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The history of siheyuan (courtyard house) in Beijing can be traced back to more than 800 years ago
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3 . Foreign universities and education have always attracted students.
Find out how to apply. You can apply directly through the institution’s website and submit all your documents online. Some universities may require you to send documents via post.
Write your motivation letter nicely. Make sure that you write a motivation letter, if required, in the proper format and make it as unique as possible to stand out. Be honest in your explanations and experiences.
Paperwork is vital.
Keep specific regulations in mind. Some countries have guidelines for international aspirants (有抱负的人). Many EU nations need entrance examinations, while some institutions require portolios (作品选辑) or personal interviews. Most universities in the UK only take applications via UCAS for undergraduate degrees, while universities take direct applications for postgraduate degrees or via UKPASS.
| A．Always keep options in hand. |
| B．Decide on a particular university |
| C．They want to go there to pursue the best academic course in the world. |
| D．You may also have to apply through platforms in some countries. |
| E．If you want to study in the USA, start searching for a programme at least a year before applying. |
| F．Many foreign universities will have entrance exams in addition to application deadlines. |
| G．All documents require translations into the official language of the country you are applying to. |
4 . As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, healthcare workers continue to risk their lives to treat patients. Under the current system, diagnosing, monitoring, and managing COVID-19 are contributing to its spread through contact. In an effort to improve this situation, data analytics company SDG Group has announced a new smartphone application called Docdot to help doctors collect relevant clinical data through telemonitoring.
Docdot uses facial recognition technology on smartphone cameras to detect a patient’s vita signs and process them using artificial intelligence. This recognition and processing technology (photoplethysmography) was developed by Binah. ai. It enables smartphone cameras to use the light reflected by blood vessels (血管) under the skin to detect and record changes in the volume of blood flowing in blood vessels under the skin, and that occur due to variations in respiration (呼 吸), blood pressure, etc. The app converts this into measurements reportedly 90 percent as accurate as hospital-grade monitors.
Docdot enables people to look into their smartphone’s screen and share early indicators of infection .It gives health workers the information they need to triage (分诊) patients at a safe distance, preventing unnecessary visits to hospitals and reducing the risk of exposure among health workers and patients. This maximizes the availability of healthcare resources for those who need them most, and contributes to slowing the spread of the virus.
“Use of this technology for virus monitoring and detection is new,” says Heather Beardmore, SDG Group UK chief executive. “This healthcare innovation is the first remote-monitoring and triage tool with potential to transform diagnosis and management.” It is also recognized by World Health Organization (WHO) and Forbes as being one of the most innovative digital health solutions worldwide. Docdot has undergone clinical trials in Canada India and Japan, and is now used in the USA hospitals.
1. What is the function of Docdot?| A．To manage COVID-19 effectively. |
| B．To detect COVID-19 patients accurately. |
| C．To monitor COVID-19 patients remotely. |
| D．To treat COVID-19 patients successfully. |
| A．How Docdot works. |
| B．How to use Docdot. |
| C．Where to use Docdot. |
| D．What advantages Docdot has. |
| A．Positive. | B．Negative. | C．Skeptical. | D．Indifferent. |
| A．Effective Measures Against COVID-19 |
| B．Global Cooperation Against COVID-19 |
| C．Doctors — Heroes who Fight COVID-19 |
| D．Docdot — A Mobile App that Helps Doctor |
5 . It is generally acknowledged that the older we get, the more slowly we react. However, the new findings suggest that mental speed — the speed at which we can deal with issues requiring rapid decision-making — does not change substantially over decades.
Under the leadership of Dr Mischa von Krause and Dr Stefan Radev, psychologists at Heidelberg University evaluated data from a large-scale online experiment with over a million participants. They came to the conclusion that the speed of cognitive information processing remains largely stable between the ages of 20 and 60, and only deteriorates at higher ages.
In the online experiment, subjects had to press a button to sort pictures of people into the categories “white” or “black” and words into the categories “good” or “bad”. According to Dr Mischa von Krause, the content focus was of minor importance. Instead, the researchers used the large number of data as an example of a response-time task to measure the duration of cognitive decisions.
When evaluating the data, Dr Mischa von Krause and his colleagues noted that, on average, the response time of the test subjects rose with increasing age. However, with the aid of a mathematical model, they were able to show that this phenomenon was not due to changes in mental speed. They think that older test subjects are slower mainly because they reply more cautiously and concentrate more on avoiding mistakes. At the same time, motor function speed slows down during the course of adult life: older participants in the experiment needed longer to press the appropriate key after they had found the right answer.
Another finding of the study was that average information processing speed only progressively declined with participants over the age of 60. “It looks as though, in the course of our life, we don’t need to fear any substantial losses of mental speed — particularly not in the course of a typical working life,” says Dr Mischa von Krause.
