A.except | B.except that | C.besides | D.except for |
A.are looking, being shown | B.are looking, showing |
C.look, being shown | D.look, showing |
A.have seen | B.see | C.saw | D.seeing |
If you always hate certain vegetables. you may be more than a picky eater. Instead, you might be a “super-taster”, a person
“We don’t get the taste of food equally,” said Professor Duffy, an export in the study of food taste. “It could explain some of the differences in our food
Food scientists are trying to develop ways
We might also try to use various cooking methods, either by adding me fat, sweetness, strong flavors like garlic
5 . Artificial cloud technology could soon be used in the fight against environmental damage. Researchers in Australia have used machines to spray salt water into the air, and noted that the reflective qualities of these artificial clouds helped protect the Great Barrier Reef from sun bleaching (漂白).
The so-called cloud brightening project works by thickening existing clouds and reducing sunlight exposure to protect the reef. No artificial chemicals make it into the clouds in the sky. When water droplets steam, they leave only small salt crystals that float up into the atmosphere. This provides a larger surface area for water vapor to be liquids around them, forming thicker clouds.
The past two years have seen uncommon forest fires and droughts triggered by the climate change emergency, meaning that widespread use of this technique may become more commonplace if carbon emissions are not checked.
Drones, unmanned flying vehicles, have also entered the cloud controlling picture, used in the United Arab Emirates, a country desperately in need of more rainfall, to deliver electrical shocks to clouds in order to facilitate rainfall. Zapping (击打) clouds to produce a positive or negative charge within clouds can cause water droplets to form together. The greater the charge, the larger the droplets, which is vital for ensuring that as much rain as possible reaches the surface before steam gives off all the hard-won moisture (水分).
Even if one waves aside climate change, global waterfall shortages are still an increasing concern, given the planet’s booming population. More people means more mouths to feed, and the demand for water in agriculture for animals and crops further increases urgency for cloud controlling technology. An increase in rain also leads to positive economic growth in many countries, as large harvests stabilize financial systems and living standards in all climates.
Increasingly, scientists are looking to our skies in providing solutions to protect our environment. Cloud controlling technologies have promise. However, for this field of science to become practical economically, more research needs to be done in making this process a practicable option in protecting our environment.
1. How does the cloud brightening project work?A.By creating more water vapor which later becomes liquids. |
B.By spraying chemicals and small salt crystals into the atmosphere. |
C.By expanding the water vapor arca and blocking more sunlight. |
D.By steaming water droplets to provide a larger surface area. |
A.They spread larger water droplets. |
B.They charge clouds to promote rain. |
C.They will be popularized in dry years. |
D.They control the movements of clouds. |
A.Problems of overpopulation. |
B.Solutions to waterfall shortage. |
C.Urgency of economic development. |
D.Additional benefit of cloud technology. |
A.High cost. |
B.Research method. |
C.Environmental impact. |
D.Complicated process. |
A.subjects | B.lectures | C.credits | D.lessons |
A.Devoted; admired | B.Devoted; admiring |
C.Devoting; admired | D.Devoting; admiring |
A.extremely | B.patiently | C.definitely | D.generously |
Outside the Box
The Harvestfest contest was falling on Friday and everyone in school was talking about it. All the students would show up in their self-made costumes and a winner would be chosen by the principal.
“Do you have your costume for the Harvestfest contest?” Alice asked. “I’m going as a chocolate bar. My mom and I have been working on it all week.”
“Yeah, I have a costume,” said Jordan Eastman, popping up the two front wheels of his wheelchair as he waited for his dad to pick him up. “But it’s boring.”
“Why? What is it?” Alice asked.
“MaxMag the superhero, but Danny, Tom and Izzy are all going as MaxMag too.” Jordan shook his head. “That’s too many to stand a chance at winning the contest.” He waved to his dad, who had just pulled up in front of the school.
Jordan rolled his wheelchair toward his dad, and Alice walked with him to the minivan.
“Maybe you should go as something else.”
“The contest is Friday night.” Jordan sighed. “It’s too late to change costumes.”
“Jordan, you have to think outside the box. Look around your house and see what you have. There’s hidden potential in everyday items.” She took a sip of her drink, and told Jordan that her chocolate-bar costume was made from old fabric her mom had lying around and recycled plastics.
On his way home, Jordan was quiet. He kept thinking about Alice’s words: Think outside the box. There’s hidden potential in everyday items. When he got home, he found his mum handling with some wooden pieces. She was putting a new desk together. On top of the desk was the huge empty cardboard box the pieces had come in. Mom smiled at Jordan, pointing at the desk, “What do you think?”
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Jordan’s eyes fell on the box and he smiled, “It’s perfect . … with my wheelchair.”
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Soon it was Friday night, and Jordan couldn’t wait to show his costume.
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10 . Apps play tricks on you to turn an activity into a habit. It’s not necessarily a bad thing to encourage healthy behaviors such as exercising or playing word games.
Do a cost-benefit analysis.
Build in “cheat days”. They are like days off from a strict diet.
A.Use digital timers. |
B.Schedule a limited amount of time for your habit |
C.It’s hard to be mindful of why we do what we do. |
D.Limiting tech overuse can’t be only your responsibility. |
E.But even a good habit can cross the line into unavoidable overuse. |
F.Actually, doing your favorite activity without a goal can be relaxing. |
G.However, don’t be so motivated by rewards that you ignore signs your body needs a rest. |