My name is Pablo. I think I’m a lucky guy. I have a good family, and we live in a nice neighborhood in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. People travel here from many countries for their vacations. We have beautiful beaches, hotels, restaurants, shopping and sports.
However, in my beautiful hometown, there are also very poor neighborhoods. These areas are crowded and have a lot of crime (犯罪). Life is terrible for many of the children in these areas. Some don’t really have a childhood because they’re homeless and live on the streets. They don’t have education. They don’t have enough food. Many use drugs or have illnesses or other problems.
Last year, I came back to Puerto Vallarta from my university in Mexico City, I spent one year as a volunteer with an organization called Outreach International. They have several programs. I volunteered for one program to help street children.
I worked in a home for street children (all boys, at this one). At this home, the boys have a place to sleep and three meals daily. The home keeps the boys off the streets. It shows them another way of life. As a volunteer, I helped to prepare meals. I taught games—such as basketball, football and art. I helped the kids with their homework. These kids can be fun. They have a lot of energy, but they’re also really tough (坚韧的). Their long and difficult time on the streets make them strong and not always “sweet little children”.
At this boys’ home, I met two other volunteers—Brian from Canada and Greg from Australia. In many ways, we were very similar. We were the same age, came from good homes and had a good education. They were both college students, like me. We became very good friends. Now, we email each other.
It was the best—and most difficult—year of my life. I learned a lot that year.
1. The paragraph 2 is mainly about .| A．street crime in poor neighborhoods | B．the author’s childhood experience |
| C．the author’s beautiful hometown | D．the terrible life of the homeless children |
| A．helping to prepare meals | B．helping them to make money |
| C．teaching the kids art | D．teaching them to play games |
| A．loves travelling around Mexico. |
| B．enjoys his work as a volunteer |
| C．is now working for an university in Mexico City |
| D．has made friends with the homeless children |
| A．My Special Year. | B．A Sweet Home. | C．My family | D．Street Children. |
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At the hotel, she checked in, and then went to her room to change before dinner. She was just ready to go downstairs when she found that her Spanish money wasn’t in her handbag. She carefully looked in all her luggage, but she couldn’t find it. All she had was a small purse with ten English pound notes in it!
Ann found a place to change her English money. She had very few pesetas(西班牙货币单位), and she would be here for two weeks. On her way back to the hotel, Ann bought some cheese, some bread and some oranges. When she got back, she told the manager that her doctor had told her not to eat Spanish food; she’d just have breakfast each day, as she knew the price of hotels included breakfast.
For the rest of her holiday, Ann swam in the hotel swimming pool, or lay on the beach and got a sunbath. When the other tourists went to interesting places, she always said she wasn’t well. In fact, her holiday wasn’t bad, except that she was always hungry. After all, a piece of fruit for lunch, and bread and cheese for supper isn’t very much.
Late in the afternoon of their last day, a girl, Jane, asked her why she never ate with them in the hotel restaurant. Ann told her about her money problems. Jane looked at her for a minute, and then said, “But didn’t you know? The price of this holiday includes everything!”
1. “A package trip” probably means _________.
| A．a free trip |
| B．a long journey |
| C．a pleasant trip |
| D．a trip that includes the cost of all the tickets and services |
| A．she was afraid that she couldn’t pay for them with her little money |
| B．her doctor told her not to eat them |
| C．she wasn’t well |
| D．she wasn’t hungry |
| A．Because they were good for her health. |
| B．Because she planned to eat them instead of lunch and supper. |
| C．Because she liked them more than dinners in the hotel restaurant. |
| D．Because she is afraid that she couldn’t eat enough in the hotel restaurant. |
| A．Angry. | B．Happy. | C．Surprised. | D．Excited |
【推荐2】One cold day last November, my wife and I came home from work to a sick young daughter and we decided to stay at home for the night. Problem was, we had two tickets to see Miranda July, the performance artist, being interviewed at the Herbst Theatre. We decided to sell them online for ＄50. One hour before the event, a guy named Peter called me and said he wanted to buy the tickets. Since the time was limited, I told Peter to pay me the next day. Peter seemed touched and we said a fond goodbye.
However, a month later, Peter still didn’t pay me back. A few more weeks passed. Another month. There’d been one e-mail promising to mail the check, then silence.
Maybe he was having a hard time, I thought. But truth was, Peter seemed to be having a pretty normal time. According to the pictures and messages on his Facebook, he had been playing golf, dancing happily with his friends, and traveling on a boat. But he just refused to answer my calls, or reply to my e-mails or messages. So I tried reaching him with my wife’s phone one night. And he didn’t pick up when I called,but texted right back, playfully wondering who might be calling him.
