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A few months after we moved to Tours, France, I wanted to meet my husband, Stéphane, for lunch at the university where he worked. I got lost, so I had to call him. Stéphane’s officemate André overheard the conversation and said, “How could she get lost? just go straight.” I admit I have a horrible sense of direction; I can’t read a map and I am not such a hot driver. But my husband claims that you don’t really need a road map or to write down directions to get anywhere in France. You just need to know your destination and look at the signs in the traffic circles. And if you don’t see your sign the first time around, you can keep turning around and around until you spot your exit sign. I suppose. But as soon as I get into a roundabout I get into a panic and rather than circling to survey my options with a cool head, I exit somewhere, anywhere, just to keep from going round and round. Six years into our French living experiment, I now have adopted an ideal solution: a GPS(Global Positioning System) program on my smartphone. I rely on it to get just about anywhere, even places I’ve been to before. This past winter we went to the Alps(阿尔卑斯山)for a skiing vacation and a friend asked me where we went. How could I know?Wasn’t “the Alps” precise(精准的) enough?As far as I could figure, we just turned on the GPS program, searched the address and drove. Was it the north Alps or south? Who knew? Is GPS equipment just making us all stupider or is it acting as a useful aid to people who might not be brave enough to go outside of their gates without it? In my case, it’s probably both. Maybe one day I’ll grow new brain cells where my sense of direction should be. And maybe one day I’ll figure out the French roads. But in the meantime, you’ll find me in a roundabout, trying to figure out where to exit. 【1】What was André’s reaction when he knew the author got lost? A.He phoned Stéphane. B.He felt very surprised. C.He showed her the way. D.He kept waiting for her. 【2】What was Stéphane’s advice for the author? A.To read maps. B.To find signs. C.To buy a GPS. D.To learn to drive. 【3】When the author entered a roundabout,she would probably ______. A.circle around B.stop being nervous C.take the nearest exit D.identify the direction 【4】The skiing vacation experience made the author wonder _______. A.how to describe a place precisely B.whether the GPS could be trusted C.about the influence of the GPS on people D.about the importance of the sense of direction |
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On Wednesday, nearly 300 kids will take part in the National Spelling Bee. Fewer will make it to the following day’s semifinals, where one mistake means elimination(淘汰). I’d bet that many of them will be silently praying—not on the first word. I knew it because I was there 17 years ago. I was 14 year old then. My mother and I had flown from Kentucky to Washington, but she was no strange to the capital. My older sister had already competed at nationals. When my sister was 14 and I was 12, we trained together. We began with the Suggested List given out at school—hundreds of words printed on a poster that folded up like a map. When the words along the creases(折痕) began to disappear, we bought additional spelling bodes. Sometimes my mother tested us, reading words most English teachers wouldn’t know how to pronounce, let alone my Indian-born mother. When she pointed out the misspelled words, I blamed her accent for my errors! When it was my turn, I approached the microphone and waited for my first word. The announcer was somewhere to my left, a man who pronounced clearly. “Barbican,” he said. It seemed that my competitors were secretly complaining at the relative ease of my word. Would they laugh at me if I couldn’t spell it? Would my mother be disappointed in me? That last syllable could go two ways: C-A-N or C-O-N. Which one was right? Finally I decided on C-O-N. Of course, I was eliminated and guided to the Comfort Room, where parents couldn’t enter. Inside, recent losers were sitting around a table abundant with junk food. We casually mentioned the words that defeated us, like a special ceremony to welcome each new arrival. Then we changed the subjects if we’d already moved on from missed words and lost opportunities. Eventually, I went out and saw my mother. “Well,” she said, “I guess you won’t be doing this again.” Yes, next year I would be 25 and not allowed to take part in the competition. 【1】What does the underlined word in Paragraph 1 refer to? A.the difficulty of the first word. B.The fierce competition. C.The nervousness of the kids. D.The strict rules. 【2】The author failed probably because . A.she was unable to relax B.the announcer had an accent C.her competitors disturbed her D.she didn’t practise hard enough 【3】What did the author do in the Comfort Room? A.She met her mother. B.She comforted new arrivals. C.She talked with other losers. D.She watched the competition. 【4】Why did the author’s mother say the underlined sentence in the last paragraph? A.She was disappointed in the author. B.The author would be beyond the age limit. C.She didn’t want the author to suffer again. D.The author had no interest in the competition. |
