1、The publishing house ______ his copyright, so he accused it.
A. abandoned B. condemned
C. invaded D. surrendered
2、His success doesn't ____________ his cleverness, and working hard ____________ his progress.
A. result in; leads to B. result from; lies in
C. lead to; lies in D. lie in; leads to
3、Most consumers are by the high price of the 3D printers despite keen interest in them.
A.put off B.put on C.put through D.put up
4、I doubt the _______ of his statement because it doesn’t agree with the fact.
A.alternative B.accuracy C.significance D.identification
5、She ________ the piano regularly for many years when she was young.
A.was playing
B.played
C.has played
D.had played
6、_________ students develop these social skills, schools in America offer a large number of after-school activities.
A.Helping
B.Help
C.Helped
D.To help
7、Among the ashes were not the bones of a beast, but ________ of a bird.
A.ones B.that C.those D.what
8、I think it a great honor _____ to visit your country.
A. to invite B. inviting C. having invited D. to be invited
9、It is________to come into your leaders’ office without their permission.
A.a good manner
B.a bad manner
C.bad manners
D.good manners
10、____ her leg the last time, Brenda decided not to go on the school skiing trip this year.
A. Breaking B. Broken
C. To break D. Having broken
11、This dictionary, which I bought yesterday, has been highly______by my professor.
A.acknowledged B.appealed C.recommended D.commanded
12、Billy Crystal hosted the Academy Awards again this year, and his performances always ________ the expectations of most audience.
A. sign up for B. drop out of
C. be bent on D. live up to
13、The Sundance Film Festival boycotts Hollywood films and this can serve as an indicator of the sponsors values now and in the past.
A.that B.where C.how D.what
14、The fact that she never apologized ____a lot about what kind of person she is.
A.says B.talks C.appears D.declares
15、All should be treated equally ________ social status.
A.because of
B.in favour of
C.in terms of
D.regardless of
16、I hurried to the meeting hall, only______ that the meeting had been put off.
A.to tell B.to be told C.telling D.told
17、Mary and her friends _____ a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help the homeless people at the Christmas party.
A.came up with B.put up with C.caught up with D.kept up with
18、The actress is ________ of applause who has a strong desire for success.
A.precious
B.uncomplicated
C.ambitious
D.timeless
19、一 When did the computer crash?
一 This morning, while I the reading materials downloaded from some websites.
A.have sorted B.was sorting C.am sorting D.had sorted
20、Every boy and every girl _________ to attend the evening party.
A.wish B.wishes C.hope D.are hoping
21、He was left out when they ________ choosing a new manager, which came as a complete surprise to him.
A.set out
B.set about
C.set off
D.set aside
22、I walked slowly ________ the market, where people were selling all kinds of fruits and vegetables.
A.beyond B.across C.over D.through
23、I worked on the program, and surprisingly found they had ________ the most challenging part, which became less of a burden.
A. set out B. laid out
C. put out D. cut out
24、Daxing International Airport, also known as Beijing New Airport, is built close to the Beijing city center, and it is ________ only in 20 minutes.
A.available B.alternative C.acceptable D.accessible
25、Teens and younger children are reading a lot less for fun, according to a Common Sense Media report Monday.
A.being published B.to publish C.publishing D.published
26、 It may be time to tailor students’ class timetables to their natural biological rhythms (节律), according to a new study.
Researchers tracked the personal daily online activity records of nearly 15,000 college students. Based on their activities on days when they were not in class,firstly the researchers divided the students into different sorts. They are “night owls”—students who enjoy staying awake all night,“daytime finches”—students who are active in the daytime,and “morning larks”—students who get up early. Then the researchers compared their class times with their academic results.
Their findings showed that students whose biological rhythms were out of step with their class timetables,for example,night owls taking early morning courses,received lower grades. This disagreement is caused by the “social jet lag”(社会性时差)—a condition in which one’ s peak watchfulness times are in disagreement with work,school or other demands. “We found that most students were being jet lagged by their class times,which was related very strongly with their dropping academic performance,”said Benjamin Smarr.
