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Located among the forests where eagles fly overhead, Jabal Sawda has long been one of Saudi Arabia's best places for mountaineers. At 2,999m, Jabal Sawda had been considered the kingdom's highest peak until twin mountaineers, Matthew and Eric Gilbertson, climbed it in 2018, finding it to be about three meters shy of Jabal Ferwa.
For more than a decade, the twins have traveled to one country after another around the world, rewriting the mountain record books about places across the Middle East and West Africa. So far they have reached the peaks of more than 100 countries and newly identified the highest points in Togo, Guinea- Bissau and Ivory Coast.
Matthew, a research scientist at Lockheed Martin in Palo Alto, California, and Eric, an instructor in mechanical engineering at Seattle University, said their work was motivated by a need for accuracy and love for mountaineering. "If we're going to go through all the effort to visit a country and visit the highest mountain, we want to be sure that we have indeed visited the highest mountain," Matthew said. "We consider it assistance to future mountaineers to have an accurate survey done so that they can focus their efforts on getting to whichever peak they want to get to."
The twins' love of mountaineering began when they were children with family trips to the Great Smoky Mountains in the southeastern United States. When they were students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT), they started climbing as many mountains as possible. In 2012, after achieving their goal of reaching the highest point of each US state, they turned their attention to the rest of the world.
(1)、What can we learn about Jabal Sawda?A、It's Saudi Arabia's best place. B、It's lower than Jabal Ferwa. C、It's Saudi Arabia's highest peak. D、It's better-known than Jabal Ferwa.(2)、 Why have the twins traveled to different countries in past years?A、To write books about mountains. B、To rename the peaks of mountains. C、To measure their highest mountain. D、To admire good views of the mountain.(3)、What do Matthew's words indicate about their work in paragraph 3?A、It satisfies their need for accuracy. B、It deepens their love for climbing. C、It makes them focus their efforts on life. D、It helps climbers choose their destination.(4)、 What might the following paragraph talk about?A、The twins' other goals in their life. B、The twins' experiences in other countries. C、The twins' influence on other mountaineers. D、The twins' achievements in finding peaks. -
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Cash Composition Contest
In support of Financial Literacy Month(April), Michigan State University Extension and 4-H, a youth organization, are coordinating(协调)the Cash Composition Contest. Youths residing in Michigan are encouraged to answer this year's essay question with an essay of 300 words or less. The 5 top-scoring essays will each win a $100 gift card thanks to the generous sponsorship by Extra Credit Union.
Timeline
April 30, 2023: Essay submission due by 11:59 pm
May 31, 2023: Winners notified
Cash Composition Topic
What is the difference between a need and a want? Discuss how you determine if something is a need or a want. How can you make sure you have enough money to get your needs and still enjoy some of your wants? Share how needs and wants might change throughout one's life.
Grading Standards
●Quality of Writing
●Organization and Information
●Grammar
Guidelines
Participants must:
●Between 9—12 years of age as of January 1, 2023 living in the state of Michigan.
●Have knowledge of money management such as saving, spending, borrowing, and planning appropriate for age and grade level.
Requirements
●Youths must have parental or guardian permission to apply and participate.
●The application form must be completed by a parent/guardian.
●Youths must write an essay
(300 words or less)on the assigned topic above.
●Essays must be submitted on the contest registration page.
●The essay must be the work of the student submitting it. It is highly recommended that youths write their essay prior to completing the registration/submission form.
(1)、 Who will sponsor the contest prizes?A、Michigan State University. B、Extra Credit Union. C、A local youth organization. D、The state of Michigan.(2)、What will be focused on in the entry?A、The changes throughout one's life. B、The ways to improve quality of writing. C、The need for charity management. D、The discussions on needs and wants.(3)、Which will result in disqualification for an applicant?A、Submitting the essay on April 29. B、Writing an essay of 300 words. C、Filling the application form in person. D、Finishing the essay before registration. -
3、 听材料,回答问题。(1)、 What do we know about the weather last week?A、It was dry. B、It was stormy. C、It was cold.(2)、What does the speaker suggest doing?A、Driving slowly. B、Avoiding going out. C、Preparing enough food.(3)、 What can people expect next month?A、Heavy rainfall. B、Extreme cold. C、Strong winds.(4)、Who is probably Dan?A、A weatherman. B、A sports journalist. C、A finance news host.
