Dirty, dangerous and dull. These are three words you do not want to use to describe your job. While many jobs are a little dirty, dangerous or dull, some are so much so that it is better not to have humans performing them at all. Would you want to be the first person to go into a building on fire?1.This is already happening all around the world. There are millions of robots at work today.
The most common type of robotic device is a mechanical arm. This is often used in manufacturing.2.But robots have moved well beyond such simple tasks. A robot named Demeter is an agricultural harvester that can move around a field of crops, planting and harvesting by using GPS, controllers and sensors (传感器).
Some robots are programmed to do certain jobs, but others are remotely operated vehicles(ROVs).3.The US space agency NASA has used ROVs to explore the surface of the moon and Mars. ROVs are also used in underwater environments.
What do regular people want from robots? Some people would like robots to perform tasks around the house. One home robot on the market now is Roomba, a turtle-shaped robot that slowly vacuums (用真空吸尘器打扫) its way around the room.4.A robot that washes the windows and does the dishes could make a small fortune!
5.. Surely they will continue to explore the ocean, analyze the surface of distance planets, and build our cars and computers. But what else? Will more robots drive our cars for us? Will they do our laundry? Will they do our gardening? Perhaps. When someone invents that window-cleaning robot, they will be rewarded by a grateful population.
A. What if a robot could assess and fix the situation?
B. Robots will play a more important role in the future.
C. It senses walls and turns to avoid stairs and objects on the floor
D. They are also used to gather information on geographical changes in volcanoes.
E. They can perform maintenance (保持) on oil drilling platforms and explore the ocean floors.
F. These arms move in many directions and perform precise and repetitive tasks with ease.
G. ROVs can have cameras, sensors and other devices that provide hard-to-obtain information.
Games have already become a good companion for people. Whether kids or adults, they prefer to spend their spare time in playing games. Why are games so popular? Firstly, they can attract people easily and secondly, they are easy to upgrade . Each day, thousands of games come out. And no matter which kind of game you like, there is always a game that suits you. Now when people meet, they would like to talk about the newest games.
Here are the hottest new games for girls. They are Didi games. 80 percent of girls like dressing-up games. There are varieties of dressing-up games in Didi. The leading roles of them also vary from common girls to princesses. If you are lucky enough, you can be dressed up as the famous stars you admire. At the same time, wedding dressing-up games can also be found. Whether you admit it or not, all girls like things related to wedding, so most girls like to be dressed up as brides.
In order to attract kids' attention, many games choose fairies (精灵) as the leading roles, for fairies are really alluring to girls. Maybe the magic wands (魔杖) of the fairies really have supernatural powers. There are various kinds of Didi fairy games, such as Fairy of Water, Catching Flowers Contest, Winter Garden Fairy, etc.
Cooking games are also girls' favorite games. Making a cake, soup or other delicious food is a category of simple games. There are also complicated ones, for example, preparing a dinner. It is more challenging but most girls like challenges. Another category of games which attracts people must be the games related to farms. Why are they so popular? Because the games can let people enjoy the fun as farmers. There are also farm animals that kids like very much. Here you can build your own farms. Also you can experience the life of farmers.
1.What is the reason why many people like games according to the author?
A. Games are usually easy to play.
B. Playing games helps people learn a lot.
C. Games can be updated easily and are attractive.
D. There are many kinds of games that suit everyone.
2.What can we learn about Didi games?
A. The fairies are the leading roles in the games.
B. They have been famous for several years.
C. They are the most popular games among girls.
D. They are all about traditional dresses.
3.What kinds of games do all the girls enjoy in the author's opinion?
A. Cooking games like making a soup.
B. The games that are about weddings.
C. Games that let them enjoy the country life.
D. The games related to magic wands.
4.The underlined word “alluring” in Paragraph 3 probably means “ ”.
A. confusing B. annoying
C. challenging D. fascinating
Like to watch TV or play with your phone while you eat your dinner? Watch out—it could make you pile on the pounds. Not paying attention to our food makes us tend to more snacking later.
Over a series of experiments were carried out by researchers. For the first experiment, 39 normal-weight young women were randomly assigned to one of three experimental conditions: a high-distraction group, a low-distraction group, and a no-distraction group. Each person was given the same 400-calorie lunch consisting of several food items presented in a fixed order, and instructed to eat all of the items.
In the high-distraction group, the women were told to play a computer game while eating, and that they would win money if they did well. In the low-distraction group they were just told to play the game while eating; and in the third group they were just told to eat their lunch. Later in the afternoon, each participant had access to a variety of biscuits on a plate, and the amount each person ate was assessed by weighing the plate before and afterwards.
There was a significant difference between the groups. Those in the high-distraction condition ate 69 percent more snacks than the no-distraction group, and those in the low-distraction group ate 28 percent more than those in the no-distraction group .
A second experiment, involving a further 63 people, was similar but involved watching TV in the distraction condition and eating soup and bread. This found that those who watched TV while eating their lunch ate 19 percent more biscuits later on than those who had eaten their meal without any distractions.
A third experiment was also carried out, in which 45 normal-weight people were allocated to three groups. The first listened to an audio clip instructing them to imagine they were watching themselves eat—making them extremely focused on their own food intake. The second listened to a clip instructing them to imagine they were watching a celebrity—specifically David Beckham—eat , making them still focused on the food, but to a lesser degree;the third, which was the control group, just ate their lunch in silence. When all participants were given access to biscuits later, those in the self-imagining group-i.e. those who had really paid attention to what they were eating—ate far fewer than the other groups.
