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Most mornings, the line begins to form at dawn: scores of silent women with babies on their backs, buckets balanced on their heads, and in each hand a bright-blue plastic jug. On good days, they will wait less than an hour before a water tanker goes across the dirt path that serves as a road in Kesum Purbahari, a slum on the southern edge of New Delhi. On bad days, when there is no electricity for the pumps, the tankers don’t come at all. “That water kills people,” a young mother named Shoba said one recent Saturday morning, pointing to a row of pails filled with thick, caramel (焦糖)-colored liquid. “Whoever drinks it will die.” The water was from a pipe shared by thousands of people in the poor neibourhood. Women often use it to wash clothes and bathe their children, but no­body is desperate enough to drink it.

　There is no standard for how much water a person needs each day, but ex­perts usually put the minimum at fifty li­tres. The government of India promises (but rarely provides) forty. Most people drink two or three litres—less than it takes to wash a toilet. The rest is typically used for cooking and bathing. Americans consume between four hundred and six hundred litres of water each day, more than any other people on earth. Most Europeans use less than half that. The women of Kesum Purbahari each hoped to drag away a hundred litres that day—two or three buckets’ worth. Shoba has a husband and five children, and that much water doesn’t go far in a family of seven, particularly when the temperature reaches a hundred and ten degrees before noon. She often makes up the difference with bottled water, which costs more than water delivered any other way. Sometimes she just buys milk; it’s cheaper. Like the poorest people every­where, the people of New Delhi’s slums spend a far greater percentage of their incomes on water than anyone lucky enough to live in a house connected to a system of pipes.

1.The underlined word “slum” most likely means ______.

A. a village

B. a small town

C. the part of a town that lacks water badly

D. an area of a town with badly-built, over-crowded buildings

2.Sometimes the water tanker doesn’t come because ______.

A. there is no electricity             B. the weather is bad

C. there is no water            D. people don’t want the dirty water

3.A person needs at least ________ litres of water a day.

A. forty           B. four hundred         C. a hundred      D. fifty

4.The passage mainly tells us ______.

A. how India government manages to solve the problem of water gets their water

B. how women in Kesum Purbahari

C. how much water a day a person deeds

D. that India lacks water badly

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Most mornings, the line begins to form at dawn: scores of silent women with babies on their backs, buckets balanced on their heads, and in each hand a bright­blue plastic jug. On good days, they will wait less than an hour before a water tanker goes across the dirt path that serves as a road in Kesum Purbahari, a slum on the southern edge of New Delhi. On bad days, when there is no electricity for the pumps, the tankers don't come at all. “That water kills people，” a young mother named Shoba said one recent Saturday morning, pointing to a row of pails filled with thick, caramel (焦糖)­colored liquid. “Whoever drinks it will die.” The water was from a pipe shared by thousands of people in the poor neibourhood. Women often use it to wash clothes and bathe their children, but nobody is desperate enough to drink it.

There is no standard for how much water a person needs each day, but experts usually put the minimum at fifty litres. The government of India promises (but rarely provides) forty. Most people drink two or three litres—less than it takes to wash a toilet. The rest is typically used for cooking and bathing. Americans consume between four hundred and six hundred litres of water each day, more than any other people on earth. Most Europeans use less than half that. The women of Kesum Purbahari each hoped to drag away a hundred litres that day—two or three buckets' worth. Shoba has a husband and five children, and that much water doesn't go far in a family of seven, particularly when the temperature reaches a hundred and ten degrees before noon. She often makes up the difference with bottled water, which costs more than water delivered any other way. Sometimes she just buys milk; it's cheaper. Like the poorest people everywhere, the people of New Delhi's slums spend a far greater percentage of their incomes on water than anyone lucky enough to live in a house connected to a system of pipes.

1.The underlined word “slum” most likely means________.

A．a village

B．a small town

C．an area of a town with badly­built, over­crowded buildings

D. the part of a town that lacks water badly

2.Sometimes the water tanker doesn't come because________.

A．the weather is bad

B. there is no electricity

C．there is no water

D．people don't want the dirty water

3.A person needs at least________litres of water a day.

