What happened to the woman?

A. She woke up late.

B. She got to work late.

C. She stayed up late.

Where does the man want to go?

A. To a railway station.

B. To a Post Office.

C. To the seaside.

假设你是李华，最近发现你所住的小区内增设了旧物捐赠箱(a donation box)，居民可以把自己的旧衣物、废弃的书报等投放其中。请你给你校英文报投稿。内容包括:

1. 介绍这一事物；

2.发表你的看法。

注意:1. 词数 100 左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连线贯。

Dear Editor,

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

假定英语课上英语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。

Dear Editor,

Recently our school has set up a rule that no student allowed to take their mobiles into class, which has aroused a lot of discussions among we students.

Many of the students feel strong against the rule, arguing that the mobile had become a necessary part of our life. They also consider that a must for us to get relaxing from our busy studies.

When it comes to me, like some other student I hold a different opinion. While a mobile phone can help us get some relief, with it we can be more devoted to our studies, but spare more time to communicate with those around us. Therefore, I believe in this school rule is beneficial to every student.

Yours,

Li Hua

Crossword puzzles and exercise are just a few of the habits that improve memory best. But to 1. (true) give your brain a push, you might want to take a simple tip to heart-and it’s nothing you learned in school.

So far, researchers from Waterloo University in Canada 2. (discover) what may be the easiest way to improve your memory ever. Their research, recently 3. ( publish) in the journal Memory, suggests that reading out loud to yourself can increase your recall skills 4. up to 15%.

In the study, scientists asked 95 participants to test four 5. (method): reading, silently, hearing someone else read, reading aloud and listening to a recording of oneself reading. Their result? The people 6. read the information out loud showed the best retention(保持)rates—about 15% 7. (high) in learning speed, in fact. You may want to add these brain-boosting foods that can improve memory to your diet, too.

“Read 8. needs to be remember out loud, and you’ll remember it better. Yes, it’s shat simple!” psychologist and study co-author Colin Macleod said.

So next time when you ‘re preparing for a big exam, spend some time 9. (read) loud. Trust us. It might make you 10. genius.

All of us in Monte Vista Christian School know we’ll one day have graduation photos for the yearbook taken. As the time ________ , the girls start to have a ________ about what they’ll wear and where to take the photos, while the boys, ________, hardly talk about it. As for me, I ________ for my photos to be taken by the sea.

When I arrived there, I met my photographer, Annie. She asked me to make some poses and I ________ her advice. After that, I asked if she could make me look ________ by takings photo in a different way, ________ I’m less than 1.6 meters tall. To my ________ she responded, “I will make no ________ to make you look like someone you’re not. You look good in your own way.” She ________ that she wouldn’t try to edit the photos either.

I was shocked by what she said. Girls always ________ to look perfect by using different visual angles. When you go to a photo studio, photographers always try to hide your ________ by telling you to stand in a certain way. And picture editors can easily ________ your look by making you appear any you want to. ________, that’s not the case here. Seeing I was _________, Annie explained: “Everyone has his uniqueness. You need to _________your own beauty. You cannot live in a world of ________photos.”

It was the first time that I had met a photographer who doesn’t ________ photos at all. After the shoot, I saw the photos — they are ________ special and natural. But what’s even more special are Annie’s ________, which will always stay in my heart.

