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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。 Last month, we explored some wonderful places in two cities in Poland: the capital and largest city of Warsaw and the historic city of Krakow. Since Poland has more 1. (offer), we will take a closer look at one of the country’s most interesting cities and give an 2. (introduce) to it. Located on the Baltic Sea coast and the mouth of the Vistula River, Gdansk functions 3. a major port city. It is known to many as the amber capital of the world. Amber, a kind of fossilized tree sap(汁液), 4. (preserve) in the extremely cold waters of the Baltic Sea, with pieces 5. (frequent) washed up along its shores. Along with the city’s natural resources, the architecture in Gdansk exposes its diverse history of being ruled by a few foreign 6. (country). Gdansk is also famous for one of the largest trade shows and fairs in the world. 7. (last) three weeks in August, this event attracts millions of visitors every year and offers the Polish national dishes made with 8. (vary) meats and vegetables. The best time to visit Poland is during the summer months, 9. last from June through August. Winters are quite cold, but that is 10. benefit if skiing, ice skating, sledding or other winter sports are your passion(酷爱的事物).
A number of years ago I lost all of the hearing in one of my ears overnight. At first, it seemed like it could be a minor _______. Two days later, I was supposed to perform at an event, and I sat ___my turn in the dark,____some medicine from my doctor with orange juice. The hearing didn’t____. Soon after, I was____I had a brain tumor (肿瘤). The following ___left me exhausted and I was spending more time alone; but that____me with a lot more time for art. I had spent most of my time in college studying _____and wishing there was a ______to combine technology with the work instead of just using computers as a tool. As a girl who had spent most of my time _____, it had simply never _____to me or anyone else that I could do technical work. In the 90s, that didn’t even ___. But, later, as part of the Design and Technology department at Parsons, I went through a crash ___in hardware and software engineering and fell in love with it for the purpose of art. So as my body was ____well, I began doing small _____at night: sketches(素描), models, studying circuits(电路). I was_____that if anything happened to my other____, I wouldn’t be able to communicate. As I focused on the reality of daily____failure in my own life, I began to pay more attention to the physical objects such as our phones, our Internet, our radios, etc. I began building objects to____possible future disasters of communication in our society. Over these years of hard work, the most______things I’ve learned are that we have to make our own opportunities, we have to make time for the work, and we can’t give up. 1.A.success B.problem C.change D.dream 2.A.thinking about B.caring about C.asking for D.waiting for 3.A.washing down B.taking out C.searching for D.paying for 4.A.lose B.affect C.return D.hurt 5.A.agreed B.told C.armed D.covered 6.A.instruction B.discovery C.treatment D.promise 7.A.left B.interrupted C.rescued D.surprised 8.A.dance B.computer C.medicine D.art 9.A.way B.accident C.corner D.luck 10.A.reading B.writing C.teaching D.drawing 11.A.appealed B.passed C.occurred D.continued 12.A.permit B.exist C.end D.move 13.A.meeting B.understanding C.check D.course 14.A.recovering B.running C.playing D.falling 15.A.talks B.discussions C.experiments D.predictions 16.A.interested B.afraid C.satisfied D.curious 17.A.arm B.hand C.ear D.leg 18.A.power B.heart C.business D.communication 19.A.mark B.avoid C.accept D.forget 20.A.important B.necessary C.possible D.difficult
In some US states, gym class is changing. Many schools are focusing on getting students ready for life after high school. They are looking for ways to leave even the least athletic kids with the will and skills to keep moving. For gym teachers, that means less focus on who is best at a sport. It means less rope climbing and dodgeball(躲避球).1. A New Model In one New York school district, there is no “gym” class. 2.They include dance, self- defense and rock climbing. They include mountain biking, in-line skating, and boating. “We want our kids…, to be active for life,” said Ron Whitcomb. He manages the physical education, or PE, program for the Victor, New York, school district. A US law passed in 2015 increased the importance of health and fitness in education. It also gave more funding(资金) to PE programs. Whitcomb’s program started before that law passed. 3.Connecticut, Vermont and Michigan are all planning to improve PE’s place in their schools. Outside the Gym Tracy Krause teaches PE in Washington State. For a few years, she has taken students fly-fishing and rock climbing. 4.It combines PE, English, and science into one program. “We want kids to leave with a plan for the future,” Krause said. “I think the same needs to be true about their health.” Lifelong Skills In Washington, D. C, all second-graders learn to ride bikes. Fourth- and seventh-graders learn parkour(跑酷). Parkour teaches students to jump, climb and roll in the fastest way they can. Sixth- graders learn how to read a compass. High schoolers swim. 5. Teachers hope to keep students liking, not hating, PE. That means finding sports or activities they enjoy. A.They are also cutting back on team sports. B.It means more bike riding and outdoor hikes. C.Other schools are now following his program. D.Instead there is a list of different fitness classes. E.The school district’s goal is to teach lifelong skills. F.She is part of her school’s “Outdoor Academy” program. G.Kids who are not as athletic sometimes hate playing team sports.
