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Passage2
Duetotheincreasingnumberofviolenceactsproducedinschoolsallovertheworld,moreandmoreparentsprefertohavetheirchildreneducatedathomeratherthanatschool.Thiswaytheycanassuretheirsafetyandwell-being,althoughteachersandschoolrepresentativesaretryingtoimprovethesituationinschoolsbyincreasingthenumberofthepersonsinchargewiththesafetyofthestudents.
Themainreasonforviolenceactsarethefilmsandcartoonsthatfillthechildren'
stime.Theywanttodoeverything.TheywatchonTVandneverthinkoftheconsequences,andtheymayhurtaclassmateorateacher.
Ontheotherhand,parentsarenotfullysatisfiedwiththechildren'
sresultsobtainedinclassesandtheyconsiderprivateclasseswouldhavebetterresults.
Whenateacherhastowatch30studentsinclasshecan'
tprobablyseewhateachofthemisdoing,howheiswriting,orifheunderstandstheexplanations.Athometheteachercanexplainindetailseverythingthechilddoesn'
tunderstandasmanytimesasheconsidersproper.
Andmanytimes,thechildgrowsfondoftheteacherathome,whobecomeshisbestfriend,andwhohelpshimwheneverheneedssomeonetotalkto.
However,thebestsolutionwouldbeamixturebetweentheeducationreceivedatschoolandthatathome,becauseschoolmakeschildrencommunicateandsocialize.Keepingachildathomeforfeartheremighthappensomethingbadtohimonlymakesthechild'
scharacterweakandpreventshimfromknowingwhatreallifeis.Stayinginacrystalballonlydoesharmtothechild.
Allinall,schoolshavebeencreatedtohelpchildren,nottoharmthem,soit'
sbesttokeepchildreninthesespecialplaces,wheretheylearn,laugh,havefunandmakenewfriends.
1.Thewriter'
spurposeinwritingthetextisto________.
A.teachparentsthewaystokeeptheirchildrensafe
B.showsolutionstodevelopingchildren'
scharacter
C.explainthemainreasonforviolenceactsinschools
D.analyzeaneducationproblemandgiveopinions
2.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?
________
A.AdvantagesandDisadvantagesofPrivateClasses
B.WhoistoBlame—ParentsorSchools?
C.WhichisBetter,SchoolStudyorHomeStudy
D.TheRelationshipbetweenTeachersandChildren
3.ParentsprefertohavetheirchildreneducatedathomebecausethefollowingEXCEPTthat________.
A.Moreandmoreviolenceactsoccurinschools
B.Parentswanttoimprovetheirchildren'
sgrades
C.Parentsareconcernedabouttheirchildren'
ssafety
D.Theeducationsystemisfarfromsatisfactory
4.Whatdoes"
acrystalball"
inthepassagereferto?
A.Atoythatcanbeusedforentertainment.
B.Asafeandcomfortableenvironment.C.Anobjectthatismadeofcrystal.
D.Asetbackthatishardtoovercome.
5.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.
A.violenceTVprogramshavebadeffectsonchildren'
sbehavior
B.theteacherathomeismorepatientthantheteacheratschool
C.childrentodayareweakfromlackofsenseofrightandwrong
D.therearetoomanystudentsinclassforateachertoteach
Passage3
Googleisworkingonapillthatcouldidentifycancers,heartattacksandotherdiseasesbeforetheybecomeaproblem.Thepillwillcontainmagneticnano-particles(磁性纳米粒子)approximately10,000timessmallerthanthewidthofahumanhair.Thesetinyparticleswillhaveantibodies(抗体)attachedtothemthatcanfindthepresenceof"
biomarker"
molecules(分子)insidethebodythatindicatediseasessuchascancersorheartattacks.
"
Actuallytheideaissimple;
youjustswallowapillwiththeparticles,whichareattachedwithantibodiesormoleculesthatcoulddiscoverothermolecules,"
explainedAndrewConrad,headoflifescience."
Theymovethroughyourbodyastheyhavebeenprogrammedandbecausethecoresoftheseparticlesaremagnetic,youcancallthemsomewhereandaskthemwhattheyhaveseen.Weaskthem,'
Hey,whatdidyousee?
