Welcome to Glass of Venice, the number one importer and retailer (零售商) of authentic Muranoilass in the US and one of the top names among Murano Glass retailers. worldwide. We work directly with artisans (工匠) from Murano, Italy to bring you the unique centuries old art rooted in tradition and skill. Every item is handcrafted with passion using ancient techniques that made Murano glassmakers world-famous since the 8th century. Now you needn’t make a trip to Murano to own an authentic piece of art as beautiful as Venice itself.
At the time of mass-produced products that carry no special meaning, Murano Glass gives you an opportunity to express your individuality. Every piece is unique.
Murano Glass is 100% handcrafted in Venice. Be a part of the centuries-old Venetian tradition!
A piece of the artisan’s heart and soul is captured in every Murano Glass creation. Crafting Murano Glass jewelry, vases, sculptures and other functional and decorative pieces is a complicated process from silica, minerals, water, and fire. Venetian artisans create masterpieces. The techniques they use are centuries old, and artisans have been trained for many years in their fathers’ and grandfather’s workshops before they can attain a revered status (地位) of the true master of the craft.
Murano Glass masters are not just artisans; they are artists. Ever since Murano glassmakers guild (公会) was established on this Venetian island in 1291, they have been innovating seeking new methods of creating glass, and pushing forward to express new philosophies and artistic visions (理想) through glass. This made Murano Glass get its own art form, and it has been recognized at international expositions (展会) and top art museums and galleries worldwide. Today the famous glass masters working on Murano Island are first and foremost artists, and Glass of Venice is proud to offer artistic masterpieces from top Murano glass workshops.
1. What can be inferred about Murano Glass?A.It is made by using modern machines. |
B.Every piece is made in the US. |
C.Every piece has a special style. |
D.It was designed in the 8th century. |
A.suitable | B.awkward | C.complex | D.respected |
A.Exploring ways to develop the creation of glass. |
B.Exporting Murano Glass to many foreign countries. |
C.Building art museums to show the beauty of Murano Glass. |
D.Creating a special art form to express their philosophies of art. |
A.Negative. | B.Admirable. | C.Objective. | D.Annoyed. |
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【推荐1】Sony has a new device for anyone who’s ever wished they could carry their air conditioner on hot summer days.
Called Reon Pocket, the small, lightweight gadget slides into the upper back pocket of a specially designed T-shirt. Controlled with a smart phone app, it’s capable of heating or cooling the wearer via the Peltier effect, a thermodynamic principle widely used in refrigeration.
The Reon Pocket comes out of Sony’s startup acceleration program, and Sony is currently crowdfunding (众筹) the device. Supporters can choose from a few different packages, if they want multiple T-shirts for instance, but a basic one including the device and one shirt costs ¥14, 080. There’s a catch, though: Sony only has plans to release the Reon Pocket in Japan at present.
According to a spokesperson, the target audience is mostly businessmen who have to wear a suit in the summer, though the company says it will judge its wider relevance based on the crowdfunding results. Right now, though, the T-shirts available come in men’s sizes, small, medium, or large.
The device is not really for all-day use so much as moving between air-conditioned or heated areas, such as during the commute to work. The battery takes around two hours to charge and lasts about 90 minutes.
With the Reon Pocket, Sony joins the ranks of those working on temperature-regulating clothing. On the more tech-forward end are examples such as French label Courreges, which debuted coats with built-in heaters a few years ago, and the US Army, which is experimenting with conductive fabrics that can generate heat in extreme cold. More commonplace examples include Uniqlo, which has been successful with its Heattech and Airism underlayers, and a number of brands making shirts meant to offer the comfort and sweat-wicking properties of athletic wear.
In a blog post from Sony’s startup accelerator, Yoichi Ito, a project leader on Reon Pocket, said people have become increasingly focused on functionality and comfort in their clothing. In 2017, his team started thinking of ways they could blend technology with fashion to reach those goals. Reon Pocket was the result.
Japanese buyers looking to battle the record heat this summer will have to wait, though. If the crowdfunding is successful, deliveries of the device are scheduled to begin in March 2020.
