UK physicist Isaac Newton once said, “ Nature is pleased with simplicity and nature is no dummy （傻子）.” Indeed, Mother Nature can provide almost everything human beings need if we follow her rules. But if we break the rules, she is likely to be cruel.
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus pneumonia （新型冠状病毒肺炎，NCP） in China and some other countries at the beginning of this year is an example. According to Xinhua News Agency ,the new coronavirus is similar to a virus found in a bat in 2017 and probably has an intermediate host （中间宿主）.If it is believed that the virus originated from the Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan, Hubei province, where live wild animals were sold.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Dr Peter Daszak, president of the US-based health organization EcoHealth Alliance, said, “This outbreak is a lesson for us. On a global scale, human population density （密度），wildlife diversity, and land use change are what drive new pandemics （流 行病）.”
In ancient times, people needed to rely on nature to survive so they held it in awe （敬畏）. For example, the American Indians believed that humans are a part of nature and nature is a pail of humans. Chinese ancients always pursued the harmony between nature and human beings.
However, as human beings master more knowledge and make more advanced tools, people try to change and even conquer nature. They use more land to make buildings, genetically modify plants, capture some wild and rare animals to suit their own needs. In this process, humans gradually lose contact with nature and even throw it out of balance. For example, cutting a large number of forests means carbon dioxide must build up in the atmosphere and it contributes to global warming.
Although we don't know for sure what first caused the NCP outbreak, Brian Lamacraft at Medium said it's time for people to'' reflect on our relationship with our plant" reconnect with this world and everything that we've been given". After all, according to US poet Gary Snyder, " Nature is not the place to visit. It's our home."
1.Why does the author give the example of the NCP in Paragraph 2?
A.Because it results from humans going against nature.
B.Because it has caused widespread suffering.
C.Because it broke out at the beginning of this year.
D.Because it is similar to another pandemic.
2.What lesson did Daszak think human beings should learn from the NCP outbreak?
A.Bats are one of the most dangerous wild animals.
B.It's impossible to prevent new pandemics globally.
C.We should stop the wildlife trade around the world.
D.Humans should live peacefully with nature.
3.What is the main idea of Paragraph 5?
A.How human beings become their own masters.
B.How human activities cause global warming.
C.How human beings break the balance of nature.
D.How humans use technology to improve their lives.
4.What is the author's purpose in writing this article?
A.To reflect on the NCP outbreak.
B.To explain what led to the NCP outbreak.
C.To describe experts, predictions on new pandemics.
D.To compare ancient and modem attitudes toward nature.
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UK physicist Isaac Newton once said, “ Nature is pleased with simplicity and nature is no dummy （傻子）.” Indeed, Mother Nature can provide almost everything human beings need if we follow her rules. But if we break the rules, she is likely to be cruel.
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus pneumonia （新型冠状病毒肺炎，NCP） in China and some other countries at the beginning of this year is an example. According to Xinhua News Agency ,the new coronavirus is similar to a virus found in a bat in 2017 and probably has an intermediate host （中间宿主）.If it is believed that the virus originated from the Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan, Hubei province, where live wild animals were sold.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Dr Peter Daszak, president of the US-based health organization EcoHealth Alliance, said, “This outbreak is a lesson for us. On a global scale, human population density （密度），wildlife diversity, and land use change are what drive new pandemics （流 行病）.”
In ancient times, people needed to rely on nature to survive so they held it in awe （敬畏）. For example, the American Indians believed that humans are a part of nature and nature is a pail of humans. Chinese ancients always pursued the harmony between nature and human beings.
However, as human beings master more knowledge and make more advanced tools, people try to change and even conquer nature. They use more land to make buildings, genetically modify plants, capture some wild and rare animals to suit their own needs. In this process, humans gradually lose contact with nature and even throw it out of balance. For example, cutting a large number of forests means carbon dioxide must build up in the atmosphere and it contributes to global warming.
Although we don't know for sure what first caused the NCP outbreak, Brian Lamacraft at Medium said it's time for people to'' reflect on our relationship with our plant" reconnect with this world and everything that we've been given". After all, according to US poet Gary Snyder, " Nature is not the place to visit. It's our home."
1.Why does the author give the example of the NCP in Paragraph 2?
A.Because it results from humans going against nature.
B.Because it has caused widespread suffering.
C.Because it broke out at the beginning of this year.
D.Because it is similar to another pandemic.
2.What lesson did Daszak think human beings should learn from the NCP outbreak?
A.Bats are one of the most dangerous wild animals.