Cattle manure(粪肥) has become one of the world’s greatest environmental killers, but one Dutch artist is using chemistry to turn it into something that is both eco-friendly and valuable. In recent years, scientists around the world have made great progress in their attempts to recycle cattle manure, including turning it into natural fertilizer, but Eindhoven designer Jalila Essaidi didn’t think they were efficient enough to solve the global manure problem. So she started on her very own solution, one that approached animal waste as a valuable material that could be processed into useful products. She started by separating the waste, with the dry manure used to get pure cellulose(纤维素) from the grass that cows eat. From the wet manure, she got acids used to create a natural liquid plastic which was used to make fiber that are later turned into fabric(material used for making clothes). This new material was named Mestic, from mest, the Dutch word for manure. Essaidi claim that it has the same function as plastic from fossil fuels, but is bio-degradable(可生物降解的). Better yet, the degradability can be dealt with in the lab, making it possible to create materials that last for different periods of time depending on their purpose. “This is not the first time that scientists have been looking for ways to solve the manure problem, but it is the first time that manure is being considered as a valuable resource.” the Dutch designer said. Last year, Jalila Essaldi partnered with the city of Eindhoven to produce a fashion show using Mestic-based fabrics. Her Mestic collection was so impressive that clothing giant H&M awarded her the Global Change Award and a $1million prize. And cow manure is just the beginning of Jalila Essaldi’s experiments with animal waste. “After cows, we’ll deal with pigs and other animals,” she said. 1.Why has the author written the text? A.To suggest practical ways to deal with cattle manure. B.To advertise for some clothes made by a Dutch company. C.To introduce a designer who turns cow manure into clothing. D.To persuade people to purchase products made from manure. 2.Which is the correct order of making Mestic-based clothing? A.acids→liquid plastic→manure→fabric→fibers→clothing B.manure→acids→liquid plastic→fibers→fabric→clothing C.liquid plastic→manure→fabric→fibers→ acids→clothing D.fibers→manure→acids→fabric→liquid plastic→clothing 3.What do we know about Mestic? A.Its smell is rather terrible. B.It is made from fossil fuels. C.Its name has a Dutch origin. D.It can only be made in the lab. 4.What do Jalila Essaidi’s words in the last paragraph mean? A.Something more needs to be done about cow manure. B.She will switch to other animals waste in the future. C.What experiments to do next really puzzles her. D.The future of fashionable clothing is optimistic.
Mercury(水星) is the closest planet to the sun. It is a planet slightly larger than the Earth’s moon. It is covered in craters. Some craters have ice in them, even though the planet is hot. Sunlight never touches some parts because of the planet’s special position. Without air, there are great temperature differences between the coldest and hottest parts. Mercury days are so long that there are big differences between temperatures on the daylight side and the night side. Mercury was created billions of years ago, when big rocks ran into each other. After these accidents, the planet was frequently visited by meteorites (流星) for several hundred million years. There were also many volcanic eruptions. As the planet cooled, the thin, rocky outside shell reduced in diameter(直径) by about 3 kilometers. The Caloris Basin is one of the largest craters on Mercury. This big crater is 1, 300 kilometers wide and was formed when a large rock, about 100 kilometers across, knocked into the surface. Beethoven, another large crater, is 643 kilometers across. The cliffs on Mercury are up to 2 kilometers high and hundreds of kilometers long. The cliffs were formed when the thin surface fell apart, as volcanic activity slowed down and Mercury became cooler. One Mercury day lasts about 59 Earth days. Mercury takes about 88 Earth days to have a complete year, instead of the 365 days that we have on the Earth. Mercury speeds around the sun so that there are three Mercury days every two Mercury years! Mercury has a strange relationship with the Earth. Every 117 days, when Mercury is closest to the Earth, it always has the same side facing us. Mariner 10 is the only spacecraft to visit Mercury. It made three visits to Mercury in, the 1970s, taking photos of many cliffs and craters. Although the first three visits answered many questions, they have raised others. 1.What is the surface of Mercury like? A.It’s generally flat. B.It’s hot everywhere. C.It’s bright everywhere. D.It’s cold in some parts. 2.Why did Mercury’s diameter get smaller? A.A drop in temperature changed its size. B.A great many meteorites ran into it. C.It got out of shape as time passed. D.Lots of surface rocks fell off. 3.What do we know about Mercury? A.One Mercury day lasts about 88 Earth days. B.It turns around the sun faster than the Earth. C.Six Mercury days are two Mercury years. D.It has more cliffs than large craters. 4.What happened after Mariner 10’s three visits to Mercury? A.Another spacecraft visited Mercury. B.New cliffs and craters were formed. C.New signs of volcanic activity appeared. D.Lots of new puzzles needed to be solved.
The bus stops in the Dutch city of Utrecht are as beautiful as they are practical. Now, 316 bus stops feature a green roof that adds some life to the city, while also storing rainwater, catching dust, and providing some much needed shade during the warmer months. This project is good for the honey bee population that is attracted to the plants on the roof. To keep up this successful ecosystem, municipal（市政的）workers drive around in electric cars, taking care of the mini gardens. Another one of the biggest benefits to come out of these green stops is the improved air quality. Smoking, cars, and bacteria all contribute to polluting the air we breathe. These eco-friendly public spaces act as an air purifier for city people, though humans aren’t the only group that benefit from them. Utrecht has also made great efforts towards moving their transportation system away from gas-guzzling（高耗油的）buses. The city replaced 10 gas-guzzling buses with electric powered buses and plans to have only CO2 inactive buses on the road by 2028. The buses have a system that records the driver’s efficiency and rider’s comfort levels. Drivers can win prizes based on how safe and comfortable the ride was. The city is also one of the most bicycle-friendly places in the world. Roads have been redesigned for cyclists’ convenience and there is a new state-of-the-art 6,000 space bicycle parking area that is located beneath Utrecht’s central train station. Utrecht offers prize money to keep citizens energized and motivated to live greener lives. There are even prize money for people to transform their roofs into green roofs too. Achieving the goals of an eco-friendlier city takes cooperation and Utrecht is leading the way to protect our environment. 1.What is special about the bus stops in Utrecht? A.They are eco-friendly. B.They can save a lot of energy. C.They are artificially-intelligent. D.They can provide electric power for buses. 2.What can we infer about the changes to the transportation system in Utrecht? A.Not all buses are gas-guzzling at present. B.Gas-guzzling cars have been completely replaced. C.Only electric private cars are allowed on the roads. D.Buses have air purifiers fixed on them. 3.What might passengers think of the bus service in Utrecht? A.Buses are always too crowded. B.Buses are often behind schedule. C.Buses are too big for redesigned roads. D.Buses are generally comfortable and safe. 4.What are people living in Utrecht encouraged to do? A.Give up smoking. B.Create gardens on their roofs. C.Paint their roofs green. D.Buy more honey.
