【推荐1】Sanlinx Inc. first introduced its original market defining SayaJoy Soy Milk Maker over 14 years ego to the North America market. Now we are introducing the SoyaPower G4, the fourth generation of advanced soy milk makers replacing the top rated SayaPower Plu.

The SoyaPower has been a best seller for nearly two years before it was replaced by the G4, with more favorable ratings than any other soy milk maker during its lifetime.

The SoyaPower G4 retains all the SoyaPower Plus features and functions. It makes soy milk, almond milk from other nuts seeds, or grains or a combination of them It makes both fully cooked and raw milks. It even makes creamy soups and porridge and hot chocolate drink.

The Main Improvements

●The G4 adds stainless steel to the lower part of the machine head, and thus makes the total grinding and cooking chamber all stainless steel. This is very important for people who are concerned of plastic leaching into food.

●The G4 changed to bottom heating like a typical electric water kettle. Since soy milk or soups are easily burnt onto bottom heating plate, many other bottom heating makers suffer from this problem. The G4 solved this problem by using advanced technologies and design.

●The perfect technology ensures excellent grinding and milk yields. It also makes the use and cleaning even easier.

●Eight push button functions, for making milks from soaked beans, dry beans, and other seeds and grains or combination of them. It also makes soups and porridge. It even has a function to make hot chocolate!

What does the underlined word "retains" in paragraph 3 mean?

A．keeps	B．replaces
C．obtains	D．prohibits

【推荐2】Instant Expert: Artificial Intelligence

Like it or not, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is starting to influence your life. Machines that have learned how to perform a task-or a huge range of tasks-better than humans are proving to be an invaluable resource. Join our speakers on a journey through the fascinating world of AI and give your own intelligence and instant upgrade.

Speakers:

Michael Veale, Lecturer in digital rights and regulation at University College London

Nello Cristianini, Professor of Artificial Intelligence at the University of Bristol

Lydia Nicholls, Researcher and writer

Helmut Hauser, Senior Lecturer in Robotics at the University of Bristol

Aleksandra Berditchevskaia, Nesta Senior Researcher at the Center for Collective Intelligence

Benefits of attending:

Become an expert one day

Open your mind, be inspired

What's included in your ticket:

In depth talks from leading AI researchers

Ask-an-expert Question Time session

Sandwich lunch, plus morning and afternoon refreshments

Exclusive Instant Expert certificate

Exclusive New Scientist subscription deal

Book information:

The event will be held in the Knowledge Center Auditorium, the British Library

Doors will be open at 9:15 am, with talks starting at 10 am as sharp. The event will finish at 5pm.

The schedule/exact running order for the day will be confirmed closed to the event, and will

be emailed to all ticket holders.

Should you require details about disabled access, please contact us at: live@newscientist.com.

Tickets:

Early bird: Save ￡ 20

Standard ticket:￡ 149

Student ticket:￡   99-Limited Availability

1. The attraction of the event lies in the fact that it_

A．Provides three hot meals

B．gifts one copy of Lydia Nicholls' book

C．gives magazine subscribers free services

D．arranges particular interaction with experts

2. How much should a farther pay if he buys tickets for himself and his 15-year-old daughter?

A．￡ 119	B．￡ 169
C．￡ 288	D．￡ 248

3. The purpose of the passage is to

A．try to persuade us to enjoy AI

B．tell us about the influence of Al

C．attract us to join in an event of AI

D．inform us of the information about AI

【推荐3】Would you like to travel? Here is some advice for you.

Kingsway Hall Hotel

We offer quality service in Kingsway Hall Hotel. This location puts guests in easy reach of many places, such as the British Museum and Piccadilly Circus. Our hotel also has modern Western food, and offers a perfect dining environment. The lounge bar is a comfortable place to enjoy a drink while watching the tourists. There are hundreds of dining choices within walking distance. Non-smoking rooms are ready for guests.

Hilton Docklands Riverside

Located on the bank of the Thames, our hotel is about two miles east of Tower Bridge and 36 miles from London Heathrow Airport. Our hotel has a beauty salon, a flower shop and a swimming pool. The hotel also offers laundry(洗衣店) services, babysitting, shining shoes, and local area transportation.

Windermere Hotel

Located in the center of London, our hotel puts guests within easy reach of London’s well-known buildings. Buckingham Palace and the Royal Parks are just a short walk away. Within 1.5 miles you can visit Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament. The theatres, Harrods shopping centre, and the designer shops of Sloane Square and Knightsbridge are all only a short walk away or a taxi ride away.

