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Tokyo University laboratory has developed a robot that never loses at the game of Rock Paper Scissors. That is because its visual processing abilities and fingers work together faster than any human brain. A video of the undefeated robot has been watched by more than 3 million viewers on YouTube since going online at the end of June.
Tokyo University engineering professor Masatoshi Ishikawa has a good-natured response to frustrated human losers who accuse him of essentially creating a robot that cheats. “It is not cheating. Every one millisecond the image processor decides and recognizes the shape the human hand is going to make. And then the robot can make a winnable shape one millisecond later than a human being. Only one millisecond, but a human cannot see this difference because the human eye is very slow,” explained Ishikawa.
At the Ishikawa Oku Laboratory there has been amazing progress which shows the near perfect accuracy of robotics. Such as a robot that can catch a falling egg without breaking it, another one that can tie a knot, and a robot that may not be quite ready for the NBA, but is able to dribble (连击) a ball.
In sports such as baseball and cricket, the misses outnumber (比……多) successes for even the most skilled athletes. That is not so in this award-winning school laboratory. For instance, an intelligent robot is the result of five years of research and a lot of trial and error. And the cost of just one finger on the robot is equal to that of a mini car.
The technology obviously has uses beyond fun and games. Corporations are eager to take advantage of the lab’s technology for industrial and other practical uses. And there is talk of applying it to assist disabled people and improve human capabilities.
1.What brings the robot so much attention on the YouTube?
A. It never loses in the game against humans.
B. Its eyes and fingers can work at the same time.
C. It can do anything whatever people tell it to do.
D. It plays online games much better than any human.
2.Ishikawa’s explanation suggests that the robot .
A. proves to be dishonest
B. is lucky to win the game
C. works slower sometimes
D. responds faster than humans
3.What can we learn from Paragraph 4?
A. The school laboratory is the world first class.
B. The research of robot can’t afford failures.
C. The most skilled athletes seldom fail in sports.
D. Intelligent robots are mostly used in ball games.
4.Which section of a website is the text probably taken from?
A. Sports and games.
B. Human and society.
C. Science and technology.
D. Relaxation and entertainment.
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When I was little, I’d see tons of bats flying around streetlights at night in my neighborhood in upstate New York. But I’ll never forget the first time when I saw a bat up close. By the time I turned 7, though, I noticed something strange: All the bats in my neighborhood had disappeared, and I wondered why.
Then, three years ago, when I was 11 and visiting the state fair, I learned what had happened to my town’s bats. A disease called “white nose syndrome” had killed 93 percent of New York State’s bats. I was horrified. Then I wrote a letter to the host of an environmental program on the local radio station, asking if they could do a show on bats. They did!
But I still wanted to find a way to educate people face to face. I reached out to a teacher I had in elementary school and asked if I could make a presentation to her class. I described how bats help farmers by eating crop-damaging insects. It went over so well that other teachers started requesting me. Over the past three years, I’ve talked in front of everyone from 5-year-olds to senior citizens! Many people think that bats are blind, and that they always carry diseases, but none of that is true. The more I present, the more I notice that I am changing minds.
And while getting people to respect bats is pretty hard, getting them to respect me has been difficult too. When I first applied to host a booth (摊位) at a local street fair, the managers thought I was too young. But I refused to take “no” for an answer. I continued to make my case, and they finally said yes! The best part is, I impressed them so much— 100 visitors on my first day — that they now invite me back every year.
1.All the bats in the neighborhood disappeared because they .
A. were killed by a disease
B. moved to another habitat
C. were hunted by other animals
D. hid in a place where people couldn’t find them
2.The author wrote a letter to the host in order to ask them to .
A. donate some money to save bats
B. make a radio program about bats
C. announce new findings about bats
D. finish some questionnaires about the fair
3.How did the author save bats?
A. By building a new home for them.
B. By volunteering to work in the wild.
C. By improving their living environment.
D. By educating people that they are beneficial.
4.What does the underlined phrase “make my case.” in the last paragraph mean?