National Park Association of Queensland Activities Vegetation Management Group Saturday 14th March 2020 Location: Jolly’ s Lookout carpark, D’Aguilar National Park Leader: Angus McElnea (0429854446 or gus mcelnea@hotmail.com) Get your hands dirty! Come and spend a couple of hours to help with lantana(a type of flowering plant) control and revegetation(植被再造) work in the Boombana and Jolly’s Lookout areas of D’Aguilar National Park, west of Brisbane. Wynnum North Boardwalk Sunday 15th March 2020 Location: Wynnum North Boardwalk Leader: Jocelyn Dixon (0733788486) Fee: $5(members) $10(non-members) Join with us to view the water and bush birds of this area. A track from Wynnum North Road leads to a secret place for viewing a diverse mix of birds walking around in water. From there we will take a short walk to the Mangrove Boardwalk. May Long Weekend Camp Saturday 2nd May to Monday 4th May 2020 Leader: Tony Parsons (0433224544) Join us for a long weekend in Border Rangers National Park, camping at Sheep Station Creek campground. Spend the days exploring the national park, and evenings around the campfire. We will have the chance to view Mt Warning from the Pinnacle at sunrise and sunset. Bring your family and stay for the weekend or come down for a day. It will be enjoyable. Central West Qld National Parks Saturday 29th August to Sunday 6th September 2020 Leader: Wendy Bell(0733002473) Exciting opportunity to visit and explore at least six national parks in the comfort of a big coach and be accommodated, rather than camping. Basic cost of the tour is $3, 400 per person. Total cost includes all transport, all meals, and activity fees. 1.Who will you call if you are interested in bird-watching? A.Angus McElnea. B.Jocelyn Dixon. C.Tony Parsons. D.Wendy Bell. 2.In which of the activities will a fire be built? A.May Long Weekend Camp. B.Wynnum North Boardwalk. C.Vegetation Management Group. D.Central West Qld National Parks. 3.How is Central West Qld National Parks different from the other activities? A.It is a weekend activity. B.Lots of walking is involved. C.The organizer provides the transport. D.Visitors have to bring their own food.
假如你是李华，你的英国朋友Peter得知你所在的城市将举办一个中学生艺术作品展览会，特来信询问你相关事宜。请给他回信，内容包括： 1. 展览的时间和地点； 2. 展览内容； 3. 参观时的注意事项。 注意：1.词数100左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 参考词汇：艺术作品展览会 art exhibition ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
假定英语老师上课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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。 修改：在错的词下面划一横线，并在横线下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1. 每处错误及其修改仅限一词。 2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。 Last month, I took part in a volunteer activity in a village. We start off by bus at 9 o’clock. After three-hour bus ride, we saw the village surrounded by hills. It was very difficult to drive on the rocky road, but we got off the bus and walked there. The villagers standing by the road welcomed us warm. Cooked with those vegetables grow by the villagers, the lunch was tasted delicious. After lunch, we played game with the village children. Then they visited an old man living alone on the hillside. We sang a few songs, what made him really happy. I think when doing volunteer work, you help others and you gain happiness for return.
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。 The fire at Notre-Dame Cathedral de Paris has raised questions about the condition of thousands of other cathedrals and historic 1. (structure) across Europe. It also raises questions about whether European government are doing enough 2. (keep) up and care for such buildings. Tibor Navracsics, the European Union’s top cultural official, told The Associated Press that “we are so used to our outstanding cultural heritage in Europe that we tend to forget that it 3. (need) constant care and attention.” Some people say the fire was a wake-up call, not just for Europe,4. for the whole world. Large fires have long robbed humanity 5. knowledge, art and treasures. In 2015, the German engineering company Siemens 6. (find) that Scotland had about ten damaging fires a year, while England lost at least a dozen listed buildings a year. In Germany, seventy historic buildings have been 7. (heavy) damaged since 2000. Experts say that 8. is needed is continuous attention and maintenance. Some say world-famous monuments like Notre-Dame are the 9. (drive) force behind tourism and should get more respect. Sneska Quaedvlieg-Mihailovic, who heads the heritage group Europa Nostra, noted the 10. (important) of such respect. “Cultural heritage is a gold mine. You cannot exploit it and then just leave the mine and go to another one.” She said.