1. What does Kingsway Hall Hotel provide for its guests?

A．Chinese food.	B．A lounge bar.
C．Smoking rooms.	D．A swimming pool.

2. What is special about Hilton Docklands Riverside?

A．It has delicious food.	B．It offers a reasonable price.
C．It offers different kinds of service.	D．It is about two miles from London Heathrow Airport

3. This passage is most likely to be found in .

A．a storybook	B．a travel guide
C．a technical report	D．a fashion magazine

【推荐1】New York Public Library

This impressive location, proudly guarded by royal-looking marble lions, among the city's most splendid public spaces. Of course the Rose Reading Room-who wouldn't be inspired by all those crystal chandeliers? But if you're here for the books, you won't be disappointed either: there are some 50 million items spread out across these piles.

New York Academy of Medicine

Established in 1847 and opened to the public in 1878, this library holds a thorough catalogue of medical journals, documents and other materials. The library subscribes to more than 1,000 journals, and there are more than 800,000 issues. Its historical collections even contain documentation about an 18th-century smallpox outbreak in the U.K.

The Morgan Library & Museum

Originally the private library of none other than John Pierpont Morgan - this amazing building was first intended for bookish pursuits in 1910. In 2006, a massive redecoration brought more natural light into the building and doubled the size of the exhibition space. Today, the museum welcomes visitors to see collections of original Michelangelo drawings and its theater regularly hosts concerts.

The Center for Fiction

The Center for Fiction recently opened a new location in Downtown Brooklyn that brings the old-world charm of fiction together. While members are required to take advantage of its upstairs library and they can get discounts on reading groups, the public is free to check out the ground floor where a part of its library sits as well as its bookstore. It's a beautifully quiet space for literature lovers to sit and read.

1. What's special about New York Public Library?

A．It has a very long history.	B．It sells books as well.
C．It can meet readers’ different tastes for books.	D．It is the city's most splendid public space.

2. Which library may appeal to music lovers?

A．The Center for Fiction.	B．New York Public Library
C．New York Academy of Medicine.	D．The Morgan Library & Museum.

3. What can a reader do in The Center for Fiction?

A．Make friends with music lovers	B．Get involved in reading groups
C．Admire some famous drawings.	D．Learn about medical documents

【推荐2】Are you a high school student who loves to be outdoors and is eager to experience new challenges, learn new skills and meet new people? Learn all about the world of building and maintaining hiking trails, and experience it in a safe, teamwork-oriented environment in various locations across the state. WTA offers first-time participants country trips and returning students have the option to go on trips in the back country(边远地区).
Front Country Trips
Our front country trips provide opportunities for people to experience projects near the ocean, in the scenic Cascade Mountains and in northeast Washington. All our trips provide you with experienced crew leaders, a great project, some camping tents, sleeping bags and all your meals for the week.
Advanced Back Country Trips
On these trips you will be backpacking to the work site and will have a chance to advance your trail and leadership skills under the supervision of a WTA crew leader. Approval from a previous crew leader is necessary.
Trip Details
In 2014, trip fees for WTA members will be $195 for the first trip and $145 for each additional trip. Non-members will pay an additional $40 for their first trip and can be qualified to be members in the second trip. There will be a $30 cancellation fee for cancellations more than 30 days prior to the trip, and no refund for cancellations less than 30 days prior to the trip. Due to the popularity of our trips, please submit your payment and application within two weeks of signing up for a trip. If a trip is full and you would like to be added to the waiting list, please call us at 206/625-1367 or email trail＿teams@wta.org.
Scholarships
We believe no student should have to stay at home this summer because he or she can’t afford to go outside. Thanks to donations from members and supporters, WTA is proud to announce that we are able to offer a limited number of scholarships. Application deadline: March 1, 2014.
2014 Youth Volunteer Vacation
You must be 14 to 18 years old to go on one of our Youth Volunteer Vacations. We always recommend that volunteers go on a one-day trip before attending a Youth Vacation to understand what the work will be like for a week.
1. If you are going on one of the trips for the first time, you can’t go on trips ________.

