After opening a free online Harry Potter center in April,British writer J K.Rowling brings even more good news.
In May,Rowling started writing a new story called The Ickabog,which was free to read online to help amuse people who stayed at home because of COVID﹣19.
The new story centers around a monster (怪物)known as the Ickabog,a fiercechild﹣eating monster who lives in the northern tip of an imaginary land known as Cornucopia and has super powers.
Though the book is written for children,it is also fascinating to adults.It talks about many things,such as weak leadership,and suppression (镇压)of disagreement.
"The Ickabog is a story about truth and the abuse (滥用)of power," Rowling wrote on the website."The themes are timeless and could be used in any era or any country."
Rowling put the first two chapters online on May 26,with daily writing to follow until July 10.
She is also panning 10 publish (出版)the book in print later this year and then give away the money from its sales to projects and organizations helping the groups most influenced by COVID﹣19.
(1)When did Rowling begin writing the new story The Ickabog online?
A. |
In April. |
B. |
In May. |
C. |
In June. |
D. |
In July. |
(2)What does the underlined word "fierce" in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. |
凶猛的. |
B. |
失落的. |
C. |
善良的. |
D. |
兴奋的. |
(3)Which theme is mentioned in the story The Iekabog?
A. |
COVID﹣19. |
B. |
Good leadership. |
C. |
The abuse of power. |
D. |
Working together. |
(4)How did Rowling finish The Ickabog?
A. |
She finished the whole story in one go. |
B. |
She wrote part of it every day online. |
C. |
She printed the story by herself. |
D. |
She told the whole story twice. |
(5)From the end of the passage,we can most probably learn Rowling is .
A. |
helpful |
B. |
famous |
C. |
hard﹣working |
D. |
powerful |
In a small village there was a middle﹣aged postman,who just turned 20 years old and started delivering (投递)all kinds of happy or sad stories to each home day after day for 50 kilometers,20 years flew by,and so many changes took place,but the road from the post office to the village always hadn't had any tree and nothing but the flying dust (尘土)could be seen.
"How long shall I go along this lonely road?"
As soon as he thought he must spend his life riding the bike on the dusty road with no flower or
tree,he felt somewhat sorry.
One day when he finished delivering the letters and was ready to return,he happened to pass by a flower shop."Right,that's it!" He walked into the shop,bought a handful of wild flower seeds (种子),and from the next day on put these seeds along the roadside,Thus,after one day,two days,one month,two months...he always kept putting the wild flower seeds along the roadside.
Before long,on the lonely road,where he had come and gone for 20 years,grew up a lot of little flowers,in all seasons endlessly.
For the villages,the flowers were more enjoyable than any mail the postman delivered in all his life.
On the road without dust but full of peals (花瓣),the postman rode his bike,losing himself in the sweet smell and not feeling lonely and anxious any more.
(1)How old was the postman when he started his job?
A. |
About thirty years old. |
B. |
About twenty years old. |
C. |
Over forty years old. |
D. |
Over fifty years old. |
(2)What was the road like before?
A. |
Covered with flowers. |
B. |
Covered with trees. |
C. |
Full of flying dust. |
D. |
Full of seeds. |
(3)What did the postman buy at the flower shop?
A. |
Wild flowers. |
B. |
Bikes. |
C. |
Wild flower seeds. |
D. |
Petals. |
(4)According to the passage,which of the following is true?
A. |
The villagers showed no interest in the flowers. |
B. |
The postman enjoyed the road full of flowers. |
C. |
The villagers helped buy the flower seeds. |
D. |
The postman still felt lonely in the end. |
(5)What does the writer want to express in this passage?
A. |
Little things make a big difference. |
B. |
Failure is the mother of success. |
C. |
Practice makes perfect. |
D. |
Old habits die hard. |
Last Saturday,I went to a coffee shop to meet a friend of mine.I got there ten minutes earlier.
So I ordered a cup of coffee and sat by the window,watching people.There were some boys playing football on the street and a small boy was running after the ball as it rolled across the road.
Suddenly,there came a car.It was going very fast.When the driver saw the boy in his way,he braked(刹车)hard.But it was too late …The small boy was lying on the street without moving.To everyone's surprise,the car didn't stop.It drove away quickly.
