China's Bao Yongqing has been named the overall winner of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition for 2019, claiming one of the world's top photography awards.
The competition is developed and produced by the Natural History Museum in London. This year's competition, the 55th, drew more than 48,000 entries from 100 countries. The winning entry by Bao, a native of Qinghai province, is titled The Moment. It captures a remarkable standoff between a Tibetan fox and a marmot, and was taken on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. "Photographically, it is quite simply the perfect moment," said Roz Kidman Cox, the chairwoman of the judging panel. "The expressive intensity of the postures holds you transfixed, and the thread of energy between the raised paws seems to hold the protagonists in perfect balance, Cox said. "To have captured such a powerful interaction between a Tibetan fox and a marmot — two species key to the ecology of this high-grassland region — is extraordinary. Museum Director Michael Dixon said the picture captured "nature's ultimate challenge — the battle for survival". Bao, in a group interview on Wednesday, said of the photo: "It is very difficult and rare to capture this kind of moment, so I knew it was something very special. It took about two or three hours to get this photo. I was watching them for a long time. I have paid attention to this competition for a long time, and my first purpose was to show my image to the world, and secondly to protect the environment and my homeland," he said. " In my hometown, everyone looks after the animals, so when I go home with this award, it will be an encouragement to our people to be more protective of animals and the environment." In addition, the photographer said : "This competition is one of the most important among photographers in China, so I wanted to draw people's attention to animal protection. I hope it will introduce a passion for animals to more people."
The exhibition at the Natural History Museum in Kensington will open on Friday and run through the end of May next year, when it will go on a national and international tour. Entries for next year's competition will be accepted beginning on Oct. 21.
1.What does the underlined word " protagonists" in the 2nd paragraph mean?
A.Onlookers. B.Photographers.
C.Hunters. D.Main characters.
2.Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The competition originated from London.
B.It is a domestic competition in China.
C.The competition drew worldwide attention, making it the best event in photography.
D.Entries are strictly restricted, mainly focused on endangered animals.
3.What is the reason for Bao's winning the award?
A.His capturing a crucial moment between two typical species.
B.His expertise in photography.
C.His devotion to wildlife protection.
D.His publicizing the knowledge of rare animals.
4.What can we know from the passage?
A.The exhibition will go on a tour in China.
B.Bao has decided to submit his latest photo.
C.Taking photos is not painstaking.
D.Photograph is a way to raise people's awareness of animal protection.
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China's Bao Yongqing has been named the overall winner of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition for 2019, claiming one of the world's top photography awards.
The competition is developed and produced by the Natural History Museum in London. This year's competition, the 55th, drew more than 48,000 entries from 100 countries. The winning entry by Bao, a native of Qinghai province, is titled The Moment. It captures a remarkable standoff between a Tibetan fox and a marmot, and was taken on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. "Photographically, it is quite simply the perfect moment," said Roz Kidman Cox, the chairwoman of the judging panel. "The expressive intensity of the postures holds you transfixed, and the thread of energy between the raised paws seems to hold the protagonists in perfect balance, Cox said. "To have captured such a powerful interaction between a Tibetan fox and a marmot — two species key to the ecology of this high-grassland region — is extraordinary. Museum Director Michael Dixon said the picture captured "nature's ultimate challenge — the battle for survival". Bao, in a group interview on Wednesday, said of the photo: "It is very difficult and rare to capture this kind of moment, so I knew it was something very special. It took about two or three hours to get this photo. I was watching them for a long time. I have paid attention to this competition for a long time, and my first purpose was to show my image to the world, and secondly to protect the environment and my homeland," he said. " In my hometown, everyone looks after the animals, so when I go home with this award, it will be an encouragement to our people to be more protective of animals and the environment." In addition, the photographer said : "This competition is one of the most important among photographers in China, so I wanted to draw people's attention to animal protection. I hope it will introduce a passion for animals to more people."
The exhibition at the Natural History Museum in Kensington will open on Friday and run through the end of May next year, when it will go on a national and international tour. Entries for next year's competition will be accepted beginning on Oct. 21.
1.What does the underlined word " protagonists" in the 2nd paragraph mean?
A.Onlookers. B.Photographers.
C.Hunters. D.Main characters.
2.Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The competition originated from London.
