If children could step into the shoes of a victim of bullying, would they be less likely to push others around? That's the hope behind a virtual reality system, on trial in 10 schools in Massachusetts, which seeks to give kids a perspective on how cruel treatment affects their peers. Called SchoolLife, the system portrays what happens when John, a shy and bookish boy, accidentally jostles (推撞、挤拥) a popular girl called Sarah. She then tells people to ignore him and posts cruel messages on Facebook, no matter how much John apologizes. Children who are given John's role find themselves isolated. They hear that they can seek help from a friend, Eliza, who is also part of Sarah's friend group. But Eliza gives John the cold shoulder, and no other classmates will reach out to him, leaving the user feeling hurt by a former ally who seems to have become Sarah's lackey (侍从；马屁精). When users play the role of Eliza, however, they can see that she is acting under peer pressure, not out of malice (恶意). SchoolLife is the creation of GiantOtter, a start-up in Boston co-founded by Geoff Marietta. He says the idea is that experiencing other students' points of view will help foster better relationships between pupils and so reduce bullying. Right now, pairs of students play out each scenario as John and Eliza, typing in requests or responses to questions. The interactions are collected and stored in a database, to be classified according to the psychological strategies the children use to navigate the situation. Ultimately, the idea is to have users interact with artificially intelligent characters. If the software deems that a user's input is consistent with resolving the conflict friendly, the virtual characters might respond more favorably. For instance, if someone playing John says he understands that Eliza is under pressure from her peer group, then Eliza might be more open to helping patch things up with Sarah. If not, then things might continue to go badly. Deborah Eakin, a psychologist at Mississippi State University, is intrigued by the approach. " I do see some value in having a kid virtually experience what the bullied kid experiences," she says. Marietta and his partner Jeff Orkin now want to improve SchoolLife by augmenting the characters' body language and giving them voices.

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Topic A Famous University Graduate's Embarrassment For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled A Famous University Graduate's Embarrassment following the outline given below. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 1．名校毕业不一定能找到满意的工作 2．导致这种尴尬现象的原因是…… 3．名校大学生可以做什么努力

“中国梦”(Chinese Dream)是一个新名词，于2012年由习近平主席首次提出。“中国梦”实质上指要实现中华民族的复兴(rejuvenation)，这是最伟大的梦想。具体来说，“中国梦”就是要让国人有更好的教育，更高的收入，更完善的医疗保健和更良好的环境。为此，习近平主席呼吁年轻人敢于追求，努力去实现梦想。“中国梦”的提出增强了民族自豪感和民族自信心。

For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an apology letter to your teacher following the outline given below. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words． 1．你在截止日期前未交作业 2．向任课老师写信道歉，并给出合理解释 3．做出承诺

有一个事实我们不得不相信，那就是科技的发展已经彻底改变了我们的生活方式。以前，我们从没想到过生活质量会和科技之间有着如此紧密的联系。现如今，几乎人人都在使用网络，通过这个平台，我们学习、交朋友、获取信息的方式得以发生天翻地覆的转变。而且，大家普遍认为，这样的现象将会一直持续到未来很长一段时间。

马可-波罗 (Marco Polo)是来自意大利的著名旅行家。他于1275年到达 元朝 (the Yuan Dynasty)的首都。从那时起他在中国游历17年，访问了中国的许多城市。回到意大利后，马可·波罗与他人合作，写下了 《马可-波罗游记》 (The Travels of Marco Polo)。在这本游记里，马可·波罗描绘了一个辉煌的东方世界，详细介绍了中国的著名城市。该书一出版，就受到了欧洲人的热烈欢迎，激起他们对东方文明的兴趣。

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Sitting in a back room at London's Barbican arts center, which is hosting the Game On Exhibition, Henry Jenkins delivers a line that would have jaws dropping in any gathering of the rich and famous. "I think games are going to be the most【C1】______art form of the 21st century," he says. It is, you might think, exactly what would be expected of someone introduced as "a professor of gaming." But Jenkins is much more than that. He is the director of a graduate program in【C2】______media studies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston, which also covers film, television and other mass media. "Games are a significant but not the primary focus of the program," he says. "Our approach has been to【C3】______games more fully into the study of media, rather than apply them in one specialized field." The problem is that video games have yet to achieve【C4】______. They are often seen roughly of equal status with pornography (色情资料), providing instant contentment for the sort of people no one would invite to a dinner party.【C5】______everyone plays video games, but you may feel guilty if you are caught at it. But things did not go exactly to plan. Jenkins wrote: "We were trying to start a conversation about gender, about the opening up of the girls game market, about the place of games in "boy culture," and so forth. But all the media wants to talk about is video-game【C6】______." The media madness reached new heights following the Columbine high-school【C7】______, which looked like something out of a first-person shooter. He says: "the question is not whether video games are violent—obviously all story-telling traditions have included violence and aggression—the question is: "What are games saying about violence?" Medieval epics are full of violence, and there's a lot of blood-letting—but such stuff would never get【C8】______for a mainstream game title." "The difference in films is that【C9】______the fighting stops, you bury your head, and you remember who was lost. That forces you to think about the consequences of violence. And games are starting to introduce something similar, like【C10】______the dead. It's not beyond the industry to say something thoughtful about violence." A. inhibited B. respectability C. staggering . D. massacre E. periodically F. significant G. approved H. mourning I. unanimous J. solitarily K. integrate L. comparative M. practically N. intrigue O. violence

For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter of complaint on the uncivilized behaviors in the school library. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

Directions: The relationship between parents and children is a common topic nowadays. Parents play an important role in children's growing up. Please write a short essay entitled The Role of Parents in Children's Growing Up. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

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Are you living your life to the fullest? Are you happy with who, what, or where you are today? Are you doing what you love? Most of us are searching for something, or sometime in the future when we will finally be happy. But we know from last week's attack that there are no【C1】______there will be a tomorrow. Life is precious and we must【C2】______each day. Before the attack, what brought many of us happiness were【C3】______things. Now we are seeing that family, friends, and being our true selves is what life is all about. Before the attack, we may have known that we wanted to be happy, but we put ourselves on hold because there were responsibilities, bills to pay, and we knew we could【C4】______on being happy tomorrow. Now, we have learned that we may only have today. So, how can you be happy today? Follow these easy steps: 1. Accept that You Deserve to Be Happy: Being happy today is accepting that you deserve to be happy. If you do not think that this is true, then no【C5】______you are not. The messages you tell yourself【C6】______which direction your life will take. Tell yourself that is OK to be happy, and that you will【C7】______for happiness each day. 2. Accept Who You Are: Being happy today is accepting who you are, the good, the bad and the ugly. It is knowing that you are doing the best you can do, and being【C8】______with that. I am not saying to【C9】______what you would like to improve in your life, but if you only see what is【C10】______, you lose out on loving what is great about you. A. apply B. strive C. work D. survive E. content F. guarantees G. missing H. illustrate I. wonder J. ignore K. material L. confident M. determine N. conservations O. appreciate

玉饰不仅能使佩戴者更美丽，还能促进其身体健康。

猫有四条腿。

Topic My View on Studying Abroad For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled My View on Studying Abroad following the outline given below. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 1．海外留学成为热门话题 2．对是否应该海外求学，人们看法不一 3．我认为……

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它最大的特点就是感情丰富，歌唱和舞蹈巧妙结合。