Teen Fitness
Our Teen Fitness program will be available from July 4 to September 3 for youth aged 12 to 17 at all GoodLife Fitness clubs from coast to coast, across Canada.
Participating teens will have full club access with the following exceptions: pool, Hot Yoga Studio, Tennis Court and Tanning Salon (日光浴沙龙).
We’ve all heard the news: Overweight teenagers are tipping the balance at an alarming rate. According to the Canada Health Measure Survey (2017):
Over 26% of children and youth are overweight.
60% of Canadian youth do not get the required daily physical activity for their growth and development.
93% of children and youth are not meeting Canada’s physical activity guidelines.
Instead of a Teen Fitness membership card, this year our teens will have a regular membership card presented to them. “At GoodLife, we are devoted to helping all Canadians become fit and healthy and we know the importance of starting healthy habits at a young age,” said David Patchell-Evans, GoodLife founder and CEO.
Pre-registration for 2019 will be available in June.
General Teen Information:
Free teen membership for ages 12 - 17 only.
Membership term: July 4-September 3; all teen memberships come to an end by September 3, 2018.
Parents or legal guardians must register for a Teen Member and provide proof of age.
Membership includes access to most club areas at all locations: 7 days a week from 8 am to 4 pm with last check-in at 3:00 pm.
The teens will receive their membership key tags (标签) upon completion of registration at the club.
Maximum workout time for Teen Members is 2 hours per day.
1. What does the survey in Canada show?
A. Teens’ state of health is worrying.
B. Most teens can’t balance study and play.
C. 50%of teens benefit from GoodLife Fitness.
D. Schools pay much attention to teens’ fitness.
2. What can Teen Members enjoy in the program?
A. Light exercise at night on weekends.
B. Three-month free membership.
C. Free access to the Tennis Court.
D. At most two hours’ daily exercise.
3. A participating teen is required to _________.
A. arrive no later than 3:00pm B. buy a key tag after registration
C. be accompanied by his parents D. make the registration by himself
Despite being used by 1.34 billion people each year, traveling on the Tube in London can actually be quite lonely. An unwritten rule encouraging silence, mixed with classic British reserve, means that even though you’re packed into enclosed space wit hundreds of other people, the morning trip can leave you feeling somewhat lonely.
One London resident, however, is trying to change this. “You get on the Tube here and it’s completely silent and it’s strange,” says Jonathan Dunne, an American living in London, who has started a campaign of giving out badges (徽章) with the slogan “Tube Chat?” last month, encouraging travelers in London to get talking to one another.
Although Dunne says he’s received mostly positive responses, there are always exceptions.
Londoner Brian Wilson responded with a campaign of his own, handing out 500 badges with the words “Don’t even think about it” on them. “ I can’t stand the idea of having to talk to strangers on the Tube on my way to work,” he said.
Michael Robinson, a student from London, agrees. “Being on the Tube is the only peace and quiet some people get on their journeys to and from work. It doesn’t need to be spoiled by people coming up and chatting to you,” he says.
“People assume that I just walk up and talk to strangers, which I don’t, but it’s been a great way to meet people you would never have normally spoken to,” Dunne says.So if you ever end up using public transport in London, why not say hello to the person next to you? Just make sure to check for a badge first.
1. Which partly leads to the silence on the Tube in London?
A. The government’s rule. B. People’s desire for quiet.
C. British people’s personality. D. Awareness of personal privacy.
2. What can the badge with “Tube Chat?” be seen as?
A. A request for keeping silent. B. A special way of greeting someone.
C. A signal of avoiding being disturbed. D. An encouragement to start a conversation.
3. Why does the author mention Brian and Micheal?
A. To stress the importance of communication.
B. To show not everyone agrees with Dunne’s idea.
C. To prove Londoners are speechless on the Tube.
D. To state the disadvantages of chatting with strangers.
4. What’s the best tile for the passage?
A. Silence on the Tube!
B. Tube Chat or Not
C. Lonely Travel in the London Tube
D. Tube Passengers Wearing Badges
There are many amazing places to visit in England.
The first place that you shouldn’t miss in England is London. The British Museum, which you can visit free of charge, has millions of exhibits featuring ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman artifacts. Another popular free place is the British Library and its collection of original manuscripts (原稿). The Changing of the Guard takes place at all the Royal Palaces with the most famous one of course being Buckingham Palace. But if the crowd there is too huge, you can check out a smaller ceremony at St James’ s Palace. With all the money you’ve saved, why not take a ride on the London Eye for the finest views in all of London?
The Lake District is the mountainous, northwest realm of England. in this area, you’ll find some of England’s highest mountains and its deepest and longest lakes. Here you can reconnect with nature while spending nights camping under the stars. If you prefer a more leisurely pace, you can explore the area’s nature reserves and historic homes by yourself. For the cultural tourists, there are summer theater performances and creative arts festivals.
Oxford is best known for is university, one of the leading universities in the world. Oxford is also a vast architectural museum which dates back to the arrival of the Saxons. Begin your treasure hunt with a tour of the university. Many of his university’s 11th-entury buildings are open to visitors.
