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A

Betweenschoolanddowntime,mostchildrendooneormoreextracurricularactivities.Theseclasses,sports

teams,andotherprogramsallowchildrenandteenstopursueaspecialinterestoutsideofthetypicaleducational

curriculum.

Scouting

Scoutinggroupsarcagreatchoiceforchildrenwhoenjoynatureandarewillingtotryvarietyofactivities.

Scoutslearnbasicoutdoorsurvivalskills,buttheyarealsoexpectedtocanbadgesinotherskillslikecooking,

cleaning,arts,finances,goalsetting,andpersonalcare.

StudentGovernment

Studentgovernmentnormallyisavailablefromupperelementarygradesthroughcollege.Childrenwhoare

electedtostudentgovernmentaregiventhepowertoorganizeandmakedecisionsaboutimportanteventsforthe

studentbodyandoccasionallyweighinonschoolpolicydecisions.

STEMPrograms

ProgramsbasedonSTEMarcanaturalfitforchildrenwholiketofixorplayoncomputersortablets.Our

schooloffersscience,computer,orengineeringclubs,andmoreandmoreprogramscatertochildren'sSTEM

interests.IfyourchildhasshowninterestinLEGO-basedrobotics,coding,theyshouldconsiderexploringthese

programs

CommunityService

Serviceorganizationsaregreatforteachingchildrenaboutsocialandhumanitarianissues.Olderchildrenand

teensoftengainleadershipskillsandmakeimportantpersonalconnectionsChurches,temples,andjuniorversions

ofgroupsoffercommunityserviceopportunitiesforchildren.

21.Whichofthefollowingsuitschildrenwhoareinterestedinwildnesssurvival?

A.Scouting.B.CommunityService.

C.STEMPrograms.D.StudentGovernment.

22.WhatdoStudentGovernmentandCommunityServicehaveincommon?

A.Theybothboostchildren'sexploringspirit.

B.Theybothdevelopchildren'slearningskills.

C.Theybothcultivatechildren'smoralawareness.

D.Theybothenhancechildren'smanagementabilities.

23.Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythistextappear?

A.Culture.B.Education.

C.Science.D.Entertainment.

B

WhenIwasincollege,anacquaintancewhohadgraduatedafewyearsagocamebacktovisitfortheweekend.

AswewalkedaroundcampusonSaturdaynight,heflunghishandsintothecoldairandexclaimed.MYouguysare

soluckyyouliveaminuteawayfromallyourfriends.You'llneverhavethisagain.',

Atthattime.Ithoughtitwaskindofsad-agrownmanlongingformylifeofuniversityhousingandlate

librarynights.Buthiswordshavestuckwithmeintheyearssince.Tnadulthoodaspeoplegrowupandgoaway,

friendshipsarctherelationshipsmostlikelytosuffer,'*mycolleagueJulieBeckwrotein2015.Therefore,theolder

youget,themoreeffortittakestomaintainconnections,becauseyoudon'thaveasmanybuilt-inopportunitiesto

seeyourfriendeveryday.

ThewriterJenniferSeniornotedlastyearthatthefactofourchoosingfriendshipsmakesthembothfragile

andspecial."Youhavetocontinuallyinvolve.Thatyouchooseitiswhatgivesititsvalueshewrote.Butthafsalso

whatmakesfriendshipshardertoholdontoasourlivesevolve.

It'shardbutnotimpossible.Seniornotesthatwhenitcomestofriendship,uweareritual-deficient.Sowehave

tocreatethem:weeklyphonecalls,friendshipanniversaries,roadtripsandsoom.

"Friendshipistherarekindofrelationshipthatremainsforeveravailabletousasweage."Seniorwrites.nIt*s

adefenderagainststasis（停滯期）,apotentialsourceofcreativityandrevivalinlivesthatotherwisenarrowwith

time,"Ifssomethingworthchoosing,overandoveragain

24.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph1thatthewriter'sfriendprobablyfelt.

