Think stars don’t move? Think again! When you look at the sky at night, the stars may appear to stay in the same place. But stars are always on the move—they are just so far away that the movement is hard to see.
But some stars move in ways that appear to be strange to be real. In 2005, astronomer Warren Brown found one of these space oddities(奇特). It was located on the outer edge of the Milky Way, the galaxy(星系) we live in. The star was speeding away like nothing he’d ever seen. “It seemed unbelievable. No star in the galaxy has a speed like that,” Brown remembers. “I thought, oh my goodness, I have something kind of special here.”
No one had ever seen a star like this one. What does a scientist do when the results don’t make sense?
Brown didn’t give up. Instead, he kept looking. And he kept finding more of these strange and speedy stars, called hypervelocity stars. Hyper means “above” and velocity has to do with speed. He and his team just found six more of these “above speed” stars, bringing to the total of 16. And, he says, he’s found even more, and is just waiting for the scientific community to confirm them.In 2005, astronomer Warren Brown found___________.
| A．a star was speeding away very fast. |
| B．a stars was moving away very slowly. |
| C．some stars were not real. |
| D．some stars were not in the Milky Way. |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Stars never move at all. |
| B．No star in the galaxy has a fast speed. |
| C．It’s hard to see the stars moving. |
| D．Brown has never seen something special. |
The underlined word “hypervelocity” in the last paragraph probably means”_____”.
| A．匀速的 | B．超速的 | C．超重的 | D．超常的 |
The writer writes this passage to tell us____________.
| A．something about an astronomer. |
| B．where the Milky Way is |
| C．something about the speedy stars. |
| D．how scientists do their research |
"I am a selfish child．
I hope the sunshine lies only upon me， so I can feel its warmth．
I am a selfish child．
I hope there is a corner of the world that can comfortable for me when I am sad，
I am a selfish child．
I hope my mom belongs only to me， so I can enjoy the sweetness of love． "
This poem was written by a middle school student in a lonely mountains town in Yunnan Province during her first poetry class． The girl missed her mother， who died when she was 5．
Kang Yu， the teacher who taught the girl how to write the poem， graduated from Renmin University of China in Beijing in 2015．Soon after her gradation，Kang moved to a town in Yunnan，and worked as a teacher at a middle school there．
Kang said， "Compared with students in the city， perhaps students in the countryside need a way to express their feelings and be heard more．" Supported by the headmaster and other teachers，the school held eight poetry classes for students every year．
As the classes grew in popularity， Kang became the school's favourite teacher． After she finished her
teaching at the school in June 2017， she returned m Beijing and planned to study abroad．
However， on Teachers' Day in 2017， Kang received a big box full of poems and Letters written by students at her old school． She felt she was needed and decided to abandon her plan of studying abroad． Instead， she set up Enlighten our Future． a charity that reaches students in the countryside how to write poems．
"Now， I go to several places every week I sleep less than six hours a night and the job provides no vacations and little money， but the happiness and satisfaction I feel is rewarding enough．" Kang said．
（1）What's the poem about at the beginning of the passage？
A． A world which is full or love．
B． A mother who misses her child．
C．A child who is in need of mother's love．
D． A child who can feel the sun's warmth
（2）What's the meaning of the underlined word " abandon " ？
A． work out
B． carry out
C． give up
D． make up\
（3）Which of the Following information is TRUE according m the passage？
A． Kang ever worked at a school named Enlighten our Future．
B． The school held eight poetry classes for students every term．
C． Kang said she was doing a well﹣paid job and had some vacations．
D． Before Kang set up the charity， she taught in Yunnan for about two years．
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Trees in cities "live fast but die young" compared to forests in the countryside， warns a new study．
Researchers found that trees in cities die younger than ones in the countryside because of the higher levels of CO2． City﹣living trees suffer（遭受） a loss of carbon storage（碳储量）． That means trees produce less energy from the air．
Now researchers say more must be done to deal with the situation． Ian Smith， a PhD student of Boston University in the United States， said， "Cities are in the important position in fighting against rising temperatures and increasing CO2．"． "We find that tree planting alone may not be enough to keep and increase city canopy cover（树冠覆盖率）． Because of the age and size of the present canopy， efforts to improve and protect tree health are badly needed for increasing city tree cover and canopy cover．"