“You should go to his office,”my wife said, “He would have to give you the money if all his coworkers were watching.”
But I didn’t want to become a debt collector. My efforts to reach Peter over these months had been light and I wanted to keep it that way. My initial exchange with Peter had been just two regular people agreeing to handle things humanly. There was a rare niceness in that, and I still wanted to keep that balloon in the air, however disappointing it was starting to look. I wanted to believe we could still trust each other.
1. For what reason did the author and his wife decide to sell the ticket?| A．They thought it was too cold that night. |
| B．They needed to look after their daughter. |
| C．They wanted to save some money. |
| D．They were going to be interviewed. |
| A．knew he might not get the ＄50. | B．felt a little hesitant. |
| C．thought he could trust Peter. | D．was moved by Peter’s kindness. |
| A．Because he didn’t remember it. | B．Because he was too busy to pay. |
| C．Because he didn’t want to pay. | D．Because he was having a tough time. |
| A．He would never trust strangers. |
| B．He might call the police for help. |
| C．He would go to Peter’s office to talk to him. |
| D．He still hoped Peter would pay him back. |
【推荐3】I was traveling in Spain with my sister who was living there. I went into a bakery to order a couple of pastries(点心). There were different kinds of bread on a shelf, but only one kind had a little sign hanging from the shelf that said “something something borrachos”. I didn’t necessarily want that kind, but it was the only labeled one, so naturally I waved the guy behind the counter and ordered “dos borrachos por favor”.
I was pretty timid about my Spanish, so I whispered it. The men sitting near me all stopped talking and looked at me. The guy, very seriously, said, “que? quieras? (What do you want?)”
I shyly said again, with less confidence, “dos borrachos por favor.”
All the men around me started snickering(偷笑).
The guy again asked me what I wanted, and he was getting louder. He was raising his voice over the noise of the whole shop. He told me to speak up. Most of the tables now were also quiet.
I was getting a bit embarrassed. I thought he was making fun of my accent or I was pronouncing it wrong. I looked hard at the sign, made sure to pronounce correctly, and shouted “quiero dos borrachos! (I WANT 2 BORRACHOS!)”
He shouted, “aaaah, quieras dos BORRACHOS!” This time, he couldn’t keep a straight face and started guffawing(狂笑), and the rest in the shop followed.
I had no idea what was happening, so I just ran out, empty-handed and ashamed.
I came back and told my sister the story. She started laughing and explained “borrachos” means “drunk men” and the sign probably said that “drunk men were not welcome here” and that sign happened to hang under the shelf.
I had just shouted to a full shop that I WANTED a couple of drunk men.
1. Why did the author go to the shop?| A．To buy something to eat. | B．To see her sister. |
| C．To find a drunk man. | D．To practise her Spanish. |
| A．Confident. | B．Curious. | C．Unsure. | D．Angry. |
| A．The author’s strange accent. | B．The author’s wrong pronunciation. |
| C．The author’s shy behaviors. | D．The author’s unusual order. |
| A．Amused. | B．Embarrassed. | C．Satisfied. | D．Regretful. |
【推荐1】Deciding to get her money's worth out of the wedding dress on which she spent over $1,000, an Australian woman has been wearing her wedding dress, a year after her wedding.
43-year-old Tammy Hall adopted a new lifestyle-anti-consumerism (反消费主义) lifestyle in 2016, after a trip to India opened her eyes to how much we as a society consumed. She decided not to buy any new clothes or footwear for a whole year after she returned home to Adelaide, in Southern Australia, and she managed to make it.
But last year, as her wedding day approached, she faced a dilemma. She wanted to look good on the most important day of her life, but how could she spend a small fortune on the wedding dress she would only wear on that day?
"In the end I decided that if I was going to get a wedding dress, I'd make sure I could get my money's worth," Hall tells PA Real Life.
"The first time I wore it after the wedding was to vote in the Australian election in early 2019," the 43-year-old adds. "Since then, it's been to all sorts of places. Wearing it on a crowded train was especially funny, but I've worn it to do housework, to football games and to the gym."
Hall says that she has gotten some strange looks from people, but no irritating comments. It may have something to do with the fact that the dress is not the fanciest, but she believes people are just too reserved to say anything. Anyway, she doesn't really care, because she knows she has to hit the goal she has set and wearing the dress multiple times is the most reasonable way she could think of to make the most of her wedding dress.
