1 . A professor was traveling with a few of his students, they happened to pass a lake. Then the professor told one of his students to get some
When the student
After about half an hour, again the professor asked the
The professor looked at the water, and then he looked up at the student and said, “See what you did to make the water
What did the professor emphasize here? He said, “It is effortless. Having '
| A．food | B．water | C．money | D．homework |
| A．ran | B．reached | C．arrived | D．got |
| A．right | B．still | C．just | D．ever |
| A．poisonous | B．deep | C．polluted | D．muddy |
| A．owner | B．father | C．professor | D．God |
| A．enough | B．fit | C．tasty | D．well |
| A．different | B．other | C．same | D．lazy |
| A．home | B．lake | C．school | D．cart |
| A．absolutely | B．hardly | C．normally | D．regularly |
| A．collected | B．stole | C．offered | D．found |
| A．clean | B．special | C．hot | D．cool |
| A．broke down | B．set down | C．tore down | D．settled down |
| A．life | B．study | C．mind | D．work |
| A．gone | B．drunk | C．flowed | D．disturbed |
| A．devotion | B．time | C．help | D．thought |
| A．hopeless | B．useless | C．effortless | D．careless |
| A．pride | B．peace | C．wealth | D．space |
| A．process | B．halfway | C．progress | D．wait |
| A．through | B．inside | C．beyond | D．against |
| A．shows | B．travels | C．spreads | D．turns |
2 . The far side of the moon is a strange and wild region, quite different from the familiar and mostly smooth face we see nightly from our planet. Soon this rough space will have even stranger features: it will be crowded with radio telescopes.
Astronomers are planning to make the moon's distant side our newest and best window on the cosmic(宇宙的) dark ages, a mysterious era hiding early marks of stars and galaxies. Our universe was not always filled with stars. About 380,000 years after the big bang, the universe cooled, and the first atoms of hydrogen formed. Gigantic hydrogen clouds soon filled the universe. But for a few hundred million years, everything remained dark, without stars. Then came the cosmic dawn: the first stars flickered, galaxies came into existence and slowly the universe's largescale structure took shape.
The seeds of this structure must have been present in the darkage hydrogen clouds, but the era has been impossible to probe using optical(光学的) telescopes—there was no light. And although this hydrogen produced longwavelength(or lowfrequency) radio emissions,radio telescopes on Earth have found it nearly impossible to detect them. Our atmosphere either blocks or disturbs these faint signals; those that get through are drowned out by humanity's radio noise.
Scientists have dreamed for decades of studying the cosmic dark ages from the moon's far side. Now multiple space agencies plan lunar missions carrying radiowavedetecting instruments—some within the next three years—and astronomers' dreams are set to become reality.
“If I were to design an ideal place to do lowfrequency radio astronomy, I would have to build the moon,” says astrophysicist Jack Burns of the University of Colorado Boulder. “We are just now finally getting to the place where we're actually going to be putting these telescopes down on the moon in the next few years.”
1. What's the purpose of building radio telescopes on the moon?| A．To research the big bang. | B．To discover unknown stars. |
| C．To study the cosmic dark ages. | D．To observe the far side of the moon. |
| A．Explore. | B．Evaluate. |
| C．Produce. | D．Predict. |
| A．there was no light in the dark ages |
| B．they cannot possibly get through our atmosphere |
| C．gigantic hydrogen clouds no longer fill the universe |
| D．radio signals on Earth cause too much interference |
| A．Scientists have to rebuild the moon. |
| B．We will finally get to the moon's distant side. |
| C．The moon is a perfect place to set up radio telescopes. |
| D．A favorable research environment will be found on the moon. |
3 . Nezha is the subject of the latest feature, which officially opens in cinemas in China on Friday. Nezha has earned hot reviews and is ranked higher than Monkey King: Hero is Back. It is also China’s first 3D animated feature film released in IMAX format.
Since July 13, previews of the film have taken more than 140 million yuan at the box office and the film has a score of 8.8 points (out of 10) on China’s largest filming rating site, Douban. It took Jokalate Yang Yu, the film’s director and screenwriter, two years to improve the script (剧本) of Nezha, and the film was in production for three years. It is the most complex animated production ever made in China. Nezha has more than 1,300 special effects shots, and it took over 20 Chinese special-effects studios, employing more than 1,600 people, to realize the film’s fairy tale setting, the mysterious Dragon King’s palace and a fight between fire and water. One splendid scene alone took two months to complete.
Yang made up his mind to produce an animated film on the theme of breaking the traditional styles and changing fate to the opposite. Yang chose Nezha as his vehicle, the representative of the rebellious (叛逆的) but righteous youth. However, compared with the original novel and past animated versions, the relationships between the characters are given modern meaning. In Yang’s film he is fighting prejudice: Nezha is hated and feared. But Nezha believes his fate is not predetermined and that he can choose to be a devil (恶魔) or a god.
“After watching so many domestic animated films, only Nezha and Monkey King: Hero is Back have made me fascinated,” a Weibo user commented under the promotional video.
“Epic! I finished watching Nezha in tears. The content-rich story, vivid characters, and amazing visual effects, work together to create a 110-minute roller-coaster (过山车) watching experience,” a Douban user commented.
