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What will the weather be like tomorrow? A.Rainy. B.Windy. C.Sunny. |
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Who is making that noise in the woman’s eyes? A.The Nelsons. B.Her neighbor’s pet. C.The window cleaner. |
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What is the woman going to do? A.Go to a theater. B.Buy some food. C.Clean the kitchen. |
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What are the speakers doing? A.Watching TV. B.Visiting a zoo. C.Reading a book. |
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Where is the man? A.At a garage. B.In a car. C.At home. |
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听下面一段长对话, 回答以下小题。 【1】How does the woman sound? A.Excited. B.Annoyed. C.Stressed. 【2】What do the speakers want to do? A.Clean the ships. B.Take pictures of the ships. C.Read stories on the ships. |
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听下面一段长对话, 回答以下小题。 【1】What is the relationship between the speakers? A.Husband and wife. B.Father and daughter. C.Salesman and customer. 【2】What does the man suggest the woman buy for Hila? A.A blue shirt. B.A green coat. C.A white sweater. |
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听下面一段长对话, 回答以下小题。 【1】What happened to the girl this morning? A.She got up late. B.She forgot to take a shower. C.She quarreled with her brother. 【2】How did the girl go to school today? A.On foot. B.By bike. C.By bus. 【3】What did the girl leave at home? A.Her wallet. B.Her keys. C.Her schoolbag. |
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听下面一段长对话, 回答以下小题。 【1】When is fitness exercise unavailable? A.In the morning. B.In the afternoon. C.In the evening. 【2】How much does a three-time-a-week class cost on average? A.$14. B.$20. C.$30. 【3】What can members enjoy? A.A private pool. B.Half price. C.Advanced class. 【4】When can the woman register for membership? A.On February 14th. B.On February 16th. C.On February 20th. |
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听下面一段独白, 回答以下小题。 【1】Who stands in the middle of the three assistants? A.Mary. B.Gladys. C.Daniel. 【2】What is Daniel in charge of? A.The computer lab. B.The reference department. C.The periodical area. 【3】When is the library open on Fridays? A.From 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. B.From 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. C.From 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. 【4】What will the assistants do next? A.Introduce the library. B.Ask some questions. C.Welcome the parents. |
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Uncover secrets of the world’s oldest civilizations and see natural wonders that will take your breath away. Through our tours you’ll encounter wild animals, see unbelievable landmarks and experience the local traditions of native tribes. Grand Morocco From $2599 13 days Uniting North African culture and French flavor in harmony, Morocco attracts tourists with its old-world traditions and splendid landscapes. Our Morocco tour from the U. S. contains must-see destinations. And, if you like, a noble camel will take you on an unforgettable ride during a full-day Sahara Desert trip. You’ll also have time to experience the country’s delightful customs. Deluxe Dubai&Abu Dhabi From $2299 9 days If you appreciate big and striking, consider this Dubai and Abu Dhabi tour package from the U. S. Thanks to enormous wealth due to its oil reserves, the UAE’s largest emirate (酋长国) has transformed into an impressive destination you have to see to believe. Dramatic Dubai is developing rapidly too. It’s become a truly global, open society where visitors are absorbed in exciting possibilities. Experience all of the must-sees, as your guide provides context, dining ideas and personalized tips on maximizing your free time. Cape Town & Safari Express From $1999 9 days If South Africa is one of the many destinations on your wish list, our Cape Town and Safari package from New York City is a very smart choice. The tour includes three full days in this port city, where you can book extraordinary optional tours that show south Africa’s incredible diversity. Discover the long-lasting legacy (遗产) of Nelson Mandela, explore the scenic Winelands or even go shark cage diving, if you dare! 【1】What will you do on Grand Morocco tour? A.Have delicious French food. B.Walk across Sahara Desert. C.Experience mixed cultures. D.Enjoy the modern civilization. 【2】Why is Abu Dhabi so wealthy? A.For its special location. B.For the amount of oil. C.For the tourist destinations. D.For its personalized services. 【3】Whom may the tours be intended for? A.Moroccans B.South Africans C.Americans D.People from Cape Town |
