Jacques Rogge was born on May 2, 1942, in Ghent, Belgium. In England he studied sports medicine and got his medical degree before returning to Belgium to work as a doctor in Deinze.
Jacques Rogge was once an Olympic yachtsman (赛艇运动员) with great achievements. In the course of his sports life, he competed in the yachting competitions at the Games of Olympiad in 1968, 1972 and 1976. He got good grades at the competitions. He served as President of the European Olympic Committee (欧洲奥委会) in 1989 and joined IOC — International Olympic Committee, in 1991. Thanks to his rich social background, Rogge’s climb in the IOC was fast. During the period of the Salt Lake City scandal (丑闻) , he refused expensive gifts and money. He became the eighth president of the IOC on July 16, 2001.
Being not influenced by the Salt Lake City scandal, he has kept a perfectly clean image (形象) in the IOC. He has been seen as the one who could improve the situation since the Salt Lake City scandal was brought into daylight. As an Olympic yachtsman, Jacques Rogge was no stranger to dangerous waters and stormy weather, but he faced a large number of serious problems when he took over the great job. He was in the first hope that he would clear up the public image of the IOC.
He said that he would take his whole life of effort to let the world trust the IOC.
1.Was Rogge born in Belgium?
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2.Did Rogge get his medical degree in England or in Belgium?
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3.How many times did Rogge compete in Olympic yachting?
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4.What did people wish Rogge to do first after he became the president of the IOC?
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5.What main advantages did Rogge have to be the president of the IOC according to the passage?
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There is great excitement and argument over Artificial Intelligence (AI, 人工智能 ). The argument about whether robots will replace teachers in the classroom is very heated. Some people think this revolution (革命) is sure to happen in the next ten years. Others think that the value a good teacher brings, not only to the classroom setting, but in developing a child’s confidence and creativity outside lessons, cannot be easily replaced.
AI is not new for us and is already being used successfully in many fields, such as medicine, finance and so on. So what does this mean for our future? In my view, AI will help kids to think more freely and creatively. Can AI possibly cut down the teaching work in the future, too? Of course. Our teachers are always busy preparing materials for their lessons. Just imagine how happy they would be if they don’t have to copy hundreds of paper, but instead, have this task or others done by machines.
However, most importantly, I do not believe AI will be able to imitate (模仿) the human mental condition totally, especially empathy (同理心) and emotional intelligence. What makes learning memorable is shared experience, human interaction, and long-lasting positive relationships. For example, experienced teachers can adapt (调整) their interaction with a student if he has suffered a serious loss. But there is no evidence that robots can imitate this adaptability well.
I also believe we need to continue to celebrate our kids’ individuality (个性) and their ability not only to make decisions but also make the right decision. These are skills that they can get as they gain more life experience and are given the space to experiment.
To what degree can teachers use AI in their classes? You can have all the data you like with the help of AI, but great teachers will also need to depend on their own gut feeling (直觉).
1.Some people think a good teacher might be able to ________.
A.use AI as much as possible in the class teaching
B.help kids think more freely and creatively than AI
C.have high intelligence to deal with the heavy teaching work
D.develop a child’s confidence and creativity outside the lessons
2.What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?
A.Why teachers can be replaced in classrooms.
B.There is argument over Artificial Intelligence.
C.How helpful AI can be to both students and teachers.
D.AI is already being used successfully in many fields.
3.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A.Will AI Replace Teachers in the Classroom?
B.What can AI Bring Students in the Classroom?
C.Is AI a Good Way to Help with Children’s Learning?
D.How do Teachers Use AI in Their Classroom Teaching?
Have you ever turned off your alarm clock on the weekend to hope that it would pay off your weekly sleep debt (债 )? A study in Current Biology may crush those hopes, which means the catch-up sleep weekend is not helpful. The bad health effects of sleep deprivation ( 缺乏 ) on weekdays cannot be repaid by long weekend sleep.
According to a study by the University of Colorado, participants who took part in the study only slept for five hours on weekdays while sleeping as much as they wanted during a weekend. To our surprise, they got nearly three pounds over two weeks and experienced metabolic disruption (代谢混乱) that would make them become ill easily.
“If there are benefits of catch-up sleep, they’re gone when you go back to your routine. It’s very short-lived,” said Kenneth Wright, director of the sleep laboratory. “These health effects are long-term. It’s kind of like smoking once was—people would smoke and wouldn’t see an immediate effect on their health, but people will say now that smoking is not a healthy lifestyle choice.”
Kenneth Wright said that the study suggests sleep should come first, especially for the people spending a lot of time in watching television or on smart phones. “Even when people don’t have a choice about losing sleep because of child-care responsibilities or job schedules, they should think about sleep in the same way they think about a healthy diet or exercise.”
Michael Grandner, the sleep program director at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, said,“Imagine a person who ate nothing but cheeseburgers and French fries, Monday through Friday, but only had vegetables on weekends and tried to call that a healthy diet. That is just what people are doing when they sleep less on weekdays with the idea that they can make up for it on the weekend,” he argued.
