1. When did David come back last night?
A.At 6:00 pm. | B.At 7:00 pm. | C.At 8:30 pm. |
A.To watch a movie. |
B.To read in a library. |
C.To have some discussions. |
A.Apply to work for the club. |
B.Contact Lucy for more information. |
C.Learn more about the neighborhood. |
A.Paris. | B.Rome. | C.Vienna. |
3 . Guernsey International Poetry Competition — Poems on the Move
Your poem could be on show in 2024. Winning entries are displayed in two stages: 21 bus poems will be chosen, and the top 9 of these will take part in a second, larger exhibition, first at Guernsey Airport, then all over the island.
How to enter·Online by completing the online entry form and payment, at www.poemsonthemove.com.
·By email: PotM@guernseyliteraryfestival.com .
·By post: Poems on the Move 2024, Guernsey Literary Festival, PO Box 174, St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK,GY1 3LG.
Fees·Entries are £4 per poem or 3 poems for £10.
·Fees are not refundable.
·Young People’s Poetry: Aged 11-17, entries FREE
Rules·Entries must be no longer than 14 lines and must be typed and fit on a single A4 page.
·Please do not write your name or age on the same sheet as your poems.
·Enter each poem on a separate page and enclose another separate sheet with your name, address, telephone number, email address, plus the title(s) of your poems.
·Entries must be entirely the work of the entrant and must never have been published, self-published, published on any public website or broadcast, nor winning or placed in any other competition.
·Closing date for receipt of entries: February15, 2024
The prize is open to anyone except those involved in organizing the competition. Winners will be contacted by March 5, 2024. Winning poems will be shown on Guernsey buses, and 9 of these poems will become part of the Poems on the Move exhibition, for no less than six months.
1. What should entrants do?A.Show their poems on the bus. | B.Deliver their poems in person. |
C.Start entering after February 15, 2024. | D.Have the poems typed as requested. |
A.They should be original. |
B.They must be over 14 lines. |
C.They should be around two pages long. |
D.They must be published works on any site. |
A.A young man aged 16. | B.A poet involved in the competition. |
C.A writer organizing the competition. | D.A teacher writing a poem. |
4 . Located about 10 km northeast of the city center, the Chengdu Panda Base is a popular place to see lots of pandas of different ages in what’s close to their natural habitat.
Highlights and Travel Tips
The Chengdu Panda Base is a nonprofit research and breeding (繁殖) facility for giant pandas that was originally founded in 1987 and opened to the public in 1993. The center began with a population of just six giant pandas and has since grown to more than 100 pandas.
For visitors, it is more like a nice park than a traditional zoo. The base is large and nice to walk around, since much of it is in a bamboo forest. There are also shops selling panda-related souvenirs, but the prices are usually higher than markets or shops outside the base.
Accessibility Information
While the main road is flat, the base is large, so it is better for visitors with mobility issues to ride the shuttle (往返) bus. Visitors who completely rely on wheelchairs may need help from others to guide. Most restrooms within the base are wheelchair accessible.
Opening Hours and Ticket Prices
Opening hours | 7:30 am - 6:00 pm |
Entrance fee | 55 CNY |
Shuttle bus fee | 10 CNY |
Average time for this activity | 2-3 hours |
How to Get There
It takes about a half hour and costs around 30 CNY to get to the Chengdu Panda Base from the city center by taxi. You can also get there by public bus or subway, although these routes require a few transfers.
1. What is special about the Chengdu Panda Base?A.It offers tourists panda souvenirs. | B.It is a zoo with the features of a park. |
C.It is the largest panda research base. | D.It has more pandas than anywhere else. |
A.110 CNY. | B.75 CNY. | C.55 CNY. | D.45 CNY. |
A.A guidebook. | B.A news report. |
C.An announcement. | D.An exhibition guide. |
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6 . Role of Mass Media in Education
In today’s advanced world, where everything is changing at lightning speed, mass media plays an important role.
Universal reach
Mass media has connected people like never before. Education is something which aims to have a universal reach. Mass media has helped to bridge that gap enormously.