1.A. flows    B. shrinks    C. approaches    D. develops

2.A. request    B. discussion    C. reason    D. complaint

3.A. by accident    B. in addition    C. in advance    D. by comparison

4.A. arranged    B. applied    C. searched    D. accounted

5.A. considered    B. declined    C. consulted    D. followed

6.A. prettier    B. taller    C. thinner    D. stronger

7.A. unless    B. though    C. while    D. since

8.A. delight    B. relief    C. astonishment    D. satisfaction

9.A. attempt    B. choice    C. promise    D. decision

10.A. swore    B. added    C. explained    D. admitted

11.A. pretend    B. manage    C. pay    D. desire

12.A. imperfections    B. shortcomings    C. personalities    D. preferences

13.A. expose    B. recover    C. recognize    D. change

14.A. Therefore    B. However    C. Otherwise    D. Anyway

15.A. annoyed    B. discouraged    C. confused    D. embarrassed

16.A. foster    B. describe    C. admire    D. advocate

17.A. vivid    B. colorful    C. popular    D. artificial

18.A. organize    B. polish    C. cut    D. exhibit

19.A. really    B. roughly    C. partially    D. causally

20.A. attitudes    B. actions    C. words    D. skills

It can be definitely terrifying to fall through ice on a frozen lake. 1.In fact, there is more time to help you survive than you think.

As you first hit the freezing water, you will almost breathe quickly at once. Remember to get control of your breathing and not to move around. 2.This means that it takes about one minute to gain control of your breathing, ten minutes to move before you get too cold. The final one is to remind you that it will take one hour before you become unconscious.

Take that first minute and fully focus on your breathing. Slow it down, and then look around to see if you can locate the thickest area of ice. When you locate the ice, stretch your arms over the surface, and then begin to flutter-kick(上下打水)until your body becomes horizontal with the surface. 3..

It is possible that you can live for several hours after passing out. This, however, does require some planning. You only have about 10 minutes before your muscles and nerves become too cold to work. Besides, what if you feel too weak to go on and you cannot get out?4.The point is to encourage your coat to freeze to the ice, so that if you lose consciousness, you will keep your head out of ice.

5..

A. Remember that you should always stay off ice that’s only 3 inches.

B. Place your arms over the surface of the ice and remain still.

C. It can help to remember the “1-10-1 principle”.

D. However, if you remain calm, it can save your life.

E. Remove any clothing or heavy objects that are weighting you down.

F. Thus you will remain visible for rescue, even if you pass out.

G. Kick hard and use your arms and hands to climb out of the water.

Last week, Education Secretary Arne Duncan declared war on paper textbooks. “Over the next few years,” he said in a speech at the National Press Club, “textbooks should be abandoned.” In their place would come a variety of digital-learning technologies, like e-readers and multi-media websites.

Such technologies certainly have their place. But Secretary Duncan is threatening to light a fire to a tried-and-true technology—good old paper—that has been the foundation for one of the great educational systems on the planet. And while e-readers and multi-media websites may seem appealing, the idea of replacing an effective learning platform with a widely hyped (炒作) but still unproven one is extremely dangerous.

An expert on reading, Maryanne Wolf, has recently begun studying the effects of digital reading on learning, and so far the results are mixed. She worries that Internet reading, in particular, could be such a source of distractions(分散注意力) for students that they may cancel out most other potential benefits of a Web-linked, e-learning environment and while it's true that the high-tech industry has sponsored substantial amounts of research on the potential benefits of Web-based learning, not enough time has passed for longitudinal(纵向的) studies to demonstrate the full effects.

In addition, digital-reading advocates claim that lightweight e-books benefit students' backs and save schools money. But the rolling backpack seems to have solved the weight problem, and the shocking costs to outfit every student with an e-reader, provide technical support and pay for regular software updates promise to make the e-textbook a very pricey choice.

As both a teacher who uses paper textbooks and a student of urban history, I can't help but wonder what parallels exist between my own field and this sudden, wholesale abandonment of the technology of paper.

1.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Multi-media websites and good old paper are kinds of digital-learning technologies.

B. Digital learning technologies will replace the paper textbooks sooner or later.

C. E-readers and multi-media websites are learning methods that are proved effective.

D. A tried-and-true technology is paper textbooks, long used in educational system.

2.What is the drawback of paper textbooks according to the passage?

A. Their weight.    B. Their price.

C. Their content.    D. Their appearance.

3.What worries Maryanne Wolf is that ________.

A. paper learning can provide more potential benefits

B. students may not focus on learning by digital reading

C. digital reading can't provide potential benefits for users

D. the results of digital reading effects are understandable

4.What is the author's attitude towards digital-learning?

