When I was young, my understanding of life was simple. This made it _______ for me to deal with the world around me. As I grew up, things seemed more _______, which made life more challenging. Now, middle-aged, I find my_______ of the world is returning to the simple.
When I try to teach my daughter important _______ about life, I will break complicated things _______ into small pieces. One of those basics is _______, for yourself, and for others. I teach my daughter to _______ . To fail feels bad, _______ , but not to have tried feels worse, because you can't respect yourself for it. And as the saying _______ , if you don't respect yourself, no one else will.
When I was seven or eight, I played at my cousin's house with his toys. His family was better off than mine, and he had many more toys. There was one __________ that I'd always wanted, and I __________ it into my pocket. But a moment later, I __________, even at that age, that I would never enjoy playing with the toy. I would always know I had __________ , and my opinion of myself would __________ . When his mother dropped me off later that day, I shamefacedly __________ out the toy and gave it back. She knew, I'm sure, what had happened, __________ she thanked me and never spoke of it again.
I hope to help my daughter avoid similar __________. She first has to gain self-respect __________ she can start respecting others. I believe in respect, because __________ it we're all enemies. I'm not __________ in this regard, far from it. But I try my best, and I respect others for trying their best in this changing world.
1.A. funnier B. easier C. safer D. deeper
2.A. important B. awkward C. fragile D. complex
3.A. view B. experience C. aim D. expectation
4.A. basics B. facts C. subjects D. choices
5.A. away B. off C. down D. out
6.A. passion B. love C. respect D. desire
7.A. forgive B. accept C. share D. try
8.A. certainly B. eventually C. personally D. willingly
9.A. runs B. goes C. writes D. follows
10.A. for fun B. in particular C. with care D. at random
11.A. fetched B. arranged C. slipped D. fitted
12.A. doubted B. promised C. questioned D. sensed
13.A. lied B. stolen C. changed D. cheated
14.A. suffer B. improve C. fade D. spread
15.A. gave B. left C. pulled D. handed
16.A. so B. or C. for D. but
17.A. accidents B. mistakes C. results D. habits
18.A. before B. until C. in case D. now that
19.A. upon B. beyond C. without D. despite
20.A. honest B. casual C. curious D. perfect
Much meaning can be conveyed clearly with our eyes, so it is often said that eyes can speak.
Do you have such kind of experience? 1. , but not too long. And if he is sensing that he is being stared at, he may feel uncomfortable.
2. . If you are looked at for more than necessary, you will look at yourself up and down to see if there is anything wrong with you. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel angry toward other's stare with you that way. Eyes do speak, right?
3.. But things are different when it comes to staring at the opposite sex. If a man glances at a woman for more than 10 seconds, his intentions are obvious, that is, he wishes to attract her attention to make her understand that he is admiring her. In fact, continuous eye contact occurs between lovers only, who will enjoy looking at each other tenderly for a long time to show affection that words cannot express.
However, the normal eye contact for two people engaged in conversation is that the speaker will only look at the listener from time to time, in order to make sure that the listener is attentive. 4., as if he tries to control you, you will feel uncomfortable. A poor liar usually exposes himself by looking too long at the victim, since he believes in the false idea that to look straight in the eye is a sign of honest communication. 5..
Evidently, eye contact should be done according to the relationship between two people and the specific situation.
A. Quite the contrary
B. The same is in daily life
C. In a bus you may look at a stranger
D. Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude
E. This shows the listener is interested in your speech
F. If a speaker Looks at you continuously when speaking
G. Sometimes it doesn't matter to look at someone too long
Nearly every week, we hear news about the latest successes and failures in driverless vehicles. But we hear little about how other industries are developing this same kind of technology. One industry heavily involved in researching and developing artificial intelligence, or AI, is agriculture. Companies are experimenting with high-tech tools that can help farmers save time and money, while reducing environment-harming chemicals.
