Recently a growing number of foreign universities, such as the University of Cambridge, are accepting China's gaokao results as one of their admission standards. Is the Chinese college entrance exam being recognized globally? Forum readers share their opinions:
Cecilia Zhang (China)
The gaokao is a really tough exam. If possible, it can be used as one of the indicators(指标) for foreign universities, in addition to other indicators, such as how well they speak the target language. The students, who perform well in the gaokao, also have the ability to successfully adapt to Western styles of education. I believe accepting the gaokao as an indicator is a win-win for Chinese students and overseas universities.
Wchao 37 (US)
In fact gaokao is perhaps much more difficult than the S AT or ACT exams. You can get a perfect score of 1600 on the SAT but not in the gaokao, partly because the SAT is a machine-scored multiple-choice exam. Do you know anyone that has ever achieved a perfect score in the gaokao?
Harry 01 (UK)
Hundreds of students from China have entered universities in the UK using their gaokao scores, which require that their knowledge of English be above a certain level. This measure has benefited specific groups of students from various backgrounds in China.
Mbursian ( Canada)
In order to attend a university in an English-speaking country, a student needs to have an acceptable band score on the IELTS. Most importantly, students need an acceptable knowledge of the language spoken in any country they plan to study in. Now the Chinese gaokao is closer to meeting the requirements of different countries.
Baggy has become the first dog in the UK—and potentially the world—to join the fight against air pollution by recording pollutant levels near the ground.
Baggy wears a pollution monitor on her collar so she can take data measurements close to the ground. Her monitor has shown that air pollution levels are higher closer to ground level, which has helped highlight concerns that babies and young kids may be at higher risk of developing lung problems.
Conventional air pollution monitors are normally fixed on lampposts at about nine feet in the air. However, since Baggy stands at about the same height as a child in a pushchair(婴儿车), she frequently records pollution levels which are much higher than the data gathered by the Environment Agency.
The doggy data research was the idea of Baggy's 13-year-old owner Tom Hunt and his dad Matt. The English youngster noticed that pollution levels are around two-thirds higher close to the ground than they are in the air at the height where they are recorded by the agency. Tom has since reported the shocking findings to the government in an attempt to emphasise that babies are at higher risk of developing asthma(哮喘).
Matt Hunt said he was "very proud" of his son because "when the boy gets an idea, he keeps his head down and gets on with it, and he really does want to do some good and stop young kids from getting asthma. "
"Tom built up a passion for environmental protection at a very early age," Matt added. "He became very interested in gadgets(小装置). A bout one year ago, he got this new piece of tech which is like a test tube. One Sunday afternoon, we went out to do some monitoring, and he said, why don't we put it on Baggy's collar and let her monitor the pollution? So we did it. "
Tom said, "Most of the time, Baggy is just like any other dog. But for the rest of the time she is a super dog, and we are all really proud of her. "
On the evening of April 8, Dunhuang Academy and Huawei jointly launched a brand-new technology-driven tour experience at the Mogao Grottoes (莫高窟). Using Huawei's newly-released Hetu AI platform, coupled with the output of the Digital Dunhuang project, visitors to the Mogao Grottoes can enjoy a fantasy experience prior to entering the attraction.
Zhao Shengliang, director of the Dunhuang Academy, said that it has been cooperating with Huawei since March 2019. Using Huawei's latest Hetu technology, visitors are able to see the detailed contents of the Dunhuang Art Murals (壁画) outside the caves, through their Huawei mobile phones. This will reduce the time tourists spend inside the cave, aiding the protection of the cultural relics, while at the same time helping to increase the amount of information visitors can obtain. It is also considered to be a new way of promoting Dunhuang Art.
The Dunhuang Academy has used digital technology to preserve the research and exploration of Dunhuang Grottoes since the early 1990s. It has collected a wealth of data and has realized the goal of sharing of digital Dunhuang globally. It has played an important role in the protection and research of cultural site, as well as promoting the development and progress of related work.
The Huawei Hetu platform unites Dunhuang's study findings, high-resolution images of the site's murals and virtual, three-dimensional models with the real Mogao Grottoes. It has not only re-created the real tour of the scenic spot, but also developed a new way of digitally experiencing the grottoes. When people visit the site, they not only have the experience of seeing the real grottoes, but they can appreciate the admirable artworks more clearly and in greater detail.
In the future, Dunhuang Academy will continue to cooperate with Huawei to create more colorful virtual content to enrich the experience of Mogao Art on the platform, helping people around the world get to know Dunhuang Art better.
Nowadays, countries are eager to get more electric cars on the road because moving away from gas-powered vehicles is vital to fighting climate change. China says that most new vehicles sold by 2035 will be electric. The United Kingdom will ban new gas-powered cars in 2030. One of the world's major automakers, General Motors (GM), announced that it would stop selling gas-powered cars by 2035.
