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Enter The Guardian young critics competition 2019

Review one of The guardian children’s fiction prize 2019 longlisted books as an individual or a school book group and be in with a chance of winning books, gift cards and an invitation to the award ceremony in November!

If you are aged 18 or under on 18 November 2019, attend a school in the UK or are home educated in the UK and love reading, then you should enter The Guardian’s young critics competition — and here’s how?

All you need to do is submit a review (no more than 500 words) on one of the books (click here for more information) longlisted for The Guardian children’s fiction prize 2019. Make sure your review reaches us by 30 October 2019. 10 winning individual entries and one winning school entry will be selected. When picking the winners, the judges will be looking for the most interesting, entertaining and thought-provoking (发人深省的) book reviews.

There are two ways to enter:

1.You can enter on your own by filling out the form (click here to download the form) including your review of a longlisted book.

2. You can enter as part of a school group if you and at least three other students from your school all submit reviews.

The prizes:

The 10 individual winners will each receive a complete set of eight longlisted books, plus a￡20 gift card and an invitation to attend the award ceremony at The Guardian on 19 November 2019.

The winning school will be invited to spend a day at The Guardian Education Centre: up to 30 students from the winning school will have the chance to edit and print the day’s news at The Guardian Education Centre in London. In addition, the winning school will receive 10 complete sets of the eight longlisted books, a ￡150 gift card as well as an invitation for up to 20 pupils to attend the ceremony in London on 19 November.

Good luck!

If you have any questions about the competition or how to enter, please email childrensfictionprize@theguardian.com.

1.Which requirement should one meet if he or she wants to take part in the competition?

A.Being under 18 years old. B.Being educated in the UK.

C.Being part of a school book group. D.Being a winner of the fiction prize.

2.What’s the deadline for the entries?

A.30 October 2019. B.31 October 2019.

C.18 November 2019. D.19 November 2019.

3.What prize will group winners get?

A.A ￡150 card for each student.

B.Eight copies of the longlisted books.

C.The chance to produce the newspaper.

D.An invitation for 30 students to attend the ceremony.

高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

(The Guardian)：              More UK universities should be profiting from ideas

　A repeated criticism of the UK's university sector is its noticeable weakness in translating new knowledge into new products and services.

　Recently, the UK National Stem Cell Network warned the UK could lose its place among the world leaders in stem cell research unless adequate funding and legislation could be assured, despite an annual £40m spent by the Department of Health on all kinds of research.

　However, we do have to challenge the unthinking complaint that the sector does not do enough in taking ideas to market. The most recent comparative data on the performance of universities and research institutions in Australia, Canada, USA and UK shows that, from a relatively weak starting position, the UK now leads on many indicators of commercialization activity.

　When viewed at the national level, the policy interventions (interference) of the past decade have helped transformed the performances of UK universities. Evidence suggests the UK's position is much stronger than in the recent past and is still showing improvement. But national data masks the very large variation in the performance of individual universities. The evidence shows that a large number of universities have fallen off the back of the pack, a few perform strongly and the rest chase the leaders.

　This type of uneven distribution is not strange to the UK and is mirrored across other economies. In the UK, research is concentrated: less than 25% of universities are receiving 75% of the research funding. These same universities are also the institutions producing the greatest share of PhD graduates, science citations, patents and license income. The effect of policies generating long-term resource concentration has also created a distinctive set of universities which are research-led and commercially active. It seems clear that the concentration of research and commercialization work creates differences between universities.

　The core objective for universities which are research-led must be to maximize the impact of their research efforts. Their purpose is not to generate funds to add to the bottom line of the university or to substitute other income streams. Rather, these universities should be generating the widest range of social, economic and environmental benefits. In return for the scale of investment, they should share their expertise (expert knowledge or skill) in order to build greater confidence in the sector.

　Part of the economic recovery of the UK will be driven by the next generation of research commercialization spilling out of our universities. On the evidence presented in my report, there are three dozen universities in the UK which are actively engaged in advanced research training and commercialization work.

　If there was a greater coordination（协调）of technology transfer offices within regions and a simultaneous (happening at the same time) investment in the scale and functions of our graduate schools, universities could, and should, play a key role in positioning the UK for the next growth cycle.

1.What does the author think of UK universities in terms of commercialization?

A．They have lost their leading position in many ways.

B．They still have a place among the world leaders.

C．They do not regard it as their responsibility.

D．They fail to change knowledge into money.

2.What does the author say about the national data on UK universities’ performance in commercialization?

A．It masks the fatal weaknesses of government policy.

B．It indicates their ineffective use of government resources.

C．It does not rank UK universities in a scientific way.

D．It does not reflect the differences among universities.

3.We can infer from Paragraph 5 that “policy interventions (in Paragraph 4)” refers to _____.

A．concentration of resources in a limited number of universities

B．compulsory cooperation between universities and industries

C．government aid to non-research-oriented universities

D．fair distribution of funding for universities and research institutions

4.What dose the author suggest research-led universities do?