One of the companies is ecoRobotix of SwitzerLand, It created a robot equipped with AI and cameras to identify all plants on a farm The robot has four wheels to carry it through the fields in search of weeds. Computercontrolled arms then lower and spray the weeds with small amounts of herbicide(除草剂). Company officials say the robot can fully operate on its own for up to 12 hours a day while being powered by the sun It uses the same kind of sensor and positioning technology used to guide driverless vehicles. A farmer can also control the equipment through a smart-phone.
The co-founder of ecoRobotix, Aurelien Demaurex, says the farm robot can kill weeds with 20 times 1ess herbicide than traditional methods. This is because the system uses exactly the right amount of chemical in the exact place required to kill the weeds. Currently, farmers spread weed killers over massive areas to destroy unwanted plants.
Another company developing farm robotics is California-based Blue River Technology. The company has a system called "See & Spray", which it claims was the world's first smart sprayer. The system-which connects to the back of a tractor-is also equipped with AI to identify and chemically kill only the weeds. It can also spray chemicals on wanted plants to help them grow. Ben Chostner, vice-president of business development for Blue River Technology, explains in a company video that See & Spray technology uses the same deep Learning methods used in facial recognition. "The first time the machine saw a pigweed, it didn't know what kind of plant it was. But we taught it-by giving it tens of thousands of examples of that pigweed-and now it's an expert in pigweed. "
1.How will AI benefit agriculture?
A. It will fund agriculture research.
B. It contributes to low-cost farming.
C. It can avoid harmful chemicals.
D. It frees all farmers from field work.
2.What do the products of the two companies have in common?
A. They use recognition technology.
B. They are powered by solar energy.
C. They are connected with smart phones.
D. They can help wanted plants grow rapidly.
3.What do Ben Chostner's words suggest about the robot?
A. It is environmentally-friendly.
B. It is good at self-improving.
C. It has the learning ability.
D. It can track various plants.
4.What is mainly talked about in the text？
A. The experiment in farming robots.
B. New trend in artificial intelligence.
C. Modern See & Spray technology.
D. Artificial intelligence in agriculture.
There are only a few truly pleasant smells to wake up to in the morning. For me, it's the smell of freshly brewed coffee. Just a sniff of it makes me jump out of bed and rush to the kitchen for a gulp of the hot black liquid.
If you're a big fan of coffee, you'll understand that opening a new packet of coffee releases an amazing smell-fresh, roasted coffee beans. And you'll be able to identify the beans' origin-Colombia, Vietnam or Brazil. Tim Hayward is a food writer and coffee shop owner; he believes the smell "is absolutely vital. When you walk into the coffee shop in the morning and that smell hits you, you're getting physiological(生理上的) responses. "
I know from experience when I walk into a cafe, my mouth begins to water and it's the smell that makes me feel good. However, this feeling sometimes turns to disappointment. This is particularly the case when I order a coffee to go in a tall paper cup and sip the liquid through a hole in the lid. Yes, it's convenient, but is it really the right way to appreciate it?
You walk into the coffee shop, you get the smell, but when you actually take the drink out, you are drinking it from something that is designed to deliver the hot liquid directly past your tongue, but prevent any smell coming up to your nose. As well as eliminating the smell, takeaway coffee cups create a lot of waste and a vast majority of them still don't get recycled. So maybe now is the time to really wake up and smell the coffee by drinking from a cup in a cafe, chatting with friends and saving the planet!
1.In which aspect does the author agree with Tim Hayward?
A. People drink coffee first thing in the morning.
B. Coffee beans' origin makes all the differences.
C. Some people are addicted to drinking coffee
D. It's the smell of coffee that really matters.
2.What does the author complain about?
A. The process of making coffee.
B. The high temperature of coffee
C. The design of the paper coffee cup.
D. The inconvenience of buying coffee.
3.What can replace the word "eliminating" underlined in Paragraph 4?
A. Creating. B. Removing. C. Increasing. D. Changing.
4.What can be the best title of the text?
