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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（升级改造）,as their ―Word of the Year‖. This tells us that climate change was a widely-discussed issue（重要议题）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（影响）the world in many ways. Take Venice for example. Because of 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（鼓励）our leaders to take responsibility（责任）.
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 surely our responsibility 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 dictionaries, people in 2019 cared about ________the most.
A.environmental protection B.international business
C.recycling services D.the overuse of natural resources
2.The flooding in Venice is mentioned to_________.
A.prove that Venice is not a safe place to visit
B.explain why Venice suffered serious damage
C.show how climate change has affected the world
D.explain how the climate changed in 2019
3.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph4 mean?
A.Large companies and governments haven’t known anything about global warming.
B.Large companies and governments didn’t take action at once when facing global warming
C.It’s only large companies and governments’ responsibility to solve the problem of global warming
D.Large companies and governments have done a lot to solve the problem of global warming.
4.What does Mach mean in Paragraph 5?
A.Many scientists are working on the climate issue.
B.The climate issue will affect only future generations.
C.Future generations will suffer more than us.
D.It’s our responsibility to deal with climate change.
5.This passage is probably______.
A.a notice B.a story C.a piece of news D.a poem
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One of the famous scientists,Stephen Hawking,died last year,which made people around the world shocked. They respect（尊敬）the British scientist not only because of his achievements in physics but also great spirit.
Hawking was born in England on January 8th,1942. When he was a child,he was interested in science. In 1959,he entered Oxford University to study natural science. However,he got a very serious illness in 1963. After that,he couldn't move or speak. He had to sit in a wheelchair and he could only communicate with others by using a computer.
In the face of these difficulties,Hawking didn't give up. He went on to study at Cambridge University and did research（研究）on space and time. He wrote many great books. The most famous one is A Brief History of Time.
Hawking was invited to China to give speeches several times. His self-confidence and humorous words impressed（留下印象）us deeply.
Hawking's unusual life encourages many people. Let's not worry about our problems but face the challenges. As he once said,“Life is not fair,you just have to do the best you can in your situation.
根据短文内容,判断下列各句正（T）误（F）。
1.People respect Hawking only because of his achievements in physics.
2.Hawking entered Oxford University to study natural science in 1963.
3.A computer helped Hawking communicate with others.
4.A Brief History of Time is Hawking's most famous book.
5.Hawking's great books impressed us deeply.
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Most people around the world are right-handed. This also seems to be true in history. In 1799, scientists studied works of art made at different times from 1,500 B.C. to the 1950s. Most of the people shown in these works are right-handed, so the scientists guessed that right-handedness has always been common through history. Today, only about 10% to 15% of the world’s population(人口) is left-handed.
Why are there more right-handed people than left-handed ones? Scientists now know that a person’s two hands each have their own jobs. For most people, the hand is used to find things or hold things. The right hand is used to work with things. This is because of the different work of the two sides of the brain. The right side of the brain, which makes a person’s hands and eyes work together, controls the left hand. The left-side of the brain, which controls the right hand, is the centre for thinking and doing problems. These findings show that more artists should be left-handed, and studies have found that left-handedness is twice as common among artists as among people in other jobs.
No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed instead of left-handed. Scientists have found that almost 40% of the people become left-handed because their main brain is damaged when they are born. However, this doesn’t happen to everyone, so scientists guess there must be another reason why people become left-handed. One idea is that people usually get right-handed from their parents. If a person does not receive the gene(基因) for right-handedness, he/ she may become either right-handed or left-handed according to the chance and the people they work or live with.
Though right-handedness is more common than left-handedness, people no more think left-handed people are strange or unusual. A long time ago, left-handed children were made to use their right hands like other children, but today they don’t have to.
1.How many people in the world are left-handed now?
A.Less than one sixth. B.More than a half.
C.About 40%. D.The passage doesn’t tell us.
2.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A.No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed.
