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Terrific New Technologies •A fashionable smart speaker The new Amazon Echo smart speaker has the same popular feature as the original--an always listening voice assistant ready to play music and news, set timers, and use third-party apps. Only now it's actually stylish.The $120 speaker comes in different finishes, including fabric and wood. •A helping hand for parents 10 Suzy Snooze helps babies and kids sleep so parents can catch up on their own sleep. It's a sound machine and a nightlight. It connects with an app over wi-fi and turns into an audio monitor. If a kid cries at midnight, it'll detect the sound and try to calm him back to sleep. It can also let early risers know when it's OK to get out of bed. Made by Bleep Bleeps, the $249"smart nightlight"has an adorable little face. •Safety for ding dongs Doorbells used to just ring, ding, and dong. But thanks to modern technology, doorbells can now double as Internet-connected- surveillance(监视) devices.Rings $249 Video Doorbell Pro can record HD video of your front steps, even at night. It includes motion sensors and two-way audio, so you can yell "get off my lawn" from anywhere. You can also use the app to see what's going on in front of your house while you're at work or in the backyard. •The must-have kitchen gadget The Instant Pot makes food fast in one pot. The surprise kitchen hit is a combination of pressure cooker, rice cooker, slow cooker and even yogurt maker. It has sensors and settings to make cooking as safe as possible. Starting at $80, an Instant Pot can make dishes in less time than it typically takes to cook them. 【1】What can Suzy Snooze do for parents? A. Provide sunlight. B. Play with babies. C. Comfort crying babies. D. Remind parents to wake up kids. 【2】What is the advantage of the Video Doorbell Pro compared with traditional doorbells? A. It can play HD videos. B. It can make a sound of ding-dong. C. It can communicate with the users. D. It can take on the work of a monitor. 【3】Who are most probably interested in the Instant Pot? A. Those who love fast food. B. Those who enjoy cooking. C. Those who are busy working. D. Those who like going camping. |
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This year marks the 170th anniversary of Paul Gauguin’s birth. He lived for just 54 years but he packed his brief life with activity. The French painter spent his early childhood in Peru before returning to France. As an adult, he continued to travel a lot. Most famously, he spent much of the last decade of his life in Tahiti, an island in southern Pacific Ocean. Indeed, Gauguin is best known for his colorful paintings of Tahitians and their culture. The restlessness of this great painter has been normal among modern artists since the middle of the 19th century. They’re never satisfied for long with a certain style or way of life. Once something becomes conventional, it’s turned down. The artistic culture that Gauguin developed from was that of Impressionism (印象派). Painters like Claude Monet had wanted to paint how they saw the world, not how their teachers taught them it should be seen. Gauguin, and similar artists like his friend Vincent van Gogh, moved even further away from “respectable” art than the Impressionists. For them, it was not simply a matter of seeing the world differently, but feeling and thinking about it differently, too. Gauguin saw, felt and thought differently from most members of European society. He thought that European culture was too fancy and not spontaneous. This is why he turned to the traditions of other parts of the world, like Africa, and, eventually, Tahiti. Artists like Gauguin used the word “primitive” for these cultures, but not as a negative term. For him, Europe, in becoming modem, industrial and scientific, seemed less natural than other parts of the world. In truth, Gauguin’s paintings may be unconventional but they are certainly not “primitive”. They are the work of a painter with great awareness of what he was doing. It was this awareness that made him such an important painter for those that came after, in the 20th century. When we look closely at the works of Gauguin we begin to understand Pablo Picasso, and especially Henri Matisse, a little better. 【1】What can we infer about Gauguin’s life? A. He had an unhappy childhood. B. He lived most of his life in Peru. C. He enjoyed painting in Tahiti. D. He preferred a traditional life style. 【2】What’s the main purpose of Paragraph 4? A. To explain why Gauguin’s works were popular. B. To point out where Gauguin’s inspiration came from. C. To show Gauguin’s different understanding of painting. D. To compare Gauguin’s painting style with Vincent van Gogh’s. 【3】Which of the following best explains “spontaneous” underlined in Paragraph 5? A. Natural. B. Modern. C. Industrial. D. Scientific. 【4】The author mentions Picasso and Matisse in the last paragraph to show ________. A. their styles are different from Gauguin’s B. great artists share many similarities C. they are as important as Gauguin D. Gauguin’s influence on their works |
