Rockwatch—The Best Club on Earth
If you are young and interested in geology(地质学), then Rockwatch is the club for you. When you apply for membership, you"ll receive a Rockwatch Rox file each. It has the information and top tips you will need to start enjoying geology. It"s designed to serve as your own field notebook as well.
In it you will find your
·membership card
·fullcolour minimap
·thumbsup guide
·fact cards
Rockwatch Magazine
Our lively magazine is mailed to members three times a year. They can read reports and news from around the world, and articles on everything from diamonds to dinosaurs, earthquakes to erosion(侵蚀)．
Rockwatch Events
With each magazine you will receive a Rockwatch events calendar. Rocky activities suitable for families are listed and include road shows and guided walks.
The Rockwatch Rock Artist
Are you an artist, or a photographer? This is your chance to turn Rockwatch Rock Artist of a year and win amazing prizes in our annual competition.
Special Offer
Rockwatch members can have specially discounted Wildlife Watch membership. Wildlife Watch is the biggest environmental action club for young people, with 100 groups across the country. You can join both clubs together by filling in the boxes in the membership form.
小题1:Rockwatch Magazine mailed to its members tells about things related to ________.| A．geology | B．agriculture | | C．politics | D．economics |
小题2:What activities are specially arranged for Rockwatch members interested in photography?| A．Guided walks. | B．Rocky activities. | | C．Yearly competitions. | D．Academic workshops. |
小题3:When applying for Wildlife Watch membership, a Rockwatch member can enjoy ________.| A．free membership | B．a special discount | | C．a Rock Artist prize | D．guided road shows |
小题4:You may join both Rockwatch and Wildlife Watch clubs by ________.| A．calling the two clubs | B．providing references | | C．applying separately | D．filling in one form |
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小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:D |
本文主要介绍了Rockwatch俱乐部的一些情况。
小题1:答案：A 推理判断题。根据文章的第一句可知，Rockwatch是以地质学为主题的俱乐部，由Rockwatch Magazine下面的“articles on everything from diamonds to dinosaurs, earthquakes to erosion(侵蚀)”可推知，俱乐部邮寄的Rockwatch Magazine是关于地质学的。
小题2:答案：C 细节理解题。根据The Rockwatch Rock Artist下面的内容可知，如果你是一名艺术家或摄影师，可以参加一年一度的比赛，获得大奖。
小题3:答案：B 细节理解题。根据最后一段的第一句“Rockwatch members can have specially discounted Wildlife Watch membership.”可知，申请Wildlife Watch membership时，Rockwatch members可以享受特别的折扣。
小题4:答案：D 推理判断题。根据文章的最后一句“You can join both clubs together by filling in the boxes in the membership form.”可推知，你可以填一张申请表，同时加入两个俱乐部。
疑难词汇解读
1．annual adj.每年的
annual income年收入
Our school"s annual sports took place yesterday.昨天，我们学校举行了一年一度的运动会。
2．discount v．打折扣
Will you discount 10 percent？你能打九折吗？ |
核心考点
试题【Rockwatch—The Best Club on EarthIf you are young and interested in geology(地质学),】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
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“When your mother scolds you, you can look elsewhere and think about other things. Just ignore her words. But remember: such a tough attitude cannot be used often.”
These words are from a series of cartoons which outline skills for children to fight against their mothers. The images have created heated debate among Chinese netizens.
Regarded as “a book for children aged 6 to 12 who are always scolded by their parents”， the cartoons, drawn by two 10yearold Beijing girls, list over 20 skills which children can use to deal with their mothers" anger such as crying, pretending to be ashamed, fleeing into the toilet and pleasing her afterwards.
Each skill is described with vivid pictures and humorous notes. The creativity of the young girls has amazed netizens, the Yangtse Evening Post reported on Thursday.
According to one of the girls" mothers, her daughter once received a poor mark in an exam, and the mother blamed her and compared her performance with another classmate. The daughter"s feelings led to her creating the cartoons.
The girl"s father, who first posted the pictures on his Sohu Microblog on Monday, said he hopes parents pay close attention to the pictures, allow children to feel free to develop their own characteristics and try not to criticize them so often.
The father said the cartoons aren"t finished yet; his daughter will continue with them when she has time.
“The cartoons, although an individual case, reflect a modern phenomenon and some of the problems within Chinese family education，” said Yu Qinfang, an expert on family education.
According to a survey of 104 children and their parents, Yu discovered that as many as 51.9 percent of primary school students hate being urged to do things by their mothers.
“Not giving children enough time and hurrying them to do things seems to be a very tiny detail within family life, but it is potentially a huge problem which can easily be ignored by parents. A mother"s blame may lead to negative feelings within her child"s heart，” Yu said. “Parents should learn to blame less and be more patient.”
