A hospitality college in Bali, Indonesia, has begun accepting coconuts (椰子) as tuition payment as students face economic hardship as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
When students at the Venus One Tourism Academy pay their fees with coconuts, the college will use them to harvest virgin coconut oil, UPI reported.
Alternatively, students can pay using leaves from moringa (辣木) and gotu kola plants (积雪草), which can be converted into herbal soap and sold to raise money for the academy, Food & Wine added.
The program has been running since March, after the college received a permit to allow it to operate on this basis, according to The Bali Sun.
Venus One Tourism Academy’s director, Wayan Pasek Adi Putra, told local news outlet Balipuspa News: “Initially, the tuition payment scheme was paid in installments three times, with the first installment at 50%, the second 20%, and the third 30%. Because of this Covid pandemic, we have adapted a flexible policy. We produce virgin coconut oil, so students can pay their tuition by bringing coconuts.”
He added: “We have to educate them to optimize the natural resources in their surroundings. When the pandemic is over, they will enter the world of hospitality with different skills.”
Bali is a major international tourist destination but in August, the Balinese government closed the island to non-Indonesian visitors until 2021, BBC News reported.
1. Why did the hospitality college accept coconuts as tuition payment?| A．Because people there like eating coconuts. |
| B．Because some students face financial trouble as a result of corona virus pandemic. |
| C．Because the college want to harvest virgin coconut oil. |
| D．Because coconuts are expensive. |
| A．They can be processed into herbal soap to raise money. |
| B．They can attract more visitors to Bali. |
| C．They can be used to treat coronavirus. |
| D．They can help to educate students. |
| A．The students must pay off their tuition fee at a time initially. |
| B．The college began accepting coconuts as tuition payment in August. |
| C．No foreign tourists can visit Bali in September 2020. |
| D．Many people in Indonesia died in coronavirus pandemic. |
| A．New tourist destination. | B．A new strain of coronavirus. |
| C．A new way of tuition payment. | D．A new discovery of coconuts |
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【推荐1】France is experiencing an unusually mild winter, which has led to low snowfall in ski areas across the country.
One affected ski area is Le Mourtis, in the Pyrenees mountains of southern France. The lack of snow has forced the holiday village to temporarily close its ski runs—at the height of the winter season. Local restaurants and hotels are seeing fewer visitors. People who do come to the area are seeking to do other things besides skiing. Warmer temperatures have made hiking one of the most popular activities. Recent daytime temperatures at Le Mourtis have reached 10 degrees Celsius. Some hikers even removed winter clothing while making their way across mountain areas containing very little snow.
“Skiing? No one today can guarantee it,” said hotel operator Gillaizeau. He has been making money by renting out two-wheeled motorcycles to help visitors in the area have fun. The scooters can be ridden down grassy mountains. They come with equipment made for riding on snow, but Gillaizeau has attached bicycle wheels instead. His ski rental equipment remains untouched. He says he has had to reduce the hours of some workers and expects business losses during the season to drop as much as 15 percent.
Many people in the area believe the latest winter is more than just a bad year. The last time France experienced such a mild December and January was in 1900, French weather officials say. Christelle Robert is an official with Meteo-France, the country’s national weather service. She told Reuters that mild winters and less snow seem to be a clear sign of global warming.
Scientists have predicted a continued rise in world temperatures. People connected to the area’s ski industry are considering a future with much less snow. If such weather continues, ski resorts around 1,600 meters above sea level will be so warm that they will not even be able to use artificial snow because it will melt.
1. Why did some hikers take off their winter clothes while crossing mountains?| A．They were wearing too thick clothes. | B．They had been exercising too much. |
| C．The mountain roads were very rough. | D．The temperature was not cold at all. |
| A．Visitors. | B．Scooters. | C．Bicycle wheels. | D．Grassy mountains. |
| A．The latest mild winter was in 1900. | B．Little snowfall has caused great economic loss. |
| C．No one wants to ski because of the bad weather. | D．There’s something wrong with ski equipment. |
| A．A medical report. | B．A tourist handbook. | C．A weather forecast. | D．An economic journal. |
【推荐2】Have you ever run into a careless cell phone user on the street? Perhaps they were busy talking, texting or checking updates on WeChat without looking at what was going on around them. As the number of this new “species” of human has kept rising, they have been given a new name — phubbers（低头族）.
