1 . A year after high school, I didn't know what to do. I was still one of those
Years later, I was doing
It was only then that I
My work keeps me going: it’s my passion, it’s my life and it’s a great pleasure and motivation, which
A.cautious | B.curious | C.serious | D.purposeless |
A.tried | B.arranged | C.happened | D.managed |
A.listening | B.reading | C.searching | D.writing |
A.determination | B.goal | C.movement | D.reason |
A.business | B.deal | C.degree | D.research |
A.died | B.existed | C.reacted | D.served |
A.approached | B.dashed | C.overcame | D.passed |
A.coming about | B.coming across | C.coming along | D.coming around |
A.actually | B.constantly | C.luckily | D.suddenly |
A.consider | B.judge | C.predict | D.remember |
A.cash | B.courage | C.memory | D.shyness |
A.invitation | B.illness | C.book | D.speech |
A.meal | B.case | C.question | D.speech |
A.came | B.attached | C.drew | D.signaled |
A.recorded | B.agreed | C.believed | D.realized |
A.life | B.day | C.year | D.century |
A.brief | B.broken | C.harmful | D.rough |
A.influenced | B.forced | C.limited | D.threatened |
A.follows | B.advises | C.drives | D.allows |
A.admirable | B.boring | C.short | D.unusual |
2 . I had an opportunity to teach at a five-star hotel in Nevis, a small island in the Caribbean Sea. After that, my friend Clayton and I flew into Panama City for a surfing outing at a surfing camp in the bay of Chiriqui, whose tourism is booming. To get there, we had to take my tennis bags on and off several buses and boats. After eight hours of travel we finally arrived. The camp was perfect, and the accommodations were not bad. We had an unbelievable week there!
On our return trip, when we got to the bus station, we learned that our bus had been delayed for 2. 5 hours. The sun was beating down on us.
As we walked over to the shaded area, a couple of kids started throwing rocks at me. I opened a can of tennis balls. They stopped and took an interest in the balls. I had a special racket (球拍) with me. I had the strings cut out and replaced them with a net, which is prefect for hotel teaching. I got them to throw the balls into the net. They seemed to enjoy that. Then an older boy got interested, to whom I gave another racket to hit the ball into the net of the catching racket. I showed him how to position and hold the racket. Soon, their bus arrived, and they were on their way.
But families from across the street came over and wanted their 10-minute tennis lesson,too. The other passengers waiting for the bus each got a lesson. Eventually, restaurant workers next door and the bus terminal clerk invited me to give them a lesson, too. They learnt well and were having a great time. And so was I. In what seemed like no time, our bus arrived. Satisfied with what I did, I changed my shirt, and made it back to Panama City.
1. Which can describe the bay of Chiriqui?A.It develops depending on tourism. |
B.It is famous for its tennis camps. |
C.It offers cheap accommodations. |
D.It is far away from Panama City. |
A.To attract children. | B.To catch the rocks. |
C.To help him to teach. | D.To hit the balls back. |
A.Waiting for the bus. | B.Learning to play tennis. |
C.Fighting for the shaded area. | D.Playing games with each other. |
A.Embarrassed. | B.Confident. | C.Amazed. | D.Proud. |
3 . In the deepest dive in a manned submersible(潜水器), US explorer Victor Vescovo spotted and video-recorded a plastic bag and a pile of candy wrappers on the seabed.
