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    Don’t know how to take care of your plants? A little spider-like robot will chase the sunlight, run to shade, dance when it’s doing well and stomp (跺脚) when it needs to be watered.

It’s called the HEXA Plant, a six-legged machine created by Vincross, a robotics company in Beijing, China.

The robot plant will crawl toward the sunlight when it needs it, then will rotate (转动) when it enjoys the sun in order to absorb its rays on all sides. When it needs to cool off, it will look for shade. It also plays with humans and dances when it is happy, moving its legs up and down. But it gets “angry” when it’s thirsty by stomping its legs.

With six legs, the HEXA Plant can move anywhere-in any direction and around any objects in its path. It’s even nimble enough to navigate (导航) unexpected drops, like if it had to suddenly step over a gap between two tabletops. It has a variety of “eyes”, including an infrared sensor (红外线感应器), a distance sensor, and a 720p camera with night vision, which could be very handy if you want it to send it out like a guard dog at night, to go check on any sudden noises. It has a built-in Wifi as well as various ports (USB) to expand its many talents.

So sure, it’ s not as cute as a garden gnome (守护精灵), but it can do a lot more than just stand there and look cute.

The inventor of the cute robot, Sun Tiangi, was inspired by a dead sunflower. He had idea why it died-whether it was because of the lack of sunshine or water. That’s when he had the idea for the walking plant. He says plants are passive. He wants to allow plants to experience movement.

1.What can’t the HEXA Plant do?

A.Find a cool place when it feels hot.

B.Play with people.

C.Drink water when it’s thirsty.

D.Move in any direction.

2.What does the underlined word “nimble” in the forth paragraph mean?

A.Happy. B.Clever. C.Angry. D.Passive.

3.What inspired Sun Tianqi to invent the HEXA Plant?

A.A walking plant. B.A dead sunflower.

C.Sunshine and water. D.A strange animal.

4.Where can we most probably read the passage?

A.In an advertisement. B.In a novel.

C.In a science magazine. D.In a storybook.

 

    The idea of turning recycled plastic bottles into clothing is not new. During the past five years, a large number of clothing companies, businesses and environmental organizations have started turning plastics into fabric to deal with plastic pollution. But there’s a problem with this method. Research now shows that microfibers (微纤维) could be the biggest source of plastic in the sea.

Dr. Mark Browne in Santa Barbara, California, has been studying plastic pollution and microfibers for 10 years. He explains that every time synthetic (合成的) clothes go into a washing machine, a large number of plastic fibers fall off. Most washing machines can’t collect these microfibers. So every time the water gets out of a washing machine, microfibers enter the sewer and finally end up in the sea.

In 2011, Browne wrote a paper stating that a single piece of synthetic clothing can produce more than 1,900 fibers per wash. Browne collected samples (样本) from seawater and freshwater sites around the world, and used a special way to examine each sample. He discovered that every single water sample contained microfibers.

This is bad news for a number of reasons. Plastic can cause harm to sea life when eaten. Studies have also shown that plastic can absorb (吸收) other pollutants.

Based on this evidence, it may seem surprising that companies and organizations have chosen to turn plastic waste into clothing as an environmental “solution”. Even though the science has been around for a while, Browne explains that he’s had a difficult time getting companies to listen. When he asked well-known clothing companies to support Benign by Design, his research project that seeks to get clothes that have a bad effect on humans and the environment out of the market, Browne didn’t get a satisfying answer. Only one women’s clothing company, Eileen Fisher, offered Browne funding.

1.What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A.The use of plastic bottle has been reduced in the past five years.

B.Turning recycled plastic bottles into clothing hasn’t been put into practice.

C.New microfibers have been discovered.

D.Making clothes from plastic bottles can’t reduce the pollution.

2.What’s the main idea of the second paragraph?

A.The relationship between plastic pollution and microfibers.

B.How microfibers end up in the sea.

C.How to wash synthetic clothes.

D.How to prevent plastic pollution.

3.How does Browne’s Benign by Design research project run?

A.It has achieved great success. B.It is facing some difficulties.

C.It is known to very few people. D.It hasn’t got anything done.

4.What’s the best title for the text?

A.Microfibers, the biggest source of plastic in the sea

B.Recycled plastic clothing: solution or pollution?

C.Environmental protection : moving forward or backward?

