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Beacon, NY
●Good for small-town fans
Take a five-minute walk from the train station to Dia Beacon, a modern art museum housed in a former box factory. It houses the Dia Art Foundation’s collection of art from the 1960s on. If you’d rather spend the day drinking, there are also various drinks for you. Before you board the train back to the city, spend a few quiet minutes watching the sunset over the Hudson at Long Dock Park.
Mohonk Preserve, NY
●Good for h ikers and nature lovers
Picture this: over 8,000 acres (英亩) of forests, cliffs, ponds, and streams that are perfect for hiking, cycling, horseback riding, trail running, rock climbing, and more. Just 90 miles north of New York City in Ulster County, Mohonk Preserve is truly a nature
lover’s paradise. It’s also home to horseback riding opportunities. Make sure you start your day early to make a full day of it.
Cornwall, NY
●Good for photo enthusiasts
With its rolling green hills and large sculpture installations (雕像设施), Storm King Art Center is made for amazing photographs. Art fans will enjoy wandering the 500-acre art park featuring works from more than 100 artists. Set off on foot or rent a bike for a day of exploring. Visitors can even climb inside a select number of the works. The artists air extends to the riverfront village, where you can dine at wonderful restaurants.
Cape May, NJ
●Good for adventurers
Aboard the Cape May Whale Watcher, you’ll skip into the Delaware Bay to search for dolphins, humpbacks, and finbacks. The knowledgeable captain explains their behavior, and the company promises a free future trip if you don’t spot any sea animals between springs and falls. Once you get b
ack on dry land, you will be treated to seafood at Lucky Bones Backwater Grille, a local restaurant.
1. What can visitors do in Beacon?
A．Learn about a box factory’s
history.
B．Create their own artworks.
C．Watch the sunrise over the Hudson. D．Enjoy artworks from the 1960s.
2. What is Mohonk Preserve suitable for?
A．Doing outdoor sports. B．Enjoying local food.
C．Joining horse racing. D．Taking photos of sculptures.
3. What is the trip to Cape May mainly about?
A．Camping in the woods. B．Looking for whales on the sea. C．Trying handling a boat. D．Enjoying wonderful seafood dinners.
The other day I walked along with my friends towards the
cafeteria and outside I could see a crowd made up mostly of girls. I couldn’t make out what was happening. We came closer and were able to see that a lady was cutting a girl’s hair. Beside there was a poster which encouraged people to donate (捐赠) about 10 inches of their hair in order to make wigs (假发) for patients who suffered from cancer and had lost all or most of their hair.
I was moved by the courage of those girls who were excitedly waiting their turn to get their hair cut. My friends sensed this and asked me if I was considering donating my hair. I told them I would like to but I was a little anxious about how I would end up looking. But finally, I made up my mind.
I asked one of my friends to braid (编) my hair and the rest of them started cheering me on so I would not back off. We went outside and I was now in line. It was finally my turn so I walked towards the lady: she sat me down on a chair and didn’t even spend 30 seconds cutting my braid. More than half of my hair was put in a bag and I couldn’t hide my joy, I just couldn’t help but think about a person who would be happy with her new image. I knew I would never meet her, but I felt pleased with the act of kindness that I made that day.
4. Why were the girls waiting in line?
A．To drink some coffee. B．To change a haircut.
C．To donate their hair to patients. D．To buy wigs for some patients.
5. What worried the author at first?
A．The long line. B．Her friends’ opinion.
C．The courage of those girls. D．Her look with short hair.
6. How did my friends respond to my decision?
A．They backed off. B．They supported me.
C．They cut my braid. D．They donated with me.
7. What can be learned from the last paragraph?
A．People are usually happy with new images.
B．People should try hard to help cancer patients.
C．The author made a difference to someone unknown.
D．The author looked forward to meeting that patient one day.
