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If you live in a place where most people speak the language you are learning, you may use the language for several hours each day. So it may become part of your “inner speech.” In other words, you start thinking in that language. Your mind stops trying to translate things from your native language into the second language. But most of the English learners live in places where English is not the main language. This may be true for you. You may not have many chances to practice English. You may even be self-taught. Thinking in English really helps! It is not very difficult, but it does need practice. Here we will share some mental exercises. A good first step is to think in words. Look around you. What do you see? In your head, try to name each object in your surroundings. Charles Thomas has taught English for over 10 years. He tells his students to name the things that they see around them, wherever they are. Another exercise Thomas suggest is describing in your mind objects you don’t know the words for. An example would be if you couldn’t think of the word “garage”. Thomas says, “If you’re looking at your house and you see your garage, but you can’t think of the name in English. You can say, ‘The place inside where I put my car’ or you can say, ‘It’s next to my house. I keep things there.’” The next exercise is thinking in simple sentences. For example, if you are sitting in a park, you can tell yourself things like, “It’s such a beautiful day” and “People are playing sports with their friends.” You can also describe your daily activities. Thomas asks his students to describe their day using the simple present verb form. So, they would think to themselves things like, “I put on my shirt” and “He drives the bus.” How much time should you spend on these exercises? Thomas says you do a little every day. “When you make things a habit, then it just pops up into your mind without thinking and then, before you know it, really, you’re thinking in English.” 【1】When a second language becomes part of your “inner speech”, ________. A.most people around you speak the language B.you start thinking in the language C.you translate things from your native language into it D.you learn the language by yourself 【2】“The place inside where I put my car” is an example for ________ A.naming objects in your surroundings B.thinking in simple sentences C.describing objects you don’t know the words for D.describing your daily activities 【3】Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A.Spend your time on exercises B.Teach yourself a second language C.Train your brain to think in English D.Practice English wherever you are |
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Robots have taken over many of America’s factories. But can they pick a strawberry? “It’s really hard for robots to match what humans can do,” says Bob Pizter, an expert on robots. Any 4-year-old kid can pick a strawberry, but machines can’t seem to figure it out. Pizter says the hardest thing for them is finding the fruit. Pizter’s strawberry-picking robot is rolling into a strawberry field. This well-designed device drives itself. It’s as big as a bus, long enough to straddle ( 跨 越 ) a dozen rows of strawberries at once. Powerful computers are sitting on top. Underneath, there are high-definition cameras to find the berries, and robotic claws ready to pick them. “Nobody’s telling it what to do,” explains Paul Bissett, the chief operating officer of Harvest CROO Robotics. “It’s remembering its path down the row. It’s remembering where all these plants are.” It knows all this, thanks to the super-accurate GPS. Its computer brain contains a map showing the locations of every strawberry plant in the field. The action of machinery is truly impressive, but the baskets are still practically empty. Pitzer says the robots are able to find and pick more than 50 percent of ripe berries. That’s not yet up to human standards. A typical worker, he says, manages to pick anywhere from 60 to 90 percent of the berries. Also, he admits, the machine is slower than human hands. On the other hand, it has some advantages. It can work right through the night. Two years later, he says, this machine will be in the fields working for real. “There are weaknesses to work out, but it’s getting there. We’re close.” he says. Strawberry companies are putting millions of dollars into this project. The reason, Gary Wishnatzki, the owner of Wish Farms says, is that it’s getting more and more difficult to find enough people to pick his berries. “The fact of the matter is, if we don’t solve the problem of this labor shortage with automation, the industry is facing a big challenge ahead. The price of fruit is going to be much higher,” Jose Santos, the leader of the farm, says. Jose is pretty convinced, though, that picking strawberries will always require people. The machines will break down, he points out. In fact, he’s looking on the bright side. “You could afford to give people a day off if you have machines behind you,” he says. 【1】According to the passage, the strawberry-picking robot ______. A.can work extra hours B.relies on GPS only to find berries C.runs on petrol just like a bus D.picks both ripe and unripe berries 【2】What do people mentioned in the passage think of the strawberry-picking robot? A.It will lead to the price of strawberries rising. B.It keeps human workers working through night. C.It is not very efficient at the moment but promising. D.It will completely take the place of human workers. 【3】What does the passage mainly talk about? A.The working principle of strawberry-picking robots. B.Farmers’ expectations for strawberry-picking robots. C.The present state of strawberry-picking robots. D.The differences between humans and strawberry-picking robots. |