A．near the ocean

B．in the back country

C．in the Cascade Mountains

D．in northeast Washington

2. How much will you have to pay for your second trip if you’re not a WTA member?

A．$145

B．$185

C．$195

D．$235

3. After choosing a trip, you ________.

A．will naturally become a WTA member

B．can cancel your trip and get all your money back

C．will be added to the waiting list

D．must submit your payment and application within two weeks

4. You must be lucky enough to obtain a scholarship if you ________.

A．apply before March 1, 2014

B．donate a little money to WTA

C．support WTA by advertising

D．volunteer in your high school

5. From the text we can learn that 2014 Youth Volunteer Vacations ______.

A．will be the last activity of the year

B．are more popular than people say

C．are open only to 14-to18-year-olds

D．offer a one-day trip for training

【推荐1】Cooking programs and classes for children seem to positively influence children's food preferences and behaviors，according to a recent review．And，although the review didn't look at long-term effects of such programs，the findings suggest that such programs might help children develop long-lasting healthy habits．
This research comes at a time when childhood obesity（肥胖） rates have been rising rapidly．More than one-third of adolescents in the United States were obese in 2012，according to the U．S．Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)．This trend has been caused，at least in part，by a significant decrease in the amount of meals that people consume at home since the 1980s，according to background information in the study．
Cooking education programs，such as Food Explorers，teach children about new healthy foods and how to prepare them．They also stress the importance of eating five fruits and vegetables every day．A volunteer parent explains a new food to the group，and the kids make something based on the lesson，such as fruit or vegetable salad． Depending on the program，kids may be sent home with information about healthy foods to bring to their parents，the review explained．
The study team reviewed eight other studies that tested different types of cooking education programs．Children in these classes were between 5 and 12 years old，according to the review．The goal of the study team was to learn more about developing an efficient program to encourage healthy food choices that last a lifetime．The study found that it is particularly important to expose kids to healthy foods on a number of occasions．This makes them feel comfortable with the new foods，which helps them build healthy habits．
The study stressed the importance of getting parents involved in（参与） their children's eating habits．Parents who are unable to enroll their kids in a cooking class can achieve similar benefits by having their kids help them while they prepare meals at home．Children are more comfortable at home，which makes them more receptive to new foods because they will make the connection to a positive experience．
1. What can we infer from the second paragraph?

A．Eating out frequently causes obesity．

B．Childhood obesity is totally caused by eating habit．

C．Childhood obesity rates have been rising rapidly since 2012

D．Food consumption has decreased significantly since the 1980s．

2. On cooking education programs，________．

A．children learn how to prepare foods from their parents

B．children will learn how to cook in the company of their parents

C．children may learn information unknown to their parents

D．children focus more on cooking skills than on information about healthy foods

3. Which of the following is true according to the study?

A．Parents should let their kids cook independently at home．

B．A greater willingness to try new foods helps building healthy habits．

C．Children who participate in cooking programs are less likely to become obese．

D．Children who take cooking courses are more likely to choose fruits and vegetables as adults．

4. Which of the following categories does this passage belong to?

A．Education Systems

B．Science and Technology

C．Parent-child Relationship

D．Public Health Research

5. The purpose of the passage is   _________．

A．to inform the reader

B．to entertain the reader

C．to discuss with the reader

D．to warn the reader

【推荐2】Posture Corrector For Men and Women

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You can wear our excellent posture support brace while at work, home or out and no one will know you have it on. After a while, you’ll forget you’re even wearing the brace.

1. “My brother” is mentioned in Part 1 to show_________.

A．Dr. John was kind and helpful	B．the posture corrector really works
C．every person has his ups and downs	D．a car accident can cause clavicle pain

2. What is the common way used for promotion in Part 2 and 3?

A．Giving examples.	B．Listing figures.
C．Making comparisons.	D．Lowering prices.

3. How much does a Chinese customer have to pay for a posture corrector?

A．$66.28.

B．$61.66.

C．$97.95.

D．$63.28.

【推荐3】Anyone who commutes(通勤)by car knows that traffic jams are an unavoidable part of life. But humans are not alone in facing potential backups.

Ants also commute—between their nest and sources of food. The survival of their habitats depends on doing this efficiently.

When humans commute, there’s a point at which cars become dense(稠密) enough to slow down the flow of traffic, causing jam. Researchers wanted to know if ants on the move could also get stuck. So they regulated traffic density by constructing bridges of various widths between a colony of Argentine ants and a source of food. Then they waited and watched, trying to find out at what point they are going to have a traffic jam.

