The Notre Dame (巴黎圣母院) fire has been put out, but its wooden roof have been largely damaged. The terrible accident causes a sudden sharp pain to people around the world, “What a pity that we cannot see the damaged parts of the wonder anymore.”
But the good news is that there is at least one way of seeing them, namely via a video game called Assassin's Creed: Unity. In this game, the player can travel to one city after another and enter the buildings exactly like what they are in reality, and see Notre Dame as it was before the fire. In addition, with VR technology, which is already quite mature, one can even look around the undamaged Notre Dame as if it is still there. Maybe digital technology could help to better protect architectural cultural heritage (建筑文化遗产).
The idea of digitizing ancient buildings, making digital models of them so their data can be saved, dates back to the 1990s and the necessary technology has continued to advance since then. By scanning the ancient buildings with lasers, building 3D models with hundreds of images, as well as measuring (测量) everything precisely, engineers can make a copy as “same” as the real one.
As computers and smartphones are hugely popular，the digital replica or digital copy has great pratical value. First, it allows tourists to feel the cultural relics (文物) without touching them, which helps protect them. The virtual tour of Dunhuang Grottoes in Gansu Province is a good example of this as tourists can view the paintings without standing near them. Furthermore, it can make the digitized cultural relics more famous by spreading awareness about them via the Internet. In 2000, a virtual tour of the Great Wall became very popular at the Hannover World Expo, which increased the number of foreign tourists visiting it in the following years. Above all, it preserves all the information of the cultural relics. Even if the original ones are damaged one day, people can still know what they were like and can build a replica if desired.
Time is the biggest problem to architectural heritage. Maybe we will have better technologies in the future, but the digital technology offers a practical way to preserve architectural cultural heritage at the moment.
1.What can we see about Notre Dame in the video game?
A.The big fire. B.Its original look.
C.The damaged parts. D.Its wooden shape.
2.What will engineers do to create a digital replica of the ancient buildings?
A.Improve the technology needed. B.Build 3D models of full size.
C.Scan the photos of the buildings. D.Measure all the parts precisely.
3.How does the author prove the digital copy has great practical value?
A.By comparison. B.By listing data.
C.By giving examples. D.By classification.
4.What is the best title of the passage?
A.The Damage of Notre Dame
B.The Value of Digital Replica
C.VR Technology Helps Repair the Cultural Relics
D.Digital Technology Helps Protect Ancient Buildings
My family lives in Texas. I was born and brought up in Texas and I am a graduate of the University of Texas. However, around my second year in law school, I wanted to make a great change, which was almost unheard of for Texans: I wanted to leave!
I realized this after completing my first-year internship(实习期). I knew I wanted something different and my chance came during the 2011 Super Bowl(橄榄球超级大赛) in Dallas. A snowstorm blanketed the entire city in snow and thousands of people were gathered. I overheard that StubHub, a big company from a great city, San Francisco, was throwing a party next door to my hotel. I thought if I could get an internship, I could leave for the summer and at least see what it was like. Yes, it was a huge leap. I told myself I was ready.
There was just one problem: I wasn’t invited to the StubHub party. But you know I’m the type of person who goes for something she wants. Needless to say, I crashed the party and found my way to the president. I kindly introduced myself and then asked if they had a legal internship program. Guess what? They accepted my request to be a legal intern, even though no such program existed.
The legal department didn’t have a permanent position for me. However, I got many other chances to be a legal intern in other companies. That experience has shaped my life. Working for a great company in San Francisco, I’m incredibly happy for making my decision to leave Texas.
By leaving Texas, I learned that it is so much more rewarding to try the unfamiliar than to stay in the comfort zone. Exploring the unfamiliar is how you’ll understand what fits your life. I say, dive in headfirst.
1.The author was able to leave Texas because__________.
A.she dropped out of the University of Texas
B.she watched the 2011 Super Bowl in Dallas
C.a snowstorm blanketed the entire city in snow
D.she introduced herself to the president of StubHub
2.In the fourth paragraph, what does the underlined word “permanent” mean?
A.suitable B.important
C.long-lasting D.high-respected
3.Which of the following words best describe the author?
A.Patient and honest. B.Smart and humorous.