A.enviousB.irritatedC.sympatheticD.uneasy

25.JulieBeckmightagreethat.

A.it'sridiculousforadultstolongforcampuslife

B.distancebringschallengetokeepingfriendship

C.peopledonotcreateenoughchancestomeetwithfriend

D.whenfriendsareapart,theirfriendshipssurelyweakenaswell

26.Thefollowingwayscanhelppeopleholdontofriendshipsexcept.

A.celebratingimportantdays

B.goingonjourneystogether

C.enlargingcirclesoffriends

D.keepingintouchwithfriends

27.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?

A.Thefutureoffriendship

B.Theoriginoffriendship

C.Thenatureoffriendship

D.Thedefinitionoffriendship

C

Humansarenottheanimalkingdom'sonlyfashionistas.Tits（ill雀）canbefashionfollowers,too,apparently.

Alateststudyshowsthat,giventhechance,theydecoratetheirnestwiththisseason'smust-havecolour.

Dr.WildandDr.Aplinwerefollowinguponastudypublishedin1934byHenrySmithWilliams,an

Americannaturalist.Henoticedthatwhenheputvariouscolouredballsofyarn（紗）outinhisgarden,almost

alwaysoneandonlyonebecamepopularthatseasonforbeingincludedintolocalbirds'nests.Butwhichparticular

colorwasfavouredvariedfromseasontoseason.Thissuggestedthatthecolourchosenbyoneoftheearlybirds

wasspottedandcopiedbyothers.

Williams'sworkwas,however,forgottenuntiltheycameacrossitwhilefollowingupondifferentstudy,

publishedbyateamattheUniversityofToulouse,suggestingfashion-following,too.Dr.WildandDr.Aplin

thereforesetouttore-runWilliams'sexperiment,butthistimetocollectsomeactualnumbers.

Thebirdstheyfollowedwerepartofawell-monitoredpopulationofbluetitsinawoodneartheinstitute.

Mostbirdsinthiswoodcarriedtrackingdevicesfittedtothemaftertheircaptureinmistnets.Thatallowedthe

institute'sresearcherstokeeptrackofavastnumberofindividualsbyrecordingtheirarrivalatfoodcontainers

throughoutthewood.Insteadoffood,thesecontainerswereloadedwithwoolofdifferentcolors.Interestingly,

researcherssoonfoundthatmostnestsofbluetitsincludedonlythecolorofthewoolfirstchosenbyanestbuilder.

Tits,then,doseemtobe"ontrend",whenitcomestonest-buildingmaterials.Whythatshouldhappen

remainsobscure.Dr.WildandDr.Aplinsuspectthefashionleadersareolderbirds,andthatevolutionfavours

youngeronescopyingtheirelderssincethoseeldershaveevidentlysurvivedwhatfortunehastothrowatatit.

Williams'soriginalwork,though,suggestssuchinitialchoicesareatrandom-abitlikethoseoftheleadersof

humanfashions.

28.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?

A.Dr.WildandDr.AplincontributedtoWilliam'swork

B.Earlybirds'colorpreferencewascopiedbytheirfellows.

C.Theyamwasthemostpopularmaterialtodecoratelocalbirds'nests

D.Thecoloroftheyamfavoredbylocalbirdswasfixedthroughouttheyear

29.HowdidDr.WildandDr.AplinimproveWilliam'sexperiment?

A.Theyobservedthebluetits.

B.Theystudiedthehabitsofbluetits

C.Theyadoptedthedata-collectingmethod

D.Theyfittedtrackingdevicestofoodcontainer

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"obscure"inParagraph5mean?

A.Hidden.B.Evident.C.Complicated.D.Shallow

31.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

A.Birdsfavorcertaincolorsindecoration.

B.Youngbirdsfollowtheireldersinfashion.

C.Youngbirdsarejustasintelligentaspeople.

