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20hours
from$70
seeingscenery
Flight
3hours
from$48,butvarieswidely
gettingtherequickly
Bus
19hours
from$38
travelersonabudget
Car
12hours
from$60
stoppingforattractions
Bytrain
TravelingbytrainfromNYCtoChicagoisarelativelylongjourney.TrainsgofromPennStationinManhattantoUnionStation.TherouteisservicedbyAmtrak,viatheLakeShoreLimitedorCardinaltoChicagoorbychangingtrainseitherinWashington,D.C.orPittsburgh.YoucanpurchaseticketsinadvancebyAmtrakorinpersonatPennStation.
Byplane
FlyingtoChicagoisthefastestandmostconvenientwaytotraveltherefromNYC.ThemajorcarriersincludeJetBlue,Delta,United,andAmericanAirlines,aswellasbudgetcarriersincludingSouthwestandSpiritAirlines.
Bybus
BusservicefromNYCtoChicagoisalongjourney,too.GreyhoundistheonlycompanythatservicesthisrouteandbusesdepartfromPortAuthorityBusTerminalinManhattanandarriveatUnionStation.ThesebusesofferWi-Fiservice.
Bycar
You'
lldrivethroughNewJersey,Pennsylvania,andOhio,andthenalongtheMichiganandIndianaborderuntilyougoaroundthesoutherntipofLakeMichiganandbackupintoChicago.Whilethistripislong,themostsignificantadvantageoftravelingbycaristhatthereareafewinterestingplacestostopalongtheway.
1.HowshouldyougotoChicagofromNYCifyouwanttosavemoney?
A.Bytrain.B.Byplane.C.Bybus.D.Bycar.
2.AtwhichplacecanyoubuytrainticketstoChicago?
A.UnionStation.B.PennStation.C.Delta.D.Greyhound.
3.WhatistheadvantageofdrivingtoChicagofromNYC?
A.Savingmoremoney.
B.Spendinglesstime.
C.Stoppingtoenjoyscenery.
D.StayinginNYCforalongtime.
Ijusthadasnowstormthatpiledupeightinchesofsnow.Ittrulywasawinterwonderland,andtherewaswhitebeautyeverywhere.SinceIdidn'
thaveanythingtodothatday,Ireallyenjoyedit.
Butthenthesecondsnowstormarrivedthatnight,pilingadditionalinchesofsnowontopofthesnowbanksthatwerealreadythere.Andthenontheeveningnews,theweathercastgaveusanoticethatstillanothersnowstormwasheadedourway.ThenIfeltdespondent.Ihadthingstodoandplacestogo.Afterdaysofbeingsnowbound,IfeltlikeIwasunderhousearrest.Iwasstuck.
Aplacestuckisn'
tafunplacetobe,whetherit'
sfromasnowstormorfromlifecircumstancessuchasabadrelationship,billsthatseemtotoweroverourheads,orsituationswhereweseenowayout.Allofuswillfeelstuckatonetimeoranother,butit'
showwerespondthatmakesthedifference.
IhadafriendnamedHannah.Shewasstuckintheheartbreakingworldofinfertility(不孕).Shelongedforachildmorethananything.Insteadofacceptingdefeat,sheactedsincerely.ThinkaboutNelsonMandelainadarkprison.Itwasaseeminglyhopelessplace,butinsteadofbecomingdepressedorbitter,hekeptfightingforfreedom.Yes,hekeptfightingtogetthesuccess.
Circumstancescannotdefineus,butourreactionsdo.Eachofthosemenandwomenlearnedimportantlessonsintheir"
stuck"
situations,andwecanaswell.
4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"
despondent"
inparagraph2mean?
A.Unhappy.B.Unusual.C.Ambitious.D.Energetic.
5.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodoinparagraph3?
A.Summarizethepreviousparagraphs.
B.Providesomeadviceforthereaders.
C.Introducesomebackgroundinformation.
D.Formaconnectinglinkofthecontext.
6.WhydoestheauthormentionHannahandNelsonMandela?
A.Tointroducetwogreatcelebrities.
B.Tointroducethewaytobefamous.
C.Toshowtheirdifferentcircumstances.
D.Toshowhowtorespondtodifficultsituations.
7.What'
sthebesttitleforthetext?
A.Don'
tbedefeatedbyfailure
B.Don'
tbetrappedbysnow
C.Enjoythewhitebeauty
D.Keepcalminthewinter
InanewstudypublishedontheJournalofAuianBiology,researchersattheNationalAutonomousUniversityofMexicotrackedthebehaviorofhousefinches(雀)onthemaincampusoftheuniversity,inMexicoCity.
Theteamcreatedanartificialnestlining(内衬),whichincludesfeathers,cotton,hairandcigaretteends.Then,afterthebirds'
eggshadhatched,theyreplacedtheoriginalliningwiththenewone,tomakesurethenestswerepestfree.Theresearchersthenaddedlivetickstothemix,whiledeadtickswereaddedtootherlinings.
Itseemsthaturbanhousefinchesusemorecigaretteendstolinetheirnestswhenthey'
vebeeninvadedbyticks.And,thosewhosenestsweregivenliveticksincreasedtheircigaretteendweightbyabout40percentmorethanthosewheredeadtickshadbeenused,accordingtoNewScientist.Thetechniqueislikelyaformofself-medication,theexpertsexplain,asit'
sthoughtthatthechemicalsincigaretteendscanhelptokeepoffthepests.
