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SummerProgramGuideforTeensPre-CollegeImmersiveProgram

WellesleyCollegeisknownforthethousandsofaccomplishedwomenithassentoutintothe

world-womenwhoarecommittedtomakingadifference.Especiallydesignedforhighschool

girls,theprogramisbasedonWellesley'scampus.Studentswilltakecoursesandbecome

membersoftheWellesleycommunity.

When:July7-August1

MoreInformation:781-283-2748YoungScholarsProgram

Opentohighschoolstudentswhohaveanacademicaverageof3.2orbetter,theprogramisa

greatintroductiontotheUniversityofMaryland.Seminarsfeaturingspeakersininnovative（革新

的）careeroracademicfieldsfurtherenrichthelearningexperience.Studentsenjoymovienights,

activitiesatthestudents'unionandmore.

When:July8-July27

MoreInformation:301-405-7762ZealAdventureandTravel

Weoffertwo-weekandthree-weeklongtripstoHawaii,Alaska,Australia,CostaRica,and

Spain.Alltripsinclude15to25hoursofcommunityserviceactivities.Dependingonyourtripof

choice,you'11bevolunteeringwithseaturtles,caringfordogsinSpain,andmuchmore.Every

tripalsoincludesexcitingoutdooractivitieslikesurfing,iceclimbingandhiking.

MoreInformation:844-282-9325CaliforniaCollegeTour

Studentswillvisittopschoolsthroughoutthestateonthisfun-filledtour.Thetourincludes

enjoyingtouristattractionsalongtheway,includingDisneyland!Alongtheway,studentstake

collegetours,meetwithadmissionsstaff,andlearnhowtomakethemostoutoffuturecollege

visits.

MoreInformation:510-548-6612

1.WhatcanyoudoifyouattendtheYoungScholarsProgram?

A.Takepartinvariousoutdooractivities.

B.LearnthehistoryofWellesleyCollege.

C.Watchfilmstogetherwithotherstudents.

D.Enjoysometouristattractionsalongtheway

2.Whichnumbercanprovideaccesstovolunteeringchances?

A.301-405-7762.

B.510-548-6612.

C.781-283-2748.

D.844-282-9325.

3.Whichprogrammayhelpstudentsmakeachoiceduringthecollegeapplication?

A.CaliforniaCollegeTour.

B.YoungScholarsProgram.

C.ZealAdventureandTravel.

D.Pre-CollegeImmersiveProgram.

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PromiseSawyers,a10-year-oldgirlinNashville,Tenn.,isinspiringpeopleoldandyoungafter

makingavideobeforegoingtoschoolubiggerandbetter“withhernaturalhair,justonedayafter

shewasmadefunofforherafro.

PromiseSawyers*motivationalvideowaspostedonlinebyhermomQuiDaugherty,afterthe

5th-gradersecretlyrecordeditonDaugherty'sphone.Init,Sawyersexplainedthatshewasfeeling

“sometypeofway“afterherclassmateshadmeanthingstosayaftersheworehernaturalhairthe

daybefore.Butshewasdeterminednottoletitbringherdown,andworeitthesamewaythe

followingday."Don'tallowanyonetostealyourjoy,“Promisesaid."Don'tgivethemthatmuch

power.

DaughertysaysthatPromisehasbeensurroundedbythattypeofpositivityherwholelife.She's

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alwaystaughtherdaughterto4tmeetanegativewithapositive"，evenwhensomebodyistryingto

bringherdown.Andalthoughthisexampleseemslikeoneofthemoredisheartening（令人氣餒

的）onesthatPromisehasfacedafterstartingatanewschool,hervideoprovedthatshetookher

mom'sadvicetoheart.

Now,nearly2millionviewslater,peopleeverywherearerespondingtothevideo."Wehadnoidea

theimpactthatitwasgoingtomakeandtheamountofmessages,Daughertysaid."It'smadea

hugeimpactbehindthescenesthathasblessedmepersonally.

DaughertyjokesthatPromisedoesn'tunderstandhowinfluentialherwordsare.Instead,the

10-year-oldisjustexcitedaboutthemillionsofviews.

“Ijusttellhernottofocusonthenumbers/'DaughertysaysLLet'sfindawaywecanbeimpactful

behindthisandmakeaninfluenceandinspirepeople.That'sallwewant.”

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"afro”inParagraph1referto?

A.Ahairstyle.

B.Adisability.

C.Anattitude.

D.Avideo.

5.WhatdidPromisedecidetodoafterbeingteasedbyherclassmates?

A.Seeksomeadvicefromhermother.

B.Makeherselflookbiggerandbetter.

C.Recordhersadnessonvideosilently.

D.Keepwearingthesamehairtoschool.

6.WhatwillDaughertyadvisePromisetodowhenthere9ssomethingdisheartening?

A.Switchtoanewstart.

B.Lookonthebrightside.

C.Makenecessarychanges.

D.Shareherjoywithothers.

7.HowdidDaughertyfeelaboutpeople'sresponsetothevideo?

A.Embarrassed.B.Worried.

C.Confused.D.Surprised.

C

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AnewreportfromtheU.K.saysthatmorethan1in5teenstherespendfivehoursormoreperday

onsocialmedia.Andtheheavierusersofsocialmediagotobedlaterandgetpoorerquality

sleep.Thenewstudywasbasedonself-reportedsurveydatafromnearly12,000teenage

participantsintheU.K.MillenniumCohortStudy.

