1. Where will the majority of the photos be displayed?
A.In a gallery. | B.In a mall. | C.In a café. |
A.5 hours. | B.8 hours. | C.9 hours. |
A.To develop the poor countries’ economy. |
B.To teach local kids arts. |
C.To help disabled children. |
1. Where was the woman when the accident happened?
A.At a bus stop. | B.At a restaurant. | C.At a store. |
A.Around 1:00 p.m. | B.Around 1:10 p.m. | C.Around 1:15 p.m. |
A.It moved fast. |
B.It crashed into a walker. |
C.It was brought to a sudden stop. |
A.A doctor. | B.A reporter. | C.A policeman. |
To act with honesty and good faith was such a habit with Susan that she had never before thought of examining the Golden Rule:” All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them.” But the longer she thought about it, the more seriously she doubted that she did not always obey it. So she asked her mother about its meaning.
“It implies. ”said her mother, “in the first place, a total destruction of all selfishness (自私): for a man who loves himself better than his neighbors, can never do to others as he would have others do to him. We are bound not only to do, but to feel, toward others as we would have others feel toward us. Remember. it is much easier to blame others for their selfishness than to overcome temptation (诱惑) when we face it. ”
Susan thought carefully and seriously about what her mother had said. She told herself that she would remember and follow the Golden Rule.
It was not long after this that an opportunity to test Susan’s principles occurred. One Saturday evening when she went, as usual, to farmer Thompson’s hotel, to bring back the money for her mother’s washing for the boarders, which amounted to five pounds. She found the farmer in the yard.
He was apparently in a terrible rage (勃然大怒) with some horse dealers with whom he had been bargaining (讨价还价). He held in his hand an open handbag, full of banknotes, and didn’t see the child as she made her request, except to blame her, as usual, for troubling him when he was busy. After that, he handed her a banknote. Glad to escape so easily, Susan hurried out of the gate. and then, pausing to put the money safely in her pocket, she discovered that he had given her two banknotes instead of one. She looked around: nobody was around to see her discovery.
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“It is mine, all mine.” she said happily to herself. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Suddenly she turned around and rushed along the road with breathless speed. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4 . A program at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is hoping to fight against loneliness brought on by the pandemic by forming friendships between students and seniors in the community. They’re making it possible through weekly calls.
“It’s been a thing I look forward to every week,” Miranda Savioli, a VCU medical student said.
The program is run by students involved with the American Geriatrics Society and pairs medical and health science students with seniors in the community.
VCU education administrator for the School of Medicine, Chuck Alexander, says it was formed to fight against loneliness and give students valuable interaction with that age group — something that’s been missing since training programs stopped earlier this year. “It’s mostly just social — just chatting,” Alexander said. “A lot of times they just need someone to talk to. A lot of times they feel that they have a connection with someone younger who is just entering a new phase in their career and that they have some wisdom to impart to them — medically and socially as a friend.”
So far, the volunteer program has paired around 40 students with seniors.
Every week, Savioli video calls retiree Joan Kerby, who lives in a retirement community in Henrico.
“It’s a really good connection because in lockdown you really don’t have long conversations with anybody,” Kerby said. Those long conversations soon turned into a visit. The two participants decided to meet in person back in November and Kerby said it was a special moment. “We talked for two hours. We probably could have gone on longer but we had to stop,” Kerby said.
Savioli says they plan to keep the program going, and encourages others to pick up the phone and call a loved one who may be isolated. “It was developed to help seniors with isolation, but mean, we all got isolated during this pandemic,” Savioli said. “It’s been nice to talk to someone every week.” The group has no plans to stop the program. “We’re going to keep the program going and as for Joan and I, we’ve established ourselves as lifelong friends,” Savioli said.
1. What can be learned about the program?A.It is run by college teachers. | B.It asks students to write to seniors. |
C.It charges participants for weekly visits. | D.It connects college students with elderly people. |
A.It should involve families. | B.It should be more professional. |
C.It reduces students’ training time. | D.It benefits both students and seniors. |
A.It was boring. | B.It was stressful. | C.It was wonderful. | D.It was humorous. |
A.Stop face-to-face visits. | B.Reduce conversation time. |
C.Inspire people to talk to each other. | D.Switch from weekly calls to daily visits. |
5 . He had run for 208 hours and 35 minutes in ten days. So, when Pan Junfan managed to cross the finish line in Guazhou, Gansu Province, on Sept. 18, the tears began to flow.
