An artificial intelligence can accurately translate thoughts into sentences, at least for a limited vocabulary of 250 words. The system may bring us a step closer to _______ speech to people who have lost the ability.

Joseph Makin at the University of California, San Francisco, and his colleagues used deep learning algorithms(算法) to study the brain _______ of four women as they spoke. The women, who all suffer from a certain kind of brain disorder, already had electrodes attached to their brains to monitor disease attacks.

Each woman was asked to read aloud from a set of sentences as the team _______ brain activity. The largest group of sentences _______ 250 unique words. The team fed this brain activity to a network algorithm related to nerves, training it to _______ regularly occurring patterns that could be linked to repeated aspects of speech. These patterns were then fed to a second network, which tried to turn them into words to _________ a sentence.

Each woman repeated the sentences at least twice, and the final repetition didn’t form part of the training data, _______ the researchers to test the system.Each time a person speaks the same sentence, the brain activity associated will be similar but not exactly the same. “Memorizing the brain activity of these sentences wouldn’t help, _______ the network instead has to learn what’s similar about them so that it can generalize to this final example,” says Makin. Across the four women, the AI’s best performance was an average translation error rate of 3 per cent.

Makin says that using a small number of sentences made it _______ for the AI to learn which words tend to follow others. For example, the AI was able to __________ that the word “Bear” was always likely to follow the word “Teddy” in a certain set of sentences, from brain activity alone.

The team tried transforming the brain signal data into __________ words at a time, rather than whole sentences, but this __________ the error rate to 38 per cent even for the best performance. “So the network clearly is learning facts about which words go together, and not just which brain activity __________ with which words,”says Makin.

This will make it hard to scale up the system to a/an __________ vocabulary because each new word increases the number of possible sentences, reducing __________. Sophie Scott at University College London says we are a long way from being able to translate brain signal data comprehensively.

1.A.assigning B.conveying C.restoring D.introducing

2.A.systems B.signals C.signatures D.symbols

3.A.illuminated B.discovered C.measured D.stopped

4.A.consisted of B.adjusted to C.agreed with D.focused on

5.A.simplify B.identify C.intensify D.justify

6.A.understand B.form C.describe D.judge

7.A.allowing B.inspiring C.instructing D.advising

8.A.because B.so C.if D.but

9.A.quicker B.slower C.easier D.tougher

10.A.split B.reflect C.decode D.tear

11.A.individual B.common C.modified D.technical

12.A.increased B.decreased C.leveled D.degraded

13.A.furnished B.mixed C.associated D.armed

14.A.passive B.active C.limited D.expanded

15.A.tendency B.currency C.accuracy D.fluency

Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

After graduation, Susan was asked to become the executive director of the Floating Hospital. She hesitated at first, as it was a demanding job and she wondered whether she could handle it. But on second thoughts, she agreed to take the job. 1. this job turned out rewarding, she soon got tired of it. 2. (seat) at her desk one day, she wanted to go down to the New School for Social Research all of a sudden. Since she always believed intuition（直觉） was an advantage she 3. trust, she decided to have a go.

Without any plan, she titled the course ‘Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway’. Susan was nervous as she faced the first session of the twelve-week course. The two hours went on smoothly, but she then 4. (challenge) with a new fear, for she didn’t know what to present the next week. But surprisingly, every week she found she had more to say. Her confidence level growing, she realized. She had equipped 5. so much over the years about getting over fear and her students were drinking it up. At the end of the course, they were amazed at 6. shifting their thinking really changed their lives.

Susan eventually decided to write a book based on the course she had taught. She faced many obstacles. And after 7. (reject) by four agents and various publishers, she unwillingly put the proposal in a drawer.

After three years of writing, one day she went through the drawer 8. she held her much-rejected book proposal. Picking it up, she had a sharp sense that she held something in her hands many people needed to read. Therefore she set out with much determination 9.(find) a publisher who believed in her book the same way she did. This time, she succeeded. She succeeded beyond her wildest dreams.