Didyoufindcancer?
Didyouseesomethingthatcouldcauseaheartattack?
'
"
Conradexplainedthattheparticleswouldbesimilartosendingthousandsofdoctorsdownintothepopulationofalargecitytomonitorwhatisgoingonwithindividuals."
Ifyoulookatyourwrist,youcanseethesesuperficialveins(浅静脉).Justbyputtingamagnetthere,youcantraptheparticles,"
Conradsaid,explainingthatawrist-worndevicelikeasmartwatchcouldbeusedtoreadwhattheparticleshavefoundontheirtripthroughthebloodstream.
Itispartofthemoveawayfromreactivemedicine,whichtreatsdiseasesoncetheyhavebecomeseriousenoughtocausesymptomsforpatients,warningthemtogoandseeadoctor,towardsproactive(积极主动的)medicine,whichcatchessignsofdiseasemuchearlier,beforeitbecomesaproblem.
Proactivemedicinewillrequirenewwaysofmonitoringthenormalhealthofindividualssothatchanges,evensmallones,canbefound.Theworkisatveryearlystages.Googlecurrentlyhasn'
tdiscoveredhowmanyparticleswouldberequiredtomakethesystemeffectiveandhastodevelopcoatingsfortheparticlesthathelpthembindwithcellstofindissues.
1.Whatisthemainfunctionofthemagneticnano-particles?
A.Monitoringthenormalhealthofindividuals.B.Curingdiseasessuchascancersorheartattacks.
C.Findingthesmallchangesinthebodiesofindividuals.D.Helpingidentifythe"
moleculesinsidethebody.
2.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?
A.Howtheparticleswork.
B.Thestructureofwrist-worndevice.
C.ThecontributionofAndrewConrad.
D.Howdoctorsmonitorwhatisgoingonwithindividuals.
3.Thelastparagraphisintendedto________.
A.explainhowthetwomedicinesareused
B.encouragereaderstopurchasethesemedicines
C.showreadersthedifferencesofthetwomedicines
D.describethefuturedevelopingtrendofthemedicine
4.Whattypeofwritingdoesthispassagebelongto?
A.Atravelguide.B.Aworkreport.
C.Amedicalreport.D.Anofficialdocument.
Passage4
Artificialintelligence,orAI,hasbeenappliedinawiderangeoffieldstoperformspecifictasks,includingeducation,finance,heavyindustry,transportation,andsoon.
Education
Thereareanumberofcompaniesthatcreaterobotstoteachsubjectstochildrenrangingfrombiologytocomputerscience,thoughsuchtoolshavenotbecomewidespreadyet.Advancementsinnaturallanguageprocessing,combinedwithmachinelearning,havealsoenabledautomaticgradingofassignments.AIhasalsoledtoanexplosioninpopularityofMOOCs,orMassiveOpenOnlineCourses,whichallowsstudentsfromaroundtheworldtotakeclassesonline.
Finance
UseofAIinbankingcanbetrackedbackto1987.Banksuseartificialintelligencesystemstoorganizeoperations,maintainbook-keeping,investinstocks,andmanageproperties.Also,systemsarebeingdeveloped,likeAtria,totranslatecomplexdataintosimpleandpersonablelanguage.Therearealsowallets,likeWalletAI,whichmonitoranindividual'
sspendinghabitsandprovideswaystoimprovethem.
Heavyindustry
Robotshavebecomecommoninmanyindustriesandareoftengivenjobsthatareconsidereddangeroustohumans.Robotshaveproveneffectiveinjobsthatareveryrepetitivewhichmayleadtomistakesoraccidentsduetofailureinconcentrationandotherjobswhichhumansmayfinddegrading.
Transportation
Today'
scarscanhaveAI-baseddriverassistfeaturessuchasself-parkingandadvancedcruisecontrols.AIintransportationisexpectedtoprovidesafe,efficient,andreliabletransportationwhileminimizingtheimpactontheenvironmentandcommunities.
Toys