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AnimalFriendlyCampsforChildren
SPCA(SocietyforthePreventionofCrueltytoAnimals)campsarethebestchoiceforthechildrenwholoveanimals.Campersenjoyauniquelearningexperiencewithourfurryfriendsduringtheseone-weeksessions． AtSanDiego’sAnimalAdventureCamp
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youngercampersenjoyawiderangeofexposuretoanimalsandadoseoflifelessonsaswell．Petsareplayedwithinsidea“safetycircle，”aformationwherekidssitwitheachkneetouchinganeighbor’s．Childrenthenwaittobeapproached
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learningtheanimalsshouldcometothemasopposedtochasingtheanimalsandcausingthemstress．Thencamperscreateone-of-a-kindtoysfortheirfavoritepups． NewHampshireSPCASummerCampincludestheAnimalAdvocates—CampersPicksprogram．Kidschooseananimaltohelpitbeadopted．Theygettoknowit，itspersonality，
andgetthewordout．Cagesignsarelovinglymadeandhungandcampersadvocatefortheanimalallweek．Then，whentheanimalfindsahome，theentirecampcelebrates． CampersofallagesinteractcloselywithhorsesattheMSPCAatNevinsFarmChildren’sCampinMethuenMassachusetts．Setona40-acrefarmwithaworkingbarn，，
theprogramintroducesrescuetrainingandtheequipmentusedtotransportaninjuredanimalintoanemergencyvehicletocampersofallages．Thisismanychildren’sfirsttimeinteractingwithlargeanimalsanditisthankstotheMSPCA'sscholarshipprogram． WestchesterSPCACritterCampinBriarcliffManorNewYorkkeepskidsbusyallday．Inadditiontoattendingananimalcrueltyworkshop，，
camperscreateAdoptMeflyersforthesheltereddogorcatthey’dlikemosttofindahome．Thenit’stimetopostthemaroundtheirneighborhoodanddosomelegwork
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There’salsocraftingcattoys
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bakingdogbiscuitsandpaintingpicturestobrightenthingsupinthedogfarm． 1．WhatcanchildrenlearnatSanDiego’sAnimalAdventureCamp? A．Howtoapproachanimals． C．Howtotakecareofanimals．
B．Howtofeedanimals．
D．Howtogetalongwithanimals．
2．Whichcamptrainschildrentosaveanimals?
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A．SanDiego’sAnimalAdventureCamp． B．NewHampshireSPCASummerCamp． C．WestchesterSPCACritterCamp．
D．NevinsFarmChildren’sCamp．
3．WhatdoNewHampshireSPCASummerCampandWestchesterSPCACritterCamphaveincommon? A．Botharesheltersforlargeanimals． B．Bothencourageanimaladoption． C．Bothinvolvemakinganimaltoys．
D．Bothtakeinendangeredanimals．
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EverydaywhenGlenOliverordershismorningcoffeeatthedrive-throughwindowofalocalcafe,heinsistsonpayingfortheorderofthepersonbehindhim.Healsoaskstherestaurantworkerstotellthecustomertohaveagreatday,incasethey’renotalreadyhavingone. OliverhasnevermadeabigdealoutofhisowngenerousactionsuntilaletterwaspublishedbyanewswebsiteinNovember.Hefoundoutthathehadnotjustboughtsomeonehisbreakfast—hehadsavedalife. Accordingtothewebsite,someonehadwrittenaletterstatingthatonJuly18th,hewasplanningoncommittingsuicide.Thewritersaidthatwhilehewasatthedrive-throughwindow,hewasplanningongoinghome,writinganoteandendinghislife.Whenhewenttopayforhiscoffeeandmuffin,however,thecashiertoldhimthatthemanintheSUVinfrontofhimhadpickedupthetabandtoldhimtohaveagreatday. “Iwonderedwhysomeonewouldbuycoffeeforastrangerfornoreason,”saidthewriter.“Whyme?Whytoday?IfIwereareligiousman,Iwouldtakethisasasign.Thisrandomactofkindnesswasdirectedatmeonthisdayforapurpose.”
