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3 . Marie Van Brittan Brown, an African American nurse living in Jamaica, Queens in the 1960s, was working in shifts, as was her husband, Albert, an electronics technician. When she arrived home late, she sometimes felt afraid. Serious crimes in Queens jumped nearly 32 percent from 1960 to 1965, and police were slow to respond to emergency calls. Marie wanted to feel safer at home.
With the help of her husband, Marie imagined a device that could be attached to the front door. It would offer four small holes, and through these, a video camera on the inside could view visitors of different heights as the host turned the camera up and down. The camera was connected to a television monitor inside. A microphone on the outside of the door and a speaker inside allowed the host to interrogate a visitor, while an alarm could inform police via radio.
Closed-circuit television (CCTV), invented during World War II for military use, was not widespread in the 1960s, and the Browns proposed using the technology to create the first modern home security system. They filed a patent for their device in 1966, citing(提及) Marie as the lead inventor. It was approved three years later. “The equipment is not in production,” The New York Times reported, “but the Browns hope to interest manufacturers and home builders.” That never happened. “The cost of installing(安装) it widely would be pretty high,” says Robert McCrie, an emergency management expert at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan.
Marie’s invention, though it didn’t benefit them financially, would earn the Browns a measure of recognition in the technology world: The predecessor(前身) of today’s home security systems, it has been cited(引用) in 35 U.S. patents.
1. What can be learned about Marie?| A．She lived in a dangerous neighborhood. | B．She worked as an electronics technician. |
| C．She went home with her husband every day. | D．She was afraid of making an emergency call. |
| A．Attract. | B．Frighten. | C．Welcome. | D．Question. |
| A．It was considered to be a silly invention. | B．It was thought little of by the then police. |
| C．It was too expensive to be mass-produced. | D．It was illegal to be used by ordinary people. |
| A．They contributed a lot to CCTV. | B．They were generous and responsible. |
| C．They helped reduce crime in the 1960s. | D．They were intelligent and worthy of respect. |
As a young boy, I was always a troublemaker and up to no good. I liked playing tricks and enjoyed treating animals in an unfriendly way, like running after cats crazily, making them scared at the sight of me. Besides, I often used a handmade catapult (弹弓) to shoot at birds on the trees.
All this did afford me indescribable pleasure but also got me unkind stares and blames from people around. My parents disapproved of my behavior and were constantly criticizing me for the tricks I played. I was even given a good beating from my father from time to time. Nevertheless, I ignored their warnings and did not correct my ways until an incident occurred.
One summer noon when I was eight, I was alone at home and just finished lunch. Feeling very hot and bored, I decided to hang around the neighborhood, holding my trusty catapult.
Soon, I came to Mr Smith’s house. His pet dog, big and strong, was tied to a post outside his house, lying in the shade lazily. Looking around, I found that no one was in sight. I decided to make good use of my catapult to play tricks on the massive dog. Picking up a few small stones from the ground, I aimed at the dog and fired them one by one. Several stones hit the poor dog and it began to bark (吠) loudly in pain and jump up and down. But I felt so fun that I didn’t stop doing so. Eventually, the dog’s anger was fueled and it barked wildly at me while struggling to break away from the rope. Not realizing anything wrong with my crazy behavior, I was just laughing happily.
Suddenly, the rope that tied the dog loosened and the big dog got free from its bonds. In no time, with a few powerful steps the dog was on me. Its sharp teeth sank into my leg. I screamed with pain and fright and fell to the ground, shouting out for help.
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Luckily, my miserable shouts caught Mr Smith’s attention.
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His words left me ashamed and I decided to make a change.
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5 . Phillis Wheatley was born in Gambia (in Africa) on May 8, 1753 and died in Boston on December 5,1784. When she was seven or eight, she was sold as a slave to John and Susanna Wheatley of Boston. She was named after the ship that brought her to America, The Phillis. The family supposed the girl—who was “suffering from a change of climate”, with “no other covering than a dirty carpet”—to be “about seven years old...from the circumstances of shedding (使脱落) her front teeth”.