She was so happy that she followed her heart and never gave up overcoming fears which stood 10. her way.

Questions are based on the following passage.

1.

A.They are planning activities for the weekend.

B.They are looking for an apartment in the city.

C.They are complaining about the urban living environment

D.They are discussing living places and children’s education.

2.

A.The natural environment is beneficial to children.

B.The countryside is a perfect place for weekends.

C.There is much to do besides work and study.

D.It’s convenient for people to go anywhere.

3.

A.There is a lot to see and do for children and adults.

B.The children are too young to benefit from city life.

C.There isn’t enough for children to see and do in the city.

D.Even adults themselves cannot go everywhere in the city.

4.

A.She is a full-time housewife.

B.She does not care for her children.

C.She lived in the suburbs as a child.

D.She will go to a museum next weekend.

Questions are based on the following passage.

1.

A.How to do the gardening B.How to get birds to a garden.

C.How to take care of birds. D.How to feed birds in a garden.

2.

A.Shelter. food and water. B.Fruit water and insects

C.Plants. shelter and food. D.Plants. seeds and insects.

3.

A.Not to observe them. B.Not to approach them.

C.Play with them regularly. D.Play some music for them.

Questions are based on the following passage.

1.

A.Wash his hands thoroughly. B.Practice eating pie quickly.

C.Avoid eating much food. D.Prepare the right taste of pic

2.A.On the table. B.Under the bottom. C.On his lap. D.Behind his back.

3.

A.Swallowing the pie with water.

B.Holding the pie in the right position.

C.Eating from the outside toward the middle.

D.Looking sideways to see how fast your neighbour eats.

A.He can’t get the books on the list. B.He lacks time to take the course.

C.He doesn’t like history at all. D.He must read a lot of books.

A.She is tired of driving in heavy traffic.

B.She enjoys it because she is good at driving.

C.She doesn’t mind it as the road conditions are good.

D.She is quite unhappy to have to drive such a long way.

A.Their taste in books is different. B.She doesn’t like to read.

C.She only reads books that he doesn’t like . D.The library isn’t open lately.

A.Boss and secretary. B.Interviewer and interviewee.

C.Manager and clerk. D.Teacher and student.

A.Lend his car. B.Drive her there. C.Telephone Lisa. D.Call her a taxi.

A.In a grocery store. B.At a bank. C.In a repair shop. D.At a hotel.

A.The woman didn’t get the result of the match.

B.There was little about the soccer match on TV.

C.The result of the soccer match wasn’t announced.

D.The result was not available in the newspaper.

A.Playing a game B.Riding a horse. C.Taking a photo. D.Watching TV

A.She enjoyed her holiday very much. B.She needn’t have worked hard for the exam.

C.She did a good job in the exam. D.She worked hard and earned a lot of money.

A.The broadcast. B.The weather. C.The latest news. D.The holiday

阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

（要求至少用到所给 10 个下划线单词或短语中的 5 个，以下划线划出。字数 150 左右）

One day the Mullah, an important man in the village, found his donkey was gone when he wanted to go visit a friend. He was very angry and ran around to look for his donkey.

The Mullah ran about looking until he was too tired. He sat down to rest at his gate. A few friends came to join him.

"That no-good lazy donkey!" said he. "If I ever see her again, I'll sell her for a dollar!" Selling a donkey for a dollar was just a joke.

Just then the Mullah heard the sound of his donkey's feet. He looked around. There was his donkey.

On her back rode a boy.

"Where did you find her?" asked the Mullah. "We couldn't find her anywhere."

"I knew where I would go if I were a donkey," said the boy. "I found her eating grass with the sheep and goats."

Suddenly, the Mullah looked to one side and saw one of his friends holding up a dollar. On the other side he saw another with a dollar.

"I'll buy your donkey, " said the two. "I was joking!" said the Mullah.

"You didn't sound as if you were joking, " said the two.

The Mullah couldn't break his word. That would be wrong for an important person in the village. He certainly didn't want to sell his donkey for a dollar. So he said, "Meet me at the donkey fair on Saturday. I shall sell her at that time. I shall sell my donkey to the one who will treat her most kindly."

