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OneadvantageoftheInternetisshoppingconvenientlyonlineforclothes;onedisadvantageoftheInternetisalsoshoppingconvenientlyonlineforclothes.NothingfitssaidLamYukWongaseniorinelectricalandcomputerengineeringatRiceUniversity.Everyonesaysthis.Theyorderclothesandtheydon’tfit.Peoplegetveryunhappy.WongandherdesignpartnerXuanerCeciliaZhangareTeamWhiteMirrorcreatorsofwhattheycallavirtual虚拟fittingroom.Theirgoalissimpleandconsumer-friendly:toletonlineclothingshoppershaveaperfectfitandaperfectlookwhenshoppingeverytimE.BothwomenarefromChinaWongfromHongKongandZhangfromBeijing.TheybothordermostoftheirclothingonlinE.Theygottheideafromtheirownexperienceasconsumersandfromlisteningtothecomplaintsoffriendsandrelatives.Theysay‘Thecoloriswrong’or‘Igottherightsizebutitstilldoesnotfit.’Wewanttomakeitlikeyou’reinthestoretryingontheclothesZhangsaiD.UsingaKinectdevelopedbyMicrosoftforusewithitsXbox360videogameplayerZhangscansWongandturnsherimageintoineffectavirtualmodelkeepingWong’sdimensions尺寸andevenherskinandhaircolor.Weputtheclothesontheshopper’s3-DbodymodelsandshowhowtheylookwhentheyaredressedWongsaiD.SofarWongandZhanghaveadaptedthesoftwaretoshowdressesandshirtsandtheyarenowworkingonshorts.AskedifshethoughtmenaswellaswomenmightbeinterestedinusingtheirvirtualfittingroomWongsaidIthinktheirwiveswillcareaboutthissoitwillalsobeimportanttomen.4.Whyisshoppingconvenientlyonlineforclothesadisadvantage?A.Studentsmayeasilygetaddictedtoit.B.Clothesboughtonlinemaynotfit.C.Itattractsmoreonlineclothingshoppers.D.Itcausesshopperstowastetoomuchmoney.5.WongandZhanggottheideatodesignavirtualfittingroomfrom____.A.theirshoppingexperiencesB.aprogramattheiruniversityC.someshop-owners’complaintsD.theXbox360videogameplayer6.Whichofthefollowingshowstheprocessofusingthevirtualfittingroom?A.scanning--tryingonclothes--gettingimagesB.tryingonclothes--gettingmodels--scanningC.scanning--gettingmodels--tryingonclothesD.tryingonclothes--gettingimages--scanning7.WhatdidWongthinkofhervirtualfittingroom?A.ItisperfectlydevelopeD.B.ItwillhaveitsmarketsharE.C.Itislimitedtowomenshoppers.D.Itislikeakindofvideogameplayer.
GoknownasWeiqiinChinaandBadukinSouthKoreawasviewedasthelastgamewherehumanscandefeatmachines.LeeSe-doloneofthegreatestGoplayershaswon18worldchampionshipsfor21yearsofhisprofessionalcareer.AlphaGoacomputerprogramdevelopedbyGoogle'sDeepMindbeattheEuropeanGochampionanachievementthatwasnotexpectedforyearsinOctober2015.ThematchbetweenLeeandAlphaGowasseenasarepresentativegamebetweenhumansandArtificialIntelligenceAI.ThematchofthecenturydrewgreatattentionfromnewsorganizationsGofansandthegeneralpublicacrosstheworldaswellasinSouthKoreA.GooriginatedfromChinamorethan2500yearsago.Itinvolvestwoplayerswhotaketurnsputtingmarkersonanet-shapedboardtogainmoreareasonit.Onecanoccupythemarkersoftherival对手bysurroundingthepiecesoftheother.GoisconsideredtobealotmorecomplexthanchesswhereartificialintelligencescoreditsmostfamousvictorytodatewhenIBM’sDeepBluebeatgrandmasterGaryKasparovin1997.ButexpertssayGopresentsanentirelydifferentchallengebecauseofthegame’sincomputablenumberofmoveoptions.Inotherwordsthecomputermustbecapableofhuman-likeintuition直觉towin.IwasverysurprisedbecauseIdidnotthinkthatIwouldlosethegamesaidMr.LeE.HesaidAlphaGo’searlystrategywasexcellentandthathewasshockedbyoneunconventionalmoveithadmadethatahumanneverwouldhaveplayedwhichhebelieveddirectlyresultedinhisloss.AlphaGoisproudofadeeplearningcapabilitytolearnforitselfanddiscovernewstrategiesbyplayinggamesagainstitselfandadjustingneuralnetworks神经网络basedonatrial-and-errorprocessknownasreinforcement强化learning.InspiteofhislosshedidnotregretacceptingthechallengE.IhadalotoffunplayingGoandI’mlookingforwardtothefuturegameshesaidafterAlphaGowon3-0inafive-gamematch.Playingagainstamachineisverydifferentfromanactualhumanplayer.Normallyyoucansenseyourrival’sbreathingtheirenergy.Andlotsoftimesyoumakedecisionswhichdependonthephysicalreactionsofthepersonyou’replayingagainst.Withamachineyoucan’tdothatLeesaiD.24.Wherecanwemostprobablyreadthistext?A.InapersonaldiaryB.InasciencemagazineC.InasciencefictionD.Inatravelguide25.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.OnlypeopleinSouthKoreapayattentiontothematchbetweenLeeandAlphaGo.B.ArtificialintelligencerewrotethehistoryasAlphaGobeatGaryKasparovin1997.C.AlphaGo’searlystrategywastoplaybyregularmovesthesameashumanbeings.D.LeeSe-dolwasconvincedhewouldfinallywinthematchbeforetheseriesstarteD.26.WhatdidLeethinkwasthecauseofhisloss?A.AlphaGohadanexcellentstrategyandunconventionalmoves.B.Hecouldn’tsenseAlphaGo’sbreathingandenergyinthegames.C.Hemadedecisionsdependingontherival’sphysicalreactions.D.ThedesignerofAlphaGowasatalentwhocouldn’tbedefeateD.27.Thisarticleismainlyabout_____.A.ThedifferencesbetweenplayingchessandGoB.ThedifficultiesLeemetinthematchwithAlphaGoC.TheintroductionofamatchbetweenLeeandAlphaGoD.ThedevelopmentoftheArtificialIntelligenceAI
Wearesurroundedbymixedmessagesaboutmistakes:we'retoldweearnbymakingthembutweworkhardtoavoidthem.Sotheresultisthatmostofusknowthatwearegoingtomakemistakesbutdeepdownwefeelweshouldn't.ExperimentswithschoolchildrenwhodidwellonagiventestshowthatthosewhowerepraisedforbeingsmartandthenofferedamorechallengingorlesschallengingtaskafterwardusuallychosetheeasieronE.Ontheotherhandchildrenpraisedfortryinghard-ratherthanbeingsmart-farmoreoftenselectedthemoredifficulttask.Ifwetryhardtoavoidmistakeswearen'topentogettingtheinformationweneedinordertodobetter.Inawritingstudyexperimentsshowedthatthosewhoaresoscaredtomakemistakesperformworseinwritingtasksthanthosewhoaren'tasworriedaboutbeingperfect.Theyfearreceivinganykindofnegativefeedbacksotheydon'tlearnwheretheywentwrongandhowtogetbetter.Wedon'tjustlearnmorewhenwe'reopentomistakeswelearndeeper.Researchtellsusthatifwe'reonlyconcernedaboutgettingtherightanswerwedon'talwayslearntheunderlyingconceptsthathelpustrulyunderstandwhateverwe'retryingtofigureout.MistakesneedtobeseennotasafailuretolearnbutasaguidetowhatstillneedstobelearneD.AsThomasEdisonsaidIamnotdiscouragedbecauseeveryabandonedwrongattemptisanotherstepforwarD.Furthermoreweoftenmakemistakesbecausewetrynewthings-wewanderawayfromacceptedpaths.Teflonpenicillin-theseareexamplesofgreatdiscoveriesmadebymistakE.TakeapagefromAlbertEinsteinwhosaidAnyonewhohasnevermadeamistakehasnevertriedanythingnew.8.Whatwillhappentostudentspraisedforbeingsmartinfaceofchoosingtaskscomparedtostudentspraisedforworkinghard?A.Hewillchoosealesschallengingtask.B.Hewillhidehismistakesfromhisteachers.C.Hewillworkhardertoavoidmistakes.D.HewillaskhisteachersforadvicE.9.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTacceptableaccordingtothepassage?A.Themoremistakeswemakethemorewelearn.B.Mistakescanbeusedasapositivefactorforsuccess.C.Beingopentomistakeshelpyouunderstandthetruth.D.A.stepforwardmaycomefrommistakesyou'vemadE.10.Whatdoesthelastparagraphwanttotellus?A.Onemustfollowacorrectpathtoavoidmistakes.B.TobecomeanEinsteinyoushouldmakemistakes.C.Youcan'tmakemistakesunlessyoutrynewthings.D.Makingmistakesisnotadisadvantageinaway.11.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Wecanneveravoidmakingmistakeswhenwework.B.Successcan'tbeachievedwithoutmakingmistakes.C.MistakesshouldbetreatedwithacorrectattitudE.D.TryeverymeanstoavoidmistakesinourdailylifE.
