Brothers Ayaan and Mickey Naqvi, who live in Shelton, Connecticut, were decorating their family Christmas tree last year when one of their favorite ornaments（装饰品）was destroyed. While the ornament was beyond repair, from its broken pieces sprang a bright idea: What if there was a better way to hang ornaments so they’d be truly secure? From that, the Ornament Anchor（装饰锚）was born.
Using a special system, Ayaan created the model and presented it for a school project. The reception（反响）was overwhelmingly favorable-so favorable in fact, the boys quickly turned their invention into a potential money-making product.
This wasn’t the boys’ first commercial invention: A previous invention landed the pair and their family on a TV programme Shark Tank. While they didn’t cut a deal, it was a true learning experience.
From $1,000 in sales in six hours at a local Christmas trade show, the Ornament Anchor went on to be displayed on Good Morning America. In one year, the brothers’ invention has brought in more than $250,000.
After their success, Ayaan and Mickey are determined to pay their good fortune forward by contributing 10% of their profits to local animal shelters. “Ever since I was super young, I’ve had a fascination with all of life’s creatures,” Ayaan explained. “My goal is to help as many animals in need as I can.”
The boys admit that starting a new business in 2020 had its challenges. While they are enjoying their success, adjusting to distance learning due to the coronavirus lockdown isn’t easy.
Through the difficult times, they say they’ve just tried to take things one step at a time and keep a positive attitude because that-along with the love and support of their family-are what keeps them anchored（稳定）.
1. What does paragraph 1 mainly talk about?| A．The family Christmas tree. |
| B．The ways of hanging ornaments. |
| C．The brothers’ favourite ornaments. |
| D．The inspiration for the Ornament Anchor. |
| A．They made a lot of money. |
| B．They were on Shark Tank. |
| C．They traded with Good Morning America. |
| D．They were praised for holding a trade show. |
| A．Give up distant learning. | B．Expand their business quickly. |
| C．Donate money to animal shelters. | D．Support their family independently. |
| A．Patient and reliable. | B．Creative and caring. |
| C．Optimistic and anxious. | D．Committed and humorous. |
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【推荐1】It is 6:00 am on the first day of the school year. In Cherrybrook Technology High School, mathematics teacher Eddie Woo is already at work.
One of the first things before the first bell rings is to set up his tripod (三脚架) and iPad in the middle of the classroom. This technology is Mr. Woo’s core tool of the trade. “I’m Mr Woo. I record my lessons. I record all of them. In fact, I’m about to record this one,” he explains to his new maths class.
The unique approach to teaching mathematics has not gone unnoticed. Mr. Woo is arguably the most famous teacher in Australia-a maths teacher by day and an Internet sensation (轰动) by night.
He started posting videos online in 2012 for a student who was sick with cancer and missing a lot of school. Other students in the class then wanted to watch Mr Woo’s videos on his free YouTube channel and website, so he started sharing them across the country and beyond. Wootube now boasts more than 38,000 subscribers (用户) and has attracted almost 4 million viewers worldwide.
Cherrybrook Technology High School principal Gary Johnson said Mr Woo was helping address a standing shortage of maths teachers in Australia, and making maths popular again. “He has an ability to simplify mathematics to a level where kids can really understand it,” Mr. Johnson said.
12-year-old student Emily Shakespear said Mr. Woo’s teaching style made maths irresistible. “I don’t want to say it, but he sucked me into maths,” she said. Owen Potter, who attends high school in Cobar, agreed. “It’s difficult to understand how someone in Sydney can influence thousands of people across the whole country,” he said.
Mr Woo won the 2017 University of Sydney Young Alumni Award for Outstanding Achievement, and he was one of 12 Australian teachers honored at the Commonwealth Bank Teaching Awards.