People ran to the boy.There was a cut on the boy's head and he lost a lot of blood.The coffee shop owner telephoned the police.Soon an ambulance(救护车)arrived and took the boy to the hospital.At 6:30 pm,the police arrived and started questioning people.About half an hour later,they asked me to go to the police station because I saw everything.I gave them all the information I knew because I really wanted them to catch the driver.I didn't leave the police station until 8:00 p.m.After that I went home because I didn't want to talk to anyone.
The next day,the boy's parents called me to say thanks.They also told me their boy was fine and the driver was at the police station now.
(1)Why did the writer go to the coffee shop?
A.To relax himself.
B.To meet his friend.
C.To help a boy.
D.To watch people.
(2)What happened to the boy while he was running after the football?
A.He was taken away by someone.
B.He fell down by accident.
C.He knocked into a man in the street.
D.He was hit by a car suddenly.
(3)Who called the police?
A.The writer.
B.The owner of the coffee shop.
C.The writer's friend.
D.The waiter.
(4)Which of the following is the right order?
①The writer ordered a cup of coffee.
②There was a cut on the boy's head.
③A car came very fast.
④The writer got a call from the boy's parents.
⑤The writer went back home.
A.①②⑤③④
B.③②①⑤④
C.①③②⑤④
D.③①②④⑤
(5)How might the writer feel at the end of the story?
A.Happy.
B.Sorry.
C.Worried.
D.Popular.
One cannot discuss Chinese music without mentioning the guqin,one of the four arts-along with game of go,calligraphy(书法)and painting.It first appeared over 3,000 years ago and stands for China's solo musical instrument tradition.
At first,the guqin had only five strings(弓玄),meaning the five elements(元素)of metal,wood,water,fire and earth.Later,in Zhou Dynasty,King Wen of Zhou added a sixth string for his son.King Wu of Zhou,added a seventh string to encourage his army to fight with the Shang.
Ambiencewas important in playing the guqin.Usually,it was practiced in a quiet setting and never for public performance.Ancient artists enjoyed performing by a stream in the mountains.The sound of the guqin mixed with the echoes(回音)from the mountains,until the musician felt he was at one with nature.Playing it in snow was also an enjoyable activity for ancient artists,who believed the instrument was the purest of its kind in the world.Also,a night with moonlight was considered wonderful for playing the guqin.Wang Wei(701-761),a highly talented man of the Tang Dynasty,liked playing it in a bamboo forest on nights with moonlight most.
Guqin pieces are usually three to eight minutes long,with the longest being Guangling Verse,which is 22 minutes long.Other famous pieces include Plum Blossoms in Three Movements,Wild Geese Landing on the Sandbank and Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute.
Nowadays,there are fewer than one thousand well﹣trained guqin players and perhaps no more than fifty living masters.The original number of several thousand pieces has greatly reduced to only one hundred works by today.The guqin and its music was added to the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity(人类非物质文化遗产)in 2003.
(1)Today,the guqin has strings.
A. |
four |
B. |
five |
C. |
six |
D. |
seven |
(2)What's the meaning of the underlined word "Ambience" in Paragraph 3?
A. |
演奏技巧. |
B. |
环境氛围. |
C. |
天气状况. |
D. |
弹奏曲目. |
(3)According to the passage,playing the guqin is a right choice.
A. |
at a quiet restaurant |
B. |
at a welcome party |
C. |
in a peaceful yard with flowers |
D. |
on a dark night with rainstorm |
(4)According to the passage,which of the following is TRUE?
A. |
The guqin has a history of less than 3000 years. |
B. |
The strings mean metal,wood,water,fire and stone. |
C. |
The longest guqin piece is Guangling Verse. |
D. |
The guqin is very popular and many people can play it. |
(5)What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. |
The guqin and its music. |
B. |
The guqin and its players. |
C. |
Four Chinese traditional arts. |
D. |
The development of guqin music. |
Have you ever entered a tropical rainforest(热带雨林)?Rainforests make up only a small part of the Earth's surface,about six percent,but there are more kinds of tees than any other area in the whole world.
Tropical rainforests are in Africa,Asia,Central and South America,Australia,and on the Pacific islands.The largest tropical rainforest is the Amazon(亚马逊)Rainforest in South America,which covers 1.2 billion acres,or almost five million square kilometres.The second largest rainforest is in Western Africa.
