1 . Modem architecture has brought many amazing buildings to the world. Here are some of the strangest buildings in the world.

Habitat 67, Montreal, Canada

Habitat 67 is a very interesting arrangement of cubes, which looks like the building blocks that children play with. It is pretty interesting how it was designed. In its material sense, the cube is a symbol of stability. It looks so original and at the same time comfortable for living. It was created as a main attraction for Expo 67, one of the world’s largest universal expositions (博览会) where housing was one of the main themes.

The Basket Building, Ohio, United States

The Longaberger Basket Company building in Newark, Ohio might just be a strangest office building in the world. The 180,000-square-foot building, a copy of the company’s famous market basket, cost $ 30 million and took two years to complete. Many experts tried to persuade Dave Longaberger to change his plans, but he wanted an exact copy of the real thing.

The Crooked House, Sopot, Poland

Finished in 2003, the Crooked House has an extraordinary and amazing structure. Its design was based on the pictures of polish artist Jan Marcin Szancer and Swedish painter Per Dahlberg. It looks as if it had been taken from a cartoon: The building lines are not straight, but they are balanced, so the house is not ugly at all, just strange! The interesting part is how builders managed to create this genius idea, but the house is a fact and everyone admires their creativity.

La Pedrera, Spain

It is situated in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The story of the house is pretty interesting. The house was designed by Antoni Gaudi and built for a married couple. It is an extraordinary but stylish building considered to be highly unconventional-there is not even one straight line!

1. Which of the buildings above is associated with a toy?

A．Habitat 67.	B．The Basket Building.
C．The Crooked House.	D．La Pedrera.

2. What can we learn about the Basket Building?

A．It was built for exhibition.

B．It was designed following the pictures.

C．It was constructed according to its original design.

D．It might be the strangest office building in the world.

3. What do the Crooked House and La Pedrera have in common?

A．They both look very ugly.

B．They are built by Antoni Gaudi

C．Their design patterns are common.

D．Their construction lines are bent.

2 . A new coronavirus, a cousin of the SARS virus, has infected more than 200 people since the outbreak began in Wuhan, China, in December. Scientist Leo Poon, who first decoded the virus, thinks it likely started in an animal and spread to humans. The World Health Organization offered guidance to countries.     1    

What is a coronavirus

    2     In rare cases, they are what scientists call zoonotic (人畜共患病), meaning they can be transmitted from animals to humans, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Coronavirus symptoms

The viruses can make people sick, usually with a mild to moderate upper respiratory (呼吸的) tract illness, similar to a common cold. Coronavirus symptoms include a runny nose, cough, sore throat, possibly a headache and maybe a fever.     3    

For those with a weakened immune system, the elderly and the very young, there’s a chance the virus could cause a lower, and much more serious, respiratory tract illness like a pneumonia or bronchitis.

    4     Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, also known as the MERS virus, was first reported in the Middle East in 2012 and also causes respiratory problems, but those symptoms are much more severe. Three to four out of every 10 patients infected with MERS died, according to the CDC. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, also known as SARS, is the other coronavirus that can cause more severe symptoms. First identified in the Guangdong province in southern China, according to the WHO, it causes respiratory problems but can also cause diarrhea, fatigue, shortness of breath, respiratory distress and kidney failure. It also results in death.

How it spreads

Viruses can spread from human contact with animals.     5     With SARS, scientists suspected civet cats were to blame. When it comes to human-to-human transmission of the viruses, often it happens when someone comes into contact with the infected person’s secretions.

A．Here are several suggestions for you about a coronavirus.

B．There are a handful of human coronaviruses that are known to be deadly.

C．Scientists think MERS started in camels, according to the WHO.

D．Coronaviruses are a large group of viruses that are common among animals.

E．There are all kinds of coronaviruses existing in the world.

F．Here are several things you should know about a coronavirus.

G．They can last for a couple of days.

3 . Go. Stop. Go. Stop. The travel signals in my head were conflicting. “Are you sure you want to head to Greece this November with Kathleen?” asked my husband. “The weather could be unpleasant.”

“You must go,” said my friend Larry, who talked about having spent Thanksgiving on Santorini. “It’s a wonderland. ”

With his encouraging words, I booked our flights to Athens and included two Greek islands: Santorini and Grete.

A sunny Saturday afternoon welcomed us to Eleftherios Venizelos Airport in Athens. During the next few days Kathleen and I tried a lot of unknown-to-us foods. No annoying lines of tourists either as we saw sights on the Athens “A” list.