1. Eddie Woo set up an iPad in the middle of the classroom with the purpose of _______.| A．listening to music. |
| B．playing a video. |
| C．recording his class. |
| D．showing pictures. |
| A．He simplified maths and shared his teaching videos online. |
| B．He recorded and shared all his attractive lessons for fun. |
| C．He made maths irresistible for audience only in Australia. |
| D．He won varieties of important awards as a maths teacher. |
| A．Mr. Woo had made a lot of money by selling videos. |
| B．Mr. Woo posted videos online to help many adults. |
| C．M. Woo’s teaching videos online are well received. |
| D．Mr. Woo created his Wootube in 2012 in Sydney. |
| A．difficult to follow. |
| B．easy to understand. |
| C．simple to handle. |
| D．challenging to learn. |
| A．Mr. Woo graduated from the University of Sydney with honors. |
| B．Mr. Woo is the most well-known maths teacher in Australia |
| C．M: Woo won all the Commonwealth Bank Teaching Awards. |
| D．Mr. Woo’s contributions to teaching have been recognised. |
【推荐2】Samantha Whiting, from Texas, USA, was on holiday with her family in California earlier this year when every parent’s worst nightmare came to life.
While playing on the beach, Samantha spotted her 10-year-old daughter Hayley drifting out into deeper water. She called Hayley back to shore, only for the youngster to realise she was caught in the rip current（离岸流）and couldn’t swim back in. The current was dragging her out to sea rapidly and she called for her mum to help her as Samantha desperately tried to reach her little girl. “I will never forget her face when she said, ‘Mum, help me！’” Samantha told KFSN, recalling the terror in her daughter’s voice. She managed to reach her daughter but wasn’t able to swim her back to shore and the pair were struggling.
Nearby, Kevin Cozzi and his girlfriend heard the screaming. He quickly jumped into action when he realized Hayley was in danger. “I’ve been swimming since I was 3 years old competitively, so I felt like I could get to them,” Cozzi told KFSN. “I ran out there and as soon as I got to the mum, I just told her to give me her daughter because I knew she was struggling.” He swam Hayley back to shore and a lifeguard rushed to help the 10-year-old, meanwhile Samantha was thanking the total stranger who had saved her little girl from drowning.
“If it were not for him coming to help me, there’s no way that we both would have made it, ” the grateful mum said.
Months went by, and Samantha only knew Cozzi’s first name and that he lived in Merced, California. However, she never stopped looking for the heroic bystander.
Earlier this week, she posted about the rescue in a Facebook group called Merced Neighborhood Watch, and within hours they reconnected.
Cozzi and his girlfriend had to put off their wedding because of COVID-19, and Samantha decided to set up a GoFund Me account to help Cozzi and his girlfriend have the wedding of their dreams. Both Samantha and Hayley have been invited to the wedding, set for next fall, and look forward to once again thanking Cozzi in person. Cozzi was thankful for their fundraiser, but told journalists, “That girl being saved was enough for me.”
1. What is the main cause of the daughter’s incident?| A．The rapid water current. | B．Parents’ carelessness. |
| C．Poor management on the beach. | D．Her lack of practice. |
| A．Samantha. | B．Kevin. | C．The lifeguard. | D．Kevin’s girlfriend. |
| A．post heroic stories online | B．seek for missing children |
| C．raise funds for a wedding | D．help train professional swimmers |
| A．Competitive. | B．Cooperative. | C．Ambitious. | D．Selfless. |
| A．Kindness will be rewarded. | B．Two heads are better than one. |
| C．Danger can happen everywhere. | D．Where there is a will, there is a way. |
【推荐3】How far would you go to make a good impression at a new job? A college student in Alabama walked 32 kilometers in the dark to get to his new job.
The story begins with Walter Carr’s car breaking down the night before starting a new job at Bellhops, a furniture moving company. Carr was unable to find a taxi. So he decided to walk from his house to the job in Pelham 32 kilometers away. He left at midnight so that he could make it to the customer’s house by 8:00 am the next morning.
Pelham police saw him walking along a highway at 4:00 am. So, they stopped to see if the needed help. After hearing his story, they took him to a restaurant for breakfast and then to a church where he could safely wait until 8:00 am. The police then took Carr to the home of customer Jenny Lamey, Lamey said that even though Carr had just walked the entire night, he refused her offer to rest. He just wanted to start working.
