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Deadline!

2020-04-30

Award:

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Opento:

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TheInnovativeDesignsforAccessibility（IDeA）studentcompetitionchallengesstudentsacrossCanadatousetheircreativitytodevelopinnovative,cost-effectiveandpracticalsolutionstoaccessibilitybarriersforpeoplewithdisabilities.（Readmore）

CleanTechCompetition

Deadline:

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AgileRoboticsCompetition（ARC）isasimulation-basedcompetitiondesignedtopromoteagility（灵活）inindustrialrobotsystemsbyemployingthelatestadvancesinartificialintelligenceandrobotplanning.Thecompetitionwillbeheldvirtually,sothereisnoneedtotraveltocompete.ThecompetitionwillusetheGazebosimulationtool.（Readmore）

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TheWearableRoboticsAssociation（WearRA）isinvitingentriesthatrepresentthemostinnovativenewideasinwearablerobotictechnology.Thereviewcommitteewillselectasmanyastenfinalists.Theoneconsideredtobethemostinnovativewillbeannouncedattheconferenceandwillreceive$5,000toacceleratethenewtechnology.（Readmore）

21.What'

sspecialabouttheAgileRoboticsCompetition?

A.Tenentrieswillbechosenforthefinal.

B.ItisdesignedforstudentsacrossCanada.

C.Peoplecanparticipatewithoutbeingthere.

D.ItrequiresadeepunderstandingofSTEM.

22.Whatdothesecompetitionshaveincommon?

A.TheyaredueinApril.B.TheyallawardUSdollars.

C.Theyarcopentoteenagers.D.Theyaimtoservethedisabled.

23.Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?

A.Asciencemagazine.B.Acontestinvitation.

C.Abusinessbrochure.D.Acorporatewebsite.

B

Inher17years,ShreyaaVenkathasdonemoretohelptheplanetandthepeoplelivingonitthanmanyadults.Thenon-profitorganizationshefounded,NESTAUS,hashelpedtensofthousandsofhomelesspeopleintheUnitedStates.

Venkat'

spassionforhelpingothersstartedassoonasshecouldwalk,asherparents,activevolunteersthemselves,broughtheralongontheirvariousprojects.Byfifthgrade,she'

ddevelopedsuchenthusiasmforitthatshecouldstartherownserviceprojects.

NEST4USwasbornwhenshehappenedtomeetamanseekingforfood."

Therewasahomelessmanandhewasholdingasignthatsaid‘HungryNeedFood’,"

sheremembers."

SoIgavehimmylunch-itwasjustabanana,agranolabar,andawater-andhiswholefacejustlitup.Ifoundouthehadn’teateninaweek!

Itwassoeasy.itonlytookme30seconds,anditreallyhelpedhim.”Then,shedecidedtojustact.

Sheemails,calls,andtalks,whichisquitebeyondherage,tobusinessownersin-persontoaskfordonations.Fromthere,volunteerspickupthedonatedfoodanddeliverittolocalshelters.Asmuchasshehashelpedothers,they'

vehelpedhertoo,shesays.NotonlydoesshegetalotofjoyandpersonalsatisfactionfromhervolunteerworkbutshesaysrunningNEST4UShastaughtherimportantlifeskillsliketimemanagement,publicspeaking,writing,andleadership."

Whatit'

sreallygivenmeisthisperspective,ofputtingotherpeoplefirst,"

shesays.

24.WhywasVenkatwillingtohelpothers?

A.Herparentsinfluencedher.B.Shecouldlearnalotfromit.

C.Themanshehelpedinspiredher.D.Shewantedtostartherownprojects.

25.WhatdidVenkatdoforthemanseekingforfood?

A.ShesetupNEST4US.B.Shegavehimherlunch.

C.Shecalledherparentsforhelp.D.Sheaskedbusinessownersfordonations.

26.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeVenkat?

A.Honestandkind.B.Helpfulandcareful.

C.Intelligentandpolite.D.Competentandsympathetic.

27.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthetext?

A.TheBirthofNEST4USB.PassionforDonation

C.AGirlFeedingtheHomelessD.PuttingOtherPeopleFirst

C

Asoneofthemostimportantlanguagesintheworld,Latinhadhumblebeginnings.ItoriginatedalongtheTiberRiverinItalyandonlyahandfulofpeoplespokethelanguage.Overtime,Latinbecamemorewell-knownasRomansgainedpoliticalpower.ManyfamousliterarytextsandscientificclassificationswerewritteninLatin.EventhoughknowingLatinindicatedapersonwaseducated,accordingtoBritannica,"

inthe20thcenturyfarlesspeoplelearnedLatin"

leadingittobeclassifiedasa"

dead"

language.

Therearearound7,000livinglanguagesintheworld,but,accordingtoBritannica,"

morethanhalfareatriskofdyingoutbytheendofthe21stcentury."

