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Some buildings are known their artistic beauty, some for their (detail) design, and others for their architects’ imagination. But a London building has made headlines for none of these reasons.
In its short history, 20 Fenchurch Street has made itself (know) by reflecting(反射)sunlight ( strong ) that it once melted parts of a sports car in the street below.
So is no wonder that the building was named the UK’s ( bad ) building. According to the magazine, the judges, were architects and writers, and agreed that 20 Fenchurch Street (design) by a Uruguayan architect should win the prize.
And the building’s problems end with reflection. Dangerous winds are also blown along the street below. A pedestrian (行人) said to the BBC that she almost got blown over when ( walk ) past the heavy building.
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Imagine falling towards the planet Earth at awesome speed of 300 kilometers per hour. You start your fall from over four kilometers above the Earth. And you have less than one minute before you pull your parachute (降落伞)cord. You are falling fast that just turning your head can send you off a different direction. This is the wild side of a sport that has not found its limit—freeflying.
Freeflying (base) on the more traditional skydiving, of which are eye-catching. However, it is more terrifying to watch freeflyers create formations and movements. Freeflyers, the name suggests, enjoy the more spontaneous(即兴的)thrill of doing their own things.
The wildest trip for a freeflyers is falling ‘head down’. Falling ‘head first’ requires a great deal of control, which means (travel) not only fast but also steadily. Even the (slight) movement has a great effect on your direction.
They wear the amusing jumpsuits, strange helmets and smaller parachutes. (actual), their parachutes are about one quarter the size of the traditional skydiver’s parachutes. It is only in the last few years freeflying has gained any real public acceptance.
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Mum(putting on her coat) : I’m going to have to go down to the shop for more bread.
Alan: Why?
Mum: I’m not sure what(happen). I made some sandwiches earlier and left them on the table I went to answer the phone. But someone must have taken them because they are(go).
Alan: Oh, it must have been Dad. I’m sure he was in the kitchen (early).
Mum: No, he went off to his tennis match before I finished (make) them, so he couldn’t have done it., he couldn’t carry a plate of sandwiches as well as all his tennis stuff, so I’m surewasn’t him.
Alan(opening fridge door): Well, it wasn’t me. But Mum, look! Are these your sandwiches here on the bottom shelf offridge?
Mum: Are they there? Oh, my goodness. Ihave put them in there when the phone rang. Oh, dear. I really must be losing my . Now, why did I put on my coat?
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in 1930, Yuan Longping graduated from Southeast Agricultural College in 1953. Since then, finding ways to grow more rice (be) his life goal. As a young man, he saw the great for increasing the rice output. At that time, hunger was a (disturb) problem in many parts of the countryside. Yuan Longping grows is called super hybrid rice, making possible to increasing rice harvest without (expand) the area of the field. Yuan Longping has been considered the first agricultural pioneer in the world (grow) rice that has a high output. to his research, the UN has more tools in the battle to rid the world hunger.
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English has changed over time. Actually all languages change and develop when cultures meet and communicate with each other. At first the English _______(speak )in England between about AD 450 and 1150 was very different ______ the English we speak today . It was based more _____ (Germany) than the English we speak _____ present. Then ______(gradual )between about AD 800 and 1150, English became less like German because those ______ ruled England spoke first Danish and later French. These new settlers enriched ___ English language and especially its vocabulary. So by the 1600’s Shakespeare ____ ( be ) able to make use of a wider vocabulary than ever before. In 1620 some British ____(settler) moved to America. Later in the 18th century some British people were ___ (take ) to Australia too. English began to be spoken in both countries.
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I will never forget the night my mom left.She walked out and left me standing at the door (cry),“Come back !” The next morning, tears filled my eyes as I walked from room to room calling for her.When I went into the kitchen and saw my dad preparing breakfast,he told me she was gone and wouldn’t be coming back,but I still believed she’d be returning from work that afternoon.
Day became night and my mom had not returned.I asked my dad again she was and when she was coming home.
“Baby girl, Mom is not coming back,she left and went (live) with someone else.”These were his exact (word).I asked if she did not love me anymore,and then I cried myself to sleep.
