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Thesleepingroomsaresmallandequippedwitha13-inchTVwithcable.Guestsmustwalkuponeflightofstairstoreachtheroomsandthelobby(大厅)onthesecondfloor.Nobathroomintherooms,andtheyarelocatedineachfloorandshared.
Thereisnorestaurantinthehotel,buttherearemanyAsianrestaurantswithinatwo-minutewalkfromthehotel.Thehotel’slocationinChinatownprovidesitsguestswithworld-classeaterieswithinblocks.ItisalsoonlyblocksfromgreatItalianrestaurantsinLittleItaly,approximatelyafive-minutewalkfromthehotel.LocatedinManhattan’sChinatowndistrict,thehotelisawalkingdistancetomanyfamoussupermarketsonCanalStreet,LittleItaly,Tribeca,SoHoandtheFinancialDistrict.
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21.Wecanlearnthatthehotelis________.
A.fashionableB.plainC.highD.grand
22.Whatserviceisprovidedinthehotel?
A.Deliciousbreakfast.B.FreeWi-Fi.
C.Automaticwake-upservice.D.Fitnessequipment.
23.Wecaninferthatitisveryconvenientforguestsinthehotelto________.
A.seeafilmB.attendaconcertC.visitazooD.goshopping
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Self-drivingcarsaresopopularthattheUniversityofMichiganhasevenestablishedatowncalledMcitytoallowcarmanufacturerstosafelytesttheirautonomouscars.
WhileMcitycanbeusedtosimulate(模拟)manyreal-liferoadconditions,itcannothelptestgesturesdriversusetocommunicatetheirintentiontootherdrivers,pedestriansorcyclists.Tofindasolution,UScarmanufacturerFord,withresearchersfromVirginiaTech,initiallyconsideredusingtextasawaytocommunicatethecar'
sintention,butdecideditwouldprobablynotworkuniversally.Theoptionofusingsymbolswasalsodiscarded,becauseresearchshowsthatamajorityofpeopledonothaveagoodunderstandingofwhattheymean.
Finally,theresearcherssettledonlightsignals.Awhitelightwarnedthattherewerenohumansinthecar.Aslowblinkingoneindicatedthatthecarwascomingtoastop,whilearapidlyflashinglightcautionedpassersbythatthecarwasabouttoaccelerate.
Thencamethebigchallenge—testingthesignalsonrealroads.“Weneededtotryoutthisnewlightingtocommunicatetheintentionofthevehicle,butifyou’vegotadriverbehindtheseat,youstillhavenaturalcommunicationbetweenhumans,”saidAndyShaudt,wholedtheVirginiaTechresearchteam.“Soweneededtomakeitlooklikeadriverlessear.”
Theteamdesignedacarseatcostume(戏装)thatthedriverwouldweartocoverhis/herfaceandupperbody.Ofcourse,thedriverscouldseeveryclearly.Theresearchersthenequippedthecarwithcamerastocapturehumanreactionstoalightbaronthewindshield(挡风玻璃),whichflashedoneofthethreesignalswhenappropriate.Sixdrivers,allkeepingtheirhandslowonthewheelsoasnottobedetected,tookturnstotestdrivingthecarthroughthebusystreets.
Theoverallreactiontotheflashinglightswasveryencouraging.WhoknewcostumescouldbeusefulformorethanHalloween?
24.Whatdidtheteamfirstconsiderusingasawaytocommunicatethecar'
sintention?
A.Light.B.Language.C.Symbols.D.Sound.
25.Theunderlinedword“they”inthesecondparagraphrefersto_______.
A.svmbo1sB.driversC.researchersD.flashes
26.Whatdoesarapidlyflashinglightmean?
A.Thecarwascomingtoastop.B.Therewasnodriverinthecar.
C.Thecarwasabouttospeedup.D.Thecarwasabouttoslowdown.
27.Thecarseatcostumewasintendedto_______.
A.amusethedriverB.attractthepedestriansC.warnthecyclistsD.confusethepeople
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My11-year-olddaughterhasbeenawardedanacademicscholarshiptoaprivateschool.It’sonlyasmalldiscount,butthescholarshipmeansshe’llskipthewaitinglist---providedmyhusbandandIcancover$20,000ayear.Shouldwepaytheprivateschoolfees,orchoosefreeeducationinstead?
Ialwaysassumedmychildrenwouldgotoaprivateschool,likeIdid.Notbecausemyfamilyiswealthy,butbecauseIbelievethatthebesteducationisprivate.Ittookyearsformetomakepeacewiththefactthatmytwochildrenattendedourlocalpublicprimaryschool.They’llgotoaprivatehighschool,Itoldmyself.Yethereweare.Myeldestisnowinherlastyearofprimaryschool,andmyhusbandandIwillstruggletoaffordprivateschool.Ifso,Icouldincreasemyworkhours.Mylawdegreewassupposedtobemytickettoagoodjobandasolidincome,butthat’snotquitehowitturnedout.
