It’s perfectly normal to be a bit nervous at first, but you’ll________it once you start your presentation.
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A．get off |
B．get across |
C．get over |
D．get through |
It was a ________ match, with the winning goal scored in the final minute.
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A．tight |
B．tense |
C．rough |
D．tough |
Much to our satisfaction, construction of the new hospital is ________ smoothly according to schedule.
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A．programming |
B．processing |
C．developing |
D．progressing |
He spoke so casually, as though the problem were of little ________.
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A．matter |
B．consequence |
C．benefit |
D．circumstance |
第二节：短文写作 (共1题，满分25分)
假设你是李华，是武汉某中学的高三学生。你的英国网友Jim发来电子邮件，告诉你他将于今年暑假来中国旅游，并决定来武汉和你呆一周。但他对有些情况不清楚。请你用英文给他回一封电子邮件。
注意：1．词数为100左右；
2．电子邮件应包括方框内包有的提示内容，可以适当发挥；
3．电子邮件的开头和结尾已为你写好（不计入你所写词数，不得抄入答题卡）。
附 (Jim的邮件及你应该作出的应答) :
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Subject: a visit to China from Jim Dear Li Hua, I feel very excited about my visit to China and meeting you for the first time! But I’m still not sure about the following: 1. When will you be free? 从6月18日你就有时间陪他了。 2. How can I get to your place? 乘飞机到武汉，到天河机场去接。 3. What’s the weather like there? 武汉夏天气温较高，不用带太多衣服。 4. What shall we do together? 参观当地的风景名胜。 Please let me know! Your friend, Jim |
Dear Jim,
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Yours,
Li Hua
Last year, a report by a committee of education experts said that a lot of American students cannot write well. The report noted the concerns of business leaders and teachers. The experts said that more students should have to pass a writing test before they can finish high school. They pointed out that major college entrance tests are changing now to include a writing part.
Educators know that teaching students to write well is not easy. One problem is the amount of time needed to read through large amounts of work. So some companies have developed computer programs. These can grade student writing much more quickly than a person can. Writing tests can also cost less to carry out by computer than paper-and-pencil. These computer systems are known as e-readers. They use artificial (人工的) intelligence to think in a way like teachers. In the state of Indiana, computer grading of a statewide writing test began with a test of the system itself. For two years, both a computer and humans graded the student writing. Officials say there was almost no difference between the computer grades and those given by the human readers.
The entrance test commonly used by business schools, the GMAT, already uses e-readers. The GRE and TOEFL tests might start; officials are deciding. The GRE is the Graduate Record Examination. TOEFL is the Test of English as a Foreign Language.
Systems are also being used to grade writing in college classes. The computers read a few hundred examples of student writing already graded by humans. Then the systems compare new writings against those already examined.
How do teachers feel all about this? Many say machines can never do the job as well as people can. A computer can find spelling and grammar mistakes. But these teachers say it can never really understand what a writer is trying to say. Critics say a program cannot follow a thought or judge humor or understand a beautifully expressed idea.
But inventors of the programs say computer grading guarantees that each piece of writing is graded in the same way. They also say the systems are meant to judge knowledge more than creativity.
1．What do the teachers think of the computer system?
A. They think highly of the computer systems.
B. They think that computers cannot grade writing as well as people.
C. They believe that computers can understand a writer’s idea well
D. They are glad computers will spare their effort to correct students’ school work.
2．From the first paragraph we can conclude that _________.
A. American students’ writing ability is being improved
B. American students’ writing ability is not satisfactory
C. business leaders and teachers are not worried about students’ writing
D. all college entrance tests will include a writing part
3．Which of the following is NOT the advantage of e-readers?
A. Saving much of teachers’ time.
B. Saving a lot of money.
C. Being fair and objective.
D. Appreciating humor and beauty
4．The best title of this passage might be _________.
A. Computer-graded Writing
B. Human-graded Writing
C. How to Improve Students’ Writing
D. Advantages of E-readers
