【题目】WouldyoubuyacarthatreleasedcalmingsmellsintotheairwhenyouarestuckinheavytrafficWouldyoubuyarobotthatsmellslikeahumanbeing
Manypeoplehaveseenthe3-Dcomputer-madeenvironmentsofvirtual(虚拟的)reality(VR).Nowthesevirtualworldswillnotjustlookandsoundreal.ResearchershavecreatedVRenvironmentsthatevensmellliketherealthings.Withthenewtechnology,usersopenavirtualdoorandstepintoanewenvironment,likearainforest.Aftertheyenterthisvirtualworld,specialequipmentreleasesforest-likesmellsintotheairtomaketheexperienceseemmorereal.
SuzanneFisher-Murraysaid,“Itisareallywonderfulexperiencethatyouhavebecauseyou,reexploringthisenvironmentandyouhavesmellswithit.”
IntheUnitedStates,Smell-O-Visionwasdesignedtoprovidesmellsduringtheshowingofamovie.TheSmell-O-Visionsystemwasoncepopularinthe1960s.Now,EmanuelaMaggionisaysitisclosetobecomingpopularagain.“Theconnectionwithemotions,memories,and...thesenseofsmell,”Maggionisaid.“Itisunbelievablewhatwecandowithtechnology.”
Theusesforsmelltechnologyarenotjustlimitedtofilmsandtheperformingarts.Researchersshowedacomputerprogramwhereuserscouldimaginethemselvesdrivingacar.Thesystemincludedaspecialsmell-sprayingmachine.DmitrijsDmitrenkosaid,“Wewanttodeliverthesmelloflavender(薫衣草)everytimethepersondrivesoverthespeedlimit.Wechooselavenderbecauseit’saverycalmingsmell.”
Scientistsareexperimentingwithsmellinsteadofsoundsorimage-basedalertsontelecommunicationsequipment.Andbusinessesarealreadyusingsmelltoinfluencepeople’sbehavior.“Notonly...instores…Butontheotherside,youcancreateandstimulate(刺激)immediatebuying,”Maggionisaid.“Soyou’reinalibraryandyousmellcoffeeandactuallyyouareunconsciouslyhavingtheneedtodrinkacoffee.”
【1】Usingsmelltechnology,researchersmakeVRenvironments.
A.haveasmellofarainforestB.evensmelllikerealones
C.looklikea4-DenvironmentD.impresspeoplewithavirtualworld
【2】TheexampleofSmell-O-Visionprovesthat.
A.Americaisthefirsttousesmelltechnology
B.cinemasarethemostsuitableforsmellsense
C.smelltechnologyhasbeentriedbefore
D.itwasoutofdatetousesmell-sprayingdevices
【3】Howissmelltechnologyusedbybusinessmen
A.Tomakebuyersunderstandsalesmenbetter.
B.Toremindpeopleoftheirunrealisticbuying.
C.Tohelpcustomerschoosetheirfavoritegoods.
D.Toencouragepeopletobuysomethingsuddenly.
【4】Whatisthemainideaofthepassage
A.Thedevelopmentsofsmelltechnology.
B.Amajorbreakthroughofsmelltechnology.
C.Thesenseofsmellinhumancommunication.
D.Theadvancedsmell-sprayingmachines.
【题目】Thiskindofcloth_______wellandlargequantitiesofthecloth________.
A.issold；havebeensoldB.issold;hasbeensold
C.sells；havebeensoldD.sells;hasbeensold
【题目】NofashioneventcaptivatestheworldquiteliketheVictoria’sSecretFashionShow.InNovember2017,morethan55modelsdescendeduponShanghaiforthelingerie(内衣)maker’sfirstshowinAsia.Victoria’sSecretcasteightChinesemodelsfortheshow,includingLiuWen,doublethenumberthatwalkedin2016.
