Juili Kale was looking forward to receiving her master's degree at Arizona State University. She planned to invite her family living in India to the United States for her graduation ceremony. But then, in March, the coronavirus pandemic ended those plans as schools nationwide closed to stop the spread. Kale's dream of spending time with family members on her big day came crashing down. Yet the graduation ceremony is taking place—just not as she expected.
University officials have turned to robots so Arizona State graduates and their families can take part in the event online. Cameras recorded images of Kale and about 140 other graduates online this month. They were wearing robes and mortar board caps. They took turns moving a robot at the university that held an eye-level display showing their face. With the help of the robot, they stepped forward to receive their diplomas and take pictures. The robots are from Double Robotics, a company based in Burlingame, California. Before the health crisis, they had been used to help people attend funerals and even marriage ceremonies without traveling.
Sanjeev Khagram is dean of Arizona State's Thunderbird School of Global Management. He said that the video- a ''bittersweet'' experience—was recorded and produced over two days. It may not have been ideal for the students. Khagram admitted. '' But, we want to show that we did everything that we could to celebrate them. When the crisis is over, the class of 2020 can do a real-life walk at any future graduation ceremony they choose. ''
Kale planned to throw a ''watch party'' with her husband at home and her family in India.
Getting used to the online experience was easy for Nancy Sierras Morales. ''We have been able to adapt very quickly because we are used to being on a computer and on the phone almost like 24/7, '' the 22-year-old said. She said that, while it is not the best, it is ''cool...to be like the first class ever to do this''.
''I'm disappointed.'' said 41-year-old Douglas Northcott. He is graduating with a master's degree in applied leadership and management. He called the online event with robots ''creative''. But he looked forward to the real thing. ''And if anything, that makes it better , in that it is spread over two times rather than one. ''
1.What had the robots mainly been used for before the graduation ceremony?
A.Saving travelling for people to attend ceremonies like weddings.
B.Hosting all kinds of ceremonies for people unable to travel.
C.Helping professors with their teaching plans in universities.
D.Amusing people during their travelling to funerals.
2.According to the text, ________ made a fast adjustment to the new situation.
A.Juili Kale B.Sanjeev Khagram
C.Nancy Sierras Morales D.Douglas Northcott
3.According to Sanjeev Khagram, to have a real graduation ceremony, the 2020 graduates can ________.
A.throw an online ''watch party''
B.attend any future graduation ceremony
C.hold another real one by themselves
D.do everything they can to celebrate
4.What is the best title for the text?
A.A disappointing graduation ceremony
B.A graduation ceremony with the help of robots
C.A multifunctional robot from Double Robotics
D.A special experience of students in the health crisis
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Juili Kale was looking forward to receiving her master's degree at Arizona State University. She planned to invite her family living in India to the United States for her graduation ceremony. But then, in March, the coronavirus pandemic ended those plans as schools nationwide closed to stop the spread. Kale's dream of spending time with family members on her big day came crashing down. Yet the graduation ceremony is taking place—just not as she expected.
University officials have turned to robots so Arizona State graduates and their families can take part in the event online. Cameras recorded images of Kale and about 140 other graduates online this month. They were wearing robes and mortar board caps. They took turns moving a robot at the university that held an eye-level display showing their face. With the help of the robot, they stepped forward to receive their diplomas and take pictures. The robots are from Double Robotics, a company based in Burlingame, California. Before the health crisis, they had been used to help people attend funerals and even marriage ceremonies without traveling.
Sanjeev Khagram is dean of Arizona State's Thunderbird School of Global Management. He said that the video- a ''bittersweet'' experience—was recorded and produced over two days. It may not have been ideal for the students. Khagram admitted. '' But, we want to show that we did everything that we could to celebrate them. When the crisis is over, the class of 2020 can do a real-life walk at any future graduation ceremony they choose. ''
Kale planned to throw a ''watch party'' with her husband at home and her family in India.
Getting used to the online experience was easy for Nancy Sierras Morales. ''We have been able to adapt very quickly because we are used to being on a computer and on the phone almost like 24/7, '' the 22-year-old said. She said that, while it is not the best, it is ''cool...to be like the first class ever to do this''.
''I'm disappointed.'' said 41-year-old Douglas Northcott. He is graduating with a master's degree in applied leadership and management. He called the online event with robots ''creative''. But he looked forward to the real thing. ''And if anything, that makes it better , in that it is spread over two times rather than one. ''
1.What had the robots mainly been used for before the graduation ceremony?
A.Saving travelling for people to attend ceremonies like weddings.
B.Hosting all kinds of ceremonies for people unable to travel.
C.Helping professors with their teaching plans in universities.
D.Amusing people during their travelling to funerals.
2.According to the text, ________ made a fast adjustment to the new situation.
A.Juili Kale B.Sanjeev Khagram
C.Nancy Sierras Morales D.Douglas Northcott
3.According to Sanjeev Khagram, to have a real graduation ceremony, the 2020 graduates can ________.
A.throw an online ''watch party''
B.attend any future graduation ceremony
C.hold another real one by themselves
D.do everything they can to celebrate
4.What is the best title for the text?
A.A disappointing graduation ceremony
B.A graduation ceremony with the help of robots
C.A multifunctional robot from Double Robotics
D.A special experience of students in the health crisis
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The children in Sichuan look forward with hope __________ a chance to receive further education in their rebuilt hometown.
