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Indian-origin Anvitha Vijay has given a new meaning to the phrase “age is just a number”; she has proved that achievements and knowledge follow passion and not just age and experience. Vijay, who lives with her parents in Melbourne, Australia, at the age of seven realized that her piggy bank did not have enough money to hire a developer to make her an app, so she decided to teach herself how to code. With the help of Youtube videos, the young techie learned to code. For one entire year, she watched multiple coding tutorials on the web and became a programmer herself. Vijay’s inspiration for developing the apps was her little sister, who was still learning to talk. Therefore, Vijay developed an educational app for children that were her sister’s age. The app uses about 100 sounds and flash cards of different animals that help children learn and identify. Later, Vijay developed a similar iOS app for children to identify and learn colors. Anvitha’s skills won her a scholarship to attend a big tech conference hosted by Apple in San Francisco, California. There, she got tips from the pros. She went to workshops where she learned about the latest software for app building. All that training led to an idea for a third app. This one called Goals Hi, inspires kids to practice good habits. Users are rewarded for achieving goals, such as eating their vegetables or practicing piano, Anvitha says the rewards are like getting a sticker for a job well done. Anvitha’s goal is to continue creating technology that helps kids learn while having fun. But what’s even more important to her is that the world sees the power of technology in kids’ hands. “The more training we get in tech at an early age,” she says, “the better chance we have of becoming creativity champions who will one day change the world.” 【1】How did Anvitha manage to develop her first app? A.Her parents instructed her. B.A young techie tutored her. C.She hired a developer to teach her. D.She taught herself by watching videos. 【2】What inspired Anvitha to code her third app? A.Her strong desire to help her little sister to learn to talk. B.The reward that she got alter developing the former apps. C.The latest technology that she learned in Apple on coding apps. D.The training that she got when helping kids practice good habits. 【3】What is Anvitha’s major purpose of continuing creating technology? A.To help kids learn while having fun. B.To enable kids to get training at an early age. C.To prove children’s ability of advancing technology. D.To help little children like her sister learn and identify. |
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Grandparents who help out occasionally with childcare or provide support for others in their community tend to live longer than seniors who do not care for other people, according to a study from Berlin, Germany. “Having no contact with grandchildren at all can negatively impact grandparents’ health. This link could be deeply rooted in our evolutionary past when help with childcare was important for the survival of the human species,” said Sonja Hilbrand, one of the researchers. However, having full-time custody of grandchildren may harm their health. The findings are drawn from data on more than 500 people over age 70 in the Berlin aging Study. The participants completed interviews and medical tests every two years. Overall after considering grandparents age and general state of health, the risk of dying was one-third lower for grandparents who cared for their grandchildren, compared with grandparents who didn’t provide any childcare. Half of the grandparents who cared for grandchildren were still alive ten years after the initial interview. The same was true for participants who did not have grandchildren but supported their adult children in some way, such as helping with housework. In contrast about half of the participants who did not help others died within five years after the start of the study. “Caregiving may be thought also as an activity that keeps caregivers physically and mentally active,” said Professor Arpino, adding that previous studies suggest that caregiving may improve cognitive functioning, mental and physical health. Arpino noted, however, that caregiving is not the only activity that can improve health, and too many caring responsibilities can take away benefits from other activities like working, being in social clubs, or volunteering. “Children should take into account their parents’ needs, willingness, and desires and agree with them on the timing and amount of childcare,” Arpino suggested. 【1】What is the caregiving study based on? A.Data on elderly people. B.Medical tests on children. C.Human evolutionary history. D.Interviews on local community. 【2】What can we infer about Arpino’s attitude towards caregiving? A.Negative B.Objective C.Doubtful D.Positive 【3】Which statement about childcare may Arpino agree with? A.Childcare is bound to be beneficial to grandparents. B.Grandparenting is meant to become a growing trend. C.Proper amounts of childcare make grandparents live longer. D.More childcare can provide grandparents with more health. |
