1 . “Let’s take a break,” partway through the meeting, my boss stood, saying. “I need more coffee.” I picked up my empty cup. “I do, too,” I said, and handed it to him across the table. “Thanks,” I added, looking at him expectantly. The boss was staggered for a moment, and then took the cup from me.
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What does the underlined word “staggered” mean in the sixth paragraph?| A．Amused. | B．Shocked. |
| C．Depressed. | D．Excited. |
2 . When you need a job very much, you may end up taking
Of course, you may seek tasks and responsibilities that force you to learn something new or to work harder. “You may be operating on autopilot（习惯性地）right now, but chances are that people above you are stressed,” Sarah Hathorn says. “ Take things off your boss’s plate and let him know which projects or tasks you want to learn more about.”
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The underlined words “take things off your boss’s plate” mean______.| A．draw your boss’s attention | B．share your boss’s burdens |
| C．give your boss useful advice | D．ask your boss for a better position |
3 . Today, poetry and science are often considered to be mutually exclusive career paths. But that wasn’t always the case. The mathematician A da Lovelace and the physicist James Clerk Mahwah were both accomplished poets. The poet John Keats was a licensed surgeon. Combining the two practices fell out of favor in the 1800s. But translating research into lyrics, haiku, and other poetic forms is resurging (再现) among scientists as they look for alternative ways to inspire others with their findings.
What does the underlined word “exclusive” probably mean?| A．Unable to contrast at the same time. | B．Unable to detect each other. |
| C．Unable to distinct from each other. | D．Unable to exist at the same time. |
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High-school student Savannah Wakefield reflected if art as we know it today would have been different without teachers. Would Monet have discovered his talent for impressionism? Los Angeles-based Miles Horst, who won the 1000 USD prize for the best adult submission imagines a world where teachers are replaced by a “brain box” in his fun lively entry.
Youth category winner Marina Barham’s video represents a fact we all know but often forget. Teachers don’t just teach, they inspire-something that no electronic device, no matter how smart, can do! So the next time you think your teacher is being “mean” for trying to channel you in the right direction, imagine life without him/her. We have feeling it will not appear as rosy!
What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 suggest?| A．A world without teachers will be unimaginable. |
| B．The future of teachers’ work appears inspiring. |
| C．Teaching is quite different from other jobs. |
| D．Many people attach more importance to teaching |
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That viewpoint is echoed by Illingworth, who thinks science communication initiatives are too often dominated by public lectures with their hands-off PowerPoint slides. “Actually, when science communication involves writing and sharing poems, it invites a two-way dialogue between experts and nonexperts,” he says. Scientist-poet Manjula Silva, an educator at Imperial College London, agrees. Poetry provides a way to translate complex scientific concepts into a language that everyone can understand, Silva says.
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What does Illingworth think of the dominant ways of science communication?| A．Conventional. | B．Effective. | C．Innovative. | D．Complex. |
The Best Medicine
As I approach the hospital wearing my white coat, I look just like any other doctor. That is until I put on my curly rainbow wig, big red nose, and add my name badge “Doctor Larry LaughOutLoud”. I walk through the doors into the waiting area, where there's a familiar atmosphere of boredom and tension. People sit uncomfortably on plastic chairs, looking through old magazines, all of which have been read hundreds of times previously. Anxious parents do what they can to comfort nervous and crying children.
In the middle of this particular scene I spot a small girl whose ankle is twice its normal size. I speak with the onduty nurse, who tells me that Lara's parents rushed her to the hospital after she fell off her bicycle. Since getting here, Lara has spent her time crying in pain. Although it's the doctors and nurses who will treat her injury, it's my job to make her feel better.
Scientific studies show that laughter produces chemicals to make people feel better, which means clown doctors can be helpful. We are specially trained clowns who work as part of a programme known as “hospital clowning”. I chose this career because of my experience of going to hospital when I was a kid. Although the doctors and nurses did a great job, hospitals weren't really designed for children. I spent much of the time when I was there feeling frightened and more than a little bored！Being a clown doctor means I can help people by entertaining them.
