Taking a picture of your tongue with a mobile phone could soon instantly tell you how healthy you are. Researchers believe the images can reveal important information about a patient’s health and even give them early warning of serious illness.
A team at the University of Missouri is developing a system that can analyze pictures using a 5,000-year-old Chinese principle, which is based on the flow and balance of positive and negative energies in the body, and uses the tongue as a key to learning about a person’s physical health, or “zheng” according to Chinese medicine.
“Within a year, our goal is to create an application for smart phones that will allow anyone to take a photo of their tongue and learn the status of their zheng,” said Dong Xu, chair of MU’s Computer Science Department in the College of Engineering and the co-author of the latest study.
The software analyzes images based on the tongue’s color and coating to distinguish between tongues showing signs of “hot” or “cold” zheng. Shades of red and yellow are associated with hot zheng, whereas a white coating on the tongue is a sign of cold zheng.
“Hot and cold zheng doesn’t refer directly to body temperature,” said Xu, “Rather, it refers to a series of symptoms associated with the state of the body as a whole.”
For the study, 263 gastritis(胃炎) patients and 48 healthy volunteers had their tongues analyzed. The gastritis patients were classified by whether they showed infection by a certain bacteria as well as the intensity of their gastritis symptoms. In addition, most of the gastritis patients had been previously classified with either hot or cold zheng. This allowed the researchers to test the accuracy of the software’s analysis.
“Our software is able to classify people based on their zheng status. And as we continue to work on the software we hope to improve its ability,” said another co-author Ye Duan, “Eventually everyone will be able to use this tool at home using webcams or smart phone applications, which will allow them to monitor their zheng and get an early warning about possible ailments.”
1. The software mentioned in the passage is based on ________.
A. the latest development of smart phones
B. a traditional Chinese medical principle
C. the changes in one’s flow and energy
D. symptoms related with the state of the body
2.According to Chinese medicine, zheng refers to ________.
A. one’s body temperature B. the physical health of a person
C. the possible disease of a person D. the color and coating of one’s tongue
3.The study led by Dong Xu proves _________.
A. the effect of the software
B. the software’s great prospect
C. the advancement of smart phones
D. the greatness of Chinese medicine
4.The underlined word “ailments” can be replaced by _________.
A. analysis B. effects C. illnesses D. applications
5.It can be inferred from the passage that _________.
A. the software still needs improvement
B. the subjects in the study are all gastritis
C. the software has been in market for a year
D. the subjects in the study are classified by age
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A. had learned B. has learned C. was learning D. would learn
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Late that afternoon I took the train back to Sydney . There I found another surprise waiting for me . My room at the hotel had been given to somebody else and they had no room for me. Harkin had known my travel plans and had planned everything . How could he have booked the room only for three days ? There was nothing to be done but to find another hotel. The waiters were happy to find me a new hotel , and when I said that I was happy to stay at the airport , thinking it might be cheaper than staying in the city , they suggested the Holiday Inn at the airport . There was one small matter : the room rate was $ 300 per night . The best hotel in Katoomba had wanted only $ 145 . I asked if there was anything cheaper they might suggest but they warned that most hotels would already be full by this time.
The hotel was far from the train station , so I had to take a taxi , at $ 25 . On the way to the Holiday Inn , we passed a hotel just two blocks from the Holiday Inn that advertised a room rate of $ 104 . At the desk I asked if their room rate could go down a lot . “ No , this is a 4-star hotel,” the waiter told me . “ In that case ,” I replied , “ I’ll just walk the two blocks to the cheap hotel.” But she warned me that they were probably full and that if I didn’t take the room , it might not be available when I came back . Finally , I decided to take the room.
The room itself was big , but the air conditioning couldn’t keep up with the Australian heat . I couldn’t sleep until about 1:00 am.
1. Why did the writer have to look for another hotel ?
A. He didn’t book early. B. Harkin made a mistake.
C. He was short of money. D. He wasn’t well received.
2. How did the writer feel when hearing the room rate at the Holiday Inn ?
A. Nervous. B. Happy.
C. Surprised. D. Relaxed.
3. Why did the writer take the room finally ?
A. It’s a 4-star hotel . B. It’s around the station.
C. It was mid-night then. D. The room was in great demand.
4. What does the text mainly talk about ?
A. A hotel hunting experience. B. An unforgettable day.
C. A warm-hearted waiter. D. An introduction to hotels.
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阅读下面短文，然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
Once upon a time in a land far away, there was a wonderful old man who loved everything：animals, spiders, insects...
One day while walking through the woods the nice old man found a cocoon（茧）of a butterfly. He took it home. A few days later, a small opening appeared; he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no farther.
Then the man decided to help the butterfly, so he took a pair of scissors and cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon.
The butterfly then came out with ease.
But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled（萎缩的）wings. The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body. Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly.
What the kind-hearted man did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were Nature's way of forcing fluid（液体）from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If we were allowed to go through our life without any hardships, it would fail us. We would not be as strong as what we could have been. And we could never fly.