His
Since the patent(专利) for plastics was
Most of the discarded(丢弃) plastic products
Every year, about 8 million tons of plastic waste flow into the ocean. It is
This plastic waste
We must do something to
But that’s so much
A.report | B.discovery | C.record | D.accumulation |
A.everywhere | B.anywhere | C.somewhere | D.nowhere |
A.as | B.although | C.but | D.so |
A.abolished | B.acquired | C.registered | D.advertised |
A.with | B.without | C.off | D.above |
A.end up | B.wake up | C.grow up | D.walk up |
A.continent | B.park | C.island | D.garden |
A.suggested | B.estimated | C.weighed | D.congratulated |
A.thousand | B.hundred | C.million | D.billion |
A.feeds | B.saves | C.cares | D.kills |
A.looking | B.winding | C.floating | D.jumping |
A.earth | B.air | C.water | D.environment |
A.pollution | B.existence | C.temperature | D.cycle |
A.production | B.supply | C.pyramid | D.trade |
A.change | B.clean | C.satisfy | D.realize |
A.otherwise | B.instead | C.therefore | D.meanwhile |
A.exercise | B.activity | C.fact | D.habit |
A.harder | B.more effective | C.more courageous | D.easier |
A.calling for | B.looking for | C.sending for | D.waiting for |
A.start | B.refuse | C.continue | D.hope |
4 . Mary uses a walking stick. Benjamin recently learned how to walk. Mary is 99. Benjamin is 2. The neighbors may seem like
“Benjamin just turned 2 years old. We’ve been
During the pandemic, the Olsons
“She’s just Mary, or ‘Mimi’,” Sarah said. “We’re inside and he’ll go, ‘Mimi? Mimi?’ and we'll go outside and
For Mary, who was completely
More than a year after they first started
“Friendship can be
A.unfaithful | B.unlikely | C.close | D.special |
A.bond | B.habit | C.belief | D.impression |
A.strangers | B.friends | C.neighbors | D.relatives |
A.but | B.so | C.because | D.or |
A.continued | B.ended | C.hit | D.faded |
A.visit | B.see | C.recognize | D.invite |
A.seldom | B.often | C.once | D.never |
A.talk about | B.make room for | C.tend to | D.run over to |
A.age | B.culture | C.generation | D.knowledge |
A.look into | B.look through | C.look after | D.look for |
A.strange | B.familiar | C.sweet | D.awkward |
A.different | B.forgotten | C.independent | D.alone |
A.rediscovered | B.broken | C.understood | D.accepted |
A.chatting | B.playing | C.working | D.learning |
A.ignore | B.imagine | C.miss | D.enjoy |
A.amused | B.shocked | C.touched | D.puzzled |
A.naturally | B.quickly | C.obviously | D.normally |
A.remained | B.changed | C.mattered | D.happened |
A.established | B.spoiled | C.betrayed | D.improved |
A.coincidence | B.experience | C.practice | D.lesson |
5 . On the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party of China (CPC), red tourism has gained popularity among tourists who flood in to visit historic sites with a modern revolutionary heritage.
Jinggangshan
This is one of the most crucial and splendid chapters of history of establishing Red China as well as a unique and wonderful ecosystem, which is covered with rich forest, rugged peaks and several memorials to the Red Army. The best time to visit is between April and October, with the most temperature timing April and May when the large azaleas (杜鹃花) bloom.
Open: 8:00-17:00 (Feb. 16-Nov. 15). 8:00-16:30 (Nov. 16-Feb. 15)
Xibaipo
It is an old revolutionary base where the leadership of the Communist Party of China was stationed, drawing up the blueprint for a new country. A memorial hall was built to honor the memory of this site. The lake and the hill here add brilliance and beauty to each other and form pleasant scenery.
Open: Tuesdays to Sundays 9:30-17:00 (Xibaipo Memorial Hall)
The Nanhu Revolutionary Memorial Hall
A new exhibition is held with updated display approaches, including phantom imaging (全息影像) and oil painting, which are used to improve visitors' experiences. The exhibition shows four stages of the CPC from its establishment to its achievements.
Open: Tuesdays to Sundays 8:30-18:00 (closed on Mondays)
Former Site of the Editorial Department of New Youth
New Youth started the New Culture Movement and spread the influence of the May Fourth Movement. The site was briefly based in Beijing but moved back to Shanghai in 1920 and also served as the office for the Communist Party of China Central Committee in the 1920s.
Open: Thursdays to Tuesdays 9:00 - 11:30, 13:30 - 16:30 (closed on Wednesdays)
1. Where would visitors learn more about the history of the Red Army?A.Jinggangshan. |
B.Xibaipo. |
C.The Nanhu Revolutionary Memorial Hall. |
D.Former Site of the Editorial Department of New Youth. |
A.It focuses on Chinese achievements in art. |
B.It mainly advertises the coming anniversary. |
C.It applies modernized methods to the exhibition. |
D.It briefly introduces the rise and fall of Nanhu. |
A.At 1:00 p.m. on Mondays. | B.At 9:00 a.m. on Wednesdays. |
C.At 2:00 p.m. on Fridays. | D.At 5:00 p.m on Sundays. |
6 . According to Jessica Hagy, author of How to Be Interesting, it’s not difficult to make yourself interesting at a dinner party.
People love to talk about themselves. If you can start the conversation with a question other than “What do you do for a living?”, you’ll be able to get a lot more interesting conversation out of whomever it is you’re talking to.
And what about that other dinner-party killer: awkward silence? If you’re faced with an awkward silence at a dinner party, the only thing that always gets everyone talking again is to give the host a compliment (赞扬).
So being interesting at a dinner party isn’t that hard.
A.How do you know the host |
B.The first step is to go exploring |
C.If you ask the question “How did you get here?” |
D.Be prepared to have awkward conversations with strangers |
E.Or turn the conversation into a topic where they have little to say |
F.What about that person who had too much to drink or won’t stop talking |
G.He or she is the person who is feeling the weight of that awkwardness the most |