Not so long ago, most people didn’t know who Shelly Ann Francis Pryce was going to become. She was just an average high school athlete. There was every indication that she was just another American teenager without much of a future. However, one person wants to change this. Stephen Francis observed then eighteen-year-old Shelly Ann at a track meet and was convinced that he had seen the beginning of true greatness. Her times were not exactly impressive, but even so, he sensed there was something trying to get out. He decided to offer Shelly-Ann a place in his very strict training seasons. Their cooperation quickly produced results, and a few years later at Jamaica’s Olympic games in early 2008, Shelly Ann, who at that time only ranked number 70 in the world, beat Jamaica’s unchallenged queen of the sprint (短跑).
“Where did she come from?” asked an astonished sprinting world, before concluding that she must be one of those one-hit wonders that spring up from time to time, only to disappear again without signs. But Shelly-Ann was to prove that she was anything but a one-hit wonder. At the Beijing Olympic she swept away any doubts about her ability to perform consistently by becoming the first Jamaican woman ever to win the 100 meters Olympic gold.
Shelly Ann is a little woman with a big smile. Her journey to becoming the fastest woman on earth has been anything but smooth and effortless. She grew up in one of Jamaica’s toughest inner-city communities known as Water house, one of the poorest communities in Jamaica. Sometimes her family didn’t have enough to eat. She ran at the school championships barefooted because she couldn’t afford shoes. Her mother Maxime had been an athlete herself as a young girl but, like so many other girls in Water house, had to stop after she had her first baby. Maxime’s early entry into the adult world with its responsibilities gave her the determination to ensure that her kids would not end up in Water house’s roundabout of poverty. One of the first things Maxime used to do with Shelly-Ann was taking her to the track, and she was ready to sacrifice (牺牲) everything.
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It didn’t take long for Shelly Ann to meet her mother’s expectations.
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Dear George,
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Yours;
Li Hua
As the world’s longest man-made canal, the Grand Canal is a vast waterway system in the north-eastern and central-eastern plains of China,
The Grand Canal is a magnificent hydraulic (水利) project in human history.
The Grand Canal represents the
4 . It was just before Christmas that my brother Jeremy and I were ready to watch a Nationals baseball game. We
On the subway, Jeremy caught the
Jeremy is always
“Oh, it was the
Jeremy was
The little girl nodded with
As the little girl hopped off the subway, Jeremy called out. “I’ll see you at
“I will! Your secret is
A.waited for | B.headed for | C.looked at | D.worked at |
A.spirit | B.name | C.team | D.hope |
A.attention | B.sight | C.arm | D.hand |
A.look into | B.make up | C.take over | D.figure out |
A.angry | B.generous | C.gentle | D.satisfied |
A.confusion | B.annoyance | C.expression | D.curiosity |
A.whispered | B.screamed | C.replied | D.choked |
A.shirt | B.shorts | C.beard | D.boots |
A.pushed | B.eyed | C.turned | D.showed |
A.white | B.black | C.brown | D.red |
A.ready | B.happy | C.worried | D.silent |
A.admit | B.agree | C.say | D.know |
A.surprise | B.understanding | C.relief | D.politeness |
A.destination | B.home | C.Christmas | D.midnight |
A.safe | B.home | C.quiet | D.fine |
5 . Experts often tell students to center their efforts on a narrow field to get a job after school.
One of the winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry was Danish scientist Morten Meldal, who is 68 years old and works at the University of Copenhagen. When describing his career, Meldal said he started out as an engineer but changed to chemistry because he “wanted to understand the world.”
Nobel winners are nine times more likely to have experience in working with wood, metal or in the arts than most scientists. The researchers also found that the Nobel winners have an open mind about their life experiences. Unlike many people who spend long hours at work and give up their outside interests,
The researchers say that, even among people who do not win big prizes, those with many interests are often successful. They pointed to a 2022 report about students who study two major fields in college.
A.That study plan is called a “double major”. |
B.What we believe is of great benefits to them. |
C.Meldal’s experience may come as a surprise to students. |
D.They discovered that if they helped each other afterwards, |
E.Nobel winners believe their hobbies are important to creativity. |
F.They found that when the students of winners went on to win Nobel Prizes, |
G.But recent research into Nobel Prize winners suggests that wider interests are important. |
6 . Italian company Lablaco is working with fashion houses and brands to digitize their clothes in the growing “phygital” fashion market. Lablaco was founded in 2016 by Lorenzo Albrighi and Eliana Kuo, who both had backgrounds in luxury fashion. They were looking to improve the industry’s sustainability and promote circular fashion — the practice of designing and producing clothes in a way that reduces waste.
Pushing fashion into digital spaces helps generate data that is vital in efforts to move toward circular fashion. With Lablaco’s model, customers can buy both a physical fashion item and its digital “twin” designed to be collected or worn in virtual environments. The physical and digital items remain paired even after sale, so if a physical item is resold, the digital one is transferred to the new owner’s digital wallet. The item’s creator can follow its after-sales journey. Without digitizing the product, as Albrighi emphasizes, there wouldn’t be any data to analyze and understand the fashion’s impact.
The fashion industry creates roughly 92 million tons of waste annually, and it is believed that digital fashion could have a role in reducing that figure. Kuo said digital spaces could be used as a test bed for the physical world. For example, a designer could release an item of digital clothing in 10 colors in digital spaces, and use the sales data to inform which colors to use for the real-world version. This on-demand model can help reduce fashion waste. Trying on virtual clothes could also reduce the amount of clothes that are returned in the physical world. Additionally, staging fashion shows in virtual spaces reduces the need for the fashion world to travel, thereby reducing its carbon footprint.
