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Every man dreams of having a good car. With luxury cars, like Bentley, Lamborghini and Rolls-Royce, going into the world of SUVs, if you have deep pockets, you will be spoilt for choice. ◆Lamborghini Aventador SVJ Using a new aerodynamic system allows it to set a car lap record of 6: 44 97 at Nurburgring, one of the longest and most challenging circuits in the world. Plus, carbon fiber can be seen everywhere, which makes the car strong and lightweight. There’re only 900 being built and you’11need to cough up $517, 770 to buy one. ◆Aston Martin DBX The DBX is Aston Martin’s maiden SUV product. It features a choice of two gas engines—a 4.0-liter V8 from Mercedes and a 5.2-liter V12 from its own. The price is predicted to be around $250, 000. ◆Audi E-tron Being an eco-friendly motoring. it is an all-electric SUV that makes up for its rather ordinary appearance with design, luxury and technology. At the front and back are electric motors which insure progress is rapid. In addition to plenty of storage space, the Audi E-tron provides side cameras instead of side mirrors and air suspension that adapts to the terrain (地 形). Hand over $74, 800 and it’s yours. ◆Tesla Roadster Tesla Roadster will turn most heads, Zero to 60 in 1.9 seconds means it will leave most cars for dust. The top speed is 250 mph, which is also unheard of for most cars—let alone an a11-electric one. Having advanced autonomous driving systems and a huge touchscreen for surfing the Internet, it won’t make you regret for paying $200, 000. 【1】What’s special about Lamborghini Aventador SVJ? A. It offers two gas engines. B. It is an all-electric SUV. C. It uses lightweight materials. D. It has the most challenging circuit. 【2】Which car is suitable if you want one with adaptable air suspension? A. Lamborghini Aventador SVJ. B. Aston Martin DBX. C. Audi E-tron. D. Tesla Roadster 【3】Which of the following does Tesla Roadster provide? A. Self-driving systems. B. A gas-saving engine. C. Side cameras. D. Much storage space. |
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It’s not unusual to see an unreasonable child lying on the ground drumming his heels. Beside him is a desperate mother yelling at the top of her lungs. Raising a well-behaved kid is really a head-scratching thing. If you took all the parenting styles around the world and ranked them by their gentleness, the Inuit(因纽特人) approach would certainly rank near the top. All the moms mention one golden role: Don’t shout or yell at small children.Inuit’s no-yelling policy is their central component to raising cool-headed kids. The culture views scolding, or even speaking to children in all angry voice, as inappropriate, although little kids are pushing parents' buttons. Playful“storytelling”is another trick to sculpting kids’behavior. But this storytelling differs hugely from those fairy tales full of moral lessons. Parents“retell” what happened when a boy threw a tantrum(发脾气)by way of what Shakespeare would understand all too well: putting on a“drama”. After the child has calmed down, the parents will review what happened when the child misbehaved, usually starting with a question: “Can you show us how to throw a tantrum?”Then the child has to think what he should do. If he takes the bait and performs the action, the mom will ask a follow-up question with a playful tone. For example: “Does that seem right?”or“Are you a baby?”She is getting across the idea that“big boys”won’t throw a tantrum. Kids’brains are still developing the circuitry needed for self-contro1. What you do in response to your children’s emotions shapes their brains. So next time, seeing your boy misbehave, try using the Inuit’s storytelling approach. And don’t forget to keep coo1. After all, boys will be boys. 【1】Which of the following best explains“pushing parents’ buttons”underlined in Paragraph 2? A. Talking with parents. B. Playing with parents’buttons. C. Exposing parents’faults. D. Making parents annoyed. 【2】What do we know about Inuit’s “storytelling”? A. It aims at playing a trick on kids. B. It raises kids’awareness of morality. C. It comes after a child misbehaves. D. It analyzes Shakespeare’s dramas. 【3】What’s the author’s attitude to children’s misbehavior? A. Cautious. B. Tolerant. C. Uncaring. D. Skeptical. 【4】What’s the main idea of the text? A. Inuit’s approach to parenting. B. Values of reading literary works. C. Causes of children’s misbehavior. D. Parents’responses to“storytelling”. |
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A large body of research has been developed in recent years to explain many aspects of willpower. Most of the researchers exploring self-control do so with an obvious goal in mind: How can willpower be strengthened? If willpower is truly a limited resource, as the research suggests, what can be done to make it stay strong? Avoiding temptation (诱惑) is an effective method for maintaining self-control, which is called the “out of sight, out of mind” principle. One recent study, for instance, found office workers less attracted to candy in the desk drawer than that on top of their desks, in plain sight. The research suggesting that we possess a limited reservoir of self-control raises a troubling question. When we face too many temptations, are we to fail? Not necessarily. Researchers don’t believe that one’s willpower is ever completely exhausted. Rather, people appear to hold some willpower in reserve, saved for future demands. The right motivation allows us to tap into those reserves, allowing us to carry on even when our self-control strength has been run down. High motivation might help overcome weakened willpower-at least to a point. Willpower may also be made less vulnerable（脆弱）to being exhausted in the first place. Researchers