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1、 阅读理解
Top-Rated Attractions in Australia
The Glasshouse
It makes a great first stop in Port Macquarie before you head out to tour the town. Wander into the building, and you'll find the Glasshouse Visitor Information Centre, with details about all the things to see and do in Port Macquarie. Then you can decide what you'd like to see and do there. So this centre is strongly recommended. After visiting the centre, you can admire exhibitions in the art gallery. It also hosts pop concerts and classical ballets.
Port Macquarie Beaches
Port Macquarie is famous for various great beaches. Town Beach is fantastic for surfing and has easy access to downtown shops. Lake Cathie Beach has slides and trampolines(蹦床), which have great appeal for little kids. Shelly Beach is a great pick for people enjoying good scenery. And there is also dog-friendly Nobbys Beach.
The Koala Hospital
The Koala Hospital holds sick and injured koalas and conducts research into saving koala populations. Wandering around the recovery yards is a great way to see the koalas clearly. It'll be your unforgettable experience in Port Macquarie. Entry to the Koala Hospital is free. But the donation is particularly expected, which will go directly back into helping the koalas.
Roto House
Next to the Koala Hospital, Roto House sits in a bushland setting and provides a view of early life in Port Macquarie. This beautifully restored late Victorian home was once the home of John Flynn, one of Port Macquarie's earliest settlers. And it's one of the few remaining 19th-century wood homes. All the rooms are set up as they would have been. This character is thought highly of by people.
(1)、Why is the Glasshouse Visitor Information Centre recommended?A、It helps register visitors' information. B、It offers visitors exhibitions regularly. C、It introduces high-quality artistic performances. D、It gives visitors a general idea about travel arrangements.(2)、What can we learn about Port Macquarie Beaches?A、They provide tourists with a sense of peace. B、They cater to needs of different groups of people. C、They are equipped with plenty of play equipment. D、They are too crowded for families with little children.(3)、What are visitors expected to do at the Koala Hospital?A、To be active in supporting koalas financially. B、To avoid approaching the koalas. C、To work as volunteers there. D、To adopt the injured koalas.(4)、What makes people have a high opinion of Roto House?A、Its unusual foreign design. B、Its cultural and historical value. C、Its role in environmental protection. D、Its contribution to the Koala Hospital.(5)、Which of the four places might be a top choice for wildlife conservationists?A、Roto House. B、The Glasshouse. C、The Koala Hospital. D、Port Macquarie Beaches. -
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Some songs tend to get stuck in our heads more easily than others. When a song becomes super popular, we say it's "gone viral". Those words might be more accurate than we ever imagined.
David Earn is an applied mathematician. One day, he talked with musician and scientist Matt Woolhouse. Woolhouse found some songs had been downloaded thousands of times over just a few weeks or months. Those patterns looked familiar to Earn, who studies disease epidemics. And those download data resembled the kind of data he saw with disease transmission(传播). They wondered whether that kind of spread from person to person could be how people decide that they like particular songs.
Earn had been working with a mathematical model to predict how diseases spread during an epidemic. His team now used the same model with the song data. They looked at the 1,000 most downloaded songs in the United Kingdom, dividing them by type.
For popular songs, downloads increased rapidly over time, much like a contagious(传染性的) disease infecting a group of susceptible people. Some types were more contagious than others, the team reported in 2023."The group of people who connect and like folk music isn't the same as the group of people who like heavy metal or dance music. They're different social groups," Earn says. "And some of those social groups are much more likely to share things quickly."
Surprisingly, pop music wasn't the most contagious. It spread, but not as quickly as some other types. Electronic music, on the other hand, was super contagious. Earn thinks these listeners are probably super connected on the web and share things more than people who prefer other types of music.
"We think of contagion as a strictly negative thing," Earn says. "But that same process of contagion functions for other things in life," he now concludes, "like sharing favorite songs with your closest friends."