1. When you travel in London, what can you do there?
A. See many original manuscripts in Buckingham Palace.
B. Enjoy ancient Roman artifacts in the British Library.
C. Take a ride on the London Eye for free.
D. Enter the British Museum for free.
2. The Lake District would attract those fond of .
A. history B. science C. nature D. language
3. Oxford is a better place for tourists to .
A. make a lot of money
B. enjoy natural beauty
C. experience country life
D. appreciate ancient buildings
Languages have been coming and going for thousands of years, but in recent times there has been less coming and a lot more going. When the world was still populated by hunter-gatherers, small, tightly knit(联系) groups developed their own patterns of speech independent of each other. Some language experts believe that 10,000 years ago, when the world had just five to ten million people, they spoke perhaps 12,000 languages between them.
Soon afterwards, many of those people started settling down to become farmers, and their languages too became more settled and fewer in number. In recent centuries, trade, industrialisation, the development of the nation-state and the spread of universal compulsory education, especially globalisation and better communications in the past few decades, all have caused many languages to disappear, and dominant languages such as English, Spanish and Chinese are increasingly taking over.
At present, the world has about 6,800 languages. The distribution of these languages is hugely uneven. The general rule is that mild zones have relatively few languages, often spoken by many people, while hot, wet zones have lots, often spoken by small numbers. Europe has only around 200 languages; the Americas about1,000; Africa 2 400; and Asia and the Pacific perhaps 3,200, of which Papua New Guinea alone accounts for well over 800. The median number(中位数) of speakers is a mere 6,000, which means that half the world's languages are spoken by fewer people than that.
Already well over 400 of the total of, 6,800 languages are close to extinction(消亡), with only a few elderly speakers left. Pick, at random, Busuu in Cameroon (eight remaining speakers), Chiapaneco in Mexico (150), Lipan Apache in the United States (two or three) or Wadjigu in Australia (one, with a question-mark): none of these seems to have much chance of survival.
1.What can we infer about languages in hunter-gatherer times?
A.They developed very fast. B.They were large in number.
C.They had similar patterns D.They were closely connected.
2.Which of the following best explains “dominant” underlined in paragraph 2?
A.Complex B.Advanced. C.Powerful D.Modern.
3.How many languages are spoken by less than 6,000 people at present?
A.About 6,800 B.About 3,400 C.About 2,400 D.About 1,200
4.What is the main idea of the text?
A.New languages will be created.
B.People's lifestyles are reflected in languages.
C.Human development results in fewer languages.
D.Geography determines language evolution.
American high school students are terrible writers, and one education reform group thinks it has an answer: robots. Or, more accurately, robot-readers-computers programmed to scan student essays and spit out a grade.
Mark Shermis, professor of the College of Education at the University of Akron, is helping to hold a contest, set up by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation ( WFHF), which promises $ 100,000 in prize money to programmers who write the best automated grading software. "If you're a high school teacher and you give a writing task, you're walking home with 150 essays, " Shermis said, "You're going to need some help. "
Automated essay grading was first proposed in the 1960s, but computers back then were not up to the task. In the late 1990s, as technology improved, several textbook and testing companies jumped into the field. Today, computers are used to grade essays on South Dakota's student writing assessments and a handful of other exams, including the TOEFL test of English fluency, taken by foreign students.
The Hewlett contest aims to show that computers can grade as well as English teachers---- only much more quickly and without all that depressing red ink. Automated essay scoring is "objective," Shermis said, " And it can be done immediately. If students finish an essay at l0 pm, they get a result at 10 :00 pm . "
Take, for instance, the Intelligent Essay Assessor, a web-based tool marketed by Pearson Education, Inc. Within seconds it can analyze an essay for spelling, grammar, organization, and help students to make revisions. The program scans for key words and analyzes semantic (语义的) patterns , and Pearson claims that it can understand the meaning of text much the same as a human reader.
1.From Paragraph 3,we know that in the 1960s .
A.computers were not easy to get
B.automated grading software was popular
C.people refused automated essay grading
D.computers couldn’t grade essays automatically
2.What does Paragraph 4 focus on________?
A.The prize of Hewlett contest.
B.The advantages of automated essay scoring.
C.The application of automated essay scoring.
D.Teachers’ opinions about Hewlett contest.
3.The Intelligent Essay Assessor can __________.
A.rewrite essays
B.underline the mistakes in red ink
C.understand the meaning of text
D.correct key words and patterns
English is the most widely used language in the history of our planet. One in every seven human beings can speak it. More than half of the world’s books and three quarters of international mail are in English. Of all languages, English has the largest vocabulary — perhaps as many as two million words.
However, let’s face it: English is a crazy language. There is no egg in an eggplant, neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger. Sweet-meats are candy, while sweetbreads, which aren’t sweet, are meat.
We take English for granted. But when we explore its paradoxes (探讨它的矛盾), we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, public bathrooms have no baths in them.
And why is it that a writer writes, but fingers don’t fing, grocers don’t groce, and hammers don’t ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, shouldn’t the plural of booth be beeth? One goose, two geese — so one moose, two meese?
How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? How can overlook and oversee be opposites, while quite a lot and quite a few are alike? How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next?
