Anvitha Vijay is the Apple’s youngest app developer. When you were 9 years old, what were you busy
She showed interest in apps and coding after her younger sister
Vijay works in the WWDC room like other people by walking up to developers at WWDC and handing out her business card, which has her name and a motto: “I want to make a difference in people’s lives through technology”. Back home, she used her mom’s iPhone ( under her mom’s name) because you have to wait
Asked to name her favorite app beside the ones she developed, she cites the White Tiles 4 app, which was developed in China in 2014. What does she want to be when she grows up? “ I want to be an innovator,
2 . Pollution is a disaster for the soil. When chemicals go into the ground, they slowly reduce the fertility of the soil and make it unsuitable for farming. They may also change the structure of the soil , which gets more easily destroyed by water and air.
For ordinary consumers, the influence of soil pollution can be felt most strongly in the supermarket. Exposure( 暴 露 ) to soil pollution can pollute foods grown in the field, harming people’s health.
One example of this is the “ poisonous rice event” that surfaced in 2013. Some rice from Hunan province was found to contain higher levels of cadmium(镉), a kind of metal likely to cause cancer, because Hunan has some of the worst soil pollution in China, according to CBC News. All the samples collected from this area were heavily polluted by cadmium. Sometimes, the cadmium level is 20 times higher than the national standard.
According to scientists, high levels of cadmium have been linked to organ( 器官) failure,weakening of bones and cancer. “ Cadmium is likely to store up in the kidney and liver,” Chen Nengchang, a scholar at the Guangdong Institute of Eco-environment and Soil Sciences, told The New York Times. “ When the amount reaches a certain point, it will cause a serious health risk for the organs.”
Unfortunately, fixing the problem was not as simple as destroying a few piles of rice. Since the outer covering of rice are often used to feed farm animals, the meat we eat and the milk we drink may both be at risk.
Luckily both the government and Chinese consumers have becomes more and more aware of this kind of pollutions, and aim to fight the situation with combined effort. There are many things we, as individual, can do to help. Eating organic foods are one of them.
Organic food is not only better for our health but also for our environment, especially the soil. To grow organic food, farmers stop using all artificial chemicals------including fertilizers, and pesticides. This production method does not cause any risk of soil pollution, unlike traditional farming, which uses tons of artificial chemicals. By consuming organic foods, we support healthier soil.
1. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the influence of soil pollution?| A．The production of the crops will decrease greatly. |
| B．The soil will be poor in quality and improper for farming. |
| C．The foods grown in the polluted field harm people’s health. |
| D．The soil will become more easily destroyed by water and air. |
| A．It caused cancer or death. |
| B．Some contained more vitamins. |
| C．It was reported as an advertisement. |
| D．Some had higher levels of cadmium. |
| A．the polluted soil | B．the failing organ | C．the poisonous rice | D．the sick farm animals. |
| A．The government has realized the importance of it. |
| B．It is good for both our health and the environment. |
| C．Its production method is easier than the traditional one. |
| D．Farmers used fewer fertilizers and pesticides when growing it. |
3 . Growing up, I was always totally in love with fashion. I’m the type of girl who follows Fashion Weck trends and spends much money on clothes. And while I have dreamed about building a career in fashion, I’m well aware that it’s not easy to make a name for yourself in the field. Despite this, I decided against studying medicine to follow my dream and went to West Virginia University for Fashion Design.
When I got a part-time job at Girl’s Lift last summer holiday. I was excited to be able to write articles for the website, sit in on editorial meetings and help pick the cover for the August/ September issue. But when GL editor-in-chief Karen asked if anyone wanted to help out in the fashion room for all the clothes, accessories, shoes and beauty products used for shoots(拍 摄). I jumped at the opportunity. After spending so much time with the clothes, I knew I just had to go on site for the shoot. My parents always told me to speak up when I want something, so I gathered up the courage to ask Karen if I could help out on the shoot. Not only did she say yes, but she told me that I could help out at another the following week.
The next day, when the photographer asked me to help him test the lightning for a few shoots, I was super excited. When one of the two models didn’t show up, I was asked to step in for her. Before I knew it, I was sitting in hair and makeup, being fitted for my clothes for the rest of my life. Never in a million years did I think I would be in a magazine. Let alone on four pages of a major fashion magazine. I am really grateful for this opportunity, but it would never have happened if I didn’t speak up and ask to be a part of it.
1. The writer’s dream is to ________.| A．become a model for Fashion Week | B．take up a job in fashion |
| C．study in West Virginal University | D．be an expert on medicine |
| A．problem | B．subject | C．magazine | D．newspaper |
| A．her parents | B．the models | C．the photographer | D．Karen |
| A．It’s amazing to appear in a fashion magazine. |
| B．It’s not easy to become famous in one’s career. |
| C．Speak up for what you want and you will get it soon. |
| D．Stick to your dream and try everything you can for it. |
4 . Chinese emojis(表情符号) In Everyday Use Abroad
This is not the first time the Chinese emoji takes the world stage. Earlier this year, one emoji from the Chinese basketball celebrity Yao Ming has been
And you may be surprised to find that many locals do not know Yao Ming but are
What's more, due to the huge
Many Chinese fans are excited about this and now choose to greet them with their own funny pictures, a behavior arousing the
As a newly emerging online language, emojis have risen to become an
As Chinese emojis have slowly entered the world stage, how to properly use "the fifth innovation in China", a humorous name for emojis,
| A．spread | B．explored | C．experienced | D．examined |
| A．fortunately | B．adequately | C．frequently | D．properly |
| A．patient | B．familiar | C．popular | D．strict |
| A．By contrast | B．In conclusion | C．What’s more | D．For example |
| A．problem | B．variety | C．influence | D．profit |
| A．opened | B．bought | C．shared | D．linked |
| A．awareness | B．complaint | C．responsibility | D．attention |
| A．subtle | B．mixed | C．usual | D．essential |
| A．create | B．express | C．accept | D．test |
| A．without | B．except | C．by | D．in |
| A．that | B．which | C．as | D．what |
| A．that | B．which | C．where | D．when |
| A．take | B．taking | C．have taken | D．having taken |
| A．makes | B．making | C．made | D．having made |
| A．are not kept; will have to | B．are not kept; have |
| C．do not keep; will have to | D．do not keep; have to |