B.Left-handedness is cleverer than right-handedness.
C.Today children are not made to use their right hands only.
D.Scientists think there must be some reason why people become left-handed.
3.The best title for this passage is _______
A.Scientists’ New Inventions B.Left-handed People
C.Which Hand D.Different Brains, Different Hand
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Most people around the world are right-handed. This also seems to be true in history. In 1799, scientists studied works of art made at different times from 1,500 B.C. to the 1950s. Most of the people shown in these works are right-handed, so the scientists guessed that right-handedness has always been common through history. Today, only about 10% to 15% of the world’s population is left-handed.
Why are there more right-handed people than left-handed ones? Scientists now know that a person’s two hands each have their own jobs. For most people, the hand is used to find things or hold things. The right hand is used to work with things. This is because of the different work of the two sides of the brain. The right side of the brain, which makes a person’s hands and eyes work together, controls the left hand. The left-side of the brain, which controls the right hand, is the centre for thinking and doing problems. These findings show that more artists should be left-handed, and studies have found that left-handedness is twice as common among artists as among people in other jobs.
No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed instead of left-handed. Scientists have found that almost 40% of the people become left-handed because their main brain is damaged when they are born. However, this doesn’t happen to everyone, so scientists guess there must be another reason why people become left-handed. One idea is that people usually get right-handed from their parents. If a person does not receive the gene(基因) for right-handedness, he/ she may become either right-handed or left-handed according to the chance and the people they work or live with.
Though right-handedness is more common than left-handedness, people no longer think left-handed people are strange or unusual. A long time ago, left-handed children were made to use their right hands like other children, but today they don’t have to.
1.How many people in the world are left-handed now?
A. Less than one sixth.
B. More than a half.
C. About 40%.
D. The passage doesn’t tell us.
2. Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “damaged” in this passage?
A. knocked B. changed C. broke D. harmed
3.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed.
B. Left-handedness is cleverer than right-handedness.
C. Today children are not made to use their right hands only.
D. Scientists think there must be some reason why people become left-handed.
4.The best title for this passage is _______.
A. Scientists’ New Inventions
B. Left-handed People
C. Which Hand
D. Different Brains, Different Hands
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People use the V-sign, standing for “victory” around the world. Where did the i_______ come from? Well, it started during World WarⅡ.
On January 4, 1941, a Belgian whose first name was Victor made a radio broadcast to his countrymen. He found a new way of striking at the Nazi occupiers（占领）. That was the V-sign. The letter “V” stood not only for his first name, but also for w_______ “victory.” Certainly, the sign became p_______ quickly and was accepted by British Prime Minster, Winston Churchill. Every time he posed（摆姿势）for a c_______, he gave his famous “V” for “Victory.”
The V-sign can be made with the palm（手掌）of the hand facing in, or facing out. H_______, there is a great difference between the two gestures in the UK. With the palm facing out, the gesture means “victory,” with the palm facing in, the gesture is an insult（侮辱）. Sometimes this will c_______ some misunderstanding for a visitor to Britain. For example, in a pub, a Canadian has ordered two beers with his palm facing in, but half an hour later, the waiter still doesn’t come to serve him.
1.i________
2.w______
3.p_________
4.c___________
5.H_________
6.с_________
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Making a speech(演讲) at the UN in front of 500 people from around the world isn't an easy job. And doing it in a foreign language is much ______. When most Chinese students were still ______ their holiday, Wang Yuan, one of the TFBOYS was busy writing the speech and practicing it. He used all the free time to try to ______ it
The subject of Wang's speech was about study. It is a subject that ______ of the students of his age in China can talk about ______ even in Chinese. The speech wasn't the best, but it was ______ enough for him. After that, he went ______ the speech to see if he had made a mistake. He said he learned a lot from this activity, ______ it was meaningful for him. His post on Sina Weibo about the speech was ______ more than 10 million times.
