这些措施旨在减少空气污染。
另一方面,实践经验可以给我们更多有用的知识。
我宁愿步行去那里也不愿乘公共汽车。
我要是昨天把这项工作做完就好了。
他建议推迟召开这次会议。
The employer was5to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes,6over time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He used bad workmanship and7materials. It was an unfortunate way to8 a dedicated(献身的)career.
When the carpenter finished his work, his employer came to9the house. Then he handed the front-door10to the carpenter and said, “This is your house... my11to you.”
The carpenter was shocked!
What a12! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently.
.13it is with us. We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting14 than our best into the building. Then, with a shock, we 15 we have to live in the house we have built. If we could do it over, we would do it much differently.
But, you cannot 16 . You are the carpenter, and every day you hammer a nail, place a board, or build a wall. Someone 17said, “Life is a do-it-yourself project.” Your 18 , and the choices you 19 today, help build the “house” you will live in tomorrow. Therefore, build 20!
假设你是李华,你的英国朋友Peter来信向你咨询如何才能学好中文。请你根据下列要点写回信。
要点:(1)参加中文学习班(2)看中文书刊、电视(3)学唱中文歌曲(4)交中国朋友
注意:(1)词数100左右(2)可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯(3)开头语已为你写好
Dear Peter,
I'm glad to receive your letter asking for my advice on how to learn Chinese well……
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Li Hua
The ground we walk on seems firm, but deep under the earth and under the sea the rocks change and move. In some parts of the world there are “fire mountains”, which we call volcanoes. From time to time they burst open and throw out fire and burning ashes. These volcanoes are very dangerous.
Hong Kong does not have any volcanoes but there are many volcanoes in Indonesia and Philippines. There is also a famous mountain near Tokyo, Japan, which is a volcano too. Its name is Mount Fuji. For much of the year,it is covered with snow.
One of the most famous volcanoes which erupted in recent times was Krakatoa, on an island in Indonesia. The first explosions took place on 20th May, 1883, but the biggest eruption did not come until the 26th and 27th August of that year. The people on the island were used to the explosions by that time, and so they were completely unprepared for this terrible happening. Almost all the people on the island died and the explosion also made huge waves in the sea, which drowned (淹死) many people on the other island nearby. After the eruption was over,people saw that the whole northern part of the island had completely disappeared. Scientists say that 15 cubic (立方) kilometres of rocks and ash were thrown up in the explosion. The noise of the explosion was heard nearly 5,000 kilometres away in the middle of the Indian Ocean,and the city of Jakarta was completely dark for about two and a half hours.
阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
Isaac Stern was more than a great violin player.He was one of the most honored musicians in the world.He was an international cultural ambassador.He was a major supporter of the arts in America and in other countries.He was a teacher and activist.

Isaac Stern was born in 1920 in what is now Ukraine.His parents moved to San Francisco,California the following year.His mother began teaching Isaac the piano when he was six. He began taking violin lessons after hearing a friend play the instrument.Later,he began studying music at the San Francisco Conservatory(音乐学院).He progressed quickly.When he was 16,he played with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.The next year,he performed in New York City and was praised by music critics.
During World War II ,Mr.Stern played for thousands of American soldiers.It was the first time many of them had heard classical music.After the war,he was the first American violinist to perform in a concert in the Soviet union.He also supported young musicians and cultural organizations in Israel.
In 1979,Isaac Stern visited China.He met with Chinese musicians and students.He taught them about classical Western music.His visit was made into a film,which is called From Mao to Mozart:Isaac Stern in China.It won an Academy Award for best documentary film.
In 1984,Isaac Stern received the Kennedy Center Honors Award for his gifts to American culture through music.He expressed his thoughts about the part that music plays in life.He said he believed that music makes life better for everyone,especially children.
Mr.Stern supported and guided younger classical musicians.They include violinists Itzhak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman,cellist YoYo Ma,and pianist Yefim Bronfman.
Isaac Stern died in 2001 at the age of 81.He was a major influence on music in the 20th century.He leaves the world richer with his many recordings.
Siri is an artificial intelligence (AI) that you can carry around in the pocket, where it waits patiently to be told what to do. In the week we spend together, my AI assistant has performed admirably in finding me restaurants, or the location of the nearest coffee shop.
A typical command might be: “Reserve a table for two at a good French restaurant in San Francisco.” Siri responds by presenting a list of top-rated restaurants that can be booked on OpenTable.com. If you say which time you want, it can book you a table without your lifting a finger. In some ways Siri is just a fancy program to the 35 websites it can connect to, from taxi booking websites to movie review databases (数据库). But what's new is the way it can analyze the intentions of its users and use those sites to put them into action.
Siri attaches possibilities to the explanation of each word and compare your location with other data, some of which you must provide yourself. To send email reminders, Siri obviously needs to know your email address. To “find me the flower shop closest to work”, it needs to know where you work. To pay bills or buy airline tickets, it would need to be linked to your credit card.