Recently, a cartoon created by students from China Central Academy of Fine Arts put this group of people under the spotlight. In the short film, phubbers with various social identities bury themselves in their phones. A doctor plays with his cell phone while letting his patient die, a pretty woman takes selfie（自拍照）in front of a car accident site, and a father loses his child without knowing about it while using his mobile phone. A chain of similar events eventually leads to the destruction of the world.
Although the ending sounds overstated, the damage phubbing can bring is real. Your health is the first to bear the effect and result of it. “Constantly bending your head to check your cell phone could damage your neck,” Guangming Daily quoted doctors as saying. “the neck is like a rope that breaks after long-term stretching.” Also, staring at cell phones for long periods of time will damage your eyesight gradually, according to the report.
But that’s not all. Being a phubber could also damage your social skills and drive you away from your friends and family. At reunions with family or friends, many people tend to stick to their cell phones while others are chatting happily with each other and this creates a strange atmosphere, Qilu Evening News reported.
It can also cost you your life. There have been lots of reports on phubbers who fell to their death, suffered accidents, and were robbed of their cell phones in broad daylight.
1. For what purpose does the author give the example of a cartoon in Paragragh2?| A．To inform people of the bad effects of phubbing. |
| B．To advertise the cartoon made by students. |
| C．To indicate the world will finally be destroyed by phubbers. |
| D．To warn doctors against using cell phones while treating patients. |
| A．His social skills could be affected. |
| B．His neck and eyesight will be gradually harmed. |
| C．He will cause the destruction of the world. |
| D．He might get separated from his friends and family. |
| A．Advice on how to use a cell phone. |
| B．People who are addicted to phubbing. |
| C．The possible consequences of phubbing. |
| D．Measures to reduce the risks of phubbing. |
【推荐3】When you throw something in the recycling bin, do you think about what it could become? And when you do, does it make you more likely to use that recycling bin? Recently, a study was conducted in an effort to decide whether or not explaining to people what their recyclables are transformed into would help increase recycling rates.
The researchers started with a group of 111 college students, asked to draw on paper before watching one of three ads.One was a public service message that showed paper going into recycling bins.The other two also showed the paper either being transformed into new paper or a guitar.After completing a survey, the students were asked to deal with the paper when they left. Half of those who saw the first ad recycled their paper, while the recycling rate jumped to 80% for those who'd seen the other ads.
After doing a few more lab experiments, the researchers headed into the real world.At a party, volunteers spoke with attendees (出席者) about recycling, with half mentioning transformed products and half keeping it general.They discovered the subject of the talks came into play.After the game, the recycling and trash bags were weighed.Those who received a message recycled over half of their waste, while those who did not recycled less than a fifth.
All this is to say that details matter.People want to know what treasures their trash can become, and when that's laid out clearly, they' re more likely to do it.Perhaps recycling companies should redesign signs to describe the items being created.Recycling is far from a perfect solution,but it doesn't hurt to manage to improve its rates.
1. What's the function of the first paragraph?| A．To lead to the main topic. |
| B．To reflect the author's attitude. |
| C．To introduce a new recycling bin. |
| D．1 To emphasize the benefits of recycling. |
| A．Took effect. |
| B．Broke down. |
| C．Took off. |
| D．Came to mind. |
| A．Sign the names on the items. |
| B．Find perfect ways of recycling. |
| C．Examine the details of items. |
| D．Show the transformation of waste. |
| A．Sports and games. |
| B．Travel and tourism. |
| C．Entertainment and recreation. |
| D．Science and human life. |
【推荐1】A volcano burst in New Zealand December 9, 2019, killing at least five people and leaving many more missing.
