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3.中國，地球上最吸引人的國家之一，有5000多年的歷史，是目前全球第二大經(jīng)濟(jì)體(thesecondlargesteconomy)。隨著廣泛的經(jīng)濟(jì)改革，中國正經(jīng)歷著顯著、快速的變化。1949年以前的中國極端貧困、收入不平衡(incomeinequalities)、國家不安全。由于經(jīng)濟(jì)改革，從1980年開始，人民的生活水平開始提升至基本水平之上。全國人口有了足夠的食物、衣服和住房，普通家庭可以吃得起各種各樣的食物，穿得上時尚的衣服。

4.魚是春節(jié)前夕餐桌上不可或缺的一道菜，因為漢語中“魚”字的發(fā)音與“余”字的發(fā)音相同。正由于這個象征性的意義，春節(jié)期間魚也作為禮物送給親戚朋友。魚的象征意義據(jù)說源于中國傳統(tǒng)文化。中國人有節(jié)省的傳統(tǒng)，他們認(rèn)為節(jié)省得愈多，就感到愈為安全。今天，盡管人們愈來愈富裕了，但他們?nèi)匀徽J(rèn)為節(jié)省是一種值得弘揚的美德。

5.生活在中國不同地區(qū)的人們飲食多種多樣。北方人主要吃面食，南方人大多吃米飯。在沿海地區(qū)，海鮮和淡水水產(chǎn)品在人們飲食中占有相當(dāng)大的比例，而在其他地區(qū)人們的飲食中，肉類和奶制品更為常見。四川、湖南等省份的居民普遍愛吃辛辣食物，而江蘇和浙江人更喜歡甜食。然而，因為烹飪方式各異，同類食物的味道可能會有所不同。

6.A)Gettingaroundacityisonething--andthenthere'sthematterofgettingfromonecitytoanother.Onevisionoftheperfectcityofthefuture:aplacethatofferseasyaccesstoairtravel.In2022,aUniversityofNorthCarolinabusinessprofessornamedJohnKasardapublishedabookcalledAerotropolis:TheWayWe'llLiveNext.Kasardasaysfuturecitiesshouldbebuiltintentionallyaroundornearairports.Theidea,ashehasputit,istoofferbusinesses"rapid,long-distanceconnectivityonamassivescale."

B)"The18thcenturyreallywasawaterbornecentury,the19thcenturyarailcentury,the20thcenturyahighway,car,truckcentury--andthe21stcenturywillincreasinglybeanaviationcentury,astheglobebecomesincreasinglyconnectedbyair,"Kasardasays.Songdo,acitybuiltfromscratchinSouthKorea,isoneofKasarda'sprimeexamples.Ithasexistedforjustafewyears."Fromtheget-go,itwasdesignedonthebasisofconnectivityandcompetitiveness,"saysKasada."ThegovernmentbuiltthebridgedirectlyfromtheairporttotheSongdoInternationalBusinessDistrict.Andthesurfaceinfrastructurewasbuiltintandemwiththenewairport."

C)Songdoisastone'sthrowfromSouthKorea'sIncheonAirport,itsmaininternationalhub.Butittakesalotmorethananearbyairporttobeacityofthefuture.Justbuildingaplaceasan"internationalbusinessdistrict"doesn'tmeanitwillbecomeone.ParkYeonSooconceivedthiscityofthefuturebackin1986.HeconsidersSongdohisbaby."Iamavisionary,"hesays.Thirtyyearsafterheimaginedthecity,Park'sbabyiscloseto70percentbuilt,with36,000peoplelivinginthebusinessdistrictand90,000residentsingreaterSongdo.It'saboutanhouroutsideSeoul,builtonreclaimedtidalflatsalongtheYellowSea.There'saCoastGuardbuildingandatalltradetower,aswellasapark,golfcourseanduniversity.

D)Chancesareyou'veactuallyseenthisplace.SongdoappearsinthemostfamousmusicvideoevertocomeoutofSouthKorea."GangnamStyle"referstothefashionableGangnamdistrictinSeoul.ButsomeofthevideowasfilmedinSongdo."Idon'tknowifyouremember,therewasasceneinasubwaystation.ThatwasnotGangnam.ThatwasactuallySongdo,"saysJungWonSon,aprofessorofurbandevelopmentatLondon'sBartlettSchoolofPlanning."Partofthereasontoshootthereisthatit'snewandnice."

E)Thecitywassupposedtobeahubforglobalcompanies,withemployeesfromallovertheworld.Butthat'snothowithasturnedout.Songdo'sreputationisasafuturisticghosttown.Buttherealityismorecomplicated.Abridgewithbig,light-blueloopsleadsintothebusinessdistrict.Inthecenterofthemainroad,there'salonglineofflagsoftheworld.Onthecorner,there'saStarbucksanda7-Eleven--alloftheinternationalbrandsthatyouseeallovertheworldnowadays.

