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While studying at Jadavpur University, Banerjee wanted to find a creative and socially beneficial alternative to bricks. Along with his classmates, Banerjee created, a social enterprise called Qube in 2017. Its product is the Plastiqube-an alternative brick made from waste plastic.
Banerjee and his team work with waste collectors to gather garbage, including water bottles and abandoned bags. The garbage is then cleaned, cut up and pressed into blocks by hand. “Each Plastiqube brick costs 5 to 6 rupees （about 8 cents） to make，while the average clay brick sells for about 10 rupees (14 cents),” Banerjee says. What 's more, unlike traditional bricks, Plastiqubes don' t use any mortar (砂浆). “They are basically like Lego bricks,” explains Banerjee, now aged 22. He adds，“There are interlocking designs on the bottom and the top, and they lock between each other.
India is estimated to throw away over 25, 000 tons of plastic waste every day. Around 40% of it is left uncollected. “We’re building something sustainable (可持续的) out of garbage,” Banerjee says. By taking coal and mortar out of the brick making process, Banerjee claims Plastiqubes can reduce energy use by 70 percent, generating a much lower carbon foot-print than traditional bricks.
Each Plastiqube brick contains 1.6 kilograms of waste plastic. They haven't yet been tried out for practical purpose but tests on their fire resistance and long- term steadiness are now in progress. Banerjee believes they will last even longer than traditional clay bricks, while removing waste plastic from the environment for centuries.
Banerjee's innovation has, already won him recognition. He was a regional finalist for the United Nation's 2018 Young Champions of the Earth awards. He is also part of the Yunus and Yunus Global Fellowship. Banerjee will not only encourage young engineers to dream big, but also to think carefully about the environmental impact. “My advice is to start something while keeping a goal that it has to be sustainable in the long term,” he says.
1.Why did Banerjee invent Plastiqube ?
A.To reduce the cost of bricks. B.To protect the environment.
C.To control the usage of mortar. D.To raise his company 's reputation.
2.Which of the following makes the new bricks join together?
A.Mortar. B.Lego bricks.
C.Average clay. D.Interlocking design.
3.How does the text describe the characters of Plastiqube?
A.By explaining the process. B.By analyzing some cases.
C.By listing some data. D.By giving examples.
4.What can we learn from the text?
A.Banerjee has won lots of national awards.
B.Producing Plastiqube needs little labor force.
C.Plastiqube hasn't been used to build houses.
D.Banerjee likes inspiring teenagers to go for dreams.
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I’d like to study law at university ___ my cousin prefers geography.
A.though B.as
C.while D.for
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1.If you want to get more information about arts, you can write to _______.
A. [email protected] waikato.ac.nz B. [email protected] waikato.ac.nz
C. [email protected] waikato.ac.nz D. [email protected]
2.You have to pay at least ______a year if you study at the University of Waikato.
A. $5,250 B. $8,000 C. $9,000 D. $11,000
3.According to the text, what will you do if you are ill during Christmas holidays?
A. Go to a hospital nearby. B. Buy some medicine in a drug store.
C. See a doctor at the school medical centre. D. Try to get help from your classmates.
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If you want to be________success，to study at________University of Princeton is right for
You.
A．／；the
B．the；a
C．a；the
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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Pooja Dhingra should have been a lawyer. But while studying at university in Mumbai, she decided to quit her major and to something more .
Remembering helping her mother in the during her childhood, she decided to work with food instead of legal cases. So she her parents to let her go to study cooking.
One day, her friends took her to one of the best macaron（杏仁小圆饼）shops in Paris.
After just one , Ms Dhingra determined that when she to Mumbai she would open her own macaron store, the first of its kind in India. Upon graduation, she started macarons in her parents' kitchen, but it was a complete .The hot and wet weather in Mumbai made it to make delicious cakes. After 60 failed ,she finally got an ideal recipe. being both young and female meant she faced additional ."The biggest problem was to get people to take you ．”she tells us. "For example, I had to buy machinery, I would have to ask my father to make these calls for me. " However, she opened her first shop in 2010. To sales in a city where very few people knew what a macaron was, Ms Dhingra _ free samples to customers. The cakes were immediately popular, and sales soon took off thanks to the evaluation. .
