Who is the founder of World Earth Day?
A.Gaylord Nelson
B.Alexander Hamilton
C.John Marshall
D.Michael Jackson
A.Gaylord Nelson
B.Alexander Hamilton
C.John Marshall
D.Michael Jackson
第1题
Eugene O’Neill is regarded as the founder of American _____________________.
A、poetry
B、drama
C、fiction
D、literature
第2题
A、Henry Dunant.
B、John Dunant.
C、David Dunant.
D、Leo Dunant.
第3题
A.William Faulkner
B.Edgar Allan Poe
C.Washington Irving
D.Emily Dickinson
第4题
A. Arthur Miller
B. Clifford Odets
C. Tennesee Williams
D. Eugene O'Neill
第5题
A. Henry James
B. Mark Twain
C. Emily Dickenson
D. Theodore Dreiser
第6题
Which of the following is NOT true about the Times?
A.Murdoch began to become famous through the purchase of The Times.
B.When John Walter III controlled the paper, he built the reputation of The Times.
C.The Times is the most popular newspaper in the U.K.
D.It was the founder, John Walter, who changed the name to The Times.
第7题
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.
“We’re trying t o help people not spend time on yard work,”said Steven Waelbers, the designer of t he robot. “We want people to enjoy t heir 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 and people.
Owners of the robot will need t o regulate t he values stored in the robot. then it will confirm the task it’s going to take. Before the robot operate by itself, an owner must manually wheel it around the yard 一 taking it around any obstacles like trees, bushes or mailboxes. By doing this, the robot is taught how long and wide the lawn is, and won’t accidentally(不小心) destroy your rose hush 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 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()
A. a newly-designed robot
B. The founder of a company
C. problems with a new product
27. According to Steven Waelbers, the robot is designed to()
A. encourage people to do exercise
B. help people keep healthy and fit
C. make people enjoy family time
28.the robot would stop in front of pets and people thanks to()
A. the remote controller
B. the ultrasound sensor
C. the big and square yard
29. Which of the following steps should be done in the first place?()
A. An 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 it’s going to take without supervision.
30. Which of the following about Waelbers is TRUE?()
A. He didn’t love building robots when he was a young boy.
B. His father asked him to make a robot that could play balls.
C. He is starting to sell this snow-shoveling robot in early 2017.
第8题
Mr. Musk is a guy who gets things done. The founder of two “moonshot” tech companies, Tesla Motors and SpaceX, is bringing electric vehicles to mass market and 26 humans to live on other planets. Lest this strike the amateur techie—not that readers of The Independent would ever count among them—as so much hot air, you can be reassured that the near $13bn (£8.8bn) fortune this entrepreneur has 27 comes from practical achievements rather than hypothetical ones.
A lot of clever people are 28 about artificial intelligence, fearing that robots will one day become so 29 they’ll murder all of us. These fears are mostly 30 : as with hysteria about genetic modification, we humans are generally wise enough to manage these problems with alacrity and care.
And just think of how wonderful it would be if you had a live-in robot. It could — 31 — be like having a babysitter and masseuse rolled into one — or, if that required 32 intelligence beyond the ken of Mr. Musk’s imagined machine, at least some one to chop the carrots, wash the car and mow the lawn. Once purchased and trained, this would allow the 33 user to save money and time, freeing up 34 space in our busy lives to, for instance, read The Independent.
That is why we welcome Mr. Musk’s latest 35 , and wish him well. As long as robots add to the sum of human happiness, reduce suffering or cumbersome activity, and create time to read world-class journalism, The Independent will be their fans. Especially since journalism is one job robots will never do.
A) amassed
B) casual
C) emotional
D) enabling
E) eventually
F) exaggerated
G) extravagant
H) generously
I) misleading
J) precious
K) reward
L) smart
M) sphere
N) terrified
O) venture
第9题
Others say they'll take their case to voters. "We have to seriously contest all this at the ballot box," says University of California regent Ward Cannerly, who helped win voter approval of California's Proposition 209, which prohibits considering race or gender in public education, hiring and contracting. Because of that law, Monday's ruling had no practical impact in the state. "It may be time for us to… let the (Michigan) voters decide if they want to use race as a factor in admissions," Connerly said Monday.
Meanwhile, U.S. Education Secretary Rod Paige, consistent with President Bush's stance opposing affirmative action, said the Department of Education will "continue examining and highlighting effective race-neutral approaches to ensure broad access to and diversity within our public institutions". Even Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, in one of the opinions, recommended that states look for lessons in race-neutral programs being tried in California and elsewhere. While the ruling said admissions officials may consider race in the selection process, colleges and universities are not obligated to do so. "Ultimately in the debate, diversity is a choice, not a legal mandate," says Arthur Coleman, a former Department of Education official who now helps colleges and universities ensure constitutional policies.
The public, too, remains conflicted, largely along racial lines. According to a January poll by the non-profit research organization Public Agenda, 79% of Americans said it is important for colleges to have a racially diverse student body, while just 54% said affirmative action programs should continue. In a Gallup. poll conducted days before the ruling, 49% of adults said they favor affirmative action and 43% did not, with blacks and Hispanics far more likely to favor the practice than white. And some educators doubt that with Monday's ruling, those opposing affirmative action will change their minds.
For now, admissions officials and university lawyers are poring over the ruling to determine how or whether to adjust policies. While most tend to be closed-mouthed about admissions policies, many say they don't expect significant changes.
What the critics said in the first paragraph amounts to the idea that ______.
A.no admission policies based on race should be implemented.
B.minority applicants should be given favorable considerations.
C.different standards for admitting minority students should be set up.
D.selective colleges and universities should be punished for their discriminatory policies.
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