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Our mission is to give a world-class education to everyone, everywhere, regardless of gender, income or social status.

EdX offers MOOCS from the world’s best universities, online courses from MIT, Harvard, Berkeley, UT and many other universities. Topics include biology, business, chemistry, computer science, economics, finance, electronics, engineering, food and nutrition, history, and more. EdX is a non-profit online website created by founding partners of Harvard and MIT.

Today, edX.org provides hundreds of thousands of people from around the globe with access to free education. We offer amazing quality classes by the best professors from the best schools. We enable our members to find out a new passion that will transform their lives and their communities.

Around the world — from coast to coast, in over 192 countries, people are making the decision to take one or several of our courses. As we continue to grow our operations, we are looking for talented, passionate people with great ideas to join the edX team. We aim to create an environment that is supportive, diverse, and as fun as our brand. If you’re hardworking, dedicated and ready to contribute to an unparalleled (无比的，空前的) member experience for our community, we really want you to apply.

As part of the edX team, you’ll receive:

•Competitive compensation

•Generous benefits package

•Free lunch every day

•A great workplace where everyone cares and wants to change the world (no, we’re not kidding).

While we appreciate every applicant’s interest, only those under consideration will be contacted. We regret that phone calls will not be accepted. We promise that every applicant will be treated fairly.

All positions are located in our Cambridge offices.

1.What does edX mainly do?

A. Studying people’s learning habits.

B. Discovering people’s new passion.

C. Providing free courses.

D. Researching the trend of education.

2.According to the text, edX ________.

A. aims to change the world

B. tries to build more schools

C. has schools in nearly 200 countries

D. teaches people how to choose their courses

3.Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Only males will be admitted.

B. The edX team members must pay for all their three meals a day.

C. You can call to ask about details about the application.

D. EdX doesn’t aim to make money.

4.What’s the aim of the text?

A. To give an introduction to edX.

B. To encourage people to join edX.

C. To predict the future of education.

D. To advise us to choose quality education.

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1. It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some ___________(测量)over 90 meters.

2._________ (提醒) to hand in homework this morning, some students went busy and crazy.

3.It makes sense to eat a reasonably ___________ (均衡)diet when slimming.

4.Since then, they have launched a great ___________(运动) to make the beaches safer for swimmers and tourists.

5.After doing market research, all the researchers think it ___________(值得) to invest a large sum of money in the project.

6.Tom ___________ (获得) friendship and experience from the local residents, working with them for 3 years.

7.___________(好奇) drove him to follow his friend into that restaurant.

8.The party, which had been greatly looked forward to, was spoiled by the rude ___________(行为) of an uninvited guest.

9. Used to TV shows, where everything is quick and entertaining, many people do not have the ___________(耐心) to read a book that requires thinking.

10.There are many ___________(难以置信) aspects to this theory.

For years, scientists and others concerned about climate change have been talking about the need for carbon capture and storage (CCS).

That is the term for removing carbon dioxide(二氧化碳) from, say, a coal-burning power plant’s smokestack and pumping it deep underground to keep it out of the atmosphere, where it would otherwise contribute to global warming.

However, currently, only one power plant in Canada captures and stores carbon on a commercial scale (and it has been having problems). Among the concerns about storage is that carbon dioxide in gaseous or liquid form that is pumped underground might escape back to the atmosphere. So storage sites would have to be monitored, potentially for decades or centuries.

But scientists at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University and other institutions have come up with a different way to store CO2 that might eliminate that problem. Their approach involves dissolving the gas with water and pumping the resulting mixture — soda water, essentially — down into certain kinds of rocks, where the CO2 reacts with the rock to form a mineral called calcite(方解石). By turning the gas into stone, scientists can lock it away permanently. Volcanic rocks called basalts(玄武岩) are excellent for this process, because they are rich in calcium, magnesium and iron, which react with CO2.

The project called CarbFix started in Iceland, 2012, when the scientists pumped about 250 tons of carbon dioxide, mixed with water, about 1,500 feet down into porous basalt. Early signs were encouraging: The scientists found that about 95 percent of the carbon dioxide was changed into calcite. And even more importantly, they wrote, the change happened relatively quickly — in less than two years.

“It’s beyond all our expectations,” said Edda Aradottir, who manages the project. Rapid change of the CO2 means that a project would probably have to be monitored for a far shorter time than a more conventional storage site.