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Rumors (谣言): we've all heard some and we've all spread some. In more traditional times they shook entire families. Today, they travel differently because the way we share information has also changed. The fact is that rumors have great potential to upset things, whether socially or personally. We don't enjoy being on the receiving end of one, since they usually don't have good intentions. They are somewhat veiled (掩饰的) messages. Normally rumors are oral messages: word of mouth. The paradox (自相矛盾) is that there is no evidence to support rumors, but the more people share it, the more they see it as true. To finish explaining rumors, we think that they follow certain very clear laws. Secrecy: The source is unknown. There is also a proven phenomenon that human beings usually forget the source of a message before they forget its content. Certainty: We hardly question rumors simply because of the mental effort involved. On the other hand, no one likes to doubt a person who convinces us that the information they spread is true. Change: It acts like a tree. New rumors branch out to fill in the gaps left by the first rumor. Another property (属性) of rumors is that they tend to become viral. Each receiver is at the same time a potential transmitter (传输者) of the information. The receiver often adds their own opinion. Their manner and tone of transmitting it also changes it. How can we end rumors? The answer is as simple as it is impossible: preventing people from communicating. A more realistic response is equally difficult, although less than the first one. It is that we should be critical of the information we receive. We should ask ourselves if the source is reliable. Ask (if possible) the person you heard it from whether they also trust the information. We should also think about if the rumor benefits someone, and if that someone started the rumor. One rumor to be especially cautious of is a rumor about groups relatively unable to defend themselves. That's why we say, "History is always told by the winners." The first payment the defeated must make is to accept the victor's version of the story. 【1】What can we learn about rumors? A.We have all heard some and believed them. B.We're happy to be the receiving end of them. C.They may have negative influence on society. D.They often hide good intentions in the messages. 【2】How are rumours like a tree? A.Rumours keep changing, just as trees change their colour. B.Rumours are deeply rooted in reality, like tree roots in the earth. C.New rumours have gaps, like the space between tree branches. D.New rumours grow out of the original, like branches out of a trunk. 【3】What does the underlined word ‘viral’ in Para 4 probably mean? A.Something easily spread. B.Something acceptable. C.Something easily defended. D.Something beneficial. 【4】Which of the following may the author agree with? A.It is easy to prevent people from spreading rumors. B.People are often active in judging the rumors critically. C.We should think about the hidden message of the rumors. D.Stories told by the victors are usually better worth trusting. |
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Cute Ways to Wake Someone Up over the Phone In the morning waking someone up is what many people dislike. However, maybe waking up on a special phone call changes a person’s opinion.【1】As a result, give a person a special morning wake-up call to start his day off and hopefully improve his view for the rest of the day. Playing a Song Play a song when your lucky one answers the phone. 【2】 If you don’t want to start the day with a bright song, choose his favorite music or one that has a special meaning for the two of you to make sure he’ll know at once who is providing his cute wake-up call. Making an Impression Try out a few expressions to wish your special person a good morning. You can choose a phrase from her favorite movie and imitate (模仿) the actor’s voice from the movie.【3】 Joking Around Start the morning off with a joke included in your wake-up call. 【4】 No matter how funny you may be, waking someone up before her body is ready is no joke. Using Different Languages 【5】 Or go over a few ways to wish your friend a good morning in his native language. For a humorous touch, be creative. A.Try singing or playing music yourself. B.You can also choose your favorite line. C.Choose one that will put a smile on his face. D.Use any foreign language you are familiar with. E.Humor, for example, helps improve an individual’s view. F.No matter which type of joke you choose, keep the content lighthearted. G.You don’t want to interrupt your friend or family member’s biological clock. |
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Hunter Shamatt lost his wallet while he was on a flight from Omaha to Denver earlier this month. Upon realizing that his wallet was lost, he _____ the airline to see if anyone had turned it in— but fruitlessly. _______ the wallet contained his ID, a signed paycheck, $60 in cash, etc, he feared the worst. Two days after the flight, however, Hunter was _____ to receive a package in the mail from an anonymous(匿名的)sender. Inside was his wallet — ______ an additional $40 in cash. “I found this _______ a flight from Omaha to Denver-row 12, seat F wedged(卡住) between the seat and wall.” ________ a letter that was enclosed with the package. “Thought you might want it back. All the best. PS: I rounded your cash up to an even $100 so you could celebrate the ____ of your wallet. Have fun!” Hunter’s mother, Jeannie, posted a photo of the _______ to social media in hopes that they would be able to track down the _______ . All they found out was that the letter was _______ from Applied Underwriters in Omaha and the sender’s initials were signed “T.B”. The sender was later _______ as Todd Brown, who was delighted to “have a little fun” with helping out a hard-working stranger. “I saw he was just a kid, 20 years old. He had a paycheck in there, so I _______,‘Well, he’s doing his best to make ends meet.’” said Brown. “Hunter was very ____ . He told me he has some student loans to pay within two days so the _______ was right,” Brown added, “He______ it was gone forever. So when he opened it, he just started ______, ‘No way! No way!’” Brown says that he often tries to do good things without any recognition; that’s why he didn’t sign his _____ on the letter, but Jeannie later insisted on_____ him on social media. “I try to teach my children to help people without consideration of the __________,” Jeannie wrote on Facebook, “This story is more about rebuilding _____ in people than anything.” 【1】A.ordered B.contacted C.caught D.checked 【2】A.Though B.While C.Since D.Unless 【3】A.shocked B.amused C.anxious D.frightened 【4】A.apart from B.except for C.along with D.instead of 【5】A.on B.in C.by D.at 【6】A.said B.read C.written D.signed 【7】A.search B.completeness C.valuable D.return 【8】A.sender B.letter C.wallet D.package 【9】A.money B.flight C.wallet D.sender 【10】A.accepted B.sent C.taken D.collected 【11】A.known B.considered C.identified D.introduced 【12】A.noticed B.replied C.doubted D.figured. 【13】A.thankful B.stressful C.thoughtful D.regretful 【14】A.behavior B.number C.timing D.paycheck 【15】A.remembered B.thought C.admitted D.imagined 【16】A.screaming B.jumping C.dancing D.laughing 【17】A.address B.mark C.phone number D.full name 【18】A.questioning B.praising C.disturbing D.surprising 【19】A.income B.wealth C.reward D.fame 【20】A.faith B.ambition C.appreciation D.strength |
