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AnimalFriendlyCampsforChildren
SPCA(SocietyforthePreventionofCrueltytoAnimals)campsarethebestchoiceforthechildrenwholoveanimals.Campersenjoyauniquelearningexperiencewithourfurryfriendsduringtheseone-weeksessions. AtSanDiego’sAnimalAdventureCamp
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youngercampersenjoyawiderangeofexposuretoanimalsandadoseoflifelessonsaswell.Petsareplayedwithinsidea“safetycircle,”aformationwherekidssitwitheachkneetouchinganeighbor’s.Childrenthenwaittobeapproached
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learningtheanimalsshouldcometothemasopposedtochasingtheanimalsandcausingthemstress.Thencamperscreateone-of-a-kindtoysfortheirfavoritepups. NewHampshireSPCASummerCampincludestheAnimalAdvocates—CampersPicksprogram.Kidschooseananimaltohelpitbeadopted.Theygettoknowit,itspersonality,
andgetthewordout.Cagesignsarelovinglymadeandhungandcampersadvocatefortheanimalallweek.Then,whentheanimalfindsahome,theentirecampcelebrates. CampersofallagesinteractcloselywithhorsesattheMSPCAatNevinsFarmChildren’sCampinMethuenMassachusetts.Setona40-acrefarmwithaworkingbarn,,
theprogramintroducesrescuetrainingandtheequipmentusedtotransportaninjuredanimalintoanemergencyvehicletocampersofallages.Thisismanychildren’sfirsttimeinteractingwithlargeanimalsanditisthankstotheMSPCA'sscholarshipprogram. WestchesterSPCACritterCampinBriarcliffManorNewYorkkeepskidsbusyallday.Inadditiontoattendingananimalcrueltyworkshop,,
camperscreateAdoptMeflyersforthesheltereddogorcatthey’dlikemosttofindahome.Thenit’stimetopostthemaroundtheirneighborhoodanddosomelegwork
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There’salsocraftingcattoys
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bakingdogbiscuitsandpaintingpicturestobrightenthingsupinthedogfarm. 1.WhatcanchildrenlearnatSanDiego’sAnimalAdventureCamp? A.Howtoapproachanimals. C.Howtotakecareofanimals.
B.Howtofeedanimals.
D.Howtogetalongwithanimals.
2.Whichcamptrainschildrentosaveanimals?
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A.SanDiego’sAnimalAdventureCamp. B.NewHampshireSPCASummerCamp. C.WestchesterSPCACritterCamp.
D.NevinsFarmChildren’sCamp.
3.WhatdoNewHampshireSPCASummerCampandWestchesterSPCACritterCamphaveincommon? A.Botharesheltersforlargeanimals. B.Bothencourageanimaladoption. C.Bothinvolvemakinganimaltoys.
D.Bothtakeinendangeredanimals.
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EverydaywhenGlenOliverordershismorningcoffeeatthedrive-throughwindowofalocalcafe,heinsistsonpayingfortheorderofthepersonbehindhim.Healsoaskstherestaurantworkerstotellthecustomertohaveagreatday,incasethey’renotalreadyhavingone. OliverhasnevermadeabigdealoutofhisowngenerousactionsuntilaletterwaspublishedbyanewswebsiteinNovember.Hefoundoutthathehadnotjustboughtsomeonehisbreakfast—hehadsavedalife. Accordingtothewebsite,someonehadwrittenaletterstatingthatonJuly18th,hewasplanningoncommittingsuicide.Thewritersaidthatwhilehewasatthedrive-throughwindow,hewasplanningongoinghome,writinganoteandendinghislife.Whenhewenttopayforhiscoffeeandmuffin,however,thecashiertoldhimthatthemanintheSUVinfrontofhimhadpickedupthetabandtoldhimtohaveagreatday. “Iwonderedwhysomeonewouldbuycoffeeforastrangerfornoreason,”saidthewriter.“Whyme?Whytoday?IfIwereareligiousman,Iwouldtakethisasasign.Thisrandomactofkindnesswasdirectedatmeonthisdayforapurpose.”
