Do you continue to be healthy in social isolation (隔离)? NASA is looking for people to spend 8 months locked in a Russian lab for a new experiment.
When humans go to the moon and travel to Mars, they will need to be prepared for long-term space travel and even longer stays on these far-off destinations. Currently, NASA’s Artemis program aims to land humans on the moon for the first time since NASA's Apollo 17 mission landed in 1972.
While the moon is the main goal of NASA’s Artemis program, the agency’s larger goal is to send people to Mars. But long term space travel and habitation (居住) won’t be easy. Such missions will present both physical and mental challenges as astronauts work to not only survive, but perform important scientific research in uniquely difficult environments.
In the upcoming NASA-Russia experiment, a group of people will live in a closed facility at Russia’s Institute for Biomedical Problems, which is in Moscow. This habitat facility was used in 2011 for a notable series of Russian mock (模拟的) Mars missions known as Mars500. During these missions, groups of people spent 520 and 105 days on two separate missions in the facility.
The facility, according to the statement, will have “environmental factors similar to those astronauts are expected to experience on future missions to Mars”. The group of people will spend 8 months living together in isolation and working on scientific research.
By living and working in this Mars-like environment, participants in this study will help NASA researchers understand the psychological and physiological (生理的) effects of isolation. These missions help researchers not only perform relevant science experiments but also see how people might get on under strange conditions for long periods of time.
So, if you’re finding that living in social isolation works for you, you might be particularly well-suited for living in a Mars-like environment and this could be for you. But first, you have to qualify. NASA is looking for “highly motivated” Americans between the age of 30-55, who must speak both Russian and English fluently and have a Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor o[ Medicine, or military officer training. Applicants with other related experience may also be considered. Those who are chosen to be a part of this group will be paid for their work.
1. Which of the following succeeded in landing humans on the moon?| A．Apollo 17 mission. | B．Artemis program. |
| C．Mars500. | D．Institute for Biomedical Problems. |
| A．It will send people to live on Mars for 8 months. |
| B．It needs experienced Americans without an age limit. |
| C．It will be carried out in a Mars-like environment in NASA. |
| D．It makes preparations for NASA’S human spaceflight program. |
| A．To show the progress in space technology. |
| B．To explain why the facility has been chosen. |
| C．To indicate the new experiment will be successful. |
| D．To describe the life of astronauts in the mock Mars missions. |
| A．Want to Have A Trip to Mars? Come! |
| B．Aretmis -- NASA’S Latest Program |
| C．Competent in Isolation? NASA Wants You! |
| D．NASA’s Human Space Travel Program |
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【推荐1】Water makes up 71% of the Earth’s surface, but no one knows how or when such massive quantities of water arrived on the Earth. A new study published in the journal Nature brings scientists one step closer to answering that question.
Led by University of Maryland Assistant Professor of Geology Megan Newcombe, researchers analyzed melted meteorites (熔化的陨石) that had been floating around in space since the solar system’s formation 4.5 billion years ago. They found that these meteorites had extremely low water content — in fact, they were among the driest materials ever measured outside the Earth.
These results, which let researchers rule them out as the primary source of the Earth’s water, could have important information for the search for water — and life — on other planets. It also helps researchers understand the unlikely conditions making the Earth a livable planet.
Researchers wanted to understand how our planet managed to get water because it’s not completely obvious. Getting water and having surface oceans on a planet that is small and relatively near the sun is a challenge.
“We knew that plenty of outer solar system objects were differentiated, but it was sort of secretively assumed that because they were from the outer solar system, they must also contain a lot of water,” said Sune Nielsen, a study co-author and geologist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. “Our paper shows this is definitely not the case. As soon as meteorites melt, there is no remaining water.”
The findings have applications beyond geology. Scientists of many fields — and especially exoplanet (系外行星) researchers — are interested in the origin of the Earth’s water because of its deep connections with life.
“Water is considered to be a must for life to be able to exist, so as we’re looking out into the universe and finding all of these exoplanets, we’re starting to work out which of those planetary systems could be potential hosts for life,” said Newcombe. “In order to be able to understand these other solar systems, we want to understand our own.”