(1)、Why did Earn and his team conduct their research?A、To analyze the pattern of song spread. B、To investigate the ways songs are grouped. C、To count the times that the songs were downloaded. D、To study the characters of the people who downloaded songs.(2)、What does the underlined word "susceptible" in paragraph 4 mean?A、With a strong will. B、Preferring new ideas. C、Sticking to traditions. D、Likely to be influenced.(3)、Why does electronic music spread quicker?A、Electronic music covers all music types. B、Its fans are skillful at surfing the Internet. C、Electronic music can impress people easily. D、Its lovers like sharing things with others better.(4)、What can be the best title for the text?A、Contagion of Music B、Music Spreads Online Wildly C、How a Song Becomes Attractive D、Frequency of Downloading Songs -
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Virtual reality is quickly becoming the new technological frontier. Tech companies everywhere seem to be racing to get their foot in the VR door. However, virtual reality has a set of challenges and hurdles that it must overcome in order to work well. It should be noted that VR is heavily dependent on being very fast, very accurate and very good-looking. If it isn't, the viewer will feel motion sick or disconnected from the world that VR is trying to create.
Now that we can actually build VR headsets that begin to meet these requirements, we are seeing a rising interest in VR. As it rises, so does the interest in creating new media to be experienced in using virtual reality. Journalism is a medium built on relevance. Journalists should always be finding new ways to tell stories and deliver content. It is a goldmine for storytelling. What better ways to tell a story to someone than to put them right in the center of it?
Virtual reality is a powerful tool for journalists. The consumer isn't just reading or watching something play out; they're experiencing it. The immersive nature of VR allows for people to connect with the subject matter on a much deeper level than just reading about it. The experience is emotional, speaking more to our instinct than our intellect. The possibilities for storytelling here are legion, and any storyteller wanting to do something more interesting than their peers should surely be considering the sheer power of VR.
The question of virtual reality, though, is not how powerful it is. That is immediately apparent. The question of VR is one of viability and availability. Telling stories must be easy to do, and access to those stories must be readily available. This is the biggest challenge that VR faces. If the tools to tell a story with VR aren't easy to pick up and learn, VR will fail. If VR technology isn't both top-of-the-line and affordable, VR will fail.
Accessibility was one concern for Thomas Hallaq, assistant professor of journalism and mass communications, who said that current VR technology, is pretty exclusive right now. Despite that, he said he doesn't think the exclusivity of this technology will be a problem in the long run.
"I think it's very promising," Hallaq said. "We're seeing more technology become accessible, and more people having access to that technology. Just look at smartphones." Like radio, TV and the Internet before it, virtual reality will change the way we tell stories.
(1)、Why is VR considered a powerful tool for journalism?A、Because it is an exclusively new tool. B、Because it is very powerful and popular. C、Because people can experience the story in person. D、Because it is very fast, accurate and good-looking.(2)、According to the passage, what is the biggest challenge VR is facing?A、How powerful and interesting it can be. B、Whether people will have easy access to it. C、Whether qualified VR headsets can be built. D、What new ways people will find to deliver content.(3)、What's the author's attitude towards the future of VR technology?A、Optimistic. B、Neutral. C、Pessimistic. D、Concerned.(4)、Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A、The Wide Popularity of Virtual Reality B、The Future Development of Virtual Reality C、Challenges and Hurdles of Virtual Reality D、Virtual Reality is the Future of Storytelling -
4、假定你是李华,你的笔友Jack因高三学习压力增大,总为一些小事对家长或同学发脾气,为此他很懊恼,希望得到你的帮助。请你回复一封邮件,内容包括:
1. 表示理解;
2. 提出建议。
注意:
1. 写作词数应为80左右;
2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
Dear Jack,
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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5、假如你是高二学生王海。最近你发现班上部分同学每次遇到重要考试都会出现焦虑症状。请你用英语写一封信给某英文报编辑反映这个问题。
内容:
1.焦虑症状:
2.建议(至少两点)。
注意:
1.根据以上内容写一篇短文,不要逐字翻译;
2.可适当增加细节使行文连贯;
3.词数100左右,开头已给出,不计入总词数。
Dear editor,
I'm Wang Hai, a student of Grade 2 in senior high school.
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6、短文填空
When I was an international student in China, I was lucky to experience Chinese New Year. The build-up was exciting as everywhere(decorate) with red.
Some fellow students and I decided to travel from Xi'an to Guilin for the festival. Travel during that time is quiteadventure—many people journey home (see) their families and everywhere is very busy.