Medi Bastoni, a 43-year-old father of four from Indonesia, is walking 800 km from his home on a volcano in East Java to Jakarta. He is doing it _________ in the hope of drawing attention to the archipelago’s (多岛屿的) quickly _________ forests. He set out on his _________, backward journey in mid-July, with the _________ of reaching the capital by August 16, a day before the Southeast Asian nation’s independence day anniversary. He just took a short break when he was _________. “Of course I’m exhausted, but I’m ___________ to do this to fight for the next generation and I just make my _________ to do it,” Bastoni said. “My home is ___________ all of its trees so I have to do something. I can _________ the pain and tiredness.” Bastoni says that when he arrives, he hopes to __________ President Joko Widodo and highlight the ____________ of deforestation (滥伐森林) across the archipelago, __________ at his home on Mt Wilis, a dead volcano. Indonesia __________ from one of the high rates of deforestation in the world, according to Greenpeace. Bastoni __________ 20 to 30 km backwards every day under the sun, with a rear-view mirror (后视镜) __________ to his backpack to avoid bumping into objects. Along the way, supporters cheer him on, __________ him meals or a place to stay overnight. But in order to stay ____________, Bastoni always leaves at dawn. “Walking backwards is meant as a __________ to Indonesians to reflect on the __________ and remember how national heroes __________ for the good of the country,” he said. 1.A.outwards B.regularly C.naturally D.backwards 2.A.shrinking B.flooding C.expanding D.growing 3.A.wonderful B.fancy C.tough D.single 4.A.theme B.belief C.goal D.direction 5.A.sad B.tired C.hungry D.excited 6.A.likely B.afraid C.nervous D.willing 7.A.effect B.difference C.change D.effort 8.A.losing B.planting C.selling D.protecting 9.A.enjoy B.take C.reduce D.seek 10.A.talk about B.meet with C.say goodbye to D.get close to 11.A.problem B.cause C.method D.benefit 12.A.surrounding B.varying C.including D.reaching 13.A.suffers B.escapes C.benefits D.prevents 14.A.cycles B.walks C.drives D.runs 15.A.attached B.compared C.exposed D.applied 16.A.lend B.offer C.watch D.show 17.A.in order B.in time C.on purpose D.on schedule 18.A.chance B.story C.signal D.relief 19.A.scene B.reality C.past D.situation 20.A.prepared B.waited C.cared D.fought
Make Your Fitness Resolution Stick Last year, the most common New Year’s resolution was fitness-related. A study showed that approximately 50 million Americans swore to increase activities and lose weight. 1., success was hard to achieve. Two months later, only 37 percent of people in their 20s and 16 percent over age 50 had kept to their new fitness habit. 2., the benefits of such a change are clear. There is no question that exercise plays a role in the prevention and treatment of many diseases. Weekly exercise routines have been shown to reduce rates of depression and anxiety, lessen risk of heart attacks and strokes, and reduce the high rates of diabetes. 3.. It’s suggested that 150 minutes per week of moderate intensity exercise like swimming, or 75 minutes per week of intense exercise, like jogging, should be the minimum amount exercise needed to achieve maximum medical benefit if you stick to it. Often, the best way to increase your exercise is to involve movement in your everyday life. On average, urban citizen who go to work by bike or public transportation are fitter than suburban citizens who drive to work. 4.. They are good ways to increase the amount of your movement every day. Whether you determine to work out at your local gym three times a week, take 10,000 steps a day or give your dog an extra walk every day, what matters most is not your commitment to exercise but your sticking to it. 5.. A.While behavior change is tough B.Although they had good intentions C.However hard they try to make up their mind D.There is always one type of exercise that you are fond of E.Besides, taking the stairs instead of the elevator also helps F.So commit to something you love and keep to your fitness habit G.The best form of exercise is the type that someone will consistently perform
Nicole Eisenberg’s older son has wanted to be a star of the stage since he was a kid. He took voice, dance and drama lessons and attended the well-known Stagedoor Manor summer camp for half a dozen years. “I had to take him on 20 auditions (试演) for musical theater. But he did it with me. I did not helicopter parent him. I was co-pilot.” Ms Eisenberg said. Helicopter parenting is a term that become popular in the 1980s and grew out of fear about children’s physical safety. It is the practice of hovering anxiously near one’s children, monitoring their every activity. In the 1990s, it meant not just constantly monitoring children, but also always teaching them. Or was she a snowplow parent? Snowplow parenting is an even more obsessive (强迫性的) form, which keeps their children’s futures obstacle-free, so they don’t have to come across failure, frustration or lose opportunities. It’s a parent’s job to support the children, and to use their adult wisdom to prepare for the future when their children aren’t mature enough to do so. It’s painful for any parent to watch their child mess up, or not achieve their goals. Now, however, the stakes (赌注) are so much high. “Increasingly, it appears any mistake could be very serious for their class outcome,” said Philip Cohen, a sociologist at the University of Maryland. “The point is to prepare the kid for the road, instead of preparing the road for the kid.” Ms Lythcott-Haims said. “You have made a role for yourself of always being there to handle things for your child, so it gets worse because your child is ill-equipped to manage the basic tasks of life.” Learning to solve problems, take risks and overcome frustration are important life skills. However, snowplowing has gone so far that many young people are in crisis, lacking these problem-solving skills and experiencing anxiety. Many snowplow parents know it’s problematic, too. But because of privilege or peer pressure or anxiety about their children’s futures, they do it anyway. 1.What do helicopter parents and snowplow parents have in common? A.They teach their children everything. B.They do everything for their children. C.They care too much about their children. D.They only fix their eyes on their children. 2.Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined part in Paragraph 5? A.A thousand miles begins with a single step. B.All things are difficult before they are easy. C.Good company on the road is the shortest cut. D.Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. 3.What is the important effect of snowplowing on children? A.The shortage of problem-solving ability. B.The decrease of their anxiety. C.The satisfaction of learning. D.The pressure from their friends. 4.What is the best title for the text? A.Helicopter Parents and Their Children B.Parents Develop Problem-solving Skills C.Parents Prepare for Children’s Future D.Parents Rob Children of Adulthood
History of amusement parks takes us back to the bar-periodic fairs, like the Bartholomew Fair which started in England. These can be considered a parent for the modern amusement park. Opening in the Elizabethan period, the fair had developed as a center of amusement with entertainment with fun, food, games, and many other attractions. The beer festival held in Munich, Germany which started in 1810 and the country and state fairs in the US, also played a part in the brief history of amusement park. Unlike the Bartholomew Fair, these annual events were usually held during an important time when crops were ripe, which deserved to be marked. Amusement parks are also known to have grown out of the pleasure gardens that became very popular at the start of the Industrial Revolution. These were the zones where one could shun the dull urban life for a short while. We can find the oldest and still-surviving amusement park in the world: Bakken in Denmark, which opened in 1583. These parks consisted of fireworks displays, rides and the modern railroad to accommodate the growing expectations from their customers. Another turning point in the history of amusement parks was the world’s fairs which began in 1851. The Crystal Palace in London, England was a landmark and celebrated the industrial achievements of the world. These were seen as symbols of economic and industrial success. In the last decade of the 19th century, the electric trolley lines became extremely popular. Mechanical amusements, dance hall, sports fields, and restaurants were included as regular entertainments, as the history of amusement parks reflects. The golden age in the brief history of amusement parks didn’t appear until people especially Americans spent less time on work and got a steady rise in their personal income. A number of amusement parks including the Kiddie Park were set up outside major cities and in the countryside, to make full use of this new economic opportunity. The original Kiddie Park is located in San Antonio, Texas and is still in operation today. 1.What was the purpose of the early Munich beer festival? A.To show local attractions. B.To celebrate harvest together. C.To found a center of amusement. D.To create a stable agricultural market. 2.What does the underlined word “shun” in Paragraph 2 mean? A.Avoid. B.Tolerate. C.Experience. D.Complain. 3.What made the amusement parks fully developed? A.The Industrial Revolution. B.More time and money for fun. C.Advances in technology. D.Development of the world’s fairs. 4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A.Bakken was originally opened in 1583 in London. B.The Crystal Palace is the oldest amusement park in the world. C.The Kiddie Park located in San Antonio is still open at present. D.The Bartholomew Fair was seen as economic and industrial success.