“Our research indicates that if a student can always keep the same schedule pattern in which class days resemble non class days,they are more likely to achieve academic success,”said Aaron Schirmer. While students of all categories suffered from class caused jet lag,the study found that night owls were especially to be affected easily. But it’ s not as simple as students just staying up too late. “Because owls are later and classes tend to be earlier,this mismatch hits owls the hardest,but we notice that larks and finches who take later classes also suffer from the mismatch,”said Smarr.
Different people really do have biologically various timing,so there isn’t a one-time-fits-all way for education. The results suggest that “rather than warn late students to go to bed earlier,in disagreement with their biological rhythms,we should work to individualize (使个性化)education. In this way,learning and classes are structured to take advantage of knowing at what time of day a given student will be most fit to learn,” Smarr said.
【1】Why did the researchers carry out the new study?
A. To make timetables more suitable to students’ biological rhythms.
B. To analyze the causes of students’ different sleeping patterns.
C. To ask students to pay more attention to their health.
D. To keep track of students’ daily online activities.
【2】Which is probably the main cause of students’ poor grades?
A. Tight class timetables. B. Biological diversity.
C. Social jet lag. D. High academic demands.
【3】What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A. Education should be individualized.
B. Biologically various timing calls for proper solutions.
C. Education should focus on students’ full development.
D. Students should adapt themselves to various education patterns.
【4】What does the text mainly talk about?
A. Students should keep a busy timetable.
B. Students should have good sleeping habits.
C. Students have biologically various timing.
D. Biological rhythms matter in students’ grades.
27、Tickets for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil have gone on sale, with fans able to apply on FIFA’s website. FIFA is expecting a similar demand to that in Germany 2006, when there were about seven applicants for every ticket of the 64 matches. And now around 3.3 million tickets will be available for the matches in 2014.
Tickets will range in price from£58 for first-round matches to£632 for the final at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian citizens over 60, local students and members of some social programs can purchase tickets for £15.
The Price of Football - World Cup 2014
Items | Prices | Items | Prices |
Ticket | £58-£112 | Final ticket | £281-£632 |
Sun cream | £9.50 | T-shirt | £13 |
McDonald’s meal | £11 | Water | £1.28 |
Imported beer | £3.83 | Domestic beer | £1.91 |
Coffee | £2.55 | Average dinner | £29 |
“It’s always difficult to predict,” said FIFA marketing director Thierry Weil. “But I truly believe that it will be more similar to what happened in Germany than in South Africa in 2010.” According to FIFA, the 2006 World Cup was attended by more than 3.3 million fans. Almost two million tickets were sold to the general public in South Africa, although the number of applications during the first ticketing phase was significantly lower.
All applications made before 10th October 2013 will enter a random selection draw if there are not enough tickets available to fulfill all requests. The sales of the leftover tickets will begin on 5th November on a first-come, first-served basis. Another phase will begin on 8th December after the draw is made. The tournament begins on 12th June, with Brazil playing the opener in Sao Paulo.
A study on the price of World Cup 2014 looked at the ticket prices and the cost of travelling to Brazil and found that our English fans face hotel costs of between£46 and£797 a night, while packages range from£2,999 to£14,999.
【1】How much should a Brazilian student pay for the opening match?
A.£15 B.£58 C.£112 D.£632
【2】From the passage we know that Thierry Weil_______.
A.feels proud of what they achieved in South Africa 2010
B.feels worried about the sales of the tickets for Brazil 2014
C.holds the belief that Brazil 2014 will be the greatest world cup
D.believes that more fans will attend Brazil 2014 than South Africa 2010
【3】What will FIFA do if there are not enough tickets available for requests before Oct.10, 2013?
A.They will sell the spare tickets to the applicants.
B.They will sell on a first-come, first-served basis.
C.They will choose the applicants based on a random selection draw.
