1 . My PhD project is to protect a tiny species of fish, whose color is greenish. To
My PhD project at South Africa’s University of Cape Town is in
The data so far show the project has been
| A．lay | B．hide | C．drag | D．lie |
| A．shorter | B．quieter | C．shallower | D．smaller |
| A．sad | B．puzzling | C．moving | D．wonderful |
| A．speed | B．colour | C．environment | D．climate |
| A．however | B．therefore | C．besides | D．moreover |
| A．relationship | B．schedule | C．solution | D．cooperation |
| A．keep | B．lead | C．swim | D．turn |
| A．stuck | B．hurt | C．annoyed | D．punished |
| A．balanced | B．injured | C．endangered | D．changeable |
| A．keep | B．control | C．fool | D．catch |
| A．repaired | B．donated | C．discovered | D．required |
| A．return | B．devote | C．sell | D．show |
| A．serious | B．extra | C．successful | D．convenient |
| A．received | B．rescued | C．recorded | D．cleared |
| A．resulting from | B．adding to | C．talking about | D．cutting off |
2 . Dallas-based Knit Wits is made up of a group of grandmothers with a strong love for knitting (编织) who tum their love for crafting into a purposeful attempt. Meeting regularly, they pour their collective love into every stitch (针法) they make. The group has been working for over ten years, meeting every Friday, to support organizations that help others, locally and around the world. Over the years, they’ve crafted thousands of items insupport of the important things.
Recently the Knit Wits member Mary Ann Stover was inspired to have the group knit hats for infant (婴儿) patients with heart disease at Children’s Health Hospital. The hats, each a unique work of art, designed with holiday themes, reflect the skill of the Knit Wits. More importantly, the special of Knit Wits is its understanding of the emotional effect these small objects can have on the infants experiencing medical treatments.
Bealle, a certified child life specialist at Children’s Health Hospital, explained how the hats are making a difference to the tiny patients and their families. “Caregivers are able to wear the hats on their body to move their smells before placing the hats back on the infants, encouraging connecting and making the infants less stressful,” he said.
Throughout the infants’ admission, many holidays are celebrated. At times, some infants are seriously ill and unable to dress up for holiday photos the families have planned. Thanks to the donations from Knit Wits, the hospital team is able to prove the family with a suitable themed infant hat the family can use for their photos and holiday celebrations.
1. What do we know about the hats from paragraph 2?| A．They centre on spiritual comfort. |
| B．They have holiday food subjects. |
| C．They are knitted by the caregivers |
| D．They are worn on child parents’ birthdays. |
| A．To hold an artistic activity. |
| B．To see off the recovered patients. |
| C．To relax the infants for treatments |
| D．To welcome the arrival of various holidays. |
| A．Why some holiday celebrations are held. |
| B．What the hats can be used as on holidays. |
| C．Why some special photos are important. |
| D．What the hats can be matched with. |
| A．Unsuccessful | B．Impractical. | C．Warm-hearted | D．Dishonest. |
Earlier in the year, as a group of young and ambitious men, we set out plans for a butterfly garden on an area of greenspace right in the heart of the village. We intended to provide a place for students from nearby schools to learn about nature.
I, the group leader, first drew up a plan showing my ideas and thoughts, where we would depend on donation for us to buy wildflower seeds. As it turned out, my partners, the other group members, had other plans.
While we were waiting to see if our funding would come through, Butterfly Conservation Scotland offered us enough wildflower mix seeds to cover the whole of the area which we’d marked on our plan. But the problem was that the seeds would have to be sown (播种) within the next two weeks, which also meant that the weeds in the area should be removed before we could sow seeds. Then I went to ask the nearby farmers whether they could use their machines to remove the weeds, but no one had time to lend a hand.
It was suggested that we buy a machine. But without much money, where could we find a machine to remove the weeds? When we didn’t know what to do, a teacher called Lily from a nearby school approached us and asked if we needed some help. I told her the truth about the situation. “My father is a farmer and has his own machine. Don’t worry, I can get him to help,” she said. We thanked her several times for it.