【写作内容】
1.以约30个词概括上文的主要内容。
2.以约120个词就“个人成长需要艰难生活的磨砺”的主题发表看法，至少包含以下内容要点：
（1）你读了这个故事的感受；
（2）叙述当前父母溺爱子女的现象和由此造成的后果；
（3）假如你是父母的一方，你会如何磨砺自己的孩子？
【写作要求】
1.你可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的观点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。
2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
【评分标准】概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。
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阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用口号中词语的正确形式填空。
There once lived a boy named Woo Sing, 1. father brought home a mirror. Woo Sing had never seen one before. So when he saw it for the first time, he didn’t understand 2. it was, but thought he saw 3. boy, which made him very happy, for he thought the boy had come to play with him. He spoke to the stranger in a very friendly way, but received no reply. He laughed and waved at the boy, who did exactly 4. same thing. Then he thought, “I’ll go closer. It may be that he doesn’t hear me”. But when he began to walk, the other boy imitated（模仿）him. Woo Sing stopped 5. (think) about these strange actions, saying to himself, “This boy is fooling me. He does everything that I do;” and the more he thought about it, the 6. (angry) he became and soon he noticed the boy became angry too. So Woo Sing 7. (strike) the boy in the glass, but he only hurt his own hand and went 8. (cry) to his father, who said, “The boy you saw was 9. image. This should teach you an important lesson, my son. You should never show your anger to others. Now remember that in real life when you strike 10. cause you’ll hurt yourself most of all.”
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If you ask me when I became a mom, I can tell you that the day I became a mom was not the day my daughter was born, but seven years later when I did the best thing I could do for my daughter and myself. I us from the home that wasn’t really a home at all.
That day, my daughter and I were sitting in our home having a quiet dinner just as I had always wanted for her. We were talking about what she had done in school and suddenly her little hand the full glass of milk by her plate. As I watched the white tablecloth and painted white wall become dark brown, I looked at her small face. It was filled with , knowing what the outcome of the event would have meant in her father’s a week before. When I saw that look on he
r face and looked at the running down the wall, I simply started . I am sure she thought I was , but then she must have realized that I was thinking, “It’s a good thing your isn’t here!” She started laughing with me, and we laughed until we . These were tears of joy and and were the first of many tears that we cried together. That was the day we knew that we were going to be okay.
That was the day I really became a mom. I that being a mom isn’t only going to ballet, and attending every school concert. It isn’t keeping a(n) house and preparing perfect meals. It certainly isn’t that things are always normal when they are not. For me, being a mom started when I could laugh over spilt milk.
1.A. protectedB. removedC. separatedD. prevented
2.A. newB. oldC. beautifulD. cold
3.A. went overB. picked upC. took onD. knocked over
4.A. firmlyB. carelesslyC. slowlyD. freshly
5.A. pleasureB. fearC. painD. smile
6.A. absenceB. patienceC. presenceD. arrival
7.A. jamB. juiceC. milkD. water
8.A. laughingB. shoutingC. scoldingD. praying
9.A. sadB. excitedC. sickD. crazy
10.A. friendB. fatherC. grandmaD. brother
11.A. criedB. faintedC. sleptD. stopped
12.A. braveryB. horrorC. surpriseD. peace
13.A. questionedB. discoveredC. wonderedD. remembered
14.A. splendidB. messyC. spotlessD. lifeless
15.A. describingB. pretendingC. creatingD. meaning
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In our world today, the media and entertainment industries are constantly focusing on beauty over brains. Movies, television shows, commercials, and magazines all make use of models and actors whose physical attributes(特性) will sell their product.
As our country is trying to reduce the obesity numbers, eating disorder statistics continue to increase due to the push for thinner people. While obesity is a serious medical condition that can lead to many health problems, many of us try to lose weight for appearance purposes. Children as young as elementary school age have begun to worry about the numbers that appear on the scale. In my opinion, it seems that “fat” has become the new“ugly”.
Two weeks ago, 37-year-old Wisconsin television reporter Livingston, who is 235 pounds, received an email from a man named Krause. In the email Krause attacked her, writing,“Your physical condition hasn’t improved for many years. Surely you don’t consider yourself a suitable example for this community’s young people, girls in particular.”
Today, it seems that a vast majority of people care more about how they look and appear to their peers rather than what is inside. The truth is that every person is built differently; we all come in different shapes and sizes. Just because someone is heavier, that doesn’t mean they eat large amounts of junk food around the day. Likewise, even though a person is thin, that doesn’t mean they are necessarily healthy and fit.
If you are reading this and you struggle with your weight or your appearance, please recognize that you are beautiful and special in your own way. You are worth so much more than you realize, and even if I don’t know you, understand that I respect and support you. Beauty is not defined by size; it is defined by how we treat others and respect ourselves. In the words of the talented film actress Kirstie Alley, “There’s a lot more to life than how fat or thin you are.”
1.With so many people losing weight, it will end in .
A. models’ and actors’ appearance in ads
B. the fall of media and entertainment industries
C. more and more people becoming obesity
D. more people’s suffering from eating disorder
2.The underlined phrase “the numbers that appear on the scale” in the second paragraph may mean .
A. intelligenceB. weightC. patienceD. strength
3.The writer used the example of Jennifer Livingston to show .
A. people think “fat” looks ugly
B. fat people are becoming cleverer
C. physical condition is good
D. young people never follow example
4.What Kirstie Alley said means .
A. people should pay attention to the appearance
B. there is no need for any people to go on diet
C. people are beautiful when they concern others
D. there’s always someone who understands and supports you
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-----How long do you think it will be _____man can finally solve the problem of cancer?
------Well．it depends．
A．when B．until C．after D．before
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孩子的成长和教育是社会热议的话题，现今父母包揽一切、孩子过度依赖等现象十分严重。请阅读下面的漫画，按要求用英文写一篇短文。
内容要求：
1．描述漫画内容；
2．分析漫画所揭示的问题；
3．提出你的看法。
注意：
1．短文开头已给出，不计入总词数；
2．考生可适当发挥，使文章内容充实、连贯；
3．词数120-150左右;
4．文中不能出现考生的具体信息。
参考词汇：红地毯red carpet铺路pave the way
From the picture, we can see a family of three walking on a long red carpe
t．
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