Watching his father die without oxygen support while suffering from a heart attack in 2020, Taher Mahmud Tarif, a Bangladeahi boy, made up his mind to build a device to prevent any more such tragic deaths. Afterwards, many COVID-19 patients experienced low oxygen levels in their blood, with demand for oxygen concentrators (浓缩器) among other medical equipment shooting up during the recent sharp rise in cases. Tarif said the situation gave him more driving force to build the device.
With the financial and overall support of Ishwardi UNO office and his educational institution, Tarif's determination and tireless efforts were rewarded with success as the ninth grader of Ishwardi Sara Marwari High School managed to make the concentrator after trying five times for about seven months, mainly using domestic components. He said that a locally made oxygen eoncentrator like his costs approximately $ 760 whereas an imported one does over $2,600.
In June, Tarif gave a detailed account of his invention and manufacture at the UNO office in Ishwardi at 11:00 am on Tuesday. He said it was created from his own thinking and with the addition of local technology generators and electric components. An oxygen concentrator takes in air and removes nitrogen (氮气) from it, leaving oxygen-enriched gas for use by people needing medical oxygen. “About 90 percent oxygen concentration can be generated from my oxygen concentrator machine. This machine can provide high-flow oxygen supply too. It can be very handy in local areas with no scope of getting oxygen support,”Tarif added.
“This is obviously a good invention for oxygen generation. It is capable of producing high-flow oxygen so it can be used for patients or refilling oxygen bottles,” said an assistant professor of Pabna Medical College Hospital. “Despite more lab and other examinations before using the machine as medical equipment,” the UNO said, “Tarif's invention will probably be a great achievement during this alarming COVID-19 situation.”
1. Why did Tarif build an oxygen concentrator?A.Because his father needed one. |
B.Because his father died of COVID-19. |
C.Because COVID-19 patients need oxygen. |
D.Because he wants to help save other patients. |
A.It mostly consists of local parts. | B.It succeeded at the first attempt |
C.It was made without others' help. | D.It costs more than 2.600 dollars. |
A.Tarif's invention has not been tested yet. |
B.Tarif's invention has a promising future. |
C.Tarif's invention produces oxygen botles. |
D.Tarif 's invention has proved useful for COVID-19. |
A.A diary. | B.A brochure. | C.A newspaper. | D.A novel. |
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【推荐1】Children of all ages gathered in New York City recently for the International Toy fair. There were new, high-tech educational products. Toymakers are working to create these products for improving a child’s emotional(情感的) intelligence.
Companies showed off their products last week at New York Convention Center.
PleIQ is a set of plastic toy blocks. It uses visual(视觉的) reality technology to teach words, numbers and other things, Edison Durán directs the company that makes PleIQ. She showed people at the toy fair how virtual(虚拟的) images appear on the blocks when they are held in front of a camera, PleIQ has children act as teacher or guide.
On the other side of the convention center, Karen Hu from another company showed an educational robot called Woobo. The robot comes programmed with educational games and activities. Children use its touch screen face to get them started. Hu described how the robot can help a child who has autism (自闭症). “The child can communicate with Woobo and follow some of the instructions Woobo is giving because he thinks of this as a companion instead of a parent or someone else telling him to certain things.”
At the EQtainment stand,sales director Jonathan Erickson explained the company’s toys. “The purpose of all of our products is to develop emotional and social intelligence.” he said Erickson showed off a board game called “Q’s Race to the Top”. He said the game got his 4-year-old daughter to open up. “The biggest thing is her talking. And that’s the key of all this—getting her feelings expressed out. Like, ‘Hey, what does it feel like to be sad? Or how does it feel like to be happy?’”
It remains to be seen whether a game or toy can improve emotional intelligence. But toymakers are doing what they can to help parents in their efforts to raise well-rounded children.
