1 . What began in the late 1990s as a research project helmed by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two students in Stanford University’s Ph. D. program, is now one of the most influential companies in the world: Google. At first, the students’ goal was to make an efficient search engine that gave users relevant links in response to search requests.
While search is still Google’s core purpose, the company now provides services and goods ranging from email and photo storage to productivity software, the Internet browser Chrome, the mobile operating system Android, Chrome laptops and the Pixel mobile phone. Google has evolved from that two-man enterprise into a multibillion-dollar corporation. In 2015, it re-structured and is the jewel of parent company Alphabet, making it one of the big-gest and richest companies in the world.
Google has long been the most visited site on the Web, too, making the company’s influence on commerce and culture undeniable. Practically every webmaster wants his or her site listed high on Google’s search engine results pages because that almost always translates into more traffic. Google has also acquired other Internet companies, ranging from blogging serv-ices to YouTube. For a while, the company’s search technology even powered rival companies’ search engines: Yahoo relied on Google searches for nearly four years until developing its own search engine technologies in 2004.
In this article, we’ll learn about the backbone of Google’s business, its search engine. We’ll also look at other services Google offers. Then we’ll take a quick glimpse at some of the tools, both software and hardware, which Google has developed over the years. We’ll also learn more about the equipment Google uses to keep its massive operation running. Finally, we’ll take a closer look at Google, the company.
1. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “helmed” in paragraph 1?| A．predicted | B．investigated | C．confirmed | D．conducted |
| A．Good service. | B．Search engine. | C．Many customers. | D．Wide search. |
| A．Blogging services don’t belong to Google. |
| B．Google’s influence on agriculture is beyond doubt. |
| C．Google doesn’t help webmasters increase more traffic. |
| D．Yahoo didn’t possess its own search engine before 2004. |
| A．How does Google develop? | B．How do we operate Google? |
| C．Who is the founder of Google? | D．What benefits can we obtain from Google? |
2 . Four Pet-Friendly Hotels
Montage Palmetto Bluff
Location: Bluffton, South Carolina
Price: $150 pet fee, rooms start at $645 a night
In this great riverside hotel, your pet will be treated to a fancy pet bed, toy gifts, and a special menu. For you there’re spa treatments, golf and eight dining experiences. With 20,000 acres (英亩) to explore, you and your dog can spend hours visiting and playing.
Kinship Landing
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Price: $49 per night pet fee, rooms start at $249 a night
Inside this new hotel, you’re greeted with hundreds of green plants, along with an event space that houses nearly a forest. You can also order your dog a bowl made with sweet potatoes and eggs at the hotel’s café, and then head out to travel in the Rocky Mountains.
Inn By The Sea
Location: Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Price: $544 a night in a pet-friendly single-bedroom room, 2-night stay required
In the hotel, book the pet package, and your dog will receive a personalized bed and a toy dog, a bowl, and an evening selection from the pet menu. You will be provided with a list of nearby walking paths and pet-friendly beaches. The hotel also gives a temporary (临时的) home to dogs that are looking for their forever families. 154 have been adopted (领养) by guests.
Kimpton Sawyer Hotel
Location: Sacramento, California
Price: No pet fee; rooms start at $249 a night
There’s no limit on pets you can bring — so pack up your dog and your cat. Awaiting them will be pet beds, food, water bowls and a list of pet-friendly restaurants and parks. When the free nightly wine party begins in the hall, your pet can join you for socializing.
1. Which hotel provides chance to explore the mountains?| A．Kinship Landing. | B．Montage Palmetto Bluff. |
| C．Inn By The Sea. | D．Kimpton Sawyer Hotel. |
| A．Its guests can take pets to the party. | B．Its guests might adopt a pet there. |
| C．It offers spa treatments to its guests. | D．It serves pets sweet potatoes and eggs. |
| A．To Bluffton, South Carolina. | B．To Sacramento, California. |
| C．To Cape Elizabeth, Maine. | D．To Colorado Springs, Colorado. |
3 . Each child is unique by their character, goals, shortcomings and virtues (品德). When a learning disability is added to the mix, it becomes harder for teachers to find the best approaches to promoting the child’s process of learning and completing school tasks.
