Are you keen on learning something new? Are you looking for application programs that can help you learn with confidence. The following apps will just suit your needs.
Quizlet
Best for: Boosting your knowledge and brushing up your skills
Whether you are brushing up on a language, gardening knowledge and cooking techniques, or having a good command of your favorite literature classics, the online learning platform, Quizlet, gives you access to over 300 million different study sets on almost any subject you can imagine for free.
Babbel
Best for: Learning a new language
As well as being a great skill to show off on holiday, learning a new language can have profound(深远的) effects on solving problems and might even give you a leg-up in your career. With classes designed to be 10-15 minutes long, Babbel encourages learning in short, yet achievable, bursts. So why not give language learning a try?
Blinkist
Best for: Bite-sized book learning
Blinkist is the perfect app to provide the key highlights from non-fiction books in both audio and text form. Whether you want to start a new business, improve your management skills, or achieve a better life balance, micro-learning app Blinkist takes key ideas from non-fiction texts and summarizes them into easy-to-consume 15-minute digests.
Remente
Best for: Improving mental well-being
Stress is something that most of us face on a daily basis—be it at work or at home—and continual worry and stress can be harmful to your health.
Whether the aim is to improve mental well-being, mindfulness, stress management or personal or professional relationships, Remente guides users through every step in order to make their goals a reality. It does this through dividing your overall aim into daily goals, making large tasks manageable and keeping you on track.
1. Which app will a learner consider if money is a concern?| A．Remente | B．Blinkist | C．Babbel | D．Quizlet |
| A．Successful learning. | B．Enjoyable learning. |
| C．Autonomous learning. | D．Interactive learning. |
| A．To advocate online learning. | B．To promote modern technology. |
| C．To attract people to use them. | D．To encourage life-long learning. |
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【推荐1】It looks like a mobile phone, but the service is much cheaper. It acts like a mobile phone, but only in your own city. Beyond the city walls, it’s useless.
“Little Smart”, also called “xiaolingtong”, has always been compared to mobile phones. But actually, it is more like one of those cordless phones (无绳电话) used around the home. The only difference is that this one reaches much further than from the bathroom to the living room. It can travel across an entire city.
Cheap costs are the main reason for the success of Little Smart. It costs 25 yuan a month for the line and about 0.1 yuan per minute to use. A mobile phone, on the other hand, can cost four or five times as much. What’s more, unlike mobile phones, there’s no fee (费) for incoming calls. So these low charges have attracted many users.
But, Little Smart is not really that smart. Users often complain about its bad voice quality. And there are not as many stations to pick up its signals as there are for mobiles. “I couldn’t receive a phone call if I was on a bus,” said Li Ping, a user in Hangzhou. “It worked fine when I stood still, but there were breaks in signal when I was moving.”
Scientists are trying to make Little Smart more user-friendly. Messaging and Internet access (接入) have been added to the service. And the latest Little Smart handset even has color screen.
1. Why is Little Smart popular in China?| A．It looks like a mobile phone. | B．The service is much cheaper. |
| C．There is no fee for incoming calls. | D．All of the above. |
| A．About 10 fen per minute to use. |
| B．It costs four or five times more than a mobile phone. |
| C．It only costs 25 yuan each month. |
| D．There’s no fee for calls. |
| A．They can’t hear each other clearly out of the city. |
| B．There are so few stations for Little Smart to pick up its signals. |
| C．When you use it, you must stand up. |
| D．The charges are low. |
| A．the hand bag | B．telephone | C．service | D．mobile phone |
| A．It’s wrong to say that Little Smart is smart. |
| B．Scientist are trying to make Little Smart smaller. |
| C．Little Smart will be better than today. |
| D．People will change Little Smart into a mobile phone. |
【推荐2】Free Online Museum Tours
Musée d’Orsay, France
See works by famous Impressionist and Expressionist artists like Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh, Degas, Claudel and so many more with a virtual visit at Paris’ Musée d’Orsay. Particularly worth exploring is the research program The Digital Worlds of Orsay, where historian Pierre Singaravélou offers a new article three times a week on famous or unknown works from the museum’s collection.
British Museum, United Kingdom
The British Museum grew out of the cabinet of curiosities of the British collector Hans Sloane and now includes a massive collection of more than eight million items. There are many ways to experience the museum online. The best are to take a virtual tour or visit its virtual galleries. The British Museum also offers other resources like online access to its collections, podcasts, audio tours, videos, games and more.
