1 . Zhao Yuan, who was a dance teacher, lost one leg in an accident at the age of 24.
In 2020, she set up an offline sales platform called Good and Fresh, which mainly sold goods produced by Zhao’s disabled friends.
She became a livestream host on social media platforms,
With the
A.Similarly | B.Especially | C.Eventually | D.Formally |
A.teaching | B.singing | C.learning | D.selling |
A.ask | B.search | C.pay | D.care |
A.In spite of | B.Rather than | C.Apart from | D.Due to |
A.tried | B.stopped | C.started | D.kept |
A.got over | B.picked out | C.put through | D.turned to |
A.exchanging | B.pushing | C.explaining | D.quitting |
A.leg | B.arm | C.finger | D.eye |
A.block | B.culture | C.job | D.rule |
A.disabled | B.intelligent | C.honest | D.humorous |
A.noticed | B.run | C.admired | D.expected |
A.loss | B.agreement | C.development | D.information |
A.proud | B.curious | C.afraid | D.shy |
A.surprise | B.attract | C.follow | D.train |
A.enjoyment | B.value | C.difference | D.registration |
1. 不必过分焦虑;
2. 制定合理的学习计划;
3. 多参加集体活动,结交新朋友。
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Dear Jack,
I am sorry to hear that you’re having trouble adjusting to your high school life.
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3 . Tired of standing in line? Wait a bit longer, and you may never have to again.
Amazon has opened 24 of its Amazon Go stores, which use cameras and artificial intelligence (AI) to see what you’ve taken off shelves and charge you as you walk out. Some companies are closely copying Amazon’s approach to using Al-powered cameras fixed in ceilings. But others are trying an entirely different way to skip the checkout: smart shopping carts, companies have added cameras and sensors to the carts, and are using AI to tell what you’ve put in them. Customers pay by entering a credit card, or through an online payment system. When a customer exits the store, a green light on the shopping cart shows that their order is complete, and they’re charged.
The companies behind the smart carts, including Caper and Veeve, say it’s much easier to add technology to the shopping cart than to an entire store. Amazom’s Go stores rely on hundreds of cameras in the ceiling. The shelves also include sensors to tell when an item is removed. Ahmed Beshry, co-founder of Caper, believes the technology to run Go is too expensive to use in a large-format grocery store. Neither Caper nor Veeve have said how much their smart shopping carts will cost, making it difficult to compare the different formats. Shariq Siddiqui, CEO of Veeve, said, “We’re always happy when Amazon is doing something. They force retailers to get out of their old school thinking.”
Each time a business uses artificial intelligence and cameras, it raises questions about customers’ privacy and the effect on jobs. Beshry notes that the cameras in his shopping cart point down into the cart, so only a customer’s hand and part of their arm will be captured (拍摄) on camera.
1. What do we know about the smart shopping carts?A.They are linked to the cameras fixed in the ceilings. |
B.They are not able to recognize goods put in them. |
C.They flash the green light when the order is finished. |
D.They can tell customers where to find what they want. |
A.It may reduce the cost of running a store greatly. |
B.It is likely to help retailers to think differently. |
C.It has attracted many more retailers than before. |
D.It costs much more than their shopping carts. |
A.That goods in the stores may be more expensive. |
B.That they can only buy goods online. |
C.That somebody may know their privacy. |
D.That they have to wait in a line for a longer time. |
A.The new technology improves retail sale. |
B.Smart shopping carts will let you skip the line. |
C.Al-powered cameras are used in retail stores. |
D.Artificial intelligence affects the future of job market. |
When Jane Austen wrote her novels in England, she was writing about a world most of us wouldn’t recognise. But today Austen’s books are in greater demand than ever. In the last 10 years, five of her six novels
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1. 你的理想职业;
2. 选择它的理由;
3. 实现的途径。
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My Dream Career
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________6 . Have you ever imagined that your simple T-shirt could cool you down by up to 5℃ on these hot summer days? Thanks to a recent discovery, the possibility is getting closer. While there are many alternatives that manage to keep the body warm, this amazing invention aims to offer real relief for those who are eager to feel comfortable and fresh in the outdoors on extremely hot days.
Its inventors, engineers Ma Yaoguang of Zhejiang University and Tao Guangming of Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China, took a completely innovative approach. They designed a special textile (纺织物) that can absorb body heat and reemit (重发出) its energy into space as mid-infrared radiation (MIR). This textile cools both the objects and their surroundings through a technique that is known as radiative cooling. Science reveals. This means that even when it looks like you are wearing a regular shirt, you are actually wearing a device that works like a mirror.