小题1:What amazed Chinese netizens according to the text?| A．The girls" poor marks. | | B．The girls" skills against their mothers. | | C．The girls" creativity. | | D．The girls" tough attitude to their mothers. |
小题2:What do we know about the book?| A．It tells us how to control mothers" feelings. | | B．It includes a number of vivid pictures and humorous notes. | | C．It is intended for primary school teachers. | | D．It is finished by children aged 6 to 12. |
小题3:By posting the cartoons on his microblog, the father wanted to ________.| A．show off his daughter"s cleverness | | B．blame his daughter for drawing these cartoons | | C．encourage his daughter to make greater progress | | D．get other parents to draw a lesson from the cartoons |
小题4:According to a survey, Yu Qinfang found that primary school pupils ________.| A．dislike being forced to do things | | B．like drawing cartoons in class | | C．seldom do well in exams | | D．enjoy being compared with others |
小题5:We can conclude from the text that ________.| A．parents often ignore their children"s hobbies | | B．parents often speak highly of their children | | C．how to develop children"s gifts puzzles parents | | D．how to blame children needs parents" wisdom |
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小题1:What is stressed in the ad?| A．The coin is of high quality and worth collecting. | | B．The coin can be circulated as a currency. | | C．Limited supplies guarantee a stable price of the coin. | | D．Demand for the coin is bound to break records. |
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For many of us, a little time with our smartphones or iPads before sleep is the highlight of the night. But would you still think it is relaxing if you knew that it damages or destroys your sleep? Scientists say that"s exactly what it does.
In ancient times, when there were no lamps, telephones or smartphones, the sun was the main source of light. When the sun went down, our brains took that as a signal to start producing melatonin(褪黑素), a chemical that helps us sleep.
However, a healthy amount of melatonin can only be produced in complete darkness.Any light in your bedroom—even the one on the alarm clock or the charging indicator on your cellphone—could disturb the process, not to mention something as bright as smartphone and iPad screens. We tend to hold these much closer than a television or laptop, which allows them to shoot far more light straight into our eyes.
“This is particularly worrisome in populations such as young adults and adolescents, who already tend to be night_owls，” said researcher Brittany Wood at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.“Lack of sleep among teens is leading to depression, selfharm, low concentration and poor performance at school，” she added.
While all lights are the enemy of sleep, not all colors of light have the same effect. Our eyes are particularly sensitive to blue light, which is common during the day. Most of the light coming from electronic screens is blue light and it fools our brain into thinking it"s still daytime. By contrast, orange or red light has less influence on melatonin production, because our brains recognize it as a signal that the day is ending, according to The Telegraph.
Asking yourself to keep your hands off your smartphone before bedtime might seem unreasonable, but you should at least remember to dim the screen or hold it farther away from your eyes. You could also wear a pair of orange sunglasses that take away the harmful blue light.
小题1:According to the passage, we can know ________.| A．it"s a good habit to play with smartphones or iPads late into night | | B．scientists suggest we should avoid using smartphones or iPads | | C．darkness makes a great impact on the amount of melatonin | | D．the sun was the only source of light in ancient times |
小题2:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?| A．The darker it is, the more melatonin will be produced. | | B．The lighter it is, the more melatonin will be produced. | | C．The more melatonin you have, the worse you"ll sleep. | | D．The more electrical equipment you have, the more melatonin will be produced. |
小题3:The underlined part in Paragraph 4 refers to those ________.| A．who are young adults or adolescents | | B．who don"t perform well in school | | C．who are addicted to a television or laptop | | D．who are short of sleep at night and perform poorly in daily life |
小题4:In the writer"s opinion, which is a correct suggestion?| A．You should go to bed when the sun goes down. | | B．You should use an orange or red light electronic screen. | | C．You should wear a pair of blue sunglasses when sleeping. | | D．You should avoid blue light as possible as you can before bedtime. |
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A Leap(跳跃) to Honor
Leaping on a narrow balance beam(平衡木) is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13yearold gymnast, is an expert at it.
To perfect her skills, Lola ____ for four hours a day, five days a week. At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.
That"s especially impressive, ____ she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift(移动) constantly. She often sees double and can"t ____ how far away things are.
When she was little, her mom ____ that even though she couldn"t see ____， she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the ___ right away and gymnastics became her favorite.
Though learning gymnastics has been more ____ for her than for some of her teammates, she has never quit. She doesn"t let her ____ stop her from doing anything that she wants to.
She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest ____ is the balance beam. Because she has double vision, she often sees two beams. She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine. Sometimes she even closes her eyes. “You have to ____ your mind that it"ll take you where you want to go，” says Lola.
To be a toplevel gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most ____ for anyone because it"s four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn"t fall ____ the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10—her highest score yet.
