Researchers in Australia have discovered an effective new method to capture the atmospheric carbon dioxide that is damaging our planet and transform it into something solid, making it much easier to store.
Carbon capture isn’t new, but previous methods call for the gas to be compressed into liquid and then injected underground. Widespread usage of that technology has been locked by economic and environmental concerns due to possible leaks. Instead, in a study published in Nature Communications, the group details their sustainable and cost-effective plan for transforming CO2 into coal.
This new process involves a liquid metal catalyst( 催化剂 )that is efficient in conducting electricity. CO2 gas is dissolved in a container with some liquid. Once electricity charge is introduced, the CO2 begins to turn into solid pieces of carbon, which can be collected and stored.
What makes this particularly unique is that the entire process can occur at room temperature. Previous experiments have only shown a gas to solid conversion at extremely high temperature, which made it impossible on a large scale. Now, the researchers are hoping that their work will be used to create even further when it comes to carbon storage.
In an interesting side benefit, the solid carbon also works as an electrode( 焊 条 ), which opens up a world of possibilities. “A side benefit of the process is that the carbon can hold electrical charge, becoming a super battery, so it could potentially be used as a part in future vehicles,” explains Dr. Dorna Estrafilzadeh, a researcher. “The process also produces fuel as a by-product, which could also have industrial applications.”
1. What can we know about the previous carbon capture methods?| A．People have to inject liquid to the gas. |
| B．The previous methods can be done easily. |
| C．The previous methods are not very popular. |
| D．People have widely accepted previous methods. |
| A．It needs electricity to make the process efficient. |
| B．It can be done in any kind of container. |
| C．It doesn’t need extreme temperature. |
| D．It can produce much solid carbon. |
| A．The method will make fossil oil disappear. |
| B．The method will influence the future industry. |
| C．The method will make developed countries more powerful. |
| D．The method will be used to make new vehicles. |
| A．How to change carbon into CO2. |
| B．A new carbon capture technology. |
| C．A new technology to get useful carbon. |
| D．Australia makes the world cleaner than before. |
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【推荐1】Face book has published its mind-reading wrist device and an augmented reality (增强现实) keyboard with future hardware products. The company’s Facebook Reality Labs division showed off the technologies on a virtual call with members of the media. Executives from the division talked about the technologies while videos of the projects were played for audience.
The wrist device is capable of reading neurological (神经系统的) signals sent from aw’s brain down to his or her hand. It could read these signals to get a sense of what a user wants to do and copy the action in a virtual or augmented reality environment. “You actually have more of your brain dedicated to controlling your wrist than any other part of your body.” said TR Reardon, director of research science at Facebook Reality Labs.
The Facebook researchers demonstrated “force” actions where a user could use his or her fingers in real life to hold and control virtual, far-away objects in augmented reality. The name of the action is a reference to Star Wars where certain characters can use “force” to control and move people or objects that are far away from them.
Additionally, the company demonstrated electromyography wristbands (机电腕带) that users could wear to type on any surface as though they were typing on a physical keyboard. Although there is no keyboard, the wristbands would register the intention of a user’s finger stroke (挥笔动作) and note down the letters and words. .
Facebook’s development of these technologies comes as the company prepares to release its first smart glasses this year. That device will be Ray-Ban glasses. Unlike smartphones, which rely on touchscreens, there is no current obvious input mechanism for smart glasses.
Asked how soon these technologies may make their way to the public, Facebook CTO Mike Schroepfer said they are in the early stages of development and no doubt will bring much convenience to our future life.
