Though often outnumbered by men，women stayed in the booming field of computing. In this inspiring tale，writer Evans records the contributions of some of the many women who aided the rise of the modern Internet.

Memorable characters include Elizabeth "Jake" Feinler, an information scientist who helped researchers navigate the Arpane and Stacy Horn，who started one of the first social networks，Echo.

The Wizard and the Prophet: by Charles C. Mann. Knopf，2018( $28.95) The human population is moving toward 10 billion --- some experts think we'll nearly hit that mark by 2050. How will the earth feed，house and otherwise support such a crowd? Environmental thinkers usually fall into one of two camps: those who prefer conservation and controlling consumption，like William Vogt，and those who trust innovation to solve our problems, Norman Borlaug, for example. Writer Mann carefully records the lives and thought of the founders of these two philosophies.

A Lab of One's Own: by Patricia Fara. Oxford University Ptess，2018( $24.95)

In World War I many women in the U.K. replaced their aprons with chemical suits and stepped into previously male-only fields of science, where they led war research efforts. Science historian Fara illustrates the lives of many of these forgotten women. Although the era marked a major step forward for women scientists, many worked for small wages in an environment of discrimination.

In the nearly 100 years since, women have come a long way, Fara writes, but the glass ceilings remain solid and the pipelines leaky.

Atom Land: by Jon Butterworth. The Experiment，2018( $19.95)

Butterworth takes readers on an amusing journey through the unknown world of particle (粒子) physics. The first stop is "Atom Land，" where Butterworth explains how electrons，protons and neutrons come together to build up everything we know. As the journey unfolds，we learn about lesser-known particles. Thankfully, our ship is equipped with tools such as mathematical equations（方程式）and a "laser light" that lights up the darkest of concepts.

【1】Who focuses on the future of our earth?

A. Claire L. Evans.B. Charles

C. Mann. C. Patricia Fara.D. Jon Butterworth.

【2】Which books will you probably read if you are interested in women's career?

A. Broad Band & Atom Land.

B. The Wizard and the Prophet & Atom Land.

C. Broad Band & A Lab of One's Own.

D. A Lab of One's Own & Atom Land.

【3】What's the purpose of writing the passages above?

A. To clarify some concepts.

B. To introduce some famous writers.

C. To make comments on some books.

D. To recommend some books.

A. will be building B. will be built

C. has been building D. has been built

A. what B. whom

C. why D. when

A．a tree of 30 metres tall

B．a 30metretall tree

C．a tall tree 30metre

D．a 30 metres' tall tree

A. special B. superior C. grateful D. attractive

Tickets available

*Standard day ticket

*Designated day ticket

*Discounted ticket

*Group ticket

Designated days

*Labor Day holiday (May 1 — 4)

*Dragon Boat Festival holiday (June 7 — 9)

*Mid-Autumn Festival holiday (Sept 13 — 15)

*National Day holiday (Oct 1 — 7)

Tickets prices

*Standard day ticket 120 yuan

*Ordinary designated day ticket 160 yuan

*Discounted standard day ticket 80 yuan

*Discounted designated day ticket 120 yuan

Tickets are free for children under the age of six or shorter than 130 centimeters. Discounted tickets are available for those with disabilities, seniors (people aged at 60 or above), children, students and PLA soldiers.

Where to buy

Visitors can buy or book tickets from two online agents, seven travel agencies, or three event channels — the event WeChat account, the event app or Onsite ticket kiosks.

Opening hours

Requirements

Buying tickets for Expo 2019 Beijing requires real-name registration, and all visitors are required to input information from their ID cards (or valid passports, mainland travel permits for Hong Kong and Macao residents, and mainland travel permits for Taiwan residents) to buy or book tickets online.

【1】From the passage, what can we learn?

A. A resident from Macao can only book his ticket with his mainland travel permits.

B. Tickets cannot be booked through the event WeChat account.

C. One can be admitted in at any time with an unlimited entry pass.

D. Visitors must use their real names to buy tickets.

【2】If a PLA soldier takes his wife, his 64-year-old father and five-old-year son to the expo on June 7, how much will he pay for their tickets?

A. 360.B. 480.C. 400.D. 520.

【3】Where is the passage most probably taken from?

A. A notice board.B. A report.C. A magazine.D. A book review.

Libraries in universities and scientific research institutes should be accessible to the public, according to a new law on public libraries adopted by the Standing Committee (常务委员会) of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature (立法机构). Beijing Youth Daily commented: Compared with their public counterparts, university libraries, the number of which is estimated to be at least 2，914, have a lot more books, but only students and teaching staff have access to them as most university libraries are not open to the public.

Thirtyfour university libraries in Beijing will accept visitors, and 12 of them have already begun to do so. Most of the dozen universities allow visitors to read in the library without the right to borrow books. However, it may still be a while before the public can visit some other university libraries in Beijing.

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A. it B. that

C. whose D. which

--I am tired. I _________ the living room all day.

A. painted B. had painted

C. have been painting D. have painted

Scientists reported that climate change might actually be helping ancient trees thrive(长得健壮). Now there seems to be more positive news—this time about the coral in our oceans whose population has been severely affected in last few decades by rising temperatures, disease and human carelessness.

Coral reefs as you probably know are not just colorful calcium carbonate(钙碳酸盐)structures that provide shelter to a wonderful number of fish, but also a close relationship or partnership between coral polyps(珊瑚虫) and single celled living things called zooxanthellae(虫黄藻). The coral polyps give the zooxanthellae a home and in return the later provide the coral polyps with their vivid color and food. They support each other in a fantastic balance, one that is getting severely damaged by the rising temperatures which are causing the coral polyps to reject their zooxanthellae friends, removing their color and food source.

Scientists estimate the phenomenon of rising temperatures combined with disease has destroyed the coral reef population by more than 80%. It is therefore no wonder that scientists all over the world are looking for solutions to try to restore this all important link to sea life. However, while human efforts like planting the coral again have been somewhat successful, they are not enough to replace all the coral that has been dying due to climate change. That is probably why reports by various researchers about certain types of coral being able to not only survive the changing ocean conditions, but also thrive in it, are being met with such enthusiasm. The most recent findings show that despite higher temperatures the coral reefs seem to be thriving.

These findings are consistent with the lab research conducted by the scientists who tried growing different varieties of coral in waters with higher temperature to see how they would react. They were surprised to discover that most of them survived and some seemed to adapt and grow normally. Encouraged by these and other similar findings, more energetic species have been introduced to see if coral reefs can be restored to their former glory. A program is busy analyzing the world's oceans to find more varieties that can be used for this same purpose．

However, we are not out of the woods yet! Scientists are still not sure how they would introduce these varieties to areas where they are not abundant and more importantly what the consequences would be on the surrounding sea life. Hopefully, the combination of new scientific research and fewer human mistakes will allow our beautiful coral to thrive again!

【1】Which word can be used to complete the following relationship?

Coral reefs are a bridge between coral polyps and zooxanthellae.

→Coral polyps and zooxanthellae depend on one another.

→The ________ between coral polyps and zooxanthellae is suffering from severe damage.

A. homeB. structure

C. balanceD. color

【2】The underlined words in Paragraph 4 mean ________.

A. to allow coral reefs to thrive again

B. to find more varieties of coral

C. to survive the changing ocean conditions

D. to see how coral reacts in higher temperature

【3】We can infer from the passage that ________.

A. climate change has the same effect on both ancient trees and coral

B. replanting the coral can solve the problem of coral reefs' decrease

C. various researchers are interested in the reports on the changing ocean conditions

D. the lab research has encouraged scientists to restore coral reefs to their former glory