I was born on the 17th of November 1828, in the village of Nam Ping, which is about four miles southwest of Macao, and is located on Pedro Island lying west of Macao, from which it is separated by a channel of half a mile wide.
As early as 1834, an English lady, Mrs. Gutzlaff, wife of a missionary to China, came to Macao. Supported by the Ladies’ Association in London for the promotion of female education in India and the East, she immediately took up the work of starting a girls’ school for Chinese girls, which was soon followed by the opening of a boys’ school.
Mrs. Gutzlaff’s comprador (买办）happened to come from my village and was actually my father’s friend and neighbor. It was through him that my parents heard about Mrs. Gutzlaff’s school and it was doubtlessly through his influence and means that my father got me admitted into the school, It has always been a mystery to me why my parents should put me into a foreign school, instead of a traditional Confucian school, where my big brother was placed. Most certainly such a step would have been more suitable for Chinese public opinion, taste, and the wants of the country, than to allow me to attend an English school. Moreover, a Chinese belief is the only avenue in China that leads to political promotion, influence, power and wealth. I can only guess that as foreign communication with China was just beginning to grow, my parents hoped that it might be worthwhile to put one of their sons to learning English. In this way he might become an interpreter and have a more advantageous position to enter the business and diplomatic world. I am wondering if that influenced my parents to put me into Mrs. Gutzlaff’s school. As to what other sequences it has eventually brought about in my later life, they were entirely left in the hands of God.
1.How was the author admitted to Mrs. Gutzlaff’s school?
A. Through his father’s request.
B. Through his father’s friend’s help.
C. Through his own efforts at exams.
D. Through Mrs. Gutzlaff’s influence.
2.Why did the author’s parents put him into an English school?
A. It met with Chinese public opinion.
B. An English school was more influential.
C. He could become a successful interpreter.
D. Foreign trade with China was developing fast.
3.What did the author think of his parents’ decision to put him into an English school?
A. It was skeptical. B. It was wonderful.
C. It was thoughtful. D. It was mysterious.
4.What does the underlined word “sequences” in the last sentence probably mean?
A. Results. B. Orders.
C. Series. D. Progress.
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The extraordinary Eastgate Building in Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital city, is said to be the only one in the world to use the same cooling and heating principles as the termite mound (白蚁堆).
Architect Mick Pearce used precisely the same strategy when designing the Eastgate Building, which has no air conditioning and almost no heating. The building is the country’s largest commercial and shopping complex but uses less than 10% of the energy of a conventional building of its size. The Eastgate’s owners saved 3.5 million on a 36 million building because air conditioning didn’t have to be equipped.
The complex is actually two buildings linked by bridges across a shady, glassroofed atrium (天井) open to the air. Fans suck fresh air in from the atrium, blow it upstairs through hollow spaces under the floors and from there into each office through vents (通风口). As it rises and warms, it is drawn out via ceiling vents and finally exists through fortyeight brick chimneys.
During summer’s cool nights, big fans blow air through the building seven times an hour to cool the empty floors. By day, smaller fans blow two changes of air an hour through the building to circulate the air which has been in contact with the cool floors. For winter days, there are small heaters in the vents.
This is all possible only because Harare is 1,600 feet above sea level, and has cloudless skies, little dampness and rapid temperature swings-days as warm as 31 °C commonly drop to 14°C at night. “You couldn’t do this in New York, with its fantastically hot summers and fantastically cold winters,” Pearce said.
The engineering firm of Ove Arup & Partners monitors daily temperatures. It is found that the temperature of the building has generally stayed between 23 °C and 25 °C, with the exception of the annual hot period just before the summer rains in October and three days in November, when a doorkeeper accidentally switched off the fans at night. And the air is far fresher than in airconditioned buildings, where up to 30% of the air is recycled.
1.Why was Eastgate cheaper to be built than a conventional building?
A. It was designed in a smaller size.
B. No air conditioners were fixed in.
C. Its heating system was less advanced.
D. It used rather different building materials.
2.What does the underlined word “it” refer to in Paragraph 3?
A. Fresh air from outside.
B. Heat in the building.
C. A hollow space.
D. A baseboard vent.
3.Why would a building like Eastgate not work efficiently in New York?
A. New York has less clear skies as Harare.
B. Its dampness affects the circulation of air.
C. New York covers a larger area than Harare.
D. Its temperature changes seasonally rather than daily.
4.The data in the last paragraph suggests Eastgate’s temperature control system .
A. allows a wide range of temperatures
B. functions well for most of the year
C. can recycle up to 30% of the air
D. works better in hot seasons
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---The girl hardly holds on to her dream, _______?
---_______. I’m sure her dream will come true soon.
A. doesn’t she; No, she doesn’t B. isn’t she; Yes, she is
C. does she; Yes, she does D. does she; No, she doesn’t
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I remember, some 40 years ago, when I fell sick, my mother always did cupping on me. It scared me. I would cry. 5. my mother would say: “ Be patient! It will hurt just a bit, like an ant bite.” So I would let her, and it 6.(usual) helped. Now when I have fever, flu, or muscular pain I go to a “cupping spa” and get it done. Not that I don’t trust medicines, but I also believe in cupping. I got it done just last month for my fever, 7. wasn’t coming down with medicines and injections. One session of cupping and the fever was 8. (go).
The US National Institute of Health says on 9. (it) website that “cupping” is considered generally safe for 10.(health) people when performed by a trained health professional.
