1 . It’s a small step for Steve, but could this be a great progress in paralysis(瘫痪)？
Steve’s arms and legs were paralyzed after a fall four years ago. But when he’s wearing this robotic suit, he can use his thoughts to move again.
Learning to walk came quite quickly, but using the exoskeleton(外骨骼) to correctly bend and stretch his arms or turn his wrists took much longer.
So how does the exoskeleton work? Well, first Steve has electric device on the surface of his brain. They are reading his thoughts, his brain activity, his brainwaves, and they are being sent to a computer. Now, the computer has to receive that information at once and change that brain activity into orders, which are sent to the exoskeleton. From thought to movement, it takes less than a third of a second.
Steve first used this electric device in his brain to control a computer game before trying the exoskeleton. Now the French researchers plan to test the technology on three more patients.
This experimental exoskeleton is not going to become widely used soon. If you look, Steve’s body is connected to the ceiling of the room to stop him falling over. It means the exoskeleton can’t be used outside the lab. And it is also too expensive for most of the world to benefit. But this is still a breakthrough and shows the potential of technology to change lives.
1. What’s the usage of the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 ?| A．To question the usefulness of the exoskeleton. |
| B．To lead in the topic and make readers interested. |
| C．To compare with the former part of this paragraph. |
| D．To offer the result of the experiment in advance. |
| A．Brain→Computer→Orders→Exoskeleton |
| B．Exoskeleton→Orders→Computer→Brain |
| C．Orders→Computer→Exoskeleton→Brain |
| D．Computer→Orders→Brain→Exoskeleton |
| A．It’s readily available. | B．It can be used everywhere. |
| C．It’s very steady to walk in it. | D．It’s far from perfect |
| A．Steve walks a small step after paralysis. |
| B．Mind-reading machine helps man walk again. |
| C．Paralysis recovered with the help of a robotic suit. |
| D．An experiment testing a machine. |
This summer has been full
3 . In America, when the eighth graders leave the middle school, they are often worried about moving to the high school. It is a hard time for them, but it can be an exciting one as well. To make it easier, students need to get familiar with their school.
Even though they’ve done this already in the middle school, it’s still important to find where their classrooms are. Most schools take students to the high school for a visit at the end of their eighth-grade year. And, most schools also have a freshman speech for parents and students before the first year begins. Sometimes the main office will give away a map of the school. This can help students and parents to find different places in the school.
One way to know your high school more and make new friends is to join a club or play a sport. Schools often offer chances to join different clubs and sports. Fall activities begin in August before the first day of school. If you are not interested in sports, there are clubs for any interest, such as drama, dance, chess, photography, community service, etc. These clubs allow students from different grades. By joining an activity, students can find new friendships, not to mention improving their chances in future college applications (申请). The school office will have a list of activities offered at the school and information on how to join them.
What’s more, to have a great start to a high school year, students can write down some of their worries, and ask for help from teachers and school workers.
1. According to the text, most students feel ________ when entering the high school.| A．excited | B．nervous | C．lonely | D．disappointed |
| A．Before the eighth-grade year starts. |
| B．Right after the high school year starts. |
| C．At the beginning of the new term in the high school. |
| D．At the end of their eighth-grade year |
| A．There are fewer students from higher grades in the school clubs. |
| B．The school clubs in high school only welcome sports fans. |
| C．Summer activities begin before school starts. |
| D．The school office can help new students join school clubs. |
| A．To tell the new students how to learn in high school |
| B．To introduce new schools. |
| C．To give the teachers some advice. |
| D．To give advice to new high school students. |
1．表示欢迎；
2．推荐景点；
3．简述理由。
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
Dear Henry：
I’m glad to hear from you.
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Yours，
Li Hua
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.
Lei Xingyu, who is sixteen, is middle school student in Northern China. She is one of the best student in her class and she was won an award for young scientists last year. When sitting in the classroom, she looks just like all his classmates but after class her life is obvious different. She was born without the ability to use her legs but she has no feeling below her waist. She has to use a wheelchair to do everyday things, such as getting dressing, getting out of bed and go to school. So far she had created many programs. And one of which received an award at her province’s science fair.
6 . I was about 30 years old and was working as a firefighter in the South Bronx’s Engine Co.82. It was a restful Sunday and between alarms I rushed to the office to read a copy of the New York Times. I read an article on the Book Review section which openly stated what I took to be a calumny (诽谤) -- that William Butler Yeats had gone beyond his Irishness and was forever to be known as a universal poet. As I read it, my blood began to boil.
I grabbed a piece of paper and wrote out a letter of anger to the editor. Yeats had lived his life and written his poetry through the very essence of his Irish sensibility. It was offensive to think Irishness was something to be transcended (超越). I don’t know why I felt it my duty to safeguard the reputation of the world’s greatest poet. I just knew that I had to write that letter.
