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Melbourneisahot-spottraveldestination,whichhasbeautifulbeachesaswellasbusyandlivelycitylife.Australiaasawholeisconsideredasafedestinationforinternationaltravel,andbecauseofthat,manysolo（单独）travelersgothere.Melbourneisincrediblyeasytogetaroundbecauseyoucanwalkorbikepracticallyanywhere!

Thailand

Thailandisgreatforsolotravelers-perhapsbecauseitisoneoftheBuddhistmentality,whichpromotesequalityamongthesexes.Thailandisknownforitsfriendlyhospitality,andasatravelhot-spot,thereareplentyofchancestomeetotherlike-mindedtravelers.Overallknownforbeingverycheap,especiallyinthenorth,it'

sagoodchoiceifyouwanttogetawayonabudget.

Bhutan

Bhutanisoneofthemostculturalcountriesintheworld.Itisalsohometotheworld'

shighestunclimbedpeak,GangkharPuensum.Themountainissacred（神圣的）andentryisonlypossibleonapre-bookedtour,whereyouareaccompaniedaroundbyyourownpersonalguide.PlasticbagshavebeenbannedinBhutansince1999andin2004,itbecamethefirstcountryintheworldtooutlawtobacco.

CostaRica

CostaRicaisagreatplaceifyou'

relookingforadventure,withsurfing,volcanoesandotherrecreationalactivities.You'

llnevergetachancetofeellonelybecausethere'

sanabundanceofexcitingadventurestoexperience!

CostaRicahasneverseenpoliticalunrest,classstrugglesorrevolutionscommonlyassociatedwithotherLatinAmericanCountries.What'

smore,itdoesn'

thaveorneedanarmybecauseit'

ssuchapeacefulcountry.

1.Whichplaceissuitablefortravelersshortofmoney?

A.Melbourne,Australia.B.Thailand.C.Bhutan.D.CostaRica.

2.WhatcanwelearnabouttravellinginBhutan?

A.Youcanclimbthemountainwithoutbookingahead.

B.Youcanpreparesomeplasticbagsforyourrubbish.

C.Youcanexperiencetherichculturethere.

D.Smokingisallowedatthefootofthemountain.

3.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?

A.Ahistoricaldocument.B.Asciencemagazine.C.Atravelguide.D.Abookreview.

B

Foryears,theU.S.hasexperiencedashortageofregisterednurses.TheBureauofLaborStatisticsprojectsthatwhilethenumberofnurseswillincreaseby19percentby2022,demandwillgrowfasterthansupply,andthattherewillbeoveronemillionunfillednursingjobsbythen.

Sowhat'

sthesolution?

Robots.

Japanisaheadofthecurvewhenitcomestothistrend.ToyohashiUniversityofTechnologyhasdevelopedTerapio,aroboticmedicalcartthatcanmakehospitalrounds,delivermedicationsandotheritems.Itfollowsaspecificindividual,suchasadoctorornurse,whocanuseittorecordandaccesspatientdata.Thistypeofrobotwilllikelybeoneofthefirsttobeimplementedinhospitalsbecauseithasfairlyminimalpatientcontact.

Arobot'

sappearanceaffectsitsabilitytosuccessfullyinteractwithhumans,whichiswhytheRIKEN-TRICollaborationCenterforHuman-InteractiveRobotResearchdecidedtodeveloparoboticnursecalledActroidF.Itissohuman-likethatsomepatientsmaynotknowthedifference.Thisconversationalrobotcompanionhascamerasinitseyes,whichallowittotrackpatientsanduseappropriatefacialexpressionsandbodylanguageinitsinteractions.Duringamonth-longhospitaltrial,researchersasked70patientshowtheyfeltbeingaroundtherobotand"

onlythreeorfoursaidtheydidn'

tlikehavingitaround."

It'

simportanttonotethatroboticnursesdon'

tdecidecoursesoftreatmentormakediagnoses,thoughrobotdoctorsandsurgeonsmaynotbefaroff.Instead,theyperformroutineandlaborioustasks,freeingnursesuptoattendtopatientswithimmediateneeds.Thisisoneindustrywhereitseemstheinteractionofrobotswillleadtocollaboration,notreplacement.

4.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutJapan?

A.Itrankstopinfutureroboticstechnology.

B.Ittakestheleadinofferingroboticnursing.

C.Itisindesperateneedofregisterednurses.

D.Itprovidesthebestmedicationfortheelderly.

5.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"

implemented"

underlinedinParagraph3?

A.cancelled.B.constructed.C.improved.D.applied.

6.WhatdoweknowabouttherobotActroidF?

A.Ithasnodifferencefromahumannurse.

B.Itgetsfavorableremarksfromallthepatients.

C.Itinteractswithpatientslikeahumancompanion.

D.Itusesbodylanguageevenmoreeffectivelythanwords.

7.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Cooperationwillnotbereplaced.

B.Nurseswillstillplaytheirroles.

C.Theroboticsindustrywillbepromising.

D.Robotscanmeetpatients'

immediateneeds.

