| A. concerned；B. signals；C. mechanical；D. monitor；E. identification；F. philosophical G. thoughts；H. assume；I. embedded；J. privacy；K. procedures |
Would you wear a computer under your skin?
Forget smartphones and smart glasses. One day, we might have smart tattoos, body modifications. The company NewDealDesign came up with an idea for a product called UnderSkin. The device would look like a pair of tattoos on your arms and the side of your thumb, but it would actually be a very thin computer implanted just below your skin. It would draw power from your body’s energy, and you could use it to unlock doors,
Writer and technology initiator Amal Graffstra already has a chip called a radio-frequency
If a computerized tattoo or
Do you think these chips sound frightening or cool? Some doctors are
What do you think — would you want a computer under your skin?
2 . Nothing seems more inevitable than aging and death ---- not even taxes. Every plant, animal and person you have ever seen will
We already know that some animals do not seem to age. Many cold-water ocean fish and some amphibians (两栖动物) never
About 15 years ago, armed with powerful new molecular-research techniques, a few scientists began to
| A．suddenly | B．eventually | C．generally | D．unexpectedly |
| A．desire | B．feeling | C．understanding | D．dream |
| A．develop | B．design | C．control | D．solve |
| A．reach | B．acquire | C．require | D．indicate |
| A．objects | B．samples | C．items | D．creatures |
| A．nature | B．system | C．speed | D．condition |
| A．Through | B．Throughout | C．Beyond | D．Across |
| A．rarely | B．occasionally | C．normally | D．mainly |
| A．resistant | B．similar | C．essential | D．accessible |
| A．quickens | B．slows | C．avoids | D．overcomes |
| A．horrible | B．extra | C．specific | D．original |
| A．investigate | B．illustrate | C．record | D．prove |
| A．famous | B．generous | C．responsible | D．convenient |
| A．fashionable | B．practical | C．immediate | D．daily |
| A．happy | B．depressed | C．hungry | D．scared |
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Seniority in Promotion Is Not a Wise Business Practice
It's not always an easy decision for companies when it comes to filling managerial spots. In the past promoting an employee has been popularly handled by means of basic analysis of the employees' past performance nod seniority, In some cases, the individual's performance has been considered more important while in others the amount of time they have been with the company has been the deciding factor. Nevertheless, seniority is a standard that has never been left out, However, in the contemporary business world, the importance of seniority in promotion is being destroyed as a growing number of companies look outside of their organizations when trying to fill top managerial spots.
Unlike experienced employees who have been with the company for a long time, new people are mare likely generate creative ideas. In rapidly changing markets, innovative and creative talents are sought by many companies in order to adapt to the market. To meet their needs, companies have more to gain by selecting outside employees since they are more willing to try new techniques and less afraid of breaking tradition when introducing new ideas. Thus, rather than promoting existing employees, it might be a wiser management decision to bring in outside talent.
An additional advantage to this new system is that it prevents employees from feeling that they only need to wait for their seniority to provide them with a promotion. Simply put no matter how long they have been with the company, employees have to contribute diligently to the organization if they want to move up the career ladder, As soon as people realize that the company could just as easily bring in a new person, employees will stop judging themselves against each other because they are no longer competing against their colleagues but everyone in the entire industry. As a result, they will begin to show more effort to bring the level of their work up to what they imagine is a much higher standard.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| A．The woman didn't post any postcard from Egypt |
| B．The man has never collected any postcards |
| C．The woman will go to Egypt for her holiday |
| D．The man begins to take up collecting postcards |
| A. association B. banned C. linked D. outlets E. packaging F. potentially G. purchased H. uncovered I. recognized J. regularly K. risks |
Eating out increases levels of phthalates(酞酸盐)in the body, study finds US research
Burgers and sandwiches were
Eating at restaurants and fast food chains may increase exposure to
Researchers investigating levels of phthalates in the human body, which have been related to breast cancer, asthma, type2 diabetes(哮喘，二型糖尿病)and fertility issues in the past few years, were found to be nearly 35% higher in participants who had eaten out the previous day compared with those who stayed at home. The
Pathalates are building agents frequently used in food
Pathalates are everywhere, and the health
假设你是启明中学高三学生李华，你的朋友Bill发邮件告诉你他正在和同学一起筹划明年暑假的毕业旅行，已设计了两个初步方案（具体如下），但选择哪个方案更合适尚未定夺，他想听取你的建议。请给Bill回复一封邮件，在邮件中你必须：
1）推荐其中一个方案；
2）通过比较两个方案的信息，说明你推荐该方案的理由。
| 相关信息 | 方案一 | 方案二 |
| 时间 | 2022年6月下旬 | 2022年7月中旬 |
| 时长 | 1日游 | 3日游 |
| 地点 | 上海某个郊区 | 上海周边某省 |
| 经费 | 500元 | 3000元 |
8 . On the night of September 19, 1961, Betty Hill and her husband Barney were driving home through the White Mountains from Niagara Falls. They were travelling on a nearly deserted two-lane highway when Betty noticed a steady light in the sky that was getting bigger and brighter.
