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时文阅读1.低头一秒，家毁人亡！
随着科技遍布全世界，智能手机成为了“通讯神器”。但是对于那些精力不集中的司机、骑行者和行人来说，手机在他们手里就是一把上膛的枪
AlexanderHeit,a22-year-oldcollegestudentwithgoodgradesandaquickwit?[w?t]（智力，才
智）,wasdrivinginGreeley,intheUSstateofColorado,whenhedecidedtoreplytoatextmessageonhisphon e.
"Soundsgoodmyman,seeyasoon,I'lltw"
Wedon'tknowtherest.Themessagewasinterruptedbyacrash.Heitdied.Whiletheyoungmanwasdistra cted,hedriftedintooncomingtraffic,accordingtotheInternationalBusinessTimes. OnmycyclingtripsaroundBeijing,Ioftenthinkaboutthemanytragiccasesl ikeHeit’sthatI’vereadabou tinmyhomecountryovertheyears. IamastoundedbythenumberofmyfellowcyclistsandalsoscooterriderswhoIseenotonlycarryingonphon econversationsbutalsoonlyreadingtextontheirphones.Theirheadsaredown,eyestransfixedbyasmalllu minousscreen,oblivio ustotheworldthey’rerushingtoward.Ofcourse,thefasteryou’regoing,thequicker adistractioncanbecomeatragedy.。
Studiesshowthatstaringatacellphonefor3secondswhiledrivingat60kilometersanhourisasdangerous asdrivingblindfor50meters,accordingtoXieCaifeng,afellowattheresearchofficeofShunyiCourtinBeiji ng,writinginacolumnpublishedbyChinaDailylastyear.Xiewrotethatofficialstatisticsshowedthat“theu seofcellphoneswhiledrivingwasthetopreasonfortrafficaccidentsleadingtodeathinZhengzhou,Henanp rovince”.
Itisalsoillegal.Accordingtothenationaltrafficcode,itisillegaltousehand-heldphoneswhiledriving,and anoffendercanlosepointsontheirlicenseandreceiveafineofupto200yuan($29.75),Xiewrote.Penaltiesare onedeterrent,buteducationandsocialpressurealsoareimportant.
Twoyearsago,theShanghaiofficeofthemediacompanyHavasdesignedacampaignfortheGlobalRoad SafetyPartnershipusing350smashedcellphonesthathadbeeninthehandsofpeoplewhohaddiedwhiletext inginChina,showingtheirlastwords.Theyweremountedonblackslabs（板子）likegravestones(墓
碑)aspartofaninstallationforRoadSafetyDayin2015,whichwasmadeintoafilm,?SMSLastWords. Itshowedheart-rendinglastexchangeslikethisone:：
Driver:Don'tworry,I'llbehomequickly.
22岁的亚历山大?海特是名品学兼优、聪慧灵敏的大学生。有一天，他在美国科罗
拉多州格里利市驾车行驶时，拿起手机准备回复一条短信。
“听起来不错，一会见啊老兄，我将……”
短信戛然而止，海特车祸而亡。他接下来想要发什么，我们无从得知。
据《国际财经时报》报道，他在分心发短信时，车子偏离方向撞上了迎面而来的车辆。当我骑车环游北京时，我时不时的就会想起，多年来我的国家发生过很多类似于海特的惨痛事故.
让我十分震惊的是，我身边的人无论是骑自行车还是摩托车，我看到有很多人不仅会拿着手机打电话，还会盯着手机看短信。他们低着头，目光神游在那块小小的发光屏里，早已无视身边的世界。当然，人在分心时行驶的越快，悲剧就越容易发生2016年，北京市顺义区人民法院研究室研究员谢彩凤在《中国日报》发表的一篇专栏文章中指出，数据显示，车辆时速60公里的情况下，低头看3秒手机的危险系数相当于盲开50米。
谢彩凤写道，官方统计数据显示，“开车时使用手机是河南郑州交通事故致死的主要原因”。文章提到，“这也是违法的。《中华人民共和国道路交通安全法实施条例》明确规定，驾车时使用手持电话是违法行为，违者罚款200元，并扣驾照分。”处罚虽是遏制手段之一，但是教育和社会压力同样很重要。
2015年，哈瓦斯通讯社上海分社用350部碎裂的手机为全球道路安全合作伙伴组织（GRSP）制作了宣传作品。这些手机的机主去世时都在拿着它们发短信，而屏幕上显示了他们的临终遗言。它们被装在如同墓碑般的黑色板子上，作为2015年交通安全日的一个装置艺术展出，并被拍成电影《短信遗言》。
手机上显示的最后一段对话，让人心痛。就像这一条
司机：不用担心，我快到家了。
单词
interrupted[?nt?'r?pt?d]打断中断distracted[d?'str?kt?d]?