Hall now plans to wear her wedding dress on a trip to Iceland that she and her partner will take next summer.
1. Why did Tammy Hall adopt a new lifestyle?| A．To adapt herself to Indian life. | B．To cut down her consumption. |
| C．To save money for her next trip. | D．To get prepared for her wedding. |
| A．She brought fun to people with it. | B．She tried to wear it to earn money. |
| C．She wore it repeatedly in daily life. | D．She got it exchanged again and again. |
| A．Thrilling. | B．Annoying. |
| C．Amusing. | D．Confusing. |
| A．She is determined to turn her ideas into practice. |
| B．She values her wedding dress less than her trips. |
| C．She has been struggling to make the ends meet. |
| D．She has influenced people's lifestyle widely. |
【推荐2】I was born and raised in the tiny town of Lafayette, Georgia. It’s a rather boring town, but luckily my mom loved traveling so we hit the road pretty frequently. I was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy (脊肌萎缩症) at the age of two and have been in a wheelchair ever since. My wheelchair and I have been to 14 countries and have plans to visit many more. Since graduating from the University of West Georgia with a degree in marketing last year, I’ve put all of my energy into growing my website. Aside from traveling and working on my blog, I love going to concerts and trying new foods.
My mom was a teacher so she was off work every summer. We used that time to travel locally and took a lot of road trips along the East Coast. Disney World was a popular choice. When I turned 15, we tried our hand at traveling internationally and went to the Bahamas. These trips made me fall in love with travel and showed me that there’s so much out there in the world.
My mom always told me “If you can’t stand up, stand out” and I try to live by that mentality daily. I might not be able to stand physically, but I can stand. I can stand for anything that I desire, like traveling. A disability is not going to limit me from seeing the world. I refuse to even entertain the thought that my disability could have that sort of power.
It is much more difficult to travel as a wheelchair user. Over my life, I have met numbers of challenges, especially when I was younger. But I’ve learned to be positive no matter when trouble comes to me.
1. What do we know about the author?| A．He dislikes living in his town. |
| B．He was born with a severe illness. |
| C．He began travelling abroad at 15. |
| D．He was poorly educated due to his illness. |
| A．Unfortunate | B．Optimistic |
| C．Independent | D．Warm-hearted |
| A．You must stand up by yourself. |
| B．You should accept your disability. |
| C．You must learn how to use a wheelchair. |
| D．You should have will and great character. |
【推荐3】Mrs. Strickland did not talk much, but she had a pleasant gift for keeping the conversation general; and when there was a pause she threw in just the right remark to set it going once more.
“Why do nice women marry dull men?”
“Because intelligent men won’t marry nice women.”
Mrs. Strickland had the gift of sympathy.
There was another thing I liked in Mrs. Strickland. She managed her surroundings with elegance. Her flat was always neat and cheerful with flowers. The meals in the little dining room were pleasant; the table looked nice; the food was well cooked. It was impossible not to see that Mrs. Strickland was an excellent housekeeper. And you felt sure that she was an admirable mother. There were photographs in the drawing room of her son and daughter. The son — his name was Robert — was a boy of sixteen at Rugby. He had his mother’s fine eyes. He looked clean, healthy, and normal.
“I don’t know that he’s very clever,” she said one day, when I was looking at the photograph, “but I know he’s good. He has a charming character.”
The daughter was fourteen. Her hair, thick and dark like her mother’s, fell over her shoulders, and she had the same kindly expression and untroubled eyes.
“They both look like you,” I said.
“Yes, I think they are more like me than their father.”
“Why have you never let me meet him?” I asked.
“Would you like to?” she smiled and her smile was really very sweet.
“You know, he’s not at all literary,” she said. “He has no interest in literature.”
“He’s on the Stock Exchange, and he’s a typical broker. I think he’d bore you to death.”
“Does he bore you?” I asked.
“You see, I happen to be his wife. I’m very fond of him.” She smiled to cover her shyness, and her eyes grew tender.
“He doesn’t pretend to be a talent. He doesn’t even make much money on the Stock Exchange. But he’s awfully good and kind.”
“I think I should like him very much.”
“I’ll ask you to dine with us quietly some time, but mind, you come at your own risk; don’t blame me if you have a very dull evening.”
