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More and more people think it necessary to study in an English-speaking country and it didn’t take long at all for me to decide to come and study in UK.
I have been used to school life since I came here two months ago, and I am starting to enjoy most of my time in here. School starts at 9 o’clock every morning, and every Monday, Wednesday and Friday we have long days, in which we have 9 lessons and school finishes at 4 o’clock. Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday we have short days, in which we have only 6 lessons and finish at 1 o’clock. After lessons, we have 2 hours of activity time, when you can choose from a number of activities, including many sports, such as rugby(英式橄榄球) , football, basketball and tennis.
As a boarder(寄宿者), the quality of food is something I consider very important, and Merchiston has not let me down. The school kitchens are run by a professional company, and the quality of food is excellent, and they are always trying to make the diet healthy. One of the obvious advantages of being a boarder is that we can have breakfast in the school, which means we don’t have to pull ourselves out of bed as early as the day pupils!
How many lessons do the students have every week in this school?

A.15 B.45 C.27 D.18

The passage mainly tells us about __________________.

A.the writer’s school life in the UK as a boarder
B.the writer’s opinion of the school life in the UK
C.the differences in school life between China and the UK
D.the boarder life in a British middle school

Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined phrase “ let me down” in the passage?

A.made me blue B.cheered me up
C.encouraged me D.made me surprised
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Most people agree that trees look nice, but not everyone knows that trees can also help cities save money. A few years ago, the US Forest Service studied trees in Chicago. They found that just one tree can save a city hundreds of dollars over its lifetime.

Trees can save money by helping people save energy(能源). Trees stop the sun shining on buildings. They also block(挡住) the winter wind. That helps people use less energy to make their homes or offices warm or cool. Saving energy is saving money.

Trees have another way to help a city save money. When it rains, there will be a lot of water in a city's sewers (下水道). Cities need lots of money to clean that water. But before the rainwater gets to the dirty sewers, trees can take some into themselves. With the help of trees, there is less water to clean.

(1)Everyone knows that trees can help cities save money.  

A. Right

B. Wrong

(2)One tree can save a city hundreds of dollars in one day.  

A. Right

B. Wrong

(3)Trees can help people save energy.  

A. Right

B. Wrong

(4)Trees can take all the rainwater into themselves.  

A. Right

B. Wrong

(5)With the help of trees, cities need less money to clean the rainwater.  

A. Right

B. Wrong

Stress is a feeling you can have both in your mind and in your body.(3)It can make you want to eat lessnot talk to your friends and family

A little stress in life is normal. But controlling stress is important because if you feel stressed for too long, it can seriously affect your body.Older people who have stress for a long time can develop heart disease ,high blood pressure and other serious health problems.

The good news is that it can be very easy to control stress. Here are three tips:

Tip 1: Try to eat right. Some people who feel stressed try to feel much better by eating chocolates, ice cream and other sweets. A little sugar isn't bad for you but don't stop eating fruit and vegetables.

Tip 2: Exercise regularly. (4)People who are very busy with jobs or family life can feel tired a lot Getting regular exercise can give you more energy and help you think about the things in your life that give you stress.

Tip 3: Most importantly, watch out for each other. Stress can make you feel alone. It's important to watch for stress in people that are close to you: Friends look out for friends, and teachers look out for students.

A.根据短文内容简要回答问题.

(1)Why is controlling stress important?

  

(2)What health problems can develop if older people have stress for a long time?

  

B.将短文中画线的句子译成汉语

(3)  

(4)  

C.请给短文拟一个适当的标题

(5)  

Artificial intelligence (AI, 人工智能) can help us make phone calls. It can guide us to where we want to go. It can play games. And now, AI can do even more things.

Researchers from Microsoft have created the first machine translation system that can translate news articles from Chinese to English, Business Standard reported.

According to Microsoft's official website, researchers tested the system by asking it to translate hundreds of sentences taken from news stories. Then, language experts compared the results to two translations that were done by humans. The experts said that the system's translations were as good as the human translations.

Machine translation is always challenging. This is partly because different words can be used to express the same meaning. It can be hard to say which word is more "correct".

Experts used several methods to improve the system's translation abilities. "Much of our research is really learned from by how we humans do things," lead researcher Liu Tieyan said.

One method is called dual learning (对偶学习).In this method,the system translates every sentence from Chinese to English,as well as translates the sentences back from English into Chinese.This way,the system can improve itself and learn from its own mistakes. This is similar to what humans do to make sure their translations are exact.

