Our first welcome to Britain wasn’t from the staff of Heathrow Airport or the coach driver who took us to our new city and new home for the next three weeks. It was, in fact, the noisy and energetic seagulls full of songs that flew down to us. When leaving from the plane exits, we still could hear their loud and clear songs through the glasses. It was unbelievable that they lifted our spirits and cheered us up after our stupidly long and awful journey.
These seagulls welcomed us into the new home with open wings. If they could speak instead of merely squawking, I’m sure we would have established some bright and harmonious relationship. They liked to hover overhead around with childlike greetings or just simply walk fearlessly close to our feet. Some of us saved bread our host family prepared for these friends and really enjoyed their company.
But my hostess, Julie, doesn’t think so. Strangely enough, she couldn’t give any reasons. The squawk-proof double-glazing that is closed explains. Perhaps she prefers to sleep with her windows open but she always fails to do that, because those birds seem to enjoy staying up till next morning, doing nothing but scream. And they decide to keep doing so every single night. Furthermore, every time she has to wash the marble floor of the gardens, Julie would look up around, curse the seagulls for droppings and say to me with a sad smile, “They are friendly to you.”
But stop thinking that she hates the creatures and never plans to have a change, because there is another side to her evident feelings towards the birds. Every time we go shopping, Julie never forgets to put a big bag of wild birdseed into her carriage which costs quite more than milks or juices for one week. I can see what it goes for since she refills the wild bird feeder before a big hurry to drive to work every morning and when working she knows what is happening back at home — seagulls are enjoying the seed.
I’m leaving soon and not likely, though I hope not, to get back to see my friends here in England in the future. I said I would miss all friends living here including the seagulls. And when Julie was refilling the feeder again, she said, “They’re nice but they are not my friends.”
1. According to the first paragraph, we can know that ___________.| A．people in Britain didn’t welcome the newcomers |
| B．the seagulls were all the more energetic and friendly than the local people |
| C．the author felt surprised to find seagulls shortly after the plane landed |
| D．the author’s spirits sank at the sight of noisy and stupid seagulls |
| A．A window used to keep noise out. | B．Birdseed used to feed the seagulls. |
| C．A net used for capturing birds. | D．A cage used for keeping birds. |
| A．the seagulls were the source of noise every night | B．her garden became dirty due to the seagulls |
| C．the seagulls were friendly to her guests | D．the birdseeds cost her large amounts of money |
| A．a popular science book about birds | B．a travel brochure for London |
| C．a guidebook on how to feed the birds | D．a magazine about travelling |
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【推荐1】Although Bertha Young was thirty she still had moments like this when she wanted to run instead of walk, to take dancing steps on and off the pavement, to throw something up in the air and catch it again, or to stand still and laugh at — nothing — at nothing, simply.
What can you do if you are thirty and, turning the corner of your own street, you are overcome, suddenly by a feeling of happiness — absolute happiness.
Oh, is there no way you can express it without being “drunk and disorderly”? How stupid civilization is! Why should you be given a body if you have to keep it shut up in a case like a rare, rare fiddle(小提琴)?
“No, that about the fiddle is not quite what I mean,” she thought, running up the steps and feeling in her bag for the key — she’d forgotten it, as usual — and rattling the letter-box. “It’s not what I mean, because — Thank you, Mary” — she went into the hall. “Is nurse back?”
“Yes, M’m.”
“I’ll go upstairs.” And she ran upstairs to the nursery.
Nurse sat at a low table giving Little B her supper after her bath. The baby looked up when she saw her mother and began to jump.
“Now, my lovey, eat it up like a good girl,” said nurse, setting her lips in a way that Bertha knew, and that meant she had come into the nursery at another wrong moment.
“Has she been good, Nanny?”
“She’s been a little sweet all the afternoon,” whispered Nanny. “We went to the park and I sat down on a chair and took her out of the pram (婴儿车) and a big dog came along and she pulled its ear. Oh, you should have seen her.”
Bertha wanted to ask if it wasn’t rather dangerous to let her pull a strange dog’s ear. But she did not dare to. She stood watching them, her hands by her side, like the poor little girl in front of the rich girl with the doll.
The baby looked up at her again, stared, and then smiled so charmingly that Bertha couldn’t help crying.
