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第一节（共15小题;
每小题2分,满分30分）
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Hereareseveralinterestingcompetitionsyoucantakepartin.
DylanThomasCompetition
Thiscontestisforwritersagedunder19onOctober27,2019,thebirthdayofthelateDylanThomas.Therearetwoagecategories,eachwithadifferentwordlimit,asfollows:
Ageunder15-500words;
Age15~19--2,500-words.
Closing:
December21,2019
Prizes:
Ageunder15-￡150or￡50;
Age15~19-￡500or￡100.
EntryFee:
Ageunder15-￡3;
Age15~19￡6.
MagicOxygenLiteraryPrize
Thisisapoetryandshortstorycontest.Foreveryentry（参赛作品）received,MagicOxygenPublishingofDorsetwillplantatreeinKenya.EachentrantwillreceivetheGPSco-ordinatesoftheirtree,Poemsshouldbelimitedto50lineswhileshortstoriescanextendto4,000words.
December31,2019.
Prizes（ineachcategory）:
￡1,000,￡300,or￡100.
￡5.
TheMogfordFood&
DrinkStoryPrize
Ashortstorywithafoodanddrinkthemecouldwinyouaserioustipinthisannualcontest.Thewordlimitis2,500.Yourentryshouldbeoriginalandunpublished.Youmustsubmitthisthroughtheformonthewebsite.Thecontestisopenworldwide,butentriesmustbeinEnglish.
July1.2019.
lst-￡10,000.The4shortlistedentrantswillbeinvitedasgueststotheMogfordParty.Travelexpenseswillbepaid.
￡10.
FresherStory&
PoetryWritingPrize
Thisopen-to-allcontesthastwocategories:
poetryandshortstory.Poemsarelimitedto42lines,whileshortstorieshaveanallowanceof3,000words.Thethemeforbothcategories1speace.
September1,2019.
ShortstoryPrize:
￡200PoetryPrize:
￡200.Winnersalsogetaprofessionallyproducedrecordingofyourwork.
￡7.
21.Whichcontesthelpsimprovetheenvironment?
A.DylanThomasCompetition
B.MagicOxygenLiteraryPrize
C.TheMogfordFoodDrinkstoryPrize
D.FresherStory&
22.Whatdoallthefourcontestshaveincommon?
A.Theytakeplaceonceayear
B.AllentriesmustbeinEnglish
C.Theyhavethesamedeadline
D.Theyareopentoshortstories
23.Whatcanweknowaboutthecompetitionwiththethemeofpeace?
A.Everyonecantakepart
B.Itrequiresnoentryfee
C.Theentrieshavenowordlimit
D.Winnersgetprofessionalguidance
B
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Isthismakingusoldorkeepingusyoung?
"
myhusbandaskedasheliftedthethreeheavybackpacksfromthecanoe.
Idon'
tknow,Ireplied.Theheatandmosquitoesweregettingtome,andiwaswonderingwhetherwewerecrazytohavestartedacanoetripduringthehottestweekofthesummer.Buteveninfall,ourcanoetrips-whilecertainlycooler-arenoeasier.
I'
vealwayslovedgettingawayfromcivilizationtoenjoythepeaceofnature,tobeonanewsblackout（中断）andtoreflectonthepastyearandtheyeartocome,whichiswhywe'
vebeendoingthisregularlyformostofthe38yearswe'
vebeentogether.
Nowaswe’regettingolder,it'
sgettingharder-achingknees,achingfeet,achingbacks.So,we'
rechangingourhabits.Insteadofextremewhitewatertripsinthefarnorth,weregoingonlaketripscloserby.Insteadofpullingontheheavypackmyselfandrisingfromasittingposition,myhusbandliftsitupwhileIthreadmyarmsthroughthebelts.Alongtheway,Imightstoptoadmirethegreenplantsbesidethepathorfeelthesoftsurfacesofthemoss,andmyhusbandisusuallywaitingattheotherend,wonderingwhyit'
stakenmesolong.Duringthenight,wenolongerstayuplatetoseethestars.Instead,wenowgetintothetentby9p.m.-exhaustedafteroneday'
shardwork-anddrifttosleeplisteningtobirdssorrowfulcall.
Overtheyears,mycanoe-trippingexperiencehasevolvedtofocuslessonthephysicalandmoreontheabstractthings.Likeasolarbattery,IstoreuptheenergyIabsorbfromtheforest,rocksandwaterstohelpmethroughtherestoftheyear.Therhythmofpaddlingbecomesaprocessofdeepthinkingratherthananendurancetest.
Howlongcanwecontinuedoingthis?
”askedmyhusbandattheendofthelasttrip.
“Idon'
tknow,”Ianswered,butinside,ithought:
Aslongasourbodiesandmindsholdout.Ihopeforever.”
24.Accordingtothepassage,theauthorandherhusband'
scanoetrips______.
A.weredifficulttocomplete
B.hadmadethecouplecrazy
C.madethecouplelookyoungerthantheirage
D.becamedangerousbecauseofthesummerheat
25.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheauthorfromParagraph3?
A.Shelikedtokeepadistancefromroutinelife.
B.Shelikedtokeepadistancefromroutinelife.
C.Sheoftenthoughtabouthermarriageduringhertrips.
D.Shemarriedherhusbandbecausehelovedtraveling.
