According to _______announcement by Guangzhou Price Bureau, _______new measures which have been taken recently are expected to cut the operation costs of each taxi driver by 1280 yuan.
A. the; / B. an; the C. /; the D. an; /
本学期我校高中部“阳光志愿者”组织为贫困孩子捐款捐物献爱心活动，同学在积极捐款的同时, 对捐款捐物数额的多少展开了热烈的讨论。请根据表格中提示内容，以 “Does the Amount of Donations Matter Much?” 为题，写一篇120字左右的短文, 反映同学们的不同想法。
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看法 |
理由 |
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多捐赠 |
1．富有爱心的体现； 2．可为贫困地区做更大贡献, 更多的人得到帮助； 3．弥补未亲自去做志愿者的遗憾； |
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无所谓 |
1．捐赠的数额多少不代表爱心； 2．应根据经济情况而定； 3．不宜互相攀比； |
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你的观点 |
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注意：
1．对所给要点不要简单翻译，要有适当发挥；
2．词数：120词左右。
3．参考词汇：爱心－compassion；经济状况—financial condition
4．开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Does the Amount of Donations Matter Much?
To help the people in depressed areas in China, students of Senior High Division in Northeast Yucai School were making donations to offer compassion. But__________________
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短文改错（满分10分）
下面短文中共有10处错误，错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
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； 3. 改错在原文上改
Last week, I met a stranger who seemed to be losing. I offer to guide him to a place he wanted to go to, but to my surprise, he refused my offer. I asked him why not. He told me that he was afraid I would ask him money if I helped him in this way. Then I fell into deeply thoughts: Was it money which came between us? I agree that money is become more and more important in our society, and it should not be everything. We should try my best to help others and trust each other. If everyone does this, our society will be better and better.
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。（请把答案抄写在答题区）
Although many Chinese students say that their knowledge of English grammar is good, most would admit that their spoken English is poor. Whenever I speak to a Chinese student, they always say, “My spoken English is poor.” 1 I would like to suggest that there may be some reasons for their problems with spoken English.
First, they fail to find suitable words to express themselves due to a limited vocabulary. 2 However, you can speak with a limited vocabulary, if you choose a positive attitude. Others will follow you as long as you use the words that you know.
3 Sometimes they make mistakes when they are speaking because they are shy and nervous. Yet students should remember that their goal should be FLUENCY NOT ACCURACY. Your aim in writing is to be accurate following the rules for grammar and using the right words and spelling them correctly. However, in speaking your aim is fluency. You want to get your message across, to talk to someone in English, as quickly and as well as you can, even though sometimes you may use a wrong word or tense, but it doesn't matter. 4
The third reason is that not enough attention is paid to listening. You have one mouth but two ears! All that hearing is necessary for you to start speaking.
Fourth, most Chinese students are reactive rather than proactive language learners. Instead of actively seeking out opportunities to improve their spoken English, they passively wait for speaking opportunities to come to them and wonder why their English always remains poor. 5
A. The person you are speaking to will understand you and make allowances for any mistakes he hears.
B. They may try to avoid making similar mistakes next time.
C. Obviously the better answer is to expand their vocabulary.
D. If you have this proactive outlook, then you will see English opportunities wherever you go.
E. However, their spoken English does not have to remain “poor”！
F. Second, they are afraid of making mistakes.
G. The second reason lies in the reluctance of using what has just been learned.
WASHINGTON --- It’s a great achievement that inspires concepts of robots with consciousness and independent minds.
When people or animals get hurt, they can usually compensate for minor injuries and keep limping along, but for robots, even slight damage can make them stumble and fall. However, a recently made robot has demonstrated a new ability: it can heal its own damage.
The new robot, which looks like a splay-legged (弓形腿的), four-footed starfish, can sense injury to itself and adapt. That ability sets the new robot apart from earlier machines. Because the robot can recover from unfamiliar places.
