【题目】 “Tonight, I ask people to ______ violence and words that harm, and turn to words that heal －prayer, patient dialogue, and sympathy for the friends and family of the fallen.” President Obama said .
A. refresh B. reject C. transform D. tick
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【题目】As we enter into this new age of cities in which more than half the world’s population will live in an urban area, we must also take a hard look at how we will care for the significant increase in our elderly population. While many will be living longer, they will be doing so with age-related health issues and disease. Of special concern, the number of people living with dementia（痴呆）worldwide is set to treble by 2050. Alzheimer’s Disease International reports that 44 million people live with the disease now but that figure will increase to 135 million by 2050. With this added pressure to health systems, technology is the critical factor to success.
In Oslo, Norway, a retired engineer, Mr. Helge Farsund cares for his wife, Kari. Kari, who had been an intensive-care nurse who served with the Red Cross in Rwanda, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s three years ago. Looking to live as normal a life as possible as Kari’s condition progressed, they are participating in a pilot project studying how a smart home powered by sensors enables people with Alzheimer’s Disease to stay in their home.
The system is created by Abilia. At the center of the system is an iPad-like device. The screen has Skype, which allows carers to regularly check in with patients．
Some l,000 people now have the system installed in their homes, and 25 of them, including the Farsunds, are testing the latest version, which combines the screen with wirelessly connected sensors around the house to detect motion. If a dor is opened or left open, or if the stove is left on, the system alerts patients and caretakers of danger. The planner also provides spoken reminders about daily tasks, such as when they need to take medicine and events like birthdays as well as enabling caretakers and family members to check in remotely via Skype.
“With this kind of system, it allows people to take care of themselves, which is the most important thing,” says vice president Oystein Johnsen. For him, any move to improve city life needs to begin with people. “Smart cities are coming and they need to start with individuals in their own home,” he says. “It also saves the government money. In Norway it cost one million Norwegian krone (￡100,000) per year to have someone in a home, while this system costs 15,000. That is a lot of money to save.”
【1】Which section of BBC news is most likely to include this passage?
A. HealthB. Entertainment
C. TechnologyD. Business
【2】The case of Helge and Kari Farsund in the second paragraph serves to .
A. expose a social problem
B. introduce the main topic
C. show sympathy to the elderly
D. arouse medical workers’ interest
【3】Which of the following functions can all be performed by the system?
① To warn people of possible dangers
② To help check in with patients
③ To offer people some medicine
④ To cure people of Alzheimer's
⑤ To remind people of daily tasks
⑥ To play movies like an iPad
A. ①②⑤B. ②③⑤
C. ①④⑥D. ③④⑤
【4】According to the last paragraph, Oystein Johnsen will approve that .
A.smart cities should be human-based
B. the system should reduce its cost
C. mass production is still impossible
D. individuals are responsible for future
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【题目】 He was always too hard on himself, never spending one single penny more. But he acted ________ when he helped the poor old lady.
A. cruelly B. selflessly
C. actively D. actually
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【题目】A
When I was six years old, my mother started making me take piano lessons. Every morning, she would make sure I sat in front of the piano and practiced for at least one hour. After two years, I still didn’t like it. When the time for my Grade Ⅰ examination, I couldn’t go through with it. I cried because I didn’t want to play the piano anymore. In the end, I was spared from going for any more lessons. That was the end of my music career.
When I look back at that time, I ask myself—why did I do that for two years? I didn’t think abut it then but the answer seems obvious now—I didn’t think I had a choice.
Then for twelve years, I felt that my life had no meaning. I felt that I really couldn’t go on. I kept waiting for something outside of me to happen to make me happy. But the universe intervened (干涉) and sent me help disguised in the form of a sales call.
One afternoon a lady called me about a Tony Robbins event called Unleash the Power Within. Part of me was curious; but when the time came, I still was considering if I should go in or go to the beach instead. I made a choice to give it a try. In that hall filled with 4,000 people, Tony gave me back something I never knew I had---the power of choice. I left there renewed and refreshed, excited about my new life, knowing from that point forward that in life there are no victims, only choices. To this day, I sometimes wonder how differently my life would have turned out if I had missed taking that sales call.
Sometimes in life, we are stuck in certain situations and it may seem that there is nothing we can do about it. Just remember that everything in life is about choice. You can make a choice to remove yourself from any situation that is not serving you right now. The question is---will you?
【1】What was the possible reason for the author’s giving up the piano?
A. His mother thought he played badly.
B. He liked playing other instruments.
C. He didn’t like to play the piano.
D. He couldn’t pass the examination.
【2】In the author’s opinion, the sales call is______.
A. to promote certain kind of products to him.
B. to help him in a different form.
C. to give him a chance to make a choice.
D. to interfere his normal life.
【3】After the author participated in the Tony Robbins event, he_____.
A. forgot about all the pleasant things in his life.
B. went to the beach immediately.
C. was hopeful and optimistic.
D. was ready to help others.
【4】What is main idea of the passage?
A. People should try different things in life.
B. Somehow we will get help in the end.
C. We should participate in more activities.
D. We aren’t helpless; we can control our own lives.
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【题目】 I will stay at home to play chess on the computer _____ it snows tomorrow.
A. if B. unless C. before D. after
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【题目】Valentine’s Day is the time of the year when couples show their love for each other by sending cards，flowers and chocolates. Its origins are【1】________(clear) and hidden in the river of time. Nobody knows exactly 【2】________St.Valentine was，although some historians suggest he was 【3】______Roman killed in the third century AD by a Roman Emperor. It is said that the first【4】_______(record) Valentine’s card was sent by the imprisoned Duke of Orleans in 1415. 【5】_______is believed that he tried to find comfort from his imprisonment by writing love poems to his wife.
Now，Valentine’s Day 【6】_______(celebrate) in many countries around the world. However, the traditions often differ from place to place. In Japan，for example，it is normal 【7】_______the woman to send chocolates to the man, 【8】_______in South Korea April 14th is known as “Black Day” and is when the unfortunate men who received nothing on Valentine’s Day gather to eat noodles and show sympathy for each other.
Technological 【9】_______(develop) have also played their part 【10】______ keeping Valentine’s Day relevant in the 21st century. Valentine’s ecards have been very popular in recent years.
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【题目】It will be years _______ all children can go to school free of charge at all
A. since B. after C. as D. before
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【题目】Your desk is crowded with too many unnecessary things, including used papers and books. You’s better ______ some of them.
A. remain B. recover C. remove D. replace
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【题目】 Her question was so difficult that I could hardly make any _______ of it at all.
A. explanation B. meaning
C. sense D. idea
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