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RobertOwenwasborninWalesin1771.Attheageoftenhewenttowork.HisemployerhadalargeprivatelibrarysoOwenwasabletoeducatehimself.Hereadalotinhissparetimeandatnineteenhewasgiventhejobofsuperintendent监工ataManchestercottonmill.HewassosuccessfultherethathepersuadedhisemployertobuytheNewLanarkmillinScotlanD.WhenhearrivedatNewLanarkitwasadirtylittletownwithapopulationof2000peoplE.Nobodypaidanyattentiontotheworkers'housesortheirchildren'seducation.TheconditionsinthefactorieswereverybaD.Therewasalotofcrimeandthemenspentmostoftheirwagesonalcoholicdrinks.Owenimprovedthehouses.Heencouragedpeopletobecleanandsavemoney.Heopenedashopandsoldtheworkerscheapwell-madegoodstohelpthem.Helimitedthesaleofalcoholicdrinks.Aboveallhefixedhismindonthechildren'seducation.In1816heopenedthefirstfreeprimaryschoolinBritain.PeoplecamefromalloverthecountrytovisitOwen'sfactory.Theysawthattheworkerswerehealthierandmoreefficientthaninothertowns.TheirchildrenwerebetterfedandbettereducateD.OwentriedthesameexperimentintheUnitedStates.Heboughtsomelandtherein1825butthecommunitywastoofaraway.Hecouldnotkeepitundercontrolandlostmostofhismoney.OwenneverstoppedfightingforhisideA.AboveallhebelievedthatpeoplearenotborngoodorbaD.Hewasapracticalmanandhisideaswerepractical.IfyougivepeoplegoodworkingconditionshethoughttheywillworkwellandthemostimportantthingofallifyougivethemthechancetolearntheywillbebetterpeoplE.33.ForOwenhisgreatestachievementinNewLanarkwas_____.A.improvingworker'shousesB.providingthechildrenwithagoodeducationC.helpingpeopletosavemoneyD.preventingmenfromgettingdrunk34.FromthepassagewemayinferthatOwenwasborn_____.A.intoarichfamilyB.intoanoblefamilyC.intoapoorfamilyD.intoamiddleclassfamily35.Owen'sexperimentintheUnitedStatesfailedbecause_____.A.helostallhismoneyB.peoplewhovisiteditwerenotimpressedC.hedidnotbuyenoughlandD.itwastoofarawayforhimtoorganizeitproperly36.WemayinferfromthepassagethatnochildreninBritaincouldenjoyfreeeducationuntil_____.A.1771B.1816C.1825D.1860
Areyourunningarestaurantbutcan’taffordtohirewaiters?WellyoucouldlearnfromthisJapaneserestaurantthathiresmonkeysforthejoB.Inordertomakethemlookmorehumantherestaurantownerevenmasks用面具遮掩theirfaces.TherestaurantisKayabukiwhichatraditionalJapaneserestaurant.TheyhavehiredacoupleofmonkeysnamedYat-chanandFuku-chantoworkaswaitersorwaitresseswe’renotsure.16-year-oldYat-chanistheolderofthetwobuthemovesquicklybetweentablesashetakesthecustomers’drinkorders.Fuku-changivescustomersahottowelandhelpsthemcleantheirhandsbeforetheyordertheirdrinksasisthecustominJapan.Believeitornotthepairisactuallycertified授予执照bylocalauthoritiestoworkattherestaurant.Thecustomerslikethemaswellsotheygivethembeansastips.OnecustomerTakayoshisaidThemonkeysareactuallybetterwaitersthansomereallybadhumanones.Yat-chanandFuku-chanwereoncethehouseholdpetsoftherestaurantownerKaoruOtsukA.ButtheolderonestartedimitatinghiminrestaurantdutiesandthatwaswhenherealizedtheywereactuallycapableofworkingtherE.Yat-chanfirstlearnedbyjustwatchingmeworkingintherestauranthesaiD.ItallstartedwhenonedayIgavehimahottowelandhebroughtthetoweltothecustomer.Somecustomersevenfeelthatthelittlemonkeysarejustlikechildrenorevenbetter.62-year-oldShiochiYanoaregularatKayabukisaysActuallythey’rebetter.Mysondoesn’tlistentomebutYat-chanwill.CustomersalsosaythatYat-chanisabletounderstandexactordersandrememberthem.Wecalledoutformorebeersaidonecustomerandhejustbroughtussomebeer.It’samazinghowheseemstounderstandhumanwords.5.WhatcanwelearnaboutYat-chanandFuku-chan?A.Theybothgetbeansastips.B.Fuku-chanisolderthanYat-chan.C.Yat-chanhelpscustomerscleantheirhands.D.Fuku-chantakesthecustomers’drinkorders.6.AccordingtoTakayoshithetwomonkeywaiters.A.canunderstandexactordersB.listentohimverycarefullyC.canremembertheregularcustomersD.behavebetterthansomehumanwaiters7.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordimitatinginthe3rdparagraphmean?A.surpriseB.copyC.laughD.frustrate8.WhydidKaoruOtsukaletthemonkeysworkintherestaurant?A.Hecouldn’taffordtohirewaiters.B.Hethoughtmonkeysworkedbetterthanhumans.C.Hefoundhismonkeyswereabletoworklikewaiters.D.Theofficialsencouragedhimtohirethemonkeys.
Ourenvironmentisn'tasgreenandbeautifulasitshouldbE.Therearesteelmonstersblockingoutthesun.blowingoutdangeroussmokeandlettingoutpoisonouschemicalsintoriverscarsproducingharmfulwastegaspeoplethrowingoutwasteinawrongwayandallotherkindsofsourcesthatruintheplanet.Facingcurrentenvironmentalproblemspeopleneedtodotheirbesttosavetheearth.Youcartseemanybiggarbagedustbinsinthestreets.They'renotthereforashowbutforyoutodropyourwastE.Weshouldrealizethatwhatwedodoescount.Sonexttimeyougetthaturgetothrowgumorachocolatepackageoutofthecarwindoworaccidentallydropasyouwalkdownthestreetaskyourselfhowmuchwasteyou'vebeencontributingtotheenvironmentwiththatbadhabitgoingonforyears.Athomethefirstthingwecandotoprotecttheenvironmentisavoidlettingwaterruncontinuouslyandmakesurethattapsarenotleaky漏的whichwouldhelpgreatlyinscrimping.Anotheristouseenergy-savinglightsandturnthemoffbeforeyouleavetherooms.Itisnotonlyenergy-savingbutalsocutsdownelectricitycosts.RecyclingisamethodtomakeitemsreusablE.Manythingsyouwanttothrowoutcanbemadeintonewproductsthroughthereproducingprocess.Useyourimaginationtocomeupwithwaysonthingsthatyoucanuseagain.Passthemessageofsimplewaystosavetheenvironmentontokids.Startingwithkidsisagoodwayofteachingthemessageearlyintheirlivesinthehopethattheycancarryitforwardastheygrowolder.Withenvironmentalprotectionawarenessinmindwecandowhatwecanfortheresultsaretohaveabigeffectontheplanet.AslongaswedoourparttheworldisonesmallstepclosertobeingsaveD.12.Inthefirstparagraphtheauthorusessteelmonsterstoreferto.A.bigfactoriesB.highmountainsC.hugebuildingsD.charactersinfairystories13.Fromthefifthparagraphwecanknowthat.A.wonderfullifecomesfromenvironmentalprotectionB.protectingtheenvironmentshouldstartfromchildhoodC.protectingtheenvironmentbeginswithsmalllittlethingsD.protectingtheenvironmentbenefitsthecountryandthepeople14.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Toprotecttheenvironmentmayhelpyousavesomemoney.B.Yourbadhabitsfortheenvironmentareaharmfulcontribution.C.ThemorepeopledotheirpartthegreenertheenvironmentwillbE.D.Sellingwhatyoudon'twantanymoreisnotakindofrecycling.15.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.theuseofgarbagedustbinsB.howtosavetheenvironmentC.ourpresentenvironmentalproblemsD.howtosavewaterandelectricity
NextautumnwhenyouseewildgeeseheadingsouthforthewinterflyinginaVformationyoumightthinkaboutwhatscientistshavediscoveredastowhytheyflythatway.Aseachbirdflapsitswingsitcreatesuplift提升forthebirdimmediatelyfollowing.ByflyinginaVformationthewholegroupaddsatleast71%greaterflyingrangethanifeachbirdfliesonitsown.Peoplewhoshareacommondirectionandsenseofcommunitycangetwheretheyaregoingmorequicklyandeasilybecausetheyaretravelingonthepushofoneanother.Whenawildgoosefallsoutoftheformationitsuddenlyfeelsthedragandresistanceoftryingtogoaloneandquicklytriestogetbackintotheformationtotakeadvantageoftheliftingpowerofthebirdinfront.Whentheheadgoosegetstireditfliesbackintotheformationandanothergoosefliestothefront.Itiswisetotaketurnsdoingdifficultjobswhetheritispeopleorwildgeeseflyingsouth.Wildgeesehonk发出雁叫声frombehindtoinspirethoseupfronttokeepuptheirspeeD.Whatcanwelearnfromthis?Whenawildgoosegetssickorwoundedbygunshotsandfallsoutoftheformationtwoothergeesewillfalloutwiththatgooseandfollowitdowntolendhelpandprotection.Theywillstaywiththefallengooseuntilitisabletoflyoruntilitdiesandonlythenwilltheygoonwiththeirownorwithanotherformationtocatchupwiththeirgroup.4.WildgeeseflyinaVformationinorderto________.A.protectthemselvesfromdangerB.flymorequicklyandeasilyC.helpthesickandwoundedD.flymuchhigherinthesky5.Whatcanwelearnfromthefifthparagraph?A.WeshouldtrytoleadotherstomoveforwarD.B.Weshouldgivepeoplefacingdifficultiesencouragement.C.Weshouldbelieveinthosewhoofferushelp.D.Weshouldcaremoreabouttheoldandsick.6.Whenawildgoosebecomessickoriswounded________.A.itwillbeleftaloneandwillfallonthegroundB.thewholegroupwillstopflyingC.twoothergeesewillstaywithittoofferhelpD.othergeesewillhonktogiveitencouragement7.Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?A.A.wildgoosecanhelptheonefollowingitbyflappingitswings.B.A.personwhoworksalonecanworkbetterthanonewhodoesn’t.C.ItisnotgoodforwildgeesetotaketurnsbeingtheheadgoosE.D.Thewildgeesethatfallbehindareunlikelytocatchupwiththeirgroup.
