Recently, as the British doctor Robert Winston took a train from London to Manchester, he found himself becoming steadily angry. A woman had picked up her phone and begun a loud conversation, which would last an unbelievable hour. Furious, Winston began to tweet about the woman. He took her picture and sent it to his more than 40,000 followers.
When the train arrived at its destination, Winston rushed out. He'd had enough of the woman's rudeness. But the press were now waiting for her on the platform. And when they showed her Winston's messages, she used just one word to describe Winston's actions: rude.
Winston's tale is something of a microcosm(缩影) of our age of increasing rudeness, fueled by social media. What can we do to fix this?
Studies have shown that rudeness spreads quickly, almost like the common cold. Just witnessing rudeness makes it far more likely that we, in turn, will be rude later on. The only way to avoid it is to deal with it face to face. We must say, "Just stop." For Winston, that would have meant approaching the woman, telling her that her conversation was frustrating other passengers and politely asking her to speak more quietly or make the call at another time.
The rage and injustice we feel at the rude behavior of a stranger can drive us to do odd things. In my own research, surveying 2,000 adults, I discovered that the acts of revenge people had taken ranged from the ridiculous to the disturbing. Winston did shine a spotlight on the woman's behavior — but from afar, in a way that shamed her.
We must instead combat rudeness head on. When we see it occur in a store, we must step up and say something. If it happens to a colleague, we must point it out. We must defend strangers in the same way we'd defend our best friends. But we can do it with grace, by handling it without a trace of aggression and without being rude ourselves. Because once rude people can see their actions through the eyes of others, they are far more likely to end that strain themselves. As this tide of rudeness rises, civilization needs civility.
Everyone gathered around and Paddy read out loud, slowly, his tone growing sadder and sadder. The little headline said: BOXER RECEIVES LIFF SENTENCE.
Frank Cleary, aged 26, professional boxer, was today found guilty of the murder of Albert Gumming, aged 32, laborer, last July. The jury(陪审团) reached its decision after only ten minutes, recommending the most severe punishment to the court. It was, said the Judge, a simple case. Cumming and Cleary had quarreled violently at the Harbour Hotel on July 23rd and police saw Cleary kicking at the head of the unconscious Gumming. When arrested, Cleary was drunk but clear-thinking.
Cleary was sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labour. Asked if he had anything to say, Cleary answered, “Just don't tell my mother.”
“It happened over three years ago,” Paddy said helplessly. No one answered him or moved, for no one knew what to do. “Just don't tell my mother,” said Fee numbly(麻木地). “And no one did! Oh, God! My poor, poor Frank!”
Paddy wiped the tears from his face and said. “Fee, pack your things. We'll go to see him.”
She half-rose before sinking back, her eyes in her small white face stared as if dead. “I can't go,” she said without a hint of pain, yet making everyone feel that the pain was there. “It would kill him to see me. I know him so well—his pride, his ambition. Let him bear the shame alone, it's what he wants. We've got to help him keep his secret. What good will it do him to see us?”
Paddy was still weeping, not for Frank, but for the life which had gone from Fee's face, for the dying in her eyes. Frank had always brought bitterness and misfortune, always stood between Fee and himself. He was the cause of her withdrawal from his heart and the hearts of his children. Every time it looked as if there might be happiness for Fee, Frank took it away. But Paddy's love for her was as deep and impossible to wipe out as hers was for Frank.
So he said, “Well, Fee, we won't go. But we must make sure he is taken care of. How about if I write to Father Jones and ask him to look out for Frank?”
There was no excitement in the eyes, but a faint pink stole into her cheeks. “Yes, Paddy, do that. Only make sure he knows not to tell Frank we found out. Perhaps it would ease Frank to think for certain that we don't know.”
It had been a long time since I had been to Jacksonville, Florida. I had driven to town 1to find the old barber shop where my hair had been cut as a child. As I 2around, I was a little disappointed to see the old buildings had been3with new high-rise ones.
After walking about a block I saw an open shoe store. Wondering whether I could get the 41walked in. As I stood talking to the salesman, the front door opened and a young man about twenty came into the store in a 5 “I need a new pair of shoes,” said the6As he turned the corner, I was 7to see that the young man had no legs.
