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Surrell was the last person who should have run into a burning building — he has lung disease. But that didn’t _______him.

At first, Michael Surrell didn’t see the black smoke _______from the windows of his neighbors’ home. He was parking the car when his daughter in his car shouted, “The house next to our home is on fire!” He _______and saw some thick smoke above them. He went to find out. That’s when he saw two _______crying on their porch (走廊).

“The _______is in there!” one of the women cried. Entering the _______house, he found thick smoke made it impossible to _______. The conditions would have been _______for anyone, but for Surrell with disease, they were life-threatening.

After a few minutes in the smoke-filled house, he _______outside to catch his breath. “Where is Tiara?” he asked ________. “The second floor,” her aunt shouted back.

Surrell ________he couldn’t hold his breath for long. So he took a ________breath, and went in a second time.

Finally, he ________something, a shoe, then a(n) ________and part of her body above the waist. He ________Tiara toward him. However, she wasn’t breathing. He ________the little girl and fought through the smoke and ran to the ________. At the front door, Surrell put Tiara down and then started CPR (心肺复苏术). Soon a cough came from Tiara’s ________. Surrell gave five more breaths. She opened her ________and took a breath on her own. Their eyes met. Surrell hugged her ________and said, “Uncle’s got you.” Soon after, his throat closed off.

1.A.hit B.stop C.kill D.leave

2.A.shooting B.gathering C.disappearing D.decorating

3.A.looked down B.looked back C.looked around D.looked up

4.A.children B.cooks C.women D.passengers

5.A.pet B.parent C.girl D.money

6.A.burning B.expensive C.comfortable D.safe

7.A.sleep B.breathe C.study D.work

8.A.normal B.calm C.lucky D.dangerous

9.A.looked B.returned C.relaxed D.wandered

10.A.coldly B.gratefully C.embarrassedly D.anxiously

11.A.explained B.proved C.knew D.heard

12.A.deep B.constant C.shallow D.painful

13.A.bought B.touched C.borrowed D.missed

14.A.arm B.ear C.ankle D.mouth

15.A.pulled B.drove C.waved D.pushed

16.A.caught up with B.picked up C.left behind D.made way for

17.A.bathroom B.bedroom C.door D.kitchen

18.A.neighbor B.classmate C.friend D.throat

19.A.eyes B.heart C.fingers D.window

20.A.nervously B.tightly C.curiously D.thankfully

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The Science of Risk-Seeking

Sometimes we decide that a little unnecessary danger is worth it because when we weigh the risk and the reward, the risk seems worth taking. 1. Some of us enjoy activities that would surprise and scare the rest of us. Why? Experts say it may have to do with how our brains work?

The reason why any of us take any risks al all might have to do with early humans. Risk-takers were better at hunting, fighting, or exploring. 2. As the quality of risk-taking was passed from one generation to the next, humans ended up with a sense of adventure and a tolerance for risk.

So why aren’t we all jumping out of airplanes then? Well, even 200,000 years ago, too much risk-taking could get one killed. A few daring survived, though, along with a few stay-in-the-cave types. As a result, humans developed a range of character types that still exists today. So maybe you love car racing, or maybe you hate it. 3.

No matter where you are on the risk-seeking range, scientists say that your willingness to take risks increases during your teenage years. 4. To help you do that, your brain increases your hunger for new experiences. New experiences often mean taking some risks, so your brain raises your tolerance for risk as well.

5. For the risk-seekers a part of the brain related to pleasure becomes active, while for the rest of us, a part of the brain related to fear becomes active.

As experts continue to study the science of risk-seeking, we’ll continue to hit the mountains, the waves or the shallow end of the pool.

A.It all depends on your character.

B.Those are the risks you should jump to take.

C.Being better at those things meant a greater chance of survival.

D.Thus, these well-equipped people survived because they were the fittest.

E.This is when you start to move away from your family and into the bigger world.

F.However, we are not all using the same reference standard to weigh risks and rewards.

G.New brain research suggests our brains work differently when we face a nervous situation.

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In colleges around the country, most students are also workers.