A few years ago, a doctor gave a wrong prescription to a 9-year-old boy because he had accidentally clicked the next medicine listed in the drop-down menu. Unfortunately, the boy died. Dr. Gidi Stein heard the story and felt forced to do something. “It was like killing someone with a spelling error. He just clicked on the wrong button,” Stein said. “One would have thought there’d be some kind of spell-checker to prevent these terrible things from happening. But apparently this is not the case.” Several things were immediately obvious to the 54-year-old Stein, who had previously studied computer science. “If you look at this problem from a bird’s eye view, there were so many places down the line where this decision could have been stopped — from the physician to the pharmacy (药房) even to the mother. All of them had all the relevant information to have a judgment call that this was just the wrong drug for the wrong patient.” For Stein, it represented a systemic failure. Stein compared this with credit cards. “If you use your credit card in the daily routine over time, a pattern of how we use our cards comes out: the grocery store, the gas station in our local town. If your credit card would appear tomorrow in Zimbabwe, it would be unusual. The credit card company would call you and say, ‘Hey, was that you?’” But nothing like that existed in the field of prescription drugs. So Stein set up a company called MedAware. He came up with a machine learning outlier detection (异常检测值) system. In other words, he trained the computers to realize if a doctor accidentally prescribed the wrong medicine. The system is already used in hospitals and doctor’s offices. To date, MedAware has used their technology to help nearly six million patients in the United States and Israel. 1.What led to the boy’s death? A.The doctor’s carelessness. B.The drawback of the computer. C.The doctor’s poor medical skill. D.The incomplete health care system. 2.What does Stein feel about this medical accident? A.Angry. B.Frightened. C.Embarrassed. D.Regretful. 3.What can MedAware’s technology do? A.Help doctor choose right medicine. B.Reminds patients to take medicine. C.Introduce new drugs to doctors. D.Check the prescription. 4.Where is this text most likely from? A.A diary. B.A guidebook. C.A magazine. D.A science fiction.
What is small sided soccer? The small sided soccer starts with games of 3-on-3 from the youngest participants and progresses to 4-on-4, 7-on-7, 11-on-11, in a graduated manner for the older groups. OUT school’s training course will give kids a better chance to take part in the game and get excited about the game of soccer. The small-sided approach gives each child more individualized attention so they can each improve their skills. And, it’s FUN! Some general practical information • The cafeteria is open. • We supply participants with soccer clothes and football boots. • Please bring a water bottle for your child. Soccer season training times
Costs The cost is $70 per month for Tykes and PeeWees and $115 for all the other teams. Those who enter online will get a 10% discount. Volunteering Can I coach? Of course! Our training course is always looking for volunteer coaches. We will provide coaches with plans for activities and training, and help set up the small-sided fields. It’s a great opportunity to get involved with kids and help develop their love for sports. How can I volunteer in other ways? It’s your club and you are welcome to volunteer! There are volunteer opportunities with programs, fields, publicity, facilities, uniforms, website development and the board, to name but a few. Let us know how you’d like to help — and we’ll put you to work! Do parents stay? Yes. Parents are strongly encouraged to stay and support their children and the club. The club is a volunteer-run organization. Parents and athletes are encouraged to help with the clean-up and set-up activities. If you have any questions about program specifics, please contact recreational soccer coordinator (协调者), Pablo Vercelli, at recreationalsoccei@abfsport.nl. Tel: 043-239-4409. 1.What do you know about the training course? A.Coaches will make plans for activities and training. B.It offers three meals a day for free. C.Parents can volunteer for the training course. D.Participants need to prepare their own soccer clothes. 2.George entered for the PeeWees training time online. How much does he have to pay? A.$63. B.$70. C.$115. D.$103.5. 3.What can we learn from the passage? A.Both Tykes and BoysE&F have classes on Sunday. B.Both Tykes and PeeWees have the same charging standard. C.Pablo Vercelli was the founder of the small-sided soccer. D.Parents who help with clean-up don’t need to pay for the course.
