Melatonin(褪黑素) is produced by the body to control when you get sleepy and whenyou wake up. As night falls, the levels of melatonin rise, telling the bodythat it’s time for bed. And the levels naturally fall as daylight comes near,getting you ready to greet the day.
Flying kites Kites have quite a long history. The earliest kites were made ofwood, instead of paper. Nowadays, the three most famous kites are the Beijingkite, Tianjin kite, and Weifang kite. And they are quite different from eachother. For example, the swallow-shaped kite is a well-known Beijing style.
Once upona time, two brothers lived in a village. They were both famers and grew corn.The elder brother had many children to feed. The younger brother also had a bigfamily to look after. Although the brothers were poor, they lived happily.
Antarctica is a continent (大陸) of ice. There is hardlyany rain in Antarctica, so the Antarctic Desert becomes the driest desert inthe world. It is also the world’s largest desert by area.
Lu Junling, a security guard from Hebei University, became popularon the Internet. As an ordinary (平凡) person, though Lu Junling is more than 50 years old, hememorizes English vocabulary for CET 6 under the street lights every day justto improve himself. When he is free, he also writes novels and sings operas.That’s not all! Painting, music, kongfu, ancient poems, etc. are all hishobbies. So a number of people call him “treasure security guard (寶藏保安)”. Lu Junling said, “If I want to become an artist, I will alwayswork hard for my dream!” Mr. Lu’s words live in many people’s memory.
We allknow that rice, wheat and corn are staples, but do you know there is anotherkind of staple food—potatoes? Potatoes have many advantages. Theyare a good source of vitamin C and potassium(鉀). A potato’s vitamin C isas rich as 10 apples. What’s more,potatoes are low in calories(卡路里)-onlythree fourths of the same amount of wheat and corn, according to People’s Daily. Potatoes are easy togrow. It can be grown in both the north and the south during winter, spring andautumn. The plant is also able to bear drought(干旱). Some areas of China arefacing water shortages, so the potato is safe to grow.
Chopsticksoriginated from(起源于) China.Though simple and little, they are agreat invention in the history of humans. There are many legends aboutChopsticks, Da Yu and Chopsticks is one of them.It issaid that during Yao and Shun times, Shun ordered Yu to control the flood. Oneday, Yu took a boat to an island, he was so hungry that he used an earth pot tocook meat. After the meat was well-done in boiled water, he didn’t want towaste time to wait for it to cool, so he took two branches to pick up the meatfrom the soup. After, to save time, he always took small branches to take outfood from the hot pot. For a long time, he was skilled at picking up food withsmall sticks. In this way, the first types of chopsticks were born.
Mostschools offer different kinds of subjects and activities for students, but someschools offer additional training in certain areas, such as the performing andarts. In this way, schools can help students develop their artistic talentsfrom an early age and have greater success in their future profession. THE ROYAL BALLET(芭蕾舞)SCHOOL
Locatedin the mountains about 100 miles from Los Angeles, the Idyllwild Arts Academyis a boarding school for young artists. It offers training in arts, likedrawing, painting, photography and cinema, along with programmes for theperforming arts. The school’s quiet, rural location also makes it a verypeaceful and beautiful place to learn. THE NATIONAL CIRCUS(雜技)SCHOOL
On a snowy day, there was a man walking in ahurry on the road. His clothes were in poor condition. You might think he was abeggar(乞丐),but in fact he was a painter. His name was Vincent Willem van Gogh.
At first, I wanted to give up the job becausegetting up too early in the morning made me unhappy. I’ll never forget howtired I felt on my first day, but I’ll never forget sitting together andtalking about our days with my workmates for the first time either. Suddenly, Ifelt good to be a member of them.
