If Confucius(孔子) were alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake, there would be a lot of candles. He’d need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out.
While many people in China remember Confucius on his special day, few people in the United States will give him a passing thought. It’s nothing personal. Most Americans don’t even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes.
But that doesn’t mean that Americans don’t care about Confucius. In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China.
In the past twenty years, the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities. More recently, the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes in more than 80 countries. These schools teach both Chinese language and culture. The main courses of Chinese culture usually include Chinese art, history and philosophy(哲学). Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantage of(利用) ancient Chinese wisdom to make up the drawbacks(缺陷) Western philosophy. Students in the United States, at the same time, are racing to learn Chinese. So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States. Businessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books about Confucius to understand their Chinese customers.
So the old thinker’s ideas are still alive and well. Today China attracts the West more than ever, and it will need more to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West. As for the old thinker, he will not be forgotten by people in the West, even if his birthday is.
1.The opening paragraph is mainly intended to ________.
A. provide some key facts about Confucius
B. attract the readers’ interest in the subject
C. show great respect for the ancient thinker
D. prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations
2.We can learn from Paragraph 4 that American students ________.
A. take an active part in Chinese competitions
B. try to get high scores in Chinese exams
C. have a great interest in studying Chinese
D. fight for a chance to learn Chinese
3.What is the best title for this passage?
A. Forgotten Wisdom in America
B. Huge Fans of the Chinese Language
C. Chinese Culture for Westerners
D. Old Thinker with a Big Future
4.The passage is likely to appear in ________.
A. a biography B. a history paper
C. a philosophy textbook D. a newspaper
Joe is interested in getting exercise and competing (竞争) on a team. He reads about the events at the local pools and finds the perfect activity.
Swimming Programs
Summer Swim Team
Join a Summer Swim Team and compete with other swimmers! The program is offered at eight different local pools for youths to 17 years old. The season runs June 21-August 21. Practices are daily (Monday through Friday) throughout the summer. Cost: $50.00.
Buckman | 2-3 P.M. | Montavilla | 8-9 A.M. |
Creston | 7-9 A.M. | Peninsula | 4-7 P.M. |
Dishman | 8-9 A.M. | Pier | noon-1 P.M. |
Grant | 8-10 A.M. | Sellwood | 7-9 A.M. |
Junior Swim Instructor (少年游泳教练)
Two weeks, 20 hours of instruction, two hours per day for children 11-14 years old. Pre-training for youths interested in becoming swim instructors ($45 per child).
Junior Lifeguard (救生员)
Two weeks, 30 hours of instruction, three hours per day for children 11-14 years old. Pre-training in life-guarding, and customer (消费者) service ($45 per child).
Junior Swim Instructor & Junior Lifeguard Training Dates
June 28-July 9 | August 9- August 20 |
June 12-July 23 | August 23- September 3 |
June 26-August 6 |
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Special Offer
Anyone who takes part in both junior swim instructor and junior lifeguard programs at the same time need only spend $75 instead of $90 for 50 hours of training.
Register(注册) Online
You can now register online! Visit our website at http://www.example.com. You can choose an area of town, a specific local center, a program, or search for classes which can meet the needs of students of different ages. Just visit our website, and you're on your way!
1.If Joe joins the Summer Swim Team, he _______.
A.needs to pay $45.00 B.begins training at 6 A.M.
C.has to practice for two months D.needs to practice for 7 days a week
2.Anyone who wants to be a junior swim instructor should .
A.be 11-14 years old B.pay the instructor by the hour
C.do at least 30 hours of training D.be an experienced junior lifeguard
3.If Joe is only free in the late afternoon, he will probably train at ________.
A.Buckman B.Peninsula
C.Pier D.Sellwood
4.If a 13-year-old boy wants to take part in the swimming programs, he can ________.