1. Which of the following statements is NOT true?| A．Mrs. Strickland is a very good housekeeper. |
| B．Her daughter looks more like her than her husband. |
| C．Her son, clever or not, has a pleasant character. |
| D．Mrs. Strickland doesn’t love her husband because of his dullness. |
| A．Mrs. Strickland doesn’t think her husband is a dull man. |
| B．It must be boring for the guest to talk with Mr. Strickland because of different interests. |
| C．Mrs. Strickland fears that her husband will make the guest die. |
| D．The guest will finally find Mr. Strickland is a humorous host. |
| A．Personally. | B．Gradually. | C．Extremely. | D．Badly. |
| A．Elegant and attractive. | B．Dull and unconfident. |
| C．Beautiful and unlucky. | D．Bitter and foolish. |
【推荐1】Liz, a graduate at the University of Wales, was going to spend a year at the University of Massachusetts. She had been invited to stay with the Van Dyke family. Alex, the eldest son, met her at the airport and drove her home, where Mrs. Van Dyke was waiting at the door.
"Welcome to America, Liz! "
They shook hands.
"How do you do, Mrs. Van Dyke? "
"Just call me Mary, " Mrs. Van Dyke said.
Liz looked round her, "Oh, what a lovely road! "
The road stretched(延伸) in a straight line as far as the distant highway. It was lines with trees and all the houses were built of wood and painted white.
"Your front gardens have not got any bedges(树篱) or walls between them. "
"We call them front yards over here, Liz! No, our front yards belong more to the street as a whole. We're more sociable than you are. We drop in on each other. You like to be more private. An Englishman’s home is his castle. Isn't that right, Liz? "
"Well, you're right. "
"Come on in! " Mrs. Van Dyke said. "I'll show you your room. "
Then Alex arrived in Liz's room with two suitcases(行李箱), saying, ''The closets(衣厨) are all empty. Know what I mean? ''
"Yes, cupboards! " Liz answered with a laugh. "I read somewhere not long ago, " she went on, "We call the things in the suitcases 'luggage', while you name it 'baggage'. I think British English and American English would soon be two separate languages. "
"Nonsense! " Alex replied, laughing. "In another ten years, you British may all be speaking American English. But I hope you don’t change your accent! "
1. Who was Liz?| A．A student graduated from Massachusetts. |
| B．A graduate from Great Britain. |
| C．Mrs. Van Dyke's old friend. |
| D．Alex's schoolmate. |
| A．They are open. | B．They are small. |
| C．They have wooden doors. | D．They have hedges or walls. |
| A．Yard. | B．Closet. |
| C．Baggage. | D．Cupboard. |
| A．They will have more speakers. |
| B．They will show important changes. |
| C．They may become one language in ten years. |
| D．They may be influenced by foreign accents. |
【推荐2】I searched through my jewelry box and found a ring that had belonged to my grandmother．It could serve as a wedding band．I stepped out that night，nervously rolling my wedding band around my finger．Walking into a bar，I directly approached the man closest to the door．I rubbed my hand with the ring across my face to ensure this man saw I was married before launching into my questions．Not only did he answer my questions，but he was thrilled I was paying attention to him and gave me the best answers yet．
After this encounter, I felt more confident．Somehow, this ring made me feel protected．As a beautiful single woman，I've often felt the need to play hard to get．With the wedding band，this need disappeared．I could laugh and joke easily with my subjects and they did the same．
When I approached two men at once，they were cautious at first．When I lied I was writing about modem dating，I said，“ I'm married and when I met my husband，there weren’t even camera phones．So I’m super curious about it all．”
They opened up and shared their deepest secrets．As I absorbed their thoughts，I felt a new faith in men，which was confirmed when these guys offered to help me if any of my interviews went wrong．It touched me that these guys were willing to help me if I needed it and that they trusted me with their secrets instead of telling me lies to impress me．
Why did a ring have such an effect on my experience? Maybe because looking for love is terrifying for everyone involved．Love seems like a fast track to pain．But with the wedding ring，I was unavailable and therefore safe from rejection．I could just be myself．Maybe we were able to have safe and easy conversations because the option of asking for a phone number was off the table．Without the fear of rejection on all sides , we were able to have genuine conversations．
Who needs love? I don’t，not until I figure out what men want．
1. Why did the author put on her grandmother’s ring?| A．Because she wanted to rip off men in the bar． |
| B．Because the ring meant a lot to her and was valuable． |
| C．Because the ring was her major source of confidence． |
| D．Because it was a quick way to bring down men’s guard． |
| A．cautious and helpful | B．terrifying and rude |
| C．unreliable and dishonest | D．truthful and faithful |
| A．Publish a book on modem relationship． |
| B．Encourage all women to put on a wedding ring． |
| C．Return the ring and stop lying about her marriage． |
| D．Maintain her cover to get deeper inside men’s heads． |
| A．Suspicion is the poison of true friendship． |
| B．When you got nothing to lose，you got nothing to hide． |
| C．It’s better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all． |
| D．The true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the ordinary． |
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The only proved lock of Jane Austen' s hair was sold at Sotheby's in 1948.Attendees at the next Annual Meeting of the newly formed Jane Austen Society were expressing great sadness to the loss of this relic to an American when Alberta H.Burke rose to her feet."I am the American who bought Jane' s hair, and if the Society would like to have it,I shall be glad to make a contribution of it."