English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects (反映) the creativity of human beings. That’s why, when stars are out, they are visible (能看见的); but when the lights are out, they are invisible. And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it; but when I wind up this essay, I end it.
1. According to the passage ______.
A. sweet-meats and sweetbreads are different things
B. there should be egg in an eggplant
C. pineapples are the apples on the pine tree
D. boxing rings should be round
2. Which of the following is the correct plural?
A. Beeth. B. Geese. C. Meese. D. Tooth.
3. Which of the following includes two items which have the similar meaning?
A. A wise man and a wise guy.
B. Overlook and oversee.
C. Quite a lot and quite a few.
D. Hot as hell and cold as hell.
4. The underlined words “wind up” in the last paragraph probably mean “______”.
A. blow B. roll up C. get hurt D. finish
5. Through the many paradoxes in the English language, the writer wants to show that human beings are ______.
A. clever B. crazy C. lazy D. dull
Think about how many ways there are for you to communicate today. You can send a letter or pick up the phone and make a call. But today,one of the most popular ways to communicate is called instant messaging (IM).In any instant messaging system,you type a little text message on your computer,press the“Send”button,and your message instantly shows up on your friend's screen. But how does it work?
Actually,the whole process is very cool. In the 1980s,you could sit down at a computer at any big university. Up to 100 people would be logged in and share the computer because these computers were very expensive. You could type a command to send an instant message to anyone logged in the same computer. It felt like everyone was connected together no matter where they were sitting.
Today,you can communicate with anyone in the world. All you need is an instant messaging program installed on your computer. There are many programs to choose from. AOL's instant messenger is probably the most popular right now. MSN has one. Google has Google Talk.
When you're ready,you create an account. Next,you need to figure out the IM names your friends use. Add their IM names to your IM program. Click on the friend you want to talk to and then type away. When you click“Send”,your friend gets the message instantly.
But behind the scenes,amazing things are happening. Your IM program is communicating with a computer,called a server,which could be just down the road or even in some other city. All your friends' computers are communicating with a server,too.Your computer is constantly chatting with it to make everything happen. The network called the Internet makes it all possible.
本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了目前网上最流行的交流方式——即时通信。
1.What could be the best title of the passage?
A.Different Ways of Communication
B.The Easiest Way to Talk to a Friend
C.How to Send Instant Messages
D.Development of Communication
2.Why did so many people share a computer in the 1980s?
A.Be cause they wanted to be connected to each other.
B.Because few people could afford to buy computers.
C.Because few people knew how to use computers.
D.Because computers at that time were too large.
3.From the passage we can see that“Google Talk”________.
A.is a kind of search engine
B.refers to a computer company
C.is a famous website
D.is an IM program
4.The underlined “it” in the last paragraph most probably refers to“________”.
A.a server B.an IM program
C.a computer D.the Internet
Starting in 1972,the National Park Service established a policy for forest fires called Natural Burn. It was acknowledged that some forest fires, such as those caused by lightning were necessary for forests to maintain balanced ecosystems, so the fire should be allowed to burn. However, a big fire in Yellowstone National Park in 1988 caused this policy to be abandoned since the fire was initially allowed to burn yet soon out of control. As a result,the fire of 1988 destroyed much of Yellowstone, which is America's oldest and most beloved national park. Massive areas of plants were destroyed, and large empty spaces and acres of burned and blackened trees greeted visitors. The rivers and streams were choked with ash, and the ecosystem of the park was changed beyond repair.
In addition, great numbers of animals were killed by the fires that burned out of control. The fires were driven by high winds, moving as many as ten miles a day. Many small animals died in the flames. The fire's rapid advances gave the wildlife little chance to escape. Even today, few of these small forest animals have returned to live in the park. In the years immediately following the fires, the numbers of visitors declined rapidly. No one was interested in seeing a blackened and treeless park on vacation. Yellowstone had previously been famous for its amazing views and unique geological formations such as the geyser Old Faithful. But now its reputation as America's wonder is damaged permanently.
1988年黄石国家公园根据1972年制定的政策允许焚烧森林,但由于风势太大,导致森林大火无法控制,许多动植物都被烧死了,黄石国家公园也不再是热门的游览地。
1.Natural Burn was adopted because some forest fires were ________.
A. hard to put out
B. started by the lightning
C. good for the balance of nature
D. approved by the National Park Service
2.Why were so many animals killed in the big fire?
A. Because winds were blown from high places.
B. Because the animals moved only ten miles a day.
C. Because the animals lived in lower places.
D. Because strong winds contributed to the fire a lot.
3.The text probably comes from ________.
A. science fiction
B. a news report
C. a commercial ad
D. a geography magazine
As more Americans go to mainland China to take jobs,more Chinese and Americans are working side by side. These crosscultural partnerships,while beneficial in many ways,are also highlighting tensions that expose differences in work experience,pay levels and communication.
In the last few years,a growing number of Americans in their 20s and 30s have been heading to China for employment,attracted by its fastergrowing economy and lower jobless rate. Their Chinese coworkers are often around the same age.But the two groups were raised differently. The Americans have had more exposure to free market principles.“Young Americans were brought up in a commercial environment,”said Neng Zhao,28,a senior associate at Blue Oak Capital,a private firm based in Beijing.“We weren't. So the workplace is a unique learning process for my generation.”
