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1、镇成立由镇委书记孙广东任组长，镇委副书记、镇长任副组长，镇直相关部门主要领导为成员的意识形态工作领导小组，统筹协调全镇意识形态工作Module 5 The Conquest of the Universe A Lesson in a Lab (建议用时35分钟). 阅读理解AMy heart beat with that feeling, pumping it like blood to my body as my fingers flew across the piano keys. As the piece neared the end, I stood up to take my fin
2、al bow. For a second, the room was quiet. Yet, even in that one second, I had enough time to doubt whether I had done everything perfectly. Then, suddenly, the applause came. “Thank you. . . so much, ”I said, turning to Olga, my piano teacher for six years. “Youve been an amazing student all these y
3、ears, ”she said, “and I hope that whatever you do, you never stop practising. ”I leaned forward, promising I would always keep playing because I loved piano, and hugged her. It turned out to be that promises werent as meaningful as Id hoped for them to be. Right after quitting, I kept up my strict p
4、racticing schedule. Soon, it began slipping away from me. After all, the reason I had stopped taking lessons was that my schedule was busy with homework. Not long after, I stopped practising altogether. It was pleasing not to have to stress about piano anymore. But something was shifting inside of m
5、e. I was empty inside. One day I met Michelle, who had also taken piano lessons from Olga for quite a while. “So, are you still taking lessons from Olga? ”She asked. “Um, no, actually I just quit a while ago, ”I replied quickly. “Oh, thats a shame, ”she responded, “You used to be so goodI remember y
6、our performance a year ago; it was breathtaking. ”Two days after talking to Michelle, I subconsciously(潜意识地)sat down on the bench and started playing. I wasnt even trying to make the notes sound musically correct. . . I was simply doing what I should have been this entire time, playing, just to be p
7、laying. As the music spread, a familiar feeling rose inside me. 【文章大意】一年前作者成功地弹奏钢琴, 并向老师承诺会坚持练下去, 然而由于课业的繁重, 作者停止练习, 心里感觉很失落, 偶然地和钢琴老师现在的学生的相遇, 勾起了作者对钢琴的那种熟悉的感觉。1. According to the passage, the quiet room made the writer doubt_. A. whether she ended the music a little earlierB. whether she played th
8、e piano perfectlyC. whether she expressed her feeling in musicD. whether she was polite to make a bow【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第一段中的Yet, even in that one second, I had enough time to doubt whether I had done everything perfectly. 可知选B项。2. Why did the writer stop practising the piano? A. She was busy with her h
9、omework. B. She was satisfied with her performance. C. She thought Olga to be too strict with her. D. She lost interest in playing the piano. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第四段中的After all, the reason I had stopped taking lessons was that my schedule was busy with homework. 可知作者由于课业繁重停止练习钢琴。3. After stopping the pia
10、no, the writer felt_. A. she got rid of the pressure of lifeB. she seemed to have no purpose in lifeC. she had more time to do other activitiesD. she changed herself into another person【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第四段中的But something was shifting inside of me. I was empty inside. 可知作者心里一下子没有了寄托, 很空虚。4. Michelle se
11、emed to think_. A. the writer could become a famous pianistB. it was a pity for the writer to stop practisingC. the writer should be ashamed of her decisionD. the performance of the writer made her heart broken【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据文中两个人的对话Oh, thats a shame, ”she responded, “You used to be so goodI remembe
12、r your performance a year ago; it was breathtaking. ”可知Michelle为作者停止练钢琴感到惋惜。B(2017烟台模拟)After years of hearing drivers complain about scratches on their cars, Japans Nissan Motor Company has officially announced the next big thinga paint that not only resists scratches and scrapes, but actually repai
13、rs itself within a few days. The new material, developed by Nippon Paint Company, contains an elastic rubbery-like resin(弹性树脂)that is able to heal minor marks caused by car wash equipment, parking lot encounters, road debris(石头碎片)or even on-purpose destruction. The automaker admits its results vary
14、depending on the temperature and the depth of the damage, but adds this is the only paint like it in the world, and tests prove it works. Minor scratches, the most common type, are said to slowly fade over about a week. And once theyre gone, there is no trace that they were ever there. The special p
15、aint is said to last for at least three years after it is first applied, but there is no word yet on whether more can be added after that period. Nissan claims car washes are the worst offenders for this type of damage, accounting for at least 80 percent of all incidents. But the complete auto-heali
16、ng wont come without scratching your wallet. The vehicle maker notes the special paint adds about $100 US to the price of a car. It plans to use its new chemical mixture only on its X-Trail SUVs in Japan for now, as it looks for a more widespread presentation. And while plans to offer the feature overseas havent been made yet, if its a hit there, you can be