Jenny Lamey later wrote this on Facebook: “I just can’t tell you how touched I was by Walter and his journey. He is hardworking and tough.” She then started a GoFundMe page to help Walter with money to get his car fixed.
Walter Carr’s story touched many others around the United States, Within a few days, people gave over $73, 000 to his GoFundMe page, When the CEO of Bellhops, Luke Marklin, learned of Carr’s story, he drove from Tennessee to Alabama to give Walter his own 2014 Ford Escape.
Carr has decided to give a part of the donations to the Birmingham Education Foundation. And he has received more offers for jobs and scholarships for schools.
1. What is probably the reason for Carr’s walking to his new job?| A．He had no money. |
| B．His car was stolen the night before. |
| C．He would like to take some exercise. |
| D．He considered the first day meaningful. |
| A．They took him to work immediately. |
| B．They went to his customer’s with him. |
| C．They called his customer to pick him up. |
| D．They gave him some money to buy breakfast. |
| A．To help Carr buy a new car. |
| B．To make Carr’s story popular. |
| C．To raise money to repair Carr’s car. |
| D．To express her admiration for Carr. |
| A．To share it with some schools. |
| B．To spend it on further education. |
| C．To set up an educational institution. |
| D．To donate some of it to a foundation. |
【推荐1】A shocking eruption has ended Iceland’s lengthy volcano warning as a flash of light burst across the evening sky and the lava (岩浆) flowed out quickly in a breathtaking show of the Earth’s power. But the eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula, about 50km southwest of the capital, Reykjavik, wasn’t expected to give out large amounts of ash (灰尘) into the air.
By early Tuesday afternoon, the size of the volcanic eruption continued to diminish. The lava flow, which reached as high as 30m, was also falling and was a quarter of what it was at the time of the eruption.
The November evacuation meant few people were near the site of the eruption and authorities had warned others to stay away. Nonetheless, residents of the evacuated fishing community had mixed emotions as they watched orange flames touch the dark sky. More than a month after the evacuation, many were still living in temporary (临时的) accommodations and did not expect to ever be able to return to live in their homes. “The town might end up under the lava,” said Ael Kermarec, a tourist. “It’s amazing to see, but there’s kind of a bittersweet feeling at the moment.”
University of Bristol Professor Matthew Watson said that the eruption was expected to continue getting weak, but he had no idea how long it could last. “Residents should strictly follow travel advice because new eruptions can quickly put people in harm’s way. This style of eruption is among the most impressive ever seen, and there will be a strong pull for tourists and locals,” Watson said. “It’s just something from a movie.”
Residents were evacuated and a state of emergency was announced in Iceland more than a month ago. However, the uneasy waiting game still continues.
1. Which of the following best explains “diminish” underlined in paragraph 2?| A．Keep growing. | B．Be destroyed. |
| C．Get dangerous. | D．Become smaller. |
| A．He couldn’t see the breathtaking show. | B．He forgot to share the feeling online. |
| C．He was worried about the town. | D．He wasn’t ready for a new life. |
| A．It may draw people to the site. | B．It will threaten wildlife. |
| C．It attracts many movie lovers. | D．It drives tourists to leave. |
| A．Playing games is an approach to killing time. |
| B．It will be a long time before the disaster ends. |
| C．Local residents will return home in one month. |
| D．Authorities should announce a warning early. |
【推荐2】China is betting on its successful hybrid rice varieties to fight food shortage in Africa. “We're no longer suffering from hunger,” 55-vear-old Georges Ranaivomanana, a Madagasean farmer who took the lead in planting Chinese hybrid rice in his town of Mahitsy. Georges told Xinhua that he hoped that all Madagascan farmers would use the seeds to raise their living standards.
China has been helping African countries develop productive rice farming for years with its hybrid rice. For farmers on the continent like Ranaivomanana, they are “very grateful” to the Chinese as the hybrid rice is the key to better food security and higher incomes.
In May, the China National Hybrid Rice Research and Development Centre opened a research centre in Madagascar to select hybrid rice varieties based on the island nation's diverse ecological environment, in an effort to find more productive crops for a continent long troubled by insufficient grain output.
