The clockwork radio is the only radio that doesn’t need electricity. It works by turning the handle (手柄)for a minute. Nowadays, thousands of these radios are made every day. They are bought by people in some places, where there isn’t any electricity. The clockwork radio was invented in 1991 by Trevor Bayliss, a British inventor. He had the idea within half an hour while he was listening to some news in the radio about Africa: some Africans were dying of AIDS and there was no easy way to send them information about the disease. The first one he made ran for 14 minutes before needing to turn the handle again, but one year later, it improved. However, people didn’t know it until it appeared on a television programme called Tomorrow’s World.

At the beginning, no one would help Trevor develop his idea for a new kind of radio. Finally, in 1994，his invention was shown on the TV programme, and afterwards, a South African businessman watched it and decided to help him. The first Freeplay radios were built in South Africa in 1995. Since then, the radios have been a great success. And then Trevor has become famous. He has been given many awards(奖品)，including one from Nelson Mandela.

Mr. Bayliss, whose latest project is a wind-up walking stick, created a website offering inventors suggestions on patenting (专利)and marketing. After that, he also invented electric shoes, which produce electricity as you walk. And the self-weighing suitcase is also his invention- you pick it up and the handle tells you how much it weighs. That’s very useful when you go to the airport.

1.When did the radio appear on Tomorrow’s World?

A.In 1991. B.In 1992. C.In 1994. D.In 1995.

2.Which of the following is the right order of the events for Mr. Bayliss?

a. He invented electric shoes.                        b. He met a South African businessman.

c. His clockwork radio was welcomed by people.        d. He improved his radio.

A.acdb. B.bcda. C.cadb. D.dbca.

3.Why did Mr. Bayliss create his website?

A.To introduce his ideas about inventions. B.To help inventors with their patents.

C.To sell the clockwork radios. D.To show his awards on it

4.What is the text mainly talking about?

A.The invention of the clockwork radio. B.The good use of the clockwork radio.

C.Mr. Bayliss’ patent protection. D.Mr. Bayliss’ inventive ideas.

The Public Square

Media Matters is a new series of public conversations hosted by The Public Square, a program of the Illinois humanities Council, taking place this spring. The conversations will try to discuss the power of media today and make the public pay attention to media culture. Many famous reporters, community leaders, and media researchers and experts like this program, and it is free to the audience.

Shop Talk is a monthly discussion series held by The Public Square and the Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy at the University of Illinois at Chicago （UIC）. Building on our efforts to bridge the university and the community，Shop Talk will bring UIC professors to Ron’s Barber Shop （6058 W. North Ave），in the heart of Chicago’s Austin neighborhood on last Friday of every month from January to June 2019.

If you would like more information on The Public Square, please call 312- 422- 5580 or email the publicsquare@ prairie.org.

For upcoming events, look under “Next Event” or click on “Events and Activities” on the right.

Stories of Famous People

10/12/2019-1:00 p. m.

Joseph F. Glidden Homestead &. Historical Center （Joseph F. GH&.HC）

921 W Lincoln Hwy Dekalb, IL, 60115-3011

See map： Google Maps

Fee：Free. Open to the public

Sponsor Organization（主办单位）：

Joseph F. Glidden Homestead &. Historical Center （Joseph F. GH &.HC）

Next Cafe Society Event

Music and Humans

June/ 12/2019

7：00 p.m. -9：00 p.m.

NiteCap Coffee Bar

1738 West 18th Street

Chicago, Illinois

Fee：Free, open to the public.

1.How many times will Shop Talk be held?

A.Once. B.Three. C.Four. D.Six.

2.How can people get in touch with The Public Square?

A.By calling or emailing. B.By seeing Google Maps.

C.By looking under “Next Event”. D.By visiting Joseph F. GH&. HC.

3.What can we know about Music and Humans?

A.It will last two hours. B.It will be held this spring.

C.It’ll be shown online for free. D.It’ll be held at Ron’s Barber Shop.

假如你是李华，你校将举办以“What should I do to Ensure an Eco-friendly World”为主题的英语演讲比赛。请给在英国朋友的Peter写一封邮件告知你要参加这次竞赛,要点如下：

1.时间地点；2.参赛原因；3.他的建议。

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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假定英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文，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。错误仅涉及一个的词的增加、删除或修改。

增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），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:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注童：1.毎处错误及修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处.多者（从第11处起）不计分。

On August 21,I was working on my homework, a composition titling “My Hero/Heroine”. I stuck at the very beginning, trying to figure out what would be my hero/heroine.

