1 . BBC: Top 4 Wonderful English Novels
Great Expectations
By Charles Dickens, 1861
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Mrs Dalloway
By Virginia Woolf, 1925
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Middlemarch
By George Eliot, 1874
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Wuthering Heights
By Emily Bronte, 1847
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1. Which of the following might be the purest British novel?
A.Great Expectations. | B.Mrs Dalloway. |
C.Wuthering Heights. | D.Middlemarch. |
A.In 1847. | B.In 1861. | C.In 1874. | D.In 1925. |
A.Its plot is very simple. |
B.It describes the hero’s events in one day. |
C.It is powered by more psychological energy than any other book. |
D.It is the greatest social and psychological novel written in English. |
A.George Eliot. | B.Virginia Woolf. |
C.Emily Bronte. | D.Charles Dickens. |
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Venice is in the northeast of Italy. It was built on small islands in saltwater lakes more than 1,500 years ago. It is a city with no cars and people travel by boat. There are 117 waterways and more than 400 bridges that can guide you to any place you want to go.
Los Angeles
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It was founded in 1781. It is now the second largest city in the United States. It is famous for Hollywood, which is the oldest film industry of the world. It is also the home of Disneyland.
Budapest
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The population of Budapest is about 1.7 million and the city is a very popular place for tourists. Visitors like to take boat rides along the Danube (多瑙河). Budapest is known for its exciting nightlife. The best time to visit Budapest is summer.
Singapore City
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It is the capital of Singapore. For many tourists, the city is a wonderful place in Southeast Asia. It has a night zoo called “Night Safari”. People can watch lions, tigers and foxes there.
1. How do people travel around in Venice?A.By boat. | B.By car. | C.By train. | D.By bus. |
A.Spring. | B.Summer. | C.Autumn. | D.Winter. |
A.A storybook. | B.A dictionary. |
C.A travel guidebook. | D.A book review. |
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1. This picture is probably from ______.
A.a cinema |
B.a park |
C.an office |
A.Dogs. |
B.Loud music. |
C.Smoking. |
A.You can’t practice or play golf. |
B.The emergency call is 911. |
C.Camping is allowed in the park. |
4 . Tracy was always hard-working and creative. She started a website called TEAM for girls when she was 16, and it’s doing better than ever.
TEAM now has 10 million visits every month.
When she was ten, Tracy drew four characters (人物). They are all girls, and they are good friends. She called them “Amazing Girls”. The main amazing girl, Miss E, represents (代表) her younger sister Elizabeth. Amy writes stories, and Mary answers questions. “Amazing Girls” finally became TEAM. “TEAM” means “Together everyone achieves more”.
At that time, Tracy wanted a safe and warm site for girls, but she couldn’t find one. So she decided to create one herself.
At first, Tracy asked family members and friends for help. Her computer teacher also helped her a lot. She created a small website. “There was a homepage, which had the four characters and simple flash animations (动画),” Tracy says. “It was very, very simple, but it was a start.”
Now it is a heaven for millions of girls. It has message boards, quizzes, games, music, and more. Girls can help each other with homework here. And they can also discuss fashion, dancing and singing stars. They feel free and comfortable. They have made their life more fruitful and meaningful.
“I’m able to learn so much about culture around the world,” Tracy says. “The goal for the site was, and still is, to help young girls to believe in themselves.”
1. How many visits does TEAM have every month now?A.10 million. | B.16 million. | C.17 million. |
A.Answers questions. | B.Draws characters. | C.Writes stories. |
A.Because she wanted to make money. |
B.Because she couldn’t find one for girls. |
C.Because her computer teacher asked her to create one. |
A.do their homework | B.dance and sing | C.believe in themselves |
A.Girls’ Success | B.Girls’ Website | C.TEAM’s Meaning |
5 . Teenagers believe anything is possible if they study hard. But they often forget to think about healthy diets (饮食), enough sleep time and exercise. In fact, these things are really important for them to keep fit.
It is important for teenagers to get enough energy. Teenage girls need about 2,200 calories a day while boys need a bit more — doctors suggest 2,800 for teenage boys. 50% of their calories should come from healthy food — rice, vegetables and fruit. People often say an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Teenagers also need to drink a lot of water, 6 to 8 glasses a day. Drinking enough water will improve their skin.