The key to an electric future is batteries. Automakers are racing to pack the most energy into the smallest one. The lithium-ion (锂离子) battery is what powers our mobile devices, which can be recharged again and again. Making these batteries has an environmental cost. Lithium is taken from the earth, like the oil used to make gasoline. But the long-term cost is much smaller. "Once you burn gasoline, you can't recycle it, "says Jessika Trancik, a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology."But when you use up a battery, you can still recycle the material. "
It's up to governments to make electric cars accessible to everyone. National policies can help. In the United States, an electric Chevy Volt costs about $35,000. Trancik says charging stations must also be made widely available. As part of an effort to fight climate change, America plans to build half a million of them in the US by 2030. She hopes enough charging stations will be built soon. "It's important to put chargers where many different people can have access to them," she says. "Not just wealthier people. "
Last year, almost 5% of approximately 67 million new cars sold worldwide were electric. For Venkat Viswanathan, a professor of mechanical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, green electricity is part of the solution to climate change, and electric cars are just the beginning. He sees a future of solar-powered homes and electric flying cars. "Soon, a plug-in vehicle might be as cheap as a gas-powered car. It is now abundantly clear that electric is the future, "he says." It will be a totally new world. "
People have always wanted to know what the future will look like. Then, how can we? The world has changed a lot in the last 150 years, but we humans are driven by the same basic needs as we were 150 years ago, such as food, sleep, the feeling of being appreciated and loved. No. In addition, generally speaking, the inventions for the last 150 years have been a human effort for freedom and communication, to be able to get in control of the time and world. Since there is still much to do in this area, this will be the focus at least for the next 150 years.
But why do we need to predict the future? Predicting the future is important for two reasons: First, we need to start to think about what kind of future we would like for ourselves and to pass on to the next generation.
How about the virtual worlds? It might be in the future to experience the sand between your toes, and hear the waves, just lying in your bed at home. So, even if a great invention is there for an affordable price, it'll never take the place of the common experience if it is not real. What we'll see in the next 50 years is the transition (过渡) from an oil dependent society to a new society. Here there'll be new medicine, continued exploration of space, challenges in the climate change, and new inventions that make life a little easier.
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A. So what will the future look like then? B. Will this change in the next 150 years? C. Predicting the future can help us in many ways. D. However, you'll never get the feeling of being there. E. Well, to understand the future, you must know the past. F. However, no matter how real the experience will feel, it doesn't happen for real. G. Then we need to know what decisions we need to make today that will give the best result in the future. |
Rebecca, who I met at a business conference in Las Vegas, is one of the1people I have ever known. So sharp in mind was she that she made a deep impression on me. Even if you were around her for an entire day, you probably wouldn't notice her2.
She was born with severe dyslexia — a slight disorder of the brain that causes difficulty in reading and spelling.3her learning disability, she had to be in4education classes for most of her elementary and middle school years. Despite the5, she refused to let dyslexia6her life. Every day, she worked on7her disability with the help of her parents. Her dad would spend an hour every morning8her with math. In the evenings her mom would have her read books out aloud and then her mother would9her on the content.
10, in her effort, Rebacca's hard work11. By high school, she had12from special education classes all the way to honor classes. "When l was young, no one thought I could ever attend13, "she said. Not only did Rebacca14going to college, but she graduated as the top of her class.
"I always had a vision, "says Rebecca, "of one day being a15. But it seemed like such a crazy16that I never told anyone. "Today, Rebecca's vision is a17. She graduated from law school and is18working her up in one of the largest law firms on the East Coast. Rebecca says: "I wouldn't change a thing. My learning disability 19brings challenges to me now, but it also gave me the20to make my childhood dream come true. "
China is quickly becoming the fashion capital. Thanks to young consumers and social media, China is no longer looking to the West for fashion ideas, is developing its own style. There is even unique name for it: China-Chic.
China-Chic is the result of young people's renewed interest in Chinese culture and things that are guochao- brands and products have a traditional Chinese flavor. According to Nielsen, accompany which follows consumer trends, 68 percent of young Chinese say they prefer buying "Made in China" products foreign-made products. The trend (gain)popularity over the past couple of years, (particular)among those in their late teens and early 20s.
Nostalgia(怀旧)is part of this trend, with products such as White Rabbit candy and Bee Flower hair care products (become)popular among the young, but newer products such as Perfect Diary and Peace Bird are now outselling foreign brands. Last year, domestic brands even increased (sale) by 2 percent.
Market researcher Elijah Whaley says, "Foreign brands used to have an edge in the Chinese market by representing a Western lifestyle that (assume) to be superior. But Chinese consumers are now more confident in (they) domestically crafted China style." The underlying message here: it's cool to be Chinese.
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Nowadays, the great number of people, especially young people, like ordering meals online. It's not surprised. First, as the pace of modern life is becoming faster and faster, people had less time to cook even one meal for themselves. Second, the development of technology bring us smart phones and new apps, what may lead to the increase in online service. However, we should pay more attention to food. As we all know it, our health is closely related to what we eat. Although the service provides us convenience, we must take the food safety to consideration. Home-made food is cleaner and healthier, but I prefer to cook food at home rather than ordering meals online.
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