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AnOceansVacuum
There’sacollectionofplastictrashinthemiddleofthePacificOcean.It’sbiggerthanTexas-andgrowing.Thewaytocleanitupnowistocatchitwithnets.Thatisbothcostlyandslow.Instead,theOceanCleanupProjectproposes62-mile-longfloatingbarriersthatwouldusenaturalcurrentstotraptrash.Ifnextyear’strialssucceed,afullcleanupoperationwouldaimtostartin2020.Itcouldreducethetrashby42%over10years.
Easy-OnShoes
In2012,MathewWalzer,ahighschoolstudentwithadisability,sentanotetoNike.“Mydreamisogotocollege,”hewrote,“withouthavingtoworryaboutsomeonecomingtotiemyshoeseveryday.”Nikeassignedadesignteamtothechallenge.Thisyear,theycameoutwiththeirsolution:
theFlyEase.Thebasketballshoecanbefastenedwithonehand.ApairofNikeFlyEaseshoessellsfor$130.
AnAirportforDrones(无人机)
AsAmazon,Google,andothersgetreadyfordronedeliveryservice,thereisonebigquestion:
whatkindsofhomebaseswilltheirdroneshave?
Rwanda,inAfrica,mayhavetheanswer.There,workerswillsoonstartworkonthree“droneports”.Thegoalistomakeiteasiertotransportfood,medicalsupplies,electronics,andothergoodsthroughthehillycountryside.Constructionissettobecompletedin2020.
21.What’stheadvantageoftheOceansVacuum?
A.Itcanbeamoney-saver
B.Itcangrowyearbyyear
C.Itcantearplasticintopieces
D.Itcanbeputintowideusesoon
22.WhatdoweknowaboutNike?
A.Itoffersfreeshoestothedisabled
B.Itisdesigningnewshoesfrequently
C.Itprovidescustomer-friendlyservices
D.ItrespondedtoMatthew’srequestpassively
23.WhyisRwandasettingup“droneports”?
A.Becauseroadtravelthereisrough
B.Becausetherearetoomanydrones
C.Becausethey’reeasiertoconstructthanroads
D.Becausetheyarereceptivetonewtechnology
B
Igrewupinatroubledhomeinthe1970s,ontheoutskirtsofdowntownOrlando,Florida.Notfaraway,athree-storyhouseattractedmyeyes.
ItwasnothingliketheoneIlivedinwithmymother,asmalldarkplacewithrulesaboutbefriendingothers.“Don’t.Never,evertalktoanyone,”mymothersaid.
Oneday,insixthgrade,ablack-hairedwomanwasintroducedtoourclass:
Mrs.Reese.ReeseexplainedthatshewasstartingSpanishClub.SheinvitedanyoneinterestedinlearningSpanishlanguageandculturetostayafterschool.
Icouldnottakemyeyesoffherbracelets(手镯)andshiningrings.Thebellrang,andtomyshock,noonewentuptoMrs.Reese.Iwasunderstrictorderstogostraighthome.Butthatday,Istayed.IaskedMrs.Reesewhentheclubstarted.
“Wecouldbeginrightnowifyoulike,”shesaidwithasmile.Ifeltbeautiful.ThatdayIlearnedthatthehouseofmydreamswasherhouse.IlearnedhowtoanswerquestionsaboutmyageandmyfavoritefoodinSpanish.AndIlearned,Doyouwanttocomeovertomorrowforcookinglessons?
Iwantedtosay“Yes”,butMom’swordsheldmeback.
Ibeggedmymotherallsummerandintofall,wellafterSpanishClubhaddissolved.Iweptatnightsometimes,soworriedthatMrs.Reeseandherfamilywouldmoveaway.
Atsomepoint,ImanagedtowearmymotherdownandoneSaturdayafternoon.IrodeouttoMrs.Reese’shouse.
Thedetailsofthatafternoonaremarkedinmymind:
Wehadtea.Shepaintedmytoenailsred.Wemadeagarlickypicadillo.WespokeinSpanish.InSpanish,myvoicewasloudandromantic.Thisistherealme!
Irememberthinking.
MymotherneverpermittedmeanothervisittoMrs.Reese’shouse.Butfourdecadeslater,Istillrememberthatdayandthelifesheshowedme,proofofapossiblefuture.
24.Whatkindoffamilywastheauthorfrom?
A.Hard-upB.Two-parent
C.Stress-freeD.Disease-ridden
25.Whydidtheauthorchoosetojointheclub?
A.Shewantedtostaylongeratschool
B.SheintendedtocomfortMrs.Reese
C.ShewasdeeplyattractedbyMrs.Reese
D.Shehopedtobefriendtheownerofherdreamthouse
26.TheauthorwenttoMrs.Reese’shouse.
A.withthehelpofhertears
B.whilenoonewasnoticing
C.withhermother’spermission
D.justbeforetheladymovedaway
27.WhatdidtheauthorgainfromMrs.Reese?
A.ThebeautyofSpanish
B.Thewonderofanewworld
C.Thepowerofself-confidence
D.Theimportanceofindependence
C
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theywouldn’tsaybootoagoose.
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