Robotic Puppy
Roll over, sit and fetch aren’t commands normally given to a robot, but the smart toy company WowWee has developed a new way of owning a puppy.
CHIP (Canine Home Intelligent Pet) is a robotic dog with blue LED eyes and pointy ears and can sit, shake, dance and make all types of dog noises. It also has tracking capabilities to help locate its owner. “The beauty about CHIP is that it has its own thing going on,” said Sufer, CTO at WowWee. “It has its own life and own kind of intelligence. Even if you’re not around, it’s always doing something.”
CHIP uses wheels to get around and is loaded with sensors (传感器) that give it a 360-degree view to find its ball. The pup is Bluetooth enabled, which connects to a wristband worn by its owner. The wristband, similar to a watch, displays icons (图标) for different commands such as a thumb-up, which allows you to give your pup a digital belly rub. With its owner wearing a smart wristband, it can even follow him around the room.
“We worked on CHIP for about five to six months,” Davin Sufer, told dailymail. com, “We typically come up with a concept, model and product and get it on shelves within a year.” The company plans to start shipping units by next fall, which will allow them to load up the robotic dog with sensors and add many more animated responses per-owner interactivity.
The high-tech toy company made its debut (处女作) in 2004 by releasing the 1.5 foot RoboSapien, which sold millions of units. MiP, which hit shelves last year, is a seven-inch-tall robot covered in white with black accents. Users can direct it, change its emotions and make it dance to any song on your iPad. It’s loud, fast and active.
About 15 years ago, a company called ToyQuest developed the first ever electronic robotic dog — Tekno, the Robotic Puppy. The company sold over seven million units in the first season and 40 million more during its original four years of production. Tekno was built with over 160 emotions and instructions, but most importantly offered consumers a quick look into the future.
1.According to Sufer, the amazing characteristic of CHIP is that _____.
A.it is loaded with special sensors
B.it can make all kinds of dog noises
C.it has quick response to the commands
D.it can do something without instructions
2.CHIP can follow its owner with the help of _____.
A.a watch
B.a smart wristband
C.pointy ears
D.blue LED eyes
3.From the passage, we can know_______.
A.CHIP can be bought in the store now
B.WowWee introduced its first product last year
C.Tekno provided the bright future of the robotic puppy
D.MiP is the first company to develop the robotic puppy
New Jersey Botanical Garden Membership
It’s easy to join New Jersey Botanical Garden (NJBG) Membership or renew your membership online, by phone or by mail. And it’s so important to the Botanical Garden! Your membership dollars help to improve the Garden, and provide educational and recreational (娱乐的) activities for the general public. Thank you for your support!
To join or renew, please click on the appropriate section and membership category below for safe and convenient online payment processing by PayPal.
If you prefer to join by phone or mail, call the NJBG office at (973) 962-9534 or download and send in our membership brochure (Adobe Acrobat PDF file).
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The Botanical Garden started life as Skylands, a large area in the grand manner. It is famous for a 44-room Tudor Revival granite mansion (公馆) designed by John Russell Pope. Skylands has 96 acres of formal and naturalized gardens and is surrounded by over 1,000 acres of meadows (草坪) and woodlands. Purchased by the State in 1966 and officially named as the New Jersey Botanical Garden in 1984, the gardens contain approximately 5,000 species and varieties of trees and flowers.
For you, the NJBG is an exciting and beautiful place to visit where you may enjoy each season’s best. Members enjoy special events, festivals, lectures, and rewarding educational opportunities for both city and country gardeners.
Your NJBG membership offers you discounts at participating nurseries, garden centers and other fine businesses. Simply present your NJBG membership card when beginning your purchase:
· Goffle Brook Farm and Garden Center, (201) 652-7540
10% off your purchase
· Metropolitan Plant Exchange, (973) 638-7613
12% off your purchase
· Rohsler’s Allendale Nursery & Florist, (201) 327-3156
15% off your purchase
1.The NJBG membership dollars can be used to ___________.
A.offer further education B.update online payment
C.provide better service D.protect the environment
2.To join NJBG membership, you can call its office at ___________.
A.(201) 327-3156 B.(201) 652-7540
C.(973) 962-9534 D.(973) 638-7613
3.To renew the one-year membership for your parents, you need to pay ___________.
A.$50 B.$60
C.$80 D.$100
4.New Jersey Botanical Garden ___________.
A.was officially named in 1966
B.was designed by John Russell Pope
C.invites members to organize activities
D.gives members discounts for their purchase
完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight, but we had a_______ over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always _______. Not knowing we were poor, my kids (孩子们) just thought I was _______. I’ve always been glad about that.
It was Christmas time, and although there wasn’t _______ for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party. But the big _______ for the kids was the fun of Christmas _______.
They planned weeks ahead of time, asking _______ what they wanted for Christmas. Fortunately, I had saved $120 for _______ to share by all five of us.
The big _______ arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and __________ them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered (散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would __________ back at the “Santa’s Workshop”.
Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, __________ my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually __________. She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies — fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything __________ we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, __________ to be angry again. This is what she told me.
