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A new study looks at air pollution and its effects on premature deaths in the United States. Premature deaths1. (define) as those that take place before the average age of death.
Researchers found that half of all such deaths related to air pollution2. (result) from pollution that came from another state. The study is the first 3.(examine) how pollution crossing state lines affects early deaths .
Worldwide, an4.(estimate) 4.2 million premature deaths are linked to outdoor air pollution. Most of those deaths are from heart disease, stroke and lung disease, as well as acute breathing infections in children.
Efforts to deal with outdoor air pollution have5.(large) centered on relationships between local sources of pollution and local air quality.6. Barrett and other researchers found that, in the United States, cross-state pollution is a major concern.
The computer model looked at the atmospheric chemistry processes and weather conditions over7.11-year period. The researchers then examined how each of the lower 48 states affects pollution and people's health in every other state.
The team found electric power plants8.release sulfur dioxide (二氧化硫) were the biggest9.(contribute) to deaths related to pollution from other states. In 2005, sulfur dioxide from power plants was involved10.75 percent of cases of premature deaths from out-of-state pollutants.
As we pulled into the driveway, I noticed that something seemed different about my mom. She was _______away from me, her shoulders dropped and her hands relaxed. I parked the car and she turned toward me.
“Okay, we’re home,” I said,_______that now was her time to get out and let me be on my own. She sniffled (抽鼻子) and_______her hair behind her ears to reveal her tearful eyes and moist cheeks. She had been crying.
“Mom! Why are you crying?” I asked, even though I already knew the _______.
I had just got my_______which I’d been looking forward to for months. I was free-able to drive myself where I needed to go and drive too fast on the back roads. Now I had it in my pocket, but I suddenly felt_______ I had been so quick to grow up, completely_______the emotions that my mom must be experiencing with her firstborn nearing adulthood. “My baby boy is growing up too fast,” she managed to say between deep breaths. My heart_______ I hated it that I had been so ignorant toward her feelings. I had been counting down the days, _______ waiting to enter the next stage of my life, ____________she counted down with fear and headache. The delight and freedom I had previously felt were gone, ____________ by an odd sense of mourning.
We hugged. A nice long hug that was____________in my family. Then she looked me in the eye and told me to drive carefully. “Of course I will,” I reassured her. I waved goodbye and ____________ of the driveway.
On my way to meet my friends, ____________the fast-paced ride, I went the speed limit and took my____________not just for my mom, but for me.
I had been so____________ to start speeding that I’d forgotten just how beautiful the ride is. Now I cruised (漫游) down the peaceful two-lane road,____________the sights, sounds, and smells of the nature that surrounds me. At that moment made a____________ to myself that I would take things slow and never, ever, catch myself speeding again.
Life had passed me by while I lived my days in fast forward, ____________to notice all the beautiful things along the way. It seems life also has its own daily routine and if you find yourself going too fast, you risk missing the ____________that make it so special.
1.A.moving B.breaking C.facing D.escaping
2.A.explaining B.implying C.complaining D.interrupting
3.A.brushed B.leaned C.removed D.touched
4.A.consequence B.response C.explanation D.answer
5.A.permission B.license C.diploma D.car
6.A.relieved B.annoyed C.guilty D.desperate
7.A.denying B.tolerating C.recalling D.ignoring
8.A.ached B.injured C.beat D.healed
9.A.purposefully B.cautiously C.impatiently D.nervously
10.A.while B.so C.and D.since
11.A.replaced B.switched C.exchanged D.dominated
12.A.memorable B.rare C.awkward D.ridiculous
13.A.walking out B.marching out C.crawling out D.pulling out
14.A.other than B.rather than C.more than D.better than
15.A.turn B.order C.time D.courage
16.A.confused B.entertained C.astonished D.thrilled
17.A.admiring B.following C.inspecting D.witnessing
18.A.impression B.contribution C.promise D.difference
19.A.hesitating B.failing C.pretending D.refusing
20.A.challenges B.beliefs C.ambitions D.moments
How to stay safe from novel coronavirus (冠状病毒)at your workplace?
