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Mr． Tuohy said： \the Netherlands they are known for practicing a method， known sometimes as the ‘Dutch reach'， which we think could be successfully encouraged in the UK．\

\into this， and highlight the dangers of ‘car dooring' through a public awareness THINK style campaign．\

If you're really concerned about opening a door into the path of a cyclist coming behind you， consider using what's known as the \reach\to open the door． That will naturally turn you in your seat and give you a much better view of what's coming up alongside in the car．

（1）Why does the author mention the figures in Paragraph 3？ A． To cause public concern．

B． To report the terrible accidents． C． To show the danger of car dooring．

D． To stress the importance of traffic safety． （2）While doing the \， you should ． A． sit still in your seat B． open the car door politely

C． use the inside hand to open the door D． use the left hand to open the car door （3）What can be learned from the text？ A． Many people are ignorant of car dooring． B． The \． C． Dooring incidents are all attended by police． D． Drivers are to blame for dooring incidents．

（4）What's the author's attitude towards car dooring？ A． Negative． B． Ridiculous． C． Neutral．

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D． Concerned

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Confucius Institute

The Confucius Institute at the University of Minnesota offers several short classes on Chinese language and culture． ★Class Fees

The cost of classes is 225（170 for Chinese Rehab） ★Class Calendar

The Confucius Institute follows the University of Minnesota semester schedule． The Confucius Institute classes start a few weeks after the start of the University semester and last for ten class sessions． Classes are not held on University holidays．

The upcoming class sessions will be： Spring 2018： February 1﹣ April 7 Summer 2018： June 13﹣ August 25 Tentative class calendar：

The schedule may change due to teacher availability．

MONDAY Beginning I， Section A TUESDAY Beginning I， Section B WEDNESDAY Beginning II THURSDAY Intermediate II 6：00 ～ 7：30 p．m． 6：00 ～ 7：00 p．m． .

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6：00 ～ 7：30 p．m． 6：00 ～ 7：30 p．m． Chinese Rehab Intermediate I Beginning III Intermediate III 6：30 ～ 7：00 p．m． 6：00 ～ 7：30 p．m． 6：00 ～ 7：30 p．m． 6：00 ～ 7：30 p．m． ★Class Cancellations

Any class not meeting minimum enrollment by four business days before the class start date will be cancelled and you will be contacted． If we must cancel a class due to insufficient enrollment or any other circumstance beyond our control， we will offer a full refund or issue credit towards another class． ★Contact Information

The Confucius Institute is located within the University International Center on the east bank of the Twin Cities campus． The University International Center is located in the Keeler Apartment building． Enter at the corner of 17th Avenue S．E． and 4th Street through the doors located near the \International Center\． Office hours

The office is generally open Monday through Friday， from 8：00 a．m． until 4： 30 p．m．

The office is closed daily from12：00 noon until 1： 00 p． m． and is closed on all University holidays． Office Address

160 University International Center， 331﹣17th Ave． S．E．， Minneapolis， MN 55414

Phone： 612625﹣5080 Fax： 612﹣625﹣5158

Email： confucius（@ umn． edu

（1）Chinese Rehab ． A． costs more money B． is held on Monday

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C． lasts one and a half hours D． has four classes a week

（2）To get information about the classes， you can visit the office ． A． on Monday noon

B． at 12：30 a．m．， Tuesday C． on Wednesday evening D． at 1： 30 p．m．， Friday

（3）What is True about the classes？ A． The schedule may be changeable． B． They can be one﹣to﹣one instruction． C． They are held on University holidays．

D． They start at the beginning of the University semester．

19．（8分）Parallel worlds exist and interact with our world， say physicists． Quantum mechanics （量子力学）， though firmly tested， is so weird and anti﹣intuitive that physicist Richard Feynman once remarked， \think I can safely say nobody understands quantum mechanics．\Attempts to explain some of the bizarre （奇异的） consequences of quantum theory have led to some mind﹣bending ideas， such as the Copenhagen interpretation and the many﹣worlds interpretation． Now there's a new theory on the block， called the \interacting worlds\hypothesis （假设） （MIW）， and the idea is just as profound as it sounds． The theory suggests not only parallel worlds exist， but that they interact with our world on the quantum level and are thus detectable． Though still speculative （推测的）， the theory may help to finally explain some of the bizarre consequences inherent in quantum mechanics．

The theory is a spinoff of the many﹣worlds interpretation in quantum

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