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I was 1 to see that it was an English dictionary, also known as a monolingual dictionary. 2 it was a
dictionary intended for non-native learners, none of my classmates had one 3 , to be honest, I found it
extremely 4 to use at first. I would look up words in the dictionary and 5 not fully understand the meaning,
I was used to the 6 bilingual dictionaries, in which the words are 7 both in English and Chinese, I really
wondered why my aunt 8 to make things so difficult for me. Now, after studying English at university for
three years, I 9 that monolingual dictionaries are 10 in learning a foreign language.
As I found out, there is 11 often NO perfect equivalence (对应) between two 12 in two language. My
aunt even goes so far as to 13 that a Chinese "equivalent" can never give you the 14 meaning of a word in
English! 15 , she insisted that I read the definition (定义) of a world in a monolingual dictionary 16 I wanted
to get a better understanding of its meaning. 17 , I have come to see what she meant.
Using a monolingual dictionary for learners has helped me in another important way. This dictionary uses
a(n) 18 number of words, around 2, 000, in its definitions. When I read these definitions, I am 19 exposed
to (接触) the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas. 20 this, I can express
myself more easily in English.
| ( )1.A.worried ( )2.A.Because ( )3.A.but ( )4.A.difficult ( )5.A.thus ( )6.A.new ( )7.A.explained ( )8.A.offered ( )9.A.imagine ( )10.A.natural ( )11.A.at best ( )12.A.words ( )13.A.hope ( )14.A.exact ( )15.A.Rather ( )16.A.when ( )17.A.Largely ( )18.A.extra ( )19.A.repeatedly ( )20.A.According to | B.sad B.Although B.so B.interesting B.even B.familiar B.expressed B.agreed B.recommend B.better B.in fact B.names B.declare B.basic B.However B.before B.Generally B.average B.nearly B.In relation to | C.surprised C.Unless C.or C.ambiguous C.still C.earlier C.described C.decided C.predict C.easier C.at times C.ideas C.doubt C.translated C.Therefore C.until C.Gradually C.total C.immediately C.In addition to | D.nervous | |
| 1-5: CBAAC 6-10: BACDB 11-15: BABAC 16-20: ACDAD | ||||
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| Too much TV-watching can harm children"s ability to learn and even reduce their chances of getting a college degree, new studies suggest in the latest effort to examine the effects of television on children. One of the studies looked at nearly 400 northern California third-graders. Those with TVs in their bedrooms scored about eight points lower on math and language arts tests than children without bedroom TVs. A second study, looking at nearly 1000 grown-ups in New Zealand, found lower education levels among 26-year -olds who had watched lots of TV during childhood.But the results don"t prove that TV is the cause and don"t ride out that already poorly motivated youngsters (年轻人) may wash lots of TV. Their study measured the TV habits of 26-year-olds between ages 5 and 15. These with college degrees had watched average of less than two hours of TV per weeknight during childhood compared with an average of more than 2 1/2 hours those had no education beyond high school. In the California study, children with TVs in their rooms but no computer at home scored the lowest while those with no bedroom TV but who had home computers scored the highest. While this study does not prove that bedroom TV sets caused the lower scores, it adds to accumulating findings that children shouldn"t have TVs in their bedrooms. | ||||
| 1. According to the Caledonia study, the low-scoring group might _____. | ||||
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| A. have watched a lot of TV B. not be interested ted in math C. is unable to go to college D. have had computers in their bedrooms | ||||
| 2. What is the researchers" understanding of the New Zealand study results? | ||||
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| A. Poorly motivated 26-year-olds watch more TV. B. Habits of TV watching reduce learning interest. C. TV watching leads to lower education levels of the 15-year-olds. D. The connection between TV and education levels is difficult to explain | ||||
| 3. What can we learn from the last two paragraphs? | ||||
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| A. More time should be spent on computers. B. Children should be forbidden from watching TV. C. "IV sets shouldn"t be allowed in children"s bedrooms. D. Further studies on high-achieving students should be done. | ||||
| 4. What would be the best title for this text? | ||||
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| A. Computers or Television B. Effects of Television on Children C. Studies on TV and College Education D. Television and Children"s Learning Habits | ||||
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| On May 23, 1989, Stefania Follini came out from a cave at Carlsbad, New Mexico. She hadn"t seen the sun for eighteen and a half weeks. Stefania was in a research program, and the scientists in the program were studying body rhythms (节奏). In this experiment Stefania had spent 130 days in a cave, 30 feet in depth. During her time in the cave, Stefania had been completely alone except for two white mice. Her living place had been very comfortable, but there had been nothing to feel the time. She"d had no clock or watches, no television or radio. There had been no natural light and the temperature had always been kept at 21℃. | ||||
| 1. Stefania stayed in the cave for a long time because _____. | ||||
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| A. she was asked to do research on mice B. she wanted to experience loneliness C. she was the subject of a study D. she needed to record her life | ||||
| 2. 69 hat is a cause for the change of Stefania"s body clock? | ||||
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| A. Eating fewer hours of sleep. B. Having more hours of sleep. C. Lacking physical exercise. D. Getting no natural light. | ||||
| 3. Where does the text probably come from? | ||||
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| A. A novel. B. A news story. C. A pet magazine. D. A travel guide. | ||||
