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Smart Home Products for Living a Connected Life What makes something a smart home product? Generally, it’s defined by its ability to connect to a Wi-Fi network, allowing users to interact（互动）with it from their smartphones.We’ve rounded up some cool, diverse offerings that you’ll love to have in your home. Nest Cam IQ walmart.com $299.00 The Nest Cam IQ is a beautifully designed home security camera that can recognize faces. It can warn you if there’s a stranger in your home. The device also supports two-way communication via built-in microphones and a powerful speaker. Logitech Harmony Elite amazon.com $249.99 The Logitech Harmony Elite is one of the best universal remote controls available on the market. It can control just about every piece of electronics you own（it supports over 270，000 devices！）in every room of your house or apartment, including TVs，streaming devices, and sound systems. Apple HomePod bhphotovideo.com $349.00 The Apple HomePod has better audio quality than any other smart speaker available today. Available in white or space gray, the Siri-powered device also allows you to control a number of devices with your voice. August Smart Lock Pro amazon.com $279.99 The August Smart Lock Pro is compatible（兼容的）with most locks. A mobile app allows you to manage access to the lock, check its usage history, and get informed when someone opens the door. You can control it and check on the state of your door with voice commands. 1.What can the Nest Cam IQ help you do？ A.Properly use your smartphone camera B.Control electronics with your voice. C.Check the locks of your house. D.Keep your home safe. 2.Which device can help you operate almost all your electronic equipment remotely？ A.Nest Cam IQ. B.Apple HomePod. C.August Smart Lock Pro. D.Logitech Harmony Elite. 3.Which column of a website is the text most probably taken from？ A.Technology. B.News. C.Society. D.Education.
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Five years ago, my wife said she'd found us a tiny but adorable house. It was close to the historic Abbot Kinney. However, there was a bus depot（公共汽车停车场）across the street. Hundreds of buses noisily parked there every night and noisily left every morning. It was awful. But I was determined to make the best of it. “It is noisy, but it offers us a good way to think about what is required to make a city work, "I kept telling our 6-year-old daughter. Then one morning, I woke up to find that the buses were gone! I allowed myself to get excited. My daughter, however, was unhappy. It took me a minute to understand:she had got used to the idea of us having a role in city life. Shortly afterward, a homeless encampment（临时营地）was built there. Then I found out what was planned for the bus depot-a place to deal with the homeless. When I told my daughter about the“bridge housing", a big smile spread across her face. Her first reaction wasn't fear or selfishness. She understood instantly how special it was that the bus depot would become a place for people who needed just that to live. What story about city life could I tell her then？I tried to keep fruit in the car so that at traffic lights, we could hand out a banana or an apple. When a woman put up a tent on the sidewalk in front of our stairs, I filled all her water bottles. Now we have a couple hundred new neighbours, and I'll be telling anyone who will listen what an honour it is to live among the homeless. Without my daughter, I might not have come to the same conclusion. 1.What was wrong with the author's new house at the beginning? A.It was too small for family use. B.There was too much noise around. C.It was too close to a tourist attraction. D.There were too many neighbours around. 2.Why was the author's daughter unhappy when she found the buses were gone? A.She thought she lost the role in city life. B.She didn't like the idea of bridge housing. C.She had been used to the presence of buses. D.She couldn't go out of town without the buses. 3.What was the author's purpose of keeping fruit in his car? A.To meet his family's needs. B.To make his daughter happy. C.To help the homeless when possible. D.To thank those who had helped them.
