________his father has been away for more tha...

________his father has been away for more than one year, John can still keep doing what he needs to.

A．While B．When C．As        D．Whether

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.-- His father is a professor and has been teaching in the university for more than twenty years.

-- _____.

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His uncle is a worker and has been working in the factory for more than ten years. _____.

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For many years, people __ electric ears. However, making them has been more difficult than predicted.

A. had dreamed of      B. have dreamed of       C. dreamed of         D. dream of

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Mr. Green __________ for more than ten years.

A. died　　　　　 B. has died

C. is dying　　 D. has been dead

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The voice of an ancient Egyptian priest has been heard for the first time in more than 3,000 years, thanks to a detailed reconstruction of his vocal tract (声带) from his mummified remains.

A team of scientists in England used medical scans of the famous mummy of Nesyamun to create a digital, 3D model of the insides of the individual’s throat and mouth, which were reproduced on a 3D printer. Then the researchers created an artificial larynx (喉头) with a loudspeaker using an electronic waveform. The sound was then played through the speaker into the 3D printed vocal tract to produce a short bust of Nesyamun’s voice — a sound not heard since the 11th century B.C.

Previous efforts to reproduce ancient voices could only approximate them, by animating facial reconstructions with software. In comparison, the sound of Nesyamun’s voice is based on “an extant (现存的) vocal tract preserved over 3,000 years,” the researchers wrote.

Nesyamun lived around 1100 B.C. He is thought to have died in his late 50s from a severe allergic reaction. Almost 3,000 years later, his mummy was discovered at Karnak and transported to the Leeds City Museum in 1823. His remains and ornate coffin (棺材) have since become some of the world’s best researched relics of ancient Egypt.

“Nesyamun’s mummy was a good choice for studying the sound of an ancient voice,” said David Howard, the lead author of the new research, “It was particularly suited, given its age and preservation of its soft tissues, which is unusual.”

He said he hopes the scientific understanding of how human voices are created can be combined with knowledge of the ancient Egyptian language to reconstruct longer passages of Nesyamun’s speech.

Before examining the mummy, the researchers had to deal with ethical (道德的) concerns related to examining a person without their consent. They used nondestructive research methods, and took into account words on his coffin, relating that Nesyamun hoped again to address the gods as he had in his working life.

The researchers interpreted that to indicate his desire to speak again after death. “We are in a way fulfilling his declared wishes,” Howard said.

Howard and Schofield said they hope a reconstruction of Nesyamun’s speech, perhaps reciting an ancient Egyptian prayer, can be featured at the Karnak temple in Egypt for modem tourists.

“When visitors encounter the past, it is usually a visual encounter,” said Schofield. “With this voice, we can change that.”

1.The voice of Nesyamun was recreated by _____.

A.repairing his vocal tract

B.bringing Nesyamun back to life

C.using some advanced technologies

D.combining it with facial movements

2.Why was Nesyamun’s mummy suitable for research?

A.He often gave long speeches.

B.His vocal tract is well preserved.

C.A severe disease resulted in his death.

D.His remains are displayed in the museum.

3.What does the underlined word in Paragraph 8 refer to?

A.The researchers took into account words on his coffin.

B.Nesyamun’s mummy was examined without his consent.

C.The researchers hope to reconstruct longer passages of his speech.

D.Nesyamun hoped to address the gods as he had in his working life.

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A.A 3000-year-old mummy speaks again

B.The voice of a mummy excites visitors

C.A 3D-printed vocal tract has been created

D.The dream of Nesyamun has been achieved

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For many years, people ________ electric cars. However, making them has been more difficult than predicted.

A．had dreamed of              B．have dreamed of     C．dreamed of             D．dream of

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It’s said that this old building has __________ for more than five hundred years.

A. existed          B. been built       C. come into being      D. Appeared

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178. My brother has _____ the army for more than five years.

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Our families lived more than 450 miles away, so a few weeks before Thanksgiving one year, my husband and I decided to invite a guest over____the holiday. I called a senior center in the Dallas area and they____Ilse, a woman I imagined would be quiet and good-natured. When seeing her, I was wrong. Ilse was a stubborn 78 -year-old lady, who favored spending time at the center ____ she had her own apartment.

By the end of the Thanksgiving evening, we felt as if she were an old friend. Two weeks later, I invited her to lunch. The more time I spent with Ilse, the more she became like my grandma, always full of energy. Since I was the only one left in her life, I felt ____ for her. I soon became her personal Uber driver (minus the fee), and also helped her hire a ____. As the days went on, Ilse seemed more disconnected than before. Late one afternoon, she called from the emergency room to tell me she had ____ over her coffee table. After I got there, the doctor ____ she had suffered a mild stroke(中风).

During the next few days, I ____ by her apartment, sadly finding that she was so weak. And she was no longer the ____ Ilse I knew. At the end of the week, I received an early-morning call from her caregiver. “Please come over now,” her voice matter-of-fact. “She’s passed away.” But I was too shocked to cry.

The morning after Ilse’s death, I pulled her ____ out of my file cabinet. Ilse had____I take a copy of it a year earlier. I read through it and____when I saw my name. She had left me $ 50,000. I didn't____ her saying anything about that. ____, I would have insisted she donate the money to charity or give it to a friend she had known longer. Ilse was a friend I'd helped out of loyalty and____, not with the expectation of being paid. I opened an account in her honor. Over the next 20 years, Ilse's ____ grew and gave me the opportunity to____funds in her name to a cause she cared about deeply : children. Various families and charities____from her donations. It is beyond my expectation that a____I’d taken years before when I placed a call to the senior center and meet Ilse made my life richer and made me have a new understanding of____.

1.A.after B.for C.by D.of

2.A.believed B.begged C.observed D.suggested

3.A.unless B.because C.though D.if

4.A.responsible B.grateful C.pitiful D.happy

5.A.teacher B.caregiver C.doctor D.guide

6.A.talked B.looked C.came D.tripped

7.A.ensured B.confirmed C.warned D.reminded

8.A.drove B.walked C.dropped D.slipped

9.A.energetic B.outgoing C.generous D.determined

10.A.photo B.will C.book D.report

11.A.insisted B.ordered C.recommended D.proposed

12.A.questioned B.relieved C.explained D.stopped

13.A.mind B.imagine C.remember D.consider

14.A.Otherwise B.Therefore C.However D.Instead

15.A.courage B.ability C.respect D.ambition

16.A.gift B.desire C.need D.idea

17.A.return B.lend C.sell D.provide

18.A.learned B.kept C.benefited D.borrowed

19.A.risk B.praise C.reward D.chance

20.A.equality B.humanity C.possibility D.reality

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