材料二:19世紀(jì)70年代的工業(yè)革命幾乎同時發(fā)生在英國、德國、美國等先進(jìn)的資本主義國家。一些后進(jìn)國家如德國等兩次工業(yè)革命交叉進(jìn)行。自然科學(xué)特別是熱力學(xué)、電磁學(xué)、化學(xué)等方面的新發(fā)展,開始與工業(yè)發(fā)展緊密結(jié)合起來?!幾詣㈧癫取妒澜缡?#183;近代史編》材料三:工業(yè)革命大量使用煤炭,由于沒有任何環(huán)境保護(hù)措施,煤燃燒時釋放出含有二氧化硫等有害物質(zhì)的滾滾濃煙,使得天空、建筑物等都變成了一片黝黑。一批與化學(xué)工業(yè)密切相關(guān)的 工廠,將工業(yè)污水和廢棄物排入河中,造成河水黝黑、發(fā)臭,令人作嘔。鋼鐵業(yè)突飛猛進(jìn)的發(fā)展。 對森林大肆砍伐,使得大片森林不復(fù)存在?!幾岳詈陥D《英國工業(yè)革命時期的環(huán)境污染和治理》
材料一 1898年8月,《萬國公報》發(fā)表以廣學(xué)會名義撰寫的《速興新學(xué)條例》,提出了多項發(fā)展教育的主張。如主張派遣留學(xué),每年由國家從學(xué)有所成之士中選100人,資派出洋。又如,主張在每一府所在地和市鎮(zhèn)各設(shè)學(xué)塾、書院,專以西文西學(xué)教人。 ——摘編自黃新憲《<萬國公報>與中國教育的近代化》材料二 東北自淪陷后,《申報》報道了大量東北義勇軍的戰(zhàn)斗情況,對他們的戰(zhàn)斗成果熱情宣揚。1936年底,《申報》對傅作義及其所部在紅格爾圖和百靈廟戰(zhàn)役擊潰日偽軍的行動進(jìn)行了連續(xù)報道,大大鼓舞了中國軍民的士氣。隨著盧溝橋的槍聲響起,《申報》對抗戰(zhàn)予以了更多的關(guān)注和報道。 ——摘編自盤霄遠(yuǎn)《抗戰(zhàn)全面爆發(fā)后<申報>對時局報道態(tài)度的研究》
23.新中國成立以來,農(nóng)村生產(chǎn)關(guān)系經(jīng)歷了四次調(diào)整,請舉出1950年和1978年進(jìn)行調(diào)整的內(nèi)容,(2分)簡析二者對城市發(fā)展的影響,(2分)用一句話總結(jié)你對我國調(diào)整農(nóng)村生產(chǎn)關(guān)系的認(rèn)識。(1分)
材料一 當(dāng)代史學(xué)研究者在評價漢代開辟的絲綢之路時稱:“在長達(dá)1000多年的時間里,它把黃河文明、恒河文明和希臘文明等諸多人類文明起源地串聯(lián)在了一起,被譽為世界歷史展開的主軸?!辈牧隙? 與外界完全隔絕曾是保存舊中國的首要條件,而當(dāng)這種隔絕狀態(tài)通過英國而為暴力所打破的時候,接踵而來的必然是解體的過程,正如小心保存在密封棺材里的木乃伊一接觸新鮮空氣便要解體一樣?!R克思《中國革命和歐洲革命》
材料三 二戰(zhàn)后,西歐國家憑借馬歇爾計劃的援助,采用最先進(jìn)的科學(xué)技術(shù)成果,制定恰當(dāng)?shù)慕?jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展政策,促進(jìn)了經(jīng)濟(jì)的恢復(fù)和發(fā)展,西歐國家之間的聯(lián)系日益密切;1967年歐洲共同體成立;1969年歐共體各國開始了政治合作的努力;1993 年《政治聯(lián)盟條約》提出歐洲力求在外交和國家安全等方面步調(diào)一致,該條約和《經(jīng)濟(jì)與貨幣聯(lián)盟條約》組成的《馬斯特里赫特條約》生效,標(biāo)志著歐洲一體化進(jìn)程又邁出了重要一步?!幾匀私贪婢拍昙壪聝浴妒澜鐨v史教師教學(xué)用書》(1)根據(jù)材料一并結(jié)合所學(xué)知識,列舉英國“強迫外國實行自由貿(mào)易”的事例。(1分)(2)根據(jù)材料二并結(jié)合所學(xué)知識。指出19世紀(jì)來20世紀(jì)初主要資本主義國家經(jīng)濟(jì)政治發(fā)展的特點?(1分)這種特點最終導(dǎo)致了什么嚴(yán)重的后果?(1分)(3)根據(jù)材料三,指出二戰(zhàn)后西歐國家是如何加強對經(jīng)濟(jì)的宏觀指導(dǎo),從而促進(jìn)經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展的?(1分)(4)根據(jù)材料三,指出20世紀(jì)90年代之后,歐洲體化進(jìn)程在經(jīng)濟(jì)和政治方面的新發(fā)展?(2分)結(jié)合所學(xué)知識指出歐盟的發(fā)展對當(dāng)今世界政治格局產(chǎn)生的影響。(1分)
2020年,聯(lián)合國發(fā)布了一份關(guān)于全球氣候變化的報告。報告指出,由于氣候變化,全球各地的冰原和冰川發(fā)生減少。2006年至2015年,平均每年全球海平面上升至少3.6毫米。2020年上半年,二氧化碳等溫室氣體濃度達(dá)到了三百萬年以來的最高水平,并且還在持續(xù)上升。
Penny’s family was very poor. Her father was asailor (水手).He earned very little money and was ____16____ away from home. Her mothercould not work ____17____she was often sick. One day.
Penny’sfamily was very poor. Her father was a sailor (水手). He earned very littlemoney and was ____16____ away from home. Her mother could not work ____17____she was often sick. One day. Penny’s mother said to Penny, “Our lamp (燈) isbroken. Go to the market on your way home from school and buy another one. Here’ssixty dollars. ____18____ to get a bargain (還價), dear.”
When he was 12, his parents died. He was aloneand didn’t ____11____others. No one showed kindness to him. People always laughed ____12____ him. His only friend was adog named Bobby. He ____13____his dog enough to eat and drink, but he was a little rude(粗魯?shù)?to it sometimes.