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1、 根据文本内容从方框中选择恰当的词并用其正确形式填入文本图示中,每词限用一次,有两词为多余项。
Poor Bobby was getting cold sitting out in the backyard in the snow. With only one dime(10美分硬币) in hand, he could not come up with an idea for his mother's birthday gift. Ever since his father had passed away, the family of five had struggled. Although the family was short of money, they had love and family unity(团结).
Bobby had three sisters, all of whom had already made beautiful gifts for their mother. Wiping tears from his eyes, Bobby kicked the snow and started to walk down to the street where the stores opened.
Anyway, he wanted to try his luck.
Bringing together all his courage, he walked into the first store he saw. His heart quickly turned cold when salesperson after salesperson told him that he could not buy anything with only a dime. Finally he saw a flower shop and went inside to wait in line. When the shop owner asked if he could help him, Bobby presented the dime and asked if he could buy one flower for his mother. The shop owner looked at Bobby and his dime. Then he put his hand on Bobby's shoulder gently and said, "You just wait here and I'll see what I can do for you." Then the shop owner left. All alone in the shop, Bobby began to feel alone and afraid.
After a little while, the shop owner came out with a bunch of red roses, with leaves of green and tiny white flowers all tied together with a big silver bow.

How might the shop owner feel when he heard Bobby's words?
How might Bobby react when he saw the roses? Why?
What might the shop owner do next?
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2、 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 market for wearable technology in the past few years has been on a rapid rise. We seem to have too much attachment to data accessible on those devices. is it a good thing that we're relying on technology more often than not, recording every step we take? Can those tools really maximize your workout benefits? The real questions surround not the (wear), but the wearer.
The challenge for athletes (look) to up their game with data is finding the type of information that is most helpful. If you are hoping to run faster and want to try moderating your pace based on heart rate "zones," a wearable can help you do so. However, for professionals and those who are new working out, less is more.
Earlier this month, Sara Hall, a professional marathon runner competing in the U. S. Olympic marathon trials, actually (throw) away her GPS watch midrace (avoid) distraction. Similarly, for beginner runners, it's more important to learn to listen to your body's signals — tiredness, (ache), bursts of energy—— to track your pace or heart rate. Depending on what those goals are, there might be ways to achieve them that are more cost (effect), more fun, more convenient. Dr. Ethan Weiss, a physician at the University of California tells his patients that a different item (attach) at your wrist, like a leash, is more likely to pull you toward more activity.
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3、 阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的 A、B、 C、D 四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
For the past 18 years, my daughter has been around me all the time. Now that she is in college, the1 of our relationship has totally changed and our relationship is completely 2 . I'm not going to be there every morning to have breakfast with her. I won't know when she's mad or when she's happy. Here's a little story of our new 3 .
A week ago, my daughter wanted to 4 so she called me during the day as I was in meetings. I5 her later on, but she was in class. At midnight, she reached out 6 to ask if we could talk. Well, guess what? I was 7 . I thought we would talk the next day, but she was not 8 .
Research shows that parents are 9 when their children are grow n up, but for me that is when I start to get concerned. I am always left to 10 , how can I, as a parent, remain 11 to my daughter to guide, support and love through life's changes?
We may have to 12 the way we communicate. My daughter encouraged me to go digital. That's how I ventured into the world of social media, following her updates and occasionally sharing my own experiences. Through this 13 presence, the physical gap is 14 and I feel I still have an active role in her life. This experience serves as a reminder that 15 , however scary, holds the promise of growth in our shared journey.
(1)A 、 problem B 、 progress C 、 goal D 、 context(2)A 、 cold B 、 special C 、 different D 、 casual(3)A 、 normal B 、 idea C 、 approach D 、 solution(4)A 、 catch up B 、 take over C 、 check out D 、 break away(5)A 、 visited B 、 touched C 、 tried D 、 emailed(6)A 、 by taxi B 、 by text C 、 in private D 、 in person(7)A 、 stupid B 、 angry C 、 excited D 、 asleep(8)A 、 available B 、 interested C 、 ready D 、 guilty(9)A 、 saddest B 、 busiest C 、 happiest D 、 best(10)A 、 decide B 、 wonder C 、 investigate D 、 distinguish(11)A 、 kind B 、 appreciative C 、 sensitive D 、 relevant(12)A 、 voice B 、 ignore C 、 shift D 、 continue(13)A 、 human B 、 virtual C 、 physical D 、 permanent(14)A 、 widened B 、 formed C 、 broken D 、 bridged(15)A 、 college B 、 relationship C 、 change D 、 communication -
4、 根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
It's no secret that reading good news feels a lot better than reading bad news. Like, would you rather bite into a lemon, or sip on a fresh glass of lemonade?
