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Here is a collection of some of the eccentric(古怪的）laws in the world. We can laugh, we can, gasp, we can only wonder... 1.Think before you chew In Singapore, chewing gum is prohibited. This rule was introduced because of the high cost and difficulty in removing stuck chewing gum from public premises. In particular, chewing gum stuck on the Mass Rapid Transit train doors stopped the train from moving. It happened a few times and those were a few times too many. 2. Lighten up Drivers in Denmark are supposed to drive vehicles with their headlights on. You d think this law would apply to night driving but it doesn't. It is considered essential during \he day a» well or they may face a fine of up to $ 100. Studies have shown that this has helped a lot to avoid road accidents in Denmark. 3. To fail > to jail In Bangladesh, children 15 arid older can be put in jail for cheating on their final examinations. Every year, Bangladeshi government takes strong measures to stop cheating and carries out a massive media campaign to forewarn students through print and television, 4.Sue (控告）them pants! In France, it is still against the law for women to wear pants. The law reportedly has been on the books since 1800. It was amended several times ： once in 1892 to allow women to 6port trousers while 1 riding horses and again in 1909 to permit the ladies to wear pants while on bicycles. 5. The law with a flaw In Georgia no bicycle shall be equipped, modified , or altered in such a way as to cause the pedal in its lowermost position to be more than 12 inches above the ground, nor shall any bicycle be operated if so equipped, The question is： Who would ride such a bike? 6. One Two Three Go! In Massachusetts at a wake (守丧），mourners may eat no more than three sandwiches. It of those laws that was written in books and never removed since then. Bad manners, one consider it, but in Massachusetts it is a criminal offense. 21. How many laws are mentioned in the passage?! A. Two. B. Three. C. Six. D. Five, 22. In which country is chewing gum not allowed? A.Singapore B. America. C. France. D. China 23. Which is Not true according to the passage? A. In Bangladesh, children 15 and younger can be put in jail for cheating. B. In Georgia no bicycle shall be equipped, C. In France it is still against the law for women to wear pants. D. Drivers in Denmark are supposed to drive vehicles with their headlights on.
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Should girls go to school only with other girls? Is it better for boys to attend all - boy schools? Educators at school for girls in Washington D. C. believe children in classes of the same sex do better, but Other experts say there is no real evidence to support that idea. They believe there are other more important things that make a school effective. Excel Academy is the first all-girl school in Washington, D. C. that is independently operated and supported by taxpayers. It was established in 2007 and opened its doors in 2008. The Excel Academy provides free education to children from families without much money. It serves more that 600 girls from preschool, the youngest children to grade five. Three meals are serves each day. One of its students is 10-yar-oldAnyrech,who attended kindergarten in a classroom with boys. She says boys have different interests from girls. She's now at Excel for the following five years .“They would like to tell me that I can do it .They make me feel like I'm loved ang that I'm the smarter person in the world.” Kaye Savage established the school . She says that when boys and girls are taught together, the teachers teach for the boys. She says boys are a little louder and much more active than the girls，which makes girls second - class citizens in their awn classrooms and schools. But Galen Sherwin ax the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU, disagrees. She says the evidence ,in her words，is not really there to support claims that same sex classrooms produce better results. “ Similarities between boys and girls are much greater and more relevant than any differences. Certainly any differences that exist are not relevant from an educational viewpoint，” Sherwin said. Elaine Weiss is an education expert. She believes other considerations besides same sex classes have a bigger effect on children 's success in school. She says everything that happens in children's early development is important. “ Some of the early gap should be dealt with before Lids get to kindergarten. The classes should be relatively small, so that teachers can have a one - on - one conversation and interaction with students. And after - school opportunities should be enriched，” Weiss said. 24. We can learn from the passage that the Excel Academy A. is the only all girl school of the United States B. raises funds to support the school and the students C. receives students from all levels of the US families D. is operated with the government’s financial support 25. According to 10 - year - old Anyreah , . A. she spent her kindergarten days with only other girls B. she disliked the differences between boys and. girls C. she has been studying at Excel for at least 5 years D. she thought highly of the same -sex classes at Excel 26.. The Excel Academy was established mainly to . A. let girls study lessons with all attention B. help girls get the right of education C. give girls the same concern and education D. develop the same interest of girls in study 27.As for helping children to succeed at school, Elaine Weiss . A. thinks smaller classes work better B. can't offer any better way or suggestion C. stresses that fair education is the most important D. thinks there's no difference between boys girls
