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WebofLifeAhealthyecosystemisoneinwhichmultiplespeciesareeachabletomeettheirneedsinarelativelystableweboflife.Studentswillexaminehoworganismsinalocalecosystemareinterrelated.UpAllNightJustaswegotosleepatnight,awholenewworldofanimalsiswakingup!Thisprogramwillwalkstudentsthroughacomprehensivestudyofhowtheseanimalsusetheirsensestohelpthemhuntforfoodatnight.OhGiveMeaBiome(生物群系)StudentswilluseNASA’sdatamapstoidentifybiomesaroundtheworldandwilllookathowanimalsdevelopovertimeandareadaptedtolivingineach.AnimalsandWeatherStudentswillworkwitheducatorstofigureouthowanimalsuseadaptationtoprotectthemselvesagainstdifferentkindsofweather.Pricing※Minimumcostof$240ifyouhavefewerthan15students.※$16/student;1freeguardianforevery10students※$19/additionalguardianNotes※Groupscanbringanunlimitednumberofadditionalguardians.However,weaskthatonlythefreeguardiansattendtheprogramandlimitclasssizeto25participantsperprogram.※ToaskquestionsortobookaZooprogramforyourgroup,pleasechickhereandcontactAndreaStein,ManagerofSchoolProgramsorcall(401)785-3510ext.359.1.Whichprogramsuitsthoseinterestedinanimalevolution(進化)most?

A．WebofLife.B．UpAllNight.C．OhGiveMeaBiome.D．AnimalsandWeather.2.Howmuchistheadmissionforagroupof10studentswith3guardians?

A．$217.B．$240.C．$278.D．$297.3.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?

A．Atravelguide.B．Anacademicmagazine.C．Acoursebrochure.D．Anonlineadvertisement.(★★★)Thesunmao(榫卯)methodofjoinerywascommonlyusedinancientChinesearchitectureandfurniture.Butwhenmoderntechnologydiscouragesmanyinmasteringthisancientskill,JiaJing,ajuniorstudentatHubeiEcologyPolytechnicCollege,offershisanswer.“Itisessentialtotrainyoungpeopleinthiscraft,”saidthe20-year-old.“Notonlydoesitensurethepreservationofcarpentry(木工)skills,butthereexistdelicatewoodenartifactsfromancienttimesthatmachinesstillcannotrepeat.”Growingupinafamilywithacarpenterfather,Jiawouldconstantlyobservehisfatherdoingwoodworkandsometimesassisthim.Thisearlyexposureignited(點燃)hispassionandtalentforcarpentry.Butasachild,hecouldn’tbuildfurnitureonhisown.So,heconveyedthispassionintobuildingwithLegobricksattheageof8.“Atthattime,IwouldthinkbeforegoingtobedaboutwhatIwouldbuildtomorrow,”Jiarecalled.“Ibrainstormedaframeworkinmymind,andthenextdayIwouldstartbuildingit.”ThishobbysignificantlybenefitedJia’sfuturefurniture-makingskills.Beforemakinganypiece,Jiacanquicklysketchadraftinhismind,whichprovesusefulduringthecarvingprocess.WhenthemomentarrivedforJiatoheadtocollege,hechoseinteriordesignatthesuggestionofhisfather.Beyondhistheoreticalstudies,Jiaalsosignedupforschoolfurniture-makingtrainingcenter.Sawing,planning,andcarvingwoodrepeatedlyeverydaycanbeanextremelydulljobformostyoungpeople.Whileotherstudentswereenjoyingtheircollegelife,Jiahadalreadylearnedtobearlonelinessandfocusonachievingexcellence.“Thisexperiencenotonlyimprovedmyskillsbutalsotestedmycharacter,”Jiasaid.Recently,Jia’scommitmenttothiscraftachievedasignificantmilestone.HewaschosenasoneofthecandidatestocompeteonbehalfofChinaatthe47thWorldSkillsCompetitioninLyon,Francenextyear.“IfIcanrepresentChinaontheglobalstage,Iwillexertallmyeffortstobecomethewinner,”Jiasaid.4.WhyshouldyoungpeoplelearnthesunmaomethodaccordingtoJiaJing?