D.Turning recycled plastic bottles into clothing, a new step in environmental protection

 

    Thomas Panek has completed 20 marathons, however, he made history on Sunday at the New York City Half Marathon.

While visually impaired(视觉障碍)runners usually use human guides, Mr Panek became the first person to complete the race supported by guide dogs. A trio of Labradors - Westley, Waffle and Gus - each accompanied (陪伴) him for a third of the race. The team finished in two hours and 21 minutes.

Mr Panek, who lost his sight in his early 20s, showed that while he appreciated the support of human volunteers, he missed the feeling of independence. In 2015, Mr Panek established the Running Guides programme which trains dogs to support runners.

When selecting his companions for the race, Mr Panek chose siblings Waffle and Westley to join Gus, who is his full-time guide dog. “The relationship is really important. You can’t just pick up the harness (挽带) and go for a run with these dogs,” Mr Panek said. “You’re training with a team no matter what kind of athlete you are, and you want to spend time together in that training camp.”

Each dogs sets its own pace Westley runs an eight minute mile, while his sister Waffle can cover the same distance in six minutesand helps Mr Panek avoid obstacles such as kerbs(路缘)and cones (椎体). Each dog wears a special harness and set of running boots, to protect their paws.

Gus was chosen to run the final leg of the race and cross the finish line with Mr Panek. He retired from his duties as a guide dog at the end of the race.

According to Mr Panek, guide dogs give visually impaired people the freedom to “do whatever it is a sighted person does, and sometimes, even run a little faster than them”.

1.In which way did Thomas Panek make history?

A.He set a new record of time in running the half marathon.

B.He is the first blind person who take part in the marathon.

C.He finished the competition with help of human volunteers.

D.He is the first blind person finishing half marathon with guide dogs.

2.What can we learn about Thomas Panek?

A.He stopped running after he lost sight.

B.He enjoyed running with human volunteers.

C.He is the founder of the Running Guides programme.

D.He got the gold medal at the New York City Half Marathon.

3.What do you know about the three dogs?

A.They didn’t get training before the race.

B.Westley runs faster than Waffle.

C.Gus is Panek’s full-time guide dog.

D.Westley retired after the race.

4.The passage is ______.

A.an essay B.a news report C.a biography D.a review

 

    The Summer ActingMusical Theater program, which starts on Friday, July 3 and ends on Thursday, July 23, is created for talented students who have been inspired by musical theater.

The program develops the abilities of experienced performers who are serious about the field and eager to work hard. Our goal is to help you grow creatively through full-time, college-level theater training under the direction of popular professional performers and teachers.

The students can improve their performance skills and can get the knowledge about the history of theater, the style of theater and so on. Students will complete the program with improved audition(试演)skills.

Classes aim to improve your command of body, mind and voice. Students will take a trip to see at least one professional production with program teachers.

An exhibition of the students’ class work will be presented at the conclusion of the program to family, friends, students from other Summer College programs, and the University community.   

Program Costs: Accommodation: $3, 359; Traffic: $2, 234.

Audition requirements

Auditions should include the following video materials:

Two different songs;

One age-suitable monologue(独白);

One short dance part;

A personal statement regarding your background and training, experience in performances, and personal goals in theater;

Each part of the audition should be about one minute in length;

You should be the only person shown in the audition;

The audition is given online with your application.

Typical day

9:00 am to noon classes focus on musical theater, including acting, voice, movement, dance and scene study.

1:00 to 4:00 pm classes involve additional work in acting, movement, and voice, along with rehearsals(排练)for public performances.

1.What can we learn about the program?

A.It lasts for a month.

B.It is intended for anyone who is interested in theater.

C.It offers students chance to act together with program teachers.

D.It aims to improve students’ performance skills as well as knowledge of theatre.

2.If you want to take part in the program, you should  _______.

A.have experience in theater performance

B.make an audition with other students

C.have a face-to -face interview

D.take part in an examination

3.What’s the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

A.To tell us how to hold a musical theater program successfully.

B.To call on more students to pay attention to theater.

C.To explain how to make an audition.

D.To introduce the Summer Acting program.

