1. 简述你理想中的课堂
2. 如何实现
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：数字时代 digital age；配备有 be equipped with提升 promote；白班 whiteboard 等。
My Ideal Classroom
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2 . Earthquake forecasting is one of the most ancient skills known to mankind. From ancient Greece to the present day, countless scientists have tried to develop tools to predict earthquakes. Their attempts usually focused on searching for reliable forerunners of forthcoming quakes.
However, there are many reasons why predicting quakes is so hard. “We don’t understand some basic physics of earthquakes,” said Egill, a research professor at the California Institute of Technology. Scientists have also attempted to create mathematical models of movement, but precisely predicting earthquakes would require great mapping and analysis of the Earth’s crust. Other challenges include a lack of data on the early warning signs, given that these warning signs are not yet entirely understood. Actually, real earthquake prediction is very similar to the diagnosis of potential human illnesses based on observing and analyzing each patient’s signs and symptoms. As it turns out, quake prediction is extremely difficult.
Many sources show that earthquake forecasting was a recognized science in ancient Greece. Ancient Greeks lived very close to nature and were able to detect unusual phenomena and forecast earthquakes. The first known forecast was made by Pherecydes of Syros about 2,500 years ago: He made it as he scooped water from a well and noticed that usually very clean water had suddenly become muddy. Indeed, an earthquake occurred two days later, making Pherecydes famous. Nowadays, seismic (地震的) and remote-sensing methods are considered to have the greatest potential in terms of solving the earthquake prediction problem.
Currently, Terra Seismic, an earthquake forecasting company, can identify a forthcoming earthquake with a high level of confidence. Generally, Terra Seismic does not promise to predict a quake if the earthquake’s epicentre is located beyond a depth of 40 km. Fortunately, such quakes are almost always harmless, since the quake’s energy reduces before reaching the Earth’s surface. “Scientists have tried every possible method to try to predict earthquakes,” Bruneau, an expert in earthquake engineering, said. “Nobody has been able to crack it and make a believable prediction.”
1. Why is earthquake forecasting so difficult?| A．Some basic physics of earthquakes is unknown. |
| B．Data on the early warning signs are not fully understood. |
| C．Mapping and analysis of the Earth’s crust are impossible. |
| D．It is the same as the diagnosis of human illnesses. |
| A．To explain why Pherecydes was famous. |
| B．To explain ancient Greeks lived very close to nature. |
| C．To show earthquake forecasting is a science with a long history. |
| D．To show remote-sensing methods are the best solution to earthquake prediction. |
| A．Terra Seismic can predict an earthquake. |
| B．Scientists have methods of predicting earthquakes. |
| C．Some quakes are harmless if the quake’s energy is released. |
| D．Scientists have no reliable way to predict an earthquake. |
| A．The reasons for earthquake forecasting. |
| B．The history of earthquake forecasting. |
| C．The methods of earthquake forecasting. |
| D．The future of earthquake forecasting. |
3 . Giant panda Fu Bao arrived at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in Sichuan province on Wednesday, returning from South Korea.
Accompanied by veterinarians (兽医) and caregivers from the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda and Everland Park of South Korea, Fu Bao headed to the isolation and quarantine area.
In preparation for Fu Bao’s return, the giant panda center has set up a quarantine facility at the Wolong Shenshuping Base. During the isolation and quarantine period (在隔离检疫期间), a team of experts will help it adapt to its new living environment.
Thousands of panda lovers gathered at Everland, the country’s largest theme park in Yongin, about 40 km south of the capital Seoul, to say goodbye to the country’s top panda celebrity.
According to the agreement on giant panda protection and research cooperation, overseas-born giant panda cubs are to return to China between the ages of 2 and 4. Fu Bao’s return was scheduled for this year. According to Everland Park, over 1,000 visitors came daily to bid farewell to her before the scheduled departure.