But for this innovation to become widespread, Albrighi says motivating brands is the key. With the phygital model, they can receive royalties (版税) when an item is sold and resold throughout its lifetime — a way to “produce less and actually earn more”.
1. What’s Albrighi and Eliana Kuo’s purpose of founding Lablaco?A.To digitize clothes and waste less. |
B.To put the fashion design into practice. |
C.To dominate the “phygital” fashion market. |
D.To promote luxury fashion and earn more. |
A.The physical and digital fashion items can be both resold. |
B.The physical fashion items are paired with digital ones for sale. |
C.Its product creator can check the after sales information any time. |
D.Its owner would understand its impact by analyzing the data. |
A.Digital spaces could be used as a test bed in the fashion industry. |
B.Trying on virtual clothes could decrease the waste of fashion market. |
C.Staging fashion shows in virtual spaces reduces the fashion waste. |
D.Digital fashion could help reduce the fashion waste in several ways. |
A.Lablaco is setting the fashion. |
B.Digital fashion has entered a new age. |
C.Cooperation with Lablaco will be profitable. |
D.The fashion industry lacks environmental awareness. |
7 . Most animals are active around people, which makes observing them in the wild a challenging effort for researchers. The issue is worsened with naturally shy creatures like emperor penguins (企鹅), who show signs of physical sorrow in front of humans.
The French scientist Le Maho and his team began a project to test if sending tiny robots to collect the required information would affect the penguins as harmfully. They began by fitting 34 emperor penguins with outside heart rate monitors, which could be read from a distance of 60 centimeters. They then sent a simple, four wheeled robot into a place of hatching penguins that were stationary because they were using their legs to protect eggs.
Though the penguins were a little alarmed and even cried, they did allow the robot to read their heart monitors. Even more encouraging was the fact that as soon as the robot stopped moving, the penguins' heart rates returned to normal, much more rapidly than when humans entered the place.
However, for the extremely shy emperor penguins it was still too disturbing. After some discussions, their first attempt failed terribly. Fortunately, the scientists decided to try to cover the robot as a penguin chick for Le Maho's team, a British production company working on a news film, and it was also trying getting into the penguin place using secret cameras. The two worked together to create a lovely chick robot that the emperor penguins immediately considered as one of their own.
Covered in soft fuzz (绒毛) just like a real baby emperor penguin, it is so believable that the chicks gather around it, just as they do with each other. The penguins not only accept the robot, but they even sing to it, and appear a little disappointed when the “chick” doesn't respond—an error the scientists plan to correct with the next group of robot penguins. Not surprisingly, the penguins show almost no stress as the lovely “spy” walks around the place, gathering all kinds of information about their day-to-day lives.
1. Once humans approach emperor penguins, they tend to .A.show their shyness | B.feel disturbed and sad |
C.take action more actively | D.dive into the sea right away |
A.Still. | B.Strong. | C.Hungry. | D.Dynamic. |
A.It has two creative working teams. |
B.It has made less errors in gathering information. |
C.It is more believable to get close to the real penguins. |
D.It is more capable of communicating with the real penguins. |
A.Fix new heart monitors to get accurate heart rates. |
B.Develop their audio system and get them to sing. |
C.Change their looks and make them look more lovely. |
D.Improve the technique to restore their communicative function. |
8 . Ice Cold Coca-Cola Instant Win Game
If you are eager for a trip to Hawaii but short of money, then come to this game, which is right for you. The prize is a 6-night Hawaiian getaway for 4 from Coca-Cola, including a day trip to the Volcanoes National Park where an active volcano and more are waiting for you to explore.
A product code from a Coca-Cola l2 pack should be submitted to enter. You can submit up to 3 codes per day to increase your chances of winning. The game begins on November 1,2023,and ends on January 31,2024.
The Ice Cold Coca-Cola Instant Win Game, which is administrated by the Hello World, Inc, is now sponsored by the Coca-Cola Company.13-year or older children who are legal residents of the U.S. have the right qualifications to enter for it. Employees of the Coca-Cola company and any agencies involved in the development of the game will not be able to enter or win any prize in this game.
Grand prizes:
·A trip for four to Hilo, Hawaii
·6 nights’ accommodations at the sponsor's choice of hotel
·A $800 allowance for rental cars
·$3,000 that may be used for spending toward taxes and travel agent services.
·A round trip and economy class air transportation for 4 from a major airport near the winner's home
Extra considerations:
·The winner and his or her guests must travel on the same route.
·The winner must complete the trip within one year, otherwise the prize will be cancelled.
·The winner must book a trip at least a fortnight before departure. And it must be a round trip.
1. What is special about the game?
A.It is aimed to help people save money. |
B.It is developed by the Coca-Cola Company. |
C.It requires applicants to submit more than 3 codes per day. |
D.Its sponsor offers many attractive prizes for the winner. |
A.The teenagers with American legal residence. |
B.American children in love with Coca-Cola. |
C.The employees of the Coca-Cola company. |
D.The children of the game administrators. |
A.A trip for four to Hilo, Hawaii in different routes. |
B.An one way trip to Hilo and 6 nights' free accommodations. |
C.Free round-trip flights for 4 to Hilo and additional $3,800 travel cost. |
D.An expensive car and free economy class air transportation for 4 to Hilo. |
1. 活动简介;
2. 你的感受。
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My Volunteering Experience
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1.了解外国文化的益处;
2.了解外国文化的方法。
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Learning About Foreign Cultures
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