1 . Ana Lizana works for the East Anglia ONE project-the largest of shore wind farm in Europe, made up of 102 turbines (涡轮) and powering around 500, 000 homes. It’s expected to be the model for offshore wind farms around the UK. A journalist is interviewing her.
Journalist: You’ve bad great career development. How did that happen?
Ana: My excellent female engineer manager taught me to be disciplined (训练有素的) and organized at work. I’m proud of being one of the few female electrical engineers on the project but all the women are from Spain. Scottish Power found it difficult to acquire female electrical engineers from the UK. In Spain, the industry is more equal because the numbers of boys and girls who study engineering are the same.
Journalist: What do the pupils ask when you visit them?
Ana: The schoolchildren ask me about my salary, because most of them want to be lawyers or doctors or do economics for banking. Girls in the UK don’t regard engineering as an opportunity. I tell them that I enjoy what I’m doing and that we provide and generate electricity for everybody.
Journalist: What’s the worst thing that has gone wrong?
Ana: For a tight programme, the worst thing is when we lose time. That can be the most stressful. My responsibility is about making sure it’ll be on time and is ready.
Journalist: How do you feel at weekends?
Ana: Tired! This project is a full marathon. You cannot work every day at 100pc but you need to try to be at 80pc. The weekend is all about rest and filling myself with new energy.
Journalist: What is the most satisfying thing about your work?
Ana: To know that you are creating a project that can generate electricity just by using wind. You are working on something great and being useful, and sharing knowledge with colleagues.
1. What can we learn about the East Anglia ONE project?| A．It contains more than 102 turbines |
| B．It’s the largest wind farm in Europe. |
| C．It provides electricity for 500.000 people. |
| D．It’s likely to set an example to British of shore wind farms. |
| A．she is asked about her salary |
| B．she trains and organizes girls |
| C．she shares knowledge with colleagues |
| D．she fails to generate electricity as quickly as possible |
| A．the UK needs more female electrical engineers |
| B．Spain has more boys than girls studying engineering |
| C．Scottish Power calls for male engineers from the UK |
| D．Europe generates most electricity just by using wind |
2 . People duck responsibility for reasons ranging from simple laziness or a fear of failure, through to a sense of feeling frightened by the scale of a problem or a situation. Whatever the reason, if people fail to take responsibility, they’ll fail in their jobs, they’ll fail their teams, and they’ll fail to grow as individuals. All of this makes it important to address the issue.
Signs of not being responsible
There are several signs to watch out for. These include:
Lacking interest in their work, and in the well-being of the team
Blaming others for mistakes and failures
Missing deadlines
Avoiding challenging tasks and projects, and not taking risks
Regularly complaining about unfair treatment by team leaders and members and engaging in self-pity
Avoiding being dependent on others for work, advice and instructions
Lacking trust in team members and leaders
Ways to encourage responsibility
Start by talking
Your first step is to talk to the individuals concerned. Are there circumstances that are contributing to the situation, or problems that you can deal with?
Communicate roles, responsibilities and objectives
Your people need to know clearly what their roles and responsibilities are. Ensure that you have an up-to-date job description for each team member, and be as detailed as possible about every responsibility that they have.
Re-engage people
Your people will be more engaged if their work is supported with their values. Talk to them to find out what they are. Then, illustrate how their daily tasks and responsibilities go with those values.
Give plenty of praise
Finally, be sure to give your people plenty of praise when they do take responsibility. And help them improve by providing them with regular, effective and fair feedback.
