Kleyn would cycle past a part of the Rotterdam riverway and see so much garbage along the bank. The situation troubled him, so he decided to spend 30 minutes every day cleaning the place up, filling one garbage bag a time. And when he posted pictures of his work on Facebook, a few of his friends volunteered to join as well. In five weeks, they had a 100 meter riverbank clean and completely rubbish-free.

Kleyn's action has received great support online, and he has managed to turn it into a small movement. He has set up a Facebook page through which he challenges people to spend 30 minutes a year to fill a garbage bag with rubbish. “It feels great and you'll make a big difference," he wrote. “People are free to share their 'before' and 'after' pictures on the page. The challenge has attracted people in countries The people came from as far as China to respond with their own photos and stories!"

“I want to show how easy it is to remove rubbish," he added. “Hopefully there will come a time when makers are thoughtful and their goods are no longer wrapped in layers of plastic."

Local officials praised Kleyn's work on the riverbank and helped him raise money for future projects as well. “People can sign up to help me one day a year. For this, they received a coupon, like going to a local restaurant at the lowest price. You can imagine what I've man- aged to do in 22 days, and what 22 men could do in a day. he said.

【1】What happened after Kleyn posted pictures of his work on Facebook?

A.Some of his friends were forced to join him.

B.The whole riverbank was completely rubbish-free.

C.His Pictures received little attention from foreigners.

D.His work on the bank of River Schie started to pay off.

【2】What do we know about Kleyn's action?

A.It has influenced many people.

B.It is opposed by local officials.

C.It is difficult for Chinese to accept.

D.It has made people stop using layers of plastic.

【3】What does the underlined word "coupon” in the last paragraph refer to?

A.A job lasting 22 days.

B.A kind of plastic garbage.

C.A piece of printed discount paper.

D.A fund for supporting future projects.

【4】What is the main idea of the text?

A.River pollution in Dutch has been solved by Tommy Kleyn.

B.A Dutch eco-hero proves that one man can make a difference

C.Environmental protection needs support from the government

D.Facebook plays an important role in environmental protection.

Agricultural experts say crop diversity is important to feed the【1】(increase) population of our planet. They say having a large variety of plants also【2】(help) to protect against possible crop diseases and future crises. But many experts say the number has decreased sharply during the past century.

One of the world's 【3】(large) seed conservation projects has predicted further losses. The Millennium Seed Bank Partnership is warning that up to one hundred thousand plant species could 【4】 (permanent) disappear. The rich collection of genes【5】 decide their qualities would disappear with them.

Many experts blame climate change and loss of habitat, normal growth area, for damaging plant life. They say human【6】(activity) and poorly planned, overly heavy use of land also are responsible. Modern business farming is responsible【7】loss of farmers' traditional crop varieties. The "Green Revolution" of the twentieth century changed agriculture. Some experts say the use of modern commercial farming methods saved millions of people from【8】(starve). Farmers planted, watered, and fertilized their crops with the help of machines. They treated their fields with chemicals【9】(control) diseases and insects. Harvests grew larger and higher quality,【10】 another result was that some traditional crops were lost. Damage to the environment over the past century makes people believe that crop diversity also suffered.

内容要点：1. 未能参加英语角；

2. 简述未能参加的原因；

3. 对未来再次参加英语角活动的渴望。

注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 书信格式已经给出，不计入总词数；

Dear Smith,

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Yours truly,

Lihua

It’s surprising how we spend our lives. Reach your 78th birthday and according to some back-of-the-envelope 【1】 (calculate) , and you will have spent nine of those years 【2】 (watch) television, four years driving a car, 92 days on the toilet, and so on.

But when 【3】 comes to time-consuming activities, there’s one that sits head and shoulders above them all.【4】 (live) to 78, and you may have spent around 25 years asleep. In an effort 【5】 (regain) some of that time it’s reasonable to ask: how long can we stay 【6】 (wake) – and what are the consequences of going without sleep?

Any healthy individual 【7】 (plan) to find out through personal experimentation will find it tough going. If we ignore all these side effects and stay up 【8】 days on end, our minds become insane（精神错乱的）. We get moody, paranoid（偏执狂的）, and see things that 【9】 (be) really there. When a shadowy apparition(幽灵) appears on the roadway, so the advice goes, it’s time to pull the lorry over. “People start to hallucinate（幻觉） and go 【10】 bit crazy,” says Atul Malhotra, the Director of Sleep Medicine at the University of California, San Diego.

Zeke Hausfather, an energy systems analyst and climate researcher at Berkeley Earth, said warmer temperatures and extreme weather have made Australia more susceptible to fires and increased the length of the fire season. “The drier conditions combined with record high temperatures in 2019 created main conditions for the disastrous fires. Australia’s fires were worsened by the combination of those two. 2019 was the perfect storm for being the warmest year on record for Australia and the driest year on record for Australia,” Hausfather added on Friday.

Kevin Trenberth, a senior scientist at the US National Center for Atmospheric Research, said warmer ocean temperatures are also contributed to more variable weather around the world. Trenberth believes that global warming contributed to energy imbalances and hot spots in the oceans, which can create a wave in the atmosphere that locks weather patterns in places, causing longer rain events in Indonesia, for example, and at the same time contributing to drought in Australia. He said that once an area experiences drought conditions for two months or more, it increases the risk of fires catching and spreading. Those changing weather patterns due to global warming make drought events longer.

Climate experts stress that climate change is not the only factor in the severity of wildfires. How land is managed can also impact the amount of fuel available for fires. Practices like controlled burns and other factors can impact the risk to people and property, such as warning systems and the type of development in a given area. Changing those policies has great potential to limit future damage from wildfires along with changes to how fire management resources are dispatched(派遣).