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Next time your plane lands, listen to the sound of the tyres hitting the ground. The reason the tyres don’t explode is because they are made of natural rubber. The tyres of cars, motorbikes and trucks are also often made of the same stuff. Natural rubber comes from trees, Workers cut the trunks of the trees and collect a white liquid called latex. In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, huge numbers of rubber trees were planted in countries including Malaysia, Burma and Brazil. More than a century ago, scientists discovered how to make man-made rubber, but natural rubber is much stronger and can last much longer. Nearly half the rubber which is produced each year is natural rubber and there is always a need for more. Rubber trees are not easy to grow. They are affected by changes in temperature, to much or not enough rain, high winds and disease. Some trees survive while others die and it’s all down to their genes. Two British organizations, the Tun Abdul Razak Research Center (TARRC) and The Genome Analysis Center (TGAC), have been working together to look at rubber trees. This is the genes fit together in very long chains of DNA. The genome for a plant such as a rubber tree or animal needs to grow. The genome contains all the information the plant or animal needs to grow. The genome for a plant such as a rubber tree is smaller than a human genome but it is still very long, which is why it has been so difficult to find. As Ewan Mollison of TARRC says, the work has been like putting a picture puzzle together where all the pieces show blue sea and blue sky. Now scientists can use the rubber tree genome to produce stronger trees. By understanding the genome, they can change the DNA in rubber trees in useful ways. They can also do it much faster than before. In the future, it will be possible to grow trees which survive climate change and disease. 【1】What characteristics of natural rubber can be inferred from Paragraph 1? A.Inexpensive. B.Flexible C.Conductive D.Explosive. 【2】What made natural rubber so demanding each year? A.Quantities of rubber trees were planted in Southeast Asia B.Rubber trees are not easily affected by the climate change. C.By now scientists haven’t discovered how to make man-made rubber. D.Natural rubber is much tougher and more lasting than man-made rubber. 【3】What does Ewan Mollison suggest in Paragraph 3? A.The work sounds as interesting as a picture puzzle. B.The genome of a rubber tree is as blue as sea and sky. C.The genome of a rubber tree is not easy to be identified D.Completing a picture puzzle with sea and sky is difficult. 【4】What can be a suitable title for the text? A.The Origin of Natural Rubber B.The Application of Natural Rubber C.Natural Rubber: It’s All in the genes D.Natural Rubber VS Man-made Rubber |
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Reasons Why Smart Goal Setting Is Important Smart goal setting is very important. Here we will start off by letting you know the Importance of Smart Goal Setting. 【1】 Sometimes, you think that you won’t be able to do something. But when it is already there, you discovered that you can actually do it because you were motivated to attain your goal. Setting goals can also let you go beyond the limits that you already know and be a better, stronger person. Smart goal setting gives you something new to think. It would be a good thing for your mind to always have something new to think. 【2】 You can even have a wider perspective on things if you always have new things to ponder upon. Smart goal setting trains you to manage time. Well, as a designer, you surely know how to manage your time especially if you have major projects. So, when you have set your goals, see to it that you will be able to follow that by creating your own timeline. 【3】 Smart goal setting urges you to take action. 【4】 You cant just think of a goal and not do anything. You won’t be able to accomplish anything if you will not take some action. So, set a goal so that you have something to look up to that would urge you move. Anyway, setting a goal is very important in everything we do. 【5】 A.Smart goal setting lets you do your best B.Smart goal gives you fulfillment. C.If you have set a goal, you will be obliged to do something. D.This way, you will be able to develop your thoughts more. E.Setting a goal can also motivate you to move forward. F.This will help you do your priorities first and finish all your important tasks. G.So everyone should know the value of setting goals in order to be successful. |