The world is full of problems and conflicts and we need to stay informed and alert(警觉的)to what's going on around us. While reading traditional, more negative news is important, consuming good news is also part of staying informed. And it also brings meaningful benefits, like reduced stress and anxiety, higher rates of engagement, community building skills, and inspiration for creating a better world. Plus, knowing what to look for in the good news landscape is a key part of improving our media literacy skills and being thoughtful news consumers.
In fact, good news, known as solutions journalism, is becoming more popular, as publishers and news stations discover the benefits of sharing positive stories. Good Good Good is one of them. Ateam of reporters and editor s there work daily to deliver stories that make readers feel hopeful and equipped to do more good with possible solutions.
"If it bleeds, it leads." has long been a saying used in the media to describe how news stories about violence, death and destruction draw readers' attention. The thing is, however, there's also good stuff out there—the delightful and kind parts of humanity. "Beautiful stories are happening worldwide.When you do find them, the world can suddenly feel like a very different place. Good news is a vital part of how we learn about the world and solving the world's problems." Hervey, one of Good Good 's editors said.
A. Share good news with people around you.
B. It's just that we don't hear as much about them.
C. But the "bad news" has its place in the world.
D. It provides a more balanced view of the world.
E. And so, negative news stories are everywhere on news media.
F. Heartwarming stories make you cry and feel good.
G. The news media company is devoted to providing good news intentionally.
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5、 阅读理解
When middle school math teachers completed an online professional development (PD) program that uses artificial intelligence to improve their math knowledge and teaching skills, their students' math performance improved.
This online professional development program relies on a virtual facilitator to present problems and provide feedback, aiming to enhance teachers' master y of knowledge and skills required. It covers why mathematical rules and procedures work and focuses on helping students employ instructional tools and strategies to overcome common struggles.
An experiment was conducted in which 53 middle school math teachers were randomly assigned to either this Al-based professional development or no additional training. On average, teachers spent 11 hours to complete the program. We then gave 1,727 of their students a math test. While students of these two groups of teachers started off with no difference in their math performance, the students taught by teachers who completed the program increased their mathematics performance by 0.18 points on average. This is a statistically significant gain that is equal to the average math performance difference between sixth and seventh graders in the study.
Teachers often have limited access to high-quality PD programs to improve their knowledge and teaching skills. Time conflicts or living in rural areas that are far from in-person professional development programs can prevent teachers from receiving the support they need. Additionally, many existing in-person professional development programs for teachers have little impact on student achievement. AI-based PD programs include opportunities for teachers to observe teaching practices. Teachers also receive real-time support from the program facilitators. The Al-supported virtual facilitator acting as a human instructor gives teachers authentic teaching activities to work on, asks questions and provides real-time feedback and guidance.
Advancements in AI technologies will allow researchers to develop more interactive, personalized learning environments for teachers. More importantly, AI-based PD programs can collect rich, real-time interaction data, which help make programs more effective. Despite billions of dollars being spent each year on professional development for teachers, research suggests that how teachers learn through professional development is not yet well understood.
(1)、What was the goal of the online professional development program?A、To create widely accessible methods B、To improve teachers' teaching skills. C、To solve students' common problems. D、To analyze students' math performance.(2)、How did the students taught by the teachers of the AI-based PD program perform?A、They exhibited statistically significant improvement. B、They performed even better than the seventh graders. C、They solved the math problem faster than the average. D、They started with lower performance but ended higher.(3)、How does the author highlight AI-based PD programs in paragraph 4?A、By listing current shortcomings. B、By clarifying essential concepts. C、By providing theoretical models. D、By comparing different trainings.(4)、What can we infer from the last paragraph?A、There is a demand for larger investments in professional development. B、AI technologies have helped us figure out how teachers learn in trainings. C、The expected benefits of teacher training programs have yet to be realized. D、It is a must for teachers to complete the professional development programs. -
6、 阅读理解
Her face is framed by wavy brown hair extensions, her filled lips pursed towards the viewer. It could be a description of an Instagram post, but the touched-up (修改过的) beauty is Diana Cecil, an English noblewoman who belongs to a powerful family at the Jacobean court. Experts at English Heritage have discovered that her portrait had been altered by restorers to enhance certain features, suggesting that our modern beauty standards might not be so modern after all.
