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Would you like to study on apps?

Smartphones are becoming more and more popular nowadays, more and more students like to use them to study.

Space vegetables are grown from seeds (种子) that have been taken to and brought back from outer space. The seeds are affected by radiation (辐射) and low gravity in outer space. When they are brought back to the Earth, these seeds produce vegetables that are bigger, healthier and more nutritious (有营养的) than normal vegetables. However, some people worry about eating space vegetables. They think that space vegetables might not be good for us and could give us cancer as a result of their exposure (暴露) to radiation in space. People should not be scared, as space vegetables are actually perfectly healthy.

Here are some facts that you should know about space vegetables:

Space vegetables are grown from seeds that are carefully selected (选择). When seeds are brought back from space, people test the seeds to make sure that the vegetables they grow will be safe to eat. There are no traces of radiation after testing.

Space vegetables are better for you than normal vegetables. For example, space tomatoes stay fresh for twenty days, which is one week longer than normal tomatoes. Another popular space vegetable is the pepper (辣椒). Space peppers contain 20 percent more Vitamin C than normal peppers.

After genetically modified (基因改进的) foods come onto the market, people worry that they are eating unknown things. For example, if nut genes are put inside potatoes, people allergic (对…过敏) to nuts might get very sick from eating these potatoes because they do not know they are also eating nuts. Unlike genetically modified foods, space vegetables have not been genetically changed. This means that no new genes are put into the vegetables, so they won't be harmful to your health.

Starting February 1st, each person in Cape Town, South Africa received a daily supply of 13 .2 gallons of water which is only enough for a 10 ---minute shower! This restriction (限制) was introduced in preparation for April 22nd, also known as Day Zero, on which the city will turn off all municipal (市政) water taps because of the overuse of fresh water these years.

Over the past three years, Cape Town has suffered from a dangerous drought (干旱). That, along with a growing population of four million people, has caused water---supply drop strongly. As of November 2017, the water level in their largest water reservoir (水库) had dropped to 28% from 102.9% in 2014. That amount is expected to come down to 13 .5% by April 22, 2018.What's worse, the last 10% of the reservoir's levels are not potable (safe to drink) because of the dirt at the bottom.

Firstly, researchers thought the cause of the drought was El Nio. Cape Town could become the first ever major city to run out of water. The government has called on people to conserve the little water they have left by way of prevention, including stopping car washing and filling up swimming pools. They are asking the public to cut showers to two minutes and reuse bathing water to flush the toilet.

When Cape Town reaches Day Zero, there will be 200 water stations scattered(分布) across the town for people to receive their daily supply of 6.6 gallons. Armed guards will stand by to make sure there is no violence(暴力冲突) or theft.

The water shortage has already influenced all parts of Cape Town. People's lives are being affected, with those in the tourism industry and businesses like car washing, seeing no chance to make a living. The relationship between people also becomes worse as neighbors are encouraged to report each other for water waste and the government plans to collect a drought tax(税收) as they are losing tax money because of the low water use.

【1】On April 22nd, people in Cape Town could have only _____ gallons of water for a whole day.

A. 13 .2B. 13 .5C. 10D. 6 .6

【2】The water shortage in Cape Town has become so serious because of ________ over the past three years．

①a dangerous drought ②a growing population

③overuse of fresh water ④fewer water reservoirs

A. ①②③B. ①③④C. ②③④D. ①②④

【3】What does the word conserve in Paragraph 4 mean?

A. produceB. protectC. promiseD. prepare

【4】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The water in the largest water reservoir has already dropped to 10%.

B. Neighbours will learn to help each other when facing the serious problem.

C. Tourism industry and business will not be influenced by the shortage of water.

D. Armed guards will work to help keep the water stations in order when Day Zero comes.

Then when my crop produced its fruit, the birds found it. The birds were not afraid of my dog at all. I shot them but as soon as I walked away, they returned. At last, I killed some birds and hung them among the crop, hoping they would make the birds afraid and fly away, which turned out to be successful. By harvest time, I had nearly two bushels of rice and two and a half bushels of wheat.

With my new grain (谷物) to store, I found a new problem. The fine grain ran through my baskets. It took me nearly two months to dry two ugly pots (容器)--- one for rice and one for wheat.