Whenthewriterarrivedhome,hecouldn’tholdbackhistearsandstartedtothinkaboutthesimplegooddeedthathadaffectedhimsodeeply.“Idecidedatthatmomenttochangemyplansforthedayanddosomethingniceforsomeone.Iendeduphelpinganeighbortakegroceriesoutofhercarandintothehouse.” Thewritersaysthatinthemonthsfollowingthatfatefulevent,hedoesatleastonekindthingforotherseveryday.“TothenicemanintheSUV,thankyoufromthebottomofmyheart.Pleaseknowyourkindgesturehastrulysavedalife,”hesaid.“OnJuly18,2017,Ihadthegreatestday.” 4.WhatisOliver’sactofkindnesseveryday? A.Buyingothersbreakfast. B.Greetingrestaurantworkers. C.Publishingpositivenews. D.Takinggroceriesforneighbors.
5.WhatisspecialaboutOliver’sactofkindnessonJuly18,2017? A.Itbroughthimthank-youletters.
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B.Itwasreportedonanewswebsite. C.Itwasthefirsttimehe’dpaidforothers. D.Itstoppedsomeonefromkillinghimself.
6.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“pickedupthetab”meaninParagraph3? A.Paidthebill.
B.Parkedthecar.
C.Leftamessage.
D.Orderedadrink.
7.Howdidthewriteroftheletterfeelaftertheevent? A.Hefeltguilty. C.Hefeltconfused.
B.Hefeltgrateful. D.Hefeltsaddened. C Artificialintelligence(AI)hasbeenundergoinggreatprogressinthelastdecade．AnAIprogramcanimitatehumanfunctionssuchasproblemsolvingandlearning．WhileAIoffersmuchpromiseforthedevelopmentofsmarterandmoreusefulmachines，italsofillsmanywithfearofadullfuturewheremillionsarethrownoutofwork，
replacedbyrobotsandsmartmachines． It’sperhapspossiblethathumanswillonedaybereducedtoservantsofourmachineoverlords，
butacalmassessmentpredictsamixedeffectofAIonthejobmarket．Historyteachesusthatmachinesdoreplacehumans，butsomehowtherearestillplentyofjobsavailabletoday． Thereasonisthatautomationcantaketheplaceoflaboroncertainjobsbutalsoaddslaborforotherjobsthatarenoteasilyautomatedmakinglabormoreproductiveandactuallyincreasingthedemandforworkers． Jobscomposedofrepetitivetasksaretheonesmostdefenselesstoautomation．Examplesincludingautomatedweavingmachines，ATMs，production-linewelders(焊接，，
工)andphoneansweringsystems．Itmightseemthattheseadvanceswouldsimplythrowpeopleoutofwork． Butlookattheexampleoftheweavingmachines．Theyincreasedproductivity50-foldanddroppedthepriceofclothby98percentthuscreatingmoreweaverjobs
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ThedemandforclothexplodedasthepricefellIntheyearsbetween1830and1900
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thenumberofweaverjobsincreased4-folddespiteautomation．Automationincreaseddemandforweavers，butalsochangedthenatureoftheweaver’sjobwhichdidn’tremovetheneedforhumantellers
whosenumbersactuallyhaverisensinceATMswereintroducedinthe1970s.
