A.Sicily. | B.Rome. | C.Florence. |
A.Walk to work. |
B.Go to the gym. |
C.Find a cheaper parking lot. |
A.Paris. | B.Rome. | C.Vienna. |
“No conversation” or “less conversation“ seemed incompatible with businesses like hair salons and barber shops, where conversation
However, one Tokyo salon decided to implement the ”silent cut“ service
“It’s great… ! I’ve been waiting for this service for 20 years. Because chatting is so depressing, I only get
“I
As
5 . When I was about 5 or 6 years old, my mother set me down on a purple banana-seat bike. She
When I was older, I
Then I got married and had babies.
Last spring, my mother died suddenly. I was in deep
A.obviously | B.slowly | C.gently | D.firmly |
A.push | B.hug | C.pull | D.smile |
A.managed | B.built | C.joined | D.led |
A.work | B.training | C.school | D.church |
A.pleasure | B.mind | C.character | D.time |
A.accessible | B.hard | C.fancy | D.addicted |
A.game | B.schedule | C.team | D.field |
A.ride | B.run | C.drive | D.jog |
A.Selling | B.Renting | C.Leaving | D.Furnishing |
A.problem | B.choice | C.dream | D.honor |
A.taught | B.rescued | C.struck | D.protested |
A.pull | B.smile | C.shout | D.hesitate |
A.looking | B.running | C.taking | D.staring |
A.shadow | B.thought | C.concern | D.sorrow |
A.get on | B.get ahead | C.deal with | D.adapt to |
6 . Customized STEM Study Trips for High School Groups
On our science-based study tours and STEM field trips, the planet becomes the living classroom for high school groups with as few as 10 participating students. We have over 50 years of experience in designing student STEM trips around the globe for all science related subjects - everything from Astronomy to Zoology! You can select from a number of topical areas to add to your curriculum and maximize student learning including, but not limited to:
Earth Sciences & Geology Trips
Participate in problem-solving workshops on topics like vectors, exponentials or calculus in physics. Tour the facility at CERN, site of the world’s largest particle physics laboratory. Start a geological adventure through Iceland, the land of fire and ice, or explore the alpine landscapes, mountaintops and glaciers of Switzerland.
Life Sciences & Biodiversity Trips
Our life sciences and biodiversity programs offer a window into the fascinating worlds of biology, zoology, botany, ecology and many others. Explore the interdependence of various species and their impact on one another in the rainforest of Bolivia. Consider changes in geography, habitat, atmosphere, and how life forms have adapted… or not!
Mathematics & Technology Trips
Uncover the significant impact of mathematics and technology on human life in our developing world. Understand how a storm surge barrier works and how countries like the Netherlands use wind turbines to power all of their electric trains. Learn what goes into making and breaking codes like those used in World War II.
Green Engineering Trips
Learn the basic function of photovoltaic (光电的) cells and how they form together to make solar panels. Investigate how various factors like temperature and angle impact the performance of solar panels, and take on the role of an engineer and develop the optimal solar panel array for a given geographic location.
We can also customize STEM trips based on your interests and needs. Please contact us at 800-522-2398 or email us today at educationalpartnerships@worldstrides.org to discuss other academic themes you are interested in pursuing.
1. What can students do on Earth Sciences & Geology Trips?A.Design training workshops. | B.Do an experiment on fire and ice. |
C.Visit a physics laboratory. | D.Explore glaciers of the North Pole. |
A.Earth Sciences & Geology Trips | B.Life Sciences & Biodiversity Trips |
C.Green Engineering Trips | D.Mathematics & Technology Trips |
A.Travel agencies. | B.Holidaymakers. |
C.Environmentalists. | D.High school students. |
7 . The Nobel prize for economics is awarded for work on the climate and economic growth
From The Economist; Oct 8th 2018
WHY do economies grow, and why might growth outdo the natural world’s capacity to sustain it? For years, economists have failed to find the answers to such questions. But the profession’s progress towards cracking them is in large part because of this year’s winners of the Nobel prize for economic sciences, Paul Romer and William Nordhaus.
Mr. Romer’s attention has ranged widely over the course of his career.
Mr. Romer searched for answers by investigating the “non-rivalrous” nature of new knowledge: the fact that ideas can be exploited endlessly. The firms or people who come up with new ideas can only capture a small share of the benefits arising from them; before long, competitors copy the clever idea and decrease gradually the innovators’ profits. In Mr. Romer’s models of growth, the market generates new ideas. But the pace at which they are generated, and the way in which they are translated into growth, depend on other factors.