Storage of information
Mass media allows storing information which can be accessed from anywhere at any time. It is literally accessible, at our fingertips, which saves a lot of time and energy.
No physical restrictions
Fruitful results
Another huge advantage of current technological innovations in mass media is the increased memory capability of students. Many scientific pieces of research have proven that delivering lectures via an audio-visual format (视听格式) is quite effective.
A.This results in the reduction of false information. |
B.That being said, education is also advancing day by day. |
C.Therefore, it serves as a rather useful resource in the field of education. |
D.One of the major disadvantages before mass media was a physical restriction. |
E.Mass media consists of the tools used for communicating information and ideas. |
F.In other words, it is now within everyone’s reach and making the world a better place. |
G.It has a more positive impact on the memory power of the brain than an audio lecture. |
Besides such ethical concerns, the legal situations the autonomous vehicle industry is likely to be confronted with have
Our comfort foods are highly
9 . Have you ever felt a wave of anxiety (焦虑) when going out in public? Have you ever felt as if people were talking about you or laughing at you?
Understand the spotlight effect (焦点效应)
Many people assume that they’re being judged all the time but actually it may only be occasional. Keeping this in mind, we can look at others and think to ourselves, “Ah, they’re probably thinking about themselves right now”. Whenever you start feeling anxious outside, you can remind yourself of this.
Use cognitive restructuring (认知重建)
If you always run away from a fear, your body and mind will remember it as something dangerous enough to run away from. But if you face your fears, over time your body will start to accept them as something manageable. And your anxiety should decrease little by little. You can take baby steps here. Start off by saying thank you to people you often meet, such as cashiers or bus drivers. Then when you feel comfortable enough, move on to making small talks with them.
A.Face your fears |
B.Talk to people frequently |
C.You can turn a blind eye to people around you |
D.Well, you might be suffering from social anxiety |
E.You can also try to focus more on others than yourselves |
F.Finally, you can increase the amount and depth of these talks |
G.This is when you question the beliefs that cause your anxiety |
10 . ChatGPT, a new chatbot model developed by US-based AI research laboratory OpenAI, has quickly become a hit globally due to its advanced conversational capabilities,
It can write emails, computer codes, even academic papers and poems, and has passed a number of tests within seconds. Academicians worldwide are discussing whether AI should be used in education. Some universities have banned it. The New York City’s Department of Education, for example, banned the chatbot from its public school devices and networks, with some people warning that it could encourage more students to cheat, especially in exams.
Many more welcome this app, claiming that, like most technological advances and groundbreaking innovations in history, ChatGPT is a powerful tool for the development of higher education.
Embracing AI as early as possible is advisable. Higher education institutions should make preparations for including AI in their syllabus (教学大纲). They can start by offering related courses, because by understanding how it works, they can make better use of it. Besides, students with good knowledge of AI are more competitive when it comes to getting a good job, as an increasing number of jobs are being done by computer programmes-some in cooperation with humans, AI-powered education technologies can be adopted to make the learning experience more suitable for each student based on his or her strengths and weaknesses. As for professors, AI can free them from doing some dull tasks so they can concentrate on teaching and interacting with students.
Since we cannot avoid ChatGPT and other AI-powered applications from entering the field of higher education, we should make collective efforts to ensure they have a positive impact on society and the future of education Despite AI helping make learning much more interesting and enjoyable, humans need to work very hard to win the race with technology.
1. Why do some higher education institutions forbid ChatGPT?A.ChatGPT can write emails and computer codes quickly. |
B.Some professors might not perform their duties properly. |
C.Students would have conversations with each other via it. |
D.Students might seek help from it in completing the exams. |
A.Fearful. | B.Disapproving. | C.Supportive. | D.Uncertain. |
A.It offers students an increasing number of jobs. |
B.It personalizes students’ learning experience. |
C.It equips students with competitive skills to cooperate with humans. |
D.It handles uninteresting tasks so students can better focus on learning. |
A.We should guard against AI apps. |
B.AI will be more widely used in education. |
C.The future of education relies on AI apps. |
D.Humans will be left behind by technology. |