In the northwestern Nigerian state of Kebbi, Chinese expert Wang Xuemin stood in a rice field, surrounded by green rice plants, “This year, we are using a new technology,” he said, adding that it “can significantly reduce labor and other costs.” “The land, climate and rice farming methods in Nigeria are very different from those in China. We had a lot of problems at the beginning,” said the 51-year-old who has been in Nigeria for 16 years.
In 2006, after Wang and his colleagues had sown the seeds, their field management techniques and large-scale farming equipment could not adapt to the operating environment and hundreds of hectares of rice fields were almost completely taken over by weeds. “We came to realize that blindly copying the Chinese model is not feasible(可行的). It is necessary to constantly innovate our techniques to fit the local situation in Africa,” he said.
After more than ten years of research and innovation, the Nigerian farm now becomes a major training and mechanized production centre in the country, training more than 1,000 farmers and agricultural machinery management staff.
1. What's the attitude of African farmers about Chinese hybrid rice?| A．Full of gratitude. | B．A little skeptical. |
| C．Extremely curious. | D．Much disappointed. |
| A．Chinese technology of hybrid rice can't be applied in Africa. |
| B．Different technologies should be applied to different areas. |
| C．Chinese experts contributes to raising African living standards. |
| D．Chinese technology can be used all over the world. |
| A．More than ten decades. | B．Less than a year. |
| C．Over a decade. | D．Less than ten years. |
| A．Africans Fight Food Shortage with Chinese |
| B．China's Hybrid Rice Sows Hope for Africa |
| C．Chinese Hybrid Rice Research Has Not Been Open in Africa |
| D．The Sowing of Hybrid Rice Should Vary from Country |
【推荐3】After his baby son lost his eye to retinoblastoma (视网膜母细胞瘤), this father found a way to save others from the same fate.
Like almost every set of new parents. Bryan and Elizabeth Shaw started taking pictures of their son, Noah, practically from the moment he was born. When he was about three months old, Elizabeth noticed something odd when she took his picture. The flash on their digital camera created the typical red dot in the center of Noah’s left eye, but the right eye had a white spot at the center, almost as if the flash was being reflected back at the camera by something.
When Elizabeth mentioned the strange phenomenon to their doctor, she shined a light into Noah’s eye, and saw the same white reflection, a tell-tale sign of retinal (视网膜的) cancer. After that, Noah received months of chemotherapy and radiation, but doctors finally could not save his eye.
Noah’s tumour (肿瘤) is treatable if caught early. Bryan Shaw couldn’t help but wonder whether there were signs he’d missed. He went back over every baby picture of Noah he could find and discovered the first white spot in a photo taken when Noah was 12 days old. “By the time he was four months old, it was showing up in 25 per cent of the pictures taken of him per month,” Bryan told People.
It was too late for Noah’s eye, but Bryan was determined to put his hard-won insights to good use, so he created a database that charted the cancer’s appearance in every photo. He also collected photos and data from eight other children with retinoblastoma. Armed with that data, he began to work with colleagues to develop a smartphone app that can scan the photos in the user’s camera roll to search for white eye and can be used as a kind of ophthalmoscope (检眼镜). Called White Eye Detector, it is now available for free on Google Play and in Apple’s App Store.
1. Which can be inferred from the passage?| A．Noah’s discase was treatable when discovered. |
| B．Noah got the discase when he was three months old. |
| C．Noah’s parents failed to notice his symptoms at the beginning. |
| D．Neither of Noah’s eyes could be saved for a delay in treatment. |
| A．To create a photo scanner on the phone. |
| B．To collect the data of children with the disease. |
| C．To assess his hard-won insights into the disease. |
| D．To use his knowledge to save others from the disease. |
| A．To speak highly of father’s love. |
| B．To introduce a type of eye cancer. |
| C．To raise people’s awareness of eye protection. |
| D．To report a father’s creation of an eye-saving app. |
【推荐1】Next week, strangers with a truck will take away everything we own, except the clothes on our backs, the car we will drive, and as much stuff as we can pack into it. It's called moving. Some people do it often. For others, like me, it's a rare experience. In all my adult years, I've moved only three times.