The reality of college can be pretty different from the images presented in movies and television. Instead of the students who wake up late, party all the time, and study only before exams, many colleges are full of students with pressing schedules of not just classes and activities, but real jobs, too.

This isn't a temporary phenomenon. The share of working students has been on the rise since the 1970s, and one-fifth of students work year round. About one-quarter of those who work while attending school have both a full-course load and a full-time job. The arrangement can help pay for tuition （学费） and living costs, obviously. And there's value in it beyond the direct cause: such jobs can also be vital for developing important professional and social skills that make it easier to land a job after graduation. With many employers looking for students with already-developed skill sets, on-the-job training while in college can be the best way to ensure a job later on.

But it's not all upside. Even full-time work may not completely cover the cost of tuition and living expenses. The study notes that if a student worked a full-time job at the minimum wage, they would earn just over $15,000 each year, certainly not enough to pay for tuition, room, and meals at many colleges without some serious financial aid. That means that though they're sacrificing （牺牲） time away from the classroom, many working students will still graduate with at least some debt. And working full time can reduce the chance that students will graduate at all, by cutting into the time available for studying and attending classes.

There is little reward for attending but not finishing college. Students who end up leaving school because of difficulty in managing work and class are likely to find themselves stuck in some of the same jobs they might have gotten if they hadn't gone to college at all. The difficulty of working too much while in school can create a cycle that pushes students further into debt without receiving any of the financial or career benefits.

1.It can be learned from the passage that today's college students actually _______.

A.attend a number of parties B.work while attending school

C.stay up late all the time D.care little about exams

2.Which of the following factors indirectly causes more students to work?

A.The chance of finding a job after graduation.

B.The shortage of holiday jobs for college students.

C.The need of improving social skills.

D.The high tuition and living expenses.

3.According to the passage, we know that _______.

A.working students are more likely to graduate from college

B.the pay from working can cover students' college costs

C.working too much while in college may not benefit a student's career

D.students can receive a reward for managing work and class well

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A.An Introduction of Working College Students

B.The Advantages of Working While Studying

C.The Struggle to Balance Work and School

D.The Difficulties of Landing a Job

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Whale researchers believe they have found a new way to measure the amount of stress felt by whales when they experience serious threats, such as being hit by a ship, and they say the technique could help protect the huge sea creatures from dying off.

American Rosalind Rolland is the lead scientist on the project. She and her team are with the New England Aquarium in Boston, Massachusetts. They measured stress hormones (荷尔蒙 ) by studying baleen, a substance found in the upper part of the mouth of some kinds of whale. She explains that the baleen serves as a record that shows a spike in stress hormones when whales face dangers such as a changing climate and ship strikes. Scientists can then read these records, similar to reading the rings on a tree.

Understanding the information is important because whales who often feel stressed are less likely to be reproductive and more likely to become sick. That combination is not good for the whale population, which is already dangerously low.

The scientists did their work on a whale that had become trapped in fishing equipment, which some scientists estimate kills up to 300, 000 whales and dolphins annually. It was finally killed by Inuit hunters who found it trying to drag the fishing equipment. The hunters said the whale seemed to lack energy. When scientists examined the dead whale, they found its mouth showed an increase in stress hormones 20 times greater than normal.

Regina Asmutis-Silvia is a biologist with the Whale and Dolphin Conservation in Massachusetts. She didn’t participate in the research, but she says it is important. “We clearly understand that stress is bad for humans. We also need to understand that stress is bad for other animals, too,” she adds.

1.What does the text mainly tell us?

A.The dangers the whale often faces.

B.The measures to stop sea life being hit.

C.A discovery to measure stress on whales.

D.A way to protect the mouth of the whale.

2.Which of the following can best replace “spike” underlined in Paragraph 2?

A.Rise. B.Change. C.Crash. D.Slide.

3.What may a whale living a stressful life be like?

A.Calm and fierce. B.Unhealthy and unable to reproduce.

C.Uneasy and energetic. D.Sizeable and likely to lose appetite.

4.Why does the author mention the words by Regina?

A.To move on to another topic.

B.To stress the importance of the finding.