B.It's impossible to prevent new pandemics globally.
C.We should stop the wildlife trade around the world.
D.Humans should live peacefully with nature.
3.What is the main idea of Paragraph 5?
A.How human beings become their own masters.
B.How human activities cause global warming.
C.How human beings break the balance of nature.
D.How humans use technology to improve their lives.
4.What is the author's purpose in writing this article?
A.To reflect on the NCP outbreak.
B.To explain what led to the NCP outbreak.
C.To describe experts, predictions on new pandemics.
D.To compare ancient and modem attitudes toward nature.
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One day when Isaac Newton was reading a book under an apple tree on the farm, an apple fell down and hit him on the head. For most people that would be the end of the story, but not for Newton. Why did the apple fall out of the tree? Does everything fall? What makes things fall? Can anything stop things from falling? Are the sun, moon, and stars falling? Why don’t they ever hit the ground?
So many questions. Newton spent many years answering these questions by thinking and doing experiments. He made up the law of gravity. According to this law everything pulls everything else to itself by a force called gravity. How strong that force is depends on how heavy the things are and how close together.
Newton’s law of gravity not only explained how things fall on earth, but now planets move around the sun and how moons move around planets. A friend of his, Edmund Halley, decided to try Newton’s theory on comets. People had been studying comets for hundreds of years without figuring them out, so he decided to study their reports and compare them to Newton’s theory.
Up till then people had thought that comets just came and went, and that nobody could know when or why. But Newton’s law of gravity gave rules that Halley could use to study the records of comets. He found some reports of a big bright comet that he was sure was the same one, coming back every 75 years. He predicted when it would come back next.
If anybody still didn’t believe Newton, then the appearance of Halley’s Comet just when Halley had predicted it using Newton’s ideas was enough to convince them. Halley’s Comet has come a few times since then, always right on schedule. You’ll be able to see it on its next trip near the sun and earth when you’re old enough to be a grandparent.
71.The passage starts with a story _____________.
A.because it was such a funny one
B.because Newton liked to eat apples
C.to show how much Newton liked reading
D/to show what started Newton’s discovering gravity
72.According to the author, Newton was especially different from others in that ____________.
A.he liked reading under apple trees
B.he liked to find out how things worked
C.he was very quiet and patient
D.he was so much interested in science
73.Newton’s law of gravity can tell us that _____________.
A.gravity has no relationship with the weight of things.\
B.how things fall on earth
C.it is not of help to the study of comets
D.it can explain everything in the world
74.The underlined word “ convince” in the last paragraph probably means “______________”
A. make… believe B. make… doubt
C. make… understand D. make… interested
75. Which of the following is TRUE about Edmund Halley?
A. He discovered a big bright comet.
B. He helped Newton to create his theory.
C. He predicted when the same comet would come back.
D. He studied the same comet for 75 years.
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The Summer Science Exhibition（展览）is held every year to celebrate the cutting edge of UK science. With more than twenty exhibits of hands-on science and technology and a series of encouraging talks and activities, there’s something for everyone. All of our events are free and no booking is required. School groups should let our organizers know ahead of time. Meet the scientists, discover the exciting research and technology they work on and have fun with great hands-on activities.
Opening hours
The exhibition will be open from Monday, July 2, to Sunday, July 8, 2018. More detailed opening hours will be published here in May 2018.
Please wait in line to enter the building and pass through security（安全）, particularly during the weekend. If you are planning to attend a talk, please make sure that you leave enough time.
Food and drink
Take a break at our café which offers a selection of hot dishes, salads, sandwiches, cakes and some soft drinks on the ground floor.
The café is open throughout the exhibition and closes 30 minutes before closing time each day.
Wheelchair users please speak to a worker if you would like to buy food from the café.
Contact
If you have any questions before your visit, please keep in touch with us on 020 7451 2242 or at exhibition@royalsociety.org. For schools or colleges, visit our school and college page, or contact education@royalsociety.org.
1.In the Summer Science Exhibition 2018, visitors can ________.
① meet scientists
② give talks
③ explore hands-on activities
④ join in free events
⑤ discover exciting technology
A. ①②③ B. ①③④
C. ②③⑤ D. ②④⑤
2.What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 1 refer to?
A. Organizers. B. Visitors.
C. Scientists. D. School groups.
3.What does the café provide?
A. Hot dishes only. B. Service after exhibition time.
C. All kinds of drinks. D. Help for wheelchair-users.
4.The purpose of the text is most likely to ________.
