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Sydney Trains is one of the most economical, reliable and convenient ways to travel throughout Sydney and its surrounds. Our network, the NSW Trains Intercity, covers suburban Sydney and extends to the Hunter, Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Southern Highlands and South Coast regions. The network is made up of several colour-coded lines. Trains from different lines can share the same platform, so check display screen and listen to announcements. Ticket prices are generally based on the distance traveled. You can visit Transportnsw.Info for details. Getting to the City In Sydney, if you’re near a train station, you’re on your way to the city. Every rail line leads directly or indirectly to the City Circle. It’s the loop around the central business district of Sydney. Most City stations are underground so look out for the sign on street level. Automatic ticket gates Large stations have automatic gates for entry to, and exit from, the station. If you have an Opal card or a ticket which has a magnetic stripe (磁条) you must use the automatic gates. You may use the wide gate for wheelchair, pram or luggage access. Station staff will assist you. Night Ride buses Most trains do not operate between midnight and 4:00 a.m. For your convenience a special Night Ride bus service is available between these hours on most Sydney suburban lines. Track work In order for the tracks to the maintained, we sometimes have to replace train with buses, particularly at weekends. Please check the track work section for the latest service changes on your line. 【1】How do travelers get more information about ticket prices? A. They can go to the City Circle. B. They can visit a website. C. They can check display screen. D. They can listen to announcements. 【2】What service is offered to travelers in need at most big stations? A. A free Opal card. B. Earlier entry to the station. C. Help from station workers. D. A ticket with a magnetic stripe. 【3】Which is the best convenient time to travel by Sydney Trains? A. At midnight. B. On Sunday afternoon. C. Between midnight and 4:00 a.m. D. At 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. |
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Most heroes are not super. They don’t appear in comic books, on television, or in movies. They just do what they believe needs to be done to make their world a better place. Bike Batman is one of them. Bike Batman is a 30-year-old married engineer who lives in Seattle, Washington. He’s a cyclist who also buys and sells bikes as a hobby. About three years ago, he was looking for a bike for his wife. He found one on Craigslist, a website where people list things they want to sell. As he often does, he also looked at Bike Index, a popular website that allows users to register their bikes and post reports when they’re taken. The bike, which he was considering purchasing, clearly matched one reported stolen on Bike Index. Then he called the person who claimed to be the bike’s owner and arranged to meet him— supposedly to complete the sale. When the two men met, Bike Batman told the thief, “You’ve got two options. You can wait until a police officer gets here, or you can just get out of here.” You can imagine what the thief did. After that first success, Bike Batman developed a safer routine. When he sees questionable bike ads on Craigslist, he cross-references the image with bikes reported on Bike Index. Once he has confirmed it with the owner, he arranges a meet-up with the thief and will call the Seattle police department so that officers can participate in the action. In more than half of the 22 cases in which he has got back and returned bikes, the thieves have been arrested. In one case, Bike Batman even helped a family recover a wide range of prized possessions that suspects had stolen during a home burglary. His nickname came from a discussion with a police officer who suggested he be called “Robin Hood”. Since he wasn’t exactly stealing from the rich and giving to the poor, “Batman” seemed a better fit. The idea of a superhero punishing criminals feels pretty silly to him, but the main reason he continues his work is to keep up Seattle’s reputation as a friendly city. 【1】What is Bike Batman? A. A superhero. B. A website manager. C. A Seattle citizen. D. A police officer. 【2】What will Bike Batman first do when he discovers a questionable bike? A. Arrange to meet the thief. B. Call the police department. C. Contact the owner of the stolen bike. D. Look up the bike’s information on Bike Index. 【3】Why does Bike Batman help find the lost bikes? A. To become famous. B. To help poor people. C. To punish bike thieves. D. To build a friendly city. 【4】What can we learn from the passage? A. the thieves refused to return the bikes. B. the police failed to perform their duties. C. Bike Batman began his good deeds by accident. D. Bike Batman felt relieved to see the thieves arrested. |