Seeing us 8 the young man said, “When I was a 9my parents used to buy me a new pair of shoes every year. That was such a wonderful feeling—10I have never forgotten.”
Soon the salesman came with a large box. He put it down on the floor, took out a boot and handed it to the young man. Placing the boot 11his nose, the boy closed both eyes, and took a large breath. I did not know what to say as tears began to roll down his 12.
Suddenly we heard the salesman shouting to an old man 13who looked in the window from time to time. The young man looked at the old man and then turned to me. “Would you walk out and see what14that fellow wears?” he 15.
Wondering why, I 16walked to the front door, opened it and asked the old man to17“What size shoes do you wear?” the boy asked the man. “I don't know,” he replied, as he18his old tennis shoes. “I would say nine and a half,” I suggested. “What's your19hiking boot in nine and a half?” the boy asked the salesman. Within a minute. The salesman returned with a pair of hiking boots. The boy 20out, took the boot, placed it to his nose and took a large breath. Once again, tears came to his eyes. “Sir, would you mind trying on these boots?” the boy asked the old fellow.
假设你是光明中学高三学生李明。你的英国交换生好友Jim得知你们高考因新冠肺炎而延期一个月。发来邮件询问你延期一个月的学习规划。请你给他回复邮件，内容包括：
1）结合自己的实际，调整学习规划；
2）针对某类学习规划调整的理由。
In the first year or so of Web business, most of the action has revolved around efforts to tap the consumer market. More recently, as the Web proved to be more than a fashion, companies have started to buy and sell products and services with one another. Such business-to-business sales make sense because business people typically know what product they are looking for.
However, many companies still hesitate to use the Web because of doubts about its reliability. "Businesses need to feel they can trust the pathway between them and the suppliers," says senior analyst Blane Erwin of Forrester Research. Some companies are limiting the risk by conducting online transactions only with established business partners who are given access to the company's private Internet.
Another major shift in the model for Internet commerce concerns the technology available for marketing. Until recently, Internet marketing activities have focused on strategies to "pull" customers to sites. In the past year, however, software companies have developed tools that allow companies to "push" information directly onto consumers. Companies such as Virtual Vineyards are already starting to use similar technologies to push messages to customers about special sales, product offerings, or other events. But push technology has earned the contempt of many Web users. Online culture thinks highly of the notion that the information flowing onto the screen comes there by specific request. Once commercial promotion begins to fill the screen uninvited, the distinction between the Web and television fades. That's a prospect that horrifies Net purists.
But it is nearly inevitable that companies on the Web will need to resort to past strategies to make money. A Web site selling the right kind of products with the right mix of interactivity, hospitality, and security will attract online customers. And the cost of computing power continues to free fall, which is a good sign for any enterprises setting up shop in silicon. People looking back 5 or 10 years from now may well wonder why so few companies took the online plunge.
The people there were greatly ______ to see everything changed overnight.
A．pleased B．shocked
C．interested D．moved
(2018·天津高考)The gold medal will be awarded to ________ wins the first place in the bicycle race.
you must remain calm.
A. Whatever you may be frightened B. However frightened you may be
C. Whatever frightened you may be D. However you may be frightened
最近全省各级各类学校在汶川地震一周年之际纷纷举行了以“”为主题，广泛开展以“五防”即“防溺水、防火、防震、防交通事故、防中毒”和“两练”即“应急疏散演练”、“自救、互救演练”为主要内容的教育活动。你的美国网友Tony对此很感兴趣，现在你给Tony回一封信，介绍这次活动的相关情况。回信包括以下内容：
1. 感谢关注
2. 介绍活动的相关情况(目的和内容)
3. 你的观点
注意：1．词数120左右。
2．开头已给出，不计入总词数．
3．适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：emergency evacuation drill 应急疏散演练；help oneself or rescue mutually自救互救；protect oneself against/ prevent预防；Life is above everything, and safety is second to none生命可贵、安全第一
Dear Tony,
________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________
Yours
Li Hua
It was Christmas, 1961．I was teaching in a small town and my pupils were 36 looking forward to the great day of 37
Each day the children produced some new things like strings（串） of popcorn, which we hung from the 38 ．Through it all, Maria remained 39 , watching quietly．I wondered what would happen to this quiet child, 40 so happy, now so suddenly lonely．I hoped the 41
would excite her, but nothing did．We made cards and gifts for each other and for family members． 42 my gift, I made my students each a little bag for 43 their gifts.