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Although toys' packaging says it's' educational , it doesn't make it so. That's the finding from a new study in JAMA Pediatrics that found some toys being marketed as language promoters got in the way of learning. Research shows that for kids to understand, speak and eventually read or write a language, they need to hear it -- lots of it. And it's' never too early for parents and to caregivers to get talking. That explains the booming industry in talking electronic toys that claim to help kids learn language. Professor Anna Sosa, of Northern Arizona University, led the study and says she gave families three different kinds of toys to play with: books, traditional toys like humble blocks and a shape sorter, and electronic toys. Sosa says she picked those toys because they are advertised in their packaging as language-promoters for babies between the ages of 10 and 16 months. "We had a talking on farm-animal names and things," Sosa says of the electronic toys. "We had a baby cell phone. And we had a baby laptop. So you open the cover and start pushing buttons, and it tells you things. The parent-child couples were asked to play separately with each type of toy over the course of three days." "When there's something else that's doing some talking, the parents seem to be sitting on the sidelines and letting the toy talk for them and respond for them, "Sosa says. "That's bad because the best way a toy can promote language in infants and toddlers is by stimulating interaction between parent and child. There's simply no evidence that a young child can learn language directly from a toy. It isn't responsive enough. It isn't social." As for the other toys, traditional blocks and puzzles stimulated more conversation than the electronic toys, and books outscored them all. But don't underestimate the humble block. While traditional toys fell short of books in interaction quantity, Sosa notes, they kept pace in terms of quality. 【1】What is the finding of the research led by Professor Anna Sosa? A. Toy industry is facing new challenge in marketing. B. Kids should be taught to learn with toys as early as possible. C. People might be misled by the statements of some toy makers. D. Parents need to be cautious when choosing toys for their kids. 【2】According to the passage, why are talking electronic toys so popular? A. Because they represent the latest creations. B. Because they arouse the interest learning. C. Because they are used as an educational tool. D. Because they are easy for the kids to control. 【3】We can infer from the passage that it is necessary for the parents ______________. A. to share their experiences of reading with their kids B. to spare more time to stay with their kids at home C. to encourage their kids to attend social activities D. to get involved in the conversations on with their kids 【4】What is the author's attitude to electronic toys as language promoters? A. Critical. B. Doubtful. C. Supportive. D. Objective. |
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You can relax if remembering everything isn't your strong suit. Recent research makes the case that being forgetful can be a strength—in fact, selective memory can even be a sign of stronger intelligence. Traditional research on memory has focused on the advantages of remembering everything. But looking through years of recent memory data, researchers found that the neurobiology of forgetting can be just as important to our decision-making as what our minds choose to remember. Making intelligent decisions doesn't mean you need to have all the information at hand. It just means you need to hold onto the most valuable information. And that means clearing up space in your memory palace for the most up-to-date information on clients and situations. Our brains do this by creating new neurons(神经元）in our hippocampus, which have the power to overwrite(重写)existing memories that are influencing our decision-making. If you want to increase the number of new neurons in our brain ’ s learning region，try exercising. Some aerobic exercise like jogging, power walking and swimming has been found to increase the number of neurons making important connections in our brains. When we forget the names of certain clients or details about old jobs，the brain is making a choice that these details don't matter. Although too much forgetfulness can be a cause for concern，the occasional lost detail can be a sign of a perfectly healthy memory system. The researchers found that our brains facilitate decision-making by stopping us from focusing too much on unimportant past details. Instead，the brain helps us remember the most important part of a conversation. We can get blamed for being absent-minded when we forget past events in perfect detail. These findings show us that total recall(记忆）can be overvalued. Our brains are working smarter when they aim to remember the right stories, not every story. 【1】How can we help our brains produce more neurons? ' A. By having deep sleep frequently. B. By practicing swimming regularly. C. By doing mental labor repeatedly. D. By learning new skills constantly. 【2】Which of the following can best replace “facilitate” underlined in paragraph 5? A. postpone B. repeat C. promote D. abuse 【3】What conclusion can be drawn from the text? A. Memory loss is well worth noticing. B. Decisions can’t be made without memories. C. We shouldn't stress total recall too much. D. Forgetting is even more important than remembering. 【4】What can be a suitable title for the text? A. Caution：do remember to forget B. Why and how people choose to forget C. Want to become smarter? Learn to forget D. Being forgetful might mean you are smarter |
