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•“WenDing”,ancientricecooker

The“WenDing”,anancientcookingcontainer,preservedheatbyburningfuelslikecharcoal.TheoneunearthedinNanjingin1989isthoughttobetheoldestofitskinddiscoveredinChina,datingbacktotheStoneAge.

•“RanLu”,ancientsmallhotpot

The“RanLu”isasmall-sizedcookingvessel（器皿）madeofbronze.Acharcoalstoveformsthemainstructure,withabottomtraytoholdcharcoalashes,andamovablecupatthetop.Someexpertshaveconcludedthatthevessel’sstructuresuggeststhatthesevesselsbecamepopularintheWarringStatesPeriod（475—221BC）.

•BronzeYou,ancientkettle

TheBronzeYou,oneofthemostcommonwinecontainersduringtheShangandZhou,dynasties,couldalsobeusedtowarmwine.Forexample,theBronzeYouwithbeastmaskdesign,unearthedinJiangxiprovince,hadanopeningwherecharcoalscouldbeplaced,allowingpeopletoenjoyahotdrink.

•BronzeYan,ancientsteamer

Althoughthe“WenDing”waseffectiveatkeepingfoodwarm,ancientChinesepeoplelaterfoundthatitsburningproducedpollution.Asaresult,theBronzeVanwasmadewithatwo-tier（双层的）structureandusedtosteamriceandothergrains.AftertheEasternHanDynasty（AD25-AD220）,furtherimprovementstotheBronzeYanledtothemoderndaysteamer.

21.Whendidthe“RanLu”begintogainpopularity?

A.IntheZhouDynastyB.IntheWarringStatesPeriod.

C.IntheEasternHanDynasty.D.IntheStoneAge.

22.OneofthemainfunctionsoftheBronzeYouwasto.

A.placehotcharcoalsB.pourhotwaterC.keepwinewarmD.holdcharcoalashes

23.OneadvantagetheBronzeYanhadoverthe“WenDing”wasthat.

A.itwasusefulB.itwasconvenientC.itwasenvironment-friendlyD.itwaswarm

24.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingmayhavethelongesthistory?

A.The"

WenDing”.B.The“RanLu”.C.TheBronzeYou.D.TheBronzeYan.

B

HelenMonsonhasalwaysbeeninterestedinhelpinghercommunity.HerfirstvolunteerexperiencewasfortheAmericanRedCrosswhenshewasinhighschool.Whenshewasaschoolteacher,shealsofoundtimetovolunteer.

Aftersheretired,shestartedvolunteeringtohelptheold.Whenherfatherwasolder,hewasnotabletoseeaswellasheusedto,whichmadehersadbecausehehadalwaysenjoyedreading.

Shedecideditwouldbefuntoreadtoelderlypeopleinhercommunity.Shealsohelpedonewomanwriteherstories.Annwasalmost100yearsold,andHelenwrotedowninformationaboutherlifewhenshevisitedAnn.Sheputtheinformationinabookandgotitpublished.Annwasveryexcitedtoshareherlifestorywithherchildrenandgrandchildren.

OnedayHelenreadanarticleinthenewspaperaboutrefugees（难民）whoneededtolearnEnglish.Now,shemeetsonceaweekwithSahra,a38-year-oldwomanfromSomalia.Sahraislearningreadingandwritingskills.HelengaveSahraacameraandaskedhertotakepicturesofherdailylife.Shedevelopedthepictures,andthenaskedSahraquestionsaboutthem.Intheendtheywroteabooktogetherandusedthephotosinthebook.ThishelpedSahralearnmanynewwordsabouthereverydaylife.

Helensays,“ThemostrewardingpartofvolunteerworkisbecomingfriendswiththepeopleIhelp.TheyenrichmylifeaswellasIenrichtheirs.”

25.WhendidHelenfirsttakeupvolunteering?

A.Afterretirement.B.Inhighschool.C.Afterwork.D.Inchildhood.

26.InwhatwaydidHelenhelpSahra?

A.Bybuildingherself-confidence.B.Byexpandinghervocabulary.

C.Bygivingherfinancialsupport.D.Byfindingheranewhome.

27.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeHelenaccordingtothepassage?

A.Brilliant.B.Optimistic.C.Thankful.D.Devoted.

28.Theunderlinedword“rewarding”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans.

A.worthwhileB.convenientC.extraordinaryD.practical

C

HaveyoueverheardoftheCoralSea?

Itishometoanamazingvarietyofturtles,sharks,whales,dolphins,largefish,birds,corals,plants,andmanyotherspecies.Manyofthesespeciesareendangeredelsewhereintheworld,butstillsurviveinthehealthyenvironmentoftheCoralSea.

TheCoralSeaisalargeseriesofcoralreefslocatedoffthenortheastcoastofAustralia.ThisareaisthreetimeslargerthanAustralia’sfamousGreatBarrierReef,whichtheCoralSeaborders.

TheCoralSeaisoneofthefewcoralreefenvironmentsthathaveremainedlargelyundamagedbyover-fishing,oilandgasexplorationandpollution.However,statisticsshowthatcoralreefsaroundtheworldaredisappearingfivetimesfasterthanrainforests.ItisverylikelythatinthenearfuturetheCoralSeawillfacethesamethreatstoitsexistence.