注意力不集中的
drift[dr?ft]?vi.?漂流；偏离oncoming?['?nk?m??]迎面而来的tragic['tr?d??k]adj.?悲剧的；悲惨的astounded[?'sta?nd]v.?使惊骇；大吃一惊
scooter?['skut?(r)]n.?踏板车；小型摩托车
transfix[tr?ns'f?ks]vt.?刺穿；使呆住luminous['lum?n?s]dj.?发光的；发亮的oblivious[?'bl?vi?s]?adj.?没注意；健忘的
statistics?[st?'t?st?ks]n.?统计数字penalty['pen?lti]?n.?处罚；惩罚deterrent[d?'ter?nt]n.?威慑物smashed[sm??t]adj.?破碎的
mount[ma?nt]v.?登上；装上installation?[?nst?'le??n]n.?安装；装置miracle['m?r?kl]?n.?奇迹
pedestrian[p?'destri?n]n.?行人issue?['??u]v.?发表；公布
split[spl?t]分散的，不集中
Mother:Ok,waitingforu!
Astechnologyhasspreadacrosstheworld,themobilephonesthatareacommunicationsmi raclehavebecometheequivalent（n.?相等物）ofaloadedgunwheninthehandsofdistracteddrivers,cyclistsandpedestrians（行人）. AlexanderHeitdiedbackin2013.Bynow,hewouldbe26,possiblystartinganewjoborbusi ness,maybeengagedtotheloveofhislife.Afterhisdeath,Heit’sparentsissuedthisstatemen t:"Inasplitsecondyoucouldruinyourfuture,injureorkillothers,andtearaholeinthehear tofeveryonewholovesyou."So,please,putthephoneaway,orstopwhenyouuseitifyoumus t.Therisksarejusttoogreat.
妈：好的，等着你！
随着科技遍布全世界，智能手机成为了“通讯神器”。但是对于那些精力不集中的司机、骑行者和行人来说，手机在他们手里就是一把上膛的枪。亚历山大?海特死于2013年。如果没有死，今年他应该26岁了，或许刚开始一份新工作、新事业，也有可能和他的心上人订婚了。
海特死后，他的父母发表了一份声明：
“一秒钟你能毁掉自己的未来，一秒钟你能伤害或是杀死其他人，一秒钟你能在所有爱你的人心上撕一道口子。”
所以，开车时请把手机放在一边，或者如有必要，请停车后再用。低头一眼，代价惨重。
单词
interrupted[?nt?'r?pt?d]打断中断distracted[d?'str?kt?d]?
注意力不集中的drift[dr?ft]?vi.?漂流；偏离oncoming?['?nk?m??]迎面而来的tragic['tr?d??k]adj.?悲剧的；悲惨的
astounded[?'sta?nd]v.?使惊骇；大吃一惊
scooter?['skut?(r)]n.?踏板车；小型摩托车
transfix[tr?ns'f?ks]vt.?刺穿；使呆住luminous['lum?n?s]dj.?发光的；发亮的oblivious[?'bl?vi?s]?adj.?没注意；健忘的
statistics?[st?'t?st?ks]n.?统计数字penalty['pen?lti]?n.?处罚；惩罚deterrent[d?'ter?nt]n.?威慑物smashed[sm??t]adj.?破碎的
mount[ma?nt]v.?登上；装上installation?[?nst?'le??n]n.?安装；装置miracle['m?r?kl]?n.?奇迹
pedestrian[p?'destri?n]n.?行人issue?['??u]v.?发表；公布
split[spl?t]分散的，不集中
2.Turns?Out?That?Taking?Photos?Really?Does?Help?YouRemember?All?Those?Great
?
Experiences
Is?our?non-stop?photo-taking?pulling?us?out?of?themoments?that?matter?and?
causing?us?
to?forget?whatwe've?seen??Maybe?not,?according?to?new?researchlooking?at?th e?relationshi pbetween?snapping?picturesand?forming?memories.
During?the?study,294?volunteers?were?asked?to?tour?a?museum?exhibit?listeni
ng?to?an?
audioguide?–?those?in?one?group?were?encouraged?to?take?photos,?while?those
?in?another?
had?toleave?their?phones?and?cameras?behind.When?questioned?afterward
s,the?photo??takers
could?remember?more?about?what?they'd?seenand?less?about?what?
they'd?heard.
The?result?suggests?the?act?of?taking?pictures?and?seeking?out?worthy?fram
es?to?capture?
helpsfix?memories?in?our?minds,?according?to?the?researchers."Our?research?i
s?novel
because?it?shows?that?photo-taking?itself?improves?memory?for?visualaspects?o f?an?
experience?but?can?hurt?memory?for?non-visual?aspects,?like?auditory?details," ?saidthe?team,?from?New?York?University,?University?of?Southern?California,? University?of?