Attracted by the cheers from the living room, I opened the door only to find my parents were watching the volleyball matches of women's final. Then I decided to take the break and joined in them. The sense of nervousness was overwhelming as the score was quite closely between China and its opponent.

To our delight, China won in the end. We couldn't help feel proud as Chinese! The volleyball players had trained so hard before and fight till the last minute. Without doubt, they were not only my heroines, and the heroines of China! I started to write my composition.

    Everything about my future was ambiguously assumed. I would get into debt by going to college, and then I would be ______ to get a job to pay off that debt, while still getting into more and more debt by ______ a house and a car. It seemed like a never－ending ______ that had no place for the possibility of a dream.

I want more—but not ______ in the material sense of personal ______ and success. I want more out of life. I want a passion as well as a dream that wouldn't let me sleep out of pure excitement. I want to spring out of bed in the morning, rain or ______, and have that enthusiasm for life that seemed so intrinsic(固有的) in the early childhood.

We all have a dream. It might be clearly ______ or just a vague idea, but most of us are so ______ in the mud of insecurity and self-doubt that we just ______ it as unrealistic or too difficult to pursue. We become so comfortable with the life that has been ______ for us by our parents, teachers, traditions, and social standards that we feel that it's stupid and unsafe to ______ losing it for the small hope of achieving something that is more satisfying.

Taking a risk is ______ a risk. We can, and will, fail, ______ many, many, many times. But that is what makes it exciting for me. That ______ can be viewed negatively, or it can ______ us.

Failing is what makes us grow, and it makes us stronger. The fear of ______, though, is what makes us sad. So ______ I couldn't see the future as clearly as before, I took the plunge(投入) in______ that in the depths of fear and failure I would come out feeling more ______ than ever before.

If you feel lost, just take a deep breath and realize that being lost can be a turning point of finding out ______ you truly are, and what you truly want to do.

1.A.pleased B.encouraged C.disappointed D.forced

2.A.selling B.purchasing C.constructing D.repairing

3.A.dream B.story C.cycle D.dilemma

4.A.necessarily B.possibly C.desperately D.nearly

5.A.expense B.wealth C.addiction D.appetite

6.A.cloud B.shower C.thunder D.shine

7.A.described B.abandoned C.decided D.conducted

8.A.engaged B.lacking C.stuck D.absorbed

9.A.display B.dismiss C.deliver D.delay

10.A.planned out B.put out C.made out D.carried out

11.A.avoid B.imagine C.suggest D.risk

12.A.even B.still C.rather D.only

13.A.gradually B.finally C.possibly D.surely

14.A.uncertainty B.contradiction C.declaration D.prediction

15.A.defeat B.surprise C.inspire D.discourage

16.A.danger B.threat C.growth D.failure

17.A.as though B.even though C.as long as D.as far as

18.A.hopes B.cases C.ways D.terms

19.A.sympathetic B.alive C.confused D.nervous

20.A.as B.whether C.who D.how

    There are many kinds of book clubs where members discuss a different book every month. What about dinner clubs, where people get together once a month or four times a year to make and eat dinner? In the dinner club that I joined, the hostess of the dinner club would prepare a big dinner first. Then the members would begin discussing the food. 1. .

There are two variations of a dinner club. One has a group of people who try a different restaurant once a month. 2. When they all meet, they order and share different dishes. This is a great idea, especially if you live in a big city where there are hundreds of different restaurants.

3. One way is to have the hostess for the month decide on a type of food. The hostess is responsible for cooking the entrees. The other members make different courses at home, like salad and dessert, and bring them to the dinner club. For an even more exciting and interactive type of dinner clubs, the entire group comes together in the hostess’ kitchen. 4. In this way the members of the group not only learn about different types of food, but also different methods of cooking.

The great thing about a dinner club is that it serves in many different ways. You can make the dinner club even more special one month by inviting partners. 5. A stay-at-home mother can get a couple of other stay-at-home mothers together and start a children’s lunch club. If you have a group of friends that love to get together and experiment with different types of food, the possibilities are endless!

A.They prepare the entire meal in a group effort.

B.Usually one member decides on the restaurant.

C.This was the beginning of our dinner club.

D.They are like-minded people with similar education level.

E.The second kind of dinner clubs has many different forms.

F.It offers regular well-organized social events in selected places.

G.Couples can get together for some food and great conversations.

    If you’ve ever been on a fishing boat, you’ve probably seen crowds of birds following it, hoping to catch a snack. Now scientists use those birds’ behavior to track illegal fishing boats.

