1 . In a national spelling contest in America, an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her
As the girl walked off the
Probably the biggest test of our character and honesty is what we would do if we knew we would never get
Should the wallet, found in the street, be put into a pocket or
A.high | B.sweet | C.tough | D.soft |
A.finally | B.seriously | C.secretly | D.totally |
A.correct | B.wrong | C.different | D.same |
A.stage | B.studio | C.test | D.classroom |
A.lesson | B.story | C.courage | D.accident |
A.achieved | B.broke | C.won | D.defeated |
A.paid | B.awarded | C.reported | D.caught |
A.escaped | B.lied | C.changed | D.answered |
A.accept | B.fight | C.cheat | D.insist |
A.smart | B.generous | C.energetic | D.interested |
A.plan | B.conclusion | C.discovery | D.choice |
A.turned over | B.put away | C.set aside | D.took down |
A.small | B.some | C.extra | D.necessary |
A.ignored | B.paid | C.shared | D.returned |
A.protect | B.challenge | C.respect | D.attack |
2 . A new technology project in southern Greece is helping visitors experience the ancient birthplace of the Olympic Games.
The project used Augmented Reality (AR) to recreate temples and competition areas in the ancient city of Olympia. It was recently launched in the city, one of the world’s major archaeological sites. Augmented Reality is a technology that can project computer-created imagery onto special eyeglasses. Through the eyeglasses, the images appear along with other physical objects in the environment.
The project is a partnership between American software maker Microsoft and Greece’s Ministry of Culture and Sport. The ministry helped Microsoft map and build virtual representations of Olympia. The city was used for nearly a thousand years to host the games in ancient Greece that served as the model for the modern Olympics. The experience provides users the chance to virtually walk through the ruins of Olympia. At the Olympic Museum in Athens, people can also use Microsoft’s AR headsets for a similar experience.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis joined a group of schoolchildren who were using the app for the first time. “I’m absolutely thrilled that we’re able to present to the world a completely new cultural experience utilizing technology to recreate the ancient world of Olympia, ” Mitsotakis told the media.
Students from a local middle school looked at statues and structures that were brought to life on their phones. One of the children, Panagiotis Christopoulos, called the project “impressive”. “I think it can help with teaching in schools, ” the student said. They were able to virtually visit inside and outside settings to explore where ancient Olympians had competed in different sports.
The project began 18 months ago with a series of imaging flights to help map areas across Olympia. Microsoft is to build several data centers in and near Athens as part of a $ 1 billion investment agreement with the Greek government.
1. What can users do with the eyeglasses?A.Move physical objects. |
B.Take photos of the ruins of Olympia. |
C.Take part in the virtual Olympic Games. |
D.Be on a virtual visit to the ruins of Olympia. |
A.Using. | B.Determining. |
C.Replacing | D.Recycling |
A.Develop advanced operating systems. |
B.Help the Greek government plan the city. |
C.Make an agreement with other companies. |
D.Spend lots of money establishing data centers. |
A.Greece Will Open a New Olympic Museum |
B.Digital Project Brings Olympics Birthplace to Life |
C.The AR Glasses Helps You See More about the World |
D.The Olympic Museum in Athens Will Create a Virtual Map |
A New Addition to the Family
For the initial ten years of his life, Victor was the prince of the household. As he was an only child, his parents petted him and showered all their love and attention on him. Whatever toys his parents bought, they were always meant for him. Whatever food was in the refrigerator, there was no one to compete with him to polish it off first. Victor could leave his toys or books around the house with complete ease of mind, knowing that there was no one who would get their hands on his belongings and cause any damage.
However, all that was to change overnight when Victor’s parents brought back his new baby sister, Lina, from the hospital. With her rosy cheeks, wide open eyes and angelic smile, Lina caught the hearts of her parents, grandparents and relatives. Everyone focused their attention on the cute bunch of joy. Whenever she cried, her mother or father would rush to her bed. She simply cried because she wanted to be carried. There was little time left for Victor.
Now that Victor’s mother had his baby sister to take care of, she expected Victor himself to do most of the chores he can do. Victor was asked to clean his own room, iron his own school uniform and clean his own shoes. Before Lina’s arrival, he had never lifted a finger to help out with these tasks. The whole family also went out less because it was unhealthy to expose Lina to the bacteria(细菌) being in the outside world too often.