Pennsylvaniaand?Yale?University,?in?a?statement.
The?museum?test?was?backed?up?with?a?follow-up?experiment?using?a?virtual
?art?gallery?
app?ona?smartphone.Some?volunteers?could?take?screenshots?and?some?couldn'
t,?and?the?
same?pattern?wasrepeated?–?those?who?grabbed?digital?memories?remembered
?more?of?
what?they'd?seen,?butless?of?what?they'd?heard?from?an?audio?commentary.
The?positive?effect?on?visual?memory?was?greater?than?the?negative?effect?o n?auditory?memory,the?researchers?found.What's?more,?in?both?experiments?t
hose?who?could?snap?
photos?were?also?more?likely?toremember?objects?they?hadn't?specifically?take
n?pictures
of?as?well?as?ones?they?had."These?findings?suggest?that?having?a?camera?cha
nges?how?
people?approach?an?experience?in?afundamental?way,"?says?the?team.The?rese arch?has?been?published?in?Psychological?Science.
2.研究发现，拍照片真的能帮你把那些美好的回忆记得更牢
我们那从不停止的拍照恶习真的在让我们无法享受当下、并让我们忘了自己看到了什么吗？根据一项最新的关于拍照和记忆形成的研究，事
实可能并不是这样。
在这项研究里，294名志愿者被要求戴着有声向导参观一家博物馆——其中一组被鼓励多拍照片，而另一组则必须把他们的手机和相机留下。在后续的问询中，拍照片的一组能记住更多他们看到的东西，但却
只能记住更少他们听到的内容。
研究者们说，这个结果表明：拍照这个动作，以及寻找值得拍的角度的过程，都在帮助我们稳固大脑中的记忆。“我们的研究是革新性的，它表明拍照能够强化我们对一段经历的视觉记忆，但却会妨碍非视觉的记忆——比如听到的细节。”研究团队在一次声明中说到。（这个研究团队的成员分别来自纽约大学、南加州大学、宾夕法尼亚大学和耶鲁大
学）
这次博物馆实验得到了一个后续实验的支持，这个实验用的是智能手机上的虚拟画廊。一些志愿者可以进行截屏，而另一些则不能；实验结果中出现了同样的模式——那些可以截屏的人记住了更多他们看到的东西，但却记住了更少的他们听到的音频评论。
研究者们还发现：视觉记忆上的增强效果大于听觉记忆上的削弱效
果。
此外，在两个试验中，那些能够拍照的人都更容易记住一些他们并没有特地去拍的东西。研究团队说：“这说明，光是拿着一个相机，就能从根本上改变人们对待一次经历的方式。”这项研究是被发表在《心理科
学》上的。
Strugglingstudentsofferednewoption
华中科技大学新规：本科不努力，毕业成专科。
It’sapopularmyth(误
传)thatoncehighschoolgraduatespassgaokaoandenteruniversity,theycanresteasy.Ho wever,thetruthis,iftheywastetheirtimeinuniversity,theycouldendupgettingathree-yea rcollegediploma(专科文凭)insteadofabachelor’sdegree(学士学
位).Atleast,thisisthecaseforstudentsatHuazhongUniversityofScienceandTechnology( HUST)inWuhan,Hubei.
Sincethisfallsemester,undergraduates(本科
生)whoseperformancedoesn’t meettheschool’srequirements willbe transfer red(转
换)toacollegecourse(专科课
程),reportedBeijingYouthDaily.Afterthetransfer,they’renotallowedtochangemajors(专业)orgetbackonthefour-yearuniversitystudytrack(路
径).Afteritsintroduction,thisnew regulation caused heated discussions.Manyinternetuse rsthinkit’s unacceptable nottobegivenabachelor’sdegree,asstudentsoftenhavetogothro ugh fiercecompetition duringgaokaotogetintoHUST,whichisoneofthetopuniversitiesin China.
AccordingtoasurveybyXinhuaNewsAgency,almost90percentof respondents（调查对象）
wouldrepeatayear,delay graduationoreven dropout ratherthan transferto three-yearcolle gecourses.However,astaffmemberintheuniversity’steachingaffairsofficesaidthatthe re gulation isdesignedtoofferstrugglingstudentsanotheroption(选
项).“Eachyear,therearesomestudentswhoshouldbe dismissed(劝
退)becauseofnotworkinghardandfailingto meettheuniversity’srequirements forcredits(学分),”thestaffmembertoldChinaDaily.
Underthenewpolicy,strugglingstudentscanstillearnacollegediploma,headded,whichi smuchbetterthanbeingdismissed.HUSTisn’ttheonlyuniversityinChinatointroducesuc hapolicy.In2015,TsinghuaUniversityalso launch ed（提出，开展，落实）somethingsimilar.
