1 . For Western designers, China and its rich culture have long been an inspiration for Western creative.
“It’s no secret that China has always been a source(来源) of inspiration for designers,” says Amanda Hill, chief creative officer at A+E Networks, a global media company and home to some of the biggest fashion(时尚) shows.
Earlier this year, the China Through A Looking Glass exhibition in New York exhibited 140 pieces of China-inspired fashionable clothing alongside Chinese works of art, with the aim of exploring the influence of Chinese aesthetics(美学) on Western fashion and how China has fueled the fashionable imagination for centuries. The exhibition had record attendance, showing that there is huge interest in Chinese influences.
“China is impossible to overlook,” says Hill. “Chinese models are the faces of beauty and fashion campaigns that sell dreams to women all over the world, which means Chinese women are not just consumers of fashion — they are central to its movement.” Of course, not only are today’s top Western designers being influenced by China—some of the best designers of contemporary fashion are themselves Chinese. “Vera Wang, Alexander Wang, Jason Wu are taking on Galliano, Albaz, Marc Jacobs—and beating them hands down in design and sales,” adds Hill.
For Hill, it is impossible not to talk about China as the leading player when discussing fashion. “The most famous designers are Chinese, so are the models, and so are the consumers,” she says. “China is no longer just another market; in many senses it has become the market. If you talk about fashion today, you are talking about China—its influences, its direction, its breathtaking clothes, and how young designers and models are finally acknowledging that in many ways.”
1. What can we learn about the exhibition in New York?A.It promoted the sales of artworks. | B.It attracted a large number of visitors. |
C.It showed ancient Chinese clothes. | D.It aimed to introduce Chinese models. |
A.They are setting the fashion. | B.They start many fashion campaigns. |
C.They admire super models. | D.They do business all over the world. |
A.learning from | B.looking down on | C.working with | D.competing against |
A.Young Models Selling Dreams to the World |
B.A Chinese Art Exhibition Held in New York |
C.Differences Between Eastern and Western Aesthetics |
D.Chinese Culture Fueling International Fashion Trends |
Buy Now, Pay Later Spending
Buy now, pay later(BNPL) spending is expected to rise to record levels this holiday season. With so many young “buy now, pay later” shoppers already in debt from this short-term financing tool not requiring interest, questions emerge: Why do these shoppers use such a tool? And what risks does it pose to their budgets in the months
The many Generation Z and millennials (typically around 40 years and younger) tend to use this short-term financing,
However, since BNPL
3 . Antibiotics, which can destroy or prevent the growth of bacteria and cure infections, are vital to modern medicine. Their ability to kill bacteria without harming the patient has saved billions of lives and made surgical procedures much safer. But after decades of overuse, their powers are fading. Some bacteria have evolved resistance, creating a growing army of superbugs, against which there is little effective treatment. Antimicrobial (抗菌的) resistance, expected to kill 10 million people a year by 2050 up from around 1 million in 2019, has been seen as a crisis by many.
It would be unwise to rely on new antibiotics to solve the problem. The rate at which resistance emerges is increasing. Some new drugs last only two years before bacteria develop resistance. When new antibiotics do arrive, doctors often store them, using them only reluctantly and for short periods when faced with the most persistent infections. That limits sales, making new antibiotics an unappealing idea for most drug firms.
Governments have been trying to fix the problem by channeling cash into research in drug firms. That has produced only limited improvements. But there is a phenomenon worth a look. Microbiologists have known for decades that disease-causing bacteria can suffer from illnesses of their own. They are supersensitive to attacks by phages, specialized viruses that infect bacteria and often kill them. Phages are considered a promising alternative to antibiotics.
Using one disease-causing virus to fight bacteria has several advantages. Like antibiotics, phages only tend to choose particular targets, leaving human cells alone as they infect and destroy bacterial ones. Unlike antibiotics, phages can evolve just as readily as bacteria can, meaning that even if bacteria do develop resistance, phages may be able to evolve around them in turn.
That, at least, is the theory. The trouble with phages is that comparatively little is known about them. After the discovery of penicillin, the first antibiotic, in 1928, they were largely ignored in the West. Given the severity of the antibiotic-resistance problem, it would be a good idea to find out more about them.