A．ItiskeytomakingChinesefurniture.B．Itisbetterthanmoderntechnology.C．ItexhibitstraditionalChineseculture.D．Itexhibitsancientcarpentrywisdom.5.HowdidLegobenefitJiaJing?

A．Arousinghisinterestincarpentry.B．Assistinghisfatherinfurnituremaking.C．Improvinghiscarpentryskills.D．Preparinghimforhisidealuniversity.6.WhatdidJiasacrificeduringhiscollegetime?

A．Hisleisuretime.B．Hispracticalskills.C．Histheoreticalstudies.D．Hisoriginalcharacter.7.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthistext?

A．Makingfurnitureagainsttechnology.B．PreservingcarpentryinsideLego.C．Carvingdreamsinwood.D．Continuingpassiononglobalstage.(★★★)Harvestingfruitisaverypreciseoperation.Thefruitmustbepickedwhenitisperfectlyripe.Butwithpickersinshortsupplyinrecentyears,growersneededtoquicklyfindanotherwaytoharvesttheircrops.TevelAeroboticsTechnologiescametothefarmers’rescuewiththeFlyingAutonomousRobots(FARs)thatcanhelppickfruit.“Notfindingenoughfruitpickersiseveryfarmer’sbiggestconcern,”YanivMaor,Tevel’sfounderandCEOsaid.“Askanyfarmer,anywhereintheworldandthey’lltellyoutheydon’thavethepeople.Foodconsumptionisincreasing,butlaboravailabilityisdecreasing.Ifpickersarenotavailable,fruitwillgobadonthetrees.Theflyingrobotswillworkdayandnightinalmostanyweather,withouttakingabreak,topickasmuchripefruitaspossible.MaorsetupTevelin2017anddevelopedthetechnologyafterseeingyoungIsraelispickfruitandtiredafterafewhours.Herealizedthattherehadtobeabetterway,sohebegandevelopingthesoftwareandartificialintelligence(AI)thatareneededforthesmartrobotpickers.“Wehavetoteachtherobotabouteachfruit,thebranches,theleaves,howtoaccessthefruitandhowtorotate(轉動)itanddisconnectitfromthetree,”Maorsaid.Theflyingrobotscircleroundtreesandpickonlytheripeoneswithatwist(扭動)oftheirintegratedgrasperarms.TherobotsarefittedwithcamerasthatuseAItoassessthesizeandcolorofthefruitsothatonlytheripepiecesarepicked.Thecamerasalsoensurethattherobots’pathsarenotblocked.TherobotsarecurrentlypickingAsianpearsinIsrael.In2022,theFARswereusedinpilotprogramsinItalytopickpeachesandotherfruits,aswellasintheUS.Theyarenotareplacementforlabor,instead,theyareasolutionfortheinadequatehumanpickers.Inthefuturefewerpeoplewillworkinpickingandmorewillworkinmanagingtherobots,analyzingthedataandmakingdecisions.8.WhatisTevelAeroboticsTechnologies?

A．Arobot.B．Aprogramme.C．Acompany.D．Anexhibition.9.WhyareFARsusedaccordingtoMaor?

A．Tosavelaborandreducecosts.B．Toavoidthelossoffruit.C．Tospeedupthepickingprocess.D．Tomeettheshortageoflabor.10.Whatdoesparagraph4mainlytalkabout?

A．Howtherobotswork.B．Whattherobotsconsistof.C．Whytherobotsareuseful.D．Wheretherobotsareused.11.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardshumans’futurerole?