1. What is necessary to make it possible for Reon Pocket to work?A.Wearers’ using the Peltier effect. |
B.A T-shirt and a special smartphone. |
C.A hot summer day and a special pocket. |
D.A special T-shirt and a smartphone app. |
A.Benefit. | B.Popularity. | C.Disadvantage. | D.Capture. |
A.The device battery is not efficient enough. |
B.The T-shirt for the gadget is too expensive. |
C.Crowdfunding is not decided at the moment. |
D.The T-shirt is not available for both men and women. |
A.Functionality and comfort in clothing are increasingly appealing. |
B.Reon Pocket will come into the market in March 2020 at all events. |
C.Sony is the first company to invent the temperature-regulating clothing. |
D.The comfort and sweat-wicking properties of athletic wear helps athletes to win. |
【推荐2】A virtual reality headset has restored (修复) sight to people who are legally blind. While it didn’t cure the physical cause of their blindness, the device let people with severe macular degeneration (黄斑退化) go on with activities like reading and gardening — tasks they previously found impossible.
Macular degeneration is a common, age-related condition. It affects many people worldwide. It leaves people with a blind spot in the centre of their vision and causes legal blindness. The new system, called Iris Vision, uses VR headset to make the most of peripheral vision (周边视觉). It records the person’s surroundings and displays them in real time, and the user can widen the image as many times as they need for their peripheral vision to become clear. Doing so also helps to effectively reduce or remove their blind spot.
In a trial,30 people used the system for two weeks, filling out questionnaires on their ability to complete daily activities before and after the period. “They can do things that for years were not even a consideration,” says David Rhew at Samsung Electronics America. According to Rhew, the vision of participants was all but restored with the headset. “The baseline rate of vision in the individuals came in at 20/400, which is legally blind, and with the use of this technology it improved to 20/30, which is pretty close to 20/20 vision,” he says. Tom Peterson has serious macular degeneration. When he first started using the device, “It was an emotional experience. I sensed that I could see again and tears started coming,” he says.
The results were presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (眼科学) annual meeting. The headset is now being used in 80 ophthalmology centres around the US, and the next step is to adapt the software to work for other vision disorders. Some have commented that it is heavy for long periods of use. “Many people with macular degeneration regularly use eight to ten different tools, such as telescopes and magnifying glasses, to help them with daily life, but Iris Vision can replace them all,” says Perski.
1. What may lead to legal blindness?A.Too much reading. | B.A blind spot. |
C.Increasing ages. | D.Macular degeneration. |
A.To explain the process of the trial. |
B.To show the problems with the trial. |
C.To prove the effectiveness of Iris Vision. |
D.To promote the new product of Iris Vision. |
A.Objective. | B.Negative. | C.Supportive. | D.Critical. |
A.A VR headset —new ways to cure blindness |
B.A VR headset —good news for blind people |
C.Macular degeneration —a deadly eye disease |
D.Macular degeneration — an important body organ |
【推荐3】Insurance companies are starting to use smartbox technology, so good drivers can benefit from cheap insurance rates.
The smartbox, similar to a black box for airplanes, records details about how your car is driven, which can result in cheap car insurance for responsible drivers. The device is connected to the electronics in your car and collects a wide criterion of information such as time, speed, braking, cornering, acceleration and location. It’s like having an insurance agent sitting beside you while driving.
The smartbox data is wireless transferred in real time to the insurance company and provides a profile of when, where and how you drive. This profile is then used to compare insurance rates and to reward low-risk driving behavior with cheap insurance rates.
Drivers are high-risk when they drive irresponsibly such as speeding, frequent lane changing, driving in high-risk locations or at high-risk times such as in heavy traffic or late at night.
These new electronic inventions are intended to replace the standard practice of categorizing drivers into group behavior to determine insurance coverage and premium (保费) payments. For example, young drivers are more likely to drive fast, drive at night and use a cell phone while driving. Statistically, young drivers are more likely to cause an accident, so insurance companies charge them higher rates to cover the costs of accident claims. So even if you’re a young, responsible driver, you will pay high insurance rates because of group behavior.
This technology allows you to provide proof that your driving behavior doesn’t fit the pattern of your demographic (统计) group.
All the information collected about your driving can be viewed online — including what you’re doing well and what could be improved. Your insurance premium is then calculated according to your driving profile.