“Oh, Nanny, do let me finish giving her supper while you put the bath things away.
“Well, M’m, she oughtn’t to be changed hands while she’s eating,” said Nanny, still whispering. “It unsettles her, it’s very likely to upset her.”
How absurd it was. Why have a baby if it has to be kept—not in a case like a rare, rare fiddle — but in another woman’s arms?
“Oh, I must!” said she.
Very offended, Nanny handed her over.
“Now, don’t excite her after her supper. You know you do, M’m. And I have such a time with her after!”
Thank heaven! Nanny went out of the room with the bath towels.
“Now I’ve got you to myself, my little precious,” said Bertha, as the baby learned against her.
She ate delightfully, holding up her lips for the spoon and then waving her hands. Sometimes she wouldn’t let the spoon go; and sometimes just as Bertha had filled it, she waved it away to the four winds.
When the soup was finished Bertha turned round to the fire. “You’re nice — you’re very nice!” said she, kissing her warm baby. “I’m fond of you. I like you.”
And indeed, she loved Little B so much — her neck as she bent forward, her pretty toes as they shone transparent in the firelight — that all her feeling of happiness came back again, and again she didn’t know how to express it — what to do with it.
“You’re wanted on the telephone,” said Nanny, coming back in victory and seizing her Little B.
1. In paragraph 3 and 15, a “rare, rare fiddle” is used to show that ________.| A．Bertha is frustrated by not feeling free to express her musical talents |
| B．wealthy mothers are not allowed to look after their children |
| C．Bertha considers her baby girl an extraordinary child |
| D．people of a certain age are expected to follow a certain code of behavior |
| A．a vain attempt to hide her joy at seeing Bertha |
| B．fear of dismissal from her job for untidy nursery |
| C．dislike for Bertha’s ill-timed visits to the nursery |
| D．a relief as she can at last eat her supper |
| A．Bertha wishes to have care-giving time with her baby. |
| B．Bertha lacks emotional and psychological strength. |
| C．Bertha desires a closer relationship with Nanny. |
| D．Bertha suffers from an unrealistic hope of having more babies. |
| A．Bertha feels that Nanny is a competent nurse and will do anything liberate her from chores. |
| B．Nanny considers herself the baby’s primary caregiver and Bertha just an occasional visitor. |
| C．Bertha prefers to leave the child in Nanny’s care so that she can fulfill her inappropriate fantasies. |
| D．Nanny is tired of working hard for Bertha and would like to find other pleasant employment. |
| A．She is a kind employer but a strict mother. |
| B．She is a thoughtless person and inexperienced mother. |
| C．She is excited and is always lost in her overactive imagination. |
| D．She is forgetful and has no sense of class distinctions in society. |
| A．“She’s been a little sweet all the afternoon,” whispered Nanny. “...Oh. you should have seen her.” |
| B．“Now, my lovey, eat it up like a good girl,” said nurse, setting her lips in a way that Bertha knew. |
| C．“Now, don’t excite her after her supper. You know you do, M’m. And I have such a time with her after!” |
| D．“You’re wanted on the telephone,” said Nanny, coming back in victory and seizing her Little B. |
【推荐2】I never meant to be a teacher. I watched my mother over the years, and I knew it wasn’t for me.
Going back to school to learn French and then teach the language, our mother changed the center of her world when we are little kids.
I saw how hard our mother worked, the long hours she kept as she graded papers when we went to bed. I knew how worried she could be over her students when they were troubled and how much of their stress she took on herself.
What I didn’t realize was that this life she’d chosen offered her wonderful things in return.
As I grew up, I fell in love with a French-speaking Swiss man who asked me to marry him and move to Switzerland. Years later, when I found myself back in my hometown with a small child and a love of my second language, a chance came up for me to join my mother’s world of education, and I accepted it.
I found a teaching job in a primary school in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. From the first week, I knew I’d stick with teaching. This is the most challenging experience I’ve ever had, and absolutely the best. I teach French, and I have never felt so much excitement as when I receive smiles from children, or praise from other teachers.
Most of my students have not travelled outside the town where they live, and for some, a trip to the city museum proves the most adventurous experience in their lives.
I work late into each night creating lessons and activities for the following day, trying to come up with ways to attract my students and connect them to the larger world. I also plan to go back to school for further study so that I can also teach science, math, social studies, reading and writing.