Now, Ms Dhingra is the of three busy macaron shops. She has planned to her business across the country. One newspaper article called her " the macaron queen of India" .
1.A. design B. literature C. law D. medicine
2.A. creative B. confident C. enthusiastic D. effective
3.A. bedroom B. study C. kitchen D. basement
4.A. convinced B. warned C. forgave D. reminded
5.A. drink B. effort C. breath D. bite
6.A. replied B. traveled C. walked D. returned
7.A. eating B. making C. bringing D. selling
8.A. comfort B. honor C. failure D. success
9.A. appealing B. difficult C. smooth D. available .
10.A. competences B. assumptions C. statements D. attempts
11.A.Yet B. Still C. Even D. Just
12.A. praises B. sacrifices C. tasks D. challenges
13.A. slightly B. pleasantly C. seriously D. peacefully
14.A. if' B. after C. though D. unless
15.A. suddenly B. eventually C. eagerly D. unwillingly
16.A. check B. promote C. ban D. decrease
17.A. put away B. smoothed away C. cleared away D. gave away
18.A. negative B. positive C. plain D. critical
19.A. customer B. inventor C. owner D. driver
20.A. expand B. sell C. abandon D. Protect
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While most teenagers were studying to get into a top university，one 19-year-old was starring in his first movie，Blue Gate Crossing．It was a film about love on campus and it was well received in Taiwan．Many say it was this film that put Bolin Chen in position for his later glittering career in show business．
In fact．it was not until he played a troubled young man in the movie Buddha Mountain three years ago that he regained his passion for acting．
While being called a“youth idol”may seem like a compliment，it is a title that Chen has tried to shake off．He believes that “a youth idol means you simply rely on your appearance，not your acting talent”．
The most important thing for Chen now is to take more initiative(主动性）as an actor．“To me，an actor is like a chess piece，waiting for producers and directors to put him somewhere they want him to be．”Chen，29，told NetEase．“But I want to be the game player．”He even took his ambition a step further，setting tip his own production company．
But just when Chen started to locus on off-screen work，his life on screen took another turn．He won the title of Best Leading Actor at the 2012 Golden Bell Awards on Oct 26 for his role in hit TV drama In Time with You．When asked why he accepted the part，which is another “youth idol”role．he told Yangcheng Evening News：“I played it for my grandfather．He tells everyone around that I am an actor．but I used to play in movies，not TV series．Now he is in the hospital．I hope that he can watch my performances by simply turning on the TV．”
Chen is a veteran(老手)in the entertainment world，but unlike many stars，he hasn’t led a luxurious(奢华的)life．He doesn’t even have a car but walks，rides a bike or takes a taxi whenever he goes out．He doesn’t have a house，either．“Everyone will eventually find some place to live anyway，why bother to buy property (地产)?”he asked Taiwan magazine Business Today．
1.What does Bolin Chen think of his title“youth idol”?
A．He likes it very much．
B．He thinks it a compliment．
C．He wants to get rid of it.
D．He is not worthy of it．
2.Bolin Chen’s words in Para 4 suggest that he______．
A．1ikes to play games such as chess
B．wants to take an active part in producing his films
C．cannot get along well with some directors
D．thinks producers are more important in making a film
3.Bolin Chen played a part in the TV drama In Time with You because he_____．
A．failed in off-screen work
B．had become a“youth idol”
C．wanted to delight his grandfather
D．wanted to succeed in the new field
4.The main idea of the last paragraph is that Bolin Chen____．
A．is a veteran in the entertainment world
B．hasn’t made much money from his work
C．doesn’t like the entertainment world
D．prefers a different lifestyle from most stars
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An increase in students applying to study economics at university is being attributed to the global economic crisis awakening a public 36 for knowledge about how the financial system 37 .
Applications for degree courses beginning this autumn were up by 15% this January, 38 UCAS, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. A spokesman for the Royal Economic Society said applications to do economics at A-level were 39 up.
