阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
Electric car sales around the world rose by 54 percent in 2017, taking global stock across the three-million threshold (门槛), the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report on Wednesday. In China, the world’s biggest market for electric vehicles, sales also grew by about half — but their market share remained small at 2.2 percent. In Norway, electric vehicles have by far the world’s highest market share, with 39.2 percent, according to the IEA.
“Supportive policies and cost reductions are likely to lead to significant growth in the market uptake of electric vehicles in the outlook period to 2030,” the report said, If policymakers honor their current commitments to the environment, “the number of electric light-duty vehicles on the road would reach 125 million by 2030,” it added. And if policy ambitions develop further, that number could become as high as 220 million by 2030, it said. But the IEA said that in order for the cars of the future to overtake their petrol and diesel-powered (柴油动力)competitors, governments will have to take the lead.
“The main markets by numbers (China) and sales share (Norway) have the strongest policy push,” the IEA said. “Looking ahead, the strongest current policy signals come from electric car policies in China and California, as well as the European Union’s recent proposal on CO2 emissions (排放)standards for 2030. ”
The EU has committed to cutting 40 percent of its greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels, and to improving its use of renewable energy by at least 27 percent. France, home to Europe’s second-biggest car industry after Germany, has gone further by announcing a plan to end sales of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040, as part of an ambitious plan to meet its targets under the Paris climate accord (条约). Electric vehicles use batteries instead of petrol or diesel fuel, thereby massively reducing their damage to the environment. But they are not without controversy (争论).
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假设你是李华,最近,在英语课上,你们班学习了有关急救方面的一些常识,同学们普遍对这方面的知识很感兴趣,大家都认为学校有必要提供相关方面的课程,请你作为班长给校长写一封信,提出你的建议,并写出建议的理由。
内容包括: 1. 学习急救知识的意义;
2. 具体建议及原因;
3. 重申建议的重要性。
注意:1. 词数80左右;
2. 可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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The most destructive(破坏性的)wildfire in California’s history started on Nov 8, 2018, ______ by bad electrical cables(电缆)in the town of Paradise. It burned for 17 days and caused $16.5 billion in ______, destroying nearly 19,000 buildings, killing 85 people and leaving 50,000 others homeless. Paradise was ______ a paradise(乐土).
Shane Grammer grew up 15 miles away in Chico, and he ______ the news of the fire’s deadly path from his home in Los Angeles. The 47-year-old father of three works as a creative director for Disney’s theme parks. Grammer still has ______ in the Paradise area. When his childhood buddy, Shane Edwards, posted pictures of his white chimney ― the only part of his house to ______ ― Grammer felt helpless. And then he had a(n)______.
“I’ve got to paint that ______,” he told Inside Edition. “It was an opportunity for me to express myself and be a(n)______.
On Dec 31, Grammer ______ three hours painting a beautifully sad black-and-white image(画像)of a woman on the chimney — a reminder, perhaps, of the ______ of life, or even just of life itself.
Grammer ______ the image on Instagram. The victims(受害者))of the fire, especially, had ______ feelings. “You bring beauty and hope,” one said.
____, Grammer realized that his artistic expression had ______ into something deeper, the hallmark(特征)of true art. Over a period of three months he returned eight times, ______ 17 pictures of victims and mythical(神话里的)heroes on walls, pickup trucks, and ruined buildings. “There is______,” he explains. “There is beauty in the ashes.”
Grammer’s work in Paradise has become a bigger ______. He has traveled the world painting big pictures in ______ places that needed some light: a home for orphans(孤儿)in Tijuana, Mexico; a youth center in San Francisco. “I want to do something powerful and create art that ______ people,” he says.
1.A.turned down B.put forward C.brought about D.broke out
2.A.damage B.use C.waste D.question
3.A.as usual B.at last C.once again D.no longer
4.A.made B.followed C.ignored D.missed
5.A.students B.co-workers C.friends D.children
6.A.survive B.disappear C.continue D.exist
7.A.dream B.idea C.excuse D.chance
8.A.fire B.wall C.house D.chimney
9.A.artist B.director C.reporter D.tourist
10.A.wasted B.saved C.took D.spent
11.A.purpose B.truth C.beauty D.choice
12.A.sold B.noticed C.discovered D.posted
13.A.angry B.upset C.strong D.strange
14.A.Generally B.Suddenly C.Luckily D.Hopefully
15.A.changed B.divided C.cut D.formed
16.A.printing B.painting C.buying D.collecting
17.A.luck B.doubt C.hope D.happiness
18.A.task B.game C.experiment D.project
19.A.busy B.dark C.lonely D.quiet
20.A.moves B.excites C.warns D.surprises
Many of you may know that Jakarta is the capital city of Indonesia. 1. In September, Indonesia announced that the country will move its capital from Jakarta, on the island of Java, to Kalimantan, on the island of Borneo. This is big news for Indonesia. Indeed, it would be for any country.
The word ''capital'' comes from the Latin word ''caput'', meaning ''head''. Government institutions (机构), such as legislative (立法) and judicial (司法) bodies, are located in capital cities. 2.
In English-language news reports, when you read ''relations between Beijing and Moscow'', it actually means ''relations between the Chinese and Russian governments''. 3. In many countries, the capital is the richest city. This is because when a city becomes a major business center, it takes a more important place on the world stage. London, for example, has been the economic center of Britain for nearly 2,000 years, so it's naturally been the capital for much of that time.
