To have a comfortable and functional living room, it is important that it should be designed simply. A typical 3D design software gives you options to decide the layout, floor plan and overall appearance of your living room.
The next thing you need to do is to come up with a floor plan. To do this, enter the measurements of the floor and walls of your living room into the program, which becomes the basic blueprint for your creative living room design.
In the fourth step, add a personal creative touch. You can experiment with different types of customization (定制) to achieve the overall look you want. For example, you can try multiple colors for the walls and different types of flooring and lighting.
| A．Remodel or construct? |
| B．All of this happens just by moving your mouse. |
| C．Now, you can experiment with different layouts. |
| D．A lot of 3D software comes with ready-made models for floor plans. |
| E．You should also input all the fixed or immovable parts of the living room. |
| F．It is entirely up to you as to how you want to visualize your perfect living room. |
| G．A creative designed living room can be something you impress your guests with. |
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【推荐1】Getting into a new place to live is a very exciting time.
Renting is a simple process that usually does not require the person to stay in that space for a specific length of time. In California, and in most states, this is called month-to-month rental agreement.
A lease works a bit differently. It’s usually signed for one year, so both the renter and the landlord agree to a pre-determined length of time the renter will occupy the unit.
| A．The same applies to the owner. |
| B．This is especially true if the person is a first-time renter. |
| C．More information about renting and lease can be easily found on internet. |
| D．The best way to make this decision is to base it on your own personal situation. |
| E．The new renter has to ensure the flat is in good condition when the time is due. |
| F．A landlord will generally require the new renter to pay two months of rent in advance. |
| G．The renter signs a contract agreeing not to move out of the home for the one-year period. |
【推荐2】While visiting the North Pole in winter may not be at the top of your list, the ever-changing ICEHOTEL, which opened its doors to visitors on December 14 this year, may change your mind. Lying 200 km north of the Arctic Circle in Jukkasjärvi, the hotel, which is carved entirely from ice, is rebuilt annually, with each getting increasingly beautiful and impressive.
The 29-year-old tradition began accidentally in 1989, after Jukkasjärvi residents organized an art show in a 5.5-square-meter ice house to try to call tourists’ attention to the remote village during the freezing winter months. The exhibition was a huge success, attracting many day visitors. However, it was not until a group of adventurous souls arrived with sleeping bags, announcing their intention to spend the night inside the house, that the idea of the frozen hotel was born.
The ICEHOTEL has come a long way since its beginnings. It covers an area of over 5,500 square meters. The planning begins months earlier in March when about 5,000 tons of ice are harvested from the river and transferred to cold storage, where they sit till the beginning of winter. Construction begins in earnest in November, when about 100 workers come to the region. By December, the unique frozen accommodation is ready to open for business.
Regardless of whether visitors select the luxury carved suites or the basic ice rooms, the temperature is always set to a bone-chilling -5°C! That is why guests are advised to lie close inside warm sleeping bags and wear gloves and winter hats all night. Not surprisingly, most end up spending just a single night at this unique hotel before moving on to the conventional, and warmer, cabins nearby.
In addition to the unique rooms, the hotel also offers guests fun activities like snowshoeing, or dog sledding, and for those brave enough to suffer through the below freezing temperatures — overnight wilderness camping! The hotel’s single restaurant serves food, while the drinks are always chilled to perfection in the world-famous ICEBAR!
1. Why did Jukkasjärvi residents organize an art show in 1989?| A．To attract tourists. | B．To follow a tradition. |
| C．To excite adventurers. | D．To experience cold. |
| A．Carve them roughly. | B．Keep them with cold storage. |
| C．Design unique forms. | D．Construct them slowly. |
| A．Wealth. | B．Good health. |
| C．Near distance. | D．Braveness. |
| A．ICEHOTEL, a Wise Choice |
| B．ICEHOTEL Is in the Arctic Circle |
| C．ICEHOTEL Has a Unique Scenery |
| D．ICEHOTEL Opens for the 29th Year |
【推荐3】Below is a housing guide for students going to London.