She thought it was a planet or a star. Barney, stimulated at her excitement, said it was probably just a wandering aeroplane. Whatever it was, it appeared to be following them.
They stopped their car for a closer look. What they said happened next, changed their lives. The flying object was noiseless. It appeared to be spinning. It was as big as a jet but shaped like a pancake.
So formed the tale of Betty Hill, a New Hampshire social worker who, with Barney, a postal worker, claimed to be kidnapped by aliens, who were from outer space, on a moonlit night about 60 years ago.
After reluctantly going public with her experience, Hill, who died of cancer at her New Hampshire home, aged 85, became a celebrity on the UFO circuit and was known as the “first lady of UFOs”.
Intriguingly, at the time of the incident, the Hills remembered nothing except that they had spied a strange object in the sky. Later, troubled by nightmares and other stress-related pains, the couple underwent hypnosis(催眠) where the full story came out with the aid of Boston psychiatrist Benjamin Simon, an expert in medical hypnosis.
On their night of contact the Hills arrived home at 5 a.m., unable to account for two lost hours. They were also confused by the odd marks on their telescopes, deep signs on the tops of Barney’s best shoes, Betty’s torn dress and strange circular markings on their car that made the needle of a compass jump wildly.
After seeing them for six months, the psychiatrist concluded the Hills’ lost memory about the hours they lost on that night in 1961 “appeared to involve an amazing experience on the part of both of the Hills”. Whether the experience had been fantasy or reality, Simon could not say, but he said he was convinced they had not been lying. He guessed that it had been a kind of shared dream.
Reports of aliens capturing humans and taking them aboard oddly shaped spacecraft were “comparatively rare” before 1975. After a movie, “The UFO Incident”, about the Hills came out, however, such stories increased.
1. When they saw the strange object in the sky, Barney and Betty Hill ______________.| A．were astonished at its strange flight and noise | B．regarded it as just a wandering car following them |
| C．realized immediately what the danger it might cause | D．showed curiosity in discovering what it really was |
| A．Ridiculously | B．Temporarily | C．Remarkably | D．Mysteriously |
| A．they had lots of secrets in their lives after the strange experience |
| B．their lives were greatly disturbed by the unexpected experience |
| C．they wanted to share their unforgettable experience with the expert |
| D．they hoped to forget completely what had happened to them |
| A．describe an unusual event to the readers | B．convince readers of the existence of UFOs |
| C．record how people were caught by aliens | D．warn people of the dangers the UFOs cause |
Singapore's Information Technology Strategy
Singapore's information technology strategy rests on two major legs. The first leg is world-class basic facilities. Being a city-state, it is relatively easy to connect every home, office and hotel room. Our objective is to provide broad-band everywhere, either wired or wireless. We will make it a readily available utility like water, electricity, gas and telephone. We are well on our way there. We now require, by regulation, every new home to be equipped with broad-band in the same way as it is required to have water and electricity.
The second leg is the education of our entire population in IT (information technology). Like reading, writing and arithmetic, computers are best learnt when we are young. Today's children can click the mouse faster than we can blink. In many countries, children of middle-class families have no difficulty with this new technology. But, without special effort, there is a danger that children of poorer families will miss out on the opportunity to learn IT. Like the piano and violin, one can still learn the computer as an adult. But rarely does one acquire the same facility. The strategy in Singapore is therefore to teach information technology to every child regardless of his family background. The Education Ministry now has a multi-billion dollar programme to provide one computer for every 2 schoolchildren in Singapore from first grade onwards. Every teacher will have a notebook.
Most Singaporeans now understand the importance of IT, if not for themselves, at least for their children and grandchildren. Over 40% of households in Singapore now own PCs. Over one-third of households in Singapore already enjoy access to Internet. What we want is for every Singaporean to be computer literate so that he can function effectively in any bank, factory or restaurant, just as one would expect an employee to be able to read, write and count. An employer in Singapore in the future should not have to worry that his employee does not now how to use a computer or the Internet.
1.
| A．They want to eat in a fashionable way like young people |
| B．They prefer to cat food that is tastier and more widely accepted |
| C．They become aware of the ham processed foods do to health |
| D．They try to change their way of processing foods little by little |
| A．They contain not too many chemical additives |
| B．They are cultivated in the soil rich in organic matters |
| C．They produce as many calories as processed foods |
| D．They are usually grown in commercial farming areas |
| A．They are allowed to move about and eat freely |
| B．They are tasty though kept in the crowded building |
| C．They can hardly grow in a healthy way without good food |
| D．They produce eggs which usually contain important vitamins |