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 In your mind, what is school for? There are many answers 【1】 this question, and people in the USA have their own ideas. A poll ( 民意调查) 【2】 (name) "The Public's Attitudes Toward the Public Schools" is from a teaching group, PDK International. It asked Americans to name the 【3】 (big) purpose of school. PDK International said nearly 45 percent of people said the main goal was for students to make 【4】 (prepare) for exams. Around a quarter of people said it was to get kids a job. Just over 26 percent of Americans said the reason for school was to teach children about citizenship (公民权). The CEO of PDK International, Joshua said the study questioned whether school 【5】 (do) the right thing at that time. He agreed with an author James Baldwin, 【6】 said in 1963 that the aim of school is "to ask questions of 【7】 earth and learn to live with those questions”. Students had different 【8】 (idea) about school. Elena Brankov, 15, said it was necessary for school to teach students to be creative, share ideas and use technology 【9】 (make) the world a better place. Seth Godin said that school was to have students 【10】 （(train）)in the basic skills necessary for employment and create leaders who help us to complete on the world stage. |
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根据首字母或中文提示写出单词的正确形式，使句子意思连贯。每空一词。 【1】Satellites make TV ______（可使用的）to people who live far away from cities and satellite dishes can often be seen distributed throughout the countryside and remote areas. 【2】No matter what the ______ (状况), when the phone rings, everything stops so that the call can be answered. 【3】Aspirin and penicillin have saved millions of people's lives and have proved b ______to mankind since they were invented. 【4】A lot of people now s ______to the theory that acupuncture blocks pain signals from reaching the brain. 【5】Some people claim that surfing the Internet is a waste of time. They make the a ______that children spend too much time chatting and playing games instead of focusing on schoolwork. 【6】People who spend too much time on the internet tend to w ______from the people and the world around them. 【7】Having seen the situation, Charles Yerkes u ______the job of improving the system in 1902 by obtaining ownership of different lines and setting up the Underground Electric Railways Company of London. 【8】There are many flights to Dalian, and the city has good air connections with most large cities in China. But you need to make ______ (预订，预约）in advance. 【9】Fagin and his group of criminals find him and drag him back into the life of crime, pressuring him with the threat of violence if he ______ (反抗，抵抗）. 【10】Burns had a ______ (名誉，名声）of being funny and pleasant to be around. 【11】Those potential husbands who can't answer all three riddles of Turandot’s will be c ______to death. 【12】Because of the prejudice and racial ______ (歧视）of the time，Sam Philips knew that he had to use white singers or the records might not get played on the radio. 【13】I was amazed to learn that Picasso had an ______ (产量）of more than 20000 pieces of art. 【14】Unfortunately, although Van Gogh ______ (全心全意投入） his whole being to painting, he received little reward for his effort. 【15】In 1983, Zhang Linghong gained ______ (录取，准许进入）to the Beijing School of Art. |
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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。 Mary waited anxiously for her turn in the empty dressing room. Never had she been so nervous before. This competition was of vital importance to her comeback .“If I can win today,” she said to herself, “I can dance on the national stage next month.” Three months ago, her left arm was seriously injured in a car accident.After the medical treatment , she began to recover slowly. She practiced over and over again in order to regain her dancing skills. “Hi, Mary,” in rushed her friend Jessica.“How is your arm? Is it going to influence your performance?” “I guess it can be tolerated for I am to win the match . ” said Mary with a determined look. “Admirable! But I hear that a girl called Linda is really gifted and strong.She can be your real well-matched competitor.Come on!” After Jessica left,Mary decided to practice her most difficult spin . “If I don’t try harder, I won’t grasp this chance.” She thought. But her arm began to hurt, making her worried. “Mary, what makes you think you have a chance tonight?” she said to herself. After the pain was gone, she continued to warm up. A slim girl hurried in and put down an equipment bag on the chair.Then, she took out her dance dress quickly and put it on skillfully. Seeing Mary, she smiled politely and said “Hi, I’m Linda. I am the next one!” Mary nodded in reply but felt uncomfortable. “This is just my competitor. Because of her, I may lose tonight.” Her mind was wandering when Linda let out a scream, “Oh, God, I can’t find my music tape!” Linda searched her bag but in vain . “It may be missing on the way.”With these words, she then rushed out. 注意： 1.所续写短文的字数应为120字左右； 2.应使用5个以上的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: Suddenly, Mary caught sight of a black box under the chair where Linda put her bag.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: Hearing her name called, Mary walked on the stage with her heart beating faster and faster.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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