A．Fully use their research to benefit all sectors of society.

B．Generously share their facilities with those short of funds.

C．Advertise their research to win international recognition.

D．Spread their influence among top research institutions.

高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

5．The coach will choose two boys to enter for the competition，Ma Long and________，who ________ good at playing table tennis.

A. Me；am           B. I；am            C. me；are          D. I；are

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

From the day we enter _____ University, we know _____ fierce competition for jobs is awaiting us upon graduation.

A. an, a                B. /, a             C a, /          D. the, /

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

What does Tom plan to do next week？

A. To make a robot.　　 B. To enter a competition.　　 C. To surprise the woman.

高三英语短对话中等难度题查看答案及解析

From the day we enter ______ university, we know ________ fiece competition for jobs is waiting us upon graduation.

A. an; a         B. a; a         C. a; /         D. the ; /

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The young woman became critically ill and was sent to the big city,where specialists can be called ___to study the ____disease.

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

It is fashionable today to criticize Big Business, and there is one issue on which the many critics agree: CEO pay. We hear that CEOs are paid too much (or too much relative to workers) , or that they control others’ pay, or that their pay is insufficiently related to positive outcomes. But the more likely truth is CEO pay is largely caused by intense competition.

It is true that CEO pay has gone up---top ones may make 300 times the pay of typical workers on average, and since the mid-1970s, CEO pay for large publicly traded American corporations has, by varying estimates, gone up by about 500%. The typical CEO of a top American corporation-from the 350 largest such companies-now makes about $18.9 million a year.

While individual cases of overpayment definitely exist, in general, the determinants of CEO pay are not so mysterious and not so trapped in corruption (腐败). In fact, overall CEO compensation for the top companies rises pretty much in line with the value of those companies on the stock market.

The best model for understanding the growth of CEO pay, though, is that of limited CEO talent in a world where business opportunities for the top firms are growing rapidly. The efforts of Americans highest-earning 1 % have been one of the more dynamic elements of the global economy.

It’s not popular to say, but one reason their pay has gone up so much is that CEOs really have upped their game relative to many other workers in the U. S. economy.

Today’s CEO, at least for major American firms, must have many more skills than simply being able to “run the company.” CEOs must have a good sense of financial markets and maybe even how the company should trade in them. They also need better public relations skills than their predecessors, as the costs of even a minor slipup can cause a bad consequence. Then there’s the fact that large American companies are much more globalized than ever before, with supply chains spread across a larger number of countries. To lead in that system requires knowledge that is fairly incredible.

There is yet another trend: virtually all major American companies are becoming tech companies, one way or another. An agribusiness company, for instance, may focus on R&D in highly IT- intensive areas such as genome sequencing (基因组序列). Similarly, it is hard to do a good job running the Walt Disney Company just by picking good movie scripts and courting stars ； you also need to build a firm capable of creating significant CGI (计算机生成图像) products for cartoon movies at the highest levels of technical sophistication and with many frontier innovations along the way.

On top of all of this, major CEOs still have to do the job they have always done- which includes motivating employees, serving as an internal role model, helping to define and extend a corporate culture, understanding the internal accounting, and presenting budgets and business plans to the board. Good CEOs are some of the world’s most powerful creators and have some of the very deepest skills of understanding.

1.Which of the following has contributed to CEO pay rise?

A.The growth in the number of cooperation

B.The general pay rise with a better economy

C.Increased business opportunities for top firms

D.Close cooperation among leading economics

2.Compared with their predecessors, today’s CEOs are required to ________.

A.foster a stronger sense of teamwork

B.finance more research and development

C.establish closer ties with tech companies

D.operate more globalized companies

3.The meaning of the underlined word “slipup” (line 5, paragraph 4) is close to ________.

A.operation B.success

C.mistake D.promotion

4.The most suitable title for this text would be ________.

A.CEOs Are Not Overpaid B.CEO Pay: Past and Present

C.CEOs’ Challenges of Today D.CEO Traits: Not Easy to Define

高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

On Sept.15, TripAdvisor, one of the world’s largest travel review websites, named the world’s top 25 museums in its Travelers’ Choice Award according to the reviews and opinions of travelers worldwide. Now let’s take a look at the top four museums which are ranked as follows by the popularity around the world.

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City

It is the largest museum in the Western Hemisphere, with a collection of 2 million items from more than 5,000 years of world culture. The iconic museum includes important collections from ancient Egypt and medieval Europe as well as ancient Greece and Rome. Here, visitors can get lost in different centuries: They can see the Temple of Dendur from early Egypt, Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh’s Wheatfield With Cypresses an US pop Andy Warhol’s Souper Dress, all in one place.

Muse d’Orsay, Paris

Located in the center of Paris on the bank of the River Seine, the Musee d’Orsay houses the world’s most amazing collections of impressionist and post-impressionist art. It offers the chance to view major works from greats like Van Gogh and Claude Monet. The museum is famous for being home to Starry Night over the Rhone, an oil painting by Van Gogh that is often praised along with his masterpiece Starry Night.

Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois

It was named the world’s best museum in 2014. The world-famous Windy City museum houses nearly 300,000 works, including one of the largest collections of modern art, including pieces such as Spanish painter Pablo Picasso’s The Old Guitarist, US artist Georgia O’Keeffe’s Black Cross and French artist Henri Matisse’s Bathers by a River. A TripAdvisor reviewer commented, “No matter how many times I visit, it never gets old. Paintings from every era, works fro every great artist.”

Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid

Nowhere is able to present the entire history of Spanish art like the Museo Nacional del Prado.

Here, visitors can enjoy a detailed view of the Spanish school of the Modern Age. Outstanding masterpieces by artists such as Diego Velazquez, Francisco Goya and Joaquiin Sorolla make up an internationally-famous collection. The Italian school is another highlight of the museum’s collection, as it includes the 15th century masterpieces such as The Annunciation by Fra Angelico, The Death of the Virgin by Andrea Mantegna and The Dead Christ Supported by Angels by Antonello da Messina.

1.How is the Metropolitan Museum of Art different from the other three museums?

A. It is the largest art museum in the world

B. It is so big that visitors may easily get lost in it

C. It is the most popular museum of the four museums

D. Its main collection is from ancient Egypt and medieval Europe

2.If you are interested in impressionist art, _____ is a place you cannot miss.

A. Metropolitan Museum of Art　　 B. Musee d’Orsay

C. Art Institute of Chicago　　 D. Museo Nacional del Prado

3.Which is a correct match of the painting and the museum?

A. Pablo Picasso’s The Old Guitarist—Musee d’Orsay

B. Henri Matisse’s Bathers by a River—Metropolitan Museum of Art

C. Vincent van Gogh’s Wheatfield With Cypresses—Art Institute of Chicago

D. Andrea Mantegna’s The Death of the Virgin---Museo Nacional del Prado

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

On Sept. 15, TripAdvisor, one of the world’s largest travel review websites, named the world’s top 25 museums in its Travelers’ Choice Award according to the reviews and opinions of travelers worldwide. Now let’s take a look at the top four museums which are ranked as follows by the popularity around the world.

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City

It is the largest museum in the Western Hemisphere, with a collection of 2 million items from more than 5,000 years of world culture. The iconic museum includes important collections from ancient Egypt and medieval Europe as well as ancient Greece and Rome. Here, visitors can get lost in different centuries: They can see the Temple of Dendur from early Egypt, Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh’s Wheatfield With Cypresses an US pop Andy Warhol’s Souper Dress, all in one place.

Muse d’Orsay, Paris

Located in the center of Paris on the bank of the River Seine, the Musee d’Orsay houses the world’s most amazing collections of impressionist and post-impressionist art. It offers the chance to view major works from greats like Van Gogh and Claude Monet. The museum is famous for being home to Starry Night over the Rhone, an oil painting by Van Gogh that is often praised along with his masterpiece Starry Night.

Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois

It was named the world’s best museum in 2014. The world-famous Windy City museum houses nearly 300,000 works, including one of the largest collections of modern art, including pieces such as Spanish painter Pablo Picasso’s The Old Guitarist, US artist Georgia O’Keeffe’s Black Cross and French artist Henri Matisse’s Bathers by a River. A TripAdvisor reviewer commented, “No matter how many times I visit, it never gets old. Paintings from every era, works from every great artist.”

Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid

Nowhere is able to present the entire history of Spanish art like the Museo Nacional del Prado.

Here, visitors can enjoy a detailed view of the Spanish school of the Modem Age. Outstanding masterpieces by artists such as Diego Velazquez, Francisco Goya and Joaquiin Sorolla make up an internationally-famous collection. The Italian school is another highlight of the museum’s collection, as it includes the 15th century masterpieces such as The Annunciation by Fra Angelico, The Death of the Virgin by Andrea Mantegna and The Dead Christ Supported by Angels by Antonello da Messina.

1.How is the Metropolitan Museum of Art different from the other three museums?

A. It is the largest art museum in the world

B. It is so big that visitors may easily get lost in it

C. Its main collection is from ancient Egypt and medieval Europe

D. It is the most popular museum of the four museums

2.If you are interested in impressionist art, 　　　　 is a place you cannot miss.

A. Metropolitan Museum of Art　　 B. Musee d’Orsay

C. Art Institute of Chicago　　 D. Museo Nacional del Prado

3.Which is a correct match of the painting and the museum?

A. Pablo Picasso’s The Old Guitarist—Musee d’Orsay

B. Henri Matisse’s Bathers by a River—Metropolitan Museum of Art

C. Andrea Mantegna’s The Death of the Virgin—Museo Nacional del Prado

D. Vincent van Gogh’s Wheatfield With Cypresses—Art Institute of Chicago

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析