I’m Adam Gun from Istanbul, Turkey. I’m in a ...

I’m Adam Gun from Istanbul, Turkey. I’m in a good school. And at the age of 15, in my first year of high school. I’m a great fan of tennis and cycling. I play tennis twice a week for two hours each time. Sometimes I want to play more, but I just keep playing for hours on end, never getting tired of doing it. This is one of the rare things I love in my life, in addition to cycling.

Like tennis, I find that I’m able to ride for ever and ever. Since Istanbul is made up of large and small hills, it’s a nice challenge to ride my bike every day. Although there aren’t many cycling places in Istanbul, I’m lucky enough to live near the biggest park. It’s downhill from my house to the park and I enjoy cycling up as much as floating down, because it’s challenging.

Now I have been thinking about being a lawyer and following my father’s footsteps, but I just don’t think I’m into it. I have heard people tell me over and over again: If you want to be happy with your life, you need to like and enjoy your job. Well, I’m not sure about the fact that I will enjoy being a lawyer when I grow up. I’m just not the type of person who sits down and studies for hours. So I just need opinions on whether to become a tennis player(hopefully), to become a cyclist(hopefully) or to become a lawyer.

1.We can know that Adam Gun is satisfied with ______.

A. his friends   B. his choice to be a lawyer   C. his school   D. his favorite tennis star

2.According to the passage, Adam Gun believes that cycling in Istanbul______.

A. need skills   B. needs good preparation   C. is easy but boring   D. is difficult but challenging

3.What does the underlined part in the last paragraph mean?

A. I’m able to do it.        B. I hate to do it.   C. I’m confident about it.   D. I’m interested in it.

4.What’s Adam Gun’s problem?

A. He isn’t certain about his future career.

B. He has no enough time to practise tennis.

C. His dad disagrees with his career choice.

D. He can’t concentrate on his study for hours.

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Istanbul&Faces

Titled"Timeless City:Istanbul&Faces", the Turkey photography exhibition celebrates the 30th anniversary of Istanbul and Shanghai's sistership. The 42-year-old photographer focuses on the distinctive(独特的）historical quarters and the atmosphere that spreads in Istanbul. His work also pays respects to its people as well, with well-defined portraits.

Date:Till Jan. 18, 10 a. m. -4 p. m.　　　　　 Venue:Shanghai Art Collection Museum.

Knitted Works

The knitted(编织的）show is aimed at raising awareness of post natal depression. The works were created by more than 20 mothers from different cities. All the knitted dolls and other works will be sold with the profits(利益）going to charity when the exhibition ends. If you are interested in the knitted works, you can order a special piece.

Date:Till Jan. 1, 7 a. m. -9p. m.　　　　　　 Venue:Bl Jinxiu Fun.

Old Shanghai Teahouse

The newly-opened zone at Shanghai Dungeon features nostalgic sets and experiences for visitors to have"scary fun". Visitors can wear traditional Chinese costumes and take photos with the performers.

Date:Daily, 11 a. m. -8 p. m.　　　　　 Venue:Mosaic Shanghai Mail.

Musical Titanic

The Tony Awards winning musical"Titanic"is in Shanghai with more than 100 characters cast. The impressive stage effects promise to take the audience to the bottom of the ocean.

Date:Till Jan 22, 2 p. m. -7:30 p. m.　　　　　　 Venue:SAIC Shanghai Culture Square.

1.Where should you go if you want to learn more about Turkey's history?

A.Shanghai Art Collection Museum.

B.Mosaic Shanghai Mail.

C.B1 Jinxiu Fun.

D.SAIC Shanghai Culture Square.

2.What can we know about knitted works?

A.People can have a talk with the creators.

B.All the works can be sold when the show begins.

C.The show offers people chances to learn how to make one.

D.They were made by people from different places.

3.What makes the Musical Titanic special?

A.Its opening time is the longest.

B.It raises money for a special purpose.

C.It offers a lifelike experience under water.

D.It allows interacting with performers.

