History of amusement parks takes us back to the bar-periodic fairs, like the Bartholomew Fair which started in England. These can be considered a parent for the modern amusement park. Opening in the Elizabethan period, the fair had developed as a center of amusement with entertainment with fun, food, games, and many other attractions. The beer festival held in Munich, Germany which started in 1810 and the country and state fairs in the US, also played a part in the brief history of amusement park. Unlike the Bartholomew Fair, these annual events were usually held during an important time when crops were ripe, which deserved to be marked.
Amusement parks are also known to have grown out of the pleasure gardens that became very popular at the start of the Industrial Revolution. These were the zones where one could shun the dull urban life for a short while. We can find the oldest and still-surviving amusement park in the world: Bakken in Denmark, which opened in 1583. These parks consisted of fireworks displays, rides and the modern railroad to accommodate the growing expectations from their customers.
Another turning point in the history of amusement parks was the world’s fairs which began in 1851. The Crystal Palace in London, England was a landmark and celebrated the industrial achievements of the world. These were seen as symbols of economic and industrial success. In the last decade of the 19th century, the electric trolley lines became extremely popular. Mechanical amusements, dance hall, sports fields, and restaurants were included as regular entertainments, as the history of amusement parks reflects.
The golden age in the brief history of amusement parks didn’t appear until people especially Americans spent less time on work and got a steady rise in their personal income. A number of amusement parks including the Kiddie Park were set up outside major cities and in the countryside, to make full use of this new economic opportunity. The original Kiddie Park is located in San Antonio, Texas and is still in operation today.
1.What was the purpose of the early Munich beer festival?
A.To show local attractions. B.To celebrate harvest together.
C.To found a center of amusement. D.To create a stable agricultural market.
2.What does the underlined word “shun” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A.Avoid. B.Tolerate.
C.Experience. D.Complain.
3.What made the amusement parks fully developed?
A.The Industrial Revolution. B.More time and money for fun.
C.Advances in technology. D.Development of the world’s fairs.
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Bakken was originally opened in 1583 in London.
B.The Crystal Palace is the oldest amusement park in the world.
C.The Kiddie Park located in San Antonio is still open at present.
D.The Bartholomew Fair was seen as economic and industrial success.
A few years ago, a doctor gave a wrong prescription to a 9-year-old boy because he had accidentally clicked the next medicine listed in the drop-down menu. Unfortunately, the boy died.
Dr. Gidi Stein heard the story and felt forced to do something. “It was like killing someone with a spelling error. He just clicked on the wrong button,” Stein said. “One would have thought there’d be some kind of spell-checker to prevent these terrible things from happening. But apparently this is not the case.”
Several things were immediately obvious to the 54-year-old Stein, who had previously studied computer science. “If you look at this problem from a bird’s eye view, there were so many places down the line where this decision could have been stopped — from the physician to the pharmacy (药房) even to the mother. All of them had all the relevant information to have a judgment call that this was just the wrong drug for the wrong patient.” For Stein, it represented a systemic failure.
Stein compared this with credit cards. “If you use your credit card in the daily routine over time, a pattern of how we use our cards comes out: the grocery store, the gas station in our local town. If your credit card would appear tomorrow in Zimbabwe, it would be unusual. The credit card company would call you and say, ‘Hey, was that you?’”
But nothing like that existed in the field of prescription drugs. So Stein set up a company called MedAware. He came up with a machine learning outlier detection (异常检测值) system. In other words, he trained the computers to realize if a doctor accidentally prescribed the wrong medicine.
The system is already used in hospitals and doctor’s offices. To date, MedAware has used their technology to help nearly six million patients in the United States and Israel.
1.What led to the boy’s death?
A.The doctor’s carelessness. B.The drawback of the computer.
C.The doctor’s poor medical skill. D.The incomplete health care system.
2.What does Stein feel about this medical accident?
A.Angry. B.Frightened.
C.Embarrassed. D.Regretful.
3.What can MedAware’s technology do?
A.Help doctor choose right medicine. B.Reminds patients to take medicine.
C.Introduce new drugs to doctors. D.Check the prescription.
4.Where is this text most likely from?
A.A diary. B.A guidebook.
C.A magazine. D.A science fiction.
What is small sided soccer?
