Dear Graham,
My partner and I have recently lost a pet quite suddenly. Normal life is continuing with so much sadness for my pet meant so much to me. Lots of people won't understand my feeling this way about the death of an animal. This obviously isn't the first time someone in my life has passed away: when I was younger we lost elderly relatives who I loved very much, and naturally much-loved family pets died occasionally too. But this has hit me so much harder. I put so much love into the relationship and I'm just finding it hard to get my head around the fact that it's gone.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
ANON, VIA EMAIL
Dear Anon,
Something you loved deeply has gone from your life, so of course you are sad. We love our pets differently from family members or friends and part of that is because we know they will probably die before us. Our time with our dogs or cats is precious precisely because we understand it is limited.
As humans, we go through most of life understanding we would die one day. But animals don’t. We are the keeper of the secret. Of course, living a life unencumbered(不受妨碍) by thoughts of death means that our pets, in general, lead very simple, happy lives. It’s one of the reasons why they are such a joy to be round. You are, of course, correct when you say that many people don't understand your grief, so don't talk to them. Share your feelings with like-minded souls. I'm sure a simple search online will reveal many practical advice for moving on.
And when you are ready, you can welcome another animal into your life and then you will enjoy happiness again.
GRAHAM, VIA EMAIL
1.What can we learn about Anon?
A. She feels bored with her normal life. B. Her pet's sudden death hits her greatly.
C. Her partner won't understand her feeling. D. She can't get along well with her relatives.
2.Graham thinks that our time with pets is precious because ____.
A. they have no secrets B. they are very simple
C. their life is very short D. they are always happy
3.In Graham's opinion, Anon should ____.
A. tell her pet from family members B. avoid telling others her own secrets
C. adopt another animal as her new pet D. try her best to understand other's grief
4.Who would Graham probably be?
A. One of Anon's family members. B. One of Anon's like-minded friends.
C. A pet lover who provides advice online. D. An expert on dealing with relationship.
Four of the World's Best Futurists(未来学家)
Kevin Kelly
Kevin Kelly is an author. His 1994 publication, Out of Control, discusses a future where machines and systems are so complex as to be indistinguished(难区分的) from living things.
His latest book What Technology Wants suggests that technology is not just a mixture of wires and metals but a living thing that has its own need. The book looks out through the eyes of this global technological system to discover what it wants.
Dr Michio Kaku
Dr Michio Kaku is a professor of theoretical physics at the City of New York and author of The Future of the Mind and Physics of the Future.
In The Future of the Mind , he explores the frontier of neuroscience. He predicts that one day we will be able to upload the human brain into a computer. In Physics of the Future, he predicts that glasses and contact lenses will be connected to the Internet and cars will become driverless with the power of the GPS system.
David Brin
Science fiction author and scientist, David Brin has received awards. In 1998, he won the Freedom of Speech Award for The Transparence Society. The book concerns threats to personal affairs and openness in the information age. In a world where the police monitor public places 24 hours a day with cameras and some credit companies can sell people's financial details to anyone willing to pay, Brin warns that surveillance(监控) technology will be used by too few people in the future. He argues that the tables should be turned and the public should have access to information like who is buying financial details from credit companies.
Dr Ray Kurzweil
Dr Ray Kurzweil is the main inventor of the first print-to-speech reading machine for the blind. He is the director of artificial intelligence development at Google.
Over the past 25 years, a number of his predictions have come true. In 1990, he predicted a computer would defeat a human at chess by 1998.He predicts that by the 2020s, most diseases will go away and self-driving cars begin to take over the roads.
1.Whose book is discussing about machines and systems in the future?
A. Kevin Kelly's. B. Dr Michio Kaku's.
C. David Brin's. D. Dr Ray Kurzweil's.
2.Which of the following book won the Freedom of Speech Award?
A. Out of Control. B. The Future of the Mind.
C. Physics of the Future. D. The Transparence Society.
3.What's Dr Kurzweil's attitude towards his prediction of the 2020s?