“I was looking __________ thinking of what to buy, and I __________ to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees.’ One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she __________ for Christmas was a doll. So I took the card off the tree and __________ the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”
I never felt so __________ as I did that day.
1.A.roof B.hat C.sky D.star
2.A.little B.less C.enough D.more
3.A.busy B.serious C.strict D.kind
4.A.effort B.room C.time D.money
5.A.improvement B.problem C.surprise D.excitement
6.A.shopping B.travelling C.parties D.greetings
7.A.the other B.each other C.one by one D.every other one
8.A.toys B.clothes C.presents D.bills
9.A.day B.chance C.cheque D.tree
10.A.forced B.reminded C.invited D.begged
11.A.draw B.stay C.move D.meet
12.A.including B.besides C.except D.regarding
13.A.quiet B.excited C.happy D.ashamed
14.A.since B.after C.while D.until
15.A.waiting B.ready C.hoping D.afraid
16.A.out B.over C.forward D.around
17.A.forgot B.stopped C.failed D.hated
18.A.wanted B.did C.got D.played
19.A.made B.searched C.bought D.fetched
20.A.angry B.rich C.patient D.bitter
2019 年的冬天，一种新型冠状病毒（novel coronavirus）在武汉华南海鲜市场滋生，悄然从野生动物传染给人类。假定你是李华，你校英文报“人与动物”栏目拟刊登主题为“保护野生动物”的短文，邀你投稿。要求如下：
1. 介绍野生动物的现状；
2. 猎杀野生动物的后果；
3. 提出自己的建议。
注意：
1. 词数 100 左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：
生态系统 ecosystem
新型冠状病毒 novel coronavirus
传染性的 infectious
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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适当形式。
Edinburgh,1.(locate) in the southeast of Scotland, is the capital of Scotland.
With its museums, shops, wonderful historic castles and many restaurants, there are many interesting things for visitors2.(enjoy) all year round.
Besides, there is more to have fun in Edinburgh. Each year, the Edinburgh International Festival takes place in the city. In late summer, for three weeks, the festival presents classical music, theatre, opera and dance throughout the city. Whatever your cultural3.(taste) are, you are sure to find something to enjoy.
So far, the Edinburgh International Festival 4.(earn) its reputation as one of the world’s 5.(great) celebrations of the arts. The founders believed that the programs should be of highest possible artistic standard6.(present) by the best artists in the world, that the festival should enrich the cultural life of Europe 7.that it should provide a platform for the flowering of the human spirit.
The 8.(popular) of the festival led9.the birth of another festival soon---the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Both of them have been 10.(wide) popular over the past 70 years.
I sat down at my desk and started writing a letter of thankfulness, but when it came to actually putting the letter into the mailbox... I _______ ...I couldn’t do it. I suddenly felt a sense of _______ and insecurity (不安).
The letter was to an old teacher with whom I kept in _______ on Facebook. For months, I read about what she _______ on her Facebook page, which helped me to live my life differently. Her volunteer (志愿者) work wasn’t huge. _______ , she was doing small, local good deeds. _______ , she changed my views on the world and for some reason, I felt I should let her know how her example _______ influenced me.
I could have easily sent her an email, but that seemed not enough for such an important thank-you. That’s why I ended up _______ the letter. But now here I was, standing before the mailbox, unable to put the envelope inside. What was stopping me? It suddenly hit me that I was _______ of being too nice. I guess I felt strange ________ it wasn’t like she was my best friend or a relative. Maybe my ________ was too heartfelt. Thinking this over, I put the envelope in the mailbox ________.
Weeks later I received a message from her. It turned out she was ________ a hard time and my note ________ a lot to her. She said she had no idea she was playing such a big ________ in others’ life.
Not only did this letter make her happier, but her response to it brightened my world and ________ my level of happiness as well. I was so ________ that it had such a great influence on her that I decided to write a(n) ________ letter to someone each month. Now it’s easier for me to ________ the goodness in others and be more ________ for this beautiful life I’m living.
1.A.stopped B.continued C.swapped D.paced
2.A.disappointment B.concern C.responsibility D.power
3.A.touch B.mind C.sight D.order
4.A.gave in B.suffered from C.packed up D.set down
5.A.So B.However C.Instead D.Meanwhile
6.A.Gradually B.Exactly C.Fluently D.Frequently
7.A.widely B.rapidly C.loosely D.greatly
8.A.checking B.receiving C.handwriting D.reading
9.A.confident B.afraid C.fond D.sure
10.A.because B.although C.while D.until
11.A.purpose B.agreement C.present D.message
12.A.sadly B.officially C.finally D.entirely
13.A.turning over B.giving in to C.going through D.making use of
14.A.ignored B.meant C.offered D.recognized
15.A.part B.decision C.usage D.command
16.A.forecast B.increased C.expressed D.judged
17.A.stubborn B.lonely C.upset D.excited
18.A.congratulation B.thank-you C.request D.comfort
19.A.hand out B.put out C.set out D.find out
20.A.satisfied B.sorry C.grateful D.careful