A few weeks ago, a group of scientists produced a report about global warming and the natural world. They wanted to find out if
global warming was dangerous for plants and animals. The scientists were surprised by what they found. They saw that during the next 50 years about 25% of land animals and plants will disappear from the Earth. More than 1 million plants and animal species will die out by 2050.
The head of the research team, Christ Thomas, who is a professor
of conservation biology at the University of Leeds, said the results
of their research were frightening. More than 10% of all plants and animals will disappear from the Earth. It is too late to save many plants and animals because of the greenhouse gases that are already
in the atmosphere. But the scientists say if we control greenhouse gases now, we can save many more plants and animals from disappearing.
The scientists studied some areas of the world with very rich biology. These areas were Europe, Australia, Central and South America, and South Africa. Their studies showed that species living
in mountainous areas had a better chance of survival because they could move uphill to get cooler. In flat areas, such as deserts,
plants and animals would have to move very long distances to get cooler, so they are in great danger of dying out. The scientists
found many surprising things. For example, they found that half of
the 24 species of butterfly they studied in Australia would soon disappear.
8. What does paragraph 1 center on?
A．The result of the study. B．The cause of global warming.
C．The contribution of the study. D．The development of global warming.
9. What’s the purpose of the study led by Christ Thomas?
A．To save animals and plants species.
B．To warn us of the dying out of specics.
九校联盟C．To call on people to control greenhouse gases.
D．To study the effect of greenhouse gases on the atmosphere.
10. Why are species in flat areas less likely to survive than those in mountainous areas?
A．The Earth is getting warmer.
B．More species are disappearing.
C．They have to move very long distances.
D．They can move to high attitude to get cooler.
11. What can be the best title of this passage?
A．The survival of species on the Earth B．Disappearing of animals in the world
C．Greenhouse effect and global warming D．A frightening discovery on global warming
Facial recognition cameras are everywhere, including in your smartphone. Many people rely on this technology to unlock their phones, open doors or make quick payments. but everyone is wearing mask. What a hassle!
Now, tech companies have updated their software. Facial recognition technology can now identify people even if they are wearing a mask.
Beijing-based tech company Hanwang has announced a software which can correctly recognize 95 percent of people wearing masks, Engineering & Technology (E&T) report ed. What’s the secret? It’s
all about your eyes.
Marios Savvides, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, US, studies facial recognition technology. “As we get older,” he said,
“our faces change shape, but not the area around our eyes. It stays the same—even if we put on weight.”
Another company has also been working on this kind of software. Tech5 has AI that measures the shape of your face. It also scans your iris (the colored part of your eyes). Tech5 hopes to ignore all of
the face below the nose.
Facial recognition software is about more than just unlocking
your phone. It’s about public safety. Touchless verification (验证) has become extremely important due to the COVID-19. More than that, facial recognition can be used to fight crime (犯罪). “It can de tect crime suspects,” said Huang Lei, Hanwang’s CEO. Hanwang’s technology is used by police in high-security settings. This means places like government buildings, subway stations and airports, Huang admits one big weakness of this new technology: It fails when people wear both masks and sunglasses. “In this situation, all of the key facial information is lost, but I believe we can overcome the weakness in the future,” said Huang.
12. What does the underlined word “hassle” in paragraph 1 mean? A．Rule. B．Habit. C．Mistake. D．Problem.
13. What makes the software recognize people wearing masks?
A．The eye area. B．The shape of face.
C．The color of the eyes. D．The facial expression.
14. What is Huang Lei’s attitude towards the software?
A．Anxious. B．Positive. C．Doubtful. D．Uncertain.
15. What can we know about the new technology from the last paragraph?
A．It needs further improving. B．It will be less popular in the future.
C．It won’t work if people wear glasses. D．It cannot store key facial information.
It is a great challenge to go from junior school to senior high school, which can be a brand new experience to teenagers. However, there’s no need to worry. 16 .
You’re not alone
Keep in mind that everybody else in your grade is in the same boat. 17 . Moving up to senior high school is an
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