1. What did the new study focus on?| A．The history of the Earth. | B．The origin of the Earth’s water. |
| C．The source of meteorites. | D．The structure of solar system. |
| A．The driest materials coming from other planets. |
| B．An impossible source of the Earth’s water. |
| C．The challenge of getting water near the sun. |
| D．The likely conditions making the Earth habitable. |
| A．Because it is closely related to life. |
| B．Because it can make them famous. |
| C．Because it concerns many disciplines. |
| D．Because it is deeply connected with outer space. |
| A．A science fiction. | B．A geography textbook. |
| C．A book review. | D．A research report. |
【推荐2】Surprised scientists say they now have absolute proof that life exists on Jupiter (木星). They’re receiving SOS signals radioed from the destroyed planet! Off the record, NASA higher-ups are analyzing that the signals were caused by the recent strike of Jupiter by comet fragments (彗星碎片).
“Theses signals can only be coming from an intelligent (智慧的) life form,” says Dr. Lucas Mirsch, a highly respected planetary astronomer with close ties to NASA. “Contrary to what we’ve believed for years, we’re not alone in the solar system. And based on what we can tell from the mathematical pattern of these signals, the residents of the largest planet in our galaxy are asking Earth for help.” Dr. Mirsch says NASA officials have absolutely confirmed that Jupiter is the source of the strange signals, which began in late June—just weeks before the comet fragments began to hit the giant planet.
“NASA has investigated every possibility that this could be a hoax,” says Dr. Mirsch. That is, it may be a trick. “State-of-the-art sensors have traced the point of origin to the exact position of Jupiter’s orbit. There’s simply nowhere else they could be coming from.”
One of the specialists who has analyzed the mathematical pattern of the sounds says he and his staff are 99 percent sure the message is an SOS of some sort. “It’s difficult to explain to the public,” said the expert. “But the frequency with which certain numbers occur in a coded message gives us clues about its general content. Although we can’t give an exact word- for-word translation, we can say with reasonable certainty that life-and-death urgency is being communicated.”
NASA won’t officially comment but Dr. Mirsch says, “There’s not much the agency can do to help. All we can do now is pray that Jupiter survives this terrible strike and that our two worlds can make contact again soon.”
1. What can we learn from paragraph 2?| A．The signals come from intelligent creatures. |
| B．It was believed that we humans were not alone in the solar system. |
| C．NASA officials are not sure whether the strange signals are from Jupiter. |
| D．Jupiter had been hit by comet fragments before the strange signals appeared. |
| A．Message. | B．SOS. | C．Lie. | D．Reality. |
| A．Nothing but pray. | B．Launch new satellites. |
| C．Send messages to Jupiter. | D．Destroy the comet fragments. |
| A．There Is Life Existing on Jupiter | B．Comet Fragments Recently Hit Jupiter |
| C．Jupiter Was Destroyed by Intelligent Life Form | D．Scientists Received Signals from Jupiter for Help |
【推荐3】Plenty of science fiction (sci-f) movies over the decades have shown us different versions of Mars. The truth about the Martian surface might be exciting because it's real. And with NASA' s Mars 2020 mission set to launch this summer, we're facing more discovery.
So far, thanks to a decade of research enabled by NASA's Curiosity rover, we've learned that lakes, rivers streams and likely oceans used to appear on Mars. While its water disappeared over three billion years ago, it tells us that Mars used to be habitable. This knowledge confuses us because so far, we've seen no clear evidence of life there, not even a virus. But if Mars was once habitable, wouldn't it have life?
NASA is now prepared to take the next step to answer this question with the launch of another rover, Perseverance. Every time a rover goes to Mars, it just stays there, with no way to fly back home. So we have never brought rock or soil samples back from Mars.
Perseverance rover will change this. Its primary and unique purpose is to collect samples that a future spacecraft can return to Earth. These samples will tell us more about the geologic history of Mars than anything we've learned, which is already a lot. Since 2012. the Curiosity rover has traveled more than a dozen miles, making observations along the way with its 10 instruments.