who study self-control often describe it as being like a muscle that gets tired with heavy use. But there is another aspect to the muscle comparison, they say. While muscles become exhausted by exercise in the short term, they are strengthened by regular exercise in the long term. Similarly, regular practices of self-control may improve willpower strength. The evidence from willpower-exhaustion studies also suggests that making a list of resolutions on New Year’s Eve is the worst possible approach. Being exhausted in one area can reduce willpower in other areas, so it makes more sense to focus on a single goal at a time. In other words, don’t try to quit smoking, adopt a healthy diet and start a new exercise plan at the same time. Taking goals one by one is a better approach. Once a good habit is in place, Baumeister says, you’ll no longer need to draw on your willpower to maintain the behavior. Eventually healthy habits will become routine, and won’t require making decisions at all. 【1】From the studies in the passage we learn that . A. people have unlimited self-control B. high motivation ensures one’s success C. willpower is hardly completely exhausted D. too many temptations often lead to failure 【2】The underlined phrase “tap into” in Paragraph 3 most probably means . A. make use of B. run out of C. build D. increase 【3】The author compares self –control to muscles . A. to prove the long-term effect of willpower B. to show the significance of regular exercise C. to argue that self-control can he easily used up D. to explain the benefits of practicing self-control 【4】To develop a good habit, which of the following does the author prefer? A. “I will give up dessert and do exercise.” B. “I will set three goals this new semester.” C. “I will read an English novel every month.” D. “I will keep myself from any temptation.” |
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Fairy tales perform many functions. They entertain, encourage imagination and teach problem—solving skills. They can also provide moral lessons, highlighting the dangers of failing to follow the social codes that let human beings coexist in harmony. Such moral lessons may not mean much to a robot, but a team of researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology believes it has found a way to use the fairy tales as moral lessons that AI (artificial intelligence) can take to its cold, mechanical heart. The collected stories of different cultures teach children how to behave in socially acceptable ways with examples of proper and improper behavior in fables, novels and other literature. We believe story comprehension in robots can prevent the intelligent robots from killing humanity which was predicted and feared by some of the biggest names in technology including Stephen Hawking and Bill Gates. This system is called “Quixote” (堂吉诃德). It collects story plots from the Internet and then uses those stories to teach robots how to behave. The experiment done by the designers involves going to a drugstore to purchase some medicine for a human who needs to get it as soon as possible. The robot has three options. It can wait in line; it can interact with the store keeper politely and purchase the medicine with priority; or it can steal the medicine and escape. Without any further directives(指令), the robot will come to the conclusion that the most efficient means of obtaining the medicine is to steal it. But Quixote offers a reward for waiting in line and politely purchasing the medicine and a punishment for stealing it. In this way, the robot will learn the moral way to behave on that occasion. Quixote would work best on a robot that has a very limited function. It’s a baby step in the direction of teaching more moral lessons into robots. We believe that AI has to be trained to adopt the values of a particular society, and in doing so, it will strive to avoid unacceptable behavior. Giving robots the ability to read and understand our stories may be the most efficient means. 【1】What function do fairy tales perform in the robots? A. They entertain robots. B. They highlight dangers. C. They make robots more intelligent. D. They enable robots to behave morally. 【2】What is “Quixote” in the text? A. A punishment system B. A character in literature C. A big name in technology D. A software educating robots. 【3】What does the designer expect robot to do in the experiment? A. To take advantage of its privilege. B. To finish the task most efficiently. C. To perform in a good mannered way. D. To be rewarded by the storekeeper1 【4】Which of the follow can best express the author’s opinion? A. Robots will definitely have more functions. B. Robots with human’s emotions are perfect. C. Training robots to be socially acceptable is necessary. D. The development of robots is still in a baby step. |
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I feel happy when I come home at the end of the day and see those big, graphic prints on my wall. They make my tiny New York apartment feel more home and more purposeful; more like me. Why? 【1】 You’re probably not trying to spend crazy dollars on art for your home—who is? Maybe you just graduated and know you need to upgrade from that poster of Einstein with his tongue out taped to your dorm wall that was supposed to make you look“smart yet playful”Perhaps you just bought a home! That’s expensive ! 【2】 Pieces that attract your personality, express your taste, or just make you laugh aren’t restricted to gallery purchases. Don’t panic if you don’t know where to start Art. com When you want affordable but classy art prints, go to Art. com website. 