My first husband and I moved into our first house with a bed, our clothes and a few gifts. That was a lifetime ago. Over the years, I filled that house with three children, a few dogs and enough stuff to reach the ceiling.
When the kids grew up, I lost my husband to cancer, and I began to learn about letting go. First, I let go of the idea of being in control. Life isn’t about being in charge of what happens; it's about being in charge of what we do with it. Next, I let go of putting off the things I care most about, like keeping in touch with the people that mean the most to me. I let go of the people whose lives are about anger or hatred, and tried instead to surround myself with those who shine with kindness. Finally, I let go of being alone---I remarried. I eventually moved to a new city with my new husband, and after that move, I promised I'd stop collecting meaningless things. But 12 years later, here I am, still learning about letting go.
Yesterday, while cleaning out a dresser, I found a box filled with old keepsakes. Nothing in that box may mean much to anyone, except me. They are treasures for me because of the memories they preserve. We finally decided to keep them, hold them close and never let them go. We’ll all move someday from this world to the next, but we won't need a truck to do it. We'll take nothing with us and leave behind a memory of the life we lived, the mistakes we made, and all the love and kindness we tried to show. That memory might not be a treasure, but if we're lucky, someone will keep it and hold it close and never let it go.
1. According to paragraph 3, which of the following might the author advise?| A．Never let all the memories go as they are. |
| B．Put off the things that mean the most to you. |
| C．Wherever you go, you should be kind to others. |
| D．Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you deal with it. |
| A．something memorable | B．something expensive |
| C．something unpleasant | D．something beautiful |
| A．To stress the importance of letting the past go. |
| B．To give advice on how to make choices before moving. |
| C．To share how she learned to make important choices in life. |
| D．To explain how our memories can pass on to later generations. |
【推荐2】Two years ago I was very lonely and didn't talk with anyone about my feelings. At the time I didn't have many friends. I wanted someone to share my experiences and secrets with. I wanted someone to understand me. I started to imagine this friend. Often I imagine our conversations and what we would do, but I didn't give my imagination a face.
Some weeks later I started a new project in school and I was working with one of my schoolmates. We had never worked together before but we got along well. After the project we started to spend some time together in school. One day we decided to take a walk. Ever since that walk we've been friends. We listened and really understood each other.
I had wished for a best friend, but the universe gave me so much more. I have met one of my soul mates(挚友). We can sense each other, and it just takes one look and we know what the other is thinking. I didn't think our friendship could grow much stronger. But now we have known each other for two years and our friendship is growing all the time.
It hasn't only been easy. We have gone through both easy and hard times. But I'm grateful for the hard times, because they have forced me to grow and taught me a lot. My best friend has changed me. She has made me believe in myself. And I am now focusing on achieving one of my biggest dreams. Without her, I wouldn't even have realized what my biggest dream is.
I know there are soul mates out in the world for you. I am so thankful to have met one of mine. Believe in them, and your paths will cross.
1. What did the author do before meeting her soul mate?| A．She chose to stay alone. | B．She spent time with other friends. |
| C．She told others about her feelings. | D．She pictured a friend in her mind. |
| A．By taking a walk. |
| B．By attending a party. |
| C．Through a school project. |
| D．Through a friend's introduction. |
| A．Their friendship is still developing. |
| B．She is the author's only soul mate. |
| C．They are trying hard to realize their dreams. |
| D．She has little confidence in their friendship. |
| A．She went through them easily. |
| B．She has learned a lot from them. |
| C．They have made her suffer. |
| D．They have made her dream come true. |
【推荐3】Moving can be daunting – whether it’s to a new city or an entirely new country. The good news? Volunteering can be a great way to settle into a new community, meet people, and learn valuable skills.
Kajal Patil moved to the United States from India in February 2017. Having previously volunteered for two years as an assistant yoga teacher in her home country, Kajal was enthusiastic about volunteering and began looking for volunteer opportunities that match her interests. She was drawn to a volunteer opportunity to review applications on behalf of the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI), which aims to help Latin American and Caribbean business to bring positive changes to their societies and contribute more fully to economic development, prosperity and security in those places.
