Apple’s first watch can not only tell you the right time, the smart watch also has a set of technology that can collect a lot of health data (数据). When you have been sitting too long, it will “hit” you on the wrist (手腕) 10 minutes before the top of the hour.
“A lot of doctors believe that sitting is new illness.” Apple’s CEO Tim Cook said.
Many workers used the Apple Watch first. Then, Apple started selling the Apple Watch in April 2015. “We have a lot of meeting and a lot of workers,” Cook said, “and ten minutes before the hour, the watch will hit you and everybody will start standing up.”
“It took some time to get used to, but it’s actually really excellent.” He said.
Users have the chance to share their health data with doctors. And people believe it makes them healthier.
1. Besides telling you the right time, what can the smart watch do?2. What do a lot of doctors think about sitting?
3. When did Apple start selling the Apple Watch?
4. According to Cook, what will everybody do when the watch hits you on the wrist?
5. Do users have the chance to share their health data with doctors?
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【推荐1】Thomas Suarez is a 12-year-old schoolboy. He is now in the 6th grade at a middle school in Los Angeles. While most children of Thomas’ age are playing basketball or watching the Disney Channel, he’s creating apps and giving talks at TED (美国一家私有非营利机构).
Thomas is not even old enough to have a Facebook account (脸书网账号), but he has been strongly interested in computers and technology since before kindergarten (幼儿园 ). He’s established (建立) his own company, Carrot Corp, and has made two popular apps that are now sold in the App Store.
“A lot of kids these days like to play games, but now they want to make them,” he says. “And it’s difficult because not many kids know where to go to find out how to make a program. And not many parents have written apps.” So Thomas starts an App Club at school. Any student can come to learn to design (设计) an app. He says he is inspired (启发) by Steve Jobs.
In the future, Thomas wants to create more apps and more games. He also plans on continuing his App Club and finding other ways for students to share knowledge with each other.
根据短文内容，回答下面的问题。
1. What do children of Thomas’ age usually like to do?
2. Does Thomas have a Facebook account?
3. Since when has Thomas been strongly interested in computers and technology?
4. Where did Thomas start his App Club?
5. Who inspired him?
【推荐2】Popcorn, the Perfect Snack
Pop! Pop-pop! Fresh popcorn is one of the most popular foods when people are watching a movie or a ball game. It is delicious, cheap and easy to make. Popcorn may just be the perfect snack.
Not all com pops. There is a tiny amount of water in corn kernels (玉米粒). When the corn kernel is heated, the water in it turns to steam (水蒸气). In some corn the steam goes out through the outside cover. In popcorn the steam can’t get out. Pressure builds up until... pop!
Popcorn has been around for thousands of years. Back then, people made popcorn by putting corn kernels on red-hot stones near a fire. Popcorn was not always eaten whole as it is now. Instead, people made the popcorn into a type of flour (面粉) and then added water to make bread.
The first poppers (爆米花机) were invented in the 1880s. These machines heated the corn with steam. Later these popcorn poppers were put into small wagons (车) and pulled to different places. Popcorn was sold at carnivals (狂欢节), parks and state fairs. People could not get enough of it!
Soon movie theaters began selling popcorn too. It started the tradition of eating popcorn at the movies. At this time popcorn became more popular than ever. For a short time though, people began eating less popcorn. In the 1950s, television was still very new. Many people stayed at home to watch television instead of going to movies. Few people owned popcorn poppers. Then microwave ovens (微波炉) were invented. It became easy to make popcorn at home. Americans started to eat more popcorn again—more than one billion pounds each year!
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1. The first poppers were invented
2. How long has popcorn been around?
3. What does the underlined word “it” refer to in the passage?
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The iPhone 4S is a touchscreen-based smartphone developed by Apple Inc. It is the fifth generation of the iPhone, succeeding the iPhone 4, and was announced on October 4, 2011. Siri on iPhone 4S is like a person assistant. It lets you use your voice to do things on the iPhone. You can just talk to Siri as you talk to a person. Siri understands what you say, knows what you mean, and even talks back.
Say something like “Tell my wife I’m running late.” “Remind me to call the doctor.”“Any fast food restaurants around here?” Siri does what you say, finds the information you need, then answers you. It’s like you’re having a conversation with your assistant.