The research team used a model to watch changes among street trees for several planting and management methods． Researchers also used the model to watch tree growth， death and planting rates（率）both among trees in Boston city and forests in the countryside in Massachusetts．
It was discovered that rates of carbon cycling and growth rates among city trees were nearly four times faster than those in the countryside． However， loss of carbon storage and death rates are also higher， especially death rates are more than double higher than those in countryside forests．
The study， published in PLOS ONE， has reminded scientists to encourage communities to do more to plant and protect trees． It is important to increase city canopy cover and carbon storage．
Researchers say planting and protecting will be needed to make sure cities can develop healthily， but more needs to be done to have a better understanding of city trees ﹣﹣﹣which may be different from countryside forests．
（1）According to the passage， which of the following is TRUE？
A． The more carbon storage loses， the more energy the trees produce from the air．
B． The higher the levels of CO2 are， the harder it will be for the plants to survive．
C． If we plant enough trees， we are sure to increase city canopy cover．
D． Cities do better in fighting against rising temperatures and increasing CO2．
（2）Paragraph 4 mainly tells us ．
A． the results of the study
B． the discoveries from the researchers
C． the methods of the study
D． the suggestions from the researchers
（3）What does" those" in Paragraph 5 refer to？
A． Death rates．
B． Rates of carbon cycling．
C． Growth rates．
D． Loss of carbon storage．
（4）The writer's main purpose of writing the passage is ．
A． to teach us how to improve and protect tree health
B． to warn us that trees in cities live fast but die young
C． to let us have a better understanding of city trees
D． to tell us to take action to increase city canopy cover
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My father was a cemetery（公墓）keeper．When I was a child，he often took me there．Before we left each time，he would lay some stones on some graves（坟墓）．I never asked why．I just thought that was his work．
Yesterday， I visited my sick father． He asked me to go to the cemetery and lay some stones． For some reason， it had to be done that day． I agreed． I hadn't been there for a long time．
When I got there， I found a woman in front of one of the graves I would lay a stone on．As I went to lay it， I heard her whisper" Thank you"． It was then that I noticed the date of death on the grave was that same day． The grave was that of a child， only five when he died fifteen years ago．
" He's my son， "she said． " But， where's your father？ He was always the one to leave the stone．"
I told her that my father was ill but he asked me to do this． It seemed important to him．"Your father's kindness means more to me than anything else． When my child died， I came often to see him． It is our custom to leave a stone． It tells the one who is here that he is thought of． But， then we moved away from here.. so many painful memories.. I was so afraid that he would be alone． But your father marked the grave every time he came． Each time I returned here， I saw that stone and it always comforted me． Your father is the kind of man who would ease the pain of a mother's heart though we are strangers． Just tell him you saw me today， won't you？" She said．
It took me a minute to find my voice． That small stone marked the grave of a child and the heart of his mother．
（1）The underlined phrase" some reason" in Paragraph 2 refers to（指代） ．
A． the writer had been away from the cemetery for a long time
B． the woman's child died on that day fifteen years ago
C． the writer's father was always the one to leave the stone
D． the writer's father would meet the woman that day
（2）．What does the underlined word "ease"in Paragraph 5 mean？
A． Increase
B． Cause
C． Reduce
D． Express．
（3）According to the passage， we can infer（推断） ．
A． the writer understood his father in the end
B． laying stones was part of a cemetery keepers work
C． the woman knew the writers father well fifteen years ago
D． the stone marked the grave of a child and the heart of his mother
（4）What's the best title of the passage？
A． A Strange Custom
B． One Small Stone， Unforgotten
C． A Cemetery Keeper
D． Painful Memories， Unforgotten
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That morning， we noticed a cab following Sir Henry and Dr．Mortimer in London． But who？
We went to Sir Henry's hotel． Holmes asked Dr． Mortimer if anyone with a black beard lived in or near Baskerville Hall．
"Yes，" said Dr．Mortimer，"Barrymore． "
"We must send a telegram to check whether Barrymore is in London or at Baskerville Hall，" said Holmes．
Sir Henry said he wanted to go to Baskerville Hall．
"OK"， said Holmes． "But you mustn't go alone． Watson can go with you． "
Sir Henry and I agreed to take the 10：30 train on Saturday．