After my letter got published, I received a letter from The New Yorker asking for an interview. When my article Fireman Smith appeared in that magazine, the editor of a large publishing firm called me, asking if I was interested in writing a book about my life. I had little confidence to write a whole book, though the subject was worthy. I wrote Report From Engine Co.82 in six months, and it sold really well. In the years that followed, I wrote three more best-sellers.
Being a writer had been far from my expectations. How had it happened? I often found myself thinking about it, and my thoughts always came back to that letter to the New York Times. For me, the writing was a natural consequence of the passion I felt and the subjects represented the great values burning within me as I wrote.
Your education and your experience will guide you toward making a right decision, but your passion will enable you to make a difference in whatever you do. That’s what I learned the day I stood up for Ireland’s greatest poet.
1. Why did the author write to the New York Times?| A．To present his love for literature. |
| B．To spread Irish culture to the world. |
| C．To protect the reputation of an Irish poet. |
| D．To express his expectation of being a writer. |
| A．I felt awkward when I read the article. |
| B．I felt angry at the statement in the article. |
| C．I became excited when I read about Yeats. |
| D．I was very proud of Yeats being a universal author. |
| A．His skills in arguing. | B．His educational background. |
| C．His passion for writing. | D．His experience as a firefighter. |
| A．My Journey to Be a Writer. | B．A Letter that Changed My Life. |
| C．How to Become a Great Author. | D．My Defense of Ireland’s Greatest Poet. |
7 . As a CEO of a startup, you get used to hearing"no".You also face an endless continuation of what feels like shocking crises, like nearly running out of cash, losing a key customer,discovering a widespread product failure, or having to shut down operations because of a global pandemic. But it turns out that these disasters can actually be good for you. In fact,I'm not sure whether you can innovate without them. Here's what all our crises have taught me.
It's good to be uncomfortable. We once had a key customer request-a battery capability that we'd never developed before. The customer made it clear that if we couldn't develop this capability, they'd be less confident in our product. We wrestled with the risks, not least of which was the potential embarrassment if we couldn't meet the customer's needs. We knew we'd face many technical problems if we tried to go into operation. Yet we decided to try to satisfy the customer, even if it wasn't obvious at first how we could get it done. A few weeks later we delivered something beyond what the customer had asked for, and we've since grown this capability into a powerful sales tool and potential revenue stream-not to mention it strengthened our relationship with the customer.
Short-term failure is good. A few years ago, our company began to expand our manufacturing output in response to a customer's need. In the process we discovered something unusual we hadn't seen during smaller-scale production. Our team dived into failure analysis, and we finally put the problem down to a single material within the battery. We'd used this material for years, but now we needed a replacement. Once we made that change,the battery quality and reliability greatly improved.
It's okay to show weakness. One of my hardest days as CEO was the day when I found out I was pregnant.We were in the middle of raising a funding round, and I had been traveling nonstop for a year. Until that day, I had assumed that my role as CEO was to display strength and confidence. With the mounting pressure I was harder on myself than I needed to be, and now I had the added stress of being pregnant.I decided to acknowledge to my team that I was breaking down. They united together and found ways to operate more smoothly and communicate more effectively, supporting me to focus my time on most pressing goals. This gave me not only the space to plan for the company’s future,but also to prepare for my own new normal: leading while becoming a first-time mother.
1. What does the underlined word "them" in Paragraph 1 refer to?| A．Frequent rejections. |
| B．Financial crises. |
| C．Global pandemics. |
| D．Endless disasters. |
| A．Customers' requests should be carefully evaluated. |
| B．Meeting challenges can bring about extra benefits. |
| C．The company should keep launching new products. |
| D．Innovation is the only way to win fierce competition. |
| A．By drawing a comparison. |
| B．By giving an example. |
| C．By challenging assumptions. |
| D．By doing an experiment. |
| A．Learn to let go |
| B．Make it as a CEO |
| C．Think deep sometimes |
| D．Make friends with crises |
8 . Growing up in the 1960s, I was taught from an early age to send a handwritten thank-you note expressing
A study showed that it took most volunteers less than 5 minutes to write the thank-you notes. Just 5 minutes to make
It’s easy to use the
In his ten years as CEO, Conant wrote over 30,000 notes to employees. It’s
| A．concern | B．sympathy | C．affection | D．appreciation |
| A．consult | B．instruct | C．answer | D．impress |
| A．remained | B．proved | C．appeared | D．claimed |
| A．one | B．any | C．each | D．another |
| A．Yet | B．Therefore | C．So | D．Otherwise |
| A．special | B．necessary | C．convenient | D．important |
| A．case | B．excuse | C．example | D．situation |
| A．humorous | B．optimistic | C．successful | D．experienced |
| A．pen | B．receive | C．design | D．deliver |
| A．lost | B．gained | C．developed | D．damaged |
| A．gave up | B．kept up | C．set about | D．worried about |
| A．permitted | B．taught | C．checked | D．tested |
| A．market | B．businessman | C．company | D．employee |
| A．personally | B．frankly | C．naturally | D．occasionally |
| A．up | B．down | C．away | D．around |
| A．hard | B．great | C．amazing | D．disappointing |
| A．As usual | B．In short | C．By the way | D．After all |
| A．by | B．in | C．besides | D．without |
| A．me | B．it | C．him | D．them |
| A．kindness | B．joy | C．value | D．confidence |
9 . Note taking
Note taking as an accommodation is available only to students who have documented disabilities and are registered with Queen's University Accessibility Service（QSAS）. Note taking is approved for students with disability-related functional limitations that makes it difficult for them to access academic information presented in class.