That raises the question of how far we are willing to trust a piece of software that can go and do things for us based on what it “thinks” we mean. Siri may be simple, and always shows its explanation of a command before carrying it out. But it gives users a preview of a new balance between privacy, trust and convenience that the expansion of AI into everyday life is likely to develop.
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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。
In recent years many TV shows have become extremely popular among Chinese audience. Those programs, ranging from talent or dating shows to reality shows (receive) both commercial success and public attention.
Their popularity is (main) based on simple facts. First, they care social concerns. Second, without exception, they explore a perfect balance between the international forms and Chinese expressions.
Despite apparent highlights, much room (leave) for improvement. Above all, commercial interests often outweigh (education) purposes, causing many complaints about the (bearable) advertisements. In addition, some sharp remarks, they are eye-catching, may have misleading effects on the youth.
In my opinion, such shows should shoulder more responsibility instead of merely (entertain) the public. is expected, these programs should be positive in their forms as well as functions. Meanwhile, the (medium) should also safeguard the values of our society.
Do you often lose things? Don't worry. Now a new tool that can be connected to any object you might lose may be the way to solve your problem. The Tile, a small square connected to your iPhone or iPad by means of Bluetooth, allows you to see how close you are to your missing item, within a 50-to-150-foot range (范围). If the item goes out of your phone's 150-foot range, it can still be found on other smart phones with the same app.
When you drive the app on your phone, it shows you, with green bars that increase or decrease, how close or far away you are from the Tile. You can also program it to make a sound when you get close to the Tile. And you can connect your phone with up to ten Tiles. And if your lost object—a dog, for example, or a stolen bike—go out of your own phone's 150-foot Bluetooth range, you can set it as a “lost item”. If any of the phones with the Tile app comes within range of your lost item, a message will be sent to your phone, telling you its position. The Tile app also has the ability to remember where it last saw your Tile, so that you can easily find where you left it.
Since the Tiles use Bluetooth rather than GPS, they are never out of battery or needn't to be charged, and they work for one year before needing to be replaced. And the app works with all generations of iPhones and iPads.
For further information, please visit www.tile666.com.
For several years, we lived at the end of a long Texas country road. Every evening when I was away from home on business, my little boy would ask 1 of his mother to take his black2 and my walking stick, to make the half-mile 3from the house to the fence (栅栏) which 4 the beginning of the avenue to home.
One day, I was busy with my business and was 5 for about an hour, completely forgetting about the 6 little boy down the road who might be 7 for his daddy.
On my way home, the rain was so thick that I could not8 ten feet in front of me. All I could 9was finishing my journey and getting out of the rain.10 the downpour began to become weak. It was only a drizzle (细雨) by the time my car turned the last11 and approached the final street between me and a warm home and nice meal.
12 I caught sight of my little boy, who was 13 an umbrella in one hand, a walking stick in the other, and was wearing the biggest and most beautiful smile ever to lighten the14 of a little boy.
As I stopped the car and 15 the door, he ran into my arms and held me. He was wet and 16 with cold, but he never 17the rain, nor the hour-long wait. He simply said, “Daddy, I am so glad you are home.”
Last year, we 18 to a wonderful new home provided for a special season in our lives. We no longer have a long country road.19 I have never forgotten the rainy day and the little boy and his black dog. Often, perhaps a thousand times, that 20has appeared in my mind. Like all events in our lives, it happens once, and must be treasured.
Get a Thorough Understanding of Oneself
In all one's life time it is oneself that one spends the most time being with or dealing with.
When you are going upwards in life you tend to overestimate (高估) yourself. It seems that everything you seek for is within your reach. It's likely that you think it wise for yourself to stay away from the outer world. Actually, you may keep the following tips in mind.
Gain a correct view of oneself.
You may look forward hopefully to the future but be sure not to expect too much, for dreams can never be fully realized. You may be brave to meet challenges but it should be clear to you where to direct your efforts.
Self-appreciate.
Whether you compare yourself to a tall tree or a piece of grass, a high mountain or a small stone, you represent a state of nature. If you sincerely admire yourself you'll have a real sense of self-appreciation.
In time of anger, do yourself a favor by releasing it in a quiet place; in time of sadness, do yourself a favor by sharing it with your friends; in time of tiredness, do yourself a favor by getting a good sleep.
A. It has its own value.
B. Do oneself a favor when it's needed.
C. Do yourself a favor when you meet with the attack of illness.
D. But it is precisely oneself that one has the least understanding of.
E. Especially if it is well within your reach, you are just too blind to see it.
F. When you are going downhill you tend to underestimate yourself for not being qualified.
G. So long as you have a perfect knowledge of yourself, there won't be difficulties you can't overcome.