1. Where did giant panda Fu Bao return from?| A．Japan. | B．South Korea. | C．Russia. | D．America. |
| A．A team of experts. | B．Veterinarians. | C．Panda lovers. | D．Visitors. |
| A．between 1-3 | B．between 2-5 | C．between 3-6 | D．between 2-4 |
要点：1．你为环境保护做了什么。
2．你的感受和收获。
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5 . A 12-year-old girl from Virginia, US, never thought that a simple message she put online could bring her big problems. She posted the words, “Killing. Meet me in the library Tuesday”, with three emojis (表情符号) of a gun, a knife and a bomb (炸弹) on Instagram, a social media (社交媒体). She was told that she broke the law because of threatening (威胁) her school.
This problem is not far away from us. Not long ago, Ni Hanxiang, a Chinese student at a university in the US, was sent back to China after expressing on social media that he would kill his teachers if he failed to pass his exams.
In China, posting threatening words online is also against the law. In 2013, Wu Hongfei, a singer, got into trouble for saying on Weibo that she wanted to blow up a building.
“Threatening happens not only face to face but also through the Internet, social media and the telephone,” said Mr. Cao, a lawyer from Chongqing. “Although the law of China protects people’s right of free speech, it doesn’t include words that threaten others’ lives and national safety.”
“Some people may not mean to threaten. They may just be trying to say ‘I’m strong’,” said Fred Pratt, a lawyer from the US.
The girl’s mother said her daughter was a good kid who had never been in trouble before. Ni Hanxiang also said he didn’t realize that what he put online was so serious.
“But not knowing the law doesn’t mean the law will treat you any differently if you break it,” says David Allen Green, a lawyer from the UK. So, do you think we’d better spend a minute or two thinking about the words or emojis we use on social media before we press “send”?
1. The 12-year-old girl from Virginia put the words “Killing. Meet me in the library Tuesday”, with three emojis ______.| A．in her own diary | B．in a letter to her friend |
| C．on a social media | D．on the wall of the library |
| A．because he broke the US law | B．because he wasn’t honest |
| C．after he killed his teachers | D．after he blew up a building |
| A．Fred Pratt thinks some people may not mean to threaten |
| B．the girl’s mother didn’t think her daughter was a bad child |
| C．cheating in an examination at school may get you into trouble |
| D．Putting threatening words on QQ may bring you problems |
| A．we shouldn’t break the US law if we study at a university in the US |
| B．students and singers shouldn’t post words or emojis on social media |
| C．students should study hard at school and not use the Internet too much |
| D．we should be careful when we send words or emojis on social media |
6 . A rabbit is running into its hole. You will ask, “What has this to do
Many
Some animals say things
But human beings have something that no animal has — a large number of words which have the meanings of things, actions, feelings or ideas. We are able to give each other information, to tell or inform (告诉) other people
No one knows how man learned to make words. Somehow (然而) he learned to make them. As centuries went by, he made more and more new words.
1.| A．for | B．about | C．with | D．in |
| A．dangerous | B．strange | C．new | D．interesting |
| A．eyes | B．tail | C．head | D．mouth |
| A．food | B．hole | C．hunter | D．danger |
| A．by | B．without | C．before | D．for |
| A．signal | B．word | C．sign | D．chance |
| A．kind | B．stupid | C．other | D．the other |
| A．has found | B．is given | C．eats | D．is looking for |
| A．what | B．where | C．as | D．there |
| A．but | B．where | C．which | D．and |
| A． by speaking to each other | B． by making sounds | C． by moving their bodies | D． by looking at each other |
| A．a friend | B．the master | C．a stranger | D．a child |
| A．pleased | B．laughed | C．fed | D．seen |
| A．includes | B．have | C．understands | D．with |
| A．who | B．that | C．what | D．where |
7 . How to Plan a Surprise Party
●Pick a party theme.
●Pick a place your guests of honour frequents to avoid suspicion (怀疑). If you tell your party-persons that you’re heading to the nicest restaurant in town, they’ll know that there’s an occasion. However, if you tell them that you’re heading to the same restaurant you go to every Thursday night, suspicion will be kept at a minimum.
●Pick a date before the actual occasion. If this surprise party is for a birthday, holding a party on the day might be a little hard to turn into an awesome surprise.
●Choose your guests.
