You can read about other countries, but there...

You can read about other countries, but there’s no _____ for visiting them yourself.

A.compensation B.criterion C.sacrifice D.substitute

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

You want a smart phone， but just how smart do you want it？ How about one that can read your mind？ Well， that phone may well be on its way...

Justin Rattner， chief researcher at Intel， says that technology has developed to the point that “context-aware computing (情景感知计算)”， an idea that’s been around for twenty years， is becoming more of a reality.

That could lead to a phone that acts as a mind reader in your pocket. But rather than simply collect secrets about you， the device could do things with that information， such as predict what you might do next and make suggestions.

Rattner gave a few examples during his speech at Intel’s developer conference in San Francisco recently.

Among them is a software that Intel worked on with Fodor’s Travel， a traveling website. It learns what types of foods you like to eat and what types of places you like to visit， based on searches you type into the phone or places you searched using GPS (全球定位系统). The software makes similar recommendations when you visit a new city.

Tech companies are already working to predict what people want. Search engine Google， movie-rental service Netflix， and online radio service Pandora try to guess what people want even before they know they want it.

Putting those types of functions together with the other information that phones collect about people could pave the way for even more helpful mobile phones， Rattner said.

A challenge is training computers to look at data from “hard sensors (传感器)” (which measure place， movement， temperature and the like) and combining those findings with data from “soft sensors” (such as calendar appointments and Web browsing history).

For example， your phone could tell that you have just left school and seem to be on your way home—a location it might know from your address book. It could then tell you the best route around traffic.

Rattner added that researchers are even making steps toward the final goal—a computer understanding of thoughts.

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It’s no secret that doing good makes others happy – but did you know it can make you happy as well?

According to a study, people participating in meaningful activities were happier and felt that their lives had more purpose than people who only engaged in pleasure-seeking behaviors.

Try giving these four things to others to start your journey to a happier and healthier lifestyle.

1. Your Time

With a busy life, it can be hard to find any time to give away. However, volunteering your time has great benefits, including making new friends and connections, learning new skills and even advancing your career.

According to a paper about the link between health and volunteering, volunteering is connected with lower instances of depression and reduces the risk of dying by 22 percent.

2. Your Attention

Most of us think we’re good listeners, but according to psychologist Paul Donoghue, most people are aware that others don’t listen as well as they could. In addition, they’re not fully aware that they themselves aren’t listening.

When practicing mindfulness meditation(正念禅修), you focus on what you experience in the moment and let your thoughts and emotions pass through without judgment. Did you know that giving someone your undivided attention helps you also? When done well, active listening strengthens your focus－which is a major part of good meditation.

3. Your Compassion

The psychological meaning of compassion is the ability to understand another person’s emotional state. Compassion differs from empathy(移情) in that those who experience compassion not only put themselves in another person’s shoes, but also want to reduce that person’s suffering.

A brain-imaging study showed that the brain’s pleasure centers are equally active when we give money to the poor as when we receive money ourselves.

4. Your Money

According to an experiment, those who spend money on other people are significantly happier than those who spend the same quantity of money on themselves.

Whether or not you can offer other gifts, donating money helps make real change happen. It represents time spent, compassion and careful attention to the needs of others.

1.Who is the happiest according to the study mentioned in Paragraph 2?

A. Bill, who is often invited to play golf by his wealthy uncle.

B. Tom, who is on the way to be the richest man in the world.

C. Mike, who is not well-off but often does what he can to those in need.

D. John, who is a disabled young man but has married a very beautiful girl.

2.What does the underlined word “depression” in Paragraph 5 mean?

A. pleasure　　　　　　　 B. unhappiness

C. connection　　　　　　 D. misunderstanding

3.Which of the four gifts matters most according to the author?

A. Time.　　　 B. Money.　 C. Attention.　　 D. Compassion.

4.What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To encourage people to help others.

B. To give the meaning of “happiness”.

C. To offer a practical way of life.

D. To show his kindness.

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----Have you read the paper?

----Yes, but I don’t think there is _______ new in it.

A. something　　 B. nothing　　　 C. anything　　　 D. what

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Mistakes can be extremely1. (value), but when you try to get others to pay for your mistakes, then you lose the opportunity to learn from them. When something goes wrong, 2. is usually very easy to find someone else to blame, but what does that really accomplish?

Much of the value of mistakes comes from the fact 3. they demand a cost that must be paid. The person who learns the most from a mistake is the person who pays the price for that mistake.

When you make a mistake, the last thing you want to do is run away 4. it. You need to accept it because you can learn a lot from it. The mistake 5. (make) already, so make the most of it. 6. (pay) the price, learn the lesson, and grow that much stronger.

When you make a mistake, don’t look 7. at it long. Remember the reason for it, and then look forward. Mistakes are lessons of 8. (wise). The past cannot be changed. 9. present is still in your power. Take full advantage of your mistakes 10. (achieve) your goals and aspirations.

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—Was he still there when you were away to answer the phone?

—There is no doubt about it, but he ________ soon afterwards.

A．had left　     B．has left

C．is leaving　     D．left

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

--- I rang you at about ten, but there was no reply.

--- Oh, that was probably ____ I was seeing the doctor.

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

--- I rang you at about ten, but there was no reply.

--- Oh, that was probably _____ I was seeing the doctor.

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

—I rang you at about nine，but there was no reply．

—Oh，that was probably　　　　　　 I was seeing the doctor．

A．why　　             B．when　　                 C．what             D．that

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

--- I rang you at about nine, but there was no reply.

--- Oh, that was probably _______I was seeing the doctor.

A. why　　　　　　　　 B. when

C. what　　　　　　 D. that

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