The “Understanding Contemporary China” Foreign Language Contests were held in Beijing from December 4 to 8.
Nearly one million college students from more than 1,300 universities participated , with about 2,500
The champion of the English group
Xu Chengcheng, from Beijing Foreign Studies University, won
A special session of “Multilingual Champions Showcase” was part
2 . The holidays can be a difficult time to stay on track with your fitness goals.
Planning is the best way to make sure you don’t lose track of your goals. Plan your workouts for the week and mark them in your schedule to assure they are a part of your day.
Exercise early.
Keep moving.
Research shows that getting up for just five minutes every 30 to 60 minutes and performing light activities reduces the risk of heart disease risk factors. Small efforts to get moving can help your overall health during the holidays. In addition to staying active, try to avoid sitting for long periods of time, such as when watching football games or eating.
Think out of the box.
The holidays are busy, but do your best to avoid the “all or nothing” mentality when it comes to physical activity.
A.Plan ahead |
B.Plan out your route before you go |
C.Exercising in the morning is one of the biggest tips |
D.Remember: too much sitting is harmful to your health |
E.Your schedule will be filled with family gatherings and celebrations |
F.Get creative with exercise and make physical activity a family affair |
G.Rather than skipping the gym altogether, make time for a quick workout |
1.锻炼的重要性;
2.提出锻炼建议。
注意:
1.词数80左右;
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3.信的开头和结尾已为你写好,不计入字数。
Dear Mike,
Sorry to know that you feel weak and often fall ill. I am writing to give you some advice.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________I sincerely hope you can build up strength by taking exercise.
Yours,
Li Hua
1.参赛人员; 2.现场描述; 3.比赛反响。4. 80词左右。
A Speech Contest About “Health and Sport”
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________A.Michael Robinson. | B.Kyle Nash. | C.Chris Scott. |
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be held from July 26 to August 11 and the Paralympics from August 28 to September 8.
Phrygian caps (弗里吉亚帽) will be the Olympic and Paralympic Games mascots (吉祥物) in celebration of the French revolution’s spirit, which is not only a symbol of revolution,
The Phrygian caps were favoured over animals
The red Phrygian caps come in two versions — the Olympic one and the Paralympic one with a blade (镰刀) leg. As happens, when a national spirit is combined
7 . A team of three students won $700,000 this week for using artificial intelligence (AI) to read passages from an ancient papyrus scroll (纸草卷轴). The document is one of the more than 800 scrolls known as the Herculaneum papyri that were carbonized by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Researchers discovered the passages in the 18th century, but attempts to read them proved in vain: Unfolding them by hand only caused them to fall apart.
That’s where the Vesuvius Challenge comes in. Brent Seales, a computer scientist, and two businessmen, Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross, launched the Vesuvius Challenge in March 2023, offering more than $1 million in prize money for reaching a series of milestones using “computer vision, machine learning and hard work”. For the biggest prize, the organizers released high-resolution CT scans of the scrolls and explained the contest’s rules: Participants would need to decipher (破译) at least 85 percent of four passages. A series of smaller prizes were also awarded throughout the year.
The winning team consists of Nader (an Egyptian PhD student in Germany), Julian Schilliger (a robotics student in Switzerland) and Luke Farritor (a computer science student in Nebraska). Their submission was “met with widespread amazement” by the review team of papyrologists. Farritor also won the challenge’s $40,000 “First Letters” prize in October, when he deciphered the scroll’s first word “porphyras”, which means “purple” in ancient Greek. Nader and Farritor began working together the following month and were joined by Schilliger shortly before the December 31 deadline.
The team ultimately trained machine-learning algorithms (算法) to decipher more than 2,000 characters—more than what was needed to win the Grand Prize. These passages appear to be a philosophical discussion of life’s pleasures, including music and food, though the papyrology team is still studying the results. “It seems familiar to us, and we can’t escape the feeling that the first text we’ve uncovered is a 2,000-year-old blog post about how to enjoy life,” write the organizers.
1. Which statement fits the papyrus scroll in paragraph 1?A.Its 800-word texts were well-known. | B.It was successfully unfolded. |
C.It was discovered in 79 AD. | D.Its text contents were unavailable. |
A.Explain language rules. |
B.Decipher four passages word by word. |
C.Develop a type of CT scanner of the scrolls. |
D.Translate most characters of the given passages. |
A.To introduce some background information. |
B.To summarize the above paragraphs. |
C.To lead to a philosophical conclusion. |
D.To put forward a scientific theory. |
A.It is under discussion. | B.It is beyond expectation. |
C.It is familiar to philosophers. | D.It is uncovered by the organizers. |
1. How did the woman know the gym?
A.From a friend. | B.From a website. | C.From a newspaper. |
A.16 hours. | B.19 hours. | C.24 hours. |
A.Nutritious meals. | B.Free membership fee. | C.Experienced personal trainers. |
A.Pay a visit to the gym. |
B.Choose a personal trainer. |
C.Apply for a membership card. |
A.Boring. | B.Tense. | C.One-sided. |
1. Why does John come to Professor Smith?
A.To ask for her help. | B.To hand in his design | C.To apply for a competition. |
A.Energy conservation. | B.Conventional wisdom. | C.Innovative thinking |
A.Its unique look. | B.Its market value. | C.Its convenience. |
A.Beaches. | B.Rock pools. | C.Glass. |