Thanks to data from the Curiosity rovers Sample Analysis at Mars instrument, we know that Mars does indeed have organic materials. That’s more complex than we expected to find on the surface of Mars. And that's exactly why we want to gather the most interesting samples and bring them back to Earth. We expect to find out much more about Mars once we get samples back from the Mars 2020 mission.
1. What is the purpose of Mars 2020 Mission?| A．To explore the Martian surface. | B．To travel around the universe. |
| C．To show the power of NASA. | D．To study the life on Mars. |
| A．Enjoyable to visit. | B．Suitable for living. |
| C．Ready for changes. | D．Convenient to travel. |
| A．The rovers could not reach Mars. |
| B．Observations were hard to make. |
| C．Samples on Mars couldn't be brought back. |
| D．Study instruments got lost in the space station. |
| A．New Mars rover to be launched | B．Sei-fi movies on Mars to be made |
| C．Curiosity to bring back Mars samples | D．NASA to send manned rover to Mars |
【推荐1】Amazon has plans to drop off packages directly into shoppers’ houses. The world’s largest online retailer has announced Amazon Key, a lock and camera system that users control remotely to let delivery associates (伙伴) put goods into their houses. Customers can create temporary passwords (密码) for friends and other service professionals to enter as well.
The smart lock may help Amazon get sales from shoppers who cannot make it home to receive an order, and don’t want the package stolen from their doorstep. It also signals Amazon’s determination to win the market of home security devices, where Alphabet Inc.’s Nest Labs competes.
“This is not an experiment for us，” said Peter Larsen, Amazon vice president of delivery technology, in an interview. “This is a key part of the Amazon shopping experience from this point forward.”
Members of Amazon’s Prime shopping club can pay $249.99 and up for a cloudcontrolled camera and lock that the company offers to install. Delivery associates are told to ring a doorbell or knock when they arrive at someone’s house. If no one greets them, they press “unlock” in a mobile app, and Amazon checks its systems in an instant to make sure the right associate and package are present. The camera then streams the video to the customer who remotely can watch the inhome delivery take place. The associate cannot proceed with other trips until the house is again locked.
It is unclear whether such protections will persuade customers that the service is safe to use. Larsen said stealing was “not something that happens in practice”， based on early tests of the Amazon Key program. He added that if a problem arises, “You can call customer service and Amazon will work with you to make sure it’s right, reimbursing (赔偿) you for any loss or damage in some cases.”
1. What can we learn about the Amazon Key?| A．It has a limited use. |
| B．It can prevent stealing in reality. |
| C．It has been accepted by customers. |
| D．It plays an important in Amazon’s market planning. |
| A．Those who entertain guests at home. |
| B．Those who often buy things on Amazon. |
| C．Those who can’t receive the package in person. |
| D．Those who care about home safety very much. |
| A．Make sure there is no one at home. |
| B．Install the lock for the customers. |
| C．Connect the lock to a camera. |
| D．Press “unlock” in a mobile app. |
| A．Entertainment. | B．Technology. |
| C．Education. | D．Lifestyle. |
【推荐2】Each year, there are many new products to be put on the market. We have made a list of some products of this year.
Verde G690 treadmill (跑步机)
A new exercise machine by the American company SportsArt is designed to help people stay fit and also generate electricity. Verde G690 treadmill is operated by people instead of a motor. The company says the machine can capture up to 200 watts of power per hour from human energy.
Water from Air WFA6
The machine draws water molecules straight from the air and converts them into water. The water then passes through a sediment filter (沉淀物过滤器) and a carbon filter. It is also sterilised (消毒) thoroughly through 3 UV lights, removing bacteria. The water, produced is pure, safe drinking water that is safe for your body! The company says the machine can produce up to 30 liters of water per day.