Managers hiring workers in China appear to be paying for Western experience. Foreigners tend to earn 10 to 15 percent more than their Chinese counterparts,said Michael Norman,senior vice president as Sibson Consulting,an American firm. That imbalance does not go unnoticed by Chinese workers.“There is definitely the belief that Americans get paid more for the same work,”said Ting Wang,25,an associate at Wild China,a travel company based in Beijing. On the other hand,Chinese workers have a deeper understanding of the influences,like Confucianism and Communism,which play a part in their country's culture and economy.
It is important and necessary for Americans working in China to adjust,said Mr.Norman,who works on management and work force issues for multinational companies operating in Asia.
“In the West,there is such a bonus on getting things done quickly,but when you come to work in China,you need to work on listening and being more patient and understanding of local ways of doing business,”he said.
1.More Americans go to China to take jobs because________.
A.they want to experience different cultures
B.Chinese workers are easier to cooperate
C.they can't find proper jobs in America
D.the economy of China is developing rapidly
2.What is mainly talked about in the passage?
A.Crosscultural conflicts.
B.Crosscultural partnerships.
C.Multinational companies in China.
D.Different pays for the same work.
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A.Americans benefit more from working in China.
B.Chinese and American employees have the same experience.
C.Young Chinese can benefit from crosscultural partnerships.
D.More Americans working in China cause higher jobless rate.
4.What does the underlined word“imbalance”in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A.Unfair pay levels.
B.Different working experience.
C.Unequal opportunities.
D.Different upbringing environment.
Historians and archaeologists have defined periods of human history for centuries by the technologies or materials that made the greatest impact on society. This includes the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, and the Iron Age. But what age are we in now? That question can be answered with one word for some researchers. Plastics.
"Plastic has redefined our material culture and the artifacts we leave behind. It will be found in stratified(分层的)layers in our trash deposits(沉积层)." That's according to John Marston, an archaeologist.
The wide variety of synthetic polymers(合成聚合物)would not exist if it weren't for human action. About six billion tons of plastics have been made and spread around the planet. They have been spread from forests to oceans ever since the first plastic polymers were invented.
Plastics are one of the most significant changes that humans have made to the Earth's makeup. Most plastics don't easily degrade. This only adds to the problem. Recycling isn't an adequate solution. Not all types of plastic are easily recyclable. And there are only a few recycling plants that can process all varieties of plastic.
According to Debra Winter, writer for The Atlantic, this means that many of the materials thrown into recycling bins can cross the planet several times before they are processed. They are made into rugs, sweaters, or they are used to make other bottles. Millions of tons of plastics are recycled every year, but millions more end up in landfills or the ocean. The problem has reached the point where it's possible that in just a few decades there might be more plastic in the world's oceans than fishes.
"Plastics have a supposed lifespan of over 500 years, so it's safe to say that every plastic bottle you have used exists somewhere on this planet, in some form or another," Winter writes.
The damage may already be done. It may be too late for human populations worldwide to change their plastic using ways. So the Plastic Age might soon take its place next to the Bronze Age and the Iron Age in the history of human civilization.
(1)Why do people call our age the Plastic Age?
A.Because plastics are not naturally made.
B.Because humans create plastics.
C.Because plastics influence the world greatly.
D.Because historians and archaeologists think so.
(2)According to the passage, how are most plastics dealt with currently?
A.They are recycled.
B.They are degraded.
C.They are thrown away.
D.They are made into bottles.
(3)What is the author's attitude to the Plastic Age?
A.Negative.
B.Ambiguous.
C.Favorable.
D.Unconcerned.
(4)What is the main idea of this passage?
A.Plastics have ruined our environment.
B.We must stop using plastics altogether.
C.Human beings are in the Plastic Age.
D.Plastics are significant to human development.
A trip to the theater, museum or art gallery could help you live longer. And the more often you get that culture, the better the results are, a new study suggests.
Researchers from University College London(UCL) did the research on more than 6,000 adults in England age 50 years and older. How often an individual engaged in art activities was measured at the start of the study in 2004 to 2005. Participants were then followed up for an average of 12 years, during which time deaths were recorded using data from the UK's National Health Service (NHS). They found that people who engaged in the arts more frequency had a 31% lower risk of dying early when compared to those who didn't. Even going to the theater or museum once or twice a year was linked with a 14% lower risk.
The study looked at a range of economic, health and social factors to try and explain why there is a link between arts engagement and living longer. Part of the reason, the study said, comes down to social and economic differences among those who go and don't go to museums, exhibitions and art galleries. Wealth, they found, explained about 9% of the association. Cognitive(认知的)differences and mental health also played a role. Things like free time and occupational status made no difference, said Fancourt.
Engaging with the arts can act as a buffer against stress and build creativity that allows people to adapt to changing circumstances. It also helps people access emotional support and information that helps people age more successfully. "We also thought that a greater sense of purpose could play a role," she said."It can have wide ranging benefits and support healthier lives lived longer."
A world health organization last year found that both receptive participation, like visiting a museum, and active participation, like singing in a choir, had health benefits. An editorial that accompanied the paper said that everyone should have the chance to take part in cultural activities and said the study added weight to growing concerns about the decline in arts subjects in schools and universities.