Another method makes use of deliberation networks (推敲网络).The researchers taught the system to repeat the process of translating the same sentence over and over.Gradually, the system can improve the quality of its translations. This is similar to how people correct their own writing by going through it again and again.

(1)Microsoft created a system that can  

A. make phone calls

B. give people directions

C. play games with people

D. translate news articles

(2)What did the experts say about the system's translations?  

A. They were not accurate.

B. They were as good as human translations.

C. They were better than human translations.

D. It's hard to tell whether the translations were correct.

(3)Dual learning trains the system to translate  

A. more quickly

B. different sentences

C. more accurately

D. the same sentence repeatedly

(4)The underlined word "it" in the last paragraph refers to  

A.dual leaning

B.The process

C.The system

D.People's own writing

(5)What is the main idea of the story?  

A. What artificial intelligence can do for us.

B. How sentences are translated from Chinese to English.

C. How the machine translation system was developed.

D. Why Microsoft created a machine translation system.

Perhaps you have seen some strange English before, like "big meter" for dami and "small buy" for xiaomaibu in Chinese. These are examples of incorrect translations in China that can be seen everywhere from restaurant menus to information signs

While many people find this Chinglish to be funny, it also confuses(使困惑)English speakers. On Dec. 1, 2017, China carried out its first national standards(规范) for the use of English in public service areas.

The standards include more than 3, 500 Chinese﹣to﹣ English translations in 13 areas, including transportation,sports and education.This means that many Chinese words will now have standard English names.

For example, the English word for the Chinese dish lamian "lamian noodles". For kaochuan and mixian, the English names are" barbecue"and"rice noodles"

As for places, shaoniangong is called"childrens palace". The entertainment activity nongjiale that we enjoy in rural areas is called "agritainment". There are also many English warning phrases, like"mind your head"for dangxinpengtou.

The standards are part of efforts China has made in the past years to fix incorrect English. Many cities have already fixed a lot of signs that show the wrong English translationsIn 2015, Shanghai opened a 7234 hot line to encourage people to report incorrect translations.

If you want to see all of the standard Chinese﹣to﹣English translations,

Please look through the website http://***********.

(1)From the passage, the standards for the use of English  

A. were carried out on Jan, 1, 2017

B.are China's first translation dictionaries

C. have 3, 500 English﹣to﹣Chinese translations

D. give many Chinese words standard English names

(2)"Spicy hot pot is a standard translation for  

A. Malatang

B. lamian

C. Mixian

D. kaochuan

(3)We can tell from the passage that agritainment is  

A. a street food

B. an entertainment activity

C. a warning sign

D. a place for kids

(4)China carried out the standards in order to  

A. be funny

B. confuse English speakers

C. fix incorrect English

D. make more people learn English

(5)The underlined sentence shows that  

A. some cities have already corrected all the signs

B. all the cities have corrected lots of signs

C. lots of wrong English translation signs have been fixed in many cities

D. correct translations in China can be seen everywhere

Ceilidh Dance

Welcome to Edinburgh Ceilidh Club! Here you can find information about what's happening at Edinburgh's best regular ceilidhs.

The Edinburgh Ceilidh Club is held every Tuesday night at Summerhall, Newington, Edinburgh. We have the best of Scottish ceilidh bands each week. The bands have a caller who will teach the dances, so the event is great for everyone, from complete beginners to experienced ceilidh dancers. Come and experience Scottish dance the way it's meant to be!

Tickets: £6 (online)

£7 (at the door if there are any left)

Time: 8 pm ﹣ 11 pm

Free Wi﹣Fi and snacks are provided. No drinks are included in the tickets.

For information about tickets for Ceilidh Club call at 0130 3175 3160 or email boxoffice@ summerhall. Co.UK.

(1)Ceilidh nights are usually held on  

A. Monday

B. Thursday

C. Wednesday

D. Tuesday

(2)Beginners can also enjoy Ceilidh nights because  

A. the caller will teach the dances

B. Ceilidh dances are easy to learn

C. there are many experienced dancers

D. the club has the best Ceilidh bands

(3)Catherine bought 2 tickets online and 3 tickets at the door. she must pay  

A. £30

B. £32

C. £33

D. £35

(4)What is included in the tickets?  

A. Free Wi﹣Fi.

B. Dinner.

C. Drinks.

D. Wine.

(5)You can get more information about tickets by  

A.visiting their website

B. becoming a member of Ceilidh Club

C. calling Ceilidh Club at 0130 3175 3160

D. writing emails to boxoffice@ summerhall. co. US

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