Anderson Carey is 12 years old. One day, he saw a magazine article that interested him.
It was about prosthetics(假肢), which can be used to replace a hand, arm or leg.
The article said people are using 3-D printers to build these devices. Anderson thought this was very cool. He wanted to learn more about it. So Anderson talked to his science teacher, Dr. Holly Martin. He asked if they could build a prosthetic together. The timing(时机的把握) was perfect. Martin had just heard about a group called Enabling the Future. This group asks volunteers to help to build robotic arms and legs. The volunteers build them for people who share their stories on the website.
Anderson and Martin looked through the website together. They decided to help a man from the country of Romania. His name is Cornel Crismaru, who lost his leg, hand and part of his arm.
In February, Anderson and Martin got to work. Building the robotic arm was not easy. Anderson ran into some problems along the way. He had hoped to use a 3-D Printer at his school. One of the pieces for the arm was bigger than the size of the printer, though.
Soon Anderson had an idea to solve this problem. He reached out to a 3-D printing company in Woodstock, Georgia. The company agreed to help. Anderson and Martin could use their big 3-D printers. After that, Anderson worked on the arm for about three months.
Anderson and Martin sent the arm to Crismaru in May. In August, they received a notice. It is from Crismaru’s son. He thanked Anderson and Martin for their help.
Martin said she hopes children and grown-ups who hear about Andersons projects will realize that it may be hard to change the world, but they can start with small acts. Some of these can help a person in a huge way.
1. Anderson talked to his science teacher about_______.A.starting a website together | B.buying a 3-D printer |
C.building a prosthetic together | D.studying robots |
A.lost some body parts | B.wanted to be a volunteer |
C.was homeless | D.was interested in robots |
A.He made a new 3-D printer. | B.Hе took Dr.Martin’s advice. |
C.He worked together with his school. | D.He got help from a 3-D printing company. |
A.All roads lead to Rome. | B.Failure is the mother of success. |
C.Those who help others help themselves. | D.Small acts make a big difference. |
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【推荐1】Reviewing photos fresh from the printer and discussing new ideas in the meeting room, I express my creative side by translating real-world trends and topics into the print in the SHSID, the school magazine of Shanghai High School International Division.
I was first interested in visuals and design because of their power to communicate ideas. Throughout my three and a half years in the design department of the SHSID, I’ve faced the ongoing challenge of translating ideas into visuals that are not only appealing, but also informative.
In the early days of my participation as a freshman designer, every issue of the magazine came with frustration from struggling over the difficulties of Photoshop to seeing my designs changed completely by the editors working above me. However, after constant experiments and many long months of practicing, I finally started to understand the key elements of the position. Two years later, I was offered the job of creative director.
The newly earned position came with unique challenges. Unlike a normal art piece or design, spread, designing a bimonthly (双月刊), 52-page magazine is really challenging. The finished product must contain not only my ideas, but also those of other department directors and the 20 members of my team. Through waves of differing opinions over the years, I’ve learned much about negotiation, leadership, and compromise.
Applying these lessons still produces a sense of accomplishment: the feeling of joy as repostsof our video projects fill everyone’s news feeds; the satisfaction as fellow designers come up with ideas of inspiration; the excitement whenever others offer the magazine praise. These moments make the long nights of frozen computer screens and staying up late completely worth it.
By the September/October 2017 issue, the magazine had achieved all that I’d hoped for. Through authentic and catching photo spreads, illustrations (插画) and articles, we’ve done everything from communicating ideas on shifting pop culture identity to building a greater appreciation for Chinese culture in our school community.
1. What does the author do now?A.A director. | B.An editor. | C.A photographer. | D.A designer. |
A.He couldn’t use some software well. |
B.He couldn’t stand others changing his design. |
C.He didn’t do many experiments and practice. |
D.He didn’t get the key factors of his position. |
A.negotiate with other department directors |
B.combine his ideas with other directors |
C.compromise on the ideas |
D.widely cooperate with others |
A.Annoyed. | B.Confused. | C.Satisfied. | D.Inspired. |
【推荐2】When I lived in Spain, some Spanish friends of mine decided to visit England by car. Before they left, they asked me for advice about how to find accommodation (住所). I suggested that they should stay at “bed and breakfast” houses, because this kind of accommodation gives a foreign visitor a good chance to speak English with the family. My friends listened to my advice, but they came back with some funny stories.
“We didn’t stay at ‘bed and breakfast houses’,” they said, “because we found that most families were away on holiday.”
I thought this was strange. Finally I understood what had happened. My friends spoke little English, and they thought “VACANCIES” meant “holidays”, because the Spanish word for “holidays” is “vacaciones”. So they did not go to the house where the sign outside said “VACANCIES”, which in English means there are free rooms. Then my friends went to the house where the sign said “NO VACANCIES”, because they thought this meant the people who owned the house were not away on holiday. But they found that these houses were all full. As a result, they stayed at hotels!