(1)What was the right step of the experiment?
A. Following the participants for 12 years.
B. Recording the participants' death time.
C. Comparing the frequency of art activities.
D. Dividing the participants into two groups.
(2)What has nothing to do with the relationship between "arts engagement and living longer"?
A. Wealth.
B. Cognition.
C. Occupation.
D. Mental health.
(3)What does the underlined word "buffer" in Paragraph 4 mean?
A. Relief.
B. Barrier.
C. Defence.
D. Battle.
(2019·厦门一中高三模拟)Although it is less often read than such Wells' novels as The War of the Worlds, the basic story of The Island of Dr Moreau is very wellknown through several extremely loose film adaptations (改编). Prendick, a British scientist, has an accident at sea—and by chance finds himself on a mysterious island where Dr Moreau and his assistant Montgomery are engaged in strange experiments of turning animals into humans.
Wells was a social reformer, and his novels reflected (反映) his thoughts and theories about human society. Much of Wells' writing concerns (either directly or indirectly) social class, but Moreau deals with the thennewly advanced theory of evolution (进化)—and then works to relate how that theory influences man's belief in God. Wells sometimes mentioned this in his novels, but nowhere in his work is this line of thought more clearly and specifically seen than here.
Sometimes Wells tries to influence his readers strongly, while on other occasions, he does it gently. But in The Island of Dr Moreau, Wells achieves a perfect balance of the two extremes. It is an impressive achievement, and in this sense I consider Moreau possibly the best of Wells' works. The novel is as interesting for the story it tells as it is for its themes that are still very important today.
Moreau is not as horrific as Wells' many other novels—he often included horror and cruelty in his science fiction. Still, this is not a book that you can read and then put away: it stays in your mind in a most disturbing way. Strongly recommended.
篇章导读:本文是一则书评。作者对英国科幻小说家赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯的作品《莫罗博士岛》大加赞赏。
16.We learn from Paragraph 2 that Wells________.
A.expressed his ideas about society in his novels
B.didn't mention the theory of evolution in Moreau
C.used his pen to fight for human rights
D.paid little attention to social developments
17.What can be concluded from the text?
A.Most of Wells' novels remain unknown.
B.Wells was a science fiction writer.
C.The Island of Dr Moreau is a horror story.
D.Wells' writing style is humorous.
18.The author's attitude towards The Island of Dr Moreau is that of________.
A.doubt B.unconcern
C.praise D.respect
(2019·全国卷Ⅲ)Before the 1830s, most newspapers were sold through annual subscriptions in America, usually $8 to $10 a year. Today $8 or $10 seems a small amount of money, but at that time these amounts were forbidding to most citizens. Accordingly, newspapers were read almost only by rich people in politics or the trades. In addition, most newspapers had little in them that would appeal to a mass audience. They were dull and visually forbidding. But the revolution that was taking place in the 1830s would change all that.
The trend, then, was toward the“penny paper”—a term referring to papers made widely available to the public. It meant any inexpensive newspaper;perhaps more importantly it meant newspapers that could be bought in single copies on the street.
This development did not take place overnight. It had been possible(but not easy)to buy single copies of newspapers before 1830, but this usually meant the reader had to go down to the printer's office to purchase a copy. Street sales were almost unknown. However, within a few years, street sales of newspapers would be commonplace in eastern cities. At first the price of single copies was seldom a penny—usually two or three cents was charged—and some of the older wellknown papers charged five or six cents. But the phrase “penny paper” caught the public's fancy, and soon there would be papers that did indeed sell for only a penny.
This new trend of newspapers for“the man on the street” did not begin well. Some of the early ventures (企业) were immediate failures. Publishers already in business, people who were owners of successful papers, had little desire to change the tradition. It took a few youthful and daring businessmen to get the ball rolling.
篇章导读:本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了美国报纸大众化的发展过程。
12.Which of the following best describes newspapers in America before the 1830s?
A.Academic. B.Unattractive.
C.Inexpensive. D.Confidential.
13.What did street sales mean to newspapers?
A.They would be priced higher.
B.They would disappear from cities.
C.They could have more readers.
D.They could regain public trust.
14.Who were the newspapers of the new trend targeted at?
A.Local politicians. B.Common people.
C.Young publishers. D.Rich businessmen.
15.What can we say about the birth of the penny paper?
A.It was a difficult process.
B.It was a temporary success.
C.It was a robbery of the poor.
D.It was a disaster for printers.
(2020·广东省实验中学高三上学期第一次考试)Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) needs to prove its worth through rigorous clinical trials, according to the head of one of China's largest herbal remedy companies, as a contentious new law to boost the $40bn sector comes into effect.
Traditional Chinese Medicine is estimated by analysts to account for a third of sales in China's $117bn pharmaceutical (药学) market, the world's second largest. But most of those sales are of relatively cheap overthecounter drugs, with many Chinese hospital doctors unwilling to prescribe TCM remedies because of the lack of evidence for their effectiveness.