And then came Wednesday. The flight to Santorini was yo-yoed by wind gusts of up to 40 miles an hour. Fira, usually a much-photographed tourist destination, was chilly, rainy... empty. With rain beating our faces, Kathleen and I headed for our hotel and checked in for a three-night stay.

“This isn’t how I want to spend my holiday,” said Kathleen. “Maybe Crete isn’t experiencing the same storm. Can we fly out later today? ”

Her question mirrored my own thoughts. But we couldn’t leave. We’d just arrived. Payments for the hotel and rental car would be lost, and costly last-minute plane reservations needed. “Let’s not decide right now,” I suggested.

During the next few days, we drove around despite the showers. At a restaurant named Poseidon, on our third night, we waited and waited for dinner. “Your dinner will be out shortly. The chef was busy studying something beautiful,” our waiter explained.

Seeing our puzzled look, the waiter then said, “He went out for a smoke, saw a beautiful girl and began to chat…”

Suddenly, Kathleen laughed. Instead of complaining, she leaned back and out came a loud, happy sound.

An attitude adjustment into grace, I realized, had been happening since our arrival. “You know, Mum, you can’t live a positive life with a negative mind,” she said.

Grace surrounds us. The challenge is to let go of anxieties and worries, the tendency to complain. A sunny attitude can let grace shine.

1. What did the author’s husband think about her trip to Greece?

A．It was pleasant.	B．It was ill-advised.
C．It would be costly.	D．It would be eye-opening.

2. How were the author’s first few days in Greece?

A．Delightful.	B．Busy.
C．Struggling.	D．Annoying.

3. Why did the author insist on their staying in Santorini?

A．To wait for sunny days.	B．To avoid wasting money.
C．To enjoy the off-season.	D．To deeply explore the place.

4. What does the author want to show by telling her experience?

A．The role of grace.

B．The benefits of travelling.

C．The power of positive thinking.

D．The importance of understanding.

4 . The University Science Library

The University Science Library holds collections in Engineering, Geography, Life Sciences, Management, Mathematical and Physical Sciences.

Self-service facilities are provided for borrowing, renewing and returning one week and standard loan books. There is also a dedicated self-service Short Loan Collection for overnight loans. Print journals are not borrow able in the Science Library.

Borrowing, Renewing and More

Four quick and easy to use loans machines are located in the Learning Laboratory on the ground floor. Just scan the barcode on the back of your Library card and enter your PIN number (set initially as 4 digits, DDMM of your birthday) to borrow and renew your books, to check reservations and view your Library account.

Returning

The Learning Laboratory also has two machines for returning one week and standard loan books (including books borrowed from Store). Unlike an ordinary book drop, the machines will clear the books from your Library account immediately. When you have returned all of your books, the machine will produce a receipt for your records.

Remember that you can return as many books as you want, but only one at a time.

Short-loan collection room

Short loan books are currently stored in the cafe on the ground floor. Please use the machine in this room to borrow and return books.

Cafe

We have a cafe on the ground floor of the Science Library selling hot and cold drinks and cold snacks, but please remember that eating is not permitted in the reading rooms on the upper levels.

Opening hours:

Monday: Open from 08:45

Tuesday — Friday: 24 hour opening

Saturday: 24 hour opening until 21:00

Sunday: 11:00-21:00 (holders of the University Library cards only)

1. What subject may not be covered in the University Library?

A．Literature.	B．Biology.
C．Chemistry.	D．Geography.

2. Which of the following statements is right about the University Library?

A．Both food and books are sold in the cafe.

B．Eating is only allowed on the ground floor of the University Library.

C．All the books and magazines in the University Library can be borrowed.

D．All the books can be returned at a time by using the machines in the Learning Laboratory.

3. If you don’t have the University Library card, you can NOT borrow books on       .

A．Sunday	B．Monday
C．Thursday	D．Saturday

5 . A couple of weeks ago, my grandfather was explaining his favorite expression, “Nothing is ever easy.” The following day, as I tried to complete my clay’s work, I happened to _______a bumblebee (大黄蜂) on the skylight (天窗). The skylight was particularly high up, but I thought _______ the bee would take no more than five minutes. An hour later, the bee still remained. All that had _______was that the living room was a mess and that I was dizzy from _______ into the sunlight. I did not expect to waste an hour on an insect so _______but by doing so, I understood what my grandfather meant.