A.take classes online B.choose his instructor
C.have classes half-price D.register on the website
假设你的名字叫李华，正在伦敦某中学做交换生。校友Chris正筹划一场关于中国文化的演出活动，但他在演出内容方面遇到了瓶颈，因此来信向你求助。请你给他写封回信，内容包括：
1. 说明写信目的；
2. 提出建议；
3. 表示期待。
注意：1. 词数100左右，开头语和结尾语已为你写好；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
Dear Chris,
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），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。
This morning when I got into the taxi I have booked,I noticed it was a same gentleman that had
taken me back home last week. I still remembered that we'd talked about. He said he thought somebody
would care,so he felt surprised and was happily to know I still remembered him. He said he began to swim to lose weight,but he did it every morning before start work. I told him that swimming was one of the greatest way to keep us healthy and it also had positive effeets on our brains,too. He said he knew it was a good way avoiding depression and that he would keep on doing it all the time.
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。
I'm a Muslim. Once I was eating at a restaurant,where there was a father 1.（seat)next to my desk with his two girls. I 2.（overhear)their conversation. The girls were 3.（constant)asking about everything and anything. And I was fascinated by their 4.（curious).
One of the girls looked at me and asked,"Daddy,why is she wearing that way?"Her dad responded 5. something that made my heart so warm. He said,"There are different religions,cultures and languages. We have to respect and learn about them. "He then went on 6.（share)his personal experience of living abroad and learning to speak Spanish.
This reminded me of a Harvard study that I had read about. Children who 7.（expose)to racism tend to accept and embrace 8.as young as age 3,and in just a matter of days. Only at that time did I realize the importance of the way we teach children about love,acceptance,understanding and respect. It should start from an early age. The 9.（early),the better. Kids imitate their parents' views and behaviour. It is you 10.are their role model.
During the winter vacation,I was involved in an image-processing project. My task was to extract（提取）the shape of every cell from a(n)__ of microscope images. It seemed quite straightforward at first,but it turned out to be __.
Since I did not have any experience in image processing,I studied some basic ___on my own and started to use a very popular function library(函数库）called OpenCV. As the time was __,I just learnt to apply techniques without going into the mathematical rationale(原理）。As a result,I didn't complete the task in an efficient way and____lots of time.
Through this project,I got a good __ of the importance of studying the basic knowledge. I will probably ___to spend more time studying the theory before I ___another project. By learning their underlying mechanisms(机制），I will be able to ___the tools to suit my own needs. In this way,1 may achieve___ results.
Another challenge I met was about the brightness setting. When I sketched(勾勒）the __ of the cell by the computer,I first set the brightness value to 50,___that the computer could delete the dark places and extract the shape of the cell___. But it turned out that the standard didn't fit for every image. So 1____the brightness value to 30,but that didn't __ either. It was very hard to find a value that worked for all ____
From this,I began to appreciate human eyes. Our eyes ___the amount of light entering them automatically through a feedback system to achieve the best image representation,but computers are not that __. There is still so much that we don't know about the human body.
In summary,I think it is good for students to be involved in real projects___ they can begin to learn about various fundamental ___and get themselves ready for the future.
1.A.collection B.addiction C.measurement D.accumulation
2.A.simple B.dangerous C.skeptical D.challenging
3.A.items B.techniques C.concepts D.contents
4.A.limited B.previous C.permanent D.equal
5.A.saved B.postponed C.appreciated D.wasted
6.A.use B.sense C.knowledge D.belief
7.A.enjoy B.decline C.choose D.demand
8.A.turn down B.set about C.put forward D.make out
9.A.evaluate B.settle C.dispose D.handle
10.A.better B.quicker C.easier D.closer
11.A.character B.figure C.movement D.outline
12.A.declaring B.requiring C.hoping D.recommending
13.A.automatically B.willingly C.deliberately D.rapidly
14.A.attached B.applied C.changed D.appealed
15.A.work B.solve C.achieve D.gain
16.A.results B.images C.places D.theories
17.A.absorb B.accept C.adjust D.delete
18.A.accessible B.ambitious C.fashionable D.intelligent
19.A.when B.because C.although D.unless
20.A.conclusions B.functions C.systems D.principles
