I used to believe politeness was a thing of the past. Very seldom have I _______ a polite human being in this modern society.
However, I had to _______ my thinking, when I, with two of my grown-up daughters, came face to face with such a gentleman in a coffee place. The place was _______ with customers and we had to climb steep stairs to find an empty table. _______ enjoying coffee and snacks, we went down the _______ stairs, where there was hardly any space for another person to either _______or come down.
Just as I was in the middle of my descent(下降), a gentleman entered the main entrance which was _______ in front of the staircase. I was sure I would be _______ roughly by this man going up. I kept coming down as fast as I could. My smart daughters were already down, looking up at me _______, hoping I would reach them before the stranger started up the stairs, knowing I was a ________ sort.
________reaching my daughters, I noticed the man still standing near the door. I reached them and passed the ________at the entrance door which he ________holding open. I looked back thinking he was still at the door, deciding whether to go in ________ find another less crowded place. I saw him going up the stairs and I told my daughters about it. We three felt ________ that we did not even ________the polite gentleman who was actually ________the door open for us ladies.
We ________ his kindness, for such well-mannered people are ________to find these days.________I remember this gentleman and pray that there will be more human beings like him.
1.A. brought up B. turned down C. come across D. appealed to
2.A. change B. shape C. confirm D. identify
3.A. provided B. equipped C. spotted D. crowded
4.A. Before B. After C. When D. Upon
5.A. wide B. high C. narrow D. low
6.A. turn around B. set off C. reach out D. go up
7.A. right B. much C. closely D. directly
8.A. pushed B. injured C. arrested D. denied
9.A. worriedly B. delightedly C. heartily D. sadly
10.A. genuine B. pessimistic C. dynamic D. nervous
11.A. Hardly B. Nearly C. Slightly D. Previously
12.A. daughters B. waiter C. stranger D. manager
13.A. avoided B. kept C. enjoyed D. resisted
14.A. and B. but C. or D. so
15.A. innocent B. sensible C. jealous D. ashamed
16.A. award B. remind C. thank D. consult
17.A. holding B. crashing C. seeking D. forcing
18.A. distinguished B. applauded C. commented D. witnessed
19.A. easy B. rare C. unlikely D. common
20.A. In general B. At length C. Till now D. By accident
Parents usually teach their children how to cross the street safety, by looking both ways for cars.1. The city of Honolulu, Hawaii wants everyone to learn that lesson.
2.Beginning on October 24, you will be fined from ＄ 15 to ＄ 99 if you step into a Honolulu street while looking at your phone. Honolulu is the first major U.S. city to ban what is called “distracted walking”. It recently passed a law in a seven to two vote. The law says, “No pedestrian shall cross a street or highway while viwing a mobile electronic device.’ 3.
The law includes all electronic devices with screens: cellphone, tablets, gaming devices, digital cameras and laptop computers.4. Pedestrians may use such devices in the street to call emergency services and rescue workers, such as firefighters and police officers.
Pedestrian deaths have been increasing as the use of cellphones rises. The Governors Highway Safety Association, or GHSA, says pedestrian deaths in the United States increased 25 percent 2010 and 2015. That trend continued in 2016 with the number of pedestrian deaths rising to almost 6000, 11% higher than in 2015.
5.The state of Washington was the first to outlaw distracted driving back in 2007. Now, 46 other states as well as D. C. , Puerto Rico, Guam and the U. S. Virgin Islands, have laws against texting while driving.
If you etill want to text while walking, you could avoid being fined in Honolulu by using a voice-controlled digital assistant such as Siri or Google Assistant. Or you could just wait until you are again, safely, off the street.
A. The law does permit an exception.
B. Other U. S. cities may follow Honolulu
C. But do they also teach them to put away their cellphones?
D. Texting while crossing the street will soon be banned in the city.
E. Do you like Honolulu’s new law that bans texting while walking?
F. In other words, do not look at a screen when you cross the street or you could be fined.
G. The law’s creator hope it will lower the number of people hit and killed by cars in the city.
Getting stitched(缝合) up by Dr. Robot may one day be reality. Scientists have created a robotic system which did just that in living animals without a real doctor pulling the strings. Much like engineers are designing self-driving cars, the medical research is part of a move toward autonomous surgical robots, removing the surgeon’s hands from certain tasks that a machine might perform all by itself.