The first step is to run more clinical trials. Interest from Western firms is growing. But it is being held back by the fact that phages are an even less appealing investment than antibiotics. Since they are natural living things, there may be trouble patenting them, making it hard to recover any investment.
Governments can help fun d basic research into phage treatment and clarify the law around exactly what is and is not patentable. In time they can set up phage banks so as to make production cheaper. And they can spread awareness of the risks of overusing antibiotics, and the potential benefits of phages.
1. We can learn from paragraphs 1 and 2 that .A.doctors tend to use new antibiotics when the patients ask for them |
B.antimicrobial resistance is developing more rapidly than predicted |
C.new antibiotics fail to attract drug firms due to limited use of them |
D.previous antibiotics are effective in solving modern health problems |
A.They can increase human cells when fighting bacteria. |
B.They are not particular about which cells to infect and kill. |
C.They can evolve accordingly when bacteria develop resistance. |
D.They are too sensitive to be infected by disease-causing bacteria. |
A.there is little chance of patenting phages in the future |
B.governments provide financial support for other research |
C.the emergence of superbugs holds back drug firms’ interest |
D.over-dependence on antibiotics distracts attention from phages |
A.Governments fail to stop the use of antibiotics. |
B.Phages could help prevent an antibiotics crisis. |
C.Development of antibiotics is limited by phages. |
D.Antimicrobial resistance calls for new antibiotics. |
4 . Listening, speaking, reading and writing are necessary to everyday life, where language is the primary tool for expression and communication. Studying how people use language — what words and phrases we unknowingly
Linguists attempt to
“Understanding why and how languages are different from one another tells about what is human, and in contrast, discovering what’s
The stories below show some of the ways linguists have
Stanford linguists have found that even the smallest differences in language use is
Studying other languages helps us have a better understanding of
Linguists study how certain speech models match special
“Understanding what different groups of people say and why is the first step in deciding how we can help bring people together,” Jurafsky said.
1.A.analyze | B.choose | C.recall | D.pronounce |
A.create | B.range | C.determine | D.maintain |
A.changes | B.signals | C.selects | D.strengthens |
A.confusing | B.rewarding | C.ironic | D.common |
A.mastered | B.researched | C.described | D.developed |
A.ahead of | B.relevant to | C.tom away from | D.held back by |
A.seemingly | B.individually | C.embarrassingly | D.occasionally |
A.specific | B.tempting | C.formal | D.natural |
A.faulty | B.secondary | C.relaxing | D.essential |
A.communication | B.harshness | C.establishment | D.distance |
A.limited | B.useful | C.exceptional | D.current |
A.point to | B.center around | C.leave behind | D.argue over |
A.comments | B.achievements | C.confusions | D.behaviors |
A.On the contrary | B.In summary | C.For example | D.As a result |
A.dramatic | B.disgusting | C.balanced | D.slight |
5 . Paris has long been at the heart of the history of flight. It is where the Montgolfier brothers went up in the first hot-air balloon in 1783, and where Charles Lindbergh completed the first one-person transatlantic areophane journey in 1927. Next year, if all goes to plan, Paris will witness the birth of another industry
The electrification of aviation (航空) has often been dismissed as a pipe dream, with batteries assumed too heavy a
The main form of a flying taxi under
Regardless of the above
Let’s expect plenty more experiments with electric aircraft in the years ahead.
1.A.cooperator | B.competitor | C.observer | D.pioneer |
A.wind-driven | B.battery-driven | C.gas-driven | D.solar-driven |
A.substitute | B.shelter | C.treatment | D.desire |
A.regulate | B.maintain | C.unlock | D.reverse |
A.pressure | B.attack | C.development | D.repair |
A.underestimate | B.update | C.outpace | D.overdo |
A.rigid | B.autonomous | C.attentive | D.illegal |
A.daring | B.discouraging | C.unclear | D.ordinary |
A.technological | B.unrealistic | C.rewarding | D.enthusiastic |
A.efficient | B.simple | C.lengthy | D.intelligent |
A.put off | B.speed up | C.object to | D.approve of |
A.historically | B.technically | C.theoretically | D.economically |
A.the learned | B.the disabled | C.the seniors | D.the masses |
A.Furthermore | B.However | C.Fortunately | D.Consequently |
A.affordable | B.valuable | C.unbelievable | D.unsuitable |
6 . Every summer, as a child, I spent with my parents the annual family holiday, flying away from our home in the West Midlands to their birthplace in Ireland.