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4、 听材料,回答问题。(1)、What does the man probably teach?A、Math. B、History. C、Physics.(2)、What does the man think of the girl's question?A、It's silly. B、It's difficult. C、It's worth asking.(3)、 What can we learn about Fibonacci?A、He was the best mathematician ever. B、He had poor health throughout his life. C、He put forward a new number sequence.(4)、 What is the fifth number in the number sequence?A、2. B、3. C、5.
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5、 听材料,回答问题。(1)、Who does the man want to talk to?A、Peter Griffin. B、Jane Solomon. C、Maria Fernandez.(2)、What does the man need?A、A phone number. B、After-sales service. C、Project information.(3)、What does the man do in the end?A、Have lunch with the woman. B、Give the woman his email address. C、Arrange a meeting with the woman.
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6、 听材料,回答问题。(1)、What did Sarah do almost every day during her trip?A、She played the piano. B、She went swimming. C、She did her homework.(2)、What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A、Schoolmates. B、Guide and tourist. C、Teacher and student.
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7、 听材料,回答问题。(1)、Where are the speakers?A、In a library. B、In the woman's study. C、In a second-hand bookstore.(2)、When will the speakers go on vacation?A、In three days. B、In five days. C、In ten days.
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8、 What are the speakers mainly talking about?A、A saying. B、A game. C、A heart disease.
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9、 Why does the woman congratulate the man?A、He's getting married. B、He becomes a doctor. C、He's just become a father.
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10、 How does the man probably feel?A、Excited. B、Unhappy. C、Surprised.
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11、 When will the train probably leave?A、At 10:00. B、At 10:30. C、At 10:45.
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12、 What are the speakers going to do on Saturday?A、Enjoy a concert. B、Go to the cinema. C、Play computer games.
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13、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。
Sandro was born and grew up in Milan. Until he was 13 years old he never wanted to leave his hometown. But last year, Sandro's father's investment went bad, wiping out the family and sending his parents to prison. As a teenager under 16 years old, Sandro was forced to go to Newcastle in the northeast of England to stay with his uncle Lawrence.
Sandro had a lot of difficulties in the new environment. He didn't like the food in England. Nobody could forecast the weather in Newcastle. He had to start learning the second foreign language in his new school. Pocket money was not enough as usual. Almost every subject was a challenge for him. Most importantly, he had no friends. It seemed nobody knew him and he knew nobody in the school.
On an early summer evening, when Sandro was going home alone from school as usual, a man called him from behind. Sandro turned around and saw Eddie, his PE teacher, standing in front of him.
"You know the school will have a swimming competition next month. There will be all kinds of races. Will you participate?" Eddie asked.
Sandro took a look at Eddie with doubt and answered, "You sure? Me? No, I won't. I can swim, but I'm slower than a snail."
Eddie smiled and then said, "Yes. Indeed, you are, in breaststroke (蛙泳), in backstroke and in butterfly, but not in freestyle. So join the freestyle race! 200-meter freestyle is the game suitable for you."
Sandro was speechless at that moment. He had never known someone in the school was observing him and caring for him.
"I don't think I can win anything." Sandro was still a little puzzled.
"But you may get more recognition and consequently you can make some friends. That is more important than prizes." Eddie responded immediately.
Having hesitated for a while, Sandro agreed to have a try.
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。
Every afternoon for the next month, Sandro trained really hard.
Sandro dived into the pool confidently like other competitors.