【3】 Cast a glance their website and you’ll be greeted with a window offering 50％off your first order if you fork over your email address. Do it. You could create art entire gallery wall of Chagall, Monet, Adams and Kahlo for under $30. Society6 【4】It features art that touches all types. It sells prints in a variety of sizes so you can customize a whole gallery wall with picks from their artists. Currently, I become interested in Beth Hoeckel’s collage art and the vintage-looking prints from aapshop. eBay Nothing angers me more than“stealing”a piece from one of my favorite shops, only to have it sell out before I can get my hands on it. eBay is my go-to next step. 【5】 From wall hangings to tabletop sculptures eBay is a treasure of art finds. A. It is all inexpensive source for prints. B. You can search by size, color and style. C. I've obtained quite a few pieces that originally got away. D. Coming home to beautiful art improves my quality of life. E. It is another site if you’re unsure what you’re looking for. F. A can’t-miss home decoration tip is to put“cheap”art in a nice frame. G. Being on a tight budget does not stop you from surrounding yourself with great art. |
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My mom is an awesome human being just like all other moms. She knowingly and unknowingly _______ me a whole lot of things about the world. The _______ which I'm going to share today determined the way I _______ everybody. I was four years old. One fine afternoon, my mom and I were _______ outdoors, she reading and I watching a line of _______ . I was never a naughty kid; _______ I was known for keeping quiet even when things were not going my way. So I don't remember why I did this but I disrupted(使中断)the lines of ants and I liked it when they looked so _______ . I even went ahead and stepped on a couple of them! My mom saw this and she wasn’t _______ with me but she said something I still _______ today. She said, “You should never be ________ to anybody however little they are. Everybody is different and we shouldn’t treat them ________ . I got upset when I heard this because I thought I had ________ my mom. Also my little heart started ________ the family of ants I had killed. It has been more than 25 years now and I've ________ so many things that have happened in my life; ________ . I still do my best to be kind to everybody. We should teach our young kids to never be mean to anybody. It makes a ________ when people praise other people for their efforts and when ________ being envious, we’re proud of people achieving their goals however ________ they may be. When you’re kind to other people, it’s a ________ that goes on. It’s the kind of ________ reaction that uplifts the whole world one heart at a time. I believe in the magic of kindness! 【1】A. offered B. 1eft C. promised D. taught 【2】A. accident B. information C. incident D. conflict 【3】A. respect B. treat C. question D. doubt 【4】A. staying B. chatting C. wandering D. playing 【5】A. trees B. kids C. ants D. cars 【6】A. in case B. in fact C. above all D. at first 【7】A. troubled B. excited C. ugly D. scary 【8】A. patient B. familiar C. annoyed D. honest 【9】A. live by B. disagree with C. get across D. 1ook for 【10】A. familiar B. cruel C. similar D. cool 【11】A. seriously B. hopelessly C. directly D. unfairly 【12】A. disappointed B. convinced C. comforted D. terrified 【13】A. believing in B. seeking for C. 1aughing at D. thinking about 【14】A. accepted B. repeated C. forgotten D. discovered 【15】A. thus B. however C. therefore D. besides 【16】A. decision B. difference C. deal D. living 【17】A. instead of B. except for C. along with D. because of 【18】A. rare B. ambitious C. tiny D. significant 【19】A. debate B. process C. match D. circle 【20】A. direct B. immediate C. chain D. first |
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阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。 I had hardly sat down on the train and opened a bar of chocolate 【1】 a really old man with huge bags sat down across from me. I said hello 【2】 him, smiling sweetly and then I suddenly thought, “Why not offer him a piece of chocolate？” So I did. He was quite 【3】(surprise), but accepted and thanked me. He said that people didn’t usually do things like this for 【4】(strange) at least that was what I understood, because he was speaking a really 【5】 (usual) dialect. Then he opened one of his bags and gave me 【6】 handful of freshly picked cherries, 【7】(explain) that he had just taken them from his orchard. The cherries were really lovely, better than those in the shops, and I enjoyed them very much. It had been just an impulse (冲动) to offer him a piece of chocolate, but if I 【8】(not do) so, I would never have tasted those lovely cherries, 【9】 I didn’t even know he had at the time. Life is about giving and taking, and it’s 【10】(general) true that if you give, you will receive. |
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。 修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。 2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。 Three years ago I failed an important exam in my life and become a student in an ordinary school. Disappointing as I felt at the shabby campus and the poorly-equipped classroom, I found the teachers patiently and considerate. Besides, I enjoyed the friendly atmosphere in class. I decided make the best of it. I worked hard and got along good with my teachers and classmates. Whenever I had difficulty, they are always available. Soon, I became one of the top student in my class, and which greatly increased my confidence and got me motivated. My experience tell me that it is not what you are given but how you make use for it that determines who you are. |
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在我们的成长过程中，我们心中总有特别向往的工作，我们学校将以“My dream job”为题举办演讲比赛。请你根据以下要求写一篇英语演讲稿，要点如下: 1. 你理想的工作； 2. 选择的理由。 注意: 1.词数100左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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