It is not only time that we tend to underestimate…we don’t account for unexpected costs. We often imagine what can work in our _______ but we seldom think of all the _______ things that could affect us. However, it is important to remember that your day or week or year might not go as _______ and that is completely normal. It is _______ acceptable to feel challenged — even at a ______________ that you thought was simple — because that is part of life.

If you can ______________ that nothing will ever be easy, then ______________ might seem slightly more manageable. In middle school, I thought high school might be easier because I could choose the classes I wanted to ______________. In high school, I thought ______________ might be easier because I could have a schedule best suited for myself. Yet each time, I was both wrong and disappointed. After accepting that school wouldn’t (and shouldn’t) be ______________, I found myself with a more positive attitude and ______________ results.

Of course, there should be ______________ made to account for expenses or time. Doing so can only help you ______________ your goals in a better way. However, there is no need to beat ourselves up (过分自责) when something stands in our ______________. Maybe we cannot see a ______________ coming our way, but we can always give ourselves the extra time to catch it.

1.

A．arrest

B．notice

C．fly

D．attract

2.

A．describing

B．exploring

C．removing

D．warning

3.

A．changed

B．failed

C．cleared

D．ended

4.

A．cleaning up

B．turning up

C．looking up

D．making up

5.

A．awful

B．worrying

C．tiny

D．big

6.

A．favor

B．dream

C．trip

D．reason

7.

A．successful

B．helpful

C．positive

D．negative

8.

A．observed

B．promised

C．unexpected

D．planned

9.

A．seriously

B．perfectly

C．obviously

D．partly

10.

A．task

B．result

C．fact

D．belief

11.

A．find

B．know

C．refuse

D．accept

12.

A．story

B．relief

C．life

D．chance

13.

A．take

B．count

C．bring

D．keep

14.

A．course

B．college

C．grade

D．role

15.

A．difficult

B．easy

C．complicated

D．annoying

16.

A．improved

B．fallen

C．recorded

D．organized

17.

A．agreements

B．decisions

C．experiments

D．preparations

18.

A．acknowledge

B．accomplish

C．predict

D．remember

19.

A．age

B．face

C．path

D．view

20.

A．friend

B．helper

C．bird

D．bee

6 . Some of the most famous scientific discoveries happened by accident. From the microwave oven to penicillin, scientists trying to solve a problem have sometimes found unexpected things. This is exactly how we created phosphorene nanoribbons (磷烯纳米带) — a material made from one of the universe’s basic building blocks, which has the potential to revolutionize a wide range of technologies.

We'd been trying to separate layers of phosphorus crystals (晶体) into two-dimensional sheets. Instead, our technique created tiny ribbons one single atom thick and only 100 or so atoms across, but up to 100,000 atoms long. We spent three years improving the production process, before announcing our findings. The two-dimensional ribbons have a number of remarkable properties (属性). Their unbelievable width allows their properties, such as whether and how they conduct electricity, to be controllable. They are also very flexible, which means that they can follow any surfaces they’re put on perfectly, and can even be twisted.

More than 100 scientific papers predicted the transformative potential of these ribbons, should it be possible to create them, across a range of technologies — some as many as five years before the publishing of our discovery in Nature. Perhaps the most important of these is in the area of battery technology. The structure of phosphorene nanoribbons means that the charged ions (带电离子) that power batteries could soon move up to 1000 times faster than they currently possible do. This would mean a significant decrease in charging time, alongside an increase in capacity of approximately 50%. Such performance gains would provide massive boosts to the electric car and aircraft industries, and allow us to use renewable energy more readily, even on grey, calm days.

1. What does “we” in the text refer to?

A．Scientists.	B．Doctors.
C．Publishers.	D．Technicians.

2. What can we know about phosphorene nanoribbons in Paragraph 2?

A．Its shape.	B．Its origin.
C．Its structure.	D．Its characteristic.

3. What would reduce charging time according to the scientific papers?

A．The cleaner source of energy.

B．The bigger batteries of tiny ribbons.

C．The increasing capacity of batteries.

D．The faster moving speed of charged ions.

4. What does the text mainly introduce to us?

A．The amazing development of battery technology.

B．Significant changes brought by wonderful discoveries.

C．A “Wonder material” created accidentally by scientists.

D．Unexpected inventions made in human’s history.

7 . 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.

2. The Uber example in Paragraph 6 indicates that      .

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

3. The author suggests that we should      .

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

4. What is the passage mainly about?

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.