AccordingtoXiongBingqi,afamouseducationexpert,thepolicyisanexperimentdesign edtoimprovehowuniversitiesdealwiththeirworst-performingstudents.“HUSTisprovi dingthesestudentswithanotherwayout,”XiongtoldnewssiteSixthTone.“Ofcourse,ifthe ydon’twanttodothevocational(职业培训
的)program,theycanalwayscon sidertakingthegaokaoagain.”
Morethanonechance Universitiesaroundtheworldhavedifferentwaysofdealingwithpoorlyperformingstu dents.IntheUS,strugglingstudentshavetodelaygraduationuntiltheymeettherequireda cademiccredits.IntheUK,universitystudentshaveonechanceto resit（重修）anexam.Iftheyfailagain,theyhaveto retake（夺回；重考）thecoursethefollowingyear.Iftheyfailathirdtime,theycouldberemovedfromthecoursec ompletely.
China’snewhero
It’srarethattheprotagonist(主
角)inaChinesemoviewinstheaudience’sheartswithan emotionally uplifting?令人振奋的message,ratherthanby showingoff hisorhergoodlooks.ButWolfWarriorII(《战狼2》)isputtingChinaintheglobalspotlight公众注意中
心.It’salsothefirstfilmtotastesuccessboth intermsofboxofficeearnings（票房收入）
and promot ingChinesevalues. KungfuartistWuJingbothstarredinanddirectedtheactionmovie.Sinceits release（释
放发，发行）
onJuly27,it’searnedanunimaginable4.5billionyuan,settingarecord fordomestic(国内
的)moviesattheboxoffice（票房）.
Thefilm focuseson arescueoperationinAfrica,ledby formerspecialforcessoldierLengF eng–playedbyWu.LenghelpsChineseworkersandlocalAfricans flee（逃跑）awar-torn （饱受战争摧残的）andplague-ravaged(饱受瘟疫折磨的)country.
WolfWarriorII linksarttoreality,and remindspeopleof themassive（大规模的）
evacuation(撤
离)ofChinesepeoplefromLibyawhencivilwar brokeout therein2011,andfromYemenin2 015,aswellasthechallengesthe Ebolavirus（埃博拉病毒）
createdinWestAfricafrom2013to2016.
ThefilmdescribeshowtheChinesegovernmentaimstoprotectoverseasChinesecitizen s.Justasthemessageattheendofthefilmreads:“CitizensofthePeople’sRepublicofChina.
Whenyouencounter(遇
到)dangerinaforeignland,donotgiveup!Pleaseremember,atyourbackstandsastrongm
otherland.”
ThankstoChina’sincreasing participation inglobalaffairs,nowcouldbeconsideredther ightmomenttointroduceamodernChinesehero.
“Hold ing up abanner(旗
帜)ofpeace,friendshipand responsibility,WolfWarriorIIshouldbeseenasabraveeffortto promoteChineseva luesaroundtheworld,”columnist(专栏作
家)ZhuPingwroteinChinaDaily.
“It’stimeChinesefilmmakersproducedfilmsthattellgoodstoriesandcarrytherightspi rit.Letusassume（假定）WolfWarriorIIhasstartedthattrend(趋势).”
Boxofficehit票房冠军
boxofficeappeal:票房号召力
boxofficeearnings:票房收入
Broadway:百老汇
celebrity[s?'lebr?ti]n.名人
comedyn.喜剧conductorn.(乐队、合唱团的)指挥
crosstalk:相声
debut['de?bju?]n.（电影）首次公映，（唱片）首次发行，个人首次表演
directorn.导演releasev.distribution[d?str?'bju?n]
n.(电影，唱片)发行
dressrehearsa?[r?'h?sl]:彩排
dub?[d?b]v.(电影)配音
leadingactor:主角
leadingactress:女主角
female/malelead女/男主角
lyric?['l?r?k]?n.歌词
subtitle['s?bta?tl]字幕musicchart?[t?ɑt]?:音乐排行榜musicstudio['stjudi??]:录音棚nominate['n?m?ne?t]v.提名script[skr?pt]n.剧本scriptwriter/playwrightn.编剧sequel['sikw?l]?n.续集
shootafilm:拍电影
showbusiness:演艺业
singlen.单曲
album专辑
supportingactor:配角
tragedy['tr?d??di]n.悲剧
crane[kre?n]operator
摄影升降机操作员
electrician灯光师
lines台词
locationsearch勘景
producer制作人
prop[pr?p]people道具师
props道具
scenes场景
scriptclerk场记setdesigner布景设计师
cast演员表song-and-dance歌舞片
soundpeople音效人员
special-effects特效
specialeffectsperson特殊效果人员
TVseries:电视连续剧Impressiveinsect
There’snothingmore annoying than settlingdown tosleepandhearingthesoundofamosqui
to（蚊子）buzzing(嗡嗡
叫)aroundyou.Theonlythoughtmostofusevergivetothisnoiseis“Ineed togetridof thisinse ct,immediate ly”,but itturnsoutthat themosquitoisactuallyquiteanimpressivecreature. AteamofscientistsfromOxfordUniversityintheUK,inpartnershipwiththeRoyalVeteri naryCollegeinLondonandChibaUniversityinJapan,recentlypublishedastudythatfoun dsomeinterestingfactsaboutt heworld’smostunlovedinsect.