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The next time you need to get somewhere, you may be able to follow your nose. A study has found that a strong sense of smell is associated with a strong sense of direction. Researchers conducted an experiment at McGill University in Canada. Fifty-seven adults were invited to participate in a virtual"way-finding task"in which they had to make their way around a virtual environment. They were given 20 minutes to learn about the virtual city. After having passed by each of eight landmarks at least twice, the participants were placed in front of one of the landmarks and asked to find the most direct route to one assigned by the researchers. The participants also smelled 40 scented（有香气的）pens one at a time. After a brief sniff, the participants chose one word that best identified the smell from four words on a screen. An additional exercise used a virtual maze（迷宫）to determine if the participants were more likely to rely on landmarks to find the way or if they used a more habit-based method built over time as people travelled the same route over and over again. What the researchers found was that those with the ability to correctly identify the smells of the pens also had the easiest time performing the way-finding task by way of landmarks. A strong sense of smell was not identified in the participants who used the more habit-based method. The connection between the sense of smell and way-finding likely came about as a result of the evolution of the nervous system. The original function of the sense of smell in humans may have been intended to support our spatial memory. Keep that in mind the next time you get lost going to the dentist. It won't prevent you from getting horribly lost, but it's good food for thought along the way. 1.How did the researchers carry out the study? A.By using typical landmarks in a real city. B.By combining virtual tests with real-life tests. C.By testing different senses in a virtual environment. D.By collecting routine observation data from the participants. 2.What were the participants asked to do after they smelled a scented pen? A.Decide whether they liked the smell. B.Use a sentence to describe the smell. C.Choose a suitable word for the smell. D.Find the landmark that featured the smell. 3.Which of the following factors is better related to a strong sense of direction according to paragraph 5? A.The way of using landmarks. B.More experience in describing things. C.Quick adjustment to the virtual world. D.A more habit-based way-finding method. 4.The meaning of the word "spatial" underlined in Paragraph 6 relates to _____. A.the situation B.the position C.the spirit D.the time
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Hope is the most powerful motivating force（驱动力）that helps people to overcome the difficulties.1.you need a guiding force to keep you moving toward your goals.Hope keeps you on your feet and makes you much stronger. Hope is your strength and inner faith in the battle of your life. 2., you lose everything. You do hard work and make a great effort to succeed in life but fail. That makes you upset and depressed. You do not know what to do. At that time hope comes to your rescue and gives you encouragement.3. Hope increases the productivity, efficiency and creativity in people. A hopeful person is a positive person who can succeed in any field of his choice. 4.The best service we can do to the mankind is giving hope to the hopeless. 5.? Yes, hope gives meaning to life as without hope there is no reason to live. Give hope to the people and they will become more creative and more productive. Hope is vital to the life of every person. Besides, hope is necessary not only for life but also for living a healthy life. Hope is the best medicine that keeps away tension, depression, high blood pressure and other health problems. I had two big heart attacks and while at the edge of death, I had hope that I would survive. And the hope of getting well kept me alive. A. A hopeless person is a failed person who can never succeed in life B. Have you ever lost hope and felt sorry for yourself C. Since you're full of hope for the future D. You try one more time and succeed E. In the ups and downs of life F. Is hope necessary for life G. If you lose hope
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While waiting for my train, I saw a young man sitting on the station’s floor, head down. I thought he was______I looked around and nobody____, so I just shrugged and went on my way. After a few steps I_______and found he was drunk. I asked him if he was OK and if he needed any _______ He told me he was OK. He said his ______ was one station further and that he would only need to take the train home. I_______his hand to help him stand. He wanted to take the stairs but I_______he would hurt himself since he seemed too________to walk. So I asked him to take the elevator. He_______taking the stairs. I told him I would________the elevator with him, even though my mind was trying to ____ me not to go into an elevator alone with a drunken man. I put this____out of my mind and accompanied him on the elevator. We arrived on the_____without incident. The man couldn't ____well, so I asked him to walk a little more with me to ____on a bench. While sitting there he____me, telling me that I saved him. Finally, we got on the train. At the next____,as we said our goodbyes, I asked him to walk_____ Before I knew it, he left $ 20 next to me on the seat and____out of the train. There was no way to give him back his money. Now, my______is——what act of kindness shall I do with these $ 20? 