C.To tell the necessity of studying other animals.

D.To show the similarity between humans and animals.

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In 2012, Kim Stemple was a special education teacher and a solid performer in her age group in marathons. And then she got sick. After three years of tests and treatments, the doctors figured out she has a rare mitochondrial disease that is causing progressive mental and physical health to go worse. They told her there was no cure and that this disease would take her life.

Yet Stemple kept running and competing in marathons. One day she was training for the Rock “n” Roll Marathon in Las Vegas when she became too sick to travel. The usually outgoing Stemple sunk into disappointment. But then she received a gift — it was a marathon medal given to her by a friend.

Stemple hung the medal near her hospital bed and it was an instant conversation starter with doctors, nurses and anyone who came to visit. That medal pulled Stemple out of her disappointment. And that gave Stemple the idea to start We Finish Together, an organization devoted to connecting runners who wish to donate medals with those who might appreciate them. Stemple pens a handwritten note of encouragement on each of the medals she gives away. Recipients have included hospital patients, residents of homeless shelters and even doctors and nurses who care for the very ill. “This gives them a connection to someone,” says Stemple. “If they receive a medal, they know someone cares.”

Can a simple medal really make a difference? Joan Musarra said yes, who suffered from a serious disease. “I opened my package containing my new medal and the notes of positive, warm thoughts. I was really excited,” she wrote to Stemple. “It means so much to me to feel that I am not alone.”

1.What can we infer about Stemple before she got too sick to exercise?

A.She was doubtful. B.She was courageous.

C.She was down-hearted. D.She was optimistic.

2.What inspired Stemple to found We Finish Together?

A.The patients’ request. B.The medals she won.

C.Her friend’s gift. D.The encouragement from doctors.

3.How does Stemple’s organization help people in need?

A.By having chats. B.By giving out recycled medals.

C.By contributing money. D.By connecting their relatives.

4.Why did Musarra write the letter to Stemple?

A.To show the medal’s positive effect on her.

B.To discuss about their illnesses.

C.To relieve the symptoms of her illness.

D.To ask for another medal.

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Foods of the Future

We asked young scientists to write an advertisement that answers this question: How will food options, food availability, and individuals’ food choices change in the future? A selection of their suggested marketing campaigns is below. Read previous NextGen Voices survey results at http://science.sciencemag.org/collection/nextgen-voices. — Jennifer Sills

Personalized Meal Plans

Send us your DNA, and we will predict your food preferences! Receive your personalized food basket, with a day-by-day diet program. We will send you full meals and personalized smoothies (水果奶昔) based on your genetic taste tendency.

Ada Gabriela Blidner

Twitter:@adagbb

Fresh Fruit

If you miss sweet temperate fruits, welcome to our Moon Farm. Our fruit trees are planted in hybrid-soil and artificial air that reproduce Earth’s environment from 5000 years ago. Pick fruits with your family or ship to your doorstep with MoonEx. Freshness guaranteed.

Yongsheng Ji

Email: jiyongshengkey@hotmail.com

Meat

Our steaks are sourced from natural grasslands, where cattle now fill the ecological roles. With FoodFootprint feeding system, we enhance natural grazing (放牧) to improve animal growth effectively while minimizing methane production and water consumption. At only $219.00/kg (including carbon taxes and ecological taxes), our steaks are affordable for the whole family.

Falko Buschke

Email: falko. buschke@gmail. com

1.Which of the following needs you to provide the information of your genes?

A.Meat. B.Fresh Fruit.

C.NextGen Voices. D.Personalized Meal Plans.

2.Who should you contact if you want to have fun with your family?

A.Jennifer Sills. B.Yongsheng Ji.

C.Falko Buschke. D.Ada Gabriela Blidner.

3.Which of the following best describes the steaks in Meat?

A.Fresh. B.Green.

C.Expensive. D.Personalized.

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听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.Who is the speaker talking to?

A.Teachers. B.Parents. C.Students.

2.What will the temperature be tomorrow morning?

A.-15°C. B.-10°C. C.C. -20°C.

3.What should the listeners have so that they can change into?