LiuWen,aChinesefashionmodel,startedhermodelinecareerin2005aftercompetingintherealityTVshowNewSilkRoadWorldModelContest.Althoughshedidnotwinthecompetition,Liusoonbeganworkingfull-timeasamodel,eventuallybecominganationalsuccessstoryafterworkingwithfashionmagazineslikeVogueandHarper’sBazaarthatarepopularinChina,In2007,shewassignedtotheMarilynagency,andhassincewalkedforBurberry,Givenchy,Chanel,TomFord,ProenzaSchoolerandTommyHilfiger.
Liuwalkedarecord74showsinNewYork,London,MilanandParisfortheautumn/winter2009season,followedby70forspring/summer2010,makingherthesecondmost-bookedcatwalkmodelthatyear.Shehasalsonotchedup15internationalVoguecoverstodate.
In2009,LiubecamethefirstwomanofChinesedescenttowalkintheVictoria’sSecretFashionShow.Liualsoparticipatedinthe2010-2012shows.ShereturnedtotheVictoria’sSecretrunwayagainin2016.
Inthepast,Liuhassaidthataftermodelingshemightenjoyworkingasastylistor,weretheopportunitytoarise,asanactress—shefeelsthatmodelingandactinghavemuchincommon,butfornowsheenjoysmodelingandworkinginthefashionindustry.Shehasstatedthatsheknowsthat,asacareerchoice,workingasafashiondesignerorstylistwouldbe“veryhardwork”,butsheisnowmoreseriouslyconsideringbecomingastylistbecauseshewouldlike“toshareherfashionstyle—tomboyish,vintage,andcomfortable—withtheworld”.
【1】HowmanytimeshasLiuappearedinVictoria’sSecretFashionShow
A.4.B.5.
C.6.D.7.
【2】Whichstatementisnottrue
A.Liucreatedarecordof15internationalVoguecovers.
B.Liuwalked70showsfortheautumn/winter2010season.
C.LiureturnedtotheVictoria’sSecretFashionShowagainin2016.
D.Liudidn’twintheNewSilkRoadWorldModelContestin2005.
【3】Accordingtothepassage,LiuWenis.
A.beautifulandpatientB.successfulandkind
C.determinedandsmartD.hardworkingandambitious
【4】Wherecanwemostprobablyfindthispassage
A.Inaposter.B.Inamagazine.
C.Inafashionshow.D.Inabookreview.
【题目】Aftertwoyearsofcarefulconsideration,RobertMcCrumhasreachedaconclusiononhisselectionofthe100greatestnovelswritteninEnglish.Takealookatafewinhislist:
ThePilgrim’sProgressbyJohnBanyan(1678)
AstoryofamaninsearchoftruthtoldwiththesimpleclarityandbeautyofBunyan’sprosemakesthisanEnglishclassic.
RobinsonCrusoebyDanielDefoe(1719)
Bytheendofthe19thcentury,nobookinEnglishliteraryhistoryhadenjoyedmoreeditionsandtranslations.Thisworld-famousnovelisacomplexliteraturethatonecannotresist.
Gulliver’sTravelsbyJonathanSwift(1726)
Agreatworkthat’sbeenrepeatedlyprinted,JonathanSwift’sGulliver’sTravelscomesthirdinourlistofthebestnovelswritteninEnglish.
ClarissabySamuelRichardson(1748)
Clarissaisatragicheroine,pressuredbyherdishonorablefamilytomarryawealthymanshedislikes,inthebookthatSamuelJohnsondescribedas“thefirstbookintheworldthatshowstheknowledgeaboutthehumanheart”.
TomJonesbyHenryFielding(1749)
TomJonesisaclassicEnglishnovelthatgetsthespiritofitsageandwhosecharactersarewell-knownsincetheyhavecometorepresentthesocietyatthattime.
EmmabyJaneAusten(1816)
JaneAusten’sEmmaishermostoutstandingwork,mixingthebestpartsofherearlybookswithadeepsenseoffeelings.
TheNarrativeofArthurGordonPymofNantucketbyEdgarAllanPoe(1838)
EdgarAllanPoe’sonlynovel—aclassicadventurestorywithsupernaturalelements—hasfascinatedandinfluencedgenerationsofwriters.
【1】WhichEnglishbookhasgotthemosttranslationsbeforethe20thcentury
A.RobinsonCrusoe.B.Gulliver’sTravels.
