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in the lab when the power cut occurred.
AworksBhas workedCwas workingDwould work
22.I live next door to a couple children often make a lot of noise.
AwhoseBwhyCwhereDwhich
23.—Excuse me,which movie are you waiting for?
—The new Star here for more than two hours.
AwaitedBwaitCwould be waitingDhave been waiting
support is important to our work. You can do helps.
AHoweverBWhoeverCWhateverDWherever
25.I half of the English novel,and I，ll try to finish it at the weekend.
AreadBhave readCam readingDwill read
26. it easier to get in touch with us, you，d better keep this card at hand.
AMadeBMakeCMakingDTo make
grandfather still plays tennis now and then, he，s in his nineties.
Aas long asBas ifCeven thoughDin case
28.______ over a week ago, the books are expected to arrive any time now.
AOrderingBTo orderCHaving orderedDOrdered
29. The most pleasant thing of the rainy season is _____ one can be entirely dust.
AwhatBthatCwhetherDwhy
30. The students have been working hard on their lessons and their efforts______ success in the end.
ArewardedBwere rewardedCwill rewardDwill be rewarded
31. I love the weekend,because I_____ get up early on Saturdays and Sundays.
Aneedn’tBmustn’tCwouldn’tDshouldn’t
32. Newly-built wooden cottages line the street, _______ the old town into a dreamland.
AturnBturningCto turnDturned
33. I really enjoy listening to music ___ it helps me relax and takes my mind away from other cares of the day.
AbecauseBbeforeCunlessDuntil
34. Why didn’t you tell me about your trouble last week? If you ___ me, I could have helped.
AtoldBhad toldCwere to tellDwould tell
35. I am not afraid of tomorrow, ______ I have seen yesterday and I love today.
AsoBandCforDbut
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A Race Against Death
Itwas a cold January in 1925 in North Alaska. The town was cut off from the restof the world due to heavy snow.
Onthe 20th of that month, h 36 aSick boy, Billy, and knew he had diphtheria, a deadly infectious(傳染的)diseasemainly affecting children. The children of Nome would be 37 ifit struck the town. h needed medicine as soon as possible to stop otherkids from getting sick. 38 , the closest supply was over 1,000 milesaway, in Anchorage.
Howcould the medicine get to Nome? The town`s 39 was already full of ice,so it couldn`t come by ship. Cars and horses couldn`t travel on the 40 airplanes and big trucks didn`t exist yet.
41 January26, Billy and three other children had died. Twemty more were 42 `s town officials came up with a(n) 43 . They would have themedicine sent by 44 from Anchorage to Nenana. From there,dogeled(狗拉雪橇)drivers—knownas “mushers”—would 45 itto Nome in a relay(接力).
Therace began on January 27. The first musher, Shannon, picked up the medicinefrom the train at Nenana and rode all night. 46 he handed the medicine tothe next musher, Shannon`s face was black from the extreme cold.學科&網
On January 31， a musher named Seppala had to 47 afrozen body of water called Norton Sound was the most 48 partof the journey. Norton Sound was covered with ice,which could sometimes breakup without that happened,Seppala might fall into the icy would 49 ,and so would the sick children of Seppala made it across.
A huge snowstorm hit on her named Kaasen had to brave one point,huge piles of sonw blocked his 50 had to leave the trail (雪橇痕跡)to get around itionswere so bad that it was impossible for him to 51 thetrail again. The only hope was Balto,Kaasen’s lead dog, Balto put his nose tothe ground, 5 2 to find the smellof other dogs that had traveled on the Balto failed,it would mean disaster for minutes enly, Balto began to 53 had foung the trail
At 5:30 am on February 2, Kaasen and his dog 54 in Nome. Within minutes,h had quickly gave it to the sick of them recoverd. 學科&網
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The Science ofRisk-Seeking
Sometimes We decide that a little unnecessary danger is worth it becausewhen we weigh the risk and the reward, the risk seems worth tasking. 71 Some of us enjoy activities that wouldsurprise and scare the rest of us. Why? Experts say it may have to do with howour brains work.
The reason why any of us take any risks at all might have to do withearly humans. Risk-takers were better at hunting, fighting, or exploring. 72 As the quality of Risk-taking was passed from on ration to the next,humans ended up with a sense of adventure and a tolerance for risk.
So why aren’t we all jumping out of airplanes then? Well, even 200,000years ago, too much risk-taking could get one Killed. A few daring survived,though, along with a few stay-in-the-cave types. As a result, humans developeda range of character types that still exists today. So maybe you love carracing, or maybe you hate it. 73
No matter where you are on the risk-seeking range, scientists say thatyour Willingness to take risks increases during your teenage years. 74 To help you do that, your brain increases yourhunger for new experiences. New experiences often mean taking some risks, soyour brain raises your tolerance for risk as well.
Mean taking somerisks, so your brain raisers your tolerance for risk as well.
75 For the risk-seekers a part of the brainrelated to pleasure becomes active, while for the rest of us, a part of thebrain related to fear becomes active. 學科&網
Asexperts continue to study the science of risk-seeking, we’ll continue to hitthe mountains, the waves or the shallow end of the pool.
all depends on your character.
e are the risks you should jump to take.
g better at those things meant a greater chance of survival.