26.Bywriting“wenolongerstayuplatetoseethestars”,theauthorwishestoshowthat______.
A.thestarsarenotbeautifulanymore
B.birds’nightcallismoreattractivenow
C.theirhabitshavechangedovertheyears
D.theycan'
tgetusedtoextremetripsnow
27.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.AnUnforgettableTrip
B.MyTripwithMyHusband
C.LifeIsaHardTrip
D.LoveforCanoeTrips
C
Paststudieshaveindicatedthatsayingwordsaloudcouldbebeneficialtoimprovingmemory.However,thisoftenisn'
tpracticalinaclassroomenvironmentorastudygroup.Now,researchershavecomeupwithanewidea.Theysuggestdrawingapictureofwhatyouaretryingtomemorize!
JeffreyWammesfromtheUniversityofWaterloorecentlycarriedoutastudy.Heandhistwocolleaguesbeganbyassigningagroupofstudentsalistofeasytodrawwordssuchas“apple”or”balloon.”Aftercallingouteachword,theresearcherswouldgivethestudentsfortyseconds,toeitherwriteitrepeatedlyordrawapicture.
Oncethetaskwascomplete,thescientiststriedtodistractandchallengethestudents'
memoriesbygivingthemanunrelatedtask:
concentratingonclassifyingmusicaltones.Afterthathadbeencompleted,theresearchersgavethestudents60secondstowritedownasmanywordsastheycouldrecall（回想）fromthefirstassignment.Sureenough,thosethathaduseddrawingastheirmemorizationtool,didamuchbetterjobofrememberingthewordsthanthosethathadwrittenthemmultipletimes.
Toensuretheresultswerenotacoincidencetheresearchersconductedseveralvariationsofthetest.Thestudentswereaskedtodrawwordsmultipletimes,embellish（修饰）writtenwordsbyshadingthem,andevenlistphysicaldescriptionsofeachword,Theresultswerealwaysthesame-thestudentsthatexcelledweretheonesthathaddrawntheimage!
Notanartist?
NoworriesTheresearcherssaythequalityofthedrawingplayednoroleinrecalling.AccordingtoWammes,thestudents'
memoriesimprovedevenwhentheyweregivenjustafewsecondstodrawapicture.
Wammesandhiscolleaguesnowplantotakethisresearchfurtherbystudyingwhydrawinghelpsmemorization.Whilethereismuchmoretodiscover,thenexttimeyouarehavingahardtimelearningaconcept,drawit!
28.WhydidJefferycarryouthisstudy?
A.Tohelppeoplesaywordsaloud
B.Tochallengestudentsmemories
C.Tofindawayformemoryimprovement
D.Tocheckstudents'
abilitiesofidentifyingmusic
29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"
excelled"
inparagraph4probablymean?
A.tookpart
B.stoodout
C.wonagame
D.gotfrustrated
30.WhatwillJeffery'
sfurtherstudybeprobablyabout?
A.Theeffectsofthetimespentondrawings
B.Thewayoflearningconceptsbydrawing
C.Thewayhighqualitydrawingsinfluencememory
D.Thereasonwhymemorygetsimprovedbydrawing
31.WhowillfindJeffrey'
sfindingsmostuseful?
A.Painters
B.Musicians
C.Doctorsandreseachers
D.Teachersandstudents
D
Wehavealotofreasonstothankalgae（海藻）.Thesesimpleplantsareatthebaseoftheseafoodwebandareresponsibleforproducingaround50percentoftheplanetsoxygen.Buttheyhaveadarkside,too,andyoucanseeiteverysummerwhenFlorida'
sGulfCoastisstrickenwitharedtideorwhatscientistsprefertocallaharmfulalgalbloom（HAB）.
HABshappenwhentherewasapopulationexplosioninalgae,resultinginharmfuleffectsonpeople,fish,seaanimalsandbirds.Thesebloomsofharmfulplankton（浮游生物）happenalongoceancoastsandarepushedbyanumberoffactors.Warmsurfacetemperatures,highnutrientcontent,lowlevelofsaltintheseawaterandcalmseascreatetheperfectenvironmentforthesebloomstohappen.Sunnyweatherthatfollowssummerrainscreatesparticularlywonderfulconditionsforredtides.
HABscanbedifferentwhentheyoccurincoastalareasacrosstheplanetSomeHABscanturnthewaterred.Somespeciesthataren'
tpoisonouscanturnthewaterareddish-brown;
somepoisonousalgaemaybeabundantenoughtobeharmful,buttheyaren’tsoplentifulastochangethewatercolor.
HABsraisearedflagbecausetheyhaveanimpactonhumanhealthandmarineecosystems,andtheycanhavefar-reachingeffectsonregionaleconomiesaswell-tourismandfishing,inparticular.Harmfulalgaenotonlydiscourageswimmingandmaketheairhardtobreathe,theyalsokillfishandmakeshellfishdangeroustoeat.
BecauseHABstravelirregularlyduetowindsandtides,locatingaredtideatanygivenmomentischallenging.ButresearchershavebeenworkingforyearsonimprovingdetectionandforecastingofHABs,whichbroughtsomegoodresults.Inthemeantime,ifyouliveinanareathatexperiencesredtides,besuretopayspecialattentiontolocalwarni
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