1. How does PleIQ instruct children to learn?A.By playing the role of a companion. |
B.By giving direct guidance. |
C.By taking photos with a camera. |
D.By presenting visual images. |
A.It is programmed to be a teacher. |
B.It may be good company for kids. |
C.It can get started by itself. |
D.It is intended to design games. |
A.They are quite easy to operate. | B.They can teach children numbers. |
C.They help kids express themselves well. | D.They can show their emotions clearly. |
A.Toys help to build emotional intelligence |
B.Educational toys sell well in the Toy Fair |
C.Toymakers are making profits in education |
D.Children celebrate the International Toy Fair |
【推荐2】Described as the world’s most environmentally friendly protein, Solein is made by applying electricity to water to release bubbles of carbon dioxide and hydrogen. Living microbes(微生物) are then added to the liquid to feed on the carbon dioxide and hydrogen bubbles and produce the Solein, which is then dried to make the powder. It’s a natural fermentation(发酵) process similar to beer brewing. The dried Solein has a protein content of 50 percent and looks and tastes just like wheat flour.
“It is a completely new kind of food, a new kind of protein, different to all the food on the market todav in how it is produced as it does not need agriculture.” Dr Pasi Vinikka, the chief executive of Solar Foods told The Guardian. The process used to produce Solein — converting hydrogen and carbon dioxide to calories — is amazing, as the wonder food can be produced anywhere in the world. It’s also 10 times more energy-efficient per hectare than photosynthesis (光合作用), and 10 to 100 times more environment and climate-friendly in water use than animal or plant based food production.
“Solein also contains all the essential amino acids(氨基酸), but because it is produced using carbon dioxide and electricity, it does not require large amounts of land to produce,” the Solar Foods website explains. “Another unique characteristic of Solein is that it is able to take carbon directly from carbon dioxide without needing a source of sugar.”
While Solar Foods does not expect Solein to challenge conventional protein production methods in the next two decades, it does expect it to become a “new harvest” for humanity, which is significant considering so far we have only relied on plants and animals for sustenance. The Helsinki-based company plans to open its first Solein factory at the end of 2021 and scale up production to two billion meals per year by 2022.
1. Which of the following statements best describe the features of Solein?A.It is a new kind of food containing all the nutrition. |
B.It is made from water and carbon dioxide by applying electricity. |
C.It is produced without consuming much land and energy. |
D.It is a kind of man-made wheat flour. |
A.relating | B.changing |
C.contributing | D.adapting |
A.The company thinks Solein would have a rewarding future. |
B.Solein is supposed to challenge traditional protein production. |
C.There is still a long way for Solein to be put into production. |
D.Humans can completely rely on Solein to survive. |
A.To promote a new kind of technology. |
B.To introduce a new kind of food. |
C.To make an ad for a new kind of protein. |
D.To call on people to protect the environment. |
【推荐3】A wireless charging room has been developed by scientists. It can deliver power through the air to any laptop, tablet or phone without the need for plugs or cables.
The new technology involves generating magnetic fields (磁场) over longer distances without also producing electrical fields that would prove harmful to any people or animals within the room, according to the team from the University of Tokyo.
The system, which has been tested in a single room but is still in its initial stage, can deliver up to 50 watts of power without exceeding (超过) current guidelines for human exposure to magnetic fields, the study authors explained. It could be used to charge any device with a wire coil fitted inside, similar to the system used with wireless charging pads currently in use—but without the pad. As well as removing charging cables from desks, it could allow for more devices to be fully robotized without the need for ports, plugs or cables.
To demonstrate the new system, they installed the unique Wireless charging equipment in a purpose-built aluminum “test room”. They then used it to power lamps, fans and mobile phones that drew current from anywhere in the room, regardless of where furniture or people had been placed.
Researchers didn’t say what the technology might cost because it is still very early in development and “years away” from being made available to the public. “This really ups the power of computing world—you could put a computer anywhere without ever having to worry about charging or plugging in,” said study coauthor Alanson Sample from the University of Michigan.
There are also medical applications, according to Sample, who said heart implants (植入) currently require a wire from the pump to run through the body and into a socket. “This could remove that,” the author said, adding it would act to reduce the risk of infection and improve patients’ quality of life by removing the wire completely.