Everybody was kind to animals in the village. So the Mullah thought out a plan. He wanted to keep his word and also to keep his donkey.

On the night before the donkey fair, the Mullah bought a piece of rope

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The Mullah made all the people calm down and said loudly “

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假如你叫小华。本校的篮球俱乐部（Basketball Club）因工作需要拟招聘一位社长助理（assistant director）。请给该俱乐部的社长李明写一封求职信。主要内容应包括：

1. 申请该职位的原因。

2. 自己情况的简单介绍。

3. 针对该职位自己具备的一些优点。

4. 字数 100 左右，不可在文中使用真实的学校名称和自己真实姓名。

Dear LiMing，

Your advertisement of hiring an assistant director interested me so much.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Sincerely

Xiaohua

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，并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上。

To prevent fires:DO NOT smoke in bed.Keep matches and other flammable materials 1. of the reach of children.Never leave a 2. (burn) candle or fireplace unattended.

Do not stand too close to the fire.Never put clothes or anything else over a lamp or heater.

Make sure household wiring is up-to-date.Unplug appliances such 3. heating pads and electric blankets 4. they are not in use.Store flammable materials away from heat sources.

Teach children about fires. Explain how they are accidentally started  and 5. to prevent them. Children should not touch or get close to heaters and should not touch  matches, lighters,  or 6. (candle). Children's sleepwear should be clearly 7. (mark) as flame-resistant. Using other clothing increases the risk for severe burns if these items catch fire.

DO  NOT  allow  children  to  handle  or  play  with  fireworks ，8. set objects on fire 9. (easy) .Many places in the United States do not permit lighting fireworks in residential areas. Last but not the least, people are more important 10. things.

    Deep down in the sea there is the palace of the Sea King. It is said that once the Sea King had six daughters. The youngest was the most beautiful of them all. Though they were  beautiful, they had no _______, only a fish's tail. They were called mermaid.

_______ gave the youngest Princess greater pleasure than to hear about the world of human beings up above. One day the youngest Princess _______ up above the water. She saw so many beautiful things. She was most _______ in a big ship. There was a young and handsome Prince _______.

There was suddenly a _______ on the sea, and the ship sank. The Prince was _______ drowned. In order to save him the mermaid stayed with the Prince and carried him to the shore. She kissed the _______ Prince and sadly returned to her father's palace under the sea.

In order to win the love of the Prince, the mermaid wanted to _______ her fish's tail and to have a pair of legs. She went to the Sea Witch for help.

“It is very ________ of you.” said the witch. “But I will help you. Take the bottle of ________ with you, sit down on the shore and drink it. You will have legs, but it will hurt as if a sharp sword were ________ through you.”

“I'm willing to stand all the ________,” said the mermaid.

“But remember,” said the witch, “If you do not win the love of the Prince, and if he marries someone  ________, punishment will fall on you and you will become ________.”

“I am willing.” said the mermaid.

“But you have the most beautiful ________,” said the witch., “so I must have that in ________.” then the witch cut out the tongue of the little mermaid, who could not speak from then on.

The next morning, the mermaid did ________ the witch had told her to do. When the Prince saw her, he fell in love with her at once ________, before long, the Prince was going to a neighboring kingdom to  marry another princess. And the mermaid's heart seemed to be ________.

She decided to wish for the Prince's happy life with his beautiful wife. And she herself turned into foam on the sea .