News reports said at least 18 people were injured in the eruption of White Island volcano, about 50 kilometers off New Zealand’s main North Island. Some of the injured suffered severe burns. About 50 people, including New Zealanders and foreign visitors, were feared to have been near the volcano at the time of the eruption, Reuters news agency reported. Travel groups often make day visits to White Island.
Police said in a statement there were no signs of life on the island after helicopters and other aircraft carried out search and rescue operations. “Police believe that anyone who could have been taken from the island alive was rescued at the time of the evacuation(撤离),” the statement said. Large clouds of ash and steam could be seen shooting thousands of meters into the air after the explosion.
The disaster immediately raised questions about why people were permitted to visit White Island. Scientists had noted a rise in volcanic activity in recent weeks.
The GeoNet agency follows volcano and earthquake activity in New Zealand. On November 18, it raised the alert level on White Island from 1 to 2. A level of 5 represents a major eruption. The agency also said at the time that volcanic tremors(微震) had increased from weak to moderate in past weeks.
1. How many injuries and deaths in the eruption of White Island volcano?| A．23 | B．less than 23 | C．73 | D．more than 23 |
| A．There were no people alive on the island. |
| B．There were still some signs of life. |
| C．There were some animals living on the island. |
| D．All living things were still on the island as usual. |
| A．The disaster | B．The GeoNet agency | C．Whit Island | D．New Zealand |
【推荐2】Tyson Steele, 30, was rescued after living o hard life for 23 days by Alaska State Troopers at his remote farmhouse approximately 70 miles outside of Skwentna-miles and miles from the nearest road system.
“I have been living alone there for several months. One day the roof of my cabin caught fire after I burned a ‘big piece of cardboard’ in my stove. I managed to take out a handful of supplies from my burning cabin but most of my possessions didn’t make it. My phone was dead with no way to charge it. ” Steele said to police later.
After his cabin was burned to ruins, Steele was trapped in the snow. “I just climbed into that dark cave and slept, ” he said. “I slept for a really long time. And it was warm, at least warmer than the outside.” His next goal was to build a shelter that was a little more comfortable. He collected a tarp and some waste wood to build a tent-like shelter around the stove that had once heated his cabin.
Tyson Steele recalled, “Once I got the second shelter built, I kept a fire in the stove constantly. And I basically used that to heat up my food. It was not about keeping the shelter warm, because it basically just took that edge off. The bucket which was only a couple feet away from this fireplace froze at night. That gave me an idea. It was by no means a comfortable place. I could still see my breath, but at least l wasn’t suffering. ”
Alaska State Troopers said when the 30-year-old was discovered, he was conveyed by helicopter to the Alaska State Trooper’s Aircraft Section Hangar at Lake Hood. Rescuers set him up with a shower and fulfilled his request for a McDonald’s Combo Meal #2: Steele told police his plans, for now, were to go to Salt Lake City to be with his family.
1. Why was Steele trapped for 23 days?| A．He lived alone and fell ill. | B．He was lost in the large forest. |
| C．He couldn’t get in touch with the outside. | D．He was burned so seriously as not to move. |
| A．A snow cave. | B．A sleeping bag. | C．A wooden cabin. | D．A comfortable tarp tent. |
| A．Kept Steele from coldness. | B．Reduced the coldness slightly. |
| C．Burned the wood around the stove. | D．Made Tyson Steele feel colder in the tent. |
| A．Saving Steele. | B．Steele’s adventure. |
| C．Steele’s snowfield suffering. | D．How Steele survived the snowfield. |
【推荐3】MyHeritage has announced the release of two new AI features which it promises will ‘revolutionise genealogy (系谱学)’ research, similar to how ChatGPT revolutionised searching the Internet.
The first feature, AI Record FinderTM, is an interactive chatbot that helps family historians find relevant historical records about a person of interest within MyHeritage’s database of 20 billion records. This free-text chat tool enables users to talk to an intelligent assistant to find information about their ancestors, relatives, or other people who have passed away.