The activity also changed the singer's ______ of English learning. “After the speech, I started to pay more attention to my spoken English,” he said. “Just burying (埋藏) myself in paper exercises is far from enough.”
1.A. louder B. harder C. nicer D. faster
2.A. enjoying B. discussing C. breaking D. talking
3.A. forget B. hope C. remember D. learn
4.A. none B. few C. any D. many
5.A. loudly B. quickly C. wonderfully D. carefully
6.A. bad B. good C. sad D. happy
7.A. through B. up C. after D. for
8.A. but B. or C. then D. so
9.A. loved B. noticed C. bought D. shared
10.A. idea B. plan C. life D. interest
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or so , eat, die from, cut down, smaller,
We all like pandas. In fact, many people around the world love these black and white animals. Pandas have become so popular that they are now a symbol of China.
An adult panda weighs about 100 kilos and it is about 150 cm long. But a baby panda is much 1. than the panda. It is only weighs about 0.1to 0.2 kilos and it is only about 15 cm long!
Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the forests. And another 300 2. ______live in zoos or research centers in China and other countries.
Pandas do not have many babies, maybe only one every two years. The babies often 3. _______ illnesses and do not live very long. Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day4._______ about 10 kilos of bamboo. Many years ago, there were a lot more bamboo forests and pandas in China, but then humans started to 5._____these forests. As the forests get smaller and other human activities cause more problems, pandas can’t find enough to eat and they are having fewer babies.
Now, Chinese government is trying to help save the pandas. We all hope that there will be a lot more pandas in the future
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Which Chinese words do foreigners recognize the most?
From US President Donald Trump's granddaughter Arabella to Jim Rogers' daughter Happy Rogers, quite a number of foreigners have either started to learn Chinese or prefer their descendants learn the language in recent years.
The China International Publishing Group (CIPG) on Saturday gave a report on the most recognized Chinese words overseas（海外）. According to the report, Shaolin, from the Shaolin Temple – the most well-known Temple– tops the list of the 100 most recognized Chinese words.
Among the top 100, culture-related words, such as Chunjie (Spring Festival) and Chongyang(Double Ninth Festival), account for a large portion of the list.
Yuan, China's currency(货币), is third on the list, while gugong, the Chinese for the Palace Museum or the Forbidden City finished in fourth place.The Palace Museum has become a must-see attraction for world leaders during their trips to China. US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania, French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte, as well as British Prime Minister Theresa May and her husband Philip, were all guests there during their visits to China.
The Chinese word mahjong also on the top 10 list. The game, which is widely played across China,has found fans worldwide.
Chinese words about the martial arts, such as Qigong, tai chi and Wushu are also included on the list.
Dumplings, hot pot (Huoguo), pancake (Jianbing) and steamed bun (Mantou) are among the eight food words that foreigners recognize the most. Nowadays, people can eat Chinese pancakes not only in China, but also in the US and Europe.
1. tops the list of the 100 most
recognized Chinese words.
A. Yin Yang B. Yuan
C. Shaolin D. Nihao
2. and are culture-related words.
A. Yuan, Nihao
B. Chunjie, Chong yang
C. Renminbi, Qi
D. Yin Yang, Yuan
3. has become a must-see attraction for world leaders during their trips to China.
A. Shaolin Temple B. The Palace Museum
C. CIPG D. the global stage
4.Mahjong is the Chinese word about .
A. culture B. food C. game D. art
5.The passage mainly tells us .
A. only a few foreigners have started to learn Chinese language in recent years
B. people can eat Chinese pancakes only in China
C. a report on the most recognized Chinese words overseas（海外）
D. dumplings, hot pot (Huoguo ) pancake(Jianbing) and steamed bun (Mantou) are the most favorite food
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Which city is ______from Wuxi, Beijing or Shanghai?
A. the farthest B. the most far
C. farther D. far
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Which city is ______from Wuxi, Beijing or Shanghai?
A. the farthest B. the most far
C. farther D. far
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