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【名师面对面】浙江新中考英语A本作业考点强化训练11 Units1-2
Do you know guide dogs? Guide dogs are usually very (聪明).They have long acted as the"eyes"of (失明) people. Most of them can't get around without the help of a well-trained guide dog. (训练) guide dogs is a difficult task, but thanks to The Seeing Eye, we're able to get the most out of the four-legged friends.
The Seeing Eye is the world's (最老) guide dog school. They (养育) and train guide dogs.
When Seeing Eye puppies are 7 or 8 weeks old, they are delivered to the homes of volunteer puppy raisers. They teach the puppies basic manners and commands (命令), and take them out to (大街) and on public transport.
When the puppies are 13 to 19 (月) old, the raisers return them to The Seeing Eye. (每个) dog is assigned (分配) to a Seeing Eye instructor and it will be trained for about 4 months.
Once the four-month training (结束), the instructors will train the dogs with their new owners for 18 to 25 days.
"Training a guide dog (要求) lots of work and patience, but it's well worth the effort,"says Emily Foster, who works for The Seeing Eye."I feel happy every time I see a working guide dog in the street."
Did you know that cigarette butts(烟头) are the most common form of rubbish in our lives? People throw about 4.5 trillion(万亿) of them into the environment every year. Cigarette butts can kill fish, and they have been found in the stomachs of sea turtles, birds and other wildlife. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}.
Now, Dutch company TechTics plans to help solve the cigarette problem with its BeachBot (BB).{#blank#}2{#/blank#}Even part of the butt hidden in the sand can be found. At just 80 centimeters wide, BB has four wheels, two cameras and two arms to pick up cigarette butts. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}Once it finds cigarette butts, BB just needs to place them into a bin(垃圾箱) that it carries. After it finishes cleaning, people deal with the waste properly.
However, BB still needs help to tell the difference between things like a cigarette butt and a small seashell(海贝壳).{#blank#}4{#/blank#}Using this app, anyone with a smartphone can send BB photos of cigarette butts to help the robot learn to know them. Besides that, TechTics works on a pair of smaller robots that can look for cigarette butts. They tell the larger robot where the butts are so it can pick them up.
{#blank#}5{#/blank#}But while the robot works well without wasting time, TechTics wants to get people to litter less. If people stop throwing their cigarette butts onto the beach, robots like BB wouldn't be necessary.
A. The way this robot works is very simple. B. To do this, the company turns to Microsoft Trove. C. It is a beach-cleaning robot that uses AI to find cigarette butts. D. During its first demo, BB picked up 20cigarette butts in 30 minutes. E. Though they're everywhere, people don't notice them because they're so small. |
World Earth Day is a special day to call for people to protect the environment. It is on April22ªᵈ. It began in the US on April 22"d, 1970. It is now celebrated every year by people around the world. Although pollution is still everywhere, we can make a difference. Here is an example. Every day, Judy Smith, a 16-year-old girl, waters and cares for the trees at school. A rainstorm hit the area on March 10th, 2024 and some of trees at school fell down. Judy was in the classroom when the rainstorm came. She could feel the wind shaking the windows and saw the trees falling down. Judy used to sit under the trees and enjoy some relaxing time. She didn't want to lose the trees. As a member of the School Green Team, Judy decided to offer help. She came up with a planting plan and called for her team members to help. Now they often help plant trees and take care of them. The headteacher, Mike Smith, said the school was lucky to have this plan."Some of those trees were as old as the buildings, and it was sad to see them fall,"he said. Judy is proud whenever she helps protect the environment. She hopes that more students can join them. |
Inventions are very important and they can easily change our life. The followings are some great inventions.
The television was invented in 1925. As time passed，more and more people were able to buy the television. It is a popular invention，but it is also bad for your eyes. People spend almost 4～8 hours in front of a TV while they spend less than 2 hours staying with their family. |
The plane was invented in 1903. It is a very popular way of going out either for travelling or business. Over 3，000，000 people take a plane every day. It is very convenient for us. And it makes our trip faster and more comfortable. But the biggest problem led by the planes is the air pollution. |
Credit cards were started in 1915. They allow people to buy things first and pay for them later. What's more，you don't have to carry lots of money around. You can know what you have bought by credit cards. However，you may not know how much money you have spent until you get your bill. This might put many young people and families into an economic crisis（经济危机）. |
The pacemaker（心脏起搏器） began to be used in 1932. It saves many people's lives. It was an invention that was designed to give the heart small "shocks" and make it work again. The only disadvantage（缺点） for most people is that it costs a lot of money. Getting one can cost from 16，500 yuan to 35 |
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