1、开始时间 2018 年 05 月 21 日 星期一 11:46题目 1题干Three Kinds of GoalsThere are three kinds of goals: short-term, medium-range and long-term goals.Short-term goals are those that usually deal with current activities, which we can apply on a daily basis. Such goals can be achieved in a week or less, or two weeks,
2、 or possibly, months. It should be remembered that just as a building is no stronger than its foundation, long-term goals cannot amount to very much without the achievement of solid short-term goals. Upon completing our short-term goals, we should date the occasion and then add new short-term goals
3、that will build on those that have been completed.The intermediate goals build on the foundation of the short-term goals. They might deal with just one term of school or the entire school year, or they could even extend for several years. Any time you move a step at a time, you should never allow yo
4、urself to become discouraged or overwhelmed. As you complete each step, you will enforce the belief in your ability to grow and succeed. And as your list of completion dates grow, your motivation and desire will increase.Long-term goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They might cover fi
5、ve years or more. Life is not a static thing. We should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action.1. Our long-term goals mean a lot _.回答 B正确答案是：BA. if we cannot reach solid short-term goalsB. if we complete the short-term goalsC. if we have dreams of the future2. New short-ter
6、m goals are built upon _.回答 A正确答案是：AA. the goals that have been completedB. your achievement in a weekC. current activities3. When we complete each step of our goals, _.回答 C正确答案是：CA. we will win final successB. we are overwhelmedC. we will build up our confidence to achieve success4. What is the mai
7、n idea of this passage?_回答 C正确答案是：CA. Life is a dynamic thing.B. We should set up long-term goals.C. Different kinds of goals in life.5. Which of the following statements is wrong according to the passage? _回答 A正确答案是：AA. Life is a static thing, thus never allowing a long-term goal to limit us.B. The
8、 long-term goals cannot amount to very much without achieving short-term goals.C. The intermediate goals build on the foundation of the short-term goals.题目 2题干It was anniversary and Ria was waiting for her husband to show up. After some years of marriage things changed between them. Once cute couple
9、 who couldnt live without each other now had turned bit bitter. Ria was waiting to see if Manoj remembered that it was their wedding anniversary. As the door bell rang she ran toward the door and opened it with a smile and a bunch of flowers to greet her husband. Both started to celebrate.Suddenly t
10、he phone in the bedroom rang.Ria went to pick it up. On call there was a man who said, “Hello maam I am calling from the police station. Is this Mr. Manoj Kumar number?”She replied, “Yes it is!” “I am sorry mam but there has been an accident and a man died. We got this number from his wallet. Can yo
11、u please come and identify the body?” the man replied.Ria was shocked! “But my husband is with me here. How could this happen?” She thought to herself. She had read stories about souls returning to meet their loved ones after their death before it leaves. Her heart sank. In fear she ran towards the
12、other room to look for her husband. But he was not there.She said to herself. “Its true! He left me forever. Oh God I can die to have another chance to mend for every fight we had. I lost my chance forever.” She fell on floor in pain.Suddenly there was noise from the bathroom, the door opened and Ma
13、noj came out and said, “Darling, I forgot to tell you this morning my handbag was stolen.”Life might not give you second chance. Never waste any moment while you still have chance. Live today and enjoy every moment of life.1. Ria and Manjo are _.回答 A正确答案是：AA. a coupleB. friendsC. colleagues2. The po
14、lice told Ria to _.回答 B正确答案是：BA. get the stolen money and the handbagB. find out if the dead was her husbandC. pay for the bills in Manojs handbag3.Ria thought _ after the policeman called her.回答 C正确答案是：CA. her husband was not dead yetB. her mother should come hereC. Manojs soul came back for her4.
15、What happened to Manoj that morning?回答 B正确答案是：BA. His soul came back for his loved before leaving.B. Manojs handbag was stolen that morning.C. Manojs friend was wounded in the accident.5 The last paragraph aims to _.回答 C正确答案是：CA. tell a different ending of the storyB. teach us how to celebrate marri
16、ageC. cast light on what this story means题目 3题干For anyone who hates doing yard work, your new best friend may have arrived. A robot can autonomously shovel snow, collect leaves and cut grass.“Were trying to help people not spend time on yard work,” said Steven Waelbers, the designer of the robot. “W
17、e want people to enjoy their free time with their family.”The electric robot can run by itself in right directions with the help of two beacons (信号塔) that must be placed in the yard. The robot includes a camera and ultrasound sensor (超声传感器) that Waelbers said would stop quickly when it finds pets an
18、d people.Owners of the robot will need to regulate the values stored in the robot. Then it will confirm the task its going to take. Before the robot operates by itself, an owner must manually wheel it around the yard taking it around any obstacles like trees, bushes or mailboxes. By doing this, the
19、robot is taught how long and wide the lawn is, and wont accidentally destroy your rose bush or run to the neighborhood.Once this setup is complete, and the $3,999 robot has been trained on where to cut grass, rake leaves and shovel snow, it operates without any supervision.Waelbers has always loved
20、to build robots and play with electronics. He started work on a high-tech company after his father asked him to make a robot that would shovel snow for him. Waelbers plans to start sales in early 2017.26. This article mainly talks about _.回答 A正确答案是：AA. a newly-designed robotB. The founder of a compa
21、nyC. problems with a new product27. According to Steven Waelbers, the robot is designed to _.回答 C正确答案是：CA. encourage people to do exerciseB. help people keep healthy and fitC. make people enjoy family time28. The robot would stop in front of pets and people thanks to _.回答 B正确答案是：BA. the remote contr
22、ollerB. the ultrasound sensorC. the big and square yard29. Which of the following steps should be done in the first place?回答A正确答案是：AA. The owner must wheel the robot around the yard by himself.B. The robot learns and stores the length and width of the lawn.C. The robot operates the task its going to take without supervision.30. Which of the following about Waelbers is TRUE？回答 C正确答案是：C