1. Why did the author refuse to be a teacher at first?| A．She didn’t enjoy working with children. |
| B．She would devote too much time and energy. |
| C．Her mother wanted her to do something else. |
| D．She didn’t think she could do it well. |
| A．When she had her own child. |
| B．During the time when she lived abroad. |
| C．Soon after she started teaching. |
| D．When she learned about her students’ dreams. |
| A．Their lives go within their hometown. |
| B．Most of them come from poor families. |
| C．They work hard and dream big. |
| D．They knew nothing about French in the beginning. |
| A．Teach more subjects besides French. |
| B．Seek for a new job in a larger school. |
| C．Try some new teaching ways. |
| D．Go to night school for further education. |
It's a library built with love.
A year ago, shortly after Janey Henriksen saw a Brian Williams report about the Little Free Library organization, a Wisconsinbased nonprofit that aims to promote literacy and build a sense of community in a neighborhood by making books freely available, she announced to her family of four, “That's what we're going to do for our spring break！”
Son Austin, now a 10thgrader, didn't see the point of building a library that resembles a mailbox. But Janey insisted, and husband Peter unwillingly got to work. The 51yearold owner of a ship supply company modified a small wooden house that he'd built years earlier for daughter Abbie's toy horses, and made a door of glass.
After adding the library's final touches(装点), the family hung a signboard on the front, instructing users to “take a book, return a book，” and making the Henriksen library, now one of several hundred like it nationwide and among more than 2,500 in the world, the only Little Free Library in Palm Beach County.
They stocked it with 20 or so books they'd already read, a mix of science fiction, reference titles, novels and kids' favorites. “I told them, keep in mind that you might not see it again，” said Janey, a stayathome mom.
Since then, the collection keeps replenishing(补充) itself, thanks to ongoing donations from borrowers. The library now gets an average of five visits a day.
The project's best payoff, says Peter, are the thankyou notes left behind. “We had no idea in the beginning that it would be so popular.”
1. In what way is the library “pedestrianfriendly”？
| A．It owns a yellow roof. |
| B．It stands near a sidewalk. |
| C．It protects book lovers from the sun. |
| D．It uses palmtree stickers as decorations. |
| A．a visit to Brian Williams |
| B．a spring break with her family |
| C．a book sent by one of her neighbors |
| D．a report on a Wisconsinbased organization |
| A．by a ship supply company |
| B．on the basis of toy horses |
| C．like a mailbox |
| D．with glass |
| A．It was made by a user of the library. |
| B．It marked a final touch to the library. |
| C．It aimed at making the library last long. |
| D．It indicated the library was a family property. |
| A．donate books to the library |
| B．get paid to collect books for the library |
| C．receive thankyou notes for using the library |
| D．visit the library over 5 times on average daily |
【推荐1】England is relatively safe when it comes to animals and wildlife. There are no lions, elephants or tigers, or any dangerous spiders and deadly snakes. But there are a lot of cows.
No image of the British countryside would be completely without a cow. In fact, there are more than ten million of them in the U.K. With their sad beautiful eyes, their slow walk and harmless appearance are a key part of the landscape. But they do have another side of their character. And given that they can weigh more than 500kg, this can be a bit of a problem.
In recent weeks, there have been two attacks by cows. Two weeks ago, a cow attacked a policeman. He ended up with a black eye. In another attack, a doctor was hurt by cattle when she was walking with her two dogs. Health and Safety Executive figures show that 18 people have been killed and 481 have been injured by cows in the past eight years. “We hear one or two accidents each week, but these don’t usually involve serious injuries,” a spokesperson explained.
So what can you do if you face an angry cow? “The best advice is to keep calm and carry on,” an animal expert explained. If you find yourself in a field of cattle, move away as carefully and quietly as possible. And above all, keep dogs close. If the cows run toward you, let go of the dog—the cows are more interested in the dog than you.
So next time you go for a walk in the British countryside, watch out for cows, especially if you’re walking your dog.