The great-grand-daughter of William Cecil, Lord Burghley, one of Elizabeth I's closest advisers, Diana was considered one of the great beauties of her age. Yet it seems a later artist had other ideas. A restorer, probably in the 19th century, worked on the painting after it was damaged from being rolled sideways. It seems they also took the opportunity to alter the noblewoman's face, enlarging her lips and lowering her hairline to reduce the size of her forehead.
Now, following careful conservation work, Cecil's original appearance has been restored, with the full-length portrait-painted by Cornelius Johnson when Cecil was about 31. The conservation team discovered the changes made to the Johnson painting after removing a yellowing layer of oily liquid that had covered its original, more vivid colors. They also surprisedly found the artist's signature, and a date that had been signed in the portrait's curtain suggesting it was finished in1634 and not 1638 as previously thought.
According to Alice Tate-Harte, a conservator at English Heritage, it was not uncommon for people to ‘sweeten' old paintings in the 19th and early 20th centuries. "Conservation wasn't a profession, they weren't working in institutions with salaries," she said. "They were artist restorers and they had a bit more flexibility to prettify and beautify, whereas we have a lot more ethics today. we must keep our retouching to a minimum. I hope I've done Dian a justice by removing those additions and presenting her natural face to the world."
(1)、What does the discovery of experts at English Heritage suggest?A、Prettiness is in the eyes of the viewer. B、Every great artist was once an amateur. C、Past norms may repeat themselves at present. D、Beauty souls shine brighter than appearances.(2)、What do we know about the original portrait of Diana Cecil?A、The original beauty failed to entertain the restorer B、The portrait was in fact painted for William Cecil. C、The painter intended to hide the beauty of Diana. D、The age of Diana was exposed by her hairline.(3)、Which of the following is an unexpected finding from the conservation work?A、The addition of the bright color. B、The portrait's date of completion. C、The removal of the artist's signature. D、The extent of damage to the painting.(4)、What does Alice think is the duty of art conservation?A、It means an artistic way of living. B、It depends on artists' preference. C、It requires ethical considerations. D、It represents the fashion of time. -
7、 阅读理解
In the late 1930s, people could donate blood, but very few hospitals could store it for later use. Whole blood breaks down quickly, and there were no methods at the time for safely preserving it. As a result, hospitals often did not have the appropriate blood type when patients needed it. Charles Drew, a Black surgeon and researcher, helped solve this monumental problem for medicine, earning him the title "Father of the Blood Bank."
In 1938, while obtaining his doctorate in medicine, Drew became a fellow at Columbia University's Presbyterian Hospital in New York. He studied the storage and distribution of blood, including the separation of its components, and applied his findings to an experimental blood bank at the hospital.
As Drew was finishing his degree at Columbia, World War II was erupting in Europe. Great Britain was asking the United States for desperately needed plasma(血浆) to help victims. Given his expertise, Drew was selected to be the medical director for the Blood for Britain campaign. Using Presbyterian Hospital's blood bank as a model, Dre w established uniform procedures and standards for collecting blood and processing blood plasma from nine New York hospitals. The five-month campaign collected donations from15,000 Americans and was considered a success. His discoveries and his leadership saved countless lives.
With the increasing likelihood that the nation would be draw n into war, the United States wanted to capitalize on what Drew had learned from the campaign. He was appointed as the assistant director of a three-month pilot program to mass-produce dried plasma in New York, which became the model for the first Red Cross blood bank. His innovations for this program included mobile blood donation stations, later called bloodmobiles.
