The majority of the world's most powerful and influential positions remain in men's hands. But the imbalance is gradually tilting — and it shows. In 2015, some of the biggest news and successes resulted from the actions of women. Here are the new faces who inspired, defied, guided or moved the world.
Loretta Lynch
Traditionally, the top U.S. law-enforcement official is not well-known outside of the United States, but Attorney General Loretta Lynch not only made headlines around the world, she also brought a particular kind of change that billions of people had longed for but thought was out of reach.
Lynch surprised the world by taking on the entrenched(根深蒂固), corrupt officials of FIFA, the governing body of the world's most popular sport, soccer. She had the bravery to do what nobody else had dared. FIFA officials, she declared, had engaged in "rampant(猛烈的), systematic and deep-rooted" corruption, and it was time to "bring wrongdoers to justice."
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
When the Ebola epidemic(蔓延) took on alarming proportions in West Africa, it was tough for Liberia, one of the centers of the crisis.
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the leader of Liberia, pleaded for international help. One reason the world responded is that the unbeatable President has international moral stature. She played a key role in guiding her country after cruel civil wars and received the Nobel Peace Prize for her effort.
Johnson Sirleaf not only helped bring an end to the epidemic, she did something just as remarkable: She revealed her emotions and admitted her faults. When it was all over she said she had been afraid, and conceded(承认) she had made big mistakes as a result of her fear. Then she showed gratitude. Instead of collecting honors, she thanked all the people and countries who made victory against Ebola possible.
Aung San Suu Kyi
The symbolic Burmese leader, also a Nobel Peace Prize winner, put the skeptics and the cynics(愤世嫉俗) to shame. To those who said nonviolent resistance could not defeat a vicious armed opponent, she seemed to say "just watch."
Following the footsteps of Mahatma Gandhi and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., she endured a long struggle against the pitiless military rulers of Myanmar. She gained international support for economic approval that helped persuade the generals to loosen their control, leading to elections in 2015 and an overwhelming victory for her National League for Democracy. She remains a global symbol of peaceful resistance.
Tu Youyou
It's a tough challenge to find a single human being who may be responsible for saving as many lives. The Chinese pharmacologist Tu Youyou, one of three winners of this year's Nobel Prize for Medicine, took a different route in attacking one of the world's biggest killers, malaria.
Research into ancient Chinese texts led her to discover the compounds that help prevent a disease that still kills about half a million people every year, transmitted by mosquitoes in water-logged jungles. The discovery has resulted in medication that has saved millions of lives.
1.The main purpose of the passage is to ________.
A. tell us that men's status in the world was becoming less important in 2015
B. show readers the importance of several great women who were powerful in 2015
C. analyze the reasons why some great women became the 2015 biggest news
D. introduce several great women and their achievements in 2015
2.Among the women mentioned above, who did not win the Nobel Prize?
A. Aung San Suu KyiB. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
C. Loretta Lynch.D. Tu Youyou
3.Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was regarded as remarkable for the following EXCEPT ________.
A. that she contributed a lot to preventing the epidemic from spreading
B. that she appealed for international help in fighting against Ebola
C. that she bravely acknowledged her fear and her mistakes
D. that she expressed her gratitude to those who fought Ebola together
4.It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A. some great women's successes are shaking the men's control of the world
B. thanks to Tu Youyou's discovery, the patients attacked by malaria will undoubtedly be saved
C. Aung San Suu Kyi won the victory with the guidance of Gandhi and Martin Luther King.
D. many people have dealt with the corruption of FIFA, but failed
假定你是李华。你的美国朋友彼得来信，表示想来中国旅游，询问你是否有时间接待。请给他回信，要点如下：
1.来信已悉，欢迎来华；
2.航班信息，以便接机；
3.住宿地点，旅行计划。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Peter,
I'm so glad to hear from you, knowing that you are visiting China.
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Yours
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(Λ)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：
1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
When I first learned to write in English, I run into many difficulties. The main problem was in that I always thought in Chinese and tried to translate everything into Chinese. My teacher advised me to keep diaries. I followed her advices. Happily it worked. Soon I began to enjoy talk to myself on paper as I was learning to express me in simple English. One day I wrote a short story and showed to my teacher. She liked it very much that she read it to the class. Everyone said the story was the good one. I was great encouraged by their words.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Mr. Johnson lived in the woods with his wife and children. He owned __1. __farm，which looked almost abandoned.__ 2. __(lucky)，he also had a cow which produced milk every day. He sold or exchanged some of the milk in the towns nearby _3._other food and made cheese and butter for the family with what _4.__(leave)．The cow was their only means of support，in fact. One day，the cow was eating grass _5.__it began to rain heavily. While making great efforts to run away，she _6._(fall) over the hill and died. Then the Johnsons had to make a living _7.__the cow. In order to support his family，Mr. Johnson began to plant herbs and vegetables. Since the plants took a while to grow，he started cutting down trees __8.__(sell) the wood. Thinking about his children's clothes，he started growing cotton too. When harvest came around，he was already selling herbs，vegetables and cotton in the market __9._people from the towns met regularly. Now it occurred to _10.__that his farm had much potential and that the death of the cow was a bit of luck.
