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Have you ever noticed advertisements which say “Learn a foreign language in 6 weeks, or your money back! From the first day your pronunciation will be excellent. Just send…” and so on? Of course, it never happens quite like that. The only language that is easy to learn is one’s mother tongue. And think how much practice that gets! Before the Second World War people usually learnt a foreign language in order to read the literature of the country. Now speaking a foreign language is what most people want. Every year millions of people start learning one. How do they do it? Some people try at home, with books and records of tapes; some use radio or television programs; some use computers and network; others go to evening classes. If they use the language only 2 or 3 times a week, learning it will take a long time, like learning a foreign language at school. A few people try to learn a language fast by studying for 6 or more hours a day. It is clearly easier to learn the language in the country where it is spoken. However, most people cannot afford this, and for many it is not necessary. They need the language in order to do their work better. For example, scientists and doctors chiefly need to be able to read books and reports in the foreign language. Whether the language is learnt quickly or slowly, it is hard work. Machines and good books will help, but they cannot do the student’s work for him. 1.According to some advertisements, you ______. A. have to pay your money if you cannot master a foreign language in 6 weeks B. needn’t pay your money if you cannot learn a foreign language in 6 weeks C. must pay your money if you cannot master a foreign language in 6 weeks D. will be paid much money if you cannot learn a foreign language in 6 weeks 2.Now most people try to learn a foreign language in order to ______. A. read the literature of the country B. read books and reports C. do their work better D. go to foreign countries 3.Learning a foreign language is a hard job ______. A. only for scientists and doctors B. only for the students at school C. for those people at home D. for most people
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I always believed that my parents had a good marriage, but just before I, the youngest of four children, turned sixteen, my belief was painfully tested. My father, who used to share in the chores around the house, gradually started becoming downhearted. From the time he came home from his job to the time he went to bed, he hardly spoke a word to my mom or us kids. The strain on my mom and dad’s relationship was very evident. However, I was not prepared for the day that Mom told us that Dad had decided to leave. All that I could think of was that I was going to become a product of a divorced family. It was something I never thought possible, and it grieved me greatly. I kept telling myself that it wasn’t going to happen, and I went totally numb when I knew my dad was really leaving. The night before he left, I stayed up in my room for a long time. I prayed and I cried and I wrote a long letter to my dad. I told him how much I loved him and how much I would miss him. I told him that I was praying for him and wanted him to know that, no matter what, Jesus and I loved him. I told him that I would always and forever be his Krissie...his Noodles. As I folded my note, I stuck in a picture of me with a saying I had always heard: “Anyone can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a daddy.” Early the next morning, as my dad left our house, I sneaked out to the car and slipped my letter into one of his bags. Two weeks went by with hardly a word from my father. Then, one afternoon, I came home from school to find my mom sitting at the dining room table waiting to talk to me. I could see in her eyes that she had been crying. She told me that Dad had been there and that they had talked for a long time. They decided that there were things that the both of them could and would change and that their marriage was worth saving. Mom then turned her focus to my eyes. “Kristi, Dad told me that you wrote him a letter. Can I ask what you wrote to him?” I found it hard to share with my mom what I had written from my heart to my dad. I mumbled a few words and shrugged. A few days later my dad was back. We never talked about the letter, my dad and I. I guess I always figured that it was something that was a secret between us. 1.What happened to the author’s parents when she was sixteen? A.They left her alone. B.They got divorced. C.They shared in the chores together. D.They had a good marriage. 2.What is the meaning of the underlined word “grieved” in Para.1? A.made sb. Angry B.made sb. delighted C.made sb. sad D.made sb. greedy 3.What can we learn from the passage? A.The author handed the letter directly to her father. B.Her father wrote back to the author when he finished reading the letter. C.The author’s letter made a difference to her father. D.The author shared what she wrote with her mother. 4.What might be the best title for the passage? A.A Promise Kept B.A Letter C.A Broken Family D.A Great Daddy
