More than 40 million Americans move each year, but not always by choice. Whether you’re moving because of work or schooling or for better chances, adjusting to (适应) the life in a new place can be difficult. 1.. Here are some tips to help you adjust to your new home.
Treat It as an adventure
2.. So stay positive and get out there and explore! Taste the local food and visit famous places and museums. Try local activities that aren’t popular in your former city, such as skating if you come from a beach town or surfing if you lived in the mountains. You may discover a talent (才华) or interest you never knew you had.
Get Involved with your neighbors
Introduce yourself to neighbors and everyone else you meet. 3.. This is the best way to get advice about living in your area, and to make new friends. Attend local events that interest you, visit the markets or yard sales, take classes and so on. All of these things will help you meet people and feel connected.
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It takes time to get to know a new place, so don’t expect to feel comfortable right away. 5.. To help make the process easier, you can meet new people, find a support group near you. A fresh move is also a fresh start. Therefore it is a great time to start realizing a dream you’ve had, whether it is going back to school, starting a new career, or finishing a novel.
A. Find what you love
B. Be patient and go after your dream
C. Give yourself time to adjust
D. Tell them you’re new in the town
E. It is especially true when you don’t love your new city very much
F. Show others the photos of your favorite places in your old town
G. Living in a new place is a great opportunity to experience new things and grow up.
After opening the world’s first commercial Direct Air Capture plant（直接空气捕集工厂）designed to pull CO2 out of the air, Swiss company Climeworks is now trying to create the world’s first “negative emission（负排放）” power plant.
An international team of scientists has been working on a way to turn captured CO2 into minerals. The project is called CarFix. Experts capture the gas, put it into water and send it to more than 700 meters underground. There the CO2 on contact with a special kind of rock forms into a mineral.
“Our results show that between 95 and 98 percent of the CO2, sent underground was mineralized over the period of less than two years, which is amazingly fast,” says lead author of the CarFix project, Dr. Juerg Matter. Before this discovery it was thought that this mineralization could take hundreds to thousands of years.
The DAC technology can collect CO2 from the atmosphere and then store it underground or sell it to business needing the gas. For example, customers can use it in drinks. And the first plant in Zurich is supplying the captured CO2 to a nearby greenhouse to “feed” vegetables. By using the company’s CO2 the customers can reduce their carbon mission as well as lower their dependence on energy.
A 2015 study suggested that before the CarFix project, experts could collect CO2, but they didn’t have a large-scale（大规模的）method to safely treat it.
Combining Climeworks’ DAC technology with the CarFix mineralization process they will be able to create a system. This system doesn’t put additional carbon back into the atmosphere. Actually it is carbon negative.
“The economic cost of applying this kind of carbon capture technology on a large-scale is not particularly practical now, but for the first time we are seeing a realistic and effective system,” says Christoph Gebald CEO of Climeworks.
1.What is the text mainly about?
A. A new power-producing process.
B. A team of international scientists.
C. An effective way to deal with CO2 emission.
D. A business plan to sell CO2 to customers.
2.What is the new discovery according to Paragraph 3?
A. Applying CO2 to greenhouse.
B. Collecting CO2 from the atmosphere.
C. Sending CO2 700 meters underground.
D. Mineralizing CO2 in less than two years.
3.In what way can the power plant be carbon negative?
A. It captures CO2 from the atmosphere to produce power.
B. It recycles its own CO2 emission and buys CO2 from others.
C. It treats its own CO2 emission and helps others to save energy.
D. It has a large-scale method to turn CO2 into other useful gases.
4.What is Christoph Gebald’s attitude towards the carbon capture and storage system?
A. Pleased. B. Fascinated.
C. Worried. D. Disappointed.
One Moore Elementary school teacher is showing students the importance of communication through “shout-outs”. Third Grade Moore Elementary Teacher Lindsey Winders said a shout-out is a compliment(称赞) that students can say or write down. “Like, ‘hey I noticed you doing a really great job solving your math problems yesterday. I wanted to make sure you know that I saw you do that,’” Winders said.
Winders said she makes sure she is giving shout-outs to her students every day. “I might write them a sticky note, or write them a quick little note in their planner. I might just say it to them on their way into the classroom or on their way out of the classroom, but most importantly I try to do it every day,” Winders said.
In addition to the compliments, Winders has the students greet(问候) each other every morning during morning meeting. She will have students give examples to the class of how to communicate in different settings(场景). Third grade student Nayelli Moranchel said she had given at least six shout-outs this year. “It makes me happy, because they always write something back,” Moranchel said.
Recently, Winders took it one step further and wrote a personalized note on each of her students’ desk. “In our classroom, sometimes it can be challenging for me to give a compliment or a shout-out to each and every one of them in a way that feels equal(平等的) and valuable at the same time. So I decide that there is no better way than leaving a note on their desk that can stay for as long as they wants it to,” Winders said.