The 513 kilometers he had completed over rough terrain (地形)in northwestern China would challenge the greatest athletes in the world. The challenge was all the greater for Pan, who pulled off the remarkable feat (功绩) after having part of his right leg amputated (截肢) following a car accident in 2015.
Pan’s challenge was originally the Ultra Gobi, which is considered a once-in-a-lifetime experience for many marathon runners. Unfortunately, the 400-km race was canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. After careful consideration, Pan contacted the race’s organizers and they agreed to reschedule the route and allow him to undertake solo challenge.
During the challenge through the Gobi Desert and the Altun Mountains, the 40-year-ad faced temperatures ranging from—20℃ at right to 30°C by day, wild animals and even a hurricane. Carrying a backpack containing the hare minimum of equipment he would need, Pan battled sleep deprivation(缺乏) and very low body temperature during the journey.
Beginning from the “Mars Camp”in Qinghai Province, the ultra extreme course was expanded to more than 500 km over sand dunes (沙丘), dry valleys, stony plateaus and snowy mountains, finishing in Guazhou.
“I hope that by completing the challenge I can inspire people and tell them that life has limitless possibilities and not to stop trying,” Pan said.
In the last few years, Pan has established a dozen firsts for below-the-knee amputees (被截肢者). These included completing the 2018Ironman 70. 3 Xiamen’s 113 km triathlon (铁人三项) in 7 hours and 26 minutes, finishing the Gangshika Xtrial’s 100 km race in 27 hours and 40 minutes, and successfully conquering the Ironman Western Australia in 2019 which involves swimming for 3. 8 km, cycling for180 km and running for 42. 2 km. As a result, he has been dubbed “the Chinese blade runner”.
1. When did Pan Junfan start his 513-kilometer challenging race?A.On Sept. 3. | B.On Sept. 9. | C.On Sept. 15. | D.On Sept. 19. |
A.He had part of his left leg removed. | B.He established a hi-tech company. |
C.He was involved in a traffic accident | D.He participated in the Ironman Australia. |
A.Losing touch with his team. | B.Getting lost in the desert. |
C.Having a high fever. | D.Lacking enough sleep. |
A.Strong-willed. | B.Warm-hearted. | C.Quick-minded. | D.Cold-blooded. |
1. Where are the speakers?
A.In a car. | B.At home. | C.At Grandma’s house. |
A.Roast chicken. | B.Apple pie. | C.Fried fish. |
A.Excited. | B.Surprised. | C.Calm. |
A.He will go to Grandma’s house by himself. |
B.He made some cornbread for Thanksgiving. |
C.He has just finished a business trip. |
7 . Soap (肥皂) might seem like a reasonable way to avoid mosquito bites (蚊子叮) on the basis that if mosquitoes can’t smell you, they can’t bite you. However, a recent study has found that rather than protecting you, certain soaps might actually make you more attractive to mosquitoes.
In the study, conducted at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, four volunteers were asked to wear a sleeve before and after washing with four different brands of soap. The researchers then watched female mosquitoes as only females feed on blood landing on the fabric sample to show their preference. They found that some people washing with some brands of soap, increased their attractiveness to mosquitoes, while washing with other brands of soap tended to repel (驱除) mosquitoes. The repellent effect of some soap may be due to its coconut scent, as coconut oil is known to act as a natural mosquito repellent. The reason behind this attraction is believed to be related to mosquitoes’ sugar intake. When mosquitoes are not feeding on blood, they add their diet with plant juice or sweet water from flowers, “The fact we are taking those flowery and fruity smells and putting them on our bodies means that now the same object smells like a flower and a person at the same time,” said Clément Vinauger, who led the study. It would be like waking up and smelling the smell of coffee and bread, very attractive.