Teenagers usually need eight to ten hours’ sleep at night, but many Chinese teenagers do not get enough sleep. A report shows that without a good night’s sleep, teenagers seem to be weaker than they should be. Too much homework is not the only reason why teenagers stay up late. Some watch TV or play computer games late into the night. Teenagers should develop good study habits. So some clever students never study late, but they are able to work well in class.
Exercise is something that can help them. Experts suggest that teenagers should spend at least 30 minutes exercising a day, five times a week. They will feel relaxed when they exercise. It can even help them sleep better at night.
1. How many things are important for teenagers to keep fit?A.2. | B.3. | C.4. |
A.rice, vegetables and fruit | B.rice, vegetables and meat | C.rice, vegetables and water |
A.sleeping better | B.basic energy | C.necessary exercise |
A.Boys need much more calories than girls. |
B.Teenagers need to drink 6 to 8 glasses of water a day. |
C.Some clever students never study late. |
A.eat and drink well | B.study hard | C.keep fit |
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1. The picture is most probably about .
A.reading | B.bumping | C.driving |
A.You can only use your right foot to brake. |
B.If you want to keep safe, you should read the rules first. |
C.You should keep your hands on the wheel. |
7 . Many people know that rubbish is a big problem on the Earth. What many people don’t know is that rubbish is becoming a problem in outer space too. Years of space exploration (探索) have left tons of “space junk” (太空垃圾) around the planet.
According to the reports of BBC, there are more than 22,000 pieces of rubbish in space around the Earth. And these are just the objects that are easy to see. There may be millions of smaller pieces of rubbish that we can’t see.
The pieces of space junk move around the planet at very high speeds. They move so fast that even a very small piece can become dangerous. If they crashed (碰撞) into each other, it could cause explosions that might even hurt people on the Earth. If the tiniest piece of rubbish crashed into a space shuttle (航天飞机), it could blow open a hole as big as an elephant.
To help solve this problem, countries around the world have agreed to limit the time their space tools stay in space to 25 years. Each tool must fall safely into the Earth’s atmosphere, or upper parts of the sky. There, it will burn up, and it won’t crash near the Earth.
1. What is becoming a problem in outer space?A.Unseen things. | B.Many big holes. |
C.Too much space junk. | D.A lot of explosions. |
A.It may kill elephants. |
B.It causes air pollution. |
C.It moves faster than space shuttles. |
D.It may cause explosions and hurt people. |
A.Burn them on the Earth. | B.Limit their time in space. |
C.Let them crash in the sky. | D.Make them move slowly. |
8 . Sometimes people come into your life and you know at once that they were sure to be there. They serve some certain purpose, teach you a lesson or help find out who you are or who you want to become. You never know who these people may be: your classmate, neighbor, teacher, long-lost friend or even a real stranger. But you know that every moment they will influence your life in some serious way.
Sometimes things happen to you. At the time they may seem terrible, painful and unfair. But later you realize that without overcoming those difficulties, you would have never realized your further ability and advantages. Everything happens for a reason and nothing happens by chance or with good or bad luck.
The people you meet influence your life, and the success and failure you experience create who you are. Even the bad experience can be learned from. In fact, they are probably the most poignant and important ones.
Enjoy every day even every moment and take from it everything that you possibly can, for you may never be able to experience it again. Talk to people whom you have never talked to before, and really listen. You should set your goals high, hold your head up, tell yourself you are a great one and believe in yourself.
You can make your life anything you wish. Create your own life and then go out and live it.
1. The people we meet .A.all know where to find us |
B.serve us on no purpose |
C.won’t become our neighbors |
D.will change us in some way |
A.realize our further ability |
B.terribly meet bad luck |
C.find no serious success |
D.possibly enjoy every moment |
A.平淡的 | B.明显的 | C.深刻的 | D.艰苦的 |
A.never talk to strange people |
B.learn as much as we can each day |
C.overcome difficulties painfully |
D.not believe in ourselves but others |
A.Create Your Own Life |
B.Hold Your Head Up |
C.People You Meet in Life |
D.Things Happen to You |
9 . Lawmakers in Massachusetts have introduced a law that would ban children in the seventh grade or younger from playing tackle football (冲撞式橄榄球). The Act for No Organized Head Impacts to Schoolchildren, or the NO HITS Act, was introduced last month in an effort to protect children’s heads from blows (重击) while at a particularly fragile age.
