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阅读理解Books are excellent gifts. Here are four of the year's most talked-about titles. Ordinary Monsters | By J. M. Miro Miro has temporarily abandoned literary fiction in favour of a new series of historical fantasy novels. Ordinary Monsters is about a group of children with magical gifts who come together and pool their powers to escape the bad shape-shifting man that's going after them. Son of Elsewhere: A Memoir in Pieces | By Elamin Abdelmahmoud The soundtrack to The O. C. , a drama series, and the strange beauty of Highway 401 were important factors in developing selfhood of Abdelmahmoud. This book describes his own experience of moving from Khartoum, Sudan, to Kingston, Canada, in the early 2000s at age 12. A Magic Steeped in Poison | By Judy I. Lin Harry Potter has his magic stick. And Ning, the heroine of Lin's first novel, has tea, which in her world carries magical properties. Lin has created a pleasing Young Adult fantasy rich in Chinese mythology (神话). In this book, Ning enters a competition to find the most gifted tea master, Shennong. A Ballet of Lepers | By Leonard Cohen Unlike many other posthumous (死后出版的) works, you can count on Cohen's to be worth your wait. Before his death, he said that the novel contained in the book, which was never published, was likely better than The Favourite Game, a novel he published during his lifetime. This book also includes a radio play script (剧本) and a handful of short stories.
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阅读理解For over a decade, Zubin Kanga, a pianist, composer and technologist, has changed the limits of the forms of musical performances. He has both organized and performed shows that have pushed barriers, with motion sensors, artificial intelligence (AI), live-generated 3D visuals and virtual reality among the technological advancements used to unlock new possibilities of music and performances. Kanga's approach to employing cutting-edge technology was first informed by the relative limitations of his chosen instrument. "The piano is a very accurate technology," he says. "From the early 20th century till now it hasn't really changed at all. It's an amazing instrument, but it does have certain limitations in terms of the types of sound you can create. " One of the early works is Steel on Bone, composed by Kanga himself. He performs the piece using MiMU multi-sensor gloves. "I can put up one finger, and that'll produce a particular sound," Kanga explains. "And then I can control that sound just by moving my wrist through the air — I can do that with lots of different gestures. " "For Steel on Bone, I'm actually playing inside the piano with these steel knitting (编织) needles, and getting all these interesting effects on the strings. Then I'm using samples of them. Sometimes I'm using live delays and operating them. The sound can change depending on how my hands are moving. It allows me to make a very theatrical piece, and people can see this immediate connection between how I'm moving — these very big, almost conductor-like gestures through the air — and the way the sound is changing," said Kanga. This is just the start, and Kanga goes on to be enthused with the use of motion sensors to make music, the possibilities that AI offers composers as a tool, and how virtual reality could transform performances and more.
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阅读理解Turning on the air conditioning can bring sweet relief from the heat. But your resulting energy bill? Not so much. What if your home could stay cool all on its own? That's the premise (前提) of Zheng Yi's new invention. The associate professor at Northeastern University in Boston has created a sustainable material that can be used to make buildings or other objects able to keep cool without relying on conventional cooling systems. Zheng imagines this material covering the roofs of houses or other buildings. The material, which Zheng has named "cooling paper", has light colors and internal microstructure with many small holes. It reflects those warm solar rays away from the building, and it also absorbs heat inside — heat that is from electronics, cooking and human bodies. Cooling paper is, in fact, made of paper. One day, Zheng saw a container full of used printing paper. He thought to himself, "How could we simply transform that waste material into some functional energy material?" So, with the help of a high-speed blender (搅拌机) from his kitchen, Zheng made a pulp (浆状物) out of it and the material that makes up Teflon, a type of plastic. He then made it into waterproof "cooling paper" that could coat homes. Then, he and his team tested its ability to keep cool: it can reduce temperatures by as much as 6 ℃. He selected materials that would reduce the cost of using the new technology to cool homes. The cooling paper isn't just green in its ability to reduce your energy footprint. The material can be used, exposed to solar radiation and various temperatures, and then reduced to a pulp (again) and remade without losing any of its cooling properties. "That is incredible!" Zheng says. "We thought there would be maybe 10 to 20 percent of loss, but no. It's just as well as the original. "
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阅读理解Parks are the beating hearts of cities, providing crucial environments for wildlife of many sizes as well as areas of rest and recreation for local citizens. Accessible via public transport, and located near a university, a stadium and the National Library, Warsaw's Pole Mokotowskie Park provides green space for many people. One of the International Union for Conservation of Nature's five pathways to transformative change for water management is to restore species population, ecosystems and the benefits that nature provides to people by using each city's advantage. As more urban centres seek new ways to unite greenery into the built environment, projects of all sizes and stages add to essential corridors and stopping points for a range of wildlife. Tasked with improving Warsaw's Pole Mokotowskie Park's natural sustainability, architecture company WXCA looked at ways of enhancing the elements that were already in place to better support wildlife. One of the most visible means was the removal of thousands of square metres of concrete (混凝土). Removing concrete in and around ponds and other waterways allows the city's features to shape themselves naturally, in reaction to both the surrounding environment and the weather. Doing so can support biodiversity by removing artificial constraints and flows. More than 13,000 square metres of concrete has already been removed, with more removal planned over the next year. For the human users of the park, the designers created education, activity, and art spaces. The Grand Salon, a grassland surrounded by trees, is for large public gatherings, and a handful of pavilions (亭) spread throughout the space provide visible means of monitoring the quality of the air and water. They also contribute to the park's ecosystem through rainwater harvesting. As the temperature consistently rises, city planners are using the leaves and branches of the plants and mixed use designs to reduce heat islands, improve air quality and prevent urban runoff.
