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ᓅḕὃὶὃᔁஹ▅ᳮᜧ⚪ᐳ15⚪ᐳ37.5ᑖAThisMother'sDayweaskedahandfulofchildren'sbookexpertsandwriterswhichstoriesandcharacterscometomindwhentheythinkaboutmotherhood.RunawayBunnybyMargaretWiseBrownSinceitwasfirstpublishedin1942,Brown'sRunawayBunnyhasnevergoneoutofprint.ltisprettymuchaworkofgenius!Brownopenedthedoorforparentstofeellikethey'rereadingastoryaboutloveandcaringabouttheirchildrenwhilethechildrenareexploringtheirownindividualidentityandhowclosetheyareorseparatedtheyarefromtheadultsintheirlives.BrownAngelsAnAlbumofPicturesandVersebyWalterDeanMyersItisacollectionofphotographsMyerscollectedovertheyears.Myerswrites,"SeeingtheirfacesscrubbedandbeamingandthemdressedintheirSundaybestmakesmethinkaboutthehardworkingparentsandgrandparentswhohavetakentimetotakecareoftheirchildren."Mommy'sHometownbyHopeLimThisstoryisaboutaboyandhismother'striptoherchildhoodhomeinKorea.Theboydiscoversthetownisnothowheimagineditwouldbe.Mommy'sHometownstartsfromthespecificlensᜮofKoreanculture,buthastheuniversalfeatureofmemoryandperception.HappyDreams,LittleBunnywrittenandillustratedbyLeahHongHappyDreams,LittleBunnyis"anext-generationRunawayBunny.uThroughagentledialogue,itguidesustofindpeaceinourimaginationandtogrowinautonomyandindependence.1.WhichstatementofRunawayBunnyisNOTcorrect?A.Ithasbeenpublishedfor80years.B.Itisappreciatedwidely.

1C.Itwillseparateadultsandchildren.D.Itcanhelpkidstofindtheirindividuality.2.Whosebookisthebestchoiceforaphotographfan?A.MargaretWiseBrown.B.WalterDeanMyers.C.LeahHong.D.HopeLim.3.Whatdothesebookshaveincommon?A.Theyallhavenopictures.B.TheyareallaboutKoreanculture.C.Theyallhavegentledialogues.D.Theyareallsuitableformomsandkids.BHisinterestinChineselanguageandcharactersdatesfrom1972,whenRichardSearswasa-22-year-oldphysicsmajoratPortlandStateUniversityinOregon.ToSears,thecharacterswerecomplexwithmanystrokesandalmostnoapparentlogic.ButwhenhecouldgetanexplanationofaChinesecharacter'soriginalmeaningandaninterpretationofitspictographsᦻ,itwouldsuddenlybecomeapparenthowallthestrokeshadcometobe."I'maphysicist,soIdon*tlikeblindmemorization.!knewthatChinesecharacterscamefrompictographsandIwantedtoknowthestoriesbehindtheChinesecharacters."Ashestudied,Searsfoundthatmanyoftheexplanationswereconflictingandeventheexperts.Hedecidedtocomputerizethecharacters,sothathecouldseparategoodopinionsfrombadones.Hescannedabout96,000ancientcharactersandestablishedthedatabaseofthem.In2002hegothiswebsiteupandnameditChineseEtymology,wherevisitorscancheckforfreethedevelopmentofChinesecharactersinvariousfonns,fromtheoriginalpictographstothemodernsimplifiedforms.Theclickstothewebsitewentupto600,000inoneday.OvernighthebecameAmericanUncleHanzi,anicknamegivenbyChinesenetizens.Besides,hehasexplainedtheoriginof15,000moderncharacters.Forexample,thecharacterjiahome
hasarooftopandapigunderneath.InsouthernChinawhereitrainsalot,peopleputtheirhousesonstiltsᩈ᫕
,soifitflooded,theinsideofthehousewouldnotgetwet.So,thepigsliveunderneaththehouse.Lastyear,SearssetuphisstudioinNanjingthatfocusesonapplyingAR,animationandartificialintelligencetotellstoriesofChinesecultureandcharacterorigins.Hehasmadeover60suchvideosinEnglishwithChinesesubtitlesforBilibili,avideowebsite.'Theyhave2⚓"ᐳ22⚓