The small sided soccer starts with games of 3-on-3 from the youngest participants and progresses to 4-on-4, 7-on-7, 11-on-11, in a graduated manner for the older groups. OUT school’s training course will give kids a better chance to take part in the game and get excited about the game of soccer. The small-sided approach gives each child more individualized attention so they can each improve their skills. And, it’s FUN!
Some general practical information
• The cafeteria is open.
• We supply participants with soccer clothes and football boots.
• Please bring a water bottle for your child.
Soccer season training times
Team | Saturday | Sunday |
Tykes | 10:00-11:00 |
|
PeeWees | 11:00-11:50 |
|
BoysE&F | 12:30-14:00 | 13:00-14:00 |
Girls | 12:30-14:30 |
|
Costs
The cost is $70 per month for Tykes and PeeWees and $115 for all the other teams.
Those who enter online will get a 10% discount.
Volunteering
Can I coach?
Of course! Our training course is always looking for volunteer coaches. We will provide coaches with plans for activities and training, and help set up the small-sided fields. It’s a great opportunity to get involved with kids and help develop their love for sports.
How can I volunteer in other ways?
It’s your club and you are welcome to volunteer! There are volunteer opportunities with programs, fields, publicity, facilities, uniforms, website development and the board, to name but a few. Let us know how you’d like to help — and we’ll put you to work!
Do parents stay?
Yes. Parents are strongly encouraged to stay and support their children and the club. The club is a volunteer-run organization. Parents and athletes are encouraged to help with the clean-up and set-up activities.
If you have any questions about program specifics, please contact recreational soccer coordinator (协调者), Pablo Vercelli, at recreationalsoccei@abfsport.nl. Tel: 043-239-4409.
1.What do you know about the training course?
A.Coaches will make plans for activities and training.
B.It offers three meals a day for free.
C.Parents can volunteer for the training course.
D.Participants need to prepare their own soccer clothes.
2.George entered for the PeeWees training time online. How much does he have to pay?
A.$63. B.$70.
C.$115. D.$103.5.
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A.Both Tykes and BoysE&F have classes on Sunday.
B.Both Tykes and PeeWees have the same charging standard.
C.Pablo Vercelli was the founder of the small-sided soccer.
D.Parents who help with clean-up don’t need to pay for the course.
假如你是李华，刚从英国学习回来，你的好友 Peter 在你学习期间为你提供了许多帮助。请你给他写一封 e-mail，感谢他对你的帮助（如帮你找寄宿家庭，带你参加各种活动等），并邀请他来中国。
注意：词数 100 左右，可合理添加细节；开头已写好，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：寄宿家庭 host family
Dear Peter,
I came back from England last week.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
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。每次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(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，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。
The first person I met in my high school was my deskmate, with that I fell in love at first sight.
She was warm-hearted and always wore a honest smile on her face. I was homesick in the first few days, unable to adjust the new school. It was with her help which I got familiar with the school. However, what impressed me most was her diligence and determine. When faced with a challenge in study, she would try out her best to solve it. Whenever I was in trouble, she would encourage myself and help me out. But for her encouragement, I wouldn’t have progressed so fast and steady.
Have so nice a girl as my friend is great luck for me. May our friendship lasts forever.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The national college entrance examination, or gaokao, 1.(postpone) for a month to July 7 to 8 due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, the Ministry of Education said. Authorities in Hubei province and Beijing can come up with their own gaokao schedule based on the epidemic situation 2.will be published after consulting with the ministry, it said in a notice on Tuesday.
The gaokao, widely 3.(consider) one of the most important exams in the country, 4.(hold) every year from June 7 to 8 since 2003. The country resumed(恢复) gaokao in the winter of 1977 5.it was suspended(暂停) for 10 years during the "cultural revolution" (1966-76). The exam was held every year in July from 1979 to 2002. In 2001, the ministry decided to move the gaokao dates forward a month from 2003 due to hot weather and frequent natural 6.(disaster) in summer. 7. total of 10.31 million students participated in the gaokao last year, up 560,000 from 2018.
Chinese people often compare the 8.(high) competitive exam to 9.(cross) a narrow bridge, because for many students, especially those from rural areas, enrollment at a university is an opportunity 10.(change) their future.