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In a very special course at Knnet School, the social-science teacher Adam Smith guides his students through the “married life”. Unlike the traditional course, Adam makes his students experience the real problems married ones may face like housing and child care. “No one tells kids about money-managing problems,” says Adam.

Each student should act out in ten weeks what normally takes couples ten years to finish. In the first week, one member of each couple is asked to get an after school job — a real one. During the term, the income rules their life-style. In the third week, the couples must find an apartment they can afford.

In the fifth week, the couples “have a baby” and then struggle to cover the costs of baby clothes and furniture. In week eight, the marriage comes to the breaking point by such disaster as a mother-in-law’s moving in or death. It’s all over by week ten (the tenth year of marriage). After serious discussion with lawyers about alimony (赡养费) and child support, the students get divorced (离婚) .

Adam’s course, which has “married” 1,000 students since its beginning six years ago, is widely supported by parents and students. Some of the students have found the experience making them realize their real life marry plans are wrong. Marianne Baldrica, 16, who tried “marriage” last term with her boyfriend Eric Zook, 15, said, “ Eric and I used to get along pretty well before we took the course together. But I wanted to live in the city, he wanted the country. He wanted lots of kids, I wanted no kids. It’s been four weeks since the course ended and Eric and I are just starting to talk to each other again.”

1.What is the aim of Adam’s course?

A. To tell students how to find a good partner.

B. To teach students how to manage their money.

C. To help students act as wives and husbands well.

D. To show students the problems in real marriage life.

2.What will happen in the eighth week?

A. The couples will have a baby.

B. The couples will have to find a flat.

C. The husband will have to find a real job.

D. The marriage will come to the breaking point.

3.After taking the course, Marianne will ______ .

A. choose to live in the country

B. break up with her boyfriend at once

C. ask their teachers and parents for help

D. have a better understanding of marriage

4.Where does the text probably come from?

A. A science book.　　　　　　　　 B. A library guide.

C. A newspaper report.　　　　 　　 D. A project handbook.

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At two o’clock a bank robber stole in.“This is a holdup,” the man said loudly. He took a gun from under his jacket, pointing to George.“Hand it over!” George reached into his money-box and took all the bills from the top part-close to six thousand dollars. The robber took them and turned to leave.

　Then, while everyone watched the robber, George calmly lifted the top part of the money-box, took bills from the bottom part and put them into his own pocket secretly.

　The door was shut and the bank robber was gone. George fainted（晕倒）.

　As soon as he was safely behind his bedroom door, George counted the money. He had eight thousand dollars. He was very happy.

　The next morning, while the others were examining the bank's records, George was called into Mr Burrow's office and was introduced to Mr. Carruthers, who used to be president of the bank.

　“Good morning, George, I was sorry to give you a hard time yesterday, but with all the banks being robbed these days I thought it would be a good idea to prove that our little bank can be robbed too. I have retired（退休）, but I’m always thinking of our bank. That's why I played my little game yesterday, just to keep everyone on his toes（趾）. Now, I have put the money back in your money-box all six thousand.”

1.This passage tells us ______.

2. Which of the following do you think is true?

3. Why was George called into Mr. Burrow’s office?

4. In this article “to keep everyone on his toes” means “______”.

5. Which sentence can be used to end the story?

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When 12 girls from San Fernando High School in California received a grant(经费) to develop an invention to solve a real-world problem, they decided to create a solar-powered shelter to help the homeless.

For over a year, the girls have been using all their free time to complete the _______

“They have this amazing internal(内心的)_______that I’ve never seen in any individual,” Violent Mardirosian, a teacher at San Fernando High who is_______with the team on the project, told The Huffington Post. “I thought_______that maybe some of them would give up, say ‘I didn’t_______this much work,’ but they haven’t. They’re just working hard and they’re not giving up and they’re super _______”.

Living in a low-income community, the girls have seen the_______of homelessness first-hand. Many of them are from immigrant families and hoped the_______, which is powered by rechargeable(可再充电的) solar panels(控制板), would help the _______.