MeganMoreno,aresearcherattheUniversityofWisconsin-Madison,saysthatsocialmediais

toooftendescribedaseitherentirelygoodorbad,whentherealityismorecomplicatedfor

teens."Socialmediamayhaveitsproblems,butitisthewaythattheystayintouchwitheach

other,"shesays.

Perhapsunsurprisingly,thestudyfoundalinkbetweenhighsocialmediausageandpoorsleep

patterns.Specifically,teenswhoreportheaviersocialmediausegotosleeplater.And,thestudy

authorsnote,latebedtimesarelinkedwithpooreracademicandmentalhealthoutcomes.

HollyScott,aresearcherattheUniversityofGlasgow,isn'tsoundingthealarm.Shesays,"it's

easytolookattheresultsofthisandthink,'Weshouldjustgetteenagerstospendlesstimeon

socialmedia.'Ithinkthat*sanunderstandableresponse,butwhatIreallyencouragepeopletodois

lookbeyondthat."Shesayspeopleshouldpayattentiontothe"importantemotionalandcognitive

andsocialfactors"atplaywithwhenteenagersareusingsocialmedia.

Scottemphasizesthatthestudyispointingtoacorrelationbetweensocialmediaandpoorsleep,

butnotnecessarilydemonstratingcauseandeffect.

“Certainlysometeensdosaythattheystruggletogetoffofsocialmediaatnight—theymightbe

worriedaboutmissingoutonthings,oraffectingtheirfriendsbynotansweringmessages—and

theystayuplatefromthat,"shesays.But,"maybeforsomeofthoseyoungpeopletheyhavea

naturallylaterbodyclock,andarepassingtheirfreetimeatnightonsocialmediauntilthey1re

readytofallasleep,°shesays.

8.What'sthepurposeofthenewstudyintheU.K.?

A.Tofindthebenefitsofusingsocialmedia.

B.Toknowtheeffectsofusingsocialmedia.

C.Toknowteenagers'habitsofusingsocialmedia.

D.Toprovethegrowingpopularityofsocialmedia.

9.WhatattitudedoesMeganMorenotaketowardssocialmedia?

A.Critical.

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B.Positive.

C.Objective.

D.Confused.

IO.WhatdoesHollyScottthinkofsocialmedia'scausingpoorsleep?

A.It'sinteresting.

B.It'simpossible.

C.It'sbeyonddoubt.

D.Itlacksevidence.

1I.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.HowtoSleepWellTonight

B.SocialMediaIsWastingOurTime

C.TeensMayBeLosingSleepOverSocialMedia

D.MakeUseofSocialMediainanEffectiveWay

D

Workingrobots,liketheKASRO,aretypicallybig,simple,andstrong.Theyarelarge

preprogrammedunitsworkingindangerousanddulljobs.Butthegrowingtrendtowards

collaborative（合作的）robots,orcobots,istransformingroboticuseworldwide.

WhatbigcompaniessuchasGermany,sMercedes-Benzdiscoveredwasthatrobotsalonewere

notenoughtokeeppacewiththedemandforcustomizedproducts.Human-robotcollaborationwas

identifiedasthemostsuitablestrategy.Byshrinkingrobotsdowntodesktopsizeandequipping

themwithsensorsandAI,thenextgenerationofcobotswillfeelourpresence,learnfromus,and

cooperatewithusbetter.

“Whenwehavepeopleandmachinescooperate,we'remuchmoreflexibleandcanproducemany

moreproductsononeproductionline,,,saidheadofproductionplanning,MarkusSchaefer.The

varietyistoomuchtotakeonforthemachines.

Thefutureofcobotworkingislikelytochangeasnewwaysofinteractingaredeveloped.Voice

commandsareboundtobeafeatureasnaturallanguageprocessingsystemsbecomemore

widespread.Closerintegration（融合）withmachinelearningandAIissuretohelprealizethe

benefitsofelementssuchasvoicecontrolandmachinevision.Unplannedchangestoproduction

andsaferinteractionwithhumanswillthenrequireastep-changeinrobotlearning.

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Cobotswilllearndirectlyfromhumaninteractionorevenfromsimulations（模擬）thatwillhelp

themtoadapttoreal-worldsituations.Openroboticsplatforms,suchasCarnegieMellon

University5sLoCoBotorElephantRobotics5Catbot,meanthatprogrammerscansharetheskills

theyhavedevelopedviathecloud.

Importantly,forhouseholdrobotstobecomepopular,robotlearning-whereenvironmentaldatais

gatheredtomakemoreidealdecisions—willbeneeded.Cobotcarers,suchasElliQthe

companionrobotandIKEA'sroboticfumiture,promiseabrightfutureofcooperation.

Likeanyachievabletechnologicaldream,suchasself-drivingcars,theirrealizationiscoming

soon.Cobotswillbecomestandardinthesamewaythatacar'sGPSorthesmartphonedid.Their

integrationintosocietywillgraduallybecomenormal.

12.WhatinspiredMercedes-Benztorecognizetheneedforhuman-robotcollaboration?

A.Thefastpaceofmodernlife.

B.Thedecreasingsizeofrobots.

C.Thediversityofcustomerdemands.

D.The