1 . Some high school students think it useless to receive higher education. Therefore, they choose not to go to college. If you're one of them, think again. Here are some reasons why you should go to college and receive a good education there.
Schools and universities are the first places to get knowledge. We take that knowledge later on to build our careers after graduation. More knowledge will be gained after you start working, but without education, that job will not be within easy reach. Knowledge leads to knowledge.
While limited within the walls of the educational places, we openly explore other cultures of the world! We come to know that ours is not the only culture. Other cultures have valuable things to share, enriching our own. Education also makes us want to travel and exchange with various cultures, getting more experience.
When there's a recession in the economy(经济), those who attended college will be more likely to find a new job than those who only finished high school and have a limited skills set. The more education you have, the more chances you will get to improve the quality of your life as you have a better job and earn a higher salary.
When you're skillful and knowledgeable, you gain access to people of similar backgrounds and tastes. It means a good education leads to excellent networking. Good networking can benefit you a lot in your later life.
A good education makes you a more interesting person. You can talk about ideas and events instead of just other people and what's on sale in stores. An educated person doesn't gossip(说闲话), having a preference to discuss ideas and listen to what other people have to say.
1. What can we learn about college education from Paragraph 2?A.It offers you a chance to study abroad. | B.It can allow you to gain more knowledge. |
C.It can improve the quality of your daily life. | D.It encourages you to travel around the world. |
A.change. | B.drop. | C.growth. | D.support. |
A.You can gossip about others’ affairs. | B.You are likely to study well at school. |
C.You can work well with your coworkers. | D.You get to know excellent people with similar interests. |
A.The benefits of attending college. | B.The exchange with other cultures. |
C.The access to good networking. | D.The ways of college education. |
2 . Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix?
In 1969,the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River Cleveland, Ohio. It
But the river wasn’t changed in a few days
Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you have a habit
While there are
3 . The jobs of the future have not yet been invented.
Your children need to be deeply curious.
True creativity is the ability to take something existing and create something new from it.
Understanding how others feel can be a challenge for kids. We know what’s going on inside our own head, but what about others? Being able to read people helps kids from misreading a situation and jumping to false conclusions.
A.Encourage kids to cook with you. |
B.And we can’t forget science education. |
C.We can give kids chances to think about materials in new ways. |
D.So how can we help our kids prepare for jobs that don’t yet exist? |
E.Gardening is another great activity for helping kids develop this skill. |
F.We can do this in real life or ask questions about characters in stories. |
G.Being able to communicate ideas in a meaningful way is a valuable skill. |
4 . The Best National Parks to Visit in Winter
While most parks tend to draw families in the summer and fall, there are also ideal spots for adventurous winter trips.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The country’s oldest and best-known national park takes on an almost otherworldly atmosphere in winter: the air filled with rolling steam, the strong colors of hot springs, the surrounding white landscapes, let alone the impressive wildlife during this time, like bison, wolves, and playful red foxes. Just book a guided hiking tour to get a ranger’s perspective on the park and local people.
Joshua Tree National Park, California
With its giant red rocks and unique trees, you’ll feel like stepping onto a foreign planet as you spend hours hiking the Panorama Loop or Maze Loop. The park is recognized as an International Dark Sky Park, featuring virtually zero light pollution and the country’s best views of a starry sky.
Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
A significantly lower number of visitors in winter means you can take in unblocked views of the South Rim, and get to see the rare beauty of the Grand Canyon dusted with snow. For those adventurous and daring, it is recommended to hike the Bright Angel Trail and take the chance to see the canyon’s wintertime wildlife, including mule deer, elk, and bald eagles.
Virgin Islands National Park, St. John
Surprise! Not all wintertime national park trips need to involve snow. Virgin Islands National Park is most famous for its white-sand beaches. You can also hike inland to visit old sugar plantations, or venture out to the water to swim along with sea turtles and manta rays. You will definitely enjoy a different winter here.
