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TheFoxValleyParkDistricthaspartneredwithsixschoolsthroughoutAuroraandNorthAuroratoofferitstraditionallypopularSportsSaturdaysprogrambeginningfromJan.9.
FreetofamilieswithchildreninGrades1through5,SportsSaturdaysprovideasafeenvironmentforchildrentoparticipateinactivitiesthatincludesports,craftsandgeneralfitness.“SportsSaturdaysareanopportunityforkidstogetoutofthehouseanddowhattheylovemost—play!
ParkDistrictinstructorsareonhandtoteachandassist,”saidmanagerRafaelMartinez,whooverseestheprogram.“They’llgetachancetotakepartindifferentsports,anditalsogivesparentsacouplehoursoffreetimewhiletheirkidsareenjoyingthemselvesinasafesetting.”
SportsSaturdaysarerunatsixdifferentprimaryschoolsaroundthearea.TheprogramrunsforeightSaturdaysthroughFeb.27.Childrencanparticipateintheactivitiesatanyschool,andevenvisitadifferentschooleachweek.
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1.SportsSaturdaysaimto________.
A.attractmorechildrentoattendthelocalschools
B.encourageschoolstopromotekids’physicaleducation
C.providekidswithchancestoenjoythefunofrichactivities
D.assistparentstotakecareoftheirkidsinthewintervacation
2.ChildrentakingpartinSportsSaturdays________.
A.arefromsixschools
B.arefromthesamegrade
C.willbetogetherwithparents
D.willbeprotectedbyinstructors
3.Toregister,onehasto________.
A.payfortheregistrationformB.provideidentificationforaddress
C.cometoaninterviewinpersonD.applyinthreedifferentways
“DearDaddy”Notes
Myfatherwasthegentlest,mostlovingandcaringdadintheworld—untilwehadanargument.Duringthosemoments,hetransformedintoastubbornmanwhoneverconsideredthattherecouldbeasideotherthanhisown.Mywordssurelyneverreachedhis“openmind”becausehisearswereclosed.Therewasnopointtryingtoarguewithmydad.Healwayshadthelastword.Icouldneverwin.
WhenmyfatherrefusedtounderstandthatIneededtheprivacyofaphoneinmyroom,myfrustrationturnedtotears.WhenhesensedthatIwasgainingtheupperhandindefendingmycaseforwearinglipglosstoschoolinjuniorhigh,heendedour“discussion”,leavingmesilentlydefeatedandmiserable.SowhenherefusedtochangehisideaaboutlettingmegoonmyseniorclasstriptoMontreal,Icoulddonothingbutracefromhisroomindespair.IfIcouldn’tgethimtolistentomysideofourarguments,maybeIcouldgethimtoreadit.
Withthehopethathiseyeswouldbemoreopenthanhisears,Ibegantoplead(抗辩)mycaseinanotethatbegan“DearDaddy”andendedwithhowmuchIrespectedhisopinion,howmuchIhatedtofightwithhimandhowmuchIvaluedourrelationshipand,aboveall,howmuchIlovedhim.Ifoldedmynoteintoanenvelope,sliditunderthedoorofhisbedroomandracedbacktomyownroom.
ItwasonlyminutesbeforeIheardaknockatmydoor.WhenIsawthelookonmyfather’sface,Iknewthatmynotehadmeltedhistemper,softenedhisstubbornnessandtouchedhisheart.
Thevictoryofwinningmydad’spermissiontogotoMontrealwassweet.Butevensweeterwasthediscoveryofastrategythatenabledmetohaveanargumentwithmydadthatdidn’tendintears,butinsteadwithahug.My“DearDaddy”notesbecameafollow-uptomanyofourconfrontations(对抗).Duringourmostemotionalarguments,whenhisunyieldingfinalworddrovemetotears,whenhis“I’myourfather,that’swhy!
”leftmespeechless,Iknewjusthowtogetthroughtohim.
Yearslater,whenmyfatherdied,hismemorylivedonthroughthemanystoriesabouthimthatfriendsandfamilycontinuedtoshare.Oneofmyfavoriteswasthe“DearDaddy”notes.Italwaysmademesmiletoremembersomeofourmostpassionateargumentsandhowmydadwouldbecomesopig-headed,untilhereadmynotes.Hesurelymusthaveseenthroughmycalculatingstrategy,butheneverleton;
heenjoyedeverynotethatturnedhimtoseemyway.
4.Whatdidtheauthorthinkaboutherfatherduringanargument?
A.Gentle.B.Stubborn.
C.Aggressive.D.Open-minded.
5.The“DearDaddy”notescouldhelptheauthor________.
A.avoidmeetingherfatherB.stoptheargumentwithease
C.deliverhermeassagemorequicklyD.makeherfatherunderstandher
6.Afterhedied,theauthor’sfatherimpressedhermostwithhis________.