1.Why does eating dinner with a TV or a Smartphone make us fat?
A. Because we're more likely to snack later on.
B. Because we're paying more attention to our eating.
C. Because food is becoming more delicious while we're playing.
D. Because we need more calories while playing.
2.What is TRUE about the three experiments?
A. The low-distraction group ate the most snacks in the first experiment.
B. Non-distracted members ate more biscuits later in the second experiment.
C. Participants focusing on eating ate far fewer in the third experiment.
D. Each person was told to watch TV or play a game.
3.What would be the best title for the text?
A. Eating attentively doesn't help control appetite.
B. Attentive eating increases later snack intake.
C. Focusing on food increases later snack intake.
D. Distraction leads to more snacking later.
4.Where is the text most probably from?
A. A textbook. B. A scientific paper.
C. A nutrition guidelines. D. A fashion magazine.
When I was little, my grandfather would pick me up after school and take care of me until my parents came home. Every day I looked forward to being with Grandpa.
If it was a fine day, he would take me to the park where he told me the names of the flowers and trees. Sometimes, we would go shopping together. He would push the cart and I would help him get things off the shelves. He always found ways to involve me in what he was doing. I was his ”little helper”. Grandpa taught me to care about the world by having me help with the gardening. He watered the trees and bushes, while I watered the flowers. We fed the birds. He showed me that if you were really quiet and stayed still, the birds would come up to you. I still love feeding birds and never understand people who get so wrapped up in owning a home that they don't stop to care for the surrounding wildlife.
For an after-school snack, my grandfather would give me boiled potatoes and carrots with a little bit of butter on them or he would cut up some fresh fruit for me. My mother was so strict that she held that I must finish my homework as soon as I got home from school. Grandpa thought it was more important to relax, so he would let me watch one show first. He had his way and the way worked. And he said, “Were I you, I wouldn't tell your mother, or you won't have time to relax.” Whenever I left a room, Grandpa would remind me to turn off the light to save electricity. My grandpa was a devoted family man. He helped my parents through really tough financial times.
Grandpa passed away when I was 10. I love him and he will live in my heart forever and always.
1.We can learn from this passage that .
A. the writer was attached to her grandpa.
B. the writer lived with her grandpa as a little girl.
C. the writer's grandpa died when she was grown-up.
D. the writer's grandpa finally moved to live with her parents.
2.The writer's experiences in the garden made her .
A. help her grandpa a lot when he was busy.
B. get the idea of protecting the wildlife.
C. know vegetables were difficult to plant.
D. become a gardener when she grew up.
3.Why did the writer's grandpa tell her not to tell her mom the truth?
A. Because he was afraid that she would punish the writer.
B. Because he wanted the writer to know about TV shows.
C. Because he was afraid that she would get angry with him.
D. Because he wanted to let the writer relax before studying.
4.The writer refers to the experience of turning off the light to show .
A. Grandpa made her develop a good habit.
B. Grandpa tried his best to save money.
C. she was too forgetful to remember that.
D. she was careless when she was young.
UK is becoming a popular destination for people who wish to study abroad. However, Britain is quite an expensive place to study and live in. Tuition fees have now reached £ 9,250 a year and students also face some of the highest living costs in the world.
Fortunately, there are a number of countries where universities offer degree programs entirely in English, along with the chance to learn the local language while you live there. Here are three of the options.
Tianjin University
Moving to China is not for the faint- hearted. Undergraduate degree courses at Tianjin last four years. Living costs are only around £ 400 a month and tuition fees are £ 2,300 a year. Flights will cost £ 3,600 over the four years. The total cost, at £ 28,800, is still around half that of a three-year degree in Britain. Tianjin is one of the world's latest cities and is only a half-hour train ride from Beijing. Three undergraduate programs are offered in English: Chemical Engineering, Environment & Energy and Pharmaceutical Science.
University of Amsterdam
The Dutch capital is not a cheap city to live in, but standard tuition fees of £ 1,800 a year make it significantly cheaper than a British degree. There are 14 bachelor's degrees on offer that are taught in English, including Political Science, Economics & Business Economics and Actuarial Science. Nearly all Dutch people speak English, making it an easy country to get by in.
University of Milan
The University of Milan's fees range from £ 140 to £3,650 a year. The one bachelor's degree offered entirely in English―Political Science is a three-year course. While living costs in Milan are high, the significantly lower fees make it a cheaper option than a British university.
1.What is probably the total cost of a three-year degree in Britain?
A. £ 14,400 B. £ 27,750
C. £ 28,800 D. £ 57,600
2.Where can you major in Political Science?
A. London and Tianjin.
B. Amsterdam and London.
C. Amsterdam and Milan.
D. Tianjin and Milan.
3.What is the purpose of the text?
A. To encourage people to study abroad.
B. To introduce some affordable universities.
C. To advertise some degree programs.
D. To compare tuition fees and living cost
假定你是李华，最近你校根据学生的爱好和兴趣，开展了许多社团活动（school activities）。请你用英语给校报写一封建议信，内容应包括：
1.列举你们学校开展的三项社团活动；
2.介绍你感兴趣的活动，说明原因及这些活动带给你的益处；
3.请你就如何选择课外活动提出两条建议。
注意：1.数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;
3.书信开头和结尾已为你写好.
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