A.A warm jacket. B.A pair of pants. C.A pair of boots.

4.Where is this announcement from?

A.A TV station. B.A radio station. C.A school.

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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What day is it today?

A.Saturday. B.Thursday. C.Friday.

2.When will the man complete the report?

A.Next Monday. B.At the end of this weekend. C.One day later than the deadline.

3.How could we describe the woman’s attitude?

A.Doubtful. B.Confident. C.Serious.

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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What did the man do last weekend?

A.He went to the movies. B.He went ice-skating. C.He played hockey.

2.What do the speakers decide to do this weekend?

A.Visit the girl’s father. B.Watch a hockey game. C.Join a professional hockey team.

3.What’s the relationship between the speakers?

A.Friends. B.Coach and player. C.Brother and sister.

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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What kind of food does the man want to eat?

A.Beef. B.Ham sandwich. C.Chicken.

2.When will the man’s son receive his food?

A.In about ten minutes. B.In about two minutes. C.In about one minute.

3.Where does the conversation most likely take place?

A.In a restaurant. B.In a movie theater. C.On a plane.

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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.How many dogs do the speakers have?

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

2.Why does the woman change her mind about the cat?

A.She wants more animals.

B.She doesn’t want it to die.

C.She has enough money and room for it.

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How does the man feel?

A.Hopeful. B.Worried. C.Happy.

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When are the speakers waking up tomorrow?

A.At ten. B.Around nine. C.Before eight.

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Why has the woman changed the boy’s seat?

A.Because he can’t see clearly.

B.Because he talks too much.

C.Because he has trouble in listening.

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Which team will have to wait?

A.The yellow team. B.The red team. C.The blue team.

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What does the man ask the class to do?

A.Study from the book. B.Get into groups. C.Stand up and listen.

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美国孔子学院( Confucius Institute)准备筹办“中国文化周"活动，正在征求活动策划方案。假定你是新华中学的学生李华，打算应征。请你通过邮件给主办负责人Mr. Smith写一封信：

内容包括:

1.写信目的;

2.活动方案;

3.表达期待。

注意:1.词数100左右;

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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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。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。

When I was a little boy, the dinner in the eve of Spring Festival is what I looked forward to most. It was not only for the delicious food, and for the opportunity for our whole families to get together. I would run around the house, listened to the adults chatting about their year. I’d get under my mother’s feet in the kitchen, watching her to make dumplings. In the evening, all of them would sit around the table, enjoying the food and being together again. We toasted each other and laugh easy. The simple, homemade dishes tasted delicious than anything cook by a top chef.

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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。将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置。

As schools close and millions of people across the United States work from home, the promise of companionship is prompting(促使) some to take in animals. The1.(decide) to adopt pets flies in the face of some conventional wisdom that discourages adding a new animal 2.a household during a stressful or busy time of the year, such as the holidays. But so far the novel coronavirus3.( create) an almost parental leave-like situation for many people.

"There's no doubt4.animals provide incredible comfort and companionship, especially during times of crisis- and they5.(certain) appreciate the attention- so we encourage people 6.(continue) to adopt animals in need," said Malt Bershadker, president and chief executive of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

People are bringing home all kinds of living creatures for companionship during an unprecedented(空前的) time of social isolation(隔离), and they're sharing7.(photo) or social media to provide a break from darker news.

Pets can also entertain younger family members at home- -Kenneth Lynch and Lauren Wakefield bought a blue-and-silver betta fish for their two young children to help develop8.strong sense of responsibility with feeding it and9.( clean) the tank. This will help them "occupy some of their time in a more10. ( health) manner" while they are home from school, Lynch said.

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A group of students at Yale University has set up a drone (无人机) delivery service on campus. Kiki Air_______to deliver candy, snacks and other small items to students who place orders_______an app. The service is being tested_______using a small group of student customers before being launched_______wide. Developers told the Yale Daily News that users_______items from a menu on their phones and receive them at one of several drop_______around campus in a padded envelope _______to a drone.