A. Cautious. B. Optimistic.
C. Doubtful. D. Disapproving.
假定你是李华, 你的英国朋友Peter来信向你咨询如何才能学好中文. 请你根据下列要点写回信.
要点: 1. 参加中文学习班;
2. 看中文书刊、电视；
3. 学唱中文歌曲；
4. 交中国朋友。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头语已为你写好。
Dear Peter,
I’m glad to receive your letter asking for my advice on how to learn Chinese well.
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Best wishes,
Li Hua
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、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。
There is many interesting idioms in China. Now let me to explain one of them, Ye Gong Hao Long. In ancient times there was the man called Ye Gong. He told everyone that he loved dragons very much．In his house almost everything decorated with dragon designs, including the walls, two window and doors. When a real dragon heard about his story, it was deeply impressing and decided to visit
Ye Gong. However, when the dragon stuck their head through one window,
Ye Gong was frightened and run away. Well, you see, this idiom is used to describe those people which appear to like something, and actually don't．
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Chinese Kung fu is a1.(tradition) Chinese culture. It is probably one of the earliest sports that use both2.(strong) and brain.
The theory of kung fu is based3.classical Chinese philosophy. Over its long history it has developed as a unique combination of exercise, practical self-defense, self-discipline, and art. It can date back to ancient times4.people used sticks to fight against wild animals and they gradually5.(gain) experience in self-defense.
Chinese kung fu is a large system of theory and practice,6.(combine) techniques of self-defense and health-keeping. In sports like track and field and boxing, an athlete7.(usual) has to retire from full participation in his 30s. That is because8.(injury ) suffered during years of active sport participation at a young age affect our ability to continue exercising in later life. In Chinese kung fu, however, a difference9.(make) between “external”(外部的) and “internal”(内部的) kung fu. It's said that in external kung fu, you exercise your muscles, bones and skin while in internal kung fu, you train your spirit, qi and mind. So the external body weakens later in life, but on10.contrary, internal kung fu continues.
I recently heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs（突破）. He was being interviewed by a reporter who asked him_______ he thought he was able to be so much more ______ than the average person.
He responded that it all came from a(n) ________ with his mother that happened when he was about 2. He had been trying to _______ milk from the fridge when he __________ the slippery(光滑的) bottle, its contents running all over the kitchen floor.
When his mother came in, _________shouting at him or giving him a lecture, she said, “Robert, what a great and wonderful ______ you have “drawn”! I have _________ seen such a huge pool of milk. Well, the damage has already been ________ . Would you like to get down and ______ in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up？”
His mother then said, “ You know, what we have here is a ________ experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two _______ hands. Let’s go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can _______it .” The little boy learned that if he _________ the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful _______ !
This scientist then said that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be _______ to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just ________ for learning something new, which is, _________, what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment “doesn't _______ ,” we usually learn something ________ from it.
1.A. why B. what C. when D. how
2.A. active B. absent C. creative D. honest
3.A. idea B. experience C. accident D. defeat
4.A. buy B. replace C. remove D. protect
5.A. fell B. lost C. escaped D. dropped
6.A. in honor of B. instead of C. in spite of D. in place of
7.A. picture B. mass C. map D. mess
8.A. rarely B. happily C. frequently D. angrily
9.A. got B. suffered C. done D. received
10.A. jump B. play C. enjoy D. handle
11.A. failed B. successful C. fantastic D. painful
12.A. strong B. tiny C. thin D. expert
13.A. get B. put C. try D. make
14.A. controlled B. analysed C. broke D. held
15.A. cure B. teaching C. lesson D. instruction
16.A. concerned B. ready C. athletic D. afraid
17.A. situations B. chances C. times D. turns
18.A. after all B. above all C. first of all D. in all
19.A. do B. finish C. go D. work
20.A. lovable B. severe C. valuable D. interesting
