A company called Compass Pools has some good ...

A company called Compass Pools has some good news for height and swimming enthusiasts.Recently, the company announced their novel design-a first of its kind 360-degree pool which is set to be placed on a skyscraper in London.The Infinity London will be the first and only building in the world to include this cutting-edge pool design. The pool will be laid on top of a 55-story skyscraper and will allow people to float over 200 meters above the London skyline with unobstructed（无障碍）views of the city.

The entrance to the pool is hidden.People began to raise questions about how anyone would get inside the pool. Compass Pools explains: "Swimmers will access the pool through a rotating spiral（螺旋）staircase based on the door of a submarine, rising from the pool floor when someone wants to get in or out."

But that is not the only unique technology of the pool.The designers found a way to make sure the wind doesn't blow the water down to the streets.They included a built-in anemometer（风力计）to monitor the wind speed. It is linked to a computer-controlled building management system which will also take care of the temperature of the water.

Alex Kemsley promises that this unique pool will surpass expectations."Swimming in the SkyPool at The Shard，it's quite a strange feeling to have helicopters flying past at your level but this pool takes it a step further," he says."Putting your goggles（防水镜）on and with a 360-degree view of London from 220m up, it really will be something else-but it's definitely not one for the acrophobic（恐高）!"

While the exact date of the construction is not clear yet, if things go well, it may begin in 2020.The location has yet to be confirmed too.

1.What can we learn from the first paragraph? ______

A.The Infinity London is the only building to swim in.　

B.Swimmers can enjoy the views of London in the poo1.

C.The pool is located on the first floor of a skyscraper.　

D.Compass Pools has built many 360-degree pools in the world.　

2.What does the underlined word "that" in Paragraph 3 refer to? ______

A.The pool floor.　  B.A built-in anemometer.　

C.The door of a submarine.　  D.The entrance to the poo1.　

3.Who might not be suitable to swim in the SkyPool? ______

A.People who enjoy flying.　  B.People who lose weight.　

C.People who fear heights.　  D.People who have poor sight.　

4.What can we know about the SkyPool at The Shard? ______

A.It is not certain when people can swim in it.　

B.Its exact location of the construction is clear.　

C.Swimmers can expect its designs easily.　

D.It's impossible to monitor the temperature of the water.　

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Some weird, wild and wonderful stories coloured the news in 2010:

★A Copenhagen bus company has put "love seats" on 103 of its vehicles for people looking for a partner. "Even love at first sight is possible on the bus," said a spokesman for the British owned Arriva company to explain the two seats on each bus that are covered in red cloth and a "love seat" sign.

★Shoppers at an international luxury fair in Verona, Italy, found a cell-phone-equipped golden coffin among the items on display. The phones will help "the dead" contact relatives if they have been buried alive by mistake.

★A man in New York came up with a disarming way to set off his latest bank heist , approaching the clerk’s window with a large bunch of flowers and handing over a hold-up note saying “give me the money!”

★ An Englishman who lost all his legs and arms in an electrical accident successfully swam across the Channel, a challenge he had been preparing for two years. The whole cost is 400 dollars.

★A set of artificial teeth made for Britain's war-time prime minister Winston Churchill known as "the teeth that saved the world" sold for nearly 18,000 pounds (21,500 euros, 24,000 dollars) at auction.

★A British woman caused an Internet hate campaign after she was caught on camera dumping a cat in a rubbish bin. She was fined 250 pounds (400 dollars, 280 euros) after pleading guilty.

★The BBC apologized completely and without any doubts after a radio presenter jokingly announced that Queen Elizabeth II had died.

★Two Australian men needed surgery after shooting each other in the bottoms during a drinking session to see if it would hurt were charged 400 dollars separately.

★ A Kuwaiti MP(议员) proposed state-aid for male citizens to take second wives, in a bid to reduce the large number of unmarried women in the oil-rich state.

1.What is special about the coffin in the second news?

A. It is golden                      B. It has a cell phone.

C. It is a luxury                    D. It has many items

2.What is the probable meaning of the underlined word heist in the third news?

A. robbery      B. proposal   C. begging     D. raising money

3.Who has to spend 400 dollars to do the surgery?

A. A British woman who dumped a cat in a rubbish bin.

B. One who bought Winston Churchill’s artificial teeth.

C. An Australian man who shot in bottom to test the hurt.

D. An Englishman crossing the Channel without legs and arms.

4.From the last news we can infer that _________.