China's first law promising equal status for TCM and western medicine in the country's statedominated healthcare system comes into effect this weekend. Provisions include encouragement for hospitals to set up TCM centres, and a licensing system for practitioners (从业者). “This law is very important for securing the status of TCM,” said Wu Yiling, chairman of Yiling Pharmaceutical, a company that makes herbal remedies based on traditional recipes in the northern province of Hebei.
Listed in Shenzhen, Wu Yiling has a market capitalization of RMB 20.7bn ($3bn). Mr Wu, the son of a herbal practitioner, controls a family fortune of $1.6bn, according to the Hurun Rich List.
Mr Wu is both a supporter of the nature of Qi—the mystical energy force that provides the basis for much of TCM theory—and the clinical trials vital to western pharmaceutical companies. “TCM needs to develop using modern research methods,” he said.
For instance, researchers from Peking and Cardiff Universities tested the health benefits of Yiling's herbal medicine Yangzheng Xiaoji, publishing papers in the International Journal of Oncology that showed the drug can slow the growth of cancer tumours. “The theory and recipe is TCM, but in practice the evaluation of our medicines is carried out according to western evidencebased methods,” Mr Wu said.
Analysts say such tests can help gain support from doubtful hospital doctors and boost prescriptions. “Doctors need strong evidence that drugs definitely work,” said Serena Shao, healthcare analyst at brokerage CLSA.“Some of these companies are currently doing clinical trials, and getting proof that their drugs have the same efficacy (功效) as chemical drugs. That's the way to go.” she added.
The TCM law has been greeted with doubt from China's westernschooled medical establishment, which points to a lack of rigorous training for TCM doctors, and a recent series of shocking events involving herbal injections believed to have been harmful. “Officials will try and encourage TCM, but also will be very cautious about what kinds of TCM they use in hospitals,” added Ms Shao.
篇章导读:本文是一篇说明文。中国最大草药公司之一的负责人表示,随着一项有争议的新法律生效,传统中医(TCM)需要通过严格的临床试验证明其价值。
8.Why does Traditional Chinese Medicine need to prove its worth through rigorous clinical trials?
A.Because Chinese medicine is all cheap overthecounter drugs.
B.Because Chinese medicine market is the world's second largest one.
C.Because Chinese government wants to boost the law of Chinese medicine.
D.Because doctors are unwilling to prescribe TCM remedies lacking evidence of effectiveness.
9.Which words can be used to replace the underlined word “Provisions” in the third paragraph?
A.Articles of law.
B.Ways of supplying.
C.Methods of motivation.
D.Approaches to inspiring.
10.According to the passage, we can learn that Mr Wu Yiling ________.
A.is a herbal practitioner, controlling a family fortune
B.has a company in Shenzhen that has a market capitalization of $3bn
C.let his company evaluate herbal medicines with western evidencebased methods
D.thinks that if we need to develop TCM, we should use Chinese traditional research methods
11.According to the last two paragraphs, we infer that ________.
A.western doctors deny the effectiveness of TCM
B.TCM hasn't been recognized in the western medicine
C.there is a lack of rigorous training for TCM doctors
D.a recent series of shocking events has destroyed Chinese medicine
(2018·全国卷Ⅲ)Cities usually have a good reason for being where they are, like a nearby port or river. People settle in these places because they are easy to get to and naturally suited to communications and trade. New York City, for example, is near a large harbour at the mouth of the Hudson River. Over 300 years its population grew gradually from 800 people to 8 million. But not all cities develop slowly over a long period of time. Boom towns grow from nothing almost overnight. In 1896, Dawson, Canada, was unmapped wilderness (荒野). But gold was discovered there in 1897, and two years later, it was one of the largest cities in the West, with a population of 30,000.
Dawson did not have any of the natural conveniences of cities like London or Paris. People went there for gold. They travelled over snowcovered mountains and sailed hundreds of miles up icy rivers. The path to Dawson was covered with thirty feet of wet snow that could fall without warming. An avalanche (雪崩) once closed the path, killing 63 people. For many who made it to Dawson, however, the rewards were worth the difficult trip. Of the first 20,000 people who dug for gold, 4,000 got rich. About 100 of these stayed rich men for the rest of their lives.
But no matter how rich they were, Dawson was never comfortable. Necessities like food and wood were very expensive. But soon, the gold that Dawson depended on had all been found. The city was crowded with disappointed people with no interest in settling down, and when they heard there were new gold discoveries in Alaska, they left Dawson City as quickly as they had come. Today, people still come and go—to see where the Canadian gold rush happened. Tourism is now the chief industry of Dawson City—its present population is 762.
篇章导读:本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了加拿大城市道森市的发展原因、过程与现状。
4.What attracted the early settlers to New York City?
A.Its business culture.
B.Its small population.
C.Its geographical position.
D.Its favourable climate.
5.What do we know about those who first dug for gold in Dawson?
A.Twothirds of them stayed there.
B.One out of five people got rich.
C.Almost everyone gave up.
D.Half of them died.
6.What was the main reason for many people to leave Dawson?
A.They found the city too crowded.
B.They wanted to try their luck elsewhere.
C.They were unable to stand the winter.
D.They were short of food.
7.What is the text mainly about?
A.The rise and fall of a city.
B.The gold rush in Canada.
C.Journeys into the wilderness.
D.Tourism in Dawson.
