1. We'll have ape driver
In 1994, the RAND Corporation, a global think tank that's contributed to the space program and the development of the Internet, said they expected us to have animal employees by the year 2020.
"The RAND panel mentioned that by the year 2020 it may be possible to breed intelligent species of animals, such as apes, that will be capable of performing manual labor," Glenn T Seaborg wrote of the corporation's prediction in his book Scientist Speaks Out.
During the 21st century, those houses that don't have a robot in the broom closet could have a live-in ape to do the cleaning and gardening chores. Also, the use of well-trained apes as family drivers may decrease the number of automobile accidents," Yikes, who's going to tell them?
2. We’ll have both telepathy and teleportation
Michael O’Farrell, founder of The Mobile Institute, has been an expert in the technology industry since 1985. But even the experts can make mistakes. In the 2014 book Shift 2020, O’Farrell predicted that 2020 would be the dawn of the "nanomobility era."
In the nanomomoblity era I predict telepathy（心灵感应)and teleportation (心灵传动) will become possible by the year 2020- with both commonplace by 2040," he said. Well, we’ll believe it when we see it.
3. Nobody will work and everybody will be rich.
In 1966, Time magazine reported that the 21st century would be a pretty awesome economic era for just about everybody. In an essay called "The Futurists," they predicted that "machines will be producing so much that everyone in the US will, in effect, be independently wealthy." Without even lifting a finger, the average no-working family could expect to earn an average salary of between $ 30,000 and $ 40,000 according to Time That’s in 1966 dollars, mind you; in 2020, that'd be about $300,000- -for doing nothing. We wish!
4. We'll wear antenna hats and disposable socks.
For a 1939 issue of British Vogue, product designer Gilbert Rhode was asked what he believed people in the 2Ist century would be wearing -and he had lots of thoughts He imagined that, by2020，we would have banished( 摒弃) buttons, pockets, collars, and ties. "His hat will be an antenna(天线) snatching radio out of the ether. His socks- disposable(一次性的). His suit minus tie, collar, and buttons," Rhode declared. He almost described a modem-day hipster(溯人)living in Brooklyn, but we suspect even the antenna hat might be pushing it a little too far.
1.Which statement is true according to the passage?
A.Glenn T. Seaborg: Well-trained apes will be used as family drivers.
B.Gilbert Rhode: Telepathy and teleportation will become possible.
C.Michael J. O'Farrell: We'll wear antenna hats and disposable socks.
D.Glenn T. Seaborg: Nobody will work and everybody will be rich.
2.According to the_________ prediction ,no pains no gains will possibly be a past.
A.1st B.2nd
C.3rd D.4th
3.In the author's opinion, the predictions about the year 2020 are___________.
A.scientifically based
B.likely to come true in 2020
C.impossible to be a reality in 2020
D.promoting the development of science and technology
学校英语社团即将举办一年一度的中国诗词翻译大赛。假定你是社团主席李华,请你写一个活动通知,内容包括:
1. 介绍比赛安排;
2. 参加比赛的好处;
3. 欢迎所有学生参加。
注意:1. 词数100左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3. 开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
Date: June 21,2020
Notice
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The English Club
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。
Dear Jack,
I was very glad to receive your letter on the ten of February. You asked me about Lu Xun and his works when you begin to study Chinese literature. Now let me tell you anything about him.
Lu Xun was the well-known Chinese writer. His novels have been translated from many languages, such as The True Story of Ah Q and The New Year's Sacrifice expose sharply the old society. The late Chairman Mao spoke high of him. Some of his novels have collected in high school and college textbook. Since you are learning Chinese literature, so I think reading Lu Xun's novels will benefit you a lot.
Yours,
Li Hua
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
China started a national online learning platform 1. (keep) studies going for its hundreds of millions of primary and secondary students 2. have been restricted to their homes due to the outbreak of Covid-19.
Jointly 3. (launch) by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Feb. 17, the free learning platform covers the 31 provincial-level 4. (region) on the Chinese Mainland.
The platform has been upgraded to 5. (far) enrich its resources and promote the all-round development of students, featuring 10 sections, including epidemic(流行病) prevention education, moral education, mental health education, classic literature and digital teaching materials.