 

假定你是李华,受新型冠状病毒疫情影响,你校决定进行网上学习。请你根据以下 提示用英语给你校的交换生Peter写一封邮件,告诉他如何进行网上学习:

1 .进行网上学习的原因;2.如何使用钉钉软件开展网上学习。

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:新型冠状病毒novel coronavirus 钉钉Ding Talk

 

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。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加:在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除:把多余的词用斜线划掉。

修改:在错的词下画一横线,井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;

2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Dear Tom,

It's really kind for you to invite me to dinner at your home tomorrow evening. Besides, it is much to my regret that I cannot join you and your family. I will be fully occupying then with an important exam coming the day after tomorrow. I feel sorry for missing the chance of such a enjoyable get-together and hoping that all of you enjoy a good time. Is it possible that for us to have another private meetings afterwards? If not, please don't hesitate to drop me a line about my preferable date. I do long for chatting with you. Please allow me say sorry again.

Yours,

Li Hua

 

    When Stephen Morris found that he had forgotten his 310-year-old violin on a train, he feared that he would never see the _______ instrument again

After a day of _______ at Abbey Road Studios, making a copy of music, Morris exited from London by railway. He was so _______ that he did not even _______ that he had left his violin on the train until the following morning. Morris was extremely _______ and shocked. The violin is one of the few instruments that _______ in the world.

In a desperate _______ to find his instrument, Morris contacted the British Transport Police to see if it had been returned. Unfortunately, police officers _______ the CCTV footage(闭路电视录像)and saw that the violin had been picked up by another _______ . Several days later, Morris’ ________ of his experience was posted on a social networking website ________ by the CCTV footage. It ________ the attention of social media users, and the video ________ fast as many people shared it with their friends.

A few days later, Morris received a phone call from someone who recognized the ________ on the train. Morris was then put in ________ with the man who took the violin, and he had________ been very eager to return the instrument. It ________ that the man searched for the owner ________ and was ready to turn it over to the police.

The two agreed to meet in a grocery store parking lot. Seeing the man turn up ________ his lost instrument, Morris was moved. There are always people out there going to a lot of ________ to lend a hand to people in need.

1.A.fashionable B.antique C.popular D.famous

2.A.experiment B.photographing C.interview D.recording

3.A.surprised B.satisfied C.tired D.touched

4.A.realize B.remember C.announce D.predict

5.A.ashamed B.disappointed C.upset D.puzzled

6.A.appear B.sell C.survive D.perform

7.A.effort B.plan C.situation D.adventure

8.A.cleaned B.covered C.counted D.checked

9.A.customer B.waiter C.passenger D.stranger

10.A.attitude B.account C.assumption D.summary

11.A.updated B.simplified C.clarified D.accompanied

12.A.sought B.gained C.wanted D.turned

13.A.spread B.handed C.expanded D.sent

14.A.problem B.signal C.figure D.image

15.A.conflict B.contact C.comparison D.combination

16.A.apparently B.eventually C.gradually D.surprisingly

17.A.came out B.gave out C.worked out D.turned out

18.A.on purpose B.in advance C.in turn D.in vain

19.A.bearing B.collecting C.playing D.recovering

20.A.pleasure B.trouble C.debt D.sorrow

 

    Life is full of challenges. Some people seem to meet every challenge with confidence, while others struggle to overcome them. Here are some ways to better meet your personal challenges, whatever they may be.

Do not undervalue the power of being present. If you make a practice of facing your challenges - even in failure - with full presence and awareness, 1.. You can ask yourself questions that help you better understand the problem.

2.. Others can help you arrive at your own understanding, but no one ever solves your problems for you. Even in circumstances where someone else is acting as a partner, only you can decide for yourself how you will process the situation. The longer you spend searching for guidance outside of yourself, the longer you spend ignoring the problem. Assess the situation, your resources, and your abilities, and then act. 3..

It is important to know yourself. There is a reason why certain challenges seem hard for you while easy for others. 4.. It's all about consciousness. Those who face challenging tasks have found a way to avoid seeing those activities as challenges.

Challenges are opportunities to grow. That growth takes place out of potentiality, your potentiality, which is tremendous and highly active in every moment of life. Come to know yourself as that. Challenges can guide you to awareness.

Pay little attention to the outcome. 5.. Once you focus on what you're actually doing, instead of the result, the most upsetting part starts to disappear.

A.Look to yourself for the solution

B.Don't trouble yourself with questions

C.It's not because they are better than you

D.you may have a sense of being stuck anywhere

E.you will find most challenges are not challenges at all

F.The sooner you take up the challenge, the quicker it stops being a problem

G.Worrying about the potential outcome is often what turns a hill into a mountain

 

    At this time of year, with the nights closing in spring can seem very far away. For hill farmers, the call of the Eurasian curlew(白腰杓鹬) will be a reminder that winter is nearly over for another year. However, there are some parts of the UK and Ireland where farmers are no longer hearing their call.