1.A.skin B.hair C.feet D.heart

2.A.Nothing B.Something C.Anything D.Everything

3.A.jumped B.stood C.flowed D.rose

4.A.anxious B.eager C.interested D.longing

5.A.on show B.on board C.on sale D.on holiday

6.A.darkness B.lightning C.storm D.wind

7.A.nearly B.suddenly C.immediately D.instantly

8.A.unanswered B.untouched C.unconscious D.unspeakable

9.A.get rid of B.live along with C.let alone of D.give up to

10.A.determined B.brave C.foolish D.attractive

11.A.pills B.medicine C.ash D.soup

12.A.putting B.digging C.going D.cutting

13.A.pain B.difficulty C.trouble D.sorrow

14.A.beautiful B.better C.later D.else

15.A.fish B.foam C.mermaid D.wave

16.A.shape B.legs C.voice D.hair

17.A.award B.exchange C.price D.cost

18.A.what B.that C.which D.each

19.A.Besides B.In addition C.Moreover D.However

20.A.breaking B.beating C.burning D.sliding

How to quickly get a paper done last minute

Being late on assignments isn’t something new for students. Busy lives often mean students don't  focus on their paper seriously until the deadline is right on their heads. 1. .

Understand the assignment

We tend to ignore work if we don’t fully understand what we need to do , mostly because we just don't have a clue where to start with it. Use the internet and help of friends and classmates to understand everything there is to know and what your teacher will expect from the paper.

Write an outline

2. This outline is the structure you will follow to complete the assignment. Make all headings and sub-headings and then all these headings should be sorted appropriately and according to the format required by the teacher.

Plan milestones with time limit

Divide the entire paper into parts  and calculate  how  much  time  it  will  take  to  finish  each  part. 3. Putting a time limit on yourself will make you more focused. Make sure you only set realistic goals. Set longer time-lines if you have to, but try to ensure the work is done within that time.

Get away from all distractions(干扰)

Focus is very important to get tasks done and things in our every day life can be distracting. Before you sit down to work, get rid of anything that may catch your attention. For example, keep your phone in a drawer away from view and put it on silent. 4. Unless all your friends and roommates are studying with you, then don't work around them as they could prove distracting too.

5.

An introduction is one of the most important and challenging parts of a paper to write. Don’t try to write it at the beginning -once you have written the paper, you will have better understanding and knowledge of the topic so write the intro then. Leave editing until you have finished writing your first draft too.

A.You can also find many useful sites for your research in a language other than English.

B.If you are unable to get any help from friends and the work requires too much  time,consider acquiring professional help.

C.Don’t start with the introduction.

D.Here are a few tips to help you quickly write a paper in the shortest time possible.

E.Go to a place where there are few or no people around you.

F.Once you understand what the topic is, create an outline for the entire paper.

G.Use that time as a goal and push yourself to complete a part within the time.

    Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) (孤独症)     is a disability that can cause serious social, communication and behavioral problems. There is often nothing about how people with ASD look that makes them different from other people, but people with ASD may communicate, interact, behave, and learn in ways that are different from most other people. The learning, thinking, and problem-solving abilities of people with ASD can range from pretty good to extremely bad. Some people with ASD need a lot of help in their daily lives; others need less.

People with ASD often have problems with social, emotional, and communication skills. They might repeat certain behaviors and might not want change in their daily activities. Many people with ASD may also have difficulties learning, paying attention, or reacting to things. Signs of ASD begin during early childhood and probably last throughout a person’s life.

Diagnosing(诊断)ASD can be difficult since there is no medical test, like a blood test, to assess the disorders. Doctors look at the child’s behavior and development to make a judgement.ASD can sometimes be diagnosed at 18 months or younger. By age 2, an experienced doctor can be considered very reliable in diagnosing ASD .However, many children may not see a doctor until much older.

There is currently no cure for ASD. However, research shows that early treatment services can improve a child’s development.Early services help children from birth to 3 years old (36 months) learn important skills. Therefore, it is important to talk to your child’s doctor as soon as possible if you think  your child has ASD or other developmental problem.

We do not know all of the causes of ASD. However, Most scientists agree that genes are one of the highest risk factors that can make a person more likely to develop ASD.

If you think your child might have ASD or you think there could be a problem with the way your child plays, learns, speaks, or acts, contact your child’s doctor, and share your concerns.If you’re not sure who to contact, call the Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA) at 919-962-2001. Or visit the ECTA website: https://etcacenter.org.

1.Which of the following behaviors may Not belongs to the children or adults with ASD ?