A. Disapproving.    B. Supportive.

C. Positive.    D. Objective.

Here is a record of the discussion about AI (artificial intelligence) conducted by several scientists:

Scientist A: I would say that we are quite a long way off developing the AI, though I do think it will happen within the next thirty or forty years. We will probably remain in control of technology and it will help us solve many of the world’s problems. However, no one really knows what will happen if machines become more intelligent than humans. They may help us, ignore us or destroy us. I tend to believe AI will have a positive influence on our future lives, but whether that is true will be partly up to us.

Scientist B: I have to admit that the potential consequences of creating something that can match or go beyond human intelligence frighten me. Even now, scientists are teaching computers how to learn on their own. At some point in the near future, their intelligence may well take off and develop at an ever-increasing speed. Human beings evolve biologically very slowly and we would be quickly substituted. In the short term, there is the danger that robots will take over millions of human jobs, creating a large underclass of unemployed people. This could mean large-scale poverty and social unrest. In the long term machines might decide the world would be better without humans.

Scientist C: I’m a member of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots. Forget the movie image of a terrifying Terminator stamping on human skulls and think of what’s happening right now: military machines like drones, gun turrets and sentry robots are already being used to kill with very little human input. The next step will be autonomous “murderbots” following orders but finally deciding who to kill on their own. It seems clear to me that this would be extremely dangerous for humans. We need to be very cautious indeed about what we ask machines to do.

1.What is Scientist B worried about?

A. AI technology will destroy the earth.    B. Robots will take the place of humans.

C. Computers can’t think by themselves.    D. Humans will be unhappy without machines.

2.What does the underlined word “this” in the last paragraph refer to?

A. I launched the campaign to Stop Killer Robots.

B. We forget the movie image of a terrifying Terminator.

C. “Murderbots” will be against humans’ orders.

D. “Murderbots” can’t decide by themselves.

3.Which statement is CORRECT according to the record?

A. The employment will be affected by AI technology in the future.

B. Scientist A thinks AI technology will never develop.

C. “Murderbots” will follow the orders of their manufacturers in the wars.

D. All the three scientists agree that AI technology will benefit human beings.

4.Who agree(s) AI has more negative aspects than positive aspects?

A. Scientist A.    B. Scientists B & C.

C. Scientist B.    D. Scientists B & A.

A young man wandered through the desert for forty days until he reached a beautiful castle at the top of a mountain. There lived the sage(圣人) that he was looking for.

With considerable patience, the sage listened attentively to the reason for the boy’s visit, but told him that at that moment he did not have time to explain to him the secret of happiness.

He suggested that the young man take a walk around his palace and come back in two hours’ time. “However, I want to ask you a favor,” he added, banding the boy a teaspoon, in which he poured two drops of oil. “While you walk, carry this spoon and don’t let the oil spill.”

The young man began to climb up and down the palace staircases, always keeping his eyes fixed on the spoon. At the end of two hours he returned to the presence of the wise man.

“So,” asked the sage, “did you see the Persian tapestries(挂毯)hanging in my dining room? Did you see the fantastic garden that the Master of Gardeners spent ten years in creating?”

Embarrassed, the young man admitted that he had seen nothing.

“So, go back and see the wonders of my world,” said the wise man. “You can’t trust a man if you don’t know his house.”

Now more at ease, the young man took the spoon and wandered again through the palace, this time paying attention to all the works of art that hung from the ceilings and walls. He saw the gardens, the mountains all around the palace, and the delicacy of the flowers. Returning to the sage, he reported in detail what he had seen.

“But where are the two drops of oil that I entrusted to you?” asked the Sage.

Looking down at the spoon, the young man realized that he had spilled the oil.

“Well, that is the only advice I have to give you,” said the sage. “The secret of happiness lies in looking at all the wonders of the world and never forgetting the two drops of oil in the spoon.”

1.What was the intention of the young man to travel to look for the sage?

