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Fromtheeast
AccessInterstate-76byexitingPA.TurnpikeatNeshaminy.TakeUSRTI-Sto76E.TakeInterstate-76toexit342GirardAvenue.TurnleftatGirardAvenueforparking.
FromtheWest
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FromCityCenter
TakeWestRiverRoadtoSweetbriarRoadandturnleft.AtSouthConcourseRoad,turnleftandgooneblocktoGirardAvenue.
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Checkoutyourfavoriteanimalsandenjoyaspecialkeeperpresentationatthetimeslistedbelow.
LionsatKeyBankBigCatFalls10:
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PigeonLoftforaFlightShowinKidZooU11:
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GiantTortoiseinReptileandAmphibianHouse11:
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1.WhenisPhiladelphiaZooopen?
A.OnHalloween.B.OnThanksgivingDay.
C.OnChristmasEve.D.OnNewYear'
sDay.
2.Whichofthefollowingprobablyliesdowntown?
A.PA.Turnpike.B.GirardAvenue
C.WestRiverroad.D.SouthConcourseRoad.
3.Atwhattimedotheanimaltrainingshowsstart?
A.9:
30a.m.B.11:
C.12:
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Idon'
tknowexactlywhenmyloveforqipaosstarted.IjustknowthatwhenIsawZhaoWeiandhercostarswearingqipaosinRomanceintheRainTVseries,whichwassetinShanghaiinthe1930s.Iwassmitten.
InmynativeUnitedStates,non-Asiansaresometimesblamedonsocialmediaforwearingqipaos,butinChina,peoplehavewhatIconsideramorereasonableandopen-mindedapproach:
Ifforeignerswearqipaos,itisseenasagestureofappreciationforChineseculture.
A.Chinesefriendrecentlygavemeoneofheroldqipaos.Theiceblueclothfeaturescircleswithfourplantsknownas"
meilanzhuju"
inChina.Theqipaofitswellattheshoulders,butnotatthewaist.Theqipaowassimplytootight.Manyofmyfriendsadvisedmetobuyanewone.However,thevalueinitwasthatmydearfriendwhohadbeenanoutstandingChineseactressinthe1980shadgivenittome;
itwasasymbolofourfriendshipIfinallydecidedtohavethewomanintheqipaostorealter(修改)it.Evenbeforethealterations,Ithoughtitsuitedmewellandthebluematchedthecolorofmyeyes,andI'
mfascinatedby“old”things.
Thewomansaidmyqipaowas“Shanghaistyle”andmadeofbrocade(织锦缎).Ithadheldprettywellthroughouttheyears.The"
qipaodoctor"
saidshecouldaddmaterialtowidenit,soIchosealightpinkclothwitha"
noble"
"
flowereddesign,whichfittedwellwiththeqipaoandhadasimilarstylewiththeoriginalone.Finally,myoldqipaowasalteredtomysatisfactionandgivenasecondlife.
4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"
smitten"
inparagraphImean?
A.Confused.B.Inspired.
C.Attracted.D.Disappointed.
5.Whydidn'
ttheauthorbuyanewqipao?
A.Shevaluedthefriendship.B.Theqipaofittedherwell.
C.Shedislikednewdesigns.D.Theqipaowasa“Shanghaistyle”.
6.Theauthorchosethelightpinkclothbecause.
A.theqipaodoctorpersuadedher.B.itmatchedthecolorofhereyes.
C.ithadasimilarstylewiththeqipao.D.sheappreciatedthetraditionalculture.
7.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?
A.TheIncreasingPopularityofQipaos.B.GivinganOldQipaoaSecondLife.
C.MyEnthusiasmforCollectingOipaos.D.SpreadingChineseCulturetotheUS.
ThePhilippines,atropicalislandnationinthePacific,willnowrequirebylawallgraduatingstudentsfromelementaryschooltocollegeplant10treeseachbeforetheycangraduate.
ThelawwassupportedintheHouseandisnowsenttothePhilippinesSenateforaction,SupportersofthelawseethisasanopportunityfortheFilipinoyouthtohelpdealwithclimatechangeandairpollutionandbuildagreenerenvironmentfortheirgeneration.
“Tothisend,theeducationalsystemshallbeacentreofspreadingcontinuoususeofnaturalresourcesamongtheyoungtomakethemsocially-responsiblecitizens,TheHousebillstated,whichwasauthoredbyrepresentativeGaryAlejano.
Alejanoestimatesthatoverthecourseofonegenerationthebillwillberesponsiblefor525billiontreesplanted.Thiscomesfromover12millionstudentsgraduatingfromelementaryschooleachyear,5millionfromhighschooland500,000fromcollege,equaling175millionnewtreesplantedeachyear.