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In the past two decades，the Chinese economy has undergone many reforms in an effort to compete more effectively on the international market.These reforms included allowing foreign banks to offer credit cards to Chinese citizens.Now，researchers at the University of Missouri (MU) have found about 30 percent of Chinese urban households now own at least one credit card and the growth rate of credit card adoption has been an average of 40 percent per year between 2004 and 2009. Rui Yao，an assistant professor of personal financial planning at MU，says that this large growth in such a small amount of time has positive and negative implications for the Chinese economy. ''With more and more people taking advantage of credit cards in China，it certainly increases potential consumer buying power，''Yao said.'' However，we found that more than 90 percent of credit card users were unaware of safety issues existing in credit card use and more than 60 percent had little knowledge of the consequences of credit card debt.This lack of knowledge could create problems as credit card ownership is expected to grow at a rate of 11 percent a year. '' Yao found that while 72 percent of Chinese credit card holders were never late on their payment，only 55 percent were able to pay the full balance.She also found that 70 percent of Chinese credit card holders said that credit cards contributed to overspending. Yao believes the Chinese could benefit from financial education designed to help them plan for their financial future and encouraging the Chinese to take advantage of debt in a responsible fashion is important for the Chinese economy. ''Appropriate use of debt can help households improve their quality of life as well as spur economic growth through an increase in market purchases'' Yao said. 1.Why did China allow foreign banks to offer credit cards to Chinese citizens? A.To increase Chinese citizens’ confidence in economy. B.To respond to the urgent demand for financial reforms. C.To improve competitiveness in the international market. D.To persuade more Chinese citizens to accept credit cards. 2.What is mainly talked about in Paragraph 3? A.The potential market purchases in the future. B.Weaknesses caused by lack of knowledge of credit cards. C.The rapid growth in credit card ownership. D.Advantages and disadvantages of using credit cards. 3.A lot of figures are used in the text in order to________. A.record the valuable data B.provide concrete evidence C.introduce a research method D.give a detailed description 4.The underlined word ''spur'' in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ''________''. A.control B.delay C.promote D.discourage
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China's largest search engine Baidu has said it will make its latest artificial intelligence (AI) technology accessible to developers and businesses as part of the company's latest move into AI, big data and cloud computing. AI solution "Tianzhi" was launched at a cloud-computing summit held in Beijing Wednesday. It includes services in three fields: sensing technology, such as image and voice processing, machine learning, and deep learning, an advanced form of machine learning, said Zhang Yaqin, CEO of the Nasdaq-listed company, at the summit. Developers can access facial or voice recognition, algorithms（演算法） for data analysis and projections, and deep learning applications, Zhang said, adding that the technology could help users innovate in their sectors. "With more devices connected to the cloud, enterprises will use cloud computing and AI more frequently," said Wu Hequan, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering, "Open AI technology can play a bigger role." The company also revealed a plan to invest 10 billion yuan (1.45 billion U.S. dollars) in cloud computing in the next five years and establish an innovation center, which will serve 10 million enterprises. 1.What is the main idea of paragraph one? A. Baidu will further develop its latest AI technology. B. Baidu has attracted developers’ and businesses’ attention. C. Users will be able to access Baidu’s latest AI technology. D. A company will move to AI, big data and cloud computing. 2.“Tianzhi” includes services in the following fields EXCEPT _____. A. sensing technology B. voice processing C. machine learning D. deep learning 3.What does the underlined sentence in paragraph four probably mean? A. It’s important for AI technology to be open. B. AI technology is more important than the cloud. C. People aren’t aware of the importance of AI technology. D. Enterprises will hardly benefit from open AI technology. 4.What is Baidu’s next move according to the last paragraph? A. Reveal a plan to invest in cloud computing. B. Invest 10 billion yuan to serve enterprises. C. Get invested from enterprises in the next five years. D. Invest in computing and build an innovation center.