Researchers attached data loggers to the backs of 169 albatrosses (信天翁) in Indian oceans. Weighing only 42 grams, the devices included a GPS, which enabled them to detect the presence and intensity of radar signals emitting from boats. That information was then sent by satellite, so the researchers could track the location of the birds—and thus the radar-emitting boats—in real time.

The scientists then cross-checked that data against the known locations of boats, collected from a system boats use to declare themselves, called the Automatic Identification System (AIS). And noticeable differences appeared frequently.

More than a third of the times the birds “loggers” detected radar signals, and therefore a boat, but no such boat appeared in the official log—meaning that the vehicles had likely switched off their AIS—something that probably happens in illegal fishing operations.

The work suggests birds could be an effective boat-monitoring tool as long as illegal fishing operations don’t target the birds.

Fortunately, such a task would be difficult. Around fishing boats, you can find hundreds of birds at any one time that are flying around. And the birds with loggers are not marked in any way. So it’s not really possible for fishermen to pick out a specific bird.

But what concerns researchers is that albatrosses often get caught by some fishing boats. Though regulations have been established to protect against that happening—with success—illegal boats don’t necessarily obey. So scientists might be underestimating the risk posed to albatross populations.

1.What characteristic of albatrosses do scientists take advantage of in their research?

A.Their feeding patterns.

B.Their sense of direction.

C.Their greedy behaviors.

D.Their habit of following fishing boats.

2.For what purpose does a boat shut off its AIS?

A.To seek more fishes.

B.To have it mistaken for another.

C.To avoid being detected.

D.To save the trouble of declaring itself.

3.What does “such a task” in Paragraph 6 refer to?

A.Identifying birds with loggers.

B.Monitoring illegal boats.

C.Tracking radar signals automatically.

D.Fishing illegally.

4.What could be the best title for the text?

A.AIS: an Effective System to Locate Boats

B.Humans Are Good at Discovering Birds’ Nature

C.Data Loggers Help Fishermen Get a Good Harvest

D.Scientists Use Birds to Track Illegal Fishing Operations

    Public transport is declining in the rich world. To those who have to squeeze onto the number 25 bus in London, or the A train in New York, the change might not be noticeable. But public transport is becoming less busy in those places, and passenger numbers are flat or falling in almost every American city despite healthy growth in urban populations and employment.

Although transport agencies blame their unpopularity on things like roadworks and broken signals, it seems more likely that they are being outcompeted. App-based taxi services like Uber and Lyft are more comfortable and convenient than trains or buses. Cycling is nicer than it was, and rental bikes are more widely available. Cars are cheap to buy, thanks to cut-rate loans, and ever cheaper to run. Online shopping, home working and office-sharing mean more people can avoid travelling altogether.

The competition is only likely to grow. More than one laboratory is developing new transport technologies and applications. Silicon Valley invented Uber and, more recently, apps that let people rent electric scooters(滑板车) and then abandon them on the pavement. China created sharing-bicycles and battery-powered "e-bikes", both of which are spreading.

Transport agencies should accept the upstarts(新兴方式), and copy them. Cities tend either to ignore app-based services or to try to push them off the streets. That is understandable, given the rules-are-for-losers attitude of firms like Uber. But it is an error.

It is doubtful that most people make hard distinctions between public and private transport. They just want to get somewhere, and there is a cost in time, money and comfort. An ideal system would let them move across a city for a single payment, transferring from trains to taxis to bicycles as needed. Building a platform to allow that is hard, and requires much effort of traditional networks as well as technology firms. It is probably the secret to keeping cities moving.

1.What is the change in public transport in big cities?

A.It is becoming busier.

B.It is getting less popular.

C.There are fewer traffic delays.

D.There is more new transport.

2.In the author’s opinion, the reason for the decline of public transport is that ______.

A.there are roadworks and broken signals.

B.people are becoming healthier and employed.

C.cars and bikes are more and more available.

D.transport agencies are seemingly less competitive.

3.How does the author develop his idea in Paragraph 3?

A.By giving examples

B.By providing research results

C.By stating arguments

D.By comparing different approaches

4.According to the text, the key to keeping cities moving is ____________.

A.to develop an ideal system that satisfies everyone.

B.to provide people with more means of transportation.

C.to build a good platform that appeals to transport agencies.

D.to make traditional networks and technology firms cooperate.

