题目内容
In South Korea, a robot made its teaching debut. Children could 1 take their eyes off a new teacher when the instructor 2 their classroom. 3 with intense curiosity by the pupils, 4 said, “How are you, my students? Let’s get 5. Have you opened your books?”
Although the voice 6 like human, the teacher was not. It was a robot 7 Tiro, 8 was recently invited for one day 9 a human instructor with 10 30-minute English class at Euon Primary School in the central South Korean city of Daejon, 250 kilometres 11 of Seoul.
Tiro asked questions 12 English such as, “How many giraffes (长颈鹿) 13 on the board?” It also 14 the name of the next student to participate in a 15 task on the screen on its chest.There were a few glitches (失灵) in the experiment, 16. Tiro, which was connected to a computer, sometimes fell into an 17 moment of silence when something went wrong with the computer.
Still, the Tiro-run class was too short to 18 the children. “I hope every class will have such a 19 teacher,” ten-year-old Baek Ji Woong said.
The regular teacher was also happy with her new 20. “I believe that robotic teachers like Tiro are going to be helpful for teachers and students alike,”Jeon Myong Jin said.
- 1.
- A.hardly
- B.happily
- C.only
- D.merely
- A.
- 2.
- A.comes
- B.came
- C.entered into
- D.entered
- A.
- 3.
- A.Greeting
- B.Greeted
- C.Having greeted
- D.To greet
- A.
- 4.
- A.the teacher
- B.teacher
- C.pupil
- D.the pupil
- A.
- 5.
- A.start
- B.starting
- C.started
- D.beginning
- A.
- 6.
- A.is sounded
- B.sounding
- C.sound
- D.sounded
- A.
- 7.
- A.name
- B.named
- C.was named
- D.was called
- A.
- 8.
- A.which
- B.who
- C.when
- D.where
- A.
- 9.
- A.help
- B.assist
- C.to ask
- D.to assist
- A.
- 10.
- A.a
- B.an
- C.the
- D./
- A.
- 11.
- A.south
- B.the south
- C.in south
- D.out the south
- A.
- 12.
- A.with
- B.in
- C.for
- D.on
- A.
- 13.
- A.have
- B.there are
- C.having
- D.are there
- A.
- 14.
- A.displays
- B.displayed
- C.shows
- D.shown
- A.
- 15.
- A.role-playing
- B.roled-playing
- C.role-play
- D.role-played
- A.
- 16.
- A.though
- B.as though
- C.therefore
- D.too
- A.
- 17.
- A.embarrass
- B.embarrassing
- C.embarrassed
- D.embarrasses
- A.
- 18.
- A.satisfy
- B.satisfying
- C.be satisfied
- D.be satisfying
- A.
- 19.
- A.robot
- B.robotic
- C.robots
- D.robber
- A.
- 20.
- A.teacher
- B.student
- C.pupil
- D.assistant
- A.
Great British is an island that lies off the northwest coast of Europe. The nearest country is France which is 20 miles away. Great British is separated from France by the English Channel. The island is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, to the west, and the North Sea, to the east. It includes the main lands of England, Wales and Scotland. Scotland is in the north while Wales is in the west. Ireland, which is also an island, lies off the west coast of Great Britain. It is made up of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. Great Britain together with Northern Ireland forms the United Kingdom (U.K.). So the U.K. is made up of four countries. The largest of these is England which is divided into 43 countries. The capital city is London which is on the river Thames.
【小题1】Great Britain is separated from France by_______.
| A.the North Sea | B.Suez Canal | C.English Channel | D.Thames |
| A.west | B.north | C.east | D.south |
| A.England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland |
| B.England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland |
| C.Great Britain and Ireland |
| D.Great Britain and the Irish Republic |
| A.the smallest of the four countries in U.K. |
| B.only larger than Wales |
| C.as large as Ireland |
| D.the largest country in U.K. |
Over the past few months, PSY’s funny video for “Gangnam Style” has become a YouTube sensation, resulting in over 112,000,000 views since July 15. It’s also been Tweeted more than 780,000 times and received over 260, 000 likes on Facebook, reports Mashable.com.
With the rapper(说唱歌手) making an appearance at Thursday’s MTV Video Music Awards, here’s what you need to know about the break-out artist.
His real name is Park Jae-Sang. The 35-year-old Korean pop rapper is known for his comedic music videos and performances. The video for “Gangnam Style” is no exception. When his first album PSY—From the Psycho World! was released in 2001, he was nicknamed “PSY” because of his unusual dress, special lyrics(歌词) and funny dance movies.
Gangnam is a wealthy neighborhood in Seoul(首尔). Gangnam may only be 15 square miles, but the district in Seoul, South Korea, is home to the headquarters of some of the country’s most influential companies, including Samsung, Hyundai and LG. The region also makes up 7% of South Korea’s GDP. 41% of students at Seoul University, a very famous college, come from Gangnam. The lyrics of PSY’s song describe the personality of a girl and a guy.
He studied in the U.S. Born in South Korea on December 31, 1977, PSY attended Banpo Elementary School, Banpo Middle School and Eva High Sch ool. But when it came time to achieve a college degree, the rapper attended both Boston University and Berklee College of Music in the U.S.
“Gangnam Style” is giving K-pop international fame. “Gangnam Style” is currently No.1 on the iTunes music video chart. The video has surpassed Taylor Swift’s “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”; Justin Bieber’s “As Long As You Love Me”; and Katy Perry’s “Wide Awake”. This is the first time a Korean artist has ranked this high on iTunes.
【小题1】What is the first paragraph mainly about?
| A.The success of “Gangnam Style”. |
| B.The origin of “Gangnam Style”. |
| C.The result of the Music Award. |
| D.The childhood of PSY. |
| A.is already in his forties now |
| B.made his first album in 2003 |
| C.danced only in his “Gangnam Style” |
| D.has developed his special comedic style |
| A.It is the capital of South Korea. |
| B.It is rich and better developed. |
| C.Seoul University lies in it. |
| D.It covers about 90 square miles. |
| A.“Gangnarn Style” isn’t popular in English-speaking countries. |
| B.PSY will be given another big prize for music in the future. |
| C.iTunes is the No.1 music company on the internet. |
| D.“Gangnam Style” has won the most worldwide popularity. |