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An artificial intelligence that navigates (导航) its environment much like mammals could help solve a mystery about our own internal GPS. Equipped with virtual versions of specialized brain nerve cells called grid(网格) cells, the AI could easily solve and plan new routes through virtual mazes (迷宫). That performance, described online May 9 in Nature, suggests the grid cells in animal brains play a critical role in path planning. “This is a big step forward in understanding our own navigational neural circuitry(电路),”says Ingmar Kanitscheider, a computational neuroscientist at the University of Texas at Austin not involved in the work. The discovery that rats track their location with the help of grid cells earned a Norwegian research team the 2014 Nobel Prize in physiology to medicine. Neuroscientists suspected these cells, which have also been found in humans, might help not only give mammals an internal, coordinate(协同) system, but also plan direct paths between points. To test that idea, neuroscientist Caswell Barry at University College London, along with colleagues at Google DeepMind, created an AI that contained virtual nerve cells, or neurons, whose activity resembled that of real grid cells. The researchers trained this AI to navigate virtual mazes by giving the system reward signals when it reached its destination. The AI bested a human expert player at solving the virtual mazes, and proved savvier than other artificial neural networks in planning ways through mazes larger than those traversed (横穿的) during its training. When a door opened to provide a shortcut through the maze, the new AI took the more direct route. By contrast, AI systems without artificial grid cells ignored the open door and took long the way around. These findings support the idea that grid cells do more than help mammals orient themselves in time and space; they also help animals plan the most straightforward direction to destinations. AI also appears to be “a very powerful tool” for testing other neuroscience theories, Barry says. He and his colleagues suggest that virtual experiments on artificial neural networks that imitate different regions of the brain may eventually replace some animal testing. But there are limitations to using AI to study the brain. Because the system is meant to learn on its own, researchers can't tell why the system made a specific decision, says neuroscientist Francesco Savelli at Johns Hopkings University, whose commentary also appears online May 9 in Nature. 【1】What's the function of the virtual grid cells? A.Assisting the AI in finding a way-out. B.Controlling the growth of nerve cells. C.Helping animals adapt to the environment. D.Promoting the cooperation between AI robots. 【2】The underlined word “savvier” in Paragraph 5 most probably means _____. A.slower B.wiser C.earlier D.quicker 【3】What can we infer from Paragraph 6? A.Animals are as intelligent as humans. B.Grid cells are more important than other nerve cells. C.Humans will be equipped with the virtual grid cells. D.Animal testing on the brain will be reduced in future. 【4】What is Francesco Savelli unclear about? A.How the AI system works. B.Ways of AI learning on its own. C.How effective reward signals will work on a robot. D.The relationship between different regions of the brain. |
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People think of cats as cute. But research published in a psychology journal calls them neurotic and unstable. Researchers from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and the Bronx Zoo in New York compared the personalities of domestic house cats with those of four different types of wildcats. To better understand their personalities, the researchers rated a number of animals’ behaviors on what psychologists call the Big Five human personality traits: openness, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism and extraversion. Domestic house cats have similar personality structures to African lions. “It's what cats do pretty much on a daily basis, things like being anxious, being timid, being excitable, being aggressive toward humans, being aggressive toward each other," said Max Wachtel, a Denver psychologist who didn't participate in the study. “All of those are characteristics you see in those cute little house cats, and you also see them in lions.” If you ever thought your cat was anxious, insecure, tense, suspicious or aggressive toward you, you aren't making it up, he said. If they were bigger, they probably would consider killing you. But the news isn't all bad: Just like lions, house cats are also playful, excitable and funny. They just aren't very predictable. One moment cats will be enjoying belly scratches, and the next they will be biting you to make you stop. “It is good to understand the personality characteristics of our pets,” Wachtel said. “Different cats have different personalities, but as a species, there are a lot of commonalities." The researchers also studied personality traits of Scottish wildcats and some other animals. “Across the five species we assessed, personality structure was strikingly similar and also seemed to be related to other studies' findings, such as in tigers,” the researchers wrote in their study in the November 2014 issue of the Journal of Comparative Psychology. But house cats were most like lions, potentially because they live in semi-social surroundings and lions are the most social of cats. “They're cute and furry, but we need to remember when we have cats as pets, we are inviting little predators (捕食者) into our house,” Wachtel said. “Cats can be fantastic, sweet companions until they turn on you.” 【1】According to the passage, cats can be described as _____. A.funny and safe B.cute and stable C.fantastic and devoted D.neurotic and unpredictable 【2】How did the researchers conduct the research? A.By giving examples. B.By providing explanations. C.By making comparisons. D.By analyzing cause and effect. 【3】Which of the following “turn on” shares the same meaning as the underlined phrase in the last paragraph? A.The book really turned me on to science. B.Upon entering the room, he turned on the light. C.The hungry suddenly turned on each other for food. D.The trial turned on the medical evidence presented by the defense. 【4】Which of the following can be used as a suitable title? A.Cats are best pets. B.Your cat may want to kill you. C.Domestic cats and wildcats. D.Different cats, different personalities. |
