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Congratulations on your offer of admission to Stanford University (SU)! All those

admitted to graduate study must inform us of your decisions to accept or decline.

To accept or decline the offer of admission on the web, you first need to set up your

Stanford University Network Identification name (SUNet ID). Approximately 24 hours

after that, you will be able to log in to Axess to accept or decline the offer.

Creating a SUNet ID

You will need your student ID number sent to you by SU. On the Stanford University

Accounts website, choose

“

Create a new SUNet ID

”

and select the first button (I have a

University ID) and follow the instructions.

—

Log into Axess using your SUNet ID.

—

In the top menu bar, hover over (

悬停

)

“

STUDENT

”

for the

“

NEW ADMITS, Graduate

Admission Response

”

section to be revealed.

—

Click

“

Graduate Admission Response

—

After you have accepted the offer of admission, you will be able to create your email

account and access other services.

Address Updates

In

order

to

receive

important

information

before

you

arrive

on

campus,

it

is

essential that you keep your mailing and email addresses up to date in Axess.

Admission Deferral(

延期

) Requests

Admission is offered for a specific academic program. Departments have different

policies

on

whether

they

will

defer

admission

or

require

a

new

application

for

later

.

enrollment. Requests to delay admission should be submitted in writing to the graduate

program that offered admission. You can see the Program List for contact information.

1. Who is this text intended for?

A. SU offer receivers.

B. College graduates.

C. Stanford applicants.

D. University students.

2. What is required to accept the offer admission to SU?

A. An email account.

B. A program list of SU.

C. A personal request letter.

D. An ID number from SU.

3. What does SU advise students to do?

A. Update contact information.

B. Renew the application letter.

C. Accept the offer of admission.

D. Arrive on campus in advance.

B

Solothurn is a picturesque town in the northwest of Switzerland known primarily for

its closest relation with the number eleven. It seems like everything in this place was

designed

around

this

magical

number,

from

the

fact

that

there

are

precisely

eleven

churches, as well as eleven historical fountains, eleven museums and eleven towers, to

the unusual clock in the town square that features an eleven-hour dial and the number

twelve missing.

Although nearly everyone in Solothurn knows about the town's obsession with the

number eleven, the origin of that is covered in mystery. The first mention of eleven in

Solothurn's history dates back to 1252, when eleven members were first elected for the

town's council. Another great example of Solothurn's obsession with the number eleven

is the magnificent Cathedral of St. Ursus. Designed by Italian architect Gaetano Matteo

Pisoni, it was built in eleven years. It features three sets of steps, each numbering eleven

.

rows, eleven doors, eleven bells and eleven altars (

祭坛

)

，

one of which is made out of

eleven different types of marble. Interestingly, the altars can be viewed at the same time

from only one place in the cathedral, the eleventh black stone in the long central part.

The people of Solothurn also show an intense interest in the number eleven in their

daily life. There are special celebrations held on eleventh birthdays, and there are local

products and businesses that include the special number. There is

“

Oufi- Bier

”

(Beer

eleven),

“

eleveni Schokolade

”

( eleven- Chocolate), and even

“

oufiyo ga

”

(eleven o'clock

yoga). The mysterious relationship between Solothurn and the number has become one

of

the

town's

primary

tourist

attractions,

and

there

is

even

a

themed

tour

about

the

number eleven.

4. What is mainly discussed about Solothurn in Paragraph 1?

A. Its unique designs.

B. Its cultural origin.

C. Its natural attractions.

D. Its connection with nature.

5. What does the underlined word

“

that

”

in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A. The number eleven.

B. The city of Solothurn.

C. Solothurn's love for eleven.

D. The history of Switzerland.

6. What is the Cathedral of St. Ursus like?

A. Its steps contain 33 rows in all.

B. Its doors are made out of marble.

C. It has eleven bells on each step.

D. It has eleven altars in the center.

7. What do we know about the people of Solothurn?

A. They attach great importance to tourism.

B. They bring number eleven to daily life.

C. They lead a busy but comfortable life.

D. They are expert at designing products.

.

C

French

car

maker

CitroEn

recently

released

a

pair

of

glassless,

liquid-

flleld

eyeglasses that can reportedly treat the symptoms of motion sickness.

Called Seetroen, the eyeglasses use Boarding Ring technology, which was created by

a

French

start-up

of

the

same

name,

to

treat

motion

sickness

in

just

a

few

minutes.

According to the oficial press release, after being worn for 10 to 12 minutes, the glasses

enable the mind to resynchronise(

重新同步

) with the movement perceived by the inner

ear while the eyes focus on an immobile object such as a smartphone or a book and the

wearer can just take them off and enjoy the rest of the journey.