A. To appreciate the most beautiful scenery along the way.

B. To experience adventures of the outside world.

C. To learn the secret of happiness from the wisest man.

D. To figure out whether the sage was knowledgeable or not.

2.Which of the following statements is wrong?

A. The sage listened to the young man with patience.

B. The young man made it as the sage had expected.

C. During his second round of wandering, the young man appreciated the wonders of the castle.

D. The young man was too concerned about the oil when he first went around the castle.

3.Why did the sage ask the young man to go around his castle with a spoon of two drops of oil?

A. Because he wanted to find out whether the young man was perseverant(坚持不懈的)in accomplishing his goals.

B. Because he intended to let the young man know that happiness came at a price.

C. Because he wanted to help the young man to uncover the secret of happiness in an indirect way.

D. Because he wanted to let the young man trust him.

4.What can we learn from the story?

A. Real happiness consists in enjoying our rights and meanwhile fulfilling our duties.

B. We can’t trust a man unless we get familiar with his house.

C. The search for the secret of happiness demands our devotion.

D. It’s not easy to keep balance between enjoyment and commitment.

    Assistant professor in Musical Theatre Dance Wichita State University seeks a full-time， 9-month assistant professor， beginning in August． Applicants are required to have a degree in dance area， teaching experience at a professional or college level， ability to direct and teach stage movement． The salary depends on qualifications and experience．

For complete information visit http://finearts．wichita．edu．

Full Professor in Theatre and Dance

The Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of California at San Diego （http： ∥www． theatre， ucsd．edu） is seeking an experienced theatre artist in lighting design． Applicants must work for us for at least one year． Significant professional experience is required． This position is expected to teach at both graduate and undergraduate levels．

A review of applications will start on June 1st． Application deadline： September 1st．

Technical Director in Performing and Fine Arts

DeSales University's Performing and Fine Arts Department seeks a highly skilled， professional technical director． The position is a 10-month staff position with the possibility of summer employment with the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival． Professional experience is required； MFA is preferred．

Please email materials to john． bell desales．edu． Screening of applications begins immediately and will continue until the position is filled．

Assistant Director-Media Resources Center

Maryland Institute College of Art is seeking an assistant director of Media Resources Center in the Academic Affairs Division．

Qualifications for the position include a degree in Art History or related fields with knowledge of art and design history， library experience， excellent interpersonal communication skills and familiarity with photoshop and scanning．

A review of applications will begin immediately； job announcements will remain open until the position is filled． Applicants are required to work for us at least 11 months and can send emails to jobs mica．edu． The salary differs depending on your experience． Please include your desired salary in your application letter．

1.If an applicant has 9.5-month free time， he or she can pay close attention to the ad of ______ ．

A. Assistant Professor in Musical Theatre Dance

B. Full Professor in Theatre and Dance

C. Technical Director in Performing and Fine Arts

D. Assistant Director Media Resources Center

2.If you have excellent interpersonal communication skills， you can apply to ______ ．

A. Wichita State University B. the University of California

C. Maryland Institute College of Art D. DeSales University

3.According to the advertisements， we can learn that ______ ．

A. all the job announcements will remain open until the positions are filled

B. all the jobs mentioned above promise a good salary

C. all the reviews of applications will begin immediately

D. all the jobs mentioned in the text require experience

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.Where will the matches be played this season?

A. At Royal Park.    B. At King's Park.    C. At Gold Park.

2.When will the seniors play the matches?

A. On Saturday afternoons.    B. On Saturday mornings.    C. On Wednesday afternoons.

3.What is Jason?

A. The new president.    B. The new accountant.    C. The head coach.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What is the maximum number of people who can join the tour?

A. Thirteen.    B. Fifteen.    C. Sixteen.

2.Which month is it probably now?

A. March    B. April.    C. June.

3.What activity has no extra cost?

A. Going to a reptile park.    B. Going on a fishing trip.

C. Having a bushwalk.

4.What does the man prefer to do?