On Sunday, as expected, Lily’s father brought a weeding machine and removed the weeds in person. Meanwhile, all the group members including me were busy in the field. Considering the tight schedule, I sent out a call on the Internet for volunteers to help. One of my partners joked, “No one will have the time to help us for free, so let’s pick up the weeds ourselves.” I believed there were many helpful people around us, so I just smiled back.
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Just then, Lily came, followed by her students.
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The next year, I gathered Lily and her students in the garden.
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The audience
When Yeh concluded her speech, the audience stood up, applauding her for her tireless efforts
During the last three years, Yeh has taught Chinese poetry on social media platforms,
For 80 years, Yeh has been engaged
5 . Imagine a flying dragon using water to put out a fire. Thanks to a team of researchers, this new kind of “beast” may soon join firefighter teams around the world.
The blueprint of this new and different firefighter robot, called the Dragon Firefighter, has been published in Frontiers in Robotics and AI. And as it has been published as Open Science, roboticists around the world may freely use the plans to build their own Dragon Firefighters, for the benefit of all. “We here present the first type of a four-meter-long, remotely controllable flying fire hose (消防水管) robot, engineered to safely and efficiently put out fires in buildings by directly approaching the fire sources,” says Yuichi Ambe, an assistant professor at Osaka University.
The Dragon Firefighter’s fire hose is driven upward by eight controllable jets of water from its center and head. The fire hose can change shape and move towards flames, operated by a control unit in a wheeled cart (手推车) behind. The cart is connected through a supply tube to a fire truck with a water reservoir of 14,000 liters. The fire hose’s tip contains an imaging camera, which helps to find the location of the fire.
The Dragon Firefighter successfully put out the ceremonial flame at the opening ceremony of the World Robot Summit 2020 (WRS2020), consisting of fireballs lit by another robot, at a distance of four meters. Besides detailing its design, the present study also discusses lessons learned during this first demonstration of the Dragon Firefighter’s abilities, as well as explaining further improvements made since.
Other improvements detailed in the study include better waterproofing, a nozzle (喷嘴) unit capable of handling a wider range of net forces and an improved mechanism for channeling water flow. But further developments are in the pipeline.
“We estimate that it’ll take about 10 more years to use our robot in real-world firefighting scenes,” says Ambe. “It’s worth the effort. Despite some advancements, we’re not satisfied. The primary challenge will be to extend its reach to beyond 10 meters. Developing effective firefighting strategies tailored to this robot’s unique capabilities will also be a critical aspect of further development. But we’ll surely make it.”
1. Which feature is expected of the Dragon Firefighter?| A．To be blue-colored. | B．To be free of charge. |
| C．To be novel and efficient. | D．To be traditional and safe. |
| A．Its shape and size. | B．Its working locations. |
| C．Its operating principle. | D．Its strengths and weaknesses. |
| A．It lit fireballs. | B．It showed its capabilities. |
| C．It fought with another robot. | D．It put out a four-meter-high fire. |
| A．Critical. | B．Doubtful. | C．Proud. | D．Ambitious. |
6 . The average life expectancy of the Bolson tortoise (龟), North America’s largest and rarest tortoise species, is unknown. But scientists say the animals could live more than 100 years. They are an endangered species. Saving them from extinction is a long-term project. But a conservation effort took a step toward that goal months ago.
Wildlife officials in the U.S. reached an agreement with the Turner Endangered Species Fund. The deal permits the release of Bolson tortoises on land owned by Ted Turner, a media industry leader. The release of the captive tortoises on the Armendaris Ranch is designed to create a free-wandering population. Months ago, 20 adult tortoises were released on the property, which is already home to 23 of them. There are also many younger tortoises.
The tortoises usually spend about 85% of the time in burrows, which can be about 20 meters long underground. With the places to live, the animals live long lives and are slow to reproduce.