Inubox
A product design company in Texas recently claimed to have created the world’s first fully automated dog toilet. Called Inubox, it’s a self-contained toilet system that captures, processes and contains a dog’s waste. Inubox knows when a dog steps onto the platform, and it detects the waste left behind. Once the dog leaves, it closes the platform and completes the cleaning cycle in less than one minute.
Y-Brush
A French company introduced a toothbrush that can perfectly clean a person’s teeth in just 10 seconds. The Y-Brush by FasTeesH is a mouthpiece shaped just like human teeth. It has numerous small brushes to clean all teeth at once.
1. What advantage does Verde G690 treadmill have?| A．Its size is small. | B．Its design is simple. |
| C．It is cheap. | D．It is environmentally friendly. |
| A．Well-known. | B．Energy-saving. |
| C．Intelligent. | D．Elegant. |
| A．Verde G690 treadmill. | B．Water from Air WFA6. |
| C．Inubox. | D．Y-Brush. |
【推荐3】The re-entry capsule of the Shenzhou-13 manned spacecraft landed at Dongfeng landing site located in a desert in north China on Saturday. The three taikonauts have successfully completed all assigned tasks during their six months in space, setting a new national record, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
Crew transportation, rendezvous and docking and extravehicular (舱外的) activity are called the three fundamental technologies of human space flight. When Shenzhou-13 spaceship undocked from Tiangong space station, it took only several hours to return to Dongfeng landing zone. This fast return technology is a remarkable breakthrough in return technology. Coincidentally, Wang Yaping, the second female astronaut and the first space teacher of China, is a crew member of both the Shenzhou-10 and Shenzhou-13 missions. With the safe return of Shenzhou-13 re-entry capsule, she and her crew members made history again.
About six hours after being launched from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Shenzhou-13 spaceship successfully rendezvoused with Tiangong space station and docked to Earth-facing docking port, which is not easy. To connect to spacecraft together, the basic requirement is that the second spacecraft must enter the same orbital plane of the first one. Another issue we should consider about is the “space motion sickness”, which is caused by the influence of zero-G to human cardiovascular (心血管) system and neural system. Usually the sickness happens six hours after coming into orbit and the astronauts will feel better in two days.
Like the fast rendezvous and docking, the fast return ensures the Shenzhou-13 crew only stayed in narrow volume for a very short period, much more comfortable than former missions. A faster return also benefits scientific research. During the Shenzhou-13 mission, the crew conducted many space medicine and space biology research. They brought some samples back to the Earth. Shortening the transfer period may keep the samples in an ideal storage condition.
With the success of Shenzhou-13 mission, China now is more practical on fast rendezvous and docking, radial direction docking and fast return, which shows the remarkable progress of China in crew transportation technologies.
1. What do we know from Paragraph 2?| A．The fast return technology is amazing. |
| B．Rendezvous and docking is not vital. |
| C．Wang and her crew members both performed two missions. |
| D．Wang is the first female astronaut and space teacher of China. |
| A．The influence of neural system. |
| B．The astronauts come into orbit. |
| C．Human body is affected by zero-G. |
| D．The movement of spaceship to human. |
| A．It connects to spacecraft together. |
| B．It takes only several hours to return. |
| C．It shortens the transfer period of the samples. |
| D．It ensures crew stayed much more comfortable. |
| A．A Great Country, China |
| B．The Successful Shenzhou-13 |
| C．Shenzhou-13: A Breakthrough on Crew Transportation |
| D．Shenzhou-13: The Successful Re-entry Capsule |
【推荐1】Adaptation and innovation (创新) of traditional opera is an important trend in Chinese opera circle in recent years. In order to attract young audience of new generation and catch up with the time, traditional opera circle makes efforts to create new works. In recent years, traditional opera has come across the change of time and society. It gradually lost the main elderly audience and was not attractive for the young.
In order to find new opportunities, using modern sound, light and digital stage effects, China’s traditional Peking, also known as jingju, Opera is appealing to young people in a fashionable and innovative way, as the classic art faces an aging audience.
The centuries-old Tianleyuan Theater in Beijing has introduced fashionable performances of Peking Opera. The opera combines instrumental music, vocal performance, mime (哑剧表演), dance and acrobatics (杂技).