However, if you want to help children who have a learning disability, it is best to start with building a sincere relationship by explaining what is learning disability. You should tell them that having some sort of learning disability is not a problem that makes them any less valuable. They just need a different approach that will help them reach the same results as their classmates in class.
Bearing in mind that children with learning difficulties cannot always reach high grades, teachers must explain to them that effort must always be above the result itself. Teachers should tell the children that the key to success is in surpassing themselves, not comparing with others. And this is possible only through putting effort into mastering a certain skill or acquiring certain knowledge. When enough effort is made, the desired result will surely be achieved; it is only a matter of time.
As Albert Einstein once said, “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” This nicely sums up the complex nature of intelligence in humans. Bearing this saying in mind, it is good teachers’ duty to appreciate the strengths of a child with a learning disability, to cultivate these strengths through much praise and to help create excellent skills that will enable the child to stand out among their classmates. Try to discover the gifts of children with learning difficulties and ad-just those gifts to these general supportive approaches, which is good teachers’ job! Just do it, and finally all the desired goals will be achieved!
1. What makes a teacher find it harder to promote a student’s study?| A．The difficult school tasks. |
| B．The student’s own character. |
| C．The lack of learning passion. |
| D．The student’s learning disability. |
| A．Make them feel more valuable. |
| B．Set lots of goals for them. |
| C．Explain what is learning disability to them. |
| D．Introduce approaches to help them succeed. |
| A．Helping. | B．Overcoming. | C．Encouraging. | D．Enjoying. |
| A．They're strict with students. |
| B．They are adaptable and energetic. |
| C．They listen and communicate well. |
| D．They can appreciate and shape students. |
4 . The Best Time To Visit Masai Mara
High season
Months: June, July, August, September & October
These are the best months to visit the Masai Mara as it is the long dry season with little or no rainfall. It is easy to spot animals as the bush is less thick and animals gather around available water sources and rivers. It is the best time to witness the Great Migration herds. Accommodation cost will also be high, and as this is the busiest period, so bookings in advance are essential!
Green season
Months: April, May & November
The long rains occur during April and May and short rains in November. Mornings are usually clear and dry, with clouds building into dramatic thunderstorms by late afternoon. A plus to travel during the green season is that fewer people are travelling, which means fewer people and low lodge(旅舍)prices. Some of the lodges and camps close down during these months.
Shoulder season
Months: December, January, February & March
These shoulder months are a time of transition(过渡). Temperatures start to fall off, and migratory birds move on. Animals start to gather in areas where they know there will be water. For birdwatchers they are the best months, as in addition to the resident species, migratory birds, coming here from Europe to spend the winter, are also present. January and February are the best months to witness the birth of wildebeest, zebra and antelope.
1. What is special about the high season?| A．It rains a lot. | B．Lodge prices are high. |
| C．More birds migrate here. | D．Many zebras are born. |
| A．In September. | B．In October. |
| C．In November. | D．In December. |
| A．A travel guide. | B．A news report. | C．A children’s story. | D．A diary entry. |
5 . David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation (DSWF) is delighted to welcome faithful supporters and new friends to join us at our annual Wildlife Ball to celebrate the natural world and conservation. Hosted by the grand Dorchester Hotel in London, the DSWF Wildlife Ball will take place on the 27th July 2022 where we’ll bring the wilderness to life with our very own Sundown Safari (观赏之旅).
Join a black-tie gastronomical (美食) safari
As part of a black-tie gastronomical safari, guests will be treated to a mouth-watering three-course meal, enjoy world-class entertainment and listen to insightful and inspiring speeches about DSWF’s conservation work to turn the tables on extinction.
The DSWF Wildlife Ball helps raise vital funds and awareness for our essential work, protecting endangered species and their habitats across the world. After a year away we are excited to be welcoming you back and look forward to being your guides at what promises to be a night to remember in support of wildlife.
Last year, the virtual Wildlife Ball raised over £800,000 for DSWF’s vital conservation efforts across Africa and Asia, despite not being able to celebrate in person. We are really excited to invite you back to the Dorchester Hotel, who are our generous hosts, and together aim to celebrate wildlife and the wilderness in style and to raise vital funds to help in the fight for a greener future.
Book tickets to the Wildlife Ball 2022
Book tickets or register your interest today to avoid disappointment. Either by emailing the team at wildlifeball@davidshepherd.org or by calling the DSWF office on 01483 272323.