C.TomJones.D.Emma.
【2】WhatdoesSamuelJohnsonthinkwecanlearnaboutfromthebookClarissa
A.Alovestory.B.Quarrelsinafamily.
C.Thehumanheart.D.Thespiritsofthelime.
【3】WhatmakesthecharactersinTomJonesfamous
A.Theirclassiclifestyles.
B.Theirdifferentnationalities.
C.Theirtypicalspiritsoftheage.
D.Theirrepresentationofthesociety.
【题目】Itwasintheschool__________hehadstudied___________hebegantheimportantexperiment.
A.that;whereB.inwhich;which
C.where;thatD.where;inwhich
【题目】Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.
It’snevereasytoadmitthemistakesyoumake,butdoingsoisanimportantsteptowardmovingforward.
NationalGeographicmagazinerecentlypublishedanarticlewiththetitle“Fordecades,ourcoveragewasracist.Toriseaboveourpast,we【1】acknowledgeit.”Itwaswrittenbythemagazine’seditor-in-chiefSusanGoldberg,thefirstwomanandfirstJewishperson【2】(hold)theposition.NationalGeographichasacknowledgedthatitscoverageofblackandminorityethnicpeopleinAmericaandthewiderworldhadbeenhistoricallyracist,frequentlypromotingcaricatures(讽刺画)ofthe“noblesavage(野蛮人)”andbarely【3】(feature)theUS’sminorityethnicpopulation.
AccordingtoGoldberg,the130-year-oldpublication’sAprilissue“exploreshowracedefines,separates,andunitesus”.Inhonorof50yearssincethekillingofMartinLutherKing,【4】isknownforfightingracialinequalityintheUS,theissueisdevotedtorace.
Thepopulationrepublishedanumberofexamplesofhistoricalracisminitscoverage.One1916articleaboutAustraliaincludedaphotooftwoIndigenousAustralianswiththecaption:“SouthAustralianBlackfellows:Thesesavagesrank【5】(low)inintelligenceofallhumanbeings.”
Toreviewitspreviouscoverageofrace,GoldbergaskedUniversityofVirginiaJohnEdwinMasontolookbackatthemagazine’stext,choiceofsubjects,andphotographofpeopleofcolorfromtheUSandabroad.“Untilthe1970s,NationalGeographicallbutignoredpeopleofcolorwholivedintheUnitedStates,rarelyacknowledging【6】beyondlaborersordomesticworkers,”GoldbergwroteaboutMason’sfindings.“Meanwhile,itpictured‘natives’elsewhere【7】exotics,famouslyandfrequentlyunclothed,happyhunters,noblesavages.”
Masonalsofoundthatthemagazineoftenranphotosof“uncivilized”natives【8】(amaze)by“civilized”Westerntechnology.
Inrecentyears,however,themagazinehasimproved.Forexample,ina2015project,NationalGeographicgavecamerastoyoungpeopleintheCaribbeancountryofHaitiandaskedthemtoshootpicturesoftheireverydaylives.
“Thecoveragewasn’trightbefore【9】itwastoldfromawhiteAmericanpointofview,andIthinkitspeakstoexactly【10】weneededadiversityofstorytellers,”GoldbergtoldtheAssociatedPress.
【题目】假定英语课上老师要求同桌交换修改作文，请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。
Iamthesharedbike.I’dliketobeonthestreettoserveforpeople.Theycanridemejustviaamobileapp.Buthorriblethingshappenafewdaysago.Severalpeoplestolesomeofuswithpayingtheirbillsontheappbuttreatedusbadly.Theybrokemysaddleandeventhrewmyfriendseverywhere.Wefeltangryforwhichthosebadguyshaddone.Thankstosomekindlypeople,wereceivedcareful“treatment”.Now,youhelpaswellasthewholesociety’sattentioniswhatweneedmost.Wearedesignedtohelppeoplewhoarestucktheheavytraffic.Weareneithertoynorprivatevehicles.Pleaseobeythebasicrules.