1. What will happen if John fails to take responsibility?| A．He can complete his jobs. |
| B．His teams may suffer. |
| C．His growth will continue. |
| D．He will lose his life. |
| A．“It’s not my fault.” |
| B．“I’ll have it completed tomorrow.” |
| C．“It’s tough, but I can manage it.” |
| D．“I need resources to solve the problem. ” |
| A．Let him know their specific tasks. |
| B．Get them to find out the values of work. |
| C．Praise them for their good jobs. |
| D．Have a chat with him to find out problems. |
The opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games was held on September 23 in Hangzhou. The mascots (吉祥物) of the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou stand
The torch of the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou is named “Eternal Flame”, of
The medal of the 19th Asian Games is named Shan Shui. The backside
4 . Seeing fresh snow over our town, my son CJ and I couldn’t wait to go sledding (滑雪橇) in the park. As we
Four teenage boys were the only ones at the park when I arrived. As it is common to see kids
As it was early, the saucer hadn’t cut a track into the snow,
On the way back, my heart was flying at the joy of
| A．drew | B．approached | C．destroyed | D．cleaned |
| A．decided | B．pretended | C．forgot | D．happened |
| A．worried | B．proud | C．alone | D．nervous |
| A．scolded | B．left | C．influenced | D．accompanied |
| A．willing | B．grateful | C．curious | D．afraid |
| A．like | B．without | C．beyond | D．for |
| A．knocked | B．removed | C．fooled | D．folded |
| A．hurting | B．losing | C．cheating | D．persuading |
| A．otherwise | B．therefore | C．however | D．instead |
| A．weight | B．security | C．benefit | D．speed |
| A．peak | B．bottom | C．limit | D．level |
| A．ridiculous | B．helpless | C．tough | D．meaningless |
| A．paid off | B．faded away | C．came back | D．flew off |
| A．history | B．sight | C．fear | D．memory |
| A．experiencing | B．impacting | C．changing | D．ignoring |
5 . Personalized medicine changes conventional medicine which typically offers blanket recommendations and offers treatments designed to help more people than they bam but that might not work for you. The approach recognizes that we each possess unique characteristics, and they have an out size impact on our health.
Around the world, researchers are creating precision tools unimaginable just a decade ago: superfast DNA sequencing(排序); tissue engineering, cell reprogramming, gene editing, and more. The science and technology soon will make it possible to predict your risk of cancer, heart disease, and countless other illnesses years before you get sick. The work also offers prospects for changing genes in removing some diseases.
Last spring, researchers at the National Cancer Institute reported the dramatic recovery of a woman with breast cancer, Judy Perkins. The team, led by Steven Rosenberg, an immune(免疫的) treatment pioneer, had sequenced her cancer cells’ DNA to analyze the sudden change. The team also removed a sampling of immune cells and tested them to see which ones recognized her cancer cells' genetic faults. The scientists reproduced the winning immune cells by the billions and put them into Perkins to attack her cancer cells. More than two y cars later. Perkins, a retired engineer from Florida, shows no signs of cancer.
Thirty years ago, scientists thought that it would be impossible to understand our genetic rules and sequence the 3.2 billion pairs of different elements in our DNA. “It was like you were talking fairytales,” Kurzrock said. “The conventional wisdom was that it would never happen. Never And then in 2003, never was over.”
It took the Human Gene Project 13 years, roughly one billion dollars, and scientists from six countries to sequence one gene complex. Today sequencing costs about a thousand dollars. The latest machines can produce the results in a day. The technology, combined with advanced cell analysis, clarifies the astonishing biochemical variations that make every human body unique.
1. What can we know about personalized medicine?| A．It has emerged a decade before. |
| B．It offers blanket recommendations. |
| C．It uses genetic information to help patients. |
| D．It administers treatment intended for most people. |
| A．Promising. | B．Highly risky. | C．Fruitless. | D．Strictly confidential. |
| A．Sequencing her immune cells. |
| B．Reprogramming her cancer cells |
| C．Analysis of her life style changes. |
| D．Identification of cancer-fighting cells. |
| A．Its wide applications. | B．Its recent advances. |
| C．Its major disadvantages. | D．Its attractive prospects. |
6 . As vast fields surrounding Beijing and Shanghai transformed into towering skyscrapers, and old bicycles gave way to motor vehicles, the essence of music communication remained unchanged over these shifts.
“I’ll never forget that I’ve never seen so many bicycles in my life,” Philadelphia Orchestra violinist Davyd Booth said, recalling his first tour in China 50 years ago. “Everyone rode a bicycle. There were literally hundreds, thousands.”