1. Where did Facebook demonstrate the new technologies?| A．On a virtual call | B．In a research paper | C．At a press conference | D．In an IT magazine |
| A．The wrist device can only read neurological signals sent from a user’s brain. |
| B．Electromyography wristbands are connected to a physical keyboard. |
| C．There is no obvious input mechanism for Facebook’s smart glasses. |
| D．These technologies have been put on the market. |
| A．Tolerant | B．Critical | C．Hopeful | D．Indifferent |
| A．Facebook and Its Goal | B．Facebook, a Tech-company |
| C．Facebook and Its Development | D．Facebook’s New Technologies |
【推荐2】Telescopes（望远镜）have come a long way since the first ones were invented early in the 17th century.Traditional telescopes allow astronomers to view objects in space thanks to the visible（看得见的）light those objects emit（发出）, or reflect.However, for modern telescopes, any Electromagnetic（电磁的）radiation will be enough for the purpose of viewing objects in space.Extremely hot objects, such as stars, emit not only visible light but also high-energy gamma radiation.Specialized telescopes—such as NASA's space-based Chandra X-ray Observatory—are built to detect such radiation.Cold objects—like comets and asteroids—emit low-energy radiation, which is invisible to the naked eye.Much of the universe is even colder.The clouds of dust and gas of which stars are made are only slightly warmer than absolute zero—the temperature at which atoms stop moving.To catch images of cold objects, astronomers use radio telescopes.
A radio telescope is a device that typically uses a large dish antenna（抛物面天线）to collect the low-energy radiation emitted by objects in space.However, it was quite challenging to get a clear image of those objects using ground-based antennas.The reason is that low-energy radiation is absorbed and distorted by water vapor（水蒸气）in the Earth's atmosphere.The signal that a dish antenna on the ground finally receives is therefore weak.
The signal can be strengthened by positioning the antenna on a site with very dry air.It can be made even stronger by arranging several antennas in an array, combining their signals so that they function together as a single, more powerful telescope.And if the antennas are portable, the distance between them can be adjusted to change the sensitivity of the telescope.Placed far apart, they can focus on a small goal, such as a planet.Grouping the antennas closer together can be useful for catching images of an object as large as a galaxy.
Atacama Large Millimeter Array（ALMA）, a large array of antennas, was officially opened in March 2013.Since the official opening of ALMA, there has been a steady stream of discoveries of great interest to astronomers.In July 2013, the telescope's high-quality images provided clues that may help answer a question that has long puzzled astronomers.ALMA is also helping researchers understand how planets are born, by providing the first-ever images of the planet-forming process.These observations are just the beginning.In the future, ALMA will show us even finer details of galaxies and star systems.
1. What images can radio telescopes catch that other telescopes cannot?| A．Images of distant atoms. |
| B．Images of distant hot objects. |
| C．Images of objects that emit visible light. |
| D．Images of objects that emit low-energy radiation. |
| A．It can only be used in large and distant deserts. |
| B．It is greatly affected by water vapor from the Earth. |
| C．It often fails to combine signals with other telescopes'. |
| D．It breaks down easily due to using ground-based antennas. |
| A．Using a telescope with antennas spaced far apart. |
| B．Using several telescopes all aimed at the same place. |
| C．Using several telescopes all aimed at different places. |
| D．Using a telescope with antennas spaced closely together. |
| A．To show the importance of ALMA. | B．To explain the operation of ALMA. |
| C．To describe how ALMA was set up. | D．To point out that ALMA has changed. |
【推荐3】An old saying has it that half of all advertising budgets are wasted — the trouble is, no one knows which half. In the internet age, at least in theory, this fraction can be much reduced. By watching what people search for, click on and say online, companies can aim “behavioral” ads at those most likely to buy.
In the past couple of weeks a quarrel has illustrated the value to advertisers of such fine-grained information: Should advertisers assume that people are happy to be tracked and sent behavioral ads? Or should they have explicit permission?
In December 2010 Americas Federal Trade Commission (TC) proposed adding a “do not track” (DNT) option to internet browsers, so that users could tell advertisers that they did not want to be followed. Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and Apples Safari both offer DNT; Google’s Chrome is due to do so this year.In February the FTC and the Digital advertising Alliance (DAA) agreed that the industry would get cracking (尽快行动) on responding to DNT requests.