假如你是李华，刚从英国学习回来，你的好友 Peter 在你学习期间为你提供了许多帮助。请你给他写一封 e-mail，感谢他对你的帮助（如帮你找寄宿家庭，带你参加各种活动等），并邀请他来中国。 注意：词数 100 左右，可合理添加细节；开头已写好，不计入总词数。 参考词汇：寄宿家庭 host family Dear Peter, I came back from England last week. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, 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。每次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(＼)划掉。 修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。 The first person I met in my high school was my deskmate, with that I fell in love at first sight. She was warm-hearted and always wore a honest smile on her face. I was homesick in the first few days, unable to adjust the new school. It was with her help which I got familiar with the school. However, what impressed me most was her diligence and determine. When faced with a challenge in study, she would try out her best to solve it. Whenever I was in trouble, she would encourage myself and help me out. But for her encouragement, I wouldn’t have progressed so fast and steady. Have so nice a girl as my friend is great luck for me. May our friendship lasts forever.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 The national college entrance examination, or gaokao, 1.(postpone) for a month to July 7 to 8 due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, the Ministry of Education said. Authorities in Hubei province and Beijing can come up with their own gaokao schedule based on the epidemic situation 2.will be published after consulting with the ministry, it said in a notice on Tuesday. The gaokao, widely 3.(consider) one of the most important exams in the country, 4.(hold) every year from June 7 to 8 since 2003. The country resumed(恢复) gaokao in the winter of 1977 5.it was suspended(暂停) for 10 years during the "cultural revolution" (1966-76). The exam was held every year in July from 1979 to 2002. In 2001, the ministry decided to move the gaokao dates forward a month from 2003 due to hot weather and frequent natural 6.(disaster) in summer. 7. total of 10.31 million students participated in the gaokao last year, up 560,000 from 2018. Chinese people often compare the 8.(high) competitive exam to 9.(cross) a narrow bridge, because for many students, especially those from rural areas, enrollment at a university is an opportunity 10.(change) their future.
When I was young, my understanding of life was simple. This made it _______ for me to deal with the world around me. As I grew up, things seemed more _______, which made life more challenging. Now, middle-aged, I find my_______ of the world is returning to the simple. When I try to teach my daughter important _______ about life, I will break complicated things _______ into small pieces. One of those basics is ______, for yourself, and for others. I teach my daughter to _______. To fail feels bad, _______, but not to have tried feels worse, because you can't respect yourself for it. And as the saying _______, if you don't respect yourself, no one else will. When I was seven or eight, I played at my cousin's house with his toys. His family was better off than mine, and he had many more toys. There was one ________ that I'd always wanted, and I ________ it into my pocket. But a moment later, I ________, even at that age, that I would never enjoy playing with the toy. I would always know I had ________, and my opinion of myself would ________. When his mother dropped me off later that day, I shamefacedly ________ out the toy and gave it back. She knew, I'm sure, what had happened, ________ she thanked me and never spoke of it again. I hope to help my daughter avoid similar ________. She first has to gain self-respect ________ she can start respecting others. I believe in respect, because ________ it we're all enemies. I'm not ________ in this regard, far from it. But I try my best, and I respect others for trying their best in this changing world. 1.A.funnier B.easier C.safer D.deeper 2.A.important B.awkward C.fragile D.complex 3.A.view B.experience C.aim D.expectation 4.A.basics B.facts C.subjects D.choices 5.A.away B.off C.down D.out 6.A.passion B.love C.respect D.desire 7.A.forgive B.accept C.share D.try 8.A.certainly B.eventually C.personally D.willingly 9.A.runs B.goes C.writes D.follows 10.A.for fun B.in particular C.with care D.at random 11.A.fetched B.arranged C.slipped D.fitted 12.A.doubted B.promised C.questioned D.sensed 13.A.lied B.stolen C.changed D.cheated 14.A.suffer B.improve C.fade D.spread 15.A.gave B.left C.pulled D.handed 16.A.so B.or C.for D.but 17.A.accidents B.mistakes C.results D.habits 18.A.before B.until C.in case D.now that 19.A.upon B.beyond C.without D.despite 20.A.honest B.casual C.curious D.perfect
Helicopter parenting refers to a style of parents who are over focused on their children. 1. For example, it can increase feelings of love and acceptance.However, helicopter parenting may be harmful to children’s development in the following ways. Decreased confidence and selfesteem (自尊)．The message the parents’ overinvolvement sends to kids is “my parents don’t trust me to do this on my own”．2. Increased anxiety.A study from the University of Mary Washington has shown that overparenting is associated with higher levels of child anxiety and depression. Undeveloped problemsolving skills.If parents are always there to clean up a child’s mess or prevent the problem in the first place, how does the child ever learn to deal with loss, disappointment, or failure？3. Strengthened sense of entitlement (权利)．Children who have always had their social, academic, and athletic lives adjusted by their parents to best fit their needs can become accustomed to always having their way and thus they develop a sense of entitlement. 4. Parents who always tie shoes, clear plates, and pack lunches, even after children are able to do the tasks, prevent their children from mastering these life skills themselves. So, parents should let children struggle, allow them to be disappointed, and when failure occurs, help them to work through it.5. Remember: taking one step back from solving children’s problems will help build the independent, and selfconfident kids. A．Weakened life skills. B．Damaged life experiences. C．And this distrust leads to a lack of confidence. D．Helicopter parenting has many benefits for children. E．Parents should also let children do tasks they are physically and mentally able to do. F．Making your 3yearold’s bed sounds reasonable, while making your 13yearold’s bed doesn’t. G．Studies found helicopter parenting can make children feel less able in dealing with the stresses of life on their own.
