TikTok has pushed a new safety update in November to its app that allows parents to take more control of their teenager's accounts, as social media companies come under increasing pressure to make their platforms safer for children.
The company said Tuesday that its “Family Pairing” feature now enables parents to turn off comments on their children's videos entirely or to limit them to friends only. Parents whose accounts are linked to their kids will also be able to set their accounts to private, turn off the search function for content, users or sounds, and limit who can see which videos their children have liked.
Launched (发布) in March, the Family Pairing tool lets parents see how long their children are spending on TikTok each day and limit the content they can see.
TikTok allows children to register and create an account if they're over the age of 13. All they need to do is provide their date of birth. However, because TikTok doesn't require registers to prove their identities, some children under 13 have registered by lying about their age，according to U. K. regulator Ofcom (英国通讯管理局).
Alexandra Evans, head of child safety public policy for TikTok in Europe, told CNBC that Family Pairing has “put itself in parents’ shoes” since it was launched.
“If we're thinking about it as a toolbox, we wanted to offer more tools,” she said on a video call ahead of the announcement.
1. What pushed TikTok to launch the new update?| A．The pressure from social media. | B．The concern about kids' online safety. |
| C．The force from government. | D．The increasing need of users. |
| A．The safety tips from TikTok. | B．New apps explored by TikTok. |
| C．New functions of Family Pairing. | D．The limits on Family Pairing. |
| A．The difficulty in opening an account. | B．The low age limit for users. |
| C．TikTok's failure to check identities. | D．The demand for users' birth dates. |
| A．Uninterested. | B．Objective. |
| C．Disappointed. | D．Supportive. |
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【推荐1】Salvador Dali wasn’t exactly modest. And he’ll tell you so, too, face to face at the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida. Here, the Spanish surrealist is alive and well, ready to talk to you in person about his art.
Well, sort of. This Dali is brought to life through the magic of artificial intelligence. It’s a newly opened exhibition called “Dali lives”, and it is more than 2,000 Dali works in about 20,000 square feet of exhibit space. Three video boards showing a life-size Dali, standing 5’8’’tall, form the exhibit — one at the museum gate, one on the third floor by the main exhibits (including Dali’s paintings and photographs, two technologically treated paintings allowing visitors to put themselves inside the paintings, and a special experience of “walking” through Dali’s 1934 painting “Archaeological Reminiscence of Millet’s Angelus”) and one in the gift shop on the way out. Each one offers a different experience when you push a doorbell on the board to get Dali’s attention.
The most surprising thing about “Dali Lives” is that you’re dealing with a version of the artist himself. It looks like Dali, it sounds like Dali, it is Dali. The museum worked together with the San Francisco advertising agency Goodby Silvrstein＆Partners to achieve this, feeding hundreds of new interviews and words from his written works into an artificial intelligence system to recreate the artist. The result was a living, moving version of Dali ready to converse with anyone there, answering their questions.
“Dali himself was at the forefront of technology and was always experimenting with and trying new things,” says Beth Bell, marketing director at the Dali Museum. “we think he would have loved these types of things. It’s in the spirit of Dali himself.
1. What can we know about Dali from the text?| A．He was a modest surrealist. |
| B．He once lived in St. Petersburg. |
| C．He produced a lot of works of art. |
| D．He came up with the idea of “Dali Lives”. |
| A．Learn painting skills. |
| B．Get a surprising gift from Dali. |
| C．Watch lots of interviews with Dali. |
| D．Enjoy the magic of modern technology. |
| A．Live. | B．Talk. | C．Play. | D．Work. |
| A．Dali — A Famous Painter | B．Dali — A Spanish Surrealist |
| C．A Different Exhibition | D．Meet With Dali |
【推荐2】Best Apps for High School Students
Educational App Store has identified the best apps for high school students to help them study and save their time in the classroom.
Study BlueStudy Blue is a brilliant app which uses technology to help high school students and make learning an easy process. It is an amazing way to create smart notes/cards, share and learn them. As one of the best educational apps, it allows students to make card of whatever topic they want, helping them study anywhere without carrying any materials with them.
My Study LifeDesigned for high school students, this app lets you build your own timetable to easily keep track of your classes, assignments and exams. It lets you assign (布置) tasks to specific classes and comes with reminders, so you don’t forget a thing! Plus, it comes with day and week timetable, so you can easily pop in those classes that you only have every other week.