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I moved into an empty dormitory for the first time two years ago, I was certain of a few things. Firstly, I realized that I didn’t ________ anybody at the school. Secondly, I knew that I wanted to work hard at my lessons and ________ something useful. And thirdly, I wanted to have a good time with new classmates, without my parents around.
The first ________ frightened me in the beginning. But that ________ quickly disappeared. It was the other two goals ________ ended up being my difficulties.
I knew that it was ________ to devote enough time to class and to social efforts. But I wanted to ________ in both. I knew this would be a ________, but I didn’t realize how much until classes began.
I got on well with the other girls who lived in my dorm. ________, instead of finishing my homework ________ it was due, I went upstairs and had ice cream with my neighbor. I always finished it the next day between classes.
I knew ________ wasn’t very good and the grade I ________ showed my lack of effort. I was ________ that I needed to find some sort of balance.
So I created a schedule that would ________ my time up between going to class, doing homework, and relaxing. It seemed like a good idea, ________ I was only able to ________ it for a few days. A schedule like that was too much pressure.
So I tried another ________. Each week I made a list of everything I had to get done during that week. Then, under the list of things I had to get done, I ________ a list of things I could do if I had time.
This is the method I have used since then. I’m glad that I’ve learned to ________ things and it has ________ prepare me for what is to come after graduation.
1.A. knowB. recognizeC. realizeD. like
2.A. understandB. learnC. tryD. tell
3.A. teacherB. dayC. classD. realization
4.A. happinessB. excitementC. fearD. desire
5.A. whichB. whatC. thatD. who
6.A. hardB. easyC. interestingD. nice
7.A. winB. succeedC. getD. wish
8.A. chanceB. jobC. challengeD. time
9.A. OftenB. SeldomC. UnluckilyD. Fortunately
10.A. becauseB. whenC. afterD. before
11.A. itB. oneC. theseD. I
12.A. demandedB. tookC. acceptedD. received
13.A. asleepB. awakeC. ashamedD. aware
14.A. fixB. divideC. putD. build
15.A. soB. andC. butD. however
16.A. useB. keepC. followD. make
17.A. planB. energyC. pressureD. effort
18.A. madeB. foundC. pickedD. brought
19.A. doB. controlC. balanceD. hold
20.A. hadB. helpedC. letD. forced
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Muzak
The next time you go into a bank, a store, or a supermarket, stop and listen. What do you hear? ____1. It’s similar to the music you listen to, but it’s not exactly the same. That’s because this music was especially designed to relax you, or to give you extra energy. Sometimes you don’t even realize the music is playing, but you react to the music anyway.
Quiet background music used to be called “elevator (电梯) music” because we often heard it in elevators. But lately we hear it in more and more places, and it has an new name “Muzak”. About one-third of the people in America listen to “Muzak” every day. The music plays for 15 minutes at a time, with short pauses in between. It is always more lively between ten and eleven in the morning, and between three and four in the afternoon, when people are more tired. 2.
If you listen to Muzak carefully, you will probably recognize the names of many of the songs. Some musicians or songwriters don’t want their songs to be used as Muzak, but others are happy when their songs are chosen. Why? 3.
Music is often played in public places because it is designed to make people feel less lonely when they are in an airport or a hotel. It has been proven that Muzak does what it is designed to do. Tired office workers suddenly have more energy when they hear the pleasant sound of Muzak in the background. __4. Supermarket shoppers buy 38 percent more groceries.
5. They say it’s boring to hear the same songs all the time. But other people enjoy hearing Muzak in public places. They say it helps them relax and feel calm. One way or another, Muzak affects everyone. Some farmers even say their cows give more milk when they hear Muzak!
A．Some people don’t like Muzak.
B．The music gives them extra energy.
C．Music is playing in the background.
D．Factory workers produce 13 percent more.
E. Muzak tends to help people understand music better
F. They get as much as $4 million a year if their songs are used.
G. Muzak is played in most of the big supermarkets in the world.