6. the support of China's telecom and technology giants, such as China Telecom, China Mobile, Alibaba, Baidu and Huawei, the platform can host 50 million students at the same time.
More than 870 million visits 7. (pay) to the platform's website by March 19, the China Education Daily said in a Monday report.
China has put off the start of the new school semester as part of 8. (it) epidemic control efforts and students have turned to online courses for nearly two months.
As the epidemic has 9. (basic) been controlled in China, some regions have restarted school classes 10. announced dates for starting the new semester, most of which placed graduating middle and high school students first.
Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him. He had ___________ and dropped all of the books he was carrying, ___________ two sweaters, a ___________, and a glove. Mark ___________ down and helped him pick up the ___________. Since they were going the same way, he helped carry part of the ___________. As they walked, Mark ___________ the boy's name was Bill, that he loved video games, baseball and history, and that he was having trouble with his other ___________.
They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke. The afternoon passed ___________ with a few laughs and some ____________ small talk, and then Mark went home. They ____________ to see each other around school once or twice, had lunch together ____________, and then both graduated from junior high school. They ended up in the same high school where they had brief ____________ over the years. Finally, the long awaited ____________ year came, and three weeks before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.
Bill ____________ him of the day years ago when they first met. “Do you ever ____________ why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I cleaned out my locker(储物柜) because I didn't want to leave a ____________ for anyone else. I had ____________ some of my mother's sleeping pills and I was going home to kill myself. But after we spent time together talking and laughing. I realized had I done it, I would have ____________ that time and so many others that might follow. So, Mark, when you picked up my books that day. you did a lot ____________. You saved my life.”
1.A.ignored B.marched C.tripped D.packed
2.A.as for B.along with C.instead of D.due to
3.A.baseball B.football C.basketball D.volleyball
4.A.pulled B.came C.turned D.bent
5.A.toys B.articles C.instruments D.documents
6.A.burden B.luggage C.duty D.equipment
7.A.saw B.suggested C.discovered D.guaranteed
8.A.friends B.subjects C.classmates D.mistakes
9.A.wildly B.slowly C.anxiously D.pleasantly
10.A.shared B.guided C.protected D.organized
11.A.stopped B.proved C.sacrificed D.continued
12.A.shortly B.occasionally C.temporarily D.usually
13.A.tasks B.quarrels C.contacts D.conferences
14.A.senior B.junior C.first D.second
15.A.accused B.convinced C.reminded D.informed
16.A.notice B.mention C.admit D.wonder
17.A.mess B.fortune C.space D.choice
18.A.paid off B.chosen from C.searched for D.stored away
19.A.spent B.wasted C.missed D.spared
20.A.better B.more C.deeper D.worse
Here's the scenario(场景): You've got an article to write on an interesting topic. You have more than enough time to meet your deadline and an editor lined up to perfect your words. There's one big problem, though. The words won't come. You've got writer's block. 1. And your deadline, which seemed generous at first, is starting to close in on you. Every writer has been there. What can you do about it?
2. Science says that's when writers are most creative and least likely to be distracted. But when you're completely stuck, going straight into writing first thing in the morning might not work. Why not start your day with something you're excited about? It'll be more fun and make you feel productive.
Smoothly as the morning unfolds, writer's block may linger(逗留). While faced with it, we find the best approach is to break your task up into chunks. 3. With this one little step, you've accomplished something and you're one step closer to meeting that deadline. Then, do some reading, make a list of any ideas you find interesting, and use your list to create a rough outline. 4. The draft may still need some polishing, but you're most of the wav there now!
Besides, writing is more than putting words on paper. It's also about thinking. You should feel free to walk away when you need to have some quality “thinking time”. If you use these breaks to do something productive, you won't think of it as time wasted. 5. You'll get fresh air and exercise—which are both known to be good for creativity—and your colleagues will thank you.
A.Take a walk outside with a pen and paper.
B.You've been staring at a blank page for days.
C.That can help to reduce the difficulty of writing.
D.Here's an idea: offer a coffee run for your colleagues.
E.Start with something small, like creating a new folder.
F.Writers are often told they should write early in the morning.
G.Turn it into sentences and paragraphs and you'll have a draft.