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假定你是武汉晨光中学的李华，你的澳大利亚笔友Mark最近给你发来邮件，说他准备 参加武汉12月31日举办的冬季马拉松比赛（marathon race），希望你帮助他预订好旅馆，并 带他游览市内著名景点（如:黄鹤楼the Yellow Crane Tower，东湖the East Lake)。请你给他写封回信，内容包括:
1.回复他的要求；
2.询问他到达的具体时间，呆多久，以便你作具体安排。
注意:1.词数100左右；
2.可适当添加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Mark,
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Yours，
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
My grandma lives in the country and has a big yard.Although she is over seventy,she lives the active life, making her yard look a farm.She likes animals,so she kept five dogs,two cats,six hens,and four geese.The hens and geese regular lay eggs,most of that she gives to me.
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Community Service Award
What do you do make your community a better place?How has volunteering changed you and he way you view he world?Write an essay describing your experiences and be recognized for all that you do.You can also give a description of the special person you meet during your volunteering and you’ll always remember and give him/her the chance to be recognized in a national magazine,Teen Ink!
Prizes
Each year at least two teens are honored for outstanding service to their community by Teen Ink.Contest winners receive $100 for their favorite charity and a copy of the magazine featuring their winning essay.Plus,they’ll have the opportunity to choose from an exciting selection of Teen Ink merchandise（商品）—clothing and other items—available only from Teen Ink.
Guidelines
Teen Ink will only consider original essays written by teens.Essays should be between 150 and 1,000 words.
Share a moving experience.Tell us about someone special you met through volunteer work.Describe what you do and why it’s important to you.Give examples and remember to use as much detail as possible.For more suggestions on how to write a winning essay,see our Community Service Writing Tips.
Submit entries through our website.All community service-related pieces submitted to Teen Ink are automatically considered for the contest.See our submission guidelines for more information.
Deadlines
There are no deadlines for this contest.Entries are considered for publication in Teen Ink magazine and online throughout the year.Winners will be announced after the June issue is published.
Here’s how you can reach us:
Our mailing address: Teen In box 30 Newton,Ma 02461
Phone number: (617) 964-6800.
Main email address:
Editor@TeenInk.com
submissions@TeenInk.com
Subscriptions@TeenInk.com
1.Who can have the chance to win Community Service Award?
A. Volunteers for the community service.
B. Special people organizing the contest.
C. All the readers of a national magazine.
D. Somebody viewing the world differently.
2.What can we know about the awards from the text?
A. The awards are randomly distributed.
B. The awards are offered by the magazine.
C. Winners can get a copy of the magazine every year.
D. The merchandise in Teen Ink is only available to the winners.
3.What is the requirement of the essay for the contest?
A. It should be originally written by teens in England.
B. It should tell readers a special volunteer.
C. It should give examples and details.
D. It should be submitted before June.
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I first met Paul Newman in 1968, when George Roy Hill, the director of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, introduced us in New York City. When the studio didn’t want me for the film - it wanted somebody as well known as Paul - he stood up for me. I don’t know how many people would have done that; they would have listened to their agents or the studio powers.
The friendship that grew out of the experience of making that film and The Sting four years later had its root in the fact that although there was an age difference, we both came from a tradition of theater and live TV. We were respectful of craft（技艺）and focused on digging into the characters we were going to play. Both of us had the qualities and virtues that are typical of American actors: humorous, aggressive, and making fun of each other - but always with an underlying affection. Those were also at the core（核心）of our relationship off the screen.
We shared the brief that if you’re fortunate enough to have success, you should put something back - he with his Newman’s Own food and his Hole in the Wall camps for kids who are seriously ill, and me with Sundance and the institute and the festival. Paul and I didn’t see each other all that regularly, but sharing that brought us together. We supported each other financially and by showing up at events.
I last saw him a few months ago. He’d been in zxx.k and out of the hospital.He and I both knew what the deal was,and we didn’t talk about it.Ours was a relationship that didn’t need a lot of words.
1.Why was the studio unwilling to give the role to author at first?
A. Paul Newman wanted it. B. The studio powers didn’t like his agent.
C. He wasn’t famous enough. D. The director recommended someone else.
2.Why did Paul and the author have a lasting friendship?
A. They were of the same dge. B. They worked in the same theater.
C. They were both good actors. D. They han similar charactertics.
3.What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Their belief. B. Their care for chileden.
C. Their success. D. Their support for each other.
4.What is the author’s purpose in writing the test?
A. To show his love of films. B. To remember a friend.
C. To introduce a new movie. D. To share his acting experience.
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Success never comes easy. How many of you have heard of successful people who haven’t made any effort? People often have to overcome failures 1. they can accomplish something great. They usually don’t find success from the very beginning.
Van Gogh sold only one painting during his lifetime, but this didn’t stop him from completing over 800 painting. Thomas Edison 2. (fire) from his first two jobs for lack of competence. Later, as an inventor, he tried 1,000 times 3. (create) the light bulb, without success. He was confident in 4. (he), and5. (eventual) he did success. When 6. (ask), “How did it feel to fail 1,000 times?” Edison replied, “I didn’t fail 1,000 times. The light bulb was 7. invention with 1,000 steps.
These successful people have set good 8. (example) to us. They wouldn’t have achieved their success if they 9. (abandon)their dreams. Believe in yourself and try your best, and success will not be far 10. you.
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