War Horse author Michael Morpurgo is being interviewed:
Reporter:How did War Horse become so successful?
Michael:War Horse was published in 1982,and it did not sell very well.But my publishers kept it in print,along with all my books.I am very grateful to Egmont and I’m sure now they are very grateful to themselves.
The book was discovered 21 years later,by accident.I was on Desert Island Discs on Radio 4 in 2003 when my work was becoming better known.One of the listeners was the mother of a director called Tom Morris,and after reading War Horse herself she told her son to read it.Two years later the play came out,and it was a huge hit that went to the West End,Broadway and now Canada and Australia,then a nationwide American tour in June this year.
In 2009 kathy kennedy,the producer who worked with Steven Spielberg,walked into the New London Theatre to see the play because her daughter liked it very much.She then phoned Spielberg and told him this would be his next film!The way it all happened is better than any of my stories.War Horse has now sold over 1 million copies.
Reporter:Has War Horse changed your life?
Michael:It has made all the difference in the world.The most important gift it has given us is not to have to worry about money,because there has always been a slight anxiety.It has allowed us to ensure our grandchildren’s education.There is a disadvantage to it as well,which is an assumption that I am super rich.I’m not,actually.It is very nice and completely unexpected but I have got to go on writing.If I were younger,I think,it would go to my head.Now I am too old for anything to go to my head.It is not the same as winning the lottery(彩票)。Why are Michael’s publishers grateful to themselves too?
| A．Because they never stopped printing it and it finally proved successful. |
| B．Because they earned a lot thanks to books of high quality they printed. |
| C．Because they have the ability to enlarge their company. |
| D．Because they have the potential to film the story. |
War Horse got the first huge success thanks to____.
| A．Steven Spielberg and his daughter |
| B．Tom Morris and his listeners |
| C．Kathy Kennedy’s daughter |
| D．Tom Morris’ mother |
Why did Kathy Kennedy watch the play of War Horse?
| A．Because she knew that the film was very popular. |
| B．Because her daughter was mad on the play. |
| C．Because her friend,Steven Spielberg,advised her to see it. |
| D．Because she was looking for a story with an animal in her mind. |
What change made Michael feel most valuable because of War Horse?
| A．He could stay at home looking after his grandchildren. |
| B．He can make friends with famous film directors. |
| C．He needn’t worry about his financial problems. |
| D．He needn’t spend time writing another book. |
What is the attitude of Michael to his great success?
| A．Calm. | B．Unbelievable. | C．Confused | D．Excited. |
Sometimes it's hard to let go．For many British people，that can apply to institutions and objects that represent their country's past﹣age﹣old castles，splendid homes…and red phone boxes．
Beaten first by the march of technology and lately by the terrible weather in junkyards（废品场），the phone boxes representative of an age are now making something of a comeback．Adapted in imaginative ways，many have reappeared on city streets and village greens housing tiny cafes，cellphone repair shops or even defibrillator machines（除颤器）．
The original iron boxes with the round roofs first appeared in 1926．They were designed by Giles Gilbert Scott，the architect of the Battersea Power Station in London．After becoming an important part of many British streets，the phone boxes began disappearing in the 1980s，with the rise of the mobile phone sending most of them away to the junkyards．
About that time，Tony Inglis' engineering and transport company got the job to remove phone boxes from the streets and sell them out．But Inglis ended up buying hundreds of them himself，with the idea of repairing and selling them．He said that he had heard the calls to preserve the boxes and had seen how some of them were listed as historic buildings．
As Inglis and，later other businessmen，got to work，repurposed phone boxes began reappearing in cities and villages as people found new uses for them．Today，they are once again a familiar sight，playing roles that are often just as important for the community as their original purpose．
In rural areas，where ambulances can take a relatively long time to arrive，the phone boxes have taken on a lifesaving role．Local organizations can adopt them for l pound，and install defibrillators to help in emergencies．
Others also looked at the phone boxes and saw business opportunities．LoveFone，a company that advocates repairing cellphones rather than abandoning them，opened a mini workshop in a London phone box in 2016．
The tiny shops made economic sense，according to Robert Kerr，a founder of LoveFone．He said that one of the boxes generated around ﹩13，500 in revenue a month and cost only about ﹩400 to rent．