The Society agreed,and the hair is now in the Jane Austen House at Chawton.But Mrs Burke' s collection of Austen' s letters and manuscripts(手稿）was donated to the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York, combined with other letters purchased for the library.
Having kept the hair and lost the handwriting,English Janeites may cast envious glances towards New York, where an exhibition of letters and manuscripts, together with first and early illustrated editions of Austen' s novels and other related material,currently occupies part of the Morgan.A good modern edition of Austen' s letters was published by R.W.Chapman in 1932 and updated in 1952; in 1995,Deirdre Le Faye re-edited the collection for Oxford University Press.It represents a small fraction of Austen' s output, estimated to have been around 3,000 letters,mostly written to her sister Cassandra.
As Virginia Woolf imagines their loss, "when Miss Cassandra Austen grew old, and the growth of her sister's fame made her suspect that a time might come when strangers would try to find out and scholars make guesses about, she burnt, at great cost to herself, every letter that could satisfy their curiosity, and spared only what she judged to be too unimportant to be of interest." Even those that escaped have had lines removed by cutting.Nevertheless, much of interest remains.Visitors may not read all seventeen letters on display.But those with the eyes to focus will be able to find evidence of Austen' s sharp tongue,as when a neighbour' s wife is discovered to be "everything that the Neighbourhood could wish her,silly and cross".We can see her sense of the ridiculous, her talent for skillful characterization and a writer's high spirits that rarely desert her for long.
1. Where can people see the only proved lock of Jane Austen' s hair housed?| A．Sotheby |
| B．Alberta H.Burke' s house |
| C．the Jane Austen House at Chawton |
| D．the Pierpont Morgan Library |
| A．Because a small fraction of Austen' s output, estimated to have been around 3,000 letters, currently occupies part of the Morgan. |
| B．Because though her hair was kept in Britain, many other things left by Austen were in New York |
| C．Because a good modern edition of Austen' s letters was published in New York. |
| D．Because Deirdre Le Faye re-edited Austen' s collection for the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York. |
| A．lock | B．hair | C．letter | D．manuscript |
| A．Miss Cassandra Austen made an attempt to maintain a good name for Austen. |
| B．Austen' s work brought her sister much personal fame and many positive reviews.. |
| C．A Janeite fan culture came into being during Austen' s lifetime. |
| D．Austen 's sister burned every letter and achieved her purpose. |
【推荐1】Bumblebees are in rapid decline (下降) across Europe and North America due to hotter and more frequent extremes in temperatures, scientists say. A study suggests the possibility of a bumblebee population surviving in any given place has declined by 30% within a single human generation.
Peter Soroye, a PhD student at the University of Ottawa and the study’s lead author, said, “We found that populations were disappearing in areas where the temperatures had gotten hotter. If declines continue at this pace, many of these species could disappear forever within a few decades.”
Dr. Tim Newbold, of London’s Centre for Biodiversity Environment Research, said, “We were surprised by how much climate change has already caused bumblebee declines. Our findings suggest that much larger declines are likely if climate change speeds up in the coming years, showing that we need great efforts to reduce climate change if we are to preserve bumblebee diversity.”
Bumblebees pollinate (授粉) plants such as cucumber, tomatoes and berries, and they are among the best pollinators we have in the wild life. Plants and crops that rely on pollination from bumblebees are likely to suffer if bumblebee population continues to drop, which could result in terrible results for the ecosystem.
Prof Jeremy Kerr, of the University of Ottawa and the study’s senior author, said, “It’s high time to prevent climate change worsening for bumblebees and others by keeping habitats (栖息地) that offer shelter, like trees, shrubs or slopes, that could let bumblebees get out of the heat.”
“Most importantly, we must deal with climate change itself and every effective action we take will help in the long run.”