1. What is the common assumption about the adults’ mental speed?| A．It declines with age. | B．It is faster at the old age. |
| C．It is not affected by the age. | D．It is constantly changing with age. |
| A．Stays stable. | B．Becomes worse. | C．Changes suddenly. | D．Increases rapidly. |
| A．Their emotional stability. | B．The decline of mental speed. |
| C．Their mature and cautious nature. | D．The lack of exercise for the older. |
| A．To describe an online experiment. | B．To appeal to people to respect the elderly. |
| C．To tell people how to improve mental speed. | D．To reveal the conclusion of an online experiment. |
6 . One day, Vinod Menon, the head of the physics department at the City College of New York, who had to face the unpleasant task of going through almost a year of COVID-lockdown office mail, opened a 9-month-old package, only to find it contained $180,000.
Piled notes in 50s and 100s wrapped in paper bands, a letter, and a return address to an alias were all that accompanied the parcel addressed to “Head of the Physics Department.” “I’ve never seen this kind of money in real life in cash form except in movies,” Menon told CNN. “That really floored me, so I just did not know how to react.”
The sender evidently had unshakable faith in the US postal system, and desired to send the cash to poor students looking to pursue physics and other sciences. City College of New York is one of the most-productive public university systems, and the physics department is particularly outstanding. Three Nobelists in physics received their education there, and in 1921 Albert Einstein gave one of his first lectures at the campus.
“Assuming that you are a bit curious as to why I am doing this, the reason is straightforward,” the letter read, continuing to explain that its writer had, many years ago, taken advantage of the “excellent educational opportunity” available at City College to study physics, earn a master’s, and pursue a “long, productive, rewarding scientific career.”
The alias return address was to Kyle Paisley, a name absent from the university’s graduation logs, at a house in Pensacola, Florida, whose owners apparently had no idea of the donation. After a two-month long investigation revealing nothing linking the money to criminal activity, the Board of Trustees held a vote and decided to keep the money. Dr Menon noted that the gift would provide for two fully-funded scholarships every year for a decade.
1. How did Vinod Menon most likely feel when seeing the cash?| A．Shocked. | B．Ashamed. | C．Worried. | D．Excited. |
| A．To introduce Einstein’s achievements. |
| B．To prove that it is not easy to win a Nobel Prize. |
| C．To show the excellence of the physics department. |
| D．To tell that Einstein received education in the physics department. |
| A．Generous and grateful. | B．Athletic and cautious. |
| C．Brave and professional. | D．Cooperative and caring. |
| A．The writer of the letter was eventually found. |
| B．Dr Menon was in charge of keeping the money. |
| C．The school was careful when handling the money. |
| D．Kyle Paisley is a graduate of the physics department. |
7 . The 2022 Olympic Winter Games have come to an end but the legacy of this showcase event that took place over two glorious weeks will last a lifetime.
Chloe Kim wins in the snowboard halfpipe
USA snowboard star Chloe Kim entered Beijing 2022 as the youngest athlete ever to have won snowboard Olympic gold after claiming the halfpipe title at Pyenong Chang 2018. Kim scored 94.00 points on her very first run to take the gold on February 10.
Arianna Fontana becomes Italy’s most decorated Winter Olympian
Italy’s short track star Arianna Fontana began her Beijing 2022 campaign needing two medals to equal the record as the most-decorated Italian Winter Olympian of all time. Not only did she do that, but she also surpassed the mark with a silver in the 1500 m that put her in a league all of her own with 11 Winter Olympic medals.
Su Yiming thrills the hosts in men’s snowboard big air
The Winter Olympic hosts had something special to celebrate when Su Yiming won the first-ever snowboard gold medal for China. A pair of huge 1800s in his first two runs was enough to see the 17-year-old (now 18) beat off competition from seasoned competitors and take his place at the top of the Olympic podium.
Ireen Wust makes history in Olympic Winter Games
Qualifying for one Olympics is a big feat, but speed skater Ireen Wust of the Netherlands has won an individual gold medal at five different Olympics, becoming the first athlete in history to do so. The 36-year-old attended her first Olympics in 2006. Since then, she has 13 medals, six being gold.
1. How many medals did Arianna Fontana win in the 2022 Winter Olympics?| A．Eleven. | B．Three. | C．Two. | D．One. |
| A．Chloe Kim. | B．Arianna Fontana. | C．Su Yiming. | D．Ireen Wust. |
| A．Receiving the most popularity. | B．Being a champion in five Olympics. |
| C．Qualifying for the Olympics many times. | D．Winning the most medals in the 20220lympics. |
1. Where will the junior and senior competitions take place this season?
| A．At Queen’s Park. | B．At King’s Park. | C．At Royal Park. |
| A．Watch an awards ceremony. |
| B．Go to a party. |
| C．Attend a picnic. |
| A．Four teams will take part in it. |
| B．Players will wear red shirts this year. |
| C．The games will be played on Sundays. |
1. What advice was the woman given?
| A．Getting tested as soon as possible. |
| B．Going to the doctors. |
| C．Staying at home. |
| A．She has a fever. | B．She has a cough. | C．She has a headache. |
| A．On foot. | B．By bike. | C．By car. |
| A．A box. | B．Some food. | C．Some medicine. |
1. What does the woman hurry to do?
| A．Go to work. | B．Pick up James. | C．Repair the engine. |
| A．In the office. | B．Near Sarah’s apartment. | C．In James’s garage. |
| A．Find a repairman. | B．Consult his father. | C．Check the car. |