Winders said it is encouraging when she sees her students copy the act, and give each other compliments without her guidance(指导).
1.What does the underlined word “that” mean in Paragraph 1?
A. Giving a shout-out.
B. Solving math problems.
C. Teaching important lessons.
D. Writing down the names of students.
2.How does Winders show her students the importance of compliments?
A. By helping them take notes.
B. By making practical plans for them.
C. By serving as a daily example herself.
D. By greeting them during morning meeting.
3.What is the best way that Winders finds to give her students compliments?
A. Leaving a note on each student’s desk.
B. Praising them as long as they want it.
C. Explaining the value of compliments.
D. Giving them shout-outs at the same time.
4.What can we infer about Winder’s way of praising students?
A. It is very successful.
B. It is facing challenges.
C. It needs proper guidance.
D. It is copied by other teachers.
Uthman Affan was a very rich man who was known for his generosity. In fact he was so generous that people still tell stories about him today, more than a thousand years later.
Uthman lived in Medina. It is a very dry part of the world where there isn’t a lot of rainfall. One year, the rain didn’t come and there was a drought（干旱）. People were running out of food. Things got so bad that the people had to eat leaves from the trees in order to survive.
You can imagine how happy the people and the merchants（商人）were when they learned that a group of camels（骆驼）were approaching Medina. Each camel carried a lot of food, and the people looked forward to being able to eat good food again. Knowing that the group belonged to Uthman made the people even happier, for they knew he is well-known for generosity. But it was not welcome news for the merchants in Medina, because Uthman was a very sharp businessman. Although he was fair, Uthman drove a very hard bargain.
Even so, the merchants immediately went to Uthman. They wanted to buy the food on the camels from him so they could sell it for two or even three times its usual price at that time. So they were ready to pay any price Uthman asked. But Uthman turned them down. The merchants raised their offers again and again, but each time Uthman refused. Finally the merchants made their best offer: five times the value of the food. Guess what? Uthman had made a decision to give away all the food to the starving people of Medina.
1.What caused the problem in Medina?
A. Dry weather. B. Illegal trade.
C. Lack of trees. D. High food price.
2.Why were the merchants willing to buy the food?
A. They thought they could make a lot of money.
B. They were looking forward to eating good food.
C. They were sure that could make a good bargain.
D. They wanted to take advantage of Uthman’s generosity.
3.What would Uthman do with the food?
A. Keep it for a better offer.
B. Give it to the people of Medina.
C. Send it away to other places with camels.
D. Sell it at five times the value of the food.
High school in Austria is a fantastic way to experience life overseas while growing academically.
Activities
Austria’s close proximity（接近）to lakes, forests and mountains enables it to offer a great variety of activities. Alpine skiing began with local competitions in the Austrian Arlberg area. Snowboarding, surfing, sailing, horseback riding, soccer, tennis and volleyball are also popular activities.
Program Dates
Dates subject to change
● Academic Year
Dates: August-June
Application Before April 15th
US$ 500 Early Application Discount Apply by February 2nd.
● Fall Trimester
Dates: August-November
Application Before April 15th
US$ 300 Early Application Discount Apply by February 2nd
● Fall Semester
Dates: August-January
Application Before April 15th
US$ 500 Early Application Discount Apply by February 2nd
● Spring Trimester
Dates: January-April
Application Before October 1st
US$ 300 Early Application Discount Apply by July 2nd
● Spring Semester
Dates: January-June
Application Before October 1st
U$ 500 Early Application Discount Apply by July 2nd
Eligibility（资格）
You should:
Be between 15 and 18 years of age.
Be from the United States or Canada.
Have a high school grade of at least 2.75/4.
Be in great mental and physical health.
Have a genuine interest in becoming a part of your host family and community.
Be willing to learn the German language.
Costs
Academic Trimester: US$ 8,820
Academic Semester: US$ 12,470
Academic Year: US$ 14,160
1.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. Austria. B. A high school.
C. Alpine skiing. D. Austrian Arlberg area.
2.When should you hand in your application to study in Austria for a year at a discount?
A. By July 2nd. B. By April 15th.
C. By October 1st. D. By February 2nd.
3.How much will it cost to stay there for one trimester in fall if you applied in March?
A. US$ 8,820. B. US$ 12,470.
C. US$ 14,169. D. US$ 8,520.
4.Which of the following makes a student unsuitable for High School in Austria?
A. Being an American.
B. Having a high school grade of 3.5.
C. Being willing to learn German.
D. Being over 18 years old.
假如你是高二学生李华，你的美国笔友Sam发e-mail询问你的暑假计划。请你用e-mail回复他，要点如下：
1. 到社区或福利院去做志愿服务；
2. 学习有关机器人的知识；
3. 和家人或朋友去旅游。
提示词：福利院Welfare House
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Sam,
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Yours,
Li Hua
