【题目】Reasons to Consider Learning a Second Language

In our current society, having the ability to understand a second language is becoming increasingly valuable.1. So take a look at why this is such a valuable skill to have.

You will be more competitive in the job market.

Businesses are always looking for people who are bilingual to be translators and to communicate with non-English speaker. Bilingual employees get paid 5%-20% more than people who only speak one language.2

You can get credit for it during college.

If you study another language at a university, you will get credit (学分) toward graduating. You can startfrom the very beginning and learn a brand-new language or continue on from what you were studying in high school. Be aware, however, that college classes can move quickly and are considered to be difficult at times.3

You can study abroad in a wider range of countries.

Studying abroad is an amazing experience that everyone should take advantage of. About 79% of Americans believe that students should seize the opportunity to spend a semester in another country.4 Learning another language can help expand the number of countries you can choose from.

Learning a language is a big commitment and is not easy by any means. If you don’t have the time to learn a language in school, there are still many, way to become proficient in another language. One program to look into is Livemocha which is a free online program where you can learn a foreign language.5There are many other countries and written resources to consider as well.

A.This is only one suggestion.

B.So only take what you can handle.

C.Many people learn a language in order to get high marks.

D.There are a wide range of countries that you can choose from.

E.You can even go for a major in a language if you get far enough along.

F.Being able to communicate in more than one language can open countless doors.

G.Having knowledge of a second language can make you stand out in the job market.

【题目】It is often easy to feel overwhelmed (受打击的)in the face of species loss and habitat destruction. The problem is large and complex, and it's natural for individuals to feel powerless. Yet, everything you do is vitally important. It may not seem to amount to much in the grand scheme of things, but your seemingly small actions, added together, can make a big difference. Here are some things you can do:

Protect Wildlife Habitat. Perhaps the greatest threat to many species is the widespread destruction of habitats. Farming, development, and cutting down of forests all result in loss of wildlife habitats. In areas where rare species live, habitat destruction can quickly force a species to extinction. By protecting habitat, entire communities of animals can also be protected together. Parks, reserves, and other protected lands are too often the only places left untouched by habitat destruction.

Reduce the threat of invasive (入侵的) species. The spread of non-native species has greatly reduced native populations around the world. Invasive species compete with native species for resources and habitats. They can even prey on native species directly, greatly reducing their population. one way to reduce the threat of invasive species is to grow native plants in your garden and to welcome native animals into your yard.

Place bird-shaped paper on your windows. It is estimated that as many as one billion birds in the United States die each year due to collisions with windows. You can help reduce the number of collisions simply by placing bird-shaped paper on your windows. Other simple steps you can take are to draw the shades and curtains during brightest parts of the day, and put screens on the outside of the windows.

Slow down when driving. Many native animals live in developed areas, in other words, close to humans. Roads are a particularly big danger to them: animals are at risk every time they try to cross. So when you’re out and about, slow down, and keep an eye out for wildlife.

1Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. How Do Animals Become Extinct?

B. The Importance of Protecting Wildlife.

C. What Can We Do to Protect Wild life?

D. New Ways of Saving Endangered Animals.

2The main idea of the second paragraph is ______.

A. more parks and reserves should be built

B. we should keep wildlife habitats from destruction

C. conditions of parks and reserves have been improved

D. parks and reserves are best ways of protecting

3People are advised to put bird-shaped paper on their windows to ______.

A. beautify their houses

B. protect the windows from birds

C. attract more birds to live nearby

D. stop birds from hitting windows by mistake

4The underlined phrase “prey on” in paragraph 3 probably means “_____”

A. drive away B. live with

C. hunt down D. fight with

【题目】We considered a list of the best American books-but we’d need a whole issue to do them justice. Here are five that help define the national character. Most from a century or so ago, they still entertain, teach, and inspire us.

Moby-Dick by Herman Melville

First published in 1851, the adventure stories of Captain Ahab and his monomaniacal(偏执的) pursuit of the white whale draw us into a universe full of fascinating characters and stories.

The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams

Awarded the Pulitzer Prize in autobiography(自传) in1918, descended from one of America’s most famous political dynasties, Adams provides insight into his family, including his experience as a private secretary to his father, minister to England during the American Civil war.

Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman

When Whitman published Leaves of Grass in 1855, he wanted to define the American experience-singing of the new country in a new voice, reflecting the great changes in the American literary world that had taken place during his lifetime.

Poems by Emily Dickinson

An enthusiastic poet whose works have had considerable influence on modern poetry, Dickinson’s frequent use of dashes, occasional capitalization(大写) of nouns, and unconventional metaphors(隐喻) have contributed to her reputation as one of the most inventive(创新的) poets of the 19th century American literature.

The Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

First published in 1855, this is Longfellow’s most popular and most recognized poem, the heroic life and death of a magic American Indian, sent by the Great Spirit to guide the nations in the ways of peace.

1Walt Whitman wrote Leaves of Grass in order to ______.

A. praise America and show the great changes in the American literary world

B. reflect the great changes in America that had taken place during his lifetime

C. give Americans encouragement in a new voice

D. show his talent and heroic life to us

2The underlined word “considerable” probably means “______”

A. satisfying B. exciting

C. inspiring D. great

3If you want to read a story about a magic American Indian, you can read ______.

A. Moby-Dick B. Leaves of Grass

C. Poems D. The Song of Hiawatha

4What’ s the purpose of the wirer writing this passage?

A. To make an advertisement for a bookstore.

B. To introduce several best American books to readers.

C. To tell stories of several famous writers.

D. To talk about some knowledge about literature.

【题目】 Artificial intelligence, or AI, has slowly begun to influence higher education around the world. Now, one new AI tool could change the way university students evaluate their professor. The tool is called Hubert, a teacher evaluation tool that appears as an AI-powered chatbot. Instead of filling out a form, students use a chat window to give feedback (反馈) on the course and their professor. Afterwards, Hubert categorizes the students’ comments for the professor to review.

Hubert is free for educators to use. More than 600 teachers have used it already. The goal of the new Hubert program is to improve education by giving teachers detailed, organized feedback from students.

Viktor Nordmark, from Sweden, started the company in 2015, with several friends. Before creating Hubert, the founders asked teachers what would improve their teaching skills. The answer, Nordmark said, was qualitative (定性的) feedback from their students. In other words, teachers wanted students to write detailed answers to open-ended questions about their experiences in class.

Qualitative feedback is different from the survey responses, which students are often asked to provide at the end of a class. “This kind of data takes a lot of time for professors to collect and analyze,” Nordmark said. And for the students, it can also be “really boring to fill out.” So Nordmark and his friends designed Hubert as a compromise between a traditional survey and a personal interview. “You can reach a really large crowd, but you can also get really qualitative data back,” Nordmark said.

Now, when Hubert receives comments from students, it compares them with the information already in its system to organize the data. Nordmark says that Hubert will continue to get smarter as it receives more comments in the future. Nordmark says he and his co-founders have plans to make Hubert more flexible and accurate. They hope to give teachers the possibility of selecting their own evaluation questions.

1What can be learned about Hubert from the passage?

A.It enables professors to evaluate their students by giving feedback.

B.It helps its inventor make money from professors pay fees.

C.It is to help teachers improve their teaching skills more effectively.

D.It collects data from students who fill out forms after class.

2According to Viktor Nordmark, Hubert .

A.still needs improvingB.is already perfect

C.is really boring to useD.offers survey responses

3What is the text mainly about?

A.The characteristics of qualitative feedback.

B.A new AI-powered tool of teacher evaluation.

C.The changes in the way teachers are evaluated.

D.A potential revolution in the educational system.

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