On May 31st Microsoft set off the row.It said that Internet Explorer 10, the version due to appear with Windows & would have DNT as a default (默认值).
Advertisers are horrified.Human nature being what it is, most people stick with default settings. Few switch DNT on now, but if tracking is off it will stay off. Bob Lidice, the chief executive of the Association of National Advertisers, says consumers will be worse off if the industry cannot collect information about their preferences. People will not get fewer ads, he says. “They’ll get less meaningful, less targeted ads.”
It is not yet clear how advertisers will respond. Getting a DNT signal does not oblige anyone to stop tracking, although some companies have promised to do so. Unable to tell whether someone really objects to behavioral ads or whether they are sticking with Microsoft’s default, some may ignore a DNT signal and press on anyway.
Also unclear is why Microsoft has gone it alone. After all, it has an ad business too, which it says will comply with DNT requests, though it is still working out how. If it is trying to upset Google, which relies almost wholly on advertising, it has chosen an indirect method: There is no guarantee that DNT by default will become the norm.DNT does not seem an obviously huge selling point for Window 8 — though the firm has compared some of its other products favorably with Google’s on that count before.Brendon Lynch, Microsoft’s chief privacy officer, blogged: “We believe consumers should have more control: Could it really be that simple?”
1. It is suggested in Paragraph 1 that “behavioral” ads help advertisers to _________.| A．ease competition among themselves | B．lower their operational costs |
| C．avoid complaints from consumers | D．provide better online services |
| A．online advertisers | B．e-commerce conductors |
| C．digital information analysts | D．internet browser developers |
| A．may cut the number of junk ads | B．fails to affect the ad industry |
| C．will not benefit consumers | D．goes against human nature |
| A．DNT may not serve its intended purpose. |
| B．Advertisers are willing to implement DNT. |
| C．DNT is losing its popularity among consumers. |
| D．Advertisers are obliged to offer behavioral ads. |
【推荐1】These are some ideas that some people came up with about what the life will be like in the year 2500.
We will have established a base on the moon. School kids can take field trips to the moon weekly. We will have found cures(疗法) for AIDS and cancer. The war will have ended and peace flows freely through the land. Kids will learn more and be smarter than ever before! History will be the main subject at school. Cafeteria(自助餐厅) food will be delicious! You just walkup to a machine, stick out your tongue, and it will scan your taste buds(味蕾) to see what you want to eat.
—Kristen
Here I am in the wonderful year of 2500 and life is so easy. I work in a pet store and it is so hard! I have to wake up at midnight every day and fly my car to the store. It takes so long to get there. It takes me 20 seconds to get to the store in Mississippi from my home in Florida! At work, I have to push 5 buttons and then I go home. It takes 2 seconds and that is like forever.
—Morgan
In the year 2500, I think we will have invented cars that run on things we don’t need like garbage. Tail gas will smell like whatever you like such as chocolate. I also predict that buildings will be able to go into a different dimension(维) so your car won’t hit them. The cars in 2500 don’t fly, for we haven’t got that technology yet, but they can hover(盘旋) up to seven feet. These cars are made for speed!
—Carly
Instead of cars, we may have hovering devices that float around. We could also have electric cars instead of gas? powered cars. Food might be more healthy. What I believe is that the environment will change most. The environmental changes will also determine many other changes. If more people try to help the environment, then perhaps in 2500 we will have more forests and wildlife. If people won’t help the environment, then we will have no forests and little wildlife left.
—Roberta
1. According to Kristen, what will happen in 2500?| A．English will be the main subject at school. | B．Students can go to the moon every week. |
| C．Cafeteria will replace other restaurants. | D．AIDS and cancer will disappear. |
| A．Kristen. | B．Morgan. | C．Carly. | D．Roberta. |
| A．there will be more wildlife and forests | B．the environment will have changed a lot |
| C．the environment will be seriously damaged | D．cars will run on solar power and electricity |
| A．Aids and cancer will disappear in 2500 |
| B．Studnets can go to the moon every week |
| C．English will be the main subject at school |
| D．What the life will be like in the year 2500? |
【推荐2】2050 seems a long way away, but it is not impossible to predict the future though. With the speed we are moving now so many amazing things are going to happen in the future.
