Remember Vitainwater’s “free of rolling screen for a year” challenge that dared people to be free from smart phones for a whole year will win $ 100,000? Well, Elana Mugdan, a New York woman, has been into it for eight months, and just four months away from claiming grand prize.
Vitaminwater made news headlines last December when it announced its unique challenge. Thousands of people applied to be chosen as the perfect candidate to spend a year without touching their smart phones, but in the end, the only person who got to try and survive for an entire year without a handheld smart phone was Elana Mugdan, a 29-year-old fiction writer from Queens, New York. Eight months into the challenge, she claims it has been a free and eye-opening experience that shows her just how dependent she becomes on her smart phone. Even though there are times when she misses her handheld smart phone, she plans to go on living without it even after the challenge ends, because she really doesn’t want to go back to days when she abused it, wasted time, stayed up all hours of the night on it, and was obsessed with social media.
But not having access to her smart phone really made certain situations a lot harder than she could have imagined them before. “Many people did me a favor. However, once, I almost got stranded (滞留) in the SeaTac airport because the phone number I’d written down was wrong, and I had no way of referring to the right one, no way of calling a cab, and no one in the state who could help me,” the young writer said.
Another time, her car’s “check engine” light turned on while she was driving in an unfamiliar area at night. She couldn’t use her phone’s GPS location feature, r even check what the light meant on Google or find a nearby car repair shop. Still, she learned to overcome these situations. And now she claims the last eight months of phone-free life have been one of the best adventures of her life and that she’ll keep it for another four months.
1.What’s the challenge “free of rolling screen for a year”?
A.People free from smart phones can live a richer life.
B.People living a telephone-free life can be awarded every year.
C.People living without computers for a year will win grand prize.
D.People spending a year free from smart phones will get a reward.
2.Which phrase can replace the underlined part “obsessed with” in paragraph 2?
A.satisfied with B.accustomed to
C.addicted to D.popular with
3.What does Elana Mugdan mainly want to express in paragraph 3?
A.It’s fantastic to have someone to help her all the way.
B.It’s unimaginable to lose her phone number on the way.
C.It’s unnecessary to refer to information with a smart phone.
D.It’s difficult to get out of the trouble without a smart phone.
4.What can we learn about Elana Mudgan?
A.She couldn’t live without a smart phone.
B.She finds no one can help her in the adventure.
C.She has not won the grand $ 100,000 prize yet.
D.She used to use her smart phone to write fiction.
First Aid Level 1
The course is suitable for anyone who wants to learn CPR, short for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (心肺复苏法). It also covers management of bleeding and shock. This course includes assessment and leads to a New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) unit standard. The most attractive point is that a well-known doctor will teach this course.
Price: $ 100
Duration: 1 day
First Aid Level 2
It includes all of the course content from First Aid Level 1, plus an additional half day. Suitable for first aiders, health and safety staff and anyone who needs first-aid knowledge for their professional qualification. A very experienced doctor will teach this course.
Price: $ 150
Duration: 1.5 days
Resuscitation Level 3
This training course is for those who require Level 3 resuscitation skills, especially people who have a duty to respond and are probably concerned with the start of resusciation.
Price: $ 160
Duration: 4 hours
Resuscitation Level 4
This is an important health professional resuscitation training course. It can be used as a Level 4 refresher course. This course is the most suitable for nurses, nurse managers, District Health Board (DHB) resuscitation officers.
Price: $ 200
Duration: 4 hours
Take a look at the series of first aid courses, so that you can choose the medical learning experience that best matches your needs.
1.How is First Aid Level 1 different from the other courses?
A.It’s the most expensive.
B.It’ll last the longest time.
C.It’ll be taught by a famous doctor.
D.It’s meant for health and safety officers.
2.How much should an applicant pay per hour for Resuscitation Level 3?
A.$ 40. B.$ 50.
C.$ 100. D.$ 160.
3.What is the main purpose of the text?
A.To show doctors’ responsibilities.
B.To advertise the first aid courses.
C.To advise medical professionals to assess their living standards.
