.Xinyu, a city dubbed as “a pearl in western Jiangxi province”, was struck by a heavy rain last week, ________ serious traffic problems.
A．to face B．faced C．facing D．having faced
.I like _____ color of your skirt. It is _____ good match for your blouse.
A. a; the B. a; a C. the; a D. the; the
当今世界粮食短缺，价格飞涨，给部分地区造成社会动荡。假设在你校开展的研究性学习中，你们小组以“World Food Crisis”为题进行研究，现在请你代表你们小组向全体同学简要介绍你们的研究成果。主要内容如下：
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造成原因 |
应对的措施 |
自己的贡献 |
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1．气候变化，造成粮食减产 |
1．注重环保，改善生态 |
1． |
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2．工业发展，城市化加速，耕地减少 |
2．严格保护耕地 |
2． |
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3．世界能源价格上涨，使用粮食生产生物燃料 |
3．富国支持穷国，促进世界和谐 |
3． |
注意：
1．内容包括以上要点，但不要逐句翻译。
2．字数150左右，文章开头已提供，不计入总词数
3．参考词汇：城市化urbanization 生物燃料 biofuels
Nowadays, studying abroad gains popularity in China. Many rich parents would rather send their children abroad to receive education than let them be educated in China.
As every coin has two sides, studying abroad is not an exception. There are advantages for people to attend school abroad. In the first place, he can use the foreign language in his daily life so that his ability in the second language may be greatly improved, as it is obvious that there is no better chance to improve second-language than living in the country where it is spoken. While studying in a foreign country, he will most likely meet many others from overseas and it is possible to make friends from all over the world. This is not only exciting on the social level, but could lead to important overseas contacts in his career as well. He can get familiar with the latest knowledge in science and make use of the first-rate facilities (设备) available. In this way, there is every chance that he is able to widen his horizon (眼界) and broaden his mind.
Of course, attending schools abroad may bring about a series of problems. The most serious problem is language barrier (障碍). Most of the students who go abroad don’t have enough skills in the language spoken there. As a result, on arriving there, they will find it difficult to understand what the teachers say. Besides, for lack of knowledge of the customs of the local people, they may constantly run into trouble in dealing with various situations.
Therefore, given an opportunity to attend a school abroad, one must consider both sides of the factors carefully before making up his mind.
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Title: Studying Abroad |
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Phenomenon |
Sending children abroad to receive education is (1) __________ with many rich parents. |
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Advantages |
● Children have the (2) ________ chance to improve the second language because they can use it (3) ___________. ● They can make friends with other students from (4)____________. ● They can (5)__________ of the latest knowledge in science and have access to the best facilities. |
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(6)____________ |
● Language barrier is the number one problem. Because students are not (7)___________ at the language spoken there, they will have difficulty in (8)____________ what the teachers say. ● It is not easy for them to deal with cross-culture communication (9)________ to lack of knowledge of the customs of the locals. |
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Conclusion |
Both sides of the factors should be (10)______________ carefully before one makes a decision. |
When you’re surfing the Internet on your laptop from your dorm or home, do you know your personal details are being gathered secretly? And would you be surprised to know the information may be sold cheaply to advertisers and marketers?
According to an investigation by The Wall Street Journal, all it takes is a tiny file in a computer-a single code consisting of a long series of numbers and letters- to record the computer user’s age, gender, location, favorite movies and hobbies.
The newspaper reports that Lotame Solutions Inc., a New York company, uses sophisticated(高科技) software called a "beacon" to capture what people are typing on a website.
Lotame packages that data into profiles（个人资料）about individuals, only without their names, and sells the profiles to companies seeking customers．Batches of such data may be sold for a few dollars.
The Wall Street Journal survey discovered that spying on Internet users is one of the fastest-growing businesses on the World Wide Web.
The "cookie"- a tiny text file put on your PC by websites or marketing firms which might be used to remember your preferences for one site, or to track you across many sites is already old news．There are new and more complex tools such as "beacons" which scan in real time what people are doing on a webpage．These beacons instantly assess the Internet user’s location, income, shopping interests and even medical conditions.
Millions of Internet users around the world also face unprecedented（空前的）threats．Private, sensitive, personal and business information is being gathered and sold without their knowledge.