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14、假定你是李华,在班级举办的"养成课堂好习惯"的主题活动中,你收获很大。请给校英语报投稿,内容包括:
1.举办活动的原因;
2.你养成某个好习惯的过程;
3.你的收获。
注意:
1.写作词数应为80左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Form a Good Class Habit
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15、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 youth version of The Peony Pavilion (《牡丹亭》successfully entered the stage of the Spring for Chinese Arts at the Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center.
The PeonyPavilion, cultural treasure of the world, was written by China's Ming Dynasty playwright and writer Tang Xianzu, who is compared to William Shakespeare. And Kunqu Opera, (combine) songs performed in the Suzhou dialect, graceful body movements, martial arts and dance, was (origin) born in the region of Kunshan, Jiangsu Province. It was listed as one of the representative (work) of the oral and intangible heritage of humanity by UNESCO in 2001.
Kunqu Opera uses a seemingly endless (vary) of gestures to express specific emotions and has distinguished itself by its rhythmic patterns. It also has a major impact all the more recent forms of opera in China, such as Peking Opera.
excites the organizing committee is that The Peony Pavilion (attract) a growing young audience since its first performance in Beijing. Up to now, Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center, aim is to emphasize the inheritance, promotion, development and popularization of traditional Chinese culture and arts, has also held many exhibitions related to traditional drama, and established the Peking Opera inheritance class (popularize) the traditional art to children.
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16、阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I was waiting in a checkout line. A woman and two boys were ahead of me. At the cash desk, a white-haired man had begun to 1 his goods. Then came the 2 . Sometimes it's a customer with multiple coupons (优惠券), or someone who forgot to 3 a piece of fruit. Fair enough. One waited.
But today, it was something else. The man didn't have 4 money. So he began the process of choosing which 5 to keep and which to hand back. He 6 over each one before keeping or abandoning it. We waited. The line became longer.
Eventually, his 7 came to an end. The man turned back to us as he left, 8 and apologetic. We 9 off his chagrin (懊恼). It could happen to anyone.
But I had no idea just how 10 the family of three ahead of me were until their turn came. The woman asked the cashier to add all the 11 goods to her bill as quickly as possible. Then the two boys 12 through the exit with the small bag of groceries. When they returned, it was clear that their mission had been 13 .
Then I realized all it took to witness this flash of 14 was waiting a little longer in a checkout line. I could have caught the bus. But I felt so 15 on my feet that I walked home instead.
(1)A 、bag B 、list C 、check D 、receive(2)A 、attempt B 、barrier C 、intention D 、mission(3)A 、fetch B 、slice C 、weigh D 、taste(4)A 、enough B 、pocket C 、extra D 、bonus(5)A 、tools B 、items C 、drinks D 、snacks(6)A 、doubted B 、glanced C 、shifted D 、paused(7)A 、delay B 、evaluation C 、checkup D 、selection(8)A 、thrilled B 、anxious C 、embarrassed D 、satisfied(9)A 、blew B 、waved C 、cut D 、kicked(10)A 、helpless B 、sympathetic C 、patient D 、annoyed(11)A 、expensive B 、thrown-away C 、left-behind D 、major(12)A 、rushed B 、slipped C 、walked D 、moved(13)A 、accomplished B 、failed C 、postponed D 、started(14)A 、tenderness B 、courage C 、kindness D 、tolerance(15)A 、careful B 、heavy C 、clumsy D 、light -
17、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。
My friend James did some first-aid training last week to learn the fundamentals of the CPR. And he asked if I'd ever done the same.
"Yes," I said, "... and no."
Because, yes, I've attended several resuscitation (复苏) sessions over the years. In fact, despite being shown all the key information at various points in my career, I don't think I can remember any of it now.
What's the problem? Every time I've had this type of training, it's been a perfectly good opportunity to learn: an important topic, taught well, in a focused environment, with plenty to see, hear and do. I've always taken it seriously, too, and been focused. And I've always come away with a wealth of information.
Here's what I should have done—and what you can do now—to make sure any training doesn't go to waste.