Van Gogh Museum, Netherlands
One of Europe’s most popular attractions, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam is a true monument to the life and work of Vincent Van Gogh. Take a full virtual tour of the museum’s exhibition and immerse yourself in the post-impressionist art of Van Gogh. If you are a fan of the Dutch painter, you should also check out Van Gogh Worldwide, the most complete resource of Van Gogh paintings and recorded material.
Acropolis Museum, Greece
The Acropolis Museum is home to the archaeological treasures of the Acropolis of Athens. The museum offers a series of online activities and resources. You can browse through its collection and discover the history of the Parthenon marbles thanks to the museum’s collaboration with Google Art and Culture. Also, the museum offers a series of online interactive games that are ideal for young explorers interested in the secrets of classical antiquity.
1. What is special about the virtual tour of Musée d’Orsay?| A．Visitors can do some research online in person. |
| B．Visitors can enjoy the works from famous artists. |
| C．More than eight million items of collection are exhibited. |
| D．It offers the historian’s passages on famous or unknown works. |
| A．Musée d’Orsay. | B．British Museum. |
| C．Van Gogh Museum. | D．Acropolis Museum. |
| A．Both originate in the private collections. |
| B．Both provide online games resources. |
| C．Both offer archaeological treasures. |
| D．Both attract young explorers’ attention. |
【推荐3】There are a few benefits to users from the cloud besides giving you peace of mind if you lose your phone. You can access your data anytime, anywhere if you’re connected to the Internet. And you don’t have to worry about using up all of the storage on your hard drive, meaning you might not have to pay as much for a device that comes with a ton of storage.
You’ve probably heard of the two biggest names in the market, Amazon Web Services, known as AWS, and Microsoft Azure, IBM, Google and Alibaba are also big players when it comes to providing cloud services.
Many cloud services are based on a subscription pricing model. That means users pay, for example, a monthly fee for cloud services and they can scale up or down as needed. And cloud providers are cashing in. AWS takes up about 12 percent of Amazon’s quarterly sales, but it makes more than half of the company’s operating income.
Before we get too excited about the cloud, let’s take a step back and look at some of the risks. One obvious concern, if all of our data is online, what happens when the Internet goes down? That’s what happened in 2013 when an AWS power cut took down Instagram, Vine and Airbub.
Hacker attacks are another big risk with research showing around one-fifth of all files in the cloud contain sensitive data.
Finally, it can be difficult for consumers and businesses to switch between different cloud companies. I might have a hard time syncing my iCloud and Google Drive accounts. That can give some big companies that are already making big money on the cloud a lot of power over our data.
1. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “access” in Paragraph 1?| A．Get. | B．Show. | C．Understand. | D．Enter. |
| A．Instagram. | B．Alibaba. | C．Airbub. | D．Vine. |
| A．Cloud providers offer services at their own cost. |
| B．All the cloud services must be ordered ahead of time. |
| C．AWS gains over 50%of Amazon’s operating income. |
| D．Customers must pay a regular fixed fee for cloud services. |
| A．what the cloud is | B．how the cloud works |
| C．the advantage over disadvantage of the cloud | D．the advantage and disadvantage of the cloud |
【推荐1】Have you ever wanted to feel like you were in a western film? Or maybe you wanted to feel like you were a pioneer traveling the west? It is possible to experience such things during a Wild West vacation! Here are four of the best Wild West vacation locations available:
Walk the Lewis and Clark Trail
Walk some or all of the 3,700 miles trail that was traversed by Mariwether Lewis and William Clark, two of the world's greatest explorers. Though not all the trails are marked, there are various stops that have been preserved by various historic societies. There is also a coach (长途客车)that makes a 16-day trek following the trail. This begins in St. Louis, Missouri, and ends in Astoria, Oregon.
Venture Route 66
Take a tour or go to see it yourself-ride on the famous Route 66. The road is nearly 2, 500 miles long. Harley Davidson offers motorcycle tours that last two weeks. Route 66 will provide an experience that may only be found on the open road. The historic road is still well taken care of.
Visit the Grand Canyon
Visit the most immense (巨大的)canyon in the world, located in Northern Arizona. Raft down the Colorado River, or hike the various trails that run throughout the canyon. If walking is not your thing, there are donkey and horse riding adventures available. In addition, there are motorized boats that float down through the canyon in a week's time.
Visit Deadwood
Located in South Dakota, Deadwood is a historic landmark. It is the kind of town that comes to mind when one thinks of an old western film. Actors who act as gunslingers (杀手）will often be seen in the streets playing their roles. Winter activities are popular in this old town, and there is always something to do.