A．Doubtful.B．Positive.C．Worried.D．Unclear.(★★★)Tosome,acow’sburp(打嗝)mightseemlikeasmallthing.ButinNewZealand,cowsoutnumberpeoplebytwotoone.ThereareonlyfivemillionpeopleinNewZealand,whichishometo10millioncowsand26millionsheep.Cowsdonoteasilydigestthegrasstheyeat—instead,theyferment(發(fā)酵)itintheirstomachs.Theprocessreleasesalotofgas.So,everytimesomeoneeatsbeefordrinksmilk,theprocessofgettingthatproductcomesatahighcosttotheenvironment.Thecowsproducemethane(甲烷)gas.Whilethegasdoesnotlastaslongintheatmosphereascarbondioxide,ithasamuchstrongereffectonglobalwarming.ThescientistsinNewZealandareworkingonwaystoreducetheamountofgasthatcomesoutofthecows.Theyareconsideringchangingthefoodtheanimalseatorputtingadeviceonthecowstochangethemethaneintosomethinginnocuous.Thereisalsotalkoffeedingthecowsakindofspecialredseaweedorgivingthemafoodadditionthatwouldhelpthemdigestthegrass.Inaddition,farmerswantasolution.ThatisbecauseNewZealandhasannouncedplanstotaxfarmerswhoseanimalsproducetoomuchmethanegas.Thefarmerssaytheywillbeaffectedifthetaxplangoesintoeffect.AfarmerrunningafarminthetownofFeatherston,intheWellingtonRegion,istryingtogetmoremilkfromeachcow.Theincreasedefficiencymeanshedoesnotneedasmanycows,whichinturnreducestheamountofmethanecomingfromhisfarm.Atafarmerlevel,heisdoinghisbittohelpsavetheplanet.ThefightagainstmethaneisseriousinNewZealand.Thecountrypromisedtoreducethegasproducedbyfarmanimalsbyupto47percentbythe.year2050.12.Whydoescows’burpingbecomeaprobleminNameZealand?

A．Thecowsconsumemuchgrass.B．NewZealandersprefermilk.C．Thenumberofthecowsistoolarge.D．Thecowshavethedigestiveproblem.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“innocuous”meaninparagraph3?

A．Harmless.B．Useful.C．Rare.D．Inexpensive.14.Whydocowfarmerswantasolution?

A．Theycan’taffordtherisingcosts.B．Theywillraisefewercows.C．Theycan’tincreasemilkingefficiency.D．Theywillfaceaheavierburden.15.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．ClimateChange:CowBurpingIstoBlameB．MethaneGas:TheFightAgainstItIsSeriousC．GlobalWarming:NewZealandTargetsCowBurpsD．CowBurping:ScientistsLookforWaystoStopIt(★★★)Praiseislikesunlighttothehumanspirit:wecannotflowerandgrowwithoutit.Andyet,whilemostofusareonlytooreadytoapplytoothersthecoldwindofcriticism,wearesomehowreluctanttogiveourfellowsthewarmsunshineofpraise.16Perhapsit’sbecausefewofusknowhowtoacceptcomplimentsgracefully.Instead,weareembarrassedandshrugoffthewordswearereallysogladtohear.Becauseofthisdefensivereaction,directcomplimentsaresurprisinglydifficulttogive.Thatiswhysomeofthemostvaluedpatsonthebackarethosewhichcometousindirectly,inaletterorpassedonbyafriend.It’sespeciallyrewardingtogivepraiseinareasinwhicheffortgenerallygoesunnoticedorunmentioned.17Acookispraisedforaperfectmeal.Butdoyouevertellyourlaundrymanagerhowpleasedyouarewhentheshirtsaredonejustright?Doyoueverpraiseyourpaperboyforgettingthepapertoyouontime365daysayear?Praiseisparticularlyappreciatedbythosedoingroutinejobs:gasstationattendants,waitresses-evenhousewives.18Sincesooftenpraiseistheonlywageahousewifereceives,surelysheofallpeopleshouldgethermeasure.19Itonlytakesamoment’sthoughtandamoment’seffortperhapsaquickphonecalltopassonacompliment,orfiveminutesspentwritinganappreciativeletter.Itissuchasmallinvestmentandyetconsidertheresultsitmayproduce.20So,let’sbealerttothesmallexcellencesaroundusandcommentonthem.Wewillnotonlybringjoyintootherpeople’slives,butalso,veryoften,addhappinessintoourown.

