The police set a ______ to catch the thieves.（ ）A. planB. deviceC. trapD. trick

Shoppers in the UK are spending less money on toilet paper to save money, research has shown.Penny-pinching UK consumers choose cheaper products from discounters such as Aldi and Lidl rather than luxury alternatives.This has wiped 6% off the value of the soft tissue paper market in the UK. It has shrunk from £1.19 billion in 2011 to £1.12 billion in 2015, according to a new report from market research company Mintel. Furthermore, the future of the market looks far from rosy, with sales expected to fall further to £1.11 billion in 2016.In the last year alone, despite an increase in the UK population and a subsequent rise in the number of households, sales of toilet paper fell by 2%, with the average household reducing their toilet roll spending from £43 in 2014 to £41 in 2015.Overall, almost three in five people say they try to limit their usage of paper — including facial tissue and kitchen roll — to save money. "Strength, softness and thickness remain the leading indicators of toilet paper quality, with just a small proportion of consumers preferring more luxurious alternatives, such as those with flower patterns or perfume," said Mintel analyst Jack Duckett. "These extra features are deemed unnecessary by the majority of shoppers, which probably reflects how these types of products are typically more expensive than regular toilet paper, even when on special offer."While consumers are spending less on toilet paper, they remain fussy — in theory at least — when it comes to paper quality. Top of Britons,toilet paper wish list is softness （57%） followed by strength （45%） and thickness （36%）.One in 10 buyers rank toilet rolls made from recycled paper among their top considerations, highlighting how overall the environment is much less of a consideration for shoppers than product quality. In a challenge for manufacturers, 81% of paper product users said they would consider buying recycled toilet tissue if it were comparable in quality to standard paper.The market sales of toilet paper have decreased because .A.Britons have cut their spending on itB.its prices have gone up over the yearsC.its quality has seen marked improvementD.Britons have developed the habit of savingWhat does the author think of the future of the tissue paper market in the UK?A.It will expand in time.B.It will remain gloomy.C.It will experience ups and downs.D.It will recover as population grows.What does Jack Duckett say about toilet paper?A.Special offers would promote its sales.B.Consumers are loyal to certain brands.C.Luxurious features add much to the price.D.Consumers have a variety to choose from.What do we learn about Britons concerning toilet paper?A.They are particular about the quality of toilet paper.B.They emphasize the strength of toilet paper the most.C.They prefer cheap toilet paper to recycled toilet paper.D.They reject using toilet paper with unnecessary features.What can we infer from the last paragraph?A.More and more Britons buy recycled toilet paper to protect the environment.B.Toilet paper manufacturers are facing a great challenge in promoting its sales.C.Toilet paper manufacturers compete with one another to improve product quality.D.Environmental protection is not much of a concern when Britons buy toilet paper.

cognitive compulsory burdensome trivial insular stubborn I. 1. To some extent, the _ journey is the result of a globalized world and the by-product of the development of science and technology. 2. Getting away from tellous life is an essential way of solving our most _ problems. 3._ things can be grasped from a slightly more interesting and abstract perspective for an open-minded traveler. 4. Cultural contrasts can expand the circumstances of our _ input and make us more open to ambiguity. 5. People who are socially isolated tend to take _ attitude toward fresh insight into a new event. 6. Traveling is not a_ option but a gift that most people don't intend to waste.

The explorers, ______ all the necessary safety equipment, entered a huge cave.A. wornB. wearingC. to wearD. wore