D.Birdsarejustasfashion-consciousaspeople

D

Artificialintelligence（Al）hasbecomeafashionwordinrecentyears,anditsimpactonsocietyisgrowing

rapidly.Alreferstothedevelopmentofcomputersystemsthatcanperformtasksthatwouldtypicallyrequire

humanintelligence,suchaslearning,problem-solving,anddecision-making.Thistechnologyistransformingevery

industry,fromhealthcaretofinanceandisexpectedtorevolutionizethefuture.

OneareawhereAlismakingsignificantstridesishealthcare.Al-poweredtoolscananalyzevastamountsof

medicaldataandhelpdoctorsmakemoreinformeddiagnosesandtreatmentdecisions.Thistechnologyis

particularlyusefulinfieldssuchasradiology,whereAlalgorithms（算法）cananalyzemedicalimagestodetect

abnormalitiesthatmaybemissedbyhumaneyes.

Infinance,Alisbeingusedtoanalyzevastamountsofdatatoidentifypatternsandpredictmarkettrends.This

technologycanhelptradersmakemoreinformeddecisionsandreducetherisksoffinanciallosses.Similarly,

Al-poweredchatbotsarebeingusedincustomerservicehelpingtoimproveresponsetimesandprovide

personalizedsupport.

AstheuseofAlgrows,concernsaboutjobdisplacementhavealsoarisen.SomefearthatAl-powered

machinesandrobotswillreplacehumanworkers,leadingtomassunemployment.Whilethisisapossibility,itis

alsoimportanttonotethatAlwillcreatenewjobsinfieldssuchasdataanalysis,softwaredevelopment,and

robotics.

AnothermajorconcernaboutAlisthepotentialforbiasanddiscrimination.Alalgorithmsareonlyasgood

asthedatatheyaretrainedon,andifthatdatacontainsbiases,thealgorithmswillalsobebiased.Thisissueis

particularlyconcerninginfieldssuchascriminaljustice,whereAl-poweredsystemsarebeingusedtomake

decisionsaboutsentencing.Ifthesealgorithmsarebiased,theycouldmakeexistinginequalitiescontinueinthe

criminaljusticesystem.

Despitetheseconcerns,thebenefitsofAlarenumerousandundeniable.However,toensurethatthesebenefits

areaccessibletoallandtoaddressconcernsaboutbiasanddiscrimination,itiscrucialtocontinueresearchingand

developingmoralAL

32.Aloutweighshumansinhealthcareinthatit.

A.stopsfinancialrisks.

B.ensuresprecisejudgement

C.recognizesmarkettendency

D.offerspersonalizedservices.

33.WhatisoneofthemajorconcernsofAl?

A.Newjobswillbeunavailable

B.Algorithmswillbeoutofdate

C.Unfaimessmayariseincriminaljustice

D.Alargenumberofhumanworkerswillbelaidoff.

34.Howdoesthewritermainlydevelopthistext?

A.Bystatingfactsandcitingquotes.

B.Byshowingdifferentideasandgivingreasons

C.Bypresentinginfluencesandlistingexamples.

D.Bycomparingresearchresultsandofferingsuggestions

35.Whatcanbeasuitabletitlefbrthetext?

A.ArtificialIntelligence:BecomingaFashionWord

B.ArtificialIntelligence:RevolutionizingtheFuture

C.ArtificialIntelligence:BetteringDecisionMaking

D.ArtificialIntelligence:ImprovingHumanAbilities

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項涂黑。

A

Family:Poems-byMr.KeithKeenan

Thepoetdescribespersonalthoughtsandfeelingsinalyricaljourneytounderstandandcelebratehisfamily.

44Family^^looksatlivinghonestlyinplaces,notillusions.Figurativelanguage,aloveofmetaphorandsharpimages

allmakethepoemswork.

TimetoHeal—byAlexandraVasiliu

Fromthebestsellingauthorcomesaninspirationalpoetrybookaboutlove,healing,andgrowth.Itisa

remindertostrivetochangeforthebetter.Featuringmorethan130upliftingpoemsandblack-and-white

illustrations,it'sagreatcompanionwhenyouneedtoembraceself-loveandpersonaltransformation.