D.To inform medical staff of the medical levels of the four hospitals.
假定你是李华，你的美国朋友John非常喜欢中国面。请你根据图片信息给他写封电子邮件，邀请他暑期来北京参观徐悲鸿纪念馆(Xu Beihong Memorial Hall)。
注意:1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共
有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅沙及-一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一一个澜字符号(^),并在下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线( \)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意: 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
The third day of our trip fell in July 4, Independence Day. On that day, the most Americans put aside their work and thorough enjoyed the holiday. So did our group. We go to the Yankees Stadium to watch a baseball game. Thanks to my basic understand of baseball, I enjoyed myself throughout the match.
Baseball has characterized as the national sport of America. It is one of Americans' favorite sport to watch in a stadium. Baseball, what we know, is not that popular in China. In my opinion, every country has its unique culture traditions and popular sports.What we can do is just experience them and show their respect.
阅读下面短文,在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
China's state-run news agency Xinhua introduced two newest members of its newsroom at the1.(five) Word Internet Conference in Wuzhen. The groundbreaking AI anchors, 2.speaking Chinese and the other English, are the world's first news anchors3.(base) on the latest AI technology.
Chinese viewers4.(greet) with a digital version of a regular Xinhua news host named Qiu Hao. The anchor, wearing a red tie and blue suit, nods his head in emphasis(强调)，raising his eyebrows slightly.“Not5.can I accompany you 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, but I can be endlessly copied and present at different6.(scene)," he says.
The English-speaking AI anchor adds: "'The development of the media industry calls7.continuous creation and deep combination with the international advanced technologies.I look forward to8.(bring) you brand-new news experiences.
The AI anchors developed by Xinhua and the Chinese search engine Sogou have already joined the 9.(day) news reporting team, reporting news on the agency's social media platforms.They have immeasurable prospects (前景) for tho future news reporting as they could reduce production costs and improve10.(accurate) and efficiency (效率).
I've been into environment-friendly things for ages, which started when I was 13 and my favorite teen magazine____in the mail with a "Save the Earth, Girl!" cover. I remember it __! It was filled with all sorts of easy____to go green.
Among many of the ___I learned that day: turning off the water while you brush you teeth_____200 gallons of water every year -per person! I started doing that______I mean, it is kind of a big deal considering Earth doesn't have an unlimited____of fresh water.
My parents were also____for recycling and reusing, so we became the ones who____rejected containers and used them for_____and the ones who carried our own bags to the grocery store and our own____to the coffee shop. I knew it was the right thing to do for the environment.
Later, I tried to let my green flag fly! I either called out whoever littered in public____collected magazines from my friends to______Then the strangest thing happened: people started____me. One by one, my friends began to turn off the lights, buy recycled notebooks, and_____paper back into the printer to make use of the other_____It's not that they were so_____about the environment, but they were drawn to my confidence.
I'm wild about environmental protection and would stand____，saying," Yeah, this is what I’m into.”___others don't share your enthusiasm, they will envy your confidence and want to be like you, and that means_____ your example.
1.A.existed B.arrived C.returned D.printed
2.A.carefully B.correctly C.clearly D.occasionally
3.A.tips B.questions C.jobs D.decisions
4.A.reasons B.debates C.lessons D.facts
5.A.weighs B.stores C.saves D.totals
6.A.at times B.right away C.after all D.at last
7.A.amount B.control C.use D.flow
8.A.famous B.sorry C.eager D.suitable
9.A.washed out B.took way C.gave out D.threw away
10.A.collection B.show C.storage D.decoration
11.A.drinks B.books C.coins D.cups
12.A.but B.and C.so D.or
13.A.recycle B.process C.resell D.donate
14.A.serving B.copying C.observing D.reminding
15.A.pay B.take C.feed D.turn
16.A.sheet B.part C.version D.side
17.A.curious B.concerned C.optimistic D.serious
18.A.proudly B.politely C.calmly D.patiently
19.A.Now that B.Even if C.Unless D.Before
20.A.setting B.making C.giving D.following
