Two years ago, photographer Gen started his l...

Two years ago, photographer Gen started his latest project visiting local communities in Latin America. The photo that gave birth to his “You are so beautiful” project was entirely unplanned.

In January 2015, Gen was in San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico. He had been trying to get his female subject to feel more comfortable before his camera, and when a request for her to smile didn’t quite work, he found himself telling her she was beautiful. The result of his shot was so sincere and heartwarming that he decided he had found the concept of his new project. Gen is still on his journey to capture the power of this compliment (赞美). The photos he’s already published on his website, however, show the unbelievable effect these simple words can have.

When asked to have her photo taken, Mathilda from Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, said, “I don’t have any teeth. Please don’t make me laugh.” After being told she was beautiful, she didn’t seem to mind anymore. “She and I laughed a lot. It was a nice moment.” Gen said.

Margarita was selling fruit on a street in Otavalo, Ecuador, when Gen approached her. She agreed to pose for a picture after the photographer bought some of her fruit, but still didn’t smile when he asked her to. Her smile was genuine, though, when she heard the compliment.

Gen met Juliana in a village in northern Colombia where desert meets the Caribbean Sea. The region is extremely dry, with some months seeing almost no rain, and Juliana wore a mask to protect her face from the sun. She was selling handicrafts when Gen approached her, and smiled happily when she received the compliment.

Mimba and baby Maya are from Brazil’s Marubo tribe. Mimba was shy, and it was only on the second visit to her home that the photographer finally got her permission to take her photo. She seemed to relax, though, when he paid her a compliment.

1.Where was the inspiration for Gen’s latest project from?

A.His unplanned travel. B.Praise for his photos.

C.A shooting experience. D.His love for photography.

2.Who did Gen meet twice?

A.Margarita. B.Mimba.

C.Mathilda. D.Juliana.

3.What do the examples convey?

A.Gen thought highly of his subjects.

B.Sincere praise makes successful shots.

C.Complimenting applies to nearly all women.

D.Women are nervous when having photos taken.

4.What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A.To introduce the effect of photography.

B.To provide some advice on complimenting.

C.To share his experiences of complimenting.

D.To show the amazing power of complimenting.

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Years ago when Sam was nine, a television advertisement caught his attention. Procter & Gamble started an advertisement campaign with “the Cheer Man”, a character who visited_________around the country. If he rang your doorbell and you had a box of Cheer or something like “Cheer” written on a piece of paper, you’d_________ten dollars.

Sam was_________that the Cheer Man would come to his home. Many parents considered his idea_________, but his mother helped him prepare for that_________.

Young Sam made a sign with the Cheer logo(标志) and_________it in his bedroom. When he was_________, he told his classmates his dream. They_________him, but his mother kept_________him to dream.

Time went by and the ad was not on____________.Sam stored the sign in his closet(壁橱)-but he____________believed the Cheer Man was coming.

The next summer when Sam was ten, he____________a neighborhood birthday party. While they were playing outside, they____________what sounded like someone shouting. As the noise got____________, they saw a car with a loudspeaker-and a man was yelling, “Cheer! Cheer! Cheer is here!”

Sam watched____________. The car was several blocks away, but he knew it was going to his house. Sam ran home, grabbed(抓住)his sign and____________outside holding it over his head. And just as he’d____________, the Cheer Man stopped in front of his house and said, “You get the ten dollars.”Sam’s joy was beyond____________.

Young Sam learned a valuable____________about believing in a dream He discovered that anything is possible. That knowledge paved the way for Sam Haskell’s____________as a television executive and producer in Hollywood.

1.A.classrooms B.companies C.surroundings D.neighborhoods

2.A.raise B.spend C.receive D.save

3.A.convinced B.pleased C.doubted D.accused

4.A.informal B.impossible C.unexpected D.unusual

5.A.visit B.advertisement C.wait D.party

6.A.hung B.threw C.hid D.spread

7.A.curious B.stressful C.ready D.puzzled

8.A.believed in B.relied on C.laughed at D.responded to

9.A.inviting B.encouraging C.forcing D.requiring

10.A.newspaper B.television C.radio D.book

11.A.only B.yet C.already D.still

12.A.changed B.ruined C.celebrated D.attended

13.A.ignored B.kept C.heard D.suggested

14.A.closer B.faster C.nicer D.better

15.A.peacefully B.excitedly C.sadly D.slowly

16.A.whispered B.begged C.climbed D.rushed

17.A.dreamed B.planned C.organized D.written

18.A.combination B.pace C.description D.manner

19.A.speech B.lesson C.experience D.conclusion

20.A.birth B.business C.gift D.future

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Andrew started his job four years ago at a job search company Glassdoor.com, when he worked in a computer programming language called Stata. Then other programming languages appear, and he has had to continually learn new skills. He says the ever-changing universe of work requires employees to be critical thinkers and fast to adapt to the new environment.