The happy and exciting day of gift-giving finally came．Through it all, she sat quietly watching．I had made a 44 bag for her, hoping to see her smile, but she 45 away．I had not broken the wall she'd built around herself.
After school, she didn't leave, 46 watched her classmates go out of the door.
I sat down to 47 my breath, hardly aware of what was happening．She came to me with a small box, saying nothing．"For me?" I asked with a 48 smile．She just nodded her head．Inside was a small golden bell．Then I 49 into her dark brown eyes and in a flash I knew―she had 50 it for her mother, who had 51 just three weeks before.
I looked at the bell and then the giver, whispering, "Oh, Maria, it is so beautiful. 52 would have loved it．" Neither of us could 53 the tears．She came into my arms and we wept（哭泣）together．And for that brief moment I became her 54 , for she had given me the greatest 55 of all: herself.
36．A．nervously | B．completely | C．carefully | D．eagerly |
37．A．thanksgiving | B．gift-giving | C．sightseeing | D．gift-receiving |
38．A．ceiling | B．sky | C．floor | D．room |
39．A．alike | B．alone | C．active | D．awake |
40．A．before | B．never | C．once | D．hardly |
41．A．lesson | B．game | C．song | D．holiday |
42．A．With | B．For | C．As | D．From |
43．A．carrying | B．fetching | C．including | D．buying |
44．A．similar | B．common | C．formal | D．special |
45．A．turned | B．took | C．drove | D．put |
46．A．and | B．but | C．so | D．or |
47．A．lose | B．bring | C．catch | D．count |
48．A．broad | B．funny | C．sad | D．weak |
49．A．led | B．burst | C．looked | D．moved |
50．A．made | B．expected | C．borrowed | D．collected |
51．A．passed away | B．went by | C．set out | D．broke down |
52．A．I | B．We | C．He | D．She |
53．A．wipe | B．stop | C．sweep | D．run |
54．A．friend | B．companion | C．mother | D．teacher |
55．A．satisfaction | B．gift | C．confidence | D．dependence |
A new collection of photos brings an unsuccessful Antarctic voyage back to life.
Frank Hurley’s pictures would be outstanding----undoubtedly first-rate photo-journalism---if they had been made last week. In fact, they were shot from 1914 through 1916, most of them after a disastrous shipwreck(海滩), by a cameraman who had no reasonable expectation of survival. Many of the images were stored in an ice chest, under freezing water, in the damaged wooden ship.
The ship was the Endurance, a small, tight, Norwegian-built three-master that was intended to take Sir Ernest Shackleton and a small crew of seamen and scientists, 27 men in all, to the southernmost shore of Antarctica’s Weddell Sea. From that point Shackleton wanted to force a passage by dog sled(雪橇) across the continent. The journey was intended to achieve more than what Captain Robert Falcon Scott had done. Captain Scott had reached the South Pole early in 1912 but had died with his four companions on the march back.
As writer Caroline Alexander makes clear in her forceful and well-researched story The Endurance, adventuring was even then a thoroughly commercial effort. Scott’s last journey, completed as he lay in a tent dying of cold and hunger, caught the world’s imagination, and a film made in his honor drew crowds. Shackleton, a onetime British merchant-navy officer who had got to within 100 miles of the South Pole in 1908, started a business before his 1914 voyage to make money from movie and still photography. Frank Hurley, a confident and gifted Australian photographer who knew the Antarctic, was hired to make the images, most of which have never before been published.
24. What do we know about the photos taken by Hurley?
A. They were made last week
B. They showed undersea sceneries
C. They were found by a cameraman
D. They recorded a disastrous adventure
25. Who reached the South Pole first according to the text?
A. Frank Hurley B. Ernest Shackleton
C. Robert Falcon Scott D. Caroline Alexander
26. What does Alexander think was the purpose of the 1914 voyage?
A. Artistic creation B. Scientific research
C. Money making D. Treasure hunting
Students at the University of Reading will benefit from a £120,000 fund through a partnership with Santander, through its Santander Universities Global Division.