A. Play table tennis.    B. Go bowling.    C. Play badminton.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.How long is the lease (租约)?

A. Six months.    B. A year.    C. More than a year.

2.What can the woman do when she moves out?

A. Get the deposit back.    B. Return the lease.    C. Keep her stuff in.

3.When can the woman move in?

A. Today.    B. This weekend.    C. Tomorrow

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What does the restaurant require its guests to wear?

A. A coat.    B. A necklace.    C. A jacket and a tie.

2.How many persons will be there for the conference?

A. 15.    B. 20.    C. 50.

3.What time will the conference begin at last?

A. At 9:00 a. m.    B. At 9:30 a. m.    C. At 10:00 a. m.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What do we know about the woman?

A. She doesn’t like her job.    B. She works long hours each day.

C. She thinks her job is too difficult.

2.What does the man advise the woman to do?

A. Find another job.    B. Spend less time on her work.

C. Have a talk with her boss.

Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. In a store.    B. In an office.    C. In a bank.

What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Teacher and student.    B. Boss and secretary.    C. Husband and wife.

What does the man think of the lecture?

A. It was interesting and easy to follow.    B. It was far beyond his understanding.

C. It was as difficult as he had expected.

How does the woman keep slim?

A. By going on a diet.    B. By eating fruit and vegetables.

C. By doing physical exercise.

Which team lost the basketball match?

A. Class One.    B. Class Two.    C. Class Three.

假设你是李华,你的美国朋友Tom近日写信给你，想了解中国高中生的体育锻炼情况。请给Tom写一封回信，内容包括:

1.中国高中生参加体育运动的现状；

2.分析该现状产生的原因；

3.你自己的感想。

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。

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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。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限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

One day, little Tony went to a shopping center with his parent. It is very crowded. Tony saw a toy on a shop window. He liked it so very much that he quickly walked into the shop. After looks at the toy for some time, he turned around and found where his parents were missing. Tony was scared and begun to cry. A woman saw him crying and told him to wait outside a shop. Five minutes late, Tony saw his parents. Mom said,“ How nice to see you again! Dad and I were terrible worried.” Tony promised her that this would never happen again

Nearly 800 new pupils of Lianhua Elementary School in Hefei, Anhui Province, is reported 1.(receive) a unique gift: an admission letter 2. their names are written by teachers using Chinese writing brush. 3.(similar), Shaanxi Normal University has been sending their freshmen calligraphy admission for eleven years. Several former professors in 4. 70s take about a week writing more than 4,500 admission letters every year.

It is believed in China that “handwriting is the man,” 5. (mean) good handwriting can not only cultivate one’s temperament (气质), but can also reflect one’s literacy and character. At present, 6.(tradition) calligraphy has again become a compulsory lesson in many Chinese primary and middle schools, which aims 7.(enhance) students’ cultural competence. At the same time, parents are attaching great importance 8. children’s calligraphy practice. It is fair to say that calligraphy is not left out in today’s fast-paced society; 9., its incomparable value is standing out.

The charm of Chinese culture embodied in calligraphy can always strike a chord with writers and 10.(view). Do you have any interest in learning it?

I used to believe politeness was a thing of the past. Very seldom have I _______ a polite human being in this modern society.

However, I had to _______ my thinking, when I, with two of my grown-up daughters, came face to face with such a gentleman in a coffee place. The place was _______ with customers and we had to climb steep stairs to find an empty table. _______ enjoying coffee and snacks, we went down the _______ stairs, where there was hardly any space for another person to either _______or come down.

Just as I was in the middle of my descent(下降), a gentleman entered the main entrance which was _______ in front of the staircase. I was sure I would be _______ roughly by this man going up. I kept coming down as fast as I could. My smart daughters were already down, looking up at me _______, hoping I would reach them before the stranger started up the stairs, knowing I was a ________ sort.

