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—ByErinMcHugh
Thisyear,theUSNationalParkService’sNationalParkWeekisonApril21-29.Duringtheweek,allthenationalparksofferfreeadmission.Enrichyourknowledgewiththisbook,asitintroducesthenationalparksandsomeinterestingplacesintheUS.Thebook’sfeaturedplacesincludeYosemiteNationalPark,EllisIsland(homeoftheStatueofLiberty)andtheNationalParkofAmericanSamoa,theonlyU.S.nationalparksouthoftheequator(赤道).
WhereDoRecyclableMaterialsGo?
—BySabbithryPersad
Tianahadbeenlearningaboutrecyclingatschool.Butwhenherdog,Bubbles,getslostrunningafterarecyclingtruck,sheendsuplearningalotmoreaboutrecyclablematerialsthanever!
FollowTianaandherfamilyastheysearchforBubblesaroundtownandattheMaterialsRecoveryFacility.Alongtheway,readerswilllearnalotaboutrecyclingandhowtheycandotheirpartinprotectingtheenvironment.
ScrapKinsBuild-ItBookVolume1
—ByBrianYanish
MeettheScrapKins.Theyarecreative,friendlymonsterswholiveinarecyclingcenter,knownasScrapCity.They’llshowyouhowtoturnjunkintoprettycoolthings.Readerswilllearnhowtocreatecutebagsfromoldjeans,beautifulshipsfrommilkboxes,andmore.Rememberthatoneperson’strashisanotherperson’streasure!
21.WhyistheNationalParkofAmericanSamoaspecial?
A.Itisfreeforadmission.B.Itliessouthoftheequator.
C.Ithasitsspecificanimals.D.Thereisafamousstatueinit.
22.Whichauthorteachesyouhowtomakeanartworkfromwastes?
A.CarolPasternak.B.ErinMcHugh.
C.SabbithryPersad.D.BrianYanish.
23.Whatisthecommongoalofthefourbooks?
A.Toteachkidspracticalskills.B.Tocommentonkids’behavior.
C.Toraisekids’environmentawareness.D.Tomakekidsinterestedingeography.
B
Itwasanoldapartmentbuilding,inwhichmanypartsaremadeofwood.Regardlessofthewarningoffiremen,theresidentswouldn’tmoveoutbecausetheywerepoorandhadnowheretogo.
Onenight,thebuildingwasonfire.Theresidentsbegantorunfortheirlives.Whenhalfofthepopulationhadgotthemselvesout,thewoodenstaircasesbrokedown.Theremainingresidentsrushedtotheroofofthethirdfloor,whichhadnotbeentouchedbytheflamesyet,waitingforthefirementorescuethem.Firemendidarriveinashortwhile.Butthefireenginesandladderscouldnotreachthebuildingasthealleywastoonarrowtoallowthepassage.Thesituationwascritical,sincethefiremightburntheroofatanymoment.Thefiremenplacedafewcushionsonthefloor,andgotsomequiltsfromthenearbyhousestoaddtothepile.Thentheyaskedthepeopleontheburningbuildingtojumponthepileaftertheyhadshownhow.Amanjumpeddown,bottomtouchingthepile,uninjured.Anotherpersonjumpeddown,uninjured...Theyjumpedoneafteranother,allsafe.
Finally,Singermarybecametheonlyremainingoneontheroof,hesitatingwhilethefirewasswallowingtheroofsoon.Peopleshouted:
“Jump,jump!
”Singermaryjumped,butshejumpedheaddownwithopenarms.Peoplewereamazedandgreatlyshocked.Howcouldshedosuchajump?
Itwasasuicidegesture!
Fortunately,thecushionswereverythick.Shedidnotdie,butinjuredseriously,sayingwithwhatstrengthshegot:
“Pleasetakemetohospital!
”Shewaspregnant,andshehadjumpedheaddowninordertokeepthechildsafe.Thatwasmother’slove!
Peopleweredeeplymoved.
24.Whendidthewoodenstaircasebreakdown?
A.Afterhalfoftheresidentsranout.
B.Beforetheresidentsdiscoveredthefire.
C.Immediatelythefiremenarrived.
D.Themomentthefirestarted.
25.Whycouldn’tthefiremenputoutthefire?
A.Thecushionsblockedtheway.
B.Thefireenginesweretooold.
C.Thebuildingwasmadeofwood.
D.Thealleywasnotwideenough.
26.WhydidSingermaryjumpinadifferentway?
A.Toreducethedanger.
B.Tocoverherfright.
C.Toprotectherchild.
D.Toshockherneighbours.
27.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.HarmonyofNeighbourhood
B.Mother’sLove
C.HeroicFiremen
D.AnUrgentRescue
C
A
small
robot
may
help
children
who
are
recovering
from
a
long-term
illness
in
the
hospitalorathome.These
feel
separated
their
friends
and
classmates.Therobottakestheirplaceatschool.Throughtherobot,the
can
hear
teachers
friends.Theycanalsotakepartinclassfrom
wherever
they
recovering.