Whenthewriterarrivedhome,hecouldn’tholdbackhistearsandstartedtothinkaboutthesimplegooddeedthathadaffectedhimsodeeply.“Idecidedatthatmomenttochangemyplansforthedayanddosomethingniceforsomeone.Iendeduphelpinganeighbortakegroceriesoutofhercarandintothehouse.” Thewritersaysthatinthemonthsfollowingthatfatefulevent,hedoesatleastonekindthingforotherseveryday.“TothenicemanintheSUV,thankyoufromthebottomofmyheart.Pleaseknowyourkindgesturehastrulysavedalife,”hesaid.“OnJuly18,2017,Ihadthegreatestday.” 4.WhatisOliver’sactofkindnesseveryday? A.Buyingothersbreakfast. B.Greetingrestaurantworkers. C.Publishingpositivenews. D.Takinggroceriesforneighbors.
5.WhatisspecialaboutOliver’sactofkindnessonJuly18,2017? A.Itbroughthimthank-youletters.
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B.Itwasreportedonanewswebsite. C.Itwasthefirsttimehe’dpaidforothers. D.Itstoppedsomeonefromkillinghimself.
6.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“pickedupthetab”meaninParagraph3? A.Paidthebill.
B.Parkedthecar.
C.Leftamessage.
D.Orderedadrink.
7.Howdidthewriteroftheletterfeelaftertheevent? A.Hefeltguilty. C.Hefeltconfused.
B.Hefeltgrateful. D.Hefeltsaddened. C Artificialintelligence(AI)hasbeenundergoinggreatprogressinthelastdecade.AnAIprogramcanimitatehumanfunctionssuchasproblemsolvingandlearning.WhileAIoffersmuchpromiseforthedevelopmentofsmarterandmoreusefulmachines,italsofillsmanywithfearofadullfuturewheremillionsarethrownoutofwork,
replacedbyrobotsandsmartmachines. It’sperhapspossiblethathumanswillonedaybereducedtoservantsofourmachineoverlords,
butacalmassessmentpredictsamixedeffectofAIonthejobmarket.Historyteachesusthatmachinesdoreplacehumans,butsomehowtherearestillplentyofjobsavailabletoday. Thereasonisthatautomationcantaketheplaceoflaboroncertainjobsbutalsoaddslaborforotherjobsthatarenoteasilyautomatedmakinglabormoreproductiveandactuallyincreasingthedemandforworkers. Jobscomposedofrepetitivetasksaretheonesmostdefenselesstoautomation.Examplesincludingautomatedweavingmachines,ATMs,production-linewelders(焊接,,
工)andphoneansweringsystems.Itmightseemthattheseadvanceswouldsimplythrowpeopleoutofwork. Butlookattheexampleoftheweavingmachines.Theyincreasedproductivity50-foldanddroppedthepriceofclothby98percentthuscreatingmoreweaverjobs
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ThedemandforclothexplodedasthepricefellIntheyearsbetween1830and1900
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thenumberofweaverjobsincreased4-folddespiteautomation.Automationincreaseddemandforweavers,butalsochangedthenatureoftheweaver’sjobwhichdidn’tremovetheneedforhumantellers
whosenumbersactuallyhaverisensinceATMswereintroducedinthe1970s.