2bothentertainmentandeducationalvalue,"hesaid.Inthemeantime,Searshasbeenupdatingthedatabase."Myphilosophyishuodaolaoxuedaolao.n4.AccordingtoParagraph1,whydidSearswanttoknowthestoriesbehindtheChinesecharacters?A.TomakehislifeinChinamucheasier.B.TomemorizeChinesecharactersmoreeasily.C.Tosolvesomerelatedproblemsinphysics.D.TobecomeanexpertatChinesecharacters.5.Whatdoes"wereatodds1'inParagraph2mean?A.Hadnodoubtatall.B.Showednointerest.C.Helddifferentviews.D.Wereunderattack.6.WhatdidSearsdototellthestoriesbehindtheChinesecharacters?A.HebuiltawebsiteaboutthedevelopmentofChinesecharacters1forms.B.HeestablishedadatabaseforalltheancientChinesecharacters.C.Heillustratedthestructuresof15,000modernChinesecharacters.D.HesetupastudiotomakevideosaboutthestoriesofChinesehistory.7.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Chinesecharactersarecatchingtheworld'swideattention.B.AnAmericanestablishedaChinesecharacterwebsite.C.Long-lastinginterestisthesecrettolanguagelearning.D.AmericanUncleHanzihasbeendevotedtoChinesecharacters.cBEIJING—China'seducationauthoritywilltightenthewidelycriticizedpolicyof"extracredits"forthenationalcollegeentranceexaminationtoensureafairerchanceforallexam-takers.Underthepresentpolicy,highschoolstudentswhowinawardsinnationalOlympiccompetitionscouldget"extracredits",upto20pointsforthenationalcollegeentranceexam.Studentswithtalentinsportsandstudentswhoarefromethnicgroupscanalsobenefitfromthispolicy.Theextracreditshaveincreasedthesestudents*chancesofbeingadmittedtofamousuniversities.Someparentswerefoundtohavehelpedtheirchildrenfabricate%⌼awardexperiencesorfalsifyqualificationstogetextracredits.

3"Ithasharmededucationequality,"theministrysaid.XiongBingqi,vice-chiefofthe21stCenturyEducationResearchInstitute,saidHthepolicyisdesignedtohelpstudentswhohavespecialtalentsbutmaybeweakinacademicperformancetohaveachancetoreceivehighereducation.ltwillstillbeneededbutitistimetomaketherulesfairer,"hesaid.Theministrysaiditwouldreducetherangeofcompetitionswhosewinnerscouldgetextracredits,andlimitthewinners'privileges.ChenLei,amotherofa15-year-oldgirl,saidshewelcomedtheministry'spolicyadjustmentasshedidnotwantherdaughtertobeanOlympiccompetition.ButnotalltheChineseparentswelcomedthenewpolicy."Itislikeathunderboltforme.My-13-year-oldsonhasspentsomuchtimestudyingOlympicmath,andparticipatedinsomanytechnologicalcompetitionsduringvacations.ltisuselessnow,"saidDongWen,a43-year-oldmother.Astudentsaid,"Manystudentshavechangedthecurrentstudyplan,andtheycanabandonthecompetition.!willbeinterestedinlearningthecourseswhichcanimprovemyabilities."YuanGuiren,amemberofCPPCC,toldChinaDailythatthereformwouldbeanattempttoconsidertheoverallqualityofanapplicant.*'ButthecountrywillnotstopthenationalcollegeentranceexaminationasitisstillthemostobjectivewaytoevaluatetalentinChina,"hesaid.8.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.highschoolstudentswithtalentinsportsareweakinacademicperformanceB.studentswhowinawardsinOlympiccompetitionscan*tgetextracreditssoonC.thenumberofcompetitionswhosewinnerscanbeawardedextracreditswillbesmallerD.theextracreditshavereducedstudents*chancesofbeingadmittedtofamouscolleges9.WhydidChina'seducationministrydecidetotightenthepolicyof"extracredits"?A.Tohighlightacademicperformance.B.Torespondtothecriticismfromthepublic.C.Tomeettheneedofnationalcollegeentranceexam.D.Toguaranteeeducationequalityforallexam-takers.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"geek"probablymean?4⚓"ᐳ22⚓