My Homework PlannerMy Homework Planner can help you keep track of all your homework. Sorting it by due date, week and month, the app is more organized than a Trapper Keeper. By means of Questia, the word’s largest online library, you can connect your reading materials to your assignments so you don’t have to dig though a pile of papers to find the right information.
Socrative StudentThis app offers an interactive environment for students and teachers to share their learning. Teachers can ask questions and make comments with real-time data when using, which makes it more engaging for students. Showing comprehension of their reading can occur straight through their handheld device, and they are able to receive feedback quickly.
If you are interested in these apps, click here to find more.
1. Why is the app Study Blue recommended?| A．Because it is the best education app. |
| B．Because it makes learning process easy. |
| C．Because it makes arranging their timetable convenient. |
| D．Because it is helpful for students to study anywhere and anytime. |
| A．Both are connected with Questia. |
| B．Both are equipped with a reminder. |
| C．Both are helpful with assignments. |
| D．Both are designed to deal with exams. |
| A．Study Blue. | B．My Homework Planner. |
| C．My Study Life. | D．Socrative Student. |
【推荐3】The race to 5G is on. All four major US carriers now have some form of 5G wireless, although it’s all limited roll-outs in only a few cities, mostly using expensive phones that won’t support future nationwide 5G networks. We’re tracking the roll-outs monthly on our Race to 5G page.
The early 5G roll-outs are more like a public test than a final product. AT＆T, Verizon, and T-Mobile are all using technologies that only travel about 800 feet from a cell site, which means there isn’t much coverage. All four carriers are waiting for upgrades（升级）to their base stations that will improve coverage, speed, and reliability. Around the end of this year or the beginning of 2020, AT＆T, Verizon, and T-Mobile all intend to launch 5G networks that use the existing 4G spectrum（频谱）, which will have slower speeds but broader coverage.
We’ve tested AT＆T in Dallas and Las Vegas Sprint in Dallas and New York; Verizon in Chicago, New York, and Providence; and T-Mobile in New York. Every month, we’ve been seeing better performance and more new devices. It’s messy. It’s very early days. And if you like new technology, it’s very exciting.
In previous mobile transformations, we’ve seen most of the big changes happening years after the first announcement. Take 4G, for instance. The first 4G phones in the US appeared in 2010. But the sorts of 4G applications that changed our world didn’t appear until later. So following that plan. While we’re getting a little bit of 5G right now, you should expect the big 5G applications to crop up around 2021 or 2022.
5G stands for fifth-generation-cellular（蜂窝状的）wireless, and the initial standards of it were set at the end of 2017. But a set of standards doesn’t mean that all 5G will work the same-or that we even know what applications 5G will enable. There will be slow but responsive 5G, and fast 5G with limited coverage.
1. What is the present state of 5G in the US？| A．Initial exploration. | B．Great improvement. |
| C．Wide application. | D．Extensive promotion. |
| A．To persuade carriers to give up 5G. |
| B．To remind people of 4G’s importance. |
| C．To prove 5G takes time to make a greater difference. |
| D．To show 5G has failed to meet expectations. |
| A．Cautious. | B．Skeptical. |
| C．Opposed. | D．Objective. |
| A．Race to 5G | B．5G is coming |
| C．How fast is 5G？ | D．What is 5G？ |
【推荐1】Absence of evidence is not the same thing as evidence of absence. But if you try to find the difference and keep failing to get it, you can be forgiven. And so it is with the complicated subject of explicit (明确的) grammar teaching in schools, and its link with improved writing ability.
A recent study, like nearly all previous studies on this subject, found that teaching kids how to label the bits and pieces in a sentence does not make them better writers. Other observers may begin to wonder whether the National Curriculum, which since 2014 has made grammar such a central part of its English programme, might have gone down a blind alley.
The promoter of the curriculum, a former secretary of education, Michael Gove, insisted on the insertion of personal preference into the grammar curriculum, notably the subjunctive form, “If I were”. Mention of his name alone wrinkles many teachers’ noses — partly because some of them were hardly prepared to teach the new material themselves after decades in which grammar was largely absent from classrooms.
In reflection, it seems unsurprising that learning to underline a modal verb, such as “can”, “should” and “may”, does little to help students use them effectively in their own writing. These words are anyway grasped by tiny children without the need to know what they are called. This may lead to the conclusion that the teaching of grammar should be shelved altogether. However, it shouldn’t be abandoned, though it should be reformed.