◆The Internet will be free for everyone.
The Internet is really a key driver these days. But it is not free for everyone yet. There have already been attempts like Facebook’s Free Basics.
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With the increasing population, it is not very hard to predict that common methods of transportation will not be enough. There will be much heavier traffic on the road. So in this case personal airplanes will be a handy method of transportation for common people.
Of course, there will be proper air traffic control for these personal airplanes.
◆Most cancers will be treated successfully.
◆Humans will live on other planets.
There will be great achievements in space research. In the year 2050, humans will be able to live on Mars. We will receive more intelligent signals from space.
| A．Though it hasn’t happened yet |
| B．So where is technology going in the future |
| C．The world’s population will cross 9.6 billion |
| D．What do you think of my predictions of 2050 |
| E．Chances are we will be able to find the next Earth-like planet |
| F．Personal airplanes will be used widely for short journeys |
| G．The number of deaths caused by cancers will be greatly reduced |
【推荐3】Today’s grandparents are joining grandchildren on social media, but the different generation’s online habits couldn’t be more different. The over-55s are joining Facebook in increasing numbers, meaning that they will soon be the site’s second biggest user group, with 3.5 million users aged 55-64 and 2.9 million over-65s.
Sheila, aged 59, says, “I joined to see what my grandchildren are doing, as my daughter posts videos and photos of them. It’s a much better way to see what they’re doing than waiting for letters and photos in the post. I think I’m lucky I get to see so much more of their lives than my grandparents did.”
However, Sheila’s grandchildren are less likely to use Facebook themselves. Children under 17 are leaving the site—only 2.2 million users are under 17---but they’re not going far from their smartphones. Chloe, age 15, even sleeps with her phone. “It’s my alarm clock so I have to,” she says. “I look at it before I go to sleep and as soon as I wake up.”
Teenagers might have their parents to thank for their smartphone and social media addiction as their parents were the early adopters of the smartphone. Peter, 38 and father of two teenagers, reports that he used to be on his phone or laptop constantly. He says, “How could I tell my kids to get off their phones is I was always in front of a screen myself?” So, in the evenings and at weekends, he takes his SIM card out of his smartphone and puts it into an old-style mobile phone that can only make calls and send text messages. “I’m not completely separated from the world if emergent, but the important thing is that I’m setting a better example to my kids and spending more quality time with them.”
Is it only a matter of time until the generation above and below Peter catches up with the new trend (趋势) for a less digital life?
1. How does Sheila feel about social media?| A．Useful. | B．Disappointed. | C．Useless. | D．Addicted. |
| A．To make calls to his boss. |
| B．To stop his work. |
| C．To set a good example to his kids. |
| D．To catch up with the new trend. |
| A．different | B．figured out | C．cut off | D．protected |
| A．Children under 17 don’t use smartphone at all. |
| B．Chloe is one of the early adopters of the smartphone. |
| C．Today’s grandparents enjoy a life without social media. |
| D．People may enjoy a less digital life in the near future. |
【推荐1】Chewing a sugar-free gum daily reduced premature births in a large study in Malawi, Africa. The new findings were inspired by relevant past research on oral (口腔的) health. The gum contains xylitol (木糖醇)— a chemical that can boost oral health — in place of regular sugar.
Among women who chewed the xylitol gum, 549 out of 4, 349 pregnancies, or 12.6 percent, delivered babies early, researchers reported February 3 at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s Annual Pregnancy Meeting. That’s a 24 percent reduction compared with the group who didn’t receive the gum. Among those women, 878 out of 5, 321 pregnancies, or 16.5 percent, of the babies were born before 37 weeks. The oral health of gum users also improved. About 4,000 of the women had an initial tooth exam and a later checkup. The women who chewed the gum had less tooth disease, a condition in which the tissue surrounding the teeth becomes infected, compared with those who didn’t get the chewing gum.