There are still concerns about whether the technology will prove useful in the fight against global warming. For one thing, it would have to be scaled up enormously. For another, a lot of water is needed — 25 tons of it for every ton of CO2 — along with the right kind of rock.

But the researchers say that there is enough porous basaltic rock in Iceland, including in the ocean floors and along the margins of continents. And sitting a storage project in or near the ocean could potentially solve the water problem at the same time, as the researchers say seawater would work just fine.

1.What can we learn about CCS in Paragraphs 2 and 3?

A. Scientists believe global warming will be avoided if CO2 is pumped underground.

B. It’s been a common practice in many plants to capture and store CO2 underground.

C. There is no guarantee that CO2 will not escape even if pumped underground.

D. It requires decades to turn CO2 into liquid form and be locked underground.

2.What materials should be involved in the project CarbFix?

A. Water, CO2, soda water and basalts.

B. Water, CO2, a pump and basalts.

C. CO2, basalts, a pump and calcite.

D. Water, soda water, a pump and calcite.

3.According to Edda Aradottir, the result of the project was beyond the researchers’ expectations, because ________.

A. it’s disappointing to discover new problems caused by rapid change

B. it’s exciting to sense the problem of storing CO2 likely to be solved

C. it’s puzzling to find the encouraging but unexpected result of the project

D. it’s amazing to see 95% of the carbon dioxide turn into calcite that fast

4.What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

A. To show the different ways to fight against CO2.

B. To praise the efforts of scientists in storing CO2.

C. To inform us of a breakthrough in storing CO2.

D. To urge people to produce the least possible CO2.

根据短文内容,从文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

iPad vs textbooks

What if you could have your whole backpack at the touch of your fingertips? In the first month of the Apple iPads release, 25 million were sold! People all over the world use iPads for all sorts of different things, but one of their finest qualities is the ability to be a textbook. ___1.____

To begin with, iPad are less expensive. Textbooks become outdated and schools have to buy new books, but with an iPad schools can update them for free. _2.__ Schools don’t have to spend $500 every year for iPads because they last a while and can be updated.

___3.__ Students usually have multiple classes, which results in multiple textbooks. Heavy backpacks filled with books can cause back problem. A solution to that is an iPad, which only weighs 1.33 pounds and can hold all of a student’s textbooks.

Thirdly, schools should get rid of their textbooks and get iPads because they have more capabilities. Some might think all of the apps are distracting, but the apps actually make iPads more efficient. 4._ _ Textbooks cannot do those tasks, but iPads can easily do them with just a tap of the fingertip.

Lastly, iPads are a better choice for schools instead of textbooks because these devices allow students to access their learning anywhere at any time. _5.___ With iPads, they find it easier to get their homework done.

In conclusion, schools should get rid of their clumsy textbooks and switch to iPads. iPads have allowed this generation to have their entire backpack in the palm of their hands.

A. These tablets are perfect for busy students.

B. Secondly, iPads cost less and are more popular.

C. Therefore, they can use the saved money for other programs.

D. iPads have already replaced textbooks in over 600 American counties.

E. Moreover, in high school, textbooks have an average of 4.8 pounds each.

F. Schools have every reason to do away with their school books and switch to iPads.

G. iPads absorb the need to buy calculators, dictionaries, and other items that are found within the device.

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。

Thank you for all of your ____1.___(fascinate) comments and questions! I appreciate the opportunity to correspond with my friends on Weibo.

A question from the comments:

"There is a story __2.__(talk) about an ancient Chinese philosopher, Zhuangzi. Zhuangzi dreamt of becoming a butterfly. And he wondered if he was a man who dreamt of being a butterfly____3._a butterfly that dreamt of being a man. Prof. Hawking, how do we know if we are living in our dreams or ____4._(real)?”

Thank you for your question! Zhuangzi dreamt of being a butterfly — perhaps ____5.____ he was a man who loved freedom. I might dream of the universe and then wonder if the universe dreamt of me. ___6.___(answer) your question how do we know if we are living in our dreams or reality — well, we just don't and perhaps can't! __7.__ least not until we start to understand more ___8.__(clear) about consciousness and the universe. We must keep _9._(strive) for an understanding of the fundamental questions of existence. And then perhaps we will know whether the butterfly and the universe _10._(be) real or just in our dreams.