We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs. In Spanish, the word” DIVERSION” means fun. In English, it means that workmen are repairing the road, and that you must take a different road. When my friends saw the word “DIVERSION” on a road sign, the thought they were going to have fun. Instead, the road ended in a large hole.
English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages. Once in Paris, when someone offered me some more coffee, I said “Thank you” in French. I meant that I would like some more. However, to my surprise the coffee pot was taken away! Later I found out that ‘Thank you’ in French means “No, thank you.”
1. My Spanish friends wanted advice about ______.A.driving their car on English roads | B.going to England by car |
C.finding places to stay in England | D.learning English |
A.Because it would be much cheaper than staying in hotels |
B.Because It would be convenient for them to have dinner |
C.Because they would be able to practice their English. |
D.Because there would be no problem in finding accommodation there |
A.Free rooms. | B.No free rooms. |
C.Not away on holiday. | D.Holidays. |
A.wanted them to take the coffee pot away |
B.didn’t really want any more coffee |
C.wanted to express my politeness |
D.really wanted some more coffee |
【推荐3】Charlie Chaplin, British comedian, producer, writer, director and composer, is widely regarded as the greatest comic artist of the screen and one of the most important figures in the film history.
Chaplin was named after his father, a British entertainer. He spent his early childhood with his mother, the singer Hannah Hall, after she and his father separated, and took the place of his mentally unstable mother to appear on the stage. However, he and his mother soon separated from each other because the sick Hall was sent to a hospital. Then, Charlie was sent to a series of boarding schools.
Using his mother’s show-business contacts, Charlie became a professional entertainer in 1897 when he joined the Eight Lancashire Lads, a dancing act.
His early stage characters include a small role in William Gillette’s Sherlock Holmes (1899). While touring America with the Karno company in 1913, Chaplin was signed to appear in Mack Sennett’s Keystone comedy films. Though Making a Living (1914) was not the failure that historians have claimed, Chaplin’s first screen character did not show him to best advantage.
To come up with a more-workable screen image, Chaplin created an outfit consisting of a too-small coat, too-large pants and a walking stick. As a finishing touch,he put on a mustache (胡子). It was in his second Keystone film, Kid Auto Races at Venice (1914), that Chaplin’s classic screen character, “the Little Tramp (流浪汉)”,was born.
In truth, Chaplin did not always portray a tramp; in many of his films his character was employed as a waiter,store clerk, stagehand, fireman,and the like. But the Tramp’s attraction was universal: audiences loved his cheekiness (厚脸皮), unexpected bravery and especially his recovery in the face of difficulties which moved the audience most. Some historians have traced the Tramp’s origins to Chaplin’s Dickensian childhood, while others have suggested that the character had its roots in the motto (座右铭) of Chaplin’s teacher, Fred Karno: “Keep it eager, gentlemen, keep it eager.” Whatever the case, within months after his movie was on, Chaplin was the screen’s biggest star.
1. Which word best describes Chaplin’s early life?A.Carefree. | B.Struggling. | C.Simple. | D.Boring. |
A.His further study in an art school. |
B.His performances in another country. |
C.His mother’s serious health problem. |
D.His father’s disapproval of their meeting. |
A.His early works. | B.His main character. |
C.The reasons for his success. | D.His relationship with others. |
A.His action with a walking stick. |
B.His unique and serious appearance. |
C.His special learning experience. |
D.His ability to recover from difficulties. |
【推荐1】Working for a big company in London on a salary (薪水)of over £100,000, you might expect Grayden Reece-Smith to have a luxurious (奢侈)lifestyle, going on expensive holidays or driving a sports car around south London, where he lives. In fact, the 28-year-old lives a very different existence from his colleagues. He gives away everything he earns over £42,000–a figure that he thought he could comfortably live on.
Over the past five years, Reece-Smith has handed over more than £250,000 to organizations such as International Care Ministries, which helps poor families in the Philippines, and the Against Malaria Foundation. He is part of a growing number of young professionals described as “effective altruists”. Effective altruists typically donate regularly to a charity which they think will have a great impact (影响). Some change careers to make more money, which can then be given away.
Reece-Smith considered working in the charity sector after graduating from university, but thought that he could make a bigger difference by donating a large part of his salary. He had volunteered as a teacher at a school in Tanzania, but then realized that earning and giving would be more effective. “The cost of my flights there could have paid the salaries of two teachers for an entire year,” he says. Instead, he could “stay at home, living a nice life and still make a huge difference in the world”.
He is not mean with money-last year he went to Cuba on holiday, and spent several thousand pounds on a new sofa. But his lifestyle isn’t as luxurious as some of the people he works with. “I usually don’t buy supermarket-branded food products, but I don’t own a car. Other people on my salary might have a bigger house. Some of my colleagues have four-bedroom houses, but we only bought what we needed-a two-bedroom flat.£42,000 is more than enough to live on and still save,” he says.