(1)、What problem did hospitals face in the late 1930s regarding blood donations?A、The shortage of blood donors. B、The inability to preserve blood. C、The challenge of blood infection. D、The failure to identify blood types.(2)、How did Drew contribute to the Blood for Britain campaign?A、He gathered different standards for the blood collection. B、He worked on the bloodmobiles for easy access to donors. C、He helped send life-saving drugs overseas to aid in the war. D、He organized the collection and processing of blood plasma.(3)、Which of the following best describes the three-month pilot program?A、Groundbreaking. B、Unpredictable. C、Economical. D、Controversial.(4)、What can be a suitable title for the text?A、The life of Dr. Charles Drew. B、The inventor of the Blood Bank. C、A Savior of Lives during Wartime. D、A Pioneer in Blood Transportation. -
8、 阅读理解
Clifton College's The English Experience
Location: Bristol
Ages:12 to 17
Fees:2 Weeks:£2740;3 Weeks:£4110;4 Weeks:£5480
Start Dates:9,16,23,30 July & 6,13 August 2023
The English Experience challenges students while building their confidence in English and many other skills that are useful inside and outside the classroom. At the beginning of each week, students are put into small groups and given a complex problem to work through to find a solution and present it in their chosen way. Teachers are there to guide the students, which is why class sizes are 12 at most.
In the afternoons, students choose an elective(选修科目) to follow for 6 hours per week. These include such courses as news reporting, presentation skills, a Mini UN, and creative writing. Extra electives such as professional golf, tennis, and football coaching, as well as horse riding and exam preparation, lead to an additional cost.
Students go on two full-day excursions(短途旅行) per week. Mid-week excursions are planned around that week's topic, so on the environmental week we go to a local environmental activity centre, while the theatre week involves a trip to a West End show with a drama workshop. Saturday excursions are more relaxed but still engaging, and include set time for shopping. Sunday excursions are shorter but also include an entrance to a local attraction.
(1)、What do we know about The English Experience?A、It has six different time periods. B、It admits 12 students at most. C、It divides students into two groups. D、It only trains students' English skills.(2)、What will you have to do if you choose horse riding in the afternoon?A、Quit a full-day excursion. B、Try to learn it for 6 hours. C、Pay some extra money. D、Choose another course.(3)、Which will you choose if you hope to experience the week's theme?A、Pre-week excursion. B、Mid-week excursion. C、Saturday excursion. D、Sunday excursion. -
9、 Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
假设你是明启中学的学生吴磊,你校英文报《英语拾零》(English Sidelights)正庆祝创刊十周年,请你写一篇文章投稿,内容包括:
● 读报的经历;
● 喜爱的栏目;
● 期望和祝福。
(文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称)
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10、 主席不仅致力于打造一个科技强国,还号召人们加强科技创新园区的建设,并推动绿色制造业的发展。(call on)(汉译英)
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11、 与这位家喻户晓的建筑师一起工作是一次难忘的经历,是我职业生涯迄今为止的一个亮点。(highlight) (汉译英)
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12、 为了培养学生地道的口音,该大学计划从国外聘请一些英文老师。(handful)(汉译英)
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13、 校餐也要以其他食品的推销方法推销给孩子。(the same way)(汉译英)
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14、 Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
For thousands of years, Chinese people have valued the large family with three, four, or even five generations living under the same roof. That's what we call an extended family. Now it is changing. Compared to extended families. nuclear families which involve only two generations living together are becoming the trend. Apart from family size, these families are also featured by reduced dependence on the last generation. Young people are able to make decisions on their own and children are less likely to be brought up by their grandparents.
The reason for the tendency of nuclear families can be reflected as follows. It's a time when young people think highly of individual freedom. Young people like to have personal space that won't be disturbed by the old generations. In this way, they are more likely to avoid conflicts caused by different living habits from their parents.
It's also a time when social welfare institutions are highly advanced for old people to lead a comfortable life . Senior citizens can live together in some nursing homes and be taken good care of by specialized nursing workers, which may base young people's heavy burden of attending their aging parents.
However, the problem concerning attending to children turns up as the number of nuclear families increases. Young people are busy with their work and spend less time with their children. As a result, lacking enough care both from their parents and grandparents during their growth, children may develop mental illnesses like loneliness and depression. Many young people, therefore, hire babysitters to look after and keep company with their children, which adds a financial burden to them.
Facing the problem above, young people can seek help from old generations, communities and government. Old generations are welcomed to take care of their grandchildren, especially when young people are asked to work overtime. Communities ought to organize some volunteers to look after unattended kids. And government can set up special loads for young people to relieve their financial problem. With the joint efforts, nuclear families are expected to fit in well with the development of the society.