1. The figures in Paragraph 3 show that cows’ attacks ________ .| A．frequently happen |
| B．bring about great changes |
| C．always cause serious injuries |
| D．attract a lot of media attention |
| A．Stand still. | B．Run away quickly. |
| C．Pull your dogs tightly. | D．Stay calm and walk away quietly. |
| A．They are not allowed in the British countryside. |
| B．They will prevent you from going out for a walk. |
| C．They should be guarded against attacking cows. |
| D．They can help you avoid being attacked by cows. |
| A．They are often sad. |
| B．They are often gentle |
| C．They are dangerous sometimes. |
| D．They are unimportant sometimes. |
【推荐2】Can you imagine someone hunting you down with a gun? Most of us would be terrified. So, it’s no surprise that that’s how animals respond, too.
Orcas, a species that have been systematically hunted- even with machine guns-dramatically decreased in number in the twentieth century. These so-called “killer whales” hunted the same fish that fishermen prized and were therefore seen as competition. Consequently, killer whales began avoiding certain locations and routes. But while North America largely banned their killing in the 1970s, they continue to be hunted in Greenland to this day.
Elephants also have to deal with human hunters. Ivory poachers(象牙偷猎者)have greatly reduced the African elephant population, which used to cover the entire continent. The ivory trade was banned in 1990, but animal habitats and food supplies have still declined. In Kenya, the human population has increased four times over the last 40 years while the elephant population declined by four-fifths.
This has caused the elephants to adopt unique responses to people. For instance, elephants are terrified of the spear-waving Maasai, an ethnic group of Kenya and Tanzania who have often hurt elephants when trying to protect their own cattle.
So once in an experiment by a group of zoologists, when elephants living close to the Maasai were presented with three different T-shirts, one belonging to a Maasai, another to a different local and one to a researcher, they only reacted with fear to the Maasai shirt, literally smelling the danger.
However, neither elephants nor killer whales commonly show anger and hate for people. In fact, elephants are generally friendly to humans. And the only instances of killer whales harming a person occurred when the whales were kept in a water cage. Orcas have even been reported to aid humans in need, protecting them from other animals.
1. Why are killer whales often hunted?| A．They are hugely profitable. |
| B．They harm people’s interests. |
| C．They threaten fishermen’s safety. |
| D．They compete with other wildlife for food. |
| A．Less illegal ivory trade. |
| B．The decline of food supplies. |
| C．Elephants’ traveling to other continents. |
| D．The population change of humans and elephants. |
| A．To prove humans’ influence on animals. |
| B．To show the defensive nature of the Maasai. |
| C．To illustrate the cleverness of the wild animals. |
| D．To highlight the urgency of animal conservation. |
| A．Fierce Animals Can Feel Frightened Too |
| B．Animal Kingdoms Are Sounding an Alarm |
| C．Animals Are Trying to Fit in Human World |
| D．Human Actions Have Shaped Animal Consciousness |
【推荐3】Shark nets in place across Australia, specifically in New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland, to protect beachgoers(海滩游客)should be dropped as they have caused more harm than good, a study has found.
The measures were carried out by some’ governments, including nets and traditional drum lines, and provided beachgoers with a false sense of safety. The study found the effectiveness of nets was difficult to evaluate(评估), while the significant damage they cause to other marine wildlife was clear. Researches desire for non-deadly shark control measures such as eco barriers, which physically separate swimmers from sharks, sonar(声呐)technology, and various shark-spotting techniques.
Researchers said while the risk of coming across a shark was rare, any shark-related deaths and injuries caught huge public and media attention.
One of the arguments in support of using shark nets is that just one shark-related death has been reported in Queensland since the 1960s. Similarly, since the 1930s, NSW has had only one shark-related death. But there have been at least 13 people killed by sharks at beaches without nets on the NSW north coast over the past two years.
The Humane Society International’s head of campaigns, Nicola Beynon, said the government needed to move away from outdated methods. “Deadly shark nets and drum lines are more than 50 years behind scientific and animal welfare standards for dealing with marine wildlife,” said Beynon.
The NSW Greens’ marine spokesman, Justin Field, said, “People are 100 times more likely to drown at the beach than to be kill by a shark in Australia. Therefore, millions of dollars going into the shark net program should be directed to observation towers for our lifeguards and improving the beach devices.”