Visiting hospitals and other health care facilities, we clown doctors work together with medical professionals. On a typical day, we spend our time cheering up patients, their families, and more often than not, the hospital staff, too！We do this by doing magic tricks, singing songs, telling stories and, of course, telling silly jokes. Some children, though, don't feel like laughing, especially if they're in pain. We have to be very sensitive and work closely with the doctors and nurses, who keep us updated on each patient.
And my magic medicine does indeed seem to do the trick. While the doctor concentrates on examining Lara's ankle, I get her attention by doing a magic trick. Although she is clearly still in some pain, her scared and anxious look has been replaced—first by a small smile, and then by loud laughter as I “magically” produce her sock from out of my pocket. Seeing their daughter so much happier has in turn made Lara's parents more relaxed.
And as for me？Well, when I take off my wig and my red nose, I'm still wearing a big smile, as I remember all the fun and laughter of the day. While there might be more hospital visits ahead for Lara and others, I hope that clown doctors help make it a friendlier place to visit. After all, it really is true that “laughter is the best medicine”.
1. What's the text mainly about？| A．A little girl whose ankle was injured. |
| B．What a clown doctor does in the hospital. |
| C．Why a clown doctor is so funny. |
| D．A clown doctor isn't satisfied with his job. |
| A．They love reading. |
| B．They have no books to read. |
| C．They want to keep calm. |
| D．They feel bored. |
| A．His boyhood experience of going to hospital. |
| B．Lara's being injured while she rode her bicycle. |
| C．His love for the performances of the clowns. |
| D．Seeing so many children crying in the hospital. |
| A．By giving an example. |
| B．By listing figures. |
| C．By making comparison. |
| D．By giving instructions. |
| A．Clown doctors have become increasingly popular. |
| B．Amusement functions better than medicines. |
| C．Laughter can help a lot during treatment. |
| D．Hospital staff all think highly of clown doctors. |
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8. 细读课文并找出人物描写的句子
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This summer holiday,
A. I haven’t seen my parents for more than one year and I miss them a lot.
B. Besides, it is inconvenient to go outside because the public transportation is not well connected.
C. It was my dream to become a volunteer teacher.
D. It is exciting to work with kids but it is not surprising that being a teacher in the village can be challenging.
E. So three years ago, I left my hometown and taught English in a village in Hunan Province.
A. At Art Central 2023, an annual international art fair in Hong Kong, the factory’s collection of Guangcai porcelain (瓷器) drew much attention. Joseph Tso, the third-generation successor of the factory, takes great pride in the skills of Guangcai.
B. Yuet Tung China Works, located in Hong Kong, has been making porcelain pieces for nearly a century.
C. The factory’s collection ranges from designs featuring the Grand View Garden in A Dream of Red Mansions to modern Hong Kong landmarks, each of which is a proof of these workers’ outstanding skill.
D. This traditional craft (工艺), born more than 300 years ago, involves painting and firing various colored paints on white porcelain vessels (器皿). After being fired at a temperature of 800 ℃, the pigment (颜料) can stay on the vessels forever, showing people an outstanding porcelain masterpiece.
E. As visitors step inside the factory, skilful workers can be seen painting or coloring on porcelain items, their hands steady and eyes focused.
A. During the first couple of months, I had to face many deadlines when working on my articles. Every day that your work is late, the letter grade for the work goes down. This can make working stressful and I was always worried about my grade. Besides, interviewing people was my biggest headache.
B. Now that the school year is almost over, I believe that it is safe to say that journalism is a great class if you don’t slack off (松懈) and know what you’re doing.
C. When I started taking journalism, I had to face many challenges. As a freshman journalist, I felt stressed and depressed.
D. In order to overcome my fears and challenges, I had to ask for a lot of help from my teachers. I also sought advice from experienced journalists.
E. As time went by, however, the difficulty of the class started to decrease. Interviewing became easier because I started learning where things were located and shortcuts to get to a specific place faster. I also got used to the process of making a proper article for our newspaper.
