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Assignment(5Assignment(5)00第一部分閱讀理解(共兩節(jié),滿分40分)第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題2分,滿分30分)ASunnydaysinSeattlearequiterare.I’dplannedtospendmyweekendinthesun,pottingflowersoutdoors.Butthatwasbeforethepairofcrows(烏鴉)arrived.Outofnowhere,theyhadsetuptheirbasecampinourbackyard.WefirstdiscoveredourfeatheredenemiesonFridaymorning.Itwasearly,andthesoundthebirdsmadetraveledthroughourneighborhood.Ifiguredthey’dgoawaysoon.But,no.Theyweregettinglouderandprobablyannoyingmyneighborsnearlyasmuchasuswiththenoise.IadmitIgotalittledesperate.Then,onSundayafternoon,IlookedoutofthekitchenwindowtoseeourdogQuatchistaringatsomethingontheground.Iwenttoexploreandfoundasmallcoal-blackbirdinthegrass.Itseyesweremilky,anditstayedperfectlystillasmydogwalkedtowardsit.OnlywhenQuatchitouchedhisnosetoitsheaddiditwalkaway.Igrabbedthedogandlockedhiminsideandcamebackwithmycamera.Itneveroccurredtomethattheyoungwouldbehangingoutontheground,growingandgainingstrengthasitsparentsguardeditfromabove.ThesecondIsawthislittlecreatureIforgavethecrows.Tobehonest,I’veneverbeenmuchofabirdperson.Ialsohaveahealthyrespectforbirdsandbyhealthy,Imeanslightlyfear-based.They’rebasicallylivingdinosaurs.Iwishthey’dchosenanotherbackyard.ThereareonlysomanysunnydaysinSeattle,andIstillcan’tdoanygardeningoutthere.ButI’malsogratefulthatIgottoseethislittlebitofnatureunfoldupclose.It’sprettyamazing.Theexperiencehasalsostrengthenedmydesiretocreateabeautifulbackyardgardenthatattractslotsofbees,butterflies,andyes,birds.Theyarewelcomehere.1.Thearrivalofthetwocrows______.A.disturbedtheauthor’slife B.frightenedtheauthor’sdogC.a(chǎn)ngeredtheauthor'sneighbors D.damagedtheauthor'sbackyard2.Whydidtheauthorlockherdogup?A.Shewantedtotakesomephotos. B.Thedogkeptmakingloudnoises.C.Shewantedtoprotectthelittlebird. D.Theparentcrowsweretoattackthedog.3.Afterseeingthelittlecrow,theauthor______.A.decidedtohelplookafterit B.plannedtodrivethecrowsawayC.fellinlovewiththepairofcrows D.a(chǎn)ppreciatedknowingitsgrowingprocess4.Bysaying“They’rebasicallylivingdinosaurs”inparagraph5,theauthormeans______A.birdsarerare B.birdsareveryuglyC.sheisafraidofbirds D.sheisrespectfultobirdsBFacebookhastakenoverastart-upnamedCTRL-Labs,whichisdevelopingdevicesthatcanpickupelectricalsignalsfromthebrainandtransmitthemtoacomputer.CTRL-Labshasdesignedawristbandthatcanidentifythesignalsthebrainsendstothehandtellingittomove,anddecode(解碼)them.Itcouldthentransmitthatcommand—forexample,topressabutton—toacomputerorotherdevices.Italso“captures(捕捉)yourintention”,saidFacebookVRpresidentAndrewBosworth.“Soyoucanshareaphotowithafriendusinganimperceptible(極細(xì)微的)movementorjustby,well,intendingto,”hesaidinapostonhispersonalFacebookpage.FacebookhasnotconfirmedareportbyCNBCwhichclaimedthatthedealwasworthbetween$500mand$lbn(£and£.)MrBosworthsaidhehopedtheCTRL-LabsteamwouldhelpFacebookto"buildthiskindoftechnology,atscaleandgetitintoconsumerproductsfaster"Therewasamixedresponsetothenews.“Facebookneeddtoleaveusalone.Stepawayfromourlivesmore.”tweetedtechcommentatorAzeemAzhar.“I'mverycurioustoseewhattheresponseisfromregulatorshere,"wroteananalystFatemehKhatibloo.UnderneathAndrewBosworth'sFacebookpost,JoshChan,founderofaneducationalapp,saidthenewswasexciting.