Much has been written about the wonders of the World Wide Web. There are countless articles telling us how the internet has made our lives more convenient. We no longer have to wait in line or carry cash around when we go shopping. We can download software whenever we need them.
Jan Tchamani, an English teacher in Birmingham, UK, suddenly developed a serious illness and had to quit her job. At age 50, she stuck at home with only her computer to keep her company. After a while, she discovered that surfing the Internet could help her feel less lonely and bored.
She was so inspired by the people she met online that she decided to start an IT club.
Jan has started taking online classes to learn more about how to make society better. She believes that it is highly important to make sure that everyone has access to the Internet.
| A．Her company has become quite successful. |
| B．Many people have been helped by the club. |
| C．And we benefit a great deal from the internet. |
| D．She and her friends now achieve a lot in the club. |
| E．She could listen to music, watch films, and explore the world. |
| F．Her next goal is to start a charity website to raise money for children in poor countries. |
| G．But the internet has done much more for people than simply make life more convenient. |
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【推荐1】Have you ever imagined going inside of a video game? That dream may soon become real. It's called the “metaverse”.
The metaverse is a shared virtual (虚拟的) 3D world, or worlds. The word is a combination of “meta”, which means beyond, and “verse”, which refers to “universe”. The word first appeared in a 1992 science fiction book called Snow Crash. In this story, people wear virtual reality (VR) headsets to see and join the metaverse.
Now, what happens in the book is becoming a reality. Wearing a VR headset, you can meet other people wherever they are. You can work and play with them. It will feel real because the technology can simulate (模拟) our senses: vision, hearing, touch, and even smell.
“We're talking about creating another reality, another world, that's as rich as the real world,” said Rev Lebaredian, vice president of simulation technology at NVIDIA, a US tech company.
So, what can you do inside of the metaverse? Your location will no longer matter, says VOA News. In the metaverse, “people ... would be connected at all times…” You can meet friends from other countries and go on a virtual beach vacation together. But forget Thailand — you can go to the beach on the moon, or anywhere else you can imagine. Can't find a friend to play basketball? Jump into the metaverse and find some friends to play with or go to a concert!
Cathy Hackl, an expert in metaverse technology, said her son's first concert was inside of a video game. “Just because it happened in a video game, it didn't make it less real for him,” she said.
Perhaps the metaverse will change our idea of what is real.
1. What can we learn from Paragraph 2?| A．How you can join the metaverse. |
| B．People's imagination of the metaverse. |
| C．An introduction to the game company. |
| D．Where the word “metaverse” comes from. |
| A．feel what you can touch |
| B．meet anyone you want to see |
| C．create your own virtual world |
| D．design your own video games |
| A．The location is of great importance. |
| B．Scenes in the metaverse are all connected. |
| C．You can visit any place you like in the metaverse. |
| D．The metaverse will replace traditional video games. |
| A．The metaverse will hardly change our lives. |
| B．The metaverse is just a different kind of reality. |
| C．It is not good for kids to join the metaverse. |
| D．The technology still needs to be developed. |
【推荐2】Twenty-five years ago, most young Britons wanted a career in law, to be a doctor, or, if they were creative enough, to take up singing. But today, things stand differently.
According to a survey by Tesco Mobile, a UK company, the “dream job” of young people aged between 16 and 25 in the UK is a video blogger, or “vlogger”. The survey, carried out among 1,002 people, found that as much as 40 percent of them put the vlogger as their number one choice on a list of ideal careers.
This change is undoubtedly as a result of the Internet and social media. They have made it so much easier to reach audience of the world, without having to enter a career in show business in the traditional way.
In the past, the biggest stars were trained by the Hollywood studios. Now, anyone with a camera can become a star. Vloggers are the big stars of today because they are normal people communicating with their fans about everyday lives.
However, what people see is only the bright side of being a vlogger and they fail to notice the fact that only those who are successful earn fame and money. For every success there are hundreds of others who never get off the starting line. There are the dreams that come true and the dreams that remain dreams forever.
Although being vloggers is popular, some young people choose to follow careers that don’t necessarily earn them fame, but allow them to make good use of the Internet to share their hobbies. Young Israeli David Leshaw, for example, runs a business called the Finishers Club. It’s an online platform for runners to keep a record of their races. His job allows him to express his enthusiasm, and is always a learning experience. And that’s enough for him.
