【推荐1】Some futurists have gone so far as to say that, intelligent machines will replace teachers within 10 years. Not surprisingly, this causes concern among educators. As artificial intelligence (AI) develops, it is playing an increasingly important role in education. But should teachers really be worried?

I have been involved in AI in education throughout my career, developed award-winning AI-based products. While I am more excited than ever about the potential of AI to improve the quality and economies of learning, I don’t think educators should worry about being replaced by machines. Instead, AI is more likely to empower teachers: reduce overwork, and make their jobs more rewarding.

Studies show that teachers have more impact on students’ achievement than any other aspect of schooling, and effective teachers have a lasting impact on students’ success. Yet many teachers report that their workload is unmanageable, and much of their time is devoted to activities other than teaching. This is an area where AI can help. For example, by automating the scoring of student work teachers spend less time on grading assignments and data input and management and focus instead on responding to students’ needs.

Teachers with large classes find it stressful to meet the needs of individual students. AI can give these the practice opportunities and individualize feedback that they otherwise might not receive. Teachers have few opportunities to interact with students outside of the classroom. AI-based learning environments can be made available to students anywhere and anytime. Leaning can continue outside of the classroom. This helps every learner to make rapid progress toward mastery of their subjects.

Thus, the question should not be whether AI will replace teachers, but how it can support teacher and learners both inside and outside the classroom.

1. According to what futurists say in the first paragraph, we can learn ________.

A．intelligent machines are developing fast

B．teachers are irreplaceable in school

C．the teacher is playing an important role in education

D．Al might be a threat to educators

2. What is the author’s opinion about Al in education?

A．AI has the potential to replace teachers.

B．AI is less useful than educators

C．AI can make education very profitable

D．AI can replace teachers

3. According to the author, Al can support teachers by ________.

A．helping teachers organize class activities

B．reducing the time teachers spend on activities other than teaching

C．interacting with students

D．helping teachers check how students are mastering what they have learnt

4. What is the author mainly talking about?

A．The development of AI.

B．The impacts that teachers have had on education.

C．The importance of educators in education.

D．The ways that AI can help educators.

【推荐2】Next time you go shopping, keep in mind that there may be hidden cameras analyzing your habits. According to a 2015 survey of 150 managers from Computer Services Corporation, a quarter of British shops use facial recognition software to collect data on shopper behavior.

With concerns that face-recognition cameras“ are kind of invasive(冒犯的)”, British analysis firm Hoxton Analytics has come up with a new way of measuring footfall (客流)—by filming people's shoes. The technology can collect a large amount of personal information. "We have cameras at 50 cm off the ground and they point down so they are less invasive than facial recognition," Duncan Mann, Hoxton's officer said.

As modern cities get fuller—70 percent of the population will live in urban areas by 2050—cameras and other technologies are taking over public spaces and collecting our data. Their purpose is to keep people safe, provide efficient services and prevent disasters and crimes.

But some are not happy with the cameras as far as their privacy(隐私) is concerned. "Very few of us have any real concept of what data smart cities are gathering," said Renate

Samson.

We begin giving away data as soon as we wake up. When we enter the transport system, we are giving away even more details about ourselves through smart cards, mobile phones or credit cards.

Nick Millman, director at a consulting firm thinks statistics are the key to the privacy concern. He used the example of Google Maps, which is to monitor the flow of traffic in Stockholm. He explained, "It is basically adding privacy controls to statistics so that you only see the data you need to know about". In this case, Google gets enough data to improve traffic but not so much that it shows individual journey patterns.

1. What is the article mainly about?

A．An introduction to collecting shoppers' data.

B．The concerns about giving away personal data.

C．The problems caused by imbalanced distribution of population.

D．An invention recording and collecting customers' information.

2. The new technology invented by Hoxton Analytics_______.

A．can gather a lot of people's personal data from their shoes

B．uses cameras fitted on the ground to collect customers' data

C．has improved the accuracy of facial recognition software

D．offers a perfect solution to customers' privacy concerns

3. According to the author, cameras in modern cities_______.

A．cause a huge waste of public space

B．help reduce the size of population in urban areas

C．are likely to help improve traffic conditions

D．are to avoid crimes and disasters and provide efficient services

4. What is Renate Samson's attitude toward the rise of smart cities?

A．Worried.

B．Optimistic.

C．Confused.

D．Uninterested.

【推荐1】“Becoming Jane”

Through September 7,2020

National Geographic Museum

Jane Goodall began observing chimpanzees in 1960 at Gombe Stream Game Reserve in what is now Tanzania, but her first study of animal behavior took place some 20 years earlier, when she, at 5 years old, spent several hours in a henhouse, waiting to see how a hen laid an egg.

That curiosity helped drive Goodall to become one of the most famous scientists of the 20th century. Her evolution from innocent child to “global icon（偶像）” is documented in. “becoming Jane”, an exhibit in Washington, D. C. through September 7. After that, it heads to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles Country.

“Becoming Jane” is technology heavy. Interactive digital displays, 3-D experiences and a hologram（全息图）-like appearance by Goodall herself will draw the attention of both adults and youngsters. For those who have followed Goodall’s career closely, the real treat is seeing her birthday gifts and books from her childhood, field notes, Ph. D. papers and other personal belongings and photos.

