A funny thing happened between China’s first female Nobel Prize winner, Tu Youyou, giving her acceptance speech in Sweden and that speech reaching her home country: Two entirely different versions appeared, and the fake one became a viral hit.
Guess which version is genuine? The one that matter-of-factly tells about the discovery of artemisinin(青蒿素), or the one with extreme literary style, complete with her father explaining the origin of her given name and poetic lines such as, “I like tranquility(宁静), tranquil as the leaves of sweet wormwood(蒿草).”
Most readers were so touched by the literary version that they were left in tears. However, they just forgot that Tu is not a woman of letters, but one of science. It was totally made up by someone who obviously has great literary talent, but could not fathom the inner life of a scientist.
I don’t know who made up the Tu speech, or for what purpose. It does not strike me as funny. Fortunately, no mainstream media seemed to have been fooled. Yet the fake one has probably been shared more than the real one because it played to the Chinese stereotype(固定形式) of what such a speech should be.
China’s cyberspace(信息空间) is full of educational and uplifting quotes, and quite a lot of them are made up. There is a joke that says the United States’ spying network collected and examined all the Internet data in China and found that the Chinese are addicted to such chicken soup, including that from untrustworthy sources.
1.The reason why many readers were moved to tears by the fake speech is that ________.
A. it was based on Tu’s real life
B. it was written in literary style
C. the readers had passions for science
D. the readers knew about the origin of Tu’s given name
2.What does the underlined word “letters” mean in the fourth paragraph?
A. Written messages addressed to a person or organization.
B. Characters in an alphabet that represent speech sounds.
C. Certificate or license.
D. Literary knowledge, ability, or learning
3.Why has the fake speech been shared more than the real one?
A. Because it was the Chinese stereotype.
B. Because many mainstream medias were fooled.
C. Because it was funny.
D. Because the writer understood the inner life of a scientist.
4.The purpose of the article is to _______________ .
A. prove that Chinese are addicted to fake news
B. prove that Chinese scientists have no literary talent
C. tell us there are a lot of fake news on the Internet
D. find out who made up the fake speech
科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年江苏南通中学高二上期中考试英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Grown-ups are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced ever since. A man who has not had a chance to go swimming for years can still swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away. He can play catch and hit a ball as well as his son. A mother who has not thought about the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" or remember the story of Cinderella or Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
One explanation is the law of overlearning, which can be stated as follows: Once we have learned something, additional learning trials increase the length of time we will remember it.
In childhood we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming, bicycle riding, and playing baseball long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and remind ourselves of words such as "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" and childhood tales such as Cinderella and Goldilocks. We not only learn but overlearn.
The multiplication tables(乘法口诀表) are an exception to the general rule that we forget rather quickly the things that we learn in school, because they are another of the things we overlearn in childhood. The law of overlearning explains why cramming (突击学习) for an examination, though it may result in a passing grade, is not a satisfactory way to learn a college course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little overlearning, on the other hand, is really necessary for one's future development.
1.What’s the main idea of Paragraph 1?
A. Children have a better memory than grown-ups.
B. People remember well what they learned in childhood.
C. Poem reading is a good way to learn words.
D. Stories for children are easy to remember.
2.The author explains the law of overlearning by ________.
A. presenting research findings
B. setting down general rules
C. using examples
D. making a comparison
3.According to the author, being able to use multiplication tables is ________.
A. a result of overlearning
B. a special case of cramming
C. a skill to deal with math problems
D. a basic step towards advanced studies
4.What is the author's opinion on cramming?
A. It leads to failure in college exams.
B. It increases students' learning interest.
C. It's possible to result in poor memory.
D. It's helpful only in a limited way.
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Americans like to travel on their yearly holiday.Today,more and more travelers in the United States are spending nights at small houses or inns(客栈) instead of hotels.They get a room with breakfast the next morning.
Rooms for the night in private(私人的) homes with breakfast have been popular with travelers in Europe for many years. In the past five or ten years, these bed and breakfast places have become popular in the United States.Many of these American’s bed-and-breakfast inns are old historic buildings. Some bed-and-breakfast inns have only a few rooms, while others are much larger.Some inns do not provide telephones or televisions in the rooms, but others do.
Staying at a bed-and-breakfast inn is much different from staying at a hotel.Usually the cost is much less.Staying at an inn is almost like visiting someone’s home.The owners are glad to tell about the areas and the interesting places to visit. Many vacationers say that they enjoy the chance to meet local families.
1.Americans take a holiday trip ________.
A. all the year roundB. for years
C. every yearD. every other year
2.Why do American travelers prefer staying at bed-and-breakfast inns?
A. It is like visiting someone’s home.
B. The money they spend there is much less.
C. They can meet local families.
D. All of the above.
3.Staying at the bed-and-breakfast inns, ________.
A. the travelers needn’t pay anything
B. the travelers have to pay for the telephones or televisions
C. the travelers can meet and talk with the local people
D. the owners will show the travelers around the area
4.Which is TRUE according to the passage?