C

Thismaylooklikeanordinaryplasticstraw（吸管），butitisnotmadeofplastic.CameronRossstartedtheCeliseBio-productscompany,toproducesingle-useplasticalternativesfromplantmaterialslikethese.Theyaremadeofpolylacticacid（聚乳酸）knownasPLAfromcomstarches（淀粉）。

CameronRosssaid,"

Weworkwithfoodserviceproviders,mainlylargerbrands,tohelpthemgetqualitysustainableandcost-effectivesolutions,madefromplantstostartgettingridofsingle-useplastics."

Single-useplasticssuchasbottlesorstrawsaremajorcauseofpollution.Whenwethrowtheseaway,theyendupinalandfillorinthewaterlikerivers.Accordingtoresearchers,itcouldtakeuptomorethan500yearsforthemtoproperlybreakdown.

Rosssayshewasn'

talwayssoenvironmentallyconscioushimself.ButeversincethehikingtripinWestVirginia,whenhespentmoretimepickinguptrashthanenjoyingnature,hisprioritieschanged.Thatmeantmakingbiodegradableproductsthatcanbreakdowninonlyafewyears.

Whilemanycafesandrestaurantsarechoosingpaperproductstobemoreeco-conscious,itisn'

tcheap.Paperstrawscancostabouteighttimesmorethanplasticstraws.Butbio-plasticstrawscostlessapennyastraw,notevendoublethepriceofplasticones.

Anotherproblemwithpaperstrawsisthattheygetsoftandwet.Youdon'

twanttobesipping（啜饮）somethingthataltersyourdrink,orstartstomeltwhileyou'

redrinkingandthenyouhavetogetwhichcreatesmorewastesthanneeded.RosshopeshisWashingtonDC-basedcompanywillprovideaneco-friendlysolutionforfoodserviceproviders.

8.WhichaspectisNOTthefocusoftheCeliseBio-products?

A.Material.B.Appearance.C.Quality.D.Cost.

9.WhatinspiredRosstostarttheBio-productscompany?

A.Highprofits.B.Requestsfromfoodserviceproviders.

C.Lowercost.D.Hischangedenvironmentalawareness.

10.Whatcanwelearnaboutthenewstraws?

A.Theyarewidelyusedincafesandrestaurants.

B.Theycostlessthanpaperones.

C.Theymaysoftenorevenmeltwhilecarryingwater.

D.Theyproducemorewaste.

11.What'

stheauthor'

spurposeofwritingthepassage?

A.TopersuademorefoodserviceproviderstoworkwithRoss.

B.Toexplainthedevelopmentofstraws.

C.Tointroduceaneweco-friendlystraw.

D.Tocomparedifferentstraws.

D

Adecadeago,coloredlightsdancedaroundthelivingroomonNewYear'

sEveandhappymusicwasplayed.Upstairs,thechildrenwereasleep.ButIwasn'

tfeelinghappy.Inmid-December,myhusbandandIhadbeeninformedthathehadcancerandthathewasgoingtodie.Hehadlessthanayearleft,thedoctorssaid.

Intheyearssincethatpainfulseason,IhavecometolookbackuponNewYear'

sEve.NewYear'

sEvebringsahalttotheendlesscommitmentsthatfillourdailylivesandachancetoreflect.NewYear'

sEveisfullofpossibilityandanticipation.Whatwillbethesurprisingexperiencesanddelightfulsuccessesinthecomingyear?

Butalso,whatdisappointmentsarewaitingforusinthenexttwelvemonths?

Inmanyways,NewYear'

sEveandthedaysthatsurrounditarealinebetweenpastandfuture.Thatlineismadeupofaseriesofmomentsoftransition（过渡）thattakeusoutoftheoldandintothenew.Transitioncanbechallengingformanyofus.It'

saboutlettinggoofthefamiliaranddivingheadlong（迅猛地）intotheunfamiliar.

Justas,backthen,IhadtofacelettinggoofthelifeIhadledwithmybelovedhusbandandsteppingintoanewworldasawidowedmom,IfindthateachyearIhavetostepoutoftheversionofmethatsuitedtheyearthatisendingandeaseintotheversionofmewhowillrisetothegoalsIamholdingformyselffortheyearahead.

Lastyearatthistime,IsatinachairinsouthernFranceanddrankinthestillness（沉静）andbeautyofthecountrysidearoundme.ThethreechildrenIhadbroughtintothisworldtalkedandlaughedaroundthetablebesidemeasweenjoyedalunchofbreadandcheese.

IwasfilledwithasenseofjoyandIhadaglowing（热情洋溢的）heartthatwasfullofhope.Itwasanotherendingandanotherbeginning.Maywealltransitionintothebestofwhatliesahead.Mayweallfindhappinessinthisholidayseason.

12.Whatcausesauthor'

sunhappinessonNewYear'

sEveadecadeago?

A.Thepressureshefacedinherwork.

B.Thehealthproblemherhusbandfaced.

C.Theinformationreceivedfromherfamily.

D.Therelationshipbetweenherandherhusband.

13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"

halt"

mostprobablymean?

A.end.B.start.C.change.D.meaning.

14.What'

sattitudetowardsthethingpeopleshoulddoatNewYear?

A.Setchallenginggoalsforthenextyear.

B.Breakwithdaily