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When the novelist Luis Alberto Urrea was 14 or 15, he took a trip deep into Mexico. He was born in Tijuana to a Mexican father and a white American mother before moving just across the border and eventually into the San Diego suburbs. But his father thought he was becoming “too American,” and took him on a 27-hour journey to Mazatian. Along the way, his father gave him a paperback copy of The Godfather and told him it would change his life. “I don't think he was trying to make a case for us being criminals,” Urrea says, “but he really felt this incredible connection to the family and the traditions and the honor for the old country, as people were making their way in the U.S.” In his new novel The House of Broken Angels, Urrea has written his own opinion on the Godfather story with a Mexican-American Don Corleone figure at its center. The story takes place over two days, as Big Angel de la Cruz buries his mother and celebrates his final birthday party on earth; he knows he's dying, and he's gathered his extended family around him for a noisy and lively goodbye. The idea was inspired by the final birthday party of Urrea's elder brother three years ago. “Everybody was jammed in his backyard, and there was a DJ and people dancing and consuming a serious amount of American junk food-they didn't want Mexican food, they wanted KFC and pizza. I thought, where are the tacos (a kind of Mexican tood), guy? And my brother sat in his little chair in the middle of it. People were coming to him and kneeling, and they would thank him and kiss his hand or touch his head and tell him all the ways he had changed their lives.” Urrea's brother died of cancer within two weeks at 74, and the heartbreaking event haunted the author. He considered writing a memoir(回忆录)about it-“I was thinking about Truman Capote, when he did those tiny books about Christmas and Thanksgiving.” But his wife encouraged him to aim bigger. When he found himself seated next to the writer Jim Harrison at a dinner event, he shared the story, and Harrison said, “Sometimes God hands you a novel. You have to write it.” Urrea thought to himself “Marching orders from Jim Harrison-this is good stuff. A kid from Tijuana doesn't get that very often.” The House of Broken Angels is a celebration of the Mexican-American family, but it also includes moments of frustration with this country's treatment of the immigrant group. Before he got too sick to work, Big Angel worked in an office and drank coffee from a cup that read BOSS. “Yeah, the employees all got the message,” Urrea writes. “The Mexican-American was calling himself their boss.” In a grocery store, a woman screams at two of his family members that they'll be kicked out of the country soon. “I had to bite down on the bitterness of my rage(愤怒),man!” Urrea says. “I was having some pretty serious response to Donald Trump's confusing and empty talk. But you know, it may have shocked a lot of the United States to hear this kind of empty talk and this bald-faced racialism of politics all of a sudden, but to us, this stuff isn't a surprise?” “I really wanted to write a tribute(致敬)to my brother, to my family and to us, but it's also a love song to the country,”Urrea says. “I think people have this weird, horrible view...that immigrants are evil snakes. People don't understand that immigration is truly a statement of love for this country, whatever the country represents. People want to be here and work.” And with persistence, they become the boss. 【1】Why did Urrea's father give him the book The Godfather? A.He wanted Urrea to enjoy the 27-hour journey. B.He thought the book had changed his own life. C.He tried to show Urrea a real case of criminals. D.He hoped Urrea would feel connected to Mexico. 【2】The question “where are the tacos, guy?” in Paragraph 3 probably suggests______. A.Mexican traditions have been left behind B.the people like American junk food best C.it is difficult to buy the Mexican food D.the tacos are popular with everyone there 【3】We can learn from Paragraph 5 that______. A.Big Angel himself was the boss of his office B.Mexican immigrants were treated unfairly C.Urrea's family were kicked out of the country D.Urrea heard Trump's talk ahead of time 【4】The House of Broken Angels mainly focuses on the novelist's______. A.love for the Mexican-American family B.life in the Mexican-American family C.mixed feelings towards American people D.mature reflection on Mexican traditions |