1. What will a good driver benefit from the smartbox?A.Fewer traffic accidents. | B.Better traffic order. |
C.Lower insurance payment. | D.Less petrol used in driving. |
A.By checking the device in the car. | B.By sitting beside the driver. |
C.By watching the traffic on the roads. | D.By collecting the driving data online. |
A.Better service for cars. | B.Lower prices of petrol. |
C.More convenient transport. | D.More reasonable insurance charge. |
A.It requires better driving habits. | B.It saves the drivers a lot of time. |
C.It helps the drivers use less energy. | D.It takes the place of the traffic police. |
【推荐1】Street art can be found on buildings, sidewalks, street signs and even trash cans from Tokyo to Paris to New York City. This special kind of art can take the form of paintings, sculptures, cloth or even stickers. It has become part of a global visual culture. Now, even art museums and galleries are collecting the works of street artists.
It is not easy to provide an exact history of the street art movement. This kind of art has developed in many kinds of ways in places all over the world. Also, because it is illegal to paint on public and private property without permission, street artists usually work secretly. This secretive nature of street art and its countless forms make it hard to define exactly. And people have different opinions about the movement. Some think street art is a crime and destroys property. But others see this art as a rich form of non-traditional cultural expression.
Many experts say the movement began in New York City in the 1960s. Young adults would use paint in special cans to spray their “tag” on walls and train cars around the city. This tag was a name they created to identify themselves and their artwork. This colorful style of writing is also called graffiti (涂鸦). It is visually exciting and energetic. Some graffiti paintings were signs marking the territories of city gangs or illegal crime groups.
Graffiti also became a separate movement expressing the street culture of young people living in big cities. Graffiti art represented social and political rebellion (叛逆). This was art that rejected the accepted rules of culture and power. These artists could travel around areas of the city making creative paintings for everyone to see. Sometimes this street art created a conflict between artists and city officials. Graffiti artists created their images and city officials quickly painted over them.
During the 1980s, two New York painters—Keith Haring and Jean Michel began showing their work in art galleries and museums. This is when street art started to become part of the more general popular culture.
1. What can we infer from the first paragraph?A.Street art has become popular and is accepted as a kind of culture. |
B.Street art is very special compared with other forms of popular art. |
C.Many people are beginning to learn street art. |
D.Street art is better developed in big cities than in rural areas. |
A.“TAG” was a word created by people to distinguish street artists and the other artists. |
B.There are three reasons explaining why it is hard to define the history of street art. |
C.The movement of street art began in the 1980s in New York City. |
D.All the people don’t think that the street art is a rich form of cultural expression. |
A.they caused arguments between people |
B.they were ugly in someone’s eyes |
C.they were not painted under proper guidance |
D.they didn’t express traditional culture |
A.The Way to Become a Street Artist |
B.What Does Graffiti Art Stand For? |
C.The History of Street Art Movement |
D.The Work of Street Artists |
【推荐2】A parent might place his daughter’s drawing on the fridge out of a love for his child rather than for the wonderful image, but for many people, that children art is actually quite amazing. In fact, adult artists were often inspired by children’s drawing. For the museum-goers out there who tend to point to a piece of modern art and say, “My kid could have made that !”It’s worth remembering that often, that’s actually just what the artist had in mind.
For many kids, drawing is exciting not because of the final product it leads to, but because they can live completely in the world of their drawing for a few minutes. Even children are scribbling(涂鸦), they’re representing through action, not through pictures. Liane Alves, a prekindergarten teacher, recalled a student who presented her with a drawing featuring a single straight line across the page. Alves assumed the child hadn’t given too much thought to the drawing until he explained that the line was one of the stems (茎) from The Princess and the Pea, one of the fairy tales they read in class.