1. What leads bumblebee population to decrease?| A．Competition of various species. | B．More and better habitats. |
| C．Increase of human populations. | D．Hotter and extreme weather. |
| A．Hopeful. | B．Worried. | C．Unconcerned. | D．Positive. |
| A．The shelters of bumblebees. | B．The drop of bumblebees. |
| C．The importance of bumblebees. | D．The change of climate. |
| A．Reducing climate change. | B．Keeping nature balance. |
| C．Decreasing other lives. | D．Preserving bumblebees diversity. |
【推荐2】Who made the ABC song? Some people say a man named Charles Bradlee made the song. He was the first person to say he owned it. That was in 1834. Bradlee called the song “The Schoolmaster”. A schoolmaster is an old name for a teacher. No one knows where it came from. But we do have some clues.
Sounds Like Another Song
The ABC song sounds the same as “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”. It has the same tune, or music. It sounds like “Baa Baa Black Sheep”, too. Try singing each song. Sing them in a row. You can hear for yourself! The tune was first printed in 1761. It didn’t have any words. No one knows who wrote it. Later, a woman wrote the words for “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”. Her name was Jane Taylor. She lived in England. She wrote the words in 1806. Mozart was a very famous composer. He wrote a piece of music in 1785. It sounds a lot like the ABC song!
We Learn Better From Songs
When the ABC song first became popular, few children went to school. Most people did not learn how to read. They did not learn how to write, either. As time went on, this changed. More people needed to know how to read and write. More children started learning the ABC song. It helped them remember the letters.
Why do we sing the ABC song? We could just read it quietly. Or we could say it without singing. Why is the song partly important? The answer is related to how we learn. Children have always leaned from grown-ups. But 200 year ago, most people couldn’t read or write. Children had to remember things. They could not write down what they learned. They could not read about it later. So it was important to remember. Songs helped people remember. People sang songs that told stories. They taught their children what they knew through songs.
So, no none really knows who made the ABC song. We do know that this song is popular today. Most children who learn to speak English will sing it. Then they will remember their letters!
1. How is the passage mainly developed?| A．By comparing. | B．By listing facts. |
| C．By telling a story. | D．By examining differences. |
| A．Charles Bradlee | B．Jane Taylor. |
| C．Mozart. | D．No one knows the answer exactly. |
| A．Songs help children remember the letters. |
| B．Songs told stories. |
| C．People can teach what they know to children through songs. |
| D．Songs help people have a happy life. |
| A．To test the readers. | B．To show the song is important. |
| C．To introduce the topic. | D．To analyze the cause and effect. |
【推荐3】Don’t miss out on student competitions available from NASA.Check this page often for new additions.
NASA Earth & Space Air Prize
Audience:Higher Education Students
Registration Deadline:Dec.13,2020
The competition asks individuals to design and develop sensors(探测装置) useful in spaceflight as well as on Earth.Three finalists will receive $50,000 each to build a functioning sensor according to their suggestions.The winner will receive a $100,000 award.
Future Engineers:Two for the Crew Challenge
Audience:K12 Students
Registration Deadline:Dec.19,2020
Use your head to create a tool that combines the functions of two objects already being used by crew aboard the International Space Station!Visit the Challenge Website to find out about space station tools and to get brainstorming resources to help you create a design.The site provides links to free 3D design software.The winning design will be 3D printed on the station.Prizes include “3D Printing in Space” prize packs,a 3D printer for your school and a trip to Washington D.C.!
Mission X:Train Like an Astronaut—Walk to the Moon Challenge
Audience:All Educators and Students,Home School Parents and Afterschool Groups
Registration Deadline:Dec.31,2020
Mission X encourages children of all ages to seek healthy lifestyles based on training like an astronaut.Mission X is challenging fit explorers around the world to work together to perform activities in which all will move online mascot(吉祥物) Astro Charlie the 478 million steps required to walk from the Earth to the moon!That’s 238,857 miles,or 384,403 kilometres!The challenge starts in January.Visit the website for full challenge details.
1. Who is NASA Earth & Space Air Prize most likely intended for?| A．High school students. |
| B．Home school parents. |
| C．College students. |
| D．College educators. |
| A．It kicks off in the year of 2020. |
| B．It aims to find potential astronauts. |
| C．It allows of an experience of flying. |
| D．It provides participants with cash prizes. |
| A．To call on people to visit NASA. |
| B．To stress the importance of creativity. |
| C．To introduce the development of NASA. |
| D．To attract people to NASA competitions. |