There are practical reasons for teaching and learning grammar. One is that an explicit knowledge of it will make learning a foreign language easier. If you did intuit (直觉上知道) how to make subordinate clauses in your mother tongue, getting to grasp them in a foreign language in later years is simpler if you know how to define and spot them.
For grammarians keen on the jobs of the future, the field of natural language processing is booming. Technological talents have invented programs for automated translation, speech recognition and other services that are actually usable, even if far from perfect. These tools may rely more on knowledge of AI than of grammar, but linguistic expertise (专门技能) still matters.
Grammar could still be taught better. One small study showed improvement in some students when concepts were linked concretely to writing tasks. Therefore, the science of how words combine to make meaning is fascinating as well as fundamental.
1. What do many teachers think of Michael Gove’s idea?| A．They are in support of his claim. |
| B．They show disagreement with his idea. |
| C．They have no comments on his philosophy. |
| D．They are prepared to teach the new materials. |
| A．Mother tongue grammar contributes to foreign language learning. |
| B．Grammar is taught better in writing than in other areas of teaching. |
| C．Natural language processing is strongly supported by grammarians. |
| D．Grammar knowledge is no longer needed with the development of AI. |
| A．Grammar — To Teach or Not to Teach |
| B．How Could Grammar Be Taught Better |
| C．Why Learn Foreign Language Grammar |
| D．Mother Tongue Grammar — Important or Not |
【推荐2】 Some parents said that they had difficulty in getting along with their children. I heard many parents complaining that their teenage children are rebelling. I wish it were so. At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents. You should be learning to stand on your own two feet. But take a good look at the present rebellion. It seems that teenagers are taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents. Instead of striking out boldly on their own, most of them are holding firmly at one another’s hands for confidence.
They say they want to dress as they please. But they all wear the same clothes. They set off in new directions in music. But somehow they all end up crowded round listening to the same record. Their reason for thinking or acting in thus-and-such a way is that the crowd is doing it. They have come out of their cocoon into a larger cocoon.
It has become harder and harder for a teenager, to stand up against the popularity wave and to his or her own way. Industry has firmly carved out a teenage market. These days every teenager can learn from the advertisements what a teenager should have and be. And many of today’s parents have come to award high marks for the popularity of their children. All this adds up to a great barrier for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path.
But the barrier is worth climbing over. The path is worth following. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records. You may have some thoughts that you don’t care to share at once with your classmates. Well, go to it. Find yourself. Be yourself.
1. What is the author’s attitude towards parents’ complaints?| A．Satisfied. | B．Unconcerned | C．Supportive. | D．Negative. |
| A．Teenagers should respect each other when they disagree. |
| B．Teenagers are actually not brave enough to be themselves. |
| C．It is a great danger that teenagers want to act on their own. |
| D．Teenagers should turn to parents when they meet with difficulties. |
| A．The school education. | B．Too many advertisements. |
| C．The popularity wave. | D．The weakening of their ability. |
| A．Ways to climb over the barriers. | B．Hobbies to have in teenagers’ spare time. |
| C．Rules for teenagers to behave themselves. | D．Thoughts to share with the rebellious teenagers. |
【推荐3】When it comes to dog training, I’ve come to understand that some things can be taught quickly, while others take a while. Do you know how I learned that lesson? From a French teacher I had in college.
It was beginner’s French, and from day one she had a “no English” class rule. I was confused by 99% of what she said, but I decided to give it a shot. I was excited as we began learning numbers and the alphabet, something I could easily follow, but when it came to putting together phrases, I was lost.
My teacher came up to me and said “quel est votre passe-temps favori?” which sounded like complete nonsense to me. I knew she was asking me a question, but I couldn’t figure out what it was. So I said “Sorry, I don’t understand.” Well, that broke the “no English” rule, so I just froze because I had no idea as to how to apologize in French.
So what did she do? She kept getting closer to me, repeating ‘quel est votre passe-temps favori?’ over and over, each time a bit louder, as if I had a hearing problem, rather than a complete shortage of comprehension.
I think about that class often. I really did feel hopeless, and the laughter from everyone else in class didn’t help. It’s not that she was a bad teacher. It’s just that she had very little patience for students like me who didn’t catch on immediately.