Doctors wouldn’t leave the bedside they’re supposed to watch. Plus they’d handle the rest of the surgery. In small tests using pigs, the robotic arm performed at least as well, and in some cases a bit better, as some competing surgeons in stitching together intestinal(肠的) tissue. “The purpose wasn’t to replace surgeons, ”said Dr. Kim who led the project. “If you have all intelligent tool that works with a surgeon, can it improve the outcome? That’s what we have done.”
If you’ve heard about machines like the popular Da Vinci system, you might think robots already are operating. Not really. Today many hospitals offer robot-assisted surgery where surgeons use the machinery as tools that they control by hand to operate through tiny openings in the body. But robot-assisted surgery has been controversial, as some studies have shown it can bring higher costs without better outcomes.
Kim’s team at Children’s Sheikh Zayed Institute invented the new STAR system—it stands for Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot—works sort of like a programmable sewing machine. They added sensors to help guide each stitch and tell how tightly to pull. But the approach wasn’t perfect. In the living animals, the robot took much longer and made a few stitching mistakes while the surgeon sewing by hand made none. Kim said the robot can be sped up. He hopes to begin human studies in two or three years.
1.What’s the best title for the text?
A. A new robotic system
B. A new-style way of stitching
C. The newly-designed driverless vehicles
D. Robot surgeons one step closer to reality
2.What will surgeons do when Dr. Robot is used in surgery?
A. They can help pull the strings. B. They rest at the bedside.
C. They join in when necessary. D. They perform another surgery.
3.Some people are against using robots in surgery probably because_________.
A. they can be out of control B. they will take shorter time
C. they may be expensive to use D. they are likely to cause great pain
4.What can we infer from the text?
A. Dr. Robot can take the place of surgeons.
B. Dr. Robot will be improved.
C. Dr. Robot has been tested with human trials.
D. Dr. Robot can free doctors’ hands in the operation.
Recently a study，led by Pedro Hallal of the Federal University，suggests that nearly a third of adults，31%，are not getting enough exercise. That rates of exercise have declined is hardly a new discovery. Since the beginning of the industrial revolution，technology and economic growth have helped to create a world in which taking exercise is more and more an option rather than a necessity. But only recently have enough good data been collected from enough places to carry out the sort of analysis Dr. Hallal and his colleagues have engaged in.
There are common themes in different places. Unsurprisingly，people in rich countries are less active than those in poor ones，and old people are less active than young ones. Less obviously，women tend to exercise less than men—34% are inactive，compared with 28% of men. But there are exceptions. The women of Croatia，Finland，Iraq and Luxembourg，for example，move more than their male countrymen.
Malta wins the race for most slothful country，with 72% of adults getting too little exercise，and Swaziland and Saudi Arabia are in close behind，with 69%. In Bangladesh，just 5% of adults fail to exercise enough. Surprisingly，six Americans in ten are active enough according to Dr. Hallal’s study，compared with fewer than four in ten British.
These high rates of inactivity are worrying. Human beings seem to have evolved to benefit from exercise while deliberately avoiding it whenever they can. In a state of nature it would be impossible to live a life that did not provide enough of it. But that is no longer the case. Actually lack of enough activity these days has nearly the same effect on life span as smoking.
1.We may learn from Paragraph 1 that ________.
A. the decline of exercise rates is newly discovered
B. the study suggests 31% of female adults get too little exercise
C. the industrial revolution has changed the way people live to some degree
D. the good enough data has been collected from only one country
2.According to the study, women of Luxembourg ________.
A. have little time to exercise
B. hate to get regular exercise
C. take more exercise to lose weight
D. exercise more than men in their country
3.The underlined word “slothful” in Paragraph 3 most probably means “________”．
A. lazy B. rich
C. powerful D. unpopular
4.What can be the best title for the text?
