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midJanuarytoearlyFebruary
Montreal,Quebec(QC)
Celebratingmorethan30yearsasapopularwinterevent,itoffersallsortsoffuninvolvingeverythingfromsnowtoiceonthreenonstopweekendsatthebeginningoftheyear.Highlightsinclude15snowslopesforbreathtakingtubesliding,dogsledding,andevenaddictivedancingatthedisco-themedLaBouletheque.
Winterpride
endJanuarytoearlyFebruar
Whistler,BritishColumbia(BC)
The26thWhistlerPridewillbefilledwithcelebrationofannualeventswithadventurouswinteractivitiesincludingskiandsnowboardtouring,snowmobiletrips,andsnowshoeadventures,dog-sleddingthroughtheCallahanValley,andback-countryventures,aswellasfeaturingnightlifehighlightsofdragshows,aswellaswine-tastings,finediningandevencomedyshows.
21.Wherewillyougoifyoulikeartworksfromice?
A.Whistler.BritishColumbia.B.Montreal,Quebec.
C.Edmonton.Alberta.D.Rossland.BritishColumbia.
22.WhatisthefeatureoftheeventinMontreal?
A.Itprovideskindsofactivitiesoniceorsnow.
B.Ittakesplacethreeweeksatthestartofayear.
C.Itoffersdogsleddingtotouristsfornothing.
D.Itlaststhelongesttimeofalltheevents.
23.Whichwillbechosenforapersonwholikewine?
A.RosslandWinterCarnival
B.IceOnWhyteFestival
C.FetedesNeigesdeMontreal
D.WinterPride
B
Oneofthehardestpartsoflivingabroadisbeingawayfromyourlovedones,especiallyyourfamily.Whilemyfriendsaresoimportanttome,I’vepersonallyfounditmoredifficultbeingawayfromfamily.
However,Iwasfortunatethatmymumandsisterrecentlyfoundthetimetoseeme.BothmysisterandIhavemajorbirthdaysthisyearasshe'
stuming18andI'
llbe21.Mysisterisaverybigmusicfanandthisyear,IcreatedmystatusasthebestoldersisterbykeepinganeyeoutformusicconcertsinParis.InourhometownofLeicester,wedon’tregularlygetmanywell-knownartistsplayinginourcity.ButinParis,Imanagedtogetthebest18thbirthdaypresentofall:
ticketsforallthreeofustoseemysister’sfavoriteAmericanrapper,AngelHaze.
Iwilltrytovisitformysister’sactualbirthdayinJune,thechanceformysisterandmymumtovisitbecameabirthdaytreat.TheexperienceoffindingourwaytogethertotheconcertorgettingtoshowthemaroundtheParissitessuchastheEiffelTower,theArcduTriompheandevenmyfavoriteicecreamplace,Amorino,wasanamazingmemoryforusall!
DespitethefactthatIfelttheslightpressuretomakesuretheweekendwentsmoothly,eventheheavyrainfailedtodampenourmood.
Therefore,whileitcanbedifficultbeingawayfromhomeandpotentiallymissingbigfamilymoments,therearewaystoavoidthesadnessandfindawaytomakethebestofyoursituationtocreateanunforgettablememory.JustlikethecontinuingrainwhilewewentuptheEiffeltower,everycloudhasasilverlining,becausethenwegotthefunniestphotosever!
24.What
can
be
known
about
the
author
while
living
abroad?
A.She
knewher
friends
were
all
homesick.
B.She
realized
friendswere
more
important.
C.She
somewhat
missed
her
parents
and
siblings.
D.She
knew
she
do
best
to
study.
25.What
you
know
from
second
paragraph?
A.She
disliked
dull
dry
life
in
hometown.
B.She
fact
loved
music
no
less
than
sister.
C.She
thought
American
rapper
was
most
popular.
showed
deep
love
for
heryoungersister.
26.What
does
underlined
word“dampen”mean
passage?
A.Inspire.B.Damage.C.
Protect.D.
Remind.
27.How
describe
herself
is
easy
responsible
family.
has
a
positive
attitude.
D.She
skilled
taking
photos.
C
Mostofushavebeeninthissituation:
You'
reonyourwaytoyourfriend'
shouse,thenyousuddenlyaskyourself,"
DidIremembertoturnthelightsoff?
”Forthosewith"
smarthomes"
however,thiswouldn’tbeaproblem.
Overthelastfewyears,smarthometechnologyhasbecomemorepopular.Thankstouser-friendlyproductslikeintelligentlightingandheatingcontrollers,peoplecancontrolnearlyeveryelectricalitemintheirhomesfromanywhereintheworld.