A．Weareaccustomedtoacceptingpraise.B．Astudentisignoreddespitehisgoodwork.C．Togivepraisecoststhegiveralmostnothing.D．It’sstrangehowcautiousweareaboutpraisingE．Shakespearesaid,“Ourpraisesareourwages.”F．Anartistgetscomplimentedforagloriouspicture.G．“Icanlivefortwomonthsonagoodcompliment,”saidMarkTwain.二、完形填空(★★★)NatalieandCallie,both13yearsold,startedraisingmonarchbutterfliesforfunin2020.Butafterrealizingthemonarchswereanendangeredspecies,their_______soonturnedintoaseriousmission.Theylearnedthatthepopulationofmonarchbutterflieshad_______sincetheearly1990s,duetohabitat_______andwidespreaduseofchemicals,whichmadethemilkweeds(馬利筋草)themonarchs_______fortheirmaindietdangeroustoeat.Sothegirlsteamedupwithanationalnonprofitgrouptoplantanativegarden_______forthemonarchs.Thegardengreworganicmilkweedsthat_______andkeptthebutterflies.Tohelp_______thelocalstosustainthemonarchpopulation,theycreatedanexhibitionaboutthemonarchsinthelocallibrary.Theyalsowantedtoputupaneducationalsignintown,butit_______alot.Tocovertheexpense,theysetupastandattheFarmersMarkettoselltheir_______milkweedsforpeopletoplant.Althoughthefundraisingdayswere________,theyfinallysucceededinearningenoughmoneywiththeirhardworkandpeople’ssupport.TheteamhaswontheSilverAwardfortheir________oftakingcareofbutterflies,buttheyarenot________withtheirwork.“Ournextstepistocutdownontheuseof________toguaranteeasafeenvironmentforthemonarchs,”saidNatalie.Intheawardceremony,theirteacherBrian________,“Iamsoproudofthemfortheirconstant________.”21.A．dreamB．hobbyC．careerD．decision22.A．doubledB．a(chǎn)gedC．declinedD．exploded23.A．managementB．a(chǎn)ssessmentC．selectionD．destruction24.A．reliedonB．keptoffC．brokedownD．gaveaway25.A．partlyB．secretlyC．rarelyD．specially26.A．a(chǎn)ttractedB．protectedC．monitoredD．trapped27.A．employB．educateC．forceD．limit28.A．meantB．costC．changedD．hurt29.A．dryB．medicalC．healthyD．wild30.A．pleasingB．lightC．longD．disappointing31.A．projectB．conceptC．scheduleD．a(chǎn)ssignment32.A．concernedB．connectedC．finishedD．occupied33.A．chemicalsB．timeC．fundsD．energy34.A．quotedB．continuedC．repliedD．commented35.A．donationsB．supportC．patienceD．efforts三、語法填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文,在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。InthehistoryofChinesepainting,theWei,Jin,NorthernandSouthernDynastieswasaveryimportantperiod.GuKaizhi,apainteroftheEasternJinDynasty,was36figurethathadtobementionedduringthisperiod.GukaizhiwasborninWuxi,Jiangsuprovinceintheyear344and37(occupy)animportantplaceinthehistoryofChineseliterature.Hewasalsoatalentedpoetandcalligrapher.Meanwhile,38(extreme)uninterestedinfameandwealth,hemadehislivingonthephilosophyof“beinghalfsly(狡黠)andhalfsilly”39wasgiventhetitleof“threeexcellences”,namely“excellenceinpoems”,“excellenceinpainting”and“excellenceinstupidity”.Asthefirstpainter40(maintain)influenceonthedevelopmentofChinesepainting,GuKaizhinotonlycreatedthebasicmodeloffigurepainting,leaving41hismostfamouswork,NymphoftheLuoRiver(《洛神賦圖》),butalsoproposedtheprinciplesofpainting42influencehaslastedathousandyears,suchas“realizingperfectionthroughempathy”,“exposingspiritwithform”,aswellashis“sixmethods”.ThestoryofNymphoftheLuoRiver43(root)inhistoricalrecordsandthepoetryofCaoZhi,aprinceandpoetfromtheThreeKingdomsperiod.Accordingtoaccounts,CaoZhiwroteapoemcalled“RhapsodyoftheGoddessofLuo”whichdescribedagoddessofextraordinary44(attractive).InspiredbyCaoZhi’spoem,GuKaizhisetouttoillustratethecharmingnymph.Hispaintingexhibitsthesoulofthepoem,45(display)thenymph’suniqueeleganceandappealingcharm.TheworkexemplifiesGuKaizhi’sskillinbringingliteraryinspirationtolifethroughart.(★★)46.Today,________thewidespreaduseofGPS,thecompassremainsatimelesssymbolofhuma