On the eve of New Year, we watched the CCTV New Year's Gala. Although we didn't really understand everything, it was good to be lostthe atmosphere of the occasion! At New Year, families make (taste) dumplings together as part of the celebrations. On New Year's Day, and for several weeks afterwards, you can hear firecrackers and fireworks everywhere, and the air (smell) strongly of dynamite(火药) and smoke. This was adventurous for us!
Being in China during New Year somewhat meant (lonely) though it was a great experience. I can (absolute) explain it with how international students in the UK might feel at Christmas if (have) no loved ones around them.
Overall, my first Chinese New Year was an amazing experienceI'll never forget.
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7、短文填空
The Chinese character zhen(振), meaning "vitalize",(name) the nation's most popular character related to domestic affairs this year, while the character wei, meaning is "risk" or "crisis", was chosen as (hot) for international topics. The characters are among a list of popular words, as well as phrases, (collect) in an annual assessment organized by agencies including the Ministry of Education's National Language Resources Monitoring and Research Center and the Commercial Press publishing house.
Organizers explained that "vitalize" represents upward trend and a gesture of trying to make an effort, and that's the spirit one should havethe face of challenges and obstacles, it's a country or an individual. Meanwhile, it pointed out that internationally, the world's path has come to a crossroads amid wars and conflicts, sluggish economies, a (wide) gap of development and a worsening environment. Organizers called for looking for opportunities hidden in these (crisis) and using dialogue and cooperation to handle differences in order to build a fair, better world.
In addition to characters, gaozhiliang fazhan, or high-quality development, was chosen (be) the key domestic phrase of the year, while ChatGPT was named the annual phrase in international topics.
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8、 完形填空
I was first going into this final day, the Junior Sled Dog Championship. We'd trained two years and wanted to beat Blake. I knelt down to pat Kenai and my hands 1 from nerves and excitement. Kenai tipped up his face to lick my chin. "You are 2 , aren't you?"
Just before the count down started, Blake shot me a 3 grin, hands trembling too. Then I heard, "Go!"4 I could yell "Hike!", Kenai leaped forward. The rest of the dogs 5 after. We started last. We flew down the long hill. Then we 6 a corner. I leaned to keep the sled steady. Kenai saw Blake's team before I did. His tail flew up, and he 7 . Seeing his tongue still flopping forward, I let him go all out. We closed the 8 . A bridge later, we inched closer. On the next hill, Kenai drew even with Blake's sled and then we passed it.
9 our sled hit a branch. The runners caught. I lost my 10 and fell off the sled. Witnessing the sled come to a stop, I struggled through the deep snow to Kenai. I 11 . His shoulder was bleeding.
"Kenai! No!" My voice came out a howl. Kenai 12 to stand. He looked at me, his blue eyes13 to keep on. He would do it, too. For one frozen moment I saw myself on the winner's stand with the trophy (奖杯). But no. I bent and gently 14 Kenai in a blanket.
The race vet examining Kenai, I watched Blake accept the trophy. Kenai squirming in my lap, I leaned over upon him. Just at that moment, I felt a warm tongue on my wet cheek. I smiled and realized that I had the 15 that really counted.
(1)A 、 softened B 、 shook C 、 withdrew D 、 extended(2)A 、 clever B 、 thirsty C 、 helpful D 、 ready(3)A 、 broad B 、 satisfied C 、 tight D 、 slight(4)A 、 As B 、 Beyond C 、 Before D 、 After(5)A 、 pulled B 、 charged C 、 jumped D 、 barked(6)A 、 cut B 、 missed C 、 kept D 、 rounded(7)A 、 took off B 、 flew away C 、 turned around D 、 bent forward(8)A 、 race B 、 difference C 、 gap D 、 goal(9)A 、 Suddenly B 、 Finally C 、 Gradually D 、 Occasionally(10)A 、 way B 、 hold C 、 temper D 、 sight(11)A 、 quitted B 、 insisted C 、 sighed D 、 froze(12)A 、 struggled B 、 decided C 、 refused D 、 pretended(13)A 、 forcing B 、 begging C 、 ordering D 、 persuading(14)A 、 took up B 、 put up C 、 brought up D 、 wrapped up(15)A 、 achievement B 、 companion C 、 prize D 、 friendship -
9、七选五
Going on vacation every week might sound like the very unattainable dream.. All you need to do is get in the habit of treating your weekend like a vacation, suggests Cassie Mogilner Holmes, a professor at UCLA's Anderson School of Management. We asked experts to share their favorite tips for adopting a vacation mindset at home.Get creative about making time
. Some people have to bear weekend schedules packed with work. You could still make the best of a Thursday evening, Holmes suggests. Or, spare an hour on Sunday morning for chores, but protect the rest of the weekend as your vacation time.