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The spread of Westem eating habits around the world is bad for human nealth and the environment.These findings come from a new report in the journal Nature. David Tillman, a professor of ecology at the University of Minnesota, America, examined information from 100 countries to identify what people ate and how diet affected health. He noted a movement beginning in the 1960s. He found that as nations mdustriaHzed(工业化),population increased and earnings rose, more people began to sdopt what has been called the Western diet. The Western diet is high in sugar, fat, oil and meat. By eating these foods, people began to get fatter and sicker. David Tillman says overweight people are at greater risk for non-infectious diseases like diabetes (糖尿病）and heart disease. Unfortunately, when people become industrialized, if they adopt this Western diet, they are going to have these health problems, especially in developing countries in Asia, China is an example where the number of diabetes cases has been jumping from less than one percent to 10 percent of the population as they began to industrialize over a 20，year period, And that is happening all across the world, in Mexico in Nigeria and so on. And, s diet bad for human beings, is also bad for the environment As the world's population grows, more forests and tropical (热带的）areas will become farmland for crops or grasslands for cattle. We are likely to have more greenhouse gas in the future from agriculture than that coming out of all froms of transportation right now. Mr, Tillman calls the link between diet, the environment and human health. "a trilemma11: a problem offering a difficult choice. He says one possibte setttemenf is leaving the behind. 【1】According to the passage, more greenhouse gas might be given off in the future from . A. transportation B. developing countries C. agriculture D. developed countries 【2】David Tilman believes that_ . A. diet, the environment and human health are closely connected B. the Western diet is the only choice as the nation industrializes C. people in tropical areas are more likely to have heart disease D. traditional diets are more balanced than the Western diet 【3】We can infer from the passage that . A. industrialization contributes to the spread of the Western diet B. overweight people are at higher risk of infectious diseases C. the examined information comes from developing countries D. Nigeria has the largest number of diabetes cases 【4】The main purpose of the passage is to . A. call on us to protect the environment B. warn us of the danger of the Western diet C. remind us of the importance of health D. advise us to have a balanced diet |
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If you're planning to go on a diet, or if you suffer from serious conditions like diabetes(糖尿病)，knowing exactly what and how much you're eating is essential. In this day and age, we have calorie and nutritional calculators even on our smartphones, but they act only as guides, whereas Panasonic's revolutionary new device, CaloRieco, actually analyzes the food on your plate and provides accurate information about in just a few seconds. You've probably used calorie calculators before, and you know that they only offer general information. For example, a calculator will tell you the average number of calories in a hamburger, but it can't tell you exactly how many calories are in the hamburger. The same goes for nutrients like protein or fats. And this is what makes the new CaloRieco so special. Displayed at a recent tech show, CaloRieco is a high-tech device that uses light reflection technology to determine the nutritional values of almost any food and also provide accurate calorie estimates. All you have to do is put your plate in the box-shaped device and wait between and 20 seconds for it to analyze all the food on there. Once it's done analyzing the various ingredients in your meal, CaloRieco displays the number of calories, as well as the nutritional content on an LED display. According to Panasonic, the device is able to recognize the vast majority of foods, except soups and very dark dishes. CaloRieco can also connect to your smartphone via an app, and send all the data about analyzed foods to your handheld, so you can access it whenever you need. Panasonic said that its outstanding invention is aimed at dieters and diabetes sufferers, both of which make up a sizable market.Unfortunately, you'll have to wait a bit longer to get your hands on your very own CaloRieco, as the device presented at the show is just a prototype(样品)which needs to be improved. It's scheduled to hit the market sometime in the next few years, but the price remains a mystery. 【1】According to the text, CaloRieco_________. A.needs a long time to analyze the food B.can display the food data on the smartphone directly C.can count the calories of all foods on your plate D.may be well received among dieters and diabetes sufferers 【2】What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 refer to? A.Smartphone. B.App. C.Data. D.Food. 【3】What can we infer about CaloRieco from the last paragraph? A.It's perfect. B.It's promising. C.It's costly. D.It's portable. |