SeedsfromaBirchTree一byClarkStrand

SeedsFromaBirchTreemakesnatureintoaspiritualpath.Itsmessagewassimple:Haikuteachesustoreturn

tonaturebyfollowingtheseasons——seventeensyllablesatatime.Withitsmixofpoetryandmemoir（回T乙錄），the

bookguidesustothejoyhiddeninplainsight,leadingustogetintoagoodstateofbodyandmind.

APoemforEveryDay一byAllieEsiri

Thisaudiobookisacollectionof366poemswhichlinktoeventsonkeydates-funnyforAprilFool'sDay,

festiveforChristmas.Thisistheperfectgiftforpoetryloversofallages.Thesepoemsareinformative,peaceful,

andenergetic!

TherearealargenumberofpoetrycollectionsonAmazon.Moreinformation,pleaseclickhere.

1.Howmuchwillyoupayifyouaretobuyahardcovereditionofhaiku?

A.S12.50.B.$21.94.C.$26.80.D.S28.05.

2.Accordingtothetext,whatcanwelearnaboutthebooks?

A.Family:Poemsfeaturesplainlanguage.

B.TimetoHealfeaturescolorfulillustrations.

C.SeedsfromaBirchTreefocusesonhumannature.

D.APoemforEveryDayfocusesonfestivecelebrations.

3.Whereisthistextprobablytakenfrom?

A.Awebsite.B.Amagazine.

C.Abookreview.D.Atravelbrochure.

AirTag,asmallBluetooth-and-GPS-enableddevice,wasreleasedbyAppleinApril2021.Thissmalldevice

aimedatmakingourliveseasierwasoriginallydesignedtoendthetroubleoflosingkeys,walletsorotherlittle

objects.However,itmaybecomethe44perfecf,trackingtoolifinthewronghands.Myex-husbandwasanearly

adopteroftheAirTag.HeandIhadafallingout,leadingtoadivorcebattle.Inordertowincustodybattle,heused

thelittledevicetotrackme.

Asatechgiant,theApplecompanybroughtgreatconveniencetotheusers,includingme.Ihadnevergivena

thoughttotrackingviaAirTaguntilithappenedtome.SoIstartedscanningstoriesaboutAirTag.Iwassurprised

tofindthatIwasnotalone.Thereweresomanypeopletrackedbytheseseeminglyinnocentelectronictagsintheir

dailylife.AirTagwhichwasoriginallylaunchedforabetterlifeshouldhavesuchadark,sideinthewronghands.

Peoplehavefoundthatthedigitaldevicehasthepotentialforabuse.Whatmattersishowtoavoiditsdanger.

ApplehasreleasedupdatestotheAirTag'sfunctionalityveryquicklysincetheyhitthemarket.Meanwhile,Apple

hasalsoimproveditscustomerservicetodealwiththebugsofthiskind.IfyoufindanunwantedAirTagfollowing

you,don'tpanic.Justdisableit.YoucanfollowthepromptsonyourAppledevicetolearnmoreaboutdisablingthe

device.Onceyou'vecompletedtheabovestep,thetag'soriginalownercan'tkeeptrackofyouanymore.

Almosteverydigitaltechnologycreatessecurityissues.Nobodycangoandliveinacavetoremainunaffected.

Whileenjoyingitsconvenience,youneedtobeawareoftherisksitposes,andknowhowtodealwiththem.

Preventionismoreeffectiveinsecurityissuesthanfixes.Afterall,astitchintimesavesnine.

4.WhatistheoriginalfunctionofAirTag?

A.Totrackone'slocationsecretly.B.Tohelpfindone'seasilylostitems.

C.Tolocateone'sphoneaccurately.D.Toensurethesafetyofone'sphone.

5.WhydidtheauthorscanstoriesaboutAirTag?

A.Herex-husbandtrackedherviaAirTag.

B.Manypeoplesufferedfromsecurityproblem.

C.AirTagwasanewlyreleasedelectronicdevice.

