1 . Getting rid of(丢弃) old tyres(轮胎) has long been a problem. Every year many tyres are thrown. Some of the ways might be better than getting rid of them, but they are not especially green.
Energy recovery(回收利用) is one common way. This includes burning tyres to produce electricity, or as a way to provide heat for other industrial processes. But that produces planet-warming pollution. Tyres can be whole or broken in construction projects, such as repairing roads. There are, however, worries about chemicals from the tyres coming out and polluting the ground.
So some companies have begun exploring another pleasing idea. Since tyres are mostly made from hydrocarbons(碳氢化合物), it should be possible in principle to turn old tyres into environmentally friendly materials which can be used to run some cars they came from. One of the most thoughtful companies is based in Oslo, Norway. Later this year the company will start building a huge tyre-reused factory in Sunderland in northeastern England. In a couple of years, when the factory is fully operational, it will be able to turn 8 million old tyres into new products.
The process works by dividing a tyre into its three main parts. One is steel, which is used to support the structure of a tyre and which can be easily reused. The second is powder used to improve the continuous use of the tyre. The third is rubber. Some of that will be natural rubber from the rubber trees. The carbon black can be reused to make new tyres. That is of interest to tyre makers because it helps efforts to become carbon neutral(碳中和).
1. What is the disadvantage of energy recovery of tyres mentioned in the text?| A．It is unpractical. | B．It produces pollution. |
| C．It costs a lot. | D．It produces less electricity. |
| A．By giving an example. | B．By making questions. |
| C．By following time order. | D．By comparing differences. |
| A．Costly. | B．Useful. | C．Dangerous. | D．Short-lived. |
| A．Tyres can be divided into three parts |
| B．A company built a tyre-reused factory |
| C．Energy recovery can deal with old tyres |
| D．Old tyres can become environmentally friendly materials |
2 . Top Book Review Sites
Nobody likes to spend money on a new book only to face the feeling of disappointment. The solution is to check out a few book review sites before you hit the shops. Which book review sites are worth considering? Here are the best ones.
Goodreads
The site can give you inspiration for which novel or biography to read. You can do a book search by plot or subject, or join book discussions and reading groups with thousands of members. You can add your own rankings to books you’ve read and leave reviews for other people to check out. Sometimes, there are even events like question-and-answer sessions with authors.
Bookish
Bookish helps you prepare for your next meeting with discussion guides, book quizzes and book games. There’re even food and drink suggestions. Moreover, the site also offers lots of editorial content in the form of author interviews, opinion essays, book reviews and recommendations and reading challenges. Do look at the Must-Reads section of the site regularly to get the latest book reviews.
StoryGraph
Here the book rating is determined by the site’s large community of readers. Each book review provides information on the moods and pacing of the story. It also shows whether the story is plot- or character-driven, what readers feel about the extent of character development and how lovable the characters generally are.
London Review of Books
The site covers culture, literature, philosophy and other subjects. Part of its content includes amazingly detailed book reviews. If you feel that most modern book reviews are too brief for your liking, the site should suit you best. You’ll have a deep understanding of the themes of the story, as well as a detailed picture of the events taking place in the book.
1. On which site can you have the chance to communicate with authors in person?| A．Bookish. | B．StoryGraph. |
| C．Goodreads. | D．London Review of Books. |
| A．Post your opinions about games. | B．Recommend a discussion guide. |
| C．Buy something cheap to consume. | D．Read the latest book reviews. |
| A．It centers on modern books. | B．It covers a range of subjects. |
| C．It owns the most readers. | D．It tends to offer brief reviews. |
3 . The last time my husband and I went out for a dinner in a restaurant, the server came and recited (背诵) a long list of specials and detailed descriptions of how the food was made. As she spoke. I became almost more interested in how she could remember all those descriptions than thinking about the food, Meanwhile. I couldn’t remember where I’d put my keys before we left for the restaurant.
Objectively (客观地) speaking, not remembering where you put your keys is generally not a sign of dementia (痴呆). And on the other side, being able to remember a long list of restaurant specials isn’t necessarily a sign of surprising mental ability, either.
While most of us are afraid about developing dementia. fewer than 10% of adults age 65and older will end up with dementia such as Alzheimer’s. “For them, developing a condition like Alzheimer’s is a part of normal aging,” says Joel Salinas MD, an expert at NYU Langone Health. And, he adds. “There are areas that actually improve with age, like vocabulary and wisdom.”