Professor John Beath, the president of the society, and a 40 lecturer at St Andrews University, said his first-year lectures—which are open to students from all departments—were 41 crowds of 400, rather than the42 250.
“There are a large number of students who are not economics43 who would like to learn something about it. One of the things I have done this year is to 44 my teaching to contemporary events in a way that one hasn’t 45 done.” He added.
University applications 46 7% last year. But there were rises 47 average in several subjects. Nursing saw a 15% jump, with people’s renewed48 in careers in the public sector, which are seen as more secure in economic crisis.
A 49 study showed almost two thirds of parents believed schools should do more to teach pupils about financial 50 and almost half said their children had asked them what was51 , although a minority of parents felt they did not understand it themselves well enough to explain.
Zack Hocking, the head of Child Trust Funds, said: “It’s possible that one good thing to arise from the52 will be a generation that’s financially53 and better equipped to 54 their money through times of economic 55 .”
1.A．concern B．thirst C．sense D．taste
2.A．works B．performs C．serves D．affects
3.A．in terms of B．according to C．on account of D．in spite of
4.A．yet B．once C．also D．still
5.A．outstanding B．inspiring C．convincing D．leading
6.A．catching B．appealing C．drawing D．covering
7.A．usual B．regular C. average D．common
8.A．majors B．interests C．preferences D．standards
9.A．attach B．adapt C．approach D．relate
10.A．generally B．frequently C．traditionally D．originally
11.A．raised B．rose C．fell D．struck
12.A．by B．in C．over D．above
13.A．effect B．focus C．interest D．benefit
14.A．recent B．late C．present D．unique
15.A．matters B．affairs C. events D．issues
16.A．taking up B．going on C．calling up D．keeping on
17.A．overturn B．downturn C．breakthrough D．breakout
18.A．cleverer B．smarter C．brighter D．wiser
19.A．strugglt B．measure C．manage D．earn
20.A．stability B．puzzle C．uncertainty D．recovery
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An increase in students applying to study economics at university is being attributed to the global economic crisis awakening a public thirst for knowledge about how the financial system works.
Applications for degree courses beginning this autumn were up by 15% this January, according to UCAS, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. A spokesman for the Royal Economic Society said applications to do economics at A-level were also up.
Professor John Beath, the president of the society, and a leading lecturer at St Andrews University, said his first-year lectures—which are open to students from all departments—were drawing crowds of 400, rather than the usual 250.
“There are a large number of students who are not economics majors, who would like to learn something about it. One of the things I have done this year is to relate my teaching to contemporary events in a way that one hasn’t traditionally done.” He added.
University applications rose 7% last year. But there were rises above average in several subjects. Nursing saw a 15% jump, with people’s renewed interest in careers in the public sector, which are seen as more secure in economic crisis.
A recent study showed almost two thirds of parents believed schools should do more to teach pupils about financial matters, and almost half said their children had asked them what was going on, although a minority of parents felt they did not understand it themselves well enough to explain.
Zack Hocking, the head of Child Trust Funds, said: “It’s possible that one good thing to arise from the downturn will be a generation that’s financially wiser and better equipped to manage their money through times of economic uncertainty.”
1.Professor John Beath’s lectures are ________.
A．given in a traditional way
B．open to both students and their parents
C．connected with the present situation
D．warmly received by economics
2.Incomes in the public sector are more attractive because of their ________.
A．greater stability B．higher pay
C．fewer applications D．better reputation
3.In the opinion of most parents ________.
A．economics should be the focus of school teaching
B．more students should be admitted to universities
C．children should solve financial problems themselves
D．the teaching of financial matters should be strengthened
4.According to Hocking, the global economic crisis might make the youngsters ________.
A．have access to better equipment B．wiser in money management
C．confident about their future careers D．get jobs in Child Trust Funds
5.What’s the main idea of the text?
A．Universities have received more applications.
B．College students benefit a lot from economic uncertainty.
C．Economics is attracting an increasing numbers students.
D．Parents are concerned with children’s subject selection.
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An increase in students applying to study economics at university is being attributed to (归因于)the global economic crisis (危机) awakening a public thirst for knowledge about how the financial system works.