Tianleyuan has a jingju art experience section and fashionable performances. It has attracted more than 2,000 audience members, mostly young people, according to theater staff.
“Good art should keep pace with the times, so does jingju,” said Zhang Zishang, a 22-year-old performer of The Drunken Beauty, one of the classic jingju plays performed in the theater. “I feel today’s performance is very special,” Zhang added. She was born into a family of jingju performers and has had 10 years of stage experience. “Innovation is good, but we must also carry on the basic elements of jingju,” another young performer Deng said.
According to Deng, innovation is perhaps the best way for jingju to deal with the problem of an aging audience. It has made successful attempts to combine jingju with local opera forms such as ballet when organizing performances abroad. “Innovation can help traditional arts go further. We are happy to see many young faces, and some of them even come twice to experience the ‘new’ art,” she added.
1. Why is adaptation and innovation of traditional opera important?| A．To run after fashion. | B．To attract the young audience. |
| C．To improve digital stage effect. | D．To change the traditional opera circle. |
| A．A destroyer of Peking Opera. | B．An objector of modern opera. |
| C．A pioneer of innovative opera. | D．A defender of traditional opera. |
| A．Favourable. | B．Unreliable. | C．Worthless. | D．Conservative. |
| A．The Traditional Opera Is Dying Out |
| B．The Future of the Traditional Opera Is Promising |
| C．The Performers of the Traditional Opera Are Supporting Jingju |
| D．Traditional Opera Circle Is Innovating to Attract Young Audience |
【推荐2】A rescue operation is underway to save a lone owl after its family were wiped out by rat poison. The lone owl — a female named Daisy, who’s just months old and lives in a tree in Philippe Park — is now without her parents to teach her how to survive.
Daisy’s dad Oliver has been nesting at the park for the last eight years, but on Friday he was found dead. Wildlife groups believe it died from eating a rat that had consumed rat poison.
“Owls aren’t breaking into the traps themselves, but they’re eating the rats after the rats consume the poison. The rats move slowly. They look like an easy meal, and we end up with situations like this,” the board secretary of Birds in Helping Hands, Fairl Thomas said.
In March, the mom owl named Emily was found dead in the bay along with one of her three chicks. Both deaths were caused by rat poison. Weeks later, another chick was found dead.
“It’s a completely senseless tragedy (悲剧), completely preventable,” expert Kim Begay said. “There is absolutely no reason why it should have happened.
After the first owl death in March, Birds in Helping Hands convinced the City of Safety Harbor to stop placing rat boxes in their city parks. The city now plans to educate the local community by placing these informational handbooks in their water and electricity bills’ boxes next month encouraging residents to stop using certain rat poison.
As for Daisy, volunteers have been watching her around the clock. Traps are set with live rats in hopes of catching her soon. Once rescued, she’ll be taken to the Raptor Center of Tampa Bay to learn how to hunt from an adult great-horned owl in hopes of eventually letting her go back to the wild.
1. What is the likely cause of Oliver’s death?| A．Old age. | B．Lack of food. |
| C．Poisoned rats. | D．Breaking into a trap. |
| A．They died from human attacks. | B．They died for unknown reasons. |
| C．Their deaths serve as a warning. | D．Their deaths should have been avoided. |
| A．The problems. | B．The reasons. | C．The solutions. | D．The expectations. |
| A．To offer Daisy enough food. | B．To help Daisy live independently. |
| C．To provide Daisy with a new nest. | D．To help Daisy find new parents. |
【推荐3】A 420-meter white steel tube running alongside a railway line in the northern Netherlands could be the start of a new kind of transportation for people and goods. The tube from Hyperloop Center is the heart of the new transport technology that opened recently in Veendam. Developers from Hyperloop Center will be testing the changing technology there over the coming years.
Hyperloop technology was once supported by business leader Elon Musk. Its supporters say it is far faster than short flights, high-speed rail, and trucks. When Musk first presented the idea, he said it could transport people the nearly 645 kilometers between Los Angeles and San Francisco in 30 minutes. But since then, progress has been slow to get from an idea to the real world.