There is a wide range of reasons why students may require note taking as an accommodation，including students with：
·hearing loss，who may have difficulties hearing the instructor while writing notes at the same time
·vision loss，who may have difficulties seeing information presented on overhead screens
·mental health conditions or attention-related disabilities，who may have difficulties attending to orally-presented information while taking notes
·learning disabilities，who may have difficulties recording notes when information is presented orally
·physical disabilities，who may have motor or pain related difficulties
Accessibility advisers consider a student's description of their need for note taking along with information contained in their disability documentation and the type of course in approving note taking as a formal accommodation.
Online Note Taking Portal（门户网站）
QSAS is in charge of the exchange of notes taken by student volunteer note takers and students registered with QSAS via our secure online note taking portal.
The pages in this section provide information for students with disabilities，volunteer note takers and instructors on requesting note takers，signing up to be a volunteer note taker and assisting QSAS with recruiting volunteer note takers.
If you are a student seeking note taking accommodation please click here to read the Starting Your Accommodation information.
1. Note taking is available to students ______________.| A．lacking in confidence | B．with loss of earnings |
| C．losing interest in study | D．with concentration problems |
| A．Description of their learning difficulties. |
| B．Record on their academic performance. |
| C．Files on their past note taking experiences. |
| D．Account of their requirements. |
| A．Ask for note taking. | B．Apply to be a volunteer. |
| C．Offer notes taken. | D．Learn to take notes. |
10 . Are you preparing for a big test? If so, you may want to play some basketball in between hitting the books. Doctors are starting to find more and more information that suggests a connection between exercise and brain development. Judy Cameron, a scientist at Oregon Health and Oregon Health and Science University, studies brain development. According to her research, it seems that exercise can make blood vessels(管), including those in the brain, stronger and more fully developed. Dr. Cameron claims this allows people who exercise to concentrate better. As she says, "While we already know that exercise is good for the heart, exercise can really cause physical changes in the brain."
The effects of exercise on brain development can even be seen in babies. Babies who do activities that require a lot of movement and physical activity show greater brain development than babies who are less physically active. With babies, even a little movement can show big results. Margaret Barnes, a pediatrician(儿科医生), believes in the importance of exercise. She thinks that many learning disabilities that children have in elementary school or high school can be traced back to a lack of movement as babies. "Babies need movement that stimulates their five senses. They need to establish a connection between motion and memory. In this way, as they get older, children will begin to associate physical activity with higher learning," says Margaret.
Older people can beef up their brains as well. Scientists from 11 universities studied a group of seniors ranging in age from seventy to seventy-nine. Their study showed a short-term memory increase of up to 40 percent after exercising just three hours a week. The exercise does not have to be very difficult, but it does have to increase the heart rate. Also, just like the motion for infants (婴儿), exercise for older people should involve some complexity. Learning some new skills or motions, such as with yoga or tai-chi, helps to open up memory paths in the brain that may not have been used for a long time.
For most people, any type of physical activity that increases the heart rate is helpful. The main goal is to increase the brain's flow of blood. And your brain can benefit from as little as three hours of exercise a week.
1. What is the best title of this passage?| A．How to exercise |
| B．How exercise helps the brain |
| C．How to get good scores on a test |
| D．How the brain can change |
| A．Exercise makes us stupid. |
| B．The brain needs special mental exercise. |
| C．The more exercise, the bigger the brain. |
| D．Physical exercise helps us think better. |
| A．three hours per week |
| B．40hours per week |
| C．three hours per day |
| D．40hours per month. |
| A．It is easy to learn. |
| B．It can be done in groups. |
| C．It does not increase the heart rate. |
| D．It includes learning new motions. |