4A.Anaddict.B.Asmartlearner.C.Awinner.D.Aslowwalker.11.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A.”ExtraCredits'*PolicyinChinatobeAdjusted.B.PromotionofNationalOlympicCompetitions.C.AdviceontheNationalCollegeEntranceExam.D.ChineseGovernmenttoPushEducationReform.DFloweringplantsangiosperms
makeupabout90percentoftheKingdomPlantae.Thetotalnumberofdescribedspeciesisover250,000,andmanytropicalspeciesareasyetunnamed.Duringthepast130millionyears,floweringplantshavecolonizedeverypossiblehabitatonearth,fromsun-bakeddesertsandwindsweptalpine'()ᓧ+summitstofertilegrasslandsanddenseforests.However,hundredsofmillionsofyearsago,theEarthwasdominatedbyfernsandconifers┐-.ᱥ0ⅸ2.ᱥ
.Then,howhaveflowersevolvedandspreadtoallpartsoftheworld,thuschangingthelandscapefromgreenandbrowntoavarietyofcolours?Actually,whyangiospermsaresuccessfulanddiverseonEarthhasbeendebatedforcenturies.EvenCharlesDarwinhimselfcalledita"mystery”,fearingthisapparentsuddenleapmightchallengehistheoryofevolution.Now,tothispuzzle,somescientistsclaimtheyhavetheanswer.KevinSimonin,fromSanFranciscoStateUniversityinCalifornia,USandotherresearcherswonderedifthesizeoftheplant'sgeneticmaterial-orgenome345—mightbeimportant.TheyanalyzeddataheldbytheRoyalBotanicGardens,onthegenomesizeofthousandsofplants,includingfloweringplants,gymnospermsagroupofplantsincludingconifers
andferns.Theythencomparedgenomesizewithanatomical6᪀8Ḅfeatures.Thisprovides"strongevidence",thatthesuccessandrapidspreadoffloweringplantsaroundtheworldisdueto"genomedownsizing."Byshrinkingthesizeofthegenome,whichiscontainedwithinthenucleusofthecell,plantscanbuildsmallercells.Inturn,thisallowsgreatercarbondioxideuptake᤬ᐭ
andcarbongainfromphotosynthesis,theprocessbywhichplantsuselightenergytoturncarbondioxideandwaterintosugarandoxygen.

5Theresearcherssaygenomedownsizinghappensonlyintheangiosperms,andthiswas"anecessaryconditionforrapidgrowthratesamonglandplants11.12.Accordingtothispassage,whatdoweknowaboutangiosperms?A.Theybelongtogymnosperms.B.Theyaddcolorstothelandscapeoftheearth.C.Theyruledtheearthhundredsofmillionsofyearsago.D.Theymakeupapproximately90%ofthelivingspeciesonearth.13.Itcanbeinferredthat.A.CharlesDarwinwasquiteconfidentofhistheoryofevolutionB.KevinSimoninisprobablyanAmericanbiologistC.KevinSimoninworksintheRoyalBotanicGardensD.CharlesDarwinsucceededinfiguringouttheflowerevolution14.Whichofthefollowingcontributestothesuccessanddiversityofangiosperms?A.Phtotsynthesis.B.Thelargernucleus.C.Thesmallergenome.D.Thestrongercell.15.Whatkindofpassageisit?A.Abrochure.B.Abiography.C.Asciencefiction.D.Apopularsciencearticle.ஹ▅⌱(ᜧ⚪ᐳ5⚪ᐳ12.5ᑖ)Whichislighterincolouragrasslawnorapinetree?Thelawn,right?Andhowdidyoudecide?Almostcertainlyby“seeing"thembothinyourmind,andcomparingthetwoshadesofgreen.(1)Recentresearch——usingthisveryquestion,alongwithothervisualizationtests—hasunearthedasmallbutsignificantsetofpeoplewhodon'tseemtousementalimagesatall.Theconditiontheyhaveisthoughttobesharedbybetweentwoandfivepercentofthepopulation"aphantasia()Whilemostpeopleusementalimagerytohelpthemremember,aphantasiacshavetouseothertechniques.(2)Theycanusealltheseroutestolearn,recall,exploreandapplytheinformationtheyneed.Researchsuggeststhattheabilitytovisualizeisaslidingscale.(3)Explorefavoritedestinationsinyourimagination,imaginethefacesoflovedones,orrecallpreciousobjectswith6⚓"ᐳ22⚓