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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention (《世界遗产公约》), Beijing held event titled "The Next 50 Years: World Heritage Where Challenges and Development Coexist", during which experts discussed how (make) the sites more accessible and sustainable for future generations. Since joining the World Heritage Convention in 1985, the number of world heritage sites in China (grow) to 56, including the Great Wall, the Forbidden City and the Grand Canal, (allow) the nation to rank second in the world. And over the past decade, China has added 15 new world heritage sites, six of have been included in the relevant lists of intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产). Chinese experts said that the 56 listed world heritage sites reflect the country's (abundance) heritage and that China's cultural heritage achievements over the past 10 years can be seen in many aspects. For example, in 2013, the Tianshan Mountains (list) on the World Heritage List. The beauty of Tianshan lies its snow-capped mountains and glacier-capped peaks. It is really an outstanding example of a mountain ecosystem with a (diverse) of landform features and ecosystems. Experts said that the world heritage application is just a means to perform better protection. We should behave more (responsible) to conserve the heritage of all humanity. |
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假定你是李华，你校英文报面向学生征求改版意见。请你给报纸主编Mr Smith写一封邮件，内容包括：1. 栏目建议； 2. 陈述理由。注意：1. 词数80左右； 2. 请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。"Mom, where do you suppose they are?" my ten-year-old son Danny asked for the twentieth time as he stared out of the window at the range (牧场). "They" were our horses, Ginger, and her three-year-old son, Charcoal, both of whom had been missing for days. Our range and woods offered plenty of grass for six horses. However, spring thunderstorms during the past ten days had forced the nearby river out of its banks. The other horses had come to the barn (畜棚) during the downpour, but not Ginger or Charcoal. When the rain stopped, I took Spot, our dog, to do some first-hand searching. We went through trees and brush in wet lowlands near the river. All my calling and Spot's smelling were in vain. The next morning, the sun struggled to shine through gray clouds, but dampness filled the air. Suddenly, Danny shouted, "Mom, come quick! There's Ginger!" The horse stood at the range gate crying impatiently and moving back and forth as if to say "Follow me". "Hurry, Danny," I said, "get the pot with some oats (燕麦). I will bring a rope. " Ginger walked in front and we followed. "I see him! I see him!" Danny shouted. Charcoal was lying on his side, not moving. His right back leg was badly injured. "Oh, Mom. How long do you think he's been lying here with no food and nobody to care for him?" Tears formed in Danny's blue eyes. "Probably several days, but we'll never know. Ginger took care of him, though, protecting him from attacks from hungry wolves or other wild animals," I said. "What can we do now?" Danny asked anxiously. "There's no way to drive a vehicle down here in all this mud. " "We just have to get him up and lead him out," I said, keeping my voice confident. "Afterwards, we'll have to call the vet (兽医) out. " 注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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When will the speakers see the movie?
Fantastic Beasts The Secrets of Dumbledore will be released on Friday.<br />Would you like to see it with me on Saturday?<br />I'd love to, but I have to work that day.<br />How about the next day?<br />Okay, let's meet outside the theatre at 7pm.
A . On Friday.
B . On Saturday.
C . On Sunday.
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Where will the woman probably go first?
I'm going to the city library. Do you need a ride?<br />Thank you. My appointment with the professor is three hours later and I want to finish<br />the grocery shopping first.
A . The grocery store.
B . The city library.
C . The professor's office.
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What is the man probably?
Have you watched the third season of The Exciting Offer?<br />Unlike the first two seasons, focusing on young job seekers competing for a job at a law firm,<br />the interns are medical students in this season.<br />Yeah, it reminds me of my days when I almost knew nothing about clinics.
A . A doctor.
B . A lawyer.
C . A teacher.
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