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上海市北虹高级中学2018-2019学年高二下学期英语期末考试试卷
Reading the world in 195 books
In 2012, I set myself the challenge of trying to read a book from every country of all 195 UN-recognized states in a year. . I created a blog called A Year of Reading the World and put out an appeal for suggestions of titles that I could read in English.
The response was amazing. Before I knew it, people all over the planet were getting in touch with ideas and offers of help. Some posted me books. Others did hours of research on my behalf. . Even with such an extraordinary team behind me, however, sourcing books was no easy task.
But the effort was worth it. As I made my way through the planet's literary landscapes, extraordinary things started to happen. Far from simply armchair travelling, I found I was inhabiting the mental space of the storytellers. I discovered, bookpacking offered something that a physical traveller could hope to experience only rarely: it took me inside the thoughts of individuals living far away and showed me the world through their eyes. More powerful than a thousand news reports, these stories not only opened my mind to basic information of life in other places, but opened my heart to the way people there might feel. . Through reading the stories shared with me by bookish strangers around the globe, I realized I was not an isolated person, but part of a network that stretched all over the planet.
One by one, the country names on the list that had begun as an intellectual exercise transformed into places filled with laughter, love, anger, hope and fear. . At its best, I learned, fiction makes the world real.
A. Lands that had once seemed foreign and remote became close and familiar to me. B. And that in turn changed my thinking. C. With no idea how to find publications, I decided to ask the planet's readers for help. D. No matter how long your life is, you will be able to read only a few of all the books that have been written. E. You'll find yourself enlightened by the thoughts and observations of the most gifted writers in history. F. In addition, several writers, like Turkmenistan's Ak Welsapar, sent me unpublished translations of their novels. |
Clara Barton,founder of the American Red Cross,gained worldwide honor for her dedication to easing human suffering and earned the nickname “Angel of the Battlefield.”
Barton was born into a liberal (开明的) freethinking family in 1821. Her elder brothers and sisters happily tutored her in math and reading, so when she entered school at three years old, she could read and spell three-syllable words. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}
Concerned about Barton's difficulty in making friends, her parents sent her to a boarding school, hoping it would make her more comfortable with her peers. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Barton lost her appetite and cried constantly. After only one term, she had to be brought home. Then, Barton stayed out of school to nurse her older brother through a serious injury and also volunteered to care for poor families during a smallpox (天花)outbreak.
In 1861,the Civil War broke out. The sight of wounded soldiers touched Barton deeply. She began to collect and distribute food, bandages, medicines, and other supplies for the Union army.
{#blank#}3{#/blank#} There, with little concern for her own safety, she cooked meals, assisted surgeons, and comforted wounded soldiers.
Eventually,because of working too hard,Barton collapsed,ill with typhoid fever (伤寒症). {#blank#}4{#/blank#} It was there that she learned of an organization based in Switzerland — called the International Red Cross, whose work mirrored her own.
Shortly after Barton arrived back home in 1873,her sister died. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} When recuperating (休养)at a health facility in New York,she began planning for the establishment of an American wing of the International Red Cross. Although at first the government resisted,her efforts finally paid off. The American Red Cross was officially organized on May 21, 1881. Her influence lives on today in the work of the organization she founded.
A. Barton fell into a deep depression. B. Unfortunately, it had the opposite effect. C. Many people felt sorry for the loss of her sister and her own health. D. Barton risked her life to transport wagonloads of supplies to the front lines. E. When she recovered, her doctors prescribed (指示) a long, restful trip to Europe. F. Barton spent the following several months learning basics about Swiss Cross. G. She easily kept up with the older children academically but did not fit in socially. |
A fresh-faced batch of teenagers just began a new school year, but will they get the most out of it? In the mornings, many are forced to get to school much too early. And at night, screens are a temptation that's hard to resist. This double whammy (双重灾难) is a perfect lesson in sleep deprivation (剥夺).
Three out of every four students in grades 9 to 12 fail to sleep the minimum of eight hours that the American Academy of Medicine recommends for their age group. In most cases, insufficient sleep results in reduced attention, preventing students' progress and lowering grades. More alarmingly, sleep deprivation may lead to physical and emotional problems.
It is important to understand why teenagers have a particularly hard time getting enough sleep, and what adults need to do to help. First, a reminder of the basic biology: Adolescents are no longer the morning larks of their younger years. They become rewired as night owls, staying awake later and then sleeping in. This is mostly driven by changes in the way the brain responds to light.
New technology habits aren't helping. More teenagers now turn to activities involving screens at night. The growth in screen time is particularly problematic for sleep. The blue light emitted by LEDs, TVs, tablets and smartphones suppresses the body's secretion (分泌) of melatonin, the hormone that signals it's time to sleep. Overdosing on screens at night effectively tells the brain it's still daytime, delaying the body's cues to sleep even further.
Parents should inform their kids of the time that can be spent on screens, and praise children who show signs of regulating their own media consumption. In the hour before bedtime, there should be a suspension on bright lights in the home, avoiding devices and harsh LED bulbs in kitchens and bathrooms.
In 2016, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended that middle and high schools start no earlier than 8: 30 a. m., a policy now backed by the American Medical Association and many other health organizations.
Parents also need to join forces with community leaders, sleep scientists, health professionals and educators to put school start times on the local, then state agendas.
Whenever schools have managed the transition to a later start time, students get more sleep, attendance goes up, grades improve and there is a significant reduction in car accidents.
Title |
Let Teenagers Sleep In |
Introduction |
The {#blank#}1{#/blank#} of students fail to have enough sleep. |
Consequences of insufficient sleep |
★Lacking sleep, students fail to {#blank#}2{#/blank#} on their study, progress prevented and grades lowered. ★Deprived of sleep, students are {#blank#}3{#/blank#} to suffer from physical and emotional problems. |
Reasons for lacking sleep |
★Biologically, adolescents tend to sleep late and get up {#blank#}4{#/blank#}, which can't meet the actual needs. ★Long {#blank#}5{#/blank#} to the blue light from screens prevents the body's secretion of the hormone sending sleeping signals. |
{#blank#}6{#/blank#} to the problem |
★Parents should set real {#blank#}7{#/blank#} on screen time, and praise children who can regulate their own media consumption. ★Before bedtime, parents should create a healthy environment {#blank#}8{#/blank#} from bright or too strong lights. ★Joint efforts should be made to {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the school start time until, say, 8: 30 a. m. |
Conclusion |
Changes on school start time will {#blank#}10{#/blank#} both students and society although there is a long way to go. |
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