Before Douglas Engelbart, computers were as big as rooms and used mostly for handling numbers. But in the late ‘60s’at the Stanford Research Institute, Engelbart invented almost everything your personal computer has today: a mouse, hypertext, screen sharing and more. In 1968 he made real-time edits to documents nearly 40 years before Google Docs hit screens; video chatted with friends long before Skype’s 2003 arrival; and resized windows years before Microsoft entered the field in 1975. Engelbart was adding graphics (图形), hyperlinking and sharing screens — all before the birth of the World Wide Web. “The digital revolution is far more significant than the invention of writing or even of printing,” said Engelbart, and as it turns out, he held all the right cards.
If he’d been British，Engelbart would have been knighted (授爵), but the Portland, Oregon, native instead lived out the rest of his years as an unsung hero, trying to fry even bigger fish in Silicon Valley. His blueprint of the Internet was radically different from today’s profit- driven, streamlined version. Engelbart imagined an information system built on the backbones of cooperation and education, all meant to enhance the collective human mind. He wanted a computerized network of real-time, human-wide cooperation, with the open-source spirit of Wikipedia and the purposefulness of Change.org.
By the late 70s and early ‘80s’ Engelbart and his ideas were cast aside in favor of Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows, along with their profit-generating vision for personal computing, and a user-friendly approach to the Internet. Engelbart’s team of researchers abandoned him, and he had a lesser position at a company called Tymshare while still battling with his pie-in-the-sky visions of a better world. Even worse, when Engelbart’s mouse invention gained widespread use years later, he never gained the profits — it had been licensed to Apple for around $40,000, Engelbart revealed.
And if Engelbart had won? “Hard to say,” says Jefferson Bailey of the Internet Archive in San Francisco. The Web was bound to grow in ways its founders never intended, he says. He notes his belief that the same spirit of knowledge-sharing and cooperation Engelbart tirelessly pushed for will one day become part of our fast-evolving Internet, even if a commercial layer clouds the original vision. But even so，fame is difficult to achieve; it often ridicules great thinkers like Galileo or Tesla, only to meet them decades after death. Granted, Engelbart was eventually allowed into the National Inventors Hall of Fame, in 1988, and into the Pioneers Circle in the Internet Hall of Fame after his death, but the heart of his dream has yet to be realized.
1.The expression “his pie-in-the-sky visions of a better world” in Para. 3 refers to______________.
A.the function of computer data processing
B.a real-time video chat on the Internet
C.a user-friendly approach to the Internet
D.an Internet of knowledge-sharing and cooperation
2.Most probably Engelbart’s greatest regret was that___________________.
A.he was too crazy about his vision of the Internet when totally ignored
B.he was not profitably rewarded for his landmark inventions of computer
C.he was admitted to the U. S. National Inventors Hall of Fame too late
D.the Internet was commercially oriented against his original intention
3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Engelbart rose and fell in his all-out battle over the future of the Internet.
B.Engelbart could have succeeded in the Internet with his landmark inventions.
C.Engelbart failed to realize his ambition due to his humble position in Tymshare.
D.Engelbart could hardly resist the profit-driven trend of the growing Internet.
4.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A.Who Benefits from the Internet? B.Who lost the Internet Wars?
C.Who Pioneered the World Wide Web? D.Who Commercialized the Internet?
SHORE EXCURSIONS
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By Signing, I agree to the application of the tour charges in my account; understand the cancellation policy, have read the onboard tour descriptions available at the Shore Excursion Desk, and the Know before you go, located on this order form.
Cancellation Policy: All tours cancelled within 48 hours before arrival in the port where the tour is scheduled to operate are non-refundable. Certain tours, such as overland tours, golf tours, flightseeing, customized tours and tours with theater performances or special events may be subject to different cancellation fees. Check at the Shore Excursion Desk for details. You can cancel a tour by returning the tour ticket to the Shore Excursion Desk and advising the staff of the cancellatian, or writing “cancel” on the ticket and depositing it in the drop box located at the Shore Excursion Desk.
① Tours with this activity level involve walking over relatively level terrain (地势), possibly some cobblestone (卵石), or a few steps. Comfortable shoes are recommended.
② Tours with this activity level involve a considerable amount of physical activity such as considerable walking over cobblestone streets, uneven or steep terrain, climbing stairs, or extended periods of standing. Not recommended for guests with physical limitations. Comfortable, strong shoes are recommended.