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When I came to the farm as a bride, the rock was there, just around the corner of the house. 'Can't we dig it out? 'I asked after I hit it at full_______with the lawn mower, _______the blade. 'No, it's always been there. ' my husband said, and his father_______. 'It goes down pretty deep, I figure. ' My father-in-law added, 'My wife's family has lived here since the Civil War. No one ever got it out. ' So it_______. My children were born,_______and went away. My father-in-law died. Some time later, my husband died. After the _______,there was the coping, with a sharpened awareness of my_______.The spot at the southwest corner of the house was_______going to look nice. I was going to_______the rock. I assumed it would take a long day. __________, it only took me five minutes to get it out. It had been about a foot deep, and maybe six inches wider than it looked from the top. I was__________.That rock had remained there__________living memory. Each family had a__________that the previous generation had tried to remove it but__________. Because the rock had appeared to be large and deep, it was treated as__________and strong. I__________the rock over to the shed, still within__________of the house. It rests there, with flowers growing around it. I still see the rock every day but now as something__________in my little landscape. It's a(an)__________that each generation ought to__________things for itself. 【1】A.speed B.height C.length D.width 【2】A.rubbing B.breaking C.circling D.injuring 【3】A.looked B.answered C.heard D.said 【4】A.changed B.exposed C.stayed D.finished 【5】A.grew up B.showed up C.messed up D.caught up 【6】A.regretting B.crying C.mourning D.hurting 【7】A.family B.relationship C.future D.surroundings 【8】A.seldom B.always C.never D.often 【9】A.dig out B.lay out C.leave out D.make out 【10】A.Besides B.However C.And D.So 【11】A.bothered B.shocked C.silent D.curious 【12】A.beyond B.throughout C.with D.for 【13】A.rule B.custom C.faith D.habit 【14】A.in delay B.In vain C.In doubt D.In turn 【15】A.inaccessible B.incredible C.unavailable D.immovable 【16】A.left B.drew C.knocked D.wheeled 【17】A.reach B.sight C.limit D.area 【18】A.shallow B.extra C.small D.good 【19】A.assistant B.mirror C.reminder D.obstacle 【20】A.discover B.rid C.remove D.achieve |
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 Tea is a wonderful drink originally produced in China about 4,000 years ago, which is【1】important contribution of the Chinese people to the world. Over the past several thousand years, tea【2】(be)the most favored drink of the Chinese people. As vast a country【3】China is, the tea-drinking habit varies from north to south in style. Tea is closely【4】(relate)to the everyday life of ordinary people. Just as many important events took place in cafes in the West, it is in the teahouses【5】many important things happened in China. Teahouses have always been an important setting in the life of the Chinese people. Tea has many magical【6】(function). Drinking tea is to satisfy the needs of the body as well as the mind. A cup of【7】(refresh) tea is able to naturally relieve a person of thirst while giving【8】(comfortable) and pleasure. According to traditional Chinese medicine, drinking tea can cure a【9】(vary) of diseases. Chinese people are fond of tea because it helps to satisfy their physical and, more,【10】(spirit)needs. The Chinese also use tea to express respect, to purify the mind, and to better understand the meaning of life. |
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假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Peter发来Email, 说他对中国书法感兴趣，并就如何练习书法向你征求意见。请你回信，内容如下： 1．准备文房四宝； 2．选择字体； 3．多多练习。 注意： 1．词数80左右； 2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 |
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阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。 Online schools are becoming very popular today. Whether it is working professionals who cannot afford the time to go to a full-time college because of their huge workload or stay-at-home mums who have many duties and cannot join in a college, online schools are much enjoyed at all. And now, even regular students, who have the time to go to college, are going in for online education, as it leaves them with enough time to pursue other things, such as a part-time job or a hobby, along with studying. However, as with everything, there are both advantages and disadvantages of online schooling. Let’s start with the positives. These schools cost much less. You don’t have to spend money on buying books or bus fees. Another advantage is the flexibility it provides. You can study at any time during the day. You can study wherever you want---in your house, at a cafe or even in a park. Move on to the disadvantages of online schooling. Those students who always need a push from their teachers to do well, are very likely not to do well in online schools. And the greatest disadvantage going to school online is that there are many employers who prefer students with a traditional degree to those who have an online degree. The employers feel that students who go to full-time colleges are more knowledgeable compared to those who have online degrees. Since the very purpose of education is to land a person a good job, online degrees, many a time, do not serve this purpose. No doubt that online schools offer the freedom which no regular college can provide. However how much the employers will value the degrees and whether a student can actually make his own study schedule and most importantly, stick to it, depend upon individuals( AA). So in the end, it can be rightly said, online schools are good for some, while others should give them a skip. |
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