Nearly19percentofteachersofcolor有色人种教师lefttheirjobsafterthe2014-2015schoolyear.Someleftforpersonalreasonsliketakingcareoftheirfamilies.But50percentsaidtheyleftbecausetheyweredissatisfiedwiththeiremploymentsituationsuchaspoorworkingconditionsstudentdisciplineproblemsandlargeclasssizes.Thustakingimmediatemeasurestoimproveitisourtoppriority.Foryearsresearchershaveprovedthebenefitsofincreasingtheshareofminorityteachersinschoolsespeciallyasourpublicschoolsystemhasturnedtoonethatismadeupmostlyofminoritystudents.Teachersofcolorwhoaremorelikelythantheirwhitecounterpartstochoosetoworkinraciallydiverse多种多样的schoolsofferparticularbenefitstotheirstudents.Graduationratesincreaseamongminoritystudentswhentheyaretaughtbyraciallysimilareducatorsresearchshows.Theycanalsoserveaspositiverolemodelsandtheirpresencereducesthechanceofracialdiscriminationatschool.TheShankerInstitutereportsuggeststhattherateofminorityteacherhiringisnotthewholeproblem.Theproblemiswhathappensaftertheseteachersentertheclassroom.Theseteachersoftenworkinhigh-povertyruralschools.Theyaremorelikelytohaveless-desirableworkingconditions.Diversityisakeycomponenttoequalityandopportunity.Wherethere’sadiverseteachingworkforceallkidsthrivE.SosolutionsmustbefoundatoncetoturnthistrendarounD.Firstlyschoolsshoulddevelopmentorshipprogramsthatsupportminorityteachersoncetheyareintheclassroom.Secondlymoremoneyshouldbespentinimprovingworkingconditionsintheseschools.Ofcourseschoolheadmastersshouldalsobeevaluatedontheirabilitytoretainteachersofcolor.12.Amongteachersofcolorleavingtheirjobshalfofthemquitbecause_______.A.theyhadtotakecareoftheirchildrenB.theyhadtomovetootherplacesC.theyeventuallyfoundbetter-paidjobsD.theiremploymentsituationwasunsatisfactory13.Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?A.Thesolutionstoincreasinggraduationratesamongminoritystudents.B.Thebenefitsofincreasingtheshareofminorityteachersinschools.C.Thereasonsforteachersofcolorleavingtheirjobsinmanyschools.D.Thewaystodecreasethepossibilityofracialdiscriminationatschool.14.Whichofthefollowingcomponentsisvitaltoequalityandopportunity?A.HonestyB.VarietyC.AbilityD.Safety15.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenwritingthepassage?A.Hefeltangryaboutthegovernment.B.Hewassatisfiedwiththepresentsituation.C.Hefeltiturgenttosolvetheproblem.D.Hedidn’tcareaboutdiverseteachingworkforcE.
ThegameofrugbyfootballwasplayedatRugbySchoolbetween1750and1859butplayerswerenotallowedtorunwithitintheirhandstowardstheotherside’sgoal.Withnolimittothenumberofplayerspersidehundredswouldparticipateinitsometimesresultinginmajorinjuries.Theinnovation创新ofrunningwiththeballwasintroducedbetween1859and1865.Thepopularmythofthesport’soriginstatesthatRugbypupilWilliamWebbEllisbrokethelocalrulesbyrunningforwardwiththeballinhishandsin1823.RugbySchoolproducedthefirstwrittenrulesfortheirversionofthesportin1845.IntheresultthattheteamsstilltiedattheendofthematchadropgoalshootoutwashelD.TheselectedkickersofthetwoteamswouldhaveoneshotatthegoaleachandwouldtaketurnsshootingatthegoaluntiloneofthekickersmisseD.InEnglandrugbyunioniswidelyregardedasanestablishmentsportplayedmostlybymembersoftheupperandmiddleclasses.Forexamplemanystudentsatprivateschoolsandgrammarschoolsplayinrugbyunion.InFrancerugbyisalsowidelyplayedandhasastrongtraditionintheBasquepeoplealongtheborderregionsbetweenSpainandFrancE.ThegameisverypopularinSouthAfricaamongbothblacksandwhiteshavingbeenintroducedbyEnglish-speakingsettlersinthe19thcentury.BritishcolonistsalsobroughtthegamewiththemtoAustraliaandNewZealandwherethegameiswidelyplayeD.IthasspreadthentomuchofPolynesiahavingparticularlystrongfollowingsinFijiSamoaandTongA.Anofficialrugbyunionballismadeofleatherorsuitablematerial.Rugbyshirtswereformerlymadeofcottonbutarenowmadeofacottonandpolyester涤纶mix.ThismaterialhastheadvantageofnotabsorbingasmuchwaterormudascottonalonE.8.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONGabouttheancientrugby?A.PlayersoftengotinjureD.B.A.greatnumberofpeoplecouldtakepart.C.Playerscouldrunforwardwiththeballintheirhandsbefore1823.D.WrittenruleswerefirstmadeinRugbySchoolinthe1840s.9.Whywasadropgoalshootoutmade?A.Toselectoutstandingplayers.B.Toencouragetheaudience’scuriosity.C.Tomakethematchexciting.D.Todecidethewinnerofthematch.10.Thethirdparagraphmainlytalksabout_______.A.thepopularityofrugbysportB.howrugbyunionwasestablishedinEnglandC.howBritishpeoplespreadthesportD.theoriginanddevelopmentofrugby11.Rugbyshirtsmadeofcottonalone___________.A.areeasytoabsorbmuchwaterandmudB.arereplacedbypolyestershirtfinallyC.aremuchmoreexpensivethanpolyesterD.aremuchsuitabletotheplayers
OneofthegreateststoriesofragstorichessuccessisthatofAndrewCarnegiewhostartedlifeinPovertybutbecametherichestmanintheworlD.CarnegiewasborninScotlandin1837thesonofaweaver.In1848thE.familymovedtotheUnitedStatesandat13Carnegiebeganworkinacottonmillearning$1.5perweek.Aboutthreeyearslaterhefoundabetterjobasatelegraphmessengerboy.AtworkhissuperiorswereimpressedbyhisabilitiesandwillingnesstoworkharD.In1853hegainedanofficejobatthePennsylvaniaRailroadCompany.Thiswashisfirstbigbreak.Hecontinuedtoimpressandroserapidlythroughthecompanygainingmoreandmoreresponsibility.AtthesametimeCarnegielovedreadingverymuchandmadeuseofeveryopportunitytovisitthelibrary.HerendwidelyonallsubjectsparticularlyliteraturE.Carnegienowbegantosavealittlemoneyandwiththehelpofhisemployerbegantomakesomesuccessfulinvestments投资.Heinvestedintheironindustryandeventuallysetupinbusinesshimselfowningseveralironandsteelplants.ThiswaswherehemadehisfortunE.Bythe1890stheCarnegieSteelCompanywasthebiggestandmostsuccessfulbusinessintheworlD.Carnegiehadalwaysbelievedthatthepursuit追求ofwealthwasneveranendinitself.Inhisviewsuccessfulwealthypeopleshouldgiveawaytheirwealthforthebenefitofeveryoneinsociety.Truetohiswordin1901attheageof66heretiredfrombusinessanddevotedtherestofhislifetocharitywork.Carnegie'slackofformaleducationandhispoorfamilybackgroundclearlydidn'tinfluencehissuccess.Hisrapidrisefrompovertytowealthwasduetohiswillingnesstoworkhardhisintelligenceandgoodbusinesssenseandhistalentformakingthingshappen.Hediedin1919attheageof83.4.Whatcanbelearntfromthetext?A.Carnegiewashighlythoughtofbyhisemployers.B.Carnegiemadehisinvestmentsindependently.C.Carnegiebelievedthatmoneywaseverything.D.CarnegiecouldhavebeenmoresuccessfulifhehadbeenformallyeducateD.5.Whatdoesgainingmoreandmoreresponsibilityinthesecondparagraphmostprobablymean?A.Becomingmoreandmoreintelligent.B.Beingputtohigherpositions.C.HavingabettersenseofconfidencE.D.Readingmoreandmorebooks.6.HowdidCarnegiefinallymakeabigfortune?.A.Hisemployerhelpedhim.B.Hewasmuchpaidwhenworking.C.Hesetuphisownbusiness.D.Hesavedmoneyyearbyyear.7.Whichofthefollowingswillbethesuitabletitleforthetext?A.AndrewCarnegie:A.WealthyManB.Steel&Iron:TheMostProfitableBusinessC.FromRagstoRiches:TheStoryofAndrewCarnegieD.IntelligenceandGoodBusinessSense:TwoFactorsinBecomingRich