A.Repeating actions over and over again.

B.Having trouble expressing their needs.

C.Avoiding eye contact and want to be alone.

D.Being happy to make changes.

2.What can we infer from the article?

A.The earlier an ASD kid is diagnosed,the better it is for his(her)treatment.

B.Doctors simply have no way to diagnose an ASD kid at all

C.Doctors can diagnose ASD by blood testing

D.Doctors can diagnose ASD with the help of machines.

3.Who is most likely to be an ASD patient of the following people?

A.Someone who prefers to talk a lot in daily life.

B.Someone who has got an ASD brother.

C.Someone who wants to hug you in public.

D.Someone who sings in a strange voice.

4.Where is this article possibly from?

A.A guidebook for new parents.

B.Education section of a newspaper.

C.A medical journal.

D.A scientific magazine.

    A car accident paralyzed(使瘫痪 )Chelsie Hill from the waist down, but that didn’t stop her from fulfilling her dream of dancing.

Since the age of three, Chelsie Hill had dreamed of becoming a dancer. “The only thing that I loved was dance.” she told CBS News. That ambition nearly ended one night in 2010. Hill, then a 17-year-old high school senior in Pacific Grove, California, was in a car accident that put her in the hospital for 51 days and left her paralyzed from the waist down. For most people, that would have destroyed any hope of a dancing career. For Hill, it was the beginning. Far from being an obstacle, her wheelchair encouraged her. “I wanted to prove to my community-and to myself-that I was still‘normal,’” she told Teen Vogue.

“Whatever normal meant.”

Normal for her meant dancing, so Hill did it in her wheelchair right alongside her non-disabled high school dance team,which definitely took her a lot of learning and patience.”

After graduation, Hill wanted to expand her dance network to include women like her. She met these people online and invited them to dance with her. “It was such an amazing experience.”

Hoping to reach more people in a larger city, Hill moved to Los Angeles in 2014 and formed a team of dancers with disabilities she calls the Rollettes. “I want to break down the stereotype of wheelchair users and show that dance is dance, whether you’re walking or you’re rolling.” she told CBS News.

Hill has realized what many of us never will: her childhood dream. She’s a dancer. But the Rollettes have helped her find something else just as meaningful. Every year she holds a dance camp for wheelchair users of all ages and abilities with an eye to helping them find their confidence. She calls it the Rollettes Experience, and in 2019, 173 participants from ten countries attended.

Edna Serrano says that being part of the Rollettes team has given her the courage to carry on her life. “I didn’t know I could do so many things that these girls have taught me,” she says. “ It’s so powerful to have my teammates in my life, because they’re my teachers. I have more strength.”

1.Why do you think Chelsie Hill formed a team called the Rollettes in 2014?

A.To improve the living conditions of the poor.

B.To live better in a big city.

C.To change people’s attitude towards wheelchair users.

D.To tell the public”rolling is better than walking”

2.Who is probably the underlined person “Edna Serrano” in the last paragraph？

A.One of Chelsie Hill’s former classmates

B.One of the 173 participants from ten countries in 2019.

C.A reporter from the CBS News

D.One of Chelsie Hill’s former teachers.

3.Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?

A.Chelsie Hill-A brave girl B.The Rollettes Experience

C.Roll to dance D.Live for those you love

    Thingvellir has been a National Park in Iceland since 1930 and was named a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 2004. Aside from its historical interest, Thingvellir holds a special attraction for nature lovers.

How to get to Thingvellir National Park

1. Take Road No. 1 heading north out of Reykjavík. After driving through the town Mosfellsbær take the first exit to the right at roundabout onto Road No. 36 to Thingvellir.

2. Another choice in summertime out of Reykjavik is to take the Road No.1 towards south coast. Then  turn left onto Road 431 and follow it onto Road 435 . Note that this road (435) is closed in winter and only open from May to September depending on snow conditions. Make sure to check conditions before driving it.

What to see in Thingvellir?

