1. What is Bob doing?
| A．Introducing a music teacher. | B．Applying for a part-time job. | C．Recommending a job to Annie. |
| A．Teaching the piano. | B．Playing the violin. | C．Creating music. |
| A．Little kids. | B．Old people. | C．College students. |
| A．20 dollars. | B．30 dollars. | C．40 dollars. |
In an age of rapidly growing urbanization, rooftop farming has emerged as a sustainable response
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“Planting 200 acres of rice in two hours, I didn’t dare to dream of such efficiency in the past,” Xie Feilong, a farmer from Liuyuan town of Aksu Prefecture (地区) of Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, expressed
Xie’s family has planted over 3,000 acres of rice. In previous years, during the rice planting season, the whole family and several dozen workers would walk into the
On April 22, 2024, 14,000 acres of rice in
In 2024, Aksu Prefecture plans to plant 100,000 acres of rice. The prefecture has greatly promoted the use of new technologies and equipment in agriculture, innovated service models and
4 . There’re plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables available in local markets. But while those red juicy strawberries look fresh, consumers have no way of knowing how long the fruit can be stored at home. The same goes for distribution centers and supermarkets.
Now, the food technology startup One Third, located in the Netherlands, is looking to change that with an infrared (红外线) scanner that can accurately predict how long fresh fruits and vegetables will last. The startup is named One Third because one-third of food is wasted due to spoilage (变质) every year.
The startup’s founders were inspired by a UK company that uses this type of technology in the medical field and decided to see if it was applicable for food. “I looked at the challenges in the food-supply chain and found out that 40 percent of food waste is fresh produce. One of the biggest causes of waste is that nobody knows shelf life.” founder and CEO of One Third, Marco Snickers said.
Quality inspections at farms and distribution centers are done manually (手动地). An inspector checks the fruits and vegetables and makes notes about the size and quality. Then the food is sent to consumers without considering travel time or how long the produce will remain usable.
Using the infrared scanner at the distribution center means that inspectors can use the information to approve shipments that will ensure the produce can be distributed on a timely basis. This means that a shipment of ripe tomatoes will not be sent long distances away.
One Third’s scanner combınes the technology of optical scanners, image modeling, and Artificial Intelligence to provide accurate shelf-life predictions.
The startup found that the technology can reduce up to 25 percent produce waste that was caused by spoilage. “Global food waste has an enormous environmental impact, reducing global food waste cuts global greenhouse gas emissions and promotes global food security,” said Jacob Smith, a climate expert from the University of Maine.
1. What problem does One Third aim to solve?| A．The high cost of storing fresh fruits and vegetables. |
| B．Inefficient quality inspections at distribution centers. |
| C．Food waste caused by uncertainty about its shelf life. |
| D．Consumers’ difficulty judging the freshness of produce. |
| A．The use of the device in another field. |
| B．Observation of the food-supply chain. |
| C．Consumer demands for fresher produce. |
| D．Experts’ advice on food waste reduction. |
| A．They are time-consuming and costly. |
| B．They are not performed at a regular time. |
| C．The inspectors tend to make wrong judgement. |
| D．The shipping time is not taken into consideration. |
| A．Education. | B．Science. | C．Entertainment. | D．Lifestyle. |
5 . How to Organize a Music Festival
You love music and you always have it. You want to carry out a music festival designed to attract music fans of all ages. Follow the steps and you'll organize a successful one.
▲Start by making a list of the local bands and artists that you like. You've taken this job because you love music, so use your taste to work for you. If you like these musicians, many of the local residents will also like them.
▲Find a great location that has much open space for outdoor festivals. You need to build a stage so the musicians can be seen from a distance.
▲Hire sound and engineering people to give the musicians all the help they need.
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| A．You need to find security people. |
| B．Bigger sports stadiums will be perfect as well. |
| C．We can find enough songs to get a lot of money. |
| D．People should have practiced many different songs. |
| E．But remember, you are trying to attract fans of all ages. |
| F．The last thing you want is that a musician is on stage but the speakers don’t work. |
| G．You can find a location by going to the local government and asking for permission. |
6 .
Plan your time carefully. When planning your work, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. First your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide a good, regular time for studying.
Find a good place to study. Look around the house for an area suitable for study. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No games, radios, or television. When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.
Make good use of your time in class.
Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes, review the important points that your teacher is going to discuss the next day, and read that material.
Develop a good attitude towards tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. This helps you remember your new knowledge. The world won’t end if you don’t pass a test, so don’t be over worried.
| A．Take advantage of class time to listen to what the teacher says. |
| B．Don’t forget to set aside enough time for entertainment. |
| C．There are other methods that might help you with your studying. |
| D．Maybe you are an average student. |
| E．No one can become a top student unless he or she works hard. |
| F．Make full use of class time to take notes of everything the teacher says in class. |
| G．This will help you understand the next class. |
7 . Of all the Christmas traditions in my family, the most firmly defended is what’s known as the healthy walk: a non-negotiable walk that takes place in the thin sliver of daylight separating the end of a massive breakfast and the beginning of an even bigger Christmas dinner.
I think the origins of the name lie with my late grandmother (who was also fond of healthy 5 a. m. swims in the English Channel well into her 70s), but it was my parents’ generation who first embraced it at Christmas, working out that a walk was essential. Now, as my parents themselves approach their 70s, my brothers and I have taken up the baton (接力棒) enthusiastically.