1. Which of the following do researchers focus on?| A．Beachgoers’ safety. |
| B．The effectiveness of shark nets. |
| C．Friendly shark control measures. |
| D．Advanced shark-spotting techniques. |
| A．Shark-related deaths. |
| B．Dangers for beachgoers. |
| C．Measures to protect sharks. |
| D．Reasons of using shark nets. |
| A．Science is developing too fast. |
| B．No shark nets are to be used. |
| C．Observation towers need rebuilding. |
| D．Many people are drown every year. |
| A．Are Sharks Nets Necessary? |
| B．A New Study on Sharks |
| C．Shark Net Programs |
| D．Effective Ways of Avoiding Sharks |
【推荐1】When I was a little girl, I remember that when my dad was repairing something, he would ask me to hold the hammer, so we would have time for a conversation with each other. I never saw my dad drinking or taking a night out. All he did after work was taking care of his family.
I grew up and left home for college and since then, my dad had been calling me every Sunday morning. And when I bought a house several years later, my dad painted it by himself in the fierce summer heat. All he asked was to talk to him, but I was too busy in those days.
Four years ago, my dad visited me. He spent many hours putting together a swing for my daughter. He asked me to have a talk with him, but I had to prepare for a trip that weekend.
One Sunday morning we had a telephone talk as usual. I noticed that my dad had forgotten some things that we discussed lately. I was in a hurry, so our conversation was short. Several hours later that day I received a call. My father was in the hospital. Immediately I bought a plane ticket and on my way I was thinking about all the occasions I missed to have a talk with my dad. By the time I arrived at the hospital, my father had passed away. Now it was he who did not have time for a conversation with me. I realized how little I knew about my dad, his deepest thoughts and his dreams.
After his death I learned much more about him and even more about myself. All he ever wanted was my time. And now he has all my attention every single day.
1. When the author was a little girl, she .| A．was good at repairing things | B．liked playing with the hammer |
| C．often talked with her father | D．learned to take care of her family |
| A．She phoned her father every Sunday morning. |
| B．She received a call from her father every Sunday morning. |
| C．Her father bought her a house. |
| D．She often asked her father to talk with her. |
| A．Because her father was busy putting up a swing for her daughter. |
| B．Because she had got tired of talking with him. |
| C．Because she was busy planning a trip. |
| D．Because her father often forgot what they had once talked about. |
| A．The author found an excuse to forgive herself. |
| B．The author and her father were both busy. |
| C．The author complained about her father’s leave without saying goodbye. |
| D．The author regretted missing the talks with her father. |
At first we tried to push on through. We didn’t want to move the children out of home. So we camped upstairs. We put a sheet of plastic across the floor to protect us from the damp. But after three months, we felt very sick, so we move to a wooden house in a park. The house was small, but at first we were all just delighted to be in a new place. Unfortunately, things took longer than expected and we were there for 10 months. The life there was inconvenient. What surprised me most was how much I missed being part of a community. We had lived in a friendly village with good neighbors, and I’d never thought how much I’d miss that.
Although our situation was very bad, it’s difficult to feel too sorry for yourself when you look at what’s happening elsewhere. I watched a news report about floods in Northern India and thought. “We didn’t have a straw hut(茅草房) that was swept away, and our house is still standing. We’re lucky.” We moved back home in August. With December coming, there’s reconstruction work to be done, so it’s difficult to prepare for Christmas. But I can’t wait--I’m going to throw a party for our friends in the village to say thanks for their support. This year, I won’t need any gifts--living away from home for months has made me realize how little we actually need or miss all our possessions. Although we are replacing things, there’s really no rush--we have our home back. And that’s the main thing.
1. What does the underlined word “amiss” in the first paragraph mean?
| A．Found. | B．Missing. | C．Right. | D．Wrong. |
| A．cared much about her children |
| B．was sick of staying upstairs alone |
| C．could not stand living in a wooden house |
| D．did not deal well with her family affairs during the flood |
| A．Because her situation was not serious. |
| B．Because some others suffered even more. |
| C．Because she had ever been to Northern India. |
| D．Because very few other places were also flooded. |
| A．She realized she needed no more possession. |
| B．She valued human feelings more than before. |
| C．She found Christmas gifts no longer badly needed. |
| D．She thought her own home was the most important of all. |
【推荐3】Eleven o’clock at night saw a large woman with a large purse walking alone, when a boy ran up behind and tried to snatch (抢夺) her purse. But the boy lost his balance and fell on his back. The woman picked him up firmly by his shirt front.