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| The terrible college entrance exam is not only a big challenge for Chinese high school students, but also a very important exam in the lives of South Korean students. Although the long, cold winter has already started in South Korea, the annual (一年一度的) national exams have made the atmosphere very heated. More than 675,000 South Korean high school graduates (毕业生) took the college entrance exam last Wednesday. They usually take exams in Korean, maths, sociology (社会学), history and foreign languages. Officially there is one college place for every 1.33 students. But because all the students want to go to the top universities in the country, the competition can reach one place for 10 students. The students want to attend these colleges for both their famous names and better job opportunities. Because students face fierce competition, they have to study very hard to realize their dreams. Park Seung said he and his classmates often go to school before 7:30 am. After school has finished at 6:30 pm, most of them go to the library to continue their study instead of returning home. Since many libraries in South Korea are open 24 hours a day, they often stay long into the night. Many of the Senior 3 students only sleep for three to four hours a day. "I feel a lot of pressure,but I have to study very hard in order to make my dream come true. This is my lifetime goal and it will be a turning point in my life which could decide my future," Park said. The exam day is a very serious day for the whole of South Korea. Vehicles are not allowed within a 200- metre radius (范围) of all the test sites to make sure the students have quiet surroundings. Tooting (吹奏) of horns is forbidden, even airplanes are ordered to avoid landing and take-off near the test sites during listening comprehension test hours. Students are told their scores in December before they apply for college. This is followed by face-to-face oral tests (口试). There are public and private universities in South Korea. Many private universities are well- known, but their fees can be 18, 000 yuan each term. This has made a lot of students think again. | ||||
| 1. In South Korean _____. | ||||
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| A. there is only one college B. there is only one top college C. there are only top universities D. there are a number of colleges | ||||
| 2. We can infer that there are almost _____ college places for high school graduates. | ||||
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| A. 675, 000 B. 507, 520 C. 500, 000 D. 600, 000 | ||||
| 3. Airplanes are not permitted to land near the test sites _____. | ||||
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| A. when the test begins B. when the test is going on C. during some period of the test D. during the tests | ||||
| 4. Before students are allowed to colleges _____. | ||||
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| A. they will be interviewed B. they will ask questions of colleges C. they will not be tested any more D. first they will pay all the education fee at all | ||||
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| Robot (机器人) revolution The day that a robot wakes you up, cleans your room and walks your dog might still be a few decades off. But increasingly, engineers are saying that robots are going to make the leap (跳跃) from the factory floor to your family room. Companies like Sony and General Electric are working on designs for small robots. Products like the Roomba, a robot that can clean floors, are flying off the shelves. On the cover of a recent issue of Scientific American magazine, Bill Gates predicted the "Dawn of the Age of Robots". What"s behind this new era (时代)? It"s partly a matter of technology. Devices that can recognize and respond (回应) to a human voice have been developed. There are now a few different ways for robots to move around. They can walk, crawl (爬行) or ride on wheels. They are being made smaller and smaller. They are also becoming more and more energy efficient. A bigger part of the story is on the demand side. From the day Robert Adler invented the television remote control in the 1950s, people around the world have tirelessly searched for ways to get lazier. Also take into consideration the increasing wealth of rich people, the time appears ripe to introduce robots to ease our daily lives. To be sure, robots that walk on two legs and talk like people are still too complex for our present engineering abilities. Today"s robot revolution is to make them for everyday use. Robots will do basic housework such as cleaning or gardening, or just help you have more fun on the basketball court. What makes a robot different from an ordinary cleaning machine is not the presence of computer chips (芯片). Nowadays even your microwave has a computer chip. It is the ability to sense and make changes to the environment (环境) in real time. For example, a floor-cleaning robot should be able to sense your scared cat and move out of the way. Today"s computing ability is, for the first time, able to make machines that could "think", at least in certain limited ways. | ||||
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| Not long ago, the only time you could see a robot was when you were reading a novel or watching a movie such as Star Wars. Today, 1 a lot of things in science stories have been science facts. Robots are starting to 2 in our everyday lives. These robots have different sizes, shapes and colors. But they all have the same 3 of man-made " 4 ". Leading the robot revolution (革命) are industrial robots that work in factories. Industrial robots can do different kinds of jobs that are often 5 and sometimes dangerous. Robots are also coming to American homes, though not as quickly as they are entering 6 . These robots aren"t as friendly and 7 as those you saw in Star Wars. But, their makers say, today"s home robots "walk" and sense objects in their own way. They even 8 objects though they may sometimes drop. Well, nobody is 9 . We may 10 home robots today, but some day they may see and hear 11 than humans do. We 12 can only see certain wave lengths of light and hear certain 13 . That"s because the 14 of our eyes and ears are 15 . Robots, however, need not have the same limits 16 we have. Robots may also be 17 wit devices (装置) that 18 information humans can"t. However, to understand 19 their sensing devices pick up is a hard job. Remember, man-made brains 20 information, including all kinds of data, as zeroes and ones. Imagine the difficulty in trying to explain to a robot what a football looks like-using only zeroes and ones. | ||||
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