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The next decade will see some big changes in tech. Time Magazine listed its top 1.(invention) of 2019. Some of them will 2.(certain) become a big part of our everyday lives over the next 10 years. GENNY is the one we’re most looking forward to.
Water, water everywhere, so let’s all have3. drink. That old saying must have inspired GENNY, made by Israeli company Watergen. The air around4.is full of water vapor (蒸汽), 5.we can’t drink it until now.
GENNY is a machine 6.makes “safe, clean drinking water” by collect water vapor from the air,7.(report) Israel Hayom. It can produce up to 27 lit in a day! It's designed to look like a home water cooler. Like its design, its process simple. It collects air, and then cools the air to its freezing point, 8.(create)liquid water. The water then goes through a cleaning process and minerals 9.(add) tastiness and health quality.
Watergen's chairperson, Michael Lee, said, “Our goal and 10.(responsible) to save..... and to change the world for the better.”
I'm standing in a class of wild 14-year-old girls as they throw paper and cry with laughter. They won't_________me.
I, aged 22, had wanted to be a ___________ But when I arrived in London, they were_________ of teachers. My efforts at teaching were __________. When the bell finally rang, I __________to the staff room, red with anger. The other teachers weren't __________ . “That's 4B, the worst class in school,” one said.
I feared our next__________，but I couldn't escape. I ________the job. So, I gave up formal lessons._________， I brought topics for class discussions. One of the liveliest talks was about the arguments they had with their parents. They paid attention and _________about their lives. I was fascinated. So I had them write about themselves. Most wrote about families with little money and big problems.__________ time went on, their articles became a_______between us. I ________ their humor, toughness and insight, and I think they appreciated my _________in their lives.
Near the end of the term, someone __________ the door of the staff room. The two naughtiest girls in 4B were there with flowers. I was proud to know I had touched their lives, but they had also _________ mine. I enjoyed teaching and getting along with _________ .
When I returned to Australia several years later, I _________wanted to be a writer. For the first time in my life, I stopped __________and started writing .My first story was titled, My Fair Ladies. Teaching wasn't the___________of my writing career; it was the beginning.
1.A.talk to B.listen to C.agree to D.connect to
2.A.poet B.teacher C.headmaster D.writer
3.A.upset B.tired C.short D.worried
4.A.clear B.worthwhile C.hopeless D.great
5.A.turned B.rushed C.referred D.moved
6.A.kind B.curious C.surprised D.angry
7.A.meeting B.discussion C.problem D.quarrel
8.A.took B.did C.needed D.got
9.A.Luckily B.However C.Finally D.Instead
10.A.shared B.told C.cared D.argued
11.A.When B.As C.Because D.If
12.A.friendship B.border C.bond D.reminder
13.A.respected B.improved C.spotted D.admired
14.A.confidence B.interest C.lesson D.knowledge
15.A.pushed open B.stood by C.knocked on D.looked through
16.A.influenced B.touched C.inspired D.followed
17.A.staff B.teenagers C.friends D.parents
18.A.ever B.even C.still D.regularly
19.A.dreaming B.travelling C.working D.thinking
20.A.stop B.limit C.origin D.end
Staying healthy is a key to living a long and happy life. You can improve your health in many ways, but it can be challenging to try all of these changes at one time.1. Here are some tips only for preventing disease.
Wash your hands.
Washing your hands is one of the easiest ways to avoid getting sick and spreading disease. Wash your hands regularly, particularly after using the restroom and before eating food. Wash your hands with warm, soapy water for at least 20 seconds.2.
Quit smoking.
It's no secret that smoking is bad for your health. 3.However, there are ways to help you succeed. Benefits of quitting include decreased risk for heart attack, decreased shortness of breath, reduced risk for mouth and throat cancer. etc.
4.
Many studies have shown that keeping your brain active by doing puzzles can be beneficial to your health and lower your risk for memory loss. Keep a puzzle book handy by your bed or in the bathroom. Try to visit a brain games website
Get an annual check-up with your doctor.
5. Going to your yearly check-ups allows your doctor to know how you are doing and catch any potential illnesses before they begin. Many illnesses are manageable in their beginning stages.
A.Examine your head.
B.Challenge your brain.
C.Dry them well with a clean towel.
D.It's also not easy to achieve your goal.
E.Smoking can make us relaxed and feel cool.
F.A great way to keep yourself healthy is through prevention.
G.The best way is by making small changes that you stick with.
It's 51 years since man first stepped on the moon, and were still dreaming of escaping life on Earth for the mysteries of space. If a career as an astronaut isn’t interesting for you, perhaps the promise of a stay in a space hotel might be attractive.
Californian company The Gateway Foundation has released plans for the Von Braun Station, a ship-style hotel floating among the stars. The aim is to get the hotel off the ground by 2025 and make it fully operational for travel by 2027. According to the video and images released by the Gateway Foundation, the station looks like a rotating(旋转)wheel, made up of 24 parts, circling the Earth. Tim Alatorre, senior designer at the Gateway Foundation, says the wheel can create a simulated(模仿的) gravity.
The Gateway Foundation’s hotel design is named for Wernher Von Braun, an aerospace engineer who pioneered rocket technology, first in Germany and later in the United States.
Space tourism is an expensive game-a stay in its space hotel will cost $9. 5 million. The Von Braun Station will sleep 352 people with a maximum capacity of 450.