Next I formed a clay oven and made some other tools from hard wood and cloth to bake bread. I made and baked bread in my oven. I spent the third year on the island in farming and baking.

Soon after that, I began to think of my days sailing in a tidy boat with Xury. I wished to have a boat and explore the island by sea.

I tried to turn over the ship’s boat that I had seen washed up, but failed. I still decided to have a boat. So I chose a strong tree and spent weeks cutting it down. Then it took me months to turn it from tree to boat.

When it was time to set off, I realized I had made my boat too far from the nearest stream. The boat was far too heavy for me to move. I tried bringing the water to the boat instead of the boat to the water. I soon saw it would take me twenty years of work.

I celebrated my fourth year on the island with two boats, but I was no closer to a sea journey.

----Taken from The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe

【1】Paragraph 2 mainly tells us________.

A. how much rice and wheat I harvested

B. how many tools I made to bake bread

C. how I protected my crop from the birds

D. how I kept the wild goats away from my crop

【2】What does “a new problem” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A. How to plant grain.B. How to make pots.

C. How to fix the baskets.D. How to store grain.

【3】What can we infer(推断) from the passage?

A. I managed to turn over the ships boat.

B. I spent months bringing the boat to the nearest stream.

C. I tried to solve the problems with my courage and wisdom.

D. I spent the third year on the island in farming and baking.

【1】Shopping online is fast and easy, but you’d better _________ (not be) crazy about it.

【2】---What he enjoys _________ (sound) great and interesting.

---Yes, but it is dangerous.

【3】---How did the accident happen?

--- I could hardly see clearly as it_________ (rain) heavily.

【4】Since ancient times, people _________ (put) stone lions outside their houses to protect their families.

【5】--- Waiter, I’d like a hamburger and corn salad? --- Sorry, madam. They _________ (serve) only at lunchtime and dinner time. What about something else?

【6】--- Could you tell me when Huawei’s 5 G mobile phone_________ (come) out?

--- Not until the second half of 2019.

—It’s foggy today. I’m not sure______. Let’s go now.

A. whether the highway will be closed soon

B. whether will the highway be closed soon

C. when the highway will be closed soon

D. when will the highway be closed soon

Get some exercise

Brighton

24th September – 14th December

Parklife is the university’s recreational sports programe looking to get you involved in sporting activity regardless of ability and without the commitment of regular training. Supported by the university, Students’ Union and Sport England Lottery funding each session will never cost you more than 1 to take part! This term’s sports include: Badminton, Basketball, Football, Handball, Hockey- Indoor, Judo, Swimming, Table Tennis, Volleyball.

Denotes sessions are free, all other sessions are 1.

【1】How many kinds of sports are there in Parklife?

A. 5B. 9C. 13D. 18

【2】What kind of sport can you do most of the days?

A. Swimming.B. Football.C. Badminton.D. Basketball.

【3】If Jack likes football, tennis and indoor hockey and he is free at 4pm on Thursday on 27th September, where can he play a sport?

A. Prince Regent Pool.B. Cockcroft Sports Centre.

C. Falmer Artificial Pitch.D. Falmer Sports Centre.

【4】Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. All sessions cost 1.

B. All sessions start from 24th September.

C. You can play table tennis at 6pm in Falmer Sports Centre on 5th October.

D. If you want to play basketball on Wednesday, you need to book first.

【5】What is Parklife?

A. It is a sports program supported by the university.

B. It is a kind of university sports.

C. It is a Students’ Union to get you involved in sporting activity.

D. It is a free regular sports training.

The results have yet to be confirmed（确认）, the authors note. Moreover, they add, it’s not yet clear what the findings may mean in terms of human health.

Indeed, although the rat study found a link between cell-phone radiation and cancer, it offers no clues to why such a link might exist, says Jonathan Samet. He teaches preventative medicine and directs the Institute for Global Health at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Still, he calls the new study’s findings “important”. They could lead to studies looking into how cell-phone radiation might result in cancer, he says.

Phone signals are relayed between cell towers and cell phones through radio waves. This radio frequency – or RF – radiation is a type known as non-ionizing（非离子化）. Unlike X-rays and alpha particles, non-ionizing radiation does not put enough energy into cells to release electrons from atoms（原子） or molecules（分子）, producing ions（离子）. So it tends to be far less harmful than ionizing radiation, such as X-rays. But that does not mean radio waves might not cause harm.

