Recently I paid a visit to Harvard University.docx

1、 Recently I paid a visit to Harvard University, where there are top class scientists and professors and the best academic system in the world. I was pretty shocked when I first stepped onto the campus. Well, its not even really a campus. Its more like a district in a small town. Harvards main buildi

2、ngs are from the 18th century. They look very old and simple. You might even say theyre a little shabby. They dont fit the modern idea o f university at all. The buildings are surrounded by grass and trees, so I felt as if I had walked into a medieval castle. But when I looked across the street, bus

3、y shops and in-fashion students made me feel like I was in the 21st century again. It creates a strong contrast and brings a special atmosphere to the school. Our tour guide Gary took us around and told us: “You see this grass field in the center of the school? Here is where they host their graduati

4、on ceremony. They just set up tents and benches and have a very simple ceremony. Unbelievable! Who would think the most talented students just graduate on the lawn? I saw some students put a blanket on the grass and lie down to read a book. When I listened to the soft sound of pages turning, along w

5、ith chirping of the birds, I felt very calm. There was no competitive feeling at all. Harvard has the worlds first computer in its science center and there are hundreds of high-end computers too. Its religion and the literature departments are also among the best. It is the perfect mix of tradition

6、and new technology. It makes Harvard a very attractive place to study in. I hope one day Ill attend my dream schoolHarvard. 56. The article is mainly about . A. the authors campus life in Harvard B. the authors impression of Harvard C. Harvards old buildings D. the academic system at Harvard 57. The

7、 author was most impressed by , according to the article. A. Harvards mix of tradition and new technology B. the classes held on beautiful lawns at Harvard C. Harvard students not taking their graduation ceremony seriously D. the feeling of not living in modern society on the campus 58. What can we

8、conclude from the article? A. Harvard campus is actually a district of a big city. B. There are no competitions at Harvard University. C. Graduation ceremonies are not complex at Harvard. D. All Harvard buildings date back to the 18th century. 59. According to the article, in which fields is Harvard

9、 top in the world? A. Literature, arts, and law. B. Religion, law and arts. C. Literature, arts and computer science. D. Religion, computer science and literature. 60. Which word can be used to describe the Harvard campus? A. modern B. competitive C. peaceful D. splendid 答案 BACDC C Below are four ad

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18、rs D Flight Service To Pick You Up 参考答案 68-71BABB My house is made out of wood,glass and stone. It is also made out of software. If you come to visit, youll probably be surprised when you come in someone will give you an electronic PIN (个人身份号码 ) to wear. This PIN tells the house who and where you ar

19、e. The house uses this information to give you what you need. When its dark outside, the PIN turns on the lights nearest to you, and then turns them off as you walk away from them. Music moves with you too. If the house knows your favorite music, it plays it. The music seems to be everywhere, but in

20、 fact other people in the house hear different music or no music. If you get a telephone call, only the nearest telephone rings. Of course, you are also able to tell the house if you want something. There is a home control console, a small machine that turns things on and off around you. The PIN and

21、 the console are new ideas, but they are in fact like many things we have today. If you want to go to a movie, you need a ticket. If I give you my car keys, you can use my car. The car works for you because you have the keys. My house works for you because you wear the PIN or hold the console. I bel

22、ieve that ten years from now, most new homes will have the systems that Ive put in my house. The systems will probably be even bigger and better than the ones Ive put in today. I like to try new ideas. I know that some of my ideas will work better than others. But I hope that one day I will stop thi

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26、experienced teacher So you think you know your dog. But how well does your dog know you? She probably recognizes you when she sees you. But can a dog tell by simply looking at you whether you have a happy or an angry expression on your face? Researchers in Austria have taught pet dogs to know the di

27、fference. Dogs are very mindful of sound. When dog owners shout or speak in a strong, harsh voice, dogs often act guilty and quietly move away from the area. Recently, researchers found that dogs can look at our faces, and tell the difference between a smile and a frown. The animals were able to rec

28、ognize a look of approval from one of disapproval. Researchers at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna performed a series of experiments. They taught dogs to recognize facial expressions. They showed the dogs two pictures of either the upper or lower half of a persons face. On one picture,

29、the person looked happy. The other appeared angry. The dogs were then shown images of the eyes or mouths of people they had never seen before. They were also shown the left half of the faces used in training. Corsin Muller led the study. “We were essentially speaking, do they realize that smiling ey

30、es have the same meaning as a smiling mouth, or angry eyes have the same meaning as an angry mouth? And it turned out that they really did perform very well in these probe trials. Once they had learned the initial discrimination, they could spontaneously, immediately choose the correct one also in t

31、he probe trials with the normal stimuli.“ Once the dogs learned to recognize which image was happy or angry, they could easily identify the same expressions in pictures of any face. Corsin Muller says future studies will try to show whether dogs can learn the meaning of facial expressions - for exam

32、ple, whether a frown shows that someone is angry. “What we can say with our study is that they can discriminate them, that they can tell these ones are different. But what we cannot be sure of at this point is what exact meaning they are associating with these different expressions.“ “Seems of cours

33、e likely that they would associate some positive meaning with the smiley face and they would associate some rather negative meaning with the angry face. But what exactly they are associating with these expressions we cannot know at this point.“ In the experiments, researchers found the dogs were slo