Decision scientist Nika Kabiri recommends doing something totally new so you can disconnect from the same old routines governing your life. Among her favorite ideas: Drive to a part of town you've never been to before, go for a city walk, and grab lunch at the first cute café you see. Or take a bike or boat tour of your city. Don't put extra pressure on yourself
Treating your weekend like a vacation doesn't mean it needs to be a delicate affair. If your "vacation" encounters a few unexpected affairs or lasts for only a few hours, don't be annoyed. .Don't put pressure on yourself to have this "perfect vacation". It's meant to be fun. Plus, there's always another one just a few days away.
A.Act like a tourist.
B.Go for a city walk.
C.It doesn't have to be all or nothing.
D.Just ignore the work and continue to have fun.
E.All the experiences make you feel the weekend vacation-like.
F.But a simple mindset shift can make it happen with no travel involved.
G.Not everyone has Saturday and Sunday or any two continuous days off work.
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10、七选五
Confidence is at the heart of every successful person and it holds the key to success. Regardless of how knowledgeable you are in your professional field, your success will be limited if you lack confidence. Actually, confidence isn't what you're born with, but something learned over time.
Know yourself. Take a long look in the mirror and make an honest and accurate judgement of your strengths and weaknesses. Continue to build upon your strengths, as this will increase your confidence. We all have areas in our professional and personal lives that need to be improved. Instead, it only holds back your success and keeps your confidence low.
Whether you like it or not, people make judgments about you based upon how you dress. You only have one chance to make a good first impression. How you dress directly shows how you feel about yourself. Research shows that you will feel differently about yourself if you are wearing a business suit or sweat pants and a T-shirt. Therefore, be highly aware of your appearance. Dress in a manner that reflects who you are.
Go step by step. You can increase your confidence by seeking out one new challenge at a time. Move on to the next one when one challenge is successfully achieved. Success builds upon itself, therefore success brings success—all fueled by increased confidence!
A.Dress for success.
B.Put pressure on yourself.
C.Forgetting them does not make them go away.
D.Research shows confident people always seek out new challenges.
E.Meanwhile, take an effective method toward improving your weaknesses.
F.The following are three key tricks you may learn to increase your confidence.
G.What you wear will unintentionally show your weaknesses to those around you.
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11、 阅读理解
Road Trip Apps You Need Before You Leave
Best App for Route Planning
Ever wonder how delivery drivers manage to hit so many different places in a relatively short amount of time? It's because they're using an app like Road Warrior to plan their routes to be as efficient as possible. However, while many other route planning apps only take things like traffic into account, Road Warrior includes lots of other time-sucking details. The subscription (订购) options start at $10 per month.Best App for Gas Prices
Gas prices have been something of a catastrophe (灾难) recently, so travelers are naturally focused on finding the lowest rates whenever possible. Gas Buddy is one of the most popular apps for locating affordable gas, especially on long road trips. Simply enter the starting point and destination, and then watch as all of the cheapest gas prices along your route appear suddenly. Like many apps, there is a free version (版本), as well as a premium (额外) option with added features.Best App for Planning Sightseeing
For people who aren't totally focused on getting from point A to point B in the fastest time possible, the Road Trippers app is a must-have. Users can plan their trip from start to finish with as many as 150 waypoints/stops when using the premium version of the app, which costs $29.99 per year. It won't let you miss the famous sights along the way. It estimates fuel costs, allows for RV drivers to customize (定制) routes friendly to their particular vehicle and lets the user cooperate with friends who are also on the road.Best App for Family Games and Entertainment
Sure you could listen to music or watch movies, but sometimes it's fun to throw it way back with classic travel games. The Plates Family Travel app is a modernized version of the classic license plate (车牌) game. There's also a map feature that shows you exactly where you saw all the license plates on your road trip. This app is available for Apple or Google devices for free.
