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Qiang Shuping was so busy making cloth shoes 1. she didn’t even rest during the Dragon Boat Festival holiday. The woman from Baipu county, Jiangsu province, 2. (make) shoes since she was 19 years old, and this year marks her 31st year making cloth shoes. She spends the entire day in her tiny studio, which measures less than 10 square meters altogether, filled with cloth shoes in 3. (variety) stages of completion.
Nowadays, many stores make cloth shoes 4. (use) machines, but Qiang sticks to the technique of making shoes entirely 5. hand. She says the shoes 6. (produce) by machine are not of the same quality as handmade ones. The handmade cloth shoes are more durable (耐用的) and comfortable 7. (soft), and absorb sweat better.
Some people buy cloth shoes out of nostalgia (怀旧), while 8. trust their quality. Making shoes isn’t 9. profitable job, but Qiang still insists as she wants to preserve the craft and pass it down to the younger generation.
Handmade cloth shoes are also called qian ceng di (shoes with a thousand layers), 10. can date back to the ancient Zhou Dynasty (1050—221 BC). In 2009, the making technique of qian ceng di was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage.
When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a Straight A student, I believed I could ___tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne. I was extremely interested in the ideas he____in class.
When I took the first exam of my best subject English, I was____to find a 77, C plus, on my test paper. I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained____. I decided to try harder, and I read the books more carefully, but got another 77 again. I____with Professor Jayne. Again, he listened patiently but wouldn’t change his___ .
One more test before the final exam. One more chance to improve my grade. So I redoubled my effort and, for the first time____the meaning of the word “thorough”. But my effort did no good and everything __ as before.
The last hurdle(障碍) was the final. No matter what __ I got, it wouldn’t cancel three C pluses. I might as well kiss the___ goodbye.
I stopped working hard. I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would. The night before the final, I even __ myself to a movie. The next day I decided for once I’d have __ with a test. A Week later, I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into Professor Jayne’s office. He __ to be expecting me, “ If I gave you the As you ___, you wouldn’t continue to work hard.”
I stared at him __ that his analysis and strategy(策略)were correct.
I was speechless when my course grade arrived: A plus. The next year I received my scholarship. I always remembered professor Jayne’s lesson: you alone must set your own standard of excellence.
1.A.take B.discuss C.cover D.get
2.A.sought B.presented C.exchanged D.obtained
3.A.shocked B.worried C.scared D.anxious
4.A.unchanged B.unpleasant C.unfriendly D.unmoved
5.A.quarreled B.reasoned C.bargained D.chatted
6.A.attitude B.mind C.plan D.view
7.A.memorized B.considered C.accepted D.learned
8.A.stayed B.went C.worked D.changed
9.A.grade B.answer C.lesson D.comment
10.A.scholarship B.course C.degree D.subject
11.A.helped B.favored C.treated D.relaxed
12.A.fun B.luck C.problems D.tricks
13.A.happened B.proved C.pretended D.seemed
14.A.valued B.imagined C.expected D.welcomed
15.A.remembering B.guessing C.supposing D.realizing
If you are thinking about redecorating the home, you are probably searching about interior (室内的) decoration ideas. Redecorating presents a great chance to reflect your personality by displaying your style and interests. It will be easy to redecorate the home if money is not a restriction. 1.Here are some tips on how to do so:
Search some magazines. You can get dozens of home interior decoration ideas from countless magazines and TV programs. Some programs tend to show less costly interior decoration ideas.2.It's a good way of comparing different styles. Here you can make distinction between broad styles, country, contemporary, etc.
Fond of primitive style.If you are fond of primitive or traditional style, warmer colors are the best for the room. These colors go with all kinds of cloth of old style and wooden furniture.3.
Modern style. If you like modern styles, use brighter colors instead of white and off white. Home decoration of these styles includes minimum disorder and a lot of free space and light. Leather furniture matches the room: white or black with contrasting throw cushion (靠垫) per seating place.4.
5. This often occurs anyway, especially if the people give you furniture or you inherit (继承 )the same. If you wish to combine different pieces of furniture from different styles, you need to bridge a gap between them. This Call be done easily with materials like throw pillows, wall hangings and carpets.
A. A white one on a black sofa suits here.
B. There is nothing wrong in mixing two styles.
C. Another effective and affordable option is by surfing the internet.
D. The combinations and possibilities in the first decoration are endless.
E. Autumn colors go well to produce warm, friendly and pleasant atmosphere.
F. Nevertheless, the question for most is how to redecorate the home within limited budget.
G. The walls tend to have one or two pieces of wall art rather than 6 to 10 of the older time.
Wood has many great characteristics that make it the perfect building material. It is cheap, durable(耐用的), easily available, and most importantly, environmentally sustainable. The one thing it is not, is transparent(透明的).Now thanks to a team of scientists at Stockholm’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology, the material may even be able to add that feature to its already impressive list.
Lead researcher Dr. Lars Berglund said he was inspired to create the transparent wood after learning how Japanese researchers had developed a see-through paper for use in flexible display screens for electronic devices.
The team began by pulling out the wood’s lignin (木质素). The lignin-free wood was then dipped into a polymer (聚合物) and baked at a temperature of 158F for four hours. The result was a hybrid product that was not only stronger and lighter than the original wood but also, almost transparent. The researchers were able to adjust the level of transparency by varying the amount of the polymer injected and also by changing the thickness of the wood.