This radiation will heat the body and cause tissue damage. But it’s not yet known what much lower RF levels might do, such as those from cell-phone use. Five years ago, the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer, or IARC, concluded that cell-phone use “is possibly carcinogenic.” That means it might cause cancer.

Its conclusion was based on what little research data were available at that time. But notice that IARC was not certain. It said only that phone use might “possibly” cause cancer. So scientists at the National Toxicology Program, or NTP, decided to investigate further.

【1】What concern does a new study cause?

A. Long- term, intense radiation exists in cell phones.

B. Heavy use of cell phones leads to a risk of cancer.

C. The new study has caused serious arguments for many years.

D. People have intense exposure to radiation.

【2】What has been confirmed according to the new study?

A. If people use cell phones all the time, they will certainly have cancer.

B. The reason why the link between cell-phone and cancer exists is known.

C. What much RF levels might do, such as those from cell- phone use is already clear.

D. There is a link between cell-phone radiation and cancer.

【3】What does the underlined word “relay” mean in Paragraph 4?

A. To pass a message from one place to another

B. To exist

C. To release electricity from atoms or molecules

D. To cause cancer

【4】Who will look into the research further?

A. Doctor Jonathan Samet.

B. The Institute for Global Health at the University of Southern California.

C. The author of this article.

D. Scientists at the National Toxicology Program, or NTP.

【5】Where is the article possibly from?

A. An educational magazine .B. A science website.

C. A science fiction .D. A fashion report.

Supposesomeonetellsyou “you’realuckydog”．Ishereallyonyourside?ifhesays．“You’realuckyguy” or “You’realuckygal”．That’sbeingfriendly．But “luckydog”?There’sabitofenvyinthosewordsMaybehedoesn’tseeithimself．Butbringinginthe ‘‘dog” bitputsyoudownalittle．Whathemaybesayingisthathedoesn’tthinkyoudeserveyourluck．

Howcanyoutelltherealmeaningbehindsomeone’swords?Onewayistotakeagoodlookatthepersontalking．Dohiswordsfitthewayhelooks?Doeswhathesayssquarewiththetoneofvoice?Hisposture(体态)?Thelookinhiseyes?Stopandthink．Theminuteyouspendthinkingabouttherealmeaningofwhatpeoplesaytoyoumaysaveanothermistake.

【1】Fromthequestionsinthefirstparagraphwecanlearnthatthespeaker_____.

A. feelshappy，thinkingofhownicehisfriendsweretohim

B. feelshemaynothave “read”hisfriends’ truefeelingscorrectly

C. thinksitwasamistaketohavebrokenupwithhisgirlfriend，Helen.

D. issorrythathisfriendslethimdown

【2】Inthesecondparagraph．theauthorusestheexampleof “You’realuckydog”

toshowthat______．

A. thespeakerofthissentenceisjustbeingfriendly

B. thissayingmeansthesameas“You’realuckyguy”or“You’realuckygal”

C. sometimesthewordsusedbyaspeakergiveacluetothefeelingbehind

thewords

D. theword “dog” shouldn’tbeusedtoapplytopeople

【3】Thispassagetriestotellyouhowto______.

A. avoidmistakesaboutmoneyandfriends

B. bringthe “dog’’ bitintoourconversation

C. avoidmistakesinunderstandingwhatpeopletellyou

D. keeppeoplefriendlywithouttrustingthem

【4】Inlisteningtoaperson, theimportantthingis______.

A. tonoticehistone，hisposture，andthelookinhiseyes

B. tolistentohowhepronounceshiswords

C. tocheckhiswordsagainsthismanner，histoneofvoice，andhisposture

D. nottobelievewhathesays

【5】Ifyoufollowedtheadviceofthewriter，youwould______.

A. beabletogettherealmeaningofwhatpeoplesaytoyou

B. avoidanymistakeswhiletalkingwithpeoplewhoenvyyou

C. notloserealfriendswhosaythingsthatdonotpleaseyou

D. beabletoobservepeopleastheyaretalkingtoyou