1 . Universal Beijing Resort is a widely expected theme park destination featuring several all-new attractions. To ensure a safe, secure and pleasant environment, please obey the following regulations.
Food Policy
Universal Beijing Resort offers a variety of fresh and delicious food options at restaurants and stands throughout the resort. However, we respect that guests may need to bring some outside food and drinks for self-consumption. The following food and drinks will not be allowed into the Resort (except for medical, infant, or special dietary needs)
·Alcoholic beverages (e.g. beer, spirits, etc.);
·Foods that need to be heated or processed (e.g. instant noodles, cold food, instant hotpot, etc.);
·Food and drinks in glass containers (e.g. soda in glass bottles, etc.).
Security Inspection Process
·All bags, backpacks or packages are requested to be inspected according to applicable laws before guests enter Universal Beijing Resort.
·Bags/containers more than 56cm×36cm×23cm are prohibited.
·Please follow the instructions from Universal Beijing Resort Security Team.
Ticket Policy
There is no admission ticket required for entry to Universal City Walk Beijing, but Universal Studios Beijing is only accessible to guests with admission tickets. Guests under 16 must be accompanied by a guest aged 16 or older.
Themed Park ticket ·One Day Dated admission ·Valid on your selected date only ·Valid at Universal Studios Beijing only From ¥315 | Universal Express ·Valid on your selected date only ·Universal Express price may vary depending on the date selection ·Includes express access to participating ride and attraction, and priority seating at selected shows ·Valid at Universal Studios Beijing only From ¥400 |
If you have any questions or encounter an emergency, please consult an onsite team member, or dial the Guest Services Hotline via 4008-778899.
1. Who is the passage Intended for?A.Tourists. | B.Tour guides. | C.Security Guards. | D.Parents. |
A.Buying food from the booth. | B.Eating home-made cookies. |
C.Drinking coffee from glass bottles. | D.Having backpacks checked. |
A.The price of Universal Express fixed. |
B.The entry to Universal City Walk is required to pay. |
C.A14-year-old boy can buy a ticket and go alone. |
D.At least ¥400 for express access should be paid. |
2 . At eleven, I decided to learn to swim. There was a pool at the YMCA offering exactly the opportunity. My mother continually warned against it, and kept fresh in my mind the details of each drowning in the river. But the YMCA pool was safe.
I had a childhood fear of water. This started when I was three years old and my father took me to the beach.The huge waves knocked me down and swept over me.
The pool was quiet. I was afraid of going in all alone, so I sat on one side of the pool to wait for others. Then came a big boy. He yelled, “Hi, how’d you like to be ducked?” With that he picked me up and threw me into the deep end.I landed in a sitting position, and swallowed water. But I was not frightened out of my wits—when my feet hit the bottom, I would make a big jump to come out of the surface. It seemed a long way down. I gathered all my strength when I landed and made what I thought was a great spring upwards. Then I opened my eyes and saw nothing but water. I tried to yell but no sound came out. I went down, down, endlessly.
When I came to consciousness, I found myself lying on the bed in the hospital.
I never went back to the pool. I avoided water whenever I could. This misadventure stayed with me as the years rolled by.It deprived(剥夺) me of the joy of boating and swimming. Finally, I decided to get an instructor. Piece by piece, he built a swimmer. Several months later, the instructor was finished, but I was not .Sometimes the terror would return.
This went on until July. I swam across the Lake Went worth.Only once did the terror return. When I was in the middle of the lake, I put my face under and saw nothing but bottomless water. I laughed and said, “Well, Mr Terror, what do you think you can do to me?” I had conquered my fear of water.