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Choosing the Right Path to Be a“Better”Person Life is a constant exercise in self-improvement．In the rush to achieve，the idea of being“better”can become lost sometimes．You may always wonder how to improve yourself and fulfill your dreams in an easier way． 1. Explore your talents． Everybody has some outstanding skills or interests．So it’s often necessary to be patient and try many things before you find one that suits you． 2. For example，people loving adventure may not be interested in the quiet chess club，but someone who enjoys other quiet activities might be．Determining who you enjoy being around may help you know what you’11 enjoy． 3. No matter how much money you make．you will not be happy if you spend your entire life doing something you hate．It’s important to at least devote some of your time to what makes you happy． If you’re particularly unhappy at your job，consider why．4. If you feel your job isn’t meaningful，or isn’t in line with your values，consider finding another job． Experience something new． Research has shown that when we’re in our comfort zone，we aren’t as productive as we are when we step just beyond it．5. Because of that，we may react slowly to our own positive experiences and interactions with others，even when those are little scary．Doing so can help you achieve more． A.Do what you love． B.Here are some tips for you． C.Register in a class you’re interested in． D.Humans adapt very quickly to positive events． E.It’s possible that some changes may change your feeling． F.Similar types of people may be attracted to the same activities． G.Try not to allow yourself to focus so much on a certain aspect of your life．
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In order to test whether lookers-on are willing to give a hand to someone in trouble, in 1985 a France television company sent its reporters to the Paris Subway. They took cameras to see what _______ would do if they saw someone _______ on the platform or trains. The incidents looked _______ but they were all done with the help of actors. However, _______ people tried to help, and most passengers _______ not to notice. In one of the incidents, a foreigner was attacked by three men. The attack was on a _______ which was quite full, and _______ the man tried to get the other passengers to help, they all _______ his request . This is not only a French problem. A British newspaper reported in 1991 that a(n) _______ of Social Psychology in New York had sent his students out to ________ their own cars. The students didn't try to ________what they were doing. About 80 people ________ 250 car thefts, and only twelve of them tried to ________ the student robbers. In a typical ________ , one man stopped, looked, and then put his hands __________ his eyes , shouting “I didn't see that!”About forty people ________ to help the thieves, and two people ________ sat down next to the car and waited to buy a camera and television set that a ________ was taking from the back seat of his own car. The professor wonders whether it's a problem of ________ cities or would be the same thing as happens ________ . 1.A.travelers B.passengers C.citizens D.tourists 2.A.stolen B.followed C.attacked D.lost 3.A.real B.false C.actual D.successful 4.A.quite a few B.quite a lot of C.very few D.no 5.A.tried B.pretended C.managed D.seemed 6.A.bus B.plane C.platform D.train 7.A.even if B.although C.yet D.however 8.A.escaped B.noticed C.ignored D.obeyed 9.A.official B.director C.journalist D.professor 10.A.drive B.damage C.rob D.destroy 11.A.say B.hide C.show D.explain 12.A.recognized B.watched C.discovered D.found 13.A.help B.punish C.catch D.stop 14.A.accident B.incident C.affair D.place 15.A.over B.on C.above D.onto 16.A.offered B.afforded C.refused D.expected 17.A.really B.truly C.actually D.especially 18.A.thief B.robber C.student D.helper 19.A.big B.small C.faraway D.nearby 20.A.somewhere B.anywhere C.anytime D.sometimes
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阅读下面材料，在空格处填入1个适当的单词或使用括号中单词的正确形式。 China launched the Shenzhou Ⅺ manned spacecraft on Monday morning to transport two astronauts to the Tiangong Ⅱ space laboratory. The spacecraft 1.(send) skyward at 7:30 am atop a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China, 2.(carry) two male astronauts — Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong. After the launch, the spacecraft will travel two days before docking with the Tiangong Ⅱ, 3.was lifted from the Jiuquan center in mid-September. Then the astronauts will enter the space lab and stay there 4.30 days, and it will be the longest space stay by Chinese astronauts. The core 5.(task) of the Shenzhou Ⅺ mission are to test rendezvous and docking technologies for the country’s 6.(plan) space station, to verify the life-support capability of the spacecraft-space lab combination as well as conduct 7.(science) research and test engineering experiments. China is 8.third country in the world that has 9.(independent) fulfilled manned spaceflight following the former Soviet Union and the United States and 10.(it) space program aims to place a permanent manned space station, into service around 2022.
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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处错误，每句中最多有两处。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(Λ)，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。 Dear Editor, I'm writing to tell you about a shocked incident that happened in Beijing Zoo in the afternoon of Feb 23rd. I was visiting the zoo that afternoon while I heard bears roaring terribly. I hurried to the place where the bears lived at. I saw the black bear badly injured and one of them rolling on the ground painfully. It was hurt too serious to move a foot. The people around are shocked, angry and blaming the wrongdoer. I learned that was a student from a famous university in Beijing who caused the trouble. He poured sulphuric acid(硫酸) onto the bears, or pretending to feed them. What an shame! Animals are our friends and something must be done to prevent them from being injured. Sincerely yours, Li Hua
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假设你是李华，你的英国笔友David对国内最近很受欢迎的节目《中国诗词大会》很感兴趣，写信向你了解该节目并请教学习古诗的方法。请你用英语给他回一封邮件。内容包括： 1.节目简介： 2016年首播。今年的冠军是来自上海的16岁中学生武亦姝。 2.节目意义。 3.学习古诗的建议， 注意：1.词数100左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数； 4.参考词汇：中国诗词大会Chinese Poetry Competition Dear David. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua
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