I’m not Chinese, but I love Chinese New Year. There are many fun New Year
The sound of the drums,
The lion dance
I love all about the lion dance. The other day, I saw a film about a left-behind teenager who insisted on pursuing his dreams despite difficulties and
2 . Skeleton is one of the three sliding sports at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, alongside the luge(单雪橇)and bobsleigh(大雪橇). With only six medals up for grabs, skeleton has the fewest events at the Winter Games—which means competition will be fierce.
The sport of skeleton has its roots in the most popular winter pastime: sleighing. In the mid-19th century, British and American holidaymakers built the first toboggan(平底雪橇)run in Davos in 1882, and thus the sport of sleighing began.
Two years later, in 1884, the famed Cresta Run—a natural ice skeleton racing toboggan track—was built in St. Moritz, Switzerland(the course has hosted the annual Grand National championships since 1885).
In 1892, a new sledge made entirely of steel was introduced, and some claim that its bony appearance gave the sledge and the sport the name ‘skeleton’.
Men’s skeleton was first introduced on the Olympic program in the 1928 Games in St. Moritz. But due to the sport only being available at the Cresta Run at the time, it fell into obscurity(默默无闻)while the luge and bobsleigh grew in popularity. However, in 2002, the skeleton was reintroduced as a men’s and women’s event at the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, and has remained a part of the Olympic program ever since.
While Great Britain has the most medals(nine)in skeleton competition at the Olympics, the top spot belongs to the United States(eight medals)by virtue of having four silvers to Great Britain’s one(both nations have three golds, while Britain has five bronze medals, and the United States one).
Great Britain is the only nation to have won a medal every time skeleton has featured at the Olympic Games, and has won at least one medal in each of the five contests of women’s skeleton since its introduction.
1. How many events does skeleton have in the Olympics?| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
| A．In 1882. | B．In1885. | C．In1892. | D．In 1928. |
| A．Because its material steel was rare. |
| B．Because there was only one run for it. |
| C．Because only men could take part in it. |
| D．Because it was not on the Olympic program. |
| A．The number of medals. | B．The composition of medals. |
| C．The virtue of the athletes. | D．The times of hosting the Olympics. |
Martial Arts had its origins in the Shang and Zhou Dynasties. During the following Qin and Han Dynasties, wrestling, swordplay and spear skills became well developed and were popular among civilians and troops. In the Song Dynasty, various schools, boxing styles, movement sets
Martial Arts is a series of fighting styles
Although being fighting styles, Gong Fu
Regular exercise can increase your body's energy consumption and it is also a great way
Physical activity can help us to improve the
Regular physical activity can help us to manage life's stress much
5 . If you like to spend your time up to your elbows in dirt and have the ability to grow plants that don't wither and die, you may have been told you have a green thumb. This is not a medical emergency, but a slang term meant to show one's natural talent for gardening. But where did the phrase come from?
Both green thumb and green fingers have been common expressions in England and the United States for well over a century, with the Oxford English Dictionary citing use of green fingers as early as 1906 from the novel The Misses make-believe by Mary Stuart Boyd. Green thumb, meanwhile, was used first in 1937 Ironwood Daily Globe newspaper article, which described the phrase as gardening slang.
There are several stories about its origins. Some believe it is a result of growing potted plants, which can often have green algae（藻）on the underside that coat hands. Others point to a story about King Edward I and his love of green peas, which were shelled by subservient workers—one would be honoured for doing the most work and having the greenest thumb. There is also the fact that plants contain chorophyll (叶绿素) which can easily discolour your hands.
However the phrase was cultivated, we have a pretty good idea of how it caught on. In the 1940s, wartime Britain enjoyed a popular gardening radio show titled In Your Garden hosted by C.H. Middleton that made use of both green thumb and green fingers.
Why, then, is the phrase focused more on the thumb when all of your fingers are likely to get discoloured? It might have something to do with an old English proverb: "An honest miller (磨坊主) has a golden thumb." The quality of corn flour could be judged by rubbing it between the forefinger and thumb. Mixed together in the collective consciousness, these two expressions may have resulted in the green thumb we hear about today.
1. What can we learn about the two slang terms from paragraph 2?| A．They have different meanings at first. |
| B．Green thumb was preferred by Americans. |
| C．They were first included in English dictionaries. |
| D．Green fingers appeared earlier in written history. |
| A．chlorophyll in plants |
| B．King Edward I's hobby |
| C．the green algae that grow on pots |
| D．King Edward I's skilled gardeners |
| A．The thumb is raised to show praise. |
| B．"Thumb" is often used in English sayings. |
| C．People connect the phrase with the "golden thumb". |
| D．People think other fingers are useless in gardening. |
| A．How did "green thumb" come to English? |
| B．Why do westerners prefer the finger "thumb"? |
| C．Why are gardeners said to have a "green thumb"? |
| D．Is there a relationship between "green thumb" and "thumb"? |
1.心中的李华；2.简要的事例；3.美好祝福。
注意：
1.内容积极向上，语意连贯，结构完整。词数80左右。
2.不能写成诗歌形式：不能使用真实姓名和学校名称。
Dear Li Hua,
It's time to say goodbye.