D.They will sell them the tickets to be sold on Dec.8.
28、 Festivals are a great way to experience a destination in a different way. This article will fuel your wanderlust(漫游癖)and guide you to the best festivals.
St Patrick’s Day
Where: Dublin, Ireland & New York, USA
When: 17 March
St Patrick’s Day has taken place in New York city on March 17th since 1762. On this day, the whole city turns green. Many Irish make traditional bread on this day. It is one of the most fun days the of the year in New York City every year, when the whole city turns into a big green party.
SXSW
Where: Austin, USA
When:10-19 March
Like free things? Yeah me too! Free food, drink and music sound good? Welcome to Austin, Texas. SXSW is a festival for those who work in the music and film industries. There are “free” shows. You di have to pay but not by handing over cash; you have to give some time to queue but it is worth it to see some popular stars.
King’s Day
Where: Amsterdam, Netherlands
When: 27 April
Every year on April 27 Amsterdam turns a very bright color of orange for King’s Day, which is the birthday of King Willem-Alexander. It is a crazy fun celebration when the center of the city is car, bus, and bike-free. It is a market day, when anyone can sell pretty much anything. Tips: Take a jacket with you, wear orange, and bring cash.
Just for Laughs
Where: Montreal, Canada
When: 14-30 July
For comedy lovers there is no other festival in the world better than Montreal’s Just for Laughs. The festival concentrates most of its shows in the Latin Quarter. During the day street performers delight the crowds and at night the city comes alive with comedy all over the city.
【1】What do St Patrick’s Day and King’s Day have in common?
A. They are market days.
B. They feature a specific color.
C. They begin in the same month.
D. They are in honor of a King’s birthday.
【2】Which festival is about music and film?
A. St Patrick’s Day. B. SXSW.
C. King’s Day. D. Just for Laughs.
【3】What do we know about Just for Laughs?
A. It offers free food.
B. It lasts for one week.
C. It is the best comedy festival in the world.
D. It is celebrated in many places worldwide.
29、Scroll through social media sites such as Instagram, Twitter or Facebook and you will be confronted with picture after picture of perfectly presented and delicious-looking meals. While the smell and taste of food can have an undeniably powerful effect on our cravings, are endless posts of steaming snacks more than just a feast for our eyes?
Our eating habits are influenced by what we see. “There is some evidence that, if you see pictures of food, that visual stimulation can prompt you to feel a desire to eat,” says Suzanne Higgs, a professor in the psychobiology of appetite. “If all your fiends on social media are posting pictures or livestreaming of themselves consuming fast food, it’s going to set a norm that eating fast food is what people do.” says Higgs.
Scientists are becoming increasingly concerned that food-related content on social media is making us think differently about food. Social media algorithms promote content that users engage with more, so viewing more unhealthy food means seeing more of it on our social media feeds.
It seems that healthier foods are often seen as boring in comparison, says Tina Tessitore, associate professor of marketing, “In advertising, you see unhealthy food in social settings—people having a barbecue with friends, for example, while healthy food often focuses more on the nutritional value. If you saw friends eating salad together, it would seem so incredible,” she says.
But while studies have found that social media can make us think differently about food, and that we typically engage more with content featuring unhealthy food, it’s uncertain yet whether this actually translates to our changes in our behavior in daily life. “If I’m scrolling through Instagram, looking at photos of tasty food, whether I seek out the food depends on how hungry I am, and whether it’s appropriate in that moment,” says Higgs. And when we do eat, we’re influenced by more than what we’ve seen online, she adds.
【1】What does the author want to tell us in the first two paragraphs?
A.The flavour of food can stimulate our appetite.
B.There are many food posts on the social media.
C.Social media can help us establish healthy habits.
D.Food posts can bring us negative impacts as well.
【2】Why are scientists becoming increasingly worried?
A.People have got used to viewing unhealthy food.
B.Social media always encourage us to eat more.
C.Food posts may have negative effects on people.