However,itwasn’talways straightforward（简单的，易懂
的）.Byplacingeightcamerasinsideatiny filmstudio,thescientists wereabletostud ysevera lmosquitoesupclose.Thehigh-techcameras filme dtheinsectsat1,000frames（镜头，画
面）
persecond,meaningthescientistswereable tostudytheinsects’movementsinnever-befor
e-seen（从未见过）detail(细节). “Recordingmosquitoesduringfree-flight represent edahugetechnicalchallengeduetothe irsmallsize,extreme wingbeat frequency(振翅频率),andthepresenceoflargeantennae(触
角)andlegsthatcan mask（掩盖，掩饰）
theviewofthe irwings,”SimonWalkerofOxfordUniversity,co-authorofthestudy,wrote.
PublishedinthejournalNature,thestudyfoundthatmosquitoes flap（?拍打）theirwingsaround800timesasecond.Asa comparison,housefliesflaptheirwingsabout200
timesasecond,andhummingbirds(蜂
鸟)50timesasecond.R ichardBomphreyoftheRoyalVeterinaryCollege,thestudy’sleade r,believesthatmosquitoeshaveauniqueflyingmethodthat set sthemapartfromotherflyin
ginsects.
“Wepredictedthattheymustmakeuseofclevertricks,asthewingsreverse(反
转)theirdirectionattheendofeachhalf-stroke(半程动作),”hewroteinthestudy.
It’shopedthatthediscoveryofthemosquito’sspecialabilitieswill beofbenefit toengineersi nthefuture.Thefindingscould leadto betteraircraft,orevenimprovementstotoolslikelens
es（镜头）
orpumps.Butthescientistshopetheirstudycanonedaybeputtoamorehuman-focuseduse
.
“The moreweknowaboutmosquitoes,thebetterourchanceofunderstandingtheirflightb ehavior,howtheycarrydiseaseandeventuallyhowtostopthemfromdoingso,”Walkerwr
ote.
FindOwnWaytoLearn
HanSiyuisagirlwholikesto breaktherules.Whilemoststudentswereburningthemidnig htoil,strugglingtostudy fortheircollege entranceexamination,the18-year-oldstudentfrom NanningNo2HighSchoolinGuangxispenthertimerelaxing.Playingtheguzheng(古筝)afterschoolandreadingcomicsduringbreaks,shetookiteasy.
Despitethis,shebreezedthrough(轻松通
过)herexams.With681points outof750,Han score dthehighestmarkinthecollegeentrance examinationamongliberalarts(文科)studentsinGuangxithisyear.
“I’ma willfu lgirlwhospendsalotoftimeonmanythings,exceptstudy,”HantoldTEENS.“Butitdoesn’tmeanIdon’tstudy.Infact,theleisuretime helpsme refresh mymindandimpro
vemy efficiency(效
率).”Workingharddoesn’tjustmean gluingyourfacetobooks,accordingtoHan.“Howmu chyoulearnismoreimportantthan howlongyoustudy,”shesaid.
Thehigh-scoringstudent setsagoodexample ofhowtomakegooduseoftime.Forexample ,shebrushedupon(复习)hersubjectknowledgewhilejogging(慢
跑)ontheplaygroundatnight.She’d recall whattheteacherstaughther,fromthefirstclassi nthemorningupuntilthelastquestionbeforetheendoftheday. Butbeingorganizedisn’ttheonlywaytolearnfast–helpinghands matter aswell.Insteado fstudyingalone,Hanenjoyedthebenefitsofschoolstudygroups.“Eachstudygroupworke dtogetheronceaweek,featuring textrecitation(背
诵),passagewriting,ordiscussingtipsonansweringcertainkindsofquestions,”Hanexplai ned.“OnceIgotfreshideas,filledin thegapsinmynotes,and figuredout newstudymethods,I
feltexcited.”
Theteenager’shardworkcertainly paidoff,butwhentalkingabouther impressive score, she remainedcalmandpeaceful.“Myfathertellsmethatahighscoreisonlytheby-product(
副产
品)ofmyloveforlearning,”Hansaid.“Idon’t paymuchattentiontoranking,insteadIlookfor wardtohavingafullunderstandingoftheknowledgeI’velearned.Afterall,I’veneverreco gnizedstudyingasaburden(负担).I truly loveit fromthebottomofmyheart.”