A. for getting B. of getting C. to getting D. to get
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Suzie goes to her art class Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. She always looks forward to those days when she can do creative things all afternoon. She loves ___41___ bowls and cups out of clay. Last month she learned to put ___42___ into a hot oven, called a kiln, to make it hard and strong. After the pottery（陶器）has __43____ down from the kiln, sometimes she ___44___ it with all different colors. Bright colors are her __45____, although sometimes she likes to paint in "___46___ colors," like brown and dark green. What Suzie likes best about art is the good feeling she gets ___47___ she has finished __48____ on a piece of art. And then when she takes it home to show her parents she feels so __49____ of what she has made.
On Wednesdays Suzie does something else that she really ___50___. On Wednesday afternoons she writes articles for the school newspaper. When she first ___51___ to her school, she wrote an article about how it feels to be a new student in a new school. Her second article in the newspaper was about a teacher at her school who had just finished writing a book. On the day the newspaper comes ___52___, the first thing Suzie does is to ___53___ where her article is in the newspaper. And at the beginning of her article, are the words: By Suzanne Jefferson.
On the way home from school yesterday, Suzie ___54___ to thinking about how __55____ art and writing are the same. In art class she thinks of __56____ things to make, and then spends a lot of time making it look just right. And when she writes articles for the school newspaper, she thinks of creative things to __57____, and then spends a lot of time making it __58____ just right. And when she has finished writing a really good sentence, she feels almost as if she has made a beautiful piece of art.
Suzie __59____ home so she could write something short before dinner. She already had lots of ideas for next month's newspaper. And she wanted to make sure that none of her creative ideas ___60___ away before she wrote them down permanently on paper.
1.A. using B. painting C. drawing D. making
2.A. bowls B. pottery C. cups D. clay
3.A. dropped B. cooled C. come D. fallen
4.A. rubs B. cleans C. brushes D. paints
5.A. bests B. friends C. favorites D. fears
6.A. bright B. earth C. black D. deep
7. A. before B. when C. that D. until
8.A. working B. painting C. putting D. taking
9.A. worried B. anxious C. happy D. proud
10.A. promises B. wants C. hates D. enjoys
11.A. got B. sent C. moved D. returned
12.A. up B. in C. out D. about
13.A. read B. search C. overlook D. check
14.A. began B. went C. got D. started
15.A. soon B. much C. long D. far
16. A. relative B. creative C. productive D. active
17.A. tell B. talk C. speak D. say
18.A. feel B. look C. sound D. appear
19. A. rushed B. walked C. got D. went
20. A. left B. forgot C. floated D. kept
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She hurried to the entrance at which the car _____, and looked forward to seeing her husband.
A.would arrive B.has arrives C.arrived D.will arrive
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She hurried to the entrance at which the car _____, and looked forward to seeing her husband.
A. would arrive B. has arrives C. arrived D. will arrive
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I am looking forward to the day my daughter can read this book and know my feelings for her.
A. as B. why C. when D. where
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I am looking forward to the day my daughter can read this book and know my feelings for her.
A. as B. why C. when D. where
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1 am looking forward to the day ________ my daughter can read this book and know my feelings for her.
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When I was a child I used to look forward to Saturday mornings. That was when my brother, Bernard, and I got our pocket money from our father. I would put half of it in my money box, ____ run off happily with the rest to Bartlett’s, a little, local ____ at the end of our street.
There I would join the other children ____ to spend their pocket money, and we’d ask Mrs. Bartlett to ____ us “the tray (托盘)”. In those days, there weren’t all the ____ of sweets and chocolate bars you see on sale now. All Mrs. Bartlett ____ were a few items arranged on a simple wooden ____, which she kept under the counter. But to us it was a wonderful ____: toffees, lollipops, barley sugar, and sweets wrapped in colorful paper. It always took ages for each child to ____ what to buy. But Mrs. Bartlett didn’t ____: as long as there were no grown-up customers waiting to be ____, she let us take our time.
Bernard liked sweets, too. The ____ was he didn’t like buying them. When I went to Bartlett’s, he went to a newsagent’s shop that sold football cards. He was ____ about these picture cards of famous footballers and spent all his pocket money trying to ____ whole teams of players.
On Saturday afternoons he would ____ the house and find out where I was. He knew I had been to Bartlett’s. If I didn’t ____ my bag of sweets quickly enough, he’d see it and say, “Can I have one?” And I would say, “Why should I give you one? You had your pocket money, too — you could have____ your own sweets.” Then Bernard would go to our mother to ____, “Mom, Helen has a whole bag of sweets and she won’t give me one.” To which Mum would say, “Helen, don’t be so ____. Share your sweets with your brother!” I thought this was really ____, but of course I gave him some sweets.
1.A. and B. but C. or D. until
2.A. restaurant B. theatre C. barbershop D. grocery
3.A. careful B. slow C. eager D. afraid
4.A. sell B. show C. make D. teach
5.A. prices B. tastes C. varieties D. smells
6.A. provided B. wanted C. noticed D. controlled
7.A. floor B. tray C. chair D. house
8.A. atmosphere B. line C. way D. sight
9.A. imagine B. decide C. realize D. guess
10.A. escape B. change C. mind D. succeed
11.A. served B. accepted C. paid D. checked
12.A. problem B. mistake C. difficulty D. disadvantage
13.A. anxious B. cautious C. puzzled D. mad
14.A. collect B. return C. organize D. protect
15.A. paint B. repair C. share D. search
16.A. sew B. hide C. pack D. deliver
17.A. divided B. saved C. bought D. eaten
18.A. recommend B. complain C. apologize D. reply
19.A. surprised B. modest C. smart D. mean
20.A. unfair B. unusual C. impolite D. inconvenient
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I am looking forward to the day ________ my daughter can read this book and know my feelings for her.
A.as B.why C.when D.where
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