There is something graceful about a well-made hurricane lamp, especially the antique ones. Mom had affection for them.
I can remember ______ through countless flea markets for hurricane lamps, which are _______to keep their light lit through the _______of moments. Mom tried hard to buy the lamps in ______, as her favorite of all the lamps had no mate.
The spring after Mom’s first ______ with cancer, we went to a local craft fair to pass the time, to keep ______. We were still waiting to hear from the doctors on the ______ of her follow-up tests.______ to search something for my mom, I bounded ahead of her and baby brother as they ______ along the tables. I didn’t ______ far before something caught my eye. Standing proud on the display table sat a lamp.
I was excited, as I _______back through the crowd to my mom. “Mom! You have to see something!” I shouted. “______. I think I’m going to get these lamps. What do you think?” She _______so I could see them but I didn’t even look at them. “You’ve got to see what I found first,” I ______her through the fair. When she saw the lamp, she picked up the lamp ______, running her fingers over the bowl, over the hurricane glass, and ______ it closely. “See this?” She pointed at a very small mark in the glass. “The one at home has the same mark.” She smiled. It was the first time I had seen her ______ smile since the doctors first found the cancer.
When the lamp ______ in our house, next to its mate, she cried. She went to light the lamps and sit on their glow until she could sleep. Years later, I understood her ______ for those lamps, through the darkest moments of her life. Mom was my hurricane lamp. She was inextinguishable (永不熄灭的)—through the darkest moments. She lit my way without ______. She still does.
1.A. seeing B. finding C. living D. searching
2.A. designed B. allowed C. decided D. evolved
3.A. happiest B. coldest C. busiest D. hardest
4.A. group B. double C. pairs D. packs
5.A. acquaintance B. battle C. knowledge D. appointment
6.A. busy B. merry C. leisure D. easy
7.A. results B. discussions C. procedures D. processes
8.A. Arranged B. Determined C. Required D. Permitted
9.A. wondered B. wandered C. ran D. hung
10.A. manage it B. do it C. make it D. carry it
11.A. jumped B. leaped C. walked D. raced
12.A. Hang on B. Hang about C. Hang around D. Hang up
13.A. held them on B. held them up C. held them back D. held them down
14.A. grabbed B. moved C. dragged D. caught
15.A. typically B. immediately C. occasionally D. hesitantly
16.A. inspecting B. looking C. testing D. knocking
17.A. finally B. deliberately C. lastly D. truly
18.A. took its way B. took its place C. took its control D. took its name
19.A. anxiety B. care C. need D. worry
20.A. fail B. sadness C. pain D. tear
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Tour in the Museum
Experts or folk scholars lead the tour in the museum and throw further light on certain exhibits. Lectures and interactive events will be held to discuss popular scientific topics. Two public themed lectures will be held every month, like “Unlock the Space Station” and “Looking into the Amazing Brain” etc.
Fan Workshop
The series of hands-on courses include “WEDO2.0 Robot”, “First Step for Robot Design”, “Get Creative with Lego”, “Space Exploration” and “Science and Technology” etc. Through exploration, cooperation, creation and sharing, the workshop is set to interest students in science, engineering and mechanics.
Everyone Can Code
Based on Apple’s Swift language and Swift Playgrounds, the courses, such as How an app is produced, Exploration into Face ID and Program for Dash robot are available to fuel teenagers’ interest in programming and cultivate their logical thinking. The aim is get people to feel the fun in programming.
Live Show
Unlike the traditional teaching mode, a scientific show will present the scientific principles. The public is able to see the show as well as be in the show to feel the charm in a closer place. Fourteen topics are now available, including “the Power of Structure”, “Voice and Music” and “Secret for a Polar Bear to Keep Warm”.
1.What do the activities have in common?
A. They discuss popular topics. B. They offer public lectures.
C. They centre on science and technology. D. They give practical courses.
2.What is special about “Live Show”?
A. It combines the laws of science. B. It is a traditional show on principles.
C. Visitors can join in the performance. D. The viewers sit close to each other.
3.Where is the text probably taken from?
A. A holiday brochure. B. A fashion magazine.
C. A museum guidebook. D. A programming textbook.
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A 60-year-old homeless woman named Smokie has been sleeping outside in the dirt a few doors down from a man named Elvis Summers.
Most mornings, she stops by Elvis’s Los Angeles apartment and asks if he has any recyclable materials for her. Through these conversations, they struck up a friendship.
One morning, Elvis saw a news article about man in Oakland who has been making tiny houses out of deserted materials. He was inspired to put off paying a few bills so he could buy the wood and hardware to make Smokie a brand new shelter it took him five days to build it, and now, for the first time in ten years, Smokie a brand new shelter. It took him five days to build it, and now, for the first time in ten years, Smokie has a place to hang the sign. “Home Sweet Home”.
“I had nowhere to really build it, so I just built it in the street outside of my apartment,” Elvis told Good News Network. “The local LAPD police have been super cool, and have told me they support it—as long as we move it to a different spot every 72 hours.”
He made this pretty time-lapse(延时的) video showing how he did it. The materials, including two locks on the front door and strong wheels for moving it around, cost him about $500.