Riding on an exercise bike at home may keep you in physical shape, but it can get pretty boring after a while. Aaron Puzey had been on his exercise bike for half an hour a day for years when he decided to look for a way to make it a bit more fun. With virtual reality technology widely available nowadays, all he needed to do was find a way of applying it to his needs. So he set out to build an app for the Samsung Galaxy Gear VR headset(头戴式视图器) which would allow him to hook it up to Google Street view and make it seem like he's cycling through different real-life locations. Building the app to download the 3D data from Street View and make it viewable in the VR headset was the toughest part of his project. Other than that, all he needed to do was tape a Bluetooth monitor to his exercise bike. Although the quality of the images sometimes leaves a lot to be desired, leaving complex scenes like trees looking like a mess, Aaron has been having a lot of fun on his journey. Aaron's project is obviously no substitute(替代品) for real outdoor cycling as it lacks things like the wind blowing in your face or the pain of battling an uphill climb, but it has given him a goal, as well as the chance to take in the beauty of places he might have otherwise never seen. It definitely beats staring at a wall or at the TV for 30 minutes, anyway. Obviously, Aaron's set up the officially allows him to ride a bike anywhere around the world. He says he has always wanted to see Japan, so once his ride comes to an end, he plans to start another one across the Land of the Rising Sun. 1.Why did Aaron Puzey build the app? A.To invent a new kind of bicycle B.To participate in a competition. C.To satisfy the needs of the public. D.To add fun to his exercise bike routine 2.Which of the following can best describe Aaron Puxey? A.Creative. B.Ambitious. C.Funny. D.Boring. 3.What was the challenge for Puzey in his project? A.Changing the 3D data into pictures. B.Downloading the software from the Internet. C.Making the 3D data viewable in the headset. D.Taping a Bluetooth monitor lo his exercise bike. 4.What might be the best title for the text? A.Cycling Across the World at Home B.The Lazy Man and His Crazy Idea C.A New Way of Cycling Without Effort D.A Substitute for Real Outdoor Cycling
From the moment you open your eyes in the morning, you can feel sweat running down your body, even if you' re barely moving at all. That's what most people in China felt like this summer. In fact, the entire northern hemisphere(半球)saw high temperatures in July. The Arctic Circle was no exception(例外). Temperatures in the city of Norilsk, which is in the Arctic Circle, reached a record high of 32 ℃, The Atlantic reported. Temperatures there are usually just 10 ℃ at this time of the year. The heat wave in the Arctic is mainly a long-term result of global warming, according to the Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences. In fact, while the whole world is getting warmer, the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet. This is called the polar amplification effect (极地放大效应). The most direct impact of Arctic warming is the melting of Arctic ice. According to NASA, Arctic sea ice is now disappearing at a rate of 13.2 percent every 10 years. NASA said that if this continues, the Arctic will have no ice by the year 2040. This has put some Arctic animals, like polar bears, in danger. The ice that the bears live on has shrunk(缩小), the Toronto Star reported. Melting ice can also cause sea levels to rise in the long term. Since 1993, sea levels have risen at a rate of 3.2 cm every 10 years, the Guardian reported. Some countries, such as Tuvalu(图瓦鲁) in the South Pacific Ocean and Maldives(马尔代夫) in the Indian Ocean, are at risk of disappearing into the sea. 1.Which of the following is true? A.Some countries in the ocean will disappear in 10 years. B.China is the hottest in the northern hemisphere this summer. C.The world gets warmer because of the heat wave in the Arctic. D.The temperatures in Norilsk used to be lower than this summer. 2.What does the underlined word "this" in the third paragraph refer to? A.The heat wave in the Arctic. B.The result of global warming. C.The Arctic getting warm faster. D.Getting warmer in the world. 3.What may be the result of the melting of Arctic ice? A.The polar will become dangerous. B.There will be an end of water shortage. C.Sea levels rise in the long term. D.There will be no ice in the world by 2040. 4.What is the main idea of this passage? A.Heat hits Arctic. B.Arctic animals are in danger. C.The world became hotter than before. D.Some countries may disappear into the sea.
Stan Lee, co-founder of the Marvel Universe(漫威宇宙) and co-creator of many of its most popular superheroes, died at the age of 95. Lee was born Stanley Martin Lieber in New York in 1992. As a son of working-class Jewish immigrants from Romania, times were hard and he lived with his family in a shabby single-bedroom apartment. After graduating from high school at 16, Lieber landed a job as an assistant at Timely Comics. By the early 1940s, he was a temporary editor for the company. It was at this time that he began using his pen name--Stan Lee. In 1947, two years after returning from serving for the U.S. Army, Lee married his wife, Joan. The two began their 70-year marriage and had two children. In the late 1950s, DC Comics breathed new life into its classic superhero and experienced a significant success with its updated version of the Flash, and later with super-team the Justice League(正义联盟) of America. To compete against DC Comics, Lee was given the task of creating their own group of superheroes. In 1961, Timely Comics changed its name into Marvel Comics after Atlas Comics, and that November saw the debut(首次亮相) of the Fantastic Four. Lee’s later famous and lasting creations of comic-book superheroes included Spider-Man, the Hulk, Thor, Iron Man and the X-men. Over the course of his career, Lee was an icon of Marvel Comics. As a writer and editor and, at various points, both the publisher and vice president of Marvel Comics, Lee not only introduced interesting characters to the industry, but changed the way that comic books came together. He also created a cooperative workflow between writers and artists, which became known as the “Marvel Method”. Lee received a National Medal of Arts in 2008 for his innovations that revolutionized (=completely changed) American comic books. 1.What do we know about Lee from paragraph 2? A.He served for the U.S. Army for two years. B.He suffered from an unfortunate marriage. C.He had a tough and struggling childhood. D.He adopted his pen name at the age of 16. 2.What was the company called when Spider-Man was created? A.Timely Comics. B.Marvel Comics. C.Atlas Comics. D.DC Comics. 3.What does the underlined word “icon” in the last paragraph? A.Theme. B.Character. C.Assistant. D.Symbol. 4.What can be the best title for the text? A.Stan Lee, the Godfather of Marvel Comics. B.The Development of Marvel Comics. C.Stan Lee, a Superhero in Comic Books. D.The Popular Superheroes of Marvel Comics.