Visitors will follow the path of her childhood dream gradually coming true, then the course of her field study about chimpanzees in African wild forests, with remarkable achievements, and finally her recent life as an Animal Rights activist.

PRICE $15

WHEN November 22, 2019—September 7, 2020

LOCATION 1145 17th Street NW Washington, D. C. 20036

1. Where is “Becoming Jane” held before September 7, 2020?

A．In Tanzania	B．In Washington, D. C.
C．In Los Angeles Country.	D．In Jane’s hometown.

2. What may attract Jane Goodall’s followers most?

A．Treats for children.	B．Free books by Jane.
C．Jane’s personal items.	D．The applied technology.

3. What type of writing of this text?

A．A story.	B．An advertisement.
C．An official report.	D．A celebrity profile.

【推荐2】Camp Jano India
Celebrate Indian culture, languages, arts, festivals and literature. Weekly themes are brought to life through related arts, games, projects, stories and theatre in a very unique, exciting, creative, interactive (互动的) and structured style. A very unique and memorable (难忘的) experience that kids will want to repeat! Mornings are spent with the Hindi language at the child’s level. Afternoons provide the cultural elements taught in an interactive style with special emphasis (重点) on drama.
Bay Language Academy
We invite campers (4-12 years old) to travel and open up doors to explore past and recent civilizations through daily field trips. Cultures will be shown through customs and cooking. Lectures (6/10-8/30) will introduce/reinforce French, Spanish or Chinese and the cultures they convey. Our language summer-camp is infused (灌输) with cultural activities and taught by a team of bilingual (通晓双语的) instructors.
Petits Confettis
Want your 3- to 5-year-old kids to experience a French camp? Come and join us for 6 weeks of French camps!
Kids will be totally happy to learn French and French culture while they   take part in team projects like building a tipi or making French bread. Weekly themes include cooking, arts, drama, outdoor activities, board games, music, yoga, rhymes and story time.
Chinese Immersion Summer Camp
This is our 11th Chinese language and culture summer camp.   We take children from 6th grade. This year we continue the weekly fun themes like art, science, cooking and sports in the morning. In the afternoon, we have abacus, reading and Chinese culture lessons taught in Chinese. Our teachers are all native speakers with a lot of experience. Our weekly field trips go to different places like SF zoo, tech museums, fire stations etc.
1. Camp Jano India can give children a memorable experience probably because ______.

A．it has quite experienced teachers

B．it teaches Indian languages at different levels

C．the activities are arranged for the whole day

D．the activities are carried on in an interesting style

2. Bay Language Academy and Chinese Immersion Summer Camp are similar in that ______.

A．they both provide field trips

B．they both have bilingual teachers

C．they both provide sports programs in the morning

D．they are both intended for kids of 4-12 years old

3. A girl who likes yoga will go to ______.

A．Camp Jano India

B．Bay Language Academy

C．Petits Confettis

D．Chinese Immersion Summer Camp

4. What is the common theme of the four camps?

A．Fun and sports.	B．Travel and adventure.
C．Language and culture.	D．Art and music.

【推荐3】The following table shows some results of a survey (调查)in which 800 Japanese school pupils were asked to give their impressions(印象)of their classroom teachers. The pupils’ impressions were found to differ depending on whether the teacher was new (with less than three years’ experience), middle-standing(ten to twenty years), or veteran(有经验的)(twenty to thirty years). The numbers in the table show the percentage of the pupils who answered “very satisfied” or “extremely satisfied” for each question item (项目)

Question Items	New	Middle-standing	Veteran
1.Shows sense of humor in class 2.Explains clearly 3.Teaches in a relaxed(放松的)manner. 4. Writes neatly on the blackboard 5. Lets pupils ask questions in class 6. Makes checks in notebooks 7. Speaks loudly and clearly 8. Treats pupils equally 9. Cares about pupils opinions 10. Spends time with pupils between classes	42 33 30 9 18 22 45 43 47 25	56 58 46 43 30 30 85 58 43 10	70 68 65 56 47 43 54 42 17 6

1. The pupils’ evaluation(评价)can be said to rise at a steady rate(比率)as their teachers’ experience increases in Question Items______.

A．I and 4

B．3 and 5

C．6 and 8

D．9 and 10

2. In contrast(对比)to the new teachers, the middle-standing and veteran teachers seem to have made a remarkable(显著的)improvement in their ability to _______.

A．be fair to any pupil	B．evaluate pupils’ progress
C．present materials clearly	D．understand and play with pupils

3. Pupils seem to regard the new and the middle-standing teachers as being more_____.

A．relaxed in class than the veterans

B．interested in pupils’ ideas than the veterans

C．neat in appearance than the veterans

D．skilful at explaining than the veterans

4. Which of the following statements is true according to the table?

A．In the new teachers’ classes, pupils seem to ask questions more freely.

B．Pupils seem to be quite satisfied with the amount(量)of time their teachers spend with them between classes.

C．The evaluation of the middle-standing teachers is lower than that of the veterans in seven items.

D．Though veterans do not play games with pupils during breaks, their teaching is rated highly.