34、wer to link a reward, or prize, with recognition of the angry face. This suggested that dogs had an idea people with angry faces were best avoided. Corsin Muller says canine investigators are also interested in finding out whether wild wolves can be trained to recognize human facial expressions. The

35、 researchers findings were published in the journal Current Biology. They provide the first solid evidence that humans are not the only species that can read the body language of another species. LITTLETON, Colo. A young boy recently received an unexpected message in the mail from his father Joseph,

36、 who died two years ago from a rare disease. Rowans dad was a hardworking man who wanted to give his son the best life he could. It was why Rowans mother, Julie Van Stone, said Joseph joined the Navy and went to MIT to get two masters degrees. While at school in Boston, he would often write to Rowan

37、. Even when he left school and was driving back to Colorado, he would send postcards from each state he stopped in. Those postcards were sent in 2007. A young boy recently received an unexpected message in the mail from his father Joseph, who died two years ago from a rare disease. KUSA “I vaguely r

38、emember him saying I sent 5 or 6, and I only got 3 or 4 in the mail. But I never thought anything of it,“ Van Stone said. Those postcards and pictures are priceless memories for Van Stone and her son, especially after Joseph passed away from a rare neurodegenerative disorder called Creutzfeldt-Jakob

39、 disease. “Its a brain diseases that kind of turns your brain into a sponge,“ Van Stone said. Rowan never had a chance to say goodbye. But, on Saturday, just days before the two-year anniversary of Josephs death, a postcard arrived in the mail. It was postmarked June 10, 2007. The message read: “Hel

40、lo from Pennsylvania. I love you, and I miss you so much. See you soon. Love, Daddy.“ Nearly eight years after the postcard was sent, it somehow made its way to Rowan. Neither he nor his mother knows how it happened, and they may never know. But, they have their own ideas why. “I feel like that was

41、the final goodbye that he didnt get to say,“ Van Stone said. Van Stone says Josephs last words to her before he died were: “Everything is a circle. We will see each other again. All that matters is love.“ My grandfather and I enjoy fishing. One Sunday morning we go fishing at a lake. We took ours fi

42、shing poles and headed for the lake. As soon as we arrived, so we dropped the lines into the water. Before waiting for about half an hour, I was beginning to get impatiently. I wanted to give up, and my grandfather told me to wait a little longer. Finally, there were a sudden pull at the pole and fi

43、sh was caught . Within the next few minute, my grandfather also caught a fish. Feeling hungry, we built a fire by the lake and barbecued the fish. It was delicious. 76.【答案】 go 改成 went 【解析】时态上下文前后不一致，根据文意周 日早晨钓鱼是发生过的事情所以应该用一般过去时。 77.【答案】 ours 改成 our 【解析】名词性物主代词和形容词性物主代词的用法。名词性物主代词 ours 不能再与名词连用，而后面的

44、fishing poles 是名词，修饰名词与名词连用用形容词性物主代词 our。 78.【答案】去掉 we 前面的 so 【解析】从属连词。 上文有 as soon as 引导从句，则后一句话为主句不用引导词。连词多用。 79.【答案】 before 改成 after 【解析】 介词 before 和 after 错误。根据句意应该是等了大约半小 时之后而不是之前。 80.【答案】 impatient 改成 impatiently 【解析】副词与形容词混用。系表结构的表语一般用形容词而不能用副词做表语。 get 为系动词后面要用形容词 impatient 做表语。 81.【答案】 and 改

45、成 but 【解析】并列连词的误用。 上句话是想放弃与下文的爷爷让我再等等之间是转折关系而不是顺接，所以 and 改成 but。 82.【答案】 were 改成 was 【解析】主谓一致。 There be 句型是就近一致原则，离 be 动词近的是 a sudden poll 为单数，所以 be 动词用 was 而不用 were。 83.【答案】 fish 前加 a 【解析】冠词。这里的 fish 是一条鱼是可数名词，可数名词单数前要加冠词 a。fish 单复数同形，但是是可数名词需加冠词。下文的 “caught a fish”有提示。 84.【答案】 minute 改成 minutes 【解

46、析】名词单复数。根据句意接下来的几分钟， minute 是可数名词好几分钟要用复数形式。 85.【答案】 felt 改成 feeling 【解析】非谓语动词。非谓语动词 feel的逻辑主语是 we(我们 )是主动感觉，所以非谓语用现在分词 feeling 表示主动含义。 Diet and way of life are often a problem for teenagers. However, if you eat the right food and exercise 61._(regular), you can feel better, look better and have mor

47、e energy. So healthy eating along 62._ regular exercise is properly the only way to become fit. As a teenager, it is important to give your body the energy 63._ needs. For a healthy diet, ;you should eat mostly rice, bread, vegetables and fruit. You also need to drink a lot of water - six to eight g

48、lasses a day. 64._(drink) enough water will improve your skin and give you 65._(health) hair. Exercises is something 66. _ can help to make you look good, feel good and be healthy. Teenagers should spend at least 30 minutes exercising, five times a week. Walking and riding your bike count, and so do

49、 school sports. When you exercise, your body produces some 67. _(chemical) that make you feel peaceful and 68._(relax) and increase your ability to concentrate when you study. These chemicals can even help you sleep better at night. A good amount of sleep every night 69._ also important for your health. Teenagers need eight to ten hours of sleep each ni