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The first men and women came to Britain over two and a half million years ago. 【1】 But the British Isles only became islands separated from the rest of Europe about 8, 500 years ago, when melting ice formed the English Channel! 3,000 years after Britain became an island, new tribes who came by boat from the mainland introduced farming.【2】Many of these man-made hills can still be seen. Later on, people learned to build stone monuments. The most amazing is Stonehenge, a circle of huge stones begun about 4,500 years ago. Stonehenge is the world's most famous prehistoric monument. 【3】 3,000 years ago the climate in Britain became colder and wetter than before. 【4】 A bit later iron started to be used for tools and weapons instead of bronze. Knowledge of ironworking may have been brought by the Celts, a new wave of immigrants who started to arrive from southern Europe in about 500 BC. What we know about the first people in Britain has been worked out by archaeologists from the remains they left behind them. Pytheas, a Greek, was the first person who could read and write to come to Britain. His visit was in about 330 BC, over 2, 000 years after Stonehenge was begun. Unfortunately, what Pytheas wrote has been lost, so we don't have any written record of Britain until the Romans came. 【5】 A. That was almost 300 years after he did! B. As a result, people had to move down from high ground. C. Because of the climate change, much of the ice has melted. D. Many archaeologists believe that Britain was once covered by ice. E. These tribes built earthworks for protection and as tombs for their dead bodies. F. They were hunters and gatherers of food, who used stone tools and weapons. G. We don't know what it was used for, though many different suggestions have been made. |
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In my childhood, there were no smart phones or computers. Still, I never felt bored. The field, ________ and woodlands around my home were the perfect playground. I can remember once hiking to a nearby________ and walking slowly around it. At the back of it I was amazed to find an old dirt road that I had never seen before. It was full of muddy tyre tracks and deep woods bordered it on both sides, but ________ it still seemed like a fine adventure. I________ on and on for what seemed like hours. I was sure my guardian angel was ________ in my ears to turn around and________back home but I was_______ and even a bit stupid, so I walked on. There was still neither a car nor a house ________ . My legs were getting tired. I noticed that the sun was starting to go down and I grew _______ . I didn’t want to end up________on this road in the dark of night, and I was worried that it would be dark ________ I could make my way back to the lake again. I continued to walk on with the fear growing inside of me. My heart was ________ and my legs were aching. When I _______ one last corner and saw a house that I ______ , I jumped up and down and laughed out loud. I knew the way home! It was still over a mile away, but ________ felt like feathers. I ________ into the house with a big smile just in time for dinner. Then I ended my adventure with a good night’s sleep. I remembered this recently when I saw a __________ that said, “All roads lead home”. This is true. I also remembered a sage (圣人) compared life to a journey. Are we going to make this life a terrible _________ or are we going to make the life a joyful one? It ________ our own choice. All road no matter how they twist and turn, can ________ us home in our hearts. May you always walk your path with love! May you always help your fellow travelers along the way! 【1】A. towns B. farms C. hills D. villages 【2】A. lake B. farmhouse C. forest D. highway 【3】A. appreciating B. refusing C. introducing D. exploring 【4】A. drove B. walked C. flew D. rode 【5】A. scolding B. whispering C. singing D. waving 【6】A. wander B. land C. pace D. head 【7】A. stubborn B. desperate C. sad D. anxious 【8】A. in order B. in comfort C. in sight D. in need 【9】A. thrilled B. disappointed C. astonished D. scared 【10】A. exposed B. trapped C. injured D. worried 【11】A. though B. if C. when D. before 【12】A. beating B. sinking C. blocking D. racing 【13】A. searched B. turned C. checked D. examined 【14】A. owned B. overlooked C. recognized D. defined 【15】A. arms B. legs C. head D. hands 【16】A. danced B. stormed C. dragged D. jumped 【17】A. design B. signature C. signal D. sign 【18】A. scene B. trip C. event D. sight 【19】A. depends on B. decides on C. deals with D. refers to 【20】A. move B. urge C. lead D. transport |
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India attained ________ independence in 1947, after ________ long struggle. A.不填； a B.the; a C.an; 不填 D.an; the |
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He worked as a librarian before ________ to journalism . A. switching B. swearing C. swelling D. swinging |
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Don’t be _______ by products promising to make you lose weight quickly. A. taken off B. taken out C. taken away D. taken in |
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Mother always complains that children _______ their shoes very quickly. A.find out B.wash out C.wear out D.set out |