“The findings are very encouraging,” says Kim Boggess, a medicine specialist at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. “The researchers are approaching a very complex problem in a low-resource area by trying to use a low-tech, easily applied way. It would take more research to see if this could work in other settings,” she says.
Babies born early can have complications (并发症) that damage their lungs, nerve development and more, with long-term health risks, and they are more likely to die in their first year of life than average babies.
The team also wants to track the nerve development of the children born early and those born on time. “No matter how simple the method may be, we are still glad to make a difference in somebody’s life,” says the team leader Kjersti Aagaard, a medicine specialist at Texas Children’s Hospital, “and digging into the reason why chewing the xylitol gum has such benefits deserves our further commitment.”
1. What is the function of paragraph 2?| A．To offer statistics. | B．To give examples. |
| C．To refer to past research. | D．To analyze the causes. |
| A．It can stop teeth from bleeding. |
| B．It can help oral tissues against infection. |
| C．It can reduce women’s long-term health risks. |
| D．It can prevent early-born babies from complications. |
| A．They can be universally applied around the world. |
| B．They solve a complex problem in low-resource areas. |
| C．They employ modern technology to solve the problem. |
| D．They provide an easy-to-access way to tackle problems. |
| A．Cautious. | B．Disapproving. | C．Uninterested. | D．Positive. |
The lead author, Dr Bette Liu, now at the University of New South Wales, Australia said: "Illness makes you unhappy, but unhappiness itself doesn't make you ill. We found no direct effect of unhappiness or stress on mortality, even in a ten-year study of a million women."
As in other studies, unhappiness was associated with deprivation, smoking, lack of exercise, and not living with a partner. The strongest associations, however, were that the women who were already in poor health tended to say that they were unhappy, stressed, not in control, and not relaxed.
The main analyses included 700 000 women, average age 59 years, and over the next 10 years these women were followed by electronic record linkage for mortality, during which time 30 000 of the women died.
After allowing for any differences already present in health and lifestyle, the overall death rate among those who were unhappy was the same as the death rate among those who were generally happy. The study is so large that it rules out unhappiness being a direct cause of any material increase in overall mortality in women.
This was true for overall mortality, for cancer mortality, and for heart disease mortality, and it was true for stress as well as for unhappiness.
1. The word “mortality” in the passage means .
| A．richness | B．relaxation |
| C．death | D．morality |
| A．Unhappiness will definitely make a person ill. |
| B．Unhappiness doesn’t necessarily make you ill. |
| C．Unhappiness is not associated with lack of exercise. |
| D．The death rate among those unhappy people is greater. |
| A．unhappiness itself is not associated with increased mortality |
| B．there is no direct link between unhappiness and mortality |
| C．ill health directly causes unhappiness and stress |
| D．ill health directly results from unhappiness and stress |
| A．disappointing | B．indifferent |
| C．subjective | D．objective |
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FRANKFURT, Germany-European automakers are preparing for the biggest European motor show, the 89th International Automobile-Ausstellung (IAA) in Frankfurt, with affordable new family coupe (小汽车) and range-topping luxury models.
Maserati Spyder GT
Maserati’s new Spyder GT may resemble the coupe on the outer appearance, but it has a shorter wheelbase, a new engine and a new mechanical platform. The coupe won’t receive those changes until 2021. The new 4.4-liter V-8 engine gets 390 horsepower and 44 pounds lighter than the 3.2-liter biturbo power plant it replaces. The Spyder is expected to be about $138,000.
Saab 9X
Described by Saab, the 9X is a sports coupe that combines the features of a coupe, roadster (跑车), sedan (私家轿车) and pickup truck. The two-door coupe, created by Michael Mauer, is a preview of future Saab styling signal.