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I have two kids, a boy and a girl. I don’t worry about my girl; I’m sure she’ll be well trained in mixed martial arts. I worry about my son. I’m pretty sure he’s going to be feminine (女性化的). Sorry to say that, but let’s face it. No dad wants his son to go feminine. At the rate we’re moving in a couple of years you won’t be able to tell the difference between boys and girls. Sound extreme? Think about this. In every movie where advanced time-traveling beings come to our planet, there’s one constant: You can’t tell the male aliens from the female aliens! But that’s the future. Kids today are soft and fat. People ask why. Is it junk food? No. Junk food has been around for fifty years. Is it video games? No. Video games have been around for thirty years. None of the kids playing them back in the day were terribly obese. We’re all scratching our heads trying to figure out what we’ve introduced to society to ruin our kids. But it’s not anything we’ve added that has ruined our kids. It’s stuff we’ve gotten rid of. Take the gym rope for example. Remember that thing that stretched from the floor to the ceiling in your gym class that you could never climb? Most of the kids couldn’t make it to the top. But that wasn’t the point; the point was you had to try while some middle-aged guy who couldn’t make it up a flight of stairs shouted at you. We should have put our son on that rope, and given him a head start. But we didn’t want to shame the boy, so we took it down. Taking down the rope would be a good idea if there were no ropes in life. But they’re everywhere. You just can’t see them. They’re in every goal unrealized and expectation not met. The point everyone missed about the rope is you weren’t supposed to make it to the top. It was there to create a fire that burned in the oversize belly of every kid. 【1】What is the example of aliens used to show? A．Girls are growing like boys. B．Boys are going feminine. C．There are really time-traveling beings. D．Alien movies are popular with children. 【2】What causes kids today to be soft and fat? A．Junk food. B．Video games. C．Stuff introduced to society. D．Things removed from society. 【3】How does the author find teenagers today? A．They have too much dignity. B．They are overprotected. C．They are less independent. D．They are thought too highly of. 【4】What does the rope probably symbolize? A．Goals. B．Expectations. C．Competition. D．Assistance. |
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Google's new camera, called Clips, is a small, smart device. It comes with a case that has a clip (夹子)，but it’s not designed to be worn on your clothing. Most interestingly, it uses artificial intelligence to take photography out of your hands so it can capture moments on its own. This roughly 2-inch by 2-inch camera, with a three-hour battery life and Gorilla Glass for toughness, is intended for candid moments, like when a child does something cute that may happen too quickly for you to pull out your smartphone. Onboard the Clips device, it uses machine learning algorithms (计算程序) to help capture scenes. Those algorithms include face recognition. “Once it learns that there's a face you see frequently, it’ll try to get nice photos of those faces,” said Juston Payne, the device’s product manager. And they also want it to recognize facial expressions, which involved “training it to know what happiness looks like”. The Google team also trained it to recognize what not to shoot — like when a child’s hand is over the lens, or if it is tossed in a dark purse. The only way to see the images is by connecting the camera with your phone, as it has no screen for viewing or editing. Were people concerned it could seem strange? Yes, Payne admitted. But they said they addressed that by making it obvious what it is. A green light on the front signals that it is on. Besides, unlike a camera meant to monitor your home, it is not connected to the Internet. “This product is only possible because of the way that silicon has advanced” Payne said, noting that it was only in the past year or so that they could squeeze the technology down into a device this size. Going forward, we’re likely to get more assistance from the artificial intelligence packed into our apps and gadgets. 【1】What is the most outstanding feature of Clips? A. It is equipped with tough glass. B. It enables easy internet access. C. It allows of hands-free photography. D. It can be worn on your clothing. 【2】What does the underlined word “candid”, in Paragraph 2 mean? A. brief B. touching. C. unforgettable. D. embarrassing. 【3】What makes Clips a reality according to Juston Payne? A. The popularity of the Internet. B. The advance in technology. C. The rise of the smartphone industry. D. The reduction in the price of lens. 【4】What is the best title for the text? A. A New Digital Camera from Google. B. New Gadgets in the Age of Apps. C. Artificial Intelligence in Everyday Life. D. An Alternative Way to Photograph. |