• You might be surprised to find that you've got some foundations of knowledge to build on. Pre-testing sparks your curiosity and puts you in a frame of mind to remember.
• Challenge your recall later. If it's hard to remember, but just about possible with effort, then that's perfect. You need that little bit of struggle to start embedding (把……嵌入) information in your brain.
• Keep coming back. Put a note in your diary to test yourself again in a week, then ten days after that, then a month on—leaving longer gaps between checks.
Talking to James has inspired me to book myself onto yet another CPR course. But this time I'm determined to do it right. Remember that it's the next day when the real training begins.
A.Test yourself before you start.
B.Wait a day, then see how much you still know.
C.Stay curious about what you are eager to know.
D.All the basic information has stuck in your mind.
E.But no, I don't exactly feel "trained" to save lives.
F.Yet virtually nothing has ever made it to my long-term memory.
G.Use the questions you wrote on the day to keep challenging yourself.
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Could a new treatment developed by the US company Lilly mean "the beginning of the end" of Alzheimer's? Could we even cure it some day? These are headlines and questions swirling (流传) around after news of a new drug, called donanemab, showed promising results in phase-3 trials.
The brain science behind Alzheimer's is complex, but CT and MRJ scans suggest that poisonous changes occur in the brain, including the abnormal build-up of proteins called amyloid plaques and tau tangles. The damage starts in the parts of the brain essential for forming memories but then spreads throughout the organ, with brain tissue shrinking significantly.
Developing treatments for Alzheimer's has been a challenge, with almost 20 years passing with no new drugs. But in the last year, two new ones have emerged: donanemab and lecanemab. Neither are cures or magic bullets for the disease, but they do address key symptoms. They target the amyloid proteins that can accumulate in the brain and damage neurons, slowing down its progression.
While this news is exciting, there are major caveats. One is whether it will ever become available on the NHS. The cost is estimated to be about £20,000 per person per year of treatment.
Another is the serious side effects: in the study, brain swelling occurred in 24% of participants and brain bleeding occurred in 31.4% on the drug compared with 13.6% in the placebo (安慰剂) group. There were also three deaths during the trial.
Part of the problem for me, as an academic, in assessing the drug is that the full results of the trial haven't yet been shared publicly or published in a peer-review journal. We cannot access the full data or examine the trial yet, and there is always a motivation for private companies to overstate the effectiveness of new drugs. Trial results need to be assessed by an independent body of experts.
While it is unlikely to change clinical practice until at least 2025, the news of donanemab is again an indication that science is continuing to make progress when it comes to treating the major causes of illness and death, even one related to the highly complex inner workings of the brain. So, there are caveats and the need for caution, but these new drugs are indeed the grounds for that rare thing these days: hope.
(1)、What can we learn about Alzheimer's from the passage?A、There exists a new drug to cure it completely. B、Most people will develop Alzheimer's when they are old. C、It is caused by the accumulation of some proteins in the brain. D、It results from the loss of memories as people get older.(2)、What does the underlined word "caveats" mean in paragraph 4?A、Warnings. B、Discussions. C、Debates. D、Weaknesses.(3)、What is the problem of the new drug according to the author as an academic?A、It has serious side effects such as brain bleeding and deaths. B、The effectiveness may be blown up without fair assessment. C、The cost of the new drug is out of reach for ordinary people. D、There is no possibility for new drugs to be admitted into the NHS.(4)、What is the author's attitude towards the new drug?A、Approving. B、Doubtful. C、Unclear. D、Indifferent. -
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In the days before the Internet, critical thinking was the most important skill of informed citizens. But in the digital age, according to Anastasia Kozyreva, a psychologist at the Max Planck Institute of Human Development, and her colleagues, an even more important skill is critical ignoring.
As the researchers point out, we live in an attention economy where content producers on the Internet compete for our attention. They attract us with a lot of emotional and eye-catching stories while providing little useful information, so they can expose us to profit-generating advertisements. Therefore, we are no longer customers but products, and each link we click is a sale of our time and attention. To protect ourselves from this, Kozyreva advocates learning the skill of critical ignoring, in which readers intentionally control their information environment to reduce exposure to false and low-quality information.