“I’ve met so many homeless people, good people,” Elvis said in an email, “Since I built Smokie’s , I’ve had several people asking me to make them a tiny home and it’s turned into much more than just the one house I wanted to build.”
Although he runs an online retail store that sells EDM clothes, he has decided to launch an ambitious project to fund more shelters. He plants to get lighter and cheaper materials—without sacrificing the strength of the house—for the next round. Rick Sassen, a branch manager, kindly donated the roof shingles and cedar supporting Smokie’s house, final items Elvis couldn’t afford on his own. Sassen has promised to work out a deal on future building materials for the same cause.
1.What is the meaning of the underlined words “struck up” in paragraph 2?
A. Kept on. B. Established.
C. Gave out. D. Accomplished.
2.Where did Elvis’s inspiration to build a tiny house come from?
A. A news report.
B. A science book.
C. A fiction story.
D. An advertisement.
3.What is the main feature of the tiny house?
A. It is air-conditioned.
B. It is very light.
C. It can move around.
D. It has no roof.
4.What can be inferred about Elvis from the last paragraph?
A. He will get help from poor people.
B. He earns his living by building houses.
C. He plans to build stronger houses.
D. He will help more homeless people.
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China officially informed the World Trade Organization on Tuesday that it will ban the import of 24 different types of solid waste by the end of this year as part of a campaign to deal with environmental pollution and protect people’s health.
In response to growing public concerns over the potential environmental and health danger caused by the increasing amounts of solid waste imported into the country for recycling and treatment, China passed a special law in 1995 to control imports of waste materials, such as plastics, slag from steelmaking, unsorted scrap paper and discarded textile materials.
A year later, the country published a list for solid waste imports and began implementing a permit system to control the import volumes and types of waste imported.
However, due to the lack of effective supervision(监管) and the failure of relevant departments to fulfill their duties, solid waste imports have not been effectively controlled.
So far, China is the world’s largest importer of solid waste. According to the Ministry of Environmental Protection, China imported 7.3 million metric tons of plastic waste worth $3.7 billion in 2016, accounting for 56 percent of global imports of solid waste.
Correct recycling of solid waste materials is an important part of the global economy, and moderate imports of scrap plastic, scrap paper and scrap rubber products, such as vehicle tires, can to some extent, make up for China's shortage of various raw materials.
However, the lack of supervision has resulted in the country’s severe soil and environmental worsening.
Given that China’s continuing efforts to push for industrial transformation and upgrading have resulted in a noticeable decline in the demand for the materials recycled from solid waste imports. It is right for the country to restrict such imports for the sake of the environment and public health, and to better adapt to the changed industrial structure.
1.Why will China ban the import of some waste materials?
A. The amount of imported solid waste is increasing.
B. The demand for imported solid waste is in decline.
C. Some solid waste has damaged the environment and public health.
D. People are more concerned about the environment and health now.
2.Which phrase has the same meaning as the underlined word?
A. Carrying out. B. Putting off.
C. Calling off. D. Fighting against.
3.What is the problem when China deals with the imported waste?
A. Some imported waste is difficult to control.
B. The environment can’t afford the imported waste.
C. Some departments haven’t shouldered their duties.
D. Some useful materials are also among the solid waste.
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A. China will not rely on importing solid waste any more.
B. Solid waste plays an important part in the global economy.
C. People are against importing solid waste from developed countries.
D. Some imported waste can relieve the urgent need for raw materials.
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I'll admit I've never quite understood the obsession (难以破除的成见) surrounding genetically modified (GM) (改变) crops.To environmentalist opponents,GM foods are simply evil,an understudied,possibly harmful tool used by big agricultural businesses to control global seed markets and beat local farmers.They argue that GM foods have never delivered on their supposed promise,that money spent on GM crops would be better channeled to organic farming and that consumers should be protected with warning labels on any products that contain genetically modified ingredients.To supporters,GM crops are a key part of the effort to sustainably provide food to meet a growing global population.But more than that,supporters see the GM opposition of many environmentalists as fundamentally anti-science,no different than those who question the basics of man-made climate change.
For both sides,GM foods seem to act as a symbol: you're pro-agricultural business or anti-science.But science is exactly what we need more of when it comes to GM foods,which is why I was happy to see Nature devote a special series of articles to the GM food controversy.The conclusion: while GM crops haven’t yet realized their initial promise and have been dominated by agricultural businesses,there is reason to continue to use and develop them to help meet the enormous challenge of sustainably feeding a growing planet.
That doesn't mean GM crops are perfect,or a one-size-fits-all solution to global agriculture problems.But anything that can increase farming efficiency—the amount of crops we can produce per acre of land—will be extremely useful.GM crops can and almost certainly will be part of that suite of tools, but so will traditional plant breeding,improved soil and crop management—and perhaps most important of all,better storage and transport infrastructure (基础设施) especially in the developing world.(It doesn't do much good for farmers in places like sub-Saharan Africa to produce more food if they can't get it to hungry consumers.) I'd like to see more non-industry research done on GM crops—not just because we'd worry less about prejudice,but also because seed companies like Monsanto and Pioneer shouldn't be the only entities (实体) working to harness genetic modification.I'd like to see GM research on less commercial crops,like corn.I don't think it's vital to label GM ingredients in food,but I also wouldn't be against it—and industry would be smart to go along with labeling,just as a way of removing fears about the technology.