Since many people are retuning to work after the extended Spring Festival holiday, we’ve prepared some handy tips for you on protecting yourself from the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19 by its official name, at your workplace.1.，
On your way to work
Please wear a mask for the whole journey and keep one or two meters from others. Walk, ride a bike or drive a car for your transportation if possible. Carry along disinfection(消毒) wipes to clean the armrests and seats on public transport.2.
In the office
Wear a mask throughout the working day. The public areas should be disinfected and windows should be opened to welcome fresh air in. Avoid contact as much as possible. That’s why video conferences are recommended instead of face-to-face meeting.3.Wash your hands immediately afterwards.
During lunch time
You may first avoid peak hours for dining. When in the canteen, wash your hands before and after meals, which is quite important. Avoid sitting face to face with others.4.
After work
You should first hang your coat in a safe place. Throw your used masks by sealing them in garbage bags. Use disinfection wipes or 75% alcohol to wipe your phone and keys. Do not attend parties or group activities.5.
A.Please ask for takeout if it is possible.
B.Check them out before you restart work.
C.Crowded places are sure to improve your chances of getting infected.
D.Following the tips will strengthen your immune system and ensure your safety.
E.Besides, cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze.
F.Avoid using the elevator if possible when you arrive at your office.
G.Instead, do not go to the canteen during peak hours to0 avoid communication.
The future of work
If you can get it, Robots may well take your job — eventually Pioneers are not always welcome. In 1589 William Lee made his way to the English queen, hoping to be granted a patent for his invention, a knitting (编织) machine. Queen Elizabeth I turned him down: “Consider what the invention could do to my poor people,” she commanded. “It would surely bring to them ruin by taking away their employment.”
The fears of Queen have echoed down the centuries. In the 21st century the concerns have switched to robots and artificial intelligence (AD); 30% of American workers believe their jobs are likely to be replaced by robots and computers in their lifetime.
Daniel Susskind has written about this issue before in “The Future of the Professions”, co-authored with his father, Richard. That book focused on the threat by machine-learning to doctors, lawyers and the like.
In the past the relationship between machine and human labour has been driven by two factors: the substituting effect, which caused people to lose jobs, and the complementing (补足) effect, which allowed employees to do their work more productively. The author worries that, in the future, the substituting effect will rule. Advances in AI have been so rapid that machines will eventually be better than people at most activities, he says. A few highly paid humans will still be employed, but the rest will either struggle to find work or fall into the “precariat”, stuck in jobs that are not just poorly paid but unstable and stressful.
Perhaps. It is impossible to be sure whether the latest advances will in the end have mainly good or bad economic effects. Books like his are a useful summary of the current debate on an important subject. But they are not crystal balls.
1.William Lee’s request was turned down for fear that_________.
A.British people couldn’t afford the knitting machine
B.British workers were at the risk of losing their jobs
C.the knitting machine might be ruined by violent workers
D.William Lee would make a huge profit from the patent
2.The fears of Queen in Paragraph 2 refer to the fear that____________.
A.fears can be echoed down for centuries
B.workers are too stressful with the help of machines
C.machines and automation threaten people’s employment
D.doctors, lawyers and the like are likely to be replaced
3.Daniel Susskind worries that___________.
A.most jobs will be at risk because of substituting effect
B.employees will work less productively because of complementing effect
C.30% of American workers will do jobs related to AI
D.large numbers of jobs will be lost because of complementing effect
4.The writer’s attitude to AI advances is .
A.indifferent B.positive
C.negative D.uncertain
Until the 1990s coffee was rarely served in China except at luxury hotels aimed at foreigners.
When Starbucks opened its first outlet there in 1999 it was far from clear that the country’s enthusiastic tea drinkers would take to such a different and usually more costly-source of caffeine.