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

It was the beginning of the school year a few years ago. I had a little boy in my class who was very quiet and . I wasn't sure how much he understood during the school day and I was especially that he just stood by himself at _ time and did not play. If l tried to talk to him, he would turn away and _ shut his eyes to from me.

After a couple of days, I decided to seek from one of my outgoing and little girls. I called her over and asked her if she would get him to , and I started talking about all the .on how she could start communication with him I she could try this idea or that she my arm to stop my talking and looked up at me in that way that only a six-year-old can, and said, "Don't , I speak kid". And she ran off.

I stood there all alone, watching her. It took less than a minute for the two new friends to run off, hand in hand, joining a game of tag.

I often think of that small about what I learned and how it is for all teachers to speak kid. I know-my should be on teaching students how to think and how to solutions. We must be ready to learn from our a because those "teachable moments" during the school days are for us. the teachers, as well as our kids.

1.A.slowB cleverC. shyD. lazy

2.A .concernedB. curious C. doubtfulD. disappointed

3.A. lunchB. breakC. schoolD. sports

4.A. closely B. suddenlyC. slightly D. tightly

5.A hideB. keepC. fleeD. separate

6.A advice B. help C. confidence D. technique

7.A brave B casual C. friendlyD. hard-working

8.A change B. studyC moveD. play.

9.A. suggestions B. opinions C. problemsD. possibilities

10.A knewB. understoodC. realizedD. explained

11.A. caught B. felt C. touchedD. .pulled

12.A. special B. goodC. strange D. effective

13.A. careB. talk C. hurryD. worry

14.A. anxiously B. seriously C. silently D. excitedly

15.A quietly B carefully C. hopefully D. happily

16.A boyB. girl C. moment D. difficulty

17.A. interesting B. important C. awkward D. funny

18.A. focus B. lessonC. adviceD. problem

19.A. look forB. get in C. make upD. figure out

20.A. friendsB. students C. teachers D. parents

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下面一篇短文中共有10处语言错误，每句最多有两处错误，每处错误只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：把多余的词作斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1、每处错误及其修改仅限一词；

2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

A man has been waiting at the bus stop. After a few minutes later, the bus arrived and did not stop. The man thought it would stop a little far, so he started running after the bus. Fortunately, the bus never stopped. The man kept follow the bus until he arrived home. The man was very glad that he could save a bit money. He happily told his wife, “Honey, today I ran after the buses until getting home. I didn’t have to pay the fee.” Surprisingly, the wife blamed her, “You fool! Do you know how many you could save if you ran after a taxi?”

Bring the flowers into a warm room_________ they’ll soon open.

A. or B. and C. but D. for

Shakespeare's Birthplace and Exhibition of Shakespeare's World

Welcome to the world-famous house where William Shakespeare was born in 1564 and where he grew up. The property(房产) remained in the ownership of Shakespeare's family until 1806. The House has welcomed visitors travelling from all over the world，for over 250 years.

OPENING TIMES

20 Mar to 19 Oct

Mon to Sat：9：00 am to 5：00 pm

Sun：9：30 am to 5：00 pm

20 Oct to 19 Mar

Mon to Sat：9：30 am to 4：00 pm

Sun：10：00 am to 4：00 pm

◆Enter through the Visitors' Centre and see the highly-praised exhibition Shakespeare's World, a lively and full introduction to the life and work of Shakespeare.

◆Stand in the rooms where Shakespeare grew up.

◆Discover examples of furniture and needlework from Shakespeare's period.

◆Enjoy the traditional(传统的) English garden, planted with trees and flowers mentioned in the poet's works.

ADMISSION:

Adult ￡4.90

Child ￡2.20

Family ￡12.00

（2 adults + up to 3 children）

The Birthplace is within easy walking distance of all the car parks shown on the map；nearest is Windsor Street(3 minutes' walk)．

The House may present difficulties but the Visitors' Centre, its exhibition, and the garden are accessible(可进入的) to wheelchair users.

The Shakespeare Coffee House(opposite the Birthplace).

1.How much is the admission for a family of two adults and two children?

A．￡9.80.B．￡12.00.C．￡14.20.D．￡16.40.

2.Where is the nearest parking place to Shakespeare's Birthplace?

A．Behind the exhibition hall.

B．Opposite the Visitors' Centre.

C．At Windsor Street.

D．Near the Coffee House.

3.A wheelchair user may need help to enter ________.

A．the HouseB．the garden

C．the Visitors’ CentreD．the exhibition hall

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