The bill would cause fines of up to $ 2,000 for each time the law is broken. People who frequently break the law, or those whose actions cause physical harm, would face bigger fines.
“It’s all about kids’ health and we have a number of studies that say that repeated contacts to the head are very bad for you and the younger that starts, the worse it is,” said Paul, who introduced the bill with House Minority Leader Bradley Jones .
According to a 2017 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers examining 111 brains belonging to former NFL (National Football League) players found the brain disease Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, or CTE, in 110 of them. The disease is associated with repeated head injuries, not just concussions (脑震荡), and is generally found in athletes, retired soldiers and others with a history of repetitive brain injuries, according to the Concussion Legacy Foundation, a non-profit organization that works to study, treat and prevent future cases of brain injuries among athletes and other at-risk groups.
Similar laws have been considered elsewhere in the country, including California and Illinois last year, though they didn’t secure enough votes to become law. Those against previously proposed (提议的) bans have argued that adequate progress has been achieved to make the sport safer and that the sport offers too many benefits for children to totally avoid it.
Several former NFL players, who have been directly or indirectly affected by CTE, have argued differently, however. “I made the mistake of starting tackle football at 9 years old. Now, CTE has taken my life away.Youth tackle football is all risk with no reward,” Nick Buoniconti, a former NFL player, told CNN last year.
1. Why was the law introduced by lawmakers in Massachusetts?A.To ban children from doing sports too young. |
B.To make tackle football safer for players. |
C.To keep young children from suffering brain injuries. |
D.To encourage the popularity of some safe sports. |
A.The fines of playing tackle football incorrectly. |
B.The causes of the new law in Massachusetts. |
C.The consequences of breaking the new law. |
D.The reason why the sport is forbidden. |
A.Brain injuries can really be prevented with action. |
B.Repeated head blows can result in brain diseases. |
C.NFL players used to pay much attention to CTE. |
D.Future cases of brain injuries can be reduced. |
10 . A new study published this week in the journal Nature Communications has concluded that a 100 percent change to organic food production in England and Wales would actually lead to a great increase in greenhouse gas emissions (排放). In turn, this would contribute to further climate change.
Although organic farming directly pours out fewer emissions than conventional farming — around 20 percent lower for crops and 4 percent for farm animals — it produces especially less food. As to this study’s findings, total organic agriculture in England and Wales would produce 40 percent less food. With less food in the market, the countries would need to increase food imports, which would produce more global greenhouse gas emissions.
Organic farming also increases the amount of absorbing carbon, a process where carbon dioxide (CO2) is “absorbed” out of the atmosphere and captured by plants and stored in the soil. However, even a total change to organic farming would only be equal to a tiny part of the higher emissions from overseas land use.
“We predict a drop in total food production of 40 percent under a fully organic farming process, compared to conventional farming, if we keep to the same national diet,” Dr Adrian Williams, lead author and reader in Agri-Environmental Systems at Cranfield University, said in a statement. “This results from lower crop quantity, because output is limited by a lower supply of nitrogen, which is mainly from other crops or solid waste from cattle on the grassland.”
Nevertheless, it is important to note that organic farming still holds some useful benefits for the environment, such as reducing exposure to chemicals and improving the varieties of creatures. In conclusion, the study suggests that organic farming will continue to play a key role in solving the world’s environmental problems. However, it’s just one part of a much wider solution.
1. What will total organic agriculture bring to England?A.More food imports. | B.More species crop. |
C.More main food. | D.More fresh oxygen. |
A.By changing CO2. | B.By giving off CO2. |
C.By producing CO2. | D.By taking in CO2. |
A.The advantages of organic farming. |
B.The results caused by organic farming. |
C.The solution to the environment problems. |
D.The ways to reduce organic farming. |