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Local 10 Third EARTH Day Art Contest
Open only to Florida schools within the Monroe, Miami-Dade and Broward County viewing area.
Local 10 is inviting South Florida art teachers and students, from grades K-12, to participate in its third annual EARTH Day Art Contest.
In the last two years, the popular, environmentally-centered contest has recognized two schools, Air Base K-8 in Homestead and Lawton Chiles Middle School in Hialeah, for their winning entries and awarded a total of $9,000 to the schools’ art programs.
As part of a class project, art students are encouraged to create a work of art with an environmental theme. The entry must be novel and unique. To enter the class project into the contest, the art teacher representing their students and schools must go to www. loca110. com, click on the contest link to enter and submit a photo of the class’s innovative EARTH Day work of art. The art teacher must fill out an entry form, giving school name, teacher name and class, address, email address and phone number. Only paintings and sculptures are eligible. Special consideration will be given to works of art featuring materials taken from nature.
Local 10 will determine the ten finalists. The final winner will be chosen from among the finalists by viewer votes on the Internet. Photos and entry forms may be submitted online from February 3,2020，until 11:59 p.m. March 9,2020. The voting period is from March 23,2020，through April 13,2020. Only timely submitted entries will be eligible to win. The winning school will be announced on Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22 and will receive $4,500 in art supplies for their school’s art department.
For more information, click here. The Local 10 EARTH Day Art Contest is proudly sponsored by Publix, where every day is Earth Day.
1.According to the rule, the entry must be .
A.attractive B.original C.classic D.portable
2.What is the art teacher expected to do?
A.To complete an entry form. B.To create a work of art.
C.To submit his / her photo. D.To offer kids art supplies.
3.How will the final winner be determined?
A.By Local 10. B.By art teachers.
C.By the sponsor. D.By online voting.
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The most powerful rocket to leave Earth since the Apollo missions launched(发射)from Florida on February 6．
What was the launch trying to achieve?
The Falcon(猎鹰)Heavy test flight was mostly a proof-of-concept，showing the world it is possible to successfully fly a rocket with three re-usable boosters(助推器)beyond orbit．SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk said that the company planned to aim the rocket so the electric car reached Mars’(火星)orbital path around the sun about six months after launch．
He added that the car could pass close to the red planet as it crossed its orbit，though he admitted this was‘extremely unlikely’．
What does SpaceX gain from the flight?
SpaceX was built around the idea that reusable rockets could greatly reduce the cost of carrying cargo(货物)into space for paying customers，such as satellites or space station resupplies．
Showing that the huge Falcon Heavy rocket actually works is important if SpaceX plans to sell cargo space on the craft in future，with the company planning to charge customers $90 million per flight．
Has SpaceX achieved its goals?
Musk repeatedly warned Falcon Heavy would likely explode on the launch station as a result of its huge power．SpaceX had slightly overcooked one of the rocket’s booster burns，sending the main capsule out of its planned track．The car will likely end up further into the solar system than intended，missing Mars．
In short，the rocket made it beyond Earth’s orbit—SpaceX’s primary goal—but missed its targets to re-land all three boosters and send Musk’s Tesla to Mars．
Does that matter?
SpaceX’s failure to re-land all three of its boosters will be a concern for potential customers．Despite the faults，the launch has still been praised by industry experts as a game—changer because of its potential to motivate the company to the very forefront of the modern day space race．
Once it irons out the errors，SpaceX will offer cargo rides aboard the most powerful operational rocket in the world．
1.Why did SpaceX launch the Falcon Heavy—the most powerful rocket?
A. To fly a rocket with three re-usable boosters beyond orbit．
B. To test the function of his eclectic car—Tesla．
C. To send the electric car to the orbital path of Mars．
D. To help the government to explore the Mars．
2.What effect will the reusable rockets bring?
A. The cost of satellites or space station resupplies will be reduced．
B. More customers can afford the space flight in the future．
C. SpaceX will gain less profit from the flight．
D. They would likely cause explosion．
3.What goal did SpaceX achieve in the last?
A. It sent the main capsule into its planned track．
B. The car ended up further into the solar system as intended．
C. The rocket made the car beyond Earth’s orbit．
D. It re-landed all three boosters and sent Musk’s Tesla to Mars．
4.How would the professionals feel about the future of SpaceX?
A. It’s unexpected． B. It’s ambiguous．
C. It’s discouraging． D. It’s hopeful．
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—___________I’11 be late!Why On earth didn’t you wake me up?
— Today is Sunday．You need not go to school．
A．Look at the time! B．Give me a moment!
C．What’s on? D．What’s up?
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The company had about 30 computers but only onethird used regularly.Now we have 60 working all day long.
A. is B. are
C. was D. were
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It’s a mistake to think of Florida only ______ its tourist attractions.
A. in addition to B. by way of C. by means of D. in terms of
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It’s a mistake to think of Florida only ______ its tourist attractions.
