题目内容
Stand _____ you are, and I will come and help you.
A. while B. where
C. which D. what
In my three years with the city schools, I’ve seen a teacher with 10 years of experience become convinced, after just a few observations, ________ he was a terrible teacher.
A. what B. how C. that D. which
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. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2. 只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Not having passed the exam, Xiao Ming remained in the classroom after school. When asking, he told me he didn’t dare to go home because of he was afraid of being scolded or beaten by his dad. Hearing that he said, I felt sorry for him and couldn’t help think of the “wolf father”.
Children will behave well if they are punishing when they do something wrong and that punishment should be physical punishment, which is an extreme important educational concept to many parents. But I think this violent way harms children mental growth and the forming of their good characters.
No one can avoid making mistake. Parents should help our children correct mistakes and encourage them make progress.
Robots make me nervous-especially the ones which seem to think for themselves.I was embarrassed to admit this till I heard that Bill Gates,the founder of Microsoft,felt the same way.Gates said in an interview with the website Reddit:“I am in the camp that is concerned about super intelligence.First the machines will do a lot of jobs for us and not be super intelligent.That should be positive if we manage well.A few decades after that though the intelligence is strong enough to be a concern.”
Well,maybe I don’t have to worry about my laptop and kitchen appliances yet.After I use them I can always pull the plug.But in the future,machines might find a way to prevent us from switching them off.There’s a scary thought!
Professor Stephen Hawking warned a few months ago about the possibility that artificial intelligence could evolve and end up beyond human contro1.He suggested that machines could“spell the end of the human race”.
Maybe the problem with computers too clever for us is not that they are evil or rebellious.What could put us in danger is that they might be too efficient.That’s what philosopher Nick Bostrom from the Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford University believes.He says that machines are indifferent to humans and in pursuit of their own goals,the destruction of people might be just collateral(附带的)damage.A machine would not take pity on you.
I’m glad my machines at home are“dumb”.All my vacuum cleaner wants to take over is the carpet in my living room.Let’s hope they don’t create an appliance which wants to take over the world!
1.We can conclude from Gates’statements that ___________.
A.he is embarrassed that he is afraid of robots
B.he doesn’t think machines are intelligent
C.machines should be fully employed
D.machines’super intelligence should be a concern
2.The underlined word“spell”in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _____________.
A.record B.cause C.explain D.develop
3.Why are computers dangerous according to Nick Bostrom?
A.They are too evil and rebellious.
B.They are indifferent to humans.
C.They show pity on humans.
D.They are too clever and efficient.
4.What can be inferred about the author?
A.He doesn’t agree with Bill Gates.
B.He is not content with the present kitchen appliances.
C.He is scared about the super intelligence of machines.
D.He expects that machines will take place of humans.
--- Have they made the final decision?
--- Yes, but it’s _____ likely that they will change their mind again tomorrow.
A. rather than B. less than
C. other than D. more than
You may have experienced the annoyance of being fined because of parking illegally or finding your car towed away(拖走)after leaving it parked somewhere for a couple of minutes.But now a high-tech car sticker that’s designed to be stuck to a car’s windscreen could help motorists avoid such a situation.
The TowStop sticker sends a text message to a driver when touched by a traffic policeman,to allow motorists to send a reply and give them time to move their cars immediately.Frankfurt-based IT consultant,Daniel Kalliontzis,came up with the idea and is raising money to put his ?54(£43) sticker into production.
Car owners can put the sticker inside their car’s windscreen,having set it up with key information,such as their phone number.The slim design will include a sensor(传感器)that,when touched by a traffic policeman,will send a text message warning a driver of a possible fine.The driver could then type a reply for the policeman using a smartphone,which will appear on the sticker’s screen.
The smart sticker system will rely on the good will of traffic policemen and in a way,a German law.The law states:an officer has to choose the most efficient and inexpensive way for the car owner to remove the vehicle.It could be cheaper for the government to call the driver than to tow his car.
Mail Online asked the Department of Transport whether the sticker could be used in the UK in a similar way.A spokesman said,“In England there is no legal duty to warn the motorist before issuing the ticket.However,a policeman does have the discretion not to issue a ticket if he doesn’t think the situation is that bad or he just wants to issue a warning.”
So far,Mr.Kalliontzis has raised just over ?3,000(£2,362)of his ?50,000(£39,381) goal.If he manages to raise the money,the stickers will be shipped in June 2015.But it appears that car owners using the smart system could get some unnecessary warning messages,because anyone could touch the smart sticker.
1.The author wrote the third paragraph to _______________.
A.explain how a smart car sticker works
B.advise drivers to buy a car sticker
C.show the importance of a sensor
D.tell drivers how to park a car
2.We may infer from the text that in Britain _______________.