Holmes thought deeply on the way home： the story of the Hound， Sir Charles's death， the strange letter， the missing boot and the black﹣bearded man． He sat in his room all afternoon， smoking and thinking．
Just before dinner， a telegram arrived． It said，"Barrymore is at Baskerville Hall． "
"That becomes a dead end， Watson． We will have to look for another way to go forward．
Just then the door bell rang． It was the cab driver who drove the man with the black beard． "I got a message that you are asking for me"， he said． "I've never had a complaint． I came here to ask you what you had against me! "
"No， no， "said Holmes．" Instead， I'll give you money if you tell me about the man in your cab this morning． He watched this house at 10：00 and then told you to follow the two gentlemen． "
The driver looked surprised and then answered，"The man said he was a detective and that I shouldn't tell anyone about him． "
"It's serious， my friend， and you may be in trouble if you refuse to answer．"
"His name，" said the driver， "was Sherlock Holmes． "
I'd never seen Holmes more surprised． Then he laughed． " He scored against me thattime， Watson． "
The driver told us everything he knew． Holmes gave him the money and sent him away． "This is a dangerous enemy， Watson．"
﹣Taken from The Hound of the Baskervilles
（1）According to the passage， the underlined phrase "dead end" in Paragraph 10 means ．
A． Holmes wanted to give up solving the case
B． the road in front of Baskerville Hall was closed
C． the cab driver didn't find his way and turned round
D． they didn't know who the man with a black beard was
（2）According to the passage， we can know that the cab driver ．
A． was as dangerous as the black﹣bearded man
B． received a complaint from the black﹣bearded man
C． didn't know why Holmes asked for him at the beginning
D． didn't tell Holmes anything about the black﹣bearded man
（3）By the sentence "He scored against me that time"， Holmes means "The man gained an advantage over me by ．"
A． watching this house at ten o'clock
B． following Sir Henry and Dr． Mortimer
C． telling the driver his name was Holmes
D． asking the driver to keep his secret
（4）Which of the following is the correct order according to the passage？
a． Holmes received the telegram．
b． The cab driver came to see Holmes．
c． Watson was asked to go with Sir Henry．
d． Holmes was surprised and then laughed．
e． Watson and Sir Henry took the 10：30 train．
A． cabde
B． ceabd
C． abcde
D． acebd
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Here are some questions and answers on Yangzhou from a website．
Questions & Answers
Q |
Asked by Robert from USA | Feb． 25， 2019 11：21 Reply We'd like to visit the city of Yangzhou from Shanghai． Is there any high speed train？ |
A |
Answered by Black from UK | Feb.26， 2019 20：29 Sorry but no high speed train． You can take an intercity bus from Shanghai General Bus Station to the city． It takes about 4h and CNY 93/ 96． |
Q |
Asked by Mr． Cheverton from Australia | Jul.17， 2018 20：27 Reply I have holidays in late December and will be in Hong Kong， and want to visit Yangzhou． Are river cruises still operating？ |
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Answered by Ms． Chen from China | Jul.18， 2018 04：24 I don't think it is a good idea to visit the city in winter， which is famous for natural scenery． The best time should be spring and summer． And， the weather may be somewhat cold during Dec which isn't good for cruise． |
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Asked by Eric Yeo from Singapore | May.15， 2018 02：53 Reply Can I know where I can eat the nicest Yangzhou Fried Rice along Dongguan Street area？ |
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Answered by Jennie from China | May.16， 2018 04：48 There are many restaurants along the street serving the fried rice and they are all OK． If having to name one， I'd say Shiweitian． Actually， you just choose one with more guests and it won't be wrong． |
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Asked by Roy from USA | Mar.12， 2018 12：27 Reply Is it possible to live in Yangzhou and commute daily by bus to work in Yizheng？ |
A |
Answered by Tina from China I Mar.12，2018 21：56 Yeah， it's possible． The distance between is only around 30km． At the West Bus Station， many buses are scheduled for Yizheng every day from 06：20 to 18：55． Besides， intercity bus No.77 runs between the West Bus Station and Yizheng Bus Station from 05：50 to 18：30． You can choose the most convenient way． |
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（1）Who might work in Yizheng but live in Yangzhou？
A．Robert．
B． Cheverton．
C． Eric Yeo．
D．Roy．
（2） answer was given the most thumbs up．
A． Black's
B． Ms． Chen's
C． Jennie's
D．Tina's
（3）Which of the following is TRUE according to the webpage？
A． The questions on the webpage are all about Yangzhou Travel．
B． It's not a good idea to eat Yangzhou Fried Rice in Shiweitian．
C． Robert can take the high speed train from Shanghai to Yangzhou．
D． Mr．Cheverton is advised to visit Yangzhou in spring and summer．
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