(2018·浙江高考)As cultural symbols go, the American car is quite young. The Model T Ford was built at the Piquette Plant in Michigan a century ago, with the first rolling off the assembly line (装配线) on September 27, 1908. Only eleven cars were produced the next month. But eventually Henry Ford would build fifteen million of them.
Modern America was born on the road, behind a wheel. The car shaped some of the most lasting aspects of American culture: the roadside diner, the billboard, the motel, even the hamburger. For most of the last century, the car represented what it meant to be American—going forward at high speed to find new worlds. The road novel, the road movie, these are the most typical American ideas, born of abundant petrol, cheap cars and a neverending interstate highway system, the largest public works project in history.
In 1928 Herbert Hoover imagined an America with “a chicken in every pot and a car in every garage.” Since then, this society has moved onward, never looking back, as the car transformed America from a farmbased society into an industrial power.
The cars that drove the American Dream have helped to create a global ecological disaster. In America the demand for oil has grown by 22 percent since 1990.
The problems of excessive (过度的) energy consumption, climate change and population growth have been described in a book by the American writer Thomas L. Friedman. He fears the worst, but hopes for the best.
Friedman points out that the green economy (经济) is a chance to keep American strength. “The ability to design, build and export green technologies for producing clean water, clean air and healthy and abundant food is going to be the currency of power in the new century.”
篇章导读:本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了汽车对美国文化的造就及产生的影响。
1.Why is hamburger mentioned in Paragraph 2?
A.To explain Americans' love for travelling by car.
B.To show the influence of cars on American culture.
C.To stress the popularity of fast food with Americans.
D.To praise the effectiveness of America's road system.
2.What has the use of cars in America led to?
A.Decline of economy.
B.Environmental problems.
C.A shortage of oil supply.
D.A farmbased society.
3.What is Friedman's attitude towards America's future?
A.Ambiguous. B.Doubtful.
C.Hopeful. D.Tolerant.
You may be surprised to learn that English gets 30 to 45 percent of its words from French. The reason goes back to the year 1066, when Norman forces invaded (入侵) what is now Britain. The Normans were from northern France and spoke French. During the Norman occupation, French became the language of England's rulers and wealthy class. This lasted for more than 300 years. Other people in England continued to speak English during this period.
Over time, the two languages combined and shared words. Some researchers believe that about 10,000 French words eventually entered the English language. However, although English took many French words, their meanings have not always stayed the same. Sometimes the differences in meanings can be very important, and lead to funny or strange situations if the words are used in the wrong way.
Take, for example, the French word college. In English, college can often be used in place of the word university, or sometimes as a school within a university. However, in French, college actually means “middle school”, or the level of schooling for students in grades five or six through eight.
There are many other similar words in the two languages with completely different meanings. In English, the word chat is a verb which means “to talk casually”; but in French, the word chat is the word for an animal: a cat.
If an English speaker says someone is jolly, that means they are cheerful or friendly. But in French, jolie means someone is goodlooking or pleasant to look at. In any case, both are nice things to say to someone.
篇章导读:本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了英语中存在大量法语词汇的现象,并举例说明英语中的法语单词及其在法语中的不同含义。
13.What language did the upper class speak in Britain of Norman times?
A.English.
B.French.
C.Both English and French.
D.Some unknown language.
14.What does college mean in French?
A.The teenager time.
B.University in French.
C.Middle school in English.
D.University in common sense.
15.What is the text mainly about?
A.Comparison between two languages.
B.Difficulty in grasping English.
C.French words in English.
D.Development of English.
Black Friday is the Friday following Thanksgiving Day in the United States. It has been regarded as the beginning of the holiday shopping season. Although it's not an official holiday, millions of employers give their employees the day off, and many people use that day to get a jumpstart on their holiday shopping. A similar day in Canada and the Great Britain is called “Boxing Day”.
Black Friday has become somewhat of a marketing sensation in recent years. Since 2005, it has been the busiest shopping day of the year. To lure shoppers, retailers (零售商) routinely open their doors as early as 4 am and offer special sales and promotions to the shoppers that arrive early. Some of the special deals offered by stores are only available in limited quantities. That is why some shoppers intent on getting the best deals often camp out in front of stores overnight so that they'll be the first in line when the doors open.
But why Black Friday? Historians believe the name started in Philadelphia in the mid1960s. Bus drivers and police used “Black Friday” to describe the heavy traffic that would block city streets the day after Thanksgiving as shoppers headed to the stores.
Businesses, however, didn't like the negative tone associated with the “Black Friday” name. In the early 1980s, a more positive explanation of the name began to circulate. According to this alternative explanation, Black Friday is the day when retailers finally begin to turn a profit for the year. In accounting terms (会计说法), operating at a loss is called being “in the red” because accountants traditionally used red ink to show negative amounts. Positive amounts were usually shown in black ink. Thus,being “in the black” is a good thing because it means stores are operating at a profit.
Recently, for those who are too busy to shop on Black Friday or who just don't want to fight the crowds, the Monday following Black Friday has become known as Cyber Monday (网络星期一) for the many online deals.
篇章导读:本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了“黑色星期五”相关的信息和名字的由来,让我们了解了西方文化的特定历史知识和文化习俗等。
9.On Black Friday, the Americans ________.