(1)、Which app can help you save time?A、Gas Buddy. B、Road Warrior. C、Road Trippers. D、Plates Family Travel.(2)、Who is more likely to use Gas Buddy?A、Those who like playing games. B、Those who need license plates. C、Those who prefer an unusual route. D、Those who care about gas prices.(3)、What is special about the Road Trippers app?A、It is available for free. B、It provides the shortest route. C、It recommends tourist attractions. D、It helps its users to make friends. -
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People have been told to stay separated — at least six feet apart— and to practice what state and local officials call "social distancing". Some have been asked to work at home. But as people try to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, the resulting chaos and fear are bringing both large and small communities closer.
Simple acts of kindness are sprouting up online and in public, as neighbors, students, teachers, and others begin to connect those who can pass this long and isolating time smoothly, and the people who may not have the means to get through.
For Jesse Farren-James, helping out has taken the form of organizing trips to the supermarkets for supplies, and use of her membership card if anyone needs to buy large quantities. She posted the offer in a Facebook group for the community residents(居民), and some people came and turned to her. "I just feel so lucky that I have so many people in my life to rely on and so sad that not everyone has that," she wrote in the group. In another interview, Farren-James said the "community is coming together" and "there are so many good and amazing people" offering to help where they can.
Also, parents in Dorchester have gathered together online. In a Facebook group called DotParents, parents have been raising money to buy food and supplies for students and families in the community. Lisa Graustein has been organizing this activity. On Thursday, she used the more than $2,000 raised by neighbors to purchase food in a restaurant supply company. A group of volunteers packed the food and planned to distribute to schools for those who may need it.
"Food shortage is real in our city and this crisis is going to be severe." Graustein said. "But here's something we can do that deal better with the hard time". This idea is spreading. She said friends in four other states had being running similar campaigns.
Next, she wants to find a way to get landlords(房东)to temporarily abandon rent for residents in financial difficulties because of the outbreak.
(1)、What do we know about Jesse Farren-James?A、She is a shopping assistant working for a supermarket. B、She is wealthy and always ready to help others. C、She lent her membership card to the people in need. D、She felt sad that not everyone has enough food.(2)、The underlined phrase in paragraph 2 "sprouting up" can be best replaced by ____.A、disappearing B、growing C、connecting D、helping(3)、What did parents in Dorchester do to offer help?A、They bought food from the supermarket for community children. B、They set up a restaurant supply company to provide food. C、They raised money to deal with food shortage. D、They distributed money to community residents.(4)、Which is the best title for this passage?A、Acts of kindness in coronavirus outbreak B、Effects of social media in coronavirus outbreak C、Social distancing in the online community D、Helping each other in financial difficulties -
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When I was a boy there were no smart phones, and our television only got one channel clearly. Still, I was never bored. The fields, hills, and woodlands around my home were the perfect playground. I can remember once hiking to a nearby lake. At the backside of it I was amazed to find an old dirt road that I had never seen before. It was full of muddy tracks and deep woods bordered it on both sides, but exploring it still seemed like a fine adventure.
I walked on and on for hours. I was sure my guardian angel was whispering in my ear "Turn around and head back home", but I was stubborn, so I walked on. There was still neither a car nor a house in sight. I noticed that the sun was starting to go down and I grew scared. I didn't want to end up trapped on this road, and I was worried that it would be dark before I could make my way back to the lake again.
I continued to walk on with something growing inside of me. My heart was pounding and my legs were aching. I was almost in tears when I turned one last curve and saw something in the distance. It was a house that I recognized. I jumped up and down and laughed out loud. It was still over a mile away, but my legs felt like feathers and I hurried back to my house in no time. I walked in with a big smile on my face just in time for dinner.
I remembered this recently when I saw a sign that said "All roads lead home". It is true. In life, all roads, no matter how they twist and turn, can lead us home again. What is important, though, is how we travel them. Are we going to go forth in fear or are we going to go forth in faith? Are we going to make this life a terrible trip or are we going to make this life a joyful journey? The choice is ours.