A.car owners don’t have to worry about a parking ticket
B.smart car stickers wouldn’t work as well as in Germany
C.traffic policemen prefer to call a driver rather than tow his car
D.the Department of Transport thinks highly of smart car stickers
3.The underlined word“discretion” in Paragraph 5 can best be replaced by“____________”.
A.trouble B.pressure
C.freedom D.opportunity
4.What would be the best title for the text?
A.Daniel Kalliontzis — a great inventor
B.Environment-friendly car stickers
C.Parking systems in Europe
D.End of the parking ticket?
I graduated from college twenty years ago and I ____________ as an English teacher in this middle school ever since.
A. worked B. have been working
C. had worked D. was working
Teenage years can be confusing for both teenagers and parents.At about 15, many teens start thinking about how they feel about themselves and out how this matches or mismatches what others think of them.Most teens work through this by the age of 16 or 17.
Often teenagers are treated like bigger children, but they will never become and responsible if they are not allowed to make some decisions for themselves.If parents forbid their children from doing something, chances are that they will do it without permission anyway.The role of a parent must, therefore, change from that of protector and keeper to that of friend and .
Yet even the most caring parents misunderstand their children sometimes, and some think of teenagers as insecure, stubborn and .As a result, teenagers always keep their from their parents.Teens often that their parents repeat the same things over and over again and never listen to them.Parents must understand that teens need to be allowed to their side of any problem and express their point of view.
Thus, more private and level-headed communication is needed for the parents.Every parent should try to schedule time to be with their child, like taking a short trip together.This time allows parents to talk and listen without from work or other family members.It might also be good to encourage teens to important issues at dinner.Discussion time shows teens that parents are interested in them and their lives.
A person’s teenage years are a key time for them to identify their own ,like distinguishing good from evil.Handling and improving communication with teenagers is not easy, but success will be for parents and teens alike.
1.A.pointing B.figuring C.turning D.standing
2.A.Stage B.Difficulty C.Routine D.procedure
3.A.obviously B.lightly C.extremely D.slightly
4.A.tall B.healthy C.strong D.independent
5.A.Bravely B.individually C.secretly D.willingly
6.A.guide B.relative C.volunteer D.judge
7.A.mature B.polite C.disrespectful D.dangerous
8.A.relation B.distance C.balance D.attitude
9.A.appreciate B.complain C.condemn D.approve
10.A.hide B.solve C.tolerate D.present
11.A.angry B.pleased C.alone D.strict
12.A.suffer B.delay C.interruption D.escape
13.A.discuss B.manage C.quarrel D.improve
14.A.opinions B.interests C.determinations D.values
15.A.rewarding B.challenging C.difficult D.impossible
Some people are lucky enough to be born with a good sense of direction and even if they have only visited a place once, they will be able to find it again years later.
I am one of those unfortunate people who have poor sense of direction and I may have visited a place time after time but I still get lost on my way there. When I was young I was so shy that I never dared ask complete strangers the way and so I used to wander round in circles and hope that by some chance I would get to the spot I was heading for.
I am no longer too shy to ask people for direction, but I often receive replies that puzzle me. Often people do not like to admit that they didn’t know their hometown and will insist on telling you the way, even if they do not know it; others, who are anxious to prove that they know their hometown very well, will give you a long list of directions which you can not possibly hope to remember, and still others do not seem to be able to tell between their left and their right and you find in the end that you are going in the opposite direction to that in which you should be going.
If anyone ever asks me the way to somewhere, I always tell them I am a stranger to the town in order to avoid giving them wrong direction but even this can have embarrassing results.
Once I was on my way to work when I was stopped by a man who asked me if I would direct him the way to the Sunlight Building. I gave my usual reply, but I had not walked on a few steps when I realized that he had asked for directions to my office building. However, at this point, I decide it was too late to turn back and search for him out of the crowd behind me as I was going to meet with someone at the office and I did not want to keep him waiting.
Imagine my embarrassment when my secretary showed in the very man who had asked for directions of my office and his astonishment when he recognized me as the person he had asked.
1.Who showed the right way to the interviewee according to the passage?
A. A warm-hearted old lady did such a thing
B. The writer did it for himself.
C. The secretary did so.
D. Someone we don’t know.
2.Why did the writer consider himself to be an unlucky dog?
A. Because he always forget the way to home
B. Because of his poor sense of direction
C. Because he did not have any friend.
D. Because he used to be shy and dared not ask others the way.
3.How did the visitor feel when he was showed into the very room?
A. He felt astonished B. He felt embarrassed.
C. He felt very sad. D. He felt strange
4.What is the writer going to do when someone asks him for direction?
A. He will direct the right way to the person willingly.
B. He will give the very person long list of direction
C. He will reply to it by the means of being a stranger to the town
D. He is going to show the man an opposite direction.