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Dear David, I'm glad you would like to share your feelings with me. It's hardly surprising that your feelings of not being“group up”have come on strongly at this point in your life ,just before you're about to become a father. You are asking； Will I make a good father? How will I cope? Should I have brought another little person into the world ? Can I provide for it ? Help! I think nearly every sensitive about-to-be parent must have these occasional feelings of self-doubt and inadequacy (不适)before the birth and it would be most unusual if you didn't share them. you have something less grown-up to relate to. It's difficult, honestly, to feel-up unless you have something less group-up to relate to. The boss with a hen-pecking wife may feel like a seven-year-old when he's at home. But as he walks through the office door, and knows he's going to be surrounded by staff looking to him for advice, he grows into a fully mature man. and I think it's a mistake to imagine that we all feel, as we age, a kind of progression of states, from the baby to the adult. Most people feel, on Tuesday, about three years old, and on a Wednesday, around 80.I remember feeling very group-up at eight, a time when I was weighed down with responsibility. These days, much older, I can ,in the company of people I at ease with, feel like a young girl. feel There's a common remark that “all men are little boys”，but it's not true. It's not true, It's more true that men often behave like little boys, But nearly all people, at some moments in their lives, are capable of great maturity (成熟）. Once your baby arrives. you'll soon feel less childlike , 1ess often, When your child tries to put its fingers into the plug(插条),the adult in you will rise up to prevent it. You'll see you have very little in common with a needy child ,particularly if it's looking to you for comfort. Comfort yourself , David, with two truths. One is that your friends laugh when they talk about this subject because they , like you, feel frightened. And remember that people who haven up don' t go a around talking about the fact that they don't feel grown-up. Hope my advice will be helpful and good luck to you and your little one. 28.According to the passage, Miss Advice thinks David's self-doubt . A. valuable B. natural C. unusual D. bearable 29. From Paragraph 2 , we can learn that people’s sense of maturity . A. will increase with age B. is obviously seen at home C. changes with different situations D. becomes stronger with familiar people 30. Miss Advice holds that . A. all men behave like little boys B. people tend to Laugh at the subject C. men with a baby feel more grown - up D. people enjoy talking about their immaturity 31. Miss Advice wrote the letter to . A. offer suggestions to a future father B. teach people how to grow up C. encourage people to be responsible D . solve problems of the less grown - up
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Robots are being used for the first time in hospitals. “ Robot-nurses ” perform a variety of tasks each as delivering medicine t food and laboratory samples to sickrooms and taking away waste. Patients aren't treated by robots, as this is still done by medical staff. The idea is to employ robots to transport supplies between departments. “ Nurses often have to break off from what they are doing to gather supplies,” says Peter Seiff , who makes the robots called TUGs. Research shows any interruption in medical work can lead Lo errors—a nurse may forget whether she has given medicine and may give a patient double the dose (剂量）or none at all. The robots vary in size according ta what job they perform ? but normally take the shape of a metal box on wheels, with a box on the side containing their software. After being programmed, the robots are able to find their way around a hospital unassisted. They also contain scanning technology to create electronic pictures or a “ memory ” of routes of routes on hard drives to help them go through passages, doors and other obstacles. Each robot is also monitored at the producer's headquarters (总部）in case it runs into any difficulties. Trials show TUGs reduce the time it takes for a patient to receive medicine, and stop drugs from going missing. A study at the University of Maryland Medical Centre in the U.S. found that when three TUGs were used over the course of a year, the average length of time from the drugstore receiving a prescription to the patient receiving ii dropped from 74 minutes to 30 minutes and saved nurses 6,123 hours finding medicines. It also cut the number of medicines that went missing to zero. “The biggest complaints we receive from patients is that the noises don’t spend enough time with them. Anything that frees nurses is a boon,” says Katherine Mulligan f director of nursing at the hospital, “The TUGs allow nurses to spend more time focusing on patient care. Nurse satisfaction has improved. ” 32. Which of the following activities are robot-nurses NOT programmed to deal with? A. Transporting supplies. B. taking away waste. C. Taking care of patients. D. Creating electronic pictures. 33.The underlined word “born”in the last paragraph probably means . A. benefit B. dream C. habit D. complaint 34.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Robots can help nurses save a lot of time. B. All robots have the same size. C. Robots are unable to find their way by themselves. D. Robots cannot get help if they run into difficulties. 35.What is the attitude of the author towards robot-nurses? A. Neutral. B. Positive. C. Negative. D. Unknown.
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Today we eat on the go, at our desks and even in front of computers. We eat takeout, delivered and packaged meals. 36 “Over the past three decades, people have started eating out more than ever before and purchasing more prepared foods at the grocery store, which tend to contain more fast, salt and sugar than their home-made foods,” noted US healthy living website Spark People. 37 It encourages us to value the time we spend preparing，sharing and consuming food； as a recent USA Today article pal it. It all started in 1986 with the efforts of Slow Food's founding father, Italian activist Carlo Petrini, who wanted to bring back food varieties and flavors that had gone dark in the face of industrialization. 38 Now, his idea is almost the mainstream. Starting at the table, the movement promotes an unhurried way of life founded on the idea that everyone has a right to cooking pleasure, and that everyone must also take responsibility to“protect the heritage (遗产）of food, tradition and culture that make this celebration of the senses possible?”， wrote The Phnom Penh Post. “ 39 It means turning down the speed at which we eat and increasing the amount of time we spend dining together with other people,” Althea Zanecosky , spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association, told The Huffing ton Post.“ 40 Dinner table conversations keep families together, noted the Belgian non-profit organization Greenfudge. A. It is a way to bring back the social togetherness of yesterday. B. It seems that we have adapted our foods to our fast - paced lives. C. So，the Slow Food Movement has occurred against this fast-food trend. D. Slow Food doesn't necessarily mean food that takes a long time to cook. E. It is based on the idea that we should spend as much time as possible on cooking. F. It's not only the food itself but also the time we spend (lining together that matters. G. At that time，he asked people to follow a more sustainable (可持续的）living model.