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15、 Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
It is certainly difficult to make money. But should money be difficult to give away? In The Gilded Age, industrialists such as Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller worried about waste and misuse; Carnegie wrote in 1889 that $950 of every $1,000 that went to charity was "unwisely spent". Donors ran lengthy application processes, provided funds and fulfilled painstaking reporting requirements. In 2006 The Economist called it "philanthrocapitalism (慈善资本主义)".
The 400 richest Americans have given away just 6% of their combined fortunes, according to Forbes. At the last count in 2022, almost $1.2 trn was sitting in American private foundations and $230bn in donor-advised funds, a sort of savings account for donors. Plenty of money is being marked for charity. But it is not getting to worthy causes fast enough.
Fortunately, a new generation of donors is once again shaking up the world of big philanthropy (慈善事业). Leading the mission is MacKenzie Scott, who simplified the process of giving and is donating billions of dollars a year with few conditions. This "no-strings giving" is changing mega-donors' long-held assumptions.
One is the recognition that philanthropists do not have to do everything themselves. An upside of a decades-long trend for businesslike philanthropy is that armies of consultants have emerged to help donors draw up a strategy and conduct due diligence on potential recipients. Donors can team up and share the work, too.
Another lesson from the no-strings crowd is that philanthropists can trust recipients to put money to good use once the proper due diligence is in place. That means analyzing a nonprofit organization's annual reports and interviewing its leaders and other funders.
A. It offers lessons for those struggling to get money out of the door.
B. In addition to that, her charity work is too numerous to mention.
C. However, this idea that charities' money is wasted has been proven wrong by evidence.
D. Mega-donors no longer need to endure the trouble of setting up a foundation and hiring staff.
E. Two decades on, however, it's become clear that all this paperwork puts the brakes on giving.
F. Around the turn of the millennium donors looked to data and rules as a way to stop waste.
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16、 Reading Comprehension
The ancient Egyptians thought so little of the brain that when a king died, they removed the brain from his body and threw it away. The Egyptians assumed, like many people before and after them, that consciousness — your mind and your thoughts existed in the heart.
Now we know that the mind is a product of the brain, but how exactly does this 1.5-kilo piece of matter create a mind that allows you to think about yourself, experience happiness and anger, or remember events that happened 20 minutes or 20 years ago? This isn't a new question. Today, however, powerful new techniques for visualizing the sources of thought, emotion, behavior, and memory are transforming the way we understand the brain and the mind it creates.
Have you ever stopped and thought, "What's wrong with me today? I just don't feel like myself"? Perhaps you were more tired or worried than usual — but somehow, you knew that something was different about you. This self-awareness - the ability to think about yourself and how you're feeling-is an important part of being human.
This part of of your mind has its origins in the prefrontal cortex — a region of your brain just behind your forehead that extends to about your ears. Before this area began to function (around age two), you didn't understand that you were a separate individual with your own identity. As this part of your brain developed, you became more aware of yourself and your thoughts and feelings.
Though humans may share certain emotions and recognize them in others, we don't all have the same emotional response to every situation. In fact, most emotional responses are learned and stored in our memories. The smell of freshly cut grass, for example, will generate happy feelings in someone who spent enjoyable childhood summers in the countryside, but not in someone who was forced to work long hours on a farm. Once an emotional association like this is made, it is very difficult to reverse it. "Emotion is the least flexible part of the brain," says psychologist Paul Ekman. But we can learn to control our emotions by becoming consciously aware of their underlying causes and by not reacting automatically to things in our environment.
For centuries, people have studied the brain, but it is only in recent years that we have really started to learn how it works. Nevertheless, there is still a long way to go before we understand our mind's many complexities.
(1)、What is the passage mainly about?A、How we create and control emotions. B、How the mind works. C、How human beings are distinct. D、How emotions are processed.(2)、Why does the author mention the ancient Egyptians' practice in the very beginning?A、To illustrate the importance of the heart in ancient Egyptian culture. B、To introduce the core theme of the mind-body connection and evolution. C、To provide an example of how the brain has been misunderstood throughout history. D、To contrast the ancient Egyptians' views on the brain with the modern one.(3)、Which of the following statement is NOT true?A、Self-awareness develops before the age of two. B、The prefrontal cortex affects a person's emotions. C、The prefrontal cortex is located at the front of the brain. D、Self-awareness strengthens with the development of the brain.(4)、What does the passage suggest about the flexibility of emotions?A、Emotions are universal and do not change over time or with individual experiences. B、Emotions are generally learned and stored in our memories, making them quite flexible. C、Emotions are influenced by our personal experiences and can vary from person to person. D、Emotions are the least flexible part of the mind, and they cannot be controlled. -
17、 Reading Comprehension
To the Editors:
I am surprised to read that Dr. Strojnik ("Direct Detection of Exoplanets," September-October2023) states that we have not yet and cannot directly image exoplanets (外部行星). This is incorrect. NASA/IPAC has a list at exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu/does/imaging.html.
