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The Make-up Guy
Dave was a make-up (化妆) artist who regularly held makeup artistry classes at the local community college. He was well known as an excellent trainer and enjoyed great popularity.
Usually, the majority of his students were middle-aged housewives, who wanted to fine-tune their make-up skills so as to make themselves more attractive. But this time, it was beyond him that his class was attended by a man as well.
The new student was a gentleman in his best years with a seemingly boundless interest in make-up artistry. He was keen to learn as much as he possibly could and asked questions whenever and wherever possible. He was so absorbed in learning that he wouldnt stop until he was satisfied with the result of his work.
Understandably, the man was the number one subject of conversation when the other women were alone.
Speculations (猜测) quickly started to spread. Why did he learn make-up? Was he to seek for a woman to be his life partner? How about my neighbor’s youngest daughter? Why on earth would he attend such a woman class? Who could it be?
Doubts like this came crowding in.
The community college was placed in a remote rural area, which was why the other participants were quite doubtful of the mans intentions.
Throughout the lessons, ignoring the curious women around him, the man carefully listened and wrote everything down he learned, leaving the women more and more curious and puzzled.
When the day and class were slowly coming to an end, the gossiping women simply could not hide their curiosity any longer, for they knew it was time to remove their doubts, otherwise
Finally, one of them couldnt resist her curiosity, so she picked up the courage and asked him why he was so interested in make-up artistry.
What followed was a dead silence. After what seemed a century, he slowly opened his mouth and here came the most inspiring beautiful reply.
Paragraph 1:
He said his beloved wife partially lost her eyesight because of diabetes (糖尿病) and she was no longer able to apply her make-up.
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So he decided to take the course to surprise his wife.
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假定你是李华，你的英国笔友John非常关心你，来信询问你在这个“史上最长”的寒假中，除了学习之外，还做了什么有意义的事情或学会了什么新技能，希望你能分享一下。请你结合自己防疫期间的实际情况给他回信，内容包括：
1. 表示感谢；
2. 简单介绍这件事情或技能及其意义。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Person of the Year in the Category of Cultural Influence
Picture a young Chinese woman, 1. (dress) in traditional clothing, picking flowers in a field to create make-up for her cheeks, making a sofa from bamboo and cooking up all sorts of delicious Chinese food by herself. It may sound unreal, 2. such a person does exist in real life.
Li Ziqi, 30, has become one of China’s most popular 3. (celebrity) with 9 million followers on YouTube, 34 million on Douyin and 22 million on Weibo.
Li Ziqi’s videos 4. (feature) her cooking and creating DIY products greatly attract people living in big cities. To our 5. (amaze), she does it all without using any modern technology or electricity.
6. dominate her videos are scenes of picking seasonal ingredients (原料) from her own garden and sometimes in the mountains and turning them into tasty dishes on her wood-fired pot. Li stresses the seasons in her cooking, 7. China’s traditional 24 Solar Terms (节气) also do, and makes food suitable for the particular climate.
There came an intense debate about the image of China and its culture she presented. She 8. (accuse) of presenting 9. outdated image of the country by some critics. Nevertheless, state broadcaster CCTV and Peoples Daily praised her for her initiative (首创) to help rural youth become rich.
Li ziqi, by telling an 10. (inspire) China story, is promoting traditional Chinese culture to an international audience.
Yesterday, a salesman called me by phone, on behalf of a telecommunication company, to sell his phone plans. I was at work and while I usually don’t _______ to spend time with those conversations, I _______ myself that I couldn’t talk yet and proposed him to call me back one hour later, at 6 pm.
That’s what he did. So we _______ 15 minutes. He explained to me his different phone plans, which he stated to be better than my _______ one. While listening to him, sometimes I was lost in my thoughts. I gave several “hmm hmm”, as a _______ of approbation (赞同) and to _______ to him that I was still there. Sometimes, I felt a bit _______, especially as he had a bit of difficulty in correctly talking in French. But I stayed calm and _______ until the end of the discussion.
At the end of the conversation, he _______ the following to me: “Thank you, Olivier. You are the first person in a long time, with whom I had a(n) ________ conversation. Usually, people ________ at us, insult us, and treat us as thieves. Today, since 10 am, I hadn’t had a(n) ________ without an offense. I know you had a long day at work and you could have ________ in front of your TV or done something else. Instead, you listened carefully to me. I am ________ and I sincerely thank you. I wanted to tell it to you.”
I thanked him for this revelation. I realized how much he could have been the subject of verbal ________, all through his working days. Yet, he was only doing his job. I hope he will have a good weekend.
