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Things to Do With Smithsonian Associates in November ● Tuesday, November 5 Discovery Theater Presents Spirit of South Africa: Experience the energy, customs and cultures of South Africa as reflected in three distinctive regional(地方的) dances with instructor and performer Lesole Maine. 10: 30 am and 12 pm $3——$9 ● Monday, November 11 America’s Long-Distance Passenger Trains: As America marks the 150th anniversary of the driving of the Golden Spike that completed the transcontinental railroad and linked the nation, professional Scott Hercik and a group of experts explore train travel's romantic past,its present state and uncertain future. 10 am $90—$140 ● Saturday, November 23 Mysterious Guardians of the Ocean: From Jaws to “Shark Week”, people have been used to seeing sharks as terrifying cold-blooded predators(食肉动物). Conservationist William McKeever presents another view of them: evolutionary miracles are in the greatest danger of their 450-million-year history. 6: 45 pm $25——$35 ● Tuesday, November26 Smithsonian Inspired Floral (花卉): Learn the fundamentals of floral design while creating designs based on famous art in the Smithsonian's collection during a three-session course. Each session focuses on a different work, providing inspiration for the flowers, greens and vases participants use to create beautiful arrangements.No experience is necessary. 6: 30 pm $115—$165 1.Which event should be the most appealing to people interested in dancing? A.Smithsonian Inspired Floral . B.Mysterious Guardians of the Ocean. C.Discovery Theater presents Spirit of South Africa. D.America's Long-Distance Passenger Trains. 2.When will you have a chance to learn something about American transportation? A.On November 11 B.On November 5. C.On November 23. D.On November 26. 3.What can you do if you're free only at weekends? A.Explore a train travel. B.Watch a show about South Africa. C.Attend a course about floral design. D.Enjoy a talk on sharks.
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Automatic dishwashers have been around for more than 100 years. It started in 1886 with Josephine Cochrane, a woman in Shelbyville, Illinois. She was a rich woman who could afford servants to wash her dishes, so she really didn’t mind the work. What she did mind was that her servants broke the dishes. She hosted quite a few dinner parties, and after every party the servants broke more of her expensive dishes. Finally, Cochrane took action. First, she measured her dishes and bent wire into racks to hold them. Next, she put the racks on a wheel in a large copper boiler. Then, the boiler sprayed hot, soapy water on the dishes as a motor turned the wheel. After a hot water rinse(冲洗), the dishes were clean! Josephine Cochrane’s friends were impressed with the machine and asked her to build more. After that, word got out fast. Soon hotel and restaurant owners who didn’t like broken dishes also were interested. Cochrane then knew that she had a wonderful machine, so she received a patent from the government, which said that only the inventor can make money from an invention. Then in 1893 Chicago held a World’s Fair where inventions from all over the world were shown. Cochrane’s labor-saving machine was a big hit. Her dishwasher won the highest award. Cochrane’s company came out with a smaller machine in 1914. It was supposed to be for the ordinary home, but it wasn’t an immediate success. Many homes couldn’t produce the extremely hot water it needed. Also, in most homes, dishwashing wasn’t considered very difficult compared to most other housework. In fact some people liked to relax at the sink after a hard day! Sales of the home model finally picked up in the 1950s when people had more money and wanted to have more time to enjoy themselves. Now many homes have electric dishwashers that aren’t very different from the one Josephine Cochrane invented more than 100 years ago. 1.Why did Josephine Cochrane invent the dishwasher? A.To reduce the number of servants. B.To avoid possible damage to the dishes. C.To host more dinner parties. D.To make the dishes cleaner. 2.What does the underlined words in Paragraph 3 suggest? A.The machine wasn’t as efficient as described. B.Josephine Cochrane could no longer keep it a secret. C.Josephine’s friends soon began to talk about the new machine. D.The invention drew immediate attention of the public. 3.The smaller machine became popular only when_____. A.people’s living conditions improved B.hot water was not needed C.housework became easier D.people had more relaxing jobs 4.Compared with Cochrane’s invention, modern electric dishwashers _____. A.cost less money B.are quite different C.wash many other things D.are much the same