Well, it taught me to be more patient with Laika when learning new things. And since I don’t want her to be like the embarrassed kid in class, I don’t speak loudly at her or repeat myself when she doesn’t “get it.” I go back and figure out how I can help her understand and put meaning to my requests.
1. How did the author find the “no English” class rule?| A．She was confused and decided not to obey it. |
| B．She was excited as she could easily follow it. |
| C．She found it challenging and was eager to break it. |
| D．She thought it hard but originally was willing to try it. |
| A．Because she didn’t hear the teacher clearly. |
| B．Because she didn’t know the correct answer. |
| C．Because she couldn’t understand the question. |
| D．Because she couldn’t express herself in French. |
| A．A good teacher should not set strict rules for class. |
| B．A good teacher should be more patient with students. |
| C．A good teacher should repeat herself when necessary. |
| D．A good teacher shouldn’t cause students’ embarrassment. |
| A．The author’s student. | B．The author’s classmate. |
| C．The author’s pet dog. | D．The author’s daughter. |
【推荐1】Music icon Bob Dylan will not attend the Nobel ceremony in December because he has “other commitments,”the Swedish Academy said on Wednesday.
“The Swedish Academy received a personal letter from Bob Dylan yesterday where he explained that he could not make himself available in December.”, it said in a statement.
“He wishes that he could accept the award personally,but other commitments make it unfortunately impossible. He underlined that he feels incredibly honored by the Nobel prize,” it added. The Swedish Academy said it respected Dylan’s decision, but that it was “unusual” for a Nobel laureate not to come to Stockholm to accept the award in person. Nobel laureates are honored every year on December 10--the death anniversary of the prize’s founder Alfred Nobel, a Swedish industrialist, inventor and philanthropist.
Several other literature prize winners have skipped the Nobel ceremony in the past for various reasons-British writer Doris Lessing on grounds of ill health,British playwright Harold Pinter because he was hospitalized and Austrian playwright and novelist Elfriede Jelinek due to social phobia.
“We look forward to Bob Dylan’s Nobel lecture, which he must carry out-it is the only requirement—within six months starting from December 10, 2016,”the academy said.
1. What does the underlined word “it”in paragraph two refer to?| A．receiving a personal letter | B．expressing himself in a statement |
| C．feeling horned by the award | D．accepting the award personally |
| A．supportive | B．opposite | C．tolerant | D．indifferent(漠不关心的) |
| A．Nobel Prize goes to Music icon Bob Dylan. |
| B．Bob Dylan is not to attend the Nobel Ceremony. |
| C．A Great Anniversary Event—the Nobel Ceremony |
| D．Bob Dylan—a Music Icon Who Won the Noble Prize |
| A．EIfriede skipped the Nobel ceremony because of physical illness. |
| B．The Nobel ceremony is in memory of the birth of the Prize’s founder. |
| C．Bob Dylan informed the Swedish Academy of his absence through telephone. |
| D．According to the Swedish Academy,the deadline of Dylan’s lecture is June 10,2017. |
【推荐2】The 20-year-old student will be the first person to compete in the final of the Miss England contest without make-up in its nearly 100-year history, in an attempt to show girls they don’t have to wear it to feel beautiful.
Ms. Raouf, from south London, won a special “bare-face” round of the competition last week, strengthening her place in the final between 40 contestants on 17 October. But while previous winners of this round have returned to wearing make-up for the final, she will not. And if she wins, she says she will leave it off for the Miss World competition, hoping to “inspire the world”.
“I wanted to prove we have a choice,” she tells BBC News. Since last week’s bare-face round, Ms. Raouf has been “overwhelmed” by positive messages on social media. At her early age, Ms. Raouf was “significantly insecure”, and found comparing herself to the “unrealistic standard of beauty” shown on social media had a negative impact on her mental health. But as she got older she gained confidence-and she thinks taking part in the beauty contest, while “very scary” at the time, has increased this.
Ms. Raouf does not object to wearing make-up in general, and will still do so on other occasions. She only wants girls to place more value on their “inner beauty” rather than comparing themselves to others. “When you wear that amount of make-up you’re just concealing yourself. Remove all those layers and you’ll see who you truly are,” she adds.
