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   As vending machines (投币式自动售货机) have a bad reputation generally, they are particularly not allowed to be used in schools. That is because most of them are filled with foods that are thought to be unhealthy for both kids and adults. However, no one will be against JetBlue’s vending machines. That is because they are installed (安装) to give out free books!

The U.S. airline’s program was launched in early July in one of Washington, D. C. ’s historic neighborhoods. It was picked because JetBlue’s research showed that kids in the area had access to only one age-appropriate book for every 830 children. To turn the situation for the better, the company has installed three vending machines in locations that are visited frequently by the locals, and soon they gain their popularity there.

The machines are filled with twelve age-appropriate books for children from birth to fourteen years old. A total of 42 titles are being offered, and the selection is changed every two weeks. Kids can help themselves to as many books as they wish and return for more books as many times as they desire. Maybe you will ask what the best part is. Unlike a library, the books are theirs to keep.

JetBlue and its partners Random House Children’s Books and Magic Tree House’s author Mary Pope Osborne, say they are committed to giving away 100,000 books. As of August 25, about 16,000 books have been claimed. So far, JetBlue has made its plans to extend (扩大) its vending machine program to more poor neighborhoods in Los Angeles, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Houston and New York City.

Though the book vending machines are new, this is not the first time that JetBlue and its partners have given away books. Since 2011, the company’s “Soar with Reading” program has collected over one million dollars’ worth of books to kids in need!

【小题1】People’s attitude towards vending machines is usually_____________.
A.positiveB.serious
C.concernedD.negative
【小题2】Why are JetBlue’s vending machines becoming popular?
A.Because they offer kids in need free books to read.
B.Because they are located in the center of busy streets.
C.Because they help kids develop the good habit of reading.
D.Because they are aimed at bringing a brighter future for kids.
【小题3】What is the best news for the kids about JetBlue’s vending machines?
A.More libraries will be open to the kids.
B.The books will be kept by the kids themselves forever.
C.Kids can exchange these books they keep with each other.
D.Kids under fourteen years old have access to these free books.
【小题4】It is implied in the passage that book vending machines __________.
A.will change the way the books are sold worldwide
B.are going to be installed in economically advanced areas
C.will benefit more kids who have little access to books
D.begin JetBlue’s time to give away books to kids in need
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   James T. Green thought he was having a panic attack.

He took a break from work to walk around the block during a stressful day, and noticed he felt out of breath climbing up a small hill. That wasn’t normal, Green thought. He had become a regular biker in recent months and wasn’t exactly out of shape. He sat down at his desk, and looked at the Apple Watch on his wrist. His heart rate was through the roof, and the Heart Watch app he was using to check his pulse was flashing warnings. Maybe it was something more serious, he thought.

Although he had blood clots(血栓)in his lungs a few years back, he had been taking medication, and doctors said that it was an unusual condition for someone in their mid-20s. Still, the symptoms this time were much less severe, and he was feeling stressed, so his mind didn’t automatically jump to blood clots. Green’s doctor told him it sounded like anxiety. But then he showed her his heart rate recorded by the Apple Watch.

“This is my normal heart rate,” Green told her, pointing to the graph in the app. “This is where my heart is now. There’s something wrong.”

The doctor ordered a CT scan. The blood clots in his left lung had returned. An ambulance rushed Green to the emergency room, where he was pumped full of blood thinners(血液稀释剂). He didn’t need surgery this time, but doctors told him that if he had waited, a clot could have killed him.

Green isn’t the only person who has discovered a serious health condition after seeing heart-rate data on a smartwatch. And he won’t be the last. Currently, smartwatches from Apple and others can tell you your heart rate and track your workouts. But these companies want to go beyond the basics by developing ways to tell you when something is wrong. In fact, it’s already happening.

【小题1】What is abnormal for Green this time?
A.He was hurt badly.
B.He breathed heavily.
C.He was out of shape.
D.He decreased physical activity.
【小题2】What really caused the severe symptoms of Green this time?
A.Tiredness.B.Anxiety.
C.Work stress.D.Blood clots.
【小题3】Which of the following confirmed his extremely serious problem?
A.He himself.B.His doctor.
C.The Apple Watch.D.The CT scan.
【小题4】What is the following paragraph going to talk about?
A.Smartwatches can help people in all aspects of life.
B.Smartwatches will replace doctors.
C.Other uses in health of smartwatches.
D.Other cases in saving lives by smartwatches.

同类题3

   A solar-powered car that can be charged as it runs is being tested in Germany.

Munich-based manufacturer(制造商)Sono Motors has built the new type, named Sion, and will likely help the European powerhouse hit its national target of 1 million electric cars on the road by 2020.

Sono Motors has solar cells fixed into Sion’s bodywork, with a total of 330 solar cells built into the roof, bonnet and sides of the vehicle. These enable the vehicle’s battery to be charged when sunlight is hitting the solar cells, whether it is on the road,or parked in the sunny spot in a car park.

The solar-powered vehicle is set to be launched in Germany in 2019.

Sono Motors wants Sion to be universal and allows the car to be charged using solar energy as well as conventional outlets(电源插座), so car owners aren’t left on cloudy days.

The firm has made a 2019 date for mass production,which will be undertaken by a European manufacturer. Some 6,500 people have already placed orders for the electric vehicle. Prices for Sion tend to start from € 16,000 next year. The all-electric vehicle will offer a range of around 250 km before the battery runs out completely and it needs recharging either by solar power or using a wall plug, the company said.