③ Tours with this activity level involve physical efforts for extended periods. The terrain may be uneven or steep. It can also indicate a need for swimming in a current. Recommended only for the physically fit and adventurous. Continued
Please refer to the Tour Descriptions for all restrictions including, but not limited to age, weight, height and medical. | ||||||||
Ketchikan, Alaska | ||||||||
Monday Docked: 7:00 a.m. All Aboard: 2:30 p. m. | ||||||||
48 hour Cancellation Notice Required Before Arrival into Port. | ||||||||
Code | No. of Tickets | Tour Name | Departure Time | Approx. Duration (Hrs) | Activity Level | Price in $US | ||
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Ketchikan Sightseeing & Highlights Tours | ||||||||
5411 |
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| Ketchikan Highlights by Trolley | 9:45 a. lii. |
1/4
| Level 1 | $59 | $29 |
4411 |
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| The Bering Sea Crab Fisherman’s Tour | 8: 15 a. m. | 3 | Level 1 | $229 | $139 |
7211 |
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| Misty Fjords Cruise & Fly | Multiple |
| Level 2 | $449 | $305 |
2111 |
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| Rainforest Canoe & Nature Trail | 8: 00 a. m. | 31/2 | Level 2 | $129 | $75 |
3111 |
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| Rainforest Ropes & Challenge Park | Multiple | 31/2 | Level 3 | $189 | |
5611 |
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| Bear Creek Zipline | Multiple |
34/2 | Level 3 | $199 | $125 |
This is Alaska This “live” multimedia enrichment presentation highlights Alaska through history, its main attractions and various ways to experience them. Limited seating; one show only 10:00 a. m. Sunday (At Sea) in the Stardust Theater, Decks 6 & 7 FWD |
1.The shore excursions order form is__________________.
A.a page of a leaflet which highlights the tourist attractions at Ketchikan,Alaska
B.a printed sheet every passenger must fill out when he goes onshore at Ketchikan
C.an entry form for a passenger to fill in if he joins in the recommended activities
D.a poster that recommends Ketchikan’s main activities to the cruise passengers
2.If one is not physically fit enough, the recommendable activity onshore in Ketchikan for him/her is______________.
A.Ketchikan Highlights by Trolley B.Rainforest Canoe & Nature Trail
C.Bear Greek Zipline D.Rainforest Ropes & Challenge Park
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the order form?
A.A video clip of Alaska’s scenic attractions is shown to all the cruiser’s passengers.
B.Passengers can negotiate cancellation fees with the staff when a tour is cancelled,
C.One can get his money back if he cancels his tour a day before getting to Ketchikan.
D.When signing the form, a passenger has accepted the rules of the shore excursions.
Northern Virginia Community College had agreed to stop awarding scholarships based on race.
The college took that step, Virginia’s Attorney (司法局) said last week, after the U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights had concluded that the privately financed scholarship programs for minority students did not follow established federal (联邦的) guidelines for such programs.
The civil-rights office got involved when a white student at Northern Virginia complained in June 1996 that he had been illegally excluded from a scholarship program for minority students.
Christopher Thompson argued in his complaint that such programs had been found unconstitutional ― (不符合法规的) in 1994 by the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (联邦上诉法院第四管辖区), in a case involving a blacks-only scholarship at the University of Maryland at College Park.
In a letter to the department last month, the state Attorney Genera’s Office said the college would alter its five scholarship programs that have been limited to students of certain races. All of the programs were financed by private donors or groups.
“After careful consideration of the position taken by your office, in response to the complaint filed with the Office for Civil Rights by a student at the college, and the legal arguments presented to us by lawyers representing that student, the college has concluded that it will abandon its administration of race-based scholarships,” wrote Maureen Riley Masten, an Assistant Attorney General.
Northern Virginia officials said that two of the aid programs would be opened to students of all races, and that the sponsors of two others had asked that their money be returned. The sponsors of the fifth program said they would transfer the funds to a private, non-profit group that would continue to administer the scholarship to minority students only, the college said.
Officials of many colleges have watched the Northern Virginia case because they believed that it might throw new light on how the Education Department would view the legality of scholarship programs financed by private donors.
A spokesman for the department, Rodger Murphey, said he did not believe that a new precedent (判例) had been set in the case.
1.What was Christopher Thompson’s complaint?
A.He wasn’t qualified for his college’s race-based scholarships as a white student.
B.The lawyers refused to represent him in his appeal against his college’s decision.
C.Northern Virginia officials decided that his appeal to the state court was illegal.
D.The civil-rights office failed to respond to his complaint about his college.
2.What was the civil-rights office’s position in Christopher Thompsons case?
A.The college should justify its race-based scholarship programs.
B.The college should transfer its scholarship funds to non-profit groups.
C.The college should open its scholarship programs to students of all races.
D.The college should put aside its prejudice against white students.
3.How did Northern Virginia Community College respond to the civil-rights office’s decision?
A.It continued to administer its scholarship programs despite the complaint.
B.It got new sponsors to open scholarship programs to students of all races.