Victor felt neglected by his parents. He felt that they loved Lina more than him. As a result, he tried to attract his parents’ attention by becoming resistant. One evening, Victor’s parents were called up by his teacher because Victor had got into a fight at school. His teacher had noticed Victor’s behaviour and work attitude changing downwards in the past two months. Before that, he had been a model student.
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Upon hearing the teacher’s feedback, Victor’s parents got lost in thought.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Victor realized that his parents still cared for him.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4 . Maaseik, a city in Belgium, has opened an exhibition of about 200 relics and treasures of the Tang Dynasty(618 AD - 907 AD), showing China’s golden age of ancient civilisation (文明) .
The exhibition, which opened on May 11 and will continue until Oct. 20, is part of the city’s effort to create a centre of Chinese culture. Belgian Princess Mathilde formally announced the beginning of the exhibition, titled: China’s Golden Age: Treasures from the Tang Dynasty”.
The items, including gold plates and silver wares for royal families, Tang Dynasty tri-colour glazed figurines (小雕像) of women and paintings, have recently been on exhibit in the Dutch city of Assen.
All of the exhibited items are from Shaanxi Province, China. Its provincial capital Xi’an was the most populous (人口众多的) city in the world and once the capital of the Tang Dynasty.
The Tang period is generally regarded as a high point in Chinese civilisation-requal to, or better than that of the earlier Han Dynasty(202 BC-220 AD), a golden age of Chinese culture.
Several years ago, said Dirk Verlaak, vice-mayor of Maaseik, his city and Assen teamed up to host history and culture exhibitions of China’s first two imperial dynasties, the Qin (221 BC-207 BC) and the Han. The Chinese relics and treasures attracted 350, 000 visitors in Assen and 190, 000 in Maaseik.
“Westerners don’t know much about China’s ancient civilisation and history, and we hope the new exhibition in Maaseik can attract more visitors,” said Verlaak.
1. Maaseik held the exhibition in order to ________.A.make money | B.educate people |
C.attract foreign visitors | D.spread Chinese culture |
A.Dirk Verlaak is interested in Chinese history |
B.All the items in the exhibition are from China |
C.Assen attracted more visitors than Maaseik several years ago |
D.This is the first time that Maaseik has held such an exhibition |
A.Doubtful | B.Content | C.Worried | D.Disappointed |
A.Tang Dynasty Treasures Exhibited in Belgium |
B.Tang Dynasty Treasures Discovered in Belgium |
C.Chinese Culture Goes around the World |
D.Chinese Civilisation Attracts Foreigners |
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据报道,美国使用的能源是整个欧洲的两倍。
7 . Convincing someone to change their mind is really the process of convincing them to change their tribe (部落). If they abandon their beliefs, they run the risk of losing social ties. You can’t expect someone to change their mind if you take away their community too.
The way to change people’s minds is to become friends with them, to combine them into your tribe, to bring them into your circle. Now, they can change their beliefs without the risk of being abandoned socially.
The British philosopher Alain de Botton suggests that we simply share meals with those who disagree with us: “Sitting down at a table with a group of strangers has the incomparable and odd benefit of making it a little more difficult to hate them without punishment. Prejudice and conflict between groups of people from different nations or races feed off abstraction. However, during a meal, something about handing dishes around, unfolding napkins (餐巾纸) at the same moment, even asking a stranger to pass the salt makes us less likely to hold the belief that the outsiders who wear unusual clothes and speak in distinctive accents deserve to be sent home or attacked. For all the large-scale political solutions which have been proposed to ease racial or cultural conflict, there are few more effective ways to promote tolerance between suspicious neighbours than to force them to eat supper together.”
Perhaps it is not difference, but distance that produces tribalism and unfriendliness. As proximity increases, so does understanding. I am reminded of Abraham Lincoln’s quote, “I don’t like that man. I must get to know him better.” Facts don’t change our minds. Friendship does.
The Japanese writer Haruki Murakami once wrote, “Always remember that to argue, and win, is to break down the reality of the person you are arguing against. It is painful to lose your reality, so be kind, even if you are right.”
When we are in the moment, we can easily forget that the goal is to connect with the other side, cooperate with them, befriend them, and integrate them into our tribe. We are so caught up in winning that we forget about connecting. It’s easy to spend your energy labeling people rather than working with them.