A. make an impressive persuasion.
B. look into the matter.
C. quarrel with them
D. stick to the facts.
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There are many Spanish gossip(八卦) magazines being published around the world. If your Spanish is good enough, these magazines will offer a lively look into the private moments of the beautiful, rich and famous, and provide entertainment and at the same time, help you practice your Spanish.
Diez Minutos: The magazine is a classic Spanish gossip feast with daily news based on many stories of love, separation, divorce and death. The two main parts are headlined “love” and “partners”. They also have an online version of the magazine for serious gossip addicts.
Hola: It is Spain’s top weekly magazine and the leader of the gossip world. It contains many pictures and a round-up of well-known and less well-known nobles and people in show business. Apart from edited highlights from the present and past issues, there is a report of the week and photo of the week. There is also a French version called OhLa!
Revista CUORE: As the third best-selling gossip magazine in Spain, it is mainly aimed at younger teenage readers who look not only for current celebrity（名流） gossip, but also for fashion and TV news. It uses a lot of oral terms.
Revista SEMANA: It is a Spanish magazine covering the latest news on the famous in Spain and Hollywood. It also offers its readers information on fashion, beauty, cooking and travel.
Revista LECTURAS: Practical, friendly and informal, this magazine is one of the most widely-read gossip magazines on the Spanish market today.
Marujeo.com: It is a blog serving up a daily diet of national gossip news on Spanish and international celebrities and the celebrity world from a particular point of view.
Revista CARAS: It is a magazine published in various countries of Latin America. It is also exported to certain parts of the United States, bringing together strange and wonderful news from around the world and the famous Latin community.
1. What does the first paragraph tell us about Spanish gossip magazines?
A. Types. B. Publishers.
C. Functions. D. Origins.
2. Which of the following also has a French version?
A. Hola. B. Revista SEMANA.
C. Revista LECTURAS. D. Marujeo.com.
3. How many of the magazines mentioned in the text can be read on the Internet?
A. One. B. Two.
C. Three. D. Four.
书面表达
假设你是某英语报纸的栏目主编Mary，前几天收到一个叫Rose的女孩的来信，信的内容大致如下： Rose的父母在去年被一场车祸夺去了生命，所以她现在搬去跟叔叔一家生活。Rose觉得很难开始新生活，在学校跟同学也相处得不好。她渴望听取你的建议,所以请你写一封回信给她，大致内容如下：
1、安慰她;
2、针对她的现状提一些建议；
3、希望她能好起来。
要求：1、字数120左右；
2、可适当增加内容以使行文连贯；
3、信的开头和结尾已经给出。
Dear Rose,
I’m Mary, chief editor of My Family.
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Yours Sincerely,
Mary
短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）,并在其下面写出该加的词。
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. 每处错误及其修改仅限一词。
2. 只允许修改10处,多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Dear cousin,
Long time no see! It has been almost a year ever since you move to London. I miss you a lot of. I’m writing the letter to ask you for help. As you know, I am eager to be a photographer like you, so I asked my parents to buy me the camera last week. But he told me I wouldn’t concentrate in my schoolwork if I got one. Oh, my God! What can I make them trust me? I’m not a kid any longer, but I can control myself. What’s worse, I have promised that I will take photos for the school’s newspaper next month. When asking by my classmates, I will be absolutely embarrassed. Therefore, would you like to lend me some money? If you’d like, I will return it as soon as possibly.
Yours Sincerely,
Tom
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I’m a journalist for China Daily. I want to tell you 1. unforgettable experience today. One day last year, I was about 2. (leave) my office when suddenly I received a phone call. My sister 3. (work) in People’s Hospital told me that a boy was 4. (terrible) burnt by boiling water and was dying. I hurried to the hospital and asked the people around 5. had happened. The boy’s neighbor told me that the boy had to live alone because both of his parents were working in another city and 6. of his relatives was willing to take care of him. Only on festivals 7. his parents return home. In that case, the boy cooked 8. himself every day. I looked at the poor boy 9. skin was charred and swollen, feeling very sad. His doctor told me that his nerves 10. (damage) and he was unconscious now. I want to ask the boy’s parents, “If your son had died, what would you use your money for?”