A. In Kuwait many men are eager to get married

B. A lot of rich single men lived in Kuwait

C. There are quantities of oil in Kuwait

D. There are many single women in Kuwait

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A new monetary policy will take effect next month.

Really good news, especially for those companies that _______ with money.

A. have struggled　　 B. struggled　　 C. have been struggling　　 D. had struggled

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Mr Smith always has  ________ to tell us.

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The company promised to pay some money for the customers __ ___ their shoddy（伪劣的）goods and ______ an apology in public．

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New research brings some good news for lovers of spicy(辛辣的) foods, after finding that eating hot red chili peppers might help to extend lifespan（寿命）.

Consuming hot red chili peppers might reduce death risk, say Chopan and Littenberg from the research team. In hot peppers, such as Mexico peppers, the strong flavor comes from a compound(复合物), which does not exist in sweet peppers or onions. Studies have suggested that this compound can offer a welth of health benefits.

A study of more than 16,000 people in the United States revealed that individuals who consumed red chili peppers had a lower risk of death from all causes over an average of 18 years than those who did not eat the spicy food. Compared with participants who did not consume hot red chili peppers, those who did were found to be at 13 percent reduced risk of all-cause death.

For example, a recent study reported by Medical News Today, found that the compound might have the potential to stop breast cancer, while an earlier study linked the compound to a reduced risk of digest system cancers. Still, the available data suggested that hot red chili pepper consumption was most strongly associated with a reduced risk of death from heart disease.

While the researchers are unable to identify the concrete compound by which red chili peppers might extend lifepan, the team says that it is likely due to the compound that is effectively against obesity(肥胖症).

Overall, the team says that these latest findings support those of the 2015 study, linking spicy food intake to reduced risk of death by showing “a significant decrease in death associated with hot red chili pepper consumption.” However, Chopan and Littenberg note that the earlier study was only conducted in Chinese adults, so the now research makes these findings more credible.

1.What can be inferred from the passage?

A. The study only goes for American people.

B. Red chili pepper can all-cause disease.

C. The compound protects people against obesity.

D. Onion consuming can reduce death risk.

2.What is the finding of the new research mainly about?

A. Hot red chili pepper lovers develop no cancers.

B. Hot red chili peppers help control breast illness.

C. Hot red chili peppers decrease heart disease.

D. Hot red chili pepper intake may increase lifespan.

3.Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “credible”?

A. Convincing.　　 B. Practical.　　 C. Encouraging.　　 D. Attractive.

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There is some good news for the environment. The British government has banned the use of plastic particles (微粒）in cosmetics (化妆品）and other personal care products.

Plastic microbeads or tiny solid plastic particles 1. (use)mostly in cosmetics production, face washes, toothpastes and other products. When we use these things, the plastic microbeads get into our pipes that carry water, and 2. (eventual)end up in the ocean. Plastic in the ocean puts fish and plants 3. danger, and even causes them to die.

4. (official)say that the ban will prevent water pollution and in the meantime help with the 5.（protect)of ocean life. "The ban will stop billions of pieces of plastic entering our ecosystem, thus 6. (help) to conserve our precious seas and oceans, "Former Prime Minister Theresa May ever wrote on Twitter.

Therese Coffey, then the Environment Minister of the UK, said, "The world's seas and oceans are some of our most 7.(value)natural things. And 8.we do now is to deal with the plastic that causes great damage to our sea life. "He also added, "Actually, 9. amount of natural green things that we can take advantage of 10.(make)personal care products is huge, and therefore the use of plastic microbeads should be abandoned. ”

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Here's some good news for the foodies in the USA: One of China's most popular and fastest-growing restaurant chains is coming to the United States,and folks better watch out.This braised（炖，焖）chicken rice shop could upend a lot of competitors in the area.

First opened in 2011,Yang's Braised Chicken Rice is definitely the new kid on the fast food block.However,the chain already has 5,000 locations globally,proving that they're perfect when it comes to speed,service,and flavor.

They've even been compared to the most popular In-N-Out burger for their business model,swift output,and delicious food.Similar to the burger legend,Yang's specializes in just one item and does it right: Huang Men Braised Chicken Rice.The only customization you can make to this dish is the level of spiciness.Other than that,the base to every clay pot of this Shandong delicious food is the exact same.

In fact,the recipe has barely changed over the past 80-plus years.That's because Yang's Huang Men chicken recipe is originally from the 1930s.Xiao Lu Yang,the founder of the new restaurant powerhouse,has inherited the recipe from his grandmother.He's made some slight changes,but otherwise it's the same chicken dish Yang's grandmother first sold in the 1930s.