HappyShakespeareDay!The23rdAprilisWorldBookDaybutdidyouknowthatitisalsoShakespeareDay?EverybodyhasheardofShakespearebutdoyouknowmanyplayshewrote?Haveyouhearofmanyofhispoetry?Shakespeare’splaysfitintothreecategories:tragediescomediesandhistories.PerhapshismostfamousplayisthetragiestoryofRomeoandJulietwhichdealswithtwoyoungloverswhoareforbiddentomarrybytheirparents.OthertragediesincludeHamletaplayaboutavengefulghostOthelloaboutanarmygeneralwhoismanipulated操纵intokillinghiswifeandMacbeth麦克白.Ifyou’veseenHarryPotterandthePrisonerofAzkabanwrittenwhichissungintheGreatHallaftertheSortingCeremony.ThesewordscomefromtheWitchesinMacbeth!Shakespeare’scomediesincludeMuchAdoAboutNothingA.MidsummerNight’sDreamandTwelfthNight.TwelfthNightisaplayaboutconfusingidentities.TwotwinsareshipwreckedandthesisterVioladressesupasherbrotherSebastianwhoshethinksisdeaD.It’shilariousbecausethebrotherreappearswithoutViolarealizingandthere’sabiglovetrianglegoingon:ViolaisinlovewiththeDukeOsinowhoisinlovewithOliviawhofallsinlovewithSebastianexceptshedoesn’trealizethatSebastianisactuallyVioladressedup!EverybodyfallsinlovewiththewrongpersonbutitisallmaderightintheenD.ThehistoryplayssuchasAntonyandCleopatraRichardIIIandHenryVarebasedonthelivesofrealhistoricalpeoplE.AntonyandCleopatraisastoryaboutadoomedromanceinancientEgypt.CleopatrabecomesAntony’smistressandAntonybecomessoobsessedwithherthatheloseshismilitarymight.CleopatrakillsselfbylettingasnakebiteherafterEgypt’sarmyhasbeendefeatedbyOctaviusandAntonykillshimselftoo.Shakespeare’splayscanbeveryheavygoingsometimes.Someofthethemestheydealwithareheavyandcomplexsotheyalmostalwayscontainalightersubplotwithcharacterswhoaren’tcloselylinkedtothecharactersinthemainplot.Theyareoftenusedintragediestolightenthemoodoftheplayandtokeeptheaudienceinterestedinthemainplot.33.WhatcanwelearnaboutShakespeare’stragedies?A.RomeoandJulietisperhapsthemostfamousplayofalltimeB.HamlettellsusastoryoftwoyoungloversdeadintheendC.ThearmygeneralOthellokillshiswifeinpersonpurposelyD.MacbethgivesJ.K.Rowlingsomeinspirationinherwriting34.WhatisnotaprobableendinginTwelfthNight?A.ViolaandSebastianreunitedB.OsinoandViolagotmarredC.OsinoandOliviagotmarriedD.SebastianandOliviagotmarried35.CharactersinthelightersubplotofShakespeare’splaysareoftenusedto_____.A.dealwiththeheavyandcomplexthemesB.distinguishthecharactersinthemainplotC.makethemoodoftheplaysofterthanbeforeD.interesttheaudienceinthesubplottothegreatextent
Englishwordsdon’tstaythesamE.Peopleneednewwordsfornewideasandnewinventions.Differentwordscomeintouseorolderwordsareusedinanewway.Englishcanchangebyborrowingwordsfromotherlanguages.ForexamplethewordtomatowasborrowedfromMexicoandteacamefromChinA.Nownewspaceandsciencewordsarebeingborrowedfromothercountriestoo.Newwordsareformedbyaddingtwowordstogether.Weekendandcookbookaremadeupoftwoparts.Sometimesnewwordsareshorterformsofolderwords.ThewordphotowasmadefromphotographbycuttingofftheendofthelongerworD.Planewasmadebycuttingoffthefrontpartofairplane.Thenamesofpeopleandproductscanalsobecomenewwords.OursandwichwasnamedafteramannamedSandwichandsello透明胶带wasanamegivenbythecompanythatfirstmadetheproduct.40.WhichofthefollowingwordswastakentoEnglishfromanothercountry?A.PlanE.B.Sandwich.C.Tomato.D.WeekenD.41.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.newsciencewordsareshorterthantheoldonesB.thebestwaytomakeanewwordisaddingwordstogetherC.somenewEnglishwordscomefromthenamesofpeopleD.almostallnewEnglishwordsareborrowedfromotherlanguages42.HowmanywaysofdevelopingEnglishwordsdoesthepassagetellus?A.ThreE.B.Four.C.Two.D.Six....43.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.TheEnglishlanguageisalwayschanging.B.TherearenewideasinEnglandtoday.C.Howpeoplenamenewproductsandinventions.D.HowthelanguageschangeintheworlD.
WhenNancyFlexeropenedthedoortoherclassroomneartheendofherfinalschoolyearall41yearsofhercareerasabelovedfirst-gradeteachercametoliferightinfrontofher.ColeElementarySchoolinTennesseesurprisedFlexerwithamemorableandemotionalretirementpartyfeaturingformerstudentsofallagesdatingbacktothefirstclassshetaughtinthe1973-74schoolyear.A.videooftheeventshowsanoverwhelmedFlexerbeingmovedtotearsasshehearsformerstudentswhoarenowadultstellherhowmuchsheaffectedtheirlives.I'moneoftheluckiestpeopleinthisworldFlexersaiD.IrememberIopenedthedoortotheclassroomthinkingnoonewasinthereanditwaswall-to-wallpeopleandbannersandeverything.Itwasthecoolestthingthatcould'veeverhappenedinmylifE.Howmanytimesdowereallyrealizetheliveswe'vetouchedthemannerinwhichwe'vetouchedthemandthatthesearememoriesthatstaywiththemforlife?DespitebeingyoungwhentheyweretaughtbyFlexerstudentseasilyrecalledtheheartwarmingnotesshewrotethemonreportcardsthewaysshehelpedthemovercomeshynessandawkwardnessandhowsheinspiredthemtofutureacademicsuccesstoearnscholarshipsandadvanceddegrees.EventhoughFlexerhadn'tseensomeoftheformerstudentsfordecadessheinstantlyrememberedthenamesofeverysingleonetherE.Ascrapbook剪贴簿ofhercareerwaspresentedtoherasonestudentafteranotherrecalledtheeffectFlexerhadonhisorherlifE.I’vehadmanyopportunitiestomovetoaschoolclosertomyhomebutIsaid‘ColegavemesomuchinmylifethatwhenIretireIwillretirefromColeschoolandgivebackwhat’sbeengiventomE.FlexersaiD.Mycareercould’vetakenmenowherethatwouldhavemademehappier.Ithinkofitasablessing.4.Welearnfromthetextthattheretirementparty__________.A.wasbeyondFlexer’sexpectationsB.attractedmanyofFlexer’sfriendsC.wasfullofappreciativeparentsD.wasorganizedbyFlexer’sstudents5.Flexer’sformerstudents___________.A.helpedherovercomehershynessB.presentedherwithcardsC.heldapartytoexpresstheirhappinessD.boreherhelpandinspirationinmind6.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.FlexermissedmanychancesoffurtherstudiesB.FlexeroncestudiedinColeElementarySchoolC.FlexerlovedherteachingcareerinColeD.Flexerrefusedmanyotherschool’sinvitations7.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AninterestingpartyB.A.teacher’s41-yearteachingcareerC.Students’memoriesoftheirbelovedteacherD.Studentsfro41yearssurprisetheirbelovedteacher
BecauseplantscannotmoveortalkmostpeoplebelievethattheyhavenofeelingsandthattheycannotreceivesignalsfromoutsidE.HoweverthismaynotbecompletelytruE.Peoplewhostudiedplantshavefoundoutthatplantscarryasmallelectricalcharge电荷.Itispossibletomeasurethischargewithasmallpieceofequipmentcalledgalvanometer.Thegalvanometerisplacedonaleafoftheplantanditrecordsanychangesintheelectricalfieldoftheleaf.HumanshaveasimilarfieldwhichcanchangewhenweareshockedorfrighteneD.A.mancalledBacksterusedagalvanometerforhisstudiesofplantsandwasverysurprisedathisresults.Hefoundthatifhehadtwoormoreplantsinaroomandhebegantodestroyoneofthem--perhapsbypullingoffitsleavesorbypullingitoutofitspot－thenthegalvanometerontheleavesoftheotherplantsshowedachangeintheelectricalfielD.Itseemedasiftheplantsweresignalingafeelingofshock.ThishappenednotonlywhenBacksterstartedtodestroyplantsbutalsowhenhedestroyedotherlivingthingsuchasinsects昆虫.Backstersaidthattheplantsalsoknewifsomeonehaddestroyedalivingthingsomedistanceawaybecausetheysignalledwhenamanwhohadjustcutdownatreeenteredtheroom.AnotherscientistnamedSauvinachievedsimilarresultstoBackster’s.Hekeptgalvanometersfixedonhisplantsallthetimeandcheckedregularlytoseewhattheplantsweredoing.Ifhewasoutoftheofficehetelephonedtofindoutaboutthesignalstheplantsweresending.Inthiswayhefoundthattheplantsweresendingoutsignalsattheexacttimeswhenhefeltstrongpleasureorpain.InfactSauvincouldcauseachangeintheelectricalfieldofhisplantsoveradistanceofafewmilessimplybythinkingaboutthem.24.Backsterwassurprisedattheresultsofhisstudiesbecause_____.A.hedestroyedaninsectB.hedestroyedaplantbypullingoffitsleavesC.hefoundthatplantscouldexpressfeelingsofshockD.hefoundthatplantscouldmoveandspeakafterall25.Theplantssentoutsignals_____.A.onlywhenBacksterStartedtodestroyplantsB.whenBacksterdestroyedplantsorotherlivingthingsC.onlywhenhedestroyedthingssuchasinsectsD.onlywhenBacksterplacedthegalvanometerontheleavesoftheplants26.ThescientistcalledSauvin_____.A.didnotagreewithBackster’sideasB.didnotgetthesamesortofresultsasBacksterdidC.gotdifferentresultsfromBackster’sD.foundoutsomeofthesamethingsthatBacksterdid27.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Sauvincouldmakehisplantssendoutsignalssomedistanceaway.B.A.treewillsignalwhenithasbeencutdown.C.Theelectricalchargeplantscarrymayshockorfrightenus.D.Plantshavefeelingsbecausetheycanreceivesignalswithoutmoving.