A. give information B. educate students
C. raise fund D. take bookings
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It is hard, it hurts —and yet more than two million of us in the UK run at least once a week.
Of course, some people run to lose weight, or to get fit, and these are great reasons. Running is also easy to do, it's cheap, and you can do it when you want. All these factors certainly contribute to the fact that running is one of the most popular sports in the UK.
But for many of those two million runners, the real reason we head out to beat the roads until our legs hurt is more intangible (无形的) than weight loss or fitness.
Many runners become interested in times. They try to break the 40-minute barrier for the 10K, or run under four hours for the marathon. Yet, really, these times are almost meaningless. And as soon as they are achieved, another target is thrown out almost immediately.
The times are only the carrots we put in front of ourselves. But why do we put them there in the first place? Nobody ever gives a wise answer Deep down, we all know the answer.
Running brings us joy. Watch small children when they are excited, at play, and mostly they can't stop running. There's a great moment in The Catcher in the Rye when Holden Caulfield, caught in the uneasy space between childhood and adulthood, is walking across his school grounds one evening and he suddenly starts to run. “I don't ever know what I was running for一I guess I just felt like it,” he says.
This will to run is born. In fact, humans may well have evolved (进化) the way we did because of our ability to run. As children, and even adolescents, we can respond to this natural call to run whenever the feeling takes us.
As we run, we begin to sense that childish joy, which is born to live a wilder existence. As we run, the layers of responsibility and identity we have gathered in our lives, father, mother, lawyer, teacher, all fall away, leaving us with the raw human being.
If we push on, running harder, deeper into the loneliness, further away from the world and the structure of our lives, we begin to feel strangely excited, separated yet at the same time connected, to ourselves. With nothing but our own two legs moving us, we begin to get a sense of who, or what, we really are. After a long run, everything seems right in the world. Everything is at peace. To experience this is a powerful feeling, strong enough to have us coming back, again and again, for more.
1.Why does the author think setting time goals is almost meaningless?
A.Because those time goals can' t be achieved.
B.Because those time goals can be achieved easily
C.Because people will be very proud once the time goals are achieved.
D.Because there will always be a new time goal once the former one is achieved.
2.The author mentions the reasons for running EXCEPT___________.
A.challenging ourselves B.running away from responsibility
C.losing weight and keeping fit D.bringing us joy and peace in mind
3.Which of the following words can best describe the author's attitude towards running?
A.Uncertain. B.Doubtful.
C.Supportive. D.Puzzled.
4.What does the underlined word "this “in the last paragraph probably mean?
A.breaking the 40 -minute barrier for the 10K.
B.running under four hours for the Marathon.
C.feeling separated from the world after running
D.feeling everything is right after a long run.
5.What may be the best tile of this passage ?
A.Running to Keep Fit B.Running to Break Records
C.Running to Be the Real You D.Running to Become an Adult
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It is said that living ________ nature may help people live longer.
A. came to B. far from
C. close D. closely
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A scientist once said: “I have concluded that the earth is being visited by intelligently controlled vehicles from outer space.”
If we take this as a reasonable explanation for UFOs (unidentified flying objects), questions immediately come up.
“Why don’t they get in touch with us, then? Why don’t they land right on the White House lawn and declare themselves?” people asked.
In reply, scientists say that, while this may be what we want, it may not necessarily be what they want.
“The most likely explanation, it seems to me,” said Dr. Mead, “is that they are simply watching what we are up to—that responsible society outside our solar system is keeping an eye on us to see that we don’t cause a chain reaction that might have unexpected effects for the outside of our solar system.”
Opinions from other scientists might go like this: “Why should they want to get in touch with us? We may feel we’re more important than we really are! They may want to observe us only and not interfere(干涉) with the development of our civilization. They may not care if we see them but they also may not care to say ‘hello’.”
Some scientists have also suggested that Earth is a kind of zoo or wildlife reserve. Just as we set aside wilderness areas and wildlife reserves to allow animals and growing things to develop naturally while we observe them, so perhaps Earth was set aside ages ago for the same purpose.
Are we being observed by intelligent beings from other civilizations in the universe? Are they watching our progress in space travel? Do we live in a huge “zoo” observed by our “keepers,” but having no communication with them?
Never before in our history have we had to face ideas bravely like these. The simple fact is that we, who have always regarded ourselves as supreme in the universe, may not be so. Now we have to recognize that, among the stars in the heavens, there may very well be worlds lived by beings who are to us as we are to ants.
1.People who ask the question “Why don’t they get in touch with us then ?” think that ________.