Sascha Lamme is the center’s director. He expects to have the first Hyperloop route by 2030. He said, “There are already preparations being done for such routes in for example Italy or India.”
Robert Noland is a professor at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University in New Jersey. He told The Associated Press that policy makers go after big ideas of the future but they should invest in simpler transportation structures. He added, “It costs too much to build.” But Lamme noted that they have not added all of the ways they can reduce costs over the next ten years.
The test center’s tube is made up of 34 separate sections mostly 2 and a half meters wide. A piece of equipment next to the tube removes air in the tube to reduce the pressure inside the tube. That reduces air resistance and permits capsules to travel at such high speeds. A capsule built by Dutch hyperloop company Hardt Hyperloop will be tested next month. It receives financial support from private investments, local and national governments, and the European Commission.
While testing continues in Veendam, hyperloop developers hope that routes for their technology will be coming. Lamme stated that getting government authorization (授权) for building routes is their main hardship they encountered. And he said finding new financial support to test and show the technology is what is needed to make this happen.
1. What does Hyperloop Center aim to do?| A．Build a 420-meter white steel tube. | B．Develop a new transport technology. |
| C．Ask for donations from the local company. | D．Meet the challenges of the new technology. |
| A．It’s more eco-friendly. | B．It’s cheaper. |
| C．It’s more efficient. | D．It’s much safer. |
| A．Unclear. | B．Indifferent. | C．Approving. | D．Doubtful. |
| A．Finding some new financial supports. | B．Gaining the government’s approval. |
| C．Travelling at a very high speed. | D．Running along a railway line. |
【推荐1】With around 100 students scheduled to be in that 9:00 am Monday morning lecture, it is no surprise that almost 20 people actually make it to the class and only 10 of them are still awake after the first 15 minutes; it is not even a surprise that most of them are still in their pajama’s(睡衣). Obviously, students are terrible at adjusting their sleep cycles to their daily schedule.
All human beings possess a body clock. Along with other alerting systems, this governs the sleep/wake cycle and is therefore one of the main processes which govern sleep behaviour. Typically, the preferred sleep/wake cycle is delayed in adolescents, which leads to many students not feeling sleepy until much later in the evenings. This typical sleep pattern is usually referred to as the “night owl” schedule of sleep.
This is opposed to the “early bird” schedule, and is a kind of disorder where the individual tends to stay up much past midnight. Such a person has great difficulty in waking up in the mornings. Research suggests that night owls feel most alert and function best in the evenings and at night. Research findings have shown that about 20 percent of people can be classified as “night owls” and only 10 percent can be classified as “early birds” ------ the other 70 percent are in the middle. Although this is clearly not true for all students, for the ones who are true night owls, this gives them an excellent excuse for missing their lectures which unfortunately fall before midday.
1. What does the author stress in Paragraph 1?| A．Many students are absent from class. |
| B．Students are very tired on Monday mornings. |
| C．Students do not adjust their sleep patterns well. |
| D．Students are not well prepared for class on Mondays. |
| A．Most students prefer to get up late in the morning. |
| B．Students don’t sleep well because of alerting systems. |
| C．One’s body clock governs the sleep/wake cycle independently. |
| D．Adolescents’ delayed sleep/wake cycle isn’t the preferred pattern. |
| A．Criticized | B．Grouped | C．Organized | D．Named |
| A．Functions of the body clock. |
| B．The “night owl” phenomenon. |
| C．Human beings’ sleep behaviour. |
| D．The school schedule of “early birds”. |
【推荐2】Artificial Intelligence (AI) advice is as influential as human’s, but positive crowd views still overpower.
In a study, researchers found that machines that make recommendations—or AI experts—were as influential as human experts when the AI experts recommended which photo users should add to their online business profiles. However, both AI and human experts failed to budge them if their feedback was negative and went against popular views among other users, said S. Shyam Sundar, a professor of Media Effects.