Bestfriendsmaybepricelessbutthecostofkeepingtherelationshipaliveis£23870.AccordingtoastudyaBFFbestfriendsforeverdoesnotcomecheapwithdevotedfriendsspending£4679onbirthdaypresentsaloneoveralifetimE.Andwhileitcostsnothingtobeashouldertocryonbig-heartedBritonsgotheextramileandspend£168onpick-me-ups提神物品togettheirmatethrougharockypatch艰难时刻likethebreakupofarelationship.There’safurther£242spentonpresentstoshowhowmuchtheymeanfromgiftsboughtonholidaytotreatsfornoreason.AnddistancedoesnotbreakupaclosefriendshipasBFFsspendawhopping巨大的£18000ontraveltoseeeachotherdespitebeingmilesapartbecauseofuniversityjobsandmarriagE.ThestudybycashbacksiteTopCashBackfoundonaverageBEFswhomarrycanexpect£431spentonthemandafurther£283ongiftswhentheyhavechildren.Andtheycanrelyontheirpalstohelpoutwhentheymovehousesastheywillobtain£127worthofhousewarmingpresentsandtakeawaysakindoffood.Thesurveybasedonafriendshiplasting40yearsfoundmorethaneightintenadultswithaBFFfelttheirfriendshipswerewortheverypenny.TopCashbackspokespersonNatashaSmithsaid:Thosefriendshipswhichstandthetestoftimeareoftenthemostimportantinourlives.Howevertheycomeatacost.FromtrainticketsonceamonthtoflightsandanewdressforaweddingontheItaliancoastthepricepaidforhavingabestmatecansoonaddup.Butwhenweaskedpeopletocomparetheirfriendshipwiththefinancialinvestment投资only14%thoughttheirfriendshipwasequaltotheirinvestmentwiththevastmajoritythinkingitwasworthmorE.52.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinParagraph2mean?A.generousB.ambitiousC.troublesomeD.energetic53.TokeeptherelationshipwheredoBEFsspendthemostmoney?A.Buyingbirthdaypresents.B.Cheeringupafriendinlowspirits.C.Payingforholidaygiftsandothertreats.D.Goingaparticulardistancetovisitfriends.54.WhatisNatasha’sunderstandingofBEFfriendship?A.It’scostlyandunaffordablE.B.It’sexpensivebutworthwhilE.C.It’srewardingbuthardtokeep.D.It’schangeablebutworthpossessing.55.Howisthepassagedeveloped?A.Bylistingfigures.B.Bygivingexamples.C.Byanalyingcauses.D.Bymakingcomparisons.
Findingsummerjobsforteenagershasnotalwaysbeeneasybutnowyounolongerhavetoworryaboutwhatyourkidcandotomaketheirownmoney.RecentlyIfoundsomedifferentsitesonlinethatofferinformationaboutwhatkidscando.Belowissomeofthatinformationalongwithquestionstothinkabouttohelpyoucomeupwithyourownideas.Ideasforsummerwork:●ParksandRecreationPrograms娱乐节目.●Babysittingduringthedayofschool.●Workingpart-timeatadaycareforthesummer.●Carwashing.●Workingatlocalvegetablestands.Theeasiestwayforyoutofindwaysforyourchildtomakemoneyistothinkaboutothers’inconveniences.ThinkofthingsyouneeddoneorwouldliketohavedoneandwhatyouwouldconsiderpayingforthesethingstogetdonE.Onceyouhavesomeideasyoucansitdownwithyourchildandtalktothemaboutwhattheywouldbeinterestedindoing.Thenonceyouhaveanideaofwhattheywanttodoyoucanhelpthemcomeupwithfairprices.Perhapsyouwouldwanttoonlyhaveyourchildworkingwithpeoplethatyouknowandtrustoratleastyoucouldhaveyourchildpickapartner.Thatwaywitheachofthemcarryingcellphoneseventhosewithoutservicecancall911theywillbemuchsafer.YoucanfindoutmoreinformationandmanymoreideasforkidstousetomakemoneyduringtheirsummerholidaysbysurftheInternet.48.Theauthorwrotethepassageto_____.A.sharehisdiscoveriesonline...B.introducejobsforparentstodoC.advertiseawebsiteforteenagersD.talkabouthissummerworkexperience49.Thepassageismainlywrittenfor_____.A.teenagersB.teachersC.parentsD.websitedesigners50.WhichofthefollowingisNOTconsideredwhenteenagerslookforsummerjobs?A.Whothey’dbetterworkfor.B.HowmuchshouldbechargeD.C.WhetherthejobsaresafE.D.Wheretheworkplaceis.
AyoungmannamedTedreceivedahigh-pricedcarfromhisbrotherasaChristmaspresent.OnChristmasEvewhenTedcameoutofhisofficeastreeturchin顽童waswalkingaroundtheshiningcar.IsthisyourcarTed?heaskeD.TedansweredYesmybrothergaveitforChristmas.TheboywassurpriseD.Youmeanyourbrothergaveittoyouanditcostyounothing?BoyIwishHehesitated犹豫.OfcourseTedknewwhathewasgoingtowishfor.Hewishedhehadabrotherlikethat.ButwhattheboysaidsurprisedTedgreatly.IwishtheboywentonthatIcouldbeabrotherlikethat.TedlookedattheboyinsurpriseandthensaidWouldyouliketotakearideinmycar?OhyesI’dlovethat.AfterashortridetheboyturnedandwithhiseyesshiningsaidTedwouldyouminddrivinginfrontofmyhouse?TedsmiledalittlE.HethoughtheknewwhattheboywanteD.Hewantedtoshowhisneighboursthathecouldridehomeinabigcar.ButTedwaswrongagain.Willyoustopwherethosetwostepsare?theboyaskeD.Heranuptothesteps.TheninashortwhileTedheardhimcomingbackbuthewasnotcomingfast.Hewascarryinghislittlecrippled残疾brother.Hesathimdownonthestepandpointedtothecar.TheresheisBuddyjustlikeItoldyouupstairs.HisbrothergaveittohimforChristmasanditdidn’tcosthimacent.AndsomedayI’mgoingtogiveyouonejustlikeitThenyoucanseeforyourselfallthenicethingsintheChristmaswindowthatI’vebeentryingtotellyouabout.Tedgotoutandliftedtheboytothefrontseatofhiscar.Theshining-eyedolderbrotherclimbedinandthethreeofthembegananunforgettableholidayridE.21.Thestreeturchinwasverysurprisedwhen_____.A.hesawtheshiningcarB.TedtoldhimaboutthecarC.hewaswalkingaroundthecarD.Tedreceivedanexpensivecar22.TheurchinaskedTedtostophiscarinfrontofhishouse_____.A.toshowhehadarichfriendB.toshowhisneighborsthecarC.tolethisbrotherrideinthecarD.totellhisbrotherabouthiswish23.Fromthestoryweknowthattheurchin_____.A.wishedtogivehisbrotheracarB.wishedTed’sbrothertogivehimacarC.wishedTedcouldbeabrotherlikethatD.wishedhecouldhaveabrotherlikeTed’s24.Wecaninferfromthestorythat_____.A.Tedcouldn’tunderstandtheurchinB.theurchin’swishcametrueintheendC.theurchinwishedtohavearichbrotherD.theurchinhadadeeploveforhisbrother25.Thebesttitleofthestoryis_____.A.A.ChristmasPresentB.A.StreetUrchinC.A.BrotherLikeThatD.AnUnforgettableHolidayRide
TheHangzhou-ChangshasectionoftheShanghai-KunmingHu-Kunhighspeedrail高铁officiallystartedoperationonDec102014.TheChangsha-HuaihuaChang-HuaisectionoftheHu-Kunhighspeedrailwasalsoopenedtotrafficaweeklater.ItisnolongeradreamforChangsharesidentstoleaveforatripwithouthesitationsaidChangshaEveningasitisreallyconvenienteithertogoeastwardorwestwardfromChangshA.DuringstrialoperationoftheChang-HuaisectiononDec9theG6521trainleftChangshaSouthRailwayStationat8:40amarrivedatXiangtanNorthStationat8:54amLoudiSouthStationat9:22amandHuaihuaSouthStationat10:28am.Beforetheopeningofthehighspeedrail.Changshahad13regulartrainstoHuaihuathefastestofwhichtheZ149leavesChangshaatabout6:00amandarrivesatHuaihuaatnearly12:00ambeingmorethanfourhoursslowerthanthehighspeedtrain.ThetotallengthofthehighspeedrailinHunanprovinceisnowmorethan1000kmcovering10outofthetotal14prefecturelevel地区级的citiesorautonomousdistricts-muchhigherthanthenationalaveragelevel.5.WhenwastheChangsha-Huaihuasectionopenedtotrafficin2014?A.Dec3.B.Dec10.C.Nov17.D.Dec17.6.WhichistherightdirectionoftheChang-Huaihighspeedrailaccordingtothetext?A.Fromthecasttothewest.B.Fromthesouthtothenorth.C.Fromthecasttothesouth.D.Fromthesouthtothecast.7.HowlongdoesittaketheZ149trainfromChangshatoHuaihua?A.3hours.B.6hours.C.9hours.D.12hours.8.Wherecanthistextprobablybefound?A.Intstorybook.B.Inasciencebook.C.Inanewspaper.D.InafashionmagazinE.