1. Which park will one choose if he/she is interested in stars?A.Yellowstone National Park. | B.Joshua Tree National Park. |
C.Grand Canyon National Park. | D.Virgin Islands National Park. |
A.We can have a poor view of the South Rim there. | B.It lies in an area with rolling steam and hot springs. |
C.There is a slight decline in visitor numbers in winter. | D.The Bright Angel Trail is challenging in cold weather. |
A.Hiking. | B.Skiing. | C.Swimming. | D.Hunting. |
A.rewarded | B.were rewarded |
C.will reward | D.will be rewarded |
6 . A Welcome Gift
Dario and his mother loved their new apartment. The living room was large enough for their piano. That night, the two of them
The next morning,
“Maybe we could go and
“What if we invited them to come here for a
They both loved the
Finally, the day of the party
“I heard you playing the other night,” she said. “The sounds woke me out of bed. I
Dario’s mother smiled at Mrs. Gilbert. “I think maybe we
“You play, you play!” Mrs. Gilbert said. “I like what you play! Just not so loud at night.” She pointed to the book she had given them. “These songs are not such
“These songs are beautiful music.” Dario’s mother said. “We will be
“And we won’t play so loud or late!” Dario said. He was already looking forward to
A.sat | B.stood | C.lay | D.walked |
A.voice | B.ring | C.music | D.cry |
A.therefore | B.however | C.otherwise | D.instead |
A.note | B.poster | C.bill | D.report |
A.proud | B.rich | C.lucky | D.nice |
A.neighbors | B.friends | C.relatives | D.audience |
A.blame | B.instruct | C.question | D.visit |
A.party | B.concert | C.show | D.play |
A.experience | B.idea | C.performance | D.action |
A.to | B.with | C.for | D.from |
A.continued | B.arrived | C.passed | D.finished |
A.order | B.sell | C.share | D.advertise |
A.treated | B.presented | C.helped | D.served |
A.promised | B.admitted | C.agreed | D.worried |
A.give | B.send | C.offer | D.owe |
A.realize | B.remember | C.understand | D.accept |
A.sweet | B.strange | C.funny | D.loud |
A.brave | B.sorry | C.happy | D.afraid |
A.changing | B.practicing | C.recording | D.writing |
A.equality | B.freedom | C.warmth | D.sympathy |
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How time flies! I have hardly had time to enjoy the warmth of my home while it's time go back to school. This winter I spend ten days studying math, chemistry and physics, none of them was easy for me.
And I still had some fun during the Spring Festival. I had attended my uncle's wedding and my new aunt was very beautiful. To my disappoiting, I didn't get many lucky money as I had expected. I also went to the cinema with several classmates. We played jokes on each other and had a big meal in a restaurant calling "Red Lobster". The food there was very delicious and we all really enjoyed myself.
8 . Clothing rental is a hot new industry and retailers (零售商) are demanding to get on board in hopes of attracting green shopper.
But is renting fashion actually more environmentally-friendly than buying it, and if so, how much more? Journalist and author Elizabeth Cline investigated (调查) this question and concluded that it's not as sustainable as it seems.
Take shipping, for example, which has to go two ways if an item is rented — receiving and returning. Cline writes that consumer transportation has the second largest carbon footprint of our collective fashion habit after manufacturing.
She writes, ''An item ordered online and then returned can send out 20 kilograms of carbon each way, and increases up to 50 kilograms for rush shipping. By comparison, the carbon impact of a pair of jeans purchased from a physical store and washed and worn at home is 33.4 kilograms, according to a 2015 study by Levi's.''
Then there's the burden of washing, which has to happen for every item when it's returned, regardless of whether or not it was worn. For most rental services, this usually means dry cleaning, a high impact and polluting process. All the rental services that Cline looked into have replaced perchloroethylene (氯乙烯), a carcinogenic (致癌的) air pollutant, still used by 70 percent of US dry cleaners, with alternatives, although these aren't great either.