D.Sheintendedtoknowaboutitsgreatconvenience.

6.WhatisadvisedtodowhenyouarefollowedbyanunwantedAirTag?

A.Haveitupdated.B.Makeitunabletowork.

C.Paynoattentiontoit.D.Contactitsoriginalowner.

7.Whatarethelasttwoparagraphsmainlyabout?

A.Peopleshouldkeeppacewiththetimes.

B.Peopleshouldusetechnologyinaproperway.

C.Peopleshouldhandlepotentialdigitalrisksactively.

D.Peopleshouldbeartheresponsibilitytofixthebugsbravely.

C

Whydowechoosetohelponeanother?Therearemanyreasons.Youmaybeaselflesspersonorlendinga

handmaybeaculturalexpectation.

Now,researchersareraisingthepossibilitythatgoodsleepmaybeawonderfulingredientthatpromotesthe

alacrilytoofferhelpbetweenhumanbeings.Indeedthebettersleepyouhave,themorewillingyouwillbetolend

ahand.Andasurprisingnewsetofresearchstudieshavefoundthatsleeplossmayaffectourgenerosityat

differentlevels.

ResearchersatUniversityofCalifornia,Berkley,ledthreesmallstudiestoexploregenerosity.Inonestudy,

theyexposedagroupofhealthyadultstoanightof8hoursofsleepandanightwithnosleep.Researchersscanned

theparticipants,brainsaftereachnight.Afterasleeplessnight,areasofthebraininvolvedinempathyandhelping

behaviorwerelessactive.Infact,whenthestudyparticipantsweresleeplessatnight,78%ofthemdemonstrateda

reductioninthedesiretohelpothers.

Inthenextstudy,researcherstracked136peoplethroughonlinequestionnairesandsleepdiariesforafew

days.Theywantedtoseeifnightlyvariationsinsleepaffectedtheirdesiretohelpothers.Theyfoundthat,when

sleepqualityworsenedfromonenighttothenext,therewasamajordecreasein“helpingchoices^^andviceversa.

Thethirdstudylookedathowsleeplossaffectedgenerosityonalargerscale.Theresearchersanalyzeddata

fromover3millioncharitabledonationsmadeintheU.S..Theyfocusedondonationsduringthetransitionto

DaylightSavingTime(DST)inspringeachyear.Duringthespringtimechange,weloseanhourofsleep.

Interestingly,researchersfounda10%dropindonationsinregionsthatchangetheirclocks.Thisdropwasn't

seeninregionsthatdidn'tobservethetimechange.Itshowedthatinsufficientsleeptriggeredbythetimechange

impacteddonationbehavior.

Alltheseresultssuggestthatinsufficientsleepmakesuslesscompassionateandhelpful.Throughouttheworld,

morethanhalfofadultsdon'tgetenoughsleepduringtheworkweek,butweshouldallstartvaluingadequatesleep

ratherthantreatingitlikesomethingoptionalorunproductive.Ifso,itwillenableustobemorehelpfulandtobe

thebestversionsofourselves.

8.What'sthewritingpurposeofthefirstparagraph?

A.Tostartaheateddiscussion.B.Tointroducethetopicofthetext.

C.Topresentasocialphenomenon.D.Toshowtheauthor'sconclusion.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“alacrity“meaninthesecondparagraph?

A.Understanding.B.Ability.

C.Awareness.D.Eagerness.

10.Whatcanweinferfromthethreestudies?

A.PeopleobservingDSTarelikelytodonateless.

B.Peoplechangetheirclockstohavemoreempathy.

C.Sleepqualitydeterminesthedesiretogiveahand.

D.Sleeplosscanseverelyaffecthelpingbehavior.

11.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.SleepTriggersBehaviorB.AdequateSleep:AHealthyPerson

C.SleepInfluencesGenerosityD.SoundSleep:AProductivePerson

D

AlarminglevelsofdangerouschemicalsknownasPerfluorinatedAlkylatedSubstances(PFAS)were

discoveredinfoodpackagingatanumberofwell-knownfast-foodrestaurantsandgrocerystorechains,anew

reportfound.ThereportcomesmorethantwoyearsintotheCovid-19pandemic,whenthepublichasrelied

heavilyontakeoutandgrocerydeliveries.

