You don’t have to break your back to create a yard that’s both beautiful and kind to Mother Nature. These environmentally smart ideas will turn your home turf (草地) into a small garden. 1.
Let the grass grow.
Cut grass less often, 2.. It will help grass survive dry periods of time in warmer months. That’s because roots will grow deeper and grass thicker, which means fewer pests, less disease, and a decreased need for chemical intervention.
3..
You can act before 10 a.m, when the air is cool. Watering in late afternoon is the next good choice. Water near the base of plants, slowly delivering the good stuff right to the roots. For lawns, water long and deep once a week.
Get keen on composting（肥料）.
Compost isn’t called gardener’s gold for nothing. It keeps kitchen leftover out of landfills and enriched soil with much-needed nutrients. 4. Vegetables and tea bags, eggshells, dry leaves are all fair game.
Give bees the green-carpet treatment
Honeybees help pollinate（授粉）75 percent of the flowering plants and nearly 75 percent of food crops. Scientists say many important pollinators are disappearing. Creating a garden with plants which flower at different times of the year will benefit pollinators throughout the growing season.5..
A.Water the right way.
B.Many will save your money too.
C.Dry leaves add nutrients to the soil.
D.Make the backyard as beautiful as possible.
E.so it gets a few inches longer than you’re used to.
F.It also reduces dependency on chemical fertilizers.
G.Whenever possible, choose native plants with a variety of flower colors and shapes.
The world’s elderly population is increasing. The number of older people ---those age 60 years or older ---is expected to double by 2050 and is growing faster than all younger age groups across the globe. That comes with an increasing need for caregivers which can provide 24-hour care, not only at hospitals or nursing homes, but also at private homes.
Already, caregiving robots are programmed to ask questions a nurse would ask and can keep an eye on patients for falls. These robotic assistants are expected to become increasingly marketable and reach 450,000 by 2045 because of the expected caregiver shortage in the USA.
“Unluckily, the hard structure of present caregiving robots prevents them from a safe human-robot interaction(互动), limiting their assistance to only social interaction and not physical interaction,” said Ramses Martinez, an assistant professor in Purdue’s College of Engineering . “After all, would you leave babies or old people in the hands of a robot?”
Recent advances in material science have enabled the production of soft robots with deformable (可变形的) bodies or the ability to reshape when touched , but today the complex design prevents the use of this technology at home .
However, Martinez and other researchers have developed a new design method which shows promise in enabling the production of soft robots using a 3D printer.
“The soft machines move like humans. Their ability to change their body structure and movement to adapt ( 适应 ) to a wide variety of environments will improve caregiving greatly,” says Martinez .
The researchers are looking for partners to test and bring their technology to market.
1.What does the underlined word “That” in Paragraph 1 refer to?
A.The younger age group
B.The group of older people
C.The population across the globe
D.The growth of the elderly population
2.What is the disadvantage of the present caregiving robots?
A.They can’t provide safe physical interaction
B.They can’t communicate with patients
C.They can’t watch patients for falls
D.They can’t provide 24-hour care.
3.What do we know about Martinez’s new design method?
A.It requires a special kind of 3D printer.
B.It makes the production of soft robots simpler.
C.It has been put onto the market.
D.It is hard for users to master.
4.What is the text mainly about?
A.The robot industry in the future
B.Effects of population ageing
C.Robots for the elderly created with 3D printers
D.The development of caregiving robots
It’s a common belief that the roles actors play might somehow reflect their true personalities. It’s usually not true, but British actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge, 34, is an exception.
In September,2019 Waller-Bridge took home three Emmy awards for her work on Fleabag–--- best writing in a comedy series, best lead actress, and best comedy series.
Her success is partly because of her family. Descended（遗传） from British nobility, Waller-Bridge was brought up in a free environment. Her mother always told her, “You can be whatever you want if you imagine it.” So Waller-Bridge broke all the rules about what a “good” girl should do. “Our laws and moral codes don’t apply – she lives ... without fear of consequence,” The Sun noted.
That fearlessness extends to being authentic（真实的） in her writing and acting. Unlike the can-do heroines and strong, successful women in many TV dramas, Waller-Bridge shows an imperfect but real character. Just like the character Fleabag, who always found a way to say or do the wrong thing, Waller-Bridge feels her life is a mess. “It resonated（共鸣） with the lives of stressed-out women everywhere in reality – doing their best to find balance in their lives,” a viewer wrote on US movie website IMDb. Variety magazine even calls her an “all-around icon”.
Villanelle in Killing Eve, another hit TV series developed by Waller-Bridge, was a little bit violent but showed no interest for the rules others created, which made many people see themselves in her.
“People have been scared to write characters like these. But I think, now, women are so relieved to have this new template（样板，人设）. And, aren’t we all a bit of everything?”Waller-Bridge said in an interview with Indian Express.
With such courage and sincerity, Waller-Bridge is, without a doubt, a “golden girl” in Hollywood, Australian news website The New Daily commented.
1.What is Waller-Bridge good at ?