This month, 14 musicians from the Philadelphia Orchestra, including Booth, are returning to China, with performances scheduled in Beijing, Tianjin, Suzhou and Shanghai. The tour marks the 50th anniversary(周年纪念日) of their first visit in the 1970s, celebrating the unique friendship between China and the United States. Over the years, the orchestra(管弦乐团) has strengthened connections across China, with concerts and residencies that facilitate meaningful people-to-people interactions.
Booth said the 1973 tour was his first international trip with the orchestra. He considered himself lucky to have been part of the tour. He had just auditioned(试演) and got accepted into the orchestra that year. His official start date was scheduled after the orchestra’s return from China, but Booth received a call from the personnel manager informing him that someone had fallen ill. He then took the place and went to China.
“I was incredibly thrilled! Then, after I hung up, I realized I didn’t even have a passport,” Booth said. However, he got his passport and visa in just three days, thanks to the strong support from both countries. With his violin in tow, Booth joined the team on the 15-hour flight to China.
In addition to some regular compositions, the Philadelphia Orchestra also played the Yellow River Concerto, one of the most popular piano concertos in China even today. The Philadelphia Orchestra cooperated on this ensemble (合奏) with a Chinese pianist, marking the earliest ties between the US and China in music.
After the concert, the team was hanging around on the streets, Booth said. It was a fun experience even though people did not know how to talk to locals because of language barriers, he said. “You can communicate a lot by smiling, and it worked out very, very well,” he added.
1. What is the passage generally about?| A．US artists will give live performances. | B．Booth recalled his first visit to China. |
| C．Great changes have occurred in China. | D．China and the US are living in peace. |
| A．The orchestra is popular in America. | B．Music performances happen a lot in China. |
| C．Music communication remains active. | D．Booth has come to China for the 50th time. |
| A．magic | B．mistake | C．luxury | D．accident |
| A．It serves to build bridge. | B．It stimulates people’s interest. |
| C．It contributes to equality. | D．It removes barriers to harmony. |
7 . Researchers at the University of Arizona have been studying the effects of green light therapy on those suffering from migraine (偏头痛). In September, they completed their first clinical study and the results are very encouraging. They found that green light therapy is extremely beneficial to those who suffer from headaches. It not only reduces the intensity of the pain, but it also decreases its frequency by 60 percent, significantly improving patients’ quality of life.
According to the Migraine Research Foundation, migraine is the third most common illness in the world, affecting one billion worldwide, including men, women, and children. Additionally, it is the sixth most disabling illness in the world and more than 90 percent of the sufferers are unable to carry on with their normal activities during their sufferings. And when it is actually treated, medication overuse can lead to episodic (偶尔发生的) migraine turning chronic (慢性的).
According to Science Daily, the recent clinical study included 29 patients who suffer from episodic or chronic migraine. They have tried but failed in several traditional therapies including Botox injections and oral medications. In the study, participants spent two hours at home each day staring at a green-light LED. They did this for ten weeks, reporting the number and intensity of headaches they had.
Dr. Patwardhan, co-author of the study, said that the green light discharged by the LED greatly helps those who do not want to take medicine as well as those who do not respond to medications. “The beauty of this approach is the lack of associated side effects,” Patwardhan explained. But that’s not all. The participants also reported significant improvements in sleep quality and in the ability to perform everyday normal activities such as exercise and work. And none of them reported any side effects.
As the study reveals, green light treatment might be an unprecedented (前所未有的) alternative for migraine sufferers.
1. What can we learn from the research?| A．Migraine sufferers unable to live a normal life makes up about 60%. |
| B．Episodic migraine can be treated more easily than chronic migraine. |
| C．Headaches can be relieved by green light. |
| D．Migraine most frequently happens to adults. |
| A．Take some traditional medicine daily for ten weeks. |
| B．Use a green-light LED the whole night at home for ten days. |
| C．Receive an injection each day for two months. |
| D．Look at the green light for two hours per day for 70 days. |
| A．lit up | B．put out | C．taken in | D．sent out |
| A．He thought it had side effects. |
| B．He agreed it was of great benefit. |
| C．He worried it might affect sleep. |
| D．He wondered if it hurt eyes. |
8 . Wild turkeys are a familiar sight throughout New Hampshire, where flocks wander along roadsides and through backyards.