AfriendofminenamedPaulreceivedanexpensivecarfromhisbrotherasaChristmaspresent.OnChristmasEvewhenPaulcameoutofhisofficeastreeturchin顽童waswalkingaroundtheshiningcar.IsthisyourcarPaul?heaskeD.PaulansweredYesmybrothergaveittomeforChristmas.Theboywassurprised.Youmeanyourbrothergaveittoyouanditcostyounothing?BoyIwishHehesitateD.OfcoursePaulknewwhathewasgoingtowishfor.Hewishedhehadabrotherlikethat.ButwhattheboysaidsurprisedPaulgreatly.IwishtheboywentonthatIcouldbeabrotherlikethat.PaullookedattheboyinsurpriseandthenhesaidagainWouldyouliketotakearideinmycar?OhyesI’dlovethat.AfterashortridetheboyturnedandwithhiseyesshiningsaidPaulwouldyouminddrivinginfrontofmyhouse?Paulsmiledalittle.Hethoughtheknewwhattheboywanted.Hewantedtoshowhisneighborsthathecouldridehomeinabigcar.ButPaulwaswrongagain.Willyoustopwherethosetwostepsare?theboyaskeD.Heranuptothesteps.TheninashortwhilePaulheardhimcomingbackbuthewasnotcomingfast.Hewascarryinghislittlecrippled残疾brother.Hesathimdownonthestepandpointedtothecar.TheresheisBuddyjustlikeItoldyouupstairs.HisbrothergaveittohimforChristmasanditdidn’tcosthimacent.AndsomedayI’mgoingtogiveyouonejustlikeitThenyoucanseeforyourselfallthenicethingsintheChristmaswindowthatI’vebeentryingtotellyouabout.Paulgotoutandliftedtheboytothefrontseatofhiscar.Theshining-eyedolderbrotherclimbedinandthethreeofthembegananunforgettableholidayridE.1.Thestreeturchinwasverysurprisedwhen_____.A.hesawtheshiningcarB.PaultoldhimsomethingaboutthecarC.hewaswalkingaroundthecarD.Paulreceivedanexpensivecar2.Fromthestoryweknowthattheurchin______.A.wishedtogivehisbrotheracarB.wishedPaul’sbrothertogivehimacarC.wishedPaulcouldbeabrotherlikethatD.wishedhecouldhaveabrotherlikePaul’s3.TheurchinaskedPaultostophiscarinfrontofhishouse_____.A.toshowhehadarichfriendB.toshowhisneighborsthecarC.tolethisbrotherrideinthecarD.totellhisbrotherabouthiswish4.Wecaninferfromthestorythat____.A.Paulcouldn’tunderstandtheurchinB.theurchin’swishcametrueintheendC.theurchinwishedtohavearichbrotherD.theurchinhadadeeploveforhisbrother
InMountainViewCaliforniathere’sanewpizzashop—ZumePizzA.Ithasrobotsandalgorithms计算程序runningtheshop.Theirjobistosolveafamiliarproblem:it’sfootballnightandyouorderahamandmushroompizzaforyouandyourfriends.Itarriveslaterthanyou’dhopedandit’scolD.Zumeco-founderJuliaCollinssaysPizzaisnotmeanttositinacardboardbox.Thebestpizzacomesrightoutoftheoven.Inrealitypeopletendtoorderpizzasinsteadofeatingtheminarestaurant.Mostpizzasaredeliveredinacardboardboxandarenothotwhentheyarrivesotheydon’ttastethatgooD.Zume’ssolutionisadeliverytruckwhichisequippedwith56mini-ovens.Here’showitworks.A.customerplacesanorderontheapp.InsidetheZumefactoryateamofmostlyrobotsputsthe14-inchpizzaintoitsownoven.Whetherthetruckhasfivepizzasor56itneedsjustonehumanworker—todriveanddeliverthemtoyourdoorstep.Shedoesn’thavetothinkaboutwhentoturntheovensonoroffCollinssays.Shedoesn’thavetothinkaboutwhatroutetotakeorwhomtogotofirst.Allofthatiscontrolledbyouralgorithm.Fourminutesbeforethetruckisscheduledtoarriveatadoorstepthealgorithmstartstheovenorovenstofinishcookingthatorder.EachpizzaisthenputintoaspecialpizzaboxwhichisnotmadeofcardboarD.Thedriverthenparkscutsthepizzawithaspecialknifeanddeliversithot.WhenyoucallapizzastoreandaretoldIt’lltakeanhouryouhangupanditdoesn’tgetyourbusiness.BecauseZumeisrunmostlybyrobotsitdoesn’thavethatproblem.ThisweekZumeisbeginningtousetruckstodelivertorealcustomersinMountainView.12.Whichpizzatastesbestaccordingtothetext?A.Onethatismadebyafactory.B.Onethatisrightoutoftheoven.C.OnethatisdeliveredtoyourhomE.D.Onethatispackedinacardboardbox.13.HowdoesacustomerorderapizzafromZume?A.Bymakingacall.B.Byusinganapp.C.Bycontactingsomerobots.D.Bystoppingadeliverytruck.14.Whatdoestheunderlinedworditinthelastparagraphreferto?A.ZumePizzA.B.Thetruck.C.Therobot.D.Thepizzafactory.15.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.TheMostPopularPizzaShopB.AnAdvancedDeliverySystemC.HowtoMakePizzaMoreDeliciousD.RobotsGuaranteeBetterPizza
InDecemberafterherthirdfallinafewmonthsDorisCarpenterwasadmittedtoRochdaleinfirmary养老院.Carpenter84livesalonebutsheisincreasinglyunsteadyonherfeetandifshefallsshehasn’tthestrengthtogetupagain.Previouslyacallto111wouldcallnursingstaffwhocouldputherbackintoachairbutitwasincreasinglyclearshewasn’tcopingandneededmoresupport.Thisisn’tlikeanyoldhospitalhowever.TodayCarpenterisn’tinbedbutsittinginachairdressedinherownclothesafatDanBrownbookinfrontofher.Youdon’tfeellikeyou’reinhospitalshesays.Twosideroomshavebeenfurnishedwithsmallgroupsoftablesandchairswithbrighttablecloths.Thosepatientswhoareablecanhelpthemselvestofoodatmealtimesandsitwithotherstoeatorgotothelibrarytoselectanotherpage-turner.A.physiotherapisthelpsCarpenterwithherpainfulbackandisworkingtohelpimproveherconfidenceonstairs.PreviouslyanelderlypersoninCarpenter’sconditionwouldmostlikelyhaveendedupinanacutehospitalward病房.Thereveryfrequentlypeopleofheragewouldgetstuckandmanywouldgodownhillfast.TheycomeintohospitalandourmodelintheNHSistoputthemtobedsaysSteveTaylorthedivisionaldirectorforcommunityservices.Putyourpyjamasonyoustayinthatbedwewillfeedyouandtoiletyou.ShockinglyquicklyhesayspatientscanlosewhatabilitiestheypreviouslyhaD.Andthenwhenitcomestimetodischargeyouyoucannolongerwalk.ThisisprobablythebiggestchallengefacingtheNHS–theproblemofanolderpopulationthelongyearsofillnessthatmanyofuswillfaceandafragilesocialcaresystemunderpinningitall.9.What’sthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?A.CarpenteroftenfallsathomE.B.NoonelooksafterCarpenter.C.ThereissomethingwrongwithCarpenter’slegs.D.Carpenterisinsuchpoorconditionthatshehadtogotohospital.10.HowmightCarpentersfeellivinginthenewhospital?A.Lonely.B.DesperatE.C.RelaxeD.D.Curious.11.Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanyoufindthistext?A.Society.B.Technology.C.Family.D.MedicinE.
