1 . There are four fantastic films you can’t miss in March.

Raya and the Last Dragon

1h 54min | 5 March 2021 (China) | Director: Don Hall, Carlos López Estrada

Five hundred years after the world’s dragons sacrificed (牺牲) themselves to save humanity and the country was divided into five warring states. It’s up to Raya to find the lone survivor: a soft and shape-changing water dragon. Children can find much fun from this cartoon fantasy adventure.

Cosmic Sin

1h 28min | 12 March 2021 (USA) | Director: Edward Drake

The year is 2524 and Earth has had colonies on Mars for centuries. After a severe first contact with alien life, General Eron Ryle (Frank Grillo) calls on retired General James Ford for help. War is coming and there is only one man who can save civilisation as we know it.

The World to Come

1h 45min | 2 March 2021 (USA) | Director: Mona Fastvold

Somewhere along the mid-19th century American East Coast frontier, two neighboring couples battle hardship and isolation, witnessed by a splendid yet testing landscape, challenging them both physically and psychologically. Actress Katherine Waterston has performed particularly well in the film.

Happily

1h 45min | 19 March 2021 (USA) | Director: BenDavid Grabinski

A dark romantic comedy. Tom and Janet have been happily married for years. But a visit from a mysterious stranger leads to a dead body, a lot of questions, and a tense couples’ trip with friends who may not actually be friends at all.

1. Which of the following is a cartoon film?

A．Raya and the Last Dragon.	B．Cosmic Sin.
C．The World to Come.	D．Happily.

2. Who is the director of Cosmic Sin?

A．Don Hall.

B．Edward Drake.

C．Mona Fastvold.

D．BenDavid Grabinski.

3. When can you enjoy the film Happily?

A．On 2 March.

B．On 5 March.

C．On 12 March.

D．On 19 March.

2 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Choosing to study abroad is one of the best    1    (decide) I have ever made. This past summer I lived in Rome, Italy for six weeks through a program    2     (call) Study Abroad Italy. I chose to study abroad because I felt that I needed a change in my life and it sounded much    3     (interesting) than working behind a desk in a familiar environment. The life lessons and people skills    4     I acquired while in Italy are what I could have only learned    5     an experience like this, not from sitting in a classroom.

The Romans    6    (be) the nicest people you will ever meet. They were so    7     (help) when I was trying to talk with them and were just so excited and honored that I chose to visit    8     (they) country. I fully experienced the phrase “When in Rome…”and loved how they live everyday to the fullest. I can’t fully describe how     9    (amaze) this whole experience was but I can say that if you have the opportunity    10     (go)abroad, then take it and enjoy every minute of it.

3 . 请你用英文谈一下手机为人们带来的便利和不便之处。内容要点：
1. 有哪些便利之处；
2.有哪些不便之处；
3.你的看法。
注意：
1.词数不少于 100 字；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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4 . When kids get nervous about exams, teachers and parents get nervous about kids’ not living up to expectations, it’s important to stay calm and positive.     1    

Keep a positive attitude

You should be helping your child develop a positive attitude. Your child’s attitude towards exams somewhat depends on you.     2     The other way around, one of the most effective things parents can do is to be positive and offer encouragement and support. Pay much attention and tell him: You can make it! Finally, he will pass the exams.

Behave yourself

How we behave in a moment of success and joy makes a huge difference in building your relationships.     3     The result is that everyone also feels proud and great and your child will want to repeat that behaviour.

    4    

The advice from positive psychology is that if your child achieves something, don’t say: Well done, you are so talented(天赋的). But rather you put the effort in and got the reward.

Never pay your children for exam results

    5     However, offering teenagers cash to do well in their exams is likely to have little effect on their results. If you will only let them do it for money, you are teaching them that studying is a frightening thing to do. You’d better suggest that you’ll organize a family outing as a reward for all their hard work.

A．Believe you have a gift for learning.

B．Praise your children for effort rather than talent.

C．Your active response means they know you’re proud and great.

D．“Payment by results” system is a very common parenting trap.

E．Give your children some money for their wonderful exam results.

F．The following are how to keep everyone calm down and positive through exam time.

G．Punishment and pointing out their faults lead to a terrible mental state.

5 . Researchers at the University of Sussex, Imperial College London and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have for the first time used game theory (博弈论) to allow robots to assist humans safely and variously.

