Every month, Julia and her cousins would go forthe big family meal at their grandparents’ house. On each visit, their grandpawould give them a few coins. Then all the children would run off to buy sweets.One day, he gathered the children together.
Russia’s skating silver medalist AlexandraTrusova, 17, amazed the world with five quadruple jumps (四周跳)during free skate at the Beijing Winter Olympics. No other woman has everfinished five quadruple jumps in an Olympic competition.
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.
ThreeRiver-Source National Park on the Qinghai-TibetPlateau(青藏高原),is the largest national park in China. Because it is home to the sources of theYangtze, Yellow and Lancang rivers, people call it “China’s water tower”.
Ibelieved that I was right and he was wrong, and Tony believed that I was wrongand he was right. Our teacher, a kind and smart lady, decided to teach us alesson. She brought us to the front of the class and placed him on one side ofher desk and me on the other. In the middle of her desk was a large and roundobject. I could clearly see that it was black. The teacher asked us what colorthe object was. “White,” Tony answered. I couldn’t believe he said the objectwas white! “Clearly, it was black!” Another argument started between Tony andme, this time about the color of the object.
Ibelieved that I was right and he was wrong, and Tony believed that I was wrongand he was right. Our teacher, a kind and smart lady, decided to teach us alesson. She brought us to the front of the class and placed him on one side ofher desk and me on the other. In the middle of her desk was a large and roundobject. I could clearly see that it was black. The teacher asked us what colorthe object was. “White,” Tony answered. I couldn’t believe he said the objectwas white! “Clearly, it was black!” Another argument started between Tony andme, this time about the color of the object.
By usingthis method, the study found that red meats were the most unfriendly foods tothe environment. Keeping farm animals produces a large number of methane(甲烷)that keeps 30 times more heat than CO2. As well asmaking the earth warmer, eating too much red meat is known to increase the riskof a few illnesses, such as heart trouble.
Everyone knows how similar chimpanzees (黑猩猩)are to humans. So it’s no surprise that their greetings are also close to ours.The most common ways of greeting between chimpanzees are hand touching andhugging. Sometimes they also kiss each other. Some chimpanzees can even learnsimple sign language.
Raden Roro Hendarti, nearly 50 years old, is alibrarian in Muntang village. She started a “trash library”, hoping to makechildren read more as well as make them realize the importance of environmentprotection. Each weekday, Raden puts all kinds of books on the back of herthree-wheeler (三轮车)and rides to Muntang village. There, children line up to exchange plastic cups,bags and other trash for books from Raden’s mobile library. After finishing theexchange, Raden carries back all the trash.
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(杂技)SCHOOL
①2014年年中,世界卫生组织(WHO)公布了《2013年全球气候状况报告》。报告显示,2013年全球陆地和海洋表面平均温度为14.5℃,比1961-1990年的平均温度升高0.5℃。自有温度记录以来,全球14个最热年份中有13个出现在本世纪,而过去30年中每个10年都比前十年更热。②厄尔尼诺是发生在热带太平洋上海温异常增暖的气候现象,大范围热带太平洋增暖会造成全球气候变化。进入20世纪70年代后,全球出现的异常天气,都有范围广、灾情重、时间长等特点,而在这一系列异常天气的背后,厄尔尼诺暖流都起着重要作用。
⑦在仰韶文化时期,我国就有了对竹利用的确切记载。竹自竹简、珠笔到竹纸,在保存和传播我们中华民族的古老文化上立下了汗马功劳。以竹为题材的诗词歌赋,用竹编织和雕刻的艺术品,竹制的笙管笛箫奏出的音乐,无不给人类美的享受。⑧在我国文化史上,竹蕴含着中华民族重要的精神价值。人们在长期的劳动实践和文化活动中,把竹的生物特征逐渐升华为一种做人的美德。竹四季常青,不畏逆境,和松、梅并誉为“岁寒三友”;竹中空外直,虚怀若谷,和梅、兰、菊并称为“四君子”。⑨无论是魏晋嵇康、向秀等“竹林七贤”,还是唐朝李白、韩准等“竹溪六逸”,莫不对竹有一份执着和憧憬,清代郑板桥,与竹为邻,以竹为友,爱竹、写竹、画竹、赞竹。“千磨万击还坚韧,任尔东西南北风”,正是他坚忍不拔、超凡脱俗的人格写照。
材料三 二战后,西欧国家凭借马歇尔计划的援助,采用最先进的科学技术成果,制定恰当的经济发展政策,促进了经济的恢复和发展,西欧国家之间的联系日益密切;1967年欧洲共同体成立;1969年欧共体各国开始了政治合作的努力;1993 年《政治联盟条约》提出欧洲力求在外交和国家安全等方面步调一致,该条约和《经济与货币联盟条约》组成的《马斯特里赫特条约》生效,标志着欧洲一体化进程又迈出了重要一步。——摘编自人教版九年级下册《世界历史教师教学用书》(1)根据材料一并结合所学知识,列举英国“强迫外国实行自由贸易”的事例。(1分)(2)根据材料二并结合所学知识。指出19世纪来20世纪初主要资本主义国家经济政治发展的特点?(1分)这种特点最终导致了什么严重的后果?(1分)(3)根据材料三,指出二战后西欧国家是如何加强对经济的宏观指导,从而促进经济发展的?(1分)(4)根据材料三,指出20世纪90年代之后,欧洲体化进程在经济和政治方面的新发展?(2分)结合所学知识指出欧盟的发展对当今世界政治格局产生的影响。(1分)
10.(12分)科技发展是大国崛起的重要因素,崛起后的大国影响着世界格局的发展演变。阅读下列材料,回答问题。材料一:宋代是中国古代科学技术发展史上最辉煌的时期,几乎在所有中国传统科学技术领域都留下了新的记录。举世闻名的四大发明中有三项完成于两宋时期……为推动世界历史的进程和世界文明的发展作出了巨大贡献。——杨宁一主编《历史学习新视野新知识》 材料二:“如果人们把整个人类社会的演进用12个小时来表示,那么现代工业时代只代表最后5分钟,而不是更多。”英国是最先发生这个5分钟事件的地方,工业革命可能是最初的关健几秒钟。正是这个革命使现代文明降临人间,人类开始从农业文明向工业文明过渡。——马克垚主编《世界文明史》
生平所见之友,以穷以老而遂于衰颓者,十居七八。赤豹②,君子也,久居江东,得无有陨获③之叹乎?昔在泽州,得拙诗,深有所感,复书曰:“老则息矣,能无倦哉?”此言非也。夫子“归与归与”④,未尝一日忘天下也。故君子之学,死而后已。
A bird went to look for happiness. On ___21___ way, she saw a flower, the flower was short ofwater, but his face was full of ___22___ .
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 (灯) isbroken. Go to the market on your way home from school and buy another one. Here’ssixty dollars. ____18____ to get a bargain (还价), dear.”
B: For 3 days. I expect togo there again.A: Lucky you. I had to stayat home. But I’m planning to travel to Mount Changbai.B: Oh, that’s a good place.I went there three years ago.
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(粗鲁的)to it sometimes.
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.