Anyone
has
had
knows
that
at
homecanbelonely.Thiscanbeespeciallytrueofchildren.Theymayfeelleftout.Now,thesechildrenmayhaveahigh-techfriendtohelpfeellessalone.AndthatfriendisarobotcalledAV1.AV1goestoschoolforachildwho
is
homebound
while
illness.Andthechild’sschoolfriendsmusthelp.Theycarry
between
classes
place
onthechild’sdesk.
ANorwegiancompanycalledNoIsolationcreatedtherobot.Theco-foundersofNoIsolationareKarenDolvaandMariusAabel.DolvaexplainshowtherobotAV1works.Shesaysfromhomethechildusesatabletorphonetostarttherobot.Thentheyusethesamedevicetocontroltherobot’smovements.Atschooltherobotbecomestheeyes,earsandvoiceofthechild.
The
child
take
part
classroom
activities
recovering—whetherathomeorfroma
hospital
bed.The
equipped
with
speakers,microphones
camerasthatmakecommunicationeasy.Itwasdesignedtobetough.Itiswaterresistantandcantakeafallfromadeskwithoutdamage.
InsideAV1thereisasmallcomputerconnectedtoa4Gnetwork.Asmallcamerahookeduptoasmallcomputercoulddothejob.Butthatwouldnotbethesame.AV1islargeandlookslikeahumanforareason.Dolvasaysthisisimportantbecausetherobotissupposedtobeafriendtothechildren.Hopefully,AV1willhelpsomechildrenfeellesslonelywhiletheyareabsentfromclass.
28.Howdochildrencontroltherobot’smovements?
A.Bytalkingwiththerobot.
B.Bytakingpartinclassactivities.
C.Bythemicrophonesequippedinit.
D.Bytouchingthetabletorphone.
29.WecanknowthatAV1___________.
A.isequippedwithcamerasandspeakers
B.iscreatedbyDolvaandAabel
C.canexplainwhatchildrencan’tunderstand
D.isdesignedtotreatthediseasesofchildren
30.WhoisAV1mainlydesignedfor?
A.Childrenwhohavejustrecoveredfromillnesses.
B.Childrenwhocan’tgotoschoolforalongtime.
C.Childrenwhoareboredwithgoingtoschool.
D.Childrenwhocan’tsee,hearorspeak.
31.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.RobotHelpsSickChildrenFeelLessLonely
B.NoIsolationAnnouncedItsNewProduct
C.EasyCommunicationwithClassmates
D.TheFunctionofaLittleRobot
D
Whiledogkeepersrealizetheirdogscanreadtheirmoodsaccurately,scientistshavealwaysbeenalittledoubtful.NowthankstosomeresearchersattheUniversityofVeterinaryMedicineinVienna,Austria,wefinallyhavesomeconvincingevidence.
Fortheirstudy,biologistCorsonMillerandhisteamexposedelevenselecteddogstodigitalimagesofwomenthatwereeitherangryorhappy.Halfthedogswererewardedfortouchingthescreenwhenshownahappyface,whiletheotherhalfgottheirtreatforselectingthosethatappearedangry.
Interestingly,thedogswerenotprovidedwiththeentireface.Somedogswereshownonlyupperhalveswhiletheothersobservedlowerhalves.That’sbecausethescientistsbelievehumansshowtheiremotionsontheirentireface.
Aftersometraininglikehowtorecognizesmalldifferenceslikethewrinklesbetweentheeyesorthechangesintheirshapethataccompanythehappyorangryexpressions,thedogsweremostlyabletoidentifythecorrectexpressionnotonlyonafamiliarfacebutonastrangeface.Theresearchersconcludedthedogsweresmartenoughtoreadhumanemotions.
Theyalsofoundthosebeingtrainedtoreadangryexpressionstookalongertimetolearn.Theyguessitmaybebecausedogsfindangryfacesdisgusting,causingthemtowithdrawquickly.However,oncethesmartdogsrealizedtheyweregettingrewarded,thetrepidationseemedtodisappear.Infact,thedogshadsuchagoodtimeplayingthecomputer“game”thatscientistshadahardtimekeepingthemawayfromthetouchscreensafterthestudywascompleted.
Theresearchersalsonoticedonlydogswithamaleownerhadahardtimeunderstandingtheexpressionscorrectly.Sincethetouchscreenmodelswereallfemales,thisconfirmedwhathasbeenobservedinpreviousstudies—dogsaremoreefficientatreadingfacialexpressionsofpeoplethatarethesamegenderastheirowner.
32.Howdidthescientistsconducttheexperiment?
A.Bymixingtheselecteddogstogether.
B.Byleavingdogstowomenwhoareeitherhappyorangry.
C.Byrewardingonlyhalfofthedogstouchingthescreen.
D.Byshowingdigitalpicturesofwomen’shappyorangryfaces.
33.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutthedogsinthestudy?
A.Thedogswerenotallprovidedwiththeent