________reaching my daughters, I noticed the man still standing near the door. I reached them and passed the ________at the entrance door which he ________holding open. I looked back thinking he was still at the door, deciding whether to go in ________ find another less crowded place. I saw him going up the stairs and I told my daughters about it. We three felt ________ that we did not even ________the polite gentleman who was actually ________the door open for us ladies.

We ________ his kindness, for such well-mannered people are ________to find these days.________I remember this gentleman and pray that there will be more human beings like him.

1.A. brought up    B. turned down    C. come across    D. appealed to

2.A. change    B. shape    C. confirm    D. identify

3.A. provided    B. equipped    C. spotted    D. crowded

4.A. Before    B. After    C. When    D. Upon

5.A. wide    B. high    C. narrow    D. low

6.A. turn around    B. set off    C. reach out    D. go up

7.A. right    B. much    C. closely    D. directly

8.A. pushed    B. injured    C. arrested    D. denied

9.A. worriedly    B. delightedly    C. heartily    D. sadly

10.A. genuine    B. pessimistic    C. dynamic    D. nervous

11.A. Hardly    B. Nearly    C. Slightly    D. Previously

12.A. daughters    B. waiter    C. stranger    D. manager

13.A. avoided    B. kept    C. enjoyed    D. resisted

14.A. and    B. but    C. or    D. so

15.A. innocent    B. sensible    C. jealous    D. ashamed

16.A. award    B. remind    C. thank    D. consult

17.A. holding    B. crashing    C. seeking    D. forcing

18.A. distinguished    B. applauded    C. commented    D. witnessed

19.A. easy    B. rare    C. unlikely    D. common

20.A. In general    B. At length    C. Till now    D. By accident

Parents usually teach their children how to cross the street safety, by looking both ways for cars.1. The city of Honolulu, Hawaii wants everyone to learn that lesson.

2.Beginning on October 24, you will be fined from ＄ 15 to ＄ 99 if you step into a Honolulu street while looking at your phone. Honolulu is the first major U.S. city to ban what is called “distracted walking”. It recently passed a law in a seven to two vote. The law says, “No pedestrian shall cross a street or highway while viwing a mobile electronic device.’ 3.

The law includes all electronic devices with screens: cellphone, tablets, gaming devices, digital cameras and laptop computers.4. Pedestrians may use such devices in the street to call emergency services and rescue workers, such as firefighters and police officers.

Pedestrian deaths have been increasing as the use of cellphones rises. The Governors Highway Safety Association, or GHSA, says pedestrian deaths in the United States increased 25 percent 2010 and 2015. That trend continued in 2016 with the number of pedestrian deaths rising to almost 6000, 11% higher than in 2015.

5.The state of Washington was the first to outlaw distracted driving back in 2007. Now, 46 other states as well as D. C. , Puerto Rico, Guam and the U. S. Virgin Islands, have laws against texting while driving.

If you etill want to text while walking, you could avoid being fined in Honolulu by using a voice-controlled digital assistant such as Siri or Google Assistant. Or you could just wait until you are again, safely, off the street.

A. The law does permit an exception.

B. Other U. S. cities may follow Honolulu

C. But do they also teach them to put away their cellphones?

D. Texting while crossing the street will soon be banned in the city.

E. Do you like Honolulu’s new law that bans texting while walking?

F. In other words, do not look at a screen when you cross the street or you could be fined.

G. The law’s creator hope it will lower the number of people hit and killed by cars in the city.

Getting stitched(缝合) up by Dr. Robot may one day be reality. Scientists have created a robotic system which did just that in living animals without a real doctor pulling the strings. Much like engineers are designing self-driving cars, the medical research is part of a move toward autonomous surgical robots, removing the surgeon’s hands from certain tasks that a machine might perform all by itself.

Doctors wouldn’t leave the bedside they’re supposed to watch. Plus they’d handle the rest of the surgery. In small tests using pigs, the robotic arm performed at least as well, and in some cases a bit better, as some competing surgeons in stitching together intestinal(肠的) tissue. “The purpose wasn’t to replace surgeons, ”said Dr. Kim who led the project. “If you have all intelligent tool that works with a surgeon, can it improve the outcome? That’s what we have done.”

