Something about the four World Famous Statues
The Little Mermaid
The statue The Little Mermaid sits on a rock in the Copenhagen harbor at Langelinie in Denmark. Tourists visiting for the first time are often surprised by the relatively small size of the statue. The Little Mermaid is only 1.25 meters high and weighs around 175kg. designed by Edvard Eriksen, the statue was erected in 1913 to commemorate（纪念）the fairy tale The Little Mermaid. The poor lady has lost her head several times but each time it has been restored. Copenhagen officials announced that the statue may be moved further out in the harbor, as to avoid further vandalism(故意破坏)and to prevent tourists from climbing onto it.
David Statue
David is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture sculpted by Michelangelo from 1501 to 1504. The 5.17 meter marble statue portray the hero after his victory over Goliath, Michelangelo chose to represent David before the fight contemplating(沉思)the battle yet to come. To protect it from damage, the famous statue was moved in 1873 to the Accademia Gallery in Florence in Italy, where it attracts many visitors. A replica was placed in the Piazza della Signoria, at the original location.
Great Sphinx
Located at the Giza Plateau near Cairo in Egypt, the Great Sphinx is one of the largest and oldest statues in the world, but basic facts as who was the model for the face, when it was built, and by whom, are still debated. It is the largest monolithic(独块巨石的)statue in the world although it is considerably smaller than the pyramids around it. Despite conflicting evidence and viewpoints over by the years, the traditional view held by modern Egyptologists at large remains that the Great Sphinx was built in approximately 2500 BC by the Pharaoh Khafre, the supposed builder of the second pyramid at Giza.
Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people France to celebrate the centennial of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence, stands upon Liberty Island and is one of the most famous symbols in the world. It represents a woman wearing a stole, a radiant crown and sandals, trampling a broken chain, carrying a torch her raised right hand and a tabula ansata tablet in her left hand. The construction of the statue was completed in France 1886 until the jet age, it was often one of the first glimpses of the United States for millions of immigrants.
1.Which description is about “The Little Mermaid”?
A. It has lost its head several times.
B. It is a gift from the French people.
C. It is the largest monolithic statue in the world.
D. It is designed by Michelangelo from 1501 to 1504.
2.What do we know about the Great Sphinx from the passage?
A. It located at Cairo in Egypt.
B. It was Pharaoh Khafre’s tomb.
C. It was built by Egyptian designer—Edvard Eriksen.
D. It is the largest monolithic statue in the world.
3.What can we infer from the passage?
A. The passage is a health report.
B. The passage is a science report.
C. The passage is most probably taken from a travel magazine.
D. The passage is most probably taken from a fashion magazine.
The technique can lead to new ways to produce medicines, the researchers from the universities of Istanbul and Hawaii hope.
As part of an effort to improve treatments for life-threatening illnesses, a team of scientists have created rabbits that glow(发光) in the dark.
Their efforts produced two rabbits out of a litter of eight that went from being a normal, fluffy white to glowing green in the dark. The rabbits were born at the University of Istanbul as part of a collaboration（合作） between scientists from universities in Turkey and Hawaii.
The rabbits glow to show that a genetic manipulation technique can work efficiently, though the specific color is more cosmetic than scientific. "The green is not important at all – it's just a marker to show the experiment can be done successfully," said University of Hawaii associate professor Stefan Moisyadi.
To produce the glowing effect, researchers injected jellyfish DNA into a mother rabbit's embryos. Those altered embryos（胚胎）. Those altered embryos were then inserted back into the mother. Similar experiments have resulted in glowing cockroaches and cats.
Eventually, the researchers hope the technique can lead to new ways to produce medicines, Moisyadi said. “The final goal is to develop animals that act as barrier reactive to produce beneficial molecules in their milk that
can be cheaply extracted, especially in countries that can’t afford big pharma plants that make drugs, that usually cost $1bn to build, and be able to produce their own protein-based medication in animals," Moisyadi said.
The rabbits are expected to have the same life span as their non-glowing counterparts（副本）, but Moisyadi said he understands people can object to this kind of experimentation involving live animals.
"To the people against, I say: think about, what are the benefits and what are the injuries?" Moisyadi said. "And if the benefits outweigh the injuries, let's go with the benefits."
Moisyadi, a native of Turkey who is now with the University of Hawaii, started developing the project in 2006, and researchers are now waiting to see if pregnant sheep produce similar results.
1.Moisyadi’s attitude towards this kind of experiment is .
A. doubtful.
B. indifferent.
C. supportive.
D. objective.
2.How did glowing effect produce?
A. It was just the result of genetic selection.
B. Put a light into a mother rabbit’s embryos.
C. Injected glowing cats DNA into a mother rabbit’s embryos.
D. Injected Jellyfish DNA into a mother rabbit’s embryos.
3.The final goal of this research is .
A. To make animals cuter.
B. To make nights brighter.
C. To produce all kinds of glowing animals.
D. To produce beneficial molecules in animals’ milk.
4.What can we learn according to the passage?