F)Thecityisnotempty.Therearemotherspushingstrollers,oldwomenwithwalkers--eveninthemiddleoftheday,whenit's90degreesout.ByunYoung-JinchairstheSongdorealestateassociationandstartedsellingpropertyherewhenthefirstphaseofthecityopenedin2022.Hesaysdemandhasboomedinthepastcoupleofyears.MostofhisclientsareKorean.Infact,thedevelopersays,99percentofthehomesherearesoldtoKoreans.Youngfamiliesmoveherebecausetheschoolsaregreat.Andthat'stheproblem:SongdohasbecomeapopularKoreancity--morepopularasaresidentialareathanabusinessone.It'snotyetthefuturisticinternationalbusinesshubthatplannersimagined."It'sagreatplacetolive.Andit'sbecomingagreatplacetowork,"saysScottSummers,thevicepresidentofGaleInternational,thedeveloperofthecity.Thefloor-to-ceilingwindowsofhiscompany'sofficesoverlookSongdoCentralPark,withacanalfullofkayaksandpaddleboats.Shimmeringglasstowerslinethecanal’sedge.

G)"What'shappenedis,becausewefocusedoncreatingthatqualityoflifefirst,whichenabledtheresidentstolivehere,whathasprobablymissedthemarkisforcompaniestolocatehere,"hesays."Thereneedstobestrongeconomicincentives."Thecityisstillunfinished,anditfeelsabitlikeathemepark.Itdoesn'tfeelallthatfuturistic.There'sahigh-techundergroundtrashdisposalsystem.Buildingsareenvironmentallyfriendly.Everybody'stelevisionsetisconnectedtoasystemthatstreamspersonalizedlanguageorexerciseclasses.

H)ButStarTrekthisisnot.Andtosomeoftheresidents,Songdofeelshollow."I'm,like,inprisonforweekdays.That'swhatwecallitintheworkplace,"saysawomaninher20s.Shedoesn'twanttousehernameforfearofbeingfiredfromherjob.ShegoesbacktoSeouleveryweekend."IsayI'mprison-breakingonFridaynights."Butshehastomaketheprisonbreakinherowncar.There'snohigh-speedtrainconnectingSongdotoSeoul,justover20milesaway.

I)ThemanwhofirstimaginedSongdofeelsfrustrated,too.ParksayshebuiltSouthKoreaaluxuryvehicle,"likeMercedesorBMW.It'sagoodcarnow.Butwe'rewaitingforagooddrivertoaccelerate."Buttherearelotsofothergoodcarsoutthere,too.Theworldisdottedwithfuturistic,high-techcitiestryingtoattractthebiggestinternationalcompanies.

J)Songdo'sbackerscontendthatit'sstillearly,andbusinessspaceisfillingup--about70percentoffinishedofficesarenowoccupied.BrentRyan,whoteachesurbandesignatMIT,saysSongdoprovesauniversalprinciple."Therehavebeenalotofutopiancitiesinhistory.Andthereasonwedon'tknowaboutalotofthemisthatalotofthemhavevanishedentirely."Inotherwords,whenitcomestocities--oranythingelse--itishardtopredictthefuture.

36.Songdo'spopularityliesmoreinitsqualityoflifethanitsbusinessattraction.

37.ThemanwhoconceivedSongdofeelsdisappointedbecauseithasfallenshortofhisexpectations.

38.AsceneinapopularSouthKoreanmusicvideowasshotinSongdo.

39.Songdostilllacksthefinancialstimulusforbusinessestosetupshopthere.

40.Airplaneswillincreasinglybecomethechiefmeansoftransportation,accordingtoaprofessor.

41.Songdohasendedupdiferentfromthecityitwassupposedtobe.

42.SomeofthepeoplewhoworkinSongdocomplainaboutboredomintheworkplace.

43.Abusinessprofessorsaysthatafuturecityshouldhaveeasyaccesstointernationaltransportation.

44.Accordingtoanurbandesignprofessor,itisdifficultforcitydesignerstoforescewhatwillhappeninthefuture.

45.ParkYeonSoo,whoenvisionedSongdo,feelsaparentalconnctionwiththecity.

7.中國漢族人的全名由姓和名組成。中文姓名的特點是，姓總是在前，名跟在其后。千百年來，父姓一直世代相傳。然而，如今，孩子跟母親姓并不罕見。一般來說，名有一個或兩個漢字，通常承載父母對孩子的愿望。從孩子的名字可以推斷出父母希望孩子成為什么樣的人，或者期望他們過什么樣的生活。父母非常重視給孩子取名，因為名字往往會伴隨孩子一生。

8.ProfessorAshokGoelofGeorgiaTechdevelopedanartificiallyintelligentteachingassistanttohelphandletheenormousnumberofstudentquestionsintheonlineclass,Knowledge-BasedArtificialIntelligence.ThisonlinecourseisacorerequirementofGeorgiaTech'sonlineMasterofScienceinComputerScienceprogram.ProfessorGoelalreadyhadeightteachingassistants,butthatwasn'tenoughtodealwiththeoverwhelmingnumberofdailyquestionsfromstudents.

Manystudentsdropoutofonlinecoursesbecauseofthelackofteachingsupport.Whenstudentsfeelisolatedorconfusedandreachoutwithquestionsthatgounanswered,theirmotivationtocontinuebeginstofade.ProfessorGoeldecidedtodosomethingtoremedythissituationandhissolutionwastocreateavirtualassistantnamedJillWatson,whichisbasedontheIBMWatsonplatform.

GoelandhisteamdevelopedseveralversionsofJillWatsonbeforereleasinghertotheonlineforums.Atfirst,thevirtualassistantwasn'ttoogreat.ButGoelandhisteamsourcedtheonlinediscussionforumtofindallthe40,000questionsthathadeverbeenaskedsincetheclasswaslaunched.ThentheybegantofeedJillwiththequestionsandanswers.Aftersomeadjustmentsandsufficienttime