(1)、Why did the author hardly feel bored when he was young?A、Because he could have fun in nature. B、Because he could watch TV all day. C、Because he had many friends. D、Because he used to explore the old dirt road.(2)、How did the author feel when he was exploring the dirt road?A、He thought he would be scolded by his parents. B、He felt contradictory in mind. C、He thought he would be trapped in the woods. D、He was unconscious.(3)、What does the underlined word "something"(Para. 3) refer to?A、The dirt road. B、His house. C、The lake. D、A passing car.(4)、What does the author mainly intend to tell us?A、Always make choices on our own. B、All roads lead home. C、It's our attitude that matters in our life. D、Every effort is worthwhile. -
14、 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。
Keeping Hope Alive in the Storm
One day, my parents took my younger brother, Kaleb and me to visit my aunt's family, who lived on a beautiful lake. We planned to have a family dinner together.
While parents made dinner, my cousin Jerel showed us around. Seeing the yellow rubber boat near the bank, I excitedly urged for a boat ride. Jerel agreed. He grew up on this lake. Though he was 16, it didn't seem to bother him that I was 12 and Kaleb was 7.
We couldn't wait to jump into the rubber boat, took up the paddles ( 浆 ) and set out. Our destination was the small rocky island in the middle of the lake. We laughed and chatted as we paddled along. The sky was blue with piles of white clouds. It was a bit cold, but our life jackets kept us warm.
After half an hour, we reached the island. We jumped off and tied the boat to a huge rock. We started to explore the desert island. We were having so much fun that we didn't notice the weather had changed. Dark clouds gathered and the wind picked up. Then thunder rolled across the sky. Jerel looked worried and nudged me, "A storm is on the way. We need to rush back!"
Jerel led us back to the shore. The calm water had turned into a mess. The boat bounced up and down in the waves. Jerel yelled, "Jump into the boat! Hurry!" We held onto the side of the boat and managed to climb into it. Surprisingly, we found our boat stuck firmly in the rocks. What's worse, there was a big hole at the bottom. Maybe it was torn open by the sharp rock.
Suddenly, the rain poured down upon us, beating against our faces and pounding our life jackets. Kaleb was terrified and started crying. We decided to seek shelter from the rain. Before we headed back, Jerel shouted, "Wait! Let's get the boat out onto the shore! It will help us build a shelter."
注意:1.续写词数应为 150 左右;2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
"NMo problem. Let's get stcrted!… I said.
Now tunder the sheiter we could do nothing but wait.
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15、 假定你是李华。你校英语报举行"我敬佩的科学家"征文比赛。请根据要求投稿, 内容包括:1. 人物简介;2. 给出理由。注意:1. 写作词数应为 80 个左右;2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
The Scientist I Admire
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16、 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Space-TimePainter,written by Chinese writer Hai Ya, has won the Hugo Award for Best Novelette at the 81st World Science Fiction Convention, (hold) in Chengdu on October 18th to 23rd, 2023. It is the third time that the Hugo Award (present) to Chinese writers.
The Space-Time Painterwas inspired by the life experience of Wang Ximeng. He is a talented Chinese painter in the Northern Song Dynasty, and for centuries people all sing high praises his masterpiece One ThousandLi of Rivers and Mountains. Hai Ya said, "The artistic value of the painting as well as the gifted painter himself deserves our (admire). So I created character of painting prodigy ( 奇 才 ) Zhao Ximeng to reproduce Wang's legend ( 传 奇 ) by telling a (fiction) story." In the story, after much suffering, Zhao's mind abandons his physical body and enters a space, a modern police officer is investigating a case involving an ancient painting.
Hai Ya started writing sci-fi stories in 2016. He works in the day and writes at night. He thinks of himself as more of a sci-fi enthusiast a writer. "I am so delighted to win the award and earn positive (comment) from readers." said Hai Ya. "I hope my works could inspire more people (think) about technology, time and art and bring Chinese sci-fi to a global audience.
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17、 阅读下面短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
I hated that I was born with a cleft palate ( 腭 裂 ). I clearly knew how ugly I looked to others: a(n)1 lip, crooked nose, lopsided teeth and somewhat unclear2 .