Siri not only understands what you say, but it’s also smart enough to know what you mean. So when you ask, “Any fast food restaurants around here?” Siri will reply, “I found a number of restaurants near you.” Then you can say, “Hmm. How about French fries?” Siri remembers that you just asked about restaurants for something to eat, so it will look for KFC restaurants in the neighborhood. And Siri is active, so it will question you until it finds what you’re looking for.
When you want to do something, just ask Siri to help you do it. Siri uses almost all the built-in apps on iPhone 4S. It writes texts and sends email messages. It searches the web for anything you need to know. It plays the songs you want to hear. It gives you directions and shows you around. It makes calls, plans meetings, helps you remember and wakes you up. In fact, ask Siri what it can do — it even speaks for itself.
Siri is easy to use and does so much. You’ll keep finding more and more ways to use it.
1. When was iPhone 4S announced?
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2. What is Siri on iPhone 4S like?
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3. How can you use Siri to do things on the iPhone?
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4. Why will Siri look for KFC restaurants in the neighborhood?
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5. What does the writer want to tell us according to the passage?
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ChatGPT: As an AI(人工智能) language model, I can do many things to help people improve their English. I can offer advice on grammar and vocabulary, help with pronunciation and provide feedback(反馈) on written or spoken English. What’s more, I can take part in conversation with people in English which can help them practice their language skills interestingly and naturally. Would you like me to help you with any problems of your English?
John: No, not at the moment. That sounds even more powerful than some English teachers. So do you think you’ll replace(替代) some human beings in some areas, such as English teachers, news reporters or people who do customer service work?
ChatGPT: No. I don’t think I can replace them completely. Though I can provide useful help in many areas, I am still a machine and there are things only human beings can do. English teaching, news reporting and serving are far more than skills. They are also about feelings, thoughts, cultures and so on. However, I believe that I can be a valuable tool to support and improve the work of human beings in these fields. By working together, better results can be achieved to those we serve.
John: Great. I like your ideas. So my next question is, what advice would you give to human beings in order to be better prepared for the future?
ChatGPT: Good question, John. Here are a few pieces of advice for people to think about. First, develop thinking ability. In a word, instead of copying others’ ideas, you should have your own thoughts. Next, learn to work together with machines. Don’t be afraid of AI, it’s important to know how to work together with machines to improve your own abilities. Then, develop skills only human beings have, like creativity, and empathy(共情). Fourth, keep learning and changing. The world is changing fast and it’s important to stay up to date with the latest development s in technology and other fields. I hope these tips are helpful, John.
The relationship between ChatGPT and human beings to ChatGPT’s eye | ||
| ChatGPT can help human beings in severAI ways, including English learning. | ChatGPT won’t replace human beings | People can |
| *Offer advice on grammar and vocabulary. *Help with pronunciation. *Give feedback on *Have conversation with people in English to help people improve language skills in a fun and | *ChatGPT can provide useful help, *Working together with human beings, we can | *Develop critical thinking. That’s to say, don’t copy others’ ideas, have their own thoughts *Don’t be afraid of AI and improve their own abilities by *Develop skills *Always keep up with the latest developments. |
Many space-lovers dream of traveling into space, but it costs too much to make that dream come true. Luckily, here is a chance for people who love exploring space. An unusual new reality TV show called Space Hero is in the works.
Space Hero must be popular and attractive because it will be the world’s first reality show in space. It will send a lucky winner to the International Space Station ISS who can stay there for ten days. According to the show creators (创建者), a seat for the winner has already been booked with the NASA on spaceship.
How will the show work? The plan of the show is to first pick a group of space-lovers from around the world. The show is open to anyone who is older than 18. “We’re opening space to everyone, not only to astronauts and rich people”, one of the creators said. Twelve men and twelve women will be picked. And then the contestants (参赛者)will be taken to a “Space Village” to take part in hard space training for the final trip.
In the end, the people who watch the show can choose their favorite person to be sent to space. When the winner has been picked, the show will follow that lucky person’s journey and film during the whole time. The creators of Space Hero hope the show will encourage(鼓励)interest in space travel.