B.It is a domestic competition in China.
C.The competition drew worldwide attention, making it the best event in photography.
D.Entries are strictly restricted, mainly focused on endangered animals.
3.What is the reason for Bao's winning the award?
A.His capturing a crucial moment between two typical species.
B.His expertise in photography.
C.His devotion to wildlife protection.
D.His publicizing the knowledge of rare animals.
4.What can we know from the passage?
A.The exhibition will go on a tour in China.
B.Bao has decided to submit his latest photo.
C.Taking photos is not painstaking.
D.Photograph is a way to raise people's awareness of animal protection.
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The Swedish Academy has named Polish writer Olga Tokarczuk winner of the 2019 Nobel Prize for Literature. It also announced that it was honoring Austrian Peter Handke with the 2018 Nobel Prize for Literature. The Academy cancelled the prize last year after many members fled the organization following sexual abuse accusations linked to it.
The Academy said it awarded Tokarczuk for imaginative writing that “represents the crossing of boundaries as a form of life.”
The Polish writer’s first published work came in 1989, a book of poetry called Cities in Mirrors. Her first novel, The Journey of the Book-People, was published in 1993. Last year, Tokarczuk became the first Polish writer to win Britain’s Man Booker Prize for International Literature for her novel Flights. Her novel Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, was on the short list of nominees for the 2019 prize as well. That prize went to another writer. Tokarczuk spoke Thursday with readers hours after she won the Nobel. “I can only write.” She said.
The Swedish Academy said it named Peter Handke winner of the 2018 prize for “influential work that with linguistic gift has explored the boundary and the specificity of human experience.” Handke’s first novel was published in 1966. He also writes plays and is a political organizer. The Austrian writer was an opponent(反对者) of NATO’s air attacks against Serbia in the Kosovo war of thelate1990s.He was a supporter of the Serbian government under the leadership of Slobodan Milosevic. He has denied that Bosnian Serb troops carried out a campaign killing of 8, 000 locals in Srebrenica during the Bosnian war in the 1990s. As a result, some critics are angry that he was given the Nobel Prize.
At home in Paris Thursday, Handke called the decision to give him the literature award “courageous.” He said the recognition gave him “a strange kind of freedom.”
1.Which of Tokarczuk’s works won Britain’s Man Booker Prize?
A.Cities in Mirrors. B.Flights.
C.The Journey of the Book-People D.Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead.
2.What does the underlined word “nominees” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A.A candidate to be selected to an office. B.A candidate seeking a kind of position.
C.A candidate chosen by a political party. D.A candidate being considered for an honor.
3.How does Peter Handke find the Nobel committee?
A.Fearless. B.Awesome. C.Strange. D.Embarrassed.
4.What’s the best title of the text?
A.Peter Handke from Austria Win 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature.
B.Olga Tokarczuk from Poland Win 2019 Nobel Prize in Literature.
C.Writers from Austria and Poland Win 2018, 2019 Nobel Prize in Literature.
D.Writers from Poland and Austria Win 2018, 2019 Nobel Prize in Literature.
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The Yangtze River, China's longest, has been affected by a severe drought, _____ the lowest level of rainfall this year since 1961.
A.with B.for C.beyond D.besides
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The local government has been accused of not responding _________ to the needs of the homeless in the flood-stricken area.
A.constantly B.appropriately C.gradually D.approximately
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The local government has been accused of not responding _________ to the needs of the homeless in the flood-stricken area.
A. constantly B. appropriately C. gradually D. selfishly
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Google has been collecting tons of data about smartphone usage around the world. Here are some of the most surprising and interesting facts:
Android is most popular in Japan, with 55% of respondents(调查对象) using it, compared with 39% for iOS.Android is also number one in a few other countries, including New Zealand (41%), the US(40%), and China (38%).
iOS is farthest ahead in Switzerland, with 52% usage vs 23% for Android.Other countries where iOS is far ahead include Australia (49% vs 25% Android), Canada (45% vs 23% Android and 23% Blackberry), and France (43% vs 25% Android).
In Egypt, Windows Mobile is far more popular than iOS.13% of survey respondents use the Microsoft smartphone platform, behind Symbian (19%) and Android (14%). iOS is very far down at 4%.
