1. What happened to David Edward when he was 10?
| A．He was lost. | B．He suffered a serious disease. | C．He became disabled. |
| A．A video. | B．An article. | C．An interview. |
| A．Honest. | B．Talented. | C．Inspiring. |
2 . Malin Pinsky had the first of two lightbulb moments in 2003 while crossing Drake Passage. He was then standing on the bridge of a research ship and was scanning the sky for seabirds, which was one of his duties as a research technician on the cruise (海上航游). Just five months earlier he had finished college, where he studied biology and environmental science.
As the ship entered nutrient-rich Antarctic waters, whales suddenly showed up all around the ship. That moment on the bridge helped him realize that the ocean looks featureless from the top, but there’s so much going on underneath.
The second lightbulb moment hit him several months later. Pinsky was then an intern (实习生) in Washington, D.C. His job was making photocopies. It was around the time when two big reports had come out. Both focused on what policies might best preserve U.S. ocean resources. “I realized we have all these laws and policies that determine how we as a society interact with the ocean. But they’re far out of date. We don’t yet have the science to know what the new policy should be,” Pinsky said.
Today he runs a lab with about 20 workers. His team wants to seek how our changing climate, as well as overfishing and habitat destruction, might be driving changes in fish and other animals in the sea. To find out, team members travel each year to coral reefs near the Philippines. There, they carefully catalog populations of different fish. They collect data on the growth and mating of these fish, their diversity and other factors.
“Pinsky’s broad approach to the problem — looking at species, where they live and how fisheries are managed — is setting the pace for other scientists,” says Kimberly Oremus, a fishery economist at the University of Delaware in Newark. “Pinsky is pushing the whole field to respond to his growing body of research.”
1. What made Pinsky have the first lightbulb moment?| A．The vastness of the ocean. |
| B．The sight of seabirds in the sky. |
| C．The view of Drake Passage. |
| D．The appearance of whales around the ship. |
| A．He needed to take more photos of oceans. |
| B．He should do something to update ocean policies. |
| C．The U.S. ocean resources need to be better preserved. |
| D．There have already been perfect policies to preserve the ocean. |
| A．The harm of overfishing. |
| B．Features of different fish. |
| C．Factors affecting ocean ecosystems. |
| D．The reasons for global warming. |
| A．Positive. | B．Doubtful. | C．Disapproving. | D．Uninterested. |
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Admitted to Southwest Agricultural College in Chongqing in the late 1940s, Wu is an alumnus (校友) of Yuan Longping, the “father of hybrid rice”. After two years of application setbacks, Wu succeeded in
Wu’s efforts to grow quality melons began paying off in 1973,
Wu’s contribution has won her many praises. She became
Now suffering from Alzheimer’s (阿兹海默) disease, Wu is often
4 . Pooja Rani entered the boxing area at age 18 all thanks to her coach Sanjay Kumar. However, even with much
She won the National Youth Boxing Championship (锦标赛) in 2009, which
Unstoppable as she was, her wins came to a
| A．attention | B．guidance | C．assistance | D．encouragement |
| A．approve of | B．go over | C．take in | D．turn up |
| A．at will | B．in secret | C．at ease | D．in person |
| A．word | B．warning | C．reward | D．praise |
| A．confident | B．hopeful | C．fond | D．certain |
| A．leave | B．favor | C．keep | D．mind |
| A．common | B．strict | C．severe | D．vital |
| A．discussions | B．demands | C．efforts | D．quarrels |
| A．convince | B．remind | C．advise | D．force |
| A．pushed | B．threw | C．knocked | D．beat |
| A．missed | B．bagged | C．expected | D．targeted |
| A．anxious | B．celebrated | C．qualified | D．ready |
| A．pause | B．point | C．head | D．close |
| A．forgotten | B．backed | C．questioned | D．approached |
| A．stage | B．board | C．show | D．track |
| A．recovered | B．responded | C．returned | D．recalled |
| A．prepared | B．inspired | C．urged | D．enabled |
| A．desire | B．earn | C．deserve | D．accept |
| A．even | B．broad | C．winding | D．steep |
| A．generally | B．obviously | C．merely | D．truly |
5 . In the digital age, opportunities are arising for everyone. However, only those putting plans into action can stay ahead. Alexandr Wang is one such example.
Los Alamos National Laboratory was where Alexandr spent his childhood. Both his parents were physicists there. Alexandr, from a young age, had a sharp mind. As a kid, he was regarded as a math wizard (奇才) and competed in national math and computer competitions. Finishing high school, Alexandr entered MIT where machine learning and AI amazed him. He saw the potential (潜力) of AI, and was excited about how it could change the world. But it wasn’t making a real impact. His ambition to set up a company in that field was seeded then.
At 17, he got the role of tech lead at Quora and dropped out of MIT. “I told my parents it was just going to be a thing I did for the summer. Obviously, it wasn’t,” Alexandr said. Surely, his parents were disappointed. They all knew he made that change filled with unexpected risks. But Alexandr said, “If you aren’t willing to take a risk now, then when?” Alexandr met Lucy Guo at Quora, with whom Alexandr founded Scale AI, which turned out to be a considerable success.
