The environmental group Heal the Bay organized a beach clean-up. And I was one of the volunteers. We went to Venice Beach to clean up the trash.
At first glance, the beach didn't look dirty at all. But then I saw a Styrofoam(泡沫) cup half buried in the sand on the beach. I pulled hard and finally got it out. As we moved farther, we found pieces of Styrofoam spread all over the sand. The Heal the Bay representative had told us that these little pieces of Styrofoam and other small pieces of plastic are what actually harm sea life most. Sea animals eat the plastic. After eating it, they think they are full. As a result, they can die of starvation as they are cheated by their feeling and don’t think they need to eat any food.
We kept on picking up the trash. Then I saw someone with a full Heal the Bay trash bag and I went to see what was inside. When I opened the trash bag, I found everything from a pair of old jeans and a brown belt to headphone and some plastic bags. It made me very angry with the people who left their things behind without thinking what effects they might have on the ocean.
It is really important to protect the ocean. The ocean covers 70 percent of the Earth’s surface. A clean ocean not only helps animals in the ocean survive but also helps us survive.
By noon, the sun was shining and the temperature was rising. The volunteers that had spread out across Venice Beach were coming back to throw the trash they had collected into the truck. I could not believe how much trash there was. All together we collected more than 135 bags of trash. I do hope that next time people go to the beach, they will stop littering.
1.Why did the environmental group go to Venice Beach?(No more than 6 words)
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2.What does the underlined word "starvation" in Paragraph 2 mean in English?(1 word )
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3.How did the author feel seeing the trash in that volunteer's trash bag according to Paragrap3? (No more than 5 words)
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4.How much trash did the volunteer collect all together that day?(No more than 8 words)
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5.What do you think of throwing plastic trash on the beach? And why?(No more than 25 words)
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Whether in the home or the workplace, social robots are going to become a lot more common in the next few years. Social robots are about to bring technology to the everyday world in a more humanized way, said Cynthia Breazeal, chief scientist at the robot company Jibo.
While household robots today do the normal housework, social robots will be much more like companions than mere tools. For example, these robots will be able to distinguish when someone is happy or sad. This allows them to respond more appropriately to the user.
The Jibo robot, arranged to ship later this year, is designed to be a personalized assistant. You can talk to the robot, ask it questions, and make requests for it to perform different tasks. The robot doesn’t just deliver general answers to questions; it responds based on what it learns about each individual in the household. It can do things such as reminding an elderly family member to take medicine or taking family photos.
Social robots are not just finding their way into the home. They have potential applications in everything from education to health care and are already finding their way into some of these spaces.
Fellow Robots is one company bringing social robots to the market. The company’s ＂Oshbot＂ robot is built to assist customers in a store, which can help the customers find items and help guide them to the product’s location in the store. It can also speak different languages and make recommendations for different items based on what the customer is shopping for.
The more interaction the robot has with humans, the more it learns. But Oshbot, like other social robots, is not intended to replace workers, but to work alongside other employees. ＂We have technologies to train social robots to do things not for us, but with us,＂ said Breazeal.
1.How are social robots different from household robots?
A. They can control their emotions.
B. They are more like humans.
C. They do the normal housework.
D. They respond to users more slowly.
2.What can a Jibo robot do according to Paragraph 3?
A. Communicate with you and perform operations.
B. Answer your questions and make requests.
C. Take your family pictures and deliver milk.
D. Obey your orders and remind you to take pills.
3.What can Oshbot work as?
A. A language teacher. B. A tour guide.
C. A shop assistant. D. A private nurse.
4.We can learn from the last paragraph that social robots will _______.
A. train employees B. be our workmates
C. improve technologies D. take the place of workers
5.What does the passage mainly present?
A. A new design idea of household robots.
B. Marketing strategies for social robots.
C. Information on household robots.
D. An introduction to social robots.
One day when I was 5, my mother scolded me for not finishing my rice and I got angry. I wanted to play outside and not to be made to finish eating my old rice. In my angry motion to open the screen door with my foot, I had kicked back about a 12-inch part of the lower left hand corner of the new screen door. But I had no remorse, for I was happy to be playing in the backyard with my toys.
Today, I know if my child had done what I did, I would have scolded my child, and told him about how expensive this new screen door was, and I would have delivered a spanking (打屁股) for such behavior. They never said a word. They left the corner of the screen door pushed out, creating an opening, a breach (裂缝) in the defense against unwanted insects.
For years, every time I saw that corner of the screen, it would constantly remind me of my mistake. For years, I knew that everyone in my family would see that hole and remember who did it. For years, every time I saw a fly buzzing in the kitchen, I would wonder if it came in through the hole that I had created with my angry foot. I would wonder if my family members were thinking the same thing, silently blaming me every time a flying insect entered our home, making life more terrible for us all.
My parents taught me a valuable lesson, one that a spanking or stern (严厉的) words perhaps could not deliver. Their silent punishment for what I had done delivered a hundred stern messages to me. Above all, it has helped me become a more patient person and not burst out so easily.
1.The underlined word “remorse” in Paragraph 1 most probably means ________.
A. injury B. sense C. regret D. notice
2.When the author damaged the door, his parents ________.
A. scolded him for what he had done B. gave him a spanking
C. told him how expensive it was D. left the door unrepaired
3.How did the author feel every time he saw the damaged door?