A.generousloveB.pig-headeddecision
C.patientcompanyD.heateddiscussion
Imagineatownwithcrosswalksbutnopedestrians,carsandtrucksbutnodrivers.WelcometoMcity,afake“city”builtbyresearcherswhoaretestingoutthedriverlesscarsofthefuture.
Thecontrolledtestenvironment,whichopenedtoday(July20,2015)attheUniversityofMichiganinAnnArbor,covers32acres(thesizeofabout24footballfields)andcontainsallthetrappingsofarealsuburborsmallcity.Thereisanentirenetworkofroadslinedwithsidewalks,streetlights,stopsignsandtrafficsignals.There’sevena“downtown”areacompletewithfakebuildingsandoutdoordiningareas.
TheideabehindMcityissimple:
testoutnewdriverlesscarinnovationsinahuman-freeenvironmentbeforethesetechnologiesareunleashedintherealworld.
"
Mcityisasafe,controlled,andrealisticenvironmentwherewearegoingtofigureouthowtheincrediblepotentialofconnectedandautomatedvehiclescanberealizedquickly,efficientlyandsafely,"
PeterSweatman,directoroftheMobilityTransformationCenteratU-M,saidinastatement.
TheroadsofMcityarebuilttostandupto“rigorous,repeatable”testing,accordingtoMTCofficials.WhileMcitydriversdon'
thavetocompetewithrealpedestrians,therewillbeonemechanicalfoot-traveler(arobot-likemachinenamedSebastian)thatstepsoutintotraffictoseewhethertheautomatedcarscanhitthebrakesintime.Thefakecityalsofeaturesatrafficcircle,abridge,atunnel,someunpavedroads,andevenafour-lanehighwaywithentranceandexitramps,accordingtoareportbyBloombergBusiness.
Inadditiontoevaluatingfullyautomated,ordriverlesscars,theresearchersalsohopetotestoutso-calledconnectedvehicleswithinMcity’slimits.Connectedcarscaneithercommunicatewithoneanother(vehicle-to-vehiclecontrol,orV2V)orwithpiecesofequipment,suchastrafficlights,thatarelocatednearroadways(vehicle-to-infrastructurecontrol,orV2I).
EventhesmallestdetailsofMcityhavebeenplannedoutinadvancetocopytheconditionsthatconnectedandautomatedvehiclescouldfaceintherealworld.Forexample,therearestreetsignscoveredupwithgraffiti,andfadedyellowandwhitelanemarkingslinethestreets.
McityisjustonepartofamuchlargerprojectthatMTCanditspartnerorganizationsareestablishinginanefforttogetawholefleetofconnectedanddriverlesscarsontheroadinAnnArborby2021.Inadditiontothefakecity,MTCisalsocontinuingtolaunchconnectedandsemi-autonomous(半自动)carsonrealroadways.Eventually,theUniversityofMichiganandtheMichiganDepartmentofTransportationsaidtheyhopetoput20,000connectedcarsontheroadsofsouthernMichigan.
7.Accordingtothepassage,Mcity________.
A.isarealtownusedtoevaluatethefunctionoffuturecars
B.isafakecitywithtransportationsystembutnopedestrians
C.coversanareaof32acreswithasmanyas24footballfields
D.ownsadowntownareawithabridgeandsomeunpavedroads
8.WhydidresearchersbuildMcity?
A.Totestnewdriverlesscars.
B.Tomakearealsuburborsmallcity.
C.Tocontrolroadenvironment.
D.Tobuildanentirenetworkofroads.
9.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.
A.someconnectedandsemi-autonomouscarshavebeenputintouse
B.theresearchersplanstocreatearobot-likemachinetodirectthetraffic
C.thewidespreaduseofdriverlesscarswillsooncomeintorealityinAmerica
D.MTCisattemptingtomakeconnectedanddriverlesscarsavailableonrealroads
10.Howdoesthepassagemainlydevelop?
A.Bypresentingdescriptionsofthedesign.
B.Bydescribingacauseanditseffects.
C.Byprovidingthetimeorder.
D.Bycomparingtheopinions.
二、任务型阅读
Readthefollowingpassageandthenanswerthequestions.
TheGatewithoutaLatch(插销)
1THEREwasafarmer,whohadalittlegate,whichopenedfromhisyardintoafield.Thislittlegatewantedalatch,andthereforecouldnotbefastened.
2Whenhepassedthroughthegate,hewasverycarefultopullitafterhim;
butotherpeoplewerenotalwayssomindful.Evenwithallhiscare,thewindwouldoftenblowitopenagainafterhehadclosedit.
3Theresultwas,thatthegatewasgenerallyeitherflappingbackwardsandforwardsinthewind,orstandingwideopen.
4Inthiswaythepoultrywerealwaysgettingout;
andthesheepandlambswerealwaysgettingin.Ittookuphalfthechildren’stimetorunafterthechickensanddrivethembackintotheyard,andtosendthesheepandthelambsbackintothefield.
5Thef