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1、（1） _ rainforestsDefinition an area covered by tall trees; the total high rainfall spreading equally through the year; the temperature always （2） _ above l6.（3） _ （4） _ heat from the sun; adjust the climate influence wind and rainfall patterns （5） _ valueHuman （6）_（7） _search for: land for crops; wo

2、od for paper and other products; land for raising farm animals.（8） _ affect the environment （e.g. （9） _ much carbon dioxide）; suffer rather than benefit.Reasons use the land only for one or two years when cutting down trees; provide the worlds wood supply in the （10） _ run, but in fact reduce it.Nin

3、ghai Foreign Language School 任务型阅读冲刺篇2 New archaeological discoveries suggest that trade between Europe and Asia along the Silk Road probably began in some form many centuries earlier than once thought. The findings, coupled with a widening range of scientific and historical research, could add a fa

4、scinating new page to the epic of the Silk Road. The latest and most surprising discovery is pieces of silk found in the hair of an Egyptian mummy from about 1 000 BC, long before regular traffic on the Silk Road and at least one thousand years before silk was previously thought to be used in Egypt.

5、 Other research may extend human activity along this route back even further, perhaps a million years to the migration of human ancestors into eastern Asia. The official origin of East-West commerce along the road is usually placed in the late 2nd century BC when an agent of the Chinese Emperor Wu-d

6、i returned from a dangerous secret mission （使命） across the desert into the remote high country of Central Asia. The agent, Zhang Qian, travelled as far as Afghanistan and brought back knowledge of even more distant lands such as Persia, Syria and a place known as Lijien, perhaps Rome. Historians hav

7、e called this one of the most important journeys in ancient times. His journey opened the way for what have been thought to be the first indirect contacts between the ancient worlds two superpowers, China and Rome. Chinese silk, first traded to central Asian tribes for war horses and to the Parthian

8、s of old Persia in exchange for acrobats and ostrich eggs, was soon finding its way through a network of merchants to the luxury markets of Rome.But the new discoveries show that Chinese silk was apparently present in the West long before the Han emperor started organized trade over the Silk Road. T

9、he research could change thinking about the early history of world trade and provide insights into the mystery of just how and when Europe and the Mediterranean lands first became aware of the glorious culture at the other end of Eurasia.（340 words）Paragraph outlineSupporting detailsIntroductionNew

10、proofs has （1） _ the start of trade along the Silk Road.The latest discoveryThe silk thread found in the hair of an Egyptian mummy, which may extend （2） _ between the East and West.Zhang Qians missionThe accepted official （3） _ of East-West commerce along the Silk Road.（4） _opened the way for the fi

11、rst （5） _ contacts between the two ancient superpowers, China and Rome.made Chinese silk （6） _ to central Asia and Persia, and afterwards （7） _ the luxury markets of Rome. Show the （9） _ of Chinese silk in the West long before the Han dynasty; Change the thought of the early history of world trade;

12、Help find out the facts of the Chinese culture known （10） _ the ancient West.Ninghai Foreign Language School 任务型阅读冲刺篇3Harnessing Your Creative Powers: Think Like a GeniusAccording to author Michael Michalko, “Even if youre not a genius, you can use the same strategies as Aristotle and Einstein to us

13、e the power of your creative mind and better manage your future.”In The Futurist article “Thinking like a genius: Eight strategies used by the supercreative, from Aristotle and Leonardo to Einstein and Edison”, he explains that geniuses think productively, not reproductively.“When confronted with a

14、problem, they ask How many different ways can I look at it?. and How many different ways can I solve it? instead of What have I been taught by someone else on how to solve this? They tend to come up with many different responses, some of which are unconventional （不寻常的） and possibly unique.”Michalko

15、notes, “Geniuses prepare themselves for chance. Whenever we attempt to do something and fail, we end up doing something else. That is the first principle of creative accident. We may ask ourselves why we have failed to do what we intended, which is a reasonable question. But the creative accident pr

16、ovokes （引起） a different question: What have we done? Answering that question in a novel （新奇的）, unexpected way is the essential creative act. It is not luck, but creative insight of the highest order.”And “Geniuses produce. A distinguishing characteristic of genius is immense productivity. Thomas Edi

17、son held 1,093 patents, still the record. He guaranteed productivity by giving himself and his assistants idea quotas. His own personal quota was one minor invention every 10 days and a major invention every six months. Bach wrote a cantata （短篇乐章） every week, even when he was sick or exhausted. T.S.

18、 Eliots numerous drafts of The Waste Land constitute a jumble of good and bad passages that eventually was turned into a masterpiece.” （296 words）TitleUsing your （1） _ powers: Think like a geniusMain pointUse the power of your creative mind and better manage your futureHow geniuses keep their （2）_Th

19、ink （3） _ , not reproductively:They tend to （4） _ out many different responses to a problem;They get （5） _ for creative chance, thinking about their （6） _ in a different way.（7） _ of geniuses producingThomas EdisonGiving himself and his assistants idea （8） _（9） _Writing a cantata every weekT. S. Eli

20、otMaking many （10） _ of one workNinghai Foreign Language School 任务型阅读冲刺篇4Word Pictures Ignite （点燃） Readers ImaginationsWhen your writing assignment calls for you to set a scene or establish a mood, says Bruce Garrison in Professional Feature Writing, “your goal may include making the reader see, fee

21、l, and touch the subject of your writing. You want to create mental images of the person, the place, the scenery. You want to present the opportunity for the reader to use his or her mental senses that is, to imagine the smell, sound, feel, the emotion, the physical appearance, and even the taste of

22、 the subject.”Garrison goes on to explain:This is what descriptive and color writing is all about. This type of writing requires great concentration and highly tuned observational skills on your part. An alert （灵活的; 机警的） writer will notice the colors, odors, the noise, and other elements of a settin

23、g and put the reader in the middle of the action by describing these in depth. You accomplish this by using precise adjectives and adverbs, as well as exact nouns and verbs to convey that right image. Writers achieve descriptive effects in their articles in a variety of ways with a wide range of wri

24、ting tools. Some like to focus on their observations and use adjectives, and lots of them, throughout their writing. Others work hard to find the right nouns （for example, dirge instead of song）. This requires a superior command of the English language. Using a broad vocabulary is not enough.This ty

25、pe of writing also requires timing you must be able to determine when to go heavily into description and when to back away from the temptation. Some like to let the story be told by the well-chosen words of others in direct quotations.The primary rule is simple. When you think description helps a st

26、ory, make certain what you are writing about is distinctive. The description and color should have a purpose. If you can find unique characteristics instead of the ordinary, then the additional color, or atmosphere, you add to a story through detailed descriptive writing usually works. Certainly, the way you write also makes a difference. Choosing words and putting them together also affects the impact descr