My mom came home a few days later and I was very happy, when I ran to hug her,she acted as if she did not know me.She said she had only come for the rest of her stuff ( 东西 ).When she left this time,all the pain and sadness came down so hard on me all I could do was to lie in my dad’s arms.
The next month brought (much) sadness for my dad and me. We had to move because I would cry all day,searching each room for Mom.My dad said a new house would be good for me.
I have not seen my mom for five years.She has missed my entire childhood and now she (miss) my high-school graduation in a few weeks.No matter how long she’s gone,though , there’s a part of every child that needs a mother. There’s still a part of me that(true) wishes to reunite with her and try to build a relationship.
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Polar bears live in such environment that is too cold for most animals. For much of the year, they live and hunt on the ________ (freeze) Arctic sea ice. Nature has prepared them for the cold conditions but nothing has prepared them for the danger ________ threatens(威胁) their only home.
The polar bears’ world is melting. Polar bears________ (suffer) in a warmer world are in danger. Studies show that the polar ice ________ (reduce) by 9.8% every 10 years since 1978.At present , about 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears live in the Arctic. Polar bears depend on the sea ice for their ________ (survive). “The sea ice is more than just the platform that the bears walk ________ ,” says Andrew Derocher, who studies North American polar bear populations. “Without ________ , they can’t exist.”
Some melting and refreezing of the polar ice is natural. But in a ________ (warm) world, these cycles speed up, and bears have less time to hunt. ________ (normal), they have three months in the spring when they gain more weight and the extra fat is used later, ________ the bears are not actively hunting. Therefore, it is urgent to protect the environment and maintain the ecological balance.
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It was a busy day at the grocery store and the old couples were in line behind me with birthday balloons.
They were chatting together about their rush to get ready for the party. From they said, I knew their nephew had a twin and something bad happened to the baby at birth. Though they did all they could (help) them but times were still tough for them.
They seemed to be too nervous and were too (anxiety) to leave, so I asked they wanted to go ahead of me or not. They didn’t understand what I (mean) at first. After knowing it, they were very appreciative. But they stood behind me.
At that time I knew it had to be a significant day to them. Nothing could be (good) if someone offered to help them. So I told the cashier to add the balloons to my purchases. The old couples refused at first I insisted. I said, “You tell your sweet nephew that there are always nice people who want to give them hand in this world.” They thanked me over and over and the cashier got teary-eyed, (say) there was an angel in her line today.
That little act of (kind) made everyone who saw it feel good—but it made me feel the best of all!
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Lucy felt a little ____________(frighten), but she felt very inquisitive and excited as well. She looked back __________ her shoulder and there, between the dark tree trunks, she could still see the open doorway of the wardrobe and even catch_________ glimpse of the empty room ___________ she had set out. She had left the door open, for she knew that it was very silly _________(shut) oneself into a wardrobe. She began to walk forward. In about ten minutes she reached it and found it was a lamppost. As she stood looking at it, _________(wonder) why there was a lamppost in the middle of a wood, she heard the pitter-patter of feet coming towards her. And soon after that a very strange person _________(step) out from among the trees into the light of the lamppost.
He was only a little taller than Lucy. From the waist upwards, he was like a man, but his legs ___________(shape) like a goat’s. One of his hands held the umbrella; in the other arm he carried several brown-paper parcels.With the parcels and the snow _________ looked just as if he__________(do) his Christmas shopping.
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Festivals and celebrations of all kinds (hold) everywhere since ancient times.Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather, (plant) in spring and harvest in autumn.At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find, especially during the cold winter months.
Today's festivals have many origins, some( religion) , some seasonal, and some for special people or events.Some festivals are held to honor the dead or to satisfy the ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm.For example, the Japanese festival Obon is honored in(memorize) of their ancestors.People then should go to clean graves, light lamps and play music they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth.In Mexico, people celebrate the Day of the Dead in early November. this important feast day, people eat food in shape of skulls and cakes with "bones" on them.They offer food, flowers and gifts to the deaD. The Western holiday Halloween also had origin in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of dead people.It is now a children's festival, they can dress up and go to their neighbors' homes to ask for sweets.The Dragon Boat Festival in China honors the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan.India has a national festival on October 2 to honor Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped gain India's (depend) from Britain.
