如今,许多学生都使用电子词典。请你根据下表提示写一篇英语短文,谈谈使用电子词典的利与弊
利
弊
你的看法
1.一些解释不完
1.小巧便携;
整或不准确;
2.查询快捷;
2.过多使用电子
3.功能齐全。
词典会形成不良
的阅读习惯。
注意:1.对所给要点逐一陈述,适当发挥,不要简单翻译。
2.词数:120-150.
3.参考词汇:便携的portable;功能function
第三部分完成对话(10分)
选出合适的句子填在横线上(有多余选项)。
Ralph:Pardonme,areyouwaitinginlineforclassregis-tration(注由*)
Ann:Yes,Iam.55Ralph:Ican'tbelieveit!Thislineishuge.56Ann:Abouttwentyminutes.Itseemsthatthelinegoesprettyfast,butit'salongline.
Ralph:57Ann:Ithinktheproblemmightbethatthedeadlineistomorrow.
Ralph:58Ann:Idotoo.Itriedtousethetelephonesystemtoregister,butitwasnHworkingright.59Ralph:Yeah.I'veusedthatsystembeforetoo,butIhavetopayinperson.
A.Ihopetheydon'tclosebeforewegettothefrontoftheline.
B.Howlonghaveyoubeenwaiting
C.Whendidyoucomehere
D.That'sprobablyanotherreasonwhythelineissolongtoday.
E.Doyouhaveanyideawhytherearesomanypeople
F.Fmafraidwecan^havethechanceforclassregistrationtoday.
G.Ithinkeverybodyinthislineisaswell.
阅读下面短文并回答问题,然后将答案写到题后相应的位置上(请注意问题后的词数要求)。
[1]JeanPaulGettywasbomin1892inMinneapolis,Minnesota.Hebecameamillionairewhenhewasonly24.Hisfatherwaswealthy,buthedidnothelphisson.Gettymadehismillionsalone.Hemadehismoneyfromoil.HeownedGettyOilandover100othercompanies.TheFortunemagazineoncecalledGettytherichestmanintheworld.
[2]Butmoney.Hemarriedfivetimesanddivorcedfivetimes.Hehadfivechildrenbutspentlittletimewiththem.NoneofGetty'schildrenhadveryhappylives.
[3]Gettylovedtomakemoneyandlovedtosaveit.Inspiteofhisgreatwealth,Gettywasamiser.Everyevening,hewrotedowneverycenthespentthatday.Heevenputpaytelephonesintheguests’bedroomsinhishousesohecouldsavemoneyonphonebills.
[4]In1973,kidnapperstookhis16-year-oldgrandson,anddemandedalargeamountofmoneyforhissafereturn.Getty'ssonaskedhisfatherformoneytosavehischild.ButGettyrefused.ThekidnappersweremercilessandGetty5ssonmaderepeatedrequestsforhelpfromhisfather.Finally,Gettyagreedtolendthemoney,butat4percentinterest.
[5]GettystartedamuseumathishomeinMalibu,California.Heboughtmanyimportantandbeautifulpiecesofartforthemuseum.WhenGettydiedin1976,thevalueofthecollectioninthemuseumwas$1billion.Heleftallhismoneytothemuseum.Afterhisdeath,themuseumgrewinsize.TodayitisoneofthemostimportantmuseumsintheUnitedStates.Gettymadealargefortuneinhislife,buthegavehismoneytotheartworldbecausehewantedpeopletolearnaboutandloveart.
50.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph1(nomorethan8words)
51.FillintheblankinParagraph2withproperwords.(nomorethan7words)
52.ExplaintheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3.
53.WhatdidthekidnappersdotoGetty'sfamily(nomorethan10words)
54.WhatdoestheauthorwanttotellusaboutGettyinthelastparagraph(nomorethan10words)
Scientistsaretryingtoteachrobotstoread,sotheycanunderstandroadsignsandshopnamesto“live”forthemselves.Expertsbelievedevelopingliterateartificialintelligenceshouldberelativelysimplebecausecomputersarealreadyabletoturnscannedbooksintotext.
Ateamofroboticistsareworkingonatestrobot—namedMarge—whichhasbeenfittedwithadvancedOpticalCharacterRecognition(OCR)readingsoftware.Itishopedthefledglingtechnologycanbeusedinrescueoperationsandworkoutwheretheyaregoinginsidebuildingsfromsigns.Theearlyprototypeversionhasbeenfittedwithadictionaryandspellcheckersoitcaninterprettextwhichisnotclearlywritten.
DoctorIngmarPosner,aroboticistattheUniversityofOxford,saysthatamachinethatcanreadwillbeasignificantstepforward.“Byreadingalabelonacloseddooryoucansometimesgetagoodideaofwhatcanbefoundbehindit,hetellsNewScientist.uReadingcanhelpyoudetectthingsyoucannotdirectlysee.MHowever,therobothashaddifficultiesworkingoutwhatisandisnotwriting—andstillcannotreadtextoncurvedsurfaces.