A new system developed by a University of Washington computer vision researcher called Dreambit lets a person imagine how they would look with a different hairstyle or color, or in a different time period, age, country or anything else. Developer Ira Shlizerman and her team previously developed automated age progression software that focused only on a person’s face. The new system adds varied hairstyle options and other contextual elements. After uploading an input photo, you type in a search term—such as “curly hair,” “India” or “1930s.” The software system analyzes the input photo and minesa set of Internet photographs that fall into the desired category and also match the original photo’s face shape, pose and expression. Then the software’s algorithms (算法) seamlessly map the person’s face onto the results searched from the Internet. “It’s hard to recognize someone by just looking at a face,” said Shlizerman. “With missing children, people often dye their hair or change the style. The new image-processing software not only imagines how a missing person’s facial appearance might change over time, but also enables one to imagine what a child might look five or 10 years into the future under different circumstances—with red hair, curly hair, black hair or even a shaved head.” Another potential application is to picture how a certain actor or actress might appear in a role. For example, the system can match Internet photographs of the actress Cate Blanchett and Bob Dylan, the character archetypes (原型), to predict how she would appear playing the Dylan role in the movie I’m Not There. Dreambit draws on previous research conducted in facial processing, three-dimensional reconstruction and age progression, combining those algorithms in a unique way to create the blended images. Its ability to accurately and automatically synthesize two photographs stems from the combination of algorithms that Shlizerman assembled, as well as the numerous photos available on the Internet. “The key idea is to find photos of people who look similar enough to you that you can copy certain elements of their appearance,” said Shlizerman.1. Dreambit is a new system that ________.A) focuses on a person’s change of facial appearanceB) synthetizes a person’s image under different situations C) changes a person’s nationality as he or she likesD) compares a person’s photo with others’ on the Internet2. According to the passage, the underlined word “mine” in Para. 2 means ________.A) to search through B) to look intoC) to look forD) to go over3. A new blended image of a person is ________.A) drawn by the new system before certain search terms are typed inB) dependent on different facial appearances and hairstylesC) based on similar Internet photos satisfying certain terms D) created by putting the original photo into the desired category4. Which of the following statements about Dreambit is true?A) Dreambit is the first step in trying to imagine human appearance.B) Dreambit can be helpful in finding missing children. C) Dreambit is widely used in filmmaking industry.D) Dreambit can compare one actor with the others.5. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A) Dreambit is a combination of many kinds of software.B) A lot of latest technologies are involved in Dreambit.C) Two photographs can be blended to be more accurate.D) Effective usage of Dreambit relies on the Internet.

Entering the library, the freshman was ______ by the numerous books on shelves, as well as by the students who were studying quietly.A. welcomedB. disruptedC. greetedD. expressed

Fifty four years ago， young Quentin entered this world． "Action!" he must have yelled then to his mum． When he was two， his whole family moved to Los Angeles， and before Quentin Tarantino turned a teenager， he had already seen more movies than most people． In his twenties he started working at the Manhattan Beach Video Archives， where he made some important friendships and tried his hand at making a first movie． It would take another few years until he would sell the scripts for True Romance and Natural Born Killers， and shortly after go on and conquer the film festival circuit in a storm with Reservoir Dogs． And so it began … With Pulp Fcition， QT finally turned Hollywood upside-down for good， and established himself as， what they would then call， an "enfant terrible" of the new film-making community． to this day， Pulp Fiction counts as a completely original masterpiece， that sometimes even to his most loyal fans he has not matched again． After Jackie Brown， he took a pause for a while， not turning out a major motion picture until Kill Bill． Kill Bill turned into an epic， and manifested director Tarantino as the truly great filmmaker， opening the eyes of millions among the younger generations to lost classics， foreign cult cinema and the wild world of exploitation film． Then in 2007， he made Grindhouse together with his long time friend Robert Rodriguez． The movie was well-received among critics， but was a financial disaster． Tarantino has talked about a war movie for many years， but not until 2008 did any of those rumors come together， when he announced that he had in fact finally finished a script for Inglourious Basterds， a massive war epic． The movie went into production that same year， starring Brad Pitt in the leading role． It was a huge international success and gathered quite a few awards． In 2011， Tarantino announced the completion of his latest script， a movie about slavery in the old US south of the 1860s， titled Django Unchained． The movie has attracted enormous attention， especially because it stars Jamie Foxx， Leonardo DiCaprio， Samuel L． Jackson and Christoph Waltz， who won an Oscar for his role in Inglourious Basterds， and whose acting talents have been truly recognized． And 2015 marked the release of his 8th film， appropriately titled The Hateful Eight， a post Civil War era Western mystery and thriller． At the age of 54， Quentin Tarantino has recently gone on record saying he will retire some time soon， but all of the movie fans definitely hope the speak of film-making stays strong in his heart of a long time still． Because in a world densely crowded with average filmmakers QT seems to be one of the few who never play it safe．A Salute to Quentin Tarantino(1)The underlined phrase "enfant terrible" in paragraph 2 means___．A． rude and unpleasantB． ordinary but arrogantC． smart but unconventionalD． boring and traditional(2)According to the passage， which one of the followings is Right？___A． Quentin Tarantino was born and raised in Los Angeles．B． After Jackie Brown， Tarantino shot Kill Bill right away．C． The film Grind-house made in 2007 gained huge profitsD． 2008 witnessed the production of Inglourious Basterds．(3)We can infer from the paragraph 4 that___．A． Tarantino finished his shooting of Django Unchained in 2011．B． Christoph Waltz has at least worked with Tarantino two times．C． The all-star cast helped Django Unchained gain wide publicity．D． The story of The Hateful Eight was set during the Civil War．(4)What might be the author's attitude towards Quentin Tarantino？___A． indifferentB． negativeC． neutralD． favorable