TeslaLaunches推出NewWaytoPowerHome
Solar panels(太阳能面
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新高考英语时文阅读高三专版（含答案解析及全文翻译） A The life of FM-2030, a transhumanist (超人文主义者) who believed humans will be able to end natural death in the future using technology, is explored in a new documentary. The film, titled‘2030’, was released late last month and is available across multiple streaming platforms. It was made by British filmmaker Johnny Boston who interviewed a range of FM-2030’s acquaintances and scientific experts. Transhumanists believe humans can and should use emerging future technology to greatly enhance their natural abilities. These technologies could include robotics, AI, gene therapy preventing the ageing process. This could radically change what it means to be a member of our species. FM-2030 was born in Brussels in 1930 named Fereidoun M. Esfandiary. The son of an Iranian diplomat, he later changed his legal name to mark his belief that by 2030 we will be ageless and everyone will have an excellent chance to live forever. FM-2030 wrote a number of books around life extension and transhumanist topics, and is widely regarded as one of the founding fathers of the modern transhumanist movement. After his death in 2000, FM-2030’s body was placed in cryonic suspension in Arizona. Mr Boston commented: “I met FM-2030 and that was his legal name when I was about 11 or 12 years old. He’d come to London with his partner at the time and they stayed with us. This was in the early 80s when he had these really off the wall ideas that we were going to live on indefinitely and that there was going to be a much more progressive politics. He talked about we were going to communicate brain to brain. There was going to be a machine that you could put in various characteristics and it was going to print stuff.” Mr Boston went on to produce a number of videos outlining FM-2030’s ideas. He did a series of films called the future of democracy that came out of talks that FM had done. He said,“FM really talks about what the future holds in terms of how we govern ourselves. He thinks we’ve got to useAI.” 1. What will happen in the future according to transhumanists? A. Humans will die in a natural state. B. Humans’life span will remain limited. C. Humans will not need language any longer. D. Humans’abilities will be largely improved by technologies. 2. Why did Fereidoun M. Esfandiary change his name to FM-2030? A. Because his father forced him to do so. B. Because he didn’t like his former name at all. C. Because he wanted to flag his transhumanist faith. D. Because he thought human would end natural death in 2030. 3. What does the underlined phrase “off the wall”in Paragraph 5 mean? A. Dull. B.Ambiguous. C. Ridiculous. D. Upset. 4. Which can be the best title for the passage? A. The Uncertain Future. B. The Film Called 2030. C. The Ideas of Transhumanists.
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时文阅读1.低头一秒，家毁人亡！ 随着科技遍布全世界，智能手机成为了“通讯神器”。但是对于那些精力不集中的司机、骑行者和行人来说，手机在他们手里就是一把上膛的枪 Alexander Heit, a 22-year-old college student with good grades and a quick wit?[w?t]（智力，才智）, was driving in Greeley, in the US state of Colorado, when he decided to reply to a text message on his phone. "Sounds good my man, see ya soon, I'll tw" We don't know the rest. The message was interrupted by a crash. Heit died. While the young man was distracted, he drifted into oncoming traffic, according to the International Business Times. On my cycling trips around Beijing, I often think about the many tragic cases like Heit’s that I’ve read about in my home country over the years. I am astounded by the number of my fellow cyclists and also scooter riders who I see not only carrying on phone conversations but also only reading text on their phones. Their heads are down, eyes transfixed by a small luminous screen, oblivious to the world they’re rushing toward.Of course, the faster you’re going, the quicker a distraction can become a tragedy.。 Studies show that staring at a cellphone for 3 seconds while driving at 60 kilometers an hour is as dangerous as driving blind for 50 meters, according to Xie Caifeng, a fellow at the research office of Shunyi Court in Beijing, writing in a column published by China Daily last year.Xie wrote that official statistics showed that “the use of cellphones while driving was the top reason for traffic accidents leading to death in Zhengzhou, Henan province”. It is also illegal. According to the national traffic code, it is illegal to use hand-held phones while driving, and an offender can lose points on their license and receive a fine of up to 200 yuan ($29.75), Xie wrote.Penalties are one deterrent, but education and social pressure also are important. Two years ago, the Shanghai office of the media company Havas designed a campaign for the Global Road Safety Partnership using 350 smashed cell phones that had been in the hands of people who had died while texting in China, showing their last words.They were mounted on black slabs（板子）like gravestones(墓碑) as part of an installation for Road Safety Day in 2015, which was made into a film,?SMS Last Words. It showed heart-rending last exchanges like this one:： Driver: Don't worry, I'll be home quickly.