A. Wake up and smell the coffee
B. Try to be a real lover of coffee
C. Drink coffee to save the planet
D. Choose takeaway coffee for convenience
Barcelona's famous Segrada Familia is finally set to get a building licence, 137 years after work on the still uncompleted church began.
Construction on the UNESCO World Heritage basilica(长方形基督教堂), which is Barcelona's most visited tourist attraction, began in 1882 based on a design by architect Francisco Lozano. However, when he stepped down, architect Antoni Gaudi took over the design in 1883. The building won't be finished until 2026-one hundred years after the architect was killed by a streetcar in the city. His body was buried in a room under the floor of the Sagrada Familia.
To get its paperwork rubber stamped, the church authorities have agreed to finally pay the government a∈36 million fee for a building permit. Gaudi was told to get the paperwork processed, but the architect failed to do so-proceeding with construction regardless. The money from the church's permit will be used to upgrade transport links and beautify the area. Gaudi and his works have become symbols of Barcelona, the capital city of Catalonia, northeast Spain
Gaudi played an active role in directing the construction of the Sagrada Familia until his death in 1926. He would often request that work be modified and adjusted until it was exactly what he had in mind. However, interpretation of the designs by present day architects is particularly challenging because of the nature of the existing designs.
The unfinished building is called a masterpiece of Gothic architecture and it is perhaps the most unique and mysterious building in the style ever constructed. The popularity of the site with tourists has helped fund the push to complete the church and pay for the paperwork.
1.What do we know about the Segrada Familia?
A. It has been completely constructed.
B. It was first designed by Antoni Gaudi.
C. It will get a building permit in 2026.
D. It began to be built 137 years ago.
2.What can we infer about Antoni Gaudi?
A. He wished to be buried in the church
B. He is remembered as a great architect.
C. He didn't know a permit was necessary.
D. He is to blame for the unfinished church.
3.What makes the Segrada Familia so popular?
A. Its unusual design style
B. Its two famous architects.
C. Its special building materials.
D. Its illegal construction paperwork
4.The church managed to pay for the licence .
A. in the support of the government
B. by reducing construction costs
C. with the aid of tourist income
D. through donations from architects
An Arizona mom says none of her son's kindergarten friends showed up to his birthday party after she sent 32 invitations to his classmates.
The boy, Teddy, held a birthday party on Sunday at Peter Piper Pizza in Tucson, where he and his mother, Sil Mazzini, had been expecting dozens of little girls and boys-as well as the children's parents-to join them at the restaurant. Mazzini said a few people told her in advance that they couldn't make it, but she wasn't prepared for everyone to be no-shows.
Mazzini shared a photo of her son sitting alone in front of several pizzas on her Facebook page. That brought dozens and dozens of birthday wishes from around the country, as well as other gifts and offers.
"I live near Tampa, Florida, and heard about you via my local news," one woman wrote on Facebook. "I hope you have a wonderful year and I'm sending you a big hug." The biggest unexpected birthday present for Teddy came from the Phoenix Suns, who invited him to watch Wednesday night's game at the Talking Stick Resort Arena against the Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James. The city's professional soccer club, the Phoenix Rising, also invited Teddy to "join 7,000 of his closest friends" at a playoff game on Friday.
But some on social media questioned Mazzini's decision to broadcast her son's humiliating day. "Quick! Someone call the news. Don't embarrass this kid even more than he already is," one woman wrote on Facebook. "Good lord. This is so wrong. "
1.How may Teddy feel about his birthday party?
A. Relaxed B. Disturbed C. Disappointed. D. Bored.
2.What did the Phoenix Suns invite Teddy to do?
A. Play a playoff game on Friday.
B. Watch Wednesday night's game.
C. Join the professional soccer club.
D. Spend a weekend with them
3.What can we infer about Sil Mazzini from the last paragraph?
A. She is not supported by all the people.
B. She cares little about her son's feelings.
C. She regrets having posted her son's images.
D. She has removed the comments on Faceloook.