The word “kind (family and relatives)” originated from the word “kin (old fashion of family and relatives).” When you are kind to someone, it means you are treating them like family. This, I think, is a good method for actually changing someone’s mind. Develop a friendship. Share a meal. Gift a book. Be kind first, be right later.
1. People are likely to change their mind when they ________.A.change their beliefs | B.are made friends with |
C.move to a new community | D.are given somewhere to go |
A.pleases people with different beliefs or accents |
B.makes people focus on eating rather than conflicts |
C.brings benefits to the people having dinner together |
D.promotes understanding and tolerance among people |
A.Nearness. | B.Action. | C.Communication. | D.Politeness. |
A.breaking down one’s reality is easy |
B.kindness is more important than right |
C.arguing and winning are not important |
D.losing one’s identity is a painful process |
Robert was a carpenter (木匠). He was living in a village. His mother died a long time ago. His aged father, Kuppan, lived with Robert. Kuppan was very weak. He could not even walk well. He was so weak because Robert did not give him enough food.
Robert had a son. His name was Michael. Michael was just ten years old. He was a very good boy. He loved his grandfather. He had great respect for his grandfather. We did not like his father’s attitude and character to his grandfather, because his father was treating his grandfather cruelly. One day Kuppan was eating his food in the small plate that his son had given to him. The plate fell and broke into pieces. The food also fell on the floor. Robert was working at the other end of the room. He saw the broken plate. He was very angry with his father and used very sharp words to blame his father. The old man felt bad about what happened. He was sorry for his mistake. Robert’s words wounded him very deeply.
Michael saw this. But he was afraid to speak against his father. He was sad about his grandfather. But he was not powerful to stand in support of his grandfather. Then he got an idea.
Paragraph 1The next day, Michael took some of his father’s tools and a piece of wood.
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The carpenter was pretty shocked to hear that.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________9 . Can we “design” a baby like we design a handbag? It may sound crazy, but a “designer baby” could be possible now. Of course, at the same time, there are both agreements and disagreements with it.
The “designer baby” idea comes from the research that allows scientists to make changes to human DNA and genes. Usually, it is done when the baby is still just an embryo (胚胎). By doing that, scientists hope that “designer babies” will less possibly be born with some certain serious illnesses.
During the 21st century, the idea became so popular that the research developed very quickly. Now, it has been firstly used to help born babies with their illnesses. One example of this is that Dr. Adrian Thrasher of University College London was able to save a 1-year-old child from leukemia (白血病) with the help of it. People learned that it was not only illnesses they could change, but also a baby’s gender and looks. A well-known event happened in 1996. An American couple, Monique and Scott Collins, decided to use this research to help them choose the gender of their next baby. They wanted to have a baby girl for they have had three sons. Moreover, people could also decide babies’ eye color, hair color and even things like height or how sportive babies will be.
Some people argue that it is not ethical (道德的) to design babies like designing a bag. It is strongly against the nature’s rules. Besides, it may not have any bad influence on the baby now, yet no one knows what will happen to him and his children after many years.
1. Now we can “design” a baby from ________.A.designing a handbag for a baby |
B.changing the DNA and genes of a human embryo |
C.stopping the embryo from growing up |
D.working on the computer |
A.stop babies getting serious illnesses before birth |
B.have more sports players born |
C.make prettier babies |
D.give us smarter babies |
A.Character. | B.Sex. |
C.Appearance. | D.Personality. |
A.follows the nature’s rules |
B.can save everyone in the world |
C.also has some bad sides |
D.shouldn’t be used in any field |
10 . A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the
It was almost
His story put an end to my regret for the failure of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men
Don’t you think that you can compare it with
A.hopeless | B.worst | C.more | D.best |
A.cry | B.lie | C.wait | D.sleep |
A.delay | B.success | C.team | D.arrival |
A.untrue | B.unimaginable | C.possible | D.useless |
A.physical | B.mental | C.working | D.medical |
A.method | B.way | C.tool | D.strength |
A.had | B.managed | C.tried | D.planned |
A.Willing | B.Unable | C.Determined | D.Deciding |
A.desire | B.request | C.feeling | D.sense |
A.rescue | B.village | C.local | D.brave |
A.end | B.top | C.opening | D.side |
A.save | B.help | C.stop | D.calm |
A.adventure | B.work | C.life | D.mankind |
A.at last | B.right away | C.by design | D.behind schedule |
A.and | B.so | C.but | D.while |