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Innovative Designs for Accessibility

Deadline: 2020-04-30

Award: $ 7,500 CAD

Open to: University students

The Innovative (创新的) Designs for Accessibility student competition challenges students across Canada to use their creativity to develop innovative, cost-effective and practical solutions to accessibility barriers for people with disabilities. (Read more)

Clean Tech Competition

Deadline: 2020-04-13

Award: $ 28,000

Open to: Students 13-15 years old

The Clean Tech Competition is a unique, worldwide research and design challenge for pre-college youth. The competition is designed to build a deeper understanding of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) related concepts, recognize outstanding talent, and prepare the next generation of globally competitive innovators. (Read more)

Agile Robotics Competition

Deadline: 2020-04-10

Award: $ 17,500

Open to: Adults

Agile Robotics Competition is a simulation-based (仿真) competition designed to promote agility(灵活) in industrial robot systems by employing the latest advances in artificial intelligence and robot planning. The competition will be held virtually (虚拟的), so there is no need to travel to compete. The competition will use the Gazebo simulation tool. (Read more)

Wearable Robotics Innovation Challenge

Deadline: 2020-04-24

Award: $ 5,000

Open to: Everyone

The Wearable Robotics Association is inviting entries that represent the most innovative new ideas in wearable robotic technology. The review committee will select as many as ten finalists. The one considered to be the most innovative will be announced at the conference and will receive $ 5,000 to accelerate the new technology. (Read more)

1.Which competition favors competitors with a creative mind in helping the disabled?

A.Innovative Designs for Accessibility. B.Clean Tech Competition.

C.Agile Robotics Competition. D.Wearable Robotics Innovation Challenge.

2.What’s the aim of Clean Tech Competition?

A.To make a research about STEM.

B.To encourage university students to be innovators.

C.To help students prepare for the university.

D.To find talented teenagers and develop their ability to innovate.

3.What can we know about the four competitions?

A.They are open to everyone. B.Every competitor can get an award.

C.They are held in April. D.They are held virtually.

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Not until 2012 _____ to a Chinese writer for the first time.

A．the Nobel Prize in literature was awarded

B．was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature

C．was the Nobel Prize in literature awarded

D．the Nobel Prize was awarded in literature

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“Fast fashion” means clothes that are inexpensive but look like the latest designs. One reason for the success of fast fashion is social media. A report by the investment research firm Bernstein found that Millennials—people born in the 1980s and 90s—wanted to wear a variety of clothes in the photos they posted on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. As a result, many businesses that offer trendy, low-cost clothes are growing.

But the situation is changing now. Maxine Bédat, a woman who is in her early 30s, looks in her closet full of clothes, but she has nothing to wear. She says she hates always shopping for what is in style. Instead, she says, she wants to buy fewer clothes that she can wear over and over. Other people want the same thing, she says.

So Ms. Bédat and a business partner, Soraya Darabi, started a “slow fashion” clothing company called Zady. “Slow fashion” means clothes that last a long time. They are often classic colors and shapes, and are made from natural materials that are biodegradable over time.

The terms “fast fashion” and “slow fashion” are related to “fast food” and “slow food”: fast food is still popular in the U. S. , but many restaurants increasingly offer higher-quality, more expensive and relaxed meals.

Like slow food, slow fashion also aims to use sources that are good for the environment and workers. Maxine Bédat says people in her generation want to know where their clothes come from and who is making them. To answer Millennials’ demand for information about the products they buy, Ms. Bédat’s company, Zady, includes details about the history of the brands. It also describes the process in which the clothes are made. Ms. Bédat says Zady aims to tell shoppers where their clothes come from, where they go, and how they impact the world.

The international business “H&M” is answering Millennials’ demands in another way. It has created a recycling program for clothes. Shoppers who bring clothes they no longer want to H&M stores can receive a discount on new things they buy. An H&M spokesperson says, “We have a clear vision to avoid and minimize waste that goes into landfills.”

1.What’s the attitude of some Millennials towards fast fashion now?

A. Crazy.　　 B. Tired.　　 C. Supportive.　　 D. Doubtful.

2.“Slow food” is mentioned in the text to tell us ________.

A. it is better than fast food　　 B. it is the healthiest food

C. why slow fashion comes now　　 D. why people like fast fashion

3.What can be learned from the program of H&M in the last paragraph?

A. It can help the environment.　　 B. It does good to people’s health.

C. It can help change people’s lives most.　　 D. It will take the lead in the latest fashion.

4.What is the best title of the text?

A. What Is out of Fashion　　 B. Fast Fashion Is Not Fast

C. Slow Fashion Is in Fashion.　　 D. Fast Fashion, Good or Bad

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The visiting European architects showed great ______ for the ancient Chinese building designs in the Forbidden City.