ThePhilippinesconsistsof7,641islandsinSoutheastAsia.Acrossthoseislands,deforestationhasbeenaprimaryenvironmentalissue.AgriculturehasledtoasignificantdropinforestedareasacrossthePhilippines.Throughthe20thcentury,forestedareainthePhilippinesdecreasedfrom70percentto20percent.Itisestimatedthat24.2millionacresofforestswerecutdownfrom1934to1988,primarilyfromlogging.
Theperformanceofthisnewlawcouldsetoffasituation,bywhichthePhilippinesswitchesfromnetlosstonetgainoftrees,asimpleandpowerfulmessagetotheFilipinoyouthwiththepotentialforlongtermpositiveinfluence.
8.WhydoesthePhilippinesmakethelawtoplanttrees?
A.Tocreateabetterenvironmenttolivein.
B.Toshowthegovernmentistakingaction.
C.Tomakesurestudentscangraduateeasily.
D.Toraisepeople'
sawarenessofeducation.
9.WhatdoesAlejanothinkisimportant?
A.Naturalresources.B.Thefuturegeneration
C.Powerfulmessages.D.Theeducationalsystem.
10.Howmanytreeswillhighschoolgraduatingstudentsplanteachyear?
A.5million.B.50million.
C.120million.D.175million.
11.WhathascausedasharpdropinforestsacrossthePhilippines?
A.A.lossofsoil.B.Agriculture.
C.Climatechange.D.Airpollution.
Scientistssaytheyhavecreatedanewdevicethatcanturnbrainsignalsintoelectronicspeech.Theinventioncouldonedaygivepeoplewhohavelosttheabilitytospeakabetterwayofcommunicatingthancurrentones.
ThedevicewasdevelopedbyresearchersfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco.TheirresultswererecentlypublishedinastudyinthejournalNature.Scientistscreateda"
brainmachineconnection"
thatwassetinthebrain.Thedevicewasbuilttoreadandrecordbrainsignalsthathelpedcontrolthemusclestoproducespeech.Theseincludethelips,tongueandjaw.
Thestudyinvolvedfivevolunteerpatientswhowerebeingtreatedforepilepsy(癫痫).Theindividualshadtheabilitytospeakandalreadyhadelectrodes(电极)setintheirbrains.Thevolunteerswereaskedtoreadseveralhundredsentencesaloudwhiletheresearchersrecordedtheirbrainactivity.
Theresearchersusedaudiorecordingstoreproducethevocal(发声的)musclemovementwhichisthekeytoproducinghumanspeech.Futurestudieswilltestthetechnologyonpeoplewhoareunabletospeak.
Thestudyreportsthereproducedsentenceswereunderstandabletohundredsofhumanlistenersaskedtowriteoutwhattheyheard.Thelistenerswereabletowriteout43percentofsentenceswithperfectaccuracy.
EdwardChangisaprofessoroftheuniversity'
sWeillInstitute.Hewasaleadresearcherontheproject.Changadmittedthatmuchmoreresearchofthesystemwouldbeneededtoreachthegoalofperfectlyreproducingspokenlanguage.
12.Whowillprobablybenefitmostfromthisdevice?
A.Thoseunabletohear.B.Thoseunabletosee.
C.Thoseunabletospeak.D.Thoseunabletowrite.
13.Whatdoweknowaboutthe"
?
A.Itcouldcontrolthemuscles.B.Itcouldproducehumanspeech.
C.Itcouldtransformbrainsignals.D.Itcouldreadandrecordbrainsignals.
14.Whichofthefollowingisimportantforproductionofhumanspeech?
A.Brainactivity.B.Musclecontrol.
C.Audiorecording.D.Vocalmusclemovement.
15.Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythistextappear?
A.Science.B.Fashion.
C.Education.D.Entertainment.
二、七选五
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•Becreative18..WhenwewenttotheEiffelTower,thelinesfortheelevatorweresuperlong.Wenoticedadifferentlinethatwasshorteraswestoodwaiting.Welearnedthatwecouldtakethestairswithoutwaitinginhardlyanyline,anditwasmuchcheaperthantakingtheelevator!
•19..Wearealwayslookingforsomethingfreewhenwebuyticketstovisitmuseumsorbookdaytrips.Wheneveryoucancombinedifferentactivitiesintooneprice,andespeciallyifthereisamealinvolved.itcanbeworthit.
•Consider"
CityPasses"
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Citypasses"
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A.Don'
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B.Also,locationisamajorfactor
C.Youareluckytohavefreemeals
D.Combineactivitieswhenpossib