The First Robotics Competition(FRC) was held in Shenzhen.A total of 35 high-school student teams from China, the United Kingdom, Turkey, Poland and other countries joined the two-day contest with their hand-crafted robots.
The FRC is a world-class robotics competition that was first launched in the United States in 1989.It encourages students to improve their hands-on skills and creative capabilities.
There are strict rules.limited resources and an intense six-week time limit before the competition.Teams of students should raise money, design a team brand and improve their teamwork skills, as well as build industrial-size robots to compete .The rules of the game include two groups, and each group has three teams.The group with the highest score wins the game.
The seven teams who won the top prizes in the FRC Shenzhen regional wil1 take part in the First Championship to be held in the United States next month.
Yin Shifei, secretary general, said the competition not only enables students to improve their programming, decision-making and problem-solving skills, but also encourages them to cooperate and share with other people.
According to Yin, a Shenzhen team invited over 40 left-behind children to the city to watch the FRC game because they wanted to make education more equitable .And the left-behind children can get fair education.These children's parents are migrant workers in Shenzhen, but they are left behind in their hometowns.
Shenzhen became the first city to host an FRC regional in Asia last year, and another regional contest will be held in Shanghai this year.
1. From the passage, we can know__________.A.primary-school student from China joined the competition |
B.the FRC is a nation-class robotics competition |
C.the FRC was first launched in Poland in 1989 |
D.The competition this time lasts for two days |
A.programming | B.teamwork | C.creative | D.educating |
A.they wanted to have more audience |
B.they hoped that more people would cheer for them |
C.the left-behind children's parents missed them |
D.they wanted the children to receive fair education |
A.FRC is a good way to improve students' abilities. |
B.The rules of FRC are very strict but helpful. |
C.More Chinese cities will hold FRC regional in Asia. |
D.Shanghai became the third city to host an FRC in Asia. |
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【推荐1】At the end of many sports events and competitions, all the contestants are honored for their effort. But in a world where not everyone can be a winner, does getting a consolation prize(安慰奖)actually improve a child’s self-esteem?
Participation awards have been around for at least 100 years, but lately they have come under fire for killing children’s sense of competition. Yet that is exactly the opposite of what these medals do for little ones, says psychologist and parenting coach Emily Pagone.
When preschoolers and kindergartners compete, they don’t know the expectations adults have for them, Pagone says. Offering them a trophy(奖杯)or medal can highlight the skills that the losers showed and encourage the sportsmanship of all the players.
But what really makes a participation award worthwhile is the conversation that comes with it. “When the caregivers around the children recognize their abilities, talents and strengths, children are placed in a position to learn about the expectations of the situation. And pointing out what kids do well can also build their self-confidence.” Pagone says.
Still, there is one problem with this system: students may rely too much on rewards from outside sources to motivate themselves. It’s valuable for them to play soccer not only because they want to earn something to decorate their rooms, but also because they enjoy the sport. They won’t always get prizes for doing their best, so it’s important to build an inner desire to push through challenging times.
For this reason, Pagone recommends discontinuing the use of participation awards around first grade. But not all experts agree that is best. Positive feedback can also benefit older kids and adults, keeping them coming back to their hobby even after a tough practice or season, says Kelly LaPorte, clinical director at a counseling center. That lesson of celebrating the effort and not just the result remains important throughout a person’s life.
Trophies and medals for preteens and teens should also be paired with conversations, particularly to prepare them to deal with loss. Sometimes this means letting them take a five-minute walk to calm down after a match. Other times it just requires allowing them to express their feelings. A “perfect world” would include participation awards for kids and postgame reflections with caregivers and coaches.
1. What do participation awards do to little children according to Pagone?A.They kill their sense of competition. | B.They encourage sportsmanship of all players. |
C.They meet kids’ expectations for the game. | D.They make players ignore the sports skills. |
A.They get in the way of helping children build self-confidence. |
B.They might prevent kids from building an inner desire for the sport. |
C.They benefit both little children, older kids and adults in learning. |
D.Their value lies in that they celebrate the effort rather than the result. |
A.They are more beneficial than harmful. | B.They are more harmful than beneficial. |
C.They can be effective but have limitations. | D.They should be replaced with conversations. |
A.Are Participation Awards Still Necessary? | B.How Do Participation Awards Impact Children? |
C.What is the Myth about Participation Awards? | D.Why Should Participation Awards be Abandoned? |
1. In your judgement, the island belongs to .
A.UK | B.USA | C.Canada | D.Australia |
A.traveling | B.running | C.training | D.dining |
A.rent a boat to the island | B.book n room on the island |
C.run to the island | D.be at least 21 years |
A.2 | B.3 | C.4 | D.5 |
A.from one end to the other | B.the sky and the sea are blue |
C.the clothes on people are blue | D.the whole island is blue |
【推荐3】A Versailles Bike Tour
Take a tour of Versailles with a difference—by bicycle! It’s the only way to see Versailles’ expansive gardens and you’ll get to see highlights of Versailles that most visitors miss. You’ll also enjoy a picnic by the Grand Canal and then take a tour of the Palace of Versailles.