Theintelligentresponseisforthepublicandprivatesectorstocreateworkertrainingprogramstoteachnewskillsthatwillberequireddespitethespreadofautomation．Thiswillrequireallinvestmentinon-the-jobtrainingandlifelo
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．AsimilarprocesshappenedwithATMs，，
nglearning．
8．WhatcanweknowaboutAIfromParagraph1? A．Ithasahistoryofnomorethan10years． B．Itleavesmanypeopleworryingaboutjobloss． C．Itisalreadytooadvancedtobefurtherimproved． D．Itisunabletolearnorsolveproblemslikehumans． 9．WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutautomationinParagraph2? A．Itwillsurelyreducejobchancesforhumans． B．Itwillcertainlyhelpimproveproductivity． C．Itwi11enablemachinestoenslavehumans． D．Itwilleventuallytaketheplaceofallhumanlabor． 10．Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeoflistingtheexamplesinParagraph3? A．Totellushowtoexpandthejobmarkettocutcosts． B．Toexplainwhycertainjobssuffergreatlyfromautomation． C．Toshowwhatisthebestwaytohaveproductivityimproved． D．Toproveautomationdoesn’tnecessarilymakehumansjobless． 11．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage? A．HowAIwilldevelopinthefuture B．HowAIwilltransformthejobmarket C．Howmanwillbenefitfromautomation D．Howmanwillsurviveintheageofautomation D Thereisachangeofattitudetowardthepinkandbluedivideintoys.Target,thesecond-largestdiscountretailer(折扣零售
店)intheUS,announcedin2015thatitwouldgetridofsignslabelingtoysforboysorforgirls.AUKcampaigncalledLetToysBeToysseekstogetretailerstostopdividingtoysandbooksforonegender(性别)only. ?????Researchershaveworriedabouttheeffectofhavingtoysthatweresosegregated(分开的) bygenderforsometime,saysLisaDinella,associateprofessoratMonmouthUniversity.
Clearlydividedpinkandbluetoys—withdollsandteasetsononesideandtrucksandbuildingblocksontheother—areactuallyaprettyrecentdevelopment.Asrecentlyasthe1970s,toyssoldintheUSwerenotalwaysmarketedwithcleargenderdistinctions.Bythe1980sand1990s,however,toysstartedtobecomemoregendersegregated,thou
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ghitwasstillnotsosharplydividedastoday,saysElizabethSweet,alecturerinsociologyattheUniversityofCalifornia,Davis.
Whileitmayseemlikeasmallissue,toyshelpchildrentodevelopnewskills,saysDinella.Dollsandpretendkitchensaregoodatteachingkidsearlylanguageskills.BuildingblockslikeLegoandpuzzlesteachskillsrelatedtospace,whichhelpsetthegroundworkforlearningmath.“Bothgendersloseoutifweputkidsononetrackandtheycan'texplore,”saysDinella.
Someparentstrytointroduceothertypesoftoysandgetawayfromthestrictlypinkandbluedivide.Butit'sdifficultforparentstoignorethemarketingandgettheirkidstoysorcostumesmeantfortheothergender,saysDinella.Whilesomeparentstrytobroadenthetoystheirchildrenareexposedto,thereisoftenasocialcosttothechildforcrossinggenderboundaries.“Soitishardforparentstothrowouttherules,”shesays. Researchershopethatoneday,toyswillstopbeingbrokenupbygenderandwillinsteadbecategorized(分类)bytype,likepuzzletoys,dollsorchildren'sbikes.Toychoices,Sweetsays,shouldbebasedonkids'personalinterests,andnotontheirgender. 12.Whattrendisdescribedinthefirstparagraph? A.Offeringdifferenttoystoboysandgirls.B.Givingkidsmoretimetoplaywithtoys. C.Makingmorecolorfultoysforkids.D.Endingthegenderdivideintoys. 13.Howwillthepink-and-bluetoydivideaffectkidsaccordingtoDinella? A.Helpingthemdevelopinaquitenormalway. B.Makingthembettercommunicatewithothers. C.Urgingthemtomastermoreknowledgeandskills. D.Causingthemtomissmanyopportunitiestolearn. 14.WhatishardfortheparentsmentionedbyDinella? A.Buyingkidstoysatrelativelylowprices. B.Buyingkidstoysaimedattheothergender. C.Buyingkidsnewtypesoftoys. D.Buyingkidshigh-qualitytoys. 15.WhatmightbeSweet'sattitudetoTarget'sdecision? A.Supportive.B.Doubtful.C.Uncaring.D.Curious. 第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
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LastyearIspent10weeksvolunteeringinArizonaAltogether
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