Miss World was first organized in 1951 in the UK. Some of the rules of entry for the competition have not been changed since then. Miss England hopefuls cannot be older than 27 in their year of entry, and are not allowed to be married or have given birth to children. In 2018, Veronika Didusenko, who had been crowned Miss Ukraine, said the rules needed to change after she had her title taken away for being a mother.
Altering entry rules is difficult but not impossible. Some netizens commented, “Some contestants, Ms. Raouf included, use their platform to do something good in the world.”
1. Ms.Raouf won’t wear make-up in the final of the Miss England contest in order to .| A．prove girls’ natural charms |
| B．show her objection to make-up |
| C．get a better place in the final |
| D．challenge the competition rules |
| A．The negative impact. |
| B．Her sense of insecurity. |
| C．Her confidence. |
| D．Her objection to make-up. |
| A．Sopher, 26, an engineer who is pregnant. |
| B．Laura, 23, a teacher at St Mary’s School Ascot. |
| C．Marbella, 28, a graduate from Glasgow University. |
| D．Jennifer, 25, a housewife who looks after all the household duties. |
| A．Bold and confident. |
| B．Responsible and talented. |
| C．Honest and considerate. |
| D．Outgoing and determined. |
【推荐3】A team of students in the Netherlands has designed and built a solid car that’s completely powered by the sun. The car, called Stella Terra, is the first solar-powered car that can travel off-road for long distances without needing a recharging station.
Students at Eindhoven University of Technology have been working on solar-powered cars for years. But last year, 30 students, known as Solar Team Eindhoven, took a year off to work on developing an off-road solar-powered car.
To bring a highly efficient(有效的)solar-powered car closer to reality, the team designed the entire car, from top to bottom. The car generated energy using the absorbed solar power from the solar panels(板)on top, which are 97% efficient. Most solar panels, by contrast, are only about 20% efficient, meaning a waste of about 80% of the sunlight they get. Weighing just 2,600 pounds, the car has a top speed of 90 miles per hour and can run for 440 miles on a sunny day. On the bottom, they designed a system to handle the heavy shaking that comes when driving over uneven surfaces.
The landscape of the Netherlands limits the testing options available to the team, so they took the car on its biggest test drive across Morocco, where the car had to weather through forests and dry riverbeds, across loose desert sand and up challenging mountain paths. The car succeeded in doing all of this and all without ever stopping at a charging station.
“It was an incredible trip with a positive ending. We’ re pushing the boundaries of technology,” says Wisse Bos, the team manager. The team take pride in their car, but they won’t be upset if car companies start to copy their ideas. In fact, they hope Stella Terra will inspire car companies to work on similar projects. But despite their success, the students think it’ll take 5 to 10 years before car companies are able to build a similar car.
1. What can be a suitable title for the text?| A．An Adventurous Trip |
| B．The Future of Electric Cars |
| C．Stella Terra: the First Eco-friendly Vehicle |
| D．Students Create Lasting ‘Solar-Powered Car |
| A．To highlight the development of cars. |
| B．To explain the car’s complex structure. |
| C．To clarify problems with other solar panels: |
| D．To demonstrate the car’s good performance: |
| A．It’s a thinly populated place. |
| B．It enjoys a pleasant climate. |
| C．Its landforms meet test requirements. |
| D．It has convenient transportation. |
| A．Disturbed. | B．Shocked. | C．Excited. | D．Awkward. |
【推荐1】At Mrs. Jennings’ handsome house, in London.
While waiting for dinner, Marianne Dashwood wrote a letter very quickly. Elinoir Dashwood noticed a large “W” in the address. Marianne rang the bell to have someone post it immediately.
After dinner, there was a loud knock at the door. Marianne cried, “Oh, it’s Willoughby!” and seemed to throw herself into his arms when Colonel Brandon came in. She was so surprised that she immediately left the room.
Elinor made the tea for Colonel Brandon. He did not stay long.
The next morning, upon arriving at home after shopping, Marianne flew upstairs.
“No letter has been left here for me since we went out. How strange!” she said, in a low and disappointed voice.
About a week later, they saw Mr. Willoughby’s card on the table when they came in from morning’s drive. He had been there while the ladies were out.
“He will call again tomorrow,” said Elinor.
Marianne decided to stay behind the next morning，when the others went out. One look at her sister when they returned was enough to tell Elinor that Willoughby had not called.
Colonel Brandon came again to tea and had short private conversation with Elinor.