Basic Information:
Lasts: 9 hours
Where to meet: Outside of the subway station(Line 10) in Paris
Where to part: Return to the same point as departure at about 6:00 pm
Means of transportation: Together with the guide, you will walk to the RER train station to travel to Versailles by train. Then pick up your bike at an office just 5 minutes from the Palace of Versailles.
What You Will Enjoy:
☆A visit to Versailles’ village market to buy cheese, bread, wine and whatever else you wish for your delicious picnic lunch
☆A bike ride through the gardens behind Versailles palace. Bring your camera for pictures—perfect views in every direction.
☆Arriving at the far end of the Grand Canal, you’ll settle down at the picnic.
☆ Cycle back towards the palace for an unforgettable view into the lives of the King. You’ll visit the Hall of Mirrors, the King’s State Apartments and so on.
Ticket Prices: adult: man 50 dollars; woman 40 dollars; above 60:30 dollars; kids 12-18:20 dollars; (children under 12 are not allowed)
☆For more tour guide information: Web: www. versaillestour.com.
1. Where will the visitors have a picnic?A.The gardens of Versailles. | B.The Grand Canal. | C.The RER Station. | D.The Hall of Mirrors. |
A.9:00 am | B.12:00 am |
C.1:00 pm | D.2:00 pm |
A.Give them a phone call. | B.Go to their office to ask. | C.Write a letter to them. | D.Visit their website. |
A.The visitors will set off and return at two different places. |
B.The visitors can go directly to the Palace of Versailles by themselves. |
C.The Palace of Versailles is not far from the office of bikes. |
D.The guide will wait for and meet the visitors at the RER train station. |
A.Novel. | B.Dairy. | C.Advertisement. | D.Report. |
There is another way to help your friends or other people to find you. Give them a signal(信号)outing or whistling (吹口哨) three times. Stop. Then shout or whistle three times again. Any signal given three times is a call for help.
Keep on shouting or whistling, always three times together. When people hear you, they will give two shouts or two whistles. When a signal is given twice, it is an answer to a call for help.
If you don’t think that you will get help before night comes, try to make a small room with branches.(树枝)
What should you do if you get hungry or need drinking water? You would have to leave your little branch room to look for something to eat and drink. Don’t just walk far away. Pick up small branches and drop them as you walk so that you can find your way back.
The most important thing you need to do when you are lost ---stay in one place.
1. When you hear two shouts or whistles, what does that mean?
A.Some animals are coming. |
B.Someone is calling for help. |
C.People will come to help you |
D.Someone is lost. |
A.Walk everywhere to find your friends. |
B.Sit down and stay where you are. |
C.Make a small room with branches. |
D.Try to find something to eat and drink |
A.You can leave your branch room to find some food. |
B.You can’t go anywhere even when you feel thirsty or hungry. |
C.You should leave some branches as you walk. |
D.Don’t go far away from your room. |
【推荐2】Imagine that your friend is cutting the cake to share with all the guests at the birthday party. The first three guests are handed large pieces of cake, while you are handed a teeny-tiny one. How would you feel? Is this fair? Most of us have a clear sense of what is fair and what is not, but where does this come from? Scientists try to study fairness in primate species (灵长类物种) to understand how fairness came about.
Fairness often involves equal outcomes (平等的结果)
Do monkeys behave in ways that lead to equal outcomes? To find out, scientists give monkeys choices about how to share food. Scientists ask a monkey to choose between two options—to provide a piece of food just for themselves, or to provide food for another monkey nearby, as well as for themselves (Figure 1). If monkeys are trying to achieve equal outcomes, they would give food to both themselves and another. Do they? Sometimes.
The left monkey has just chosen the board to give food to himself and the neighboring monkey. | The left monkey has just chosen the board that provides food for himself only. |
(Figure 1)
Whether monkeys favor equal outcomes seems to depend on the species. The species which live in groups will prefer equal outcomes, but not all the time.