4. Brazil's capital used to be Rio de Janeiro, a coastal city. Later the capital moved to the inland city of Brasilia. Part of the reason is that coastal cities can be attacked (攻击) more easily. In the case of Indonesia, the new capital was chosen in order to achieve balanced development in different areas. Kalimantan is an underdeveloped area. 5.
A.This will soon change.
B.Sometimes, capitals are chosen for safety reasons.
C.Some new capitals are planned and built in undeveloped areas.
D.Countries sometimes move their capitals from one city to another.
E.Therefore, it is important to choose a good spot for one's capital.
F.By becoming the new capital, it can expect faster economic growth.
G.The leaders of a country usually work and live in the capital as well.
Artificial intelligence products are not new. However, researchers have been working to improve the technology. Now virtual assistants, like Siri and Alexa, can have short conversations with us. AlphaGo taught itself to play Go and became better than the top human players.
Now an AI system has been tasked with passing a multiple-choice exam. The goal is to improve machines’ language understanding and logic with so-called computer vision.
A system named Aristo was developed by the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, a lab in the United States city of Seattle. It recently passed an eighth-grade science exam taken by many US students, The New York Times reported. It correctly answered more than 90 percent of the questions. Then it was given a twelfth-grade exam. It scored more than 80 percent.
It’s an example of the progress in AI development. Four years ago, 700 computer scientists tried to develop AI systems that could pass these kinds of exams. None scored higher than 60 percent.
Aristo was able to pass the exams because it can not only understand language but also use logical thinking to solve difficult problems. For example, it can understand what a forest fire is and how it could endanger animals like squirrels or decrease the food supply they need.
The system used BERT, a kind of neural (神经的)network technology developed by Google, to answer the questions. BERT has “read” thousands of English articles If it looks at a sentence with a missing word, it can correctly guess what the word is With BERT’s help, Aristo “read” many multiple-choice questions and answers. Over time, it was able to find logical patterns on its own.
It may still be in the earliest stages, said Jingjing Liu, a Microsoft researcher who has been working on similar technologies “We can’t compare this technology to real human students and their ability to reason.”
However, Aristo’s success means that AI systems are getting better at understanding users, and we might see improved search engines and hospital databases (数据库)in the near future.
1.Why did scientists develop Aristo?
A.To make better multiple-choice exams.
B.To improve AI’s ability to teach itself.
C.To shorten the time AI needs to “read” information.
D.To improve the language understanding and logic of AI.
2.What can we know about Aristo from its exam results?
A.It was smarter than most US students.
B.It could only deal with science questions.
C.It was best at understanding English.
D.It did better than other AI systems in similar tasks.
3.What does the sixth paragraph talk about?
A.How Aristo teaches itself. B.How Aristo reads English articles.
C.How Google developed BERT. D.How Google designed Aristo.
4.What can we learn from Jingjing Liu’s words?
A.AI will soon replace humans in many tasks.
B.Aristo still cannot compare to human reasoning skills.
C.Humans can’t live without AI in the future.
D.Aristo performs better with a larger database.
Reading books and looking at pictures is great, but nothing assists learning like travel, especially for teenagers. Not only do they get to see a world beyond their neighborhood, they also gel to experience it — feel it, taste it, hear it and better understand the world around them. After nearly four decades in the classroom and traveling the world, Phyllis Duvall Bailey knew this perhaps better than anyone else.
Becoming involved with the work in AKA Sorority Inc in US, she worked to educate children about the United Nations. There was no doubt in Bailey’s mind that the lessons would mean so much more if the students could see things for themselves. Starting in 2015, Bailey, 82, set out to take her students to the UN Headquarters in New York City to give them a “Window Seat to the World”, and thus transform them into global citizens. Indeed, it is a great opportunity to give students national and international exposure. Since Bailey saw the students as future leaders, she was desperate to expose them to the UN, its mission, its agendas (议程) and its supporting organizations. She decided to give $10,000 (70,720 yuan) of her own money to pay for the late June trip, enough to take 10 student ages 14-17 on a four-night stay in New York. There, they had guided tours of the UN Headquarters and the New York City harbor.
It was Quenyaun Payne’s first trip to the city and Taylor Sappington’s second. Payne, 17, is a senior at McEachern High School in the state of Georgia, US. Sappington, 15, is a junior at Therrell High School in Atlanta, Georgia, US. Both said their visit to the UN was inspiring, “I liked how countries are not only working together, they’re focused on common goals like global warming and keeping the peace,” Sappington said. Payne commented, “The trip was amazing. I’m so thankful Mrs. Bailey made it possible.”
Actually, there are a lot of people grateful for the retired teacher’s effort. The United Nations Association of Atlanta recently gave Bailey its Humanitarian Award, and the United Nations Association of the US awarded her with the National Education Award. But Bailey wasn’t looking for recognition or even gratitude. Over those four days in New York, she’d already felt it, seen it in the eyes of those 10 teenagers, Payne and Sappington included, who made the trip. “It has been a real joy to get to see and watch their reaction to new experiences,” she said.
1.How did Bailey help students?
A.She offered students volunteer opportunities at the UN.
B.She paid for them to go to school.
C.She paid for trips that helped students see the world
D.She taught students life-long learning skills.
2.What can we know from Sappington’s words?
A.He is determined to work for the UN in the future.
B.He would like to contribute to global affaire.
C.He found the trip to the UN meaningful.
D.He wants to visit New York City again
3.What would Bailey probably agree with?
A.Students today are more willing to seek new experiences.
B.Winning an award motivated her to work hard.
C.Classroom teaching limits students’ development.
D.Students’ gains are more important than the recognition of her efforts.