【1】What do the numbers in paragraph 1 show?

A.The causes of Australian fires.

B.The results of Australian fires.

C.The damaged areas of Australian fires.

D.The property destruction of Australian fires.

【2】Which of the following best explains “more susceptible to” underlined in the second paragraph?

A.Quick to adapt to.B.Sure to cause.

C.Sensitive to.D.Easy to be protected from.

【3】What can we infer from Trenberth's research?

A.Global warming is the root cause of the bushfires.

B.Longer dry weather contributes to global warming.

C.Warmer ocean temperatures promote fires spreading.

D.The imbalanced energy leads to the temperature rising.

【4】What does the author intend to do in the last paragraph?

A.To stress the effects of Australia fires.

B.To show the methods for controlling burns.

C.To predict the seriousness of Australia fires.

D.To provide some advice about reducing damage.

People love the view of old buildings in Paris, especially Notre Dame Cathedral(巴黎圣母院). 【1】(fortunate), on April 16, a fire destroyed the spire(尖顶) of the 850-year-old cathedral, and two-thirds of the roof. Flames could be seen 【2】(rise) through the top of the monument. The citizens in Paris gathered around the cathedral, praying 【3】 the hundreds of firefighters who fought the flames. 【4】 was no wonder that people felt sad. The church itself after all, is a historical and artistic treasure. 【5】(build) in 1163, it is one of the world’s most famous tourist sites, attracting about 12 million 【6】(visit) every year.

Notre Dame Cathedral is home to many 【7】(religion) artworks, paintings and sculptures. Despite its long history and many treasures, the cathedral 【8】(need) the help of a writer to become truly famous. Victor Hugo’s 1831 novel, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, presented the building to 【9】 wide audience of readers. He wrote the book to remind people of it, with the hope 【10】 they would protect the beautiful old buildings of Paris.

1.中国饺子非常美味;；

2.建议网上学习包饺子；

3.欢迎来中国做客。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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It turns out I was phubbed, which is a term for snubbing(冷落)someone in favor of a phone. And research has found that phubbing does have negative (消极的)impacts on personal relationships, reducing the quality of communication and level of satisfaction.

Recently I've noticed that it's impossible to go out with friends and have their attention for the whole time, There're always phones on the table, and they're constantly being checked. When the slightest pause in conversation arises, or if someone gets up from the table briefly, people seize their phones to check in with the rest of the world to see what else is going On.

It used to be that going out together was confidence-boosting solid reassurance(安慰)that another person enjoyed your company, otherwise they wouldn't accept but not now. Now, you're constantly attracting attention，competing with a portable supercomputer. When someone is looking at their phone, you're never sure if they actually want to be with you.

The modern-day equivalent of this is scrolling(滚屏)and texting. Although I didn't realize it at the time, I was trying for connection with the friend, who was attracted by it refusing to put away his phone and made me feel awful.

I don't want to be that person. I don't want my actions to make anyone feel the way I did that day. So from now on I'm going to make a point of not letting digital distractions damage the relationships I hold so dear. It's not worth it. Nothing on that screen is ever more important than the person standing right in front of me.

【1】Why does the author describe his greeting with a friend in the gym last week?

A.To introduce what phubbing is.B.To show the misuse of phones.

C.To draw the readers' attention.D.To voice his opinion about phubbing.

【2】What is the third paragraph mainly about?

A.Phones are bad for communication.B.Phones are used widely in the world.

C.Phubbing is making people suffer.D.Phubbing is a common phenomenon.

【3】What will happen when you're snubbing someone according to the author?

A.People will enjoy your company.B.You will lose the trust of others.

C.You will damage others' confidence.D.People will feel truly connected.

【4】What does the word "it" underlined in paragraph 5 refer to?

A.Being companied.B.Scrolling and texting.

C.The table.D.The phone.

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，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：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

To offer a chance for our students to keep in touch with society, last Saturday our class was organized some meaningful social practice activities. We were divided into second groups. One group went to the crossings near our school, intending to helping the traffic policemen. The another group went to collect rubbishes in Hongxing Park. Meanwhile, we introduced some simply ways of environmental protection and remind people not to destroy the beauty of nature. It was the memorable day because our behavior received praise the public and we benefited a lot from these activities.

It seems that whenever you switch on the radio in the morning all you hear is "Time to wake up with K98.3," or "WBLS will be right back after this commercial break".【1】The majority of radio stations start with the letter "K" or "W".

All radio stations have a four-letter identification code(代码). The hosts of the show typically come up with a more catchy(易记的)station name than just the four letters, but you still hear it sprinkled in with their morning announcements and other advertisements.【2】In 1912, several countries attended a conference to discuss international radiotelegraphs. One of the things that came out of that meeting was the assignment(分配)or specific letters to identify each country's radio and television signals.【3】

The letters "N" and "A" were given to military stations, but "K" and "W" were assigned out for commercial use.【4】And stations west of the Mississippi started with "K".

【5】Sometimes they represent the networks that own the radio station for example, WABC, KCBS, and WTBS. Sometimes it's the actual station number, like in KTWO or KFOR. And other times it's an acronym(缩写)such as WTTW for "Windows to the World." But the station that takes home the prize for the best four-letter combination is a sports radio station out of St. Louis that chose the name KRAP.

A. The United States was given the letters W, K, N, and A.

B. The three letters after the "K" Or "W" can mean a few different things.

C. If you listen closely you'll notice that they all have something in common.

D. Radio stations east of the Mississippi River had to start their stations with "W".

E. The two letters you consistently hear date back to when people used to send telegrams.

F. There is some inconsistency since radio stations weren't required to change their name.

G. Try decoding these common acronyms that you probably never knew and figure out what they stand for.