1 . Last year Miranda Lim found that taking care of three young children homebound by the pandemic meant she often had to work late into the evening to stay on top of her job. Concerned that the
It’s
The finding that getting more and better sleep could offer the best, and
That leap would be driven not only by consumer’s
Nevertheless, some experts think the tech can help with slight pushes, but people still have to develop the healthy habits.
1.A.uncertain | B.flexible | C.extended | D.fixed |
A.interested in | B.amazed at | C.replaced with | D.prepared for |
A.flying | B.bouncing | C.flashing | D.ringing |
A.heading off | B.paying off | C.putting off | D.giving off |
A.sensible | B.natural | C.understandable | D.surprising |
A.cutting down | B.comparing with | C.thinking about | D.figuring out |
A.transform | B.develop | C.explore | D.innovate |
A.ultimately | B.seemingly | C.possibly | D.slightly |
A.fuel | B.urge | C.peak | D.sue |
A.layers | B.trends | C.aids | D.tribes |
A.appeal | B.climb | C.resort | D.flow |
A.demanding | B.intensifying | C.foreseeing | D.existing |
A.therapies | B.options | C.experiments | D.schedules |
A.monitoring | B.affecting | C.hanging | D.boosting |
A.packing | B.removing | C.contrasting | D.mixing |
Lost at sea
Two men from the Solomon Islands have been rescued after spending 29 days lost at sea.
The men
“I look forward to going back home
Nanjikana and Junior Qoloni took off from Mono Island on Sept. 3 in a motorboat to travel 200 km to Noro on New Georgia Island. However, soon after they set out, their boat was hit by heavy winds and rain, which made unclear the coastline they were following
“When the bad weather came, it was bad, but it was
When the rain had finally passed, Nanjikana and Qoloni had already drifted far out to sea. They spent the next 29 days
A fisherman found and rescued the two men on Oct. 2 off the coast of New Britain, Papua New Guinea, about 400 km from
Nanjikana and Qoloni
3 . Imagine sitting inside a windowless train that's shooting through a tube at twice the speed of an airplane. Your train has no wheels, produces no
Hyperloop developers plan to use the properties of magnets to float, stabilize, and drive the capsules or pods for hundreds of miles through
Supporters of the technology promote additional
Developers also say that hyperloop tubes would be
But not everyone is on board. Engineers have calculated that the high-speed vehicles will need to make much wider turns than currently envisioned, and otherwise they won't be
Hyperloop companies say they're
A.pollution | B.sound | C.energy | D.wind |
A.cleanest | B.lightest | C.latest | D.fastest |
A.adapted | B.exploited | C.embraced | D.developed |
A.totally hollow | B.nearly airless | C.steadily narrow | D.highly flexible |
A.advantages | B.costs | C.qualities | D.situations |
A.in constant demands | B.on strict timetables | C.in changeable states | D.on essential services |
A.cabins | B.lorries | C.tubes | D.vehicles |
A.fare | B.capacity | C.speed | D.comfort |
A.underground | B.parallel | C.elevated | D.shared |
A.However | B.Therefore | C.Beside | D.Otherwise |
A.available | B.economic | C.easy | D.safe |
A.force | B.air | C.heat | D.water |
A.most popular of | B.superior to | C.no better than | D.least profitable of |
A.addressing | B.causing | C.voicing | D.releasing |
A.ride | B.pilot | C.park | D.alert |
4 . Why You Should Not Worry About Procrastination
Perhaps every person on Earth has at least once been in a situation when he or she has an urgent task to do, but instead of challenging it head on, he or she postpones working on this task for as long as possible. This delay can take various forms: from doing nothing, to doing a lot of work–just not the work that should be done. The phenomenon described here is called procrastination, and its roots go much deeper than mere laziness.
There are several arguments proving this statement. First of all, it helps you figure out your most pressing priorities. Usually, you will not procrastinate over some minor task such as sharpening a pencil or drinking a glass of water. Problems start when there is something important or difficult that needs to be done. Reasons keeping you from doing work can be different, but here is a clue to remember: try to figure out what exactly makes you avoid–as a rule, it should be exactly what your top priority task is at the moment.
Surprisingly enough, procrastination can even help you fix a relationship with another person. If you had a fight, for example, there is a period of time when whatever you say to each other will most likely be perceived with skepticism or even hostility.
As we can see, procrastination is not necessarily a bad thing.
A.Besides, you might have noticed how unwilling you may be when having to apologize in front of a different person–even if it was you who were wrong. |
B.This varies depending on the weight of a decision that needs to be made. |
C.Unlike many people got used to believing, procrastination is not a negative feature of character such as laziness. |
D.Usually, people tend to see procrastination as something bad. |
E.In fact, procrastinating in this case is also beneficial. |
F.A pressing matter, an urgent document that needs to be written by the end of the day, an especially difficult piece of work, whatever. |
5 . It seems difficult to explain the persistent success of scientific theories at describing nature. I explore this challenge in my book, What Science Is and How It Really Works. If the history of science teaches us anything, it is that the ability of a theory to predict unobserved phenomena and lead to amazing new technologies is no proof that said theory is “true”.
