The University of Birmingham is the first excellent UK Russell Group university to announce that it will accept the "Gaokao" exam for high-flying Chinese students wishing to join its undergraduate courses in 2019. High school students who complete the "National Higher Education Entrance Examination", or Gaokao, with top grades will be able to apply for direct entry onto Birmingham degree programmes without first completing a foundation year which is a routine for the freshman.
Gaokao is usually taken by students in their last year of senior high school and, every year, each province in China sets the grades required to gain admission to its universities. It is usually held across China in early June. Students are tested in Chinese, Mathematics, a Foreign Language and social sciences or natural sciences.
University of Birmingham Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir David Eastwood said: "The University of Birmingham has been challenging and developing great minds for more than a century. We welcome people from around the globe to study at Birmingham and Chinese students form an integral part of our education and research community. We are further opening access to Birmighamˈs wealth of education opportunities for the brightest and most dedicated Chinese students by accepting this strict and important qualification. I look forward to welcoming these high-flying students to the University of Birmingham. "
Gaokao is increasingly accepted by universities in Australia, the USA, Canada and mainland Europe. Birmingham will only be considering high quality students who achieve a minimum 80% Gaokao score and meet additional academic and English language requirements.
Professor J on Frampton, Director of the University of Birminghamˈs China Institute said: "The University of Birmingham has a long history of educating students from China and one of our most famous graduates is Li Siguang-the founding father of Chinese geology. I am delighted that the University is now accepting the Gaokao. This gives the brightest and best Chinese students an opportunity to move straight into the first year of our undergraduate programmes and experience the benefits of studying at a global Top 100 university, such as Birmingham. "
1.What do Chinese students have to do to enter the University of Birmingham before 2019?
A. Score over 80% of the universityˈs qualification examination.
B. Prepare Birmingham degree programmes.
C. Acquire the right to permanent residency.
D. Go through a foundation year.
2.Who is the announcement intended for?
A. Chinese students.
B. All people living in the UK.
C. The students of the UK.
D. The foreign students in China.
3.Which of the following best explains "integral" underlined in paragraph 3?
A. complete. B. indifferent.
C. necessary. D. unimportant.
4.What does the text mainly talk about?
A. The introduction to the "Gaokao" of China.
B. The University of Birminghamˈs admission to Gaokao.
C. The high quality students accepted by top universities.
D. The history of the University of Birmingham.
Mobile phone technology is advancing rapidly, but what can people expect to be using in 2018?
What will their mobile be able to do and what will look like? Nokia has collaborated with Industrial Design students from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London to come up with some ideas.
The Winner
Daniel Meyer
The device (装置) was inspired both by the appearing of video calling and the traditional practice of carrying pictures of family and friends with you. The handset is designed to sit as a picture frame (镜框) wherever the user is, serving the double purposes of communications device and a comforting familiar focus at home or when away.
Regenerate
Nicola Reed
It aims to get people to be more green. It collects infuriation on how much electricity and gas you use how you get about, the type of products you buy, and how you deal with waste. It works on a reward system and you can earn free calls and texts by being environmentally friendly, like walking to work instead of driving.
Hello
Sung-Joo Kim
People constantly upgrade mobiles and throw away their old ones. In the future new mobiles will have to exist alongside older modals that have become redundant (过剩的) in their primary role. This project proposes a change for them, using secondary functions like the camera. This model allows old phones to become part of a CCTV network.
Get Your Friend
Ik-Soo Shin
The aim was a user friendly product that gave an emotional relationship, like a fiend. A new generation of mobiles with artificial intelligence will be able to express a user’s feelings, such as anger. The phone will also automatically recognize the voice of the user, allowing communication between them and their mobiles.
1.What’s the aim of Nokia and Central Saint Martins College of Art and Designs event?
A.To attract some users. B.To collect some ideas.
C.To promote Nokia’s mobile phones. D.To introduce Nokia’s mobile phones.
2.What is special about the mobile phone in Daniel Meyer’s plan?
A.It is environmentally friendly. B.It behaves like a human being.
C.It can be used as a picture frame. D.It has the function of video calling.
3.Which plan can help you to save phone bill?
A.The winner. B.Regenerate.
C.Hello. D.Get Your Friend.
4.Ik-Soo Shins plan Get Your Friend pays more attention to .
A.excellent sound B.cool appearance
C.personal feelings D.practical functions
假设你是李华，请你根据以下要点，写一封短信向Miss Morgan请假。
内容要点： 1.时间：请假3天，从下星期一到星期三；
2.理由：父亲生病，去照顾 ；
3.承诺：返校后，尽快将落下的功课补上，努力赶上其他同学。
注意：1. 词数：100左右；
2. 可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
请假：apply /ask for leave补课：make up
Dear Miss Morgan,
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Yours sincerely
Li Hua
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。
I firmly believe that everyone in the world loves his mother. So am I. My mother is an ordinary teacher. She always works hardly, just as other mothers do every day. Actual, she isn’t in good health. She had been suffering from arthritis many years. In spite of this, he never stops working or gives up hope. I still remember the day that my mother received a card of congratulations for Teachers’ Day from her director. The card was read “Thank you for your hard works; Happy Teachers’ Day to you!” At that moment, I was so moving that tears came to my eyes. I’m proud of my mother.
根据汉语提示写出单词
1.There has been a(n) ________ change in the environment around us. (逐渐的)
2.Please sit ______ and listen to me carefully. (直地)
3.The moment I saw Tom, I _______ him. (辨认出)
4.The writer of Harry Potter _________ planned to write the final book. (一系列)
5.Do you think he can _______ from his stroke(中风)? (恢复)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入2个适当的单词或，或括号内单词的正确形式。
What is your favourite cartoon? It may be 1.(difficulty) for you to decide. But for pianist Lang Lang, Tomand Jerryis the best one.
When Lang 2.(be) two years old, he saw Tom playing3.piano. This was his first time to enjoy Western music and this experience encouraged him4.(learn) the piano well. His talent for the keyboard has taken him from Shenyang5.the world. Lang became a good piano student at three. Ever since, the boy has been doing better 6.better. In 1997, the 15-year-old boy studied at a famous American music college.
Lang’s performances are energetic. He is well-known for 7.(make) facial expressions and moving around while playing. The road to8.(succeed) has never been easy. Lang’s father stopped his job to look9.him, while his mother stayed in Shenyang to make money. But Lang considers10.(he) lucky and believes he should give something back. He has helped the children in poor areas a lot.