A．a hundred　             B．four hundred

C．forty　                 D．fifty

4.Which of the following statements is WRONG?

A．A hundred litres of water a day is enough for Shoba's family.

B．Americans uses the largest amount of water each day.

C．In Kesum Purbahari milk is cheaper than bottled water.

D．Shoba has a family of seven people.

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Covid-19, the most deadly virus in recent years, began to attack people at the beginning of this year, from ________ effect people are still suffering.

A.that B.those C.whose D.what

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So______ that most parents are too worried to let their kids travel alone at the beginning of the new term.

A. is the distance great                          B. great the distance is

C. the distance is great                            D. great is the distance

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Every weekday, shortly after 11 a.m., a line forms at the Broadway and 38th Street location of Sweetgreen, the eco-conscious salad chain. By noon, the line has usually tripled （三倍）in size.

The scene is similar at the Chop't, or the Dig Inn, or the Just Salad one block south. Greens, once so unattractive that parents all over the country had to beg their children to eat them, have never been hotter.

At Sweetgreen , the appeal is partly ethical . The ingredients are sustainably farmed, sourced from trusted partner and served with transparency. There are vegetarian, gluten-free and “warm bowl” options. There are raw beets and organic carrots. It's enough to make the most wasteful among us feel satisfied . It is any wonder that Sweetgreen is the fastest growing salad chain in the United States?

The moral overtones extend even to the trash. As customers pay and head back toward their various workplaces , they pass an often Overflowing garbage bin with a proud sign above it that says that all of the company’s utensils, napkins, bowls and cups are plant-based, "which means　　 they go in the compost bin（堆肥箱），along with any leftover food." "Nothing from inside Sweetgreen goes to the landfill（垃圾填埋）,” the sign declares further, virtuously.

But that's far from the truth, although it,s not the chain's fault.

Zara Watson, a lawyer who eats at Sweetgreen three times a week, throws the waste from her healthful lunch directly in the trash because she does not have to compost at her office. So does Sam Hockley, the managing director at the software company Meltwater, who is willing to eat a Sweetgreen bowl for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Salad is appealing not only because the food is healthy for us but because it's healthy for the world. But even as Sweetgreen and its marvelous effort, the compostable（可降解的） containers the chain puts such care into providing are, more often than not, going to a landfill.

Eric Goldstein, the New York City environment director, said that it typically takes a city about a decade to transition to successful composting. Now New York faces several challenges, one " which is educating people on how to compost in the first place. u!f you were to stop a person in the street, 1 don't know how many people could even tell you what composting really is," he said. "We need a large-scale program to let New Yorkers know why this is important and how to participate in the program .”

And of course, composting itself is not the gold standard of eco-conscious lunch disposal, “it's still best to use reusable things, even before composting and recycling,” Mr. Goldstein said. "But composting is an extremely valuable thing to do."

1.The reasons why Sweetgreen is so popular include all the followings EXCEPT _________.

A.the ingredients it uses are safe and reliable

B.The products it offers are attractive to children

C.The products it offers meet the needs of different customers

D.there is a growing trend toward eating green

2.Which of the following statements is true according to the sign above the garbage bin at Sweetgreen?

A.The shop encourages customers not to waste food.

B.The containers that Sweetgreen uses are reusable.

C.The leftover food from the shop will be sent to landfill.

D.The tableware that Sweetgreen uses is environment-friendly.

3.why does Zara throw the waste in the trash after eating Sweetgreen's salads?

A.Because composting is unnecessary where she works.

B.Because she thinks it is wrong to compost waste.

C.Because the material Sweetgreen uses isn't compostable.

D.Because she is unwilling to walk to the compost bin.

4.What can we learn from Eric Goldstein's words?

A.The biggest challenge in composting is the objection from customers.

B.Most Americans have realized the necessity of garbage classification.

C.The transition to successful composting in New York is a tough task.

D.The best way to deal with leftover food is to turn it into compost.

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At dawn on Friday, May 19, 1780, farmers in New England stopped to wonder at the pink color of the sun. By noon the sky had darkened to midnight blackness, causing Americans, still in the painful struggle of a prolonged war of independence, to light candles and tremble at thoughts of the Last Judgment. As the birds quieted and no storm accompanied the darkness, men and women crowded into churches, where one minister commented that “The people were very attentive.” John Greenleaf Whittier later wrote that “Men prayed, and women wept; all ears grew sharp . . .”