D.Consuming fast food is becoming more common.
【3】What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?
A.More attention has been paid to healthier foods.
B.All healthy food seems to lack nutritional value.
C.Friends can hardly be seen eating salad together.
D.Having a barbecue is healthier than eating salad.
【4】What might the author tell us in the following paragraph?
A.Social media is changing our daily behavior.
B.More factors are influencing our eating habits.
C.Photos of tasty food always appeal to us to eat.
D.People have formed the same idea of food eating.
30、 A video has gone popular now, which is about a Hawaiian beach man, Kamalu Rosa, helping put a big smile on the face of a woman with cerebral palsy (脑瘫) on the surfboard. Long before the _______ video, the Waikiki beach surfing instructor had quietly done other acts of _______ .
Rosa, aged 43, has _______ many people with special needs and _______ challenges enjoy the sea. "I'm just very _______ because I can do what I like for a living. I can help people," he said. He sees them on the beach and offers them a free surfing _______ .
Kamalu Rosa was on the shores of Waikiki when he _______ met a woman named Stephanie. Due to her condition, she's unable to _______ , but still had dreams of surfing. In talking with Stephanie's _______ and family, he realized he could help her ________ that.
"I can help people," Rosa said. "If I have the ________ to help them out in the ocean, like taking them surf, I try to ________ the moment."
Rosa quickly grabbed his ________ and went to the water's edge. He went back for Stephanie, and ________ her onto the board. He paddled out, held on to her and together they caught some ________ at Waikiki beach.
"I burst into tears there," Rosa said. "She was so ________ and happy. It's the kind of thing you don't have to ________ too much. It's body language." It ________ everybody in the ocean. It was a(n) ________ experience in my life," he added. For Rosa, he said it's the ________ surf lesson he has ever given.
A.inspiring
B.boring
C.frightening
D.puzzling
A.instruction
B.happiness
C.bravery
D.kindness
A.told
B.divided
C.helped
D.filmed
A.cultural
B.physical
C.small
D.urgent
A.sad
B.lucky
C.common
D.upset
A.lesson
B.suit
C.book
D.show
A.finally
B.generally
C.gradually
D.recently
A.think
B.shout
C.walk
D.smile
A.neighbours
B.brothers
C.friends
D.parents
A.forget
B.improve
C.develop
D.achieve
A.opportunity
B.money
C.attitude
D.power
A.keep
B.seize
C.refuse
D.change
A.camera
B.student
C.board
D.card
A.pushed
B.lifted
C.dragged
D.carried
A.waves
B.sounds
C.fishes
D.shots
A.excited
B.tired
C.embarrassed
D.moved
A.listen
B.experience
C.speak
D.write
A.annoyed
B.touched
C.persuaded
D.educated
A.expensive
B.unbelievable
C.visual
D.ridiculous
A.only
B.extra
C.hardest
D.best
31、阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I come from Ireland, and I am a foreign teacher in Wuhan University. At the end of December, a few cases of “novel pneumonia” were ________in the city of Wuhan. We all took notice but assumed it was ________to worry about.
However, it gradually _______me with sadness that Wuhan is becoming synonymous(同义的) with the coronavirus that is causing a ________emergency and develops further ________ around the world. At home I often see the news ________ Wuhan, which I’ve come to love and call _____ home. News includes stories of infections, stories of isolation but also stories of _______. Wuhan, where the virus is believed to have _______, remains on lockdown.
I still remember last vacation back home, when mentioning Wuhan, people would often just _______and say, “Wu… what?” “Wuhan”! “Where’s that?” “Hubei Province, Central China.” “Mhhh, ________ heard of it.”
Then I talked about the beauty of Wuhan, like ______ the scenery keeps changing, and becoming more _________ day by the day. It has a growing art and creative scene, new green and recreative spaces _________everywhere.
I was _______ asked what ________ could be told to the world about Wuhan. I said that I’d write about its natural beauty like lakes, mountains and rivers, long walks _________the East Lake, and of course the city’s culture, art and music.