题目 Open data sharers are still in the minority in many fields． Although many researchers broadly agree that public access to raw data would accelerate science， most are reluctant to post the results of their own labors online． Some communities have agreed to share online-geneticists， for example， post DNA sequences at the GenBank repository (库)， and astronomers are accustomed to accessing images of galaxies and stars from， say， the Sloan Digital Sky Survey， a telescope that has observed some 500million objects-but these remain the exception， not the rule． Historically， scientists have objected to sharing for many reasons： it is a lot of work； until recently， good databases did not exist； grant funders were not pushing for sharing； it has been difficult to agree on standards for formatting data； and there is no agreed way to assign credit for data． But the barriers are disappearing， in part because journals and funding agencies worldwide are encouraging scientists to make their data public． Last year， the Royal Society in London said in its report that scientists need to "shift away from a research culture where data is viewed as a private preserve"． Funding agencies note that data paid for with public money should be public information， and the scientific community is recognizing that data can now be shared digitally in ways that were not possible before． To match the growing demand， services are springing up to make it easier to publish research products online and enable other researchers to discover and cite them． Although calls to share data often concentrate on the moral advantages of sharing， the practice is not purely altruistic (利他的)． Researchers who share get plenty of personal benefits， including more connections with colleagues， improved visibility and increased citations． The most successful sharers -those whose data are downloaded and cited the most often -get noticed， and their work gets used． For example， one of the most popular data sets on multidisciplinary repository Dryad is about wood density around the world； it has been downloaded 5，700 times． Co-author Amy Zanne thinks that users probably range from climate-change researchers wanting to estimate how much carbon is stored in biomass， to foresters looking for information on different grades of timber． "I'd much prefer to have my data used by the maximum number of people to ask their own questions， " she says． "It's important to allow readers and reviewers to see exactly how you arrive at your results． Publishing data and code allows your science to be reproducible． " Even people whose data are less popular can benefit． By making the effort to organize and label files so others can understand them， scientists become more organized and better disciplined themselves， thus avoiding confusion later on． 32． What do many researchers generally accept？___ A． It is imperative (必要的) to protect scientists' patents． B． Repositories are essential to scientific research． C． Open data sharing is most important to medical science． D． Open data sharing is conducive (有利的) to scientific advancement． 33． According to the passage， what might hinder (阻碍) open data sharing？___ A． The fear of massive copying． B． The lack of a research culture． C． The belief that research data is private intellectual property． D． The concern that certain agencies may make a profit out of it． 34． What helps lift some of the barriers to open data sharing？___ A． The ever-growing demand for big data． B． The advancement of scientific technology． C． The changing attitude of journals and funders． D． The trend of social and economic development． 35． Dryad serves as an example to show how open data sharing___． A． is becoming increasingly popular B． benefits sharers and users alike C． makes researchers successful D． saves both money and labor