The three-year agreement, signed at the University yesterday (12 December), will set up new scholarships for students to study in Reading, funding for the University’s rowers to train at a top venue, and cash for a business start-up training camp for students and local people with big business ideas.
Sir David Bell, Vice-principle of the University of Reading, said: “This is an excellent link-up between the University of Reading and Santander Universities that will bring real benefits to students, staff and the local community. This partnership makes the most of some our existing strengths. We’re already a global university, with more than 6,000 students from outside the UK and a new branch opening in Malaysia. This project will add to our growing international outlook.”
Luis Juste, Santander Universities Director in the UK, said: “Today is a day for celebration as Reading joins the over 1,000 partners of Santander Universities. Reading is not only good at teaching but is also a research-focused institution that has received high praises for its work in the past few years. In addition, its international spirit and cutting edge approach were just two of the reasons why we wanted to sign this agreement with Reading.”
The signing ceremony in Reading was attended by members of Santander and Reading, and it finished with a reception where both parties discussed the opportunities that this new partnership will bring in the next three years.
Santander has signed 66 agreements with UK universities and over 1,000 worldwide. The funding of higher education has become Santander Bank’s trademark since its foundation in 1997.
41. According to the agreement, the £120,000 fund will probably be used to ______.
A. provide fees for the University’s rowers
B. award scholarships for top students in UK
C. fund for local students starting their business
D. open an international department in Malaysia
42. Sir David Bell said the link-up between Reading and Santander was excellent because ______.
A. they are international universities B. it can help open a new branch in Asia
C. it can make the most of their advantage D. it draws more international attraction
43. What does Luis Juste think of Reading?
A. It has a long history. B. It is of independent spirit.
C. It’s famous for advanced ideas. D. It is good at team work.
44. We can learn from the passage that Santander Universities ______.
A. was founded in 1997 B. belongs to Reading in UK
C. has many branches in UK D. owns more than 1,000 partners
45. Which of the following can best serve as the title of this passage?
A. High Education In Euro-Asia B. Reading Signed New Agreement
C. More Fund For Universities D. Students Benefit from Foundation
In life, we will succeed and fail often for reasons that are entirely out of our control. For instance, we can be incredibly nice and love someone deeply, and they may not love us back. We can work harder than anyone else in the office and still not be promoted to management. We can eat healthy food, exercise and stay away from alcohol and cigarettes, and still get sick.
The bottom line is that life is not fair.
That is a tough pill to swallow for many of us. As a result, some people shut down after being hit by even one unfair blow from life. They can’t handle the fact that our efforts don’t always get the results that we expect. But if we let life’s unfairness defeat us, we will never receive the beautiful blessings (幸事) that life has in store for us.
For example, my first marriage ended in divorce. To me, it felt very unfair. I had worked hard to be a good wife and mother. However, no matter what I did, I could not make the relationship work.
I could have been shut down by that experience. I could have decided that if one person didn’t appreciate me as a wife, then no one would. I could have given up. But I knew that I wanted to be married. I knew that I wanted to experience traditional family life. So I didn’t let one seemingly unfair experience stop me from believing that I could one day be happily married. And then one day, I met this kind, thoughtful, generous man with whom I now have a wonderful friendship and marriage. But that wouldn’t have happened if I had decided to give up after one failed marriage.
What I’ve learned over the years is that we can do all the things that deserve a good outcome, but get bad things in return instead.
When we are faced with life’s seeming unfairness, our faith needs to jump in. When life doesn’t go according to plan, we have to let go of the outcome that we are looking forward to and keep trying, working hard and doing the right thing. Please don’t be discouraged. Accept that life is neither fair nor straightforward. And by knowing that if we remain confident, we can drive our unfair experiences away and use them for our benefit.