While scientists have previously created a see-through wood for small-scale applications like computer chips, the transparent wood is the first one being considered for large scale applications. The researchers, who revealed their findings in Biomacromolecules on April 11, picture using the transparent wood in buildings to allow for more natural light, or to create windows that let in the desired amount of light without sacrificing privacy.
Wood that allows light to pass through could lead to a brighter future for homes and buildings. Berglund also thinks the wood could play a significant role in the design of solar panels. The semi-transparent material would be able to keep light longer and give it more time to interact with the conductor, thus resulting in better solar efficiency.
Additionally, substituting the currently used glass with this new product would help solar energy manufacturers improve their carbon footprint and lower the cost. They are now experimenting with ways to scale up the manufacturing process so that the transparent material is cost-effective to make and easy to use.
1.What does the underlined part "that feature" in Paragraph 1 refer to?
A.Cheapness. B.Durability.
C.Sustainability. D.Transparency.
2.Which of the following is not the process in which the transparent wood is made?
A.Dip the wood into a polymer. B.Reduce the amount of the polymer.
C.Make the wood lignin-free. D.Bake the wood for some time.
3.What’s the purpose of using the transparent wood in buildings?
A.To protect privacy. B.To scale out applications.
C.To get more natural light. D.To observe more clearly.
4.What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A.The bright future of the transparent wood.
B.The wood’s role in the design of solar panels.
C.The disadvantages of the currently used glass.
D.Solar energy manufacturers’ carbon footprint.
With self-driving vehicle technology rapidly advancing, many companies are turning to autonomous robots for the final leg of the delivery process, from the store or local distribution center to the customer. The latest to join the trend is e-commerce giant Amazon. Following a successful eight — month test run in Snohomish County, Washington, the company's Scout robots have been making the rounds of Irvine, California, since August 6, 2019.
The six-wheeled Scout is about the size of a large cooler with the capacity to carry small or medium-sized
packages. The battery-powered vehicle, which moves at a regular walking pace, has been programmed to avoid pedestrians, animals, and unexpected obstacles, such as garbage cans. Its powerful sensors can also detect the movement of a car backing out of a driveway.
To accelerate Scout's development and bring it nationwide sooner, the company has created several detailed virtual maps of American suburbs and conducted trial deliveries to homes there.
Though Amazon has not shown how Scout ensures the delivery is picked up by the right person, it most likely requires the customer to apply a unique code, texted to them prior to the delivery, to unlock the store box. Also unclear is the number of deliveries Scout can complete before its battery needs to be recharged. Though the initial tests are being conducted with a human for company, the robot will be autonomous in the future. Its location, however, will be tracked at all times ——if someone attempts to steal Scout, Amazon employees will be instantly sensed.
However, the eco-friendly robots are unable to climb stairs or open gates, which means that they can only reach consumers who live on the ground level. Additionally, the robots are unable to leave packages at the front door if the customers are not home. Whether these problems get resolved remains to be seen. For now, it appears that humans will still be needed to achieve the ever-growing demand for home and office deliveries.
1.What are many companies developing autonomous robots for?
A.Final tests. B.The so-called last mile.
C.Robots' safety. D.Delivery speed.
2.What can we infer about Scout from paragraph 2?
A.It looks like a cooler. B.It adjusts its speed accordingly.
C.Its sensors play a key role. D.It will be widely used soon.
3.What does the underlined phrase “prior to" in paragraph 4 mean?
A.Before. B.After.
C.In front of. D.Due to.
4.From which is the text probably taken?
A.A biology textbook. B.A health magazine.
C.A newspaper. D.A travel brochure.
It can be a real struggle trying to learn a new language. I had always enjoyed learning languages in school, but only recently did I start learning German. I found that I could understand and learn individual words easiIy, but when it came to literature, I really struggled. That was when my tutor at university suggested reading some children's books printed in the target language.
At first, I felt a bit silly going on a hunt for a book designed for someone half my age, lout then I realised that everyone has to start somewhere. As children, we are given these basic texts to familiarise our brains with certain vocabulary and writing structures, and from there, we can learn and develop. I started with books which are taught to us as children in the UK.1 managed to find Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens and James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl.
The beauty of reading books that were introduced to you as a child is that you are already familiar with the plot. As a result, you can work out some of the definitions of words with your prior knowledge of the story. At first, I used to read with the book in one hand and a dictionary in the other, but this method did not work well for me. The method I would recommend is to read a chapter of your chosen children’s book and at the end of that chapter, highlight the words you do not know and then look up the definitions. If you can wait a bit before you use a dictionary, you may be surprised what you can get merely from the context of the sentence in the story. Additionally, a lot of children's books have pictures which may give you a clue as to what or to whom the passage is referring.
1.Why was the author advised to read children’s books?
A.Because she was weak in reading great works.
B.Because she was slow to learn language.
C.Because she liked children's literature.
D.Because she couldn't remember any words.
2.What can kids get from childrens' books according to the passage?
A.Vocabulary and listening skills.
B.Learning methods.
C.Words and structures.
D.Designing skills.
3.What causes the author feel surprised while reading childrens’ books?
A.Grasping the context from the pictures.
B.Looking up the definations of words from a dictionary.
C.Getting familiar with the plots of the story.
D.Understanding the words simply from the context.
4.What can be the best title of the passage?
A.Reading Children's Books
B.The Way of Learning Languages
C.The Method of Using Dictionary
D.My Good Reading Habits