TheAustraliangovernmentiscurrentlylookingatoptionsforprotectingtheCoralSeabuthasmadenodecisions.EnvironmentalistsarepushingforlawstodeclaretheCoralSeaareaamarineprotectedarea,whichwillmeanalarge“no-takezone”forfishermen,ano-explorationzoneforgasandoilcompaniesandano-dumpzoneforpollution,possiblymakingtheCoralSeaamarineparklargerthananyotherintheworld.

WecanwriteletterstoAustralianleaders,Australianenvironmentalprotectionagencies,andAustralianfriends,toletthemknowthatpeopleworldwidesupportthisprotectionoftheCoralSea.Tolosethislastgreatmarinewildernessworldwouldbealossforthewholeworld.

29.Accordingtothepassage,whyshouldweprotecttheCoralSeawithoutanydelay?

A.BecausetheCoralSea,hometomanyspecies,willdisappearsoon.

B.BecausetheCoralSeaisrichinnaturalresourceslikeoilandgas.

C.BecausetheCoralSeaisthreetimeslargerthanGreatBarrierReef.

D.BecausetheCoralSeawillbeamarineparklargerthananyotherintheworld.

30.OncetheCoralSeaareaisdeclarednmarineprotectedareabylaw,.

A.itwillsurelybecomethelargestmarineparkallovertheworld

B.noonewillbeallowedtotheretohaveadoselookanymore

C.fromtimetotimepeoplecanstilldumptheirrubbisharoundthere

D.over-fishing,oilandgasexplorationwillbebannedaltogetherthere

31.WhatistheattitudeoftheauthortowardstheprotectionoftheCoralSea?

A.Objective.B.Favorable.C.Doubtful.D.Negative.

D

TIANJIN,Nov.23（Xinhua）-ChinesescientistshavesignedadealtoestablishacommercialanimalcloningcenterinthenorthernportcityofTianjin,makingthecontroversialscienceclosertomainstreamacceptance.

TheplantintheTianjinEconomicandTechnologicalDevelopmentArea（TEDA）,agovernment-sponsoredbusinessdevelopmentpark,willcloneanimalsincludingsnifferandpetdogs,beefcattleandracehorses.Itsmainbuildingisalreadyunderconstructionandduetobeputtouseinthenearfuture,saidaspokesmanonMonday.

Withaninvestmentof200millionyuan,thecenterwillbejointlybuiltbySinica,PekingUniversity’sInstituteofMolecularMedicine,theTianjinInternationalJointAcademyofBiomedicine,andtheRepublicofKorea’sSooamBiotechResearchFoundation.

Itwillproduce100,000cattleembryosayearinitially,eventuallyincreasingto1million,saidXuXiaochun,boardchairmanofBoyalifeGroup,basedinWuxi.Chinesefarmersarestrugglingtoproduceenoughbeefcattletomeetmarketdemand,Xusaid.Thecenter,thelargesteverworldwide,willalsoincludeagenestorageareaandamuseum,headded.

Scientistshaveclonedmice,cattleandotheranimalssincetheworld’sfirstclonedsheep,Dolly,wasbornonJuly5,1996iiiBritain.Since2000,Chinesescientistshaveclonedsheep,cattleandpigs.China’sfirstcommercialcloningcompanywasestablishedinSeptember2014inShandongwiththebirthofthreepure-bloodedTibetanmastiffpuppies.

Beforethis,cloninginChinawaslimitedtoscientificresearch.Moreandmorecompanieshaveshowninterestininvestinginthetechnologyforcommercialuse,especiallyanimalhusbandry（饲养）.32.Whatismainpurposeofthenewanimalcloningcentermentionedinthepassage?

A.Artisticcreation.B.Moneymaking.C.Scientificresearch.D.Publicwelfare.

33.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.theestablishmentoftheanimalcloningcenterwillbeacombinedeffort

B.themainbuildingoftheanimalcloningcenterhasalreadycomeintouse

C.thecenterwillfinallyincreaseitsannualcattleembryosproductionto1billion

D.theworld’sfirstclonedsheep,Dolly,wasbornonJuly5,1996mAmerica

34.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Thehistoryofcloning

B.Scientificresearchofcloning

C.LargestanimalcloningcentertobebuiltinTianjin

D.AnimalcloningmakingabreakthroughinChina

35.Whattypeofwritingisthispassage?

A.Anexhibitionguide.B.Anewsreport.C.Ascientificreport.D.Abookreview.

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Mostofusmistakenlythinkthatcreativityisaqualitybelongingonlytoinventorsrathertoourselves.36Thefollowingtipsareagreatbeginningfordevelopingourcreativity.

1.Getoutofyourcomfortzone

Breakoutofyourusualpatternsandwelcomecreativityintoyourlife.Thehumanbrainwasdesignedtorecognizepatterns.Wecontinuetocreatepatternsandroutinesforalmosteverythingwedo.37Aswebecomemoreefficientatusingpatterns,werelylessoncreativitytofindnewpaths.Weshouldforceourselvesoutofourcomfortzonesandopenupnewpossibilities.

2.38

Ifyoualwaysdowhatyou’vealwaysdone,you’