1.A.forget B.pretend C.like D.dare
2.A.comforted B.excused C.reminded D.convinced
3.A.talked B.argued C.waited D.rested
4.A.previous B.useless C.favorite D.current
5.A.sign B.result C.reward D.rule
6.A.whisper B.lie C.explain D.confirm
7.A.guilty B.impatient C.nervous D.moved
8.A.silent B.patient C.polite D.concentrated
9.A.revealed B.recommended C.promised D.introduced
10.A.awkward B.enjoyable C.usual D.brief
11.A.wave B.signal C.point D.shout
12.A.interview B.order C.conversation D.quarrel
13.A.worked B.relaxed C.complained D.slept
14.A.disturbed B.embarrassed C.exhausted D.touched
15.A.violence B.communication C.agreement D.explanation
Is Society Too Dependent On Technology?
Just think, what would happen if your computer, iPad or laptop crashed today? What if someone took away your phone for some days or perhaps you lost it? 1. Today, most people are becoming dependent on technology.
Most of us cannot go for a minute without looking at our phones and the fear of the battery dying is immense. If you happen to work in offices you may be familiar with this trend. 2. Anyway, it’s true. How can work continue if it’s hard to send an email to a colleague or customer? This is common in almost all offices.
Kids used to spend a lot of time with each other or parents playing or just sharing stories. Those evening games after school are over; watching cartoons on a Sunday or playing with friends are no longer there. 3. Technology has taken all their time.
Society may have gone too far in technology dependence. It has become so immense that doctors have recommended for “technology detox”. 4. If not, according to Oxford Dictionary, Technology Detox is a period during which an individual avoids using any electronic devices including computers, smart phones, etc., as a chance to reduce stress and focus on social interaction in the outside world.
Well, the choice remains in our hands. We must agree that society is being carried away by the increased inventions being introduced in our lives today. 5. Meanwhile, we should have the discipline to turn it off when we are supposed to experience life in reality.
A.Perhaps you may have heard of it.
B.We appreciate technology since it has its benefits.
C.If the Internet is down, all the tasks are over for the day.
D.Technology addiction has become a major problem among teenagers.
E.If thinking about these incidences makes you stressed, you are not alone.
F.Here are some signs that our generation depends too much on technology.
G.Today, most kids remain indoors playing computer games or with a smart phone.
Scientists say they have developed a system that uses machine learning to predict when and where lightning will strike. Researchers report the system is able to predict lightning strikes up to 30 minutes before they happen within a 30-kilometer area.
Lightning is a strong burst of electricity in the atmosphere. Since it carries an extremely powerful electrical charge, it can be destructive and deadly. European researchers have estimated that between 6,000 and 24,000 people are killed by lightning worldwide each year. For this reason, climate scientists have long sought to develop methods to predict lightning.
The system tested in the experiments uses a combination of data from weather stations and machine learning methods. The researchers developed a prediction model that was trained to recognize weather conditions that were likely to cause lightning.
The model was created with data collected over a 12-year period from 12 Swiss weather stations in cities and mountain areas. The data, related to four main surface conditions: air pressure, air temperature, relative humidity and wind speed, was placed into a unique machine learning algorithm (算法), which compared it to records of lightning strikes. Researchers say the algorithm was then able to learn the conditions under which lightning happens.
The researchers test-ran the system several times. They found that the system made predictions that proved correct almost 80 percent of the time. “It can now be used anywhere,” the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology said in a statement.
The researchers plan to keep developing the technology in partnership with a European effort that aims to create a lightning protection program. The effort is called the European Laser Lightning Rod project. Scientists working on the project are experimenting with a laser technology that could someday control lightning activity, transferring lightning charges from clouds to the ground. They hope that such technology can one day be used as protection against lightning strikes. Possible uses could be at stations, airports or places where large crowds gather.
1.Why was the system developed?
A.To meet kids’ curiosity about lightning.
B.To show the power of lightning.
C.To keep track of lightning deaths.
D.To protect people from lightning.
2.What is special about the system?
A.It was based on a number of samples worldwide.
B.It adopted a different machine learning algorithm.
C.It used an effective method of collecting data.
D.It required low cost of predicting lightning.
3.What will the researchers do next with the laser technology?
A.Monitor lightning activity. B.Prevent the occurrence of lightning.
C.Direct energy from lightning. D.Generate electricity with lightning.
4.What can be a suitable title for the text?
A.A System of Controlling Lightning B.A Method of Forecasting Lightning
C.A Theory of Employing Lightning D.A Model of Creating Lightning