Lola doesn"t want to be ____ differently from the other girls on her team. At competitions, the judges don"t know about her vision ____. She doesn"t tell them, because she doesn"t think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her ____ attitude.
Lola never thinks about ____. She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her ____ is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she"s learned to other kids ____ she grows up.
Lola is ____ of all her hard work and success. She says it"s helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics too. Her ____ for other is “just believe in yourself”．
| 小题1: | | A．runs | B．teaches | C．trains | D．dances |
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| 小题2: | | A．since | B．unless | C．after | D．though |
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| 小题3: | | A．tell | B．guess | C．assume | D．predict |
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| 小题4: | | A．suspected | B．remembered | C．imagined | D．noticed |
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| 小题5: | | A．deeply | B．well | C．ahead | D．closely |
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| 小题6: | | A．task | B．sport | C．event | D．show |
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| 小题7: | | A．boring | B．enjoyable | C．difficult | D．satisfactory |
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| 小题8: | | A．talent | B．quality | C．nature | D．condition |
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| 小题9: | | A．doubt | B．advantage | C．challenge | D．progress |
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| 小题10: | | A．examine | B．express | C．open | D．trust |
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| 小题11: | | A．fearful | B．harmful | C．unfair | D．inconvenient |
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| 小题13: | | A．greeted | B．treated | C．served | D．paid |
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| 小题14: | | A．pains | B．stresses | C．injuries | D．problems |
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| 小题15: | | A．positive | B．friendly | C．flexible | D．cautious |
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| 小题16: | | A．defending | B．quitting | C．winning | D．bargaining |
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| 小题17: | | A．standard | B．range | C．view | D．goal |
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| 小题18: | | A．until | B．as | C．when | D．before |
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| 小题19: | | A．proud | B．tired | C．ashamed | D．confident |
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| 小题20: | | A．plan | B．advice | C．reward | D．responsibility |
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Yu Bingbing is a 28yearold market research manager. When she is ____ her way to work each morning, she cannot help feeling ____ about whether she has locked the door of her apartment and ____ off the gas.
“I"m usually ____ with these feelings for the entire day，” Yu said. Working at an international pharmaceutical(制药的) firm, Yu looks older than she is and her heavily madeup face always has a(n) ____ look. “Since I have been ____ to a managerial position, I lose my temper with my parents and husband more frequently just because of some ____ things，” she said, adding that ____ wrinkles and acne(粉刺) on her face have irritated her even more, and even luxury cosmetics cannot ____ her.
“I have to work six days a week and don"t even have extra offtime when I"m sick，” she said. “I have to ____ myself to become a workaholic since the competition in my company is really ____ and I also have to pay a 5,000 yuan monthly mortgage, besides saving a certain amount of money for my ____ baby.”
Life is like riding on a ____ for Yu and many other members of China"s post80s generation, the first generation ____ after the ____ of the familyplanning policy and the group to benefit ____ from the country"s opening up policy and its booming economy.
Being the only child in their family, and without much to trouble them during their youth, most of them were taken good care of or even ____ by their parents and grandparents.
Having such a ____ carefree youth—when this generation reached ____ and had to ____ with soaring(猛增的) prices, the high cost of raising children and intense competition in the workplace—they suffered a rude awakening.
According to statistics, the population of China"s post80s generation is over 200 million. The media usually refers to them as “slaves” to property, credit cards, children and marriage.
| 小题2: | | A．unsure | B．doubtful | C．anxious | D．angry |
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| 小题4: | | A．wrestling | B．going | C．associating | D．keeping |
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| 小题5: | | A．worried | B．exhausted | C．sad | D．terrible |
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| 小题6: | | A．promoted | B．risen | C．put | D．occupied |
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| 小题7: | | A．unhappy | B．unimportant | C．bad | D．household |
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| 小题8: | | A．big | B．many | C．heavy | D．slight |
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| 小题9: | | A．help | B．decorate | C．benefit | D．beautify |
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| 小题10: | | A．make | B．push | C．pull | D．encourage |
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| 小题11: | | A．fierce | B．severe | C．strong | D．huge |
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| 小题12: | | A．planned | B．prepared | C．behaved | D．grown |
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| 小题13: | | A．bike | B．horse | C．rollercoaster | D．line |
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| 小题14: | | A．born | B．raised | C．started | D．suffered |
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| 小题15: | | A．practice | B．introduction | C．completion | D．influence |
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| 小题16: | | A．much | B．most | C．approximately | D．little |
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| 小题17: | | A．loved | B．protected | C．avoided | D．spoiled |
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| 小题18: | | A．likely | B．seriously | C．greatly | D．relatively |
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| 小题19: | | A．childhood | B．youth | C．adulthood | D．midlife |
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| 小题20: | | A．cope | B．meet | C．talk | D．share |
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