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A New Trend of Micro Museums Is Making Science Portable Science museums are amazing. You can see large dinosaur bones from the huge creatures that disappeared thousands of years ago or take a look at cells under a microscope. 【1】. You can learn so much at a science museum if living close enough to one. However, for those who don't live in a city, getting a chance to visit science museums is not easy. “While the content is vitally important, their influence is limited. 【2】,” said Charles Philipp. “And due to the high costs, it's unlikely that we'll be seeing a bunch of new traditional science museums popping up all over the country anytime soon.” Philipp and his partner Amanda Schochet have decided to reinvent science museums by getting them small. They founded MICRO, a nonprofit organization that builds tiny 6foottall science museums, which are portable and replicable (可复制的). 【3】. They can get access to it for free in such places as waiting rooms of hospitals, libraries, airports, and even shopping malls. 【4】, they made it with the help of a team of engineers, storytellers and designers. Each of the micro museums has a scientific topic. The first museum is the Smallest Mollusk(软体动物) Museum showing the world of mollusks, which has won great popularity as the only museum devoted just to mollusks. A second museum is the Perpetual Motion Museum that focuses on physics and engineering and will officially open next year. 【5】. Such new museums allow people to explore fun scientific topics. Hopefully one will come to a neighborhood near you soon. A.Science museums are beneficial B.There just aren't enough science museums C.It asks why things move, and why they stop D.Although it doesn’t cost that much to build such museums E.The plan is to get people of all ages connected with science F.Even though making the tiny museums a reality was difficult G.You can also learn to think like an engineer by building a model ship |
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Normal people can hardly imagine what kind of pain orphans feel while growing up – being abandoned, disliked, and laughed at. For all these reasons, many of them build a ______ room in their hearts. In this room they can behave as they ______. Will Hunting, the main character in the US film Good Will Hunting is the perfect example. The story is simple. Will Hunting is a(n) ______ who works as a cleaner at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US. Lambeau, a math professor, discovers that Hunting has a special ______ for math and wants him to be a success. However, Will gets into a fight and is ______ after he attacks a police officer. But Lambeau doesn’t ______. He sends Hunting to see a wise therapist, Dr Sean Maguire, to see if he can help the ______ young man. After a period of stony (冷漠的) silence, Will ______ to the therapist and is finally cured. But Will’s treatment takes a long time. In my opinion, the key to its success is ______ in Maguire’s words, “It is not your fault.” He ______ the words while staring at Will, making it clear to him that he no longer has any place to hide. They are words that all orphans should hear. Orphans have ______ because they feel that no one loves them, and in order to avoid harm, they ______ people’s kindness. I feel sorry for Will, as his background has led him into ______ and self-abasement (自卑). I am also sympathetic toward Maguire, who has a kind heart. It is ______ to love our own kids, but much harder to love those of other people. I suggest that we pay more attention to orphans, not out of ______, but out of love. 【1】A.persuasive B.offensive C.defensive D.aggressive 【2】A.dislike B.please C.protect D.cure 【3】A.student B.orphan C.expert D.defender 【4】A.interest B.appetite C.desire D.talent 【5】A.arrested B.bullied C.cared D.diagnosed 【6】A.give in B.give off C.give up D.give out 【7】A.gifted B.frustrated C.exhausted D.troubled 【8】A.opens up B.closes down C.breaks down D.picks up 【9】A.conveyed B.contained C.lied D.included 【10】A.repeats B.ignores C.avoids D.refuses 【11】A.confidence B.disadvantages C.obstacles D.barriers 【12】A.need B.refuse C.lack D.expect 【13】A.restriction B.resistance C.rejection D.rebellion 【14】A.normal B.necessary C.urgent D.difficult 【15】A.policy B.sympathy C.curiosity D.empathy |
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阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Study after study has shown that economic mobility--the term used to define people’s ability to move up the economic ladder--is a shadow of 【1】 it was 50 years ago. Where you are born, and to whom, determines your economic opportunity far more than it did two generations ago. Put simply, the American dream is delivering for fewer people. So how do we fix it? My answer had been education. And there is a logic to that. As Western economies shift into a new gear--away from manufacturing and toward knowledge-based industries--education is essential 【2】 (spread) these opportunities to all. But in an article in the Atlantic, “Better Schools Won’t Fix America,” entrepreneur Nick Hanauer asks an interesting question: 【3】 public education is struggling, then why are public school students in wealthy areas doing just fine? That leads to one rather obvious 【4】 (conclude): Higher local tax revenues give those schools 【5】 (sustain) funding. But Mr. Hanauer