Some other researchers found an interesting difference between men and women, in which women got less recovery sleep on the weekend, and they also were able to control their eating behavior better than men on weekends.
1.The word “crush” in Paragraph 1 probably means ________.
A.build B.break C.show D.take
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to Kenneth Wright?
A.People who sleep less would become fatter.
B.The catch-up sleep is helpful over the long term.
C.Sleep is as important as a healthy diet and exercise.
D.People who keep to their routines would be healthy.
3.What is the main purpose of this passage?
A.To give us some advice on weekday sleep.
B.To encourage us to sleep more on weekends.
C.To share researchers’ unhappy experiences of sleep.
D.To introduce some researches on weekend catch-up sleep.
ANIMALS IN DANGER!
How much do you know about animals in danger? Read the short passages below.
10 million reptiles are killed every year. Their skin is used to make fashion items, like handbags and shoes.
The main reason whales are in danger is that man kills them for their meat and oils.
Orangutans live in rain forests. They want to live in peace, but people are cutting down the trees for wood and farming. This is a big problem because the trees are the orangutan’s homes. They are very difficult to find and study because they are shy animals. They are also our cousins!
There isn’t enough bamboo for pandas to eat because man has cut down nearly half the bamboo forests. Research has shown that there are only about 600 giant pandas left in the wild in the world. Most of them live in China.
Some people steal the turtle’s eggs to eat. The skin of the turtle is used to make some jewellery(珠宝).
In the Far East, rhinoceros’ horns are used to make medicines. They are also used to make ornaments.
So what can you do to help protect them?
●Try not to buy jewellery made from animals.
●Try to keep the earth clean and free from pollution.
●Tell other people about what you’ve learned.
1.Reptiles’ skin is used to make ________.
A.fashion items B.oils C.some jewellery D.ornaments
2.There are fewer homes for orangutans because ________.
A.their eggs are stolen B.their horns are cut
C.trees in rain forests are cut down D.half the bamboo forests have been cut down
3.“________” isn’t protecting animals.
A.Keeping the earth clean B.Eating wild animal meat
C.Stopping pollution D.Telling others not to kill animals
The following is a timetable in Beijing International Airport (国际机场).
Airline (航空公司) | Flight number (航班) | Destination (目的地) | Departure (出发) | Gate |
Air Canada | 125 | Shanghai | 10:00 am | 22 |
Japanese Airline | 310 | Tokyo | 10:30 am | 18 |
British Airways | 380 | Paris | 11:00 am | 20 |
Pan American | 206 | London | 11:10 am | 12 |
CAAC | 304 | Moscow | 1:10 pm | 18 |
British Airways | 226 | New York | 1:20 pm | 24 |
1.Tina is at the Gate 18 in the afternoon. Where is she going?
A.Paris B.London C.Moscow D.Tokyo
2.A tourist(旅游者) wants to take flight 206 to London. Which gate should he go to?
A.14 B.12 C.22 D.16
3.Now it is 11:00 am, and Kate is at the Gate 20. Which airline will she take?
A.CAAC B.British Airways C.Air Canada D.Pan American
4.A tourist wants to go to Shanghai. What is the flight number?
A.125 B.380 C.206 D.288
Tens of thousands of ______ returned to school in Shanghai and Beijing on Monday (April 27) after months of closures to curb the spread of the coronavirus, as China’s major cities ______ return to normality.
Shanghai students in their final year of middle and high school returned to classrooms, while only high-school seniors in Beijing were allowed back ______ campus to prepare for the “gaokao” (university entrance exam).
China has largely curbed the spread of the deadly disease, but is still on ______ alert (警戒), with growing fears of imported cases and a ______ wave of domestic infections in the northeast. Teenager Meng Xianghao said he was taking extra precautions on his first day back at Beijing’s Chenjinglun High School. “I haven’t been out since the outbreak of the epidemic. I brought masks, garbage bags and disinfectant,” Meng, who had just taken the subway for the first time in ______.
Students are eager to go back to school. “I’m glad. It’s been too long since I’ve seen my classmates,” said 18-year-old student Hang Huan. “I’ve missed them ______.”
“At school, there’s a certain atmosphere for learning ______ at home, there is not,” said Wang Yuchen, a 17-year-old student.
Students in the capital will have their temperatures measured at school gates and ______ show a “green” health code on a special app that calculates (评估) a infection risk, according to China’s Ministry of Education. And in some cafeterias, students are assigned fixed seating spots spaced at least 1m apart.
Beijing student Xiao Shuhan said he thought some form of social distancing would ______ even as classmates and friends reunite. “We’ll no longer put our arms around each other’s shoulders,” he said.
1.A.teachers B.students C.workers D.doctors
2.A.gradually B.suddenly C.quietly D.hardly
3.A.in B.at C.on D.for
4.A.highly B.high C.higher D.highest
5.A.first B.one C.second D.two
6.A.hours B.days C.months D.years
7.A.a bit of B.a bit C.a lot of D.a lot
8.A.or B.but C.for D.so
9.A.should B.may C.ought D.must
10.A.continue B.stop C.develop D.change