Kiki Air's founder, Yale senior Jason Lu, says his company_______from a class project and has_______a $150,000 grant(补助金) from a California-based investor in startups. “The convenience store business model hasn't been________in a hundred years,” Co-founder Cat Orman told the student newspaper. “Delivery is ________, inefficient and pays divers terrible wages. We created Kiki Air________we want to bring that model into the future in the ________that creates real jobs and reduces the carbon footprint.” Customers are notified when a drone is________the prearranged drop zone to ensure they are in the area to________a package.

The newspaper reported that a Kiki Air drone________last week onto a campuswalkway, but nobody was________. Oman described the incident as a “controlled landing” and said the company has increased________and will improve the service after the incident. Yale officials didn’t immediately return________left on Monday seeking comment. Company officials say they hope eventually to ________the service to other campuses.

1.A.prefers B.promises C.manages D.demands

2.A.for B.to C.through D.over

3.A.currently B.gradually C.sincerely D.fluently

4.A.nation B.world C.town D.campus

5.A.order B.require C.consult D.accept

6.A.directions B.locations C.environments D.devices

7.A.carried B.added C.attached D.accessed

8.A.grew B.dated C.benefited D.differed

9.A.raised B.gained C.saved D.donated

10.A.updated B.discovered C.operated D.explained

11.A.convenient B.necessary C.unpopular D.expensive

12.A.when B.if C.because D.though

13.A.way B.result C.case D.event

14.A.finding B.leaving C.nearing D.locating

15.A.do up B.pick up C.give out D.put out

16.A.stopped B.landed C.arrived D.fell

17.A.warned B.affected C.injured D.punished

18.A.delivering B.flying C.controlling D.training

19.A.items B.messages C.service D.drone

20.A.improve B.restore C.exchange D.expand

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Many parents see business ownership as a better bet for their kids' future than a graduate degree. Some parents described it as the opportunity to control their fortunes and have a chance to get wealth.1.. In fact, setting a child up in business is surely one big test of that bond. It is probably risky: small-business failures are common, and parents risk losing their entire investment, their life savings, or more. They also risk having their relationships with young- adult children intent at this stage on independence.2.. Jon Kelecy's father set him up recently in a franchise (加盟店). Jon, 26, loves the work and appreciates his dad's support. But he dislikes "being in his father's pocket" in spite of all the anxiety of a start-up.

Many parents choose franchises for their kids because they seem to offer marketing, branding and management support.3.. One mother lost $250, 000 when a fast-food franchise she purchased for her son filed, Mr. Bundy says. In another case, parents lost 8350.000 on a coffee-shop business they financed for their daughter.4.. “As a parent, the best git you can ever receive is to see your children happy and successful, and equipped to make a living," Marvin Himel says.

5.. Some structured it as a loan and delayed repayment. Others took stock in the business, with an agreement that their child would use future earnings to buy it back. Some parents look farther ahead, hoping their children's business will support them in retirement.

A.I's hard for children to make a choice

B.A few viewed it as a long-term investment

C.The setups can be stressful for young adults, too

D.But start-up business costs quite a lot, and has high risks

E.Parents often say they would do anything for their children

F.Children are eager to get support from their parents in management

G.For some parents, however, the potential rewards seem worth all the risk

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Inaccessible Island is well named. It is an uninhabited rock in the South Atlantic ocean. Go there, though, and you will find its coast is covered with litter.

That has been the experience of Peter Ryan of the University of Cape Town, in South Africa. Since 1984 Dr. Ryan has been visiting Inaccessible, recording the litter stranded on the island's beaches. This week, he has published the results.

Though Inaccessible is indeed remote, the nature of oceanic circulation means that this is exactly the sort of place where floating rubbish tends to accumulate.

Dr. Ryan and his colleagues focused on one particular class of litter: bottles. Their definition of a bottle included jars and containers, and things made of metal, glass or polymer. Most, though, were of polyethylene terephthalate , a light plastic.

A particular advantage of picking bottles to investigate is that they are often stamped with their country of manufacture. That enabled Dr. Ryan to analyze the history of oceanic littering. He analyzed the proportions of bottles from various geographical sources. In 1989 the preponderance (优势) of them (67%) was South American. Twenty years later, in 2009, bottles made in Asia contributed more or less equally (44%) with South American ones (41%). By 2018 the overwhelming (压倒性的) majority (74%) were Asian.