Mobile social networking is biggest in Mexico and Argentina, where 74% and 73% of users visit a social network daily.But mobile-social is weak in Japan where 34% of users never visit a social network on their phone, and this figure rises to41% in Brazil.
Watching video is most popular in Saudi Arabia, with 59% of respondents doing it daily.Number two is Egypt, with 41%.
Chinese users shop from their phones.59% of Chinese users do this, compared with only 41% in second-place Egypt.Chinese users also love to write reviews.41% of them write a review of a local business after looking it up on their smartphone.Number two, Japan, is far behind, with only 24% of respondents doing this.
1.Which of the following best describes the usage of the smartphone operating systems in Egypt?
A.Windows Mobile>iOS>Symbian>Android
B.Android>Windows Mobile>iOS>Symbian
C.iOS>Android>Symbian>Windows Mobile
D.Symbian>Android>Windows Mobile>iOS
2.In which of the following countries is mobile social networking least popular?
A.Brazil. B. Japan. C.Mexico. D.Argentina.
3.In which section of a newspaper can we most probably read the passage?
A. Health. B. Environment. C. Technology. D. Entertainment.
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Google has been collecting tons of data about smartphone usage around the world. Here are some of the most surprising and interesting facts:
Android is most popular in Japan, with 55% of respondents(调查对象) using it, compared with 39% for iOS.Android is also number one in a few other countries, including New Zealand (41%), the US(40%), and China (38%).
iOS is farthest ahead in Switzerland, with 52% usage vs 23% for Android.Other countries where iOS is far ahead include Australia (49% vs 25% Android), Canada (45% vs 23% Android and 23% Blackberry), and France (43% vs 25% Android).
In Egypt, Windows Mobile is far more popular than iOS.13% of survey respondents use the Microsoft smartphone platform, behind Symbian (19%) and Android (14%). iOS is very far down at 4%.
Mobile social networking is biggest in Mexico and Argentina, where 74% and 73% of users visit a social network daily.But mobilesocial is weak in Japan where 34% of users never visit a social network on their phone, and this figure rises to 41% in Brazil.
Watching video is most popular in Saudi Arabia, with 59% of respondents doing it daily.Number two is Egypt, with 41%.
Chinese users shop from their phones.59% of Chinese users do this, compared with only 41% in secondplace Egypt.Chinese users also love to write reviews.41% of them write a review of a local business after looking it up on their smartphone.Number two, Japan, is far behind, with only 24% of respondents doing this.
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1.Which of the following best describes the usage of the smartphone operating systems in Egypt?
A.Windows Mobile>iOS>Symbian>Android
B.Android>Windows Mobile>iOS>Symbian
C.iOS>Android>Symbian>Windows Mobile
D.Symbian>Android>Windows Mobile>iOS
2.In which of the following countries is mobile social networking least popular?
A.Brazil. B.Japan.
C.Mexico. D.Argentina.
3.In which section of a newspaper can we most probably read the passage?
A. Health. B. Environment.
C. Technology. D. Entertainment.
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Taylor Swift has been named Billboard’s Woman of the Year 2014, making her the first artist to receive the award twice.
The award goes to the female artist who “has shaped and inspired the music industry with her success, leadership and innovation” over the last year. Previous winners include Pink, Beyonce and Katy Perry.
Swift will receive the prize at the Billboard Women in Music Award Ceremony on 12 December in New York.
“As one of the most influential artists of her generation, Taylor Swift has seen incredible success on the Billboard charts,” said Janice Min, co-president and chief creative officer of Guggenheim Media’s Entertainment Group, which includes Billboard.
“Over the course of her career, she’s charted 60 entries on the Billboard Hot 100 - the most of any female artist since her debut in 2006. We are tremendously excited to be honouring her as the 2014 Billboard Woman of the Year for the second time.”
Taylor Swift is a seven-time Grammy winner and the best-selling digital music artist of all time. Earlier this week it was announced she would be performing on The X Factor results show this weekend.
On Thursday she appeared in the performed in the Radio 1 Live Lounge, where she sang her current hit Shake It Off and covered Vance Joy’s Riptide.
Swift has just featured on the cover of British Vogue and explained what it was like to do high profile interviews.