Rainforests provide us with many things.In fact,the Amazon Rainforest is the "lungs of our planet" because it produces 20%of the world's oxygen (氧气).One fifth of the world's fresh water is also found in the Amazon Rainforest.Furthermore,one half of the world's species of animals,plants and insects live in the Earth's rainforests.80% of the food we eat first grew in the rainforest.25%of the drugs we take when we are sick are made of plants that grow only in rainforests.Some of these drugs are even used to fight and cure cancer.
There are four different levels of trees in a rainforest.The forest floor is the lowest layer full of animal life and receives the least amount of light.The under storey is the dark,cool environment under the leaves but over the ground.The canopy layer is the upper parts of most of the trees.The emergent layer contains a small number of very tall trees.
These different parts of a rainforest exist together to create an ecosystem for many animals,plants and human beings.
(1)This passage is mainly about .
A.kinds of forest
B.where rainforests are
C.facts about rainforests
D.how much oxygen rainforests make
(2)The Amazon Rainforest provides us with percent of the world's oxygen.
A. |
twenty |
B. |
twenty﹣five |
C. |
fifty |
D. |
eighty |
(3)Where can we probably find a tropical rainforest according to the passage?
A. |
In France. |
B. |
In China. |
C. |
In Canada. |
D. |
In Britain. |
(4)Which is the right picture to show four different levels of trees in a rainforest?
A. |
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B. |
|
C. |
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D. |
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When you and your family go out for dinner,do you notice how many dishes you usually order?It's OK if you finish all of them.But if you waste too much food,you need to pay for it.
Last year,China's top legislature (立法机关)reviewed (审议)a draft law (法律草案)for stopping food waste for the first time.In general,a draft will become law after the top legislature reviews it three times.
According to the draft law,restaurants should tell customers not to order too much.If customers leave too much food uneaten,restaurants can charge (收费)them for food waste.The law also bans (禁止)waiters from encouraging people to order too much food.Some restaurants may use the"N﹣1"mode for people to order dishes."N" stands for the number of persons at a table.So if there are six people at your table,you should order just five dishes,which can help people control the amount of dishes in a proper way.
The draft law also asks schools to teach their students to avoid food waste.It also bans TV programs about overeating and overdrinking.Producers of such programs will face a fine of up to 100,000 yuan.
Food waste happens in many places and has long been a big problem around the world.We need to obey the law and refuse to waste food.
(1)If customers waste too much food,they .
A.need to pay some money for it
B.need to say sorry about it
C.can't enter the restaurant again
D.can leave the restaurant for free
(2)According to the"N﹣1" mode,if 9 persons plan to eat in the restaurant,they need to order dishes.
A.7
B.8
C.9
D.10
(3)Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Students should avoid food waste at school.
B.Programs about overeating will be allowed on TV.
C.Food waste has been a big problem all over the world.
D.Waiters can't encourage people to order too much food.
(4)You may read the passage in .
A.a storybook
B.a guidebook
C.an advertisement
D.a newspaper
(5)What does the passage mainly talk about?
A.Harm of food waste.
B.Importance of healthy food.
C.Law to stop food waste.
D.Advantages of stopping food waste.
Jason and his father were going to the grocery store by car to pick up some apples.It had been an unusual day.The sky was dark but there were few clouds.As they drove up the street,there started to be a rumbling (隆隆的) sound heard across the ground.
Jason's father immediately realized that a tornado (龙卷风) was coming.He stopped the car and told Jason to get out immediately.Jason and his father got out of the car and made their way to the closest building.By this time the wind was blowing harder,and it was hard to see or hear. Debris was falling all over the place.Jason couldn't see his dad anymore.He also realized that he wasn't getting to the building fast enough.He was afraid he would be picked up by the wind and thrown into the air.
As he made his way towards the building,he noticed a field to his right.He could see an irrigation ditch(灌溉渠).In a panic,he scrambled (爬) to the ditch and lay flat on the ground.More debris and objects flew overhead.His heart was beating hard,and he was nervous.He had never been in a tornado before.
After a while,the winds died down and the loud roaring sound was gone.Jason slowly lifted his head and nervously looked around.What he saw was a great mess.Jason could hardly recognize the buildings in front of him because of all the damage.