Whilethisbehaviormayhaveitsbenefits,theresearcherssayit'
salsopossiblethattheuseofcigaretteendsinthenestscouldhavenegativeeffects."
Itisamatterofconcernthatcigaretteends,beingpoisonous,arepartofhousefinchnestsinMexicoCity,"
theauthorsexplaininthepaper,"
butwehavenotcomeacrossevidenceoflong-termcostsofusingthismaterial."
Accordingtotheresearchers,athoroughevaluationwillbenecessarytodeterminetherealeffectsofusingcigaretteends,whethertheyarepositiveornot.Buttheyexplain,thefindingsdosuggestthatthecigaretteendsarelinkedtothepresenceofticksandlikelyplayaroleinkeepingthemaway.
8.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"
themix"
inparagraph2referto?
A.Theformernests.B.Theartificiallining.
C.Thecigaretteends.D.Theoriginallining.
9.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?
A.Thefindingsoftheexperiment.B.Theapplicationoftheresearchfindings.
C.Thetheoryrelatedtotherecentresearch.D.Thereasonsforhousefinchesusingcigaretteends.
10.Whatdidhousefinchesdowhenlivetickswerefoundintheirnests?
A.Eatthemout.B.Dustthemoff.
C.Buildfirmernests.D.Usemorecigaretteends.
11.Whichwordbestdescribestheauthor'
sattitudetothestudy?
A.Skeptical.B.Conservative.C.Objective.D.Tolerant.
Carscouldsoonbecommunicatingwitheachotherusing5Gtomakedriversawareofupcomingdangers,scientistsclaim.Theultra-fastmobileInternetwouldallowforrapidinformationtransmissionandcouldmakedriversawareofblackice,potholesorotherdangersupahead.
Severalcarmanufacturersarealreadyintegrating5Gintotheirvehicles,includingasatooltowelcomethecomingofself-drivingvehicles.Expertsbelievethehigh-speedconnectionwillalsoimprovethereliabilityandcapabilityofautomatedvehiclestothepointwheretheywillbesaferthanthemanualcarsbeingdriventoday.Theypredictthenumberofroadtrafficaccidents—whichaccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)accountformorethan1.3milliondeathsandupto50millionpeopleinjuredworldwideeveryyear—willdropthoroughlyasaresult.
DrDimitriosLiarokapis,amemberoftheresearchgroup,said:
"
Withthehelpof5G,anearlywarningsystemthatalerts(给……报警)driversispossiblewithinthenextfewyears.Carsthatarecloseenoughtothedangerareawillsendwarningmessagestoothercarsaroundthemusingshort-rangecommunicationtechnologies,butalsotocarsfurtherawayusing5G,fastandreliably.Thenthosecarswilltransmitthesameinformationtocarsnearthemandsoon,formingajoined-up,multi-vehiclecommunicationchainthatstretchesfarandwide."
AutomotivegiantFordisalreadyworkingonconnectedcars.Earlierthisyearitrevealeditsintentiontofit80percentofits2020vehicleswithtechnologythatwarnsdriversaboutupcomingroadaccidents,badweatherandtrafficjams.Thesystempoolsdatafromotherconnectedroadusers,emergencyservicesandtheauthoritiesandsendsitfromtheclouddirectlytothecar.Alertsareshownonthecar'
sdashboarddisplaywarningthedriveraboutwhatliesaroundthecorner.
12.Howcan5Ghelpreduceroadaccidents?
A.ByofferingthefastmobileInternet.
B.Byhelpingdriversovercomedangers.
C.Byofferingpracticalsafetyprograms.
D.ByhelpingWHOcalculatetrafficaccidents.
13.Whatisthefunctionofthecommunicationchain?
A.Totrackotherdrivers.
B.Tosendwarningmessages.
C.Tocollectdrivers'
information.
D.Tosendthetrafficsituationtothepolice.
14.Whatcanweexpectofthecarsinthefuture?
A.Theywillbesafer.
B.Theymaybebigger.
C.Theymayreplaceothervehicles.
D.Theywillbemorepersonalized.
15.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?
A.CarsofFordarethemostintelligent.
B.Warningmessagesareshownonphones.
C.Fordisthefirstproducertouse5G.
D.Connectedcarsareequippedwith5G.
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Therearelotsofthingstopayattentiontowhenthenewschoolyearstarts.Althoughitisexcitingforstudents,thisyearlytransitioncanalsobeabigsourceofstress.16.Herearesomewaystomakeyourback-to-schoolexperienceassmoothaspossible.
Getorganized.17.Youcansetupasystemthatyoucanuserightfromthebeginningoftheterm.Somestudentsfindthatacolorfulbinder(活页夹)helpsthemkeepalltheirassignmentsinorder.Othersmightbenefitfromkeepingaweeklyplaninanotebook.
Makeaschedule.Outlineadailyplanforschoolprojects,socialeventsandactivities.Makesureyourecordyourassignmentsinthesameplaceeveryweek.Next,wesuggestseparatingassignmentsintosmaller,manageablesteps,