I enjoyed it, but once, I behaved differently and left home. Package tours and long-distance flights became my idea of a holiday. I then went and ran into an Englishman who also came of Irish stock, and we both felt the urge to renew our knowledge of Ireland.
It was important for us to discover something different from our childhood visits. So that’s how we came to drive along the winding St John’s Point Peninsula (半岛) in Donegal, part of Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way, to visit a unique part of the 20th-century history — the Donegal Corridor.
When anyone drives to the point where the land runs out, he sees giant white stones fixed firmly in green grass spelling out “EIRE” and “70”, while the Atlantic wind fiercely blows across the headland and the ice-white waves smash into the rocks below. The meaning behind the stones? They date back to the Second World War when St John’s Point was number 70 in a total of 83 Look Out Points (LOPs), observation stations set up and maintained by Ireland all around its coast.
There lies a bit of curious UK-Ireland history. Although Ireland was officially neutral during the war, the Battle of the Atlantic was being fought close to Irish shores, and these LOPs, staffed by local volunteers known as Coast watchers, passed on information on activities connected with the sea and weather fronts to London.
At St John’s Point, we were standing right under the Donegal Corridor, a long narrow area of airspace in which Ireland ensured safe passage during World War II to planes in the RAF (Royal Air Force) from bases in the UK-governed North of Ireland. The stone markings acted as reference points to aircrews.
Standing on this rough area of land surrounded by the wild and windy ocean brought home to us the conditions in which the Coast watchers and aircrews in the RAF cooperated in a shared history.
I revolted against my family tradition that summer, and I fulfilled my aim of discovering something new and absorbed all Donegal has to offer: empty golden beaches, mysterious ancient stone circles, folk music and crafts, and tasty food. I had fallen in love with Ireland all over again.
1. What can we learn about the author from paragraphs 1 to 3?A.She met a childhood friend from Ireland that year. |
B.She and that Englishman both had Irish ancestors. |
C.She took package tours and long-distance flights every year. |
D.She explored the Wild Atlantic Way with her family members. |
A.the Battle of the Atlantic took place right close to them |
B.weather information from the UK was sent through them |
C.they functioned as reference points to aircrews in the RAF |
D.they ranked at the top in the 83 LOPs around the Irish coast |
A.worried about | B.passed on | C.celebrated | D.disobeyed |
A.A Global Journey | B.Discovering Undiscovered Donegal |
C.Happy Holidays | D.Escaping from the West Midlands |
7 . Social Masking
Amanda is always an expert at working the room. She would adopt the manner of the people around her to fit in while hiding her true personality. This is social masking, the process of hiding your natural way of interacting with others so you can feel accepted.
In a world that often tells us to just be ourselves, you might wonder why we are still dependent on these social masking behaviors. “Social masking happens because we as a species want to be included,” says Tara. “It has been a tribal thing of being together rather than being on our own, from a historical perspective.
There is a huge difference between naturally identifying with someone and consciously social masking.
A.Social maskers do not try hard to match other people in pace and tone. |
B.Social masking is something we all engage in to some extent. |
C.Social maskers are not trying to fox anyone. |
D.When we are in natural identification with someone, it happens naturally, and there is very little effort involved. |
E.It’s adopted by people unable to naturally act in a way considered socially acceptable. |
F.That is, it’s an ancient part of our evolution to socialize, rather than be anti-social or a misfit. |
假设你是明启中学的高三学生吴磊。为了提高你校英文阅览室的使用率,该阅览室负责人Mr. James正向全校学生征求意见。请你给Mr. James写一封电子邮件,你需要在邮件中:
(1)分析英文阅览室使用率不高的原因;
(2)提出相应的改进建议。
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