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For all the technological wonders of modem medicine, health care-with its fax machines and clipboards(写字板)—is out of date. This outdated era is slowly drawing to a close as the industry catches up with the artificial-intelligence ( AI) revolution. Eric Topol, an expert in heart disease and enthusiast for digital medicine, thinks AI will be particularly useful for such tasks as examining images, observing heart traces for abnormalities or turning doctors' words into patient records. It will be able to use masses of data to work out the best treatments, and improve workflows in hospitals. In short, AI is set to save time, lives and money. The fear some people have is that AI will be used to deepen the assembly-line culture of modem medicine. If it gives a “ gift of time” to doctors, they argue that this bonus should be used to extend consultations, rather than simply speeding through them more efficiently. That is a fine idea, but as health swallows an ever-bigger share of national wealth, greater efficiency is exactly what is needed, at least so far as governments and insurers are concerned. Otherwise, rich societies may fail to cope with the needs of ageing and growing populations. An extra five minutes spent chatting with a patient is costly as well as valuable. The AI revolution will also enable managerial accountants to adjust and evaluate every aspect of treatment. The autonomy of the doctor will surely be weakened, especially, perhaps, in public-health systems which are duty-bound to cut unnecessary costs. The Hippocratic Oath(誓言) holds that there is an art to medicine as well as a science, and that “warmth, sympathy and understanding may outweigh the surgeon's knife or the chemist's drug”. There's lots of sense in it: the patients of sympathetic physicians have been shown to recover better. Yet as the supply of human carers fails to satisfy the demand for health care, the future may involve consultations on smartphones and measurements monitored by chatbots. The considerately warmed stethoscope ( 听诊器) ,placed gently on a patient's back, may become a relic of the past. 1.What's Dr Topol's attitude toward AI's coming into medicine? A.Concerned. B.Doubtful. C.Optimistic. D.Cautious. 2.What does the author of the text attach more importance to? A.Medical costs. B.National wealth. C.Longer consultation. D.Greater efficiency. 3.Why is the Hippocratic Oath mentioned? A.To prove the bright future of AI. B.To show the advantage of a human doctor. C.To explain medical equipment is more important. D.To argue a human doctor performs as well as a robot. 4.What may be the best title for the text? A.Health care and AI B.AI and its applications C.Doctors and Patients D.Dr Topol and digital medicine
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United States health officials are urging people to stop using electronic cigarettes, known as e-cigarettes. The call to action came after such products were linked to health problems. Five deaths have also been reported. E-cigarettes are a popular substitute for smoking products. The electronic devices heat liquid that includes flavoring, nicotine and other chemicals into vapor—very small particles that users breathe in. Nicotine is found in many plants, including tobacco. E-cigarettes or similar devices also can provide THC or other substances to users. THC is the natural chemical present in marijuana(大麻) plants that gives users the mental state known as a “high”. E-cigarettes are said to be safer than normal cigarettes because they do not create the cancer-causing byproducts of burning tobacco.Yet health officials say e-cigarette users have reported shortness of breath and other breathing problems, such as coughing and chest pain. Some have been sick to the stomach, felt very tired, suffered weight loss or developed high body temperatures. One report noted that most of the 53 illnesses reported in Illinois and Wisconsin were related to THC vaping(气化) products. But nearly 20 percent of the patients inhaled(吸入)substances like nicotine from e-cigarettes. Most of the reported cases were of young men. The report found that, “Since no single product or substance has been associated with the illness, persons should consider not using e-cigarettes while this investigation is ongoing.” Last November, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, reported that “e-cigarette use increased considerably among U.S. middle and high school students during 2017—2018.” Among high school students, it found e-cigarette use rose from 220,000 students in 2011 to 3.05 million in 2018. On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration, or FDA gave a warning to JUUL Labs, maker of the best-selling e-cigarettes. The FDA accused the company of illegally marketing its products as being “safer than cigarettes” without the agency's approval.In a statement, the FDA's acting commissioner said that, “JUUL has ignored the law, and has made some of these statements in school to our nation's youth.” A JUUL spokesman said the company is studying the FDA's comments and “will fully cooperate”. 1.Which of the following can best describe e-cigarettes? A.Deadly. B.Harmless. C.Infectious. D.Effective. 2.What change will be caused when smokers inhale e-cigarettes containing THC? A.They will be healthier. B.They will lose weight. C.They will feel excited. D.They will be peaceful. 3.What information about JUUL Labs can we get from the last paragraph? A.Students became its main marketing targets. B.FDA didn't agree on its way of promoting its products. C.It completely denied what it was accused of. D.E-cigarettes were invented by it. 4.What can be the best title of the passage? A.Say “No” to cigarettes B.A sharp rise of e-cigarettes use among young people. C.Safer e-cigarettes are needed for health. D.E-cigarettes—a potential killer.