Whilesmarthomesaren'
tnew,companieslikePhilips,AmazonandXiaomihavefinallybroughtautomationtoeverydaypeoplewithaffordableproductslikeartificialintelligence(AI)speakersandsensors.
“Theobviousmessageisthatyoucanstopwastingenergy,”TomKerber,directorofresearchforU.S-baseddigitalcompanyParksAssociates,toldTheGuardian.
Andthetechnologyalsohasmoremeaningfuluses.InNorway,forexample,onecompanyisusingsmarttechtomakelifeeasierforitselderlycustomers.Abilia'
ssystemallowscarerstocheckuponpatientsthroughatabletonawallinsidetheirhome.Thedevicesendspatientsremindersabouttasks,suchaswhentheyneedtotakemedication(冥想).Itcaneventellcarersifthere'
sanyunusualactivityinthehomethatcouldbelife-threatening.
“Thiskindofsystemallowspeopletotakecareofthemselves,whichisthemostimportantthing,”Abilia'
svicepresident,OysteinJohnsen,toldtheBBC."
Italsosavesthegovernmentmoney.InNorway,itcosts1millionkroner(about0.8millionyuan)peryeartohavesomeoneinacarehome.Thissystemcosts15,000kronerayear.”
So,forthosewhohavealready"
gonesmart"
williteverbepossibletogobacktodothingsintheold-fashionedway?
"
Ithinkitwouldbedifficult.Whenwegotoafriend’shouseoronvacationwefindourselvesexpectingthehousetodothingsforusthatweshoulddo,"
Poulson,35,aseniorprogrammanagerfromSeattle.,U.S.,explained.
28.Whatarethefirstandsecondparagraphsusedfor?
A.Introducingthetopic.
B.Describingthesituation.
C.Advertisingsmarthomes.
D.Puttingforwardtheauthor'
sopinion.
29.WhatdoPhilips,AmazonandXiaomihaveincommon?
A.Theyarealldesigningsmarthomes.
B.TheyareallU.S-baseddigitalcompany.
C.They'
vealladvancedinsmarttechnology.
D.They'
veallreceivedaffordableproductsautomatically.
30.WhatdoesAbilia'
ssystemallowuserstodoinNorway?
A.Totakecareofthemselves.
B.Tobuyuser-friendlyproducts.
C.Tocontrolheatingandcooling.
D.Toswitchlightsthroughatablet.
31.what'
sPoulson'
sattitudetosmarttechnology?
A.Cautious.B.FavorableC.Ambiguous.D.Disapproving.
D
Bambooisoneoftheworld'
smostusefulplants.Forthousandsofyears,bamboohasbeenusedinmanydifferentways-fromfoodtomedicinetoclothingand,insmallways,asabuildingmaterial.
However,bambooisnotoftenusedasabuildingmaterialinthedevelopedworld.AprofessorattheUniversityofPittsburghinPennsylvaniaistryingtochangethat.Theprofessorandhisstudentsaretestingthestrengthofbamboo.Theyaretestinghowmuchpressureorweightitcantakebeforebreaking.
KentHarriesisaprofessorattheUniversityofPittsburgh.Harriessaysthattestingmethodsforbambooneedtobethesameforall.Theyneedtobestandardized.Standardizingtestmethodsforbamboowillhelptobringtheplantintocommonuse.Itwillalsogiveengineersandbuildersaroundtheworldadependablestandard.
Harriessaysthatbambooisstronginnature.Thestrengthofatleastthreespeciesofbambooissimilartosteel.Besidesitsstrength,bamboohasotherfeaturesthatmakeitveryusefulinbuilding.Hesaysitisresilient(有弹力的),meaningitkeepsitsshapeandstrengthevenunderpressure.
Bambooalsogrowsquickly.Bamboothatissuitableforconstructionneedsmuchlessresourcesthanwood.Theharvestcycleofbambooisabout3years.Softwoodssuchascedar,pineandsprucehaveaharvestcycleofabout10years.Andhardwoodsthatcomefromfloweringplantssuchasoakandwalnutneedmorethan30years.
Bambooiswidelyusedasfoodforpandabears.Itisalsousedforflooringandwindowcovers.However,forbuilding,bambooisnotusedmuchoutsideitsnativegrowingarea.Thisismostlybecauseofitsroundshape.Butthereareotherreasonstoo.Peoplethink--orhavethementality--thatbambooisalowqualitybuildingmaterial.
32.What
mainly
talking
33.A.
Make
bamboo
commonbuilding
material.
34.B.
Take
advantage
of
our
everyday.
35.C.
Consider
common
plant.
36.D.
Use
replace
building
materials.
37.33.
What
purpose
what
Kent
Harries
his
students
did?
38.A.
To
prove
useful
39.B.
introduce
developed
world.
40.C.
give
engine