After connecting with the opportunity and successfully completing the application process, Kajal got to work. Her role involved reviewing 44 in-depth applications from potential candidates across Latin America and the Caribbean for a four-week fellowship in the U.S.. She was responsible for describing the business ideas presented by these candidates, assessing the social impact of their businesses, and determining the strength of candidates to carry out their plans. With almost 4,000 applicants in 2017, volunteers like Kajal were important members of the YLAI team.
Kajal says that this volunteer opportunity super-charged her existing skills, while helping her build new ones such as time management, business analysis, decision-making, planning, and presenting.
She is now looking for her next volunteer opportunity and reflects positively on her experience with YLAI. “A new country brings in a lot of new experiences and volunteering helped me to settle into a new environment,” adds Kajal. “By helping others, I felt needed in society. It promoted my confidence, and other people benefited too. Volunteering is a great opportunity to improve yourself, others, and the whole society.”
Whether you recently moved to a new place or are looking to expand your influence on your current community, find a volunteer opportunity to empower yourself, and others.
1. What do we know about Kajal?| A．She is an experienced volunteer. |
| B．She received education in the U.S.. |
| C．She founded a volunteer organization. |
| D．She worked as a professional yoga teacher. |
| A．Carrying out the selected business plans. |
| B．Assessing the applications of candidates. |
| C．Helping candidates think up business ideas. |
| D．Simplifying candidates’ application process. |
| A．It contributes to local economy. |
| B．It focuses on skills development. |
| C．It helps develop people’s interests. |
| D．It benefits individuals and society. |
| A．To share experience of volunteering. |
| B．To recognize the contribution of YLAI. |
| C．To suggest a way to settle into a new place. |
| D．To evaluate the benefits of volunteering abroad. |
【推荐1】I was riding a bus recently and noticed an older man sitting outside a coffee shop on a busy sidewalk. He had set up a chessboard on the table in front of him, and he watched as people passed by, mostly focusing on their phones. His eyes kept jumping from person to person, searching for someone to join him for a game of chess.
Loneliness is killing us, Almost half of the Americans feel lonely a lot of the time, which puts them at risk for developing physical and mental illnesses, including heart disease, cancer, and depression. This is a public health problem that needs to be addressed on a wide scale.
But at the individual level, there is much we can do to get rid of loneliness. One effective strategy is to volunteer. Participating in volunteer opportunities may help decrease loneliness and its related health impact for several reasons. The first and most obvious is that it's a meaningful way to connect with others and make new friends. Second, volunteering can make up for the loss of meaning that commonly occurs with loneliness. Third, people who regularly engage in mentally stimulating activities are less likely to suffer from cognitive decline. These insights may be especially relevant for the growing senior population due to increased physical limitations and loved ones' passing away., By 2030, one in five residents in the US will be of retirement age. They may no longer have work to provide purpose and connection, and will be likely to suffer from isolation.
I wish I could have stopped my bus that day to play chess with the older man. He struck me as a symbol of our times:people wanting desperately to connect-not through a screen, but face-to-face, with others from their community. Now more than ever, we have a real need and opportunity to build a culture of social interaction. Volunteering is a great way to start.
1. Why does the author mention the older man in paragraph one?| A．To tell the story of the lonely man. | B．To summarize the whole passage. |
| C．To introduce the theme of the passage. | D．To arouse readers' sympathy. |
| A．It is getting increasingly popular worldwide. |
| B．It makes up for the loss of the loved ones.. |
| C．It enables the seniors to find a job. |
| D．It helps people avoid mental problem. |
| A．A Solution to Loneliness | B．The Best Way to Stay Healthy |
| C．Volunteering for the Elderly | D．Benefits of Volunteering |
【推荐2】One in five women and one in eight men are becoming more tired and less productive, according to a new Australian study on mobile phone use.