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Whether you use a GPS device（设备） in your car or Google Maps on your smartphone, few of us travel anymore without digital help. 1. For one thing, GPS isn’t as accurate as you might think. What’s more, science is beginning to discover that people who rely only on navigational technologies may have a poor sense of place during travel. 2. They soon become outdated as cities change, requiring users to continually purchase updated versions. They’re also easily damaged from exposure to water, poor weather conditions and other physical forces. However, paper maps still offer a few advantages that technologies can’t. For example, studying a map allows you to get a full view of where you’re going, including the roads, forests, towns, historic sites, rivers and mountains you’ll come across along the way. Many older maps are wonderful, offering a lovely feast for the eyes. 3. Research by Toru Ishikawa and colleagues at the University of Tokyo found that GPS users spent 30％ more time looking at their device than those who used a paper map. 4. Instead they tended to stare at their screens and follow directions, never gaining a full view of where they were going. Therefore, go ahead and use your GPS, but also carry a paper map as a handy backup. 5. Also it could even be a life-saver! A. It will improve your travel experiences. B. But don’t hurry to fold up your paper maps. C. They also had a poorer recollection of surrounding scenery. D. Compared with digital maps, paper maps do have disadvantages. E. What’s more, paper maps tend to focus on smaller geographic areas. F. They can also take you back in time to have a glimpse（瞥） of history. G. In other words, they didn’t see or experience much during their travels.
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Being hospitalized can be a very annoying and painful experience for a child. _____ ,this is about to change thanks to a dad from North Carolina named Kevin Gatlin. Gatlin was visiting a friend's child in the hospital when he _____thinking about how his own child would handle in _____circumstances. The inventive dad and his wife put their ____together to try and come up with a fun, interactive(互动的)way to keep children ____while they were being hospitalized. After his wife _____that they often played board games and did homework on the largest piece of furniture in the home-the bed, Gatlin came up with the______of creating bed sheets with colorful board games and educational tables______on them. Fortunately he could______his mom and several teachers, to discuss the best amusing and educational games to include in the______. Two years later Playtime Edventures came to light. “We put together bedsheets and slumber(睡袋) bags that______everything from Geography, Math, Science, Grammar, over-sized game boards...all on a three-piece set,”Gatlin explained to News West9. With his______for kids as a driving force, Gatlin wants to see his bedsheets used in all______, It's certainly not about the______though. “You are a(n)_____and you have to make money. There're a lot of ups and downs-but when you notice a child using your______for what it's meant for, that's______,”he explains. People are now ordering bedsheets online and_____them to hospitals. Then once the children are due to return home, hospitals often______them to bring their bedding with them to use while they continue______at home. 1.A.Hopefully B.Accidentally C.Thankfully D.Unexpectedly 2.A.enjoyed B.tried C.kept D.began 3.A.special B.similar C.familiar D.dangerous 4.A.hearts B.hands C.heads D.shoulders 5.A.amused B.peaceful C.patient D.touched 6.A.put down B.got across C.figured out D.pointed out 7.A.benefit B.principle C.idea D.skill 8.A.printed B.published C.pressed D.inserted 9.A.interview B.invite C.join D.consult 10.A.models B.designs C.styles D.patterns 11.A.store B.match C.cover D.inspect 12.A.love B.demand C.preparation D.sympathy 13.A.families B.camps C.theaters D.hospitals 14.A.regret B.profit C.reward D.struggle 15.A.adult B.inventor C.parent D.businessman 16.A.present B.instruction C.product D.service 17.A.priceless B.unique C.worthless D.different 18.A.attaching B.donating C.spraying D.recommending 19.A.allow B.request C.trouble D.persuade 20.A.studying B.recovering C.playing D.staying