A. The life span of glowing rabbits is much shorter than that of non-glowing ones.
B. The glowing rabbits were born only at the University pf Hawaii.
C. Scientists have created glowing cockroaches and cats before.
D. Three rabbits out of eight can glow in the experiment.
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1.开拓国际视野；
2.体验不同教育；
3.提高语言能力。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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1.When Bonnie Rivers passed her exams, everyone c____________ her and wished her all the best for her future.
2.I am happy to have found many things I can do, like writing and computer programming. My ambition is to work for a f________ that develops computer software when I grow up.
3.We have found human and animal bones in those caves higher up the hills as well as tools and other objects. So we think it is reasonable to a___________ they lived in these caves, regardless of the cold.
4.Pressed by my friends and relations, I decided to s__________ the opportunity to get recognition for my successful idea by sending my invention to the patent office.
5.However, when she first saw the robot, she felt _____(惊恐), which seemed more like a human than a machine.
6.Also, when I miss my family, it’s a great comfort to have a ________(替代)family to be with.
7.____________ __________ __________ (不久前的一天)I was showing the boys the weekly chemistry when, before I knew it, the mixture was bubbling everywhere.
8.I am surprised he is so strongly ___________ ___________ ___________(支持)smoking because he is usually very reasonable about health issues.
9.---Hello, Serena. I was expecting you to call me back yesterday.
---I’m sorry. I tried but your phone _______ _________ ___________ _________(出故障)and I couldn’t get through.
10.It suddenly ______ __________ __________ ________(我想到)we could go to the customs office for help.
Jack Ma, the chairman and founder of China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, took down on Google’s artificial intelligence AlphaGo at the Big Data Expo1. (hold) in Guiyang, Guizhou Province, and urged Chinese enterprises not to develop such things 2. AlphaGo. Chinese Go player Ke Jie, current world No. 1, has admitted defeats in his three3. (match) against computer program AlphaGo in Wuzhen, Zhejiang Province, 4.led to heavy online discussions regarding the future of mankind and AI.
“Machines must have its own special thinking and must do thins human cannot do,” Ma added, 5. (believe) AI should work for humans to do useful things that human are unable to achieve, rather than just spoiling human’s fun.
But speaking for myself, I don’t really care. I6.(especial) advised that many fellow enterprises should not develop such things and we can do many other useful things.”
Ma also explained7. he didn’t like AlphaGo: “Go game is8.interesting and fun thing where I can wait for my competitor 9.(play) wrong and I can win. But the machine never plays wrong and it can work out the next 300 steps10.you can only think about the next three.”
When a mom attended school to help her disabled son, her son and the school thanked her in the sweetest way possible. It wasn’t until after his college years that Marty became disabled after ______down stairs. When her son ______to get his MBA Judy O’ Connor attended every class with him to help him write and _____ . Every day, Judy would sit by Marty in class, taking notes to make sure to set down______requests, raising her hand so he could answer questions, and silently filling in his______ on test days. “After a little while, we found that working together we could ______a great deal,” Marty says.
On graduation day at Chapman University, Judy was dressed in black to mix in with the other_______. Little did she know she’d soon be the center of______. When Marty’s name was called, his mom helped ______ him to the front of the stage, _____for a picture with Marty as he received his diploma. Over the loudspeaker, a voice _____ with happy tears made an _____: The university was giving Judy an honorary MBA. “A lump came to my throat, I was proud of my son and ______to be honored,” says Judy.
The mother and son had joked that Judy was putting in enough work to earn her own______. To Marty, there was no question his mom, a retired elementary school teacher with a business degree, had ______earned her honorary MBA.
Perhaps just as important, Judy gave Marty______. Life as Marty knew it before the _______may have changed, but he encourages anyone in a ______ situation to keep up hope. “Just keep an open mind,______you can make your diversity your advantage and take challenges as a(n)______for growth in your life,” he says.
1.A. blowing B. falling C. beating D. ringing
2.A. dissatisfied B. astonished C. determined D. discouraged
3.A. participate B. complain C. dream D. withdraw
4.A. normal B. potential C. practical D. specific
5.A. functions B. comments C. consequences D. answers
6.A. accomplish B. expand C. save D. witness
7.A. products B. graduates C. friends D. neighbors
8.A. responsibility B. pressure C. attention D. tradition
9.A. wheel B. move C. distribute D. record
10.A. advertising B. tracking C. bouncing D. pausing
11.A. connected B. choked C. frozen D. motivated
12.A. adventure B. experiment C. announcement D. arrangement
13.A. discovered B. touched C. ignored D. designed
14.A. degree B. wealth C. passport D. attraction
15.A. even B. just C. also D. still
16.A. excuse B. reason C. doubt D. confidence
17.A. event B. issue C. accident D. barrier
18.A. similar B. special C. private D. different
19.A. but B. and C. though D. while
20.A. adaptation B. talent C. opportunity D. reaction