DrPosneradds,“TheOCRsoftwaredoesnotcaterforthefactthatitmightnotbeseeingtext.Ittriesitslevelbesttoforceeverythingintotext一brickwalls,chimneystacks,everything.”
OnceMargehassuccessfullyreadaword,itscansnewswebsitesliketheMailOnlinetolookatitscontextandestablishameaning.IthasalreadybeenabletoworkoutthatBarclaysisabankandStradaisarestaurant.
DrPosnerisworkingontheschemewithPeterCorkeattheQueenslandUniversityofTechnologyinAustralia.GregoryDudek,fromMcGillUniversityinMontreal,Canada,describesteachingmachinestoreadas‘‘refreshinglyoriginalIpersonallybelievethatexploitingOCRmethodsinamobileroboticscontextmakesalotofsense,”hesays.“Infact,onceyoureflectonit,thereisnodoubtitwillbehighlyuseful.”
46.Accordingtothepassage,robotsaretaughttoreadto
A.letthemguidethewayforpeople
B.helpdoctorstomakeoperations
C.developtheirpotentialintelligence
D.makethemdothingsbythemselves
47.AccordingtoGregoryDudek,applyingOCRtorobotsis.
A.simpleB.useful
C.creativeD.successful
48.Theunderlinedword“detect”inParagraph3canbereplacedby
A.rememberB.discover
C.controlD.ensure
49.Whichcolumnofthenewspaperisthepassageprobablytakenfrom
A.Science.B.Education.
C.Travel.D.Economy.
SinceMarthaPayne'sfightagainstacouncilbanonherpublishingphotographsofherschooldinnersbecameanInternetevent,shehasbeentiredwithpromisesofbook,TVandmoviedeals.Butithasemergedthenine-year-oldacceptedonlyoneofferafterhersuccessfulbat-tleagainstcensorship(审查)becameaninternationalbigeventonFriday.
TheselflessScottishschoolgirlhasnowagreedtoteamupwithNickNaim,thecelebritychef(名厨),tohelplocalcouncilprovidemorenutritiousmealsforherandherclassmates.ThemoveemergedasRoddyMcCuish,thelocalauthority'sleader,admittedthecouncilhadbeenwrongandofferedtoapologisetoMarthawhentheymeetlaterthisweek.Martha'scasehasbecometheworld'sthirdmosttalkedaboutsubjectonthesocialnetworkingsiteTwitter.
DavidPayne,herfather,yesterdaysaidhisdaughterremainscalmaftertheglobalattention,whichdrewmorethanfivemillionpeopletoherblog,NeverSeconds,whereshepostsphotographsofherschooldinnersandratesthemoutoften.“Sincethisstarted,we’vehadofferstoappearontelevisionshowsfromallaroundtheworld—daytimeTVfromJapanandfromAustralia.We’vehadHollywoodagentstalkingaboutabookandTVandmaybeafilm,”thefathersaid.
“Butwe’veturnedthemalldown.MarthawillbebackinschoolonMondayandnodoubtwritingherblog.MHowever,sheandherfellowpupilsatLochgilpheadPrimarySchoolhaveagreedtohelpthecouncilcreateanewmenu.Marthahasnowraisedmorethan
Herblogattractedthewideattentionlastmonthwhenshepostedapictureofamealconsistingofapizzaandlonepotatocroquette(炸丸子),sayingshewouldstruggletoconcentrateinlessonsbecauseofsolittlefood.SoonthousandsofpeoplefromaroundtheworldwerevisitingthewebsitetoseewhatMarthahadeatenthatday,leavingcommentsandsendinginphotographsoftheirownlunches.Butthecouncilbannedherfromtakingpictureslastweek,citingcoverageinaScottishnewspapercallingfortheschool'sdinnerladiestobefired.
41.MarthaPaynebecameworldfamousfor.
A.publishingherownbook
B.herpromisestoplayonTV
C.herpromisestoplayonmovie
D.publishingphotosofherschooldinners
42.WhatkindofmanwasRoddyMcCuish
A.Interestedinnutritiousmeals.
B.Honestandconsiderate.
C.Selflessandgenerous.
D.Warm-heartedandhardworking.
43.HowmanyforeigncountriesarementionedtointerviewDavidPayne
A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.
44.ThefamilyrefusedtoalltheinterviewstomakeMarthadevotedto.
A.herblogwriting
B.raisingmoremoney
C.creatinganewmenu
D.herstudyinschool
45.Accordingtothepassage,whenstudentsarehungry,theyare.