Todevelopone’stasteinEnglishthemosteffectivewayistoreadEnglishbooksextensively.Howeveronemaybeatalosstochoosetheappropriatebooksespeciallyasabeginner.IwouldliketosharesomeofmyexperiencE.MyfirstEnglishnovelwasJaneAusten’sPrideandPrejudicerecommendedbymanyEnglishteachersandprofessorsasanidealbookforEnglishlearners.ButIhadgreatdifficultyinunderstandingthenovelletaloneenjoyingit.It’snotthevocabularythattroubledmebutratherthewayAustenconstructssentencesandherwayofthinkingwhichseemedtooremotetomeatthattimE.MyfadingenthusiasmwasmuchrecoveredafterreadingHemingway’snovelFarewelltoArms.IparticularlylikedhisbriefandlivelystylE.Somyfirstsuggestionisasabeginneryou’dbetterchoosecontemporarynovelsinsteadofclassicalones.HoweverreadingnovelsisnottheonlywaytoimproveyourEnglish.EnglishessayscanatonceinformyouentertainyouandimproveyourtasteinEnglish.ThebestexampleisBertrandRussell’swork.Itslanguageisplainyetyoucannothelpfeelingtheeleganceandtheuniquesenseofhumor.Hissimplelanguageenableshisphilosophy哲理withinthereachofordinarypeoplE.Herecomesmysecondsuggestion—essaysareindispensable.Neverfollowother’sopinionsblindlyhoweverfamousorinfluentialthepersonmightbE.Asasayinggoesoneman’smeatisanotherman’spoison.WiththatinmindwearesuretofindoutourfavoritewritersthroughreadinganddevelopourfinetasteinEnglish.45.Whatmadetheauthor’sfirstEnglishnovelhardtounderstand?A.Complexconversations.B.NotknowingthesocialbackgrounD.C.Theold-fashionedvocabulary.D.SentencesandAusten’sthinkingpattern.46.Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedwordindispensable?A.necessaryB.challengingC.relatedD.inspired47.Whatadvicedoestheauthorgiveinthelastparagraph?A.Choosebooksthatchallengingusmost.B.ReadbooksthatareinstructivE.C.Don’tbeaffectedbyother’schoices.D.Comparebooksbeforebuying.48.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?A.Givecommentsonliteratureworks.B.TellbeginnershowtochooseEnglishbooks.C.EncouragepeopletoreadmoreEnglishbooks.D.Recommendfirst-classbookstoEnglishlearners.
Everyonelovesahotshowerexceptmaybeyourskinandhair.AsitturnsouthotwaterdriesoutskinandleaveshairdryandeasilybrokenSejalShahMDDoctorofMedicineinNewYorkCitytoldWomen’sHealth.Andifyoudye染yourhairthecolorislikelytofadefasteroncethewatergetssteamy.Tomakemattersworsebymakingyourskinlosenaturaloilshotshowers—above99degreesFahrenheit—maybringabouthealthproblems.YoumaynotlikeitbuttheshowerstemperaturethatoffersthegreatesthairandskincarebenefitsiswellcolD.Coldshowersstrengthenthecontractilefibersaroundpores毛孔musclesandhairswhichimprovesthefirmnessofskinsaysCarlThornfeldtMDwithover30yearsofskinresearchexperiencE.Thoughmanypeoplebelievehotshowersopenandclearporesit’sactuallywisertoclosethem.ClosingporeshelpskeeppollutionfromgettingintotheskinatleasttemporarilyThebenefitsofcoldshowersarenumerousbutsurelywecan’tbeexpectedtostandundercoldwatershiveringeverydayespeciallyinwinter--nottomentionthattoocoldbelowthebody’saveragetemperatureof96.6degreesFahrenheitisalsobaD.FortunatelyDr.Thornfeldtrecommendsahappymedium.Thebestsolutionistotakeawarmnottoohotshowerandthenfinishoffwithcoldwaterforthelastfewsecondstostillgaintherewardsofthecoldwaterhesays.Thatdoesn’tsoundtoounbearablE.Consideringthefactthatourbelovedsteamyshowersmaycausesomuchdamagetoskinandhairit’sbesttoswitchtoslightlywarmtemperaturestoavoidlosingnaturaloilsanddryingoutespeciallyinwinterwhenindoorheatisalreadysuckingmoisture水分outofskin.Sowhenthemainpartofanextremelycomfortablewarmshoweriscompletefinishoffwithacoolsplash.Yourhairandskinwillthankyou!8.Whydoesyourhairdislikeahotshower?A.ItleadstohairlossB.ItmakeyourhairfragileC.ItmakeyourhairgogreyD.Itcauseshair-relatedillness9.Howdocoldshowersbenefitskin?A.TheybrightenskincolorB.TheydrivedirtoutofskinC.TheymakeskinstrongerD.Theymakeporesnearlyunseen10.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordshiveringprobablymean?A.shakingwithcoldB.tremblingwithfearC.recoveringfrompainD.fightingwithcourage11.Whatkindofwaterisadvisedtouseforshowers?A.CompletelycoldwaterB.WateraswarmasyourbodyC.Warmwaterandcoldwaterbyturns...D.Warmwatermainlyandcoldwaterattheend
How’sitgoing?Iaskthebarista服务生.How’syourdaybeen?Ahnottoobusy.Whatareyouupto?Notmuch.Justreadin.Thissmalltalkisoneofthekeyrituals规矩ofAmericanlifE.Ithastakenmeonlyadecadetomaster.IimmigratedtotheUnitedStatesin2001forcollegE.IbroughtonlymyIndianexperienceindealingwithshopkeepersandteasellers.InDelhiwhereIgrewupwhendoingbusinesspeopledon'taskeachotherhowtheother'sdayhasbeen.TheymightnotevensmilE.Thecustomerdoesn'ttremblebeforecomplainingabouthowcoldhisfoodis.Eachsidebelievestheotherwillcheathim.GodMahajanyou’resorudetowaiters!TomanAmericanfriendsaidlaughingafterhewatchedmeorderingfoodatarestaurantintheWestVillageyearsago.ConsideringmyselfamildandfriendlypersonIwassurpriseD.Tomalwaysaskedservershowtheyweredoingorpraisedtheirshirtsormadejokesaboutthemenu.AtthattimethisseemeddishonesttomE.Didhereallylikewhattheywerewearing?Americanlifeisbasedonaprinciplethatwelikeoneanotherbutwon’tviolateoneanother’sprivacies.Thismakesitalandofsmalltalk.Twopeoplegreeteachotherhappilywithfriendlinessbutmightknoweachotherforyearsbeforeaskingbasicquestionsabouteachother’sbackgrounds.TheoppositeistrueofIndians.AtleastthreepeopleI’vesatnexttoonplanestoandfromIndiahaveaskedmewithinminuteshowmuchIearnasawriteronlytoturnawayindisappointmentwhenItellthem.LivinginBrooklynandtheninAustinTexas.Imadecoffeeshopstheplacesofmymovements.MeetingthesamebaristasdayafterdayproducedcontextandIgotpracticE.Iwasbeginningtofitin.Itfeltgoodanddidn’tseemfakeanymorE.8.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TheauthortakesprideineverythingofhishomelanD.B.TheauthorstillthinkstheAmericanwayoftreatingstrangersisnotsincerE.C.TheauthorfinallygotusedtosmalltalkafteralotofpracticeinAmericA.D.ItonlytooktheauthorashorttimetolearntherealritualofAmericanlifE.9.WhatdopeopleintheUStendtodoinarestaurant?A.Theyhavefriendlysmalltalkwiththeservers.B.Theyaskiftheserversaresatisfiedwiththeirpay.C.Theycomplainaboutthefoodandservicestraightforwardly.D.Theymakeobjectivecommentsontheservers’clothing.10.WhatdoweknowaboutIndiansaccordingtoParagraph7?A.Indiansdon’tlikeeachother.B.Indiansliveinalandofsmalltalk.C.Indiansshowlittlerespectforothers;privacy.D.Indiansknowlittleabouttheirfriends’backgrounds.11.Whatmightbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.ARudeIndianinAmericaB.SmallTalkandGreatFriendship...C.MyStrugglewithAmericanSmallTalkD.CulturalDifferencesbetweenCountries
Japan’syoutharelosinginterestinscienceandasaresultthreateningthenation’sindustrialprogress.AccordingtoJapanScienceandTechnologyAgencyyoungJapanesearesurroundedbyhigh-techdevices设备butarenotinterestedinhowtheywork.Japanesebusinesseshavesucceededpartlybecausethey’veagreatmanyengineers.A.dropininterestcouldleadtoadecline减少intheirnumbersandquality.InthepasttheyounghadabiginterestinscienceandtechnologysaidHiranodirectoroftheagency’spolicydepartment.Therearetwomainreasonsfortheproblem.Thefirstisknownasblackboxsyndromeofmoderntechnology.Electronicdevicesdependontinysiliconchips芯片whichcanonlybemadeinbigfactorieswhoseworkingscan’tbeseenbytheeyes.Thedevicesunlikemachinesofthepastdrivenbygearsandwheelsaresimplyboxes.YoungJapanesebroughtuponvideogamesandathomewithcomputersenjoyusingmoderntechnologybutthisisapassiveinterestanddifferentfromtheinterestinhowthingswork.YouneedanactiveinteresttogetinterestedinsciencE.ThisisdecliningintheyoungsaidHirano.Abouttwo-thirdsofJapaneseintheir20susePCstwicethenumberofthoseintheir50s.Butonly40%ofthoseintheir20ssaytheyareinterestedinnewsaboutscienceandtechnologycomparedto60%ofthe50to60yearolds.AnotherreasonforitisthatlifeinmodernJapanistoocomfortablehesaiD.Awealthysocietyreducespeople’sdesiretomodernizeanddeveloptheircountry.Toadegreeyoucan’tavoidthiswhenthefruitsofscienceandtechnologyarefullydevelopeD.SimilarlyscienceinEuropeandtheUShasalsosufferedalackofinterest.32.Japaneseyouth’sinterestinscienceisdroppingprobablybecause__________.A.scientistsdon’tmakemuchmoneyinJapanB.therearetoomanyscientistsinJapanalreadyC.they’renotinterestedinhowhigh-techdevicesworkD.scienceismoredifficultforyoungpeopletolearn33.TheunderlinedwordtheirinParA.2refersto.A.Japaneseengineers’B.Japanesebusinesses’C.Japan’syoungpeople’sD.high-techdevices’34.WhydoessciencemeetthesameprobleminJapantheUSandEurope?A.Peoplebelievetheydon’tneedtodeveloptheirscienceanymorE.B.Peoplearesatisfiedwiththecomfortablelifehigh-techdevicesbringtothem.C.Peoplethinkhigh-techdevicesdestroytheenvironment.D.Peopledon’twanttolivethemodernizedlifE.35.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.OlderpeopleareprobablymoreinterestedinscienceinJapan.B.Aboutone-thirdofJapanesepeopleintheir50susecomputers.C.Japan’syouthlivetoocomfortablytotakeinterestinsciencE.D.Electronicdevicesaremadeofpartsthatcannotbeseenatall.
