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2020
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英
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A
Our favorite
tech gifts of 2019
When
it
comes
time
for
the
holiday
shopping
season,
we
’
re
extra
choosy
about
the
countless
technology
products
that
we
will
buy
and
give
to
friends
and
family.
Here
’
s
what
impressed
editors,
reporters and
producers the most in 2019.
Lumos
Matrix
I recently bought a Lumos Matrix
helmet (
头盔
) ($$229) with
built-in lights to make riding my bike at
night a lot safer and less stressful.
It
’
s a regular pain point
for bikers like me to make sure absent-minded
drivers see you, especially when
it
’
s dark. This definitely
helps.
—
Matt mcfarland, Writer
Goodreads app
Although
this
isn
’
t
a
gift,
the
free Goodreads
app is
a
gamechanger.
At
the
beginning
of
2019,
I
promised
myself I
’
d read at least one
new book every month. I set a goal of 12 books on
Goodreads and
used it to track my
progress, keep a list of books
I
’
m interested in and check
out what friends and others on
the app
were recommending. I read 35 books this
year!
(That
’
s up from
five books last year.) Goodreads
feels
like one of the rare feel-good social networks.
—
Kaya Yurieff
,
Tech Reporter
Ember coffee cup
I
drink
my
coffee
slowly
so
it
has
routinely
cooled
by
the
time
I
get
halfway
through
it.
For
my
birthday, my mum bought
me a cup ($$99), which keeps my coffee
warm until I finish it without trips to the
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microwave
for
reheating.
I
can
also
set
the
specific
temperature
I
want.
It
makes
my
mornings
so
much
easier.
—
Millie Dent,
Intern
1. What is the main
advantage of Lumos Matrix helmet?
A. Helping
drivers concentrate.
C. Making night riding
safer.
B. Managing the
bad weather.
D. Making bikers less
painful.
2. What does the
writer mean by referring to the Goodreads app
as “a gamechanger”?
A.
It changes some readers’ reading rules.
B. It provides readers with free
internet games.
C. It limits the number of
books a reader can read.
D. It inspires readers to
read more through interactions.
3.
Which of the following can best
describe Ember coffee cup?
A. Eco-friendly.
B. Convenient.
C. Expensive.
B
Every
year,
the
brightest
young
scientists
from
around
the
globe
come
together
to
participate
in
the
world
’
s largest
pre-college science competition, the Intel
International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF).
They demonstrate their knowledge of
science and engineering to improve the way we work
and live.
One of
2019
’
s winners, Katie Lu,
found a method for removing oil from water. This
concept can also
be applied to the
removal of microplastics from our oceans as well.
Here is what Katie told reporters:
My experience at Intel ISEF
was amazing! I remember on judging day, walking
the exhibit hall and
looking at the
people gathered outside waiting to get in. My
teacher turned to me and said,
“
That
’
s the
future
right
there.
”
It
was
so
amazing
to
spend
time
with
all
of
these
participants
who
are
going
to
do
amazing things in the
future.
My scientific career has taught
me not to fear failure and not to be afraid to ask
for help. It
’
s really
easy to be overwhelmed
(
挫败
) and wonder if what
you
’
re doing is going to
work out, but even if it
doesn
’
t,
it
’
s OK! Always look on the
positive side! A failure now
doesn
’
t mean
you
’
re a failure forever.
Failure
makes success feel earned when
it comes. Also, asking for help is good when
you
’
re struggling. You learn
how to do things a lot faster and more
efficiently.
I
’
m shocked that
some people are still skeptical about climate
change. It is real, it is dangerous and it is
one of the most important issues of our
generation. Reducing carbon emissions
isn
’
t a
“
< br>should
”
, it is a
“
must
”
to continue living on the planet.
Additionally, people aren
’
t
really worried about their personal
impact on the earth in terms of
littering, overusing plastic or wasting resources.
If we don
’
t curb harmful
human activity before
it
’
s too late, it will be a
problem that affects all humans, not just those
that contribute.
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D. Simple.
4.
What seems to concern Katie most?
A.
Ocean exploration.
B.
The overpopulation on the earth.
C.
Environmental problems.
D. The shortage
of natural energy.
5.
What
can we learn from what Katie’s teacher said?
A. No Intel ISEF, no
future.
B. All the talents
are at the Intel ISEF.
C. The participants will make the
future amazing.
D. Katie should try to do better than
the other participants.
6.
What does Paragraph 5 mainly tell
us
？
A. The setbacks Katie experienced in
her science.
B.
The relationship between failure and success.
C. Seeking help
is a shortcut to doing things well.
D. What Katie has gained
from her scientific career.
7
. What does the underlined
word “curb” in the last paragraph most probably
mean?
A. Punish.
B. Control.
C. Deny.
C
The Underwater Photographer of the
Year, which originated from 1965, is a yearly
contest based in the
United Kingdom. As
you might expect, the focus is on photos taken
under water, whether in the ocean, in
lakes or rivers, or even swimming
pools.
The pictures are judged in
several different categories. The contest in 2019
had over 5,500 entries from
70
different countries.
The
grand
prize
winner
was
“
Frozen
Mobile
Home
”
by
photographer
Greg
Lecoeur.
The
photo
shows
seals
swimming
a
small
iceberg.