A recent study of researchers, led by Richard Guyette from the University of Missouri’s Tree Ring Laboratory, has shown that vast forest fires in the Algonquin Highlands of southern Ontario and elsewhere in Canada brought this event upon New England. The scientists have discovered “fire scars” on the rings for that year, left when the heat of a wildfire has killed a part of a tree’s cambium (形成层). Evidence collected also points to a drought that year. An easterly wind and low barometric pressure (低气压) helped force smoke into the upper atmosphere. “The record fits pretty close,” says Guyette. “We had the right fuel, the drought. The conditions were all there.”

Lacking the ability to communicate quickly over long distances, Americans in 1780 remained in the dark about the event, which had disappeared by the next day. Over the next several months, the papers carried heated debates about what brought the darkness. Some were the voices of angry prediction, such as one Massachusetts farmer who wrote, “Oh! Backsliding New-England, attend now to the things which belong to your peace before they are forever hid from your eyes.” Others gave different answers. One stated that a “flaming star” had passed between the earth and the sun. Ash, argued another commentator. The debate, carried on throughout New England, where there were no scientific journals or academies yet, reflected an unfolding culture of scientific enquiry already sweeping the Western world, a revolution nearly as influential as the war for independence from the English.

New Englanders would not soon forget that dark day; it lived on in folklore, poems, and sermons for generations.

1.New Englanders crowded into churches because they were frightened by ________.

A. the pink color of the sun

B. the darkened sky at daytime

C. the Last Judgment on Friday

D. the American War of Independence

2.What can we infer about the event in New England on May 19, 1780?

A. Prayers remained silent and attentive.

B. Night birds no longer came out to sing.

C. People’s ears became sharper than usual.

D. Midday meals were served by candlelight.

3.According to the researchers, the origin of the event was ________.

A. an east wind

B. a severe drought

C. some burning fuel

D. low barometric pressure

4.What can we know about the debates after the dark day?

A. They focused on causes of the event.

B. They swept throughout the Western world.

C. They were organized by scientific institutions.

D. They improved Americans’ ability to communicate.

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

A. New England’s dark day.

B. Voices of angry prediction.

C. There is no smoke without fire.

D. Tree rings and scientific discovery.

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阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。

A dawning sun shaped the massive form of the train. Loaded with fuel, water, and sand for power, the lead train weighed in at 410,000 pounds. Conductor Robert, 49, ran his eye along the 96 cars behind him.

It was 7 a.m. Robert had already checked the list of dangerous materials aboard the train. ''We've got some gas with us,'' he'd reported to his engineer, Lindley, in the cab (驾驶室). The presence of gas would mean taking extra care when braking the 6,200-ton train. With explosive gas on board, an accident would be more dangerous. After a final external inspection, Robert jumped aboard. Slowly the train pulled out of the station.

Robert and Lindley had 50 years of railroading experience between them. They approached Lafayette at about 1:45 p. m. and slowed the train to the speed limit. Lindley turned on his flashing lights and warning bell. The two had been through the city hundreds of times, but they grew extra cautious rounding the first curve (弯道). Ahead, over just three miles of track, lay no fewer than 24 street crossings. As the train came out of the curve, Lindley noticed a small dot on the right rail about 150 yards ahead. He thought it might be a dog. Now, as the train approached within 100 yards of the object on the rail, Robert looked attentively. Then shock coursed through him.

''My God!'' he yelled as a tiny face turned toward him. ''It's a baby!''

Lindley had an instant decision to make, applying full emergency brakes with half the train still wrapped around a curve. He had to risk an emergency stop. Robert opened the left door of the engine cab quickly and stepped out onto a narrow walkway. He hurried to the front of the engine and crossed to the right side. He then stepped down to the lower portion of the walkway just to the back of the train's ''cow catcher''.