There is much to explore in the park including the 20-meter (66ft) Oxara waterfall, and the Nikulasargja Gorge, better known as Peningagja (Money Gorge) because it is a custom to throw coins (and sometimes credit cards!) into the icy-cold water and make a wish.The Oxararfoss Waterfall is a beautiful waterfall, though the pool under it has a darker story, for men and women were drowned there, after being sentenced to death in the Middle Ages.

Camping

There are two camp sites at Thingvellir :One by the parks service centre at Leirar and another one  by Vatnskot.

Garbage does not have to be sorted before being put into the disposal cans. Ash from the barbecues should be disposed of into separate containers.

Price:

Adults (18-66 years) ISK 1300 /night + 300 ISK tax Senior (67 +) and disabled ISK 650 / night + 300 ISK tax Children/teens 0-17 years free of charge.

Parking

Thingvellir does not have entrance fee as such,but if you travel by car you will have to pay a parking fee.

The charge for a daypass on all the parking lots is as follows:

A) Passenger car, 5 seats or less - 750 ISK

B) Passenger car, 6-8 seats - 1000 ISK

C) Bus, 9-19 seats - 1800 ISK

D) Bus ,20 seats or more - 3500 ISK

For further info please contact thingvellir@thingvellir.is.

1.How much you need to pay in all if you take your family( your wife;your two kids,age 3 and 5;your parents,age 68 and 70) to camp for a night in Thingvellir National Park ?(You travel with your 7-seat  car)

A.8300ISK B.6100ISK

C.5800ISK D.5100ISK

2.What is most special about the Nikulasargja Gorge?

A.People throw coins into the water and make a wish there.

B.There is a beautiful waterfall nearby.

C.The water there is icy-cold.

D.You can use your credit card there.

3.Which of the following is False according to the article?

A.Thingvellir National Park in Iceland is a World Heritage site.

B.Road 435 of Iceland is closed in winter for safety concern.

C.In the Middle Ages some people were drowned under Oxararfoss Waterfall.

D.Rubbish has to be sorted in Thingvellir National Park when camping.

假定你是李华,你在网上购买的商品到货了,但拆封之后发现质量并没有想象的那么好。请你给商家写封电子邮件,表达自己的合理诉求。内容包括:

1.写电子邮件的目的；

2.产品回题描述；

3.你期待商家如何解决问题。

注意:1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯；

3. 邮件的开头及结尾已为你写好。

Dear Sir or madam,

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文,文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处, 每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加, 删除，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

At the International Space Station, which many astronauts live while in space, there have sixteen sunsets and sunrises every day! When to sleep and when to wake up can be confused. Astronauts stick a schedule of sleeping for eight hours at the end of his shifts. They often wear eye masks or close their window shades to keep off light. Before go to sleep, astronauts must make sure that their space is well ventilated(使......通风) and have plenty of oxygen to last a full eight hours. And something is the same in space. Before the bed, astronauts might choose to listen to music, read or use their laptops. Would you like to go on a space mission?

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。

Happy Birthday to You is a happy song, 1. the story behind it may not be known to all. Two sisters, Mildred Hill and Dr. Patty 2.(write) a song for children 3.(call) Good Morning to All. The song was sure to be 4. success due to5.talents. The sisters published the song in 1893.

Thirty-one years later, a gentleman by the name of Robert H. Coleman published the song without the sisters 6.( permit). And 7.(make) matters worse, he added a second verse, which was the familiar Happy Birthday to you.

Mr. Coleman's addition of the second verse 8.(popular) the song and eventually, Happy Birthday to You, the one and only birthday song totally replaced the sisters' Good Morning to All.

After Mildred died in 1916, Patty took Mr. Coleman to court. In court, she proved that she and her sister owned the melody. Because the family 9.(legal)owns the song, they are entitled to royalties from it whenever it is sung 10.commercial purposes.

