1 . Every year about 40,000 people attempt to climb Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. They
Hearing these stories, I’m
However, I soon discover that much has changed since the days of disturbing reports of
The best of a Kilimanjaro
Does Kilimanjaro
| A．keep | B．mix | C．connect | D．bring |
| A．silent | B．skeptical | C．serious | D．crazy |
| A．equipment | B．grass | C．camps | D．stones |
| A．remote | B．quiet | C．all | D．clean |
| A．paying off | B．spreading out | C．blowing up | D．fading away |
| A．atmosphere | B．experience | C．experiment | D．sight |
| A．studied | B．observed | C．explored | D．regarded |
| A．view | B．quality | C．reason | D．purpose |
| A．holding on to | B．going back to | C．living up to | D．giving way to |
| A．changes | B．clears | C．improves | D．permits |
| A．match | B．imagine | C．count | D．add |
| A．village | B．desert | C．road | D．lake |
| A．Obviously | B．Easily | C．Consequently | D．Finally |
| A．permanent | B．little | C．fresh | D．artificial |
| A．enjoy | B．deserve | C．save | D．acquire |
It was a snowing Monday night. Mava received an invitation from her friend Lily, asking Maya to attend her birthday party next Wednesday evening. To Maya’s amazement and excitement, the invitation looked like it came from Hogwarts. It would be a Harry Potter-themed costume party. As Lily’s good friend and as one of the millions of Harry Potter fans, Maya definitely accepted the invitation without a second thought. Her favourite character was Harry’s best female friend Hermione. Maya admired her not just because she was extremely clever and a bit of a know-it-all, but also for her bravery and a positive mindset. Every time faced with difficulty, she always had a way out. Maya was so eager to wear Hermione’s costume that she couldn’t wait to make preparations for it. She made a list of things to buy, which consisted of a f lark V-neck sweater, a white collared shirt with the Gryffindor tie, a skirt, stockings, Mary Jane shoes, a black cloak (斗篷) and of course a scarf of bee color.
With the list in hand, Maya happily went to tell her mother, Sarah, all about it. Sarah was weaving a sweater in the living room. After learning Maya’s plan, Sarah thought it was not necessary to buy all the clothing for they cost a lot and Maya had already had a dark V-neck sweater, a white collared shirt, many skirts, stockings and a pair of Mary Jane shoes. Therefore, she advised her daughter to rent or buy a second-hand black cloak and a brown and golden scarf. But Maya insisted that all the costumes should be brand-new. “Hermione is more about books than looks. Just remember to keep things tidy, simple and modest.” Sarah stopped weaving and told her daughter. Maya agreed with her mom, but she still wanted a new cloak and a new scarf.
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Looking at the half-weaved sweater, Maya got an idea.
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Over the following days, Maya was making her cloak while Sarah was weaving the scarf.
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Dear Paul,
Hope this e-mail finds you well.
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In the vast and wind-swept steppes of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, there exists a great connection between the people and their music. The connection
Despite modernization and urbanization, the morin khuur
As the world develops, ancient traditions give way to modernity,
5 . For many people, the cruelest part of daily life is the transition between wakefulness and sleep. When you should be sleeping, you want to be awake; when you should be awake, you want to stay asleep. It is easy to regard sleep as a torment: hard to attain and then hard to give up, day after day.
It is no major revelation to most people that enough sleep improves well-being. One recent study of more than 30,000 UK residents found that people who increased their quantity of sleep over a four-year period got about the same happiness benefits as they would have from eight weeks of treatment, or from winning up to $280,000 in a lottery. Well-rested people are more social and have more positive emotional experiences with co-workers and romantic partners. Sleep loss, however, lowers happiness by degrading emotional-memory recall and encouraging a negative mindset, which results in depressive working atmosphere and poor interpersonal relationship.
If all of this seems obvious, why don’t we sleep more? Physical conditions, poor sleep habits, work, stress, and young kids are all common barriers to proper sleep. However, another barrier comes purely from within, when we simply put off going to bed because we are doing other things that seem more important at night, but that we regret when it’s time to get up. It is what scholars call “bedtime procrastination (拖延)”. Bedtime procrastination seems illogical, but the explanation is fairly straightforward. It happens when a person bears some deep resistance to being “told” what to do, especially in an area as personal and fundamental as when to go to bed. It is likely because she hates being told what to do in other parts of her life, and she fights back by fully using her own authority and staying up.