I hope that everything will return to _______, and indeed people are going out of their way to help and support each other. They choose to believe that they can_______ the crisis to return life to normal as quickly as possible.
As for me, I will definitely________to tell the story of the city I love and of its wonderful, welcoming, and strong people.
【1】A.spotted B.occurred C.settled D.solved
【2】A.anything B.something C.nothing D.everything
【3】A.sends B.gives C.fills D.helps
【4】A.urgent B.national C.immediate D.limited
【5】A.convenience B.unhappiness C.ambition D.concern
【6】A.putting aside from B.coming out of C.looking forward to D.leaving out for
【7】A.its B.it C.my D.me
【8】A.virus B.segregation C.hope D.nature
【9】A.lightened B.surfaced C.missed D.decreased
【10】A.stare B.glance C.cry D.beg
【11】A.never B.always C.random D.often
【12】A.how B.why C.what D.whether
【13】A.upsetting B.challenging C.charming D.curious
【14】A.setting aside B.falling down C.springing up D.drawing back
【15】A.barely B.rarely C.merely D.once
【16】A.remarks B.stories C.experiences D.thoughts
【17】A.across B.along C.between D.through
【18】A.normality B.disaster C.home D.reality
【19】A.put B.suffer C.defeat D.surround
【20】A.calm B.start C.stop D.continue
32、 Classical music deals with adult emotions and ideas.______, you can still love aspects of it as a kid. If you continue to be attracted to what you have heard, your understanding will only________ as the years pass by. You don’t need to be ________ trained, or incredibly smart, to “get it.”
As a boy growing up in New York City in the 1950s, I first heard the overture(序曲) to Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman as the ________ music for a science-fiction television show called Captain Video. It was absolutely exciting. When I first ____the opera many years later, that childhood memory of the music was still somewhere in the ________ reaches of my mind. Music can be written to bring a(n) ________ sound, mood or scene into mind, yet can be heard differently in different contexts. Wagner’s overture gets our attention with a heroic-sounding ________ from the horns and then a description of a stormy sea. As a kid, I ________ knew the hero was Captain Video. When I grew up, I came to understand that the very first notes were ________ to represent the scream of a ghost seeking redemption(救赎). The notes were the same, but I certainly was not, and yet there was ________ in revisiting something from my childhood with the _______ of an adult’s knowledge.
But does it still happen today? That question was ________ last summer when my two great nephews, ten-year-old twins, finished playing with Legos. One of them ________singing the Magic Flute from Mozart. The other joined in, singing in innocent ________ They kept going, but the words were_______ “What’s that?” I asked. The answer was about a famous cartoon: “Captain Underpants(内裤超人)!”
A time will come when they hear a performance of the Magic Flute and the weak memories of their youth will still be ________ to the classical music they heard from the cartoon, even though the original ________ of the music had nothing to do with it. Still, two boys born in 2010 ________ knew that a composition from Mozart was and ________ to be classical. No one is teaching them “how to love classical music.”
【1】A.Besides B.However C.Instead D.Therefore
【2】A.increase B.recover C.struggle D.fade
【3】A.gradually B.firmly C.originally D.classically
【4】A.theme B.rock C.festival D.folk
【5】A.ruined B.conducted C.balanced D.opened
【6】A.closest B.farthest C.highest D.lowest
【7】A.specific B.disgusting C.accurate D.romantic
【8】A.word B.figure C.voice D.melody
【9】A.hardly B.mostly C.only D.even
【10】A.said B.due C.advised D.meant
【11】A.loss B.evidence C.comfort D.strength
【12】A.example B.benefit C.need D.burden
【13】A.raised B.answered C.heard D.predicted
【14】A.imagined B.avoided C.began D.admitted
【15】A.fun B.sorrow C.anger D.regret
【16】A.gone B.long C.different D.similar
【17】A.used B.committed C.connected D.contrary
【18】A.version B.writer C.impression D.intention
【19】A.possibly B.certainly C.particularly D.formally
【20】A.continues B.tends C.occurs D.prefers
33、 One day I took an orange — and — white cat home, which I called Splash. However, I had one concern with __ her to my dog, Bee, which had a distinct __ for cats. My own cats were wise enough to ___themselves in the barn(谷仓)and fields. I was _____ that Splash didn't understand this and would be a victim.