goes further. That higher income is, in many ways, more important than the school. “The 【6】 (science) literature on this subject is robust (强有力的), and the consensus overwhelming. The lower your parents’ income, the lower your likely level of educational attainment.” Mr. Hanauer writes. “Multiple studies have found that only about 20 percent of student outcomes can 【7】 (attribute) to schooling, whereas about 60 percent are explained by family circumstances – most significantly, income.” In other words, the best educational reform might be putting more money in parents’ pockets – not through some government program 【8】 through higher wages and 【9】 (expand) opportunity. As overall wage growth has stalled(停滞), with money concentrating in fewer hands, public schools have felt the effects, not only in 【10】 (adequate) local tax revenues, but also in the need to serve less economically mobile families. |
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| While it will be fun, the seminar also promises to be the most ____________ (有益的; 教育性的).(根据汉语提示填空) | |
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| As you deepen your ____________ (参加; 参与) in the industry networks, more and more benefits and opportunities will arise. (根据汉语提示填空) | |
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| To be frank, I do not have any a____________ for this metropolis I am living in, where the pace of life is too fast. (根据首字母填空) | |
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| Diana's house was crowded with happy people whose spontaneous (自发的) outbursts of song were a____________ by lively music. (根据首字母填空) | |
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| There is ample scientific evidence to support our instinct that ____________ (围绕；包围) by plants is good for health. (根据汉语提示填空) | |
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| Most living creatures are capable of ____________ (适应) when they are forced to do so. (根据汉语提示填空) | |
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| In some countries, the p____________ of plastic bags has brought great benefits to the local environment. (根据首字母填空) | |
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| In c____________ of his 80th birthday in 1791, the emperor Qianlong had a number of seals made, of which this is one of the biggest on record. (根据首字母填空) | |
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| I wish to take this opportunity to extend to you cordial (热情友好的) g____________ and best wishes of the Chinese Government and people! (根据首字母单词拼写) | |
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| She'd need all her strength and ____________ (勇气) to cope with what lay in store. (根据汉语提示填空) | |
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假定你是李华, 你在国外某网上书店购买了一本英文原版小说Gone with the Wind, 货到后你发现了一些问题。请用英文给该书店写信, 内容包括： 1. 包装不完善导致封面有破损和污渍, 书有缺页； 2. 要求调换新书, 尽快发货。 注意： 1. 词数100左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯； 3. 信的格式已给出, 不计入总词数。 |
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阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。 There was something in the elderly woman’s grace that caught my eye. Although slow and unsure of her steps, the woman moved with deliberation (从容), and there was no hesitation in her gestures. It was a few years ago, and I had taken a part - time holiday - season job in a video. store at the local shopping mall. From inside the store, I could see the people outside rushing by. The elderly woman entered the store, along with her daughter, who was displaying a serious case of impatience, rolling her eyes, sighing and checking her watch every few seconds. I guessed if she had possessed a rope, she would have fastened it to her mother to drag her along to keep step with the rush of other shoppers. The elderly woman separated from her daughter and began to seek through the DVDs on the nearest shelf. After the slightest hesitation, I walked over and asked if I could help her find something. The woman smiled up at me and showed me a title written on an old piece of paper. Rather than rush off to locate the DVD for the woman, I asked her to walk with me so I could show her where she could find it. Looking back, I thought I wanted to enjoy her company for a moment. Something about her deliberate movements reminded me of my own mother, who’d passed away the previous Christmas. I missed my mom and still felt regretful about the moments when I’d used my impatience to make her life unhappy. As we walked along the back of the store, I introduced its floor plan: old television shows, action movies, cartoons, science fiction. The woman seemed glad of the unrushed company and casual conversation. We found the DVD and she thanked me, saying that it was the one she’d enjoyed when she was her daughter’s age. Unwillingly, I accompanied her to the cash register, realizing I had to return the elderly woman to her daughter, who was still tapping her foot at the front of the store. Paragraph 1: As the elderly woman was waiting in the queue at the cash register, I walked over to her daughter. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: Together they made their way toward the store’s exit. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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