精品 教育 试卷 习题 文档 C. Longer Lives: For or Against D. A Doubled Lifespan: Possible or Not
B
ATTENTION, ALL OUR NEW STUDENTS
Welcome to West Lakes Institute of Technology. You are strongly advised to adhere to the following three basic rules on this, your first day, of the second semester:
1. Wear your pre-admission student number on your lapel(衣服的翻领) at all times. 2. Do not enter any classrooms where classes are already in progress. 3. When asked to produce basic information about yourself, be ready to show your green enrollment acceptance advice slip. Students who have pre-paid the enrollment fee
From 9:00 am to 10:00 am (no later) you should visit the foyer of the Old Chapel building to receive your new student information kit. Once you have your kit, you are not required until 10:30 am, so you can relax in the Student Center until you are called over the PA system.
Students who are yet to pay the enrollment
Go directly to the Admissions Centre and be prepared to pay your enrollment fee ($150---cash only) to the New Admissions Officer. You will be asked for your address and your pre-admission student number (the number on your green enrollment acceptance advice slip). Note that this is NOT the number which is later displayed on your student card. Once you have paid your enrollment fee, follow the instruction above for students who have pre-paid their fee. Student Cards
Student cards will not be issued until Thursday. Photographs, however, will be taken on Monday afternoon. Make your way to the Library at the following times: 1:00pm----Film and Photographic Arts 3:15pm----Hotel & Hospitality 1:45pm----Marketing 4:00pm----Fashion & Design
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精品 教育 试卷 习题 文档 2:30pm----Travel & Tourism 4:45pm ----all other Art students Photographs of students in all other courses will be taken Tuesday afternoon. Welcome Address
The Director of the college will address all new students in the Main Hall at around 10:45 am. When you hear the announcement that directs you to assemble in the Main Hall, make your way swiftly past the canteen area, through the courtyard and into the Hall. No food or drinks are allowed in the Main Hall. Lunch
The canteen is situated on the ground floor of the student building. Since the canteen is also used by members of the public, you will be asked to produce your enrollment acceptance advice slip. Failure to do this will result in all purchases being charged for at non-discount prices. Cooked lunches are served only between 12:15pm and 1:30pm
59. Who are intended readers of the passage?
A. parents B. teacher
C. students who have graduated D. students who are going to be registered
60. According to the passage, students who have already paid the fee___________________.
A. should give their address and student number to the New Admissions Officer B. can enter any classroom to have a rest
C. are required to their kit before 9 o’clock
D. can have a minimum of 30 minutes to relax getting the knit
61. We can learn from the text that “students’ enrollment acceptance advice slip”_____________.
A. displays the same number of that on the student card B. allows student to buy things in canteen at a lower price
C. is only essential to students who haven’t paid the fee in advance
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精品 教育 试卷 习题 文档 D. is required when taking the pictures use for the student card 62. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?
A. Marketing students can get their student cards at 1:45,Monday afternoon B. Students are allowed to have their lunch at 12:30 pm in the Hall. C. The assembly call will be made before the welcome address begins. D. Students can get their student cards from the Library.
C
It’s true that high-school coding classes aren’t essential for learning computer science in college. Students without experience can catch up after a few introductory courses, said Tom Cortina, the assistant dean at Carnegie Mellon’s School of Computer Science.
However, Cortina said, early exposure is beneficial. When younger kids learn computer science, they learn that it’s not just a confusing, endless string of letters and numbers — but a tool to build apps, or create artwork, or test
hypotheses (假设). It’s not as hard for them to transform their thought processes as it is for older students. Breaking down problems into bite-sized parts and using code to solve them becomes normal. Giving more children this training could increase the number of people interested in the field and help fill the jobs gap, Cortina said.
Students also benefit from learning something about coding before they get to college, where introductory computer-science classes are packed to the edge, which can drive the less-experienced or less-determined students away.
The Flatiron School, where people pay to learn programming, started as one of the many coding camps has become popular for adults looking for a career change. The high-schoolers get the same curriculum, but “we try to adjust lessons to things they’re interested in,” said Victoria Friedman, an instructor. For instance, one of the apps the students are developing suggests movies based on your mood.
The students in the Flatiron class probably won’t drop out of high school and build the next Facebook.
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精品 教育 试卷 习题 文档 Programming languages have a quick turnover, so the “Ruby on Rails” language they learned may not even be relevant by the time they enter the job market. But the skills they learn — how to think logically through a problem and organize the results — apply to any coding language, said Deborah Seehorn, an education consultant for the state of North Carolina.
Indeed, the Flatiron students might not go into IT at all. But creating a future army of coders is not the only purpose of the classes. These kids are going to be surrounded by computers — in their pockets, in their offices, in their homes — for the rest of their lives. The younger they learn how computers think, how to coax the machine into producing what they want — the earlier they learn that they have the power to do that — the better.
63. Cortina holds that early exposure to computer science makes it easier to ______.
A. remodel the way of thinking B. perfect artwork production C. formulate logical hypotheses D. complete future job training 64. Deborah Seehorn believes that the skills learned at Flatiron will ______. A. have to be upgraded when new technologies come B. need improving when students look for jobs C. help students learn other computer languages D. enable students to make big quick money
65. According to the last paragraph, Flatiron students are expected to ______. A. stay longer in the information technology industry B. become better prepared for the digitalized world C. bring forth innovative computer technologies D. compete with a future army of programmers
66. The word “coax” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ______. A. misguide B. challenge C. frighten D. persuade
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Section C (8分)
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
A. Another function of scannable chips in clothing could be the ability to find out more information about the product. B. High-tech clothes will be a bestseller of IT times. C. Through smart connected devices in our homes, our shopping needs will be anticipated and taken care of. D. Clothing industry contributes to the advance of technology. E. But what if it could soon be our clothing itself that has internet connect ability? F. It isn't just a dream - internet-connected clothes are already being made but are yet to go mainstream.
Wearable technology is nothing new - activity trackers and smart watches are now as ubiquitous as trainers and glasses. ___67__ In the not too distant future, it's highly likely that our clothes will be almost as smart as our phones.
Given we’ve survived just fine for millennia with the clothes we have now , you might wondering what the point of connected clothing would be. Well, imagine if when you put a jacket in the washing machine, a chip in the jacket automatically puts the machine on the right laundry setting, making life just that little bit easier. ____68___ For instance, how it was designed, its sustainability and even a playlist made by the brand.
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