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My Italian Grandmother was a wonderful woman. 61 a boy I always felt blessed growing up in her home. She worked hard，laughed loud, and was never afraid of 62 life threw at her. When she fell and broke her hip in her eighties, my Dad 63 (force) to admit that he could no longer take care of her at home. It was with a heavy heart 64 Dad moved Grandmother into a nursing home. 0ur whole family gathered together for her 90lH birthday in the nursing home dining room, It was a wonderful celebration of her life and the love we all had for her. Shortly 65 that birthday however, life gave her the 66 (tough) challenge of all as ,age and illness started to take her mind from her too. The Dementia (痴呆)grew worse and worse. At times when I visited her she didn't know 67 I was. During one of these visits 1 was holding her hand while she slept. When she awoke, her eyes were fixed 68 me and I could tell she didn't recognize me. She looked down at my hand 69(hold) hers and instead of pulling hers away, she smiled at me .Then she closed her eyes and went 70 (peace)back to sleep. I could see then that even though her mind didn't remember me, her spirit still remembered love.
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Music to My Ears Robby was 10 for his first piano lesson in my class. Much as he tried， he 41 even the basic However，he dutifully reviewed the pieces that I required. Over the months he tried and tried while I 42 and encouraged him. At the end of each lesson he'd always say, “My mom’s going to hear me play some day. ” 43 it seemed hopeless. I only knew his mother from a 44 as she waited in her aged car to pick him up. Then one Robby stopped coming. I was secretly 45 that he stopped because of his lack of ability. Weeks later I informed the students , including Robby, of the coming recital (独奏）. To my 46 ,Robby asked me if he could be included. I told him he really did not qualify because he had 47 0ut. He said his mom had been sick and unable to take him to lessons but he was still 48 . “I've just got to play!” he 49 . Something inside me let me allow him to. Then came the recital night. The gym was 50 with parents. I put 51 . thinking that I could save his poor performance through my“ curtain closer (谢幕）.” The recital went off smoothly. Then Robby came up on stage. His clothes were wrinkled and his hair 52 . “Why didn't his mother at least make him comb his hair for this special night ? ”I thought. Robby pulled out the piano bench and began. 1 was not 53 for what 1 heard next, His were 54 on the keys. Never had I heard Mozart played so well by people of his age. After he ended, everyone was 55 their feet-in wild applause. In 56 I ran up on stage and put my arms around Robby. “I've never heard you play Like he ended, everyone was 55 their feet in wild applause. Robby explained ,“Well Miss Hondorf ...remember I told you my mom sick?.. 58 she had cancer and passed away yesterday. She was born deaf, so tonight she could hear me play in heaven. 1 wanted to make it special. There wasn't a 59 eye in the house. That night I felt he was the teacher and I was the pupil, for it was he who taught me the meaning of perseverance and 60 . 41. A. lacked B. had C. showed D. got 42. A. listened B. learned C. checked D. played 43. A. And B. But C. So D. Or 44. A. conversation B. performance C. distance D. picture 45. A. guilty B. sad C. anxious D. glad 46. A. relief B. surprise C. pleasure D. satisfaction 47. A. stepped B. worn C. run D. dropped 48. A. acting B. performing C. practicing D. recording 49. A. insisted B. suggested C. complained D. threatened 50. A. lined B. packed C. piled D. covered 51. A. least B. most C. first D. last 52. A. messy B. cool C. neat D. dull 53. A. eager B. concerned C. prepared D. grateful 54. A. hesitating B. dancing C. touching D. crawling 55. A. over B. under C. in D. on 56. A. chaos B. tears C. silence D. return 57. A. find B. feel C. make D. like 58. A. Gradually B. Suddenly C. Frequently D. Actually 59. A. dry B. curious C. bright D. wet 60. A. regret B. talent C. love D. courage
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假定英语课上来时要求同桌之间交换修改作文，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，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加,刪除或修改。 增加:在缺词处加一个漏字宇符号（∧),并在在其下面写出该加的词。 删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。 修改：在错词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 My brother, who is Harvard graduate, works in a multinational company, The company bid failed several limes in it1 s attempts to break into to Chinese market in the past two years. As a new manager on charge of the sales department, he is trying every possible mean's to promote their products. Because of he' s taken some effective measures, their profits are expecting to rise by 50% . I real take pride in my brother. What's more, he has promised to giving me live thousand yuan unlit the summer holidays come. If so, I will be able to go on vacation. How a wonderful piece of news!
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你的美国朋友Chris目前在北京学习汉语，他对中国传统文化非常感兴趣。本周五下午你校将要举办—个文化讲座, 请你根据以下提示给他写一封电子邮件，邀请他来参加。 1.农业大学张教授讲解中国茶文化的历史和传播； 2.讲座后有交流和品茶活动； 3.你将陪同Chris并帮其翻译讲解。 注意:1.字数不少于100； 2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Hi Chris,
Yours, Joe
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