Dogs are often called “man’s best friend” and make ideal pets.
Furthermore, dogs are strong animals
And
To sum up, dogs are really friendly, civilized (文明的) and loyal
2 . Lou, a 20-year-old mathematician (数学家) with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) (脊肌萎缩症), is studying at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States.
He had SMA when he was born. He has had to deal with large physical challenges since he was a baby. This disease takes away his ability to walk, eat, or use the restroom without help. In the past two decades of his life, he has gone through several operations. However, these struggles can’t stop him from enjoying freedom in the field of math.
He loved math when he was a fourth-grader. He was always addicted to many questions like “Why could we prove anything meaningful in math? Why could we make predictions (预言) about the world through math?” These endless questions made him win a few successes. In the fifth grade, he scored in the top one percent on the AMC 10, a competition for students at senior high school. He also won a gold medal at the World Mathematic s Team Championship.
Now, he is a mathematician. He said, “It is clear to me that math isn’t only about numbers. Rather, it is the very language of the world itself. And it is the language that has allowed me to go beyond the physical limitations of my body.” As time goes by, his body weakens, but his enthusiasm for understanding the world through math has only deepened. He always believes that no matter how bad life may seem, there is always something one can do, and succeed at it.
1. How does the disease SMA affect Lou?A.He becomes angry easily. | B.He is unwilling to make friends. |
C.He has to face physical challenges. | D.He has lost the ability to communicate. |
A.His friends’ help. | B.A book from his teacher. |
C.His question-filled mind. | D.The strict requirements from his parents. |
A.Chance. | B.Reason. | C.Excuse. | D.Love. |
A.Positive. | B.Worried. | C.Unclear. | D.Doubtful. |
3 . 上周末,你和奶奶一起到菜地摘蔬菜,请你用英语写一篇短文,分享到班级“英语学习园地”,内容包括:
1. 采摘过程:
2. 你的心得。
注意:
1. 写作词数应为80左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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4 . THE BOB BAKER MARIONETTES COME TO YOU!
Book a marionette (牵线木偶) show to come to your backyard, neighborhood park, school, or simply anywhere there’s fun to be had! For over 55 years, the Bob Baker Marionettes (BBMT) have been taking their show on the road, and they can’t wait to come to YOU! We have several choices to suit any size celebration or event.
One-Man Show ($350)
·25-minute performance
·A single performer and 12 marionettes perform a set variety show of endless joy!
·Space Required: 10 ft × 15 ft
Two-Man Show ($650)
·25-minute performance
·Two performers and 25 marionettes help you create amazing memories!
·Several theme options (主题选项): Something to Crow About, The CIRCUS, and Hallowe’en SpOoKtAcUlAr!
·Space Required: 15 ft ×20 ft
Notes:
·Please make your show request at least 3 weeks in advance.
·For all show options, the travel fee is included for the first 25 miles! Distances over 25 miles from our Highland Park location will incur (带来) an additional travel fee of $50 flat.
All shows are self-contained. The show is done to a pre-recorded tape. We’ll bring the speaker system; we just ask for a power outlet (电源插座). After the show, we pride ourselves on showing off the historic and beautiful marionettes, and answering questions from our audience!
For Birthday Celebrations, our marionettes will bring a gift to celebrate the birthday person, and sing “Happy Birthday” along with the audience!
READY TO BOOK A BOB BAKER TRAVELING SHOW? Please send us a message!
1. How much should people pay for a two-man show performed 30 miles from BBMT?A.$350. | B.$400. | C.$650. | D.$700. |
A.A square room. | B.A power outlet. |
C.A tape recorder. | D.A speaker system. |
A.Try out the marionettes. |
B.Sing with the marionettes. |
C.Get a present from the marionettes. |
D.Choose his favorite marionettes to perform. |
5 . There is a five-and-a-half-mile bike path sitting in the middle of an eight-lane highway(八车道公路), topped with a solar panel(太阳能板) that lights up the streets below in South Korea. But this is not an ordinary bike path. It started as an idea to produce clean energy while giving people a place to exercise at the same time. South Korea built this eco-friendly bicycle lane that connects the cities of Daejeon to Sejong in 2014.
The 13-foot-wide path set in the middle of a highway is unique in South Korea, where most bicycle paths are built next to walkways. But what really makes the path stand out is its one-of-a-kind feature—a solar panel-lined roof. Several other city governments in South Korea have built bike roads with solar panels, but this particular road in Sejong remains the longest and the only one set in the middle of a highway.
With 7,502 solar panels fixed at intervals(间隔空间) of about 30 inches, the paneling covers 3 miles of the 5.5-mile cycling highway and is capable of producing an average of 2,200 MWh of eco-friendly electricity every year that powers many of the streetlights and electronic displays in Sejong. The Korea Western Power Co., Ltd. is in charge of checking and repairing the solar panels to keep up the power efficiency(效率).
“Solar panels in public equipment are part of a trend(趋势) in clean energy,” Kim Geun-ho, a researcher from the Green Energy Institute said. “At the beginning stage, solar power generation was mostly built in vast farmland and mountainous areas. It moved on to public equipment rooftops, and finally evolved to play the role of a shelter and power generator at the same time, in this case, a roof on top of a bike road.”