For example, Isaac Newton’s mechanics enabled surprisingly accurate predictions of other astronomical phenomena, such as Halley’s comet (哈雷彗星) arriving later than normal in 1759 due to the gravitational effects of passing close to Jupiter. Even more impressive, in the early 1800s when astronomers determined that the orbit (轨道) of Uranus failed to match Newtonian predictions, they concluded that Newton’s theory was not wrong; rather, the existence of a previously unobserved planet was proposed and was later found exactly where it was expected to be (and named Neptune).
Such successes of the scientific revolution were so impressive that philosophers developed whole new theories of knowledge to try to explain how scientists appeared to have used observation and reason to discover fundamental truths. In doing so, scientists attempted to dismiss what logicians have known for long: that no amount of correctly predicted effects can prove a supposed cause.
But don’t the successes of Newtonian mechanics prove that the laws Newton proposed must really be true? Otherwise how could the theory have picked a single spot in the vast expanse of the universe and found exactly where Neptune was?
Things do not always work out this way, however. In 1859, astronomers determined that the orbit of Mercury was not behaving, over time, as Newtonian mechanics predicted. So another new planet (named Vulcan) was proposed. Unlike the prediction of Neptune’s existence, this supposition did not pan out; rather, Newtonian mechanics was an incorrect theory in this context. A different scientific theory- Einstein’s theory of relativity—was required to later explain Mercury’s movement.
So, what really helps credibility more? To insist that we know that atoms, black holes, and dark matter are real because of how many observations we can explain and predictions we can make by supposing their existence? Or to simply admit that science cannot support a claim of absolute truth regarding the abstract, unobserved scientific objects and laws that are proposed to govern this world?
One could argue that if scientists don’t bang the gong (锣) of “truth”, then it may only quicken the dismissal of science as just another opinion. However, I would argue that this position does not give the intended audience enough credit, and that claiming absolute truth does more harm than good, not only for the interaction of science with the public, but for the practice of science. If data are important to the sciences, then let us accept the historical data on science itself.
1. Which of the following did the laws of Newton fail to provide accurate predictions for?A.The planet of Mercury varied in its composition. |
B.Halley’s comet arrived later than normal in 1759. |
C.Neptune was located where it was expected to be. |
D.The Sun had another planet named Vulcan. |
A.To introduce another way of scientific thinking. |
B.To imply what mistake scientists may have made. |
C.To make a comparison between logicians and scientists. |
D.To help explain the cause and effect of certain phenomena. |
A.appear | B.be divided | C.shrink | D.be proved |
A.Only by enough observations can a theory be proved true. |
B.Never can we rule out the possibility that a theory is wrong. |
C.Einstein’s theory of relativity works better than any other theory in astronomy. |
D.Newtonian mechanics doesn’t fit today s context because it was established long ago. |
6 . Hugely ambitious in scope, The Lord of the Rings occupies an uncomfortable position in 20th century literature. This book of J.R.R.Tolkien’s poses a challenge to modern literature and its defenders. (Tolkien on his
It seems that the key point lies in Tolkien’s wholehearted rejection of modernity and modernism. This is what so powerfully
“However fanciful Tolkien’s creation of Middle earth was,” Shippey writes, “he did not think that he was entirely
The book is also deeply grounded in Tolkien’s linguistic expertise (语言专长) —he
Tolkien himself often spoke of his work as something ‘found’ or ‘discovered’, something whose existence was
A.books | B.critics | C.readers | D.ambitions |
A.dislike | B.challenge | C.review | D.prefer |
A.common | B.possible | C.missing | D.funny |
A.annoys | B.influences | C.attracts | D.concerns |
A.recovery | B.designing | C.analysis | D.questioning |
A.taking it down | B.making it up | C.turning it down | D.looking it up |
A.remained | B.struck | C.moved | D.existed |
A.spoke | B.invented | C.neglected | D.recalled |
A.put aside | B.set up | C.look into | D.get along |
A.style | B.tension | C.success | D.tradition |
A.decision | B.request | C.struggle | D.refusal |
A.representative | B.independent | C.conscious | D.thoughtful |
A.clear | B.weird | C.unfair | D.pitiful |
A.As a result | B.On the contrary | C.Even so | D.What’s worse |
A.ancient | B.broken | C.imaginary | D.foreign |
7 . The Thai government intends to further deepen its digital cooperation with Chinese technology company Huawei, senior Thai officials said at a cloud event held in Bangkok this week.
During the Powering Digital Thailand 2022 on Nov 17-19, Thai deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said digital infrastructure (基础设施), such as5G, is crucial to Thailand’s
Badly hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, the tourism-reliant nation registered an economic reduction of 6.1 percent last year, the worst in more than 20 years. However, the pandemic has significantly speeded the
During the pandemic, Huawei used its technology to help local hospitals implement systems for automated medical supply, AI-backed
Fueled by Thailand’s digital roadmap, Huawei has focused on helping the country build 20,000 5G stations in the past two years.