I took Splash to the barn, but soon she __ the house and was curious about it. She made a straight line for the door. Bee enjoyed the ___ at the door, so when Splash showed up, Bee came up in ____ But Splash faced her threatener ___ and swiped at((猛击)the approaching dog. Then something ___ happened: Bee pulled to a sudden stop. He __ and went back to the back door slowly.
Every day for the next few weeks, Splash would walk to the___ in the morning, and Bee would come and try to drive her away, only to find a____enemy. Over the next few months, I watched an aggressive dislike turn into a playful __ between the two. They began to share the back-door space and sometimes the __ especially for the faithful dog.
One day, seeing the two companions playing together, I ____ this dog and cat were almost the same as the nations of this world. Actually, some of us are like Bee, who started a fight with the intention of____ an unwanted invasion(入侵),and some of us are like Splash, just wanting someone to __ life with. Bee and Splash are two different animals with the natural tendency that should put them in _______. Yet they've come to a place where all the ______ are set aside, and they_______ each other fully. Why can't we?
【1】A.selling B.introducing C.comparing D.donating
【2】A.wish B.sympathy C.preference D.dislike
【3】A.check B.cure C.hide D.teach
【4】A.worried B.glad C.grateful D.relieved
【5】A.ruined B.noticed C.decorated D.crashed
【6】A.celebration B.noise C.darkness D.freedom
【7】A.horror B.anger C.sadness D.excitement
【8】A.sincerely B.selflessly C.shyly D.fearlessly
【9】A.unexpected B.thrilling C.dangerous D.attractive
【10】A.remained B.exploded C.turned D.agreed
【11】A.cage B.zoo C.field D.door
【12】A.lazy B.stubborn C.terrified D.strange
【13】A.graduation B.discussion C.friendship D.examination
【14】A.treats B.jokes C.tests D.risks
【15】A.heard B.announced C.doubted D.realized
【16】A.dealing with B.escaping from C.looking for D.taking in
【17】A.improve B.change C.share D.abandon
【18】A.order B.conflict C.peace D.charge
【19】A.differences B.conversations C.comments D.connections
【20】A.praise B.inspire C.guide D.enjoy
34、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。
Everyone has their own unique fingerprint; 【1】 makes fingerprints an ideal way to unlock smartphones. However, this may be 【2】 (safe) than we think.
Scientists at New York University and Michigan State University in the US have developed a set of fake fingerprints. They say that the prints 【3】 unlock any fingerprint-enabled smartphone up to 65 percent of the time.
The artificial fingerprints 【4】 (create) by using many common features found in human prints. They work 【5】 taking advantage of the way smartphone scanners check a fingerprint.
The fingerprint scanners 【6】 (use) in smartphones are so small that they only read parts of fingerprints. So they have to take many scans of your finger or thumb (拇指) 【7】 they work properly. Smartphones also let users save several finger and thumbprints. Since a print only has to match one of the saved images 【8】 (unlock) the phone, the scanner is more likely to make mistakes.
Although the scientists have only tested their findings in computer simulations (模拟), 【9】 (worry) about the safety of using fingerprints are reasonable .They warn that the technology used to create artificial fingerprints is improving 【10】 (extreme) fast.
35、Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
Knowledge is free on the Internet at a small but 【1】 number of colleges and universities. About 160 schools around the world now put free course materials on the web to the 【2】. Recent additions in the United States 【3】 projects at Yale, Johns Hopkins and the University of California, Berkeley.
