International Robotics Forum (论坛）
Tokyo Big Sight，Tokyo, Japan, December 4-5
The Robotics Society of Japan (RSJ), to provide opportunities for young robot lovers to learn more about industrial and service robots, is going to hold the International Robotics Forum that will cooperate with this year’s International Robot Exhibition.
The lectures and explanations throughout the Conference will be given in Japanese but will be interpreted into English at the same time. The Conference will offer a great opportunity for senior high school students from all around the world to communicate with each other through robots. Therefore, we look forward to your active participation.
The event will take place two days. On the morning of Day One, Prof. Shinichi Yuta of the Shibaura Institute of Technology will give a lecture on basic mobile robotics and learning through robots. This will be followed by a talk by Mr. Kazuhiko Yokoyama of Yasukawa Electric Corporation who will explain the mechanism and control of robots and also point out the highlights of the International Robot Exhibition.
We will prepare a challenge for all the participants. We will send you themes for robot research. You will study them in advance, and on the afternoon of Day One, you will visit the Tokyo International Exhibition Center and investigate real robot. You will be able to experience fun and excitement of advanced robot technologies. On the morning of Day Two, you will present your study and investigation results.
On the afternoon of Day Two, as the final event, awards will be given by the RSJ to groups that have given outstanding presentations.
We hope that many future robot researchers and engineers will be born today.
1.Who is the Conference intended for?
A. Japanese robot researchers.
B. Senior high school students worldwide.
C. The RSJ professors.
D. Robot lovers of all ages.
2.When can the participants study the real robots?
A. On the afternoon of December 4.
B. On the morning of December 5.
C. On the morning of December 4.
D. On the afternoon of December 5.
3.What type of writing is this text?
A. A research paper.
B. An announcement.
C. An exhibition guide.
D. The robotics introduction.
假如你是李华，你的美国笔友Mike来信询问你的家乡是否有雾霾天气，情况如何。请你按照以下提示给他回一封e-mail. 内容如下：
1. 由于大气污染程度十分严重，自去年年底以来发生数次雾霾天气。
2. 人们已经意识到雾霾天气的危害，正在采取各种措施减少其发生。
3. 你在日常生活中打算为此做些什么。
要求：
1.参考词汇：雾霾haze；雾霾天气 hazy weather
2.词数在100词左右。开头、结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Mike,
I’m glad to receive your letter, and thank you for your caring for the weather and my health. Now I’d like to tell you something about the haze.
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Yours,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(
)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Life is always full of something that you can not expect. Bob is very sorry to have missed the first two lesson this morning. He got up early as usually in the morning, but when he was ready to leave he find his bicycle’s front tyre (轮胎) flat. He wanted to take taxi to school, and he didn’t have any money on him. He had to look for a place along the street to get his bicycle repairing. Unluckily, there were not any bicycle repair shops was open in the early morning. So he had to walk to school, carrying his bicycle all the way. That was the reason how he was late for school. He told Mr. White not to worry with his lessons, for he would make up for it and turn to his teachers for help if necessary.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
The relationship between parents and children has always been a hot topic. Many students may feel 1. (stress) because of their parents. Most parents have good intentions, 2. some of them aren’t very helpful with the problems their sons and daughters have in 3. (adjust) to college, and a few of them seem to go out of their way to add to their children’s 4. (difficulty).
For one thing, parents are often not aware of the kinds of problems their children face. They don’t realize that the 5. (compete) is stronger, that the required standards of work are 6. (high), and that their children may not be prepared for 7. change. They may be upset by their children’s poor grades. At their kindest, they may 8. (gentle) ask why John or Mary isn’t doing better, whether he or she is trying as hard as he or she could, and so on. At their worst, they may threaten 9. (take) their children out of college or cut off living expenses.
Sometimes parents think it right and natural that they determine 10. their children should do with their lives. They forget that everyone is different and that each person must develop in his or her own way.
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Do you have a dream? Is it part of your life? Everybody has dreams. I have a ________, too. When I slept, I would dream of living it; when I ________, I would work for living it.
One day, somebody told me, “To ________ is better than to arrive.” Hearing this, I ________ laughed it off, not quite understanding how that was even ________. And I didn’t realize how true it was ________ I had what I wanted. Then I suddenly realized that the person living the dream was different from the one who had ________ for it. Since then, I have made a great ________ to work for the realization of my dream. ________, I achieved what I had wanted. I have now become a wiser, calmer, stronger and more passionate person.
The journey has ________ me a lot. I made mistakes and learned from them. I ________ and learned to get up again. I cried and I learned to wipe away my tears. I made friends and learned to ________ people. I made enemies and learned to value ________. The journey has transformed a caterpillar (毛虫) into a beautiful butterfly, eagerly waiting to ________ the world with her newly-found wings.
We all know that our ________ isn’t as perfect as it is in the fairy tales. It ________ great ambition and courage to fulfill our dreams. But we should remember that even if ________ gets in our way, nothing will ________ us.
So friends, always remember: “Experience is the best ________ and there are no guarantees that one will become an artist. Only the ________ matters.” So let’s drink to a new journey. Cheers!
1.A. reasonB. permissionC. dreamD. question
2.A. got inB. got throughC. got onD. got up
3.A. gatherB. escapeC. travelD. return
4.A. everB. evenC. almostD. just
5.A. possibleB. difficultC. certainD. necessary
6.A. becauseB. untilC. ifD. after
7.A. paidB. workedC. preparedD. waited
8.A. effortB. researchC. promiseD. difference
9.A. NormallyB. RegularlyC. FinallyD. Actually
10.A. pleasedB. changedC. pressedD. worried
11.A. fell downB. set downC. looked outD. put down
12.A. valueB. askC. missD. see
13.A. plansB. choicesC. lessonsD. concerns
14.A. saveB. imagineC. enjoyD. explore
15.A. studyB. lifeC. planD. creation
16.A. attractsB. advisesC. praisesD. takes
17.A. somethingB. anythingC. nothingD. everything
18.A. persuadeB. stopC. cureD. match
19.A. fruitB. courseC. teacherD. hope
20.A. journeyB. taskC. decisionD. wealth
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Developing ideas in writhing is the greatest
Developing ideas in writhing is the greatest problem that students face. 36 However, learning how to develop idea in writing, that is, critical thinking—the ability to think clearly and form a judgment is what proves most difficult for them. Students who have not learned to think critically often have a hard time developing ideas in writing. So, if learning critical thinking is difficult, what can you do?
37 Students, however, should not read without a goal in mind. Students should be active readers by studying how other writers build their arguments. In other words, they should consider the critical thinking of each author they have read. 38 What is the argument that the writer is making? What evidence does the writer use? How does the writer present their ideas? 39 How does the writer evaluate information? 40 It will also help you to think about how you can write better and practice your critical thinking skill, too.
A. Students can learn language rules, vocabulary words, and even how to structure essays.
B. Some students find learning grammar is difficult.
C. Students can start improving their writing and critical thinking skill by reading.
D. How is the writer using the supporting details?
E. The next time you are reading something, try to ask yourself some of the following questions.
F. Asking these questions will give you a point to start understanding how other people think.
G. How is the writer connecting their ideas?