Applications for degree courses beginning this autumn were up by 15% this January, according to UCAS, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. A spokesman for the Royal Economic Society said applications to do economics at A-level were also up.
Professor John Beath, the president of the society and a leading lecturer at St Andrews University, said his first-year lectures-which are open to students from all departments-were drawing crowds of 400, rather than the usual 250.
“There are a large number of students who are not economics majors, who would like to learn something about it. One of the things I have done this year is to relate my teaching to contemporary events in a way that one hasn’t traditionally done.” He said.
University applications rose 7% last year, but there were rises above average in several subjects. Nursing saw a 15% jump, with people’s renewed interest in careers in the public sector(部门), which are seen as more secure in economic crisis.
A recent study showed almost two thirds of parents believed schools should do more to teach pupils about financial matters, and almost half said their children had asked them what was going on, although a minority of parents felt they did not understand it themselves well enough to explain.
Zack Hocking, the head of Child Trust Funds, said: “It’s possible that one good thing to arise from the downturn will be a generation that’s financially wiser and better equipped to manage their money through times of economic uncertainty.”
1.Professor John Beath’s lectures are_______ .
A. given in a traditional way
B. connected with the present situation
C. open to both students and their parents
D. warmly received by economics
2.Careers in the public sector are more attractive because of their_________ .
A. greater stability B. higher pay
C. fewer applications D. better reputation
3.In the opinion of most parents, __________ .
A.economics should be the focus of school teaching
B.more students should be admitted to universities
C.the teaching of financial matters should be strengthened.
D.children should solve financial problems themselves
4.According to Hocking, the global economic crisis might make the youngsters_____________ .
A. wiser in money management
B. have access to better equipment
C. confident about their future careers
D. get jobs in Child Trust Funds
5. What’s the main idea of the text?
A. Universities have received more applications.
B. Economics is attracting an increasing numbers students
C. College students benefit a lot from economic uncertainty
D. Parents are concerned with children’s subject selection.
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An increase in students applying to study economics at university is being attributed to (归因于)the global economic crisis (危机) awakening a public thirst for knowledge about how the financial system works.
Applications for degree courses beginning this autumn were up by 15% this January, according to UCAS, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. A spokesman for the Royal Economic Society said applications to do economics at A-level were also up.
Professor John Beath, the president of the society and a leading lecturer at St Andrews University, said his first-year lectures-which are open to students from all departments-were drawing crowds of 400, rather than the usual 250.
“There are a large number of students who are not economics majors, who would like to learn something about it. One of the things I have done this year is to relate my teaching to contemporary events in a way that one hasn’t traditionally done.” He said.
University applications rose 7% last year, but there were rises above average in several subjects. Nursing saw a 15% jump, with people’s renewed interest in careers in the public sector(部门), which are seen as more secure in economic crisis.
A recent study showed almost two thirds of parents believed schools should do more to teach pupils about financial matters, and almost half said their children had asked them what was going on, although a minority of parents felt they did not understand it themselves well enough to explain.
Zack Hocking, the head of Child Trust Funds, said: “It’s possible that one good thing to arise from the downturn will be a generation that’s financially wiser and better equipped to manage their money through times of economic uncertainty.”
1. Professor John Beath’s lectures are_______ .
A. given in a traditional way
B. connected with the present situation
C. open to both students and their parents
D. warmly received by economics
2.Careers in the public sector are more attractive because of their_________ .
A. greater stability B. higher pay
C. fewer applications D. better reputation
3.In the opinion of most parents, __________ .
A. economics should be the focus of school teaching
B. more students should be admitted to universities
C. the teaching of financial matters should be strengthened.
D. children should solve financial problems themselves
4. According to Hocking, the global economic crisis might make the youngsters _______ .
A. wiser in money management
B. have access to better equipment
C. confident about their future careers
D. get jobs in Child Trust Funds
5.What’s the main idea of the text?
A. Universities have received more applications.
B. Economics is attracting an increasing numbers students
C. College students benefit a lot from economic uncertainty
D. Parents are concerned with children’s subject selection.
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