Motion

sickness

occurs

when

our

brain

perceives

conflicting

reports

about

perceived

motion from the eyes

and

the inner

ear.

It's

usually

not

a problem when

a

person

is

looking

out

of

the

window

because

then

both

organs

perceive

motion

similarly, but when you're looking down at a phone or a book, the eyes don't perceive

the motion the same way, and the reports sent to your brain contradict those from the

inner ear, and the confusion results in motion sickness.

So how do Setroen cure the annoying condition that has been plaguing mankind for

centuries? Well, the secret is literally in those plastic frames. That blue liquid in the rings

around

the

eyes

recreate

the

horizon

line

to

resolve

the conflict

between

the

signals

sent to the brain by the eyes and inner ear so that the movement detected by the eyes

matches

that

detected

by

the

inner

ear.

Since

Seetroen

glasses

are

actually

glassless,

they can be worn by anyone, even over actual eyeglasses. You only need to wear them

for 10 to 12 minutes to make the symptoms of motion sickness go away.

8. What is Seetroen?

A. A French car maker.

B. A high-tech company.

.

C. A name of eye glasses.

D. A kind of technology.

9. What can replace the underlined word

“

plaguing

”

in Paragraph 4?

A. Shocking.

B. Troubling.

C. Embarrassing.

D. Disappointing.

10. How does Seetroen help get rid of motion sickness?

A. By filling frames with liquid.

B. By perceiving the horizon line.

C. By removing conflicting signals.

D. By adjusting the angles of movements.

11. What's the best title of the text?

A. A creative cure for motion sickness.

B. The amazing rise of a French start-up.

C. A new understanding of motion sickness.

D. The popularity of liquid-filled eyeglasses.

D

1 They're inconsiderate. They annoy you, And sometimes, they infect you. Wouldn't

it be nice if we could ban passengers like that from the plane?

2

If

you've

been

wondering

whether

the

airlines

should

expand

their

own

no-fly

lists, you're not alone. Joseph Flanagan, an engineer from Golden, Colorado, thinks the

kind of

passenger

he sat next

to

on

a

recent

flight

should

be blacklisted.

“

We were

barely 10 minutes into the flight when he pulled off his shoes and then put his damp

feet on the chair in front of him,

3

Inconsiderate

passengers

come

in

all

shapes

and

sizes.

They're

the

ones

who

occupy the bathroom for half an hour. They

’

re the ones who place their carry-ons above

your seat and then walk 10 rows back. One of the most annoying passengers, of course,

is the one who talks nonstop. As a result, you can't sleep, can't listen to music, or even

can't get any work done. Wouldn't it be great if we could require passengers to make a

.

promise of silence during the flight?

4 Another category of passengers that can- and should

一

be banned are people who

are ill. Sharon Lawrence, a mental health therapist from Largo, Maryland, says people

who know they are sick should stay grounded.

“

I have had to sit next to individuals who

are

sick,

coughing, barely covering their

mouths,

“

As

a

result

of a few

of

these flights, 1 have become ill after flying.

”

5 However, expanding the airline blacklists is easier said than done. Federal Aviation

Administration regulations permit airlines to remove passengers if the safety and health

of other travelers are affected.

“

But such procedures do not allow for the removal of a

passenger

without

proper

legal

justification,

says

David

Reischer,

CEO

of

Legal

, a legal advice website.

12. What may Joseph Flanagan think of the behavior of the passenger next to him?

二

A. It is against the law.

B. It causes discomfort,

C. It is none of his business.

D. It affects the flight safety.

13. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?

A. Requirements for in-flight behavior.

B. Annoying experiences of the author.

C.

Examples

of

thoughtless

passengers.

D.

Possible

measures

against

misbehavior.

14. Why should sick people be added to no-fly lists according to Sharon Lawrence?

A. They are likely to cough constantly.

B. They can not attend to themselves.

C. They may infect other passengers.

D. They will miss timely treatment.

15. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A. Stricter restrictions for air travel must be set at once.

B. Misbehavior of some passengers should be tolerated.

.

C. The government prohibits the removal of passengers.

D. It may be illegal to blacklist misbehaving passengers.

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他们不体谅人。它们会让你恼火，有时还会感染你。如果我们能禁止这样的乘客上飞机不是 很

好吗？

如果你一直想知道航空公司 是否应该扩大他们自己的禁飞名单，你并不孤单。来自科罗拉多州戈尔登

的工程师约瑟夫 ·弗拉纳根（

Joseph

Flanagan

）认为，他最近乘坐的航班上坐在旁边的那种乘客应

该被列入黑名单。