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ttheonlyplacestofinddealsonfreezer-sectiontreats.Totakeadvantageofthedeepestdiscounts,combinecoupons(优惠券)fromsponsoringbrands,suchasDole,GreenGiantandTysonFoods,withgrocerystoresales.Plus,lookforprintablesavingsonCoupons.comandEasyHoreM.BrandsparticipatinginNationalFrozenFoodMonthwilloffermorethan180,000couponsthatmakefrozenfoodamongthebestthingstobuyinMarch.
Boxedchocolates
IfyoudesiretogiveagifttoafriendinMarch,considerchocolate.TwominorholidaysinMarchprovidetheperfectexcuse:
NationalChocolateCaramelDayonMarch19andNationalChocolate-CoveredRaisinDayonMarch24.Youcandiscoverchocolatedealsonlineaswellasinstores.HeadtositeslikeRetailMeNtofinddiscountcouponsforboxedchocolatesavingsof10percentormore.
Newcars
Withthelatestcarmodelsfillingdealers'
lots,you'
llhaveahardtimefindingdiscountedmodelsfromtheyearbefore.CardealershipsarelessmotivatedtooffersteepdiscountsfromMarchthroughMay.Instead,plantobuyyourcarduringthefallorwinter.YoushouldalsoresearchtheautoyouwantatTrueCarbeforeheadingforthedealership.Thesiteoffersinformationonhowmuchthepreviousbuyerspaidforthevehiclesyouwant.
Springclothing
Whenwarmweathermakesyouwanttoheadoutdoors,resisttheurgetodosowearingthelatestfashions.Youwon'
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1.WhichthingsofferdiscountsinMarch?
A.Frozenfoodandnewcars.
B.Boxedchocolatesandnewcars.
C.Frozenfoodandboxedchocolates.
D.Boxedchocolatesandspringclothing.
2.Whatarethevehiclebuyersadvisedtodo?
A.Registeronasiteinadvance.
B.Getdiscountsfromcardealers.
C.Consultsomepreviousbuyers:
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D.Makepurchasesattherighttime.
3.WhichoftheflowingfestivalsiscelebratedafterMarch?
A.MemorialDay.
B.NationalFrozenFoodMonth.
C.NationalChocolateCaramelDay.
D.NationalChocolate-CoveredRaisinDay.
4.Whereisthepassagemostlikelyfrom?
A.Ajournal.B.Aguidebook.C.Acatalogue.D.Anadvertisement.
Afewweeksago,IcalledanUbertotakemetotheBostonairportforaflighthomefortheholidays.AsIslidintothebackseatofthecar,thewarmintonations(语调)ofthedriver’saccentwashedovermeinafamiliarway.
IlearnedthathewasarecentWestAfricanimmigrantwithafewyoungchildren,workinghardtoprovideforhisfamily.Icouldrelate:
IamthedaughteroftwoEthiopianimmigrantswhomadetheirshareofsacrificestoensuremysuccess.ItoldhimIwasonacollegebreakandheadedhometovisitmyparents.That’showhefoundoutIgotoHarvard.Anapprovingeyeglintedatmeintherearviewwindow,andquickly,wecrossedtheboundariesofrideranddriver.Ibecamehisdaughter,allgrownup—theproductofhissacrifice.
Andthencamethefatefulquestion:
“Whatdoyoustudy?
”Ianswered“historyandliterature”andtheprideinhisvoicefaded,asIknewitmight.Ididn’tevengettoadd“andAfrican-Americanstudies”beforehecutin,hisvoicethickwithdisappointment,“AllthatworktogetintoHarvard,andyoustudyhistory?
”
HereIwas,hisdaughter,squanderingthebiggestopportunityofherlife.Hewentontodelivertheage-oldlecturethatallimmigrantkidsknow.Wearetobecomedoctors(orlawyers,ifourparentsarebeinggenerous)—tomakemoneyandsendmoneybackhome.Theunspokendemand,madeacrossgenerationswhichmyUberdriverlaidoutplainly,issimple:
Fulfillyourroleinthenarrative(故事)ofupwardmobilitysoyourchildrencandothesame.
Iusedtofeelanxiousandbackedintoacornerbythequestioning,butnowasajuniorincollege,I’mgratefulfortheirsupportmorethananything.Thisholidayseason,I’vepromisedmyselfIwon’thuffandgetannoyedattheirinquiries.Iwon’tdefensivelyrespondwith“butIplantogotolawschool”whenIgetunrequestedadvice.I’lljustsmileandnod,andenjoythewarmthoftheoccasion.
5.Whatdisappointedthedriver?
A.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsstudy.
B.Thesacrificeoftheauthor’sparents.
C.Theauthor’smajorsatcollege.
D.ThelackofAfrican-Americanstudies.
6.Whichwordcanreplacetheunderlinedword“squandering”inParagraph4?
A.Wasting.B.Creating.C.Valuing.D.Expecting.
7.Whyareimmigrantkidsexpectedtobedoctorsorlawyers?
A.Becausetheseprofessionsareconsideredhighlyprofitable.
B.Becausetheirparentswantthemtomoveupwardinsociety
C.Becausetheirparentsaregenerousenoughtoaffordthefees.
D.Becausetheyhavemoreopportunitiestobenefittheirchildren.
