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Which topic drew the most attention from people around the world in 2019? It was climate change, according to three well-known English dictionaries.
The Oxford, Collins and Cambridge dictionaries chose “climate emergency (气候紧急状态)", “climate strike (罢工)” and “upcycling”, respectively (分别地), as their Word of the Year". This tells us that climate change was a widely-discussed issue in 2019.
“Climate emergency” means a situation in which urgent (紧急的) action is needed to reduce climate change. “Climate strike” refers to people leaving work or school to call for more action to protect the environment. “Upcycling” refers to making new items out of old or used items to reduce waste.
Climate change has already affected the world in many ways. Take Venice, for example. Due to climate change, Venice experienced the worst flooding it has seen in the last 50 years in 2019. Many stores, restaurants and hotels were flooded. This caused serious damage totaling hundreds of millions of euros (欧元).
Although we've known about global warming for a long time, our large companies and governments have been slow to respond to it. The year 2019 might have been the turning point that will finally encourage our leaders to take responsibility.
“Decades ago, when the science on the climate issue was first increasing, the impacts (影响) could be seen as an issue for future generations,” Katharine Mach, a Stanford University climate scientist, told The New York Times. “ It's definitely our issue now.”
However, simply realizing that climate change is a threat (威胁) is not enough. We must take real action before it is too late.
1.According to the three well-known English dictionaries, people paid the most attention to_______ in 2019 .
A.Word of the Year B.climate change C.the environment D.global warming
2.________directly requests people to reduce waste.
A.Climate emergency B.Climate strike C.Upcycling D.Climate change
3.The flooding in Venice in Paragraph 4 tells us________.
A.how climate change has affected the world
B.Venice is a dangerous place to live in
C.Venice suffered serious damage in 2019
D.climate changed a lot in the world in 2019
4.What the climate scientist Mach said means________.
A.future generations will suffer the climate issue
B.climate change has increased for many years
C.many scientists are working on the climate issue
D.we must take actions to deal with climate change right now
5.From the passage, we can infer that________.
A.the leaders will take responsibility to protect the environment
B.people will use the three well-known English dictionaries
C.the climate issue will be more and more serious in the future
D.people will leave work or school to protect the environment.
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Last year The Voice of China, the most popular TV talent show became a popular topic in people’s chatting and media information from both home and abroad. It began on July 13, 2012 and ended on September 30, 2012. Liang Bo, a handsome boy from Changchun, Jilin was the champion of The Voice of China in 2012. Before the competition Liang Bo was just an ordinary college student studying music. He captured (夺得) the hearts of audience (观众) with his passionate (激情的) rock’n’roll (摇滚) performance at the show.
Fans described Liang’s voice as “natural, clear and touching’’. Although he seemed cool on stage, he could quickly turn on the power once he started singing. “His performances make you imagine things. When I listen to his singing, I see pictures and think of stories.” said Na Ying, one of the four judges (评判员) on the show. She was also Liang’s tutor for the competition.
Liang Bo, like many young Chinese, he fell in love with music through playing the guitar. Liang got his first guitar as a birthday gift when he was in middle school. He would spend days and nights practicing. “ I can’t live without my guitar.” he said.
“ I don’t like talking much but I carry great passion inside me,” Liang said. “ There is no better way to let it out than through music like rock’n’roll. Many people compare Liang to famous Chinese rockers including Xu Wei, Wang Feng and Zheng Jun. But the young man doesn’t want to stand in others’ shadow. “ I respect those rockers, but I’m not going to copy them. I will be who I am,” he said.
1.Which was the most popular TV show last summer?
A．The Voice of China. B．Sports News. C．Football. D．Animal World.
2.How long did The Voice of China last?
A．More than two days. B．More than two weeks.
C．More than two months. D．More than two years.
3.How many judges were there in the TV talent show?
A．3. B．4. C．6. D．8.
4.Who helped Liang Bo win the competition?
A．Zheng Jun. B．Xu Wei. C．Liu Huan. D．Na Ying.
5.According to the passage, which of the following is Not true?
A．Liang Bo fell in love with music. B．Liang Bo was a college teacher.
C．Liang Bo was a quiet man. D．Liang Bo played the guitar well.
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In the following words, which underlined letter has a different sound from the others?
A. attention B. condition C. question
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“Low *carbon” becomes the most popular words these days because more and more people pay attention to our environment. Not only China but all other ________1________ concentrate on the topic of “low carbon”. Low carbon life ________2________ a kind of lifestyle in which people do their best to use less energy. The purpose of the lifestyle is to push us to ________3________ the environment.