This geographical shift speaks volumes. The first sample suggests most litter arriving on Inaccessible had been washed off the land or dropped from coastal shipping — South America being a relatively nearby continent. The other two, with their rising proportions of rubbish from Asia, which is too far from the island for it to have floated there, strongly suggest it was crews’ empties being flung from ships. Such littering is banned — which, ironically, came into force in 1989. But evidently a lot of ships’ captains do not care. They permit the dumping of rubbish over the side, regardless.

1.What leads to litter gathering on Inaccessible Island?

A.The natural phenomenon of ocean currents. B.Too many people’s activities on the island.

C.The litter’s floating around the island. D.The island’s remote location.

2.Why does Dr. Ryan choose bottles as subjects?

A.It is easy to analyze them. B.It is possible to figure out their sources.

C.There are stamps attached to them. D.They contribute most to oceanic littering.

3.What does the underlined word “flung” in the last paragraph mean?

A.Cast away. B.Given away.

C.Carried out. D.Put out.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.Plastic Bottles Washed up on Inaccessible Island

B.Geographical Factors Accounting for More Rubbish

C.Plastic Pollution Worsening on Remote Atlantic

D.A Bottled up Rubbish Problem on Inaccessible Island

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The London Interdisciplinary School (LIS), scheduled to open in 2021 with a target of admitting 100 students, will abandon traditional academic subjects and offer a three year bachelor of arts and sciences degree designed to deal with real-world issues. The curriculum is built around interdisciplinary problems—knife crime, childhood obesity, plastic pollution, among others—as well as quantitative and qualitative research skills. Employers like the Met Police and Virgin will provide project ideas and offer five -week work experience for students.

“We’re going to try and create a really transformational educational experience where all the people in the institution are waking up every morning and saying, ‘How can we take these brilliant young people and give them an amazing learning experience?” says Ed Fidoe, a co-founder of the LIS. The idea is similar to a U.S. liberal arts (通识教育) degree but also more specifically focused on multiple subjects— economics, psychology, sociology, statistic, etc. — to solve complex problems like childhood obesity. In other words, the problem, not the subject, sits at the center of the curriculum. The skills students develop, the founders hope, will more closely come into agreement with what an Al-infused, automated world demands: collaboration(协作) between people and machines, critical thinking, speaking and writing skill, and data management, to name just a few things.

The challenges of building a new university from scratch are daunting(令人生畏的): students have to sign up for, and pay for, something untested; all the teachers will have to teach in a totally new and different way; and there’s a risk that an interdisciplinary curriculum will be interesting but thin. Fidoe says it’s a tall order. “Are any 17-year-olds going to be crazy enough to come to something that doesn’t exist yet against something that’s been around for 150 years?” he says.

In the U.K, students apply through an admissions service center, and exam results are more important than anything else. On the contrary, at the LIS, students will instead apply directly during a pre-determined “selection day” where everyone is invited to participate. This day will include a face-to-face interview so that the college can better understand a student’s background, motivations, and passions.

1.What is the aim of the LIS?

A.To provide more and more project ideas for students.

B.To take a real-world approach to higher education.

C.To help employers to develop the students’ skills.

D.To conduct qualitative and quantitative research.

2.What’s special about the curriculum the LIS sets up?

A.It is subject-centered. B.It is based on AI technology.

C.It centers around social concerns. D.It covers every aspect of society.

3.What does the sentence “it’s a tall order” underlined in Para.3 mean?

A.It’s interesting to teach in a new approach.

B.It’s bound to put the curriculum in order.

C.It’s exciting to take on new challenges.

D.It’s hard to build the new university.

4.What can we learn about the LIS from the last paragraph?

A.It pays more attention to exam results.

B.It focuses more on the face-to-face interview.

C.It emphasizes students’ personal experiences and qualities .

D.It stresses the importance of is pre-determined “selection day”.

