A. laid B. laying C. to lay D. being laid

-- I send out thirty invitations but one third _____.

A. didn’t show up B. won’t show up

C. hadn’t showed up D. doesn’t show up

A. instead B. altogether C. at once D. at least

A. after B. since C. before D. unless

Facial recognition technology has increasingly been used in China, from airports, hotels, hospitals, restaurants and even tourist spots. Guo Bing, a law professor at Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, has filed a lawsuit against(起訴) a local wildlife park because it requires visitors to walk through a compulsory facial recognition lane for admission.

China Daily held a forum on this case. Here are the selections of the views.

Johanna (China)

My concern is that my data might get leaked or sold to some company. My cellphone could be unlocked, my account hacked, and what would I do? Passwords can be changed, but I just can’t change my face. The government needs to start regulating this face identification. Misuse of data ought to come with penalties. Companies should face serious consequences if they fail to follow the rules.

Markwu (Malaysia)

Facial recognition really marks a leap forward in transportation. Truly, technology offers convenience to our clothing, dining, traveling and housing. It also helps law enforcement departments preempt(搶先行動(dòng)) criminals. To fight against terrorists, facial recognition is necessary, because prevention is better than cure.

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用2-3個(gè)理由或論據(jù)支撐你的觀點(diǎn)。

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The term “crocodile tears” refers to insincere sadness. This term has an etymology dating back several centuries. As early as the fourth century, crocodile tears are referenced in the literature with the meaning of insincere sorrow. It is said that crocodiles weep while eating their hunted animals because they are sad; however, this sadness is not honest.

The term crocodile tears became widely popular after it was documented in a fifteenth-century book titled The Voyage and Travel of Sir John Mandeville, Knight. A passage from the book reads: “These crocodiles kill men and they eat them weeping.”

As you may already know, crocodilians(鱷目動(dòng)物) likely feel bad about little—especially feeding. However, the assumption of the crocodile-tears metaphor may be true. In a 2007 paper published in BioScience titled “Crocodile Tears: And they eat them weeping”, researchers observed 7 crocodilians in cages during feeding time at a reserve (4 caimans and 3 American alligators). The researchers observed the crocodilians outside of water at feeding stations to better find out whether tearing developed.

Five of the 7 crocodilians developed something like tears in their eyes before, during or after feeding. The researchers suggest that these crocodile tears occur because a crocodilian hisses (發(fā)出嘶嘶聲) while it eats, and this hissing forces air through the spaces in the bone behind the nose and out the eye, in the process picking up nasolacrimal secretions (鼻淚管分泌物.)

In humans, crocodile tears is a medical condition that causes a person to tear up while eating. Crocodile tears typically occur because of a temporary loss of facial control due to damage of the facial nerve. Specifically, when the facial nerve grows again, it does so incorrectly thus resulting in tears during chewing food.

【1】The underlined word “etymology” in Paragraph 1 refers to ________.

A.a reference book containing articles on various topics

B.the origin and history of a particular term

C.a printed sheet of paper that arc given free to advertise

D.the application and influence of a new theory

【2】The term “crocodile tears” ________.

A.is a medical condition that causes a crocodile to tear up

B.became widely popular as early as the fourth century

C.refers to pretended sadness

D.proved to be only an assumption

【3】From the 2007 paper published in BioScience, we can know that ________.

A.crocodilians especially feel bad about feeding

B.not all the 7 crocodilians developed tearing

C.the crocodilians were carefully observed inside water

D.crocodile tears occur because a crocodilian hisses after it eats

【4】The passage is mainly about ________.

A.what the real truth is about crocodile tears

B.when the term “crocodile tears” got popular in literature

C.how researchers made the experiment on crocodilians

D.why crocodile tears typically occur in humans

增加：在缺詞處加_個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。

I'm delighted to know you showed a great interest in Chinese table manners. Now I would like to share you how to behave properly when we are invited to dinner.

To begin with, the host will reserve a special seat for the guest, that is highly honored on such a occasion and is expected to be the first to taste the food served. Beside, chopsticks and spoons are usually used when you are eating in China. Third, you are not supposed to make a noise while drink soup. Last but not least, remember to thank the host for the delicious food he has been offered, which will surely make him happily.

I hope my advices will be of help to you.

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【2】When sending a query letter, a contributor must ________.

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【3】What is this passage mainly about?

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增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線,并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1. 每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2. 只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。

Dear Peter,

Good news travels fast! I am glad to hear that you were admitted Yale University. Please accept my sincerely congratulations on your success.

I knew how hard you have been working for these years but, I am very proud of you for your success. I am sure that it is just my persistence and hard work which, leads to your current success. Just as the old saying go, “ No pains, no gains". I strongly believe that you will make a greater progress in your future studies and works.

At the end of my letter, I put my best wishes for you! And I look forward to see you before long.

Yours,

Lily

A．the thief having caught B．catch the thief

C．the thief being caught D．the thief to be caught