Berkeley said it would offer videos of lectures on YouTube. Free videos from other schools are 【4】 at the Apple iTunes store.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) became an early 【5】 with its Open Course Ware project, first 【6】 in 2001. Free lecture notes, exams and other resources are published at ocw.mit.edu. Many exams even include the answers. Today, Open Course Ware offers materials from 1,800 undergraduate and graduate courses. These 【7】 from Physics to Political Science. Visitors can learn the same things as MIT students learn. But as the site points out, Open Course Ware is not an MIT education. Visitors receive no credit toward a degree. Some materials from a course may not be available, and the site does not provide 【8】 with teachers. Still, MIT says that the site has had forty million visits by thirty-one million visitors from almost every country. Sixty percent of the visitors are from outside the United States and Canada. Students and educators use the site, including students at MIT. But the largest number of visitors, about half, are self-learners.
Some professors have become well-known around the world as a result of 【9】 online. Walter Lewin, a physics professor at MIT, is 【10】 popular. Fans enjoy his entertaining lectures. MIT Open Course Ware now includes materials for high school. The aim is to improve education in Science, Technology, Math and Engineering.
36、课文填空
Yet, some people are【1】 They claim that surfing the Internet is a waste of time. They make the 【2】 that children spend too much time chatting and playing games instead of 【3】 on their school work. However, a recent survey conducted in the USA shows that 80 per cent of Internet users 【4】 it mostly to search for answers to questions. The second most common use of the Internet, for 79 per cent of Internet users, is to find out information about hobbies. These statistics prove that gathering information is the 【5】 use for the Internet.
37、Directions:Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A huge milestone has just been reached in the field of artificial intelligence: AlphaGo, a program developed by Google’s DeepMind unit, has defeated legendary Go player Lee Se-dol in the first of five historic matches being held in Seoul, South Korea. Lee 【1】 after about three and a half hours, with 28 minutes and 28 seconds remaining on his clock. The series is the first time a professional 9-dan Go player has taken on a computer, and Lee is 【2】 for a $1 million prize.
“I was very surprised,”said Lee after the match.“I didn’t expect to lose. But I didn’t think AlphaGo would play the game in such a perfect manner.”DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis expressed“huge 【3】 for Lee Se-dol and his amazing skills.”calling the game“hugely exciting”and“very tense.”Team lead David Silver said it was an“amazing game of Go that really pushed AlphaGo to its 【4】.”
Go is an ancient Chinese board game that has long been considered one of the great 【5】faced by AI. While computer programs ow best the world’s leading human players of games like checkers and chess, the high level of intuition and 【6】required by Go has made it tough for computers to crack. DeepMind’s AlphaGo program is the most 【7】effort yet, using a complex system of deep neural networks and machine learning; it beat European champion Fan Hui last year, but Lee Se-dol is another 【8】 rival entirely.
“I don’t regret accepting this challenge,”said Lee.“I am in shock, I admit that, but what’s done is done. I enjoyed this game and look forward to the next. I think I failed on the opening layout so if I do a better job on the opening aspect I think I will be able to increase my 【9】 of winning.”Lee was surprised both by how strong AlphaGo’s opening was, and by some 【10】moves.
38、请阅读以下材料,并按要求用英语写一篇150个词左右的英语短文。
Are you in favor of the ipad in class?(Surveyed in Enfield School) | "The main advantage of having iPads in our classroom is the improvement in communication.” ---Annc,a student aged1710% |
I'm not ready to let go of my traditional way of teaching. Besides,can I trust my students not to play with the machine in class?" ---Jen Foster,a teacher aged48 |
(写作内容)
1. 用约30个单词概述饼状图的主要内容:
2. 用约120个单词阐述你对“课堂上使用平板电脑”的看法,并用2-3个理由或论据支撑你的看法。(文字部分仅供参考)
(写作要求)
1. 写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句;
2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称:
3. 不必写标题。
(评分标准)
内容完整,语言规范,语篇连贯,词数适当。
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39、假设你是红星中学高二学生李华。你的英国朋友来信说他在英国学校参加了中国书法 俱乐部。擅长书法的你决定写一幅书法作品寄给他,并附上_封信。信的内容包括.