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When Millet was a boy he worked on his needy father's farm. At the rest hour in the fields the other workers would all take naps, but young Millet would spend time drawing. Finally, the village where he lived gave him a little money to Paris to study art.

When Millet reached Paris, he had a tough time. Fortunately, when he was almost starving, someone bought one of his peasant paintings, which enabled his family to leave for Barbizon.

Millet's pictures of peasants at work were painted in a unique way. The painter would go out on the farms and watch them carefully—digging, hoeing, spreading manure, sawing wood, or sowing grain. Then he would come home and paint what he had seen. So astonishingly accurate was his memory that he could paint at home without models and get all the movements of his figures right. When he did need a figure to go by, he would ask his wife to pose for him.

One of his noted artworks is called “The Sower”, which shows a man seeding. He reaches into his bag for seed and then swings backward to scatter the seed, and with each swing of his hand the sower strides forward. In Millet's picture the sower has been working hard, but his swinging step and arm still move smoothly, like a machine. Only the man's head reveals his great tiredness.

Another masterpiece is called “The Gleaners”. A gleaner is someone picking up the leftover in the field after the wheat harvest. When farmers near Barbizon are extremely badly-off, even the little the gleaners can find is a help. You can see from Millet's picture what back-breaking work gleaning must be.

1.What do we know about Millet?

A.His wife supported him to be a painter. B.He was keen on painting as a kid.

C.He spent his whole life in Barbizon. D.He was brought up in Paris.

2.How did he paint the laboring farmers?

A.Asking models for help. B.Imagining figures in the field.

C.Remembering what he had observed. D.Recalling the days on his father's farm.

3.What do Millet's works convey?

A.The farmers' hardships. B.The scene of farming.

C.His love for the village. D.His anxiety about the farmers.

4.What painting style of Millet can be inferred from the text?

A.Impressionistic. B.Abstract.

C.Romantic. D.Realistic.

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Want to be more successful? If so, then you need to read a few self-help books. Here are four popular ones to get you going.

59 Seconds ( 2009) by Richard Wiseman

This is a self-help book with a difference. Wiseman, a scientist, uses science to prove many self-help myths(神话) are false. For example, self-help books say that if you want to achieve a goal, you should visualize it. But Wiseman says that's the worst thing to do. Studies show that you need to visualize the steps required to achieve the goal.

How to Win Friends& Influence People ( 1936) —by Dale Carnegie

This is the book that launched the self-help type. Carnegie says financial success is 15% professional knowledge and 85% the ability to express ideas, assume leadership, and motivate people. The book is full of practical advice on how to influence people by making them like you.

The Millionaire Next Door (1996) by Thomas Stanley & Wlliam Danko

The authors of this book spent years interviewing American millionaires to figure out the secrets of their success. And they discovered that a majority of millionaires don't live luxury lifestyles. They're rich because they live below their means and reinvest what they earn.

Who Moved My Cheese? (1998)-by Spencer Johnson

Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life, published on September 8, 1998, is a motivational business fable. The text describes change in one's work and life, and four typical reactions to those changes by two mice and two “little people”，during their hunt for cheese.

1.What is the key to achieving success in 59 Seconds?

A.To employ science. B.To follow examples.

C.To picture procedures. D.To visualize the goal.

2.What is Dale Carnegie's book mainly about?

A.How to master occupational knowledge. B.How to apply practical techniques.

C.How to gain strong management. D.How to become popular persons.

3.Which book can help you adapt to change in your life?

A.59 Seconds B.Who Moved My Cheese?

C.The Millionaire Next Door D.How to Win Friends& Influence People

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1.写信目的;

2.活动方案;

3.表达期待。

注意:1.词数100左右;

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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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。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( ˆ) ,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。

When I was a little boy, the dinner in the eve of Spring Festival is what I looked forward to most. It was not only for the delicious food, and for the opportunity for our whole families to get together. I would run around the house, listened to the adults chatting about their year. I'd get under my mother's feet in the kitchen, watching her to make dumplings. In the evening, all of them would sit around the table , enjoying the food and being together again. We toasted each other and laughed easy. The simple, homemade dishes tasted delicious than anything cook by a top chef.

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