Another strength of Huawei has been its cloud capabilities. Deng Feng, general manager of Huawei Thailand, said Huawei Cloud is the only cloud service
He emphasized the Huawei will support Thailand’s low-carbon and digital development in the future in four areas, including expanding 5G coverage and usage, providing cloud services, creating low-carbon development with digital energy, and
Thai Minister of Digital Economy and Society Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn expressed his hopes for
According to a joint report released by Google, Temasek and Bain & Company earlier this month Thailand’s digital economy is expected to
Huawei’s Rotating Chairman Guo Ping said the company will continue
A.economic | B.educational | C.national | D.industrial |
A.crisis | B.concerns | C.tendency | D.recovery |
A.appreciation | B.adoption | C.industrialization | D.significance |
A.negative | B.instructive | C.competitive | D.conclusive |
A.discovery | B.interview | C.regulation | D.diagnosis |
A.efficiency | B.localization | C.construction | D.symbolization |
A.sensible | B.accessible | C.feasible | D.remarkable |
A.Irrelevant | B.Currently | C.Respectively | D.Fundamentally |
A.instructor | B.indicator | C.provider | D.adopter |
A.discovering | B.investing | C.cultivating | D.distinguishing |
A.routine | B.revolutionary | C.reasonable | D.comprehensive |
A.facilitate | B.propose | C.integrate | D.emphasize |
A.appeal to | B.account for | C.add up | D.strive to |
A.sacrifice | B.invest | C.receive | D.exceed |
A.innovating | B.qualifying | C.purchasing | D.postponing |
8 . A Mountain But not a Volcano
On September 20th the Bank of International Settlements (BIS), the central banks' central bank, released data showing that corporate borrowing around the world remains at an all time high. A notable
Many regulators were sounding the
Intriguingly, however, aftereffects from corporate debt booms rarely cause significant economic damage, even if
The authors argue that lenders often have a/an
In much of the rich world, there are reasons to be
There will be a mountain of corporate debt in many countries for some time. But that dos not mean the recovery will necessarily falter (衰退).
1.A.situation | B.influence | C.case | D.initiative |
A.contribution | B.losses | C.investment | D.debt |
A.threaten | B.follow | C.stimulate | D.sustain |
A.signal | B.bell | C.alarm | D.whistle |
A.downgraded | B.updated | C.eliminated | D.licenced |
A.justified | B.burdened | C.isolated | D.shrunk |
A.predictable | B.high | C.low | D.stable |
A.creditors | B.borrowers | C.companies | D.investors |
A.regional | B.local | C.municipal | D.household |
A.imagination | B.virtuality | C.intention | D.diversity |
A.collective | B.individual | C.corporate | D.business |
A.drop | B.plunge | C.recover | D.persist |
A.cautiously | B.overwhelmingly | C.roughly | D.informally |
A.concerned | B.provincial | C.regulatory | D.political |
A.bankrupcy | B.defaults | C.impact | D.extension |
A. ceremony | B. competition | C. completed | D. final | AB. originally | AC. mainly |
AD. performing | BC. predicted | BD. impressive | CD. requirement | ABC. televised |
The Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera House is one of the most famous architectural wonders of the modern world. Instantly recognizable both for its roof shells and its
Situated close to Sydney Harbour Bridge, this large
The construction of the Opera House was fairly controversial (有争议的) as the
It was inaugurated (落成)by Queen Elizabeth II on 20th October, 1973, and millions of people attended the
10 . Whether it is tossing the Frisbee (掷飞盘) on the campus or representing your town in the local baseball league, sports remain prevalent in American society.
Athletics begin at a young age. As they learn to walk and talk, kids in America also learn to run, throw and kick. They are
Athletics continue at more
At the professional level, spectator sports have become a staple (重要部分) of American tradition and culture. Families and friends gather around the television or endure hours of
Professional sports in the U.S. are largely
Soccer has
International competition is rare and often considered not as
A.exposed | B.treated | C.devoted | D.attributed |
A.young | B.active | C.hopeful | D.positive |
A.enjoying | B.pushing | C.supporting | D.protecting |
A.For example | B.However | C.Consequently | D.Furthermore |
A.force | B.warn | C.allow | D.advise |
A.sportsmanship | B.curiosity | C.creativity | D.citizenship |
A.friendly | B.amateur | C.competitive | D.international |
A.winners | B.professionals | C.managers | D.rivals |
A.competition | B.traffic | C.labor | D.argument |
A.divided | B.dominated | C.owned | D.followed |
A.entering | B.representing | C.sponsoring | D.occupying |
A.blindly | B.secretly | C.religiously | D.leisurely |
A.attempted | B.refused | C.aimed | D.struggled |
A.decreased | B.remained | C.slowed | D.grown |
A.predictable | B.respectable | C.significant | D.extensive |