“Memory is all these different brain networks working in concert with each other,” says Dr. Salinas. While genetics and family history play some role in the risk of memory problems. so do plenty of other reasons, For example, some medicine and alcohol can cause memory problems, especially for older people.
The brain might be the place that memory is stored, but it doesn’t exist in the air. The health and efficiency of the brain depend a lot on the general health of the body. In short, what’s good for the body is good for the brain. Many of the lifestyle factors that can improve memory are the same that have a positive effect on general health, such as, exercising properly. having a balanced diet, and sleeping well.
1. Why does the author mention her experience in paragraph 1?| A．To show her interest in the specials. |
| B．To introduce the topic of the text. |
| C．To invite more customers to the restaurant. |
| D．To express her regret about losing her keys. |
| A．Objective. | B．Worried. | C．Supportive. | D．Doubtful. |
| A．Reciting details | B．Working with others. |
| C．Exercising properly. | D．Sleeping a lot. |
| A．a research plan | B．a health magazine |
| C．a business magazine | D．a book review |
4 . As 35-ycar-old Rajesh walked out of the HR head’s office, he couldn’t help crying and his mind went empty. Suddenly, a regular day at work had turned into his last day in the office. Having cleared his desk of his things and small objects he had used to beautify his workspace. he pulled himself with difficulty to the nearby café and called his wife. Nina.
People like Rajesh are being “let go” for a variety of reasons: poor performance, personal issues and so on. Most people. even though they are aware of the realities, go through a mix of emotions: shock. refusal. self-blame (自资), anger, often leading to unhappiness.
The most important thing is not to think of yourself as a victim (受害者). First, consider self-care. Then, develop a plan to keep yourself busy. Meanwhile, you can update your resume (简历) on the website and make a list of friends and relatives who could help you find a new job.
At first. Rajesh was obviously very upset and spent a number of days staying in bed. Seeing this, Nina took time off from work and even took him to the adviser, from whom he learn-ed that he had become too satisfied with his job and was refusing the reality around him. He had never thought of considering his own professional development. This insight helped him refocus his energy: from playing the blame game to getting new skills and being ready for a better job.
Rajesh and Nina then decided to move from Mumbai to Bengaluru, where his IT skills were more popular. So a newly focused Rajesh first got himself a job. The silver lining was that the cost of living in Bengaluru was lower and they could even achieve their dream of having an apartment.
1. How did Rajesh feel when leaving the HR head’s office?| A．Excited. | B．Satisfied. | C．Sad. | D．Lonely. |
| A．Make a complaint to the boss. | B．Drown their sadness in a cup of coffee. |
| C．Spend some time punishing themselves. | D．Prepare for future job opportunities. |
| A．He refused to accept the reality around him. | B．He focused on improving himself for a job. |
| C．He felt satisfied with the present situation. | D．He improved his relationship with Nina. |
| A．The unpleasant situation. | B．The bad decision. |
| C．The only disadvantage. | D．The positive side. |
5 . Whenever travelers planning to Hawaii are surveyed, their first question is often the same: “How’s the weather in Hawaii?” Most of the time, the answer is pretty easy. After all. Hawaii experiences only two seasons; summer. called “kau”, and winter. called “hooilo”.
Temperatures in Hawaii
During summer, the islands experience an average temperature of around 29°C. This is also the start of the dry season and mostly perfect weather across the board. Even though summer is the islands’ dry season. hurricanes are also more common during this period. Winter runs from November through April in Hawaii. Temperatures aren’t much colder than summer, averaging around 26°C. This is the rainier part of the year across most islands. While winter temperatures don’t drop too significantly, surf is much higher, making swimming risky. Not surprisingly, this season is popular among big-time surfers.
What to pack
Given Hawaii’s consistent temperatures year-round, you’ll primarily want to pack light-weight, breathable clothing. Depending on when you’re visiting. you should prepare water-proof gear (防水装置) as well as activity-specific clothing, like hiking boots or a wetsuit. Regardless of when you’re visiting, pack high-rated sunscreen. for it’s quite common to get sunburned faster than you even realize.
Vog in Hawaii
There are four major islands—Oahu, Maui, Kauai, and the Big Island. Vog (火山雾) is an effect caused by enissions of the Kilauea volcano on the Big Island. Therefore. why not come to the island if you’re interested in it? While vog is merely an inconvenience for most residents. it can affect people with illnesses such as asthma (哮喘). Some visitors to the Big ls-land who suffer from these problems should ask their doctors before their visit.