He stood up and with shaky legs walked to the building.Once there,he pushed the door open and went inside.It was a public building owned by the city.It was empty,but Jason could hear noises further inside.He walked into the large room and saw his dad.He ran across the room and gave him a big hug.
"Jason!How are you?I've been worried sick about you!" said his father. "I couldn't find you anywhere!"
Jason breathed a sigh of a relief(松了一口气)and sat down.He did have a story to tell!
(1)From Paragraph 1,we can get the of the story.
A. |
background |
B. |
development |
C. |
climax (most exciting part) |
D. |
ending |
(2)Which of the following is the right order according to the passage?
①Jason nervously looked around from the irrigation ditch.
②Jason ran across the room and gave his father a big hug.
③Jason got out of the car.
④Jason noticed a field to his right.
A. |
②①③④ |
B. |
③④①② |
C. |
④①②③ |
D. |
③①②④ |
(3)The underlined word "Debris" in Paragraph 2 probably means .
A. |
parts of the tornado |
B. |
apple pies |
C. |
broken pieces |
D. |
drop of rain |
(4)The story tells us that when we are in danger, .
A. |
we should wait patiently until help comes |
B. |
we should work hard to make our dreams come true |
C. |
we should be brave enough to change nature |
D. |
we should be quick﹣thinking and believe in ourselves |
Most viruses can be found and killed by our immune system as soon as they enter our bodies.However,some viruses,for example,the coronavirus,are sneaky.They are difficult to recognize and find.These viruses can cause deadly diseases,like COVID﹣19.Human﹣to﹣human transmission can easily occur,and pandemic will therefore break out.Vaccination is by now a simple,safe and effective way to protect us from the diseases.
▲Vaccines are something that "looks" exactly the same as the viruses,mainly made from the viruses that are weakened or killed.They will not make us really ill.They only stimulate and activate our immune system to work,telling it something harmful is coming in.The immune system will know what the "viruses" look like,and send B cells(lymphocytes)or antibodies to find and kill them.Meanwhile,B cells will remember them for the next kill.A vaccine may also give us passive immunity by providing B cells taken from an animal or a human to play the same role.
Scientists have developed more than 180 vaccines to fight against COVID49.The technical approaches of these vaccines can be a little different,but their aims are the same.
Take the inactivated vaccine as an example.In an inactivated vaccine,the coronaviruses are already killed or made into the ones unable to produce more new viruses.When the immune system "sees" them,it will try to kill them.The question is:without enough these viruses• how can B cells remember them?That's why we need to take the vaccine more than one time.Though this vaccine is safe,it might not be as effective as it is expected to be.
The live﹣attenuated vaccine is different.In this vaccine,the viruses are weakened,but they are alive.They can produce enough new viruses to train the immune system to kill and remember them,so people only need to take the vaccine once.The live﹣attenuated vaccine is considered the most effective,but there is a worry:what might happen once these viruses wake up?
Therefore,although vaccination is by now one of the best ways to protect us from COVID﹣19,it can be better.
(1)The coronavirus can .
A. |
not be killed |
B. |
not be found |
C. |
cause deaths |
D. |
stop pandemic |
(2)Which of the following can be the best topic sentence of Paragraph 2?
A. |
Vaccination can provide us with B cells. |
B. |
Vaccines are made from different viruses. |
C. |
Vaccination can prepare us against viruses. |
D. |
Vaccines won't make us ill as the viruses do. |
(3)Compared to the inactivated vaccine,the live﹣attenuated vaccine .
A. |
needs taking more than once |
B. |
is equally safe |
C. |
contains viruses that are killed |
D. |
is more effective |
(4)What can we learn from the passage?
A. |
Vaccination is good enough to treat COVID﹣19. |
B. |
The immune system can be more effective with vaccines. |
C. |
The viruses in inactivated vaccines can make new viruses. |
D. |
180 vaccines have been developed to fight against diseases. |
It was Saturday again.Lily and Lucy disliked Saturdays.That was another thing the twins had in common.They shared the same clothes and tied their hair in the same manner.In fact,it was hard for their classmates and teachers to tell them apart sometimes.