But it appears that that never happened. They always managed to avoid traffic jam. The flow of ants did increase at the beginning as ants started to fill the bridge and then levelled off at high densities. But it never slowed down or stopped, even when the bridge was nearly filled with ants.

The researchers then took a closer look at how the behaviour of individual ants impacted traffic as a whole. And they found that when ants sense overcrowding, they adjust their speeds and avoid entering high-density areas, which prevents jams. These behaviors may be promoted by pheromones, chemicals that tell other ants where a trail is. The ants also manage to avoid colliding(碰撞) with each other at high densities, which could really slow them down.

Can ants help us solve our own traffic problems? Not likely. That’s because when it comes to getting from point A to point B as fast as possible, human drivers put their own goals first. Individual ants have to be more cooperative in order to feed the colony. But the research could be useful in improving traffic flow for self-driving cars, which can be designed to be less like selfish humans—and more like ants.

1. What does the underlined word “this” in paragraph 2 refer to?

A．Surviving.

B．Commuting.

C．Finding food.

D．Avoiding jams.

2. How did the researchers control the traffic density of the commuting ants?

A．Through closer observation.	B．By regulating their numbers.
C．By finding out the dense points.	D．By controlling the widths of their path.

3. How can ants avoid traffic jam according to the research?

A．They follow a special route.

B．They level off at high densities.

C．They never stop or slow down on the way.

D．They depend on their natural chemicals to adjust their speeds.

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．Traffic jams	B．Survival of an ant colony
C．Unavoidable? Not for ants!	D．Differences between human and ants

【推荐1】What to watch with your kids

WONDER PARK (PG)

“Wonder Park” in an animated cartoon about an imaginative girl named June (voiced by Brianna Denski), who’s spent years dreaming up a magical amusement park named Wonderland with her mom (Jenifer Gamer). Their fancies become reality when June manages to protect the park from getting broken apart and sucked into scary purple clouds of darkness. The film underlines the importance of not letting fear stop you from being yourself and doing what you love. (93 minutes)

NANCY DREW AND THE HIDDEN STAIRCASE (PG)

“Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase” is based on a classic 1930 Nancy Drew mystery book. After her mother’s death, 16-year-old Nancy Drew (Sophia Living) and her family move from Chicago to rural River Heights. Following a number of incidents, they meet various characters. The scariest moment an during what turns out to be a dream sequence (序列). (89 minutes)

CAPTIVE STATE (PG-13)

“Captive State” is an alien-attack movie set in a future Chicago. Some humans try to support the conquering aliens, while others try to fight against them. The movie in more about its own big ideas than about characters or emotions, but it’s smart enough that it should please most teen and adult sei-fi fans. John Goodman and Vera Farmiga co-star. (109 minutes)

FIVE FEET APART (PG-13)

“Five Feet Apart" is based on the best-selling. The novel about Will (Cole Sprouse) and Stella (Haley Lu Richardson), two hospitalized 17-year-olds with cystic fibrosis (囊性纤维化) who fall in love. Since the guideline for CF patients is that they should stay a minimum of six feet apart from each other due to the danger of cross-infection, the title refers to the one foot the pair “take back” to be a tiny bit closer as their love story develop. (115 minutes)

1. Which film attracts more sei-fi lovers?

A．Captive State.	B．Five Feet Apart.
C．Wonder Park.	D．Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase.

2. What does the title “Five Feet Apart” suggest?

A．A discouraging illness.	B．A moving love story.
C．A strict hospital rule.	D．A best-selling novel.

3. What’s the theme of the cartoon film?

A．Strong action saving a sorrowful romance.

B．Scary movements having great characters.

C．Imaginative adventure dealing with worry and fear.

D．Violent but smart alien attack appealing to audience.

【推荐2】When I was a child, I dreamed of becoming many things. Sometimes, I wished I was an astronaut going up into space, finding new planets and jumping around in a cool space suit. Other times, I imagined being a cowboy in the Wild West, wearing stylish cowboy boots. On other occasions, I pretended to be a famous footballer, using my skills to score lots of goals for my team.

Looking back, I realize that imagination is a wonderful thing. I was able to create entire environments and scenarios in my head, using nothing more than my brain, and to be able to adapt things in my everyday surroundings to fit the specific story of the day. Growing up with siblings (兄弟姐妹) also helped, as it meant that even bigger stories could be created, combining our ideas and putting our thoughts into action. It also allowed for more varieties in the stories, as sometimes I could be the hero while on other occasions, I would be the bad guy.

