Four of the World's Best Futurists(未来学家)
Kevin Kelly
Kevin Kelly is an author. His 1994 publication, Out of Control, discusses a future where machines and systems are so complex as to be indistinguished(难区分的) from living things.
His latest book What Technology Wants suggests that technology is not just a mixture of wires and metals but a living thing that has its own need. The book looks out through the eyes of this global technological system to discover what it wants.
Dr Michio Kaku
Dr Michio Kaku is a professor of theoretical physics at the City of New York and author of The Future of the Mind and Physics of the Future.
In The Future of the Mind , he explores the frontier of neuroscience. He predicts that one day we will be able to upload the human brain into a computer. In Physics of the Future, he predicts that glasses and contact lenses will be connected to the Internet and cars will become driverless with the power of the GPS system.
David Brin
Science fiction author and scientist, David Brin has received awards. In 1998, he won the Freedom of Speech Award for The Transparence Society. The book concerns threats to personal affairs and openness in the information age. In a world where the police monitor public places 24 hours a day with cameras and some credit companies can sell people's financial details to anyone willing to pay, Brin warns that surveillance(监控) technology will be used by too few people in the future. He argues that the tables should be turned and the public should have access to information like who is buying financial details from credit companies.
Dr Ray Kurzweil
Dr Ray Kurzweil is the main inventor of the first print-to-speech reading machine for the blind. He is the director of artificial intelligence development at Google.
Over the past 25 years, a number of his predictions have come true. In 1990, he predicted a computer would defeat a human at chess by 1998.He predicts that by the 2020s, most diseases will go away and self-driving cars begin to take over the roads.
1.Whose book is discussing about machines and systems in the future?
A. Kevin Kelly's. B. Dr Michio Kaku's.
C. David Brin's. D. Dr Ray Kurzweil's.
2.Which of the following book won the Freedom of Speech Award?
A. Out of Control. B. The Future of the Mind.
C. Physics of the Future. D. The Transparence Society.
3.What's Dr Kurzweil's attitude towards his prediction of the 2020s?
A. Cautious. B. Optimistic.
C. Doubtful. D. Disapproving.
假定你是李华, 你的英国朋友Peter来信向你咨询如何才能学好中文. 请你根据下列要点写回信.
要点: 1. 参加中文学习班;
2. 看中文书刊、电视；
3. 学唱中文歌曲；
4. 交中国朋友。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头语已为你写好。
Dear Peter,
I’m glad to receive your letter asking for my advice on how to learn Chinese well.
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Best wishes,
Li Hua
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.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
There is many interesting idioms in China. Now let me to explain one of them, Ye Gong Hao Long. In ancient times there was the man called Ye Gong. He told everyone that he loved dragons very much．In his house almost everything decorated with dragon designs, including the walls, two window and doors. When a real dragon heard about his story, it was deeply impressing and decided to visit
Ye Gong. However, when the dragon stuck their head through one window,
Ye Gong was frightened and run away. Well, you see, this idiom is used to describe those people which appear to like something, and actually don't．
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Chinese Kung fu is a1.(tradition) Chinese culture. It is probably one of the earliest sports that use both2.(strong) and brain.
The theory of kung fu is based3.classical Chinese philosophy. Over its long history it has developed as a unique combination of exercise, practical self-defense, self-discipline, and art. It can date back to ancient times4.people used sticks to fight against wild animals and they gradually5.(gain) experience in self-defense.
Chinese kung fu is a large system of theory and practice,6.(combine) techniques of self-defense and health-keeping. In sports like track and field and boxing, an athlete7.(usual) has to retire from full participation in his 30s. That is because8.(injury ) suffered during years of active sport participation at a young age affect our ability to continue exercising in later life. In Chinese kung fu, however, a difference9.(make) between “external”(外部的) and “internal”(内部的) kung fu. It's said that in external kung fu, you exercise your muscles, bones and skin while in internal kung fu, you train your spirit, qi and mind. So the external body weakens later in life, but on10.contrary, internal kung fu continues.
I recently heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs（突破）. He was being interviewed by a reporter who asked him_______ he thought he was able to be so much more ______ than the average person.
He responded that it all came from a(n) ________ with his mother that happened when he was about 2. He had been trying to _______ milk from the fridge when he __________ the slippery(光滑的) bottle, its contents running all over the kitchen floor.
When his mother came in, _________shouting at him or giving him a lecture, she said, “Robert, what a great and wonderful ______ you have “drawn”! I have _________ seen such a huge pool of milk. Well, the damage has already been ________ . Would you like to get down and ______ in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up？”
His mother then said, “ You know, what we have here is a ________ experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two _______ hands. Let’s go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can _______it .” The little boy learned that if he _________ the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful _______ !
This scientist then said that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be _______ to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just ________ for learning something new, which is, _________, what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment “doesn't _______ ,” we usually learn something ________ from it.
1.A. why B. what C. when D. how
2.A. active B. absent C. creative D. honest
3.A. idea B. experience C. accident D. defeat
4.A. buy B. replace C. remove D. protect
5.A. fell B. lost C. escaped D. dropped
6.A. in honor of B. instead of C. in spite of D. in place of
7.A. picture B. mass C. map D. mess
8.A. rarely B. happily C. frequently D. angrily
9.A. got B. suffered C. done D. received
10.A. jump B. play C. enjoy D. handle
11.A. failed B. successful C. fantastic D. painful
12.A. strong B. tiny C. thin D. expert
13.A. get B. put C. try D. make
14.A. controlled B. analysed C. broke D. held
15.A. cure B. teaching C. lesson D. instruction
16.A. concerned B. ready C. athletic D. afraid
17.A. situations B. chances C. times D. turns
18.A. after all B. above all C. first of all D. in all
19.A. do B. finish C. go D. work
20.A. lovable B. severe C. valuable D. interesting
Five steps to better handwriting
Some kids love handwriting, but others hate when it’s time to put their pen to paper. Maybe they are worried about their handwriting. Are you one of them? 1. Here are five steps that really work!
Get a great grasp
Try this — hold your pencil at the top and try to write your name. Pretty hard? But when you hold your pencil the correct way, writing is much easier. 2. Hold it in place with your thumb, and your index (食指) and middle fingers.
Let the lines be your guide
Lined paper is your friend! Those lines can help you create letters that are the right size and proportion (均衡). 3. Also be sure to fill up the lined space completely. Those capital letters should be from the bottom line to the top one.
Slow down
If your writing is hard to read, try slowing down a little. If you rush, it’s hard to control where you stop and start your letters.
Lower the pressure (压力)
4.That makes it harder to make the smooth lines. Try easing up and don’t hold the pencil too tightly.
5.
Lots of games require you to write or draw pictures. So even though it’s not schoolwork, you’re still using the skills you need to control your pen better.
A. Play games
B. Ask for more advice
C. So “a” should be half the height of a capital “A”.
D. You’ve been writing since you were a little kid.
E. Some kids press down really hard when they write.、
F. The good news is that just about everyone can improve their handwriting.
G. The best way to hold a pen or pencil is to let it rest next to the base of your thumb.