A.performing B.writing reports
C.directing films D.designing
2.From Paragraph 3 we can know ______________.
A.Waller-Bridge family results in her achievements.
B.Waller-Bridge’s mother gave her encouragement.
C.Waller-Bridge grew up in a rich home.
D.Waller-Bridge is a bad girl in nature.
3.Who definitely interviewed Waller-Bridge according to the passage?
A.The Sun B.Variety magazine
C.Indian Express D.The New Daily
4.Which is the most impressive characteristic of Waller-Bridge according to the media?
A.Being brave B.Being talented
C.Being hardworking D.Staying true
BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Liuyang Steamed Cuisine Creative Food Show was held recently in China Youth Center for International Change in Beijing, attracting 60 foreign guests from more than 30 countries including France, the United States, Italy and Colombia.
"These are camellia oil, fermented Liuyang brown bean, chili powder and Liuyang preserved meat". Following the introduction made by the working staff, Taghzouit Lydia, who is from Algeria, started to cook the Liuyang steamed cuisine. When the fragrant smell rose from the steamer beside her, she exclaimed, "what a wonderful taste!"
"I know the rhythm of the song named Liuyang River and I like China's fireworks. I can't believe that there is such interesting food in this magical land, and it is very simple to cook. I want to go back and have a try and I will buy some materials to share with my friends," said Andres Mora, who is from Colombia.
During the show, 20 creative steamed cuisines of four series were cooked and brought to the dining table.
According to Gao Zhi, head of management committee of Liuyang Cultural Industrial Park, "Liuyang people preserve the original flavor of food through most simple and healthy way. This is not only a cooking method, but also a life attitude and wisdom."
"By adding cultural creativity to traditional steamed cuisines, we want to provide a Liuyang solution of eating to more people, and we hope today's event can promote the internationalization of Chinese cuisine,” Gao added.
At present, the annual value of Liuyang steamed cuisine reaches 22 billion yuan.
Liuyang Creative Steamed Cuisine Food Show was jointly hosted by the Belt and Road training department of International Youth University and Beijing Centre for International Chinese Education, and organized by management committee of Liuyang Cultural Industrial Park. (Edited by Tong Wei, tongwei@xinhua.org)
1.How many exact names of foreign countries are mentioned in the passage ?
A.30 B.6.
C.5 D.4
2.What can we learn from the passage?
A.Taghzouit Lydia has never heard the song named Liuyang River.
B.20 new steamed cuisines of four series were presented during the food show.
C.Gao Zhi thinks the way of cooking Liuyang steamed cuisines is the simplest.
D.Liuyang steamed cuisines has created more than 20 billion yuan in total.
3.What is Andres Mora’s attitude towards Liuyang steamed cuisines?
A.favourite B.surprised
C.unconcerned D.curious
4.What type of writing is this passage ?
A.An exhibition guide B.A food review
C.An official report D.A news report
Learn With Homer Price: Free Skill: Comprehension, Phonics(拼读法) Grade level : Pre-K, K Device: iPad It’s a learn-to-read app for kids aged 3 to 6 that includes drawing, voice recording , stories ,songs, and more , along with more traditional phonics exercises. This app can be helpful for kids who have speech production problems and language organization problems. |
Aesop’s Quest Price:$0.99 Skill: Comprehension, Grade level : 2nd, 3rd,4th Device: iPad,iPhone, iPod Touch Aesop’s Quest, based on Aesop’s Fables, is a learning game where the student must remember parts of a story to complete a level. At the end of each story level, the student is rewarded with tests. After solving the tests, the story is complete and the child can continue to the next story. Developed together with the Virginia Department of Education. |
LightSail Price: Free Skill: Comprehension Grade level: Pre-K, K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd ,4th, and above Device: iPad LightSail is an e-reading platform that helps teachers support their students’ independent reading. Students can use LightSail to check out texts from their schools’ online libraries and read the books directly on their iPad. As students progress through a book, questions appear to check their comprehension. As students complete assessments (评定) , they earn prizes. |
1.The app Learn With Homer can help users who have difficulty in ____.
A.singing songs B.reading stories
C.making speeches D.learning foreign language
2.What do we know about the app LightSail?
A.It is developed mainly for teachers.
B.It is connected to school libraries.
C.It helps users complete school assessments.
D.It develops users’ comprehension through games.
3.What do the three apps have in common?
A.They try to improve kids’ comprehension ability.
B.They are developed for high-school students.
C.They can be downloaded onto iPhones.
D.They are free of charge.
近几年全球地震频发。地震会造成包括房屋倒塌,人员伤亡等在内的一系列的不良后果。所以在发生地震时如何保护自己便成了一个重要的话题。请你以“How to Survive in an Earthquake”为题写一篇文章。
内容要点:
1.地震来临时请不要惊慌,如果在室外请远离大树、高楼、高压线等物。
2.如果在室内,要尽量躲在桌子等坚固家具下面,并且注意保护好头、颈部。
3.逃生时千万不要选择乘坐电梯。
注意:词数100左右,可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。
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