Most of all,though,I wish a tenth of the energy that's spent endlessly debating GM crops was focused on those more pressing challenges for global agriculture.There are much bigger battles to fight.
1.How do environmentalist opponents view GM foods according to the passage?
A. They will eventually ruin agriculture and the environment.
B. They are used by big businesses to dominate agriculture.
C. They have proved potentially harmful to consumers' health.
D. They pose a big threat to current farming practice.
2.What does the author say is vital to solving the controversy between the two sides of the debate?
A. Breaking the GM food monopoly (垄断). B. More friendly exchange of ideas.
C. Regulating GM food production. D. More scientific research on GM crops.
3.What is the author's view on the solution to agricultural problems?
A. It has to depend more and more on GM technology.
B. It is vital to the sustainable development of human society.
C. GM crops should be allowed until better alternatives are found.
D. Whatever is useful to improve farming efficiency should be encouraged.
4.What does the author think of the ongoing debate around GM crops?
A. It arises out of ignorance of and prejudice against new science.
B. It distracts the public attention from other key issues of the world.
C. Efforts spent on it should be turned to more urgent issues of agriculture.
D. Neither side is likely to give in until more convincing evidence is found.
难度: 困难查看答案及解析
Most of us lead unhealthy lives; we spend far too much sitting down. If in addition we are careless about our diets, our bodies soon become loose and fatty and our systems slow moving.
1.I am thinking of such features of modern city life as pollution, noise, rushed meals and stress. But keeping fit is a way to reduce the effects of these evils. The usual suggestion to a person who is looking for a way to keep fit is to take up some sport or other. While it is true that every weekend you will find people playing football and hockey in the local park, they are outnumbered a hundred to one by the people who are simply watching them.
For those who do not particularly enjoy competitive sports—2.—there are such separate activities as cycling, walking, jogging and swimming. What often happens though is that you do them in such a leisurely way, so slowly, that it is doubtful if you are doing yourself much good, except for the fact that you have at least managed to get up out of your armchair.
Even after you have found a way for keeping in shape, through sport or gymnastics, 3., because, according to the experts, you must also master the art of complete mental and physical relaxation. 4.Yoga, as practiced in the West, is the most widely known and popular of the systems for achieving the necessary state of relaxation. It seems ironical (讽刺性的), though, that as our lives have improved in a material sense we have found it increasingly necessary to go back to forms of activity—5.—which were the natural way of life of our forefathers.
A. be active and practise Yoga
B. There are some aspects of our unhealthy lives that we cannot avoid.
C. and it is especially difficult to do so if you are not good at them
D. physical effort on the one hand and relaxation on the other
E. they spent most of the time out of doors
F. you are still only half way to good health
G. It has to do with deep breathing, emptying your mind of all thoughts, meditation, and so on.
难度: 中等查看答案及解析
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
How would you feel if you woke up and found your entire computers—including your photos, your recent documents—no longer1.(access)? What if you found out that they had been wiped from your computer, 2.(leave) you with nothing but heartache?
Guess what? It happens to people every single day. Every day, people across the country head into their local Apple store in3. (tear), broken computer in hand, praying as they wait in line that an expensive repair might, just might, recover the priceless, irreplaceable files. A few get lucky. 4.for the rest, there’s nothing anyone can do5. (help).
Hasn’t it happened to you? If your computer remains unprotected, it will, and it’s only 6.matter of time. But thanks7.recent breakthroughs in computer backup (备份) technology, you now have a number of options to prepare, and if you’ re smart, when your computer8. (crash), you shouldn’t have any trouble9. (get) 100% of your files back that same day. I’m not talking about an external hard drive. I’m talking about an online backup solution that runs10. (quiet) in the background on your computer. If you have one installed (安装)，when your computer crashes, you’ ll be just one click away from bringing your files back to life.
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英语课上,老师要求同桌同学相互修改作文。假设以下小作文为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。文中共有10处错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加,删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
3．必须按答题要求做题，否则不给分。
One month before, with the College Entrance Examination around the corner, 1 was nervous and in low spirit because of my poor performance. When l was at the loss and on the point of giving up, my head teacher comforted me and discuss with me the reasons for my failure in the exam. More unforgettable, he managed to help me with my study and inspired us. Determined to live to the expectations of my teachers and parents, I devoted myself to solve all the problems in my study and then made progress. I'm more than grateful for that he has done for me, from which I've got to know it is never too much late to get back when there is still a hope.
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假设你是李华，是某中学国际部的一名学生。你有幸做外教Chris的向导，带领他去当地一家中华老字号(China Time-honored Brand)饭店品尝中国传统美食。请你按如下提示给对方写一封邮件，告知这次行程安排。
1．饭店情况； 2. 出发时间、地点 3. 交通方式
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
参考词汇：specialty特色菜
Dear Chris，
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
难度: 中等查看答案及解析