Research conducted at Stanford University in 2017 had already managed to cool the wearer by 3℃, but this previous trial was limited. So researchers still need to test the new approach to determine how effectively the new fabric cools while the wearers are standing or walking, and not directly facing the sky, like in their trials. They also need to examine and measure how well it works when T-shirts are no in close contact with the skin.
Inventors Yaoguang and Guangming are now looking out for textile manufacturers and clothing brands that are interested in using their fabric. They estimate that the new material will increase clothing manufacturing costs by just 10 percent. “We can make it with mass production, which means everybody can get a T-shirt and the cost is basically the same as their old stuff,” Yaoguang said.
So if you are an athlete or simply someone that has to deal with the extremely high temperatures, be patient because your days of feeling hot and bothered may be coming to an end!
1. What is the purpose of the new invention?A.To keep people warm. | B.To help beat the heat in hot weather. |
C.To find out the wearers’ temperature. | D.To protect clothes from becoming wet. |
A.By sending out absorbed heat. | B.By turning sunlight into energy. |
C.By keeping heat out completely. | D.By using light colors to reflect sunlight. |
A.The invention needs further testing. | B.The studies in 2017 lack evidence. |
C.The new textile has a good cooling effect. | D.The new textile applies to various situations. |
A.Doubtful. | B.Objective. | C.Supportive. | D.Indifferent. |
7 . Dark Sky Parks Around the World
Warrumbungle National Park
Situated in the central west slopes of New South Wales is Australia’s only dark sky park, Warrumbungle. The park has served as a dark sky park since July 2016. Its crystal-clear night skies and high altitude (海拔) make it a natural, educational and astronomical heritage site in the southern half of the earth. Tourists can use Australia’s largest optical telescope within the park boundaries to view the auroras (极光), the Milky Way and faint shooting stars.
Sark
Sark is a Channel Island near the coast of Normandy under the protection of the UK. It was the World’s First Dark Sky Island set up in January 2011. Its historical and cultural blend (交融) attracts over 40,000 tourists annually. With no motor vehicles and public lighting on the island, there is an exceptional view of the dark skies. A rich Milky Way is visible in the dark night skies from the shores of the island.
Pic du Midi de Bigorre
Pic du Midi de Bigorre in France was designated as a dark sky park in December 2013 making it the second largest dark sky park in the world. The park covers 3,112 square kilometres spread across the Pyrenees National Park and UNESCO’s World Heritage site, Pyrenees-Mont Perdu. The park attracts over one hundred star watchers every year. The Observatory Midi-Pyrenees, which was built in 1870,is one of the world’s highest museums at a height of 2,877 metres above sea level.
Ramon Crater/Makhtesh Ramon
Ramon Crater is a unique1,100-square-kilometre nature reserve located in the Negev Desert in Israel. In 2017, Ramon Crater became the first designated dark sky park in the Middle East. Its location, rough climate and forbidding landscape that are characteristic of the Negev have largely defeated historical attempts for human settlement, making it a great place to view the night skies. Stargazers usually camp in the desert to have an uninterrupted view of the stars, planets and the Milky Way.
1. Which was the first to be designated as a dark sky park?A.Sark. | B.Pic du Midi de Bigorre. |
C.Warrumbungle National Park. | D.Ramon Crater / Makhtesh Ramon. |
A.The auroras. | B.The planets. |
C.The Milky Way. | D.Shooting stars. |
A.It’s a natural heritage site. | B.It covers 3,112 square kilometres. |
C.Its geographical conditions are tough. | D.It’s a great place for humans to settle in. |
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2.推荐理由。
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Zhang Zeduan’s timeless scroll (纸卷,卷轴) is a masterwork of Chinese art. The Qingming Scroll, which offers
The scroll consists of three main sections, the first of
10 . When everything goes wrong, always look at what you have, instead of what you have lost. Because it’s not what the world takes away from you that matters; it’s what you do with what you have left.
Pain is part of growing.
Sometimes life closes doors because it’s time to move forward.
Every time you get hurt, you heal(痊愈). After darkness there is always light—you are reminded of this every morning, but still you often forget, and instead choose to believe that the night will last forever. It won’t. Nothing lasts forever.
Complaining changes nothing.
The best thing you can do is to keep going.
Don’t be afraid to get back up—to try again, to love again, to live again and to dream again.
A.Self-examination is necessary. |
B.Everything in life is temporary. |
C.Don’t let a hard lesson harden your heart. |
D.Those who complain the most accomplish the least. |
E.Here are a few tips to inspire you when you need it most. |
F.When you feel like quitting, always remember you are the best. |
G.That’s a good thing because we often won’t move unless life forces us to. |