We’re often being told how self-driving can will reward US With almost unimaginable benefits when they finally hit the streets. Aside from the convenience of being chauffeured (私人司机) everywhere by artificial intelligence ( AI), there’s the safety factor, not to mention how environmentally friendly driver-less electric vehicles could be. But there’s also another advantage—parking. It’s one that could have a vast impact on the look, feel, and function of the cities, and it could thoroughly change the crowded urban spaces.
“We aren’t going to need parking, definitely not in the places we have it now,” Alain L. Komhauser, a researcher at Princeton University, told Patrick Sisson at Curbed. “Having parking close to where people spend time is going to be a thing of the past. If I’m at the office, it doesn’t need to be there.” The extreme case of totally empty car parks and city streets with no stationary (静止的) vehicles would probably require people to fully let go of personal car ownership.
“Car sharing is already reducing the need for parking spaces,” Carlo Ratti told Curbed. “Self-driving vehicles will strengthen this trend and have a dramatic effect on urban life, because they will blur (使模糊) the distinction between private and public modes of transportation,” he added. “‘Your’car could give you a lift to work in the morning and then, rather than sitting useless in a parking lot, give a lift to someone else in your neighbourhood，social-media community, or city.”
In that case, we needn’t park our cars. They’ll park by themselves, so we would see a huge increase in the width of sidewalks, bike lanes, and space for any other kind of transportation.
In all likelihood, we won’t see these kinds of changes happening very soon. But it’s exciting to think of the benefits this technology could bring.
1.Why do the author mention the often-told advantages of self-driving cars?
A. To draw a conclusion. B. To make a comparison.
C. To analyze the underlying reasons. D. To introduce the topic.
2.How can we achieve zero parking in cities?
A. By producing more eco-friendly electric cars.
B. By selling public vehicles to personal owners.
C. By promoting car-sharing with self-driving vehicles.
D. By allowing only self-driving vehicles to run on roads.
3.What will happen if we needn’t park our cars?
A. More people will walk to work.
B. Public transportation will shrink.
C. Urban areas will be less crowded.
D. We needn’t spend money on transportation.
4.What attitude does the author have towards self-driving technology?
A. Indifferent. B. Favorable.
C. Ambiguous. D. Disapproving.
Hamburgers, French fries，potato chips, popcorn, and pizza. There is no denying (否认) that these foods are tasty. But often, it’s the added salt that makes you desire them. Thus, US kids are eating too much salty food.
Table salt is about 40% sodium(钠). Our bodies need some sodium to work properly. But too much of it is not healthy. The salt bottle is to blame for just 11% of the sodium kids consume. The rest has been added to food before it even reaches the table. The following shows how much sodium is packed into a typical turkey-and-cheese sandwich.
A turkey sandwich can pack a big sodium punch. Add a teaspoon of mustard (芥末) and the total rises to 1,522 milligrams (mg). Kids aged 9 to 13 should get no more than 2,200 mg each day. This can raise blood pressure, which in turn can lead to heart problems. Today, 1 in 9 children has raised blood pressure. There’s good news though. Consuming less salt can lower blood pressure.
That, of course, is easier said than done. The more you eat salty foods, the more you develop a taste for them. The key to changing your diet is to start small. Small changes in sodium in foods are not usually noticed. Eventually, the effort will reset a kid’s taste buds (味蕾).
Bridget Murphy is a dietitian. She says kids can try adding spices to their food instead of salt. Eating fruits and vegetables and cutting back on packaged foods will also help.
Need a little inspiration? Murphy offers this tip: Focus on the immediate effects of a diet that is high in sodium. High blood pressure can make it difficult to be active. “ Do you want to think clearly and perform well in school?” she asks. “Do you want to run faster?”
Zerleen Quader, of the CDC, suggests reading nutrition labels. “It’s surprising how much the sodium content for the same food can vary by brand,” she says.
1.Why do kids tend to eat too much salt?
A. Salt contains much sodium. B. The salt bottles are too big.
C. Salt makes foods delicious. D. Salt is necessary for their bodies.
2.Where does most of the salt kids eat probably come from?
A. Family-cooked foods. B. Fruits and vegetables.
C. Bottles in the kitchen. D. Store-bought foods.
3.How does added salt do harm to one’s health?
A. It makes one too active. B. It raises blood pressure.
C. It changes sodium in salt. D. It makes gaining weight easy.
4.Which is a suggested way to reduce the intake of salt?
A. Replacing salt with spices. B. Eating without selection.
C. Eating less home-made food. D. Taking much exercise every day.
The minute Joe Serna walked into the Veterans Treatment Court, he could feel his shoulders tense up. He had come to turn himself in (自首).
Six months earlier, Serna had been arrested for driving after drinking and was required to report to Judge Lou Olivera’s court every two weeks to take a test and prove he hadn’t been drinking. Serna had passed every biweekly screening—until the week before. Positive. He decided to try to bluff his way out of trouble. “I never had a drink, Judge,” he told the court.
^Both Joe Serna and Judge Olivera were old soldiers, and Olivera had come to know and admire Serna as he participated in the court’s program to help old soldiers with drinking and addiction problems. And that was what had brought Serna back to Olivera’s court a week after his lie. “This guy is a fellow soldier,” he told himself. “I need to make this right.” So Serna stood before Olivera and admitted, “I lied, Judge. I was drinking.”