“Asaneducator,I'mimagininghowthiscouldtransformhowwealllearn,"hesaid.Facebookimplieditwouldbesometimebeforetheproductcametomarket."TheCTRL-LabstechnologyisaninnovativeinputthatFacebookhopeswillbeusedtosignificantlyimprovetheupcomingFacebookVRexperiencesafewyearsdowntheroadtofundamentallyimprovetheuserexperience."itsaid.FacebookmayhavemoretosayaboutthenewacquisitiononWednesdayatitsannualVRheadsetevent,whichthefirmpurchasedin2022foraround$2bn.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceimply?A.Facebookshouldnotaffectpeople'slivesanymore.B.Facebookshouldgetlessinvolvedinpeople'slives.C.Facebookshouldbelessconcernedaboutpeople'slives.D.People'sliveshavebeentotallydisturbedbyFacebook.6.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsCTRL-Labs?A.Positive. B.Negative. C.Objective. D.Indifferent.7.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Theacquisitionofastart-upcompanythathasdesignedafancywristband.B.Thedesignofahigh-techproductthatcangreatlyaffectpeople'slives.C.Thedevelopmentofawristbandthatcancaptureusers'intentions.D.Thepurchaseofastart-upcompanythatisdevelopingamind-readingproduct.CTherearemorespeciesofbeetlesthananyotherformoflife.About380000speciesofbeetlesareknowntoexist,andmorearediscoveredallthetime.Thereareseveraltheoriesaboutwhytherearesomanybeetles,butfossilsevidenceshowsthatbeetlespeciesdieoutlessthanotheranimals,Beetlespeciesexistinsuchhugenumberbecausebeetlesaretruesurvivors.Theyrefusetodieout.Oneofthereasonsbeetlessurvivesowellistheirbodydesign.Mostbeetlespecieshavetwopairsofwings.Thefrontpairofabeetle’swingsarehardandthick.Theyarenotusedforflying.Theseprotectthebacksetofwingsandthebeetle’sstomach.Instead,somespeciesofbeetleshavelosttheabilitytofly,buttheyarestillequippedwithfrontwings.Thewingsprotectthebeetle’ssoftpartsfromharm.Thesefeatureshelpprotectbeetles,whichmakesthemlesslikelytodieoutiftheyarefacedwithnewpredators(捕食性動物).Beetlescanalsoeatawiderangeoffoods.Beetlespeciesliveallovertheworld,andtheyhavemanydifferenttypesoffoodavailabletothem.Mostbeetlesareomnivores.Thatmeanstheyeatbothplantsandanimals.Theirmixeddietshelpbeetlesadapttomanydifferenthabitats.Overthecourseoftime,foodsources,likecertainplantsandanimals,donotexistanymore.Othersspringup.Thebeetlesurvivesbecauseitcanfindsomethingtoeat,nomatterwhat.Finally,beetlesaregoodatmovingquicklyoverlongdistance.Anychangeinananimal’senvironmentcanbedangeroustoit.Forexample,manyspeciesdiedoutduringtheIceAge,whenEarth’stemperaturedroppedforalongtime.However,somespeciescanavoiddangerousenvironmentchangesbymovingtoanewplace.Researchshowsthatbeetlesrespondquicklytoshiftsintemperature.Theycanmovetosaferenvironments.Beetles’bodiesandhabitshelpgivethemanedgeoverothercreatures.Theyareunlikelytodieout.Asaresult,beetlesmakeupnearlyonequarterofallanimalspecies.TherearemoretypesofbeetlesonEarththantherearetypesofplants.SometypesofbeetlesthatexisttodaywerearoundduringthePermianperiodofhistory,284millionyearsago.Beetles,clearly,areheretostay.8.Whatisimportantaboutabeetle’sfrontwings?A.Theyareusedtocatchtheprey. B.Theyenablethebeetletofly.C.Theyhelpthebeetlemovequickly. D.Theyprotectthesoftbodyparts.9.Howdobeetlesrespondtochangesofhabitats?A.Theyareadaptabletothefoodchange.B.Theycanchangetheirbodytemperature.C.Theyareadaptabletothefreezingcoldweather.D.Theycanusetheirwingstofightagainstthecold.10.Whatisthemostprobabletitleofthepassage?A.TheIceAgeaffectedthebeetles