If you’ve heard about machines like the popular Da Vinci system, you might think robots already are operating. Not really. Today many hospitals offer robot-assisted surgery where surgeons use the machinery as tools that they control by hand to operate through tiny openings in the body. But robot-assisted surgery has been controversial, as some studies have shown it can bring higher costs without better outcomes.

Kim’s team at Children’s Sheikh Zayed Institute invented the new STAR system—it stands for Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot—works sort of like a programmable sewing machine. They added sensors to help guide each stitch and tell how tightly to pull. But the approach wasn’t perfect. In the living animals, the robot took much longer and made a few stitching mistakes while the surgeon sewing by hand made none. Kim said the robot can be sped up. He hopes to begin human studies in two or three years.

1.What’s the best title for the text?

A. A new robotic system

B. A new-style way of stitching

C. The newly-designed driverless vehicles

D. Robot surgeons one step closer to reality

2.What will surgeons do when Dr. Robot is used in surgery?

A. They can help pull the strings.    B. They rest at the bedside.

C. They join in when necessary.    D. They perform another surgery.

3.Some people are against using robots in surgery probably because_________.

A. they can be out of control    B. they will take shorter time

C. they may be expensive to use    D. they are likely to cause great pain

4.What can we infer from the text?

A. Dr. Robot can take the place of surgeons.

B. Dr. Robot will be improved.

C. Dr. Robot has been tested with human trials.

D. Dr. Robot can free doctors’ hands in the operation.

Recently a study，led by Pedro Hallal of the Federal University，suggests that nearly a third of adults，31%，are not getting enough exercise. That rates of exercise have declined is hardly a new discovery. Since the beginning of the industrial revolution，technology and economic growth have helped to create a world in which taking exercise is more and more an option rather than a necessity. But only recently have enough good data been collected from enough places to carry out the sort of analysis Dr. Hallal and his colleagues have engaged in.

There are common themes in different places. Unsurprisingly，people in rich countries are less active than those in poor ones，and old people are less active than young ones. Less obviously，women tend to exercise less than men—34% are inactive，compared with 28% of men. But there are exceptions. The women of Croatia，Finland，Iraq and Luxembourg，for example，move more than their male countrymen.

Malta wins the race for most slothful country，with 72% of adults getting too little exercise，and Swaziland and Saudi Arabia are in close behind，with 69%. In Bangladesh，just 5% of adults fail to exercise enough. Surprisingly，six Americans in ten are active enough according to Dr. Hallal’s study，compared with fewer than four in ten British.

These high rates of inactivity are worrying. Human beings seem to have evolved to benefit from exercise while deliberately avoiding it whenever they can. In a state of nature it would be impossible to live a life that did not provide enough of it. But that is no longer the case. Actually lack of enough activity these days has nearly the same effect on life span as smoking.

1.We may learn from Paragraph 1 that ________.

A. the decline of exercise rates is newly discovered

B. the study suggests 31% of female adults get too little exercise

C. the industrial revolution has changed the way people live to some degree

D. the good enough data has been collected from only one country

2.According to the study, women of Luxembourg ________.

A. have little time to exercise

B. hate to get regular exercise

C. take more exercise to lose weight

D. exercise more than men in their country

3.The underlined word “slothful” in Paragraph 3 most probably means “________”．

A. lazy    B. rich

C. powerful    D. unpopular

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A. Benefits of Taking Exercise

B. New Health Discovery

C. Evolvement of Human Beings

D. Worldwide Lack of Enough Exercise

Bike sharing have become popular words in cities from Cape Town to Shanghai to Melbourne. Planners, politicians and media keep showing off their benefits: reducing pollution, congestion, travel costs and oil dependence, while improving public health. Bike sharing also helps make cities appear modern, dynamic and world-wide—qualities much sought after by the creative class.