But hiking in the depths of winter isn’t without its risks. There are times when the healthy walk has felt almost a little too healthy — there’s a fine line between the kind of weather my grandmother would have described as pleasant and that which will lead to full-blown hypothermia(体温过低). Getting soaked, suffering frozen fingers and slithering (滑) down a muddy bank on your backside are all risks at Christmas in my family. So far, no-one has ever seriously injured themselves, but whatever Michael Bublé might say, the reality of festive-season walking in the UK is always more “sodden (湿透的) mud patch” than “winter wonderland”.
Of course, the risk of being caught out by the elements increases further on longer hikes at this time of year. I’m always amazed that more people don’t do themselves serious damage during ultra-distance winter events. I’m in a we of those (including my sister) who’ve managed to complete things such as the two-day Original Mountain Marathon which takes place in October. In the end, however, the same principle applies to these big events as to our more gentle Christmas Day walk: if you get the right gear (装备), you can handle pretty much anything.
1. What’s the most strictly guarded Christmas custom in the author’s family?| A．A great breakfast. | B．The healthy walk. |
| C．A big Christmas dinner. | D．5 a. m. swims in the English Channel. |
| A．Kind and caring. | B．Successful and rich. |
| C．Determined and energetic. | D．Ambitious and generous. |
| A．They should wear proper gear to deal with many things. |
| B．They can handle everything independently. |
| C．They should focus on more gentle activities. |
| D．They are risking their lives unnecessarily. |
| A．Sports. | B．Education. | C．Entertainment. | D．Science. |
The Sports Day was fast coming to the school. All the children were very excited and were practicing for the big race. Jim, one of the fast runners of the school was confident that he would win so he was not doing anything at all. “You have to work hard to come first in the race, Jim. You are not practicing at all,” said Jim’s mother.
“Mom, you know how fast I am! Then why should I waste my time running? Only I will win; no one else will win!” shouted Jim. “Jim, you may be right but talent without hard work is not good at all. This laziness of yours will cost you greatly,” his mother warned him. Jim just laughed and shrugged (耸肩) his shoulders. He was so confident that would win the prize as no one else in his class was as fast as he was!
Tim, a classmate of Jim was also participating in the running race. He was not a fast runner. However, he was very devoted and practiced till late night and had developed great endurance (耐力) and willpower (意志) to win the race.
There were a few days left for the Sports Day but Jim did not practice at all. On the other hand, Tim practiced day and night. The Sports Day was almost around the corner but Jim was confident that no one could beat him and had not practiced at all. But Tim with his devotion and hard work had become a very fast runner.
At last, the Sports Day arrived. All the students crowded the ground to cheer their favorites. The signal was given to the participants to begin the race. The coach blew the whistle and everyone began to run towards the finishing line. It was so exciting. Jim and Tim left all the racers far behind. Both of them were neck to neck.
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______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________9 . Who can imagine life today without an Automated Teller Machine (ATM)? They are available in considerable numbers throughout the world.
The first ATM was the brainchild of an enterprising Turkish-American inventor Luther George Simjian. When the idea of an automated banking machine struck him, he registered 20 patents before any bank agreed to give it a trial run. It is easy to assume that the inventor of such a popular machine was laughing all the way to the bank.
It was not until 1967, nearly 30 years later, that Barclays Bank, in a careful launch, rolled out a self-service machine in London, England, which proved successful.
Experts quickly determined that public acceptance of ATMs counted on convenience, simplicity, speed, security and trust.
Public acceptance of deposits (存款) by machine was significantly slower than customers’ usage of ATMs for withdrawals. In general, it seems that customers sometimes still prefer and trust an over-the-counter transaction (交易) for deposits.
| A．Location, in particular, was a key factor. |
| B．His cash machine, however, didn’t prove durable. |
| C．The device was relatively primitive, at least by today’s standards. |
| D．However, cash machines posed some interesting, unanswered questions. |
| E．An interesting factor was the issue of bio-statistics for customer identification. |
| F．Devices originally dismissed by the public are now recognized as essential institutions. |
| G．Soon afterwards, many other banks became admittedly champions of the cash machine. |
10 . What is a GPA?
A GPA, or Grade Point Average, typically ranging from one to four, is a number reflecting your course performance on average. It’s used by universities to determine whether students meet academic standards and by students to enhance job prospects or secure admission into post-graduate programs.
How to calculate a GPA?
● Determine the letter grade and the number of credit hours for each course you take in a term;
● Translate the letter grade to grade points using your school’s grading system;
● Multiply the grade points by the credit hours for that course;
● Add up all the credit hours for the courses;
● Divide the total number of grade points by the total credit hours and you get the GPA.
| Example: Academic Transcript of Jane Smith Winter 2023 | |||||
| Courses | Letter Grade | Grade points | Credit hours | Total points | GPA |
| Creative Writing | A+ | 4.0 | 3 | 12 | - |
| Psychology | A- | 3.7 | 3 | 11.1 | - |
| History | B+ | 3.3 | 3 | 9.9 | - |
| Computer Science | F | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Total | - | - | 11 | 33 | |
What are the consequences of failing college courses?
● Every failing grade (F) significantly impacts your GPA for that academic year, limiting clubs, organizations and program choices, as competitive programs require top GPAs.
● Most financial aid programs require a specific GPA. A sharp drop in GPA due to several course failures may lead to withdrawal from financial aid programs, unless you retake the courses and pass.
● For college athletes on sports scholarships, failing courses repeatedly can lead to losing scholarships and team sports.
● Failing multiple courses can result in school removal and affect future applications.
1. Where is this text probably taken from?| A．An academic course guide. | B．A campus job fair poster. |
| C．A graduate application form. | D．An athletic team schedule. |
| A．3.3. | B．3.0. | C．2.8. | D．1.0. |
| A．School removal. | B．Loss of financial aid. |
| C．Choice limitation. | D．Disqualification in sports. |