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英语时文阅读 第一篇 A ban on setting off firecrackers XINHUA 话题：“过年要不要燃放烟花爆竹”这个讨论从年前争论到年后，从减少环卫工人负担到降低空气污染，反对者的声音高涨。但也有人认为，作为传统节日活动，应该燃放烟花爆竹。你怎么看 Wang Xingyue, 14, from Shanghai: I don’t think we should set off firecrackers (爆竹) during holidays. It is really noisy. Some people fire them during midnight. People around cannot sleep well. Besides, it brings air pollution (污染) and lots of rubbish. Most people do not clean the rubbish after they set off firecrackers. So I think there is no need to set them off anymore during holidays. Liu Ran, 14, from Shandong: Setting off firecrackers is a tradition during Chinese festivals. They set them off to celebrate or wish a happy new year. The ceremony (仪式) is very important in Chinese people’s lives. And it also reminds (提醒) us of one of the four great inventions (发明) of China, gunpowder (火药). We cannot give it up. It is good to have this ceremony during holidays. Do you agree with me
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新高考赢在阅读高二英语时文阅读专版（含原文翻译及答案解析） A Josh Gad's Olaf showed insanely hot skills singing "Unmeltable Me" for "Frozen II". But the hilarious (欢闹的) tune never made it into the animated hit: It was cut from the movie after his vocals were recorded and storyboards had been drawn up. The missing: “Unmeltable Me”is revealed now at https://www.360docs.net/doc/3a11068633.html,, ahead of the home release of “Frozen II”, which features the deleted scene as an extra. The ditty was the first song written for the sequel. The new song features Gad's Olaf singing style, playing harpsichord (羽管键琴) accompaniment. The instrument was requested by directors for comedic reasons. The harpsichord arrangement made it funny and different. The filmmakers originally wanted “Unmeltable Me”to explain an important story point –why Olaf no longer needed the magical “flurry”cloud Elsa had created at the end of "Frozen" to keep the snowman from melting in warm weather. Creating the flurry effect was so difficult for the animators that the directors decided Elsa would have perfected a permafrost coating for Olaf by the second movie. The scene features Olaf doing just about everything to show off his new permafrost coating, from sticking a lit candle into his head to placing his head in a Sterno-heated buffet tray. Olaf's audience in the scene is a group of dignitaries who have traveled to Arendelle from around the world to meet the powerful Elsa at a state dinner. Elsa and Anna are held up, so Olaf fills time entertaining the assembled guests with the song. Sadly, “Unmeltable Me”was cut before it could be fully animated. Gad’s Olaf still received his big song in “Frozen 2”singing “When IAm Older”happily.“Unmeltable Me' is definitely fun, but that’s show business,”says Lopez, who especially loves how Olaf ends the song on an unusual high note. 1. What can we learn from the song “Unmeltable Me”in the first paragraph? A. The song “Unmeltable Me”was sung by Elsa. B. The song can make this movie into a animated hit. C. The song was created for the movie. D. The song was recorded in the movie at last. 2. What does the underlined word “revealed”in Paragraph 1 probably mean? A. Show. B. Hide. C. Create. D. Delete. 3. What is the purpose of using permafrost coating? A. To entertain the audience. B. To prevent Olaf from melting. C. To make the movie funny. D. To explain show business. 4. What can we know from the passage? A. This movie is directed by Josh Gad. B. Olaf likes his new permafrost coating. C. Josh Gad’s attitude is passive because his song was cut from the movie. D. The scene of the song is not mentioned in the article. B Google’s Search Engine Can Recommend Your Favorite Shows and Movies
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新高考英语时文阅读高三专版特训（含答案解析及原文翻译） A The life of FM-2030, a transhumanist (超人文主义者) who believed humans will be able to end natural death in the future using technology, is explored in a new documentary. The film, titled ‘2030’, was released late last month and is available across multiple streaming platforms. It was made by British filmmaker Johnny Boston who interviewed a range of FM-2030’s acquaintances and scientific experts. Transhumanists believe humans can and should use emerging future technology to greatly enhance their natural abilities. These technologies could include robotics, AI, gene therapy preventing the ageing process. This could radically change what it means to be a member of our species. FM-2030 was born in Brussels in 1930 named Fereidoun M. Esfandiary. The son of an Iranian diplomat, he later changed his legal name to mark his belief that by 2030 we will be ageless and everyone will have an excellent chance to live forever. FM-2030 wrote a number of books around life extension and transhumanist topics, and is widely regarded as one of the founding fathers of the modern transhumanist movement. After his death in 2000, FM-2030’s body was placed in cryonic suspension in Arizona. Mr Boston commented: “I met FM-2030 and that was his legal name when I was about 11 or 12 years old. He’d come to London with his partner at the time and they stayed with us. This was in the early 80s when he had these really off the wall ideas that we were going to live on indefinitely and that there was going to be a much more progressive politics. He talked about we were going to communicate brain to brain. There was going to be a machine that you could put in various characteristics and it was going to print stuff.” Mr Boston went on to produce a number of videos outlining FM-2030’s ideas. He did a series of films called the future of democracy that came out of talks that FM had done. He said,“FM really talks about what the future holds in terms of how we govern ourselves. He thinks we’ve got to useAI.” 1. What will happen in the future according to transhumanists? A. Humans will die in a natural state. B. Humans’life span will remain limited. C. Humans will not need language any longer. D. Humans’abilities will be largely improved by technologies. 2. Why did Fereidoun M. Esfandiary change his name to FM-2030? A. Because his father forced him to do so. B. Because he didn’t like his former name at all. C. Because he wanted to flag his transhumanist faith. D. Because he thought human would end natural death in 2030. 3. What does the underlined phrase “off the wall”in Paragraph 5 mean? A. Dull. B.Ambiguous. C. Ridiculous. D. Upset. 4. Which can be the best title for the passage? A. The Uncertain Future. B. The Film Called 2030. C. The Ideas of Transhumanists.