    It was the Olympic final day earlier this month, but this was an Olympics with a difference. Over the last five months, local and regional competitions have been held across Kenya for Maasai men of "warrior" age as part of the Maasai Olympics 2018. December 15 marked the final round with crowds gathering in Kimana, near the Amboseli National Park, about 200 km south of Narobi. Cash prizes and medals are in store for the winning individuals and communities.

International Charity Born Free Foundation is a main sponsor of the event which has been held every two years since 2012 to offer Maasai and warriors an alternative to(作为......

的替代)killing lions as part of their traditional ceremony. It was the idea of the Wildlife Charity Big Life Foundation and eight Maasai elders who wanted to "stop lion hunting by our warriors once and for all, making it a cultural taboo(禁忌)”.

"As soon as we understood the idea for the Maasai Olympics, we were attracted by the excitement, and inspired by the complete sense of this great plan," said Born Free Foundation's CEO Howard Jones. "As human populations grow and our wants seem to increase, with little sympathy for those other species with whom we share the planet, the pressing needed for coexistence is urgent. And examples of how this may be achieved are few and far between."

"About 2,000 lions remain in Kenya, and Born Free works to monitor the population, ease human-wildlife conflict and promote coexistence. "added Jones. “The Maasai live and work alongside lions and other wildlife, so they play a key role in their protection and conservation. However, the Maasai also have a 500-year-old tradition of hunting lions when men reach warrior age."

The Maasai Olympics were developed to encourage young men to compete in an organized sports competition based on their traditional warrior skills. They compete in six events (5,000 m, 800m, 200m, high jump, etc.) and there are also two events (1,500m and 100m) for women. As well as the competitive element, the event also aims to educate local people about conserving lions and other wildlife, and the importance of human-wildlife coexistence and tolerance.

1.What do we know about the Maasai Olympics according to the text?

A.They are only accessible to men.

B.They had been held four times by 2018.

C.They are held in the Amboseli National Park.

D.They honour winners with the title of hero.

2.What can we learn about the Maasai Olympics traditional ceremony?

A.It is primitive and unacceptable.

B.It is a proof of their being sympathetic.

C.It is the result of human-wildlife conflict.

D.It is highly regarded by Born Free Foundation.

3.Which of the following might NOT be the aim of Born Free Foundation?

A.To change the lifestyle of lions in Kenya.

B.To ease human-wildlife conflict in Kenya.

C.To monitor the population of lions in Kenya.

D.To promote coexistence of humans and lions in Kenya.

4.What does Howard Jones try to express in Para. 4?

A.Humans and wildlife cannot benefit each other.

B.The Maasai should not interfere with wildlife.

C.Humans should live in harmony with wildlife.

D.The Masssai should not give up their old tradition.

Activities in Connecticut

Northeast Camping Show

Northeast Camping Show is the ideal place for camping families who are wanting to purchase their first camper, or wanting to update their present camper to explore new camping adventures. Representatives from the Connecticut Campground Owners Association will teach attendees to make their camping trips more enjoyable.

Location: Connecticut Convention Center

Stay with Penguins

Enjoy beautiful underwater views as you visit one of Mystic Aquarium’s most popular animals. Held in the Aquarium’s Main Gallery, the activity will offer you the chance to enjoy the peaceful surroundings. Take a moment to meet an African penguin between 7 pm and 8 pm to learn about this great animal from an aquarium trainer.

Location: Mystic Aquarium

Family Ice Fishing Day

Families are welcome to attend this unique event which is a part of the CARE (Connecticut Aquatic Resources Education) program. The program is taught by certified volunteer instructors and it’s fun. All fishing equipment and course materials are provided for free. Bring a lunch. Program：9:30 am~11:30 am, ice fishing (weather permitting): noon~3 pm. Pre-registration is required.

Location: Memorial Conservation Center

Acorn Adventure: Eagle Eyes

Families are invited to come to The Last Green Valley to experience how big a bald eagle’s wings and eyes are compared to the size of their heads and other fun facts. The group will also search for eagles at this popular spot for these incredible birds of prey. Enthusiasm and a desire to learn about these beautiful birds are essential.

Location: The Last Green Valley

1.What can you do in Northeast Camping Show?

A.Help design a new camper. B.Learn some camping knowledge.

C.Explore an outside adventure. D.Drive a camper with the representatives.

2.Which activity should be signed up in advance?

A.Northeast Camping Show. B.Stay with Penguins.

C.Family Ice Fishing Day. D.Acorn Adventure: Eagle Eyes.

3.Where can you visit eagles?

A.In Connecticut Convention Center. B.In Mystic Aquarium.

C.In Memorial Conservation Center. D.In The Last Green Valley.