The research team used adaptive control (自适应控制) and Nash equilibrium (纳什均衡) to program a robot that can understand its human users’ behavior in order to better foresee their movements and respond to them. The researchers believe the breakthrough could make robots help humans do things better in many areas, such as sport training, body recovery or shared driving.

Lead author Dr Yanan Li, Lecturer in Control Engineering at the University of Sussex, said, “It is still very early days in the development of robots and at present, those robots for work are not intuitive enough to work closely and safely with human users. By allowing the robot to identify human users’ behavior and make use of game theory to let the robot react to them in the best way, we have developed a system where robots can work along with humans as humans do.”

To successfully apply game theory to the interaction of a robot and its human users, the researchers had to overcome the problem that the robot cannot know the humans’ intentions. The researchers thus had to develop a method allowing the robot to identify the human partner while safely and efficiently interacting with their motion.

The reactive robotic programming system allows a robot to continuously learn the human users’ control and adapt its own control accordingly. The robot is able to understand the human users’ action and then respond to it and help them to perform tasks successfully with minimal effort.

Professor Etienne Burdet, senior author of the paper, added: “Game theory has had important influences on economics during the last century and lead to several Nobel prizes.”

1. What can be known about the programmed robot according to paragraph 2?

A．It goes out of style quickly.

B．It is no better than other robots.

C．It can help humans in many ways.

D．It never knows its human users’ control goals.

2. The key to successfully applying game theory to human-robot interaction is to make robots_____.

A．know the human’s intentions	B．respond to the human users’ action
C．work along with humans closely and safely	D．complete tasks perfectly with the least effort

3. What makes it possible for robots to identify the human users’ behavior?

A．The human users’ hand gestures.	B．The human users’ facial expressions.
C．The method of using the game theory.	D．The reactive robotic programming system.

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．How did game theory come into being?

B．Game theory has important influences on sport training

C．How can game theory bring humans and robots closer?

D．Game theory can make a big difference to body recovery

6 . Science in the City

Science in the City invites experts from local organizations to discuss timely topics in science and technology and how they affect our community.

Members Meet And Greet Ticket: Pet College 101

Join Disa Emerson, Behavior Program Director at Seattle Humane will share stories and knowledge of how animals learn and the ways used to make them adoption-ready.

Time: 17, JUL, 6:00 pm-9:00 pm

Harnessing AI To Fight Global Poverty

Charles Delahunt and Matt Keller, research scientists at Intellectual Ventures Lab, will share how harnessing machine learning can bring technology and professional skills to the frontlines of global health and development.

Time: 24, JUL, 7:00 pm-9:00 pm

Science And A Movie: Honey I Shrunk the Kids

Every invention may start accidentally. We will show the Disney family favorite Honey I Shrunk the Kids paired with a talk by Rae Eaton, research scientist of the University of Washington.

Time: 01, AUG, 7:00 pm-10:00 pm

The Global Nature of Nursing

Azita Emami, Dean of the UW’s College of Nursing will discuss the global nature of nursing and the importance of educating nurses to deliver care in a wide variety of cultures. This free event is part of our Global Health and Development lecture series.

Time: 11, DEC, 7:00 pm-10:00 pm

1. Which event is fit for pet keepers?

A．Members Meet and Greet Ticket: Pet College 101.

B．Harnessing AI To Fight Global Poverty

C．Science And A Movie: Honey I Shrunk the Kids.

D．The Global Nature of Nursing.

2. When will people see a film?

A．17, JUL.

B．24,JUL.

C．01, AUG.

D．11, DEC.

3. What do the four events have in common?

A．They are all free for members.

B．They are all aimed at children.

C．They are all evening programmes.

D．They all offer many hand-on activities.

7 . Todd was a sadly quiet 11-year-old boy struggling to adjust to the death of his mother. His father had left long ago, and Todd was living with an aunt who made it _______ that she disliked to take responsibility.

On several occasions, his _______ Sheryl heard his aunt tell him, “If it weren’t for my generosity, you’d be a _______ orphan.”

Sheryl took extra pains to make Todd feel _______ in class, and encouraged his interest in making things. Just before Christmas break, Todd shyly _______ her with a small decorated box he’d made.

“It’s beautiful!” Sheryl cried.

Todd replied, “There’s something special _______ that my mom gave me before she died.” She said, “It’s the only thing I can _______you and still have plenty leftover. It helps you feel better when you’re _______ and safe when you’re _______.”

As Sheryl started to open the box,Todd ________ her, “Oh, you can’t see it.”