A small group. This is easier to manage, people can keep their mouths shut, and it creates a more warm environment. However, it’s less impressive and more people might be upset that they’re not invited.
A large group. This is harder to manage, the word might slip out, it’s harder to get a space, but in the end, your party-persons might be surprised by seeing everyone they love in one room.
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| A．So choose a place that seems “normal”. |
| B．It isn’t much better if something emergent happens. |
| C．To avoid that, plan something before the actual date. |
| D．Be sure your guests of honour would want a surprise party. |
| E．You have two options: a small gathering or a big get-together. |
| F．An easy way to get guests excited about a party is to give it a theme. |
| G．The hardest part about a surprise party is making sure your guests don’t find it out. |
8 . Smartwatches and fitness trackers (健身追踪器) have gained popularity recently. These tools can record your daily steps, heart rates, etc.
It’s a struggle to overcome the addiction to fitness trackers.
Of course, failing to meet your daily goal can be discouraging. You might focus on your shortcoming rather than your progress. Another problem is that you might find yourself paying too much attention to the step number rather than how your body feels.
Therefore, if you’re spending too much time looking at your smartwatch, limit your daily step count to a comfortable level.
| A．How can you tell whether you’re addicted to your fitness tracker? |
| B．Actually this addiction to step count can be risky, mentally and physically. |
| C．Don’t overuse your smartwatch. |
| D．However, do you find yourself checking your steps and heart rates too often? |
| E．After all, reaching a daily step count can be so appealing. |
| F．Besides, you can find other things to do that don’t involve checking your fitness tracker. |
| G．It doesn’t covey what you’re really feeling. |
Almost all the people like travelling. For some people, travelling is a chance to relax and escape
Of course, there are people who are always
As for me. I enjoy watching all-round views from some altitudes. I enjoy watching them in my hometown and as soon as I am in some new city. I start
From such places it’s so exciting
10 . Social media can lead to mental exhaustion (疲惫). And when mentally exhausted, you are more likely to be influenced by a high number of likes on posts — even to the point of clicking on ads for products you don't need or want.
As a professor of advertising, I have studied social media behaviors for years. In late 2022, my colleague Eric Haley and I conducted three online studies on Americans aged 18 — 65 to test how people under various mental loads respond to ads differently.
The control group in each study were given no introductory task — we just had them look at an ad. A second group had to memorize a nine-digit number and then look at the ad. The third group looked through the Internet for 30 seconds and then looked at the ad. Participants randomly saw an ad with a few hundred likes or tens of thousands of likes. After viewing the ad, each participant rated how willing they would be to buy the product, and how much mental effort it took to think about the information.
The group that used the Internet first were the most likely to want to buy the featured product when there were lots of likes or comments, and they also reported using the most mental effort to assess the ad. Researchers refer to this mentally exhausted state as “cognitive (认知的) overload”. Using social media puts them in this state because they are constantly evaluating different types of texts, photos and video posts from so many different people. In the span of several seconds, they can see a text from their husband or wife, a photo from a co-worker, a video from a celebrity and an emoji from their brother. All of this evaluating leaves them feeling frazzled.
Imagine asking your roommate if they want to go get pizza. Under normal conditions, the roommate might consider several factors such as cost, hunger, timing or their schedule. Now imagine asking your roommate the same question while they are on the phone with a sick relative. They no longer have the mental energy to logically consider whether pizza for dinner is a good idea.
By understanding how social media influences them, consumers can be more thoughtful in regulating their use—and hopefully not buy yet another water bottle they don’t need.
1. Why did the author conduct three online studies on Americans aged 18-65?| A．To investigate their online habits. |
| B．To test their reactions to advertisements. |
| C．To research what kind of advertising is effective. |
| D．To discover why people suffer great mental stress. |
| A．Its purpose. | B．Its process. | C．Its finding. | D．Its significance. |
| A．Interested. | B．Depressed. | C．Annoyed. | D．Tired. |
| A．To further explain cognitive overload. |
| B．To stress the importance of. relationships. |
| C．To strongly call on people to eat healthily. |
| D．To remind people not to rely on mobile phones. |