Paragraph 1:

Stretching as far as he could, Robert put his right leg out in front of him._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Paragraph 2:

Telling himself he still had a job to do, Robert went back to check on the cars. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Few people would ever think of beginning a career at the age of 76, but one American most famous artist did just that. Anna Mary Robertson, better known as “Grandma Moses”, turned to painting because she could no longer take an active part in the funning of her farm. As she searched for something to do, she discovered painting--- an activity she had loved as a child.

Grandma Moses painted in primitive style, and her works are simple and basic — almost childlike in their composition. She first painted only for her own pleasure, and then began to sell her works for small sums of money.

In 1939, an art collector named Louis Caldor chanced to see several of Granma Moses’ works hanging in a store. He liked them, bought them at once, and set out to look for more. Caldor held a show to introduce the works of Grandma Moses to the art world.

Grandma Moses passed away on December 13,1961, at the age of 101, who had enjoyed a second career that lasted a quarter of a century.

1.Before becoming an artist, Grandma Moses _______ .

2. Grandma Moses’ art career lasted ______ .

3.Even if no one had bought her paintings, Grandma Moses probably would have ________.

4. The story is mainly about­­­_______ .

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语法填空。

Few people would even think of beginning a new job at the age of 76, 1. one of America's most famous artists did just that.Anna Mary Robertson, better known as “Grandma Moses”， turned to painting 2. she was too old to work on her farm.

Grandma Moses was crazy about painting soon after she picked it up and worked hard at it.She painted 3. (care) and her works were nice.She first painted only to please 4.， and then began to sell her works 5. a little money.In 1993, a collector, Louis Caldor happened to see several of Grandma Moses' works 6. (hang) in a shop.He liked them, 7. (buy) them at once, and set out to look for 8.．Caldor held 9.show to introduce the works of Grandma Moses to other artists.Grandma Moses, 10. was world­famous, died on December 13, 1961, at the age of 101.

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At 6 am my guide takes me to the campsite's restaurant to begin our morning safari where we are surrounded by a group of monkeys who are distracted from biscuit-stealing to create a _______ of loud sounds. Our guide tells us they've _______ something dangerous hiding around the campsite. It is a huge leopard （豹），who moves quietly past, paying absolutely no _______ to us.

For the two nights we _______ to see various species of animals, starting with two groups of lions stopping for a family picnic, where a huge giraffe is the unfortunate creature on the _______ .

By day two, two male lions have driven the _______ away and now sit guarding the feast, _______ us threateningly as we drive _______ close by.

On the _______ afternoon we're sent back to the campsite as a couple of wild African dogs have caught an impala （黑羚羊）right in the campsite's ____________ At night, I am rudely awakened by the ____________ sound of an animal crunching （嘎吱嘎吱的嚼）on what could only be ____________ outside my tent. Not wanting to ____________ the dog and what's probably left of the impala, I lie in a (n) ____________　 state in bed. An elephant makes a low sound from across the campsite. It's probably had its good night’s sleep ____________, too. Eventually morning ____________, and I peek （窥视）outside the tent to see what's going on,　 ____________ seeing impala bones ____________ outside my door.

But there's only a huge pile of elephant waste, a few animal ____________ and the wild dogs, running, ____________ , away from me.

1.A.confusion B.mixture C.wonder D.roar

2.A.spied B.faced C.defeated D.frightened

3.A.charge B.fee C.respect D.mind

4.A.would like B.demand C.manage D.advocate

5.A.sheet B.menu C.spot D.site

6.A.groups B.giraffe C.guide D.humans

7.A.glaring at B.appealing to C.looking down upon D.fighting against

8.A.unconsciously B.hopelessly C.loudly D.worryingly

9.A.late B.right C.final D.first

10.A.edge B.center C.trap D.tent

11.A.curious B.imaginative C.unmistakable D.quiet

12.A.feathers B.meat C.teeth D.bones

13.A.drive off B.come between C.flee away from D.take possession of

14.A.rigid B.anxious C.peaceful D.messy

15.A.stored B.completed C.required D.ruined

16.A.passes B.breaks C.continues D.lasts

17.A.fearing B.missing C.looking forward to D.risking

18.A.blocked B.stuck C.cut D.piled

19.A.hunters B.voices C.tracks D.caves

20.A.bravely B.cautiously C.mercifully D.eagerly

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