“This is the fastest bike road I can take from my home in Daejeon to my workplace in Sejong,” said Park Yoon-soo, who has been going to work every day using the solar panel bike road for the last two years. “I have always appreciated the solar panel roofs because they become good shade under strong sunlight, and a roof when it rains.”
1. For what purpose was the bike path built?A.To try out an idea. | B.To get clean energy. |
C.To solve traffic jams. | D.To encourage less driving. |
A.Its width. | B.Its solar panels. |
C.Its location. | D.Its energy output. |
A.Survived. | B.Happened. | C.Waited. | D.Developed. |
A.It is convenient. | B.It is energy-saving. |
C.It is a good place to relax. | D.It is money-saving high tech. |
6 . 阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Ellie was busy tuning(为……调音)her guitar when her older brother, Chris, knocked on her door. “You ready to go?” he asked.
“Just a minute,” Ellie answered. She picked up her guitar, placed it in her case, and walked out.
Even though she was on her way to performing at her first concert in New York City, she could hardly feel any excitement. All that was on her mind was her best friend, Alice. Just 24 hours ago, she went to Santiago, Chile, as her mother wanted to do research at the university there. Ellie said goodbye to Alice and was very sad. They promised to stay in touch.
So as Ellie stepped on stage and arranged her fingers on the guitar strings, she didn’t notice the bright red lights that lit her and her bandmates. She hardly heard the cheers coming from her friends and family in the crowd. She also paid little attention to the flash of Chris’s camera as he took pictures of her band, Alphabet Soup. But as soon as Jordan, the drummer(鼓手), signaled the beginning of the first song with the clicks of his drumsticks, Elli e was pulled back to the present.
The first number was a piece that Alice taught her a year ago, when she finally mastered the basic jazz chords(和弦). The “F” chord took her a while to learn, as it required tricky finger placement. However, once she was able to add the chord to her repertoire(全部曲目), a new world of music opened to her. She chose to specialize in jazz under the influence of Chris’s love of it. That was what she often heard in the hallway while growing up.
Soon, it was time for the band to take a ten-minute break. As her bandmates left the stage. they are all satisfied with their performance. Jackson, the lead singer, approached Ellie. He’d noticed something was off about her. “Everything okay?” he asked.
“Yeah, don’t worry. I’m fine,” she assured him.
His eyes expressed his concern, but he didn’t have much time to talk to her. He figured it could wait until after the concert. Ellie was left alone.
注意:
1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Sitting on the seat, Ellie pulled her phone out of her pocket.
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Ellie stepped back on stage with renewed energy.
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7 . Being resilient isn’t about avoiding misfortune, but rather how we respond to it. Resilience means “doing well in the face of risk or misfortune,” says Suniya Luthar, co-founder of Authentic Connections, a company that helps teach resilience and well-being.
Even if you consider yourself resilient, you may need a booster dose (21128 剂量) in especially hard times.
Nurture (培育) relationships
Find a sense of purpose
Don’t try to banish (消除) misfortune completely
Resilience usually refers to how we deal with serious misfortune, Masten says, but our reactions to big problems may be inspired partly by the many small problems we face in daily life. “
A.To build resilience, experts suggest the following |
B.Recently we’ve all needed to draw on our resilience |
C.Everyone starts out with a different level of resilience |
D.Set up and maintain a support network before you need it |
E.Take some time every day to care for your mind and your body |
F.When somebody needs you, you just deal with stress much better |
G.Everyday stress probably helps us learn how to deal with bigger challenges |
1.写信目的;
2.节日安排。
注意:
1.写作词数应为80左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Oliver,
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Yours,
Li Hua
9 . A phrase “less screen time and more green time” is popular now. A study from the University of Adelaide found that more time outside and less time spent watching TV is connected with better psychological (心理的) results and school achievements among teenagers. Gardening is a great way to do so.
Jim Carter, a psychologist of America, is asking for teenagers’ return to traditional values of gardening, and thinks that they need to turn off the TV and go outside to do something healthier instead. Carter even considers it important to put gardening as a usual course because it is proven to be good for mental health.
“It’s physical exercise, and it teaches patience,” Carter explains. “The wait for a small sunflower seed (葵花籽) to become a six-foot plant is long.”
“I’m hearing that teenagers are struggling to deal with stress, and every time they open Gardeners’ World, they talk about how gardening helps them deal with stress. They learn so much about life, and so much about themselves through gardening,” said Lee Connelly, a teacher who is carrying out his own green school programme—Gardeners’ World. “The join of gardening into the class course for schools presents a remarkable chance to change education and the benefits are far beyond the classroom, influencing mental health, behavior and developing a lifelong love for horticulture (园艺).”
1. What does Carter suggest teenagers do?A.Do exercise at home. | B.Go back to gardening. |
C.Turn on the TV at night. | D.Pay attention to psychological courses. |
A.To prove gardening is easy. | B.To say dealing with stress is difficult. |
C.To show green time is hard to find. | D.To explain gardening develops patience. |
A.It is meaningful. | B.It is useless. | C.It is costly. | D.It is challenging. |
A.Time to Get Close to TV |
B.Being Sporty, Being Healthy |
C.Less Screen Time, Better School Achievements |
D.Gardening: A Good Green Moment for Teenagers |
The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) said a large atlas moth (皇蛾)
The department said
Atlas moths are native
“This is an
“We hope residents will help us learn if this was a one-off escapee or whether there might be a population in the area,” the department said.