Interestingly, the effects of the soap varied among people, possibly due to the interaction (相互作用) between the soap and each person’s unique body scent. “It’s remarkable that the same person that is extremely attractive to mosquitoes when he is unwashed, but he becomes even more attractive to mosquitoes with one soap, and then become repellent to mosquitoes with another soap,” said Vinauger. Further research is needed to better understand the interaction between different soap and body scents, as well as to develop more effective mosquito repellents.
1. What has the study found?A.Soap attracts many mosquitoes. | B.Male mosquitoes feed on blood. |
C.Some plants drive away mosquitoes. | D.Not all soap can stop mosquito bites. |
A.By observing the mosquitoes’ behaviour. | B.By exploring the history of mosquitoes. |
C.By interviewing a lot of volunteers. | D.By examining old studies. |
A.To stress the importance of breakfast. |
B.To discuss their probable health benefits. |
C.To compare the difference of objects used in the study. |
D.To prove the attractiveness of some soap to mosquitoes. |
A.Health. | B.Chemistry. | C.Sports. | D.Tour. |
8 . People are always living with technology nowadays. Here comes a smart home, which is controlled by the touch of a button.
Home automation is designed to introduce efficiency to a home.
Families with children or elderly adults in the home may be reassured by some safeguards in smart home security, like fire alarms that alert the appropriate agencies in the event of a problem. Lighting activation runs on timers, which can be a life saver if an oven is left on when someone leaves the home.
Home automation is not just for safety, however.
A.A smart home doesn’t apply to all family members. |
B.It achieves this by saving homeowners time and money. |
C.There are some drawbacks with an automated home system. |
D.It can also provide convenience for people living in the home. |
E.Home automation depends on furniture and home temperatures. |
F.Through home automation, an entire house can be connected via a smart controller. |
G.Besides protecting people, it also offers security for expensive items inside a residence. |
9 . The design theory behind a pair of tiny robots may one day find its way into environmental monitoring, as well as search and-rescue tasks. Modeled after a water strider (水黾), an insect, the two robots each weigh in at 8 and 55 milligrams, and may mark the smallest, lightest, and fastest fully functional micro-robots in the world, according to Washington State University (WSU).
Developed by a team of WSU researchers, the robots’ tininess largely relies on a material known as a shape memory alloy (合金). Although shape memory alloys change form when heated, they can “remember” their original shapes and return to them after cooling. Because of this, the two micro-robots do not require standard motors, and they use light and small ones instead of bulky moving parts.
Both the robots’ motors are each made up of two shape memory alloys, allowing them to move their fins as fast as 40 times a second while also lifting over 150 times their weight. “They’re very technologically sound. The development of the very lightweight robots opens up new possibilities in micro-robotics,” said Conor Trygstad, a material engineering PhD student and study lead author. “Although the robots are impressive when compared to other robots, the pair still fall behind their biological relatives’,” Trygstad said. They can currently move at a speed of about six millimeters a second; a water strider, by comparison, speeds along at about a meter per second. For now, the robots also require wired (连线的) power sources, thus seriously preventing any real-world applications for the moment.
Going forward, however, the team plans to copy other small insect species while also creating a new water strider robot which can move at a higher speed. Depending on using small batteries could also greatly increase the robots’ areas of use, If the breakthrough designs continue improving, similar micro-robots could one day be employed to monitor hard-to-reachor dangerous environments.
1. What is the inspiration for the two robots?A.A special monitor. | B.The lightest micro robot. |
C.An insect species. | D.A search-and rescue task |
A.Cheap. | B.Huge. | C.Cool | D.Fast. |
A.Both robots can identify sound. | B.Both robots need wireless power sources. |
C.Both robots work better than water striders. | D.Both robots have weaknesses besides strengths. |
A.Robots Are Saving Environment | B.Shape Memory Alloys Are The Key |
C.Human Beings Learn From Animals | D.Two Micro robots Can Play A Big Part |
1. How do scientists at University College London measure memory loss?
A.By recording the time people spend on TV. |
B.By tracking people’s living habits. |
C.By using memory and fluency tests. |
A.Watching television for hours. |
B.Playing video games for hours. |
C.Surfing the Internet for hours. |
A.It can maintain their mental function. |
B.It can educate them on using the Internet. |
C.It can help them relax. |
A.Make more friends. |
B.Sleep eight to ten hours per night. |
C.Balance TV viewing with other activities. |