According to Kozyreva, critical ignoring comprises three strategies. The first is to design our environments, which involves the removal of low-quality yet hard-to-resist information from around. Successful dieters need to keep unhealthy food out of their homes. Likewise, we need to set up a digital environment where attention-grabbing items are kept out of sight. As with dieting, if one tries to rely on willpower not to click eye-catching "news", he'll surely fail. So, it's better to just keep them out of sight to begin with.
The next is to evaluate the reliability of information, whose purpose is to protect you from false and misleading information. It can be realized by checking the source in the mainstream news agencies which have their reputations for being trustworthy.
The last goes by the phrase "Don't feed the trolls." Trolls are actors who intentionally spread false and hurtful information online to cause harm. It may be appealing to respond to them to set the facts straight, but trolls just care about annoying others rather than facts. So, it's best not to reward their bad behaviour with our attention.
By sharpening our critical ignoring skills in these ways, we can make the most of the Internet while avoiding falling victim to those who try to control our attention, time, and minds.
(1)、What can we learn about the attention economy from paragraph 2?A、It offers little information. B、It features depressing stories. C、It saves time for Internet users. D、It seeks profits from each click.(2)、Why does the author mention dieters in paragraph 3?A、To discuss the quality of information. B、To prove the benefits of healthy food. C、To show the importance of environments. D、To explain the effectiveness of willpower.(3)、What should we do to handle Internet trolls according to the text?A、Reveal their intention. B、Turn a deaf ear to them. C、Correct their behaviour. D、Send hard facts to them.(4)、What is the text mainly about?A、Reasons for critical thinking in the attention economy. B、Practising the skill of critical ignoring in the digital age. C、Maximizing the benefits of critical ignoring on the Internet. D、Strategies of abandoning critical thinking for Internet users. -
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In my early teens, I was once given a film camera as a gift. On receiving it, I jumped on my bike, headed to Wimbledon Common and took photos, just for me: photos of trees and wildlife. I was out all day. On my way home I spotted a tree lit up by street lighting and tried to capture its beauty. Rushing home, I put the spent film in a special little envelope and sent it off to a photography store, desperate to see how it would come out. I took many photos then and loved the fact that when you processed your film you got back colour photos which froze the precious moments, gently encouraging the hobby and the payments for processing.
As I grew into adulthood, that simple, deep happiness gradually faded away. One weekend when I was busy answering the work calls, my eyes caught a box in the corner of the room. I suddenly felt a sense of sadness. The stress growing over these years had pushed the camera from beside my pillow to the box in the corner. I thought I needed a change.
I took out the camera and dusted it down. It was a great joy that it still worked. I bought new film and took the camera everywhere I went. Now it is always on hand to accompany me on journeys, to allow me time to myself. Even if the day is full and busy, I can seize some moments for myself to take photos, to observe the world around me.
The wall of my room now holds all my camera equipment on display, along with photos I've taken. To me, the room represents how I've found happiness: by reconnecting to the younger part of myself I laid aside, by allowing room in my life for pleasure to exist, and by creating an environment that allows opportunities for delight.
(1)、What did the author think of taking photos as a young boy?A、Inspiring and practical. B、Tiring yet delightful. C、Exciting and worthwhile. D、Difficult yet engaging.(2)、Why did the author stop taking photos according to paragraph 2?A、He wanted to focus on his work. B、He was struck by sudden sorrow. C、He attempted to behave like an adult. D、He was faced with increasing pressure.(3)、What did the author get from picking up his hobby?A、More fun in the daily routine. B、New journeys in the wild. C、Better skills of observation. D、Different styles of photography.(4)、What is the best title for the text?A、Revisiting Lost Childhood Memories B、Appreciating Beauty Behind the Lens C、Escaping Teenage Sadness with Camera D、Regaining Pleasure Through Photography