In fact, at that time, there were various opportunities in the tech world. It was hard to decide which road they should go down. Then he and his team decided to take a different approach — instead of following diverse paths, they agreed to focus on one. They went with “imagery, computer vision and other kinds of sensor data”. And that is what made the company’s profits rise quickly. Scale AI has a net worth of about $7.3 billion at present, with Alexandr being the world’s youngest self-made billionaire.
When asked lessons he’d like to share with founders, Alexandr stated there are a number of things. “The top one is always doing things that go with your values and how you want to build a company at the beginning. When you talk to investors (投资者), they’ll contribute advice that may go against your goal. Figure out your focus and what gets you started.”
1. What inspired Alexandr to build Scale AI?| A．The work at Quora. | B．His experiences at university. |
| C．The influence of his parents. | D．His talent for math and computer. |
| A．The key to the success of Scale AI. | B．Challenges of Alexandr’s career. |
| C．Alexandr’s great achievements. | D．The process of founding Scale AI. |
| A．Stick to one particular direction. | B．Keep an open mind on suggestions. |
| C．Remain true to the original intention. | D．Find a friend to start a company. |
| A．Clever and generous. | B．Courageous and outgoing. |
| C．Ambitious and sociable. | D．Adventurous and determined. |
First presented in 1953 and presented
Chinese writer Hai Ya’s The Space-Time Painter won the Hugo Award for Best Novelette. He became the third Chinese writer
The Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist went to Chinese digital artist Zhao Enzhe, a longtime cover artist for Science Fiction World magazine.
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7 . A former starchitect (明星建筑师) who designed villas for Pakistan’s celebrities now rebuilds villages completely destroyed by natural disasters.
October 2005, a catastrophic earthquake claiming some 79, 000 people in Pakistan reduced the villages to ruins in mud. Yasmeen Lari, a then-65-year-old architect was there to help lead the reconstruction of settlements. Working with volunteer architects and engineers from Pakistan and abroad, she started drawing plans for earthquake-resistant homes.
Over the following decades, Lari designed various houses and devices inside. Lari’s shelters, inspired by traditional designs and made with sustainable materials such as bamboo, mud and lime (石灰) that are sourced locally first, can better withstand disasters. Bamboo homes on stilts (柱子) allow water to flow through, while cross-bracing (交叉支撑) provides strength and flexibility during earthquakes. Lari’s insistence on low-cost, zero-waste and zero-carbon buildings reflects her commitment to the planet.
This sustainable inspiration has fuelled many of Lari’s designs, which now include household innovations. For instance, more than 80, 000 of her well-received limecrete and smokeless cookstoves were built. The device, which won a UN World Habitat Prize in 2018, costs about E8 to make and is fuelled with agricultural waste. The stoves stand higher than flood levels, making them safer than smoky, open cooking fires on the ground.
Now at age 83, Lari is still fizzing with ideas about zero-carbon designs, skills building and self-sustaining villages.
1. Which can best describe Yasmeen Lari?| A．Insistent and conventional. | B．Productive and stubborn. |
| C．Innovative and committed. | D．Economical and academic. |
| A．They accommodate homeless villagers. | B．They are all made of local materials. |
| C．They follow traditional designs. | D．They are resistant to earthquakes. |
| A．It costs a lot. | B．It generates smoke. |
| C．It gains popularity. | D．It burns animal waste. |
| A．From architect to humanitarian | B．The greatest architect ever |
| C．Rebuilding destroyed villages | D．Designing household devices |
1. Where was Mr Taylor’s latest book set?
| A．In Egypt. | B．In Morocco. | C．In South Africa. |
| A．Some wild animals attacked him. |
| B．His car broke down in a desert. |
| C．He almost died from lack of water. |
| A．He writes novels. | B．He relaxes at home. | C．He socializes with friends. |
| A．Keeping writing novels. | B．Working on a history book. | C．Traveling around the world. |
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The person I would like to interview him is Yang Liwei. I would really like to interview him because he is not only one of the greatest astronaut in the world but also the first Chinese go to space. I have long been interesting in space exploration. And I believe I could learn a greatly deal from him about it. If I could interview him, I would ask him that made him become an astronaut or how he was trained. I would also like to know how he feel in space and whether space travel is as exciting as what is describing in some books. Finally, I would like to ask a few questions about their personal life, which must be very different.
1. How long did Roger Federer’s professional career last?
| A．24 years. . | B．17 years. | C．20 years. |
| A．The pressure from his competitors. |
| B．The high expectation from his parents. |
| C．The unforgettable matches he played on court. |
| A．Because his belief and desire to win worked and helped. |
| B．Because he didn’t have enough rest before the match. |
| C．Because his family and team gave him a lot of support. |
| A．Talkative and inspiring. | B．Talented and determined. | C．Modest and humorous. |