Unlike their classmates,they had to get up early at seven every Saturday to prepare for their lessons.Lily had to attend the art lesson and Lucy had to attend her ballet lesson. "How I wish I could do something different today," said the twins with one voice.All at once,an idea came to Lily and Lucy at the same time. "Do you have the same idea as me?" they asked each other and laughed.It seemed like a wonderful plan to them.After giving each other a description of their own friends,Lily put on Lucy's ballet dress while Lucy put Lily's brushes and paints into her bag.Then they left for their classes.
When the art lesson started,Lucy couldn't understand the art teacher.Unlike Lily,Lucy was poor at drawing.When the art lesson finally ended,Lucy didn't dare to hand in her work.
Meanwhile,Lily was struggling in the ballet class as well.As she had no idea about the dance steps,she had to follow her classmates blindly.As a result,she kept knocking into them.Their ballet teacher became impatient with her, "Lucy,you should remember the basic steps.You can't depend on copying what others are doing."
When Lily and Lucy arrived home,they were tired out.They decided that they would never try to be someone else that they were not.
(1)What was the twins' plan?
A. |
To have a day off. |
B. |
To be each other for a day. |
C. |
To wear the same clothes. |
D. |
To have a normal day like their classmates. |
(2)How did Lucy feel at the beginning of the art lesson?
A. |
Lost. |
B. |
Excited. |
C. |
Mad. |
D. |
Sleepy. |
(3)What does the underlined word them refer to?
A. |
The teachers. |
B. |
The classmates. |
C. |
The dance steps. |
D. |
The ballet dresses. |
(4)The ballet teacher became impatient because .
A. |
she wasn't herself that day |
B. |
"Lucy" wasn't patient that day |
C. |
"Lucy" did very badly that day |
D. |
she had discovered the twins' plan |
(5)What did the twins learn from the experience?
A. |
Don't try to run before you can walk. |
B. |
A good beginning makes a good ending. |
C. |
Saying is one thing and doing is another. |
D. |
The grass is not always greener on the other side. |
Named after the "quest for heavenly truth",Tianwen 1,China's first Mars probe(探测器),has given us impressive pictures of the red planet.The first high﹣resolution(高分辨率的)pictures of Mars taken by Tianwen 1 were made public by the China National Space Administration(CNSA)on March 4.
"These are the first close﹣up pictures of Mars' surface taken by China, " said Bao Weimin,a scientist of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
The pictures were taken at different distances from Mars.The two black﹣and﹣white pictures were taken by the high﹣resolution camera on Tianwen 1 when the probe was about 330﹣350 kilometers above the Martian surface.As for the color picture,it was taken by Tianwen 1's medium﹣resolution(中分辨率的)camera when the probe was about 5,000 kilometers above the red planet. Itshows Mars' North Pole.
The high﹣resolution camera can take both color and panchromatic(全色的)pictures.Panchromatic pictures,which are black and white,are the clearest,having the largest amount of data for scientific study,said Liu Tongjie.The medium﹣resolution camera,can only produce lesser clear pictures.Scientists put the panchromatic and color pictures together to form a clear and beautiful color picture,Liu added.
Tianwen 1,the country's first independent Mars task,was sent up on July 23,kicking off the nation's planetary exploration program.The probe entered its preset orbit above Mars on Feb 24 and is looking for a landing site on the planet's largest plain.The probe is expected to land on the red planet sometime between May and June.
(1)When were the first high﹣resolution photos of Mars made public by CNSA?
A. |
On Feb 24. |
B. |
On March 4. |
C. |
On July 23. |
(2)What does the word " It" refer to in paragraph 3?
A. |
The color picture. |
B. |
The black﹣and﹣white picture. |
C. |
The clear and beautiful picture. |
(3)What do we know about the pictures according to the text?
A. |
The first close﹣up pictures of Mars' surface were taken at different distances from Mars. |
B. |
The color pictures have the largest amount of data for scientific study. |
C. |
The clearest pictures were taken by the medium﹣resolution camera. |
(4)What will be most probably discussed next?
A. |
Tianwen 1 will take more pictures of Mars. |
B. |
Tianwen 1 will land on the red planet,Mars. |
C. |
Tianwen 1 will do some scientific research on Mars. |
Dogs may be man's best friends,but for Sisu,a stray dog,the unicorn(独角兽)is his best friend.