Individual Tickets: £200 (Children under 12 get 40% off)
VIP packages are available on request.
1. What do we learn about Wildlife Ball 2022?| A．It’ll be held in the wild. | B．It’ll offer guests a delicious meal. |
| C．It’ll allow guests to watch ball games. | D．It’ll be followed by a guided tour of London. |
| A．To entertain sponsors. | B．To establish reputation. |
| C．To obtain financial support. | D．To interact with wild animals. |
| A．£440. | B．£520. | C．£560. | D．£640. |
On March 14, 2018, Stephen Hawking finally died
Hawking’s children followed with a statement: “ We are deeply saddened that our beloved father passed away today. He was a great scientist and an extraordinary man
10 days before his death, the new report, authored by physicist Thomas Hertog, argues against the idea
7 . All evidence points to the fact that Mars once had flowing water, but numerous flybys, orbiters and landers have confirmed one undeniable fact — any liquid (液体的) water that was once on its surface is now long gone.
One idea, the Mars Ocean Hypothesis, suggests that Mars not only had some liquid water, but a lot of it. But the new study’s co-author Kun Wang says his team’s finding pours cold water on it.
“Mars’ fate (命运) was decided from the beginning.” Wang, an assistant professor of Earth and planetary sciences, said in a statement. That’s because the lower mass and gravity of Mars makes it easier for volatile (挥发) elements and compounds such as water to escape from its surface into space.
The researchers looked at 20 Martian meteorites (陨石) ranging in age from about 200 million years old to 4 billion years, dating back to a time when the solar system was still in the chaos of formation. The researchers analyzed water behaves in much the same way, indicating that most of it would have been lost to space during the formation of Mars.
The liquid water that did remain on the Martian surface carved out the riverbeds and other formations that we see there today, Wang says. But that water, too, would likely have disappeared had it not been trapped as ice at the Martian poles as the climate on the planet became colder, he notes.
“This does probably indicate a lower limit on size for a planet to be truly habitable,” Wang says, “Understanding that lower limit is important — there are lines of evidence that small planets are more common than big ones, so if the small ones are dry, then there are fewer habitable (适于居住的) worlds out there than we thought.”
1. What is the function of the first paragraph?| A．To present an argument. | B．To make a comparison. |
| C．To reach a conclusion. | D．To explain a concept. |
| A．Water is too easy to dry out. |
| B．The cold weather froze the water. |
| C．Flybys consumed most of the water. |
| D．The gravity of the Mars can hardly lock water. |
| A．Comparing results. | B．Listing figures. |
| C．Giving examples. | D．Raising questions. |
| A．We are in great need of water on earth. |
| B．They are trying to find suitable place for humans. |
| C．Mars is the destination to explore in the long run. |
| D．Mars is very significant for the health of the earth. |
8 . Charles Daniels didn’t grow up with a father in his house. As a child, he wasn’t given an explanation and that experience fueled his life’s mission (使命).” I was once that kid who blamed myself for my father’s absence. He wasn’t absent because he didn’t care about me.” Daniels tells Yahoo Life.
18.3 million children in the United States live without a father in the home. With his organization, Fathers’ Uplift, Daniels provides mental health coaching to assist fathers to overcome the barriers that prevent them from remaining engaged in their children’s lives.
“We have to be open to understanding why fathers are absent instead of judging them for being absent. The reason matters,” says Daniels. “Lots of them have issues with child welfare cases where they’ve not been able to see their kids.”
One way that Fathers’ Uplift provides support is by creating community. Many of the coaches are also fathers who have to overcome their own obstacles (障碍). The men call each other on their birthdays and they share their wins and losses.
At home, Daniels is a husband and father of two. When he thinks about his own children, his parenting philosophy is simple. He wants them to accept their imperfections. He also wants them to know they are loved by their family.
As Father’s Day approaches, Daniels realizes that the day can be tough for men who are separated from their children. He encourages them to hold on and to focus on what matters most.