Starbucks tried to entice（引诱）customers unused to coffee’s bitter taste by promoting milk- and sugar-heavy mixtures such as Frappuccinos （星冰乐）.
Starbucks now has about 3,800 outlets in China- more than in any other country outside America.
Coffee has become fashionable among the middle class. Statista, a business-intelligence portal（门户网站），says the roast coffee market in China is growing by more than 10% a year. Starbucks and its rivals see big future for expanding there.
Since its founding less than two years ago, Luckin-a newly-founded coffee brand in China- has opened more than 2,300 outlets. On May 17th Luckin's first public offering on the NASDAQ stock market raised more than $570m, giving it a value of about $4 billion. Most of Luckin’s outlets are merely small shops where busy white-collar workers pick up their drinks, having ordered them online. Super-fast delivery can also be arranged through the company’s app,
The high-class end of the market is prosperous too.
Where better to sip and WeChat? It’s not just the drink that appeals, it’s the chance to share pictures of it.
1.In order to develop its business in China, Starbucks .
A.tried hard to promote classic American coffee
B.only recommended costly coffee to Chinese customers
C.mixed Frappuccinos with lots of milk and sugar
D.adapted its coffee to suit the taste of Chinese customers
2.The underlined phrase “take to” is closest in meaning to .
A.be fond of B.carry away
C.dislike D.get to know
3.In paragraph 6, Luckin is mentioned so as to .
A.prove the good taste of its coffee to customers
B.indicate the popularity of coffee drinking in China
C.show that Starbucks has failed in the competition in China
D.explain its contributions to the American stock market
4.The prosperity of high-class end is mainly because .
A.it appeals to high class only
B.it provides super-fast delivery
C.it meets people’s social demand
D.it works with WeChat to share pictures
When a precious baby cow ended up in this family after losing its mom, little Kinley Gray took her in with open arms.
“They are just so cute. My heart cannot even contain in all of that love,” Lacey Gray, Kinley’s mom said.
Lacey is a professional photographer from Michigan City, Mississippi. She had reached out to her husband’s uncle, who owns cows, to see if she could borrow a calf for a photo shoot she was hoping to do.
Initially, her husband’s uncle thought she could just borrow a calf without the mom. She hadn’t thought about that aspect, but understood, and moved on.
But the next morning she got a phone call from him and he was so serious. He said, “Do you really want a calf? The mama fell and she is not going to get up. She will die from this. I'm calling to see if you want this baby, but you have to feed it several times a day.
Without hesitation, Lacey agreed, not having a clue about what she was getting herself into with raising a cow, let alone a 3-day-old calf that had just lost her mom.
“We brought her inside the first night, she slept in the laundry room,” said Lacey. “But Kinley ran in there and was kissing all over her. Kinley read her books and when it was time to walk her, Kinley would walk her all over the yard. Kinley wants to feed her all by herself. It’s really sweet.
Now, just two weeks later, the precious pair is completely inseparable.
“I was almost in tears, shooting the two of them together,” Lacey said. “She just has a connection with her. She just knows that’s her family. This is just so crazy and so sweet. I just hope I can watch them grow all through Kinley’s childhood.”
1.Why did Lacey want to borrow a bay cow?
A.To learn how to raise cows. B.To take special photos.
C.To make it work for her family. D.To raise cows for making a living.
2.What did Lacey feel the moment she agreed to take the calf home?
A.She was a little hesitant when making the decision.
B.She knew exactly what would happen next.
C.She was super excited about having a calf.
D.She was firm though not sure how to raise it.
3.What can we infer from the passage?
A.Kinley likes the baby cow very much.
B.Kinley and the baby cow are the same age.
C.The baby co will be sent back after shooting.
D.Kinley will look after the baby cow all the time.
4.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A.A wonderful photo attracts people’s eyes.
B.A baby cow lost her mother after she was born.
C.A little girl befriends a baby cow who lost its mom.
D.Man can have a good relationship with animals.