A．in addition to B．by way of C．in terms of D．by means of
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It’s a mistake to think of Florida only ______ its tourist attractions.
A．in addition to B．by way of C．in terms of D．by means of
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Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others. -- Jonathan Swift
I walked into a wild third-grade classroom. Music was playing __ , children were under tables applying make-up, kids were throwing a football indoors, and students were __ _ wherever they could find ___ . I was a mid-year __ . The previous ___ said he could no longer manage these children and ___ without notice during the holiday break.
As soon as I walked in the room, I realized why he __ . I sat down ___ _ in my chair and began reading their __ softly. After each name, I ___ _, asking God to help me understand that child. I then nailed a__ _ to the wall next to the chalkboard and began ___ my name and a reading assignment on the board. I then asked each child to come to me, and tell me their names and what they wanted to learn. It was a __ _ task, because only two children there wanted to learn something! Rules were ___ , boundaries established, parents contacted. But the mirror saved the day -- no, the year! Unbeknownst(不知的) to the children, the mirror allowed me to see their every ___ _ while I was writing on the board. They soon became __ _ as to how I knew who was misbehaving while I was writing on the board. When one student finally asked me, I told him I had a special teacher’s eye in the back of my head that my hair ___ . At first they did not believe me. ___ they did begin to exhibit better behavior, especially while I wrote on the board, thinking I had magical __ _. I never told them differently. Why __ a good thing?
1.A. softly B. clearly C. loudly D. peacefully
2.A. speaking B. laughing C. standing D. dancing
3.A. space B. music C. partner D. joke
4.A. representative B. replacement C. reference D. reward
5.A. teacher B. headmaster C. director D. leader
6.A. retired B. remained C. resigned D. returned
7.A. went B. came C. left D. disappeared
8.A. angrily B. restlessly C. indifferently D. quietly
9.A. names B. faces C. figures D. minds
10.A. prepared B. prayed C. protected D. preferred
11.A. board B. mirror C. cross D. picture
12.A. noting B. copying C. writing D. drawing
13.A. difficult B. different C. distant D. direct
14.A. dated B. written C. worked D. set
15.A. make B. move C. matter D. mind
16.A. pleased B. puzzled C. known D. worried
17.A. covered B. hooked C. hung D. displayed
18.A. So B. However C. And D. But
19.A. view B. scene C. eyes D. vision
20.A. mix up B. bring up C. mess up D. burn up
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In America it’s a mistake to think of Florida only the place for vacation ________its tourist attractions.
| A．in honour of | B．in term of | C．in the name of | D．in the eyes of |
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Some years ago, on a hot summer day in south Florida, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house. He flew into the water, not realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, an alligator (美洲鳄) was swimming toward the shore.
His father working in the yard saw the two as they got closer and closer together. In utter fear, he ran toward the water, yelling to his son as loudly as he could.
Hearing his voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a U – turn to swim to his father. It was too late. Just as he reached his father, the alligator reached him. From the dock, the father grabbed his little boy by the arms just as the alligator snatched his legs. That began an incredible tug – of – war (拔河) between the two. The alligator was much stronger than the father, but the father was much too passionate to let go. A farmer happened to drive by, took aim and shot the alligator.
Remarkably, the little boy survived. His legs were extremely scarred by the vicious attack of the animal. And, on his arms, were deep scratches where his father’s fingernails dug into his fresh in his effort to hang on to the son he loved.
The newspaper reporter who interviewed the boy asked if he would show his scars. The boy lifted his pant legs. And then, he said to the reporter, “But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my dad wouldn’t let go.”
You and I can identify with that boy. We have scars, too. No, not from an alligator, but the scars of a painful past. Some of those scars are unsightly and have caused us deep regret. But, some wounds, my friend, are because someone has refused to let go. In the midst of your struggle, someone has been there holding on to you.
If you have the scars of someone’s love on your arms, be very, very grateful. Someone in your life did not and will not ever let you go.
Never judge another person’s scars, because you don’t know how they got them.
1. Which of the following is the most closely related to the underlined word “passionate”?
A. determined B. anxious C. frightened D. courageous
2.When the boy told the newspaper reporter about the scars on his arms, he felt ________.
A. painful and fearful B. regretful and panic
C. proud and grateful D. excited and thankful
3.In the story the writer intends to tell us that ________.
A. scars always remind people of their past experiences
B. wounds in the mind are more painful than those in the body
C. a painful past always leaves scars on a person’s mind
D. scars do not necessarily mean pain at all times
4.Which of the following viewpoints will the writer most probably agree with?
A. Be grateful to a painful past, for you can always learn something from it.
B. Other people’s criticism or blame may hurt you, but if it is for your own good, you should take it thankfully.
C. The swimming hole of life is filled with danger, but you don’t need to be too serious about it as someone will never let you go.
D. If someone hurts you, be grateful to them, for they mean no harm