C.It stopped its scholarship programs temporarily to confirm their legality.
D.It abandoned its scholarship programs exclusively for minority students.
4.Which of the following can NOT be inferred from the passage?
A.Christopher Thompson based his complaint legally on the Maryland case.
B.The legality of privately financed scholarships was still uncertain.
C.Race-based scholarship programs would be presented in a new form.
D.The courts decision in the case would be followed in later similar cases.
Most of the time, people are well aware of the circumstances of exchange: they exchange this for that. But in the rare circumstances when they’ve not prepared with gift-giving in return, they can be _________ with feelings of guilt. Receiving a gift, Jacques Derrida, a French thinker, thought, could make one feel like a _________ trapped in a cycle of economic exchange. People don’t like the feeling of being under obligation (人情债) , and try to dismiss the _________ they can feel as quickly as possible.
Private gift-giving, as the Frankfurt school theorist Theodor Adorno worried, has become an empty procedure. There’s no denying that in at least some cases, people give gifts _________. This has less to do with gift-giving itself, and more to do with the choosing of gifts. Gift-giving looks like an obligation, and a fairly _________one at that. Sure, there is giving gifts to lovers, friends and family. But then there is also the world of gift-giving like Secret Santa Claus, practices that keep gift-giving routines going well _________ the circles of people we know well enough to make choosing presents _________.
For these forced occasions, for, say, the coworker we’ve never spoken to, there are pre-printed cards and commercial guides. Even when the receiver is well-known, people want to _________ the effort needed for gifting. A relative once sent me a gift basket of dried fruit, nuts and cured meats; both the offending party and I are vegetarians.
If gift-giving has become more transaction (交易的), with the give-and-take a(n) _________ itself, so has complimenting.
This ____________ choice — fulfill your obligation to return the ____________ or resign yourself to guilt — comes from belonging to a society structured around commodities and their ____________.The trouble is, if compliments are transactions, feeling that we’re under obligation is a natural state of affairs. To imagine that we could completely overcome our ways of thinking about compliments, ____________, requires ____________ our social and economic forms of life. ____________ a difficult demand, this could be the true gift Adorno and Derrida were hoping for.
1.A.proud B.troubled C.happy D. exchange
2.A.owner B.loaner C.donor D. debtor
3.A.prejudice B.inferiority C.inequality D.priority
4.A.reluctantly B.quickly C.carefully D.gladly
5.A.affordable B.widespread C.influential D.commercial
6.A.within B.behind C.against D.beyond
7.A.unpleasant B.enjoyable C.adequate D.fashionable
8.A.minimize B.maximize C.complicate D.formalize
9.A.means B.reason C.end D.process
10.A.agreed B.limited C.forced D.suited
11.A.praise B.offence C.greeting D.favour
12.A.application B.promotion C.interaction D.exchange
13.A.therefore B.however C.moreover D.meanwhile
14.A.following B.restoring C.rethinking D.proceeding
15.A.Unless B.While C.Since D.Whether
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
I teach a course in marine biology at a college in central Maine. In order to give each student the individualized attention he or she 1.(deserve), I cap the class size at 15. Some years back, while calling out names from the roster (花名册) on the first day, I noticed a gray-haired woman of about 70. She 2.(hang) about at the door, with her new books like a schoolgirl.
“I’m not on the roster,” she volunteered, clearly self-conscious about all the 3.(seat) 18-year-olds looking her over. “But I was wondering if I 4.just sit in on the first class, to see what it’s about.”
There were already 15 in the class, but this woman’s eagerness impressed me, so I invited her to have a seat.
I began by chatting informally with the class to get a feel for how much knowledge they were bringing to 5.course. The result of open admissions is that professors are faced with very uneven crops of students, many of 6. know relatively little about the world around them.
In marine biology I like to see if they know the difference between fishes and seagoing mammals (哺乳动物). I often hold up a sponge (海绵) in the hope 7. someone will recognize it as an animal rather than a plant. I talk about the difference between a sea and an ocean.
8. I questioned, most of my new students remained silent. But Natalie, the older woman, was on the edge of her seat, 9.(volunteer) answers with the quickness of a game show contestant. In time, I felt as if it were just she and I engaged in a private conversation. At the end of class, she came up to me and apologized for being the “extra” student. “I certainly wish I could take this course,’’ she said. “Will you offer it next week?” Alarmed at the prospect of losing her, I acted quickly to relieve 10.concern. “I’ll see you next class,” I said.
假定你是李华，最近，你校成功举办了以“最美中国文化”为主题的文艺表演活动。请给你的英国朋友David写一封邮件，内容包括：
1. 活动的时间、地点、参加者；
2. 表演的节目；
3. 参加活动的感受。
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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