standardize home automation technologies and protocols（规程）. In Europe, Installation Bus, or Instabus is becoming a recognized smart home technology protocol for digital communication between smart devices. It consists of a two-wire bus line that is installed along with normal electrical wiring. Instabus lines link appliances to a communication system and function like a telephone line over which appliances can be controlled.
Regardless of the technology, smart homes present some very exciting opportunities to change the way we live and work, and to reduce energy consumption at the same time. Imagine being able to check messages, open windows, operate lights and curtains, and monitor how much money your house has made from your renewable energy system, through your smart phone, from anywhere in the world! Home automation technologies have developed so far that the only limit is your imagination. 66. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Smart homes use advanced automation systems to provide the owners with monitoring and control over the building’s functions.
B. Smart homes might even help the inhabitants take care of the pet and plants.
C. Smart homes are being built more expensively by adding home automation technologies. D. Smart homes can change the way we live and work, but use a large amount of energy. 67. The article is mainly about ______. A. the decorations of smart homes C. the popularity of smart homes
B. the advantages of smart homes D. the improvement of smart homes B
Dear human beings,
As you mark off another “Earth Day” in your calendars, content that for at least 24 hours I remained in your thoughts, I want to remind you that I’m sick.
I’m frightened that unless I receive the appropriate medicine and care I need soon, my illness will become terminal and beyond all cures. So, I’m asking for your help!
Currently over 7.4 billion of my inhabitants（居民）are one species in particular, human beings. In thousands of years gone by, we lived in harmony with one another. Your ancestors would take only what they needed from me and in return nature and protect my environment.
Like a proud parent, I have watched in awe as you evolved in abilities and intellect. But at what cost?
I hear whispered words in corridors of “Greed” and “Human domination（统治）” that your culture of consumerism and competitiveness has led you to ignore the place you all call home.
Surely this cannot be the case? Why would you destroy my forests? Why would you pollute my rivers and oceans? Why would you pump harmful gases into our environment? Surely you would not do this intentionally. It would make no sense.
I don’t wish to believe that you have become greedier and self-centered. I like to think that you have temporarily lost your way. I have faith that like a troublesome teenager, you just need the opportunity to return home and visit for a while.
There are many of you whom I have seen do just this. You have begun to recycle and reuse the waste you consume, look at alternative methods of sustainable energy and “rethink” the complex relationships we have always had.
If you are not one of these people yet, then I would encourage you to be mindful of me. Take time to sit on the grass and bring in my warming spirit. Spend time in nature, surrounded by my gifts.
Connect, and most importantly “Come Home!”
Yours friend, always
Earth
68. What does the underlined word “terminal” in Paragraph 2 probably mean? A. deadly
B. dangerous
C. advanced
D. permanent
69. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Our ancestors took only what they needed from the earth and protect the environment thousands years ago. B. Nowadays all people are fully aware of the fact that only by adopting alternative methods of sustainable energy can they live in harmony with nature.
C. The place we all call home is likely to be destroyed by the growing consumerism and competitiveness. D. The whispered words coming from the corridors make people ignore the earth. 70. The passage is mainly intended to ______. A. encourage people to spend time in nature C. inform human being of the terrible situation
B. call on people to protect the earth D. call for immediate help C
Hans was an honest fellow with a funny round good-humored face. Living alone, every day he worked in his garden. In all the countryside there was no garden so lovely as his. All sorts of flowers grew there, blooming in their
proper order as the months went by, one flower taking another flower’s place, so that there were always beautiful things to see, and pleasant odors to smell.
Hans had many friends, the most devoted being the Miller. So devoted was the rich Miller to Hans that he’d never go by his garden without plucking a large bunch of flowers or a handful of sweet herbs, or filling his pockets with fruits. The Miller used to talk about noble ideas, and Hans nodded and smiled, feeling proud of having such a friend.
The neighbors thought it strange that the rich Miller never gave Hans anything in return, though he had hundreds of sacks of flour, many cows and sheep, but Hans never troubled his head about these, and nothing gave him greater pleasure than to listen to all the wonderful things about the unselfishness of true friendship.
In spring, summer, and autumn Hans was very happy, but when winter came, and he had no fruit or flowers to sell, he suffered from cold and hunger. Though extremely lonely, the Miller never came to see him then.
“There’s no good in going to see Hans while the snow lasts.” The Miller said to his wife, “When people are in trouble they shouldn’t be bothered. So I’ll wait till the spring comes when he’s happy to give me flowers.”