“There is a need for planetary robotic rovers (行星机器探测车) to be able to fix things on their own,” says Josh Bongard, a professor in the University of Vermont, who is one of the device’s creator. “Robots on other planets must be able to continue their mission without human help if they are damaged and cannot communicate their problem back to Earth.”
A typical robot functions according to a computer program, but the new robot works differently. First, sensors in its four legs observe the robot’s movements and signals to its built-in computer. From the information it collects, the robot creates its own programs that allow it to adapt to different situations. For example, when the researchers shortened one of the robot’s legs, the smart machine simply adjusted its way of walking—it used three legs instead of four.
The researchers are looking for other places to put the resilient robot to work. One spot is the ocean floor. That dark and dangerous undersea area might be a good choice for a robot that the scientists call the Starfish. “We never officially named the robot, but we usually refer to it as the Starfish, even though a real starfish has five rather than four legs,” says Bongard. “Also, a real starfish is much better than our robot at recovering from injury, because it can actually grow its legs again.” Scientists have created robots that help humans in many ways: by exploring space, fighting fires, and even performing surgery.
1.The newly designed robot distinguishes itself from the former ones because it________.
A. can communicate with people on the earth about their problems
B. works according to a certain computer program
C. can find its problems and solve them automatically
D. can explore unfamiliar places
2.An example is given in the fourth paragraph in order to explain that the robot ________.
A. is used to create new programs
B. has typical robot functions
C. has sensors to observe its movements
D. can gather information and adapt to new conditions
3.Which of the following is TRUE about the robot “Starfish”?
A. It was spoken highly of by people for its special ability.
B. It will stumble and fall if damaged.
C. It can grow its legs again once they are broken.
D. It has started to work on the ocean floor.
4.What might be the best title of the passage?
A. How the Starfish Robot Works
B. Do-It-Yourself Robot Repair
C. Robots Designed to Work on Other Planets
D. New Robot Helping Us in Many Ways
When we think about giving help to developing countries, we often think about giving money so that these countries can build schools and hospitals, buy food and medicine, or find clean water supplies. These seem to be the most important basic needs of the people we are trying to help. However, it's far from enough. Ladies and gentlemen, we've got to come up with some better ideas to help them.
I was very surprised, then, when I read about a plan to make cheap laptop computers for children in developing countries. A man called Nicholas Negroponte invented a cheap laptop computer, which can run without electricity. He decided to invent this computer after he visited a school in Cambodia.
The laptop which Mr. Negroponte has designed is a little different from the normal laptop computers you can buy in the shops. One difference is that it is covered in rubber so that it is very strong and won't be damaged easily. As an electricity supply can be a problem in developing countries, the computer also has a special handle so that children can wind the computer up to give it extra power when needed.
These special laptop computers will cost less than 100 US dollars and Mr. Negroponte wants to build as many as 15 million machines in the first year of production. The idea is that these computers will help the children's education as they will be able to access the Internet. These computers might not help the people in developing countries immediately, but by improving children's education they should help people to find their own solutions to their problems in the long term.
Another idea to help children in developing countries is to recycle old mobile phones so that they can be used again. In the UK, and, probably in many other countries too, millions of mobile phones are thrown away every year. The waste created by throwing away these old phones is very bad for the environment, so it seems to be an excellent idea to recycle them. In this way we will be able to achieve two important goals at the same time. We will reduce the waste we produce and help others. In other words, we will be able to 'kill two birds with one stone', and that is always a good thing.
1. The author gives the example of Mr. Negroponte's cheap computers _______.
A. to show what high tech can bring us.
B. to illustrate the kindness of people in the developed countries
C. to show how to find business opportunities in developing countries
D. to give an example of how to help developing countries
2.Which of the following statements is TRUE about Mr. Negroponte's cheap computers?
A. His computers don’t need any power to function well.
B. His computers are covered with rubber so that they are very cheap.
C. His computers will help children in developing countries to have better education.
D. His computers will help people in developing countries to find all the solutions.
3.Where does this passage probably come from?
A. A magazine B. A newspaper C. A lecture D. An advertisement