1. Why do more and more young Britons choose to be vloggers?| A．Because vloggers can earn little fame and money on the Internet. |
| B．Because there is too much competition in the traditional show business. |
| C．Because the Internet makes it convenient to become vloggers. |
| D．Because anyone with a camera will surely become a star. |
| A．Only a few vloggers can be successful. |
| B．A vlogger cannot earn fame or money. |
| C．People seldom see the bright side of being a vlogger. |
| D．Dreams will always remain to be dreams. |
| A．Learn from others. | B．Become an online hit. |
| C．Hold running races. | D．Mix jobs with hobbies. |
| A．Most Britons choose to be vloggers as their jobs now. |
| B．The Internet is influencing young Britons’career choice. |
| C．The Internet is taking the place of traditional studios. |
| D．Young Britons cannot find jobs without the Internet. |
【推荐3】Tech giants Apple and Google are teaming up to create a system that would let smart phone users know when they've come into contact with someone who has COVID-19.
The technology would rely on the Bluetooth signals that smart phones can both send out and receive 1aperscn tests positive(阳性) for COVID-19, they could inform public health authorities through an app. Those public health apps would then warn anyone whose smart phones bad come tear the infected person's phone in the previous 14 days. The technology could be used on both Google Android phones and Apple iPhones.
The companies insist that they will preserve smart phone users' privacy and their technology will be used only by public health authorities to trace the spread of COVID-19. Smart phone users can choose to use it. The software will not collect data on users' physical locations or their personally identifiable information. People who test positive would remain unknown to the public, both to the people who came in contact with them and to Apple and Google. “Privacy is of greatest importance in this effort,” the companies said in a joint statement.
The American Civil Liberties Union has warmed that using cellphone data to handle the pandemic carries risks of “destruction of privacy”. In a statement on Friday, ACLU cyber security counsel Jennifer Granick said, The system also can't work well if people don’t trust it”. She said that the joint Apple and Google project “appears to reduce the worst privacy risks, but there is still room for improvement.” She added that the contact tracing app should be used only for public health purposes and only for the duration of this pandemic.
Public health officials say the contact tracing -finding people who have been in contact with an infected person will be a key step in lifting shelter in-place restrictions.
It would allow people who are known to have been exposed to the virus to isolate themselves, while letting others recover normal activities.
1. What is the main purpose of the passage?| A．To advertise for public health. | B．To introduce a contact tracing system. |
| C．To warn the public of risks of COVID-19. | D．To raise people's awareness of privacy protection. |
| A．Warn people who test positive. | B．Protect infected people's privacy. |
| C．Work with public health authorities. | D．Collect data on users physical locations. |
| A．Public health issues are traced accurately. | B．Only people's trust influences the system. |
| C．The system is at the risk of being destroyed. | D．Jennifer thinks the system should be better. |
| A．ensure infected people's recovery | B．guarantee people's normal activities |
| C．help prevent the spread of COVID-19 | D．encourage all the people to isolate themselves |
【推荐1】When Rachel Ratelle saw a news video of a burned koala trying to climb a tree to safety in fire-ravaged (火灾肆虐的) Australia, she decided to do something about it.
She looked up wildlife rescue and relief agencies in Australia to find out what they needed most. Besides donations, many organizations asked for hand-sewn and knitted pouches (袋子) and wraps for koalas and other animals that were burned or had lost their homes and parents in the fires.
This idea attracted Ratelle, but there was just one problem. “I’d never sewn in my life,” said Ratelle, 17, a senior at Rancho Buena Vista High School in Vista, US. “Giving money seemed like something too simple. But I wanted to directly help these animals by doing something myself, so I decided to learn how to sew.”
Over the next few months, Ratelle bought her own sewing machine and taught herself how to sew via videos online. Then she bought 18 yards of fabric and sewed 25 pouches of different sizes and shipped them off to Fir Australian Wildlife Needing Aid (FAWNA), one of several relief organizations that have rushed to rescue koalas, kangaroos and other species suffering from burns. A week later, she received a photo from FAWNA with a baby kangaroo in one of her larger pouches. “It made me feel like I contributed to the world and it showed how a simple act of kindness can go a long way,” said Ratelle who hopes to study biology for a future career as a nurse practitioner.
“I plan to use my new sewing skills to help animals and people devastated by natural disaster,” she said.
