Pink has never been one of the favorite color...

Pink has never been one of the favorite colors of the fashion industry,as it's often seen as silly and not cool enough.But this spring,it's having its moment in the spotlight,all thanks to the fact that the color is no longer all about being girly and sweet.Instead,pink is taking on a new meaning of independence and power.

This shift happened last month during the Women's March.Tens of thousands of women filled the streets of major cities in the US and in countries all around the world to protest（抗议）against the disrespect to women.What was unusual about the protests is that a lot of people taking part were wearing pink hats,making the streets appear like a "sea of pink".Even though the hats were without any slogan（标语）,their pink color is thought to have sent out a message that is louder than any words."We women have power and we're not going to sit down and shut up," Aileen Gildea,one of the protesters in the US,told The Boston Globe.

Now young people are changing their attitudes to pink.They are no longer trying to escape pink,but give new meanings to it instead.

"Women who came before us ...to be taken seriously they had to get away from the symbols used to make women seem less capable.Younger women don't have that reaction.They're more interested in breaking and rebuild those symbols,"Audrey Gelman,a businesswoman in the US,told The Wall Street Journal.

So sometimes it's not the thing itself that needs to be changed,but the way we look at it.And in the case of pink, what used to be seen as silly may be turned into something really serious.

1.In general,people tend to relate pink to　　　　 .

A. independence　　 B. weakness

C. power　　 D. sadness

2.According to Aileen Gildea,what were their protests meant to convey?

A. Women actually prefer pink to any other color.

B. Women need to get away from those symbols of silliness.

C. Women ought to have a bigger voice in society.

D. Women should have the right to choose whatever colors.

3.The last paragraph implies that sometimes it is necessary to　　　　 .

A. change our traditional concepts

B. show greater respect for women

C. have doubts about the so-called "truth"

D. tell something silly from something serious

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B　 Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, and has long been a favorite destination of tourists from all over the world, as well as an important cultural and political center．

With its museums, shops, wonderful historic castle, and many pubs and restaurants, there are many things for visitors to enjoy all year round．And of course, as it is in Scotland, there are a wide range of whiskies to try!

However, there is more to Edinburgh than historic monuments and tourism．Each year, the Edinburgh Festival takes place in the city．In late summer, for three weeks, the festival presents classical music, theater, opera and dance at six major theaters and concert halls—and several smaller ones—throughout the city．Whatever your cultural tastes, you are sure to find something to enjoy．、

Local talent is always represented at the Edinburgh Festival giving Scottish composers and playwrights the opportunity to showcase their work and gain recognition from a wider audience．

In addition, orchestras (管弦乐队) and theater companies come from all over the world to perform at the prestigious (有名望的) festival．Last year saw the arrival of orchestras from the United States and Germany．

The festival has now become an important part of Scotland’s economy as well as its culture．Last year’s festival generated over ￡130 million expenditure in Edinburgh alone, and across Scotland nearly 2,900 jobs exist as a direct result of the festival．

The festival is so popular that it has become, in some ways, a victim of its own success．The huge interest in performing there led to the setting up of a rival (竞争的) festival, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival．Fortunately, demand for live entertainment during the summer is so great that both festivals continue to thrive (兴旺)．

The Fringe tends to feature mostly comedy and experimental works．Yet it can lead to great things ---- many famous and successful comedians and artists, such as Rowan Atkinson, better known as TV’s Mr．Bean, started their careers in small venues at the Fringe．

1.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The festival is economically important for Scotland．

B．Many people in Scotland rely on the festival for their jobs．

C．Local performers challenge bands from all over the world．

D．One is sure to find something to enjoy during the festival．

2.What does the underlined part “a victim of its own success” most probably mean?

A．A prestigious band for its successful performance．

B．An unsuccessful performance without good preparation．

C．An orchestra from another country performing in Edinburgh．

D．A festival that causes trouble for itself because of great success．

3.What we can learn from the passage is that ________．

A．the Edinburgh Festival attracts audience across the world

B．both festivals win good recognition from a wide audience

C．the Fringe was set up in the hope of accepting the challenge

D．many comedians and artists took off overnight at the Fringe

4.Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?

A．Edinburgh ------ A City of Culture

B．Edinburgh ------ A Tourist Attraction

C．Edinburgh ------ A Political Center

D．Edinburgh ------ A Place to Try Whiskies

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　　　　　 speaking of the films made before 1927 as “silent”，the film has never been，in the full sense of the word，silent.

A. So accustomed are we to　　 B. As we are so accustomed to

C. Accustomed as we are to　　 D. Accustomed as are we to

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For most of the eight years they have been married, Ryan has never received a hug from his wife, Tracy. He has not even received a ________ “hello” or a smile. Tracy has been ________ since 2008. But this is not a story about the ________outcome of a young lady. Rather, it is about a man who has stayed ________to his wife, nursing her night and day, making sure she is as ________ as possible.

