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Accredited and non-accredited courses of between one and three weeks, with over 120 to choose from. Most are designed for the general public; others are designed to allow professionals to update skills. www.conted.ox.ac.uk/summerschools 21. What type of writing is this text?

A. A course guide. B. A book review. C. An advertisement. D. An official report.

22. Which programme will you choose if you want to learn from the famous top experts in your field?

A. Summer schools. B. Online&distance learning.

C. Day&weekend events. D. Professional development courses. 23. Which website is useful to foreign students?

A. www.conted.ox.ac.uk/cpd B. www.conted.ox.ac.uk/qualifications C. www.conted.ox.ac.uk/dayweekend D. www.conted.ox.ac.uk/summerschools

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Brooke Martin’s golden retriever(金毛猎犬) Kayla hated being left alone or separated. She would howl, pace, and chew on things. Brooke learned that other people had the same problem with their pets. She wondered: ―What if you could talk to your dog if you were gone?‖

Working with her father in their garage, the 16-year-old came up with several ideas. Finally, she invented a device that allowed pet owners to video chat with their pets! She calls the device iCPooch. ―The dog doesn’t have to answer the call,‖ explains Brooke. ―It comes up immediately on the screen on their end. It’s a two-way audio and video—you can see and hear each other.‖ With a click of a button you can even send the dog a treat!

Her invention has earned her a spot competing against nine other finalists in a young

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scientist competition for middle-school students. These finalists, selected based on their short video presentations, are working with mentors over the summer before heading to the final competition in St. Paul, Minn.

After Martin’s video put her among the 10 finalists in the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge, she was paired with Delony Langer-Anderson, a product development scientist in 3M’s consumer health care division. ―I just lead her down the product development path,‖ Langer-Anderson told Live Science. This path includes guidance on how to test the potential product, which combines a video chat device that answers immediately on the dog’s end with a dog treat device the owner can remotely activate.

One thing I have thought about a lot is, what happens if while the device is on the floor, what if your dog knocks it over, or scratches the screen?‖ Martin said. She and Langer-Anderson discussed this, and Martin is now testing materials at a local dog shelter by taping them to the dog house floors to see how well they withstand sharp teeth and claws.

The finalists create models they can test, with the guidance from a mentor. Their projects include a fuel cell that transforms cut grass into electricity and an app that rewards drivers for not texting or calling. Langer-Anderson tries to help the students work through the scientific method, testing their hypothesis, in a determined way, ―so the kids don’t get buried in data.‖ she said.

24. Which of the following would be the best title of the text? A.“iCPooch” wins in a young scientist competition. B。 A 16-year-old girl invents a device for dog hunger. C. A man-made device lets people chat with their pets. D. A kid-invented device calm dogs’ separation anxiety. 25. “iCPooch”calms pet dogs by ________.

A. allowing video chat B. making dogs sleep C. answering the call D. giving them food 26. What is the probable meaning of the underlined word “mentor” A. competitor B. assistant C. instructor D. companion 27. What do the inventions of the finalists have in common?

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A. They are all new inventions dealing with pets. B. They are possible solutions to everyday problems. C. They cope with the problems related to computers. D. They are all accomplished through individual work.

C

If you never read the classic F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, now is your chance to catch up — by watching the latest film adaptation. Because if there’s one sentence to sum up the film, it would be, as Fox News says in its review, “It’s just like the book”

Director Baz Luhrmann’s main challenge was “either to find a visual equivalent(相等物) for Fitzgerald’s elegant essay--the open secret of the book’s staying power-- or to bend the material to his own exotic(异国的) strengths,‖ a Time magazine review says. He tries it both ways, with varying degrees of success.

Considered to be Fitzgerald's representative work, The Great Gatsby explores themes of idealism, resistance to change, social change, and excess, creating a portrait of the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties that has been described as a cautionary tale regarding the American Dream.

Nick, the narrator, moves to New York for the summer to visit his cousin Daisy. His next-door neighbor is Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio), who rarely contacts with others and is rumored to be a hero of the Great War. Gatsby claims to have attended Oxford University, but the evidence is suspect. As Nick learns more about Gatsby, every detail about him seems questionable, except his love for the Daisy. Though Daisy is married, Gatsby still adores her as his ―golden girl.‖ They first met when she was a young lady from a wealthy family and he was a working-class military officer. Daisy promised to wait for his return from the war. However, she married Tom, a classmate of Nick’s. Having obtained a great fortune, Gatsby sets out to win her back again.

”All of Fitzgerald’s original creation finds its way into this film, even going as far to include quite a bit of the original dialogue,‖ US film critic Justin Taroli writes

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in his review. “The cast is beautiful as is the script, and the scenes are a visual feast.‖Taroli adds.

DiCaprio does a good and professional job as the socialite by re-creating Fitzgerald’s description of Gatsby’s charm. “He can look at someone for an instant and understand how, perfectly, he or she wants to be seen,‖ David Denby, a film critic for The New Yorker, says in his review.

The use of music is almost reason enough to see the film. “Luhrmann is at his best mixing visual and musical styles together to create something wholly original,‖ the Fox News review said.

For example, in one of the most outstanding scenes in the film, the first party scene, Nick walks quickly from one party guest to another party guest trying to explain all the gossip about Gatsby until he is finally introduced to the man himself, while the most stirring version of Rhapsody in Blue (composed by American musician George Gershwin in 1924) is played in the background.

28. What did Baz Luhrmann do to make the film a success? A. He adapted the story in the novel as he wished. B. He made the film more powerful than the book. C. He mixed his style with the elegance of the essay. D. He showed the elegance of the pictures in the film. 29. What is Taroli’s attitude towards the film? A. Favorable. B. Sceptical. C. Amazed. D. Unconcerned. 30. What are the characteristics of Gatsby?

A. Faithful and warm-hearted. B. Charming and professional. C. Selfish and stubborn. D. Mysterious and devoted.

31. Why does the author give the example of the first party scene in the last paragraph? A. Unfold the fact that Nick wants to know more about Gatsby. B. Show the version of Rhapsody in Blue matches the film well. C. Prove that the director is good at combining visual and music.

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