1. What’s the advantage of the new technology according to the text?A.It has been widely used in many fields. |
B.It’s environmentally friendly. |
C.The cable is essential in the new technology. |
D.It can only be used to charge some devices. |
A.awkward. | B.flexible. | C.controllable. | D.automatic. |
A.The technology takes a lot of investment. |
B.People can benefit a lot from this technology. |
C.Heart implants can be conducted with the new technology. |
D.The technology ups the power of the computing world. |
A.Wireless Technology: Benefit Humans for its Convenience |
B.Wireless Charging: Deliver Electricity through the Air |
C.A New System: Promote the Powerful Computing World |
D.Ground-breaking Advance: Charge Devices in a Minute |
【推荐1】Despite their popularity, only three of Jin Yong’s martial arts novels have been translated into English. But fans will soon get more from the writer as his most popular trilogy, named after the first of the three books, Legends of the Condor Heroes, is scheduled to hit bookstores in February.
Jin Yong is the pen name of Louis Cha. And the author, who lives in Hong Kong, is one of the best-selling Chinese authors alive. With regard to Jin Yong’s works this latest translation project is the most ambitious. The trilogy, written by Jin Yong in the 1950s and 60s, covers the Song Dynasty and the early Ming Dynasty, and features hundreds of characters.
According to the publishing house, Maclehose Press, the translated work will come in 12 volumes, including Legends of the Condor Heroes; Divine Condor, Errant Knight; and Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre.
Speaking of the project which she took up in 2012, Holmwood, a self-employed translator focusing on Chinese-English literary translations, says in an email interview: “It had to be Jin Yong then. It was the obvious place to start, not only because of the quality of his writing, but also because of his standing and reputation in Asia.”
Having studied history at the University of Oxford, Holmwood was determined to learn Chinese due to her previous trip to China. She then went to Taiwan Normal University for language training in 2,009. In a bookshop there, she saw a whole shelf dedicated to Jin Yong. She bought a copy of Jin Yong’s work—Lu Ding Ji (The Deer and the Cauldron), the longest of his novels. “What is a bigger challenge for the translator is making the original pace and excitement into English. It’s all about whether the English reader will be lured by the emotions and characters.”
It took five years for Holmwood to finish the translation of the first volume. As for why his works need to be translated, she says: “Many have considered Jin Yong’s world too foreign, too Chinese for an English-speaking readership.Impossible to translate.” “And yet this story of love, loyalty, honor and the power of the individual against successive corrupt (腐败的) governments and invading forces is as universal as any story could hope to be.” “The greatest loss that can occur in translation can only come from not translating it at all.”
1. According to the passage, which statement of the following is TRUE?A.Jin Yong is the best-selling Chinese author. |
B.Legends of the Condor Heroes is planned to come out in February. |
C.Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre is the longest of Jin Yong’s novel. |
D.Only Jin Yong’s fame in Asia made him write the popular works. |
A.attracted | B.amused |
C.occupied | D.distracted |
A.Jin Yong’s world is too Chinese. |
B.Jin Yong’s novel will be universally received. |
C.Loss can’t occur when a novel is translated. |
D.Jin Yong’s novel includes many noble personal qualities. |
A.Jin Yong, a Great Writer on Martial Arts. |
B.Translating Promotes Cultural Exchanges. |
C.Louis Cha’s Popular Trilogy to Be Translated into English. |
D.Fall in Love with Jin Yong’s Novels. |
【推荐2】For 18 years after her retirement, Deng Xiaolan volunteered to teach music in a rural village in Hebei province. Her inspirational teaching and the enthusiasm and talent of her pupils made the 44 children from Malan village and neighboring villages in Fuping county sing the Olympic anthem in Greek at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb 4.
Deng’s involvement with the rural children can be traced back to her parents. Her father Deng Tuo was the publisher of Jinchaji Daily, a newspaper which was based in Malan village in Fuping county, Hebei province, from 1939 to 1948. During the Japanese aggression, 19 Malan locals were killed for refusing to divulge information about the newspaper. Under the influence of her parents, who both had a passion for music, she learned the violin and singing when she was young. She joined the school band after entering Tsinghua University, and also taught her colleagues to play the violin after graduation.
In 2003, when Deng Xiaolan returned to the village to remember the persons who were killed by Japanese invaders, a group of local children also attended the ceremony. She wanted to sing a song together with the children in commemoration (纪念仪式), but none of the children knew the well-known songs she named.