1. What was the author’s original fear of water caused by?A.His poor skill in swimming. |
B.His mother’s warning of drowning. |
C.An outing to the beach with his father. |
D.An unpleasant memory of the pool. |
A.He knew how to swim in the pool. |
B.He felt that the YMCA pool was safe. |
C.He was waiting for others to save him. |
D.He came up with an idea to go upwards. |
A.He was still a poor swimmer. |
B.He had not overcome the fear yet. |
C.He was not afraid of drowning any more. |
D.He was not satisfied with the swimming training. |
A.Goodbye,Mr Terror |
B.Hello,Childhood Fear |
C.A Swimming Adventure |
D.My Passion for Swimming |
3 . Scientists at MIT have managed to change ordinary spinach (菠菜) plants into natural sensors which can find chemicals used in bombs. The secret to giving spinach these special powers is nanotech (纳米技术), which is scientific area that deals with making or changing things that are extremely tiny.
“Ordinary spinach plants can be found everywhere and easy to store; like other plants, they normally take in carbon dioxide gas,” the scientists say. “But actually they can sense small changes of soil and water potential and respond to them. If we tap into this point, there is a wealth of information to access.” That’s what the scientists use to power their tiny experiments.
For this experiment, the scientists placed two different kinds of tiny nano-materials into spinach plants. To get them into the plants, the scientists put a liquid containing them on the bottom of the plant’s leaves. As part of its natural process, the spinach plant pulls water through its roots and into its leaves. If the water contains certain chemicals used in bombs, the tiny sensors in the leaves make the nano-tubes, which, along with the sensors, were placed into the spinach plant before by the scientists, produce a slightly special kind of light. By watching the plant constantly using a camera attached to a cheap computer, the scientists set up a system that can send a warning email if chemicals from explosives are found in the water.
The computer the scientists used is about the size of a playing card. They say that in the future, their system could even use a cell phone with its camera changed slightly. Discovering chemicals used in bombs is just one of the many uses the researchers are exploring. They have used such plants to discover several other dangerous chemicals as well. From their point of view, there’s no doubt that in the future, such systems could give farmers specific information about the health of the land and water on their farms.
1. Why do the scientists use plants to do the experiment?A.They are common in the daily life. | B.They are environmentally responsive. |
C.They absorb much carbon dioxide gas. | D.They are small in size and easy to store. |
A.To control the camera. | B.To contain the liquid. |
C.To fix the tiny sensors. | D.To give off plant light. |
A.It’s diverse. | B.It’s unexpected. | C.It’s limited. | D.It’s cheap. |
A.Spinach Is Sensitive to Chemicals in Bombs |
B.Spinach Sends Warning Emails Using Nanotech |
C.Nanotech Helps Spinach Grov Healthily |
D.Nanotech Protects Spinach from Danger |
4 . As a popular subject of study among evolutionary ecologists, the threespined stickleback (三刺鱼) is known for their different shapes, sizes, and behaviours — they can even live in both sea water and fresh water, and under a wide range of temperatures. But what makes that?
The researchers tracked six populations of the fish before and after seasonal changes to their environment, using genome sequencing (基因组测序). Seasonal changes result in great changes in habitat structure and balance of salt and fresh water, and only those fish able to tolerate these rapid changes survive into the next season.
“These changes probably resemble the habitat shifts experienced by stickleback populations during the past 10,000 years, ” says Professor Barrett. “We hope to gain insight into the genetic changes that may have resulted from natural selection long in the past.”
Remarkably, the researchers discovered the evidence of genetic changes driven by the seasonal shifts in habitats, which mirrored the differences found between long-established freshwater and saltwater populations. “These genetic changes occurred in independent populations over a single season, highlighting just how quickly the effects of natural selection can be detected, ” says Professor Barrett, “the findings suggest that we may be able to use the genetic differences to predict how populations may adapt to the environment.”
The research emphasizes the importance of studying species in dynamic environments to gain a better understanding of how natural selection operates. In the further research, they plan to investigate how repeatable the observed genetic changes are, by testing whether they show up year after year. Doing so would demonstrate their ability to reliably forecast the evolutionary future of these populations.
