Robert Burns, the son of a hard-working and intelligent farmer, was the oldest of seven children. Although always hard pressed financially, their father encouraged his sons with their education. As a result, Burns not only read the Scottish poetry of Ramsay and the collections by Hailes and Herd, but also the works of Pope, Locke, and Shakespeare.
By 1781, Burns had tried his hand at several agricultural jobs without success. Although he had begun writing, and his poems were spread widely in manuscript (手稿), none were published until 1786, when Burns published Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect (1786), which was an immediate success. Later Burns brought out a second edition of his poems at Edinburgh in 1787, and for two winters he was socially active in the Scottish city. In 1788 he retired to a farm at Ellis land. By 1791 Burns had failed as a farmer, and he moved to Dumfries, where he held a position as a tax collector. He died of illness at 37.
Burns’s art is at its best in songs such as My Heart’s in the Highlands. Some of his songs, such as Auld Lang Syne and Comin’ thro’ the Rye, are among the most familiar and best-loved songs in the English language. But his talent was not limited to songs; two descriptive pieces, Tam o’ Shanter and The Jolly Beggars, are among his masterpieces.
Burns had a fine sense of humor, which was reflected in his satirical (讽刺的), descriptive, and playful poems. His great popularity with the Scots lay in his ability to describe the life of his fellow rural Scots. His use of dialect brought an energetic, much-needed freshness into English poetry.
1. What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A.Burn had a wealthy childhood.
B.Burns was best loved by his parents.
C.Burns’s father cared more about his kids’ education.
D.Burns wanted to be a poet when he grew up.
2.Robert was not officially accepted by readers until______.
A.1781 B.1786 C.1787 D.1791
3. Robert made his best achievement in art by writing _______.
A.songs B.poems C.stories D.humors
4. What was Robert’s biggest contribution to English poetry?
A.His satirical style. B.His descriptiveness.
C.His fine sense of humor. D.His use of Scottish dialect.
5. We can conclude from the passage that Robert _______.
A.majored in agriculture when he was a student
B.earned a lot of money by publishing his poems
C.was a failure in managing farms but a success in art
D.showed much interest in collecting tax before he died
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Robert Burns, the son of a hard-working and intelligent farmer, was the oldest of seven children. Although always hard pressed financially, their father encouraged his sons with their education. As a result, Burns not only read the Scottish poetry of Ramsay and the collections by Hailes and Herd, but also the works of Pope, Locke, and Shakespeare.
By 1781, Burns had tried his hand at several agricultural jobs without success. Although he had begun writing, and his poems were spread widely in manuscript (手稿), none were published until 1786, when Burns published Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect (1786), which was an immediate success. Later Burns brought out a second edition of his poems at Edinburgh in 1787, and for two winters he was socially active in the Scottish city. In 1788 he retired to a farm at Ellis land. By 1791 Burns had failed as a farmer, and he moved to Dumfries, where he held a position as a tax collector. He died of illness at 37.
Burns’s art is at its best in songs such as My Heart’s in the Highlands. Some of his songs, such as Auld Lang Syne and Comin’ thro’ the Rye, are among the most familiar and best-loved songs in the English language. But his talent was not limited to songs; two descriptive pieces, Tam o’ Shanter and The Jolly Beggars, are among his masterpieces.
Burns had a fine sense of humor, which was reflected in his satirical (讽刺的), descriptive, and playful poems. His great popularity with the Scots lay in his ability to describe the life of his fellow rural Scots. His use of dialect brought an energetic, much-needed freshness into English poetry.
1. What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A.Burn had a wealthy childhood.
B.Burns was best loved by his parents.
C.Burns’s father cared more about his kids’ education.
D.Burns wanted to be a poet when he grew up.
2.Robert was not officially accepted by readers until______.
A.1781 B.1786 C.1787 D.1791
3. Robert made his best achievement in art by writing _______.
A.songs B.poems C.stories D.humors
4. What was Robert’s biggest contribution to English poetry?
A.His satirical style. B.His descriptiveness.
C.His fine sense of humor. D.His use of Scottish dialect.
5. We can conclude from the passage that Robert _______.
A.majored in agriculture when he was a student
B.earned a lot of money by publishing his poems
C.was a failure in managing farms but a success in art
D.showed much interest in collecting tax before he died
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Robert Burns is the most famous poet to write in Scots, the traditional language of Scotland.
Born in Ayrshire, Scotland to a poor farming family, his parents made sure that he was well educated as a child. In 1783 he started composing poetry 1. a traditional style using the Ayrshire dialect of Scots. These poems were well received 2. (local) and in 1786 they were published in the volume, Poems, Chiefly, 3. made him famous in Scotland overnight.