Duringmanysleeplessnights,Ifelttroubledbythedecision.AlthoughIwantthebestformydaughter,Ihavemyowndreamstoo.Ican’tsacrificeeverythingformypreciousgirl.IexplainthatIwanttobeapositiverolemodelformydaughter,andanunhappyparentisaterriblestrainonafamily.Ipointoutthatnoteventheprivilegeofprivateschoolwillprotectmychildrenfromdisappointmentorstruggle.Andfinally,it’sdecided.Mydaughterisgoingtothepublicschoolbehindourhome.Shecouldn’tbemorepleased.
It’stakenmealittlelonger,butnowI’mcontent.Morethanmyfancyprivateschooleducation,it’smyfamilythatshapedme.Withhighschoolnow25yearsinthepast,IcannolongerrememberthemathematicalproblemsandShakespeareanquotesIonceknewsoperfectly.Thelessonsfrommychildhoodhome,however,haveprovedimpossibletoforget.
28.Fromthepassageweknowthat__________.
A.thescholarshipherdaughterwoncouldcovermostofherschoolfees
B.hertwochildrenattendedtheirlocalprivateprimaryschool
C.thewriterhadagoodjobandasolidincome
D.ittookalongtimeforhertomakethefinaldecision
29.Whydidthewriterwantherdaughtertogotoaprivateschoolatfirst?
A.Becauseherdaughterearnedanacademicscholarship.
B.Becauseshewantedherdaughtertoreceivethebesteducation.
C.Becauseshewantedherdaughtertoskipthewaitinglist.
D.Becauseherdaughter’spotentialwaswastedatthepublicprimaryschool.
30.Theunderlinedword“strain”inParagraph3refersto________.
A.angerB.comfortC.burdenD.relief
31.Whatdoesthepassageindicate?
A.Parentsshouldmakeeverysacrificefortheirchildren.
B.Financeshouldbetakenintoaccountwhenitcomestoeducation.
C.Privateschooleducationisnotasgoodaspublicschooleducation.
D.Ratherthanschooleducation,familyinfluencesapersonmost.
D
BluePlanetII'
slatestepisodefocusesonhowplasticishavingadevastatingeffectontheoceanandslowlypoisoningourseacreatures.ResearchersrecentlyalsofoundthatseacreatureslivinginthedeepestplaceonEarth,theMarianaTrench,haveplasticintheirstomachs.Indeed,theoceansaredrowninginplastic.
Thoughitseemsnowthattheworldcouldn'
tpossiblyfunctionwithoutplastics,consumerplasticsarearemarkablyrecentinvention.Thefirstplasticbagswereintroducedinthe1950s,thesamedecadethatplasticpackagingbegangaininginpopularityintheUnitedStates.Thisgrowthhashappenedsofastthatscienceisstillcatchingupwiththechange.Plasticspollutionresearch,forinstance,isstillaveryearlyscience.
Weputalltheseplasticsintotheenvironmentandwestilldon'
treallyknowwhattheoutcomesaregoingtobe.Whatwedoknow,though,isdisturbing.Oceanplasticisestimatedtokillmillionsofmarineanimalseveryyear.Nearly700species,includingendangeredones,areknowntohavebeenaffectedbyit.Oneinthreeleatherbackturtles,whichoftenmistakeplasticbagsforjellyfish,havebeenfoundwithplasticintheirbellies.Ninetypercentofseabirdsarenoweatingplasticsonaregularbasis.By2050,thatfigureisexpectedtoriseto100percent.
Andit'
snotjustwildlifethatisthreatenedbytheplasticsinourseas.Humansareconsumingplasticsthroughtheseafoodweeat.Icouldunderstandwhysomepeopleseeoceanplasticasadisaster,worthmentioninginthesamebreathasclimatechange.Butoceanplasticisnotascomplicatedasclimatechange.Therearenooceantrashdeniers(否认者),atleastsofar.Todo
somethingaboutit,wedon'
thavetoremakeourplanetenergysystem.
Thisisnotaproblemwherewedon'
tknowwhatthesolutionis.Weknowhowtopickupgarbage.Anyonecandoit.Weknowhowtodispose(处理)ofit.Weknowhowtorecycle.Wecanallstartbythinkingtwicebeforeweusesingle-useplasticproducts.Thingsthatmayseemordinary,likeusingareusablebottleorareusablebag—whentakencollectively,thesechoicesreallydomakeadifference.
32.Whyisplasticspollutionresearchstillaveryearlyscience?
A.Theplasticspollutionresearchistoodifficult.
B.Plasticshaveproducedlesspollutionthancoal.
C.Theworldcouldn'
tpossiblyfunctionwithoutplastics.
D.Plasticshavegainedinpopularitytoofastforsciencetocatchup.
33.HowdidtheauthorsupporthisopinioninParagraph3?
A.Hepresentedstatistics.
B.Hecitedquotesfromleadingexperts.
C.Heusedexamplesfromhisownexperience.
D.Heusedthestrategyofcomparisonandcontrast.
34.Whatcanweinferaboutclimatechange?
A.Climatechangeiscausedbyhumanactivities.
B.Somepeoplecastsomedoubtsaboutclimatechange.
C.Climatechangeis