After countless combats and the memories of many “best buddies” losing their lives, 39-year-old Joe Serna left the army in 2013 with 18 years of service. But in truth, the terrible memories had never left him and would reappear in nightmares. And that’s the reason for his drinking. To this day, being stuck in a closed space can cause flashbacks (突然重现) for Serna.
On the day when Serna admitted he had lied about drinking, the judge was moved and decided on the punishment: one night in jail.
The next night, Joe Serna was in a small cell and felt he would soon be flashing back to a terrible war. Then the door opened, and Judge Olivera came in. Serna was confused. But a few minutes later, he understood the judge had decided to spend the night with him. The two talked for hours about their service, their families, and their hopes for the future. At around one in the morning, Serna fell asleep. “He will be OK now,” the judge said to himself as he rolled up his shirt into a makeshift pillow.
1.Which can best replace the underlined words in the second paragraph?
A. explain without being disturbed B. get away with his wrong-doing
C. give the court a little trouble D. give up drinking in future
2.What made Serna decide to turn himself in?
A. His sickness in his shoulders. B. His admiration for Olivera.
C. Olivera’ s help and identity. D. The advice of Serna’s family.
3.What can we know about Joe Sema?
A. He didn’t admit his fault and thus got punished.
B. He lost his life direction and got himself drunk often.
C. He had planned to talk more with Olivera in the cell.
D. He joined the army when he was 21 years old.
4.What would be the best title for the text?
A. An Army of Two B. A Considerate Judge
C. Two Soldiers’ War Experience D. Honesty Is the Best Policy
Tour Information of Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Important notes:
All our guided tours are conducted by our professionally trained volunteer guides. We are able to take children aged 11 and over into the working areas of the Bodleian Library on these tours. We regret that the guided tours are not recommended to younger children.
How to book: Purchase selected tickets online or at the Great Gate ticket office at least two days ahead of time.
1.Mini tour
The mini tour allows you to view the most beautiful parts of the Bodleian Library in just 30 minutes.
What you’ll see: 15th-century Divinity School and Duke Humfrey’s medieval (中世纪的) library.
Length: 30 minutes Price: £ 6 per person
Times: Monday—Saturday: 9:30, 15:30, 16:00, 16:40 Sunday: 12:45, 14:15, 14:45，15:15, 16:00, 16:40
2.Standard tour
This tour shows you the interior of the buildings that form the historic heart of the University.
What you’ll see: 15th-century Divinity School, Convocation House, Chancellor’s Court and Duke Humfrey’s medieval library.
Length: 60 minutes Price: £ 8 per person
Times: Wednesday—Friday: 10:30, 11:30, 13:00, 14:00 Sunday: 11:30, 14:00, 15:00
3.Extended tour—Upstairs, downstairs
This tour offers the opportunity to visit both the Bodleian Library’s wonderful historic rooms and the modern underground reading rooms.
What you’ll see: 15th-century Divinity School, Convocation House, Chancellor’s Court, Duke Humfrey’s medieval library, Radcliffe Camera and Gladstone Link.
Length: 90 minutes Price: £ 15 per person
Time: Wednesday and Saturday： 9*15
4.Extended tour—Explore the reading rooms
An exploration of the Bodleian Library’s wonderful reading rooms where scholars have studied for centuries. What you’ll see: 15th-century Divinity School, Convocation House, Chancellor^ Court, Duke Humfrey’s medieval library, Upper Reading Room and Radcliffe Camera.
Length: 80 minutes Price: £ 14 per person
Times: Sunday: 11:15, 13:15
1.When can you take a Standard tour?
A. At 9:30 on Monday. B. At 13:00 on Saturday.
C. At 14:00 on Thursday. D. At 12:00 on Sunday.
2.What are visitors required to do to go on the tours?
A. Bring their own guides. B. Set off early in the morning.
C. Avoid taking children. D. Make reservations in advance.
3.What can we learn from the text?
A. l The first tour can be booked via telephone.
B. The second tour shows a modem underground reading room.
C. The third tour costs the most.
D. The fourth tour lasts the longest.
环保节约是我们每个地球人的责任。假设你是李华，最近正在和你的美国朋友Jack讨论如何进行“低碳生活”。请你就“低碳生活之我见”给Jack写一封回信，内容包括：1. “低碳生活”的重要性； 2. 如何做到“低碳生活”；3. 邀请对方参加“全球低碳行动”。
注意：1、词数100左右；
2、开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数；
3、可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
提示词：低碳生活：low-carbon life
Dear Jack,
How is everything going?
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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. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Dear Mr. Smith,
I’m writing to invite you to the Traditional Chinese Cultural Fair be held by our school at the Art Center this Friday afternoon, at 2pm to 5pm.
Since a event aims to help more people learn about the traditional Chinese culture, the staff, all the students and their parents as well as anyone interested in it is welcome. At the fair, relating books, pictures, videos and objects will be exhibited, through that visitors will not only understand traditional Chinese culture better but definitely feel about the unique beauty of it.
If you were interested, please come and enjoy them. And I’d be glad to offer any helps. Looking forward to your early reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