People need to learn new technologies and apply their skills quickly and regularly. When companies hire new workers, they are not always looking for knowledge of a certain software, but soft skills like problem solving, effective communication and leadership. They also may want candidates who show a willingness to keep learning new skills.

Students may believe that studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics, known as the STEM fields, will easily lead to a good first job. But employers are telling colleges: you are producing engineers, but they do not have the skills we need. That means finding new ways to solve a problem is more important than using established steps to do so.

To get students ready, some colleges and even high schools, are working on building critical thinking skills. One example of this is at the private Westminster Schools in Atlanta, Georgia. For three weeks in January, students either get jobs or go on trips. The experience gives them a better sense of what they might do in the future.

Career offices at universities also place a lot of importance on interview skills, teaching young people more than writing an effective resume and dressing well. They have to learn how to perform best on video and phone interviews, and how to deal with new ways of being chosen for a job.

1.What does the job at Glassdoor.com require Andrew to do?

A. To apply what he learned in college to his work.

B. To keep learning new knowledge to keep up.

C. To have a good command of several languages.

D. To keep changing jobs for different skills.

2.What quality do companies require of new workers?

A. Skills at solving problems and effective communication.

B. Willingness to stop work and go for further education.

C. Tricks at managing a whole department or research team.

D. Readiness to stay behind after work and work overtime.

3.What message do employers convey to colleges?

A. Interview skills and effective resume are necessary for students.

B. Good basic knowledge in related field is essential for students.

C. Many new ways of looking for graduate employees are popular.

D. College students should have the skills for solving problems.

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

A. New Skills Are Required of Employers

B. Traditional Education Limits Job Chances

C. Tomorrow’s Jobs Require Soft Skills

D. What You Learn Today Decides Your Future

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— Tom seems not so enthusiastic as he was two years ago.

— Yes. He’s really reached a point in his career ______ he has to decide what to do next.

A. that                B. when                 C. where            D. which

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

— Tom seems not so enthusiastic as he was two years ago.

— Yes. He’s really reached a point in his career ______ he has to decide what to do next.

A. that                B. when                 C. where            D. which

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

―Tom doesn't seem so enthusiastic as he was two years ago.

―Yes. He's really reached a point in his career _______ he has to decide what to do next.

A.that B.when C.where D.which

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The old father ______ the project ten years ago but didn’t live long enough to complete it so

his sons and daughters ______ and are continuing doing it now.

A. came up; picked it up     B. put up; kept it up

C. took up; took it up        D. set up; brought it up

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Zhong Lin Wang started playing table tennis only four years ago. But last year, he and other researchers came up with a clever way to up their game: Build a smart table.

Now they’ve just introduced a new sample table to the public. It can measure where a ball lands, how fast the ball’s going and where it’s headed. The table can do that because its innovative wood surface forms the top layer of a novel self-powered sensor. The data it acquires could guide players to perform better, says Wang.

Wang is a materials scientist at the Georgia Institute of Technology, in Atlanta. He describes the invention as a machine that can learn to “analyze the behavior” of how someone plays. Importantly, the new smart table won’t need a battery to detect the ball. When a ball hits the wood, it sets off a chain of events that can both generate a small electric current and record measurements of the ball’s behavior.

Wang is an expert at inventing devices that provide their own power. In 2012, he invented a triboelectric(摩擦生电的) nano generator. He calls it TENG, for short. Even if you’ve never heard of “triboelectricity,” you know the phenomenon. Most of us call it static electricity(静电). The first TENG that Wang put together in 2012 looked like a sandwich. It had layers of charged materials separated by a small gap. When the sandwich bent or changed shape, its layered materials rubbed against each other. This caused electrons to start building up on one side.

What makes the new game table truly unique is its use of wood as one of the TENG’s layers. As it turns out, Wang explains, “wood is an excellent triboelectric material.” Building a full-size game table would require a large grid(网格) of wood TENGs. Wang says that’s on his drawing board as a project for the future.

1.Why is the new game table really unusual?

A.It can measure the size of the ball. B.It uses wood as a TENG’s layer.

C.It has a table surface made of steel. D.It needs a charged battery to function.