Because of the fast increase of population and human *desire, the human living environment, health and safety are ________4________ worse and worse. So we can say, the lifestyle is becoming the killer of the earth and human beings. Therefore, low carbon life is needed by man’s own health. So we should develop good ________5________ in our daily life. For example, when we go shopping, we’d better use ________6________ plastic bags. We should eat more ________7________ and less meat. As for clothing, we’d better buy the necessary clothes and not buy clothes with animal *leather. As for housing, when building a ________8________, we must use green material; buy the lights that need less energy and remember to ________9________ the lights when not needed; put rubbish into different kinds and recycle the useful things, like bottles and paper. As for transportation, we can ________10________ if you go to the places near your house. For short trips, we can ride a bike instead of driving a car. Try to use public transportations. As for working, companies should ________11________ clerks to use e-mail, MSN and other ways instead of using paper. We use paper only when necessary. For using 12: If you don’t use computer in a short time, you can change the computer into its “sleep”.
Besides, we should try ________13________ best to tell the people around us the importance of the low carbon lifestyle. And we can also ask them to ________14________ us to take the low carbon life, in this way, not only can we make our city better, ________15________ also it’s good for ourselves.
In all, it weighs greatly for all of us to put the low carbon lifestyle into practice.
1. A．countries B．cities C．towns D．villages
2. A．helps B．means C．lives D．thinks
3. A．keep B．pollute C．protect D．make
4. A．doing B．trying C．discovering D．becoming
5. A．lists B．shops C．decisions D．habits
6. A．more B．less C．fewer D．many
7. A．tea B．vegetables C．meat D．food
8. A．house B．bridge C．store D．market
9. A．turn off B．turn on C．put off D．put on
10. A．walk B．rush C．run D．drive
11. A．make B．let C．see D．encourage
12. A．machine B．light C．bed D．computer
13. A．ours B．we C．our D．us
14. A．stop B．tell C．join D．hear
15. A．so B．but C．and D．though
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Which part of the world has the most nearsighted students? Just look around you– it’s East Asia. Nine in ten school leavers in major East Asian cities are nearsighted, according to the BBC. Experts say books and video games are not to blame (责备). East Asian students, they say, aren’t getting enough sunlight.
People become nearsighted because their eyeballs grow out of shape and light entering their eyes cannot focus correctly. The body can produce a chemical called dopamine (多巴胺) to stop eyeballs from changing shape. And guess what scientists have just discovered? Sunlight can help our bodies produce more dopamine, reported AFP.
According to the study, primary school students in Singapore spend only 30 minutes outdoors every day; in Australia, by contrast (相反), kids spend about three hours a day outside. As a result, fewer children in Australia are nearsighted – only 10 percent, compared with 90 percent in Singapore.
“Children in East Asia just go to school, go home and stay inside. They study and they watch television,” Ian Morgan of the Australian National University told AFP.
But being a bookworm or a couch potato does not directly harm the eyes, added Morgan. “As long as they get outside, it doesn’t seem to matter how much study they do,” he explained. “There are some kids who study hard and get outside and play hard and they are generally fine. The ones who are at major risk are the ones who study hard and don’t get outside. As a result of massive (巨大的) educational pressures and the construction (构成) of a child’s day, the amount of time they spend outside in bright light is minimized.”
Experts suggest children should stay outside for two to three hours every day. This can include time spent in the playground and walking to and from school.
1.What is the main reason for the large number of nearsighted students in East Asia?
A. Too much reading or gaming. B. Being short of sunlight.
C. Genetic (基因) reasons. D. Being short of exercise.
2.How long do experts suggest children stay outside every week?
A. Two to three hours. B. Fourteen to twenty-one hours.
C. Two to three days. D. Over twenty-one hours.
3.In the writer’s opinion, why can’t East Asian students get enough bright light?
A. Because they don’t like sports.
B. Because their parents don’t allow them to.
C. Because they have great pressures from study.
D. Because they spend more time playing video games.
4.According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Dopamine is a chemical that causes eyeballs to grow out of shape.
B. Dopamine can stop light entering the eyes from focusing correctly.
C. Spending time in the sun can make the loss of dopamine in the body.
D. The more dopamine a person has in their body, the better eyesight he or she has.
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Which part of the world has the most nearsighted students? Just look around you– it’s East Asia. Nine in ten school leavers in major East Asian cities are nearsighted, according to the BBC. Experts say books and video games are not to blame (责备). East Asian students, they say, aren’t getting enough sunlight.