A.don't have to go to work as usual
B.look exactly like the Canadians
C.are usually busy doing shopping
D.stay at home and relax themselves
10.The underlined word “lure” (in Paragraph 2) probably means “________”.
A.protect B.attract
C.persuade D.remind
11.How do the retailers understand Black Friday?
A.It is totally different from Boxing Day.
B.They usually lose some money on that day.
C.It never keeps them very busy.
D.It probably brings them more money.
12.The author writes this passage in order to ________.
A.state the development of Cyber Monday
B.tell the difference between red and black
C.introduce Black Friday to the readers
D.explain the meaning of Boxing Day
Lebanese filmmaker Nadine Labaki has become the first female artist in the Arab world to be nominated (提名) for an Academy Award, or Oscar.
Labaki directed the film Capernaum, a film about a Syrian refugee (难民) boy and a Kenyan baby who live without parents on the streets of Beirut. It was nominated for best foreign language film.
Labaki will be one of the few female directors to compete for an Oscar this year. She told The Associated Press “I wish there were a lot more women filmmakers this year represented,nominated in the Oscars. But I am sure in a few years we won't be having this problem anymore.”
Unlike in the West, women filmmakers are industry leaders in Lebanon.
Capernaum received a 15minute standing ovation (热烈欢迎) at this year's Cannes Film Festival. It won the Jury Prize—the thirdhighest award given at Cannes.
The United Nations has publicly praised the film. Lebanon's Foreign Minister said Capernaum put a Lebanese touch on the international film industry.
The Oscar nomination of Capernaum is the second for Lebanon in two years in the film group. It demonstrates the country's rising star power.
Labaki called making the movie a lifechanging experience. She said Capernaum helps humanize the real struggles of refugees only briefly talked about in the news.
“We can't help but acknowledge that there is a fear of refugees in general around the world and there are these walls we are building, and this fear keeps growing,” Labaki said.
Capernaum will compete against four other films for the Oscar, including awards season favorite Roma. Directed by Mexico's Alfonso Cuaron, it earned 10 Oscar nominations, including for best picture.
篇章导读:本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要介绍了黎巴嫩女导演Nadine Labaki及其导演的电影Capernaum的相关情况。
5.Where does Labaki come from?
A.Syria. B.Kenya.
C.Lebanon. D.Mexico.
6.What do we know from Labaki's words in Paragraph 3?
A.Few women directors have been nominated in the Oscars.
B.She was the first female artist to compete for an Oscar.
C.More women directors will enter for Oscar this year.
D.Female directors have problems with their films.
7.Which of the following best describes Capernaum?
A.It is the best foreign language film.
B.It shows the rising power of women.
C.It has won the first prize at Cannes.
D.It is highly thought of.
8.What does the underlined “it” in the last paragraph refer to?
A.Capernaum. B.The Oscar.
C.Roma. D.Best picture.
The Nazca Lines are a series of large ancient geoglyphs (地画) in the Nazca Desert, in southern Peru. It is ranging from geometric patterns to drawings of different animals and stylized humanlike forms. The ancient lines can only be truly taken in from high in the air, leaving generations puzzled as to how these precise works could have been completed long before the documented invention of human flight.
The Lines were first spotted when commercial airlines began flying across the Peruvian desert in the 1920s. Who built them and what was their purpose? Are they roads, star pointers, maybe even a gigantic map? If the people who lived here 2,000 years ago had only a simple technology, how did they manage to construct such precise figures? Did they have a plan? These markings are like a vast puzzle.
The Nazca Lines are the most outstanding group of geoglyphs in the world. There are also huge geoglyphs in Egypt, Malta, the United States (Mississippi and California), Chile, Holivia and in other countries. But the Nazca geoglyphs, because of their numbers, characteristics, dimensions and cultural continuity as they were made and remade throughout a certain history period, form the most impressive archeological (考古学的) group.
The Nazca plain is unique for its ability to preserve the markings upon it, due to the combination of the climate (one of the driest on Earth, with only twenty minutes of rainfall per year) and the flat, stony ground which minimizes the effect of the wind at ground level. With no dust or sand to cover the plain and little rain or wind to erode (腐蚀) it, lines drawn here tend to stay drawn. These factors, combined with the existence of lightercolored subsoil beneath the desert surface, provide a vast writing pad that is suited to the artist who wants to leave his mark eternal.
篇章导读:本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了出现在秘鲁南部Nazca沙漠的大型古代地画the Nazca Lines的神奇之处及形成原因。
1.What can we know about the Nazca Lines from the first two paragraphs?
A.They are built as a big map.
B.They are formed by nature.
C.They are ancient lines in caves.
D.They are huge markings in a desert.
2.How many factors make the Nazca Lines the most impressive?
A.One. B.Two.
C.Three. D.Four.
3.Why are the Nazca Lines well preserved?
A.Because of the wind at ground level.
B.Because of the existence of soft soil.
C.Because of the climate and geography.
D.Because of the thick sand on the top.
4.What does the underlined word “eternal” probably mean?
A.Nonstop. B.Everlasting.
C.Reallife. D.Highend.