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Shayla Mitchell, 16, was diagnosed with the terminal stage of cancer. As a father, Mitchell always stayed home to care for her. He said the ______ 1eft them financially worse off. Then a group called Growing Hope ______ in with $1,800 to help with his living costs. ____, he wanted to pay them back. In his ______, he had once been a ______. So at age 40, Mitchell took up the ______ again, participating in two fights in Fairfax. Mitchell was ______ out in the first and second rounds, but he still ______ to raise $ 20,000 that he gave to Growing Hope. During this time, he ______ his daughter. “I fell into a dark bottom,” Mitchell said, and for six months, he did little but ______. One day, Mitchell ______ upon a Mark Twain quote- The two most important days in your life are the day you are born, and the day you ______ why. “After I read that quote, I was going to spend the rest of my life helping kids with ______ and their families,” he said. Mitchell thought of creating a foundation, though boxing did not seem ______any more for fund-raising, due to his age. Then he found that ______ could be a source to raise money. In the Corps Marathon, he cut a striking figure on the course. ______ by this success, he set his sights higher. He ______ each of the miles of the race to a different child with cancer, and he carried their ______ with him. Years after his daughter's death, Mitchell now ______ up in the morning knowing his ______. 【1】A. situation B. phenomenon C. atmosphere D. poverty 【2】A. brought B. stepped C. took D. broke 【3】A. Sorrowful B. Hopeful C. Grateful D. Helpful 【4】A. life B. reality C. memory D. youth 【5】A. runner B. singer C. boxer D. fighter 【6】A. gloves B. helmets C. boxes D. sneakers 【7】A. laughed B. knocked C. performed D. put 【8】A. failed B. persuaded C. managed D. tried 【9】A. cured B. lost C. comforted D. accompanied 【10】A. fight B. disappoint C. burst D. mourn 【11】A. looked B. agreed C. came D. depended 【12】A. consider B. make C. relate D. discover 【13】A. talent B. cancer C. disease D. caution 【14】A. beneficial B. worthwhile C. significant D. practicable 【15】A. running B. singing C. fund D. project 【16】A. Depressed B. Satisfied C. Inspired D. Shocked 【17】A. donated B. ran C. competed D. conveyed 【18】A. pictures B. parents C. doctors D. clothes 【19】A. stands B. arises C. climbs D. wakes 【20】A. time B. why C. course D. what |
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填人适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 Laughter Yoga is a new form of exercise that promotes the use of laughter as a form of physical exercise. It 【1】 (create) in the mid-1990s as a social experiment. Although it came from India and 【2】 (certain) includes some yoga, don’t expect it to have much in common with the yoga classes 【3】 (offer) at your local studio or gym. Laughter Yoga attaches 【4】 (much) importance to the former than to the latter. The method began in 1995 when Dr. Madan Kataria called on a group of students in a park 【5】 (test) whether introducing regular laughter into people’s lives would improve their well-being. Kataria also introduced deep breathing and simple stretches into the exercises. Medical research has suggested that laughing is 【6】 good way to reduce stress and help people feel good. Kataria’s Laughter Clubs are popping up in response 【7】 people’s need to handle 【8】 (press). Kataria also offers books and DVDs to people 【9】 don’t have access to a local Laughter Club. However, connecting with other humans is a big part of Laughter Yoga’s success in 【10】 (help) people feel better and experience more joy. |
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。 My name is Li Ming, a student studied in Ganzhou No. 18 Middle School. I am eager become a volunteer in your group and I can work till my next term begins. I have a real talent on singing. I get the first prize in the singing competition in our school last year. However, I can teach children how to sing songs. Besides, I play the piano very well, that will help a lot in my work. I am warm-hearted and always be ready to help. Helping other people makes myself happy. I believe I can make friend with the children. I hope I am fortunately enough to be a member of your group. |
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假定你是李华，得知美国外教Peter最近经常头痛，西医疗效不佳。请你给他写一封电子邮件，推荐中医治疗，简介中医的优点（如副作用小、价格低等），愿意帮助，并期待他早日康复。 注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Peter, I’m sorry to learn that … ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua |
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