Phillis was very intelligent. The Wheatley family taught her to read and write, and encouraged her to write poetry. Her first poem On Messrs. Hussey and Coffin was published when she was only twelve. In 1770, An Elegiac Poem, on the Death of That Celebrated Divine, and Eminent Servant of Jesus Christ, the Reverend and Learned George Whitefield made her famous. It was published in Boston, Newport, and Philadelphia.
When she was eighteen, Phillis and Mrs Wheatley tried to sell a collection containing twenty-eight of Phillis’ poems. Colonists (殖民者) did not want to buy poetry written by an African. Mrs Wheatley wrote to England to ask Countess(女伯爵) of Huntingdon for help. The countess was a wealthy supporter of the abolition (废除) of slavery. Phillis had Poems on various subjects, religious and moral published in England in 1773. This book made Phillis famous in England and the thirteen colonies. She wrote a poem for George Washington in 1775, and he praised her work. They met in 1776. Phillis supported independence for the colonies during the Revolutionary War.
After her master died, Phillis was freed. She married John Peters, a free black man, in 1778. She and her husband lost two children. John was put into prison for debt in 1784. Phillis and her remaining child died in December of 1784 and were buried in an unmarked grave.
Phillis was the first African American and the first slave in the United States to publish a book. She was the first African American woman to earn a living from her writing. Phillis’ poetry proved the abolitionists’ idea that blacks could be artistic and intellectual. Her achievements were used to support a growing antislavery movement.
1. The Wheatley family guessed the age of Phillis by ______.| A．her weight | B．her clothes |
| C．her skin color | D．the condition of her teeth |
| A．lived on writing poems |
| B．helped Phillis get her writings published |
| C．supported independence for the colonies |
| D．felt surprised that Phillis could read and write |
| A．Phillis was only 18 years old when her first poem was published. |
| B．Phillis ’ first attempt at selling her poetry in America was illegal. |
| C．Phillis ’ husband was put into prison for debt in 1778. |
| D．Phillis finally became free after her master died. |
| A．marriage | B．achievements |
| C．sufferings as a slave | D．fight against slavery |
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7 . Jennifer Grove, founder of Repeat Roses, was once an event planner. She saw how often the beautiful—and costly—flowers people used to make their
Then she started donating flowers her
For Grove, the most
Through Repeat Roses, Grove believes she’s making a lasting
“When you recognize how much
| A．tour | B．work | C．day | D．month |
| A．over | B．on | C．ready | D．open |
| A．garbage | B．recycling | C．parties | D．stores |
| A．did | B．witnessed | C．promoted | D．suffered |
| A．gave up | B．agreed to | C．asked about | D．thought of |
| A．friends | B．partners | C．clients | D．employers |
| A．joined | B．visited | C．supported | D．created |
| A．sell | B．bring | C．introduce | D．show |
| A．difficult | B．polar | C．satisfying | D．amusing |
| A．heaviness | B．unkindness | C．awkwardness | D．cheerfulness |
| A．monitors | B．matches | C．maintains | D．transforms |
| A．achievement | B．impression | C．change | D．contribution |
| A．the planet | B．her organization | C．people’s health | D．event planning |
| A．gratefulness | B．pain | C．puzzlement | D．surprise |
| A．funny | B．different | C．nice | D．proper |
8 . Hotels that go all out for Christmas
Willard InterContinental: Washington
In the United States capital, the Willard InterContinental will host free performances through December 23. Holiday afternoon tea — with finger sandwiches and pastries — will be served every Friday, Saturday and Sunday through December 26 ($79 per person or $89 with a glass of champagne).
Room rates in December start around $325.
Claridge’s: London
Guests at Claridge’s will be treated to horse-drawn carriage rides. Three-night Christmas packages feature those festive events, plus Christmas lunch, Champagne, a visit from Father Christmas, stockings for all and a full English breakfast each day. Festive afternoon tea, served through January 3, is about $126 for an adult and $66 for one child.
A two-night holiday season package starts at about $1,425.
The Breakers: Palm Beach, Florida
The Breakers Palm Beach carries its lavish traditions right through the holiday season. The oceanfront Italian resort dazzles with sparkling lights, and holiday tea is available at HMF on select days in late December for $115 per person. Nearly every room has already been snapped up this December, but holiday tea and meals make for a festive taste of the striking hotel.
Rates start at $599 per night in December.