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Wang Ping
7 . Scientist， conservation organizations and government trying to stop the trend of extinction （灭绝） often focus on protected areas such as national parks and wildlife preserves. But with as many as million species（物种） at risk， this plan of action may not be enough to conserve wildlife.
Slowing the mass extinction that now appears to be underway will require more creative means of coexisting alongside wild plants and animals. A new study indicates the effectiveness of some such approaches by examining some lands managed by indigenous groups.
“ We show really strongly that， from a biodiversity standpoint in terms of species richness，indigenous － managed lands are at least comparable to protected areas， ” says biologist Richard Schuster of Carleton University. And in some places， they are better than parks and preserves －even though indigenous communities may use their lands’ resources by hunting or searching for food.
Schuster and his team analyzed more than 15，000 areas in Australia， Brazil and Canada. They found that the total diversity of wildlife was highest on lands either managed or co － managed by indigenous groups， while randomly selected areas with no formal protection were the least bio－diverse. For threatened species in particular， indigenous lands scored slightly higher than protected lands on overall species richness in Brazil and Canada， as well as higher for threatened animals in Australia.
Each country has a different geography， climate and history. Yet remarkably， Schuster says， the best indicator for species diversity is whether a given area was managed by an indigenous community. He pointed out that practices such as sustainable（可持续的） hunting， fishing and searching， as well as burning， are more likely to occur in such areas. Don Hankins， an ecologist at California State University，agrees. “ there’ s probably going to be more of a connection to the land， ” he says， “ and a use of the land for the things that are there， compared to a national park. ”
“ It’ s really important to listen to the people who live on the land and have them drive the stewardship efforts going forward， ” Schuster says， adding that partnering with indigenous communities may enable the world’ s countries to better meet a wide range of conservation goals： “ We really need all the help we can get as a global community to prevent species extinction that we’ re facing right now. ”
1. What does the underlined word “ indigenous” probably mean in Paragraph 2？| A．Social. | B．Native. |
| C．Protected. | D．Threatened. |
| A．National parks are even higher in species diversity. |
| B．Indigenous communities overhunted on their lands. |
| C．Some preserves almost have no formal protection. |
| D．Indigenous lands do better in keeping bio－diversity. |
| A．Species diversity depends on geographical positions. |
| B．Humans’ everyday activities are no longer sustainable. |
| C．Indigenous groups have a close bond with their lands. |
| D．Protected areas work perfectly in wildlife protection. |
| A．Beating back extinction. | B．Dealing with environmental problems. |
| C．Setting up nature reserves. | D．Fighting against unsustainable behaviors. |
8 . King Evan was so conscious about keeping his people happy and considered them as his own family. He took great care to
However, King Evan used to hear his court(宫廷) men say that people in his kingdom always
He decided to
The boulder almost covered half of the road and many wealthy people simply walked around the boulder.
Nobody really seemed to care about the boulder
The king’s court men also saw the boulder but did
A fruit seller walked along the road with his fruit. When he saw the huge boulder, he
He saw a huge bag placed under the boulder. He picked up and was extremely
The fruit seller was so happy and he was also
| A．satisfy | B．express | C．record | D．understand |
| A．remembered | B．thanked | C．blamed | D．forgave |
| A．excited | B．respected | C．bored | D．displeased |
| A．advice | B．relief | C．power | D．pressure |
| A．fix | B．hang | C．hide | D．place |
| A．Before | B．Since | C．After | D．Unless |
| A．consider | B．guess | C．watch | D．ask |
| A．disturbing | B．controlling | C．directing | D．changing |
| A．something | B．nothing | C．everything | D．anything |
| A．king | B．soldiers | C．official | D．passers-by |
| A．knew | B．proved | C．announced | D．believed |
| A．repeat | B．hear | C．write | D．read |
| A．left | B．smiled | C．stopped | D．returned |
| A．attempts | B．tests | C．research | D．discussion |
| A．easily | B．naturally | C．hopefully | D．successfully |
| A．nervous | B．surprised | C．angry | D．frightened |
| A．task | B．gift | C．list | D．joke |
| A．notices | B．breaks | C．removes | D．covers |
| A．challenged | B．forced | C．sent | D．invited |
| A．opportunity | B．concern | C．message | D．possibility |
9 . For over one hundred and fifty years, Americans of all social classes have worn blue jeans.
Levi Strauss was born in Germany in 1829.
Strauss did not want to be a person who searched an area for minerals.Instead, he knew he could make a good living by selling supplies to the miners.At first, he planned to sell sewing supplies and cloth.
In 1873, Strauss received a letter from a Jewish tailor named Jacob Davis who had invented a process of connecting pockets with copper rivets (铆钉).This made the pants last a long time.Because Davis did not have the money to patent his idea, he offered to share it with Strauss if Strauss would agree to pay for the patent.
By the time Strauss died in 1902, he had made a great contribution to American fashion.
| A．Nobody knew what kind of material was suitable. |
| B．As a young boy, he moved with his family to the United States. |
| C．However, he did not get much business for those products. |
| D．He did and Levi jeans have been made with metal rivets ever since. |
| E．He also made a great contribution to America's clothing industry. |
| F．As the business grew, Strauss got much money from it. |
| G．Since they were invented by Levi Strauss, they have become a symbol of American consumer culture. |