“If the children couldn’t sing, then they wouldn’t know how to appreciate music. Life would be so pale if it doesn’t have music,” Deng said. “My parents lived and fought here when they were young, and they wanted the locals to live a happy life. So I thought if I had the chance, I must teach them to sing.”
Deng began to travel between Beijing and the village since 2004 to teach the children music. She collected instruments and also rebuilt the school houses by raising funds and using her own pension. As the children had no background in music, she had to teach them basic music theory.
Two years later, she established the Malan Band. Among more than 200 students taught by Deng, many left the mountainous village to receive university education, some of whom are studying art at university or have entered a career in art education.
1. What contributed to the 44 children sing at the opening ceremony?A.They have a good command of Greek. |
B.The Winter Olympics Committee chose them. |
C.Deng’s inspirational deeds and talent of her pupils. |
D.Deng Xiaolan taught them and helped them sign up. |
A.She was a publisher of Jinchaji Daily. |
B.She majored in music in Tsinghua University. |
C.Her father was killed during Japanese aggression. |
D.Her parents played an important role in her love of music. |
A.make up | B.give away | C.take on | D.put on |
A.devoted and caring. |
B.Competent and humorous. |
C.Creative and helpful. |
D.Enthusiastic and strict. |
【推荐3】Business has slowed, layoffs mount, but executive pay continues to roar—at least so far. Business Week’s annual survey finds that chief executive officers (CEOs) at 365 of the largest US companies got compensation last year averaging $3.1 million—up l.3 percent from 1994.
Why are the top bosses getting an estimated 485 times the pay of a typical factory worker? That is up from 475 times in 1999 and a mere 42 times in 1980. One reason may be what experts call the “Lake Wobegon effect”. Corporate boards tend to consider that “all CEOs are above average”—a play on Garrison Keillor’s famous line in his public radio show, A Prairie Home Companion, that all the town’s children are “above average”. Consultants provide boards with surveys of corporate CEO compensation. Since directors are reluctant to regard their CEOs as below average, the compensation committees of boards tend to set pay at an above-average level. The result: Pay levels get raised.
Defenders of lavish CEO pay argue there is such a strong demand for experienced CEOs that the free market forces their pay up. They further maintain most boards structure pay packages to reflect an executive’s performance. They get paid more if their companies and their stock do well. So companies with high-paid CEOs generate great wealth for their shareholders.
But the supposed cream-of-the-crop executives did surprisingly poorly for their shareholders in 1999, says Scott Klinger, author of this report by a Boston-based Organization United for a Fair Economy. If an investor had put $10,000 apiece at the end of 1999 into the stock of those companies with the 10 highest-paid CEOs, by year-end 2000 the investment would have shrunk to $8.132. If $10,000 had been put into the Standard & Poor’s 500 stocks, it would have been worth $9,090. To Mr. Klinger, these findings suggest that the theory that one person, the CEO, is responsible for creating most of a corporation’s value is dead wrong. “It takes many employees to make a corporation profitable.”
With profits down, corporate boards may make more effort to tame executive compensation. And executives are making greater efforts to avoid pay cut. Since CEOs, seeing their options “under water” or worthless because of falling stock prices, are seeking more pay in cash or in restricted stock.
1. What could be implied by “Lake Wobegon effect” according to the passage?A.It is a fact that executives’ income must increases with time |
B.When businesses have slowed, there must be more layoffs. |
C.People tend to think themselves more significant than others. |
D.Directors are reluctant to regard their CEOs as below average |
A.All CEOs are above the average and they deserve an ever-rising pay. |
B.Garrison Keillor is successful in promoting CEOs in A Prairie Home Companion. |
C.Directors have a persistent, positive idea of the overall ability of the CEOs. |
D.A top boss should earn hundreds of times more than a typical worker. |
A.CEOs alone are not able to make a company prosperous. |
B.All investors in the stock market will suffer from financial loss. |
C.He had been an outstanding shareholder until 1999. |
D.He has offered valuable advice on how to prosper a company. |
A.delicious | B.enterprising | C.ablest | D.greedy |