Ritz: Paris
The Ritz Paris is putting on exactly what you’d expect from the elegant property. The hotel is celebrating a Swiss Christmas this year in homage to founder César Ritz’ roots with a gold and blue theme accented with paper edelweiss flowers. Christmas Tea is available at Bar Vendome and Salon Proust, starting at about $77 per person.
December room rates start at around $1,700 a night.
1. At which hotel can people enjoy finger sandwiches?| A．Willard InterContinental: Washington | B．Claridge’s: London |
| C．The Breakers: Palm Beach, Florida | D．Ritz: Paris |
| A．$192. | B．$378. | C．$345. | D．$318. |
| A．They are all hotels in Europe. |
| B．They all offer season package. |
| C．All the hotels will provide festive tea. |
| D．All the hotels will host free performances. |
9 . On July 23, 2020, China successfully set off its first fully home-grown Mars mission, the Tianwen-1 on to a month- long space voyage toward the red Planet, marking a new era in a space exploration long controlled by NASA, USA.
Tianwen-1 consists of an orbiter (轨道器) and a lander. It’s the first attempt by any country to achieve orbiting, landing and roving all in one go. “If successful, it would mean a major technical breakthrough, ” scientists of the China National Space Agency (CNSA) wrote in a recent paper.
The orbiter, lander and rover probe (巡视器) combination lifted off from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on Hainan Island Thursday morning at 12: 41 a.m. American space and Mars enthusiast Elon Musk praised the mission on the website Thursday morning, calling the “launch” impressive.
In the Nature astronomy paper, CNSA researchers gave five scientific aims of the Tianwen-1 mission Map the geological structure of Mars, investigate surface soil characteristics, analyze surface material composition and study the Martian climate and environment at the surface, as well as the physical fields and internal structure of Mars. If all goes according to plan, the Tianwen-1 probe will reach Mars orbit in February next year. The orbiter will settle into a polar orbit that will allow it to observe the planets surface from a height between 165 miles and 7, 500 miles.
The Tianwen-1 mission is China’s second attempt at the Red Planet 2011 orbiter mission called Yinghuo-1 failed China is also the first country to land a probe on the far side of the moon. Last January, CNSA successfully sent a robotic lunar rover called Yutu-2 to the moon as part of the Change-4 mission. The rover is still roaming on the dark side of the moon studying the lunar composition.
1. What can we learn from the passage?| A．Tianwen-1 succeeded in orbiting, landing and roving at a time. |
| B．Tianwen-1 is made up of an orbiter and two landers. |
| C．America always falls behind other countries in space exploration. |
| D．The probe would stay on the red Planet for a year. |
| A．To map the geological structure of the earth. |
| B．To study the Martian climate and environment. |
| C．To explore the external structure of Mars. |
| D．To analyze material composition inside Mars. |
| A．wandering | B．running | C．jumping | D．struggling |
| A．Robotic Lunar Rover Yutu-2 was Sent to the Moon. |
| B．Tianwen-1 Probe Failed to Reach Mars Orbit. |
| C．CNSA Researchers Laid out Five Scientific Aims. |
| D．China Succeeded in Launching Its Mars Mission. |
10 . During my first term of University, I did not know what I wanted to major in. I was very interested in biology, so I chose a very
After months of not being able to keep up, I hardly passed the course and my
It took me months to finally recognize that I had not been to
| A．challenging | B．popular | C．common | D．easy |
| A．failure | B．success | C．decision | D．regret |
| A．think about | B．find out | C．notice | D．announce |
| A．teacher | B．reporter | C．leader | D．scientist |
| A．respect | B．talent | C．strength | D．confidence |
| A．Rather | B．Actually | C．Afterwards | D．Still |
| A．stayed | B．changed | C．filled | D．disappeared |
| A．confident | B．careless | C．stupid | D．devoted |
| A．chosen | B．required | C．recommended | D．offered |
| A．praise | B．blame | C．watch | D．search |
| A．fact | B．advice | C．belief | D．proposal |
| A．killing | B．costing | C．sparing | D．wasting |
| A．answer | B．problem | C．course | D．research |
| A．able | B．keen | C．eager | D．excited |
| A．method | B．result | C．plan | D．process |