Gardeningcanbeaveryrelaxinghobbyformanypeopleandthiswonderfulexperienceisnotjustforadults.Childrenareinterestedingardeningaswellifgiventhechancetoexplorenatureandscienceinthisway.Gardeningcanbringjoytobothchildrenandtheirparentsalikeespeciallywhentheexperienceissharedtogether.ThetimethatisspentgardeningtogetherbuildspreciousmemorieswithintheirheartsandmindsforyearstocomE.WhenyouaregardeningwithyourchildrentrytogivethemtheirownspecialareA.KeeptheirareainthecenterofthebestsoilandlightasyouwanttomakesureofasuccessfulgardeningexperiencE.PlastictoolseasilybreakandaredifficulttouseinthedirtsowhenyouaregardeningwithyourchildrengivethemrealtoolstouseifpossiblE.Evenofferingtoletthemuseyourtoolsisawaytoadmittheworthoftheworktheyaredoing.Itisalsoimportanttotalkwithyourchildrenaboutthewholeprocessofgardeningfromplantingtotheharvest.Theyneedtounderstandhowthingsworkandtheimportanceofwhattheyaredoing.Showoffthechildren’sgardeningworkbytakingfriendsandvisitorsforawalkingtourthroughthegardenandpointoutthechildren’sparticularspot.Whenyougiveattentiontothechildren’sworkthisisagreatmotivation动机forchildrentocontinuewantingtobeinvolveD.DonotforcechildrentotakepartwhentheyareinabadmoodoriftheyarebecomingboreD.Insteadallowthemtodosomethingdifferentlikebuildingascarecrow稻草人!Thismakesthegardeningexperienceevenmoreinteresting.Asyouworktogethersidebysidewithyourchildrenyouwillencouragealoveofthelandinthemaswellascreatelastingmemoriesoftimespentwithyou.60.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Teachingchildrenhowtogarden.B.GivingchildrenthechancetoshowoffC.Helpingchildrenrealizetheimportanceofwork.D.Sharingthejoyofgardeningwithchildren.61.Whyshouldyouintroduceyourchildren’sworktoyourfriends?A.Itmakesyourfriendsbelieveyourchildrenaresmart.B.Ithelpsyougainmoreconfidenceinyourchildren.C.Itencourageschildrentocontinuedoingsuchwork.D.Itattractsyourfriendstotakepartinyourgardening.62.Whatkindofpeopleisthetextmainlywrittenfor?A.ChildrenB.ParentsC.FarmersD.Teachers.
IfConfucius孔子werealivetodayandcouldcelebratehisSeptember28birthdaywithabigcaketherewouldbealotofcandles.He’dneedafanorastrongwindtohelphimputthemout.WhilemanypeopleinChinarememberConfuciusonhisspecialdayfewpeopleintheUnitedStateswillgivehimapassingthought.It’snothingpersonal.MostAmericansdon’tevenrememberthebirthdaysoftheirownnationalheroes.Butthatdoesn’tmeanthatAmericansdon’tcareaboutConfucius.InmanywayshehasbecomeabridgethatforeignersmustcrossiftheywanttoreachadeeperunderstandingofChinA.InthepasttwodecadestheChinesestudiesprogramshavegainedhugepopularityinWesternuniversities.MorerecentlytheChinesegovernmenthassetupConfuciusInstitutesinmorethan80countries.TheseschoolsteachbothChineselanguageandculturE.ThemaincoursesofChinesecultureusuallyincludeChinesearthistoryandphilosophy哲学.SomesocialscientistssuggestthatWesternersshouldtakeadvantageoftheancientChinesewisdomtomakeupthedrawbacksofWesternphilosophy.StudentsintheUnitedStatesatthesametimeareracingtolearnChinesE.SotheywillbereadyforlifeinaworldwhereChinaisanequalpowerwiththeUnitedStates.BusinessmenwhohopetomakemoneyinChinaarereadingbooksaboutConfuciustounderstandtheirChinesecustomers.Sotheoldthinker’sideasarestillaliveandwell.TodayChinaattractstheWestmorethaneveranditwillneedmoretointroduceConfuciusandChineseculturetotheWest.AsfortheoldthinkerhewillnotbeforgottenbypeopleintheWestevenifhisbirthdayis.9.Thepurposeorthefirstparagraphismainlyto_______.A.attractthereaders’interestinthesubjectB.providesomekeyfactsaboutConfuciusC.showgreatrespectfortheancientthinkerD.provethepopularityofmodernbirthdaycelebrations10.WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatAmericanstudents_______.A.takeanactivepartinChinesecompetitionsB.trytogethighscoresinChineseexamsC.fightforachancetolearnChineseD.showgreatinterestinstudyingChinesenowadays.11.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.ForgottenWisdominAmericA.B.HugeFansoftheChineseLanguagE.C.OldThinkerwithaBigFuturE.D.ChineseCultureforWesterners.
Doeshandwritingmatter?Notverymuchaccordingtomanyeducators.Howeverscientistssayitisfartoosoontodeclarehandwritingisnotimportant.Newevidencesuggeststhatthelinkbetweenhandwritingandeducationaldevelopmentisdeep.Childrennotonlylearntoreadmorequicklywhentheyfirstlearntowritebyhandbuttheyarealsobetterabletocreateideasandrememberinformation.Inotherwordsit’snotonlywhatwewritethatmatters----buthow.AstudyledbyKarinJamesapsychologistatIndianaUniversitygavesupporttothatview.A.groupofchildrenwhohadnotlearnedtoreadandwritewereofferedaletterorashapeonacardandaskedtocopyitinoneofthreeways:drawtheimageonapagebutwithadottedoutline虚线drawitonapieceofblankwhitepaperortypeitonacomputer.Thentheresearchersputthechildreninabrainscannerandshowedthemtheimageagain.ItwasfoundthatwhenchildrenhaddrawnaletterfreehandwithoutadottedoutlineoracomputertheactivityinthreeareasofthebrainwereincreaseD.ThesethreeareasworkactivelyinadultswhentheyreadandwritE.Bycontrastchildrenwhochosetheothertwowaysshowednosucheffect.Dr.Jamesattributesthedifferencestotheprocessoffreehandwriting:notonlymustwefirstplanandtakeactioninawaybutwearealsolikelytoproducearesultthatisvariablE.ThosearenotnecessarywhenwehaveanoutlinE.It’stimeforeducatorstochangetheirmindandpaymoreattentiontochildren’shandwriting.12.Whatdoscientistsmeanbysayingitisfartoosoontodeclarehandwritingisnotimportant?A.Handwritingisnotveryimportanttochildren.B.Handwritingshouldnotbeignoredatpresent.C.Handwritinghasnothingtodowitheducation.D.HandwritingcannotbelearnedinashorttimE.13.WhatdoesthatviewinParA.3referto?A.HowwewriteisasimportantaswhatwewritE.B.ChildrenreadquicklywhentheywritebyhanD.C.Childrencreateideasandrememberinformation.D.A.groupofstudentsshouldknowwhattowritE.14.WhichisNOTthechildren’staskintheexperiment?A.CopytheimageonapagebutwithadottedoutlinE.B.Drawtheimageonapieceofblankwhitepaper.C.Putabrainscannerandshowtheimageagain.D.Typetheimagedirectlyonacomputer.15.Accordingtothepassagetheauthorobviously_______givinguphandwriting.A.isforB.isagainstC.isresponsibleforD.doesn’tcareabout
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