Led by the Queensland University of Technology in Australia, researchers surveyed 709 mobile phone users across the country aged 18 to 83 and asked them a series of questions based on a similar study 13 years ago. Identifying a phenomenon "technoference (科技干扰)", researchers discovered a significant increase in people blaming their devices for losing sleep, becoming less productive and even getting more aches and pains".
According to the study's lead author Dr Oscar, the issue is so bad that 24 percent of women and 15 percent of men are now considered to be " problematic mobile phone users". "When we talk about technoference, we're referring to the everyday intrusions (侵入)and interruptions that people experience due to mobile phones and their usage," he said. "Our survey found technoference had increased among men and women. For example, self-reports relating to the loss of sleep and productivity showed that these negative outcomes had significantly increased during the last 13 years. This finding suggests that mobile phones are potentially increasingly affecting aspects of daytime functioning due to lack of sleep. "
Compared to a 2005 study, "technoference" issues for 18 to 24-year-old experienced a surprising 40. 9 percent rise, while those aged 25 to 29 also recorded a dramatic increase of 23. 5 percent.
Oscar said that with the number of smartphone users around the world expected to surpass 2. 5 billion before the end of this year, the problem of "technoference" could get even worse. "The speed and depth of smartphone take-up makes our population particularly vulnerable to some of the negative consequences of high mobile phone use." he said. "Rapid technological innovations have led to dramatic changes in today's mobile phone technology, which can improve the quality of life for phone users but also result in some negative outcomes. "
1. How are people affected by technoference according to the text?| A．It makes people addicted to communicating online. |
| B．It pushes people to work at a fast pace. |
| C．It causes people to sleep less at night. |
| D．It brings negative outcomes to people of all ages. |
| A．Young women. | B．Young man |
| C．Children. | D．Seniors. |
| A．Widely spread. | B．Easily hurt. |
| C．Deeply devoted | D．Absolutely accustomed. |
| A．The increasing side effects of smartphones. |
| B．Ways to solve technoference problem. |
| C．Smartphones and people's happiness. |
| D．The popularity of smartphones. |
【推荐3】We have recently heard some interesting ways that 5G technology might change our lives in the future. 5G promises internet speeds between 50 to 100 times faster than 4G systems. Such improvements are sure to be popular with 5G users worldwide. While it is said to start only in some few areas of the United States this year, much of the rest of the world is not expected to receive this service until 2023.
One project in Britain, though, is already testing the superfast technology, but not on humans.
Instead, the experimental subjects (实验对象) are unlike the group of internet users — cows. The system connects the animals to 5G in an effort to automate (使自动化) the milking process.
The project was developed by American technology company Cisco Systems. Testing areas were set up at farms in three rural areas of England. The cows are equipped with 5G-connected devices (设备) that link up to a robotic milking system. The system uses sensors (传感器) and machine learning to fully automate the process.
System designers say technology takes over after a cow is ready to be milked and walks towards an automatic gate. The device is designed to recognize each cow. It then positions devices to the right body position for milking. During the process, machines offer food for the cow as a reward.
One of the test areas is in the town of Shepton Mallet in southwest England. There, about 50 of the farm’s l80 cows are fitted with 5G smart collars (智能项圈) in ear sensors. Project officials say the devices do not harm the cows and the sensors help farmers immediately find any problems or health concerns.
Duncan Forbes, the project leader, told Reuters that so far, he thinks the project shows the farm’s180 cow operations can be greatly improved with 5G technology.
Forbes added that the experiment provides strong evidence that 5G technology can be widely used in the future “not just on farms, but in rural communities right across the country.”
1. What do we know about 5G technology from the first two paragraphs?| A．It has changed our lives. |
| B．It has more users than 4G. |
| C．It has not been widely used. |
| D．It is used on cows in the USA. |
| A．The introduction of 5G devices. |
| B．The milking process with 5G technology. |
| C．the purpose of system designers. |
| D．The way machines provide cows with food. |
| A．To recognize every cow. |
| B．To judge the position of the cow. |
| C．To reduce the harm from devices. |
| D．To find health problems in cows. |
| A．Doubtful. | B．Hopeful. | C．Disapproving. | D．Uncaring. |