C.Determined and positive. D.Supportive and energetic.
4.What does the author want to tell us through her experience?
A.You must choose a career that you like.
B.Jumping out of your comfort zone is rewarding.
C.Accepting who you are makes you realize your strengths.
D.You should listen to your family to learn about your potential.
Weekly Round-up
1.What can you infer from News 1?
A.Chinese tourists will not do any harm to wildlife from now on.
B.The tours are specially designed for Chinese to protect wildlife.
C.Many tourists in China have a strong sense of animal protection.
D.The tours make more tourists become interested in wild animals.
2.Which of the following is true according to News 2?
A.Most Chinese students will no longer go abroad for education.
B.Most Chinese students studying abroad plan to work in China.
C.Chinese students studying abroad can find jobs easily in China.
D.Chinese students studying abroad can get well-paid jobs in China.
3.According to the news above, we know that __________.
A.227,086 Chinese learners have been to America to study languages
B.Chinese has become the most popular language in the United States
C.passengers are not allowed to drink or eat on the Beijing subway
D.passengers will be punished and fined if they eat or drink on the subway
Tom was a middle-aged businessman whose repeated failure in his work made him an upset man, often complaining (抱怨) that others had been playing tricks on him. One day he told his wife he was so ____ with the city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to ____ city. It was in the evening of a weekend when Tom and his wife were busy ____ up their new home that the ____ suddenly went out. So they had to ____ work. Because Tom had forgotten bringing along candles, he had to wait ____ in a low mood. Just then he heard slight knocks on his door that sounded clear in the ____ night.
“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Tom had no ____ in the new city. And this was the moment he especially disliked being disturbed or troubled. ____, he went unwillingly to the door and opened it impatiently. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have ____? I’m your neighbour.” “No!” answered Tom in anger and shut the door ____. He complained about it with his wife, “As soon as we settled down, the neighbour came to ____ things.” After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the ____ girl outside. But this time she was holding two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbour downstairs might need candles. She ____ me here to give you these.” Tom was very ____ by what he saw. When he fully undersood, he said, “Thank you and your ____. God bless you!”
At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his ____ in life. It was his ____ and unkindness with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was ____ nobody else but himself, for he had fallen for his heartless ____.
1.A.inspired B.satisfied C.disappointed D.encouraged
2.A.any B.other C.every D.another
3.A.ending B.looking C.cleaning D.turning
4.A.light B.fire C.fridge D.television
5.A.quit B.start C.change D.continue
6.A.happily B.hopefully C.patiently D.helplessly
7.A.dark B.quiet C.noisy D.crowded
8.A.doctor B.friends C.stranger D.audience
9.A.So B.Although C.However D.Moreover
10.A.beer B.rolls C.plates D.candles
11.A.humbly B.strongly C.slightly D.entirely
12.A.buy B.sell C.lend D.borrow
13.A.same B.pretty C.energetic D.confident
14.A.sent B.forced C.prohibit D.suggested
15.A.pleased B.puzzled C.surprised D.frightened
16.A.brother B.mother C.father D.grandma
17.A.goal B.failure C.success D.schedule
18.A.apology B.opinion C.coldness D.responsibility
19.A.in all B.in reality C.in general D.in particular
20.A.mind B.idea C.brain D.thought
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As a Chinese citizen (中国公民), I’m proud to experience how my motherland took actions to protect her citizens. I never thought Chinese citizenship 1. (save) our lives until I saw the government try everything it could to save overseas Chinese citizens. In 2011, the situation in Libya was tense. When the government learned of this situation, one warship, twenty civil aircraft and four military aircraft were sent there immediately and all 35,860 Chinese citizens 2. (move) out of Libya within a week. These actions have been highly praised around the world. The world isn’t peaceful. It’s just someone 3. carries the burden for you!
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In 2002, Yao Ming was selected the first overall in the NBA Draft(选秀). No athlete is 1. (responsible) than Yao for China’s rise to a global sports superpower. After Yao 2. (join) the Houston Rockets, the NBA became the first professional sports league from the US to visit China. Thanks to Yao’s impact, more professional 3.(team) have a presence in China today. Yao retired in 2011 following a career that included eight NBA All-Star selections. He's truly a superstar who belongs to the world.