1.A.drinking B.thinking C.sleeping D.recovering 2.A.waited B.stopped C.acted D.escaped 3.A.turned B.arose C.suffered D.bargained 4.A.food B.money C.patience D.help 5.A.factory B.school C.office D.house 6.A.took with B.reached for C.put up D.cut out 7.A.doubted B.decided C.hoped D.feared 8.A.fast B.steady C.weak D.slow 9.A.insisted on B.dreamed of C.believed in D.depended on 10.A.find B.watch C.ride D.run 11.A.allow B.invite C.wish D.remind 12.A.thought B.adventure C.chance D.offer 13.A.train B.platform C.seat D.top 14.A.sing B.perform C.stand D.sleep 15.A.rest B.survive C.chat D.lie 16.A.noticed B.thanked C.praised D.begged 17.A.position B.journey C.mile D.station 18.A.carefully B.bravely C.quickly D.seriously 19.A.moved B.fled C.dashed D.jumped 20.A.warning B.question C.wish D.worry
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请根据下列句子中所给首字母提示及汉语注释，将空缺处单词的完整正确形式写在答题纸上(每空1词)。 1.Exhausted, the marathon runner______(溜) into bed and fell asleep soon. 2.St Paul’s Cathedral has made many good first ______ (印象) on the tourists. 3.Facing the challenge of cholera, John Snow still held an o______(乐观的) view of defeating it. 4.G______ (引导)by the sun, they managed to walk out of the thick forest. 5.If the little mermaid hadn’t come to his a______ (帮助)，the young prince would have drowned. 6.To stop bleeding, much pressure should be a______ (施加；运用)to the wound. 7.England is the largest of the four countries, which c______ (由...构成) of three zones. 8.For l______ (缺乏) of a real time capsule, neither you nor I can travel to the future. 9.While walking through the village, I was c______ (不断地) reminded of my childhood. 10.To his credit , the boy can still ______(集中精力) on the classic novel with much noise going on .
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请阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 As a new reporter, Zhou Yang is more than 1.(delight) at his first- day experience in China Daily, 2. important and popular English newspaper. He is eager to go out on a story, 3. he can’t get the4.(approve) of his new boss Hu Xin, because he is merely a green hand. Now Hu Xin is instructing him how to be a good reporter. At the very beginning, he will work as an assistant to an experienced journalist to become 5.(technical) good.Later,only if he acquires6.(many) skills than expected can he cover a story on his own.Besides, he is supposed to be curious, for there are many cases7. reporters should ask many different questions so that they can get necessary information . Of course,it is vital for a reporter to have a good “nose” 8. a story,knowing if someone is telling the truth.And while interviewing people, a reporter must listen to the answers carefully. If possible, a reporter can record the interview in case he 9. (accuse) of getting the wrong end of the stick.Last but not least, make sure to submit the article in time so as not 10.(miss)the deadline. After hearing Hu Xin’s advice, Zhou Yang is looking forward to his first assignment very much.
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阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。 Mary waited anxiously for her turn in the empty dressing room. Never had she been so nervous before. This competition was of vital importance to her comeback .“If I can win today,” she said to herself, “I can dance on the national stage next month.” Three months ago, her left arm was seriously injured in a car accident.After the medical treatment , she began to recover slowly. She practiced over and over again in order to regain her dancing skills. “Hi, Mary,” in rushed her friend Jessica.“How is your arm? Is it going to influence your performance?” “I guess it can be tolerated for I am to win the match . ” said Mary with a determined look. “Admirable! But I hear that a girl called Linda is really gifted and strong.She can be your real well-matched competitor.Come on!” After Jessica left,Mary decided to practice her most difficult spin . “If I don’t try harder, I won’t grasp this chance.” She thought. But her arm began to hurt, making her worried. “Mary, what makes you think you have a chance tonight?” she said to herself. After the pain was gone, she continued to warm up. A slim girl hurried in and put down an equipment bag on the chair.Then, she took out her dance dress quickly and put it on skillfully. Seeing Mary, she smiled politely and said “Hi, I’m Linda. I am the next one!” Mary nodded in reply but felt uncomfortable. “This is just my competitor. Because of her, I may lose tonight.” Her mind was wandering when Linda let out a scream, “Oh, God, I can’t find my music tape!” Linda searched her bag but in vain . “It may be missing on the way.”With these words, she then rushed out. 注意： 1.所续写短文的字数应为120字左右； 2.应使用5个以上的短文中标有下划线的关键词语； 3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好； 4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。 Paragraph 1: Suddenly, Mary caught sight of a black box under the chair where Linda put her bag.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: Hearing her name called, Mary walked on the stage with her heart beating faster and faster.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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