“You’re certainly very thoughtful,” answered his wife, “It’s quite a treat to hear you talk about friendship.” “Couldn’t we ask Hans up here?” said their son. “I’ll give him half my meal, and show him my white rabbits.” “How silly you are!” cried the Miller. “I really don’t know what’s the use of sending you to school. If Hans came up here, and saw our warm fire, our good supper, and our red wine, he might get envious, and envy is a most terrible thing, and would spoil anybody’s nature. I am his best friend, and I’ll always watch over him, and see that he’s not led into any temptation. Besides, if Hans came here, he might ask me for some flour. Flour is one thing, and friendship is another, and they shouldn’t be confused. The words are spelt differently, and mean quite different things. Everybody can see that.” He looked seriously at his son, who felt so ashamed that he hung his head down, and grew quite scared, and began to cry into his tea.
Spring coming, the Miller went down to see Hans. Again he talked about friendship. “Hans, friendship never forgets. I’m afraid you don’t understand the poetry of life. See, how lovely your roses are!”
Hans said he wanted to sell them in the market to buy back his things which were sold during the hard time of the winter.
“I’ll give you many good things. I think being generous is the base of friendship.” said the Miller. “And now, as I’ll give you many good things, I’m sure you’d like to give me some flowers in return. Here’s the basket, and fill it quite full.”
Poor Hans was afraid to say anything. He ran and plucked all his pretty roses, and filled the Miller’s basket,
imagining the many good things promised by the Miller.
The next day he heard the Miller calling: “Hans, would you mind carrying this sack of flour for me to market?” “I’m sorry, but I am really very busy today.”
“Well,” said the Miller, “considering that I'm going to give you my things, it’s rather unfriendly of you to refuse. Upon my word, you mustn’t mind my speaking quite plainly to you.”
Poor Hans was driven by his friendship theory to work hard for his best friend, leaving his garden dry and wasted.
One evening Hans was sitting by fire when the Miller came.
“Hans,” cried the Miller, “My little boy has fallen off a ladder and hurt himself, and I’m going for the Doctor. But he lives so far away, and it’s such a bad windy night. It has just occurred to me that you can go instead of me. You know I’m going to give you my good things, so you should do something for me in return.”
“Certainly,” cried Hans. He struggled into the stormy night, and got the doctor to ride a horse to the Miller’s house in time to save the boy. However, Hans got lost in the darkness, and wandered off into a deep pool, drowned.
At Hans’ funeral, the Miller said, “I was his best friend. I should walk at the head of the procession.” Every now and then he wiped his eyes with a handkerchief. 71. From the passage, we can learn that Hans ______. A. was extremely wise and noble C. was highly valued by the Miller
B. admired the Miller very much D. had a strong desire for fortune
72. From Miller’s talk at home, we can see he was ______. A. serious but kind
B. helpful and generous
C. caring but strict
D. selfish and cold-hearted
73. Hans worked a lot for the Miller because he ______. A. was treated as a best friend by the Miller C. was convinced of the Miller's noble talk 74. What’s the main cause of Hans’ tragedy? A. True friendship between them. C. A sudden change of weather.
B. Blind devotion to a friend. D. A lack of formal education.
B. owed the Miller many valuable things D. intended to show off his unselfishness
75. The author described the Miller’s behavior in order to ______. A. warn the readers about the danger of a false friend B. show the friendship between Hans and the Miller C. entertain the readers with an incredible joking tale
D. persuade people to be as intelligent as the Miller
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In the United States, engineering is a profession that has been dominated historically by men. Even today, it’s still true that few women become civil or chemical or mechanical engineers, but that’s something www.EngineerGirl.org aims to change. Young women who visit the web site can find out about a great career choice they might not have considered.
“Women are very much underrepresented in engineering and in engineering education programs and then of course, down the road, in the engineering workforce. So only about 20 percent of engineering undergraduate degrees go to women, and then only about nine percent of working engineers are women.”
Mary Mattis in the National Academy of Engineering says the EngineerGirl website aims to reach young women around ages 11 through 14,when they are just getting old enough to start thinking about their futures.
“We know from the research that middle-school girls are at a critical point in their lives, and that it’s a time when we need to reach them, both with an understanding, increasing their awareness of interesting fields in engineering, what a wonderful productive and exciting career you can have as an engineer. But we also need to reach them at that time because you have to take certain courses, and you can’t start thinking about taking those courses when you’re a junior in high school.”
Engineering is a demanding course of study—there is a lot of science and mathematics, for many girls and even boys, that can be challenging. But Ms. Matis says that the EngineerGirl website stresses that engineering can also be fun and exciting.
“It’s about designing things. It’s about changing the world for people. It’s about making a differences. And, in addition, you can make a good living; you can be independent economically by becoming an engineer. All of those things are messages that girls need to get.”
While most engineers go into traditional fields such as mechanical and electrical engineering, the EngineerGirl site also highlights unusual engineering careers in fields such as sports engineering and—believe it or not—chocolate engineering.
“There’s a section called ‘why be an engineer,’ and that talks about the many opportunities and increasingly
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