27. We can learn from the first three paragraphs that ______.
A. life doesn’t often turn out the way we expect
B. the author thinks life should reward us for our efforts
C. unsatisfactory results simply mean your effort is not enough
D. people should focus on the process rather than the outcomes
28. The author wrote about her unsuccessful marriage to ______.
A. complain about the unfairness of her life and marriage
B. tell readers how she met her second husband and became happily married
C. express how proud she is for not being shut down by a blow from life
D. show that we need to have faith and continue working for our goals
29. When we encounter unfairness in life, the author suggests we ______.
a. do nothing but accept them
b. be confident with ourselves
c. keep doing what we should do
d. find out what has gone wrong
A. ab B. ad C. bc D. cd
30. The author wrote the article mainly to ______.
A. share her experiences of unfairness in life
B. tell us how to deal with life’s seeming unfairness
C. tell us that life has beautiful blessings in store for us
D. explain why life seems neither fair nor straightforward
The worldwide increase in the use of cellphones has caused concerns regarding possible harmful effects caused by cellphone radiation. People are particularly concerned that the radiation will put cellphone users at a higher risk of suffering from cancer. However, studies of the association between cellphone use and the risk of brain cancer have reached different conclusions(some, but not all, studies showed increased risk).
Researchers conducted a study to examine if cellphone radiation affected regional activity in the human brain. The study, conducted between January 1 and December 31, 2009,included 47 participants. Cellphones were placed on the left and right ears, and brain imaging was performed to measure brain glucose metabolism(葡萄糖代谢) twice: one with the right cellphone activated for 50 minutes(“on” condition) and once with both cellphones deactivated(“off” condition). An analysis was conducted to check the association of metabolism and cellphone radiation. The scans were compared to assess the effect of cellphone use on brain glucose metabolism.
The researchers found that whole-brain metabolism did not differ between the on and off conditions. However there were regional effects. Metabolism in some brain region was higher (about 7 percent) for cellphone on than for cellphone off conditions. This indicates that the regions expected to absorb more cellphone radiation were the ones that showed the larger increases in glucose metabolism.
These results provide evidence that the human brain is sensitive to the effects of acute(剧烈的) cellphone radiation. However, how cellphone radiation could affect brain glucose metabolism is unclear.
Concerns have been raised by the possibility that cellphone radiation may induce brain cancer. Results of this study provide evidence that acute cellphone radiation affects brain metabolic activity. However, these results provide no information as to their connection regarding possible carcinogenic(致癌的) effects (or lack of such effects) of chronic(长期的) cellphone use.
Further studies are needed to assess if these effects could have long-term harm.
67. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. The current situation of cellphone use.
B. To phone or not to phone.
C. The link between cellphone use and brain cancer.
D. Long-term harmful effects of cellphones.
68. What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A. The future of the cellphone market is not so bright.
B. The issue whether cellphone use causes brain cancer remains unsettled.
C. Worrying about radiation, more and more people will give up their cellphones.
D. Cellphone radiation affects brain function but it doesn’t lead to brain cancer.
69. The study in the passage tells us .
A. the whole-brain metabolism is not affected by cellphone radiation
B. how cellphone radiation affects brain glucose metabolism
C. studies on the relationship between cellphone use and brain cancer are useless
D. glucose metabolism in the brain regions absorbing more cellphone radiation decreases
70. The underlined word “induce” in the passage can be replaced by “ ”.
A. reduce B. introduce C. cause D. suggest
Detective Sam Peterson says that there’s really no hard evidence _____ aliens took Justin.
A. if B. whether C. that D. which
71. Great achievements can be done （与.......和谐）nature.
72. Driving after drinking (forbid) in our country.
73. (regard) of the opposition of his wife, he seated himself at the desk and continued his work.
74. To our (astonish), there was a light in one of the cabins.
75. Because he (convince) the accuracy of this fact, he stuck to his opinion.
76. She made no (respond)to my question.
77. (believable), there are still many people using this stupid method to get promoted.
78. I was so__________(forget)that I couldn’t remember if 40 was spelled “fourty” or “forty”.
79. China __________(witness)rapid economic development and great increase of people's living standards in the past twenty years.
80.___________________(admit) to a distinguished university, all the senior three students are devoted to promoting their learning efficiency.