A. European and American vacationers like staying at bed-and-breakfast inns.
B. All Americans enjoy traveling.
C. These bed-and-breakfast inns are all old historic buildings.
D. Staying at a bed-and-breakfast inn is just like at the traveler’s home.
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One of my father’s favorite __1.__ (say) as I was growing up was “Try it!”. I couldn’t say I didn’t like something, __2._ it might be, until after I tried it. Over the years I’ve come to realize how much of my success I owe to my __3._ (accept) of those words as one of my values. My first job was just one I decided to try for a couple of years until I determined what I wanted to do as a career. __4._ (actual) I believed I would work for a few years, get __5._ (marry), stay home and raise a family, so I didn’t think the job I took mattered that much. I couldn’t __6.__ (be) more mistaken. I mastered the skills of that __7.__ (begin) level position and I was given the opportunity to move up through the company into __8._ (differ) positions. I accepted each new opportunity with the thought, “Well, I’ll try it; __9.__ I don’t like it I can always go back to my __10.__ (early) position.” But I was with the same company for the past 28 years.
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假定你是李华，上个月Professor Smith曾推荐你去芝加哥大学(Chicago University)深造学习，现在你已被该大学录取。请你给Professor Smith写一封e-mail，表达对他的感激之情。主要内容：
1. 表达感激；
2. 描述Professor Smith提供的帮助；
3. 表示会努力学习以回报老师的帮助。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Professor Smith,
I am writing to______________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Best wishes!
Yours truly,
Li Hua
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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作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误仅限1词；2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Li Lin is a senior three students who devotes himself to his lessons every day．Last Saturday, as usual, he went to several courses．In the evening, he studies at home until deep into the night．He was too sleepy and tired that he couldn't work effectively．In Sunday morning, Li Lin was about to study when his father came up and advised him to have a break．Soon they had good idea．They bought a kite which they liked it very much and then the family went to the suburbs where Li Lin enjoyed himself fly the kite．The family had a picnic together but felt very relaxed in the open air．On Monday, Li Lin was energetic and actively in class．He said it was only why he had a better weekend.
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An employed, non-smoking professional male looks for 1-bedroom well-furnished apartment with parking in the Newport area for one month and possibly longer, starting as soon as possible, but it must be available by January 2nd. No pets, no drugs and no parties. The Internet access should be included. I am willing to pay security deposit.
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Room/Apartment Share for Use as Art Studio
I am looking for a space to rent as a painting studio. It can be a stand-alone apartment or a room in a house or an apartment. I do not need to use a kitchen, but need access to the bathroom. Just need lots of light. I am a responsible, neat adult female. The following towns are convenient: Edgewater, Fort Lee, Englewood, West New York, Cliffside Park, Ridgefield, Palisades Park and Fairview.
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A lovely newly-renovated apartment. Clean and tidy! Living room, dining room, and eat-in kitchen. New appliances: air conditioners and ceiling fans. It is one of Irvington’s best neighborhoods, situated near Union, Hillside and Maple-wood border. It is convenient to major highways.
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1.It can be inferred that the man in Advertisement 1 _____.
A. will live in Newport for about one year.
B. is a pet owner.
C. has a car
D. is looking for a large newly furnished house.
2.Which requirement is mentioned in Advertisement 2?
A. large space B. good light
C. a furnished kitchen D. access to the Internet
3.Mr. and Mrs. Smith, who have a son, a daughter and a dog, may be interested in _____.
A. Advertisement 1 B. Advertisement 2
C. Advertisement 3 D. Advertisement 4
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年贵州铜仁一中高一上半期英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Why do we dream？It's a question researchers have been studying for years. Now new research suggests that some dreams may result from the brain's effort to keep learning, even as we sleep.
In a study in Boston, 100 volunteers were trained for an hour on a maze (迷宫)．They tried to find their way through the difficult puzzle as quickly as possible. Then half of the volunteers were allowed to sleep for 90 minutes. The other half stayed awake, reading or relaxing. The ones who slept were asked to describe their dreams when they woke up.
After the rest, the volunteers were asked again to solve the maze. Those who hadn't slept showed no improvement or did even worse after the break. Sleepers who didn't report any maze related dreams did better but showed only a little improvement. However, four nap-takers who reported dreaming about the maze showed a surprising improvement. They scored 10 times higher after sleeping and dreaming about the maze.
Even though the number of dreamers was small, the researchers noted that the gap in learning between the dreamers and non-dreamers was so wide that the finding was significant (有意义的)．
The dreamers had all performed poorly on the test before dreaming about it. That suggests that struggling with a task might be the trigger that leads the sleeping brain to focus on it and work on how to deal with it.
“It's almost as if your brain is going through everything that happened today，”Dr Stickgold，a scientist at Harvard Medical School, said. “The things you're obsessed (迷住) with are the ones that your brain forces you to continue to do with.”
1.What's the best title for this passage?
A．Learning while you dreamB．What dreams stand for
C．Dream a good dreamD．Dreams and health
2.What were the volunteers asked to do after the rest?
A．To work on a new maze.
B．To continue to do the maze.
C．To talk with each other about their dreams.
D．To tell what they thought about the maze.
3.According to the study, which group showed the greatest improvement?
A．Those who didn't sleep.
B．Those who slept but didn't dream.
C．Those who dreamed about the maze while sleeping.
D．Those who thought about the maze before falling asleep.
4.The underlined word “trigger” in Paragraph 5 probably means “________”.
A．chanceB．causeC．wayD．idea
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The teacher stressed again that the students shouldn’t leave______ any important details while retelling the story.
A. off B. over C. for D. out
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