Ryan and Tracy ________ in a friend’s home in 2003. “She was beautiful and interesting to talk to,” Ryan says of his first ________ of Tracy. In 2005, they got married and were very happy. However, a call put the couple’s life in________ a month after their daughter was born. Ryan was at work when a neighbor called to inform him that Tracy had been 　 ________　 to the hospital.

________　 , he ran to the hospital. When he got there, he knew his ________　 had been treated for fever. However, the fever did not ________after Tracy received that medical treatment.

Tracy’s breathing became labored and was________ to speak. The medical examination ________ she developed an infection damaging her nerve system. Tracy went into a coma(昏迷) and a few days later, though she regained consciousness, she________ could not move her lower legs. “She was admitted to hospital for four months and ________doctors did all they could, her ________ got worse,” Ryan says. She could no longer ________　 her legs, and lost the ability to give voices.

“Those four months are the most ________time I have ever had. I have never stopped hoping and praying she will regain her________ ,” Ryan says with a smile, “I miss her laughter, and wonder what kind of a mother she would be to our daughter.”

1.A. happy　　　　　　　　 B. simple　　　　　　　　　 C. different　　　　 　 D. basic

2.A. weak　　　　　　　　 B. alone　　　　　　　　　 C. ill　　　　　　　　　 D. cruel

3.A. magic　　　　　　　　 B. exciting　　　　　　　 C. unexpected　　　　 D. sad

4.A. true　　　　　　　　　 B. strange　　　　　　　　 C. rude　　　　　　　　 　 D. useful

5.A. comfortable　　　　 B. special　　　　　　　　 C. safe　　　　　　　　 D. conscious

6.A. married　　　　　　　 B. stayed　　　　　　　　 C. met　　　　　　　　　 D. worked

7.A. impression　　　　 B. expression　　　　　　 C. discussion　　　　 D. attention

8.A. danger　　　　　　　　 B. trouble　　　　　　　　 C. surprise　　　　　 　 D. silence

9.A. dashed　　　　　　　 B. rushed　　　　　　　　　 C. pushed　　　　　　　 D. carried

10.A. Angry　　　　　　　 B. Confident　　　　　　　 C. Anxious　　　　　　 D. Proud

11.A. daughter　　　　　 B. friend　　　　　　　　　 C. neighbor　　　　　　 D. wife

12.A. slow down　　　　　 B. go down 　　　　　　 C. look down　　　　　　 D. burn down

13.A. ready　　　　　　　 B. eager　　　　　　　　　 C. unwilling　　　　　 D. unable

14.A. revealed　　　　　　 B. repeated　　　　　　　　 C. agreed　　　　　　 　 D. admitted

15.A. even　　　　　　　　 B. instead　　　　　　　　 C. still　　　　　　　 D. again

16.A. though　　　　　　 B. after　　　　　　　　　　 C. since　　　　　　　 　 D. when

17.A. attitude　　　　　 B. examination　　　　　　 C. condition　　　　　 D. pain

18.A. clean　　　　　　 　 B. remove　　　　　　　　　 C. touch　　　　　　　　 D. move

19.A. wonderful　　　　 B. difficult　　　　　 　　 C. ridiculous　　　　　 D. important

20.A. position　　　　 　 B. power　　　　　　　　 　 C. confidence　　　　　 D. health

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All ______, whether large or small, has never been lost sight of and is always appreciated by the Hope Project.

A. contribution B. coincidence  C. conflict D. convenience

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All _______, whether large or small, has never been lost sight of and is always appreciated by the Hope Project.

A. contribution　 B. coincidence

C. conflict　　　　 D. convenience

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A planet the size of Jupiter has been discovered and it is one of the hottest ones known to us. This has made scientists think about how planets are formed.

Planets such as Earth have more oxygen than carbon, but what if the composition（组成）is just the opposite? This is a question opened up by a recent discovery of a diamond planet by US and UK scientists. The planet is 1200 light years away from Earth and was observed using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Dr Marek Kukula explained that researchers initially used the Super WASP(Wide Angle Search for Planets) robotic observatories operating continuously, all year around. They detected the planet, then it was observed with the Spitzer Space Telescope, which detected the heat coming from the planet, and from that heat signature they can tell what this planet is made from.

The planet is very different to Earth. "It's giant planet," explains Dr Kukula, "a gas planet, a bit like Jupiter in our solar system. But the interesting thing that they've discovered is that it has a very different composition to the planets in our solar system. This planet has more carbon than oxygen." This suggests that there is more than one way to make a solar system and the range of planets in the universe could be much wider than previously thought.