Companies insist the information they gather is anonymous and the data is used harmlessly. But the technology has grown so powerful that even some of the biggest websites in the US don’t know that they were installing intrusive files on visitors’ computers．These include MSN.com and Yahoo.com.
Next time you visit a webpage and find an ad banner advertising something you’ve been planning to buy, don’t be amazed that your computer can read your mind.
1.The purpose of the passage is to .
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A．introduce a tiny file in a computer-a single code |
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B．show how your individual information was let out when you surf the Internet |
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C．show how to protect your privacy |
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D．introduce a sophisticated software called a "beacon" |
2.．All of the following statements are Wrong except .
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A．Lotame sells the profiles about individuals to companies seeking customers with their age, gender, location, hobbies and names |
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B．spying on Internet users is the fastest-growing businesses on the World Wide Web |
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C．some of the biggest websites in the US know they were installing intrusive files on visitors’ computers |
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D．a tiny file in a computer-a single code consisting of a long series of numbers and letters can record users’ information |
3.It can be inferred that .
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A．because the data is used harmlessly．Internet users around the world will not face threats |
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B．when a person surf the Internet, his personal details may be let out without his knowledge |
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C．your computer can really read your mind |
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D．MSN.com and Yahoo.com．use software to capture what people are typing on a website |
4.According to the passage, “beacon” .
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A．is a tiny text file put on your PC by websites |
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B．is a soft ware that can package that data into profiles about individuals |
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C．can assess the Internet user’s location, income, shopping interests and even medical conditions |
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D．is not more complex than the "cookie" |
5.What’s the writer’s attitude to this problem?
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A．Neutral |
B．Worried |
C．Optimistic |
D．Indifferent |
It is pretty much a one-way street. While it may be common for university researchers to try their luck in the commercial world, there is very little traffic in the opposite direction. Pay has always been the biggest deterrent, as people with families often feel they cannot afford the drop in salary when moving to a university job. For some industrial scientists, however, the attractions of academia (学术界) outweigh any financial considerations.
Helen Lee took a 70% cut in salary when she moved from a senior post in Abbott Laboratories to a medical department at the University of Cambridge. Her main reason for returning to academia mid-career was to take advantage of the greater freedom to choose research questions. Some areas of inquiry have few prospects of a commercial return, and Lee’s is one of them.
The impact of a salary cut is probably less severe for a scientist in the early stages of a career. Guy Grant, now a research associate at the Unilever Centre for Molecular Informatics at the University of Cambridge, spent two years working for a pharmaceutical (制药的) company before returning to university as a post-doctoral researcher. He took a 30% salary cut but felt it worthwhile for the greater intellectual opportunities.
Higher up the ladder, where a pay cut is usually more significant, the demand for scientists with a wealth of experience in industry is forcing universities to make the transition (转换) to academia more attractive, according to Lee. Industrial scientists tend to receive training that academics do not, such as how to build a multidisciplinary team, manage budgets and negotiate contracts. They are also well placed to bring something extra to the teaching side of an academic role that will help students get a job when they graduate, says Lee, perhaps experience in manufacturing practice or product development. “Only a small number of undergraduates will continue in an academic career. So someone leaving university who already has the skills needed to work in an industrial lab has far more potential in the job market than someone who has spent all their time on a narrow research project.”
1.By “a one-way street” (Line 1, Para. 1), the author means ________.
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A．university researchers know little about the commercial world |
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B．there is little exchange between industry and academia |
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C．few industrial scientists would quit to work in a university |
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D．few university professors are willing to do industrial research |
2.What was Helen Lee’s major consideration when she changed her job in the middle of her career?
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A．Flexible work hours. |
B．Her research interests. |
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C．Her preference for the lifestyle on campus. |
D．Prospects of academic accomplishments. |
3.Guy Grant chose to work as a researcher at Cambridge in order to ________.
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A．do financially more rewarding work |
B．raise his status in the academic world |
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C．enrich his experience in medical research |
D．exploit better intellectual opportunities |
4.What contribution can industrial scientists make when they come to teach in a university?
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A．Increase its graduates’ competitiveness in the job market. |
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B．Develop its students’ potential in research. |
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C．Help it to obtain financial support from industry. |
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D．Gear its research towards practical applications. |