1. What does the underlined word “torment” in paragraph 1 mean?| A．Enjoyment. | B．Suffering. | C．Entertainment. | D．Exercise. |
| A．By using quotes. |
| B．By giving a definition. |
| C．By making a comparison. |
| D．By providing explanations. |
| A．A crying baby. |
| B．Pressure from work. |
| C．Drinking too much coffee. |
| D．Unwillingness to follow routines. |
| A．Health. | B．Education. | C．Technology. | D．Economy. |
6 . “I never could have imagined this is how my life could turn out,” says Melody Mnisi. “Now it’s my dream to introduce young people to nature and to inspire young African women like me to believe anything is possible.” Melody is a 23-year-old South African and has just qualified as a field guide. Despite growing up very close to Kruger National Park, a world-famous safari (游猎) destination, she never had the chance to see or enjoy its wildlife. “This was something for white people, not poor black people like me,” she says. “I always wondered what was on the other side of the fence.” But everything changed for Melody when she completed a Wild Shots Outreach (WSO) photography course, learning how to use a camera and going on her first-ever game drive. “I could not believe my eyes, seeing all this wildlife and capturing my memories and stories,” she says. “It is such an honor to be in nature.”
WSO is the educational outreach arm of Wild Shots, a photography conference in Africa that ran for nine years prior to 2020. Its aim is to engage disadvantaged young Africans in wildlife conservation through photography and by providing an introduction to the natural world, helping to nurture (培育) the conservationists of tomorrow.
The initiative came about in 2015 and was the passion project of Mike Kendrick, a life-science teacher and photographer. Moving to the Greater Kruger area to live in the bush, Mike was discouraged to see the lack of engagement between young South Africans and their natural environment. Not only that, in six years of helping to run Wild Shots, he did not come across a single wildlife, landscape or outdoor photographer of color in South Africa.
1. What can we learn about Melody Mnisi?| A．She helped set up WSO. | B．She was born a photographer. |
| C．She was grateful to be a field guide. | D．She shared photos of wildlife online. |
| A．WSO photography course. |
| B．Her willingness to help others. |
| C．Mike Kendrick’s encouragement. |
| D．Her curiosity about the safari destination. |
| A．To raise money. | B．To prevent illegal hunting. |
| C．To stop wildlife trade. | D．To nurture wildlife protectors. |
| A．Comments from Melody. | B．The promotion of WSO. |
| C．Poor life of South Africans. | D．The details of photographs taking, |
7 . Before my first hike to the Rocky Mountains, I was a homebody. I had friends to hang out with, several hobbies, and I felt comfortable spending weeks or even months in my hometown without going anywhere. I thought there was no difference between seeing something on TV and seeing something with one’s own eyes.
The situation changed one day when Adam, my best friend, came to my room. He succeeded in persuading me to join him on his trip to the Rocky Mountains.
This was my first time in the mountains, so I was turning my head in all directions. Unluckily, the weather was foggy most of the time, and the higher we climbed the mountains, the less we could see. But I still enjoyed the hike. I walked fast, and because of that I ran out of energy long before we got to the top. Adam knew how to save energy.
When we finally got to the top, nothing had really changed. The same fog was covering everything. I felt disappointed, as I expected to see the view from above and take some photos. We spent a couple of hours on the top, and decided to turn back. Then the wind suddenly cleared the clouds and the sun came out. It wasn’t until then that I knew how beautiful the mountains looked. And for some moments I couldn’t believe my eyes.
This experience inspired me to break through my limitations and accept new challenges. I realized that I wouldn't be able to live a life without visiting the mountains at least twice a year.
1. What a person did the author use to be before his first hike to the Rocky Mountains?| A．One enjoyed hiking in the mountains. | B．One felt comfortable in his hometown. |
| C．One liked persuading others. | D．One was good at talking with others. |
| A．Feeling tired during the hike. | B．Not taking a camera with him. |
| C．Having to climb for a long time. | D．The heavy fog covering everything. |
| A．Disappointed. | B．Comfortable. |
| C．Encouraged. | D．Confused. |
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