Oftencalled“foreverchemicals”becausetheydonotbreakdownintheenvironment,PFASareusedinfood

packagingtopreventgrease(油月旨)andwaterfromsoakingthroughfoodwrappersandcups.PFAScanalsobe

foundintheinkusedtoprintlogosandinstructionsonfoodcontainers.

TheUSCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventioncallsexposuretoPFASa“publichealthconcern”,citing

thatthehuman-madechemicalscanharmtheimmunesystemandreduceaperson'sresistancetoinfectious

diseases.

RegulatorylimitsforhowmuchPFASfoodpackagingshouldcontaincanvarygreatly.Forinstance,anew

lawinCaliforniasetthelimitatlessthan100ppm."ComparedtoAmerica,Denmarksetsamuchlowerregulatory

limitof20ppmwithgreatsuccess/9saidXeniaTrier,anexpertattheEuropeanEnvironmentAgency.€itdoes

worktosetlimitsandenforcethem.PFASdomigratefromthepaperintothefood.Eventhoughjtwasnot100%,

westillsawconsiderabletransmission.Ingeneral,transmissionfrompackagingtofoodisincreasedasthe

temperatureofthefoodrises.Itisthesamewiththetimespentinwrappingmaterials."TriertoldNBS,oneofthe

majorAmericanmass-mediacompanies.

Inresponsetotheissue,WholeFoodsbecamethefirstgrocerychaintopubliclycommittoremovePFAS

fromtakeoutcontainersandbakerypaper.Manyothercompaniesfollowedsuit.Expertssaypeoplewhowantto

avoidPFASintheirtakeoutandfooddeliverypackagingshouldfavorcompaniesthathavepromisedtoremovethe

chemicals.4tAssoonasyoureceiveyourtakeout,you'dbettertakefoodoutofthecontainerimmediately,and

neverreheatfoodinitsoriginalcontainer.Instead,removeyourfoodandheatitinceramic（陶瓷的）orglass

containers."Triersaid.

12.WhatcanwelearnaboutPFASinfoodpackaging?

A.Theyhavebeenusedfortwoyears.

B.Theydolittleharmtoconsumers'health.

C.Theyareusedtobreak,downthechemicals.

D.Theycanmakewrappersresistanttogreaseandwater.

13.WhatisXeniaTrier'sattitudetosettingalowerlimitofPFAS?

A.Favorable.B.Neutral.

C.Ambiguous.D.Opposed.

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword44if,refertoinparagraph4?

A.Considerablemigrationofgreaseandwater.

B.PFAStransmissionfrompackagingtofood.

C.Wrapperexposuretohighfoodtemperature.

D.Regulatorylimitsconcerningfoodpackaging.

15.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

A.Foodpackagingcontainsdangerouschemicals.

B.ConsumersarerecommendedtohavePFAS-freeproducts.

C.PFASfoundinfoodpackaginghasbecomeagreatconcern.

D.ThegovernmenthastakenmeasurestoreducePFASexposure.

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A

ScienceandTechnologyCamp

?Full-daycamptorstudentsaged12-14

?Four-weekprogramJuly5-30|Monday-Friday,9amto4pm

Week1|July5-9

Week2|July12-16

Week3|July19-23

Week4|July26-30

?RegistrationbeginsJune1,2023一registerforminimumtwoweeks.

?Fees:$75registrationfee.$795perweek.Fullpaymentmustbemadeattimeofregistration.

?ThedeadlineforthecancellationtoreceiveafullrefundisJune15,2023.

CampStructure

Campdaysarecomprisedofeightsessionswithtwosessionsperdaywhilethefinaldayoftheweekis

reservedforoverviewsandreflection.Themorningsessionsbeginat9amto12pmfollowedbyonehourforlunch.