Several craft union websites around the world have called for Australian relief by making the animal pouches. Karen Newberry and her two daughters Madison, 12 and Rochelle, 8, from San Diego also offered their help in such a way. For Newberry, “It was a big push that made us crafters, sewers realize there’s something more we can do than just make things for ourselves,” she said.
1. What do the first two paragraphs mainly talk about?| A．What inspired Ratelle to learn to sew. |
| B．What is needed to save koalas and other species. |
| C．The poor living conditions of wild animals in Australia. |
| D．Different ways to help koalas and other animals in Australia. |
| A．Surprised. | B．Calm. | C．Proud. | D．Confused. |
| A．ruined | B．challenged | C．reduced | D．abandoned |
| A．Ratelle looked up wildlife rescue to find the burned koala. |
| B．Ratelle wants to become a nurse in her future career. |
| C．Ratelle thought giving money is the best to help the animals. |
| D．Ratelle learned to sew with the help of a former teacher. |
| A．People should stay united through difficult times. |
| B．Life is not easy for crafters and sewers in Australia. |
| C．It is challenging for crafters and sewers to do relief work. |
| D．Crafters and sewers can do more to help animals. |
【推荐2】Even when natural disasters happen far away, we feel for the people who are going through them. It can be more stressful if they happen close to home or affect people you know.
You can find out what kind of help people need on the Internet. Check the website of groups like the Red Cross.
Plan what you'll do, and make it happen. For example, if you plan to collect supplies, you need to post a list of what to bring and when and where to drop it off. After the event, you'll need to decide how to group the things and send them to the charity (慈善机构).
No matter which way you choose, your action helps others.
| A．Work out all the steps. |
| B．It's good to plan a fundraiser event. |
| C．You can also get others to join you. |
| D．It's good to talk about what's going on. |
| E．You can also talk about your plan with others. |
| F．Even small acts of kindness and giving have an effect. |
| G．They know what people need most and the best ways to help. |
【推荐3】Eleven-year-old Allan Baltz of Jonesboro, Arkansas, is familiar with the foster (领养) care system. When he and his twin sister Alice were only four, they came to live with their foster parents Derek and Lesli Baltz.
Last fall when Allan got an opportunity to pay it forward, he made it count.
During the height of the 2021 shutdown, to keep their kids entertained at home, the family decided to switch up their hairstyles. Lesli dyed her hair red and Alice went blue. Derek tried out a mustache, and Allan went the craziest by growing out a long, beautiful mullet (胭脂鱼发型).
When friends pushed Allan to enter the USA Mullet Championships competition, Allan initially wasn’t interested because he thought he couldn’t win. However, once he learned there was a cash prize, he changed his tune.
“He instantly was like ‘Oh, OK. I can do it, and we’ll give the money to kids in foster care.” Lesli said. “He didn’t hesitate. He didn’t say, ‘I can get a bike, then give some money away.’ It was just instant that he wanted to give it away.”
After submitting his photo and following up with several weeks of campaigning, Allan took home the top prize in the kid’s division with more than 25, 000 votes in his favor.
He split his winnings between two local foster care organizations, Together We Foster and Project Zero, but his impact went far beyond just the $2,500 he donated. His giving heart inspired others to do the same, and he ended up raising an additional $4,500 for the two organizations.
“People also started volunteering … and donating,” Lesli said. “A few people that we know decided to start fostering because of Allan’s story. The way that people hear it and it inspires them to do something about the foster care crisis is really incredible.” Lesli said she couldn’t be prouder of Allan’s heart for helping others and feels truly lucky to be his mom.
1. What do the underlined words “pay it forward” mean in paragraph 2?| A．Spend plenty of money. | B．Pass on love to others. |
| C．Pay for goods in advance. | D．Win great popularity. |
| A．It was really a good way to have fun. | B．It was an extremely popular hairstyle. |
| C．It was required for the competition. | D．It was the craziest thing he’d ever done. |
| A．Talented and decisive. | B．Selfless and open-minded. |
| C．Generous and kind-hearted. | D．Sensitive and sociable. |
| A．It led to the donation totaling $4,500 in the end. |
| B．It inspired more people to get involved in foster care. |
| C．He helped to successfully solve foster care crisis. |
| D．He luckily won true love and admiration of Lesli. |