But what makes for a successful public bike-sharing program? This is an important question because installing one requires significant public and private investment and adjustment to the built environment.

While many programs have been launched among much praise, often their popularity has soon declined. Many end up operating at a financial loss and depend on other profitable enterprises to cross-subsidize(交叉补贴) them. Some have resulted in thrown-away bikes becoming an eyesore.

Understanding which factors enhance or stop public bike sharing is critical in helping cities decide whether such a program is workable, before considering what design and sitting will work best.

Drawing on current knowledge, we discuss the importance of the local landscape, climate, cycling infrastructure (基础设施) and land use. We also touch on other factors, such as the legal environment and the characteristics of the bike-sharing program itself.

Take natural environment for example. Two natural environment factors are known to affect participation: hilliness and weather. Hilliness discourages balanced bike-sharing use, as users avoid returning bicycles to stations on hilltops. Those stations end up being empty, while stations on flat areas are often full, so users cannot find a station to return their bikes.

As for weather, ideal temperature ranges vary by the climate zone. Case studies show warm and dry weather encourages public bike-sharing use. Rain and strong wind reduce the frequency of trips. However, some approaches, such as providing sheltered, shaded, or even heated or cooled cycling infrastructure, could prove useful.

1.What can we infer about bike sharing from Paragraph 1?

A. It has no disadvantage.    B. It is welcomed worldwide.

C. It can solve every problem.    D. It is the symbol of modern cities.

2.What is the current situation of bike-sharing programs?

A. Many of them run at a loss.    B. Most of them make huge profits.

C. They are the most promising business.    D. Their development is determined by public investment.

3.Why does the author mention the natural environment?

A. To show user’s interest in various natural environment.

B. To show the decisive function of natural environment.

C. To show the necessity of bike-sharing programs.

D. To show the significance of some factors.

4.Which of the following might increase bike-sharing use?

A. Hilliness.    B. Attractive bikes.

C. Rain and strong wind.    D. Perfect cycling infrastructure.

If you are heading for Paris this year, be sure to include at least one of these shopping malls in your schedule.

Au Printemps

Tel: 01133014282

Located near the Paris Opera, this huge store is well-known for household goods as well as its fashion. The store also offers many services to overseas visitors, including shipping, translation and a personal shopping service. Au Printemps, whose name means springtime, hosts several free fashion shows each week. The store’s beauty department has one of the world’s largest selections of perfumes.

Galeries Lafayette

Tel: 01133014283

The Galeries Lafayette was built in 1906. It is as much fun to look at as it is to shop in this 10-storey shopping palace. In fact, the flagship store is the second most visited attraction in Paris, after the Louvre Museum. This shopping palace specializes in women’s clothing. Make sure to take in the view from the tea shop on the top floor; it’s well worth the visit.

Le Bon Marche

Tel: 01133014439

This stylish Left Bank department store was Paris’ first such store. Designed by Gustave Eiffel, Le Bon Marche is particularly known for its food hall, its wedding shops and its selection of modern clothes.

La Forum des Halles

Tel: 01133014476

This modern, underground shopping center was built in 1979. La Forum des Halles, the three-storey-tall shopping center offers everything from souvenirs to haute couture(高级女子时装)to entertainment, such as first-run movies and street performers. The shopping center is attached to the busy La Halle-Chatelet metro station and can be easily reached from all over Paris.

1.Which of the following places attracts the most visitors according to the passage?

A. The Louvre Museum.    B. The Paris Opera.

C. La Forum des Halles.    D. Au Printemps.

2.Which of the stores pays its special attention to women’s dressing?

A. Le Bon Marche.    B. Au Printemps.

C. La Forum des Halles.    D. Galeries Lafayette.

3.We can learn from the passage that ________.

A. Au Printemps is famous for its food hall

B. La Forum des Halles is next to the metro station

C. the clothes in Le Bon Marche are usually very cheap

D. the tea shop that is worth visiting is on the ninth floor of Galeries Lafayette