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高中英语阅读理解(时文广告)解题技巧及练习题含解析 一、高中英语阅读理解时文广告类 1．阅读理解 Various cultural activities always take place on campus in springy March. This year, the Office of Student Affairs is going to organize the South and Southeast Asian Cultural Festival to present cultures of these two regions across the board---the opening ceremony, food and cultural booths, talks and workshops, and many others. Don't be spoilt for choice! Local South and Southeast Asian Market The Cultural Square will be transformed into a local market where diverse South and Southeast Asian cultures meet. Visitors can taste local food, meet the locals and experience some local ways of life, so remember to drop into this wonderful marketplace! Date:6&7 March 2019（Wednesday&Thursday） Time:12:00-14:30 Venue: Cultural Square, Main Campus Tofu Making Workshop Soft or firm, salty or sweet, steamed or fried, tofu is well-known for its nice taste and good nutrition. It plays an important role in East Asian and Southeast Asian food culture, so we may well have eaten it, but do you know how it is made? Here comes a chance for you to try your hand at making this widely enjoyed food! Date:10 March 2019(Sunday) Time:15:00-16:30 Venue Room 201B, 2/F WS Centre Fee: $ 100 An Introduction to Dandiya Raas Dandiya Rass, a traditional folk dance of India, is associated with scenes of Holi, which is a famous spring festival known as the festival of colors. At this workshop, our Indian students will introduce the dance to the participants by dancing together and feel the soul of their unique music culture. Date:13 March 2019(Wednesday) Time:18:30-20:30 Venue: Room 502, WFY Building Quota:20(First come, first served ) Thai Loy Krathong Festival Loy Krathong, or Water Lantern Festival, is a widely celebrated occasion in Thailand where people pray for good things for the year ahead. In this workshop, participants can try their hand at making their own krathong under the guidance of Thai students ! Date:14 March 2019(Thursday) Time:18:30-20:30 Venue :L-LOUNGE,3/F YIA Quota :20(First come, first served ) （1）These activities above are aimed to___________.
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盐城市第一中学高一英语时文阅读 1. Three hundred years after the death of Jesus Christ, the Roman emperors still demanded that everyone believe in the Roman gods. Valentine, a Christian priest, had been thrown in prison for his teachings. On February 14, Valentine was beheaded（斩首）, not only because he was a Christian, but also because he had performed a miracle. He supposedly cured the jailer's daughter of her blindness. The night before he was executed, he wrote the jailer's daughter a farewell letter, signing it "From Your Valentine." Another legend tells us that this same Valentine, well-loved by all, received notes to his jail cell from children and friends who missed him. Another Valentine was an Italian bishop who lived at about the same time, AD 200. He was imprisoned because he secretly married couples, contrary to the laws of the Roman emperor. Some legends say he was burned at the stake. February 14 was also a Roman holiday, held in honor of a goddess. Young men randomly chose the name of a young girl to escort to the festivities. The custom of choosing a sweetheart on this date spread through Europe in the Middle Ages, and then to the early American colonies. Throughout the ages, people also believed that birds picked their mates on February 14! In AD 496 Sain Pope Gelasius I named February 14 as "Valentine's Day". Although it's not an official holiday, most Americans observe this day. Whatever the odd mixture of origins, St. Valentine's Day is now a day for sweethearts. It is the day that you show your friend or loved one that you care. You can send candy to someone you think is special. Or you can send roses, the flower of love. Most people send "valentines," a greeting card named after the notes that St. Valentine received in jail. Valentines can be sentimental, romantic and heartfelt（真心真意的）. They can be funny and friendly. If the sender is shy, valentines can be anonymous. Questions: 1.What is the main idea of the text? 2.What does Valentine's Day stand for(象征)?
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