Now the Internet is a popular channel the public voice their opinions and show their strength.
A. by that B .by which C. through that D. through which
—Have you heard from Nelly recently?
—Yes. I his letters and cards many times while I was in Italy.
A. have received B. received C. had received D. would receive
Shawn returned to Iowa after the 2008 Games, , as is known to us, she had been brought up and trained to be a gold medalist of gymnastics.
A. when B. that C .there D. where
Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
根据以下图画,写一篇英语短文,描述今昔通讯方式的变化,以及这些变化给人们生活带来的影响。
注意:1. 不少于120词。
2. 文章开头已给出, 不计入总词数。
Great changes have taken place
Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage.
Indian’s snake charmers are to be retrained as wildlife teachers under a plan to prevent their unique skills and knowledge from being lost. The charmers, who make snakes dance to the sound of flutes, used to be a traditional feature of Indian life, performing in towns and villages, until they were banned in 1972 to control the trade in snake skins.
The government is now considering a plan to train the saperas, as they are known, to visit schools and zoos to tell children about forests and wildlife. There is also a proposal to set up a “dial a snake charmer” service to help householders to deal with unwelcome intruders.
“For generations they have been a feature of Indian life but now they can’t earn a living for fear of arrest,” said Behar Dutt, a conservationist behind the plans, “if a policeman doesn’t catch them, animal rights activists report them.”
Many snake charmers have continued to work clandestinely(暗中地) since the ban, despite the threat of up to three years in jail. But their trademark cloth-covered baskets, hung from a bamboo pole carried across their shoulders, make them an easy target for police.
The fate of Shisha Nath, 56, from Badarpur, a village just outside of New Delhi, is typical of practitioners(从业者) of the dying art. “I used to earn enough to support my family and send my children to school,” he said. “Now it’s hard to earn even $1 a day. My children want to be snake charmers. It’s our identity. We love the work. But it’s become impossible.”
Next month Dutt’s project to train 30 snake charmers will begin at a snake park in Pune, western India, where experts will enrich their home-grown skills with some formal knowledge.
More than the law, though, it is the dishonest attitude of their fellow countrymen that anger many snake charmers.
“We’re disturbed all the time but when people want a snake removed from the house, they rush to us,” said Prakash Nath, who was ordered recently to the home of Sonia Gandhi, the Congress party leader.
1. What do snake charmers usually do in India? (no more than 8 words) (2 marks)
2. How long will a saperas be in prison if he is caught during the ban? (no more than 3 words) (2 marks)
3.For what purpose will snake charmers in India be retrained as wildlife teachers?(no more than 10 words) (3 marks)
4.According to the passage, what will make snake charmers angry? (no more than 11 words) (3 marks)
Read the following passage. Complete the diagram by using the information from the passage. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
A device that stops drivers from falling asleep at the wheel is about to undergo testing at Department of Transport laboratories and could go on sale within 12 months. The system, called Driver Alert, aims to reduce deadly road accidents by 20%—40% that are caused by tiredness. Airline pilots can also use it to reduce the 30% of all pilot-error accidents that are related to fatigue(疲劳).
Driver Alert is based on a computerized wristband(表带). The device, worn by drivers or pilots, gives out a sound about every four minutes during a car journey. After each sound the driver must respond by squeezing the steering wheel(方向盘). A sensor in the wristband detects this pressing action and measures the time between the sound and the driver’s response. Tiredness is directly related to a driver’s response time. Usually, a watchful driver would take about 400 milliseconds to respond, but once that falls to more than 500 milliseconds, it suggests that the driver is getting sleepy.
In such cases the device gives out more regular and louder sounds, showing that the driver should open a window or stop for a rest. If the driver’s response continues to slow down, the sounds become more frequent until a nonstop alarm warns that the driver must stop as soon as possible.
The device has been delivered to the department’s laboratories for testing. If these tests, scheduled for six months’ time, are successful, the markets will bring the product to market within about a year.
1.Driver Alert
Ⅰ. 2. :
To reduce 3. accidents.
Ⅱ. Working principle:
● (the device) based on 4.
● (the device) giving out a sound 5.
● (the driver) 6. by squeezing the steering wheel
● (the device) giving out more regular and louder sounds when response time is 7.
● (the driver) stopping 8. if a nonstop alarm rings
Ⅲ. Present situation:
● (the device) still 9.
● (the device) to be brought to market within about 10. if the tests are