When asked, "What happened to your lip?" I'd say that I'd fallen as a baby and 3 it on a piece of glass. Somehow it seemed more 4 to have suffered an accident than to have been born different. I firmly believed that I didn't 5 the love outside my family. And then I entered Grade Three and6 Mrs. Leonard, a very lovely teacher.
The time came for the annual "hearing tests". I was 7 able to hear anything out of one ear, but I was not about to reveal another problem that would single me out as8 . Thus I 9 . I had learned to watch other children and 10 them to raise my hand during group testing. The "whisper test", however, required a different kind of deception ( 欺骗 ). Each child would close one ear with a11 , and the teacher would whisper something, which the child would repeat. While waiting for my turn, I 12 what Mrs. Leonard might say, maybe things like "The sky is blue." or "Do you have breakfast?".
My turn came up. I turned my bad ear to her, 13 the other tightly with my finger, and then gently14 my finger out enough to be able to hear. I waited and then heard the words that changed my life forever. Mrs. Leonard said15 , "I wish you were my little girl."
(1)A 、 bleeding B 、 injured C 、 misshapen D 、 smooth(2)A 、 speech B 、 mood C 、 thought D 、 behaviour(3)A 、 burned B 、 cut C 、 bitten D 、 rounded(4)A 、 sufficient B 、 reliable C 、 worthwhile D 、 acceptable(5)A 、 value B 、 desire C 、 ignore D 、 deserve(6)A 、 encountered B 、 joined C 、 attracted D 、 amused(7)A 、 mostly B 、 fortunately C 、 barely D 、 incredibly(8)A 、 ugly B 、 outstanding C 、 kind D 、 different(9)A 、 quitted B 、 cheated C 、 rejected D 、 failed(10)A 、 follow B 、 permit C 、 request D 、 persuade(11)A 、 pole B 、 cloth C 、 finger D 、 device(12)A 、 insisted B 、 questioned C 、 argued D 、 wondered(13)A 、 plugging B 、 taking C 、 catching D 、 breaking(14)A 、 bent B 、 folded C 、 stuck D 、 backed(15)A 、 desperately B 、 softly C 、 loudly D 、 coldly -
18、 阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Sometimes, it's good to be bored
"I am dying of boredom," complains the young wife Yelena in Chekhov's 1897 play UncleVanya. Of course, if Yelena were around today, we know what she would do: pull out her smartphone and find something fun. Today it is easy to get rid of boredom..
That is the finding of two fascinating recent studies. In one, researchers asked subjects to do something boring, like copying out numbers from a phone book, and then take tests of creative thinkings. The result? In the second study, subjects gave more answers to a word test than a non-bored control group after being forced to watch a dull screensaver.
"An restless mind hungers for stimulation, so boredom becomes a seeking state," says Sandi Mann, the psychologist at the University of Central Lancashire. "." Parents will tell you that kids with "nothing to do" will eventually invent some fun games to play ― with a cardboard box, a light switch, whatever.
The problem, the researchers worry, is that these days we don't struggle to overcome these slow moments. "" Mann says. "This might relieve us temporarily, but it shuts down the deeper thinking." So here is an idea: Instead of always avoiding boredom, embrace and face it. Sometimes, anyway. Mann has found she gets some of her best thinking done when she is driving her car and therefore can't be distracted by her phone.
The good type inspires you to see what can come of it. The bad type, in contrast, tires you and makes you feel like you can't be bothered to do anything. An important part of our modern task, then, is learning to evaluate these different types of boredom ― to distinguish the useful kind from the harmful one.
A. And there is, of course, bad boredom.
B. Bored subjects came up with more creative ideas.
C. But what if boredom is a meaningful experience?
D. These moments are a lot more valuable than expected.
E. Actually, tips on getting away from boredom are countless.
F. We try to kill every moment of boredom with mobile devices.
G. When not satisfied with your state, you're seeking and engaged.
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Victor Borge once wrote, "Laughter is the closest distance between two people." Yet laughter isn't always positive for relationships. Think of your friend laughing at your embarrassing mistake. This kind of unshared laughter can have the opposite effect.