Maureen Ingram, who’s a preschool teacher at the same school,said her students often tell different stories about a given piece of art depending on the day, perhaps because they weren’t sure what they intended to draw when they started the picture. “We as adults will often say, ’I’m going to draw a horse, ’and we set out. . . and get frustrated when we can’t do it, ”Ingram said. “Children seem to take a different approach, where they just draw, and then they realize, ’it is a horse. ’”
And what about those odd or scary-looking drawings? Does that mean kids are telling themselves stories that are odd or scary? It’s hard to say, but it’s rarely a good idea to over-interpret it. Ellen Winner, a psychology professor, pointed to parents who worry when their kid draws a child bigger than the adults. What’s most important to remember is that“children’s art has its own logic,” Winner said. “Children are not being crazy. ”
1. What may the author agree most probably according to the first paragraph?A.Children are more skilled and creative than adults in art. |
B.There might be similar patterns in artists’ and kids’ drawings. |
C.No one knows what the drawing experience means to children. |
D.Parents should become drawing teachers of their children. |
A.simple scribbles from children are meaningful |
B.not all the children like drawing in the classroom |
C.children’s drawing is too complicated to understand |
D.teachers often find it hard to teach children drawing |
A.The best image. |
B.Drawing process. |
C.A copy of real things. |
D.The ending of story. |
A.Ask teachers to show the children how to draw. |
B.Help the children to draw the picture again. |
C.Invite other children to have a discussion about the drawing. |
D.Take it easy and listen to the story behind the picture. |
【推荐3】CWA Photo Competition 2021
Calling all photographers!
We've all been spending more time indoors lately. Whether you've been killing time looking back at photos from holidays past, risking taking walking to local sites, or busy working at home, we want to see your best photos on an archaeological theme. Send then to us for your chance to win the first prize in our yearly CWA Photo Competition and have your work shown in the magazine.
The winning image and three runners-up will be featured in CWA. The overall winner will get a free 2-year subscription to the magazine.
Closing date:1 October, 2021
The judge's decision is final, and the results of prize-winners will be announced by 15 October, 2021.
Rules:
▲All photos entered must be done under an individual's name. By submitting images you confirm that you are the copyright holder and creator of the images.
▲Entrants must be 18 or over. The competition is open to all amateur and professional photographers. Amateur and professional entries will not be judged separately.
▲Entrants can submit up to 5 images — please include details of the site of artefact photographed, when each image was taken, and your contact information, including a postal address.
▲Entrants can send your entries by email to cwa@world-archaeology.com with the subject line: CWA PHOTO COMPETITION 2021 or on a disc to CWA PHOTO COMPETITION, Current Publishing, Thames Wors, Church Street, London W4 2PD
1. What subject should the entries focus on?A.Holiday experiences. | B.Archaeological findings. |
C.Taking walks outside. | D.Working at home. |
A.Submitting individual pieces. | B.Being a professional photographer. |
C.Being a regular subscriber to the magazine | D.Mailing their entries before 15 October 2021. |
A.Two. | B.Three. | C.Five. | D.Six. |
【推荐1】It’s hard to make generalizations about how adults and children look at art differently. But one thing I’ve noticed is that children tend to be slightly better readers of pictures, more patient, and with less theoretical expectation. They rarely ask what a picture means—they are too busy thinking about how it makes them feel, what it reminds them of. And that’s the perfect way to look at pictures.
They are also much better at noticing details. Perhaps my most telling experience here is with my book The Red Tree. It’s more or less about depression, but hidden in every painting is a tiny red leaf, in a gutter, floating in the background, resting on a window frame. Most children notice it straight away. And they see it as a key connector between all pictures, a positive one. They intuitively(凭直觉地) make hopeful remarks about it. Many adults missed this vital connective thread and find the book a little puzzling and pretty miserable.
The other thing about that book is that many adults thought it was not suitable for younger readers and that it presented a bent view of reality. I myself wasn’t sure if they were right or wrong about that. I don’t really write and illustrate specifically for young readers anyway. But then I discovered that children, when asked, actually found it very entertaining and fun. They deeply identified with it, often saying it felt “real.” They also commented that the book feels extremely hopeful to them, largely because they connect all positive feelings to the little red leaves.
As someone who is a pretty pessimistic adult much of the time, I’ve learned a lot from seeing how younger readers respond to my work. They’ve taught me new ways to look, think, and feel.
1. What might be the writer’s career?A.A news reporter. | B.A comic book writer. |
C.A book reviewer. | D.An early childhood educator. |
A.Explore themes of the artwork. | B.Refer to comments on the artwork. |
C.Treat the artwork with fixed values. | D.Relate the artwork with personal experience. |
A.It’s intended for young readers. | B.It’s an objective description of reality. |
C.It’s connected by a thread - a red leaf. | D.It’s all about depression and hopelessness. |
A.Hope for life. | B.Patience with work. |
C.Passion for art. | D.Confidence in oneself. |
【推荐2】Boomerang children who return to live with their parents after university can be good for families, leading to closer, more supportive relationships and increased contact between the generations, a study has found.