People become nearsighted because their eyeballs grow out of shape and light entering their eyes cannot focus correctly. The body can produce a chemical called dopamine (多巴胺) to stop eyeballs from changing shape. And guess what scientists have just discovered? Sunlight can help our bodies produce more dopamine, reported AFP.
According to the study, primary school students in Singapore spend only 30 minutes outdoors every day; in Australia, by contrast (相反), kids spend about three hours a day outside. As a result, fewer children in Australia are nearsighted – only 10 percent, compared with 90 percent in Singapore.
“Children in East Asia just go to school, go home and stay inside. They study and they watch television,” Ian Morgan of the Australian National University told AFP.
But being a bookworm or a couch potato does not directly harm the eyes, added Morgan. “As long as they get outside, it doesn’t seem to matter how much study they do,” he explained. “There are some kids who study hard and get outside and play hard and they are generally fine. The ones who are at major risk are the ones who study hard and don’t get outside. As a result of massive (巨大的) educational pressures and the construction (构成) of a child’s day, the amount of time they spend outside in bright light is minimized.”
Experts suggest children should stay outside for two to three hours every day. This can include time spent in the playground and walking to and from school.
1.What is the main reason for the large number of nearsighted students in East Asia?
A. Too much reading or gaming.
B. Being short of sunlight.
C. Genetic (基因) reasons.
D. Being short of exercise.
2.How long do experts suggest children stay outside every week?
A. Two to three hours.
B. Fourteen to twenty-one hours.
C. Two to three days.
D. Over twenty-one hours.
3.In the writer’s opinion, why can’t East Asian students get enough bright light?
A. Because they don’t like sports.
B. Because their parents don’t allow them to.
C. Because they have great pressures from study.
D. Because they spend more time playing video games.
4.According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Dopamine is a chemical that causes eyeballs to grow out of shape.
B. Dopamine can stop light entering the eyes from focusing correctly.
C. Spending time in the sun can make the loss of dopamine in the body.
D. The more dopamine a person has in their body, the better eyesight he or she has.
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Which part of the world has the most nearsighted students? Just look around you–it’s East Asia. Nine in ten school leavers in major East Asian cities are nearsighted, according to the BBC. Experts say books and video games are not to blame. East Asian students, they say, aren’t getting enough sunlight.
People become nearsighted because their eyeballs grow out of shape and light entering their eyes cannot focus correctly. The body can produce a chemical called dopamine (多巴胺) to stop eyeballs from changing shape. And guess what scientists have just discovered? Sunlight can help our bodies produce more dopamine, reported AFP.
According to the study, primary school students in Singapore spend only 30 minutes outdoors every day; in Australia, by contrast, kids spend about three hours a day outside. As a result, fewer children in Australia are nearsighted–only 10 percent, compared with 90 percent in Singapore.
“Children in East Asia basically go to school... go home and stay inside. They study and they watch television,” Ian Morgan of the Australian National University told AFP.
But being a bookworm or a couch potato does not directly harm the eyes, added Morgan. “As long as they get outside, it doesn’t seem to matter how much study they do,” he explained. “There are some kids who study hard and get outside and play hard and they are generally fine. The ones who are at major risk are the ones who study hard and don’t get outside. As a result of massive (巨大的) educational pressures and the construction (构成) of a child’s day, the amount of time they spend outside in bright light is minimized.”
Experts suggest children should stay outside for two to three hours every day. This can include time spent in the playground and walking to and from school.
1.Which of the word has the similar meaning as the underlined phrase “nine in ten”?
A. many B. few C. some D. most
2.What is the main reason for the large number of nearsighted students in East Asia, according to scientists?
A. Too much reading or gaming. B. Lack（缺少）of sunlight.
C. Genetic reasons. D. Lack of exercise.
3.What can we conclude from Paragraph 2?
A. Dopamine is a chemical that causes eyeballs to grow out of shape.
B. Dopamine can stop light entering the eyes from focusing correctly.
C. Spending time in the sun can make the loss of dopamine in the body.
D. The more dopamine a person has in their body, the better eyesight he or she has.
4.According to Morgan, what kind of people are most likely to suffer from nearsightedness?