Seventeen-year-old Maggie Mejia told The Huffington Post that ________ she had no previous ________experience, the girl figured out as a team how to________the shelter using how -to videos and books that taught them how to code. But the most important________she’s learned during the project isn’t technical.

“I’ve learned a lot about________others, helping the community and being selfless and showing a better world to other people and________someone else’s life,” she said. The project was carried out with DIY Girls, a nonprofit that helps fund STEM-science, technology, engineering and math- projects for _________

Mardirosian said all the participating students have ________their interest in STEM through this project.

“Many of them didn’t think about engineering before. They thought maybe they’re not ________out to be an engineer. But working together, now they ________their skill - whether a writing skill or a drawings skill or a speaking skill, they’re all________in this field. Everyone has found their importance in this picture,” she said.

1.A. project　　 B. coding　　 C. report　　 D. course

2.A. clock　　 B. doubt　　 C. drive　　 D. pressure

3.A. agreeing　　 B. working　　 C. meeting　　 D. talking

4.A. once again　　 B. all the time　　 C. at the moment　　 D. at the beginning

5.A. receive　　 B. expect　　 C. believe　　 D. mind

6.A. surprised　　 B. confused　　 C. excited　　 D. worried

7.A. problem　　 B. adventure　　 C. choice　　 D. difference

8.A. equipment　　 B. community　　 C. machine　　 D. shelter

9.A. families　　 B. homeless　　 C. team　　 D. research

10.A. when　　 B. until　　 C. while　　 D. because

11.A. engineering　　 B. managing　　 C. teaching　　 D. planning

12.A. renew　　 B. create　　 C. protect　　 D. describe

13.A. skill　　 B. lesson　　 C. fact　　 D. subject

14.A. helping　　 B. following　　 C. pleasing　　 D. questioning

15.A. changing　　 B. leading　　 C. experiencing　　 D. running

16.A. children　　 B. adults　　 C. teachers　　 D. girls

17.A. imagined　　 B. remembered　　 C. discovered　　 D. ignored

18.A. left　　 B. put　　 C. picked　　 D. made

19.A. accept　　 B. realize　　 C. wonder　　 D. share

20.A. discussed　　 B. learned　　 C. found　　 D. needed

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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

I am Adam Rouse. I first 1. (buy) cannabis from a man in the street and continued to buy cannabis from2. (he) for six months and as a result, I got addicted 3. it. One day, the man offered me some crack cocaine, a more 4.（power）addictive. When I went back to the man for more crack cocaine, he asked me for a lot of money. I was in terrible pain when I couldn’t afford to buy any drugs. 5. (get) money, I broke into6. house and stole something to sell for money. The more drugs I took, the more addicted I became. So I had to steal something every day to pay for the drugs. One day, I7.（catch）stealing and sent to the police station. The next day, a doctor came to see me and told me that I could die 8. I couldn’t stop taking drugs. I took his advice and stopped 9.(immediate). Now I work in a center for drug addicts, 10. (help) others to stop taking drugs.

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Too Good To Go, an app operating in the UK, allows users to order leftover food at a discount from restaurants, according to the website. The goal is to help cut food waste.

Users simply log in, pick a restaurant, pay through the app and then pick up their food at a set time—usually around closing or after peak meal times. Orders through the app cost between 2 British pounds ($2.60) to 3.80 British pounds (about $5). Users aren’t able to pick the food items, but they get an idea of the type of food that will be available, according to Business Green.

Users also have the option to give meals to people in need by donating 1 British pound or more through the app. More than l, l00 meals have been donated so far.

To ensure the entire experience is super eco-friendly. Too Good To Go provides recyclable takeout packaging to participating restaurants.

Restaurants using the app make extra money by selling food what would otherwise have been throw away. And Too Good To Go itself makes money by taking a fee from participating restaurants on each sale.

Founded in Denmark last year. Too Good To Go launched this year in the UK and is expanding to other countries. The app is available in Brighton, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds, and will be in London later this month.

