1 . College professors these days face an ever-higher bar to grab the attention of their students, forced to compete with the appeal of smartphones and laptops in large lecture halls. But when your professor is a social media star, it’s a little bit easier.
Tatiana Erukhimova, who leaches physics at Texas A&M University, has managed to get her students, as well as future generations, excited about the science. Known as “Dr. Tatiana” to her students and online fan base, the professor performs physics tricks with boundless energy and enthusiasm. Videos of her theatrical demonstrations have got hundreds of millions of views across TikTok and other social media platforms. Her department’s YouTube page has about 2.5 million subscribers, an ineredible following even overshadowing the well-known Aggie athletics program. She credits the university marketing team’s videos of her lessons for her social media success.
In the kid-friendly videos, Erukhimova uses a range of everyday objects in her experiments, from toilet paper to sweets, bicycle wheels and hair dryers. The sooner kids are taught physics and taught it well, the better, she suggests. It’s clear that she knows what it takes to get young people excited about a hard science. The key, she explains, has been to make herself approachable and her instruction personal.
She’s earned more than just recognition on social media. In February, she was honored with a national award for science outreach “for leadership in bringing the excitement of physics through innovative education programs, ”including the well-attended annual TAMU Physics and Engineering Festival and the highly popular physics videos on social media.
All Erukhimova says she can hope for is making physics less discouraging, and more exciting. “What will they remember 10, 15 years, 20 years later?” she wonders. “If they remember my class, I could not ask for a better reward.”
1. What can we learn from the first paragraph?| A．Students perform worse than expected. | B．Colleges need more professional teachers. |
| C．Digital devices should be banned on campus. | D．Internet celebrity professors are more favored. |
| A．Her love for teaching. | B．Her school’s promotion. |
| C．Her followers’ support. | D．Her talent for performing. |
| A．By encouraging hands-on experiments. | B．By adopting a down-to-earth teaching style. |
| C．By motivating young learners’ curiosity. | D．By possessing professional physics knowledge. |
| A．Brave and resourceful. | B．Optimistic and devoted. |
| C．Sociable and humorous. | D．Passionate and creative. |
2 . When 1 was 8, my family moved into our brand-new home. My parents had
My mother, who never had green fingers, Gilled our sunroom with low-light plants like ferns (蕨类植物), which consistently