“Your sister’s engagement to Mr. Willoughby is very well known.”
“It cannot be well known,” returned Elinor, “for her own family does not know it.”
“I am sorry but I did not realize it was a secret. I came to ask，is everything decided？Is it possible to? Excuse me, Miss Dashwood. I believe I have been wrong in saying so much.”
From these words Elinor was sure of something, yet she knew he could never be successful with her.
Over the next three or four days, Willoughby neither came nor wrote.
One evening at a party, Marianne suddenly saw Willoughby standing in deep conversation with a young woman, whose name was Grey, a rich lady.
“He is there! Oh! Why does he not look at me? Why can’t I speak to him?”
“Marianne,” said Elinor, “perhaps he hasn’t seen you yet.”
At last he came to them.
“Willoughby, what’s wrong? Did you not get my letters? Won’t you look at me?”
After a moment’s pause, he spoke. “I came by last Tuesday but unfortunately did not see you. My card was not lost, I hope.”
“Have you not received my notes?” cried Marianne. “Tell me Willoughby; tell me, what’s the matter?”
Quiet and embarrassed, he said nothing more and turned quickly away to Miss Grey. Marianne, turning white and unable to stand, fell into her chair.
1. Before the party, Marianne badly desired ________.| A．to write a letter to Willoughby | B．to receive Willoughby’s card |
| C．to be visited by Willoughby | D．to be invited by Willoughby |
| A．Elinor knew that Marianne loved Brandon. | B．Elinor knew that the Dashwoods love money. |
| C．Elinor knew that Willoughby loved Marianne. | D．Elinor knew that Brandon loved Marianne. |
| A．He didn’t call Marianne until the party to give her a surprise. |
| B．He was already on the side of another woman with more money. |
| C．He was too shy to declare in public his deep love for Marianne. |
| D．He felt disappointed that Brandon was between him and Marianne. |
| A．Marianne received a letter from Willoughby saying he would be engaged. |
| B．Marianne was visited by Willoughby to dance together. |
| C．Marianne was told that Willoughby loved Elinor. |
| D．Marianne was visited by Willoughby. |
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3】We all use different ways to remember ideas, facts and things we need to store. Remembering is an extremely important part of our learning experience. Information process, storage and recall（回顾）encourage purposeful learning.
But the brain doesn’t store everything we want or need for future use. It makes choices and tends to remember information that forms a memorable pattern. Things you learned recently can be particularly difficult to remember because they haven’t taken root in your mind.
“Forgetting allows us to remember what is really important to our survival. We forget much of what we read, watch, and think directly every day.” writes John Medina in his book, Brain Rules.
How do you avoid losing 90%of what you’ve learned? An inspiring writer and speaker Zig Ziglar once said：“Repetition is the mother of learning, the father of action, which makes it the architect of accomplishment.”
Repetition has been a remembering skill for ages. When you hear or read something once，you don’t really learn it-at least not well enough to store the new information for long. The right kind of repetition can do wonders for your memory. People learn or remember better by repeating things or getting exposed to information many times. Others repeat particular steps or processes deliberately a number of times or even years to become better at certain skills.
Daniel Coyle explains in his book, The Little Book of Talent：“...closing the book and writing a summary, even short ones, forces you to figure out the key points, process and organize those ideas so they make sense, and write them on the page. When you pick it back up weeks later, reread all of your notes or highlights to strengthen the ideas even further.”
People learn by repeating things. Better learning is a repetition process. Every time we repetitively access something we already know, we increase the memory’s stored value.
1. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?| A．The brain tends to store 90% of the things we learn. |
| B．The fresher the information is, the easier to remember. |
| C．Thinking is more important than remembering in study. |
| D．The brain tends to choose and keep what it thinks important. |
| A．By giving examples. | B．By listing numbers. |
| C．By borrowing words of experts. | D．By providing scientific finding. |
| A．You can’t pay too much attention to repetition. |
| B．Summarizing is a very effective learning tool. |
| C．Forgetting forces human brain to make choices. |
| D．Regular repetition helps to form good habits. |
| A．To summarize and stress his opinion. | B．To ask the readers to use the skills to learn. |
| C．To introduce his opinion and attract readers. | D．To tell readers to increase the value of memory. |
| A．How the Brain Works | B．Reading for More |
| C．Fighting Against Forgetting | D．Repeat to Remember |