The findings contradict research published earlier this year showing that returning adult children trigger a significant decline in their parents’ quality of life and wellbeing.
The young adults taking part in the study were “more positive than might have been expected” about moving back home – the shame is reduced as so many of their peers are in the same position, and they acknowledged the benefits of their parents’ financial and emotional support. Daughters were happier than sons, often slipping back easily into teenage patterns of behaviour, the study found.
Parents on the whole were more uncertain, expressing concern about the likely duration of the arrangement and how to manage it. But they acknowledged that things were different for graduates today, who leave university with huge debts and fewer job opportunities.
The families featured in the study were middle-class and tended to view the achievement of adult independence for their children as a “family project”. Parents accepted that their children required support as university students and then as graduates returning home, as they tried to find jobs paying enough to enable them to move out and get on the housing ladder.
“However,” the study says, “day-to-day tensions about the prospects of achieving different dimensions of independence, which in a few extreme cases came close to conflict, characterized the experience of a majority of parents and a little over half the graduates”.
Areas of divergence included chores, money and social life. While parents were keen to help, they also wanted different relationships from those they had with their own parents, and continuing to support their adult children allowed them to remain close.
1. What is the finding of the previous research?A.Boomerang children made their parents happier. |
B.The parents were looking forward to their children’s return. |
C.The parents’ quality of life became worse than before. |
D.Boomerang children never did any housework. |
A.They are ashamed of turning to their parents for help. |
B.They are glad that they could come back. |
C.They are doubtful about whether they should return. |
D.They are proud to be independent from the family. |
A.The children want to keep in closer touch with their parents. |
B.The parents want to provide support to their children. |
C.It is harder for the children to secure a satisfying job. |
D.There is more housework needed to be done by the children. |
A.disagreement | B.harmony | C.responsibility | D.cooperation |
【推荐3】In the movie The Wrong Trousers, a pair of futuristic trousers lets people walk on walls and ceilings. Inspired by the movie, researchers in England created “The Right Trousers,” a set of trousers embedded (嵌入) with electrical pumps to force air into tiny tubes (软管) that expand and can help elderly or disabled people with issues like getting up or improving blood flow. Now, material scientists, computer programmers and fabric designers are working to advance robotic clothing.
In June, researchers in Australia created robotic fibers, which can make fabric move automatically. Last year, scientists at MIT built fiber batteries that could be embedded into clothes and power robotic clothing. In recent years, Google partnered with brands like Levi’s and Adidas to put sensors in jackets, backpacks and shoes, letting users access their phones instantly. Researchers said they could soon unlock an era where clothing will act more like a computer, sensing how your body feels and telling your clothes how to help.
At the University of New South Wales in Australia, researchers are creating fabrics that car shape-shift. Thanh Nho Do, a senior lecturer at the school, said his team has created tiny tubes that can weave into sheets of fabric. These tubes can make fabric take various preprogrammed shapes. But challenges still remain for Do’s team, especially around making these robotic tubes smaller so they can weave easily with other fabrics.
Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio from Yale University agreed that many challenges remain before smart clothing reaches their full potential. “It will be challenging to make these clothes, equipped with fibers and technology, strong enough to go through multiple cycles in the laundry (衣店),” she said. Despite that, she says researchers will figure out a way forward. “Recent breakthroughs,” she said, “point toward a not-so-distant future where smart clothing will be a part of our everyday life. ”
1. What did scientists at MIT do last years?A.They put sensors in clothes. |
B.They created movable robotic fibers. |
C.They made batteries for robotic clothing. |
D.They released smart clothing connected to cellphones. |
A.Ensuring the quality of the fabric. |
B.Finding suitable materials for the fabric. |
C.Programming the tubes to change shapes. |
D.Adjusting tubes to weave with other fabrics. |
A.It struggles to stand repeated washes. |
B.It will not be a part of everyday life soon. |
C.It will never overcome laundry-related challenges. |
D.It has all related challenges solved by researchers. |
A.The evolution of smart trousers |
B.The future of laundry innovations |
C.Smart fabric may shape future wardrobe |
D.Smart clothing’s impact on everyday life |