“Aren’t you ashamed of yourself?” shouted the woman. Two or three people passed, stopped, and stood watching.
“I’m very sorry, lady. I’m sorry,” whispered the skinny little boy, in broken tennis shoes.
“Um-hum! And your face is dirty,” said the large woman dragging the frightened boy. “Since you put yourself in contact with me, you are going to remember Mrs. Luella Jones.”
He began to struggle, but Mrs. Jones continued to drag him up the street. When she got to her door, she dragged the boy inside. “What’s your name?” the woman asked.
“Roger,” answered the boy in a low voice. “Then, Roger, you go to that sink and wash your face,” ordered the woman and finally let go of him.
“You gonna take me to jail (监狱)?” asked Roger, bending over the sink.
“Not with that face,” said Mrs. Jones. “I believe you were hungry to snatch my purse.”
“I wanted a pair of blue shoes,” replied the boy.
There was a long pause. After he had dried his face, the boy turned around. The door was open. He could run!
After a while the woman said, “I was young once and I wanted things I could not get. I have done things too, which I would not tell anybody else, son.” There was another long pause. The boy’s mouth opened.
Then Mrs. Jones went to do the cooking. She did not watch the boy to see if he was going to run, nor did she watch her purse left behind her. She did not ask him anything about where he lived, or his folks. Instead, as they ate, she told him a lot about her job in a hotel shop and how all kinds of people came in and out. She cut him another piece of her cake.
When they finished eating, she got up and said, “Now, here, take this ten dollars and buy yourself some blue shoes. Do not make the mistake, because shoes come by devilish ways like that will burn your feet.”
She led him to the front door. “Good night! Behave yourself, son!” she said, looking out into the street.
1. How did Roger feel when Mrs. Jones mentioned her past?| A．Frightened. | B．Surprised. | C．Settled. | D．Ashamed. |
| A．She intended to go easy on him. |
| B．He reminded her of her own son. |
| C．He put himself to be in contact with her. |
| D．She lacked an excuse to teach him a lesson. |
| A．Kind and generous. | B．Able and ambitious. |
| C．Frank and cooperative. | D．Calm and courageous. |
| A．Home is where the heart is. |
| B．Life is full of ups and downs. |
| C．A best parent is to lead by example. |
| D．A good deed shines the light into the dark. |
Roll over, sit and fetch aren’t commands normally given to a robot, but the smart toy company WowWee has developed a new way of owning a puppy.
CHIP (Canine Home Intelligent Pet) is a robotic dog with blue LED eyes and pointy ears and can sit, shake, dance and make all types of dog noises. It also has tracking capabilities to help locate its owner. “The beauty about CHIP is that it has its own thing going on,” said Sufer, CTO at WowWee. “It has its own life and own kind of intelligence. Even if you’re not around, it’s always doing something.”
CHIP uses wheels to get around and is loaded with sensors (传感器) that give it a 360-degree view to find its ball. The pup is Bluetooth enabled, which connects to a wristband worn by its owner. The wristband, similar to a watch, displays icons (图标) for different commands such as a thumb-up, which allows you to give your pup a digital belly rub. With its owner wearing a smart wristband, it can even follow him around the room.
“We worked on CHIP for about five to six months,” Davin Sufer, told dailymail. com, “We typically come up with a concept, model and product and get it on shelves within a year.” The company plans to start shipping units by next fall, which will allow them to load up the robotic dog with sensors and add many more animated responses per-owner interactivity.
The high-tech toy company made its debut (处女作) in 2004 by releasing the 1.5 foot RoboSapien, which sold millions of units. MiP, which hit shelves last year, is a seven-inch-tall robot covered in white with black accents. Users can direct it, change its emotions and make it dance to any song on your iPad. It’s loud, fast and active.