Recently,Sisu broke into a store in North Carolina five times,trying to steal the same purple unicorn toy.But every time he got it,a salesman would find him,take the toy away and put it back on the shelf.When it turned out that Sisu wouldn't give up,the salesman had to lock the door and not let Sisu in,and then called Duplin County Animal Services for help.
Samantha Lane,the officer who answered the call,was so moved by Sisu's love for the unicorn that she bought the $10 toy for the dog.
"The only thing we can think of is that he came from a family that had a similar toy or had children who had one, " said Joe Newbum,a director of Duplin County Animal Services.
"It's a nice dog," Newbum added. "He likes to play and he is very smart.He sits,stays and shakes hands.He is very polite."
And whoever is lucky enough to adopt(收养)Sisu will get two best friends for the price of one.According to the Facebook post from Duplin County Animal Services,Sisu and his stuffed animal have already had an adopter.
(1)Why did Sisu break into the store in North Carolina?
A. |
To meet his adopter. |
B. |
To look for some food. |
C. |
To get the unicorn freely. |
(2)What can we learn from Joe Newbum's words?
A. |
The family had only one child. |
B. |
The family owned many unicorns. |
C. |
Joe Newbum thought highly of Sisu. |
(3)What is the right order according to the story?
a.Sisu was adopted at last.
b.Sisu broke into the store.
c.The salesman called for help.
d.The officer bought Sisu the unicorn.
A. |
b﹣d﹣a﹣c |
B. |
b﹣c﹣d﹣a |
C. |
c﹣d﹣b﹣a |
(4)What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. |
Brave for Love |
B. |
Kind to Animals |
C. |
Proper Feeding of Dogs |
DNA is the whole"map" of the human body.It is something that all humans have,and it tells the body what to do.DNA is the reason that we look like our parents,because we get some of their DNA to make our own.
People have been trying to understand the human body for a long time.In 1860,Mr Mendel discovered why we look similar to other people in our family.It is because of small things called "genes(基因)"in our body.In 1953,two scientists,Watson and Crick,found out that those small parts are real messages.They are written in the DNA with a special language.
In 1961,another two scientists found the first "word" that they could understand in that language.It shows how DNA tells the cell(细胞) to build its parts.So far,scientists have found all the words in the DNA map,but we do not understand what they all do.By understanding what just one "word" means,we can help to save people from several illnesses.So the more we understand ,the more doctors will be able to do.
Most people hope that this will help to make better medicine to help sick people,Other people worry that when we learn more "words" and find out more information,we will use it in the wrong way,just to make people more attractive(有吸引力的)or stop sick people getting jobs.
(1)Who discovered why we look like other people in our family in 1860?
A.Crick.
B.Watson.
C.Mr.Harris.
D.Mr.Mendel
(2)The two scientists found in 1961.
A.all the words in the DNA map
B.small things called "genes" in our body
C.the first "word" that they could understand in that language
D.The small parts are written in the DNA with a special language
(3)How can we help sick people if we understand more "words" in the DNA map?
A.Make better medicine.
B.Stop them getting jobs.
C.Tell them what to do.
D.Make them attractive.
(4)According to the passage,all of the following are true except that .
A we look like our parents because of "genes" in our body
B.we have understood what all the words in the DNA map do
C.DNA is the whole "map" of the human body
D.DNA tells the cell to build its parts
(5)What do people think of this research about DNA?
A.It can be bad.
B.It can be good.
C.Lt can be good but won't work.
D.It can be good and bad.
Boyan Slat has been dreaming of cleaning up the world's oceans for a long time.
In 2010,he went on a diving (潜水)vacation in Greece and was shocked."I saw more plastic bags than fish in the water," he said.
From then on,Slat began to pay more attention to ocean pollution.He decided to give up higher education and set up the Ocean Cleanup,a non﹣government organization.Its purpose is to clean up ocean rubbish.He has set up the world's first ocean cleanup system ( 系统)with his team.
Every year,over 8 million tons of plastic end up in our oceans,and it can take up to 500 years to break down.In 2018,the World Economic Forum predicted that the weight of ocean plastic would match that of all the fish in our oceans by 2050.Sea animals easily get caught in plastic.They can't move.They can even die if they eat it.Smaller plastic pieces can also enter the food chain (链)and end up in our bodies.
Slat's plan was to create an environmentally﹣friendly,large system to clear out plastic rubbish from the ocean.