6asmuchclarityaspossible.Practiceseeingthedetailsaswellasthenbigpicture'1.Butit'salsoreallyvaluabletoexploresomeoftheotherstrategiesusedbypeoplewithlittleornovisualimagination•Useothersenses.Beobservantaboutsounds,textures,tastes,andparticularlysmells.Practicebringingthesetomind,andusethemwheneveryoucantoconnectwithyourmemories.•Thinklogically.Evenwithoutvisualclues,youmightbeabletouselogictoworkoutwhensomethinghappened,whereyouleftapossession,orhowyouandafriendfirstmet.•(4)Strongfeelingshelptostorelong-termmemories,sousethemtoboostrecall,too.Howdidyoufeelwhenyouvisitedtheplace,watchedthefilm,orreadthebookthatyou'retryingtorecall?(5)_Actually,wecanallleamsomethingfromthem.A.Exploreyouremotions.B.Explorelong-termmemory.C.Butnoteveryonecandothat.D.However,testisnotalwayswithoutwrong.E.Andindoingsotheyhighlightmanydifferentroutes.F.Youmaybeabletosharpenyourmind'seyethroughpractice.G.Thesearestrategiesthatmanypeoplewithaphantasiarelyon.16.A.AB.Bc.cD.DE.EF.FG.G17.A.AB.Bc.cD.DE.EF.FG.G18.A.AB.Bc.cD.DE.EF.FG.G19.A.AB.Bc.cD.DE.EF.FG.G20.A.AB.Bc.cD.DE.EF.FG.Gஹ!(ᜧ⚪ᐳ15⚪ᐳ15.()ᑖ)

7Annawasavolunteerteacherinatrainingprogramaimedat(21)students'confidenceandtakingchargeoftheirlives.Asasupervisor,!enteredherclassroomoneday,tookaseatinthebackoftheroomandfoundallthestudentswereworkingonatask(22),completelyignoringmyexistence.Thestudentnexttomewasfillingherpagewith"Ican'ts.""Ican'tdolongdivisionwithmorethanthreenumerals.""Ican'tgetalongwellwithmybrother."Herpagewashalffullandsheshowedno(23)ofstopping.Theactivityarousedmy(24),soIdecidedtoasktheteacherwhatwasgoingon.(25),Inoticedshetoowasbusywriting.UIcan'tgetJohnfocusedinclass.Ican't...'1Ifeltitbestnotto(26).Afteranothertenminutes,thestudentswere(27)tofoldthepapersinhalfandplacetheir"ICan't"statementsintoan[28)box,whichwassoonfull.ThenAnnaaddedhers,putthelidonthebox,andheadedoutwiththebox.Studentsfollowedtheteacher.Ifollowedthestudents.HalfwaydownthehallwayAnnagota(29)fromthetoolhouse,andthenmarchedthestudentstothefarthestcorneroftheplayground.Theretheybegantodig.Theboxof"ICan'ts"wasplacedatthebottomoftheholeandthenquicklycoveredwithdirt.Afterthattheyformedacirclearoundthenew"grave'1.AtthispointAnnaannounced,nBoysandgirls,pleasebequietand(30)yourheads."AnnaAl)theeulogy(=>)."Friends,wegatheredheretodaytosaygoodbyetofMr.ICan't.'Hewillbereplacedbyhisbrothersandsisters1Can*,'IWill'andTmgoingto.1'May*Mr.ICan't*rest(32)andmayeveryonepresentpickuptheirlivesandmoveforwardinhisC3)ThenbackintotheclassroomAnnamadealargetombstonefrompaperonwhichshewrotethewords"ICan't”atthetopandthedateatthebottom.Shehungitintheclassroom.Onthoserare(34)whenastudentforgotandsaid,"ICan't,uAnna(35)pointedtothepapertombstone.21.A.promotingB.acceleratingC.preservingD.advocating22.A.awkwardlyB.miserablyC.attentivelyD.sincerely23.A.signaturesB.symptomsC.schemesD.signs24.A.anxietyB.excitementC.curiosityD.anger25.A.ThereforeB.NeverthelessC.OtherwiseD.Besides26.A.complainB.interruptC.explainD.illustrate27.A.convincedB.persuadedC.inquiredD.instructed28.A.emptyB.preciousC.fancyD.mysterious8⚓"ᐳ22⚓