阅读理解In North America, most students go to school by bus. The subway is also widely used in some cities. In small towns and cities, walking is still popular.The yellow school bus is a familiar sight all over North America. It is a very convenient form of transportation because it takes students right to the entrance to the school. It also gives students the chance to chat with their friends. However, the bus is slow and does not always pick up the students on time.The subway is a means of getting around quickly in many cities. However, it is expensive and can be very crowded(拥挤的)during the rush hour. Another disadvantage(劣势)of the subway is that the stops are not so close to the school, and students often have to walk very far or take a bus from the subway stop to the school.Walking has a lot of advantages for those who live close to school. It's free and it is a form of exercise. However, it's no fun if you have a large backpack full of books to carry. It's also unpleasant if the weather is too hot, cold or wet.(1)In North America, most students usually go to school by ________.A.school bus or subway B.car or bicycle C.taxi or car D.taxi or boat(2)For many students, the yellow school bus is convenient but it is ________.A.too expensive B.slow and sometimes late C.crowded and dirty D.quick(3)Subways are fast but the stops are often a little bit ________ the school.A.close to B.busy for C.far away from D.near to(4)Walking is a good way for the students that live close to school and it is ________.A.not convenient B.bad for health C.good for health D.too expensive(5)This passage is about ________ in North America.A.transportation B.students C.schools D.lessonsBill, 12,CanadaI want to be a doctor when I grow up because I like helping people and making them feel better.John, 13,AmericaIn the future, I would love to be a writer. Writing is one of the things that make me really happy. But if that doesn't come true, a musician is also OK.Jenny, 13,EnglandI'm going to be a teacher. I love children and I love teaching them. So this job is the best for me.Peter, 14,EnglandI want to be an engineer. I'm interested in studying maths. And I want to live in China.(1)Bill wants to be ________.A.a doctor B.an engineer C.a teacher D.a musician(2)The underlined word "that" refers to ________.A.reading B.being happy C.being a writer D.teaching children(3)Who loves children?A.Bill. B.Jenny. C.John. D.Peter.(4)Where does Peter want to live?A.In Canada. B.In England. C.In America. D.In China.(5)What can we know from the chart?A.Bill loves reading very much.B.Jenny and John are of the same age.C.Both John and Peter are from England.D.Peter likes to help people and make them feel better.A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apple trees he grew.One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to plant it. The farmer was pleased with the gift, but he did not know where to plant it.He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the fruit. If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come at night and steal some of the apples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit. Finally he planted the tree in his wood. But without sunlight and good soil(土壤), the tree soon died.Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place. "What's the difference?" the farmer said angrily and then told what he had thought."Yes," said the friend, "but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed everyone of the fruit, but also you have destroyed(毁掉)a good apple tree!"(1)What did the farmer's friend give him one day?A.n apple. B.Some apples. C.A young apple tree. D.Some young trees.(2)Why didn't the farmer want to plant the tree in his field?A.He thought strangers would steal the fruit.B.He thought the tree would die.C.He thought his children would take the fruit.D.He thought his neighbors would steal the fruit.(3)Where did the farmer plant the young tree?A.Near the road. B.In his field. C.In his woods. D.Near the house.(4)Why did the young tree die in the end?A.Strangers pulled out the tree.B.His neighbors cut down the tree.C.His children broke the tree.D.There was less sunlight and poor soil.(5)What does the story tell us?A.We should care about others' feelings.B.We should share beautiful things.C.The young tree can provide apples for us when it grows up.D.The young tree can grow up one day.阅读短文,并按要求完成下列各题。In the U.K., bus journeys are very common. Buses are very convenient for people. Passengers can avoid heavy traffic and do not have to pay for the parking. However, taking the bus is just a necessary but boring part of life: they get on the bus, pay for it and sit down or find a place to stand when it is crowded. Everyone seems sad and bored.In Latin America, however, bus trips can be wonderful. For a start, films are showed on the buses between cities for passengers to have fun along the journey. Local buses do not show films, but drivers usually turn on the radio and it can be great for passengers to listen to songs and get relaxed.Even better than films and music are the sights and sounds on the buses. Local buses always go to parts of the town that passengers would not visit by themselves. There passengers can see shops that they have never heard about. And they can also see other cultures of the town.Besides, passengers' luggage(行李)is also interesting. It is common to see a happy dog's head getting out of somebody's bag. Once on a bus in Peru, a farmer even tied a sheep to the top of the bus. It was quite surprising.All in all, taking the bus in Latin America is really fun and unforgettable.(1)(2)题完成句子;(3)题简略回答问题;(4)题找出并写下全文的主题句;(5)题将文中画线句子译成汉语。 (1)On the local buses, drivers usually turn on the radio and it can be great for passengers to listen to songs and ________. (2)Local buses always go to parts of the town that passengers would not visit ________. (3)How do passengers in the U.K. probably feel on the buses? ________ (4)________ (5)________

7.[简答题]3.Translate the following sentences into English with the words and expressions in parentheses.1 这所大学新建的图书馆藏书丰富，设施先进，令人印象深刻。(impressive)