【题目】TwoweeksafterthepopularshowChinesePoetryConference,anewprogram,Reader(朗读者),hasbecomemuch【1】(popular)thanit.
Theweeklytalkshow,hostedbythefamoushostessDongQing,invitespeoplefromallwalksoflife【2】(read)aloudpoems,essaysandbookexcerpts(节选)theylikeorwrote.Theguestswhojoin【3】italsosharetheirownlifestoriesandexplainthereasonwhyparticularpiecestouchedtheirhearts.Viewerscanoftenbemovedtotears【4】theylistentothosestories.
ThreedaysafteritsfirstbroadcastonCCTV-1，Readershasbeen【5】(great)successfulandinterestedthousandsofpeople.Throughthepoeticwords,Readershasmade【6】publicpayattentiontothe【7】(lose)habitofreadingaloud.ReadersisoneoftheculturalTV【8】(program)torestore(恢复)thecountry’sloveforliterature.Itssuccessisvery【9】(encourage)intoday’stelevisionworldwhereTVseries【10】(play)aleadingpartsofar.
【题目】假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同学写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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。
修改：在错词的下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词
Thewinterholidayiscoming.MyclassmatesandIaretalkingabouthowtododuringtheholiday.Wecanchosebetweenstayingathomeandtakeatrip.Ifwestayathome,itiscomfortablebutthereisnoneedtospendmoney.Butinthatcase,wewilllearnlittleaboutworld.Ifwegoonatripabroad,wecanbroadenyourviewandgainknowledgeswecannotgetfrombooks.Someclassmatessuggestwecangotoplacesofinterestnearby.Ithoughtthatisagoodidea.Itdoesnotcostmany;yetwecanstilllearnalot.
【题目】Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.
WhatCoffeeDoestoYourHealth
Coffeecanbeconsideredoneofnature’sgreatestgifts.Itgivesmentalandemotionalclearnesswithoutharmfulsideeffect,anditcontainsawealthofnutrients.Yet,whenmostpeopledrinkcoffee,theyarenotthinkingthatthedrinkisimprovingtheirhealth.Infact,somemayevenfeelalittleguilty,sincesomebelievecoffeeisn’tgoodforthematall.
Well,there’sthetruthofthematter.Coffee,likeanythingelse,canbringaboutproblemsiftoomuchisconsumed.Intheshort-term,toomuchcoffeewillcausesleepingproblemsandhighbloodpressure.Inthelong-term,toomuchcoffeewillcausestomachproblemaswellasteethstaining.
Asforthebenefits,moderateconsumptionofcoffee,whichmeans1to4cupsaday,providesyourbodywithawealthofantioxidants(抗氧化物质).Thesesubstancesareresponsibleforeliminatingfreeradicals(自由基).Theyarethechemicalbyproductsproducedanytimeyourbodydoessomething.Asmallnumberofthemcanhelpserveassomethingagainstnegativeelements,butiftheyaren’tkeptincontrol,theycancausehealthproblems.Antioxidantsensurethatthisdoesn’thappen.
Thepsychologicaleffectsofcaffeinecannotbeignoredeither.Notonlydoescaffeinemakeyoumorealert,butitcanactuallyaffectyourmood.Ifyouwerefeelingdepressed,anicecupofcoffeecouldchangeyourperspective.Thestackofworkthatseemedimpossiblebeforeisn’tevenaproblemnow.
Inaddition,caffeinehelpsstimulatecreativityasitspeedsupthebody’sfunctioning.That’swhycoffeeisoftenassociatedwithwritersandotherintellectualprofessions.Otherdrugstendtomakepeopledumber.Considerwhathappenswhenpeoplegetdrunkoffofalcohol.Theywon’tbefunctionalatall.Butwithcoffee,anindividualgetsapushincreativethinkingwhilestillhelpingtheirbodies.
Inconclusion,don’tfeelbadwhenyouaremakingyourmorningcupofcoffee.Unlikeashotofalcohol,coffeewillmakeyourfeelwonderfulwhilekeepingyouhealthy.Justremember,youdohavetoconsumeitinmoderation.