So what will Von Braun Station be like inside? On board. there’ll be warm suites with carpets and stylish touches and bars that wouldn't look out of place back on Earth, just with star -observing views. There will also be plenty of fun amusement activities for guest to enjoy, says Alatorre. “We’re going to have a number of different amusement activities and games that’ll highlight the fact that you're able to do things that you can’t do on Earth,” he says. “Because of the weightlessness and the reduced gravity, you’ll be able to jump higher, be able to lift things, be able to run in ways that you can't on Earth.”
Given the design is still exactly that just a design there are some questions that remain unanswered about how the space hotel will work in reality. The construction on the Gateway Foundations project is set to begin on October 1, 2021.
1.What can we know about the new hotel according to the second paragraph?
A.It will be put into use by the year of 2025.
B.There will be no gravity in the new hotel.
C.The first customers of the hotel are astronauts.
D.The wheel-like hotel will go around the earth.
2.Why is the new hotel called Von Braun Station?
A.Because is named after the designer of the hotel.
B.Because it is in honor of a great space engineer.
C.Because it is the first space hotel in the world.
D.Because it is the symbol of international cooperation.
3.Which of the following best describes the inside of the hotel?
A.Surprising and risky. B.Creative but uncomfortable
C.Funny and creative D.Interesting and fancy.
4.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A.The construction of the hotel has started.
B.The project on the earth will be finished by 2021.
C.There are some problems which need to be solved.
D.Some people question whether the hotel should be built.
Imagine possessing something that you loved so much. Imagine what it would feel like if you lost it. While that item may be something as simple as a toy, you would still feel very upset, but you could replace it with a new one. Now imagine losing something that you depend on for survival and cannot be replaced. That is what it would be like if we lost the natural environment around us.
Firstly, I believe the environment should be protected because it supports human life. One of the largest examples is that we get all of our food and drinks from the environment. If the environment were to be destroyed beyond revival, then the human race would be over in months. Scientists have to find another planet with similar conditions to the Earth, and if it's found, we don’t have the technology to get to that planet in time.
Secondly, I believe that the environment serves as an amazing educational tool for students. When I was in second grade, I had an absolute interest in animals. When we had a field trip to the Daggerwing Nature Center, I was very excited. When we got there, I could hardly believe what I was seeing. There was a bridge to get to the main building, and under the bridge was a small swamp (沼泽) with turtles, fish, and my personal favorite, alligators. I was so surprised that I almost ran into the tour guide. We walked into the building and saw various animals in their habitats. I was so inspired by this visit. Six years later, I have taken an animal behavior class for three weeks. Meeting by chance with the environment can inspire people, and if preserved, it will continue to inspire people.
In conclusion, the environment is so valuable because it can't be replaced, keeps us alive, and serves as a great educational tool.
1.The first paragraph leads to the theme of the text by________________.
A.describing a process. B.presenting differences.
C.analyzing causes. D.showing similarities.
2.The underlined word “revival” in paragraph 2 refers to_________________.
A.health. B.recovery.
C.range. D.survival.
3.What's the function of paragraph 3?
A.To express the writer’s absolute interest in animals.
B.To introduce the Daggerwing Nature Centers scenery.
C.To show the environment can inspire and educate people.
D.To prove the subject he has chosen is promising.
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A.Why the Environment Is So Important?
B.Which Planet Can Replace the Earth?
C.How People Should Protect the Environment?
D.What People Can Do to Stop Pollution?
The event happened to Hunter as if it were yesterday when he was working in a fancy French restaurant in Denver. The ice cream he was serving fell onto the white dress of a rich and important woman.
Thirty years have passed, but Hunter can't get the memory out of his mind, nor the woman’s kind reaction. She was shocked, regained calmness and, in a kind voice, told the young Hunter, “It’s OK. It wasn't your fault.” When she left the restaurant, she also left the future Fortune 500 CEO with a life lesson. You can tell a lot about a person by the way he or she treats the waiter.
Hunter isn't the only CEO to have made this discovery. Rather, it seems to be one of those few laws of the land that every CEO learns on the way up. It's hard to get a dozen CEOS to agree about anything, but most agree with the Waiter Rule. They say how others treat the CEO says nothing. But how others treat the waiter is like a window into the soul.
Watch out for anyone who pulls out the power card to say something like, “I could buy this place and fire you,” or “I know the owner and I could have you fired.” Those who say such things have shown more about their character than about their wealth and power.
The CEO who came up with it, or at least first wrote it down, is Raytheon CEO Bill Swanson. He wrote a best-selling book called Swanson’s Unwritten Rules of Management.
“A person who is nice to you but rude to the waiter, or to others, is not a nice person,” Swanson says. “I will never offer a job to the person who is sweet to the boss but turns rude to someone cleaning the tables.”
1.What happened after Hunter dropped the ice cream onto the woman’s dress?
A.He was fired. B.He was blamed.
C.The woman comforted him. D.The woman left the restaurant at once.
2.Hunter learned one of his life lessons from____________.
A.his experience as a waiter. B.the advice given by the CEOS.
C.an article in Fortune. D.an interesting best-selling book.
3.Most CEOS have the same opinion about_________ depending on the text.
A.Fortune 500 companies. B.the Management Rules.
C.Swanson’s book. D.the Waiter Rule.
4.From the text we can learn that________________.
A.one should be nicer to important people.
B.CEOS often show their power before others.
C.one should respect others no matter who they are.
D.CEOS often have meals in expensive restaurants.