B.DifferenthabitatsaffectedthebeetlesC.Beetles:thesix-leggedsurvivors D.Beetles:theuniquepredatorsDItwasoncecommontoregardBritainasasocietywithclassdistinction.Eachclasshaduniquecharacteristics.Inrecentyears,manywritershavebeguntospeakthe'declineofclass'and'classlesssociety'inBritain.Andinmoderndayconsumersocietyeveryoneisconsideredtobemiddleclass.Butpronouncingthedeathofclassistooearly.Arecentwide-rangingsocietyofpublicopinionfound90percentofpeoplestillplacingthemselvesinparticularclass;73percentagreedthatclasswasstillavitalpartofBritishsociety;and52percentthoughttherewerestillsharpclassdifferences.Thus,classmaynotbeculturallyandpoliticallyobvious,yetitremainsanimportantpartofBritishsociety.Britainseemstohavealoveofstratification.OneunchangingaspectofaBritishperson'sclasspositionisaccent.Thewordsapersonspeakstellherorhisclass.AstudyofBritishaccentsduring1970sfoundthatavoicesoundinglikeaBBCnewsreaderwasviewedasthemostattractivevoice.Mostpeoplesaidthisaccentsounded'educated'and'soft'.Theaccentsplacedatthebottominthisstudy,ontheotherhand,wereregionalcityaccents.Theseaccentswereseenas'common'and'ugly'.However,asimilarstudyofBritishaccentsintheUSturnedtheseresultsupsidedownandplacedsomeregionalaccentsasthemostattractiveandBBCEnglishastheleast.ThissuggeststhatBritishattitudestowardsaccenthavedeeprootsandarebasedonclassprejudice.Inrecentyears,however,younguppermiddle-classpeopleinLondon,havebeguntoadoptsomeregionalaccents,inordertohidetheirclassorigins.Thisisanindicationofclassbecomingunnoticed.However,the1995popsong'CommonPeople'putsforwardtheviewthatthoughamiddle-classpersonmay'wanttolivelikecommonpeople'theycanneverappreciatetherealityofaworking-classlife.11.ArecentstudyofpublicopinionshowsthatinmodernBritain________.A.peopleregardthemselvessociallydifferentB.mostpeoplebelongtomiddleclassC.itiseasytorecognizeaperson’sclassD.itistimetoendclassdistinction12.Theword“stratification”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto________.A.variety B.qualification C.a(chǎn)uthority D.division13.Britishattitudestowardsaccent________.A.a(chǎn)rebasedonregionalstatus B.havealongtraditionC.a(chǎn)resharedbytheAmericans D.havechangedinrecentyears14.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Themiddleclassisexpanding B.Aperson’saccentreflectshisclassC.ClassisakeypartofBritishsociety D.Eachclasshasuniquecharacteristics.第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2分,共10分)Whenwethinkabouthappiness,weusuallythinkofsomethingextraordinary,apinnacle(頂點)ofsheer(純粹的)delight.Andthosepinnaclesseemtogetrarertheolderweget.____15____Irememberplayingpoliceandrobbersinthewoods,gettingaspeakingpartintheschoolplay.Ofcourse,kidsalsoexperiencelows,buttheirdelightatsuchpeaksofpleasureaswinningaraceorgettinganewbikeisunreserved.Forteenagers,orpeopleunder20theconceptofhappinessIcanstillfeelthepainofnotbeinginvitedtoapartythatalmosteveryoneelsewasgoingto.Ialsorememberthegreathappinessofbeinginvitedatanothereventtodancewithaveryhandsomeyoungman.Inadulthoodthethingsthatbringgreatjoy—birth,love,marriage—alsobringresponsibilityandtheriskofloss.____17____Foradults,happinessiscomplex.____18____ButIthinkabetterdefinitionofhappinessis“theabilitytoenjoysomething”.Themorewecanenjoywhatwehave,thehappierweare.It'seasytooverlookthepleasurewegetfromlovingandbeingloved,thecompanyoffriends,thefreedomtolivewhereweplease,evengoodhealth.Whilehappinessmaybemorecomplexforus,thesolutionisthesameasever.Happinessisn'taboutwhathappenstous;it’stheabilitytofindapositiveforeverynegative,andviewadifficultyasachallenge.____19____