Shawn Sartorius is with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. He thinks it will take a long time to see the results of the breeding and restoration project, which, to be honest, won’t be seen in his lifetime. “What we’re doing here is establishing a population here that can be handed off to the next generation,” Sartorius says. Scientists estimate the wild population of Bolson tortoises in Mexico is under 2,500. Experts say the animals are hunted as food and pets. Their habitats are becoming smaller, as more desert grasslands become farmland.
The Armendaris Ranch appears to be a great area for the tortoises. In all, the Turner Endangered Species Fund and its partners have been able to grow the population. In fact, the releases are the essential step to getting them back on the ground and letting them be wild tortoises. The goal is to build a strong imprisoned population that can be used as research for future releases into the wild — both in America and Mexico. That work will include getting state and federal permits to release the tortoises outside Turner lands.
1. What is uncertain about the Bolson tortoise?| A．Its release time. | B．Its main habitats. |
| C．Its extinction cause. | D．Its average lifetime. |
| A．Caves. | B．Groups. | C．Projects. | D．Grasslands. |
| A．Our next generation won’t protect them. |
| B．The effect of rescuing them will be slow. |
| C．Human activity has made them endangered. |
| D．There is little hope to restore their population. |
| A．The failure of tortoise population growth. |
| B．The importance of releasing the tortoises. |
| C．The difficulty of imprisoning the tortoises. |
| D．The goal of the government’s researching tortoises. |
7 . Mauritius, an island country in the Indian Ocean, is located off the eastern coast of Africa. Here is something to let you know better about it before your trip.
Plants and Animals
There are many kinds of native wild plant species in Mauritius even though little original forest is left. The wild animals include the sambar (a long-tailed, dark brown deer) as well as a variety of birds and insects. The island was once home to the dodo, a flightless bird that was extinct in the late 17th century.
Education and Languages
The education structure consists of three years of pre-primary school. Six years of free primary education begins at age five, which is followed by up to seven years of secondary education. English is the official language of Mauritius, but French and Creole are also spoken. Some other languages are also spoken by different communities.
Sports and Entertainment
Football here claims the greatest number of participants and fans. Mauritians from all communities make winter horse racing one of the most popular and highly attended sporting activities of the year. And Black River Gorges National Park, Trou aux Cerfs, an inactive volcano, which is now heavily forested, and the island’s numerous beaches are surely great places to visit.
Transportation and Telecommunications
Almost all roadways are paved throughout the island. Most of the country’s shipping activity is conducted through port facilities at Port Louis. An international airport is located at Plaisance. In 2021, network coverage with the 5G standard was already 4.5% of all inhabitants. The proportion of the population with at least 4G mobile Internet access was 99%.
To get more information about Mauritius, click here.
1. What can we learn about the plants and animals in Mauritius from the text?| A．They are single. | B．They are various. |
| C．They are mostly flightless. | D．They are mostly domestic. |
| A．It is free for all ages. | B．It lacks English and French instruction. |
| C．It includes 16 years of primary education. | D．It covers 13 years of primary and secondary education. |
| A．Port shipping is popular. | B．5G technology has not yet started. |
| C．4G network coverage is no more than half. | D．Horse racing claims the greatest number of fans. |
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1. Why do fewer and fewer people do the cooking?
| A．They are living a busy life. |
| B．It’s difficult to cater for all tastes. |
| C．There’s a wide variety of takeout food. |
| A．Fast food. | B．Home-made dishes. | C．Low-sugar dessert. |
| A．Ordering food on the Internet. |
| B．Cooking healthy meals at home. |
| C．Eating at a restaurant in the neighborhood. |
| A．Americans’ daily diet has changed a lot. |
| B．People like trying different cooking styles. |
| C．Ordering food online is convenient and popular. |
1. What advice is Tim going to give his teachers?
| A．Asking students to send in their work electronically. |
| B．Requesting students to recycle school paper. |
| C．Making students use both sides of paper. |
| A．Use local produce. |
| B．Have meatless meals. |
| C．Stop selling bottled drinks. |
| A．A recycling plan. | B．A green project. | C．The school life. |