1.该作品的内容; •
2.送该作品的原因;
3.表示愿意提供帮助。
注意:1.词数不少于100;
2.开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
提示词:汉字 Chinese characters;书法俱乐部 calligraphy club;书法作品 calligraphy piece
Dear Jim,
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Yours,
Li Hua
40、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。
I could smell the turkey cooking, even in the attic where I was hiding out. I heard a laugh, too, and a bang from something being dropped. Our house was noisier since my new stepsister and step-mother moved in — Jen and Mom.
I called her Mom, but the word felt uncomfortable, like a pair of shoes that pinched (夹脚). I didn’t remember my own mother; she had died in an accident when I was a baby. It had always been just Dad and me. We were a team. Now, so much had changed, and sometimes I wished I had the magic to change it back.
I heard Dad’s footsteps upstairs. “Do you want to take Jen skating?” he asked.
“I guess.” I sighed, thinking about how Dad and I usually spent Thanksgiving Day building a big snowman. But this year, Dad was too busy helping Mom cook the turkey.
“Thanks,” Dad said and put his arm around my shoulders. “We’ll make that snowman later,” he promised.
“Yeah,” I agreed, not too sure we’d have time.
Mom handed us some homemade cookies with smiling faces as we grabbed our skates. I had to admit, Mom came up with good ideas sometimes. Even though I liked that, I still couldn’t help but feel as if she were changing everything.
“No, thanks. I’m not hungry,” I said, although I was, a little.
“Ready?” I asked Jen. She nodded, and we headed out the front door.
The snow crunched under our boots as we walked down the street. The silence was awkward. “Did you go skating a lot last year?” I asked, blurting out the first thing that came to my mind.
Jen shook her head and looked at me. Finally she said, “On Thanksgiving, Mom and I always went to visit some friends on a farm. I especially loved seeing their big turkeys.”
Until then, I’d never even thought about how Jen must be feeling. She not only had a new stepfather and stepbrother; she had a new town and home, too. Jen and her mom used to live near a lake, and she’d had to move up north with us. She’d had more changes than me.
注意:1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右;
2. 至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语;
3. 续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好;
4. 续写完成后,请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1:
Suddenly, I didn’t feel quite so sorry for myself.
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Paragraph 2:
We were so busy making it that we didn’t hear our parents come outside.
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41、阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
In 1971, China’s first subway line in Beijing was formally put into operation. By December 2017, there were 171 subway lines stretching over 5,083 km in 35 cities on the Chinese mainland. Currently, China has the longest urban railway network in the world, which is predicted to surpass 6000 km by 2020.
The rapid development of China’s urban railway system reflects the country’s growing economic strength. The system has experienced the fastest growth over the past 15 years due to the investment of wealth accumulated from the reform and opening up in urban infrastructure construction. An urban railway system is expensive to build, with one kilometer of subway costing approximately 700 million yuan ($110 million). A city without economic strength cannot develop such an expensive system.
The progress in urban railway construction technologies has also contributed to the fast expansion of the infrastructure. Subway construction involves building underground tunnels, laying rails, manufacturing trains and the operation and management of subways. It is a systematic project which not only covers traditional infrastructure building but also modem electronics and information technology. China s railway construction technologies are the best in the world, with Chinese subway trains now exported to developed countries including the United States.
The expansion of Chinese cities has made it necessary to develop urban railway systems. Since the start of the reform and opening up, a large number of people have migrated to cities and the number of private cars has increased dramatically, resulting in serious traffic congestion. Building subways has become an important way to solve this problem.
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the launch of China’s reform and opening up, and the rapid development of China’s urban railway system exemplifies the achievements made by the policy. As China furthers its opening up, it will continue to maintain steady and rapid economic growth and railway systems will be available in more and more cities.
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