1. Why did Daniels create his organization?| A．To educate his own children. |
| B．To provide guidance for fathers in need. |
| C．To help find missing fathers. |
| D．To offer help to children without father. |
| A．The reason. | B．The result. | C．The effect. | D．The length. |
| A．Don’t feel upset for their absence. |
| B．Go back to stay with their children. |
| C．Apologize to their children and family. |
| D．Concentrate on what they think is important. |
| A．A Father’s Day Gift |
| B．Realizing a Lifelong Dream |
| C．Daniels and Fathers’ Uplift |
| D．Growing up Without a Father |
9 . School Activities for Kids and Teens
July is a month of fun-filled activities for kids and teens as long as you know where to find them. When you want some fun activities for July, consider these ideas happening this month.
Magic Class Time: Friday, July 1,10:00 a.m. Cost: Free Booking Phone: 34038470 Address: Centenary Community hub,171 Dandenong Note: Would you like to be a magician? Then join David, the magician, to learn about real magic with playing cards, coins, ring ropes and DIY projects and be able to become the life of the party. | Science With Me: Making your own guitar! Time: Saturday, July 4,3:00 p.m. Cost: Free Booking phone: 34031226 Address: 10, Egginton Close Note: Do you want to make a guitar with Katy and her mom?Science With Me is going to be with you. Please remember to bring a piece of wood, a hammer, some rubber bands and some nails with you. |
Secret of the Dragon Time: Monday, July 12,10:30 a.m. Cost: Adult: $7.40 Children under 15: half Booking Phone: 34032578 Address: Brisbane Botanic Gardens Note: Secret of the Dragon is a magical story about two children who ride a dragon to explore the universe. | The Search for Life:Are We Alone? Time: Thursday, July 20,2:00 p.m. Cost: Adult: $14.50 Children: $8.70 Booking Phone:34037689 Address: Brisbane Botanic Gardens Note: Are we truly alone in space? Is there any life out there?These questions are asked in this show. |
| A．$23.20. | B．$14.80. | C．$11.10. | D．$7.40. |
| A．Magic Class | B．Science With Me |
| C．Secret of the Dragon | D．The Search for Life |
| A．They are all free. | B．They can all be booked by phone. |
| C．They take place in the same place. | D．They all belong to weekend activities. |
10 . Research shows people have a tendency to seek out information during uncertain times — it’s a natural coping mechanism (机制). But is continuous information-seeking on social media, sometimes called doomscrolling (末日刷刷刷), helpful during a pandemic, or any time?
Research on the effects of bad news on mood suggests exposure to negative COVID news is likely to be dangerous to our emotional well being. For instance, one study conducted in March 2020 involving more than 6,000 Americans found that the more time participants spent consuming COVID news in a day, the unhappier they felt.
These findings are striking but leave a few key questions unanswered. Does doomscrolling make people unhappy, or are unhappy people just more likely to doomscroll? How much time spent doomscrolling is a problem? And what would happen if, instead of doomscrolling, we were “ kindness scrolling ” — reading about humanity’s positive responses to a global crisis?
To find out answers to these questions, researchers conducted a study where they showed hundreds of people real-world content on either Twitter or YouTube for two to four minutes. The Twitter feeds and YouTube videos featured either general news about the COVID, or news about kindness during COVID. Researchers then measured these participants’ moods using a questionnaire, and compared their moods with participants who did not engage with any content at all.
People who were shown general COVID-related news experienced lower moods than people who were shown nothing at all. Meanwhile, people who were shown COVID news stories involving acts of kindness didn’t experience the same decline in mood, but also didn’t gain the boost in mood they’ d predicted. These findings suggest that spending as little as two to four minutes consuming negative news about COVID-19 can have a negative impact on our mood.
Researchers are still working on what people can do to look after themselves, and make time on social media more pleasurable.
1. How did the author introduce the topic of the text?| A．By asking a question. | B．By telling a story. |
| C．By listing lots of figures. | D．By answering a question. |
| A．To figure out why people like doomscrolling. |
| B．To find out what news has bad effects on emotion. |
| C．To figure out the answers to the few key questions. |
| D．To find out what news people like about doomscrolling. |
| A．No news may lead people to low mood. |
| B．General COVID-related news may cause low spirits. |
| C．COVID news of kindness may boost mood. |
| D．2-4 minutes of COVID-19 news viewing doesn’t affect mood. |
| A．The research time. | B．The results of the study. |
| C．The study institution. | D．The number of participants. |