A.Lovemaynotlast;lovedonesdie.B.Forachild,happinesshasamagicquality.C.Happinessisthemeaningandthepurposeoflife.D.Beinghappydoesn’tmeanthateverythingisperfect.E.Thedictionarydefines“happy”as“l(fā)ucky”or“fortunate”.F.It'snotwishingforwhatwedon'thave,butenjoyingwhatwedopossess.G.Suddenlyit’sconditionalonsuchthingsasexcitement,love,andpopularity.第二部分完形填空(共20小題;每小題分,滿分30分)OneDiwali(排燈節(jié)),IwasonavacationinDubaiandhavingagoodtime.Oneday,IwasvisitingAbu-Dhabi,travelingwithafewpassengersinabus.Atoursecondstop,InoticedthatIhad20myshoulderbagatthefirststop.Theworstpartwasthatmypassport,visa,hotelbookingpapers…everythingwasinsidethatbagandIwas21,aswehadtoreturntoIndiaintwodays.Duringthisprocessof22formybag,IcameintocontactwithsomanystrangerswhomIfoundtobe23andhelpfulwithmycircumstance.Atourguideandabusdriverhelpedmeto24acabinordertotravelbacktothe25destinationtofindmybag.Acabdriver26hismobilephoneformesothatIcouldcontacteveryone.Hetookmetothenearestpolicestationandhelpedmein27withthepoliceman,whoonlyspokeArabic.Hegavemeconstant28feelingsbystating,“Nobody29theirgoodsinourcountry.Don’tworryandyouwillfindyourbag.”Alocalman,whoactuallyfoundmybag,30thebagandfoundanumbertoatravelagency.He31themandsenthisdrivertoacommondestinationfromwhereIcouldgetmybagback.Onthatday,therewasreal32insidemeandIwasconstantlythinkingofwhatwouldhappennext.HowwouldIfindmybag?33,Ifoundmybagwiththehelpofsomewarm-heartedpersons.InsuchamindsetIwasnotabletosay34thankstoallthosepersonsthathelpedmeinsuchachallenging35.Idon’t36knowtheirnames,butIwillneverbeabletoforgettheir37.TheworldneedsmorehumanslikethemandI38totrytobecomeoneofthem.I39allthosestrangersfortheiractsofkindness!20.A.remained B.a(chǎn)bandoned C.1eft D.hidden21.A.a(chǎn)taloss B.insurprise C.inahurry D.onpurpose22.A.waiting B.a(chǎn)sking C.1onging D.searching23.A.crazy B.concerned C.desperate D.satisfied24.A.examine B.purchase C.1ocate D.control25.A.first B.second C.next D.1ast26.A.bought B.promised C.provided D.a(chǎn)dopted27.A.quarreling B.communicating C.a(chǎn)rguing D.discussing28.A.hopeless B.positive C.nervous D.random29.A.borrows B.receives C.possesses D.1oses30.A.filled B.threw C.cut D.checked31.A.required B.recognized C.informed D.reminded32.A.panic B.excitement C.happiness D.enthusiasm33.A.Gradually B.Fortunately C.Suddenly D.obviously34.A.reasonable B.proper C.possible D.cautious35.A.a(chǎn)rrangement B.movement C.situation D.a(chǎn)dventure36.A.even B.a(chǎn)lso C.only D.a(chǎn)lready37.A.kindness B.gestures C.courage D.selfishness38.A.happened B.hesitated C.a(chǎn)greed D.decided39.A.forgive B.salute C.suspect D.believeE(普通班選做)AsIdriveabouttheSoisinruralThailandIcatchlittleglimpseofthingsthatbarelyregisteronthemindasthesceneryfliesby;strangethings,beautifulthings,sadthings,interestingthings.IwishIcouldholdontothesescenes;explorethemindetail.IwishthatIhadthetimetostopandinvestigatefurtherasI’mdrivingby,buttimeisacommodity(商品)worthmorethanallthemoneysintheworld.IwishIhadmore.