One example is an image of 51 Eridani b. The planet is 2.6 times as massive as Jupiter and has the same radius (半径).
Gerard Kriss
Space Telescope Science Institute
Dr. Gerard:
I am pleased that my article brought a response. The phrase "planet detection" arouses in people's imaginations beautiful images of planets that are creative artistic representations of novel worlds. But a blur of brightness is not an image.
Exoplanet researchers routinely call videos such as the one below of 51 Eridani b "direct images" because the planet's light has been separated from that of its star. "Directly imaged" is the standard language of exoplanet astronomy. But to an optical (光学的) scientist such as myself, there is a strong distinction between direct detection (the planet's light separated from the light of its star) and direct imaging (a proven picture of the exoplanet). From an optical researcher's perspective, a single bright spot simply is not an image.
Indeed, even the word "direct" in direct detection is debatable from an optical researcher's point of view. The detection of the light of the exoplanet requires significant processing, adding multiple images and removing starlight based on theoretical models of the source signal.
But the interpretation of a bright spot as a planet is only possible upon visual inspection and optimistic thinking. As an optical scientist, I cannot look at a single spot and call it an image of exoplanets. A trajectory (轨迹), or a series of bright points, is not an image of a planet, although it very likely represents something that nowadays is described as an exoplanet.
Marija Strojnik
(1)、____ is the main disagreement between Marija Strojnik and Gerard Kriss.A、The definition of a planet B、The importance of detecting exoplanets C、The artistic representation of exoplanets D、The use of the term "direct imaging"(2)、How does Dr. Strojnik feel about the interpretation of a bright spot as an exoplanet?A、She supports it, as it is a common practice in exoplanet astronomy. B、She approves of it, although it does not provide a clear picture of the exoplanet. C、She believes it is only possible through visual observation and positive assumption. D、She considers the interpretation to be debatable, as it requires significant processing.(3)、Where can you find these two letters?A、In the textbook. B、In a local newspaper. C、In a published essay. D、In a science journal. -
18、 Reading Comprehension
The coast of the State of Maine is one of the most irregular in the world. A straight line running from the southernmost coastal city to the northernmost coastal city would measure about 225 miles. If you followed the coastline between these points, you would travel more than ten times as far. This irregularity is the result of what is called a drowned coastline. The term comes from the glacial (冰川的) activity of the Ice Age. At that time, the whole area that is now Maine was part of a mountain range that towered above the sea. As the glacier declined, however, it applied enormous force on those mountains, and they sank into the sea.
As the mountains sank, ocean water charged over the lowest parts of the remaining land. And the highest parts of the former mountain range, nearest the shore, remained as islands. Marine fossils found here are 225 feet above sea level indicating the level of the shoreline prior to the glacier.
The 2,500-mile-long rocky and jagged (锯齿状的) coastline of Maine keeps watching over nearly 2,000 islands. Many of these islands are tiny and uninhabited, but many are home to blooming communities. Mt. Desert Island is one of the largest, most beautiful of the Maine coast islands left behind by the glacier. Measuring 16 miles by 12 miles, Mt. Desert was very nearly formed as two distinct islands. It is split almost in half by Somes Sound, a very deep and very narrow stretch of water seven miles long.
For years, Mt. Desert Island, particularly its major settlement, Bar Harbor, has afforded summer homes for the wealthy. Recently, though, Bar Harbor has become a new arts community as well. But the best part of the island is the unspoiled forest land known as Acadia National Park. Since the island sits on the border between two different geographical zones, the park supports the plants and animals of both zones. It also lies in a major bird migration lane and is a resting spot for many birds.