“Bravo! Couldn’t believe a domestic animated film can be created with such a well-developed story. The image of Nezha in this film has been overturned but his rebellious spirit is well-established. I’m sure Nezha is gonna go viral this summer!” reads another comment on Douban.
1. What does the first paragraph mainly want to tell us?| A．Nezha has won lots of comments. |
| B．Nezha is more popular than Monkey King: Hero is Back. |
| C．Nezha is the first 3D animated film. |
| D．Nezha is a big success once released. |
| A．Its hot reviews on Douban. |
| B．Its high qualified script. |
| C．Its large numbers of special effects shots. |
| D．Its creative and unconventional theme. |
| A．He is ready to give in to his fate. |
| B．He represents the youth who are rebellious but righteous. |
| C．He is liked deeply by others in the film. |
| D．He chooses to be a devil. |
| A．The film is fascinating. |
| B．The plot of the film is flat. |
| C．The image and spirit of Nezha have been overturned. |
| D．The film will not go far. |
4 . "Why do we have to learn all this dumb stuff?"
Of all the complaints and questions I have heard from my students during my years in the classroom, this was the one most frequently asked. I would answer it by telling the following legend.
One night a group of nomads(游牧民) were preparing to retire for the evening when suddenly they were surrounded by a great light. They knew they were in the presence of a godly being. With great expectation, they awaited a heavenly message of great importance that they knew must be especially for them.
Finally, the voice spoke, "Gather as many pebbles (鹅卵石) as you can. Put them in your bags. Travel a day's journey and tomorrow night will find you glad and it will find you sad."
The nomads shared their disappointment and anger with each other. They had expected the
inspiration of a great universal truth that would enable them to create wealth, health and purpose for the world. But instead they were given a silly task that made no sense to them at all. However, the memory of the brilliance of their visitor caused each one to pick up a few pebbles and store them in their bags while voicing their displeasure.
They traveled a day's journey and that night while making camp, they reached into their bags and discovered every pebble they had gathered had become a diamond. They were glad they had diamonds. They were sad they had not gathered more pebbles.
It was an experience I had with a student, whom I shall call Alan, early in my teaching career that illustrated the truth of that legend to me.
When Alan was in the eighth grade, he majored in "trouble" with a minor in "suspensions (停学)". He had studied how to be a bully and was getting his master's degree in "thievery".
Every day I had my students memorize a quotation from a great thinker. As I called roll, I would begin a quotation. To be counted present, the student would be expected to finish the thought.
"Alice Adams--- 'There is no failure except..."'
"'In no longer trying.' I'm present, Mr. Schlatter."
So, by the end of the year, my young pupils would have memorized 150 great thoughts.
"People nowadays know the price of everything and the value of nothing."
"No pains, no gains."
"If you can conceive it, and believe it, you can achieve it."
No one complained about this daily routine other than Alan - right up to the day he was expelled(开除) and I lost touch with him for five years. Then one day, he called. He was in a special program at one of the neighboring colleges and had just finished parole（假释）.
He told me that after being sent to juvenile hall (少管所) and finally being shipped off to the
California Youth Authority for his wrong doings, he had become so disgusted with himself that he had taken a razor blade and cut his wrists.
He said, "You know what, Mr. Schlatter, as I lay there with my life running out of my body, I
suddenly remembered that quote you made me write 20 times one day." There is no failure except in no longer trying." Then it suddenly made sense to me. As long as I was alive, I wasn't a failure, but if I allowed myself to die, I would most certainly die a failure. So with my remaining strength, I called for help and started a new life."
At the time he had heard the quotation, it was a pebble. When he needed guidance in a moment of crisis, it had become a diamond. And so it is to you I say, gather all the pebbles you can, and you can count on a future filled with diamonds.
1. What does the underlined sentence "it will find you sad" mean?| A．The God told the nomads to gather pebbles that made no sense to them. |
| B．The pebbles won't enable the nomads to create fortune. |
| C．The God didn't give the nomads the message they expected. |
| D．The nomads regretted not having gathered as many pebbles as possible. |
| A．They were given a silly task that made no sense to them at all. (Para. 5) |
| B．He majored in "trouble" with a minor in "suspensions. (Para. 8) |
| C．People nowadays know the price of everything and the value of nothing. (Para. 13) |
| D．You can count on a future filled with diamonds. (Para. 19) |
| A．Not all the nomads gathered and stored some pebbles in their bags. |
| B．Students who finished the half-sentence quotation were counted present. |
| C．All students don't like the daily routine of finishing the half-sentence quotation. |
| D．It was the strong faith of never dying a failure that saved Alan's life. |
| A．He hated the hard life in the juvenile hall. |
| B．He was expelled by the school in the end. |
| C．He was badly treated at the California Youth Authority. |
| D．He felt so disappointed and hopeless about himself and his future. |
| A．sympathy and kindness | B．wisdom and patience |
| C．generosity and creativity | D．faith and devotion |
| A．A naughty trouble-marker. | B．Pebbles and nomads. |
| C．The magic pebble. | D．A quotation that saved life. |