4. , his fame was not accompanied by money and he found 5. necessary to return to farming. 6. this also proved unprofitable, he entered government service in 1789.
He died at the age of 37 as a result of a weak heart, brought on by years of poor working conditions on the farm 7. (date) back to his childhood. Within a short time of his death, money started pouring in from all over Scotland 8. (support) his widow and children.
Today, his memory 9. (celebrate) by Burns clubs across the world and his birthday is 10. unofficial “National Day” for Scots and those with Scottish ancestry, celebrated with Burns suppers.
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Jack is good, kind, hard-working and intelligent. _____, I can't speak too highly of him.
A.As a result B.By the way C.On the whole D.In a word
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Paul is good, kind, hard-working and intelligent; _____, I can’t speak too highly of him.
A. as a result B. in a word C. by the way D. on the contrary
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The new manager is intelligent and hard-working, and___________, he is very charming.
A.instead | B.therefore |
C.however | D.moreover |
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—He is a very hard-working student.
— ________. As far as I know, he often burns the midnight oil.
A. You can say that again B. Absolutely not C. Heaven knows. D. Not exactly
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I grew up on a farm outside Port Clinton, Ohio. I was the youngest son, with four brothers and four sisters, plus a girl my folks took in. By the late 60s, most of us were ______and had families of our own. One day, ______ we were visiting my parents in late summer or early fall, Dad mentioned he’d ______wanted a Crimson King maple tree for the yard. Mom agreed that they were pretty.
Like many parents, mine were______to shop for something, so I ______this was a great ______to get them something they’d appreciate. I also thought if they wanted one tree, two would be even better. I ______the price at work and decided it was a bit more than I could ______-but all of my siblings agreed to give a hand.
In northern Ohio, we don’t plant maple trees at Christmas, so we decided to surprise Mom and Dad with a ______Christmas in October before the ground froze. We asked my aunt _____she’d help us with the deception(欺骗), and she called my parents in ______to say she was coming for a Sunday visit. Then my sisters and sisters-in-law went into ______, planning a big holiday turkey dinner.
On the ______Sunday, we all met at my house and loaded the trees in a pickup truck. I ___ up as Santa Claus. Then off we went, nine or 10 cars ______with people and food, plus the pickup.
When the caravan(队伍) ______my folks’ house, Dad came rushing out of the back door, convinced something was ______. He and Mom were ______when we told them why we were there.
When Christmas ______, of course, we couldn’t go to our parents’ house empty handed, so Mom and Dad got double presents that year. Almost half a century later, I still drive by the old farmhouse(农庄) and smile when I see those big, handsome ______and remember giving a special gift to special people on Christmas in October.
1.A. divorced B. married C. born D. friendly
2.A. once B. since C. while D. if
3.A. casually B. occasionally C. hardly D. always
4.A. hard B. convenient C. available D. anxious
5.A. performed B. figured C. promoted D. guaranteed
6.A. opportunity B. performance C. permission D. access
7.A. watched B. checked C. noticed D. tested
8.A. account B. acquire C. afford D. advocate
9.A. common B. usual C. ordinary D. special
10.A. if B. why C. that D. what
11.A. detail B. surprise C. advance D. excitement
12.A. fashion B. direction C. instruction D. action
13.A. greeting B. adjusted C. chosen D. predicted
14.A. looked up B. took up C. turned up D. dressed up
15.A. covered B. loaded C. surrounded D. crowded
16.A. arrived at B. reached for C. left for D. headed for
17.A. adequate B. wrong C. beautiful D. invisible
18.A. amazed B. delighted C. amused D. confused
19.A. faded away B. turned around C. rolled away D. rolled around
20.A. folks B. pickups C. trees D. trucks
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He is not a hard-working boy. But ______ intelligence, he is much better than anyone else in the whole class.
A. in charge of B. in favor of
C. in terms of D. regardless of
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British anthropologists Russell Hill and Robert Barton of the University of Durham, after studying the results of one-on-one boxing, taekwondo, Greco-Roman wrestling and freestyle wrestling matches at the Olympic Games, conclude that when two competitors are equally matched in fitness and skill, the athlete wearing red is more likely to win.
Hill and Barton report that when one competitor is much better than the other, colour has no effect on the result. However, when there is only a small difference between them, the effect of colour is enough to tip the balance. The anthropologists say that the number of times red wins is not simply by chance, but that these results are statistically significant.
Joanna Setchell, a primate (灵长目动物) researcher at the University of Cambridge, has found similar results in nature. She studies the large African monkeys known as mandrills. Mandrills have bright red noses that stand out against their white faces. Setchell’s work shows that the powerful males—the ones who are more successful with females—have a brighter red nose than other males.