Theintelligentresponseisforthepublicandprivatesectorstocreateworkertrainingprogramstoteachnewskillsthatwillberequireddespitethespreadofautomation.Thiswillrequireallinvestmentinon-the-jobtrainingandlifelo
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.AsimilarprocesshappenedwithATMs,,
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8.WhatcanweknowaboutAIfromParagraph1? A.Ithasahistoryofnomorethan10years. B.Itleavesmanypeopleworryingaboutjobloss. C.Itisalreadytooadvancedtobefurtherimproved. D.Itisunabletolearnorsolveproblemslikehumans. 9.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutautomationinParagraph2? A.Itwillsurelyreducejobchancesforhumans. B.Itwillcertainlyhelpimproveproductivity. C.Itwi11enablemachinestoenslavehumans. D.Itwilleventuallytaketheplaceofallhumanlabor. 10.Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeoflistingtheexamplesinParagraph3? A.Totellushowtoexpandthejobmarkettocutcosts. B.Toexplainwhycertainjobssuffergreatlyfromautomation. C.Toshowwhatisthebestwaytohaveproductivityimproved. D.Toproveautomationdoesn’tnecessarilymakehumansjobless. 11.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage? A.HowAIwilldevelopinthefuture B.HowAIwilltransformthejobmarket C.Howmanwillbenefitfromautomation D.Howmanwillsurviveintheageofautomation D Thereisachangeofattitudetowardthepinkandbluedivideintoys.Target,thesecond-largestdiscountretailer(折扣零售
店)intheUS,announcedin2015thatitwouldgetridofsignslabelingtoysforboysorforgirls.AUKcampaigncalledLetToysBeToysseekstogetretailerstostopdividingtoysandbooksforonegender(性别)only. ?????Researchershaveworriedabouttheeffectofhavingtoysthatweresosegregated(分开的) bygenderforsometime,saysLisaDinella,associateprofessoratMonmouthUniversity.
Clearlydividedpinkandbluetoys—withdollsandteasetsononesideandtrucksandbuildingblocksontheother—areactuallyaprettyrecentdevelopment.Asrecentlyasthe1970s,toyssoldintheUSwerenotalwaysmarketedwithcleargenderdistinctions.Bythe1980sand1990s,however,toysstartedtobecomemoregendersegregated,thou
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ghitwasstillnotsosharplydividedastoday,saysElizabethSweet,alecturerinsociologyattheUniversityofCalifornia,Davis.
Whileitmayseemlikeasmallissue,toyshelpchildrentodevelopnewskills,saysDinella.Dollsandpretendkitchensaregoodatteachingkidsearlylanguageskills.BuildingblockslikeLegoandpuzzlesteachskillsrelatedtospace,whichhelpsetthegroundworkforlearningmath.“Bothgendersloseoutifweputkidsononetrackandtheycan'texplore,”saysDinella.
Someparentstrytointroduceothertypesoftoysandgetawayfromthestrictlypinkandbluedivide.Butit'sdifficultforparentstoignorethemarketingandgettheirkidstoysorcostumesmeantfortheothergender,saysDinella.Whilesomeparentstrytobroadenthetoystheirchildrenareexposedto,thereisoftenasocialcosttothechildforcrossinggenderboundaries.“Soitishardforparentstothrowouttherules,”shesays. Researchershopethatoneday,toyswillstopbeingbrokenupbygenderandwillinsteadbecategorized(分类)bytype,likepuzzletoys,dollsorchildren'sbikes.Toychoices,Sweetsays,shouldbebasedonkids'personalinterests,andnotontheirgender. 12.Whattrendisdescribedinthefirstparagraph? A.Offeringdifferenttoystoboysandgirls.B.Givingkidsmoretimetoplaywithtoys. C.Makingmorecolorfultoysforkids.D.Endingthegenderdivideintoys. 13.Howwillthepink-and-bluetoydivideaffectkidsaccordingtoDinella? A.Helpingthemdevelopinaquitenormalway. B.Makingthembettercommunicatewithothers. C.Urgingthemtomastermoreknowledgeandskills. D.Causingthemtomissmanyopportunitiestolearn. 14.WhatishardfortheparentsmentionedbyDinella? A.Buyingkidstoysatrelativelylowprices. B.Buyingkidstoysaimedattheothergender. C.Buyingkidsnewtypesoftoys. D.Buyingkidshigh-qualitytoys. 15.WhatmightbeSweet'sattitudetoTarget'sdecision? A.Supportive.B.Doubtful.C.Uncaring.D.Curious. 第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
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