1. What does the underlined word “that” refer to in Paragraph 1?A.The threespined stickleback is under a wide range of temperatures. |
B.The threespined stickleback is popular with evolutionary ecologists. |
C.The threespined stickleback can adapt to different living conditions. |
D.The threespined stickleback has different shapes, sizes, and behaviours. |
A.The difficulties of the research. | B.The purpose of the research. |
C.The background of the research. | D.The methods of the research. |
A.Habitat shifts. | B.Genetic changes. |
C.Seasonal changes. | D.Independent populations. |
A.To know what natural selection is. |
B.To study species in dynamic environments. |
C.To test the reliability of the present discoveries. |
D.To forecast the evolutionary future of certain species. |
5 . How to stay focused in class
Being relaxed during class is a bad habit, and it is also bad to your grade. Focusing in class not only proves to teachers that you are a capable student but also shows that you have the ability to control yourself, which will be very important.
Look at teacher and make eye contact. Your teacher is not just standing up there talking.
Take notes. By taking notes, you’ll be able to “get into” the lesson. Write down key points as your teacher speaks. And listen to the key phrases such as “This is important” “This is the main idea” “This will be the test” etc.
Get involved in class discussions. This is a wonderful way to become a more focused, successful student. When a teacher asks a question, offer to answer it.
Ask a question.
A.Avoid sitting with friends. |
B.This can help you listen more attentively. |
C.If he or she ask for an opinion, share your own. |
D.He or she is trying to give you a good education. |
E.Talking with friends will make you lose interest in class. |
F.If you don’t understand something, never be afraid to ask. |
G.The more quickly you answer, the more attention you pay. |
6 . North Americans value independence, and Europeans value togetherness. I never fully understood that stereotype until two months ago, when I left Canada for a 4-month period in a lab in France. On my first day, Pierre, a Ph. D. student, tapped me on my shoulder and asked: “Coffee?” I nodded and followed him to the common room, where other grad students were filling in. I sat there, cautiously sipping the bitter liquid and trying hard not to reveal my uncultured tastes, while lab chatter filled the air.
Coffee breaks are a ceremonial part of lab culture here. The chatter sometimes turns to serious scientific topics. But mostly, the meet-ups offer a chance to wind down, to share stories about life inside and outside the lab and to sympathize with people who understand what you’re going through.
The lighthearted atmosphere and sense of community is a welcome contrast to my life in Canada, where I spent most of my workdays in isolation. I went into the lab each morning with set goals for my day. At lunch, I’d keep my eyes glued to my computer while I fed forkfuls of salad into my mouth, trying to power through my to-do list. For 9 months, I struggled to figure out why I couldn’t exactly copy the results of another study. I didn’t want to trouble my advisor too much. I was also hesitant to ask my labmates for help.
How much we were missing! Researchers need community because good ideas don’t just come from reading literature and thinking deep thoughts. It’s helpful to bounce ideas off others, and, to have a venue to share the day-to-day ups and downs of life.
Would coffee breaks have solved all my problems? Probably not. But I think sharing ideas with my peers would have helped solve my research dilemma. My time in France has taught me that it’s important to create space for organic conversations about lab life. A scientist’s life can feel isolating, but it’s not necessarily so when you’re connected to a supportive community.
1. How did the author feel when he drank coffee for the first time in France?A.A little nervous. | B.Very happy. |
C.Somewhat excited. | D.Quite curious. |
A.Cultural ceremonies in France. | B.Various topics of the chatter. |
C.Coffee breaks in French lab culture. | D.Lab culture in French style. |
A.Comfortable and fulfilled. | B.Busy and lonely. |
C.Tense but satisfactory. | D.Boring but healthy. |
A.To introduce the coffee break in Europe. |
B.To explain the difference between cultures. |
C.To recall his personal experience in France. |
D.To convey the importance of a supportive circle. |
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Humor is not only considered as one of the most valuable quality, but necessary for a delightful life. You can clear sense humor when staying with Joe. He is kind but overweight, who brings him much trouble. Once after class, one classmate asked for him why he was so fat. Both of us stopped to stare at him, wonder how he would answer the question. He said with a calm voice. “Well, because my size must large enough to hold my large heart of love.” Hearing his words, we burst into laughter. Not only did Joe took the joke, but he managed to deal with the embarrassed situation.
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A.exam | B.ceremony | C.graduation | D.celebration |
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