Yang first opened his namesake chain when he discovered the national popularity of Huang Men chicken served with rice,and it's still the only item sold in the chain's 5,000-plus locations.Many of those locations are in China,but some locations are in Melbourne,Singapore,and Japan as well.

On September 10th,Yang's Braised Chicken Rice will open its first USA location in Tustin,California.Yang's sole menu offering,the Huang Men chicken with rice,sells for $9.99 per clay pot.Each pot comes with a generous helping of rice and chicken thighs（鸡腿肉）that braise with vegetables in Yang's secret sauce.The sauce is actually made in China and shipped to the US,meaning the flavor should almost perfectly replicate what Yang's sells in China.

If you want to be one of the first people to taste the food in the US restaurant,make sure to reserve a spot for this September 10th grand opening.Otherwise,Yang's does plan to expand out to the rest of the country and beyond. Franchise offers have already come in from Chicago,Los Angeles,New York,and Canada.

1.Why do people compare Yang's Braised Chicken Rice to In-N-Out?

A. Because both of them are fastest-growing restaurant chains.

B. Because they resemble each other in many ways.

C. Because they are completely different.

D. Because both of them are the most popular food in their own country.

2.Which is true about Yang's Braised Chicken Rice?

A. It may greatly influence the food industry of the world.

B. It opened its first location in the USA in 2011.

C. It is exactly the same as his grandmother's.

D. It is almost the same in flavor in the USA and in China.

3.What's the meaning of the underlined word "Franchise" in the last paragraph?

A. Financial support.　　 B. New Chinese restaurant.

C. Business permission.　　 D. New Chinese dish.

4.Where can't you have a pot of Yang's Braised Chicken Rice up to now?

A. In Singapore.　　 B. In Canada.

C. In Japan.　　 D. In Melbourne.

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Good news for giant panda lovers: The cute and cuddly creature has just been brought back from the brink of extinction.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) downgraded the species from “endangered” to “vulnerable” as the union released its updated Red List on Sept 4 at Hawaii.

The downgrade came after IUCN data suggested that there were 1,864 giant pandas in the wild in China in 2014 — their population has grown by 17 percent in the decade leading up to 2014.

Chinese conservation efforts, including forest protection and reforestation, are considered to be the driving force behind the animal’s resurgence.

“It’s all about restoring the habitats,” Craig Hilton-Taylor, head of the IUCN Red List, told the BBC.

The number of panda reserves in China has also jumped to 67, from 13 in 1992. Nearly two-thirds of all wild pandas live in these reserves, according to the World Wildlife Fund.

“Just by restoring the panda’s habitat, that’s given them back their space and made food available to them,” Hilton-Taylor said.

A loss of habitats, on the contrary, was what caused the number of pandas to drop to just over 1,200 in the 1980s, Hilton-Taylor added.

Apart from giant pandas, the Tibetan Antelope has also moved from “endangered” to “near threatened”. According to a statement from IUCN, the animal’s numbers dwindled severely — dropping from around 1 million to an estimated 65,000-72,500 in the 1980s and early 1990s — due to commercial poaching. Rigorous(严格的) protection has since been enforced to protect the beasts and the population is now likely to be between 100,000 and 150,000.

Despite the improved statuses, wild animals like the giant panda and the Tibetan Antelope still face great challenges. The IUCN warned, for example, that ongoing threats from climate change could eliminate more than 35 percent of the panda’s bamboo habitat in the next 80 years, which would reverse the species recent gains.

1.What does the underlined word in pagagraph 1 mean?

A. dangerous and threatened.            B. safe and sound.

C. weak and easily hurt.                D. normal and common.

2.Which of the following can account for pandas’ living improvement?

A. Better climate.                        B. More built reserves.

C. Well restored habitats.                D. Aroused public awareness.

3.The passage is written in order to ________.

A. convince            B. inform            C. argue            D advocate

4.What does the last paragraph imply?

A. The climate will influence the threatened species.

B. We humans still have a long way to go to protect the endangered species.

C. Pandas will go extinct for lack of abundant food.

D. Habitats for giant pandas will decrease sharply.

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---I have some good news for you. You’ve been accepted as a member of our club. ---_____________ That’s great!

A. Good idea!      B. Pardon?         C. Congratulations!          D. Have I?

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