Inglis said phone boxes called to mind an age when things were built to last．"I like what they are to people，and I enjoy bringing things back，" he said．
（1）The phone boxes are making a comeback ．
| A． |
to form a beautiful sight of the city |
| B． |
to improve telecommunications services |
| C． |
to remind people of a historical period |
| D． |
to meet the requirement of green economy |
（2）Why did the phone boxes begin to go out of service in the 1980s？
| A． |
They were not well﹣designed． |
| B． |
They provided bad services． |
| C． |
They had too short a history． |
| D． |
They lost to new technologies． |
（3）The phone boxes are becoming popular mainly because of ．
| A． |
their new appearance and lower prices |
| B． |
the push of the local organizations |
| C． |
their changed roles and functions |
| D． |
the big funding of the businessmen |
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Some important dates in China's fighting Covid﹣19 before May 7，202 |
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Jan 20，2020～ Feb 20，2020 |
Jan 23：Wuhan declared temporary outbound （向外的） traffic restrictions． Jan 24：National medical teams began to be sent to Hubei and wuhan． Jan 27：The Central Steering （指导） Group arrived in Wuhan． Feb 18：The daily number of newly cured and discharged （出院） patients exceeded that of the newly confirmed cases． |
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Feb 21，2020～ Mar 17，2020 |
Feb 21：Most provinces and equivalent administrative units started to lower their public health emergency response level． Feb 24：The WHO﹣China Joint Mission on Covid﹣19 held a press conference in Beijing． Mar 11﹣17：The epidemic（流行病） peak had passed in China as a whole． |
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Mar 18，2020 ～Apr 28，2020 |
Apr1：Chinese customs began NAT （核酸检测） on inbound arrivals at all points of entry． Apr 8：Wuhan lifted outbound traffic restrictions． Apr 26：The last Covid﹣19 patient in Wuhan was discharged from hospital． |
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Apr 29，2020～ May 7，2020 |
Apr 30：The public health emergency response was lowered to Level 2 in the Beijing﹣Tianjin﹣Hebei region． May 7：The State Council released Guidelines on Conducting Covid﹣19 Prevention and Control on an Ongoing Basis． |
（1）What happened between January 20 and February 20？
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The Central Steering Group arrived in Wuhan． |
| B． |
The WHO﹣China Joint Mission on Covid﹣19 held a press conference． |
| C． |
The last Covid﹣19 patient in Wuhan was discharged from hospital． |
| D． |
Beijing lowered its emergency response level． |
（2）From which date were private cars allowed to go out of Wuhan？
| A． |
January 23． |
| B． |
March 11． |
| C． |
April 8． |
| D． |
May 7． |
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文.
The Meredith family lived in a small community.As the economy was in decline，some people in the town had lost their jobs.Many of their families were struggling to make ends meet.People were trying to help each other meet the challenges.
Mrs. Meredith was a most kind and thoughtful woman.She spent a great deal of time visiting the poor.She knew they had problems，and they needed all kinds of help.When she had time，she would bring food and medicine to them.
One morning she told her children about a family she had visited the day before.There was a man sick in bed，his wife，who took care of him and could not go out to work，and their little boy.The little boy ﹣ his name was Bernard ﹣ had interested her very much.
"I wish you could see him，" she said to her own children，John，Harry，and Clara."He is such a help to his mother.He wants very much to earn some money，but I don't see what he can do."
After their mother left the room，the children sat thinking about Bernard."I wish we could help him to earn money，" said Clara. "His family is suffering so much."
"So do I，" said Harry."We really should do something to assist them."
For some moments，John said nothing，but，suddenly，he sprang to his feet and cried，"I have a great idea! I have a solution that we can all help accomplish（完成）."
The other children also jumped up all attention.When John had an idea，it was sure to be a good one."I tell you what we can do，" said John."You know that big box of corn Uncle John sent us？Well，we can make popcorn（爆米花），and put it into paper bags，and Bernard can take it around to the houses and sell it."
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答.
When Mrs.Meredith heard of John's idea，she thought it was a good one，too.__________
With everything ready，Bernard started out on his new business.__________
Rainforests are home to a rich variety of medicinal plants， food， birds and animals. Can you believe that a single bush （灌木丛） in the Amazon may have more species of ants than the whole of Britain! About 480 varieties of trees may be found in just one hectare of rainforest.