After seven years of tests,on October 2nd,2019,a machine called System 001/B came out.It successfully caught and collected a large amount of plastic rubbish floating in the ocean.
Slat and his team are working to improve System 001/B.Their dream is to clear out 90 percent of all the ocean plastic by 2040.
(1)What did Boyan Slat care more about after his vacation in Greece?
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Diving. |
B. |
Plastic bags. |
C. |
Ocean pollution. |
D. |
Higher education. |
(2)How long does it take to break down 8 million tons of plastic?
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More than 7 years. |
B. |
Up to 30 years. |
C. |
Less than 40 years. |
D. |
About 500 years. |
(3)From the prediction of the World Economic Forum in 2018,we can learn .
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little pollution ends up in the ocean |
B. |
ocean plastic pollution is serious |
C. |
animals prefer plastic |
D. |
people like sea food |
(4)How did System 001/B work?
A. |
It collected much plastic rubbish in the ocean. |
B. |
It dealt with all the rubbish in the ocean. |
C. |
It cleared out rubbish everywhere. |
D. |
It cleared out 90% of the plastic. |
(5)What's the main idea of the passage?
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Animals and humans. |
B. |
Plastic problems. |
C. |
Life in the future. |
D. |
Ocean cleanup. |
In September,2020,I had the chance to come to China for the first time and visited Yunnan Province.
On the first day we went to a village named Xiaopingzhai.I was amazed to discover that small tea factory could bring in 6 million yuan a year with only 20 workers.
The next of our trip was the village of Kangmian.Many families now live there after leaving uninhabitable(不适合居住的)areas.The new village has 450 housing units.There I have learned that the government helps the people by providing jobs so that they can support themselves.Of the 1,331 villagers,609 now have jobs.
In Shuiduichong,a traditional Yao ethnic(瑶族)group village,we visited the workshops for making silver ornaments(饰品).We discovered the skill had a history of more than 200 year.Besides the traditional use of silver ornaments in Yao culture, ▲ .
A set of silver ornaments can be sold for between 10,000 and 20,000 yuan on the market.The making of silver ornaments creates jobs in the village.Shuiduichong now has more than 20 family workshops.
This trip was over.I have realized that through the hard work of the Chinese government,great changes have taken place in Yunnan.These impressive(印象深刻的)results should serve as an example for other developing countries.
(1)The trip followed the way of .
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Xiaopinghai→ Shuiduichong→ Kangmian |
B. |
Xiaopingzhai→Kangmian→ Shuiduichong |
C. |
Kangmian→ Shuiduichong→ Xiaopingzhai |
D. |
Kangmian→Xiaopingzhai→ Shuiduichong |
(2)In Kangmian the government helps the people by .
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selling products |
B. |
giving money |
C. |
opening factories |
D. |
providing jobs |
(3)Which of the following sentences can be put in the ▲?
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tourists like them very much |
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these objects have a high value |
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people buy them as gifts |
D. |
they can be seen everywhere |
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为了活跃气氛,缓解疲劳,Mr.Brown 准备和同学们一起做一个游戏。请阅读他推荐的三款游戏,完成两个任务。
GAME TIME |
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GAME1 |
On the table are all kinds of things in a mess.The players use the hook (钩)to pull one thing out of the mess without moving any others.If you pull out the most.you win.To win this game,you need to be skillful and patient! |
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GAME 2 |
You need a bag.collect small things like pencils,erasers and so on from the players and put them in the bag.Now pull one thing out of the bag without looking inside.Then give the owner of the thing a task,such as jumping like a frog,singing like a cock,etc.You're sure to enjoy playing and watching this game.You'll laugh a lot! |
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GAME 3 |
One player acts as the cat,a bowl in one hand and a coin in the other.Other players hold a line with an object as a mouse in each hand.The cat flips (抛)the coin.If it lands heads up,the cat catches the mouse in the player s left hand;if it lands tails up.the cat catches the mouse in the player's right hand,To win this game,you must be smart and act rapidly! |
Task A:请给上还游戏分别配上合适的图片,完成1~3三个小题。
(1) (2) (3)
Task B:请从Game 1/2/3中选出一款你最喜欢的游戏,并用文中的观点说明理由。
I like Game (4) ,because(5) .