1. What is the world’s first reality show in space?2. How long can the lucky winner stay in ISS?
3. Is everyone open to the reality show?
4. Who will decide on the winner of the show finally?
5. Why do the creators of Space Hero make the reality show?
Do you know about Artificial intelligence (AI) (人工智能） ?
AI is growing very fast now. AI is a group of technologies that help machines get, understand and use information to do tasks. AI’s recent developments have got a lot of social attention. Some people have welcomed AI because it makes things possible. For example, AI will have a big influence on areas like medicine and engineering. But this attention has also produced a lot of fear. Especially, many workers are worrying that AI could make them lose their jobs.
According to a recent study, nearly five percent of jobs will disappear because of AI. In some industries, AI is already doing the work that people used to do. Self-driving cars and trucks controlled by AI will also take away the drivers' jobs in the future.
On the other hand, AI will also create many new jobs for people. More people will be needed to write programs for AI systems (系统）and they will set up and work on them, too.
Meanwhile, jobs that require feeling, excellent communication skills with people will not be replaced (取 代) by AI. These include jobs in fields like teaching, nursing and personal training.
AI is here. It is changing how people live and work in many ways. That makes AI important to watch, not to fear.
1. What can AI help machines to do? (不超过 15个词）2. How many jobs will disappear because of AI? (不超过 10个词）
3. What jobs will not be replaced by AI? (不超过 15个词）
Many people have never communicated with someone who is blind. Keep in mind there is no need to treat (对待) those people differently. Just show your respect to them. And do the following things kindly.
Offer help.
If you see a blind person who seems to need help, offer your arm. Taking your arm will help them to follow the movements of your body. If they have a guide dog, ask if they’d like to take your arm or follow you. Remember not to touch a guide dog.
Give helpful directions (方向).
Always give directions to a blind person according to the way they are facing. Giving them the words, such as “over there”, won’t help. Let them know clearly, “Go straight for about five meters and the door is to the right.”
Don’t use different words.
It’s okay to use words like “look” and “see” when communicating with a blind person. Words like these are likely as much a part of their word bank as yours.
Leave things where they are.
When visiting a blind person’s home or office, don’t move things around. Even if you think you’re helping, you may not be doing the right thing for them. Usually the blind person knows where they keep things and expects the things to be where they placed them.
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【推荐2】Do you like shopping? Here are some shopping tips for you.
First, you should write down all the things you want to buy. You should know how much money you need and take enough money with you. You could bring their own(自己的) shopping bags.
Second, it’s very important(重要的) not to buy the things you don’t need. There are many nice things in the shopping center, but what you need is only some of them.
Third, when you are shopping, you need to go into different shops and compare(对比) things of the same kind. It may take you lots of time to get the best one.
Fourth, you can go shopping on weekends or during holidays. On one hand, there are lots of discounts(折扣) on many things. On the other hand, people have enough time to decide(决定) which to buy.
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1. When you go shopping, you need to
2. If(如果) you don’t need one thing, you should not
3. When are there lots of discounts on many things?
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【推荐3】Bitwalking(比特步行) is an invention by a small company in London. To make people walk more, this new app on the mobile phone is paying people, based on their daily walking steps.
With this app, walkers can earn one “Bitwalking dollar (or BW $)” for about 10,000 steps (about eight kilometres). Three BW $ can be earned by one person per day at most. The money people earned can be spent on online shopping sites or exchanged for cash.
One idea behind the app is to make people healthier. But the designers also have another goal: to improve people’s lives. In poor countries, people have to walk far to work, or to school, or simply to collect water. Workers in the countryside earn less than one dollar a day. By walking around with the Bitwalking app, they could earn three times more.
The company has also set up Bitwalking centres in some poor areas. At the centres, local people will learn how to use the Bitwalking dollars or trade them for cash. Bitwalking is really helping to change lives.
1. Who invented Bitwalking? (Not more than 6 words)2. How can walkers earn one Bitwalking dollar with this app? (Not more than 8 words)
3. How many Bitwalking dollars can people get at most every day? (Not more than 4 words)
4. What are the goals of Bitwalking app?
5. If the workers in the countryside earn 0.8 dollar a day, how much will they earn a day if they use the Bitwalking app?