8.Howdidtheauthorreacttothedriver’squestioning?
A.Gettingembarrassed.B.Feelingquitecontent.
C.Defendingherself.D.Appreciatinghisconcern.
Robotshavecertainadvantagescomparedtohumans:
Theyareefficient,tireless,canberepairedwhendamagedandtheynevergetsick.ThislasttraithasmadethemthestarduringourfightagainsttheCOVID-19pandemic.Whilehundredsofthousandsofmedicalworkershavefallenilldealingwiththishighlyinfectiousvirusandalotmoreareforcedtostayathomeforfearofgettingthedisease,thisisn'
taproblemforrobots.
ThisiswhytheCOVID-19outbreakisseenasthe"
tippingpoint"
—notedTheIndependentSciencereporterAnthonyCuthbertson—forrobotstostarttoreplacehumansincertainjobs.
Inareaslikehospitalsandhealthcarefacilities,robotsareusedtoperformhigh-risktasks.InChina,forexample,ahotelinHangzhouemployedarobotnamed"
LittlePeanut"
todeliverfoodtopeopleunderquarantine.InSpain,robotsareabouttobeusedtotestpeopleforthecoronavirus.
Hospitalsaroundtheworldarewakinguptoautonomousdisinfection,"
PerJuulNielsen,CEOofDenmark'
sUVDRobots,aleadingcompanymanufacturingdisinfectionrobot,toldForbes."
Wecan'
tbuildtheserobotsfastenough."
Innon-medialcompanies,robotsarealsoreplacinghumanemployeessincetheydon'
thavetheproblemofsocialdistancingandwillnevertakesickleave.WalmartandAmazon,forexample,whererobotsarealreadyusedinsorting,packingandshipping,areplanningtoincreasethenumberofrobotsintheirfacilities.
AccordingtofuturistMartinFord,usingmorerobotsthanhumanemployeescanprovetoberewardingforcompaniesevenwhenthepandemicisover."
Peoplewillprefertogotoaplacethathasfewerworkersandmoremachinesbecausetheyfeeltheycanloweroverallrisk,"
FordtoldtheBBC.
Butthissuddensurgeinrobotdemanddoesn'
tmeanthattheytriumphoverhumansineveryaspect.AccordingtoBillSmart,aroboticistatOregonStateUniversity,thehumancontactbetweendoctorsandpatientsisstillimportant.Doctorscomfortthepatientsandguidethemthroughharddecisionswhilerobotsareonlydoingroutinetasks,likecleaningandgivingtests,justtofreeupdoctorsandnurses.
Itmightbetruethatrobotshavecertainadvantagesoverhumans,buttheyarestillsecondarytohumaninteraction.
9.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Theadvantagesofrobotscomparedtohumans.
B.WhytheCOVID-19outbreakhasfueledrobotdemand.
C.Whyhumansplayalessimportantroleinfightingthepandemic.
D.DifferentviewsonapplyingrobotstofightagainstCOVID-19.
10.Whathasmaderobotsdesirableduringthepandemic?
A.Theycanberepairedwhendamaged.
B.Theydonotgetinfectedwithdiseases.
C.Theytestpeopleforcoronavirusmoreprecisely.
D.Theyaretirelessandcanreplacemedicalstaff.
11.Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwoparagraphs?
A.Humaninteractionisessentialinsomeareas.
B.Thedemandforrobotsistoogreattomeet.
C.Doctorscanmakemoreaccuratejudgmentsthanrobots.
D.Robotsneedupdatingtoimprovecontactwithhumans.
12.Whichwordbestdescribestheauthor'
sattitudetotheapplicationofrobots?
A.Skeptical.B.Conservative.C.Objective.D.Favorable.
Supposeyoubecomealeaderinanorganization.Youarelikelytohavevolunteerstohelpwiththeorganization’sactivities.Todoso,itshouldhelptounderstandwhypeopleundertakevolunteerworkandwhatkeepstheirinterestinthework.
Let’sbeginwithwhypeoplevolunteerResearchershaveidentifiedseveralfactorsthatmotivatepeopletogetinvolved.Forexample,peoplevolunteertoexpresspersonalvaluesrelatedtounselfishness,toexpandtheirrangeofexperiences,andtostrengthensocialrelationships.Ifvolunteerpositionsdonotmeettheseneeds,peoplemaynotwishtoparticipate.
Peoplealsovolunteerbecausetheyarerequiredtodoso.Toincreaselevelsofcommunityservice,someschoolshavelaunchedcompulsoryvolunteerprograms.Unfortunately,theseprogramscanshiftpeople’swishofparticipationfromaninternalfactor(e.g.“Ivolunteerbecauseit’simportanttome”)toanexternalfactor(e.g.“IvolunteerbecauseI’mrequiredtodoso”).Whenthathappens,peoplebecomelesslikelytovolunteerinthefuture.Peoplemustbesensitivetothispossibilitywhentheymakevolunteeractivitiesamust.
Oncepeoplebegintovolunteer,whatleadsthemtoremainintheirpositionsovertime?
Toanswerthisquestion,researchershaveconductedfollow-upstudieswheretheytrackvolunteersovertime.Forinstance,onestudyfollowed238volunteersinFloridaoverayear.Oneofthemostimportantfactorsthatinfluencedtheirsatisfactionasvolunteerswasthesuffering