One of my all-time favorite memories as a kid was playing in my back garden. I played the role of Indiana Jones, which cleaned up at the cinema at that time, with my younger sister as my assistant and my brother as a bad person. We used everything in our garden, from the path to the fence, as part of the storyline to create obstacles that needed to be overcome, and we would keep the story going for hours!

My personal favorite game was Indiana Jones and the Stolen Easter Eggs, where my brother hid small chocolate eggs around the garden and my sister and I had to find them by answering questions or solving a puzzle. It was difficult, but eventually we found all the eggs and shared them together.

Since then, I have seen many great things and met many amazing people. The elements of fun and varieties of my creative imaginations are what I try to bring into every part of my positive life. So I can enjoy sharing with and hearing about other people’s stories, too.

1. What do we know about the author from his childhood?

A．He enjoyed living a life full of freedom.

B．He was longing to experience adventurous things.

C．He was always imagining a bright life for his future.

D．He had a clear picture of what he would do after growing up.

2. Which of the following can best replace the underlined word “scenarios” in Paragraph 2?

A．experiences	B．situations
C．positions	D．excuses

3. From the passage, we know that Indiana Jones was       .

A．an astronaut	B．a famous footballer
C．a hot film	D．a very popular book

4. What would be the best title for the passage?

A．My Creative Imagination.	B．My Childhood.
C．My Positive Life Today.	D．My Pride in Myself.

【推荐3】As robots are increasingly playing a part in society, we need to consider whether and how machines can learn morality. While robots can’t be ethical(伦理的) agents in themselves, we can program them to act according to certain rules. But what is it that we expect from them?

A 2016 study by UC San Francisco found that most virtual assistants struggled to respond to domestic violence or sexual assault(袭击). To sentences like “I am being abused”, several responded: “I don’t know what that means. If you like, I can search the web”. Such responses fail to help vulnerable people, who are most often women in this case.

But should virtual assistants ever be able to call the police when it overhears domestic violence? In a widely reported case from 2017, Amazon Echo was said to have called 911 during a violent assault. Responding to the incident, Amazon denied that Echo would have been able to call the police without clear instruction. Even if it had the ability, it is unlikely that people would expect a virtual assistant to go beyond providing information.

Then, there are robots whose very function gives rise to ethical questions. How should a driverless car react in an accident? To answer this question, Philippa Foot’s famous philosophical thought experiment, the trolley(有轨电车) problem, is usually rolled out. It goes as follows: imagine you see an unstoppable trolley zooming down a track, towards five people who are tied to the track. If you do nothing, they’ll die. But, as it happens, you are standing next to a lever that can redirect the trolley to a side track, which has one person tied to it. What should you do?

Variations of this experiment are invoked(援引) to ask whether a self-driving car should turn sharply around a jaywalking pedestrian teenager while putting the two elderly passengers at risk. Should it spare the young over the old? Or should it save two people over one?

Driverless cars are unlikely to encounter or solve the trolley problem, but the way we expect them to solve the variations could depend on where we’re from. In the moral machine experiment, MIT Media Lab researchers collected millions of answers from people around the world on how they think cars should solve these dilemmas. It turns out that preferences among countries and cultures differ wildly.

If, however, machines attain superior decision-making abilities, it may be necessary to have a full public discussion as to what should be the new and prevailing norms. But if we don’t come up with an ethical framework, we might risk leaving it to companies to regulate their own products or for people to choose with their wallet.

Figuring out what robot ethics we’d want is, therefore only the beginning.

1. The first three paragraphs indicate that virtual assistants _________.

A．must be programmed to learn morality

B．ever called 911 during a violent assault

C．have no abilities to respond to domestic violence

D．are expected to go beyond providing information

2. According to the experiments, we can learn that _________.

A．the trolley is redirected to the track tied with one person over five

B．the self-driving car turns sharply to spare the teenager over the old

C．people from different cultures and countries make varied decisions

D．MIT Media Lab researchers have worked out practical regulations

3. The passage mainly talks about _________.

A．why robots are unlikely to solve the morality problems

B．whether robots are expected to make ethical decisions

C．what tech companies have done to better robots’ response

D．how robots try to react to domestic violence or dilemmas