Rainforests are the lungs of the planet ﹣ storing vast quantities of carbon dioxide and producing a significant amount of the world's oxygen. Rainforests have their own perfect system for ensuring their own survival；the tall trees make a canopy（树冠层） of branches and leaves which protect themselves， smaller plants， and the forest animals from heavy rain，intense dry heat from the sun and strong winds.
Amazingly， the trees grow in such a way that their leaves and branches， although close together， never actually touch those of another tree. Scientists think this is the plants' way to prevent the spread of any tree diseases and make life more difficult for leaf﹣eating insects like caterpillars. To survive in the forest， animals must climb， jump or fly across the gaps. The ground floor of the forest is not all tangled leaves and bushes， like in films， but is actually fairly clear. It is where dead leaves turn into food for the trees and other forest life.
They are not called rainforests for nothing! Rainforests can generate 75% of their own rain. At least 80 inches of rain a year is normal ﹣ and in some areas there may be as much as 430 inches of rain annually. This is real rain ﹣ your umbrella may protect you in a shower， but it won't keep you dry if there is a full rainstorm. In just two hours， streams can rise ten to twenty feet. The humidity（湿气）of large rainforests contributes to the formation of rainclouds that may travel to other countries in need of rain.
（1）What can we learn about rainforests from the first paragraph？
| A． |
They produce oxygen. |
| B． |
They cover a vast area. |
| C． |
They are well managed. |
| D． |
They are rich in wildlife. |
（2）Which of the following contributes most to the survival of rainforests？
| A． |
Heavy rains. |
| B． |
Big trees. |
| C． |
Small plants. |
| D． |
Forest animals. |
（3）Why do the leaves and branches of different trees avoid touching each other？
| A． |
For more sunlight. |
| B． |
For more growing space. |
| C． |
For self﹣protection. |
| D． |
For the detection of insects. |
（4）What can be a suitable title for the text？
| A． |
Life﹣Giving Rainforests |
| B． |
The Law of the Jungle |
| C． |
Animals in the Amazon |
| D． |
Weather in Rainforests |
In May 1987 the Golden Gate Bridge had a 50th birthday party. The bridge was closed to motor traffic so people could enjoy a walk across it. Organizers expected perhaps 50，000 people to show up. Instead， as many as 800，000 crowded the roads to the bridge. By the time 250，000 were on the bridge， engineers noticed something terrible： the roadway was flattening under what turned out to be the heaviest load it had ever been asked to carry. Worse， it was beginning to sway（晃动）. The authorities closed access to the bridge and tens of thousands of people made their way back to land. A disaster was avoided.
The story is one of scores in To Forgive Design： Understanding Failure， a book that is at once a love letter to engineering and a paean （赞歌） to its breakdowns. Its author， Dr. Henry Petroski， has long been writing about disasters. In this book， he includes the loss of the space shuttles （航天飞机） Challenger and Columbia， and the sinking of the Titanic.
Though he acknowledges that engineering works can fail because the person who thought them up or engineered them simply got things wrong， in this book Dr. Petroski widens his view to consider the larger context in which such failures occur. Sometimes devices fail because a good design is constructed with low quality materials incompetently applied. Or perhaps a design works so well it is adopted elsewhere again and again， with seemingly harmless improvements， until， suddenly， it does not work at all anymore.
Readers will encounter not only stories they have heard before， but some new stories and a moving discussion of the responsibility of the engineer to the public and the ways young engineers can be helped to grasp them.
"Success is success but that is all that it is，" Dr. Petroski writes. It is failure that brings improvement.
（1）What happened to the Golden Gate Bridge on its 50th birthday？
| A． |
It carried more weight than it could. |
| B． |
It swayed violently in a strong wind. |
| C． |
Its roadway was damaged by vehicles. |
| D． |
Its access was blocked by many people. |
（2）Which of the following is Dr. Petroski's idea according to paragraph 3？
| A． |
No design is well received everywhere. |
| B． |
Construction is more important than design. |
| C． |
Not all disasters are caused by engineering design. |
| D． |
Improvements on engineering works are necessary. |
（3）What does the last paragraph suggest？
| A． |
Failure can lead to progress. |
| B． |
Success results in overconfidence. |
| C． |
Failure should be avoided. |
| D． |
Success comes from joint efforts. |
（4）What is the text？
| A． |
A news report. |
| B． |
A short story. |
| C． |
A book review. |
| D． |
A research article. |