from experts about how to overcome a tendency to misplace things |
10 . Dogs can smell the difference between odors (气味) from humans when they’re stressed and when they’re calm, according to a study published Wednesdey.
Researchers first collected breath and sweat samples (样本) from study participants (参与者) to use as a baseline. Afterward, these people performed a task, counting backward from 9,000 in units of 17 in front of two researchers for three minutes.“If the participant gave a correct answer, they were given no feedback and were expected to continue, and if they gave an incorrect answer the researcher would stop them with ‘no’ and tell them their last correct answer,” said lead study author Clara Wilson.
The study team collected another round of breath and sweat samples after the task was completed. Additionally, the researchers collected reported stress levels, heart rate and blood pressure before and after the task. Thirty-six palticipants who reported feeling stressed and had increased heart rate and blood pressure had their samples shown to the dogs.
The researchers presented post-task breath alnd sweat samples from one person to 20 dogs along with two other blank control samples. The dogs needed to choose the correct sample at least seven out of 10 times to move onto the next stage.
In the second and final stage,the study team showed the four dogs that passed stage one the same samples they smelt in stage one along with a sample from the same individual collected before the task and a blank.
The dogs chose the right sample in 93.8% of the tests, which suggested that the stress odors were quite different. “It was fascinating to see how able the dogs were at discriminating between these odors when the only difference was that a mental stress response had occurred,” she said.
More experimentation needs to be done outside of a lab to see how applicable the results of this study are in the real world, Wilson said. These findings also open the door to future research to study if dogs can recognize different emotionss, plus how long the dogs are sensible to the Qdors, she said.
1. Why are participants asked to count numbers?A.To build up their hearts. | B.To stress them out mentally. |
C.To exercise their breathing. | D.To test their academic performance. |
A.Telling apart. | B.Testing out. |
C.Drying out. | D.Cleaning up. |
A.Expectations for the future research. |
B.Supporting evidence for the research results. |
C.A further explanation of the research methods. |
D.A reasonable doubt about the research process. |
A.Dogs Can Sense People’s Fear |
B.Researchers Found Dogs Can Count |
C.Dogs Can Smell When Humans Are Stressed |
D.New Evidence of Dog Intelligence Was Found |