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How to Teach and Model Multiple Reading Strategies Even students who seem to come to reading naturally and do it frequently in their free time require reading instruction. 【1】Building successful readers involves providing them with opportunities for both guided and independent practice. Give students encouragement and feedback(反馈) so they can build on the strategies learned in the classroom. Before-Reading Strategies Reading strategies start before beginning to read a text. Activate(激活) students' previous experiences and knowledge they already have. Ask them what type of story they expect to read based on the title and pictures, and also if they have read or experienced anything similar.【2】Have students set a purpose for reading by stating what they want to learn from the text. During-Reading Strategies Teach students to monitor their own comprehension.【3】 Model these strategies for the students. Successful readers also interact(互动) with the text. Reading specialist Kylene Beers developed an activity for actively involving students in reading called "Say Something." Students take turns reading aloud with a partner.【4】 After-Reading Strategies Help students relate to the text they have just read by asking them if the situation sounds familiar or reminds them of something.【5】 Beers suggests using scales(量表) so students can show their level of agreement with a statement that makes a generalization about the passage. Model the thinking process involved in reaching a level of agreement. Encourage students to discuss their answers, explaining to each other how they arrived at their conclusions. A.Show them how to stop when they get to a difficult part, reread, go back or even read forward. B.They pause periodically to make a comment or ask a question about the text. C.Teaching reading strategies starts with direct instruction and modeling. D.Start by naming a strategy and explaining how and why it works. E.Model your thinking by sharing your thoughts out loud. F.Reading comprehension strategies need to be taught. G.Encourage students to discuss the text. |
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After staying at home one afternoon for a delivery of discounted sink that never came, Valentin Romanov, a Stockholm IT manager ,installed a special lock on his flat’s entrance. When no one is in, deliverymen unlock the door and slip packages inside. Four months on, Mr Romanov has _______ his spending online and says he cannot imagine life without in-home deliveries. These are sweet words for delivery firms and online retailers(零售商), Amazon included, that are setting up_______ with lock manufacturers to overcome a big hurdle for e-commerce. Traditional l deliveries fail so_______ that a parcel is driven to a home an average of 1.5 times in the Nordic region, says Kenneth Verlage, head of business development at PostNord, a logistics(物流) giant operating in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. It is an expensive _______ made worse, he says, by the fact that recipients have still often had to wait for a failed delivery. Some couriers leave packages on doorsteps, but this_______ theft. Of 1,000 Americans surveyed this year by Shorr, a packaging firm, nearly a third had been victims of “porch piracy”, as this is known. Two-fifths_______ certain online purchases for fear of it. A number of firms now sell wirelessly connected locks which a courier’s delivery staff can open using a passcode or smartphone app after the ________ has issued a temporary authorization, before leaving home or remotely. Deliveries are filmed with an indoor security camera paired with the lock. The short videos are sent to parcel addressees and typically ________, comically in Mr Romanov’s view, with a jiggle of the door handle from outside to show that the departing delivery person has locked up. Amazon began offering in-home deliveries in 37 American cities in November. Shoppers who have had a special_______ and camera installed (costing $199) can select in-home delivery at checkout. Like most firms offering the service, Amazon is tightlipped about user ______. The boss of August Home, a San Francisco maker of in-home delivery locks, says that already hundreds of thousands of delivery drivers, dog-walkers, cleaners and Airbnb guests use its app______ to enter others’ homes. Offerings are ________. In 2018 August Home will go to Australia and Britain, and PostNord will launch in-home delivery in four Nordic countries. Walmart and Sears have tried it; Sears even tested unattended appliance repairs. Five logistics firms and two Swedish supermarket chains are trying or using locks from Glue, a firm based in Stockholm, for in-home deliveries. ________ suspect these efforts will not amount to much. Plenty of _______ will be fearful about theft. Rhino Security Labs, a Seattle computer-security firm, claims it hacked into and shut off the video in one Amazon lock-and-camera system. In-home deliveries are incompatible with burglar alarms. And what if an improperly fenced-off dog or cat slips outside? Or an heirloom on display gets knocked over? These are ________ questions. But e-commerce firms have unlocked harder ones. 