A.difficulttoconcentrateonclass
B.likelytogooutforfood
C.likelytopostapictureoftheirmeal
D.readytoseewhatotherseat
Confucius(551—497BC)wasathinker,educator,andfounderoftheRuSchoolforChinesethought.
Hewasawell-knownleaderinphilosophyandhealsomademanywisephrasesandtheoriesaboutthelaw,life,andthegovernmentthathelpedmanypeoplelearnaboutnature,theworld,andhumanbeings.
Confuciusthinksagoodruleristohave“de”orvirtuewhichallowsonetowinpeopledsupportwithoutusinganyforceandkeepgoodorderinhisstatewithouttroublinghimself,andthatarulershouldrulehispeoplebyhisownexampleandtreatthemwithloveandconcern.
Confuciusdidnotwritedowntheprinciplesofhisphilosophy;thesewerehandeddownonlythroughhisstudents.abookcompiled(编撰)bysomeofhisstudents,isconsideredthemostdependablesourceofinformationabouthislifeandteachings.Oneofthehistoricalworksthatheissaidtohavecompiledandedited,TheSpringandAutumnAnnals,isdescribingChinesehistoryinthestateofLufrom722BCto481BC.
SinceConfuciusteachingsandphilosophywassoadvanced,itwastheeducationforChinafor2,000years.ItiscalledConfucianism.
36.Thepassagemainlydiscusses.
A.Confuciusandhisgreatthoughts
B.thelifeofConfucius
A.humansB.nature
C.theworldD.thesun
38.WhichofthefollowingexpressesConfucius’seducationalidea
A.Whatyoudonotwishforyourself,donotdotoothers.
B.Learningandthinkingshouldgohandinhand.
D.Arulershouldloveandcareabouthispeople.
39.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue
A.ConfuciuswasfounderoftheRuSchoolofChinesethought.
B.TheSpringandAutumnAnnalsisahistoricalbook.
C.ConfuciushasagreateffectonChinesesociety.
D.LunYuisabookcompiledbyConfucius.
40.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatateachershouldbeapersonwho.
A.isoldandexperiencedenough
B.leamsbutdoesn’tthink
C.doesthingsaccordingtogoodoldways
D.thinksalotbutdoesn’tlearn
第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分)Theconceptofsolitude(独处)inthedigitalworldisalmostnon-existent.Intheworldofdigitaltechnology,e-mail,socialnetworkingandonlinevideogames,informationismeanttobe16Solitudecanbehardtodiscover17ithasbeengivenup.Inthisrespect,newtechnologieshave18ourculture.
Thedesiretobeconnectedhasbroughtsolitudetoa(n)19aswe’veknownit.Peoplehavebecomeso20intheworldofnetworksandconnectionsthatonecanoftenbecontacted21they’drathernotbe.Todaywecantalk,text,e-mail,chatandblog(写博客),notonlyfromour22butfromourmobilephonesaswell.
Mostdevelopednationshavebecome23ondigitaltechnologysimplybecausetheyWegrownaccustomedtoit,andatthispointnot24itwouldmakethemanoutsider.25,manyjobsandcareersrequirepeopletobe26.Fromthispointofview,technolo-gyhaschangedthecultureofwork.Beingreachablemightfeellikea27tothosewhomaynotwanttobeabletobecontactedatalltimes.
16.A.updatedB.received
C.sharedD.collected
17.A.thoughB.until
C.onceD.before
18.A.respectedB.shaped
C.ignoredD.preserved
19.A.edgeB.stage
C.endD.balance
20.A.sensitiveB.intelligent
C.considerateD.reachable
21.A.evenifB.onlyif
C.asifD.ifonly
22.A.mediaB.computers
C.databasesD.monitors
23.A.bentB.hard
C.keenD.dependent
24.A.findingB.using
C.protectingD.changing
25.A.AlsoB.Instead
C.OtherwiseD.Somehow
26.A.connectedB.trained
C.recommendedD.interested
27.A.pleasureB.benefit
C.burdenD.disappointment
28.A.slightlyB.hardly
C.merelyD.really
29.A.outB.downC.upD.in
30.A.aspectsB.weaknesses
C.advantagesD.exceptions
31.A.hiddenB.lost
C.relaxedD.deserted
32.A.trappedB.excited
C.confusedD.amused
33.A.turnB.submit
C.objectD.reply
34.A.varyB.ariseC.spreadD.exist
35.A.beyondB.withinC.despiteD.without
15.—Iremembertellinghimthetimeofthemeeting.
—,whyhasn’theturnedupyet
A.WhatforB.Sowhat
C.IfsoD.Howcome
14.Difficultiesandhardshipshavethebestcharacteroftheyounggeologist.
A.broughtinB.broughtup
C.broughtoutD.broughtabout
13.ModemChinaisexperiencingacompletelynewperiodrespectforscienceandcreativityhasbecometheguidingprincipleofsociety.