1、News 1A 9-year-old girl in New Mexico has raised more than $500 for her little brother who needs heart surgery in Houston Texas this July. Addison Witulskis grandmother Kim Allred said Addison probably overheard a conversation between family members talking about the funds needed to get her little b
2、rother to treatment.“ I guess she overheard her grandfather and me talking about how were worried about how were going to get to Houston, for my grandsons heart surgery,” said Allred. She decided to go outside and have a lemonade stand and make some drawings and pictures and sell them.”Thats when Ad
3、dison and her friends Erika and Emily Borden decided to sell lemonade for 50 cents a cup and sell pictures for 25 cents each. Before Allred knew it, New Mexico State Police Officers were among the many, stopping by helping them reach a total of $568. The family turned to social media expressing thei
4、r gratitude saying, “From the bottom of our hearts, we would like to deeply thank each and every person that stopped by!”Q1: Who did Addison raise money for?Her little brother Q2: How did Addison raise money?By selling lemonade and pictures. 今年七月，新墨西哥一名 9岁女孩为她在休斯敦德克萨斯进行心脏手术的弟弟筹集了 500美元。Addison Witul
5、ski 的祖母 Kim Allred说，艾迪生可能无意中听到家人之间的谈话，谈论她弟弟需要治疗的资金。 Allred说：“我猜她无意中听到了我祖父和我在谈论我们担心我们将如何去休斯敦，因为我的孙子心脏手术。”她决定到外面去喝一杯柠檬水，制作一些图画，然后卖掉它们。 就在这时，艾迪生和她的朋友埃里卡和 Emily Borden决定卖一杯 50美分的柠檬水，每卖 25美分。 在艾利德知道之前，新墨西哥州的警察是其中的一员，通过帮助他们达到总共 568美元。一家人转而向社会媒体表达他们的感激之情，说：“从我们内心深处，我们要深深感谢每一个路过的人！“ Q1：艾迪生为谁筹集资金？ 她的小弟弟 Q2：艾
6、迪生是如何筹集资金的？ 通过卖柠檬水和图片。News 2Last week, France announced that the country will pave 621 miles of road with solar panels over the next five years, with the goal of providing cheap, renewable energy to five million people. Called “the Wattway,” the roads will be built through joint efforts with the Fre
7、nch road-building company Colas and the National Institute of Solar Energy. The company spent the last five years developing solar panels that are only about a quarter of an inch thick and are strong enough to stand up to heavy highway traffic without breaking or making the roads more slippery. The
8、panels are also designed so that they can be installed directly on top of existing roadways, making them relatively cheap and easy to install. France isnt the first country to kick around the idea of paving its roads with solar panels. In November 2015, the Netherlands completed a 229-foot-long bike
9、 path paved with solar panels as a test for future projects. However, this is the first time a panel has been designed to be laid directly on top of existing roads and the first project to install the panels on public highways.Q3: What was Frances purpose of constructing the Wattway?Providing clean
10、energy to five million people. Q4: What is special about the solar panels used in the Wattway?They can be laid right on top of existing highways.上周，法国宣布该国将在未来五年铺设太阳能板 621英里的道路，目标是向五百万人提供廉价的可再生能源。 所谓的“WATWTAY”，道路将通过与法国道路建设公司科拉斯和国家太阳能研究所共同努力。该公司在过去的五年中开发了太阳能电池板，其厚度仅为四分之一英寸厚，并且足够坚固，能够在不中断或使道路变得更滑的情况下，经
11、受住公路的繁忙交通。面板也被设计成可以直接安装在现有的巷道顶部，使它们相对便宜和易于安装。 法国并不是第一个用太阳能板铺设道路的国家。2015 年 11月，荷兰完成了一个 229英尺长的自行车道铺设太阳能板作为未来项目的测试。然而，这是第一次设计一个面板直接铺设在现有道路的顶部，以及第一个在公共公路上安装面板的项目。 Q3：法国建设 WATWAY的目的是什么？ 向五百万人提供清洁能源。 Q4：太阳能电池板的特殊用途是什么？ 它们可以被放置在现有公路的顶部。 News 3Lions have disappeared from much of Africa, but for the past fe
12、w years scientists have wondered if the big cats were hanging on in remote parts of Sudan and Ethiopia. Continuous fighting in the region has made surveys difficult. But scientists released a report Monday documenting, with hard evidence, the discovery of “lost lions.“A team with Oxford Universitys
13、Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, supported by a charity organization, spent two nights in November camping in the National Park in northwest Ethiopia, on the Ethiopia-Sudan border. The researchers set out six camera traps capturing images of lions, and they identified lion tracks. The scientists