About 15 years ago, a company called ToyQuest developed the first ever electronic robotic dog — Tekno, the Robotic Puppy. The company sold over seven million units in the first season and 40 million more during its original four years of production. Tekno was built with over 160 emotions and instructions, but most importantly offered consumers a quick look into the future.
| A．it is loaded with special sensors |
| B．it can make all kinds of dog noises |
| C．it has quick response to the commands |
| D．it can do something without instructions |
| A．a watch |
| B．a smart wristband |
| C．pointy ears |
| D．blue LED eyes |
| A．CHIP can be bought in the store now |
| B．WowWee introduced its first product last year |
| C．Tekno provided the bright future of the robotic puppy |
| D．MiP is the first company to develop the robotic puppy |
【推荐2】Both IQ and EQ are considered important to our career success. But nowadays, as technology redefines how we work, the qualities we need are developing too. Take adaptability quotient(AQ), a subjective set of qualities loosely defined as the ability to improve in an environment of fast and frequent change.
Every profession will require adaptability and flexibility. Your IQ gets you through the examinations to become qualified for the job. Your EQ helps you connect with an interviewer, land a job, and develop relationships with customers and colleagues. Then, when systems change or aspects of work are automated, you will need AQ to adjust to this change and adapt to new ways of performing your role.
All three quotients are somewhat complementary, since they all help you solve problems and therefore adapt. AQ is now increasingly being sought at the hiring level. While there is no specific method of measuring adaptability like an IQ test, companies are changing their hiring processes to help identify people who may be high in it.
Natalie Fratto, a vice-president at Goldman Sachs, suggests three ways AQ might show in potential candidates: if they can picture possible versions of the future by asking “what if” questions; if they can question incorrect information of an authority; and if they enjoy exploration or seek out new experiences.
Experts say you can work to develop AQ. First, limit distractions and learn to focus so that you can determine what adaptations to make. Second, ask uncomfortable questions to develop courage and normalize fear. Third, be curious about things that fascinate you by having more conversations rather than Googling the answer, something that reduces your ability to solve difficult challenges.
Because of automation, many people in the world may need to be reskilled. We may not all be comfortable with the pace of change—but we can prepare. The ability to learn, change, grow, experiment will become far more important than subject knowledge.
1. What aspect of AQ is mainly talked about in paragraph 2?| A．The definition. | B．The function. | C．The feature | D．The strength. |
| A．drawing pictures | B．learning from authority |
| C．answering what-if questions | D．exploring new possibilities |
| A．Concentrating on our work | B．Avoiding fearful situations. |
| C．Being curious about conversations. | D．Surfing the Internet for information |
| A．AQ Helps Your Success | B．IQ Improves Your Relationship |
| C．New Skills Challenge Your EQ | D．New Technologies Change New Qualities |
【推荐3】Volunteers Wanted!
City of Sunrise Police Department volunteers serve the community while learning more about law administration and making new friends. Volunteers act in a variety of roles - such as providing administrative assistance to the Department, greeting visitors at the Public Safety Complex, and lending a hand at special events. Please review the Sunrise Police Department Volunteer Program Application or call (954) 746-3370 for general information regarding the Department’s volunteer opportunities.
The Department also offers residents an opportunity to participate in the Citizens Volunteer Patrol (CVP). The CVP is designed to reduce crime by having citizens guard their own neighborhoods and report any suspecting or criminal activity to the police. Qualified participants must be 21 years of age or older. For more information, contact PSA Arnie Axelrodat at (954) 746-3770.
Other specialized volunteer programs within the Sunrise Police Department include:
Seniors and Lawmen Together (SALT) Council. SALT is comprised of retired leaders working in cooperation with public safety and elder affairs professionals. Through education and communication, SALT tries to reduce the criminal victimization of older citizens and enhance the delivery of law administration services to seniors. For more information, please call (954) 746-3384.
Police Explorers. This program provides a means through which young men and women aged 14 to 20 may decide, by means of actual experience, whether they would like to pursue a law administration career. The Explorer program focuses on community service and citizen involvement. For more information, please call (954) 746-3376.
1. What can City of Sunrise Police Department volunteers do?| A．Giving law assistance to the Department. |
| B．Greeting visitors in community centre. |
| C．Offering general information to the police. |
| D．Providing help at special events. |
| A．A 21-year-old law graduate. |
| B．A businessman living in the City of Sunrise. |
| C．A retired leader expert in public safety. |
| D．Teenagers pursuing a career in law. |
| A．(954) 746-3370. | B．(954) 746-3770. | C．(954) 746-3384. | D．(954) 746-3376. |