What else might be influencing whether monkeys create equal outcomes? If the two monkeys are friends, one is more likely to share food with the other. It also seems that monkeys would make the equal choice when they cannot see the actual food—some scientists use pictures of food.
But wait, does effort matter?
Scientists have developed a way to test whether monkeys prefer everyone to be paid equally for doing the same work. In this study, monkeys are trained to work for food by exchanging small coins with a scientist. To determine if and how monkeys respond to unfairness, scientists have two monkeys take turns exchanging coins and give them different food—their favorite food or a less-preferred food (Figure2). If the monkey getting the less-preferred food refuses to keep exchanging coins, scientists conclude the monkeys respond to unfairness.
The monkey on the left exchanges the coin for a piece of banana. Next, the neighbor monkey will also exchange a coin, but receive a less-preferred piece of food. |
(Figure 2)
The results of the study have suggested differences across monkey species. Generally, monkeys living in groups do not respond to unfairness, while other monkeys do respond to it. However, monkeys do not appear to mind if they get a better food than others.
All in all, monkeys’ sense of fairness does not seem to be as well-developed as our own. By studying their preferences for fairness and responses to unfair situations, we can learn more about how these values developed in humans. And this also helps us to better understand the natural world and how to care for animals as well.
1. In the first monkey study, ________.A.scientists use more pictures of food than actual food |
B.scientists let monkeys choose from a variety of foods |
C.the left monkey will get no food if it provides food for another |
D.the left monkey can choose between two ways of providing food |
A.Monkeys living in groups value effort more. |
B.Monkeys of different species enjoy different work. |
C.Not all monkeys stop working when treated unfairly. |
D.Monkeys seem to mind if the neighbor gets less food. |
A.Do Monkeys Care What Is Fair? |
B.Can Equal Outcomes Bring Fairness? |
C.Why Do Monkeys Value Fairness and Effort? |
D.How Do Monkeys Develop a Sense of Fairness? |
China is a nation of etiquette (礼仪).Chinese people are among the most hospitable people in the world.If foreigners visit a Chinese family,they would be surprised at the warmth that they would receive as guests.
When you visit a Chinese family,the host usually makes tea for you.Then he will serve you snacks (小吃)like biscuits or candy.Someone in the family will also chat with you,never letting you feel lonely.
At the same time,other family members will prepare a meal for you.Chinese people treat(款待) their guests with a big meal.They always present more food than the guest can eat.On the table,the guests must be the first to eat.Perhaps one of the things that surprises a western guest most is that the Chinese host likes to pick food for visitors,which won't happen at western tables.The Chinese family go out of their way to make you feel at home.As you are done eating,the host usually says,“It seems that you didn't eat much.Please have more.”Although you tell them you are full,they still put more food in your bowl.
Being warm and hospitable has long been an important part of Chinese culture and tradition.As Confucius (孔子) said thousands of years ago:
To meet friends from afar
How happy we are!
1. What does the underlined word “hospitable”mean in this passage?
A.好客的 | B.勤劳的 | C.朴实的 |
A.coffee and snacks |
B.juice and snacks |
C.tea and snacks |
A.Because he thinks it's not polite. |
B.Because he thinks it's not necessary. |
C.Because it won't happen in western countries. |
A.make them feel at home |
B.show their wealth |
C.make them feel uncomfortable |
A.学而时习之,不亦说乎? |
B.有朋自远方来,不亦乐乎? |
C.人不知而不愠,不亦君子乎? |
Zoe Johnson, 16, hasn't been at school for 4 years. "She went to the doctor in 2014 with a bit of a sore throat, and somehow that became very serious." says her mother, Rachel Johnson. Zoe missed a lot of school work but was able to continue with her studies with the help of an online teacher. But "over the years her real-world friendships disappeared(消失)because she's not well enough to see anybody, " says Ms Johnson.
For the last three months, though, she has been taking classes with her former classmates using a “telepresence" robot called AVI. The small, cute-looking robot, made by Oslo-based start-up No Isolation, sits in the classroom and sends live streams video and audio(直播视频和音频)back to Zoe's ipad, phone or computer at home. She can speak through the robot and take part in lessons, and also control(控制)where AVI is looking.
When she wants to ask a question, the robot's head starts blinking on and off to tell the teacher. And when she's too tired or sick to join in, she can turn AVI's head blue to ask for a leave. "It makes my life a lot more exciting and makes me feel like I haven't been forgotten," Zoe says. With the robot's help, she was able to take five GCSE exams this year. "We're celebrating because she did so much better than we ever hoped, " says Ms Johnson. "Zoe is going on to study A-level History and is looking forward to doing so with her friends, rather than on her own at home".