Around early March, the curlew moves inland to breed, remaining obviously faithful to the sites where they have bred before. Their preferred nesting sites are rough grassland and moorland , which provide a mix of both open areas to feed and low bushes in which to hide their nests.

So why should we be concerned? The curlew is in serious trouble. The number of breeding curlews across the UK has dropped by 48% since the mid-90s. There are less than 150 pairs remaining in Ireland, down from 3, 750—4, 000 pairs in the late '80s, which is a disastrous decline of 96%. In southern and eastern England, recent surveys have shown there are fewer than 300 pairs remaining. Consequently, the curlews in Ireland and southern and eastern England are thought to be at the risk of upcoming extinction, while declines in the UK are also of serious concern. This is a potential disaster, not only for the UK and Ireland, but also the world as we are home to up to 27% of the global breeding population.

What is driving the decline? What seems to be the problem? Firstly, the curlew is long-lived and should be able to keep stable numbers if each pair raises one baby bird every couple of months. Unfortunately, in many areas their breeding success rate is much lower. The main cause of this lack of production is loss of suitable living places due to land use change, such as agricultural practices and forestry. Secondly, their enemies, including foxes and crows, have multiplied rapidly over the last few decades

The challenge of responding to the problem is huge particularly as the curlews widely spread all over the lands. We cannot lose the curlew so how can we make a difference?

1.What do the underlined words in paragraph 1 probably mean?

A.Spring hasn't come as expected.

B.Spring comes really later than usual.

C.Farmers are looking forward to the coming of spring.

D.Farmers mistake the call of the curlew for the arrival of spring.

2.How does the author support his idea in paragraph 3?

A.By describing a process. B.By making comparisons.

C.By listing numbers. D.By analyzing causes.

3.What is mainly talked about in paragraph 4?

A.The curlew is facing threats. B.The curlew can't give birth to baby birds.

C.The number of curlews is dropping quickly. D.The curlew has a low breeding success rate.

4.What will the author most probably discuss next?

A.done on the curlew.

B.Efforts made to save the curlew.

C.Reasons for the decline of the curlew's population.

D.Concern from people about the future of the curlew.

 

    Denmark is only about half the size of South Carolina, but it produces more  of its electricity from wind than any other country in the world. That's not because it's a country with particularly strong wind; it has pretty ordinary wind speeds. The reason why the Danes now get 47% of their electricity from wind, with more to come, comes down to a combination of history and policy.

First, the history: Paul la Cour was a scientist and inventor who experimented with and built early wind power machines at the start of the 20th century. So it's not surprising that Denmark spent money building wind power plants early, beginning at a national level in the 1970s. In the 1980s, because of a strong movement against nuclear (原子核的)power plants, Denmark increased production before many other countries were even considering it.

Denmark has also had important government support for wind-energy projects, as well as support from the country 's technology-focused universities. Even back in 2002, the country was taking climate change warnings seriously, successfully cutting greenhouse gas emissions (排放)by 20%.

Some of the world's largest companies—including Vestas, which builds turbines (涡轮), and Orsted, which specializes in offshore wind projects—are Danish. European countries are global leaders in using wind power but Denmark is far in front of its nearest competitor Ireland, which sourced 28% of its power from wind in 2018 according to industry group Wind Europe.

At the end of 2019, lawmakers in Denmark set a new goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 70% by 2030 and increase the share of electricity sourced from renewable power to 100%.

1.What do we know about Denmark from Paragraph 1?

A.It produces more than half of its electricity from wind.

B.It makes the most of its wind to produce electricity   .

C.It is the most environmentally friendly country.

D.It is a country with rich wind resources.

2.What is the key message of Paragraph 2?

A.Denmark started making use of wind power very early .

B.Paul la Cour built wind power plants in the whole country.

C.Nuclear power plants produce most electricity in Denmark.

D.Denmark taught other countries to build wind power plants.

3.Some large companies are mentioned to show that Denmark      .

A.has an influential role on the world stage

B.has many technology-focused companies

C.is the head office of many large companies

D.is the world's leading wind power country

4.In which part of a newspaper can you read the text?

A.History. B.Lifestyle. C.Environment. D.Society.

 

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