“Food waste just seems like one of the dumbest(愚蠢) problems we have in this world,” co-founder James Crummie told Business Green. “The restaurant industry is wasting about 600,000 tonnes of food each year, and in the UK alone there are one million people on emergency food parcels from food banks. Why do we have these two massive social issues that are completely connected, yet there is not much going on to address them?”

Too Good To Go has already helped cut a significant amount of waste. So far, the app has saved 600 meals from landfills in the UK, reports Business Green.

1.Why is the app introduced into UK according to the passage?

A. To help users find proper restaurants.

B. To reduce food waste in UK.

C. To help people in need of food.

D. To make orders of food much cheaper.

2.Which of the following statements are TRUE according to the passage?

A. The app has made some progress in saving food.

B. The app has been used throughout UK by now.

C. You can make money if you are a customer.

D. The restaurants provide recyclable takeout packaging.

3.From what James Crummie said we know that ________.

A. it’s stupid for the restaurant industry to waste so much food

B. food bank should provide more food to people in need

C. people don't pay much attention to food problems

D. it’s stupid trying to solve food problems by using the app

4.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. How to use the app.

B. Who benefit from the app.

C. Food waste is the biggest problem.

D. Using an app can reduce food waste.

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An eighteen-year-old high school student from Utah won the top prize in the Intel Science Talent Search in the United States. The winner received a computer and a scholarship for a college education.

More than 1,500students from across the country entered projects in the competition this year. Their research included chemistry, medicine, physics, mathematics, engineering, and computer science-almost every area of science.

Forty students were invited to Washington, D.C. for the final judging. A group of scientists judged them on their research abilities, critical thinking skills and creativity. The judges also questioned the students about scientific problems before deciding on the winners.

The top winner received 100,000 dollars for college. Shannon Babb of American Fork High School studied the water quality of tile Spanish Fork River in Utah for six years. She found that people have a harmful effect on the river through human activity, including agriculture. And she suggested ways to improve the water quality in the future. These include educating the public not to put household chemicals down the drains（下水道）, which lead to the river eventually.

Seventeen-year-old Yi Sun of the Hanker School in San Jose, California, earned the second place. He won a 75,000-dollar scholarship for new discoveries about a mathematical theory known as random walks. His work could help computer scientists and chemists. Yi Sun was born in China.

The third-place winner was also seventeen and born in China. Yuan “Chelsea” Zhang of Montgomery Blair High School in Rockville, Maryland, won a 50,000-dollar scholarship. She researched the molecular genetics（分子遗传学）of heart disease. Her findings could aid the development of new medicines.

The Intel Science Talent Search is the oldest science competition for high school students in the United States. It is 65 years old this year. Past winners have gone on to receive six Nobel prizes and other top honors in science and math.

1.What do we know about the talent search project?　　

A. Most of its winners have received Nobel prizes.

B. The project includes researches in every area of science.

C. Only a small part of the students can attend the final judging.

D. Most of the winners come from Asian countries.

2.According to the text, 　　　　　 .　　

A. water quality in Utah will be better than that in the other states

B. the river was polluted only by those living near it

C. Shannon Babb suggested more than one way to improve the water quality

D. household chemicals should be kept in the drains forever

3.Which of the following about the girl from Maryland is NOT true?　

A. The scholarship she received was half as many as Shannon Babb.

B. Her discovery is of great help to Chinese medicine.

C. Her research will contribute to the cure of heart disease.

D. She and the second-place winner Yi Sun have something in common.

4.What is the text mainly about?　　

A. Three winners' contributions to science and math.

B. Three Chinese students won the Science Talent Search.

C. Great rewards were given to winners in the competition.

D. Winners of the Intel Science Talent Search in the US.

5.Where are you most likely to find this text?　　

A. In a newspaper.　　 B. In a handbook.　　 C. In a textbook.　　 D. In a medical magazine.

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He left school early, and as an adolescent, determined ______  in South American, set off from his home.

A．having a fortune                        B．making his fortune

C．to spend a fortune                      D．to make his fortune

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In our school, some students are active______ some are shy, yet they can be good friends with one another.

A．so               B．although          C．while             D．as

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