Civilizationsevolveovertimeandsodolanguages.Moreoftenthannot,alanguagediesbecauseeveryonewhospeaksthelanguagedies.Forexample,MarieSmithJones,perhapsthelastnativespeakeroftheAlaskanEyaklanguage,diedattheageof89in2008,andsodidthelanguage.Now,lessandlesspeoplespeakLatin,whichraisespublic'

sawarenessaboutitsprotection.

Actually,therearemanyotherreasonsastowhyLatinshouldbeprotectedortaught."

Itisawindowintoafascinatingancientcivilization,andstudyinganancientcivilizationteachesustorespectdifferentpointsofviewandunfamiliarculturalpractices,"

saysKathleenColeman,JamesLoebProfessorofHarvardUniversity.

Sinceitisn'

tusedinordinaryconversations,therearealotofdifficultiesthatarisefromteachingLatin."

Teachinga'

dead'

languageisdifferentfromteachingotherlanguages,"

explainsColeman,"

becausetherearenonativespeakerstoshowushowitsoundsoranswerquestionsaboutthemeaningofwordsorexplainidioms.Thoughit'

shard,fortunately,westillcanfindtheanswerstoourquestionsfromthefragmentaryevidenceavailableinwrittentexts."

28.WhatcanwelearnaboutLatinfromtheParagraph1?

A.Latinwaswell-knownsinceitsbirth.

B.OnlyeducatedpeoplelearnedLatininthepast.

C.Latinwasnotfavoredbyscientistsandwriters.

D.AllpeopledidnotlearnLatininthe20thcentury.

29.TheauthormentionsMarieSmithJonesintheParagraph2toshow.

A.Latinisgoingtobeadeadlanguage

B.whatitreallymeanswhenalanguagedies

C.whypeopleshouldbeawareofprotectinglanguages

D.heisthelastnativespeakeroftheAlaskanEyaklanguage

30.WhyshouldpeoplelearnLatinaccordingtoColeman?

A.Tolearnaboutanancientsociety.B.Torespectothers'

opinions.

C.Toprotecta"

language.D.Toshowunfamiliarpractices.

31.Whatwouldtheauthorprobablydiscussintheparagraphthatfollows?

A.Thelearningmaterials.B.Thelearningmethods.

C.ThedevelopmentofLatin.D.ThedifficultiesinlearningLatin.

D

Whathappenswhenyoucrossstemcells（干细胞）fromafrogheartandfrogskin?

Notmuch-thatis,untilyouprogramthosecellstomove.Inthatcase,you'

vecreatedaxenobot,anewtypeoforganismthat'

spartrobot,partlivingthing.

Nowateamofscientistshasusedlivingcellsfromfrogembryos（胚胎）andassembled（装配）themintoentirelynewlife-forms.Thesemillimeter-wide"

xenobots"

canmovetowardaspecifictargetandhealthemselvesafterbeingcut.

"

Thesearenovellivingmachines,"

saysJoshuaBongard,acomputerscientistandroboticsexpertattheUniversityofVermontwhoco-ledthenewresearch."

They'

reneitheratraditionalrobotnoraknownspeciesofanimal.It'

sanewliving,programmableorganism."

XenobotsborrowtheirnamefromXenopuslaevis,thenamefortheAfricanclawedfrogfromwhichtheresearchersharvestedthestemcells.Theycombinedtogetherwelltwodifferentkindsofcells-heartandskincells.Theheartcellsarccapableofexpandingandshrinking,whichaidsthexenobotinlocomotion,andtheskincellsprovidestructure.Besides,theycan'

taccomplishtaskswithoutthehelpofcomputers.

Bystudyingthesecuriousorganisms,researchershopetolearnmoreaboutthemysteriousworldofcellularcommunication.Plus,thesekindsofrobo-organismscouldpossiblybethekeytodrugdeliveryinthebodyorgreenerenvironmentalcleanuptechniques.

Mosttechnologiesaremadefromsteel.concrete，chemicals,andplastics,whichdegrade（降解）overtimeandcanproduceharmfulecologicalandhealthsideeffects,"

theauthorsnoteinaresearchpaper."

Whenthesexenobotsfinallydostopworking,theyfallapartharmlessly."

Promisingastheseorganismsare,whenwestarttomessaroundwithcomplexsystemsthatwedon'

tunderstand,we'

regoingtogetunintendedconsequences."

MichaelLevin,abiophysicistandco-authorofthestudy,saysinapressstatement.

32.Whatdoweknowaboutthexenobot?

A.Itisnoteasytodegradeovertime.B.Itcanrecoveritselfafterbeingcut.

C.Itwillneverdiewithacomputerinside.D.ItisnamedafterakindofAmericanfrog.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"

locomotion"

inParagraph4mean?

A.Appearance.B.Position.C.Application.D.Movement.

34.Accordingtothetextxenobotscanbeemployedto.

A.recyclewasteinnatureB.replacecertaindamagedorgans

C.delivermedicineinsidepatientsD.improve