A. Benefits of Taking Exercise
B. New Health Discovery
C. Evolvement of Human Beings
D. Worldwide Lack of Enough Exercise
Bike sharing have become popular words in cities from Cape Town to Shanghai to Melbourne. Planners, politicians and media keep showing off their benefits: reducing pollution, congestion, travel costs and oil dependence, while improving public health. Bike sharing also helps make cities appear modern, dynamic and world-wide—qualities much sought after by the creative class.
But what makes for a successful public bike-sharing program? This is an important question because installing one requires significant public and private investment and adjustment to the built environment.
While many programs have been launched among much praise, often their popularity has soon declined. Many end up operating at a financial loss and depend on other profitable enterprises to cross-subsidize(交叉补贴) them. Some have resulted in thrown-away bikes becoming an eyesore.
Understanding which factors enhance or stop public bike sharing is critical in helping cities decide whether such a program is workable, before considering what design and sitting will work best.
Drawing on current knowledge, we discuss the importance of the local landscape, climate, cycling infrastructure (基础设施) and land use. We also touch on other factors, such as the legal environment and the characteristics of the bike-sharing program itself.
Take natural environment for example. Two natural environment factors are known to affect participation: hilliness and weather. Hilliness discourages balanced bike-sharing use, as users avoid returning bicycles to stations on hilltops. Those stations end up being empty, while stations on flat areas are often full, so users cannot find a station to return their bikes.
As for weather, ideal temperature ranges vary by the climate zone. Case studies show warm and dry weather encourages public bike-sharing use. Rain and strong wind reduce the frequency of trips. However, some approaches, such as providing sheltered, shaded, or even heated or cooled cycling infrastructure, could prove useful.
1.What can we infer about bike sharing from Paragraph 1?
A. It has no disadvantage. B. It is welcomed worldwide.
C. It can solve every problem. D. It is the symbol of modern cities.
2.What is the current situation of bike-sharing programs?
A. Many of them run at a loss. B. Most of them make huge profits.
C. They are the most promising business. D. Their development is determined by public investment.
3.Why does the author mention the natural environment?
A. To show user’s interest in various natural environment.
B. To show the decisive function of natural environment.
C. To show the necessity of bike-sharing programs.
D. To show the significance of some factors.
4.Which of the following might increase bike-sharing use?
A. Hilliness. B. Attractive bikes.
C. Rain and strong wind. D. Perfect cycling infrastructure.
If you are heading for Paris this year, be sure to include at least one of these shopping malls in your schedule.
Au Printemps
Tel: 01133014282
Located near the Paris Opera, this huge store is well-known for household goods as well as its fashion. The store also offers many services to overseas visitors, including shipping, translation and a personal shopping service. Au Printemps, whose name means springtime, hosts several free fashion shows each week. The store’s beauty department has one of the world’s largest selections of perfumes.
Galeries Lafayette
Tel: 01133014283
The Galeries Lafayette was built in 1906. It is as much fun to look at as it is to shop in this 10-storey shopping palace. In fact, the flagship store is the second most visited attraction in Paris, after the Louvre Museum. This shopping palace specializes in women’s clothing. Make sure to take in the view from the tea shop on the top floor; it’s well worth the visit.
Le Bon Marche
Tel: 01133014439
This stylish Left Bank department store was Paris’ first such store. Designed by Gustave Eiffel, Le Bon Marche is particularly known for its food hall, its wedding shops and its selection of modern clothes.
La Forum des Halles
Tel: 01133014476
This modern, underground shopping center was built in 1979. La Forum des Halles, the three-storey-tall shopping center offers everything from souvenirs to haute couture(高级女子时装)to entertainment, such as first-run movies and street performers. The shopping center is attached to the busy La Halle-Chatelet metro station and can be easily reached from all over Paris.
1.Which of the following places attracts the most visitors according to the passage?
A. The Louvre Museum. B. The Paris Opera.
C. La Forum des Halles. D. Au Printemps.
2.Which of the stores pays its special attention to women’s dressing?
A. Le Bon Marche. B. Au Printemps.
C. La Forum des Halles. D. Galeries Lafayette.
3.We can learn from the passage that ________.
A. Au Printemps is famous for its food hall
B. La Forum des Halles is next to the metro station
C. the clothes in Le Bon Marche are usually very cheap
D. the tea shop that is worth visiting is on the ninth floor of Galeries Lafayette