“I don’t really have anything to hide at this point,” she told Fearne Cotton. “It’s sort of understood that anything I do is going to be discussed and dissected and debated and I’m used to that dynamic now.” She added: “I’m very proud of the way my life is. I’m 24, I’m single, feeling very independent. A lot of fun things have happened in my life.”
1.What can be inferred from the first two paragraphs? _____.
A. Taylor Swift is the first artist to receive the award twice.
B. Taylor Swift is one of the four winners.
C. Taylor Swift has shaped and inspired the music industry with her success, leadership and innovation
D. The award goes to the female artists.
2.The Award Ceremony will be held on _____.
A. on 12 November in New York
B. on 12 December in Washington
C. on 12 November in Washington
D. on 12 December in New York
3.According to Janice Min, _____.
A. Taylor Swift is a seven-time Grammy winner and the best-selling digital music artist of all time
B. Taylor Swift appeared in the performed in the Radio 1 Live Lounge
C. Taylor Swift is worthwhile to be given the award a second time
D. Taylor Swift would be performing on The X Factor results show this weekend.
4.From the last paragraph, we can see Taylor Swift was _____.
A. sad B. unhappy
C. delighted D. indifferent
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Most of the 20th century has been a development on the Industrial Revolution taken to an extreme: people now own more products than ever before; there are enough unclear weapons to destroy the earth several times over; there is hardly any forest left and pollution has got to the point where we buy water. Within a few years I predict you will be able to buy air. (There once was a time when you didn’t need to buy food or shelter either.)
Important developments in the last century are the breading down of the class structures left over from the Industrial Revolution stage, bringing with it the empowerment of the “common man ”: the working day is set by law to only 8 hours a day, everyone has the vote, the media has less obvious government control, people have landed on the moon, sent spacecrafts to Mars and so on. Families have also shrunk drastically(强烈地); the nuclear family came about, and especially in the last half of the 20th century, one-parent families are becoming more common. This shrinking in the size of the family shows the increased independence of people—once upon a time people had to live in large groups to survive.
As humans have “become the gods”, they have realized their individuality and independence and taken their control of the world to an extreme. In many countries the land is almost completely used in the land is almost completely used in the production of food and as living space and they live in small cities which are entirely human constructed, made from materials which are also entirely human constructed(concrete, bricks) with hardly any remains of nature. Weeds are poisoned because they are messy; even parks have trees grown in tidy lines; grass is mowed to keep it short and so on. I think the massive drug “problem” troubling people is a result of too much of this influence, humans needing to escape the stark world they have created by entering fantasy worlds.
Over the last 100 years, the 20th century consciousness has spread throughout the world; most of Asia has been thoroughly “Westernized”, and most of the Third World is being overrun by western ways of doing things and living.
1.What’s the author most concerned about?
A.The influence of pollution.
B.Strong effects of development.
C.Changed positions of humans as gods.
D.The process of the Industrial Revolution.
2.What is the author’s attitude towards the changes of the 20th century?
A.Objective. B.Tolerant. C.Vague. D.Negative.
3.What does the underlined word “stark” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A.Unfair. B.Illegal. C.Dull. D.Violent.
4.What can be inferred from the passage?
A.Men’s individuality is over controlled.
B.People have damaged nature too much.
C.Men’s independence is partially limited.
D.People show concern for nuclear families.
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The kite has been considered as the1.(invent)of the famous 5th一century BC
Chinese architect Lu Ban. By at least 549 AD paper kites were being flown,as it2. (record)in that year a paper kite was used as a message for a rescue mission. From then 3.,kites were slowly introduced to Cambodia,Thailand,India,Japan,Korea and the western world from China.
After its introduction into India,the kite further evolved into the fighter kite4.(know)as the patang in India where thousands are flown every year on festivals such as Makar Sankranti. Kites were known throughout Polynesia,as far as New Zealand.5.(story)of kites were first brought to Europe by Marco Polo towards the end of the 13th century.6. they were initially regarded as mere curiosities,by7.18th and 19th centuries,kites were being used as vehicles for8.(science)research.
In 1750,Benjamin Franklin published a proposal for an experiment9.(prove)that lightning is electricity by flying a kite in a storm. Kites were also instrumental in the research of the Wright brothers when they built the first airplane10.(active)in the late 1800 s. Over the next 70 years,many new kite designs were developed,and often patented.
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