1. How much money does Grayden spend on donation every year?A.Less than £42,000. | B.Over £100.000. |
C.£50,000. | D.Any income over £42,000. |
A.Donate to impactful charities. | B.Make more money to enjoy lives. |
C.Create a good public image. | D.Enter a teaching profession. |
A.To access his inner life. | B.To create a stronger effect. |
C.To give away all of his salary. | D.To be a teacher at a school. |
A.He leads an expensive lifestyle. | B.He buys food produced by supermarkets. |
C.He lives in a four-bedroom house. | D.He balances his life and donation. |
Cundall started his search after his friend heard from a group of U.S. war veterans(老兵)that they had buried Spitfires in the region. “We’ve done some pretty silly things in our time, but the silliest was burying Spitfires,” the veterans said.
Cundall began placing ads in magazines to try to find soldiers who might have been involved. After 15 years of searching, he finally managed to locate the missing airplanes. The planes had never been flown and were buried in their transport crates(条板箱). “We made a borehole(钻孔)and used a camera to look at the crates. They seemed to be in good condition.” Cundall told The Telegraph. The aircraft had arrived at a Royal Air Force base in Burma in August 1945. But, by that point in the war, the planes weren’t needed. “In 1945, Spitfires were
British Prime Minister, David Camerion, recently visited the country. As The Telegraph reports, Camerion’s help may mean that the Spitfires could soon be on their way back to the United Kingdom. Cundall hopes that with the help of investors, the planes can finally take to the skies.
“Spitfires are beautiful aeroplanes and should not be rotting away(腐烂)in a foreign land,” Cundall says. “They saved our neck in the Battle of Britain and they should be protected.”
1. Which of the following is the best title for the text?
A.A British Farmer’s Dream |
B.Burma’s Buried Treasure |
C.A Search for Buried Planes |
D.The Design of the British Spitfire |
A.Disappointed | B.Excited. |
C.Regretful | D.Hopeful |
A.expensive. | B.cheap. | C.rare | D.common |
A.The planes buried under the ground were seriously damaged. |
B.The planes were not needed at that time during World War II. |
C.It will be very difficult to take the planes back to the United Kingdom. |
D.The planes were buried in Burma after they crashed there. |
A.Cundall has asked Prime Minister David Cameron for help to bring Spitfires back. |
B.The government of Burma will not allow Britain to bring the Spitfires back |
C.The Spitfires buried in Burma are beginning to rot away. |
D.Cundall likes Spitfires very much and he thinks they should be preserved. |
【推荐3】One single night every January, volunteers all over America search parks, woodlands and pavements to count those without shelter. After seeing their own figures for homelessness increase by 20%between 2022 and early 2023. Jersey officials were shocked into action. Officials spent more on rental assistance for those at risk of becoming homeless. More services for people living rough have led to a rise in sheltered homelessness. The state also gathers real time data. In November New Jersey’s Office of Homelessness Prevention released its own figures , showing unsheltered homelessness falling across the state by 23% year on year.
Newark, New Jersey’s largest city and home to the state’s largest homeless population, recorded a 58% reduction in unsheltered homelessness since the start of the year due to the government’s financial support to reduce street homelessness, improve the shelter system and expand housing and prevention services.
Luis Ulerio, the director of Newark’s Office of Homeless Services, says “there’s just been a lot of hard work behind that number.” Mr. Baraka, the mayor (市长),converted a local primary school into a 166-bed facility. He built temporary housing out of shipping containers. A second cluster (群) of containers with supportive services, called Hope Village II, will open soon. The containers have been altered to look like little cottages. A third cluster is in the works Mr.Baraka wants to create a pipeline from shelters to transitional housing and then to getting long-term homeless people into permanent housing.
More services for people living rough have led to a rise in sheltered homelessness. The city also provides money for overdue rent to prevent homelessness. Beth Shinn of Vanderbilt University points out that it’s cheaper to give $ 200 to help make due rent for the poor than to pay thousands later. The city also relies on data , updated daily by those working with Newark’s homeless people. Real-time data is crucial , he says , in order to carry out interventions in state policy all on the frontline.
1. What can we learn about homelessness in New Jersey from paragraph 1?A.It has greatly affected people’s lives. | B.Official efforts are lacking to address it. |
C.Great progress has been made to ease it. | D.It is the most serious all over America. |
A.He designed and built the Hope Village series for them. |
B.He turned a school and shipping containers into o homes. |
C.He joined a permanent pipeline to the homeless houses. |
D.He led the volunteers to count people without shelter. |
A.Extended. | B.Donated. | C.Distributed. | D.Changed. |
A.Rent should be provided for the poor when it’s due. |
B.No rent should be charged to stop overdue rent. |
C.Real-time data should be in place to spot overdue rent. |
D.A limit should be set to avoid large sum of overdue rent. |