1. Which season is the most popular for surfers in Hawaii?| A．Spring. | B．Summer. | C．Autumn. | D．Winter. |
| A．On Maui, | B．On Oahu. | C．On Kauai. | D．On the Big Island. |
| A．To introduce some information about Hawaii. |
| B．To show some amazing activities in Hawaii. |
| C．To explain the development of Hawaii. |
| D．To show the beauty of Hawaii. |
6 . When I was in high school, my history teacher tried an experiment with a classmate known for her enthusiastic and expressive communication style. The girl had raised her hand to answer a question, and the teacher challenged her to reply while keeping her hands folded in her lap. I’ve never forgotten the sight of her struggling to get her words out while her hands were restrained (限制) .
We all, to some extent or another, talk with our hands. It’s part of how we communicate. But as Susan Goldin-Meadow, a professor and psychologist at the University of Chicago, explains in her newest book, that’s just the beginning.
What she discovered are an astonishing number of ways in which our hands not only help us to emphasize(or sometimes contradict) our spoken words, but they also play a vital role in how we form our ideas. As Goldin-Meadow shows, even people blind from birth use gestures.
People who don’t have arms will experience a phantom (幻觉) feeling they are gesturing. We gesture when someone we’re talking to can’t see us, such as on the phone. We gesture when we’re all alone, trying to compose an email. We need to gesture to make sense of the world.
“Gestures and language really are a single integrated system. It’s not just a system that linguists study,” said Goldin-Meadow. “There’s so much information that isn’t captured by our words, and by all of the conventional things that we learn from language. For that purpose, certainly as a psychologist, I think it’s very important to take these kinds of things seriously.”
There’s a huge literature on body language. It really does convey lots of things-attitude perspective, sense of self, and more. Most of them are about how we feel, and our perception of our interaction. What the hands contribute—and the face can do this, too-is not just our attitudes to the conversation, but the content of the conversation.
1. What is the author’s purpose of writing paragraph 1?| A．To introduce the topic. | B．To share an experiment. |
| C．To tell an interesting story. | D．To introduce a phenomenon. |
| A．Limiting oral words | B．Stressing oral words. |
| C．Directing oral words. | D．Interrupting oral words. |
| A．His habits. | B．His character. | C．His feelings. | D．His contribution. |
| A．Hand Gestures: A Way We Need To Do Everyday |
| B．Hand Gestures: A Language We Struggle To Understand |
| C．Hand Gestures: An Easy Language Learning From Childhood |
| D．Hand Gestures: An Important And Silent Communication Method |
7 . As for Hallie Barnard, who was born with a rare blood disorder, a song, whose main idea is about a good friendship turning bad like the bad blood, meant a lot to her. The song represents her inborn struggle with a unique blood condition and the impact it has on her life.
At just 15 months old, Hallie was diagnosed (诊断) with Diamond-Blackfan anemia(DBA) , and she spent most of her life in and out of the hospital. Hallie said she relied on the singer to bring her joy. The only way to survive DBA is with a bone marrow transplant (骨髓移植) and Hallie was eager for one. But she knew thousands of other patients were, too.
So, a few years ago, she decided to do something about it, creating her own foundation, Hallie’s Heroes. “It started selfishly as just trying to save my life, but then we realized there’s so many other children out there that needed a bone marrow transplant.” she said. “So, so far we’ve tested over 8,000 people and we found over 300 matches.” After a 9-year wait, Hallie got her own match through her own foundation. The recovery was hard, but Hallie said she stayed hopeful. “I would just kind of daydream. And sometimes I would listen to her music and I would daydream about the singer and meeting her and seeing her in person,” Hallie said in her social media.
When the singer’s assistant heard about Hallie’s Heroes and knew about her wish, he was inspired to help the selfless little girl who turned her own health battle into a way to help others and decided to give Hallie the surprise of a lifetime. He offered two tickets to the singer’s concert in Houston. When Hallie received a call offering her the tickets, she was shocked and enthusiastically accepted and attended the concert with her mother in the front row.
Now Hallie has recovered. She no longer has “bad blood”. Thanks to her foundation, hundreds of others can say the same.