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—can I have some information about the course?

—It _____ for beginners and lasts two weeks.

A． designs　　 　 B． is designed

C． designed　　　　 D． was designed

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The book, ________ for beginners，is popular with students.

A．designs　     B．designing　     C．designed　     D．to design

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A problem has occurred　　　　 we should develop innovative thinking abilities in the classrooms by giving students opportunities to generate new ideas.

A. what　　 B. where

C. whether　　 D. that

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BackJoy Orthotic Seat: Easy, Drug-Free Relief from Back Pain

Why BackJoy?

BackJoy is an innovative device that provides relief from back discomfort by aiding in maintaining your posture (姿势) anywhere you sit, hard or soft seats.

● Proven effective over 2.0 million units sold, durable to provide long-lasting support

● Recommended by doctors and nurses

● Safe and effective a natural alternative

Back Pain Is A Problem!

● We average over 9+ hours of sitting each day!

● 80% of adults will suffer from back pain in their life

● Back pain is the No. 2 reason for visiting the doctor

● Mom was right: “Sit up straight!”

How to use

BackJoy is made small on purpose. It is designed to cradle the space around the two sitting bones at the base of your pelvis and must be smaller than your buttocks to do so.

● Sit on top of it

Handle goes in front and between your legs

● Pull it tight & cup to fit

Feel it cup & lift your hips above the seat from below you

1.Which of the following statements is True?

A. You will be free of back pain after you use BackJoy.

B. Most of the users will experience immediate relief.

C. 94% of the doctors and nurses recommend it to others.

D. A majority of adults experience pain back in their life.

2.It can be inferred that______.

A. BackJoy doesn’t work on soft couches

B. BackJoy works for any health condition

C. BackJoy can help users to adjust the way they are sitting

D. BackJoy doesn’t work for adults weighing less than 90lbs

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阅读理解

The Verizon Innovative App Challenge gives kids a chance to create apps (计算机应用程序) that can solve problems in their community.

Do you want to make a difference in your community? The Verizon Innovative App Challenge can get you started. The first step is to think of a problem in your community. The next step is to create an app that can solve the problem.

Groups of five to seven students in middle school or high school, led by a teacher, can enter the contest. First, teams compete on a local level. Teams that make it to the next round receive D|S5,000 for their schools. Finalists present their app ideas to judges in a live webinar (网络研讨会)．

Next, the judges pick national winners. The top eight teams receive an additional D|S15,000 for their schools, and each team member receives a Samsung tablet. Plus, the winning teams get the chance to bring their app to life.

A group of six girls from Los Fresnos, Texas, won the second annual Verizon Innovative App Challenge. They came up with the Hello Navi app concept, short for “hello navigation”. The app was designed to help visually­impaired students navigate their school by using an internal compass and voice­over technology. Read more about the team in September 19, 2016 issue of TIME For Kids: Edition 3－4.

Do you have an app idea that could help solve a local issue? The deadline to register is November 24, 2016. Find more information and register your team at www. verizonfoundation. org/appchallenge.

Here are some tips from the Verizon Foundation to get you started：

•Get your team together for a brainstorming meeting. Write out all the ideas that come to mind.

• Don't ignore challenges. Think of the problems that exist in your community.

•Ask family, friends, and people in your community to share their thoughts about problems that they want to see solved.

1.The Verizon Innovative App Challenge was launched to ________.

A．let students create apps to solve problems

B．call on students to put their ideas into practice

C．inspire students to focus on social problems

D．encourage students to cooperate with teachers

2.In which order should one follow to enter the Verizon Innovative App Challenge?

①You think of a problem in your community.

②Your team compete against others in your city.

③You invent an app with your partners and teachers.

④Winning teams can compete to become national winners.

A．①②③④　　　　　　 　　 B．①③②④

C．①④②③　　 　　　　　　 D．④①③②

3.What does the 5th paragraph mainly talk about?

A．The winning team and their app of the second Verizon Innovative App Challenge.

B．An app designed to help the disabled to work on the computer.

C．An app concept that navigates blind students to explore nature.

D．Six girls from Los Fresnos, Texas who signed up for the contest.

4.What's the purpose of the passage?

A．To tell readers how to solve a local issue.

B．To invite kids to join in the Verizon Innovative App Challenge.

C．To offer readers information about a talent show.

D．To appeal to adults to make contributions to society.

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The number of historic buildings which ________ has reached a surprising figure that we must be aware of.

A．has been pulled down      B．had been pulled down

C．is being pulled down      D．have been pulled down

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