2.Which of the following can probably replace the underlined “detect” in Paragraph 3?

A.Stop. B.Start.

C.Observe. D.Release.

3.What can we learn about TENG?

A.A TENG had several charged materials connected tightly.

B.A TENG was controlled by rubbing its layered materials.

C.A large grid of TENG can build a full-size game table.

D.A TENG was a nano generator making static electricity.

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A.A Unique Smart Game Table B.A Wise Table Tennis Lover

C.Ways to Win in Table Tennis D.New Rules for Table Tennis

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完形填空（共15题，每题1分，计15分）

Five years ago, when it was time for my cousin to start college, my 75-year-old grandfather, Rex, decided to do the same. He went to 1, taking classes twice a week until his death last summer.

As a student, my grandfather spent countless hours in his office2and completing assignments. Although he was twice as 3 as his professors, he loved going. He said,“You can never 4too much, no matter how old you are.”He loved everything about school. Learning new things was truly his passion.

My grandfather’s will to learn was a great5for me to do my best in school. We were always 6with each other, trying to bring home the better grade.

When he turned 80 and still had a full head of hair, my grandfather felt like he could take on the 7. He felt like he could beat the unstoppable no matter what came in his way---whether it was his continuing with cancer8a tough professor.

Some people look to Superman or Batman as their9, but my grandfather will forever be my hero, the 10 who always came to my rescue. My grandfather was made the hall of fame(名人堂) at his high school as one of the school’s most successful football players. When I did some research I 11that his nickname was Atlas. In Greek mythology(神话), Atlas held the heavens on his shoulders. For my grandfather’s football team, he was12Atlas, holding the team together. He was my Atlas too, as the foundation of our family.

In my times of need he was always there to 13me and celebrate my accomplishments. I could count on him to help me out and stand by me. The strength he14with me will continue to hold me up as I forever keep his memory15 in my heart and mind.

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Abandoned around 900 years ago soon after its decoration started, Ta Keo (塔高寺) has been revived by Chinese and Cambodian experts.

The Angkor (吴哥窟) complex spreads over an area of 400 square kilometers. It was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1992. However, due to heavy rains, stealing and lack of protection for centuries, most temples of Angkor were seriously damaged.

In order to better protect and conserve these pearls of human civilization, China joined ICC-Angkor, an international campaign launched by Cambodia and　 UNESCO in 1993. From Chausay Tevada to Ta Keo, the Chinese team has earned trust and established a good reputation.

“Its unfinished status shows the construction procedures of temples in Angkor. This gives Ta Keo irreplaceable value in the study of Angkor’s architecture,” said Jin Zhaoyu, an engineer from the CACH (中国文化遗产研究院).

Such uniqueness, however, presented greater challenges. Compared with Chausay Tevada, it covers a larger area and has more risks including unsteady stone structures, a poor drainage system and fallen key parts.

“Because the construction is unfinished, many fallen parts are not carved, leaving little information of its relations with other parts,” said Jin.

Jin showed archives of those fallen parts, each with its ID file, picture and dimensions. He said, “Every stone is unique. If one stone is in the wrong position, the gap will grow wider as you restore it and an accurate restoration will be impossible.”

To better understand the temple’s structure and precisely restore it, the team applied the most advanced technologies, including 3D laser scanning and mapping, structural research and drone recording, to build a complete digital model of Ta Keo.

Jin demonstrated the 3D model system, with which they restored the temple hundreds of times. “I can measure the dimensions of every stone and every gap in computer, and search the right stone that can fit in the gap,” Jin said.

This is much easier said than done.　 Dozens of Chinese experts from various fields worked together with Cambodian colleagues to overcome a string of obstacles. It took them eight years to restore Ta Keo.

1.What can we learn about the Angkor complex from the text?

A.It has the largest size of its kind worldwide

B.Its significance has been ignored for a long time

C.It is in poor condition due to a variety of reasons

D.It was abandoned because of its poor decoration

2.Why is Ta Keo so important in the field of architecture?

A.It covers a very large area. B.It has a history of over 900 years.

C.It tells how the temple was built. D.It was on the World Heritage List.

3.What was the biggest challenge the Chinese team faced while restoring Ta Keo?

A.Knowing little about its structure. B.Building the 3D model system.

C.Serious damage it had suffered. D.Cooperation with Cambodian colleagues.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.Hi-tech Applied to Restore Ta Keo

B.Protecting Pearls of Human Civilization

C.International Cooperation and Restoration

D.China’s Role in Restoring Cambodian Heritage

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析