Mr. Nordhaus’s work tackles the interplay of several different complex systems. Awareness of the dangers of environmental damage, and of the threat from climate change, has grown over the past half-century. Understanding the economic costs such damage imposes is essential to answering the question of how much society should be willing to pay to prevent environmental destruction. Mr. Nordhaus has applied himself to this daunting problem. His most significant work models the economic harms from carbon emissions. To do so, he combined mathematical descriptions of how emissions affect atmospheric carbon concentrations with those of how atmospheric carbon affects global temperature.
A.The two economists have been cooperating closely for many years. |
B.At first glance, the two scholars might not seem a natural pairing. |
C.He also studied how changes in temperature interact with economic activity. |
D.They include state support for research and development or intellectual-property protections. |
E.Mr. Romer has been conducting researches in various economic fields. |
F.Nevertheless, his focus has never departed far from the nature of economic growth. |
Chinese researchers
Cameras record the robot’s activities, which
The robot’s main
Zheng said a friend of his is head of Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital. He said his friend told him that one of the biggest
So the engineers gathered a team and went to work on the robotic device. Zheng said the team was able to convert two robotic arms. The new robot is almost
9 . There’s nothing wrong with a tomato that isn’t perfectly rounded or a peach with an extra dimple(凹)or two; they still carry the same benefits and flavors as the versions we’re used to seeing in grocery stores. Farmers throw away these imperfect items, as many grocery chains won’t buy them for fear that they are unsellable. However, a growing group of grocery chains are fighting to make these discarded fruits and vegetables part of consumers’ buying habits.
One such business is Imperfect Produce, a start-up that delivers fresh ugly produce to consumers. Through this service, you can get up to 20 pounds of fruit and veggies for around $20 a week. This is about a 30 percent discount compared to what’s currently sold in stores. Recently, the company had a major breakthrough when Whole Foods accepted their partnership and agreed to sell the misshapen produce.
While this movement might be a new trend here in the US, it’s already gained serious moment um(势头)in Europe. In 2014, the E. U. announced the Year Against Food Waste, with French grocery chain Intermarché launching a very successful campaign called Inglorious Fruits and Vegetables and England’s Waitrose selling “weather blemished” apples. In Portugal, a similar company to Imperfect Produce called Fruta Feia has also taken off.
Buying these unfortunate-looking foods should be appealing to consumers not only because of the affordability, but also because of the support it gives to farmers and the direct impact it has on decreasing food waste and the environmental pollution. It is believed that when the discarded fruits and vegetables decompose they release methane(甲烷), a greenhouse gas that, when released into the atmosphere, is about 86 times as powerful as carbon dioxide over a 20-year period. Waste is, in fact, the ugliest thing of all.
1. What does the underlined word “discarded” in paragraph one mean?A.Deserted. | B.Harvested. | C.Consumed. | D.Purchased. |
A.Make better profits. | B.Sell imperfect produce. |
C.Get discounts from farmers. | D.Compete with Whole Foods. |
A.It has more successfully-run food chains. |
B.It produces less misshaped fruits and vegetables. |
C.It addresses the problem of misshaped produce earlier. |
D.It faces a more serious problem of unfavorable weather. |
A.It pollutes the farms. | B.It gives out a bad smell. |
C.It contributes to global warming. | D.It produces lots of carbon dioxide. |
10 . Can a small group of drones (无人机) guarantee the safety and reliability of railways and, at the same time, help railway operators save billions of euros each year? That is the very likely future of applying today’s “eyes in the sky” technology to making sure that the millions of kilometres of rail tracks and infrastructure (基础设施) worldwide are safe for trains on a 24/7 basis.
Drones are already being used to examine high-tension electrical lines. They could do precisely the same thing to inspect railway lines and other vital aspects of rail infrastructure such as the correct position of railway tracks and switching points. The more regularly they can be inspected, the more railway safety, reliability and on-time performance will be improved. Costs would be cut and operations would be more efficient (高效) across the board.
That includes huge savings in maintenance costs and better protection of railway personnel safety. It is calculated that European railways alone spend approximately 20 billion euros a year on maintenance, including sending maintenance staff, often at night, to inspect and repair the rail infrastructure. That can be dangerous work that could be avoided with drones assisting the crews’ efforts.
By using the latest technologies, drones could also start providing higher-value services for railways, detecting faults in the rail or switches, before they can cause any safety problems. To perform these tasks, drones for rail don’t need to be flying overhead. Engineers are now working on a new concept: the rail drones of the future. They will be moving on the track ahead of the train, and programmed to run autonomously. Very small drones with advanced sensors and AI and travelling ahead of the train could guide it like a co-pilot. With their ability to see ahead, they could signal any problem, so that fast-moving trains would be able to react in time.
What does “maintenance” underlined in paragraph 3 refer to?A.Personnel safety. | B.Assistance from drones. |
C.Inspection and repair. | D.Construction of infrastructure. |