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When Peter speaks in public, he always has trouble _ the right things to say. A.thinking of B.to think of C.thought of D.think of |
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I still remember my happy childhood when my mother ___________ take me to Disneyland at weekends. A. might B. must C. would D. should |
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Graduation is a good time to thank those who have helped you the tough years. A. through B. up C. with D. from |
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Instead of blaming the child who had broken the vase, she gave him a ______ smile and let him go. A.cautious B.grateful C.tolerant D.wild |
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All the photographs in this book, stated otherwise, date from the 1950s. A. unless B. until C. once D. if |
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Not until he retired from teaching three years ago ________ having a holiday abroad. A.had he considered B.he had considered C.he considered D.did he consider |
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The lawyer seldom wears anything other than a suit ________ the season. A. whatever B. whether C. whenever D. however |
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passion, people won't have the motivation or the joy necessary for creative thinking. A.For . B.Without C.Beneath D.By |
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Shirley ________ a book about China last year but I don’t know whether she has finished it. A. was writing B. wrote C. is writing D. has written |
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Jack is a great talker. It’ high time that he ________ something instead of just talking . A. does B. did C. has done D. was doing |
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It’s no use ________ without taking action . A. to complain B. complained C. complaining D. complaint |
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The village isn’t ________ it used to be and the life we were used to _____ greatly since 1992. A. what , has changed B. that, changed C. what, changed D. that , changing |
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There has been a recent ________ in the food service industry towards lower fat content and less salt. A. track B. trick C. trend D. trial |
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An advertiser might be trying to ________ customers into buying a product or a service of poor quality. A. turn B. tune C. trouble D. trick |
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用括号中词语的正确形式填空。 【1】In the earthquake ___________ areas, people suffered great financial losses . (strike) 【2】Always bear in mind that your own resolution to ___________ is more important than anything. (succeed) 【3】The ceremony is a ____________ from pre-Christian times. (survive) 【4】It seems that living green is __________ easy and affordable. A small step makes a big difference. (surprise) 【5】Five _________ will each receive a signed copy of the album. (win) 【6】In traditional Chinese culture , ___________ decision were often made by parents for their children. (marry) 【7】We should know our own strengths and ____________ and think what could be done about them . (weak) 【8】His brother ___________ to leave her in the dark room alone when she disobeyed his order. (threat) 【9】There is a wide ____________ of patterns to choose from. (vary) 【10】First aid is a very important step in the ______________ of burns. (treat) 【11】The __________ in weather delayed our journey to Europe. (certain) 【12】Teaching in the village left him a/an ________ experience. (forget) 【13】Although skills and talents bring great achievements , the most ________ thing one can hold is the heart. (value) 【14】Walking in the fields on a March afternoon, he could feel the _________ of spring. (warm) 【15】We __________the benefits of the plan against the risks involved again and again . (weight) |
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假定英语课上英语老师要求同桌之间互相修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。 文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在该词下面写出该加的词。 修改：在错的词下划一横线，在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1、每处错误及修改均仅限一词。 2、只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。 On a storm night, I was alone at home. After finishing my homework, I was about to go to bed. All of sudden, the light went out. Meanwhile, there was a flash of lightning following by thunderstorms. I was so terrified that I ran to my bed but hid me under the blanket. To make matters bad, my parents went to hospital to accompany with my sick grandfather. I felt too frightened because my mind was full of scary thoughts. After some time passed, I fall asleep at last. At breakfast I told my parents that I had seen last night. My parents were also frightened and they promised that they would ever leave me at home alone. |
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假设你是李华,你的英国笔友Mary最近在学汉语。她给你发来一封电子邮件,告诉你她对学习汉语兴趣浓厚,并且提高很快,在前不久学校举行的汉语演讲比赛中她获得了一等奖。请你用英语给她写封回信祝贺她。内容包括: 1.收到来信时的心情; 2.祝贺笔友取得的成绩; 3.鼓励她继续努力。 注意:1.词数100左右; 2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯; 3.开头和结尾已经给出(不计入总词数)。 Dear Mary, Congratulations!__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________ With best wishes. Yours sincerely, Li Hua |
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