, these well-equipped people survived because they were thefittest.
is when you start to move away from your family and into thebigger world.
ver, we are not all using the same reference standard to weighrisks and rewards.
brain research suggests our brains work differently when we facea nervous situation.
A
Dear Alfred，
I want to tell you how important yourhelp is to my life.
Growing up, I had people telling me I wastoo slow, though, with an IQ of 150 at 17, I’m anything but stupid. The factwas that I was found to have ADIID(注意力缺陷多動障礙). Anxious all the time, I was unable to keep focused for more thanan hour at a time.
However, when something did interest me,I could become absorbed. In high school, I became curious about the computer,and built my first website. Moreover, I completed the senior course of ComputerBasics, plus five relevant pre-college courses.
While I was exploring my curiosity, mydisease got worse. I wanted to go to college after high school, but couldn’t , I was killing my time at home until June 2012 when I discovered the onlinecomputer courses of your training center.
Since then, I have taken courses likeData Science and Advanced Mathematics. Currently, I’m learning your Probabilitycourse. I have hundreds of printer paper, covered in self-written notes fromyour video. This has given me a purpose.
Last year, I spent all my time lookingfor a job where, without dealing with the public , I could work alone, butstill have a team to talk to. Luckily, I discovered the job—Data Analyst—thismonth and have been going full steam ahead. I want to prove that I can teachmyself a respectful profession, without going to college, and be just as goodas, if not better than, my competitors. 學科&網
Thank you. You’ve given me hopethat I can follow my heart. For the first time, I feel good about myselfbecause I’m doing something, not because someone told me I was doing good. Ifeel whole.
This is why you’re saving my life.
56. why did’tTanis go to college after high school?
had learnedenough about computer science
B. She had moredifficulty keeping foucesed
preferredtaking online courses
was too slowto learn
57. AS for theworking environment,Tains prefers____.
A ing byherself
ing with thepublic
etingagainst others
ing withADHD students
s wrotethis letter in order to_____.
ain why she was interested in thecomputer
e the ideas she had for her profession
C how grateful she was to the center
ribe the courses she had taken so far
B
Surviving Hurricane Sandy(颶風桑迪)
Natalie Doan,14, has always felt lucky tolive in Rockaway, New York. Living just a few blocks from the beach, Nataliecan see the ocean and hear the wave from her house. “It’s the ocean that makesRockaway so special,” she says.
On October 29, 2012, that ocean turnedfierce. That night, Hurricane Sandy attacked the East Coast, and Rockaway washit especially hard. Fortunately, Natalie’s family escaped to Brooklyn shortlybefore the city’s bridge closed.
When they returned to Rockaway the next day,they found their neighborhood in ruins. Many of Natalie’s friends had losttheir homes and were living far away. All around her, people were suffering, especiallythe elderly. Natalie’s school was so damaged that she had to temporarily attenda school in Brooklyn. 學科&網
In the following few days, the men and womenhelping Rockaway recover inspired Natalie. Volunteers came with carloads ofdonated clothing and toys. Neighbors devoted their spare time to helping othersrebuild. Teenagers climbed dozens of flights of stairs to deliver water andfood to elderly people trapped in powerless high-rise buildings.
“My mom tells me that I can’t control whathappens to me,” Natalie says. “but I can always choose how I deal with it.”
Natalie’s choice was to help.
She created a website page matchingsurvivors in need with donors who wanted to halp. Natalie posted introductionabout a boy named Patrick, who lost his baseball card collecting when his houseburned down. Within days, Patrick’s collection was replaced.
In the coming months, her website pagehelped lots of kids: Christopher, who received a new basketball; Charlie, whogot a new keyboard. Natalie also worked with other organizations to bringmuch-need supplies to Rockaway. Her efforts made her a famous person. LastApril, she was invited to the White House and honored as a Hurricane SandyChampion of Change.
Today, the scars(創痕)of destruction are still seen inRockaway, but hope is in the air. The streets are clear, and many homes havebeen rebuilt. “I can’t imagine living anywhere but Rockaway,” Natalie declares.“My neighborhood will be back, even stronger than before.”
Nataliereturned to Rockaway after the hurricane ,she found______.
friends had lost their lives
neighborhood was destroyed
school had moved to Brooklyn
elderly were free from suffering
rding toparagraph4,who inspired Natalie most?
people helping Rockaway rebuild
people trapped in high_rise building
volunteers donating money to suevivors
l teenagers bringing clothing toelderly people
did Nataliehelp the survivors?
gave her toys to the kids
took care of younger children
called on the White House to help
built an information sharing platform
does thestory intend to tell us?
le people can make a big difference
B.A friend in need is a friend indeed
or West,home is best
nology is power
C
California Condor’s Shocking Recovery
California condors are North America’s largestbirds, with wind-length of up to 3 meters. In the 1980s, electrical lines an dlead poisoning(鉛中毒) nearlydrove them to dying out. Now, electric shock training and medical treatment arehelping to rescue these big birds.