14、 concluded that lions are also likely to live in the neighbouring National Park across the border in Sudan. The International Union for Conservation of Nature had previously considered the area a “possible range“ for the species, and local people had reported seeing lions in the area, but no one pre
15、sented convincing evidence.Q5: What has made it difficult to survey lions in remote parts of Sudan and Ethiopia?Endless fighting in the region. Q6: What was the main purpose of the research?To find evidence of the existence of the “lost lions“.Q7: What did the researchers find in the National Park?L
16、ions tracks.狮子从非洲的大部分地区消失了，但是在过去的几年里，科学家们一直想知道这些大猫是不是出没在苏丹和埃塞俄比亚的偏远地区。该地区持续的战斗使调查变得困难。但是科学家星期一发布了一份报告，用确凿的证据记录了“失落的狮子”的发现。 一个由牛津大学野生动物保护研究小组组成的小组，在一个慈善组织的支持下，在十一月在埃塞俄比亚西北部的国家公园，在埃塞俄比亚-苏丹边境露营了两个晚上。研究人员设置了六个捕捉狮子图像的相机陷阱，并确定了狮子的踪迹。 科学家们得出结论，狮子也有可能生活在苏丹边境的邻国国家公园。国际自然保护联盟曾认为该地区是“可能范围”的物种，当地人曾报道该地区有狮子，但没有人
17、提出令人信服的证据。Q5：调查苏丹和埃塞俄比亚偏远地区的狮子有什么困难？ 该地区无休止的战斗。 Q6：研究的主要目的是什么？ 寻找“失落的狮子”存在的证据。 Q7：研究人员在国家公园发现了什么？ 狮子的足迹 Conversation 1M: I bet youre looking forward to the end of this month. Are you?W: Yes, I am. How did you know?M: David told me you had a special birthday coming up.W: Ohyeah thats right. This year
18、 will be my golden birthday.M: What does that mean? Ive never heard of a golden birthday.W: Ive actually just learnt this concept myself. Fortunately, just in time to celebrate. A golden or lucky birthday is when one turns the age of their birth date. So, for example, my sisters birthday is December
19、 9th and her golden birthday would have been the year she turned nine years old. Come to think of it, my parents did throw her a surprise party that year. M: Interesting. Too bad I missed mine. My golden birthday wouldve been four years ago. I assume you got big plans then.W: Actually yes. My husban
20、d is planning a surprise holiday for the two of us next week. I have no idea what hes got in mind, but Im excited to find out. Has he mentioned anything to you?M: He might have.W: Anything youd like to share? Im dying to know what kind of trip he has planned on where were going. M: You know nothing
21、at all?W: Not a clue. Hard to imagine, isnt it? Though I must say I think hes been having even more fun keeping the secret from me in the past few weeks.M: Im sure both of you will have a fantastic time. Happy golden birthday! I cant wait to hear all about it when you get back. Q8. What is the woman
22、 looking forward to?Her lucky birthday. Q9. What did the womans parents do on her sisters lucky birthday?Threw her a surprise party. Q10. What is the woman eager to find out about?The trip her husband has planned. Q11. What does the man say at the end of the conversation?He is eager to learn how the
23、 couples holiday turns out.M：我敢打赌，你很期待这个月底。你是吗？ W:是的，我是。你怎么知道的？ M：戴维告诉我你过了一个特别的生日。 W：哦没错。今年是我的黄金生日。 M:那是什么意思？我从来没有听说过金色的生日。 W：其实我自己也学过这个概念。幸运的是，及时庆祝。一个金色的或幸运的生日是当一个人轮回出生日期的时候。举个例子，我妹妹的生日是 12月 9日，她的金色生日将是她九岁的一年。想想看，那年我父母确实给她办了一个惊喜派对。 M:很有趣。可惜我错过了。我的黄金生日是四年前的事了。我想你当时有很大的计划。 W：事实上是的。我丈夫计划下周给我们两个人一个惊喜的假
24、期。我不知道他脑子里想的是什么，但我很兴奋地想知道。他跟你提过什么了吗？ M：他可能有。 W：你有什么要分享的吗？我很想知道他计划了什么样的旅行。 M：你什么都不知道？ W：没有线索。难以想象，不是吗？尽管我必须说，我认为他在过去几周里一直对我保守秘密。 M：我相信你们两个都会度过一段美好的时光。祝你生日快乐！等你回来的时候，我迫不及待地想知道一切。 Q8：这个女人期待什么？ 她的“幸运生日”。 Q9：在她妹妹的幸运生日那天，她的父母做了什么？ 给她一个惊喜派对 Q10：女人渴望知道什么？ 她丈夫计划的旅行。 Q11：在谈话结束时，这个人说什么？ 他急于想知道这对夫妇的假期是怎样发生的。 W:
25、 Mr. Green, what do you think makes a successful negotiator?M: Well, thats hard to define. But I think successful negotiators have several things in common. They are always polite and rational people. They are firm but flexible. They can recognize power and know how to use it. They are sensitive to
26、the dynamics of the negotiation. The way of rises and falls and how it may change direction. They project the image of confidence, and perhaps most importantly, they know when to stop. W: And, what about an unsuccessful negotiator?M: Well, this is probably all of us when we start out. We are probably immature and over-trusting. Too emotional or aggressive. We are unsure of ourselves and we want to be liked by everyone. Good negotiators learn fast. Poor negotiators remain like that and go on losing negotiations.W: In your opinion, can the skills of negotiation be taught?