As well as the studies on primates by Setchell, another study shows the effect of red among birds. In an experiment, scientists put red plastic tings on the legs of male zebra finches and this increased the birds’ success with female zebra finches. Zebra finches already have bright red beaks (鸟喙), so this study suggests that, as with Olympic athletes, an extra flash of red is significant. In fact, researchers from the University of Glasgow say that the birds’ brightly coloured beaks are an indicator of health. Jonathan Blount, a biologist, and his colleagues think they have found proof that bright red or orange beaks attract females because they mean that the males are healthier. Nothing in nature is simple, however, because in species such as the blue footed booby, a completely different colour seems to give the male birds the same advantage with females.
Meanwhile, what about those athletes who win in their events while wearing red? Do their clothes give them an unintentional advantage? Robert Barton accepts that “that is the implication” of their findings. Is it time for sports authorities to consider new regulations on sports clothing?
1.According to their research, Hill and Barton conclude that ___________.
A. the colour of clothing has an effect on most sport events
B. red should be the choice of colour for clothing in sports
C. red plays a role when competitors are equally capable
D. athletes perform better when surrounded by bright red
2.The underlined word "tip" in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ___________.
A. achieve B. seek
C. keep D. change
3.The example of the blue footed booby proves that ___________.
A. male birds use different body parts to draw attention
B. red is not the only colour to attract female birds
C. blue gives female birds the same advantage
D. blue can indicate how healthy a bird is
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Advances in artificial intelligence and the use of big data are changing the way many large companies recruit (招募) entry level and junior management positions. These days, graduates’ CVs may well have to impress an algorithm (算法) rather than an (human resources) manager.
While algorithms supposedly treat each application equally, experts are divided about whether so-called robo-recruitment promises an end to human prejudice in the selection process —or whether it may in fact add to it.
“AI systems are not all equal,” says Loren Larsen, chief technology officer for HireVue, which has developed an automated video interview analysis system. “I think you have to look at the science team behind the work,” says Mr Larsen.
The problem, experts say, is that to find the best candidates an algorithm has first to be told what “good” looks like in any given organization. Even if it is not given criteria that seem discriminatory, a powerful machine-learning system will quickly be able to copy the characteristics of existing workers. If an organization has favoured white male graduates from well-known universities, the algorithm will learn to select more of the same.
The growing dependence on automation to judge suitability for everything from a loan to a job worries Yuriy Brun, an associate professor specializing in software engineering. “It takes a lot of the time for a company to put out software but it doesn’t know if it is discriminatory” he says. Prof Brun explains that, considering the use of big data, algorithms will unavoidably learn to discriminate.
Many of those working with robo-recruiters are more optimistic. Kate Glazebrook, the leader and co-founder of Applied, a hiring platform, says her task is to encourage hiring manager to move away from such indicators of quality as schools or universities and move to more evidence-based methods. When candidates complete tests online, Applied hides their names and shows the tests the candidates have completed, question by question, to human assessors. Every stage of the process has been designed to remove prejudice.
With the same aim, Unilever decided in 2016 to switch to a more automated process for its graduate-level entry programme. Unilever worked with HireVue, Amberjack, which provides and advises on automated recruitment processes, and Pymetrics, another high volume recruitment company, which developed a game-based test in which candidates are scored on their ability to take risks and learn from mistakes, as well as on emotional intelligence. Unilever says the process has increased the ethnic diversity of its listed candidates and has been more successful at selecting candidates who will eventually be hired.
“The things that we can do right now are impressive, but not as impressive as we’re going to be able to do next year or the year after,” says Mr Larsen.
Still, robo-recruiters must be regularly tested in case prejudice has occurred without anyone realizing it, says Frida Polli, the leader and co-founder of Pymetrics. “The majority of algorithmic tools are most likely causing prejudice to continue existing. The good ones should be examined.”
1.What’s the purpose of adopting automated recruitment processes according to the passage?
A. For the sake of fairness.
B. For the purpose of cutting down costs.
C. To relieve the pressure of staff.
D. To favor graduates from well-known universities.
2.The automated process Unilever adopted in 2016 for its graduate-level entry programme ________.
A. was found to have prejudice
B. was copied by many other companies
C. scored the candidates on their ethnic backgrounds
D. turned out to be less or not racially discriminatory
3.According to Mr Larsen, robo-recruitment ________.
A. is good enough for wide use now
B. is not suitable for practical use now
C. will do better and better in the near future
D. will completely replace HR staff within two years
4.Frida Polli stresses in the last paragraph that algorithmic tools ________.
A. need routine checks
B. will unavoidably have prejudice
C. are mostly good and effective
D. must be combined with human staff
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