Lastly, Cline fears that rental services will increase our appetite for fast fashion, simply because it's so easily accessible. There's something called ''share washing'' that makes people waste more precisely because a product or service is shared and thus is regarded as more eco-friendly. Uber is one example of this, advertised as ''a way to share rides and limit ear ownership.'' and yet ''it has been proven to discourage walking,bicycling, and public transportation use.''
Renting clothes is still preferable to buying them cheap and throwing them in the dustbin after a few wears, but we shouldn't let the availability of these services make us too satisfied. There's an even better step — that's wearing what is already in the closet.
1. What is Elizabeth Cline's attitude toward clothing rental?A.Approving. | B.Unfavorable. |
C.Objective. | D.Enthusiastic. |
A.rental services are on the rise |
B.clothing rental will be as successful as Uber |
C.renting clothes might waste more than expected |
D.renting clothes might make people lose interest in fast fashion |
A.give up renting any clothing |
B.purchase inexpensive clothes |
C.rent clothes rather than buy them |
D.make full use of clothes we've possessed |
A.Clothing rental is a new fashion. |
B.Clothing rental is retailers' preference. |
C.Renting clothes is not that eco-friendly. |
D.Renting-clothes business is in a dilemma. |
9 . Who needs friends? According to most psychologists (心理学家) we all do, especially nowadays when so many other aspects (方面) of modern life are changing. It seems that having friends keeps us both healthy and happy.
The number of TV series about groups of friends shows just how important friendship is to us. Psychologist Dorothy Rowe says that many of us now turn to our friends, instead of our families, for advice, comfort and security. One woman named Rebecca she interviewed even told her that if she had got to choose between her husband and her friend, she would choose her friend.
Since our friends mean so much to us, it is not surprising that the happiest marriages are also friendships. “Once the romantic stage of a relationship has passed, it is friendship that holds people together,” says Rowe. If the couple do not make some change, they will either get tired of each other and break up or stay together and seek friendship with others.
But is friendship equally important to women and men? According to author Rhonda Pritchard, women are more likely than men to have close friends. “ You tell a friend things that you’d never tell a partner”,says one woman she interviewed. For men, friendship is usually based on doing things together rather than the private conversations that are typical of women friend. Men share time and activities like building a fence or a business, running, riding a bike, fishing or watching football, but they don’t often share their feelings.
Although many women find their relationships with a husband or boyfriend is not enough, many men say that their partner is their best friend. Even women who are very happily married are likely to become very unhappy without a close friend and can even find the breakup of a close friend as painful as the end of a marriage.
Lasting friendships can provide a lot of the same support that families provided in the past, but the perfect situation is to have your family there for as well. Friendships and family relationships can both change, but a friend will not consider you when making really important decisions in the same way that a family member will.
1. What did Rebecca think about friendship?A.Families are reliable forever. | B.Her friend means more to her than her husband |
C.One needn’t have too many friends. | D.Friends are as important as families. |
A.they are encouraged by their partners. |
B.they are not fairly treated by their partners |
C.they don’t get what they need from their partners. |
D.they think their friends are more romantic. |
A.Women often do things together. |
B.Women often talk about business with friends. |
C.Men seldom talk about their feelings. |
D.Men often talk to their friends about work and family. |
A.feel as upset as when a marriage ends. | B.share feelings with their partners. |
C.treat their partners as friends. | D.turn to their husband for comfort. |
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The other day, my roommate and I have our appointments for vaccine(疫苗). I was OK that day, but next morning I had some reactions—I started to feel uncomfortably. Every part of my body ached and I had difficult sleeping. I live far from my hometown, because there was no one to take care of me except my roommate. But he was also going through the same problems with me.
However, he forgot that all his own pains. He tried his best to look after me, which moved us a lot. What fortunate I am to have such a loved roommate!