In addition to AI Record FinderTM, MyHeritage has also introduced AI BiographerTM, another innovative feature that automatically generates a narrative biography about an ancestor’s life using information from historical records that match the person. This creates a Wikipedia-like biography, which gives users a complete understanding of their ancestor’s life story.
These two new features are integrated, allowing MyHeritage users to create an AI Biography for their ancestors using the AI Record FinderTM. With this integration, users can easily use a conversational AI to search for historical records. This makes it faster and easier to find information about their family members.
Gilad Japhet, Founder and CEO of MyHeritage, said of the new features, “We’re constantly pushing the boundaries of genealogy to reinvent the way people can discover their family history as we aim to reshape genealogy in the 21st century. Together, these advanced features strengthen MyHeritage’s position as the industry leader for innovative genealogy and continue our mission to make family history easier, more accessible, and more fun for everyone.” AI Record FinderTM is a disruptive feature that simplifies the way people can find information about their ancestors by making the search easier. AI Biographert M turns a person’s life details into a fascinating story. Not all our ancestors were famous, but they all deserve to be remembered!
1. What is a typical feature of AI Record FinderTM?| A．It updates MyHeritage’s database. | B．It generates a narrative biography. |
| C．It narrows down the target information. | D．It helps users interact with intelligent people. |
| A．That AI genealogy promotes family history creation. |
| B．That the new AI-driven features give way to MyHeritage. |
| C．That MyHeritage spares no effort to advance genealogy. |
| D．That more will be done to strengthen MyHeritage’s position. |
| A．Relevant. | B．Pioneering. | C．Disturbing. | D．Comprehensive. |
| A．MyHeritage Leads in AI Genealogy |
| B．MyHeritage Promises to Revolutionise |
| C．AI Features: A New Era for Genealogy |
| D．AI Record Finder: Smart Search for Family Histories |
【推荐1】The typically bustling main campus of Pennsylvania State University is quieter than normal. Many students are tuning in to classes online from their dorm rooms. A town ban on gatherings of more than 10 people limits social life off campus.
“I can tell that the university is trying their best to give returning and new students the full experience that Penn State has the potential to bring,” says Sophia Melocchi, 20, a junior. “It’s just not the same.”
Across the country, colleges have taken a range of approaches to the fall semester. A Chronicle of Higher Education tracker of nearly 3,000 colleges found that of those with firm plans, 19% are opening primarily in person; 27% are primarily online; and 16% are, like Penn State, a mix.
Schools that brought students back to campus quickly have run into problems controlling their behavior. Some have criticized universities for shifting blame for corona virus outbreaks onto the returning students. Penn State recently suspended a fraternity(联谊会)that threw a party with about 70 people, and it criticized other students for gathering, without masks and close together, in large crowds outside a residence hall. “I ask students disobeying the university’s health and safety expectations a simple question: Do you want to be the person responsible for sending everyone home?” Penn State president Eric Barron said in a statement. As of Sept. 4, more than 200 students at Penn State’s University Park campus had tested positive for COVID-19 since Aug.
That’s already happened at other colleges. Several clusters of corona virus cases in dorms at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill led the school to cancel in-person classes and move to a fully remote model on Aug.19, a week after classes began. At the University of Alabama’s Tuscaloosa campus, more than 1,800 students have tested positive for COVID-19 since returning to school.
| A．But all are facing a semester unlike any other. |
| B．Barron said that trend could force a shift to fully online classes. |
| C．Mask requirements make recognizing faces and making friends more challenging. |
| D．There is kind of a general fear of going home because people choose not to wear the masks. |
| E．The 40,000 undergraduates at Penn State’s University Park campus are hoping their institution does better. |
| F．I’m thankful that I get to experience Penn State, even if it’s only a percentage of the Penn State that I knew in the years previous. |
【推荐2】In the special time of fighting against COVID-19, you may want to learn more about viruses. Besides reading news, watching films and TV series may help you better understand them. Here are the three chosen for you.
Contagion
A deadly virus spreads rapidly and kills people within days of showing symptoms. As the fast-moving pandemic(疫情) grows, the worldwide medical community works to find a cure.