(Campersshouldbringtheirlunches.)Afternoonsessionsarescheduledfrom1pmto4pmwith15-minutebreaks

midwaythrougheachsession.Snacksareprovidedatbreaktime.(Foodallergiesshouldbereportedatthetimeof

registration.)

CampContent

ScienceandTechnologycampaboveallemphasizesentertainmentwhileteachingstudentsabouthow

websitesaredesignedusingvariouscodinglanguages,rocketdesign,practicalapplicationsofmathandphysics,

andhowtobuildyourownhydraulicssystem.

CampPersonnel

Thecampisheadedbythehusband-and-wifeteamofDoctorsJamesandSophieClarkwhoareexpertsinthe

fieldsofcomputerscienceandmechanicalengineering.Ourmissionistomakesureeveryonefeelsfullysupported

andexcitedtobehere.

1.WhatisthelowestcostofattendingtheScienceandTechnologycamp?

A.$75.B.$795.C.$1590.D.$1665.

2.WhatisthemainemphasisofScienceandTechnologycamp?

A.Rocketscience.B.Funinlearning.C.Codinglanguage.D.Hands-onexperiences.

3.Whoarethecampleaders?

A.Mechanicalengineers.B.Medicaldoctors.C.Amarriedcouple.D.Computer

technicians.

B

ABritishwoman,Dr.Mantri,growingupinIndiastartedtonoticehisson,Dhruv,wasstrugglingwithsimple

arithmeticwhenhewasinfifth-grade.Afternoticingthis,shestartedemployinganabacus（算盤）tohelpherson

visuallycomprehendmathematics.

“Iwouldaskhimsomethinglike35minus13andhecouldn'tdoit."saidDhruv'smomDr.Mantri.4idecided

tochangethewayhelookedatnumbers,shesaid."Anabacusisatriedandtestedmethod,andtheEgyptiansused

themfbrbuildingthepyramid.^^Injustsixdayshestartedtoshowprogresswiththeabacusandwouldgoonto

becomeawhizzkidwithnumbers,withevenhisclassmates5parentsreachingoutforhelp.

Sheneverthoughtshewouldteachhersonusinganabacus,whichsheusedasachildinIndiaanditwas

alwayshelpful.Withinsixdaysshestartedtonoticeadifferenceandseeresults.Sodramaticwastheturnaround,

thatschoolstaffaskedhimtoperformwiththeabacusatanassembly,wheresomeparentsevencametoaskfor

adviceonusingitfortheirkids.

ITspecialistDr.Mantrisaidthehumbleabacuscanbeusedforcalculationsintothetrillionsandkidsenjoy

learningonitbecauseifslikeagame."Itbecomesaplayingtoolfbryoungerchildren,fbritfeelslikeagame.1

thinkthesuccesscomesbecausechildrencantouchandfeelanabacusandvisualizethem.^^Sheadded.

Bytheageof12,Dhruvwasgivingonlinecybersecurityseminarsandisnowpursuingacareerindata

scienceandanalytics.Dhruvhasnowlandedanapprenticeship（實習）ataninternationalfirm.Duringthefour-year

apprenticeship,hewillspendonedayaweekstudyingDataScienceandArtificialIntelligenceatGlasgow

CaledonianUniversity.4tHeissoconfidentnowandIamsoproud,“shesaid,withDhruvadding"Idon'tthinkmy

teacherswouldhaveguessedthatIwouldbefollowingacareerindatascienceatthat

4.WhydidDhruvhavedifficultyinlearningmathematics?

A.Hewasfacedwithlanguagebarrier.B.Hedidn'tfindaproperway.

C.Hesufferedfromeyesightproblems.D.Helackedacademicsupportfromthefamily.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"whizz"inparagraph2mean?

A.Careful.B.Diligent.C.Outstanding.D.Struggling.

6.Whydokidslikelearningonabacusaccordingtothetext?

A.Theyfinditappealing.B.Theycancalculatefaster.

C.Theyenj