    It was New Year's Night. An ____ man was standing at a window. He raised his ____ eyes towards the deep blue sky, where the stars were ____ like water lilies on the surface of a clear calm lake. Then he ____ them on the earth, where a few more ____ people than himself now moved towards their certain goal---the ____.He had already passed sixty of the stages  leading to it, and he had brought from his Journey ____ but errors and regrets. Now his health was poor, his mind vacant and his heart ____.

The days of his ____ appeared like dreams before him, and he recalled the serious moment when his father placed him at the ____ of the two roads--one leading to a peaceful, sunny place, the other leading to a deep, ____ cave. He looked towards the sky and cried ____, "Oh youth, return! Oh my father, place me once more at the entrance to life, and I will choose the ____ way! " But both his father and the days of his youth had ____.

The clock in the church tower ____ and the sound made him remember his parents’ early ____ for him. They had taught him and prayed to God for his and prayed to God for his ____.

But he chose the ____ way. His darkened eyes were full of tears, and with a despairing ____, he burst out a cry, “Come back, my early days!”

And his youth did ____, for all this was only a dream which he had on New Year’s Night.

1.A.admirable B.honest C.inspiring D.aged

2.A.mournful B.shining C.charming D.sharp

3.A.swimming B.floating C.sleeping D.lying

4.A.threw B.cast C.put D.caught

5.A.jobless B.homeless C.hopeless D.fearless

6.A.tomb B.company C.lounge D.office

7.A.everything. B.nothing C.anything D.something

8.A.joyful B.thoughtful C.sorrowful D.thankful

9.A.death B.birth C.growth D.youth

10.A.entrance B.middle C.end D.exit

11.A.big B.dark C.open D.bright

12.A.manly B.painfully C.sympathetically D.peacefully

13.A.shorter B.worse C.better D.harder

14.A.passed away B.passed by C.passed down D.passed out

15.A.struck B.rang C.beat D.knocked

16.A.support B.guidance C.instruction D.love

17.A.guilt B.health C.good D.wealth

18.A.right B.difficult C.easy D.wrong

19.A.effect B.force C.effort D.power

20.A.fade B.leave C.disappear D.return

    The first year of college is vital for setting students up for success, laying a strong foundation for the rest of college and beyond. Research shows that if you finish your first year and sign up for the second, you're far more likely to get that degree. 1. Here's what the experts recommend.

Go to college on purpose. 2. It means spending as long as four years and taking up

a large amount of your family's income. Simply going because everyone told you so puts you more at risk of having Just some college and no degree."Don't just go to college because your school counselor or your parents told you to go," says Yolanda Watson Spiva, who runs the non-profit organization Complete College America." 3."

Make a connection with a staff member. You can lean on any college staff member connected with the college to learn the ropes of the institution. 4.. Research has shown that having one strong connection with staff members can make you feel engagednand supported throughout college. They can also result in strategic career advice and networking opportunities.

5.Start with your classes work on assignments together or form a study group. Join clubs and organizations-let the organizational framework of those meetings ease the awkwardness of scheduling the first friend date. Don’t beat yourself up if it doesn,'t happen right away. Keep reaching out. If someone else says hi, respond!

A.So how do you get through the first year ?

B.Pick your classes wisely and map out your path.

C.Going to college takes time and money.

D.Find a group of friends who support you.

E.You actually go to college because you have an agenda.

F.You can also ask them about things unrelated to the class.

G.It can be an adviser, a financial aid officer, even a librarian.

    A robot designed to carry things moves quickly across a field to gather equipment at a sports event. Such equipment, like javelins and discuses (铁饼), has been thrown by competitors. Another robot moves a human-sized screen on wheels. It is designed to permit virtual attendance at the event. And then there are the robots designed to look like the smiling, friendly creatures or mascots that act as the Olympic Games’representatives.

All these robots are part of preparations for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor Corporation presented the machines to reporters earlier this week. Toyota is a major supporter of the 2020 Olympic Games.

The mascot robots have moving arms and legs, and their eyes change to the image of stars and hearts. They cannot speak at all or walk very well. But Tomohisa Moridaira, lead engineer, suggested several possibilities, such as getting the robot to hold the Olympic torch using magnets.

