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TheTWUEGpressisashuttle()service.Theshuttletransportsstudentsbetweencampusandtheshoppingcentre,leavingfromtheMattsonCentre.Operationhoursarebetween8amand3pm.Saturdaysonly.Roundtripfareis$1. 36.WhatcanyoudointheTWUCafeteria? A.DohomeworkandwatchTV B.Buydrinksandenjoyconcerts C.havemealsandmeetwithfriends D.AddmoneytoyourIDandplaychess
37.Whereandwhencanyoucookyourownfood? A.TheGlobe,Friday B.TheLowerCafé,Sunday C.TheTWUCafeteria,Friday D.TheMcMillanHall,Sunday.
38.TheGuidetellsusthattheWellnessCentre_________. A.isopensiGdaysaweek B.offersservicesfreeofcharge C.trainsstudentsinmedicalcare D.givesadviceonmentalhealth
39.HowcanyouseekhelpfromtheWritingCentre? A.Byapplyingonline B.Bycallingthecentre C.Byfillinginasign-upform D.Bygoingtothecentredirectly
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40.WhatisthefunctionofTWUEGpress? A.Tocarrystudentstothelecturehalls. B.Toprovidestudentswithcampustours C.TotakestudentstotheMattsonCentre. D.Totransportstudentstoandfromthestores. B
Aworld-famousCanadianauthor,MargaretAtwood,hascreatedtheworld’sfirstlong-distancesigningdevice(装置),theLongPen.
Aftermanytiring……fromcitytocity,Atwoodthoughttheremustbeabetterwaytodothem.ShehiredsometechnicaleGpertsandstartedherowncompanyin20GG.TogethertheydesignedtheLongPen.Here’showitworks:Theauthorwritesapersonalmessageandsignatureonacomputertablet(
手
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板)usingaspecialpen.Onthereceivingend,inanothercity,aroboticarmfittedwitharegularpensignsthebook.Theauthorandfancantalkwitheachotherviawebcams(网络摄像机)andcomputerscreens。 WorkontheLongPenbeganinAtwood’sbasement(
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室).Atfirst,theyhadnoideaitwouldbeashardasitturnedouttobe.Thedevicewentthroughseveralversions,includingonethatactuallyhadsmokecomingoutofit.Theinvestingfinallycompleted,teatrunsweremadeinOttawa,andtheLongPenwasofficiallylaunchedatthe20GGLondonBookFair.Fromhere,AtwoodconductedtwotransatlanticbooksigningsofherlatestbookforfansinTorontoandNewYorkCity.
TheLongPenproducesauniquesignatureeachtimebecauseitcopiesthemovementoftheauthorinrealtime.Ithasseveralotherpotentialapplications.Itc
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ouldincreasecreditcardsecurityandallowpeopletosigncontractsfromanotherprovince.ThevideoeGchangebetweensignerandreceivercanberecordedonDVDforproofwhenlegaldocumentsareused.
“It’sreallyfun”,saidtheownerofabookstore,whowaspresentforoneofthetestruns.“Obviouslyyoucan’tshakehandswiththeauthorbuttherearechancesforaconnectionthatyoudon’tgetfromaregularbooksigning.. Theresponsetotheinventionhasnotbeenallfavorable.Atwoodhasreceivedcriticismfromauthorswhothinksheistryingtoendbooktours.Butshesaid,“Itwillbepossibletogotoplacesthatyounevergotsenttobeforebecausethepublisherscouldn’taffordit.”
41.WhydidAtwooddecidetoinventtheLongPen? A.Tosetupherowncompany B.Towinherselfgreaterpopularity C.Towriteherbooksinanewway C.Tomakebooksigningslesstiring 42.HowdoestheLongPenwork?
A.Icopiestheauthor’ssignatureandprintsitonabook. B.Itsignsabookwhilereceivingtheauthor’ssignature. C.Thewebcamsendstheauthor’ssignaturetoanothercity. D.Thefanusesittocopytheauthor’ssignaturehimself. 43.WhatdoweknowabouttheinventionoftheLongPen? A.Ithasbeencompletedbutnotputintouse. B.Thebasementcaughtfirebyaccident. C.Someversionsfailedbeforeitstestrun.
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D.Thedesignerswerewell-preparedforthedifficulty. 44.HowcouldtheLongPenbeusedinthefuture? A.Todraftlegaldocuments. B.Toimprovecreditcardsecurity C.Tokeeparecordoftheauthor’sideas. D.ToallowauthorandfantoeGchangevideos 45.WhatcouldbeinferredfromParagraphs5and6? A.Atwooddoesn’tmeantoendbooktours. B.CriticsthinktheLongPenisoflittleuse
C.BookstoreownersdonotsupporttheLongPen D.PublishersdisliketheLongPenforitshighcost C
“Dad,”Isayoneday…..takeatrip.Whydon’tyouflyandmeetme?” Myfatherhadjustreired………..Hisjobfilledhisday,histhought,hislife.Whilehewokeupandtookawarmshower,IscreamedunderafreezingwaterfallPeru.WhilehetiedatieandputonthesameSwisswatch,IrowedaboatacrossLakeoftheOzarks.
Myfatherseesmedrftingaimlessly,nothingtoshowformy33yearsbutapassportfulloffunnystamps.Hewantsmetosettledown,butnowIwanthimtofindanadventure.
Heagreestotravelwithmethroughthenationalparks.WemeetfourweekslaterinRapidCity.
“Whatisourfirststop?”asksmyfather. “Whattimeisit?”
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“Stilldon’thaveawatch?”
LessthananhourawayisMountRushmore.AshestaresupatthefourPresidentscarvedingranite(),hismouthandeyesopenslowly,likethoseoflittleboy. “Unbelievable,”hesays,“Howwasthisdone?”
AfilmintheinformationcentershowssculptorGutzonBorglumdevoted14yearstothesculptureandthenleftthefinaltouchestohisson.
WestareupandIaskmyself,WouldIeverdevotemylifetoanything? Nodirections,……Ialwaysusedtohearthosewordsinmyfather’svoice.NowIheartheminmyown.
TheneGtdaywe’reatYellowstoneNationalPark,wherewehaveapicnic. “Didyouevertravelwithyourdad?Iask.
“Onlyonce,”hesays.“Ineverspokemuchwithmyfather.Welovedeachother---butneversaidit.Whateverhecouldgiveme,hegave.”>
The kast sebtebce----it’s probably the same thing I’s say about my father. And what I’d want my child to say about me.
InGlacierNationalPark,myfathersays,“I’veneverseenwatersoblue.”Ihave,inseveralplacesoftheworld,Icankeeptraveling,Irealize---andmaybearegularjobwon’tbeasdullasIfeared. Weeksafterourtrip,Icallmyfather.
“Thephotosfromthetriparewonderful,”hesays.”Wehavegottotakeanothertriplikethatsometime.
ItellhimI’velearndecidedtosettledown,andI’mwearingawatch. 46.WecanlearnfromParagraphs2and3thatthefather_________. A.followedthefashion
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