Because people are increasingly using social media to look for feedback, studies suggest that expert opinions and the bandwagon（从众效应）effect may be important factors in influencing decisions, according to Jinping Wang, a doctoral candidate in mass communication and first author of the study. “Nowadays, we often turn to online platforms for opinions from other people—like our peers and experts—before making a decision,” said Wang. AI experts are often less expensive than human experts and they can also work 24 hours a day, which, Wang suggests, might make them appealing to online business.
The researchers also found that the AI’s group status—in this case, national origin was pointed out—did not seem to affect a person’s acceptance of its recommendation. Among human experts, however, an expert from a similar national origin who offered a negative opinion of a photograph tended to be more influential than a human expert from an unknown country who offered a similar negative rating of a photograph.
While findings that suggest group status may not affect whether a person values the view of AI experts sound like good news, Sundar suggests that the same cultural prejudice might still be at work in AI experts for they could be hidden in the programming and training data.
“It can be both good—and bad—because it all depends on what you feed the AI,” said Sundar. “While it is good to believe in AI’s ability to transcend（超越）cultural prejudice, we have to keep in mind that if you train the AI on pictures from one culture, they could give misleading recommendations on pictures meant for use in other cultural contexts.”
1. What do the underlined words “budge them” in Paragraph 2 mean?| A．Change users’ ideas. | B．Satisfy users’ needs. |
| C．Raise users’ spirits. | D．Fire users’ imagination. |
| A．Because AI experts are more knowledgeable. |
| B．Because AI experts are less influenced by feelings. |
| C．Because AI experts are always available and cost less. |
| D．Because AI experts are so new as to be more attractive. |
| A．An expert who has great achievements in arts. |
| B．An expert from countries with similar cultures. |
| C．An expert with better personality and attitude. |
| D．A foreign expert who is very popular worldwide. |
| A．People should have a mind of their own. |
| B．People should be able to tell good from bad. |
| C．People should be trained how to use AI properly. |
| D．People should know AI’s hidden cultural prejudice. |
【推荐3】Seni Felie has already lived through a crisis. He came to America in 1994 as a refugee (难民) from the war in the Socialist Federal Republie of Yugoslavia. He was 29 years old at the time and alone.
These days, he owns a restaurant in San Francisco called Bistro SF Grill, and he is feeling optimistic despite the crisis. “We’re going to pool our resources and people will pull together, and it will have a strong effect on solving any problems,” he told Reader’s Digest.
With that attitude in mind, he posted this on Nextdoor: “We are inviting all to stop by Bistro SF Grill at 1305 Castro St. to grab a lunch or dinner prepackaged box beginning Tuesday, March 17, beginning at noon and every day after. Price is only $5.50 and it covers our expenses,” he wrote.
Bistro SF Grill will be offering three different meals: chicken, rice, and vegetables; fish, rice, and vegetables; and vegan mushroom paella. All are gluten-free (无谷蛋白). The menu will change weekly.
“A lot of seniors, families, and people who don’t know how to cook are in need of fresh, high-quality food daily,” Felic said. “I’ve seen much worse than this—groups of people with guns, and people killed. I was hungry for three years. Under these conditions, food is necessary. Our idea was: Let’s try to help. We’d like to give for free but we can’t afford it.”
The restaurant started GoFundMe (请资助我) page to further lower the cost of the meals. So far, neighbors have pitched in almost $2,000.
He believes that working together and helping others will be the key to helping us—all of us—get through this. “This problem will be contained, and I just feel optimistic,” he added. “When people come together, I think we can overcome almost anything.”
1. Why did Seni Felic post a message on Nextdoor?| A．To provide free food. | B．To sell a cheap lunch. |
| C．To make more money. | D．To earn a good name. |
| A．used to suffer from hunger | B．didn’t know how to cook |
| C．was offered food for free | D．faced the threat of death |
| A．Dealt with. | B．Focused on. |
| C．Accounted for. | D．Contributed to. |
| A．Equality for all. | B．Greeting with each other. |
| C．Spirit of cooperation. | D．Being confident. |