(1)、The large number of small islands along the coast of Maine is the result of ____.A、the drowning of the Maine coastline B、glacier's forcing mountains into the sea C、the irregularity of the Maine coastline D、ocean water's flooding the mountain range(2)、What does the underlined word "charge" mean in paragraph 2?A、To ask an amount of money. B、To accuse someone publicly of doing something wrong. C、To rush in a particular direction. D、To pass electricity through something.(3)、Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of paragraph 4 of the selection?A、The wealthy residents of Mt. Desert Island selfishly kept it to themselves. B、Acadia National Park is one of the best national parks. C、On Mt. Desert Island, there is great tension between the residents and tourists. D、Mt. Desert Island supports an incredibly diverse animal and plant life.(4)、From the passage, we learn that ____.A、the coastline of Maine is ten times longer after the Ice Age B、there are more than 2,500 islands along the Maine coastline C、Mt. Desert Island has been broken apart by a 7-mile-long water stretch D、an arts community gave way to the summer homes on Mt. Desert Island -
19、 Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Methane (甲烷) is a greenhouse gas. Over 20 years it has over 80 times the planet-cooking power of carbon dioxide, and is 1 for nearly 45%of warming today. Because methane is the main 2 of natural gas, much of man-made emissions comes from the energy industry. Yet because it is short-lived, controlling methane offers the world its best possible chance for 3 progress against climate change.
As COP28, the UN's climate summit, gets 4 in Dubai, it is greatly encouraging, therefore, that the chances of such a deal on methane are good. Negotiators must 5 at a rare opportunity to strike one.
The reason a deal looks possible is that the politics are promising in all the biggest markets. China has recently announced that it will start including methane in its national climate plans. America will soon finalize regulations to 6 methane emissions from its huge oil and gas sector, including measures that cover leaky pipelines and storage. And the European Union has also agreed on tough methane standards, covering both domestic sources and 7 fossil fuels.
8 are helping, too. A range of new technologies for monitoring methane will help 9 large sources of emissions from the energy industry. Because oil and gas firms can often sell methane (rather than wastefully burning or releasing it), many investment s to avoid 10 will pay for themselves. Most firms do not invest because of the trouble, higher returns on other projects, or wells' distance from consumers. Whatever the reason, they suffer no 11 for adding needlessly to global warming.
Since green-washing, the process of conveying a false impression about how some products or measures are environmentally sound, is quite common, if a global methane deal is to be more than that, 12 , it will need rigour(缜密). Methane-control seemed to 13 at the UN climate summit in Glasgow two years ago, when negotiators 14 came up with a proposal to cut emissions by 30% by 2030.Yet the deal was voluntary, and had no enforcement mechanisms (机制); emissions have since 15 . An agreement this time round must link promises to national climate plans and, crucially, to domestic enforcement mechanisms.
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Britain appears to be in a mental-health crisis. In the past decade no European country has seen a greater increase in the use of antidepressants(抗抑郁药); now only the Portuguese and Icelanders are popping more of the . Around 4.5m Britons were in contact with mental-health services in 2021-22, a rise of almost l m in five years.
There are a few reasons why Britons might be unhappier than their . One global poll found that teenagers in Britain were some of the loneliest in the world, with few supportive relationships and a low sense of purpose and meaning: all risk factors for poor mental health. Britain's poorest households are also off than their equivalents in France and Germany, for example, which makes them more vulnerable to conditions such as anxiety and depression. And Britain's health system can seem more than those in most other rich countries. In England alone, some 3.8 m are waiting for mental-health treatment.
Those factors might explain why more people are to medication. Another reason is increased awareness. Campaigns around depression and anxiety have been particularly successful in Britain. That is a good thing. A reduction in humiliation (蒙羞) has encouraged more people to seek help. Taking antidepressants – or using mental-health services — has become much more acceptable.
But there is a to this, as The Economist recently reported. Surveys suggest that Britons are increasingly common human emotions, such as stress and grief, as mental illnesses. "You're going to lose any sense of what mental illness is if you start to it to 30%, 50% of the population," says Adrian Massey, author of a book called "Sick-Note Britain".
For all the focus on anxiety and depression in campaigns, severe mental illnesses still receive too little attention. This is a problem: according to the GBD, Britain has the highest rates of severe mental illness in Europe. The causes of such conditions are unclear, but seem to involve a interplay of genetic and environmental factors. Illegal drug misuse, for which Britain has among the highest rates in the region, also plays a role.