The field support robot" is a small bus-shaped machine based on a Toyota ride-sharing vehicle that is still in development. The field support robot can travel as fast as 20 kilometers per hour. It holds three cameras and one special sensor that lets it surroundings. Around the top of its body are special lights that brighten when the vehicle is active. Its artificial intelligence helps it avoid barriers. It is also able to vary its path in order to protect areas of grass.

However, it cannot find the objects, which can weigh up to eight kilograms, or pick them up on its own. A person has to travel with the device, pick up the objects and put them in it. Then, with a press of a button, the vehicle transports the equipment to where it needs to go.

Takeshi Kuwabara took charge of the robots’ development. He said it was designed to team robots and humans. "Our aim was to leverage the strengths of both humans and robots," he said.

The carmaker plans to use the games to present its new vehicle technologies. These include buses fueled by a special kind of battery, and self-driving taxis. Toyota is competing with other carmakers and technology companies to develop low cost , robot-controlled cars and electric vehicles.

1.Why does the author mention robots in the first paragraph?

A.To attract our interest in robot technology.

B.To show us new robot technology in the 21st century.

C.To encourage creation of new robots.

D.To introduce the robots in the Olympic Games.

2.What is the feature of the "field support robot"?

A.It can work individually in the field.

B.It can sense barriers and change its way.

C.It is a Toyota ride-sharing vehicle.

D.It can find and pick up anything.

3.What is the purpose of the carmaker to use many robots in the Olympic Games?

A.To show its new vehicle technologies.

B.To help save the natural resources.

C.To cut down the cost of the service.

D.To free people from heavy work.

4.What can be the best title of the passage?

A.Robot Shows in the 2020 Olympics.

B.Toyota's - Support for the 2020 Olympics.

C.Robot Assistants in the 2020 Olympics.

D.Robot Competition in the 2020 Olympics.

    The official opening of Beijing Daxing International Airport caps a long design and building process. Designed by the late architect Zaha Hadid and her Chinese partners, the airport is built for the future, having a terminal the size of 97 soccer grounds---as well as customer-service robots that provide travelers with flight updates and airport information.

Called "starfish”by Chinese media for its shape of five concourses(大厅) connected to a main hall, Daxing Airport aims to reduce the walking distance for passengers. The airport authority has promised a distance of no more than 600 meters (about eight minutes of walking) between security checkpoints and the remotest boarding gate.

This new modern airport employs a special intelligent lighting system, supported by eight big C-shaped columns that let in the sunlight, brightening the architecture and structure. Therefore, it minimizes the need to use electric lighting.

To offer a more refreshing travel experience, five outdoor courtyards with the themes" Silk Garden", "Tea Garden"," Porcelain Garden", "Countryside Garden" and "Chinese garden" feature at the end of the five departure lounges(等候室) for use by passengers waiting for their flights. Travelers will be scanned on cameras using facial recognition. Counters will be fully automated to capture face photos and relay them in each part of the journey through the airport, including security and the departure gate.

China is projected to overtake the United States as the world's biggest air travel market by 2022. The "modest"initial operational target at Daxing is to accommodate 72 million passengers and 2 million tons of goods annually by 2025. The ambitious master plan calls for the building of a total of seven runways, and moving at least 100 million passengers and 4 million tons of goods a year through the airport.

1.Why is the airport in a starfish-shaped design?

A.To hold as many passengers as possible.

B.To make the main hall easier to be found.

C.To keep security checkpoints effective.

D.To make boarding gates within easy reach.

2.What can the airport’s lighting system be described as?

A.High-end. B.Strangely-formed.

C.Passenger-friendly. D.Energy-saving.

3.What can be inferred about the five outdoor courtyards?

A.They reflect the Chinese tradition

B.They use popular technique.

C.They promote Chinese goods to people.

D.They follow the latest world trend.

4.What do the numbers in the last paragraph indicate ?

A.The airport's market. B.The airport’s project.

C.The airport's potential. D.The airport’s facilities.