Directions:After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct.For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
The Koran
Most religions have some kind of holy text on which the religious beliefs are based.For Christians this text is the Holy Bible; for Jews it is the Torah and for Muslims it is the Koran.
Muslims believe that the Koran(consist) of revelations from God to Muhammad during the years 610 to 632 when Muhammad died.These revelations were written down by those were close to him during this time and for several years after his death.They were gathered into the text (know) as the Koran during the years 630 to 650.
The interpretation of the Koran has always been a difficult task, even for Islamic scholars.For example, the meanings of some words are determined by dots above the vowels(元音).In ancient Arabic, however, very often these dots (omit).As a result some letters looked identical.Thus, the meanings of these words depended in many cases the memories of the men who had written them.Early Muslims had to try to get the exact meanings of the words these people died and it was too late.
Unlike the Bible, in which the events are provided in time order, there is no reference tothings occurred in the Koran.In any case, unlike the Bible, most the suras - sections - are composed of orders and warnings.Unlike in the Bible, there are very few stories in the Koran.
Muslims believe that by (recite) the book, they create a holy atmosphere, and there are many Muslims who have learned the Koran by heart.
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded on FridayIndia's Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai for their struggles the suppression(压迫)of children and for young people's rights,(include) the right to education.
Yousafzai came to (globe) attention after she (shoot) in the head by the Taliban two years ago forher efforts (promote) education for girls in Pakistan.
Through her heroic struggle,Yousafzai has become a(lead) spokeswoman for girls' rights to education.According to the Nobel committee,at 17 she's the youngest ever peace prize winner.“I'm proud that I'm the first Pakistani or the first young woman gets this award,” she said in Birmingham,England.
She doesn't believe that she deserves the award but considers an encouragement to continue her campaign.Awarding the Peace Prize to a Pakistani Muslim and an Indian Hindu (give) a message to people of love between Pakistan and India,and between different religions.
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As a well-known doctor in London, John Snow was willing to help ordinary people (expose) to cholera. He knew that only when cause of it was found could the (dead) disease be controlled. He has two theories in mind explaining how cholera killed people. was that cholera multiplied in the air without reason; the other was people absorbed it into their bodies their meals. After many (investigate), he found the drinking water was to blame because the river (pollute). Immediately John Snow told the people to remove the handle from the water pump that it could not be used. Soon the disease began to slow down. To prevent the disease from (happen) again, the water companies were instructed not to expose people to polluted water any more. Finally "King Cholera" was defeated
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Many stories happened at the Children’s Medical Care Center, deeply touched us. We saw a lot of children without hair because of their treatment. We played with them and taught them to draw pictures. They suffered great pains, were very friendly. It was much easier to communicate with them than we (expect).
One day, a girl suggested (teach) us how to fold paper. She taught us great patience, explaining each step slowly and clearly. Though we could easily do that, we still pretended (假装) to know nothing about it. We followed her and did everything she told us. Finally, when we finished our work (success), she gave each of us big hug. We could see the pride and happiness on her face. Her father was thankful to us that he held our hands tightly, tears in his eyes. It was not until then we knew the girl would receive an operation the next day.
It was really a valuable experience to us all. We began to think about how to deal with the difficulties in life, because (compare) with what these kids are going through, our “troubles” seem not worth mentioning at all.
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Crying marriage? (surprise), isn’t it? Actually, the custom of crying marriage existed a long time ago in Southwest China’s Sichuan Province, and (remain) in fashion until the end of the Qing Dynasty. not so popular as before, the custom is still kept by people in many places, (especial) Tujia people, who view it necessary to marriage procedure.
It is very much same in different places of the province. According to elderly people, every bride(新娘)had to cry at the wedding. Otherwise, the bride’s neighbors would look down upon as a poorly (educate) girl and she would become the laughing stock of the village. In fact, there were cases the bride was beaten by her mother for not crying at the wedding ceremony.
a word, crying at wedding is a means by custom to express the happiness of the wedding through sorrowful words. , in the arranged(安排)marriages by the Chinese parents, a lot of brides did cry over their unsatisfactory marriage.
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