Sheryl asked ________ , “Well, what is it?”

“It’s ________. You’re the first person since my mom that I love.’

Sheryl hugged Todd tightly and said, “I’ll ________this forever. It’s the best gift I’ve ________ got.”

She kept it on her desk until she ________ , and touched it whenever she was sad or scared. It never ________ to make her heart smile.

Years later, Todd sent her the autograph book (签名簿) he wrote during his graduation from a medical school. It’s been in the ________ ever since.

In truth, love—not diamonds—is the________that keeps on giving. ________ , love generates itself. The more you ________， the more you have left.

1.

A．possible

B．known

C．reasonable

D．secret

2.

A．neighbor

B．grandpa

C．teacher

D．uncle

3.

A．friendless

B．careless

C．hopeless

D．homeless

4.

A．ignored

B．upset

C．separated

D．valued

5.

A．presented

B．awarded

C．traded

D．bothered

6.

A．beyond

B．inside

C．around

D．below

7.

A．give

B．take

C．buy

D．help

8.

A．happy

B．curious

C．sad

D．rich

9.

A．surprised

B．puzzled

C．scared

D．encouraged

10.

A．warned

B．ordered

C．pleased

D．advised

11.

A．nervously

B．favorably

C．differently

D．kindly

12.

A．joy

B．pity

C．love

D．wisdom

13.

A．watch

B．treasure

C．cover

D．hide

14.

A．ever

B．hardly

C．even

D．frequently

15.

A．married

B．graduated

C．deserted

D．retired

16.

A．stopped

B．failed

C．arranged

D．continued

17.

A．desk

B．room

C．heart

D．box

18.

A．gift

B．idea

C．offer

D．sense

19.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Besides

D．Anyway

20.

A．give away

B．take in

C．set aside

D．pick up

8 . The liver (肝脏) cleans the blood and helps remove poison from the body. But liver cancer is the sixth most common cancer in the world, and now researchers are developing a new form of treatment. They say it reduces the chances of harming the patient.

This treatment involves the use of natural, non-poisonous chemicals from plants.That is why the researchers call it a “green” method for fighting cancer.

Kattesh Katti is a professor of radiology and physics at the University of Missouri’s School of Medicine. For more than 10 years, he has studied the use of nanotechnology (纳米技术) to fight cancer.

Nanotechnology is the science of making things unimaginably small. For this study, Katti used extremely small objects to target and destroy cancer cells in the livers of mice and human cells in the laboratory.

Kattesh Katti used very small particles (颗粒) of gold. The gold was covered in a protective material. He says the particles attract cancer cells. Those cells are far more affected by lower levels of heat than healthy cells.

Once the particles travel to and connect with the cells, they are heated with a laser. That destroys the cancer cells, but the healthy ones around them live.” The patient will be administered with these nano particles. Within a couple of hours, the patient will be treated with lasers, and then the patient can go home. So, there is no radioactivity. There is no harmful waste. There is no bad effect on the patient.”

What that means is that the patient would not have the same side effects that one can have from radiation and chemotherapy (化疗).Chemotherapy drugs often are poisonous. While they kill off the cancer cells, they are also poisonous to the healthy cells and the patient can get very sick.

1. Why is the new form of treatment called a “green” method?

A．It avoids the opportunities of hurting the patient.

B．Chemicals used in treatment are natural and harmless.

C．It helps clean the blood and remove poison from the body.

D．Plants are directly used to treat the patient without other medicine.

2. What can we know about Katti according to the text?

A．He has been a professor in cancer research for over a decade.

B．He used nanotechnology to make small particles into gold.

C．He used nanotechnology to kill cancer cells in the hospital.

D．He thinks nano particles can treat cancer patients more effectively

3. What’s Katti’s attitude toward the new method of treatment?

A．Doubtful.

B．Uncaring.

C．Positive.

D．Worried.

4. What’s the best title for the text?

A．Can fighting cancer be green?	B．Researchers can deal with liver cancer
C．Liver cancer is not a big problem	D．Which is better, radiation or chemotherapy?

9 . The houses of rich and important people were very large and ______ decorated while poor people’s houses were smaller and plainer.

A．beautifully

B．beautiful

C．beauty

D．beautify

10 . While the Eiffel Tower is a fantastic sight at any time, at night, it is ______.

A．even more wonderful	B．even much wonderfuler
C．even more wonderfuler	D．even much wonderful