Let me tell you, Johnson, this is going to be the biggest development in animal-imitative cybernetics (动物模仿控制学) since Hayes pioneered the field way back in 2014. Everybody’s going to want a piece of my discovery! Everyone! Even United States of Earth Defense! I’m going to be the richest man alive!
I can see you don’t share my excitement yet. Just wait, old friend. Accompany me to my lab, and we will see who has the last laugh. You’ll be begging me to take you on as a lab assistant after I...Oh, here we are. You first, my good man. You see, I had already come up with the perfect cybernetic engine, able to copy any life form. The question was, which creature would be the best show of my discovery? I’ve used a life form nobody’s considered for cybernetics. It is powerful, graceful, intelligent, and best of all people love it. I chose the tiger!
Go on, have a glance! Ha! Don’t look so shocked, Johnson. I leave it powered down when I’m not testing it. It is rather great, though. Yes, all the latest technology, including claws ( 爪 ) I had made from vanadium alloy(合金). It cuts through steel like its wet cardboard. The process that I used to get its mind in the computer will be enough to ensure me fame and fortune.
Huh? It did move, didn’t it? I guess I left it on yesterday. No, don’t look so nervous; I can shut off its main power with this remote(遥控器)right here. Nothing to worry about. I really don’t think it’s regarding you as a meal. Be reasonable, old...Oh, God! Johnson! The remote, where is it? Where?!
Ah, there we go! Too late to save Johnson, though. What a pity. Better safe than sorry. There! God, what a mess. Even worse, I can’t call the police now; the bad publicity would overshadow my breakthrough, and certainly frighten the investors. I’ve got to get rid of the body secretly, somehow. I could bury it, but I might be seen. I could burn it, but the smoke would be very doubtful. What to do?
What to...
I wonder...How fast can this cat eat?
1.What’s the author’s attitude towards his invention?
A. Proud. B. Disappointed.
C. Cheerful. D. Astonished.
2.It can be inferred that the invention in the passage is a____.
A. surprise B. success
C. failure D. wonder
3.According to the passage, what was the worst result of this invention?
A. He couldn’t get rid of his friend’s body. B. The robot tiger killed his friend.
C. He couldn’t control the robot tiger. D. The robot tiger had to be improved.
4.What does the last sentence “I wonder...How fast can this cat eat” suggest?
A. The writer wanted to know if he could find a cat to eat John’s body.
B. The writer wondered how fast this cat could eat a person.
C. The writer wanted to test whether this machine tiger is powerful enough.
D. The writer wanted to cover up the facts that his experiment is a failure.
There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real! Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough difficulties to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy.
Always put yourself in others’ shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the other person, too.
The happiest people don’t necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those who have tried, for they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives.
Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss and ends with a tear. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past, and you can’t go on well in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.
When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you’re the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.
Please send this message to those people who mean something to you, to those who have touched your life in one way or another, to those who make you smile when you really need it, to those who make you see the brighter side of things when you are really down, to those who you want to let know that you appreciate their friendship. And if you don’t, don’t worry; nothing bad will happen to you. You will just miss out on the opportunity to brighten someone’s day with this message.
1.The tone used in the passage is____ .
A. discouraging B. negative
C. positive D. critical
2.Which statement does the writer probably agree with?
A. If you want to cry, cry. B. Smile in face of death.
C. The best or nothing. D. Nothing is impossible.
3.After reading this passage, a reader is most likely to____.
A. smile and then ignore it B. think about life’s hardship
C. exchange shoes with a friend D. share it with some of his friends.
4.According to the passage, we can make ourselves strong_____.
A. by dreaming what we want to dream B. after times of attempts and failures
C. so long as we are full of hopes D. if we try to make more friends
Language requirements for all programmes, except Creative Writing
All teaching for the programmes is in English. We require all applicants whose first language is not English to have one of the following test results:
Academic IELTS details can be obtained from local British Council offices. The minimum requirement is an overall band score of 6.5 with no less than 6.5 in each of the four elements.
Applicant's Academic IELTS and Cambridge CAE test results will be directly accessed by our office.
In order for us to do this, applicants should supply the following information on their application form: Academic IELTS:
Test Report Form (TRF) number Cambridge CAE/CPE：
Candidate ID number (this is 3 letters and 6 numbers) and secret number (4 numbers)
These results should have been achieved in the same sitting, and no more than 2 years before the date of application.
Language requirements for Creative Writing
The minimum requirement is an overall Academic IELTS band score of 7.0, with no less than 7.0 in each of the four elements. Applicants with Cambridge CAE require grade A. These results should have been achieved in the same sitting, and no more than 2 years before the date of application.
In addition to meeting the above language requirements for Creative Writing, all applicants are required to submit a 300-400 word written piece, explaining their reasons for applying.
All programmes: notice concerning TOEFL test scores
Please note： Due to UK Government restrictions, we are no longer able to accept TOEFL test scores.
1.What subject does the text focus on?
A. Language requirements. B. International programmes.
C. College accommodation D. Information for teachers.
2.Besides satisfying language demands, what is needed for Creative Writing?
A. Candidate ID number. B. Test Report Form number
C. A written work of 300-400 words D. Secret information about the applicant.
3.Which of the following is unacceptable for the programmes?
A. Cambridge CPE. B. Cambridge CAE.
C. Academic IELTS. D. TOEFL test scores.
假如你是李华，想邀请外教John 一起观看5月14日在厦门嘉庚剧院(Tan Kah Kee theatre)上演的中国民族歌剧经典选段(Chinese Opera Excerpts)音乐会。请给他写封邮件，内容包括:
1. 音乐会时间、地点
2. 音乐会内容
注意:1.词数100左右 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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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。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。
Flying a kite with my father is the most happiest memory in my childhood. I remember the day that I was running alongside my Father. He held the kite string, waiting the kite to catch the wind. He slowed, handed me the string, and teach me how to hold it. “Don’t let go! Keep going!” he shouted. I kept running, out of breaths. Over and over I tried but failed. She told me not to give up. Eventually, I ran too fast that I made the kite fly highly in the air. Filling with excitement, I watched a kite dancing in the sky.
阅读下面短文在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
China has been selected to host the World Skills Competition in Shanghai in 2021, an event it hopes to us for building a stronger team of skilled workers nationwide and to improve international 1.(exchange) in technical skills. Hosting the event will help guide the whole society 2.(respect) the spirit of skilled workmanship. It will also help create 3. social atmosphere of respecting labor and admiring skill. China has 165 million skilled workers, including 47.9 million who are classed as highly skilled. They were first classified by the government in 2003. They 4.(include) as one of the major State-level talent groups along with theoretical scientists in 2015, 5.(mark) a significant rise in their social status.
China’s 6.(early) modern skills training can date back to the Qing Dynasty. It was in 1866 7. the Foochow Shipbuilding Institution in Fujian province was established. In 1978, the adoption of the reform ad opening-up policy highlighted a shortage of 8.(talent) technicians. As a result, the number of students at technical institutes rose sharply. More recently, technical education 9.(receive) greater support from the central government to help shape the nation’s producing power. Every year, more than 100 million people have access 10. technical education and training.