BMW 9 Series
A fourth generation of BMW’s high-dollar sedan arrives for 2021, introducing what BMW says is the world’s first six-speed automatic transmission (变速器). The V-8 engine is said to be loaded with technical advances. It develops 353 horsepower and 332 pound-feet of twisting force. The latest version of BMW’s Head Protection System adds rear-side airbags. Active Knee Protection, which contains an additional airbag to protect the knees of front passengers, is a new feature.
Porsche 911Carrera Targa
The third model in the 911 Carrera series in the redesigned Targa, which joins the coupe. The Targa’s whole glass roof covers nearly 5 square feet and is powered by two electric motors. The rear window is now folded for a bigger cargo bay, which has increased from 7.1 to 8.1 cubic feet.
1. What does“biturbo power plant”refer to in Paragraph 2?| A．Wheelbase. | B．Horsepower. |
| C．Platform. | D．Engine. |
| A．Saab 9X. | B．BMW 9 Series. |
| C．Maserati Spyder GT. | D．Porsche 911 Carrera Targa. |
| A．It signals the style of future coupes. |
| B．It provides all-glass top for the owner. |
| C．It is a combination of various functions. |
| D．It resembles the other four-door coupes physically. |
【推荐1】Just last month，AI-generated art arrived on the auction (拍卖) stage of Christie’s, proving that artificial intelligence can not only be creative but also produce world-class works of art — another significant AI milestone blurring the line between human and machine.
Naturally, the news sparked off debates about whether the work produced by Paris-based art collective Obvious could really be called art at all. Popular opinion among creatives is that art is a process by which human beings express some ideas or emotions, filter them through personal experience and set them against a broader cultural context. The story raised additional questions about ownership. In this circumstance，who can really be named as the author? The algorithm (算法) itself or the team behind it?
At GumGum, an AI company that focuses on computer vision, we wanted to explore the intersection of AI and art by devising a Turing Test of our own in association with Rutgers University’s Art and Artificial Intelligence Lab and Cloudpainter, an artificially intelligent painting robot. We were keen to see whether AI can，in fact, replicate (复制) the intent and imagination of traditional artists, and we wanted to explore the potential impact of AI on the creative sector.
To do this，we enlisted a broad collection of diverse artists from traditional pain-on-canvas artists to 3-D rendering and modeling artists alongside Pindar Van Arman — a classically trained artist who has been coding art robots for 15 years. Van Arman was tasked with using his Cloudpainter machine to create pieces of art based on the same data set as the more traditional artists. This data set was a collection of art by 20th century American Abstract Expressionists. Then, we asked them to document the process, showing us their preferred tools and telling us how they came to their final work.
Amazingly, while at face value the AI artwork was indistinguishable from that of the more traditional artists, the test revealed that the creative spark and ultimate agency behind creating a work of art is still very much human. Even though the Cloudpainter machine has evolved over time to become a highly intelligent system capable of making creative decisions of its own, the final piece of work could only be described as a collaboration (合作) between human and machine. Van Arman served as more of an “art director for the painting”.
As AI becomes an unstoppable force, it raises some difficult questions about the future role of humans in an increasingly automated world. Instead of worrying about AI’s threat to human creative supremacy, the future will be about accepting new technologies and the possibilities it brings for speeding up the process. It’s better to think of AI as your next creative assistant; beautiful pieces of work can be produced in collaboration with it.