【1】A.doubled B.deleted C.checked D.decreased 【2】A.partnerships B.branches C.funds D.conferences 【3】A.occasionally B.unexpectedly C.miserably D.frequently 【4】A.development B.purchase C.tradition D.inefficiency 【5】A.records B.invites C.reduces D.commits 【6】A.avoid B.make C.control D.assess 【7】A.driver B.manager C.deliver D.resident 【8】A.start B.end C.disappear D.emerge 【9】A.door B.computer C.lock D.application 【10】A.experiences B.preferences C.numbers D.backgrounds 【11】A.illegally B.keylessly C.unknowingly D.fearfully 【12】A.threatening B.multiplying C.competing D.shrinking 【13】A.Designers B.Advocates C.Opponents D.Adopters 【14】A.consumers B.firms C.hackers D.producers 【15】A.unimportant B.general C.improper D.tricky |
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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式 The Yangko Dance is a traditional Chinese folk dance 【1】 (create) by the farmers when they worked in the rice fields 【2】 (hundred) of years ago. Many Chinese people like the dance and take it 【3】 an important method of relaxing, no matter when there is the Spring Festival or when there are some special 【4】(celebrate). Before the Yangko Dance starts, the music 【5】 (perform) and a rhythm to follow. As the dance content comes from special folk legends, men and women performing the dance are dressed in 【6】 (color) costumes and necessary props are used. During the dance, the dancers are wagging their body and walking at 【7】exaggerated (夸张的) pace to present old stories to the audience in a new style. The dance also shows 【8】 (they) happy mood and life. While the dancers are dancing on the ground, there is usually a big crowd around them, 【9】 (appreciate) and sharing the feelings of the dancers there. During the busy farming season the dancers work in the fields, 【10】 when the lunar New Year comes around they put on their costumes to perform the Yangko Dance, ushering in the new year and carrying on an age-old tradition. |
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假如你是李华，你的英国朋友Tom想参加市电视台组织的中国民歌大赛，写信征求你的意见。请你给他写封回信，内容要点如下： 1. 鼓励他参加大赛； 2. 告诉他参赛注意事项； 3. 预祝他取得好成绩。 注意：1. 词数80左右； 2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 |
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阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。 A light knock on the door brought me from my kitchen. Because we had just moved into the neighbourhood, I couldn’t imagine who it would be. Opening the door, an old man stood there, who was dressed in dirty clothing and wearing dirty rubber boots. His hand hung a plastic bag. “Can I help you?” I asked. “Would you like to buy some fresh garden vegetables?” His blue eyes were hopeful. “Are they from your garden?” I looked inside his plastic bag and saw some carrots with soil. “Yes,” His voice was soft. “And I can get some apples from a tree in my yard. Would you like some of those, too?” My heart softened, and I wondered if he is badly in need of the bit of money. With a sigh, I said, “Please step inside and I’ll get my money.” The next day, he knocked at our door again. This time, my little four-year-old daughter got there first. “Oh, hello. Would you like to come in for tea?" Without a second thought, the old man stepped inside and held out a broken basket with several bruised (擦伤的)apples. “From my tree,” he said, removing a worn cap. “You might like to make a pie. ” The three of us sat at the kitchen table and drank our tea. It was obvious that my daughter liked hosting a visitor in her never-ending questions. “What is your name? Where do you live? Why are your clothes so dirty?” The homeless-looking man laughed as he answered each question. His name was Mr. Locket and he lived around the corner. His wife had passed away several years before, and his children all lived far away. He was lonely. His need for company had sent him door to door selling fruit and vegetables. Ours was the only door opened to him that day. 注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右； 2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语； 3.续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已经为你写好； 4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。 Paragraph 1: When he finished the tea, he said he had to go home and promised to return the next day. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2： Several years later, a small envelope was delivered to our home—a letter from the old mans daughter. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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