A. Those who like watching TV.
B. Those who take exercise regularly.
C. Those who study hard and play hard outdoors.
D. Those who stay indoors studying all day
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Body language is one of the most powerful means of communication. 1. People around the world show all kinds of feelings, wishes and attitudes that they might never speak aloud. The most universal facial expression is the smile. People usually smile to show happiness and make people feel comfortable. But sometimes it does not always mean that we are truly happy, however. Smiles around the world can be false, hiding other feelings like anger, fear or worry. 2. However, the general purpose of smiling is to show good feelings. From the time we are babies, we show unhappiness or anger by frowning. 3. Making a fist and shaking it almost always means that someone is angry and threatening another person.
There are many ways around the world to a show agreement, but nodding the head up and down is used for agreement almost worldwide. 4.
Being respectful to people is based on each culture, but in general it is probably not a good idea to give a hug to a boss or teacher. In almost every culture, it is not usually good to stand too close to someone of a higher position. 5.
With so many cultural differences between people, it is great to have some similarities in body language. We can often be wrong about each other, so it is an amazing thing that we understand each other as well as we do!
根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺、内容完整。
A. Most people also understand that shaking the head from side to side means disagreement and refusal.
B. There are unhappy smiles，such as when someone “lost face” and smiles to hide it.
C. It is often even more powerful than spoken languages.
D. Standing at a little distance with open hands will show that I am willing to listen.
E. In most places around the world, frowning and turning one’s back to someone shows anger.
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Twenty-seven runners from around the world recently ran a marathon on one of the most remote and icy places on the earth---the North Pole.
On April 8, 2011, competitors from around the world met at the North Pole. 1.
Runners flew to Norway from countries around the world. 2. The marathon was supposed to be held on April 7th, but it was put off by one day because of a problem with the airport runway. 3.
The North Pole Marathon was organized by a man from Ireland named Richard Donvan. 4.
Since then, seven marathons have taken place and 188 people from 33 different countries around the world have taken part. He has also organized a marathon on the South Pole called the Antarctic Ice Marathon.
Canada had a runner in the North Pole Marathon. His name is Glenn Harkness. He is the director of the Boys and Girls of Hamilton. 5. Glenn Harkness called his raising campaign “On Top of the World”.
Harkness came the 11th place, taking six hours and 18 minutes to run the whole 42 kilometers. The winner of the race was Istvan Toth from Hungary, who ran it in four hours and 54 minutes.
A. Donvan organized the first North Pole Marathon in 2002.
B. He ran the race to raise money for the organization.
C. A girl’s father ran for her at the North Pole.
D. They ran on the frozen ice for six hours, facing temperatures as low as minus 32○C.
E. They had a trip in Norway.
F. Several one-meter-wide cracks had opened up on the plane’s runway due to the cold weather.
G. Then they all flew together from Norway to the North Pole.
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Like most cultures around the world, the Zulu people of Africa tell stories that have animals as heroes. These stories are meant to entertain, but they are also used to teach important lessons to children. This is one of those stories.
One hot afternoon, Jackal was walking along the rocky road sniffing (嗅) the ground. He was hoping to smell a mouse or a lizard (蜥蜴), or something else that would be good to eat. He was so much lost in sniffing that he wasn’t really paying attention to what was around himself.
Suddenly, Jackal looked up to see his neighbor, Lion, walking straight toward him. He did not have enough time to get away. Jackal had played many tricks (捉弄) on Lion over of something quickly.
“Help! Help!” cried Jackal as he quickly jumped upon a large rock hanging over the road. “The rocks are falling down, and I can’t hold them much longer. We shall both be crushed (压碎) if you do not do your best to hold these rocks back, Lion”
At once, Lion pushed his strong shoulder against the rocks to keep them from moving any further. “I’ll just run over here to get something to stop the rocks,” shouted Jackal as he ran away to safety. Lion stayed leaning against the unmoving rocks for quite a long time before he realized that Jackal had tricked him yet again!
1.Why was Jackal sniffing the ground?
A. To play with Lion. B. To push upon a rock
C. To run after a mouse D. To look for something to eat.
2.What does the underlined word ‘leaning’ mean?
A. supporting B. sleeping C. running D. sitting
3.Why did Jackal cry for help?
A. Because Lion was rushing to him.
B. Because he was caught under a rock.
C. Because he got an idea to get away from Lion.
D. Because he saw a large rock moving toward him.
4.What lesson does the story teach us?
A. Trust your friend, trust yourself.
B. Work hard, and you’ll succeed.
C. Help others when they are in trouble.
D. Try to find a quick way out when in trouble.
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