A. He felt it destroyed the happy atmosphere at his home.
B. He found that his family members no longer liked him.
C. He felt ashamed of his uncontrolled anger at that time.
D. He felt he had to work hard to make up for the damage.
4.The experience may cause the author ________.
A. to have a better control of himself
B. not to go against his parents’ will
C. to hide his anger away from others
D. not to make mistakes in the future
5.What is the main idea of this text?
A. Parents are the best teachers of their children.
B. What is the best way to become a more patient person.
C. Adults should ignore their children’s bad behavior.
D. Silent punishment may have a better effect on educating people.
RISE is an exciting project designed and led by young people, for young people. Created by St. John Ambulance, the nation’s leading first aid charity, the project is now available in communities across the country. If you’re aged between 16 and 25 years old, and are not in employment, education or training, RISE could help you learn new skills, and improve your prospects (前景).
What you'll learn
St John Ambulance believes that everyone should have access to first aid, and we are devoted to equipping as many people as possible with the skills to be the difference between life and death. As a participant you’ll learn first aid through our Stick-it sessions, and also get the opportunity to develop new skills, giving you the confidence to train others in your community, or the qualifications (资格) in youth leadership you need to get your career up and running.
Choosing the right path for you
At the heart of the RISE project is a commitment (承诺) to peer-to-peer (同龄人之间的) learning. As well as being taught first aid, you'll be given the skills and guidance to pass your knowledge onto other people in your community. RISE offers you the chance to gain a lot of qualifications and to choose a path that helps you make the most of your talents.
Stick-it: Our one-day introduction to first aid focuses on gun and knife related injuries. You'll find out how to manage an incident and learn some of the most commonly needed first aid skills.
First aid: You'll focus on CPR (心肺复苏术), bleeds and dealing with an emergency situation on this six-hour course.
Keeping children safe: A course designed for those who come into contact with children through their work or leisure activities. This short programme works by helping individuals to understand the unusual role they play in keeping children safe from harm.
Basic skills In youth work: This course provides an introduction to St John Ambulance and is the minimum (最低的) qualification for a youth leadership role within the organization.
1.It can be inferred from the text that RISE ______.
A. was set up by a middle-aged person B. plays an important role in trade
C. has much experience in teaching D. offers first aid training
2.What can we learn about the project?
A. It ensures the trainees good jobs.
B. It tries to train as many people as possible.
C. It educates people to face death properly.
D. It focuses on leadership qualities and skills.
3.Which of the following courses deals with a serious finger cut?
A. Stick-it. B. First aid.
C. Keeping children safe. D. Basic skills in youth work.
4.The text is mainly about ________.
A. advantages of taking the courses B. tips on how to give first aid
C. a guidance on how to give first aid D. an introduction to some first-aid courses
5.Where does the text most probably come from?
A. A science magazine. B. A book review.
C. A community website. D. A business report.
My name is Austin, a textile professional from Britain. I ________ the Teaching in Rural Thailand program as a volunteer in August 2013. Everything ________ so smoothly and everyone was extremely kind and nice to me that I had the most wonderful time there.
Everyone was incredibly nice and ________ and then I felt at home right away. Also my host family was amazing. I really found a second family in Thailand and we ________ so well even without speaking the same language. My host mother made a great ________ to learn some English and I did my best to learn a couple of Thai words. Teaching was great fun but quite ________because I was teaching many different classes and all different levels of English. So I always had to first check and then quickly_________to the level of English they had.
But ________ all the previous teachers kept a teacher’s diary and wrote down their ________ with the students, so I could check in ________ what kind of games or exercises they had been doing. Anyway the emphasis is on conversation. And this is best done through little ________ or tests. Students love the competition and teaming up ________ each other. It sometimes takes a bit to ________ them to act because often they are very shy. But ________they warmed up, it was so much fun. I must say I ________all classes and never had a boring moment.
On Sundays I went to temple schools to teach the little ones (5-8 years) together with other teachers from Prangku who teach ________ on Sundays. All the teachers at Prangku are kind and ________ so much of their free time to the school and the students. It is really great. And the students were just wonderful. They were so nice and polite and really _________to learn English. I can only _________ this experience with everyone who enjoys being with children and with everyone who is interested in getting to know a new ________. It’s really wonderful and unforgettable.
1.A. wanted B. attracted C. joined D. gained
2.A. went off B. worked out C. broke down D. picked up
3.A. helpful B. proud C. comfortable D. cautious
4.A. set out B. took up C. got along D. carried on
5.A. decision B. goal C. choice D. effort
6.A. interesting B. rewarding C. frightening D. challenging
7.A. adapt B. stick C. object D. reply
8.A. naturally B. fortunately C. gradually D. frequently
9.A. experiences B. adventures C. memories D. programs
10.A. relief B. advance C. return D. vain
11.A. plans B. examples C. games D. lessons
12.A. for B. to C. beyond D. against
13.A. expect B. persuade C. command D. warn
14.A. once B. unless C. while D. though
15.A. admired B. attended C. enjoyed D. regretted
16.A. secretly B. actually C. casually D. regularly
17.A. devote B. kill C. spend D. waste
18.A. nervous B. proud C. wild D. eager
19.A. offer B. share C. gain D. describe
20.A. language B. program C. culture D. religion
It was the middle of the night _______ my father woke me up and told me to watch the football game.
A. that B. when C. since D. which