8 . 假设你是晨光中学的学生李津。你在某网站的论坛上读到一位名为 Chris 的外国学生 发的帖子，得知他有意来中国的大学学习。请根据以下提示给 Chris 留言：
（1）鼓励他来中国留学；
（2）说明来华留学的好处（如：加深对中国的了解，对个人发展的益处等）；
（3）表示愿意进一步提供帮助。 注意：
（1）词数不少于 100；
（2）可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯；
（3）开头已给出，不计入总词数。

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9 . When Jason Esterhuizen was 23 in 2011, an accident blinded him. Now, eight years later, special glasses and a device (装置) inside his brain are   allowing him to make out some details of the world around him.

In 2018, Jason moved from South Africa to California to join in a study that offered the possibility of helping him with his sight. Run by University of California and a company called Second Sight, the study aimed to lest an unusual medical product called Orion.

There are three important pieces to Orion. One part looks like a pair of glasses holding a camera on the person’s head, which also sends wireless signals .The second part is a tiny computer processing (处理) the video from the camera ― that’s where the sight comes from. The third part is a tiny device implanted (植入) directly into the patient’s brain, which is new and different about Orion.

For years, Second Sight and other companies have been working on ways to send visual information into the brains of blind people. Most of the efforts have focused on connecting to the retina (视网膜).By sending electrical signals to the retina, some visual information can be sent to the brain. So far Second Sight has given about 350 people retinal implants.

But a retinal implant wasn’t possible for Jason. That’s why Orion’s direct connection to the brain was especially interesting to him. Dr. Nader Pouratian, who gave Jason his implant, said, “With the system we’re testing now, you don’t even need to have eyes for the device to work.” Jason is one of the six trying out the Orion in the world.

Although Jason still can’t see normally, he can tell dark from light. He says he sees little white dots on a black background, like looking up at the stars at night. “Now I can do things that I couldn’t do before. It’s making my life much easier.”

1. What does the underlined words in the first paragraph mean?

A．ignore	B．understand
C．recognize	D．prove

2. What is mainly talked about in paragraph 3?

A．Where our sight comes from.	B．How the product Orion works.
C．How people with glasses see.	D．What differences Orion has.

3. Why did Mr. Esterhuizen agree to test the Orion?

A．He was interested in Orion.	B．Orion is equipped for free.
C．He wanted to move to America.	D．Orion helps him recover some sight.

4. What can we infer from the passage?

A．Orion is worn by the patient on the head.

B．Orion has been implanted in 350 people.

C．Orion brings simple sight to the blind.

D．Orion isn’t fit for patients without retinas.

10 . Detroit Hives is a non-profit organization that buys vacant lots in the city to transform into bee farms. Timothy Paul and Nicole Lindsey started the non-profit last year, focused on improving the Motor City’s “left behind” communities and educating people on bees.

Timothy got interested in honey and honeybees because of a cough he couldn’t shake. He was sick for months, until a store owner in nearby Ferndale recommended he try some local honey. Soon Timothy’s cough was gone. And he and Nicole found that abandoned urban sites often became illegal dumping grounds, contributing to an overgrowth of allergens (过敏原) — not to mention the mess. The couple began to think about how to settle that issue by producing local honey on vacant sites, and Detroit Hives was born.

To become certified beekeepers, Timothy and Nicole took two courses. They bought their first vacant lot for $340, with the aid of the Detroit Land Bank Authority community partnership program. From there, they built three hives and vegetable garden plots. Thousands of bees now buzz (嗡嗡) on the lot. “The neighbors say they wish we were there decades of years ago. That area had always been a place where people dumped garbage, so when we came here, we gave that area a sense of purpose. The neighbors keep an eye on the area to make sure that people don’t dump any more,” Lindsey said.

Currently, Detroit Hives has partnered with local Detroit Soup and a homeless shelter to provide local, raw honey and they also sell their sweet product. In addition, Detroit Hives spreads awareness about bees through public tours of the farm. The couple also speak at schools in the area. They aim to expand beyond their first farm this year.

1. What does the author intend to tell us in Paragraph 2?

A．The method of curing cough.

B．The inspiration for Detroit Hives.

C．The terrible environment in Detroit.

D．The medical value of local honey.

2. What can we learn about the couples’ work?

A．It enriched the variety of vegetables.

B．It disturbed the neighbors’ normal life.

C．It improved the environment in the area.

D．It enabled neighbors to live in harmony.

3. Why does Detroit Hives offer public tours?

A．To appeal to more customers.

B．To help expand their first farm.

C．To promote their honey product.

D．To help people learn more about bees.

4. Which of the following best describes the husband and wife?

A．Optimistic.	B．Faithful.
C．Creative.	D．Demanding.