Now, a new study explores when laughter works as a social glue. While all genuine laughter may help us feel good, shared laughter may communicate to others that we have a similar worldview, which strengthens our relationships.
Researchers at the University of North Carolina found a way to produce shared laughter to measure experimentally how it might impact a relationship with a stranger. Participants watched a funny, not-so-funny, or not-funny-at-all video while video-chatting with another same-sex participant. Unknown to them, the video chat displayed a pre-recorded clip (片段) of someone laughing the same amount for each of the two funny videos, but only smiling occasionally during the unfunny video. This produced more shared laughter in the first situation, less shared laughter in the second, and no shared laughter in the third. Afterwards, the participants then filled out questionnaires about their sense of similarity to their video partner, and how much they liked or wanted to get to know their video partner.
Results showed that, across the different videos, the amount of shared laughter had consistent (一致的) effects on the participants' sense of similarity to the video partner ― and that this, in turn, increased how much participants liked their partner and wanted to affiliate with him or her. "For people who are laughing together, shared laughter signals that they see the world in the same way, and it momentarily improve their sense of connection," says Sara Algoe, co-author of the study.
How can we put these findings into practice? Algoe suggests that relationship partners may want to find opportunities to laugh together in order to boost closeness, especially before having difficult conversations. Likewise, shared laughter could be introduced into staff meetings to make people feel more on the same page and thus become more productive.
(1)、What is the finding of the experiment?A、Laughter creates distances. B、Laughter is a reliable social glue. C、Unshared laughter has negative effect. D、Shared laughter brings closeness.(2)、What are the participants asked to do in the experiment?A、Record the reaction to the videos. B、Video chat with a same-sex stranger. C、Fill out questionnaires on the videos. D、Laugh the same amount each time.(3)、Which is closest in meaning to the underlined phrase "affiliate with" in Paragraph 4?A、Connect with. B、Turn to. C、Agree with. D、Refer to.(4)、In which situation is shared laughter probably used according to Algoe?A、During a court meeting. B、After seeing a doctor. C、Before solving conflicts. D、When taking an exam. -
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Almost everyone agrees that art is important, but they disagree on whether governments, using taxpayers' public money, should be funding it. Also, if governments do spend money on art, what artworks should they buy and for what purpose?
Most governments purchase well-known artworks for public galleries, such as the Metropolitan in New York, the National Gallery in London, the Louvre in Paris and the Uffizi in Florence, which are all free to the public. Most people do not object to public money being spent on keeping great artworks available to the public eye. However, there are some types the public are often not so happy about supporting.
In the 1980s when most people seemed to have lost interest in art, the Turner Prize was started in order to regain public's attention again. This is a contemporary art award supported by taxpayers. In 1999, the Turner Prize came under great public criticism when Tracey Emin was shortlisted for the prize for her work called "My Bed". "My Bed" was her actual bed which she had lain in for days following a relationship breakup. To some, this was a breakthrough and some visitors even jumped into the bed and rolled around. To others, it was simply a dive into the depths of human depravity (堕落).
But is the kind of "work"done by Emin "art"? And should the public pay for it, especially when it is so controversial (有争议的)?
Western art is certainly at a crossroads. Does it keep exploring the dark side or does it seek an ideal beauty? Perhaps the answer depends on the public at large and the values they hold. Many people were pleased when Richard Wright won the Turner Prize in 2009 with his fresco (壁画). Its artistic beauty, poetic nature and use of historic tradition might shows that society is looking for something more positive and "rooted" in its history again. If public money is spent on art, it is essential that the public play a key role in debating both art, and what art they are willing to pay for.
(1)、Why are some galleries mentioned in Paragraph 2?A、They are well known worldwide. B、They appeal to the public. C、They offer free admission. D、They are publicly funded.(2)、What do we know about "My bed"?A、It's a controversial painting. B、It caused opposing reactions. C、It seeks ideal beauty and truth. D、It goes against contemporary art.(3)、Which word can best describe the public's attitude to Wright's fresco?A、Appreciative. B、Opposed. C、Doubtful. D、Unhappy.(4)、Who should have the final say on public investment in art according to the passage?A、Artists. B、The government. C、Taxpayers. D、Turner Prize winners.