Jimmywasnotconsideredtobe___cleverboy,butitwashewhoinvented___computer.
Helpingothersisahabit,___youcanlearnevenatanearlyage.
Hehasbeenworkinginabank____leavingschool.
Judgingfromhis____voice,we’resurethathemusthavean____pieceofnewstosharewithus.
Itissaidthathehasgotastrangeillness,___whichnobodycan____himnowadays.
—HowwellyouspeakEnglish!—Thankyou.I____itinSichuanUniversityforfouryears.
Alargequantityofwater____sofar.
AlthoughItriedmybest,Icouldn’tmakemyview____becauseofmypoorspokenEnglish,___meworried.
Hewastheonlyoneofthestudentsinourschoolwho___admittedtoBeijingUniversity___mymotherandIhadvisitedtheyearbefore.
—Mary,pleasepassthenoteto___isintheofficeatsixintheafternoon.—OK.I’lldoit.
Hehasmade____greatprogress___theteachersaresatisfiedwithhim.
—Whoisthatgirl—Ifyou___know,I’lltellyoutheanswer.
Hadhepredictedthedisaster,he___hisgirlfriendtothe2015NewYear’scelebrationattheBund,Shanghai.
—Wheredidyoumeetyougirlfriend—Itwasinthevillage___westayedforseveraldayslastyear.
—Thankyouforyourhelpingmetocarrythebox.—____
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n.几何学
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n.国籍
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a.有毒的，致命的
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n.悬；中止，暂停
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Oneformofsocialprejudiceagainstolderpeopleisthebeliefthattheycannotunderstandorusemoderntechnology.Activitieslikeplayingcomputergames,goingontheNetanddownloadingMP3sareonlyfortheyoungsters.Isn’titunfairthatolderpeopleenjoyingacomputergameshouldbefrowned(皱眉)uponbytheirchildrenandgrandchildren
Nowadaysolderpeoplehavemorecontrolovertheirlivesandtheyplayafullpartinsociety.Moreover,betterhealthcarehasleftmorepeopleintheirsixtiesandseventiesfeelingfitandactiveafterretirement.Mentalactivity,aswellasphysicalexercise,cancontributetobetterhealth.Playingcomputergamesisaveryeffectivewayofexercisingthebrain.
Whenpersonalcomputerswerefirstintroduced,mostolderpeopledidn’tbelievetheywouldeverfamiliarizethemselveswithit.Nowcomputershavebeenaroundforafewgenerationsandretiredpeoplehavegraduallybecomemorerelaxedaboutusingthemforfun.Gamersover65preferplayingpuzzlegamesandcardgames.KateStevens,aged72,says:“Ifinditveryrelaxing.It’snotverydemanding,butyoustillneedtoconcentrate.”
Anotherdevelopmentthathasfavored“greygames”isachangeinthetypeofvideogamesavailableonthemarket.There’sagreatervarietyofgamestochoosefrom,includingmoreintellectualandcomplexstrategyandsimulationgames.InternetChessandTrainSimulatorareamongthemostpopularofthese.TrainSimulatorisbasedonreal-worldrailactivities.Playerscanchoosefromavarietyofchallenges,suchaskeepingtoastrict-timetableandusinghelperenginesduringawinterstorm.
Somepeoplearguethat“greygamers”simplydon’thavetheskillsrequiredforcomputergames,andthatteenagersarebetter.Thiscouldn’tbefurtherfromthetruth.Mostcomputergamesrequirethekindofanalyticalthinkingthatimproveswithpractice,whichmeansthatthe“greygamers”maywellbefarbetterthangamershalfacenturyyoungerthanthem.Ingameswherespeedisthemainconsideration,olderpeoplewouldbeatadisadvantagebecausetheymayhaveslowerreactiontimes.Ontheotherhand,“greygamers”haveapreferenceforslowerpaced,mindchallenginggames.
Thesecondparagraphisintendedto_________.
Whatwasolderpeople’sattitudetowardspersonalcomputersatfirst
ThemethodtheauthorusestodevelopParagraph4is___________.
Bysaying“Thiscouldn’tbefurtherfromthetruth.”inParagraph5,theauthormeans_________.
Whichisthesamemeaningwiththeunderlinedword“simulation”inthefourthparagraph
B
Majorairplanemanufacturersarenowmovingtodevelopthefutureofflightwithelectricplanesandpersonalflyingvehicles.
Boeingisoneofthosecompanies.ItrecentlyinvestedinZunumAero,acompanyworkingtobuildelectricaircraftforcommercialflights.ZunumisbasedinthenorthwesternU.S.stateofWashington.Itsaysitishopingtorevolutionizeairtravelbycuttingflighttimesandgreatlyreducingcosts.
Bytheearly2020s,thecompanyplanstooperateelectricaircrafttocarry10-15passengersontripsupto1,100kilometers.Itsaysthecostofsuchflightscouldbeaslowas$25eachway.
Zunumnotedonitswebsitethat,whileAmericahasmorethan13,500airports,97percentofallairtrafficgoesthroughjust140largerhubs.Bytravelingthroughsmallerairports,passengerscangreatlyreducedoor-to-doortraveltimeandavoidlongsecuritylines.
JetBluewasanothermajorcompanytoinvestinZunum.TheheadofJetBlue’sinvestmentgroup,BonnieSimi,saidZunumfitstheairline’sdesireto“seeknewtechnologiestochangethegame.”Shepraisedthecompanyfordeveloping“quiet,environmentally-friendlyaircraft”forsustainabletravel.
Zunum’splaneswillbepoweredbytwolargeenginesattheback.Theaircraftwillbe“hybrid-electric,”meaningtheyrelymostlyonbatterypower,butalsobumfuelwhenneeded.
Thegoalistoeventuallyflyfullyelectricplanes,althoughmostexpertsbelievethiscouldtakemanyyears.Thisisbecausebatterytechnologystillhasalongwaytogotoprovidelong-lastingpower,butnotbetooheavyfortheaircraft.
Othercompanieshavereleasedplanstoreleaseflyingcarsalotsoonerthanthat.Slovakia-basedengineeringcompanyAeroMobilispreparingtoshowtheworlditslatestmodelthisweek.
AeroMobiiisshowingthecarattheTopMarquesautoshowinMonaco.Nolaunchdateorpriceshavebeenannounced,butthecompanysaysitwillbetakingpre-ordersthisyear.
ElectricaircraftmayhavethefollowingadvantagesEXCEPT______.
WhatisBonnieSimi’sattitudetowardZunum’selectricaircraft
WhywillZunum’selectricplanesstillneedfuel
Fromthelasttwoparagraphs,wecaninferthat______.
Whichisthesamemeaningwiththeunderlinedword“sustainable”inthefifthparagraph