Dr Kukula says that if there are smaller planets in the same solar system with a similar composition, rich in carbon, their rocks could be rich in minerals such as carbon and diamonds, unlike Earth which has silica（硅石）, the sand that rocks on Earth are made from. "This is where this diamond planet idea comes from; they haven't actually detected a diamond planet yet," explains Dr Kukula.it' s hypothetical（假设的）, "but you can imagine strange landscapes with black graphite rocks lying around and the surface could be covered with sticky liquids instead of water".

1.What planet has been discovered recently?

A.A planet with more oxygen. B.A planet with more carbon

C.A planet hotter than others. D.A planet bigger than Jupiter.

2.How do scientists decide a planet's composition?

A.By its heat. B.By its size.

C.By telescope. D.By distance.

3.What can we learn about the new planet from paragraph 3?

A.It is in our solar system. B.It looks like Earth.

C.It is completely different from Jupiter. D.It contains a lot of gas.

4.Why do scientists call the planet "a diamond planet"?

A.It is rich in carbon. B.It is rich in silica.

C.It is rich in water. D.It is rich in sticky liquids.

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The southwest of Australia has been named as one of 25”hot spots” for future species extinction(灭绝)because of global warming.A new study says global warming will become a top cause of extinction across the world,with thousands of species of plantsand animals likely to be wiped out in the coming decades.

According to the study,global warming ranks among the most serious threats to the planet’s biodiversity and,under some conditions,may be more than that due to deforestation.This study provides even stronger scientific evidence that global warming will result in catastrophic(灾难性的)species losses across the planet.Last month,a UN study said humans were responsible for the worst extinction and urged extra efforts to reach a UN target of slowing the rate of losses by 2010.

Scientists disagree about how far global warming is to blame compared with other human threats such as deforestation,pollution and the introduction of some species to new habitats.But the new study looks at the 25 “hot spots”—areas that contain a big concentration of plants and animals—and predicts that 11.6 percent of all species,with a range from 1 to 43 percent,could be driven to extinction if levels of heat trapping gases in the atmosphere were to keep rising in the next 100 years.

The range would mean the loss of thousands of species.The study gave a wide range because of uncertainties, for instance, about the ability of animals or plants to move towards the poles if the climate warmed. Rare plants,tortoises or birds found only on the southern tip of Africa cannot move south because the nearest land is thousands of miles away in Antarctica.

1.According to the passage,which of the following about Australia is TRUE?

A．Australia possesses the richest species in the world.

B．Australia is the country with the highest rate of extinction.

C．The species in the southwest of Australia will be easily affected by global warming.

D．Australia will have the highest temperature in the world.

2.According to the passage,all the 25”hot spots”-------- .

A．are rich in plants and animals

B．are lacking in natural resources

C．lost most of their plants in 2010

D．will be much hotter than the rest of the world

3.We can infer if the climate warms,the animals in Australia will most probably move to the ______ .

A．north            B．east              C．west             D．south

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Australia Named as Extinction”Hot Spot”

B．Global Warming and Species Extinction

C．Global Warming is Number One Killer

D．Australia on the Edge of Extinction

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（题文）The water supply has been cut off temporarily because the workers ________ one of the main pipes.

A. had repaired　　 B. have repaired

C. repaired　　 D. are repairing

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The famous car Rolls-Royce has been largely hand-made and always one of the most expensive cars on the market.

In fact, Rolls-Royce is made up of two men’s names, Charles S. Rolls and Henry Royce. They came from very different backgrounds, received very different educations and when they met; their careers were going in very different directions.

In 1903, Royce bought a second-hand France Decauville car. He found the car unreliable, difficult to start and overheated. Royce decided he could do better himself and set about building two-cylinder (双杠发动机) car of his own design. The first of these, built almost completely by Royce himself, was a success in almost every way: it started easily, ran smoothly and was very reliable. It never failed to impress everyone who saw it rode in the car, including Rolls.

While he was a university student at Cambridge, Rolls acquired a French Peugeot. It was the first automobile seen at Cambridge and by the time Rolls finished his studies, he was probably the most skilled driver in Britain. In 1902, Rolls went into the business of selling cars and became a leading automobile distributor. He was looking for a British car to market when he was told that Henry Royce had designed and built a two-cylinder automobile.

In 1904, Royce and Rolls joined together to build and sell motor car. They combined their talents—Royce the engineer and Rolls the salesman and businessman.

And, just two years later, the partnership produced the Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, a milestone car acclaimed (盛赞) by many by the time as the “ best in the world”. Over the years the automaker built a legendary reputation.

1.The Rolls-Royce is expensive for its ______ .

2.The underlined word “distributor” in Paragraph 4 probably means ______ .

3.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

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