University accommodation(住所) offices Many university accommodation offices have their own list of registered landlords (房东). Others also provide information on accommodation agencies and other housing organizations. The advantage of using your university accommodation office is that you can get some support if you have a problem. The disadvantage is that they are unlikely to have enough registered landlords to house all their students. Property papers: Loot and Renting Loot is an important source (来源) of information about private housing for co-renters. The offers are from private landlords, agencies and individuals looking for other co-renters. They also have a website: www. loot. com. The advantage of using Loot is that there are some excellent bargains. The disadvantage is that there is no quality control over the offers. Renting is another useful paper. The offers in this paper are mainly from accommodation agencies. Their website is at www. Renting.co. uk. Accommodation agencies The majority of rented accommodation in London is probably advertised through accommodation agencies. The advantage of using accommodation agencies is that you will have access to a large number of accommodations. A good agent will listen to your requirements and can save you time in looking for the right accommodation. The disadvantage is that they will make a range of charges to potential renters. Noticeboards Around the universities you will find a number of noticeboards where offers of accommodation will be posted. These will either be from landlords or from students. Some universities will also have online noticeboards where students can advertise to other students. Advertisements from students can be an excellent way to find accommodation. However, advertisements from landlords can be problematic. Word of mouth Some of the best housing in London is never advertised but is passed on from one group of students to another by word of mouth. It might be that you can find out about good offers from final year students. However, don’t suppose that just because you have found out about housing from a friend it is necessarily, going to be better than that found through any other source. Family Faced with the very high rents charged in London, some students and their parents will consider buying as an alternative. In some cases this might be a good choice. |
1. What is the advantage of using Loot?
| A．There are some good bargains. |
| B．Their website is designed mainly for students. |
| C．It gives you personal information about other co-renters. |
| D．It has more offers from accommodation agencies than Renting. |
| A．know more people |
| B．find cheap accommodation |
| C．get the right accommodation quickly |
| D．get free information about most accommodations |
| A．University accommodation offices. | B．Loot and Renting. |
| C．Noticeboards. | D．Family. |
【推荐1】In the modern age, human society runs on energy. Most machines need electricity to operate. Humans can not live without electricity even a single day both in their daily life and work. They have many different ways to create electricity. But some ways are harmful to the environment.
For example, fossil fuels (化石燃料) are the most common kind of energy. They include coal, oil, and natural gas. First, people have to dig them from the ground. This can sometimes harm the environment. However, scientists are creating cleaner and better ways to do that these days. So the environment is not harmed as much as before. But when people burn these fossil fuels, they can give off a lot of harmful gases, which is considered to be one of the greatest causes of global warming. This might harm the environment.
Tidal (潮汐) energy is another way to make electricity. This uses the ocean tides to make electricity. But some kinds of tidal energy can kill many fish and other sea animals. Also dams (大坝) can create lots of clean energy. But dams create lakes and change the way that rivers run. So they can do great harm to the balance of nature around the lakes and along the rivers.
Nuclear (核) energy is a very powerful form of energy. It is cheap. It is also very clean. But many people are afraid of it because it uses radioactive materials. Also, there have been some every serious accidents in the past which caused great harm both to humans and nature. But the technology is much better these days. So many countries are starting to use nuclear energy more.
1. According to the passage, which of the following is TURE about fossil fuels?| A．They are dug from the ground. | B．They are considered expensive. |
| C．They hardly harm the environment. | D．The are not widely used in the world. |
| A．cause serious accidents | B．change the way that rivers run |
| C．give off a lot of harmful gases | D．kill many living things in the ocean |
| A．it’s a common kind of energy | B．people are not afraid of it now |
| C．it’s cheap, clean and safer than before | D．people can’t live without nuclear energy |
| A．health | B．science | C．culture | D．sports |
【推荐2】QR (Quick Response) codes can be found everywhere. You can even find a number of them distributed throughout this magazine, each skillfully different from the last. They are a development of the bar code, and a necessity in the digital age. However, you might not know where they come from.