In 1975, Ted Walski, the biologist for New Hampshire Fish and Game, released 25 turkeys from the back of his truck in Walpole, a town in the western part of the state. It was part of a reintroduction effort to bring back a species that had been wiped out in New England before the Civil War, where it used to suffer heavy blows — forests vanished for unknown reasons and people got their own way to hunt.
“Originally, I never thought it would get beyond a few thousand turkeys,” says Walski, who spent nearly 50 years working with the birds before retiring in 2019.
Instead, New Hampshire’s turkey population has exploded beyond all expectations, now around 45,000 animals — the highest since the reintroduction, and probably the most the state can approach. Reintroduction efforts in neighboring states and around the country have created a similar story — there are 70,000 wild turkeys in Maine, up to 50,000 in Vermont, and more than 30,000 in Massachusetts — all of which total up to about six million animals reproducing in all states but Alaska.
So what made the wild turkey one of the most successful wildlife reintroduction programs in American history? Most likely, it’s due to the bird’s surprising and unexpected ability to live among humans. In the suburbs, turkeys can take advantage of edge habitat, like woods and open spaces, and dine on a never-ending buffet of food provided by people — particularly birdseed. Besides, it doesn’t hurt that native predators, such as wolves and cougars, have largely disappeared from most parts of the turkey’s range.
But everyone is not thankful for the New England turkey boom. The infamously bold birds are troublesome, disturbing traffic and pecking at front doors, as well as potentially dangerous. In 2019, a 35-year-old pregnant woman was attacked by turkeys on the streets of Cambridge, Massachusetts — twice. As conflicts between these 20-pound birds and people are on the rise, particularly during the spring breeding season, wildlife officials are trying to cope with the reality that the turkey is here to stay.
1. What had made turkeys extinct in New England before the Civil War?| A．Disappearing forests and unrestricted hunting. |
| B．Ted Walski’s reintroduction policy and its effects. |
| C．Turkeys’ inability to reproduce and coexist with humans. |
| D．Native predators’ occupation of most parts of turkeys’ range. |
| A．Their explosive population is completely out of the control of New Hampshire. |
| B．The number of wild turkeys amounts to around six million in Alaska. |
| C．Their abilities to reproduce fall short of people’s expectations. |
| D．They feed on adequate food from human beings. |
| A．It is urgent to protect wild turkeys from being attacked. |
| B．Turkeys are posing a potential threat to natural environment. |
| C．Nobody appreciates the increase in turkeys due to their evil deeds. |
| D．Measures will be taken to tackle conflicts between turkeys and humans. |
| A．New England witnesses a turkey boom but not all appreciate it. |
| B．The wildlife reintroduction program of wild turkeys is quite successful. |
| C．Wild turkeys’ sharp increase does harm to human beings and environment. |
| D．There is a contradictory relationship between wild turkeys and human beings. |
1. What was the woman’s first job?
| A．A teacher. | B．An actress. | C．An artist. |
| A．They were frightened. |
| B．They laughed about it. |
| C．They complained to their parents. |
| A．Perform in the shows. |
| B．Record the music for the shows. |
| C．Give opinions on the new stories. |
| A．Her luck. | B．Her passion. | C．Her intelligence. |
1. Why does the man make the phone call?
| A．To change a meeting time. |
| B．To talk with Brian Hibberd. |
| C．To leave a message. |
| A．Making a phone call. | B．Going on a holiday. | C．Attending a meeting. |
| A．At 3：00 pm. | B．At 4：15 pm. | C．At 4：50 pm. |
| A．He will be free this morning. |
| B．He will be away for two weeks. |
| C．He will be in office next Wednesday morning. |