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阅读下面句子，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 1.__________ （compare）360 safe with Tencent, which one do you prefer? 2.The young man, having made several finally a_________to beat the world record in the high jump, decided to have another try. 3.I don't mind her c__________（批评）me, but it is how she does it that I object to. 4.Americans use a flashlight,__________ for the British, it's a torch. 5.Now, with the development of society, more and more people take up t____________ jobs. 6.With prices ____________(go) up so fast，we can't afford luxuries. 7.A scientist, as well as a writer , must be ___________(create) and imaginative. 8.Unfortunately, we rushed the fallen old man to hospital,only ________(tell) that we were responsible for him. 9.She felt sure the letter had some ________________ (hide) meaning. 10.The boy pretended ____________ (do) his homework when his father came in. 11.Listening to music at home is one thing, going to hear it ____________ (perform) live is quite another. 12.Men usually have an advantage__________ women when hunting for jobs. 13.Generally speaking, the more expensive the camera is, the better its___________ (质量) is. 14.I __________(specific) told you not to go near the water. 15.Friday is your last chance ____________ (see) the show before it closes. 16.Dina,____________ (struggle) for months to find a job as waitress, finally took a position at a local advertising agency. 17.When standing before the class, he felt uneasy with all the eyes _____________ (focus) on him . 18.The engine just won't start. Something seems____________(go) wrong with it. 19.All people _____________ (concern) with the case will be questioned by the police. 20.This is the pilot with ___________ my brother has worked for ten years.
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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 More than half of former host cities for the Winter Olympics will be too hot1.(deal)with such games by the end of this century. That is the prediction of a recent study. It's not just the Olympics that2.(be) at risk now. “The world of winter sports is changing as the global climate continues warming,”says Daniel Scott,3.climate-change researcher in Canada. He led a team of researchers,4.used math to predict how winter conditions will have changed by February 2050 and 2080. February is the month when the Olympic winter games are5.(typical) played． Scott and his team forecast temperatures and snow cover for the 19 cities that have already hosted Winter Olympics, and two6.(addition) cities: PyeongChang, South Korea，and Beijing, China, where the 2022 Winter Olympics will be held. Scott’s team7.(start) with looking at historic winter conditions, and then used computer models to predict conditions in the future.8.( they) model predicted that by2050，the average February temperatures in past Winter Olympic host cities will rise by 1.9 9.2.1 degrees Celsius. These temperatures can affect the quality of snow, thus10.（increase)the chance of accidents.
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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。错误涉及一个单词的增加、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。 注意：1. 每处错误及其修改仅限一词。 2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。 I was in a strange city that was knowing only by GPS. My phone died. I couldn’t figure out how to reach which my former classmate lived. I stopped at McDonald’s and walked up to two person who appeared to be a mother or her teen daughter. “I’m sorry, but did you mind my using your telephone?”She handed me her phone but it was getting ready be turned off because she didn’t have enough money to pay a bill. I made for my phone call. Reaching into her wallet, I pulled out all I had, a $20 bill. I pressed it into the mother’s hand and then turned to leave hurried.
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假设你是李华，是一名在Eric家里的交换生(exchange student)。昨晚，你和几位同学在房间里大声讨论周末班级出游事宜，影响了Eric一家休息。 请给Eric写一封道歉信，内容包括： 1.表示道歉; 2.说明原因; 3.提出解决办法。 注意：1.词数80左右;2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Eric, _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua
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