Karen Dolva, the 27-year-old Norwegian co-founder of No Isolation, has a friend working as a nurse in a children's hospital. "These kids are very sad and they can only see their families," her friend says. Karen and her friends at No Isolation all know about engineering and technology. They talk to the children and find out that phones and messaging apps such as Facebook are not enough to address(表达)their feelings of isolation(隔绝). “We get to know the kids need to be present somewhere they aren't, " says Karen.
But the children also say they feel "more comfortable when they don't have to be on display (展示)". So although AVI can help children like Zoe to see and hear what's going on in the classroom, other children can only hear their voices through the robot's speaker.
1. What's Zoe's problem?A.She has to be home and nobody can see her. |
B.She is badly ill and has no friends to stay with. |
C.She likes learning but no teachers can help her. |
D.She has a sore throat and can't go on with her study. |
A.The robot can speak and take part in the class for Zoe. |
B.The robot takes her to have classes with her classmates. |
C.AVI makes video and audio streams and sends to Zoe. |
D.AVI gives Zoe eyes, ears and mouth in the classroom. |
A.She likes the robot AVI because it looks cute and can blink. |
B.She feels tired and sick when she is having classes through AVI. |
C.She thinks AVI can connect herself with her study and social life. |
D.She is sure she can pass A-level history exams with the help of AVI. |
A.Zoe is happy that her classmates can see her |
B.technology like Facebook helps kids be present |
C.Karen does a lot to help the kids like Zoe live a better life |
D.the kids like Zoe in children's hospitals are sad but brave |
【推荐2】John is eight years old, and he is a very funny boy. He works hard, so he is good at his subjects. His teachers and parents like him very much. But he has a very big head. Last year, he spent (渡过)ten days at his uncle's home during(在……期间) the summer holiday. His uncle lives in a mountain village and it's about four hundred kilometers away from his city. He took the subway to a small town, there his uncle waited for(等侯)him and took him to his house by bike.
John made some friends soon. They played together. But one afternoon he cried (哭)to his uncle, “All the children make fun of me. They say I have a big head.”
Don't listen to them, "his uncle said. " You have a beautiful head. Now stop crying and go to the store to buy some potatoes.”
John asked, “Where is the shopping bag?” “Oh, dear, I don't have one. Use your hat.” his uncle said.
1. John spent_________at his uncle's home during the summer holiday.A.ten days | B.half a month | C.four weeks | D.two months |
A.by subway | B.by car | C.by bike | D.by bus |
A.a big hat | B.some tomatoes | C.a shopping bag | D.some potatoes |
A.John's uncle has a big head | B.John can' t buy potatoes |
C.John has a beautiful hat | D.John really(真正地) has a big head |
If you manage to come out of your house, go to an open space like a garden or a park where you will be a lot safer. If you live quite some floors above in your building, try to find a place near a bulky(坚固的) object such as a bed. Curl up (蜷缩) and sit on the floor and make sure you are not near a window, fireplace, gas stove and so on. Remember don’t use lifts or escalators.
Some people say you should stand on a doorway. That is not true. If the doorway jambs (侧壁) are weak, they might fall on you. Also if people want to pass through that door, you may stop them. Leave all doorways free.
Another important thing to keep in mind is that you mustn’t climb down the stairs during an Earthquake. If the tremors (震动) stop, after a few seconds, just climb down the stairs as quickly as you can and move out of the building, but don’t run.
Earthquakes usually destroy gas pipes and electrical wires. Turn off the main gas. And don’t light candles or lighters and create an even bigger disaster.
If you’re driving and feel a shake, stop your car at the side of the road and get out. Make sure you are not on a bridge. Bridges and overhead roads (高架路) have the biggest danger of falling.
1. The best title for the passage should be .
A.Dos and Don’ts Before an Earthquake. |
B.What to Do in Case of Earthquake |
C.Tips for Earthquake Preventions |
D.Tips for Children in Earthquake. |
a. remain standing near a window b. turn off the main gas
c. stay in an open space d. stand on a doorway
e. keep off overhead roads
A.a, b, c | B.c, d, e | C.b, c, e | D.b, d, e |
A.We can’t use the lift. |
B.Curling up may be very dangerous. |
C.We must turn off the gas. |
D.We must get out of the car when the earthquake comes |
A.keeping calm in time of earthquake is very important. |
B.measures should be taken to make buildings stronger. |
C.Knowledge of first aid must be used in an earthquake. |
D.lots of things must be done to survive an earthquake. |