1. What do we know from the passage?| A．None of the trails in the west are marked. |
| B．A number of historic stops aren't preserved well. |
| C．Western films are the most popular among Americans. |
| D．William Clark was a pioneer who explored the west. |
| A．long and hard journey | B．traveling information |
| C．beautiful scenery | D．pleasant holiday |
| A．A horse riding adventure. |
| B．A coach riding adventure. |
| C．A motorcycle riding adventure. |
| D．A donkey riding adventure. |
【推荐2】Australian Comedy---COSI(5th Round)
Date: April 12-16---7:30 pm
Venue: Beijing Poly Theatre
Price: 800-1,500 yuan
Cosi is a 1996 Australian comedy film directed by Mark Joffe. In the film, Lewis Riley wants to get a job as a director at a mental (精神病的)hospital. He gets the job and finds himself directing a production of the Mozart opera Cosi fan tutte, an opera in Italian. And it is going to be performed by actors and actresses that he must select from among the patients, who only speak English.
Twelfth Night
By TNT Theatre Britain
Date: April 13-15---7:30 pm
Venue: 9 Theatre Beijing
Price: 60-380 yuan
Twelfth Night, or What You Will is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601-1602. The play focuses on the twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated in a ship accident at sea. Viola (who pretends to be a boy) falls in love with Orsino, who in turn is in love with Olivia. Upon meeting Viola, Olivia falls in love with her, thinking she is a man.
Jazz Weekend---Thomas Enhco Piano Recital
Date: May 6---7:30 pm
Venue: Beijing Concert Hall
Price: 80-599 yuan
Thomas Enhco was born in Paris, 1988. He starts playing the violin and piano at an early age, and studies classical music and jazz. At 12, Thomas works with a French jazz violinist Didier Lockwood. He is spotted by Peter Erskine, who offers to help with Thomas Enhco’s first CD．In 2004, Thomas creates and records his first album, Esquisse, which is released in 2006. He receives the Young Talent Prize at the Montauban Jazz Festival in 2006.
1. Where can you enjoy Cosi in April?| A．Beijing Poly Theatre | B．TNT Theatre Britain |
| C．9 Theatre Beijing | D．Beijing Concert Hall |
| A．Olivia | B．Viola |
| C．Orsino | D．William Shakespeare |
| A．in 1988 | B．in 2004 |
| C．in 2005 | D．in 2006 |
【推荐3】School of International Liberal Studies（SILS）Credit and Grading System
The following is the explanation of "SILS Credit and Grading System".
※ Total credits required for a B. A. degree from SILS: 124 credits
※ Maximum credits registerable in each term: 20 credits（21 credits for first year students）
※ Grading（taken from the "Guidebook for Students"）
For each registered course, students are graded based on their test results, reports, and quiz results if they meet at least two-thirds of the total-class attendance.
Once a student has passed a course based on the above criteria, he or she will be awarded the fixed credits for the course.
The grades for the credits which are accredited（达标）for Language Proficiency or study abroad do not receive a score and are shown as "N" or "P".（However, these credits are counted for graduation.）
| Points | 100-90 | 89-80 | 79-70 | 69-60 | 59-50 | 49-40 | Accredited | Pass | Fail |
| On the grade report | A+ | A | B | C | F | G | N | P | Q |
"A+"to "C", and "P": Pass "F", "G", and "Q": Fai
※ Credits（appears on the bottom of the report card）
For a degree to be awarded, the number of "Included" credits must be either same or more than the number of "Required" credits, which total must be at least 124 credits over 4 years. The credits for voluntary courses are not counted for graduation.
• Category: Classification of courses
• Required: The number of credits required for graduation
• Passed: The number of all acquired credits
• Included: The number of acquired that is counted for graduation
If you have any questions, please contact: Johnathon Smith（Mr.）, Catherine Schiff（Ms.）
Phone: +81-3-5286（Mon-Sat 9:00-17:00）, E-mail: sils-as@list.waseca.jp
1. According to the Credit and Grading System, students of SILS__________.| A．will get at most 20 credits in each term |
| B．must get 124 credits in 4 years for graduation |
| C．will get Grade A if the test score of one subject is 90 |
| D．can count the credits for voluntary courses for graduation |
| A．the exact points are not shown on the grade report |
| B．their points can be lower than 40 |
| C．they can not miss any registered class |
| D．there is no need for them to be graded |
| A．to provide students with specific courses |
| B．to encourage students to get more credits |
| C．to explain a credit and grading system |
| D．to inform students of their total credits |