To
get
the
picture,
Mr.
Lecoeur
traveled
to
Antarctica in a small
boat and spent time tracking the life around
icebergs.
The photo
“
Last
Dawn, Last Gasp
”
by Pasquale Vassallo of Italy won
the
award
for
Ocean
Protection
floating
French
around
D.
Measure.
Photographer
of
the
Year.
Mr.
Vassallo
said
that
he
went
diving
early
in
the
morning to take this
picture of a tuna
(
金
枪鱼
) trapped as
fishermen pulled their nets in.
Mr. Vassallo also took
“
Octopus
Training
”
, a picture that
won in
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the category of
“
Behavior
”
. He says that when
he came up after a dive, he noticed a soccer ball
floating on
the
surface.
When he
went to
check
it
out,
he
saw
that
there
was
an octopus hanging
from
the
ball.
Mr.
Vassallo says he
doesn
’
t understand what the
octopus was doing, but wonders if it was training
for the
World Cup.
Though
Rooman
Luc
of
Belgium
didn
’
t
win
the
“
< br>Portrait
”
category,
his
photo,
titled
“
Angry
Seahorse
”
,
is
quite
striking.
The
close-up
shot
of
a
seahorse
staring
strictly
into
the
camera
was named
runner
up
(second
place).
He
said
he
spent
nearly
an
hour
standing
in
knee-high
water
being
bitten
by
mosquitos in order to get the picture.
The
contest
has
many
more
amazing
photos
that
can
be
viewed
on
the
site,
along
with
the
stories
behind them. There is even a book with
all of the contents that can be downloaded for
free.
8. Which
isn
’
t suitable to enter the
Underwater Photographer of the Year contest?
A. The crying dolphin.
C.
The dancing lemon shark.
B. Saving the elephant.
D. Kissing the whale.
9. In which section of a
website can we read the text?
A. Arts.
B. Literature.
D. Education.
C. Documentary.
10. What is the photo
“
Last Dawn, Last
Gasp
”
aimed to
tell us?
A. A tuna is hard
to shoot.
B. We
should protect ocean animals.
C. Diving early in the
morning is painful.
D.
There are too many fishing nets in the sea.
11. What can we
learn from the photo of
“
Octopus
Training
”
?
A. The Octopus is
endangered.
B.
Photo-taking should be serious.
C. The photographer has a sense of
humor.
D. The photographer is concerned about
the Octopus.
D
If you
’
ve ever
been on a fishing boat,
you
’
ve probably seen crowds
of birds following it, hoping to
catch
a snack. Now scientists use those
birds
’
behavior
to track illegal fishing boats.
Researchers attached data loggers to
the backs of 169 albatrosses
(
信天翁
) in Indian oceans.
Weighing
only 42 grams, the devices
included a GPS, which enabled them to detect the
presence and intensity of radar
signals
emitting from boats. That information was then
sent by satellite, so the researchers could track
the
location of the
birds
—
and thus the radar-
emitting boats
—
in real time.
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4
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The
scientists
then
cross-checked
that
data
against
the
known
locations
of
boats,
collected
from
a
system
boats use to declare themselves, called the
Automatic Identification System (AIS). And
noticeable
differences appeared
frequently.
More than a third of the
times the birds
“
loggers
”
detected radar
signals, and therefore a boat, but no
such
boat
appeared
in
the
official
log
—
meaning
that
the
vehicles
had
likely
switched
off
their
AIS
—
something
that probably happens in illegal fishing
operations.
The work suggests birds
could be an effective boat-monitoring tool as long
as illegal fishing operations
don
’
t target the
birds.
Fortunately, such a
task would be difficult. Around fishing boats, you
can find hundreds of birds at any
one
time that are flying around. And the birds with
loggers are not marked in any way. So
it
’
s not really
possible for fishermen to pick out a
specific bird.
But
what
concerns
researchers
is
that
albatrosses
often
get
caught
by
some
fishing
boats.
Though
regulations
have
been
established
to
protect
against
that
happening
—
with
success
—
illegal
boats
don
’
t
necessarily obey. So scientists might
be underestimating the risk posed to albatross
populations.
12. What
characteristic of albatrosses do scientists take
advantage of in their research?
A.
Their feeding patterns.
C.
Their greedy behaviors.
B. Their sense of direction.
D. Their habit of following fishing
boats.
13. For what purpose does a boat
shut off its AIS?
A. To seek more
fishes.
B.
To have it mistaken for another.
C. To avoid being detected.
D. To save the trouble of declaring
itself.
14. What does
“
such a
task
”
in
Paragraph 6 refer to?
A. Identifying
birds with loggers.
B. Monitoring illegal boats.
D. Fishing illegally.
C. Tracking radar signals
automatically.
15. What
could be the best title for the text?
A. AIS: an Effective System
to Locate Boats
B. Humans Are Good at Discovering
Birds
’
Nature
C. Data Loggers Help Fishermen Get a
Good Harvest
D.
Scientists Use Birds to Track Illegal Fishing
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The Slow Food
Movement started in Rome, Italy in 1986. When a
new McDonalds was opening near a
beautiful historic place, some people
stood outside the restaurant and shouted,
“
We do not want fast food,
we want slow
food!
”
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