In the late 1980s, the last few condors weretaken from the wild, and there are now more than 150 flying over California andnearby Arizona, Utah and Baja in Mexico.
Electrical lines have been killing them off.“As they go in to rest for the night, they just don’t see the power lines,”says Bruce Rideout of San Diego Zoo. Their wings can bridge the gap betweenlines, resulting in electrocution(電死) if they touch two lines at once.
So scientists have come up with a shockingidea. Tall poles, placed in large training areas, teach the birds to stay clearof electrical lines by giving them a painful but undeadly electric re the training was introduced, 66% of set-freed condors died ofelectrocution. This has now dropped to 18%.
Lead poisonous has proved more difficult todeal with. When condors eat dead bodies of other animals containing lead, theyabsorb large quantities of lead. This affects their nervous systems and abilityto produce baby birds, and can lead to kidney(腎) failures and death. So condors with high levels of lead are sentto Los Angeles Zoo, where they are treated with calcium EDTA, a chemical thatremoves lead from the blood over several days. This work is starting to payoff. The annual death rate for adult condors has dropped from 38% in 2000 to5.4% in 2011.
Rideout’s team thinks that the Californiacondors’ average survival time in the wild is now just under eight years. “Althoughthese measures are not effective forever, they are vital for now,” he says. “Theyare truly good birds that are worth every effort we put into recovering them. ”
forniacondors attract researchers’ interest because they .
active atnight
to be bredin the wild
found on inCalifornia
st died outin the 1980s
64. Researchershave found electrical lines are .
king condors’journey home
B. big killers ofCaliforbnia condoras
C. rest places forcondors at night
D. used to keepcondors away
rding toParaghaph 5 ,lead poisoning .
s condorstoo nervous to fly
B. has littleeffect on condors’ kidneys
C. can hardly begotten rid of form condors’ blood
D. makes it differentfor condors to produce baby birds
passageshows that .
averagesurvival time of condors is satisfactory
out’sresearch interest lies in electric engineering
efforts toprotect condors bave brought good results
archers havefound the final answers to the problem
D
Why College Is Not Home
The college years are supposed to be a timefor important growth in autonomy(自主性) and the development of adult identity. However, now they are becomingan extended period of adolescence, during which many of today’s students andare not shouldered with adult responsibilities.
For previous generations, college wasdecisive break from parental control; guidance and support needed help frompeople of the same age and from within. In the past two decades, however,continued connection with and dependence on family, thanks to cellphones, emailand social media, have increased significantly. Some parents go so far as tohelp with coursework. Instead of promoting the idea of college as a passagefrom the shelter of the family to autonomy and adult responsibility,universities have given in to the idea that they should provide the sameenvironment as that of the home.
To prepare for increased autonomy andresponsibility, college needs to be a time of exploration and process involves “trying on ” new ways of thinking about oneself botheintellectually(在思維方面) and personally. While we should provide “safe spaces” withincolleges, we must also make it safe to express opinions and challenge majorityviews. Intellectual growth and flexibility are fostered on debate andquestioning. 學科&網
Learning to deal with the social world isequally important. Because a college community(群體) differs from the family, many students will struggle to find asense of belonging. If students rely on administrators to regulate their socialbehavior and thinking pattern, they are not facing the challenge of finding anidentity within a larger and complex community.
Moreover, thetendency for universities to monitor and shape student behavior runs up againstanother characteristic of young adults: the response to being controlled bytheir elders. If acceptable social behavior is too strictly defined(規定) and controlled, the insensitiveor aggressive behavior that administrators are seeking to minimize may actuallybe encouraged.
It is not surprising that young people arelikely to burst out, particularly when there are reasons to do so. Ourgeneration once joined hands and stood firm at times of national is lacking today is the conflict between adolescent’s desire for autonomyand their understanding of an unsafe world. Therefore, there is the desire fortheir dorms to be replacement homes and not places to experience intellectualgrowth.
Every college discussion about communityvalues, social climate and behavior should include recognition of thedevelopmental importance of student autonomy and self-regulation, of thenecessary tension between safety and self-discovery.
’s theauthor’s attitude toward continued parental guidance to college students?
athetic pproving
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ge ce
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rding tothe anthor ,what role should college play?
develop ashared identity among students
define andregulate students’ social behavior
provide asafe world without tension for students
fosterstudents’ intellectual and personal development
hof the following shows the development of ideas in the passage?
.假設你是紅星中學高三學生李華。你的'英國朋友Jim 在給你的郵件中提到他對中國歷史很感興趣，並請你介紹一位你喜歡的中國歷史人物。請你給Jim回信，內容包括：
(1)該人物是誰;
(2)該人物的主要貢獻;
(3)該人物對你的影響。
注意：
(1) 詞數不少於50;
(2) 開頭和結尾已給出，不計入總詞數。
假設你是紅星中學高三一班的學生李華。你班同學參加了學校的“地球日”系列活動。請按照以下四幅圖的先後順序，以“Actions for a Greener Earth”為題，給校刊“英語角”寫一篇英文稿件，介紹活動的全過程。
注意：詞數不少於60。
提示詞：地球日Earth Day
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