829.A.hammerB.shovelC.needleD.shelf30.A.emergeB.revolveC.bowD.raise31.A.addressedB.deliveredC.releasedD.claimed32.A.inplaceB.inreliefC.inorderD.inpeace33.A.absenceB.presenceC.companyD.sympathy34.A.ceremoniesB.dilemmasC.occasionsD.opportunities35.A.desperatelyB.humblyC.thoroughlyD.simply"ஹ#$!(ᜧ⚪ᐳ1⚪ᐳ15.0ᑖ)36.ClosebothtotheEnglishborderandWelshborder,thecityChester(1)(found)asaRomanfortbackin79AD.Ithasan(2)(impress)history-thelastinBritain(3)(fall)totheNormanconquest.TheIndustrialRevolutionshapedthesmallcityenormouslyandভ(it)tracescanstillbeseenintherailways,canalsandarchitecturefromtheperiod.Thoughsmall,thecitypacksalotin.Forvisitorsplanning(5)visittoChester,theChesterCathedralয(date)backtotheyear907mustbetheirfirststop.Then.theblackandwhiteTudorstylebuildingsthatlinethecity'sfourmainstreetsareCtheycan'taffordtomiss.Ofcourse,walkingalongtheriverbankonawinternight(8)thelampslightupthecityisalsoagood(9)(choose).Recently,thecitygovernmenthaslaunchedanew,freeandself-guidedonlinetourwhichoffersaninsight(10)thisfascinatingsmallcity.Sowhywait?(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)ஹ%☢⊤(ᜧ⚪ᐳ2⚪ᐳ40.0ᑖ

937.ᡃ᪥FGHI(EnglishClub)JKL”NO℉"F(ReadClassics,LearnEnglish)”Q஺STU⊤WHIᑏYZ᎝\]"^⊤ᙠ᪥`8஺⌕b᝞1.QdḄe2.Qᑁge3.hijFkl᩽no஺pq1.ᑏ>ᦪst80uve2.(w〉yz{|⁚"w~ᦻ஺Dearfellowschoolmates,EnglishClub(1)(2)(3)38.ItwasaFridayafternoon.InBrooklynJuniorMiddleSchool,thebellindicatingtheendofthelastclassthrewthewholeclassroomintochaos.Alltheboysandgirlsstartedpackingtheirschoolbags,chatteringwitheachotherabouttheirexcitingplansforthelong-anticipatedweekendatthesametime.MissHelen,theheadteacher,steppedintothenoisyclassroom.Shequietedthekids,assignedthehomeworkandadded”Thefirstteacher-parentmeetingofthistermwilltakeplacetomorrowmorning.Please..."Bill'sheartsank.Billwasa12-year-oldboyinGrade7.Hisfatherwasasailor.Hehadtoworkatseamostoftheyearanddidnotgethomeoften.However,thisdidn'tmakeBillaneccentric(ឋḄ)andwithdrawnboy.Asamatteroffact,atschool,Billwasatypicalstudentfavoredbyalltheteachersinhisclass.Hewasneverlateforschool,alwaysactiveinclass,alwayspolitetotheteachersandalwaysfriendlyandhelpfultowardshisclassmates,nottomentionhisoutstandingacademicperformance.Itwasallbecauseofhiskind,considerateanddevotedmum,aperfectmuminBill'seyes,exceptforonethingShewalkedwithapronouncedlimp().Billrememberedwhenyoung,maybeabout3or4yearsold,heonceaskedhermumaboutit,buthismumjustsmiledandtoldhimshewasbornlikethis.Billlovedhismumverymuchbutheseldomwentoutwithhismum.Hejusthateditwhenotherseyed,whisperedorinquiredaboutthat,curiously,kindlyorsympathetically.Andnow,thiswouldbethefirsttimeforhisnewclassmatesandteacherstomeethis10⚓"ᐳ22⚓

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