US political website The Hill says “It makes it clear that a virus is a life form to seek out new hosts because its carriers die—as it must to survive, and it must always stay one jump ahead of death.”
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Flu
A virus sweeps through a South Korean city and the government orders a complete shutdown to separate the community. Doctor Kim and a rescue worker, Kang, want to save the infected, including Kim’s daughter. They enter the closed city and successfully develop a vaccine(疫苗).
“It conveys to its audience the importance of treating people with dignity and humanity,” movie critic Kerry wrote.
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The Hot Zone
Since the Ebola virus first broke out in the 1970s in Africa, it has become known worldwide and one of the deadliest diseases in the world. Based on the virus, a drama called The Hot Zone was created. It is set in Washington, DC, in 1989, when the virus appears in an animal research lab. A US Army scientist, Nancy Jaax, risks her life to prevent an outbreak.
“The Hot Zone shows what it takes to defeat an outbreak,” noted Variety.
Click https://www.meijui.cc/video/20991.htmI and see what Nancy Jaax will do.
1. Why does a virus in Contagion seek out new hosts?| A．For next generations. | B．For survival. |
| C．For entertainment. | D．For preference. |
| A．To make a research into the virus. |
| B．To keep the city from the outside world. |
| C．To make the infected better treated. |
| D．To test the effectiveness of the vaccine. |
| A．Adventurous and honest. | B．Generous and humorous. |
| C．Courageous and selfless. | D．Talented and responsible. |
【推荐3】In order to reduce the risk of suffering from COVID-19, people are supposed to say no to a handshake, give up high fives, refuse kisses on the cheek and absolutely avoid hugging. So people all over the world are changing their daily habits at work and at home to prevent it from spreading.
In France, handshaking is regarded as daily greeting habits. And kissing on the cheek is often seen even between people who have only just met. Philippe Lichtfus, a lifestyle expert notices that handshaking is a relatively recent development in human history that began in the Middle Ages. Now, he says simply looking into a person’s eyes can serve as a greeting.
The Brazilian health ministry has suggested that citizens should not share the metal straws traditionally used to drink the caffeine-rich drink chimarrão. And a kiss — even if it is not on the mouth — is totally advised against.
One of Spain’s most treasured traditions is also affected by the outbreak — the kissing of sculptures (雕塑) of Virgin Mary in the week leading up to Easter. During the holy week, the faithful believers queue up to kiss the hands or feet of sculptures of Mary and the saints, seeking their protection.
Germany’s interior minister (内政部长) Horst Seehofer rebuffed Chancellor (总理) Angela Merkel’s try to shake hands with him, smiling and keeping both his hands to himself. They both laughed and Merkel threw her hand up in the air before taking a seat.
In Iran, a video has gone viral (走红) showing three friends meeting, hands in their pockets, two of whom are wearing masks, tapping their feet against each other as a greeting. A similar video in Lebanon shows singer Ragheb Alama and comedian Michel Abou Sleiman tapping their feet against each other while making kissing noises with their mouths.
The UAE (阿拉伯联合酋长国) is advising citizens to stop the traditional “nose to nose” greeting. The UAE also said that people shouldn’t shake hands anymore or kiss. Greet each other “by waving only”.
1. What can we learn from Philippe Lichtfus?| A．Handshaking has a long history. |
| B．It is suggested that people look into other’s eyes as a greeting. |
| C．People can continue to kiss on the cheek. |
| D．It is unusual for two people who have just met to kiss on the cheeks. |
| A．Appreciated. | B．Welcomed. | C．Accepted. | D．Refused. |
| A．People who believe in Virgin Mary must be disappointed to cancel (取消) the ceremony. |
| B．Several traditional greeting habits are advised against in the UAE. |
| C．Brazilians are crazy about drinking the caffeine-rich drink chimarrão. |
| D．Tapping feet against each other has already become a daily greeting in Iran. |
| A．People change their greeting styles to protect themselves. |
| B．Some new greeting styles become popular. |
| C．Different countries have different greeting styles. |
| D．Some old greeting styles are out of date. |