Sion was designed originally as an environmentally conscious car,but will also include a number of features designed around comfort to help it compete with other modern vehicles.

“We have a seat heater, air conditioning, and a large entertainment system where I can also connect my phone, which means I really have a full vehicle,” Laurin Hahn, co-founder of the company told Reuters.

【小题1】From the third paragraph we can know that ______.
A.the car is popular on the road
B.the car has a very large battery
C.there are 330 solar cells on the car
D.where there is sunlight, Sion can be charged
【小题2】What does the underlined word in Paragraph 4 “launch” mean?
A.designB.release
C.improveD.recall
【小题3】Why does the car not break down when it is cloudy?
A.Because it is made from the rainproof material.
B.Because it can be charged by clouds on cloudy days.
C.Because it can store a great deal of energy.
D.Because it can be charged by conventional power outlets.
【小题4】What are the features of the car?
A.Modern, powerful and popular.
B.Environmental, comfortable and competitive.
C.Environmental, cheap and simple.
D.Expensive, fashionable and energy-saving.

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   In the modern world,there is an unfortunate tendency to value profit over intelligence. People may know a practice is harmful,but continue to do it anyway because it produces an in-demand product. Fortunately,there are inventors who work tirelessly to develop more responsible solutions. Sally Fox is one such individual.

Before Fox's invention of Foxfibre cotton,naturally colored cotton could only be spun(纺线)by hand,which was such a long and laborious process that businesses chose to take white cotton,bleach(漂白)it,dye it and spin it on a machine. This produced the colored fabrics people wanted,but also created a lot of pollution through the bleaching and dying processes. Sadly,there weren't really any practical choices available until Sally Fox came along in the late 1980s and revolutionized the industry.

While working as a pollinator(传花粉者)for a cotton breeder looking to develop more pest-resistant plants,Fox began breeding brown and green cotton,picking out the best seeds that produced the longest fibres and replanting them year after year. Finally,she created two kinds of colored cotton that could be spun on a machine,and she purchased a small lot of land to grow them. Sally even received Plant Variety Protection Certificates for the new cotton.

By the early 1990s,Sally Fox had had a 10-million-dollar business that produced naturally colored cotton for major companies like Levi's,Esprit,Land's End and L. L. Bean. It was a more environmentally friendly product that was also turning a profit. After globalization forced most of the spinning mills(工厂)to South America and Southeast Asia,Fox's business took a hit,but she continues to make new naturally colored cotton to this day. Each new color takes about 10 years to produce—but,for Sally Fox,the patience is worth the payoff.

【小题1】Sally Fox was famous because she invented __________.
A.colored cotton that can fight against the attack of pests
B.colored cotton that can be spun by machine
C.how to dye white cotton into colorful cotton
D.naturally colored cotton that can grow for 10 years
【小题2】According to the passage,at first Sally Fox was __________.
A.an inventorB.a breeder
C.a farmerD.a pollinator
【小题3】One advantage of Foxfibre colored cotton is that __________.
A.it has the longest fibre
B.it can protect itself against pests
C.it is environmentally friendly
D.it can grow into various colors
【小题4】The underlined phrase“took a hit”may mean“__________”.
A.survivedB.benefited
C.sufferedD.expanded

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   A new tool of communication called the "drift diary" is doing the rounds among young college graduates.

The "drift diary", like those ancient paper messages put into a bottle left to drift on the high seas to reach hundreds of miles away, connects lonely hearts. It was first started by a Beijing woman, who goes by the screen name Little S, in 2007.It has become the preferred tool of communication among youngsters afraid to reveal their innermost self to peers, but wanting to share their lives with others. The way it works is that the initiator(发起人)of the diary mentions it on popular Internet forums such as Tianya and Douban. Those wanting to react or otherwise add to the diary then send their real names and addresses to the initiator via e-mails or text messages.

The numbers in one group are usually restricted to between 30 and 50. The diary then is passed on to another by the express delivery or personal handover. The diary writers are mostly anonymous(匿名的)but if they wish to reveal their identity they can do so by posting their contact information at the end of their postings.

The diary writers not just add words but also decorate the plain notebooks with cartoons, drawings or even dress it up with a ribbon or a new cover. Interesting experiences, travel journals, the simple joys of everyday living or sweet recollections of childhood, all find a place in these diaries. Most often, though, the writers set down their frustrations and predicaments.

It usually takes one year for a diary to return to the initiator. The last recorder is the luckiest one, with access to all previous entries, while others can request photocopies of them from the diary's initiator.

【小题1】Why is the "drift diary" popular among youngsters?
A.Because they hate using the Internet.
B.Because they like to show themselves to peers.
C.Because they want to share their lives with strangers.
D.Because they find it fashionable to be a diary writer.
【小题2】Which one shows the correct way a drift diary works?
①The diary then is passed on between the recorders.
②The diary returns to the initiator.
③The initiator of the diary makes a mention online.
④Participants request photocopies of the diary from the diary's initiator.
⑤Those who want to participate in the program get in touch with the initiator.
A.③⑤①④②B.③⑤①②④
C.④⑤①②③D.①③⑤②④.
【小题3】What does the underlined word "predicaments" in the last but one paragraph probably mean?
A.Successful experiences.B.Sense of achievement.
C.Difficult situations.D.Favorable conditions.
【小题4】Which of the following can be used as the best title for the passage?
A.Drift Diary——A New Tool of Communication
B.How a Drift Diary Works
C.Share Your Lives with Strangers
D.The Diary Passed on