She never
Then, last year, Mom experienced a series of falls that
Mom may not be with us much longer, for her health has
| A．repaired | B．maintained | C．tailored | D．built |
| A．hide | B．shelter | C．rescue | D．produce |
| A．claimed | B．affected | C．threatened | D．wasted |
| A．grew | B．burned | C．flowered | D．disappeared |
| A．wisdom | B．control | C．knowledge | D．trial |
| A．calmly | B．cheerfully | C．accurately | D．specifically |
| A．nurse | B．gardener | C．cook | D．doctor |
| A．reward | B．promise | C．comfort | D．habit |
| A．landed | B．attacked | C．enabled | D．involved |
| A．disappointed | B．associated | C．bored | D．consumed |
| A．collapse | B．emptiness | C．panic | D．loneliness |
| A．shouting at | B．caring for | C．cleaning away | D．cutting down |
| A．warm | B．sunny | C．shady | D．cold |
| A．advanced | B．stabilized | C．changed | D．declined |
| A．privilege | B．decision | C．turn | D．future |
| A．Annoyed. | B．Guilty. | C．Embarrassed. |
1. What is the best cure of loneliness?
| A．Trying different lifestyles. |
| B．Talking to a trusted one. |
| C．Keeping enough sleep. |
| A．Their hard work. | B．Their career planning. | C．Their social skills. |
| A．To broaden our views. |
| B．To encounter beautiful things. |
| C．To experience another kind of life. |
1. What do the speakers mainly talk about?
| A．Energy production. | B．Information safety. | C．Smart cities. |
| A．Traffic release. | B．Equality promotion. | C．Data management. |
| A．Personal information can be secured. |
| B．B. Data leakage will never happen. |
| C．Greater security can be achieved. |
| A．A professor. | B．A journalist. | C．A scientist. |
1. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
| A．A couple. | B．Friends. | C．Trainer and trainee. |
| A．By using apps. | B．By watching videos. | C．By teaming up with families. |
| A．She needs motivation from others. |
| B．Her plan is designed unreasonably. |
| C．She is always disturbed by other things. |
| A．A VIP course. | B．A free course. | C．A tailored course. |
1. Why does the woman want to take this course?
| A．For social connection. |
| B．For academic interest. |
| C．For employment preparation. |
| A．It's difficult. | B．It's outdated. | C．It's expensive. |
1. What drink does the woman recommend?
| A．Berry milkshake. | B．Blueberry juice. | C．Orange tea. |
| A．$8. | B．$8.8. | C．$9.6. |
9 . At just seven years old, Angelina Tsuboi discovered her passion for innovation. It all began with a simple game she programmed in her Los Angeles public school’s Grade 2class. Today , at18, the Grade 12 student’s initial curiosity has evolved into a deep-seated desire to use technology to decode (解码) real-world problems.
In 2021, she co-developed Megaphone, one of her first apps, to tackle unanswered post-class questions and poor communication about events and announcements. Her problem-solving ability kept building from there.
When she took online CPR classes at the start of the pandemic, she figured it couldn’t be just her who was struggling with the steps. So she created an app called CPR Buddy ― a winner in the 2022 Apple Swift Challenge ― which guides users through CPR using vibrations (震动) to regulate breath. After winning the award, Angelina presented her work to Apple CEO Tim Cook, a highlight in her young career, but one she didn’t lose her cool over. “There’s no point putting people on a pedestal (神坛),” she says.
The next year, Angelina built an app called Lilac, designed to assist nonEnglish-speaking single parents with resources for housing, job opportunities and translation support. She was inspired by her own experiences as a child of a single mother who immigrated to the US.
When Angelina decided to pursue pilot training at the age of 16, she was struck by how difficult it was to find financial support, which encouraged her to create yet another app, Pilot Fast Track, which helps those longing to be pilots find scholarships for flight training.
Looking to the future, besides applying to colleges with great labs, Angelina is exploring the field of aerospace cybersecurity and mechatronics ― combining computer science, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering.
“There’s not enough optimism in the world,“ she says. “I have also been in situations in my life where I’ve lost a lot of hope. But in the end, it is a mindset, and there are ways in any situation you’re in to make it somewhat better.”
1. What is Angelina’s pursuit?| A．To design games for kids. |
| B．To stimulate teen’s curiosity. |
| C．To address problems through technology. |
| D．To find innovative approaches to digital challenges. |
| A．She couldn’t breathe regularly. | B．She was inspired by celebrities. |
| C．She replaced CPR with an app. | D．She was humble about her success. |
| A．To direct pilots’ career paths. |
| B．To help to-be pilots find funds. |
| C．To pair future pilots with airlines. |
| D．To evaluate pilot training schools. |
| A．Breaking the code | B．Bearing growing pains |
| C．Facing life as it is | D．Following role models |
10 . Lee Chong Wei, the 38-year-old Malaysian badminton legend, praised Lin Dan as the greatest badminton player ever in a recent Facebook Live Session (实况转播) on April 16. When he was
Lin Dan was born in Longyan, Fuijian on October 14, 1983. He began to play badminton at the age of five. He entered the
The two badminton titans (巨人) treat each other as powerful rivals (对手) on the court, but are
Throughout the years, fans have
The two-decade long friendship has been such a
| A．asked | B．told | C．warned | D．reminded |
| A．concluded | B．questioned | C．whispered | D．replied |
| A．titles | B．clothes | C．styles | D．habits |
| A．art | B．tourism | C．business | D．sports |
| A．urban | B．suburban | C．national | D．local |
| A．grass | B．land | C．border | D．center |
| A．coaches | B．playmates | C．friends | D．neighbors |
| A．looked after | B．stood for | C．took on | D．competed against |
| A．before | B．after | C．until | D．while |
| A．won | B．ran | C．failed | D．tried |
| A．introduced | B．explained | C．witnessed | D．described |
| A．request | B．symbol | C．plan | D．law |
| A．In place of | B．Except for | C．In case of | D．In addition to |
| A．remarkable | B．simple | C．strange | D．correct |
| A．impressed | B．armed | C．honored | D．supplied |