IoncehadaguywavetomeasIpassedhim.Heyelledoutsomething,almostingreeting,asifheknewme.Iwonderifwekneweachotheronce,inanotherplace,anothertime,andherecognizedmysoulasIdrovebyinthetruck,andjusthadtoyellahello.IwishIhadstoppedandsaidhellotoo.Isawtwoyounggirls,dressedinschooluniforms.Whiteblouses,blueskirts,booksinhand.Theywereholdinghands,talking,walkingdowntheroad,jostling(推,搡)eachotherwiththeirshouldersandteasingeachotherastheystrolledalong.AsIpassedtheoneclosesttothetrucklookedup.Shewascloseenoughtotouchalmost.Hersmilingface,hercleareyesandgoldensmoothskinarethereinmymind’seyenow.Icanseeherasifshewerestandingnexttome.
Onceinawhileherfacejustpopsintomyhead.Why?Whyisshestillthere?SometimesIthinkmaybeI’mabitstoppedataroadstoponacorneronetime.Anoldladystandingbytheroadsidewalkedovertothetruckandputherhandonmyarmandsmiledatme.Herpalmwassocool.Itmusthavebeenahundreddegreesoutthatday.ShesaidsomethinginThaiandgiggled(咯咯地笑)andwalkedaway.Whowasshe?Whydidshetouchme?Whywasherhandsocool?WhydidIjustsitthereandlethertouchme?Ididn’tflinch(退縮)away.ItwasalmostasifIknewher,andwewerejustsayingaquickhello.Hercooltouchalmostseemedfamiliar;likemylongdeadgrandmother’ssoothingcooltouchrememberedfromwhenIwasjustalittleboy.
Ineedmoretime.Ineedtostopthetruckmoreoften,andjustsayhello.Thingsglimpsedalongtheroadareoftenfarmoreinterestingandwonderfulthanthatwhichseemstoconsumeourdailylives.Slowdown.Stopthetruck.Getout,andsayhello.kindoflifedoesthewriternormallylead?
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interestinobservingpeople deepimpressiontheyleftonhimdoestheauthorcomparetheoldladywithhisgrandmother?
oldladybehavedlikehisgrandmother.
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oldladyremindedthewriterofhisentirechildhood.Ⅱ卷1語法填空SofarscientistsfromtheAustralianNationalUniversityinCanberra1(design)microscopicoptical(光學(xué))sensorsthatcanenablereal-timehealthmonitoring.Thesensors,2are50timesthinnerthanahumanhair,can3(put)intoawearabledevice,suchasawatch,toallowpeopleandtheirdoctors4(check)theirhealthregularly.Thebreakthroughpromisestohelpdoctorsdetectdiseases,suchasdiabetes(糖尿病),muchearlierthanitispossibletoday.“Thesesmallsensorscanbereallycombinedintoawatchtoprovide5windowonourhealth,”Tricoli,aleadingresearcher,toldtheANUwebsite.Tricolisaidthesensorscouldmeasureverysmallgasescomingthroughskinandbreath,6(call)metabolites(代謝物),allowingdoctorstokeeptrackofpeople’shealthinrealtimeandhelppeopletoleadeven7(good)lives.“Youcould8(simple)useabunchoflighttotrackthesebiomarkersofdisease.There’dbenoneedforbatteries,wiresorlargeandexpensivelabequipment.”hesaid.TheANUteam’ssensorsaresaidtobeveryusefulandhaveanumberof9(apply),rangingfrommedicaldiagnosis,farmingandspaceexploration,towhetheraplanthasaparticulardisease
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