Antarctica, the great white continent and one of the last true wilderness areas on earth – largely unchanged since the early explorers, is home to the world’s greatest concentration of wildlife. We offer an extensive list of trips to Antarctica at the best price. You may choose between our various trips which you like best, according to your needs, in terms of price, duration and type of excursion(游览). The Antarctic season goes from late October to March. Antarctica Expeditions
If you’re looking to experience one of the most magnificent, exquisite, untouched regions of the world in an intimate, unhurried way away from the crowds, have we got a trip for you! 1.According to the passage, which type of excursion might take the longest time? A.CRUISES. B.FLIGHTS. C.AIR-CRUISES. D.SAILBOATS. 2.What’s the main purpose of this article? A.To introduce some geographical knowledge about Antarctica. B.To help you compare the price of traveling to Antarctica. C.To give you advice on how to choose from different trips. D.To appeal to potential travelers to Antarctica. 3.What can we learn from the passage? A.The Antarctic season goes from March to late October. B.It might take more than two days to go across the Drake Passage in a regular cruise. C.A sailboat can carry no more than 40 passengers. D.A cruise to Antarctica is the cheapest.
假如你是李华，你的英国朋友Peter对中国的竹子非常好奇。请写一封电子邮件介绍竹子的短文。内容包括： 1．竹子的外貌特点： 2．竹子的作用： 3．竹子的象征意义。 注意：1．词数：100左右： 2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________
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。 To offer a chance for our students to keep in touch with society, last Saturday our class was organized some meaningful social practice activities. We were divided into second groups. One group went to the crossings near our school, intending to helping the traffic policemen. The another group went to collect rubbishes in Hongxing Park. Meanwhile, we introduced some simply ways of environmental protection and remind people not to destroy the beauty of nature. It was the memorable day because our behavior received praise the public and we benefited a lot from these activities.
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。 Zhong Nanshan, an 83-year old doctor 1. became a household name 17 years ago for “daring to speak” in the fight 2. SARS, is the public face of China’s effort to control a new strain of coronavirus. Despite his 3. (advance) age, Zhong was appointed to lead the 4. (investigate) into the new virus, which has rattled(使发狂)millions of Chinese who are traveling for the week-long Lunar New Year holiday. 5. (he) announcement on Monday that the virus could spread between humans ratcheted up(增加) 6. (worry) about the outbreak, 7. which Beijing has warned officials of public shame if they cover up any infections. That marks a departure from 2003, 8. in an atmosphere of fear and suspicion, Zhong, a respiratory diseases specialist, gave media his candid(坦诚), pessimistic assessment of the severity of the SARS crisis. Zhong was hailed for his integrity and 9. (remain) a public figure ever since, 10.(weight) in on public health issues such as air pollution and food safety.
Mary and her husband Dimitri _______ in the small village of Perachora in southern Greece. One of Mary’s prize possessions was a little white _______ which her husband had given her. She kept it _______ to a tree in a field during the day and went to fetch it every _______. One evening, however, the lamb _______. The rope had been cut, so it was obvious that the lamb had been _______. When Dimitri came in from the fields, his wife told him what had happened. Dimitri at once _______ to find the thief. He knew it would not be _______, in such a small village. After telling several of his friends about the _______, Dimitri found out that his neighbour, Aleko, had __________ acquired a new lamb. Dimitri immediately went to Aleko’s house and angrily __________ him of stealing the lamb. He told him he had better __________ it or he would call the police. Aleko didn’t __________ taking it and led Dimitri into his back yard. It was true that he had just bought a lamb, he __________, but his lamb was black.__________ of having acted so rudely, Dimitri __________ to Aleko for having accused him. While they were talking it began to rain and Dimitri stayed in Aleko’s house __________ the rain stopped. When he went outside half an hour later, he was __________ to find that the little black lamb was almost __________. Its wool, which had been dyed black, had been __________ clean by the rain! 1.A.traveled B.arrived C.lived D.worked 2.A.lamb B.dog C.cow D.horse 3.A.attached B.added C.tied D.applied 4.A.day B.hour C.week D.evening 5.A.was running B.was missing C.removed D.lost 6.A.killed B.sold C.stolen D.disappeared 7.A.put out B.came out C.made out D.set out 8.A.difficult B.formal C.true D.false 9.A.village B.people C.theft D.story 10.A.suddenly B.again C.already D.then 11.A.blamed B.argued C.accused D.charged 12.A.return B.refuse C.hand D.find 13.A.admit B.insist C.allow D.enjoy 14.A.told B.explained C.sighed D.talked 15.A.Convinced B.Informed C.Ashamed D.Robbed 16.A.acknowledged B.admired C.advocated D.apologized 17.A.before B.until C.after D.when 18.A.excited B.sad C.astonished D.disappointed 19.A.black B.colourful C.grey D.white 20.A.washed B.transformed C.turned D.dashed
Talking to yourself may seem a little shameful. According to the well-known saying, talking to yourself is the first sign of madness, 1. Talking to ourselves, whether out loud or silently in our heads, is a valuable tool for thought. Far from being mentally ill, self-talk allows us to plan what we are going to do, manage our activities, regulate our emotions and even create a description of our experience.2. As children, according to the Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky, we use private speech to regulate our actions in the same way that we use public speech to control the behavior of others.3. Psychological experiments have shown that the private speech can improve our performance on tasks ranging from judging what other people are thinking to sorting images into categories. One recent study suggested that self-talk is most effective when we address ourselves in the second person, as “you” rather than “I”. 4. If you want proof, turn on the sports channel. You’re certain to see an athlete or two cheering themselves up with a bitter phrase or scolding themselves after a bad shot. Conduct a dialogue with ourselves.5. The private speech seems to be a particularly good way of solving problems and working through ideas. The to-and-fro between different points of view means our thoughts can end up in expected places, just like a regular dialogue can, and might turn out to be one of the keys lo human creativity. A.What is private speech? B.Bui there is no need for embarrassment. C.Psychologists refer to this as private speech. D.Ask questions of the self and provide answers. E.We do a lot of private speech when we are young. F.As we grow older, we make the private speech become the way of blinking, G.Although the private speech is effective, we never entirely put away the out-loud speech.
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