1. According to popular opinion, the AI-generated work_______.| A．should have been based on personal experience |
| B．was set against a broader cultural context |
| C．couldn’t be considered art at all |
| D．expresses no idea or emotion |
| A．AI artworks could be easily identified |
| B．AI artworks could show human emotions. |
| C．AI had trouble making sensible decisions. |
| D．AI couldn’t complete a work independently. |
| A．Beautiful pieces cannot be works of AI. |
| B．AI could be an advanced tool for artists. |
| C．AI could challenge the supremacy of humans. |
| D．New technologies can pose a danger to humans. |
| A．Can AI Create True Art? | B．Can AI Threaten Humans? |
| C．Will Human Art Disappear? | D．Are AI Artworks Distinguishable? |
【推荐2】After spending a year in Brazil on a student exchange program, her mother recalled, Marie Colvin returned home to find that her classmates had narrowed down their college choices. “Everyone else was already admitted to college,” her mother, Rosemarie Colvin, said from the family home. “So she took our car and drove up to Yale and said , ‘You have to let me in .’ “
“Impressed--she was a National Merit ( 英才) finalist who had picked up Portuguese in Brazil—Yale did, admitting her to the class of 1978, where she started writing for the Yale Daily News and decided to be a journalist,” her mother said.
On Wednesday, Marie Colvin, 56, an experienced journalist for The Sunday Times of London, was killed as Syrian forces shelled( 炮击) the city of Homs. She was working in a temporary media center that was destroyed in the attack.
“She was supposed to leave Syria on Wednesday”, Mrs. Colvin said. “Her editor told me he called her yesterday and said it was getting too dangerous and they wanted to take her out. She said she was doing a story and she wanted to finish it.”
Mrs. Colvin said it was pointless to try to prevent her daughter from going to conflict zones. “If you knew my daughter,” she said, “it would have been such a waste of words. She was determined, she was enthusiastic about what she did, it was her life. There was no saying ‘Don’t do this.’ This is who she was , absolutely who she was and what she believed in :cover the story, not just have pictures of it, but bring it to life in the deepest way you could.” “So it was not a surprise when she took an interest in journalism,” her mother said.
1. From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1, we can infer that .| A．Yale was her last choice |
| B．Marie Colvin was confident of herself |
| C．Yale must keep its promise to Marie Colvin |
| D．Marie Colvin was good at persuading |
a. She was doing a story in Syria and got killed. b. She was admitted to Yale University.
c. She studied in Brazil as an excellent student.
d. She was hired by The Sunday Times of London. e. She began to take an interest in journalism.
| A．d→e→c→a→b | B．b→c→d→e→a |
| C．e→d→c→b→a | D．c→b→e→d→a |
| A．dislikes the choice of her daughter. |
| B．cares little about her daughter. |
| C．knows her daughter very well. |
| D．doesn’t fully appreciate her daughter. |
| A．Covering Stories in a Dangerous Conflict Area. |
| B．Applying for Top Universities, a Successful Case |
| C．Choosing Lifelong Careers Based on Your Own Interest. |
| D．Recalling Her Daughter, a Journalist Killed in Syria. |
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Winner of nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical and many other awards, the Book of Mormon is entertaining from start to finish and looks set to stay on Broadway in the near future.
Phantom of the Opera
Run Time: 2 hours and 30 minutes, including one intermission of !5 minutes
Audience: All ages
The box office revenue（票房收入）for this show is higher than for any other movie or stage production. Some people love it so much that they have seen it twice, perhaps even again and again. The opera has been playing continuously at Her Majesty's Theatre in London since its first performance in 1986. And it's not just audiences that love the show. Phantom has won many awards, including Olivier Awards and Tony Awards.
1. If you want to see a play longer than 2 hours and 30minutes, you can choose.| A．Aladdin the Musical | B．The Book of Mormon |
| C．Lion King the Musical | D．Phantom of the Opera |
| A．has won numerous awards | B．is telling an unhappy story |
| C．is suitable for all ages | D．will not be played on Broadway in the future |
| A．Aladdin the Musical runs for 2 hours and 15 minutes with two intermissions. |
| B．Lion King the Musical has well-loved songs for audience to sing along, |
| C．The Phantom of the Opera was first staged on Broadway. |
| D．The Phantom of the Opera is worth seeing repeatedly. |