A. there are no such things as UFOs
B. UFOs are visitors from solar system
C. there’s no reason for UFOs to contact us
D. we are bound to see UFOs sooner or later
2.According to Dr. Mead, the beings from outer space ________.
A. hope to keep in touch with us
B. want to keep watch on us
C. try to protect us from dangers
D. get ready to help others
3.What’s the writer’s attitude towards the existence of other intelligent beings in space?
A. Doubtful B. Neutral C. Negative D. Positive
4.The passage is mostly taken from a(n) ________.
A. commercial advertisement B. science fiction novel
C. newspaper column D. travel leaflet
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Premier Wen said, “I once again emphasize that it is absolutely unacceptable to sacrifice people’s life and health ________ the economic development in any case.”
| A．in the hope of | B．in return for | C．in the face of | D．in exchange for |
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French writer Frantz Fanon once said: "To speak a language is to take on a world, a culture." Since the world changes every day, so does our language.
More than 300 new words and phrases have recently made it into the Oxford Dictionary Online, and in one way or another they are all reflections of today’s changing world.
After a year that was politically unstable, it's not hard to understand the fact that people's political views are one of the main drives of our expanding vocabulary. One example is "clicktivism", a compound of "click" and "activism". It refers to "armchair activists" -- people who support a political or social cause, but only show their support from behind a computer or smart phone.
"We had all the words around Brexit (脱欧) in the last update and we are now starting to see all the words around Trump coming into the dictionary," Angus Stevenson, Oxford Dictionaries' head of content development, told The Guardian.
Lifestyle is also changing our language. For example, "fitspiration -- a compound of fit and inspiration -- refers to a person or thing that encourages one to exercise and stay fit and healthy. The phrase "climate refugee" -- someone who is forced to leave their home due to climate change -- reflects people's concern for the environment.
According to Stevenson, social media was the main source for the new expressions "People feel much freer to coin their own words these days." he said.
But still, not all newly- invented words get the chance to make their way into a mainstream dictionary. If you want to create your own hit words, Angus Stevenson suggests that you should not only make sure that they are expressive and meaningful. but also have an attractive sound so that people will enjoy saying them out loud.
1.why does the author mention Brexit and Trump?
A. To explain the origin of the word "clicktivism".
B. To show the influences of current affairs on the English language.
C. To highlight two major political events that changed the world.
D. To explain what kind of new words can make it into a dictionary.
2.The underlined word "coin "in the sixth paragraph probably means ________.
A. use
B. record
C. change
D. create
3.How is the article mainly written?
A. By giving examples.
B. By making comparisons.
C. by following a timeline.
D. By presenting research findings.
4.According to Stevenson, what kinds of new-invented words are more likely to be accepted by a mainstream dictionary?
A. Words that have unique meanings.
B. Words that reflect the changing world.
C. Words that are easy to remember.
D. Words that are meaningful, expressive and attractive.
5.What is the article mainly about?
A. New words and phrases into the Oxford Dictionary Online.
B. The application of new words and phrases.
C. New words and phrases in polities.
D. The influence of social media on our language.
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As Victor Hugo once said, "Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face", and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin. He brightened the lives of Americans and British through two world wars and the hard years in between. He made people laugh at a time 1., so they could feel more content with their lives.
Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed and produced the films he starred in. In 1972 he was given a special Oscar for his outstanding work in films. He lived in England and the USA but spent his last years in Switzerland, where he was buried in 1977. He is loved and remembered as a great actor who could 2. .
Which theme park would you like to visit? There are 3. theme parks, with a different park for almost everything: food, culture, science, cartoons, movies or history. Some parks are famous for having the biggest or longest roller coasters, others for 4. and sounds of a culture. 5. , there is a theme park for you!
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As victor Hugo once said, “1.(laugh) is the sun that drives winter from the human face”, and up to now nobody has been able to do this 2.(well) than Charlie Chaplin. He 3.(bright) the lives of Americans and British through two world wars and the hard years in between. He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content 4. their lives. No one was ever bored watching him—his subtle acting made everything 5.(entertain). As time 6.(go) by, he began making films. He grew more and more popular as his charming character, the little tramp, became known throughout the world. He walked around stiffly 7.(carry) a walking stick. This character was 8. social failure but was loved for his optimism and determination to overcome all 9.(difficult). Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed and produced the films he starred in. In 1972 he was given a special Oscar for his outstanding work in films. He is loved and remembered as a great actor 10. could inspire people with great confidence.
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