If it hadn’t been for Hara Masahiro, QR codes might not have entered the mainstream at all. He was working for Japanese company Denso wave in the 1990s, when the limitations of bar codes were becoming apparent. They could only hold 20 characters of information, but the increasing efficiency of technology required a code with more capacity. Inspired by the black and white pieces on a Go board, Hara created a square pattern that included positional information telling the scanner which way to read it. As a result, QR codes can store information both horizontally (水平地) and vertically, packing a considerable amount of information into a relatively small space.
After Hara’s breakthrough, it took some time before QR codes began to be commonplace. At first, they were used in automobile manufacturing (自动化生产), where manufacturers in other industries quickly found that the code’s ability to contain so much detail was great for efficiency, as well as helped them respond to consumer demands for greater transparency (透明度) in production and shipping, and this led to the codes becoming more widespread.
Another thing that boosted their popularity was Denso wave’s decision to make QR code specifications public so anyone could use them. Hara and his fellow developers wanted everyone not only to access the codes, but to also come up with new ways to implement them. As for what the future holds for QR codes, Hara says, “Black and white codes have become so common now. I’d like to create more spectacular codes that can stimulate people.”
1. Why was QR code created?| A．To reduce the cost of production. |
| B．To increase safety of business trade. |
| C．To satisfy the demand of increasing efficiency. |
| D．To improve the convenience of living efficiency. |
| A．The widespread of QR codes. | B．The advantage of QR codes. |
| C．The advancement of QR codes. | D．The application of QR codes. |
| A．Negative. | B．Unclear. | C．Doubtful. | D．Hopeful. |
| A．QR codes: Particularly Popular | B．QR codes: Especially complicated |
| C．QR codes: An invention by accident | D．QR codes: An outcome of hard work |
【推荐3】NASA (美国航空航天局) is looking for a new way to get its precious Mars samples back to the earth. Those samples are being collected by the Perseverance rover in Mars’Jezero Crater, which hosted a lake and a river delta billions of years ago. Getting the samples is one of NASA’s top science goals. Studying unspoiled Red Planet material in well-equipped labs around the world could reveal key insights into Mars, including whether it has ever hosted life.
The agency has had a Mars sample return (MSR) structure in place for some time now, but repeated delays and cost overruns seem to have made the original plan hard to realize. “The bottom line is that $ 11 billion is too much, and not returning samples until 2040 is unacceptably too long,” NASA chief Bill Nelson said during a call with reporters. That price tag is the upper-end estimate calculated by an independent review board. A team from within NASA analyzed those September results, determining that the agency won’t be able to get Perseverance’s samples back to Earth until 2040 with the established structure.
NASA is now seeking a new way forward in an attempt to cut costs and get the samples here sooner. Saving money will aid other agency science projects, and speeding up the timeline could help the agency plan out manned Mars trips.
The wheels on the new plan are already turning. NASA is asking the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California — its lead facility for robotic planetary exploration — and other agency research centers for innovative MSR ideas. NASA will hold an industry day and accept proposals. The goal is to have enough information on hand by late fall or early winter to begin charting a new path forward on MSR. MSR remains a top priority for NASA, despite the difficulty of the task. After all, no country has ever launched a rocket from the surface of another planet, though three countries have launched from the moon.
“I think it’s fair to say that we are committed to bring back the samples, for this is an important national objective.” Nelson said.
1. What’s the main function of paragraph 2?| A．To draw readers’ attention to this topic. |
| B．To warn the readers of a possible failure. |
| C．To stress the importance of Mars samples. |
| D．To introduce some background information. |
| A．Efficient. | B．Impractical. | C．Sensible. | D．Conservative. |
| A．The current method is costly and takes too long. |
| B．The current method is too risky and unreliable. |
| C．It takes a sophisticated container to convey the samples. |
| D．The samples have been spoiled and need to be handled differently. |
| A．NASA’s huge project |
| B．MSR, a promising plan |
| C．NASA’s Mars sample return plan calls for overall adjustments |
| D．NASA’s campaign to return Mars Samples to Earth is on hold |