1. Why did the author mention the main idea of a song?| A．To introduce the heroine of the text. |
| B．To show the author’s love for the song. |
| C．To explain how harmful the bad blood was. |
| D．To highlight the impact of the song on the author. |
| A．She felt sorrow for herself. | B．She often went to the concert. |
| C．She sought for a bone marrow match. | D．She prepared for her own foundation. |
| A．To save herself | B．To be known by others. |
| C．To see her favorite singer. | D．To help patients with DBA, |
| A．Inactive but lucky. | B．Selfish but capable, |
| C．Helpful and wealthy. | D．Caring and determined. |
My problems started when we were having a biology class. Students were curious about a picture of ducks and wanted to see the kind of animals. Mrs Reno, our biology teacher, told us that she had a baby duck in her yard and could take him to us to know him. But baby ducks were on my list of terrifying things. Because I’ve always been afraid of these furry (毛茸茸的) animals.
To make matters worse, Trent Dillard was in my class again, Last year, I had to sit in front of him. He knew I was afraid of furry animals, and all the year he pretended to put them on my hair.
The next day. Mrs Reno took a cage, a baby duck inside it. She pulled out the baby duck and set him on the desk. “This is Ripley,” she said. Strangely, he seemed to understand what Mrs Reno said, and he was quiet and stayed at the desk.
Trent whispered (小声说), “I think you’re scared of him.” “I am not!” I said. Mrs Reno looked towards Trent and me. “What’s wrong?” she asked. “Amy’s scared of Ripley,” Trent announced. “No, I’m not.” I was nervous. “I love ducks. They’re my favorite animals.” Mrs Reno smiled, “I was going to ask for a volunteer to feed Ripley at recess (课间休息), but since you’re a duck lover, how would you like the job?” She probably thought I was speech-less with joy. But I was very frightened.
At that time, Trent stood up and said, “I want to join Amy.” Mrs Reno said, “OK. I guess Amy can have a helper.” During the recess, Trent opened the cage and caught Ripley. “Careful!” I cried, surprised that I was worried about him. Trent looked out the window. “Hey, the guys are playing football and I’ll go. Take Ripley.” “You can just put him down.” I meant for Trent to put him down inside the cage, but Trent set him on the floor and ran out-side. At that time, Ripley walked towards the door.
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I took a deep breath (呼吸) and caught Ripley.
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In fact. Mrs Reno knew I was afraid of Ripley and was glad that I could overcome my fear.
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9 . How to motivate (激励) a lazy teenager
Here’s how to give the teenagers the motivation they need without nagging (唠叨) them.
A teenager needs between 8-10 hours of sleep every night but most only get about 6.5-7.5 hours of sleep per night. So when a teenager is forced out of bed at 7 am or 8 am to go to school, their natural sleep cycle is thrown off and they will likely appear lazy, unmotivated, all symptoms (症状) of lack of sleep.
It is recommended that teenagers spend no more than two hours a day sitting in front of a small screen and get 60 minutes’ exercise a day.
It’s important for teenagers to help with tasks and learn responsibility.
Teenagers might not act like they need it or want it.
| A．Set a sleep schedule |
| B．Understand their thoughts |
| C．Be sure that teenagers can do homework alone |
| D．Set a plan with teenagers for the daily housework they would prefer to do |
| E．However, they need to know that adults love them, care for them and respect them |
| F．Make sure the teenager goes to bed on time and gets eight hours of sleep a night |
| G．Make screen time a reward by ensuring teenagers finish their homework or tasks first |
10 . Laughing is good for mind, body, and soul. Here are five healthful benefits that may inspire you to laugh every day.
Lower blood pressure
Laughing involves taking quick deep breaths and then exhalations at intervals, which stimulates blood flow. A study of what science refers to as “merry laughter” shows that blood pressure that increases and then decreases becoming lower than it was before the laugh.
Natural pain killer
When you laugh, especially from the belly (腹部) , you are using many muscles. Along with laughter comes increased breathing which, in turn, sends blood that has been enriched with oxygen to the brain and throughout the body. This natural form of exercise even burns calories. Add laughter to your exercise routine. You could burn 10 to 40 calories after 10 to 15 minutes of laughing!
Laughing uplifts you
The act of laughing is something to increase those feel-good hormones called endorphins. These endorphins make people feel uplifted. Laughing also provides brain food.
Strengthen your immune system (免疫系统)
Aside from eating a healthy diet and taking vitamins, a good dose of laughter is important.
| A．Provide a workout |
| B．So laugh aloud every second |
| C．Laughing helps reduce tension |
| D．If you are feeling aching, turn on your favorite comedy |
| E．When you have a good laugh, you will have fun and feel good |
| F．This reduction in blood pressure also offers benefits to your heart |
| G．Research shows that laughter therapy positively affects the immune system |
