Food labels are such a mess that the government is redesigning them, as the ingredient(营养成分) lists are usually too confusing. As a result, a shopper could spend hours in a grocery store watching, calculating, and comparing, and still could not get it right. ShopWell is trying to help by allowing consumers to scan food labels and receive understandable and personalized information.
Here’s how it works. Register for ShopWell, and enter your age and gender. Add your goals (General health? Or are you trying to lose weight?). Then, note what you want in your diet, such as protein or iron, and what you want to avoid(added sugar, say). Add your allergies(过敏的物质) and things you cannot accept, and start scanning.
Then ShopWell will come up with a clearly personal result: green for a food that is good for you; yellow for foods you can enjoy a little; and red for foods you should avoid.
The results are easily understandable and is clean because it’s not mixed with ads. Instead, ShopWell makes money by selling data to supermarkets. Its database contains 350,000 products, the app has been downloaded 1.3 million times, and the company claims a scan every two seconds “in stores such as Walmart, Whole Foods and 7-Eleven,” in the words of marketing manager James Allgood.
One of the first items I scanned was So Delicious Coconut Milk Creamer, which I buy because I’m lactose(乳糖) intolerant. It turns out it’s only a little suitable for me — because of its 1 gram per serving of added sugar. I’m not sure I’ll give it up. But I did ask the app to watch for added sugar, and it’s doing its job.
One drawback to ShopWell is that the scanner often doesn’t work for items from Costco or Trader Joe’s. Meanwhile, Some user reviews say that it doesn’t cover enough allergies.
1. Why do consumers hesitate long when deciding which food to purchase in a shop?
A. Because there are usually an extremely wide variety of food in the shop.
B. Because food labels in the shop are in such a mess that they need redesigning.
C. Because consumers desire to scan food labels for understandable information.
D. Because consumers can hardly make sense of the information on the food labels.
2.What does the author intend to tell the readers in Paragraph 2?
A. The proper use of ShopWell. B. The function of ShopWell.
C. The development of ShopWell. D. The advantage of ShopWell.
3.How can ShopWell make some profits?
A. By providing its collected data to supermarkets.
B. By selling 350,000 products of its own.
C. By downloading the app 1.3 million times.
D. By following the words of marketing manager James Allgood.
4.What does the underlined “drawback” in the last paragraph probably mean?
A. ScannerB. Disadvantage
C. BenefitD. Item
Headington Oxford Summer School welcomes all students throughout the world and provides a fantastic summer school experience. It is close enough to visit London, which is a beautiful city in its own right and also has a number of attractions nearby.
London:
A trip to the UK would not be complete without a visit to the capital city of London. During the ‘London Day’ all students will have a chance to see famous tourist attractions such as Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament and Trafalgar Square. The students will also enjoy a boat trip on River Thames and a ride to the top of the Shard, an 87-storey building in London for a breathtaking view of the city. There will also be dinner in a London restaurant before heading back to the school.
Thorpe Park:
With over thirty extreme rides and attractions, and one of the world’s most terrifying roller coasters, enjoy an exciting day out at one of the nation’s most popular theme park
Bath:
Spend the day exploring this beautiful historic city with impressive architecture, including a visit to the famous Roman baths. Students also have the opportunity of a fantastic shopping experience in this famous market towns!
Thinktank Science Museum & Birmingham:
Spend the morning in the interactive state of the art science centre followed by an afternoon exploring Birmingham with time for shopping in the Bullring Shopping Centre.
Warwick & Stratford:
Visit one of medieval England’s most beautiful castles full of history, tales and adventure. Afterwards, enjoy exploring the picturesque streets of Stratford Upon Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare.
Brighton:
This beautiful seaside town provides a fun-filled day out for all students. The day includes a visit to the Royal Pavilion and its museum as well as Brighton Pier and beach. There is also time for shopping in the famous Brighton Lanes before heading back to school.
1.Where can you overlook the whole city when touring London?
A. On top of the Shard B. On River Thames
C. In a London restaurant D. At the Houses of Parliament
2.What can you do in both Bath and Thinktank Science Museum & Birmingham?
A. Visiting art science centre
B. Doing some shopping
C. Experiencing roller coasters
D. Exploring historic architectures
3.Where can you enjoy a lovely beach?
A. London B. Bath
C. Thorpe Park D. Brighton
A recent study on parents who beat their children indicated that physical punishment still occurs far more frequently than previously thought but that physical punishment was ineffective. Given that 73 percent of the children who were hit waited less than 10 minutes before acting out again.
So, what is?
Many parents deal with their children’s mistakes by taking away toys and separating them from their playmates. But for strong-willed kids like I was, none of these methods were effective.
Like many kids, I wasn’t bad; I was bored. Fortunately, my father realized this fairly early on and developed a new form of “discipline” that produced immediate results and long-term positive effects.
Looking back as an adult, my father’s method of making me read the encyclopedia (百科全书)whenever I did something wrong was the best thing he could have done.
He would tell me a topic and say, “Learn about the aardvark and I’m going to quiz you shortly after.” It was punishment in the sense that I was forced to stop whatever I was doing, but it also had a purpose in that it kept my mind occupied and presented the type of mental challenge I clearly lacked.
Although unwillingly, I went to learn absolutely everything there was to know about aardvarks because I was going to figure out every question he could throw at me. If it weren’t for my driving need to prove him wrong, it may not have worked as well as it did.
So that’s just it: It was effective. It helped me change my behavior in that moment and it conditioned me to seek out books when I was bored. Obviously, that happened frequently and apparently and it worked. I grew up to become a successful lawyer and a famous writer as well.
To this day, Dad’s the only one who can beat me.
1.What is the probable main idea of Paragraph 1?
A. It reports the result of a recent study about the encyclopedia.
B. Physical punishment is useless to deal with children.
C. Physical punishment only occurred previously.
D. 73 percent of the children love physical punishment.
2.Why do many kids frequently do what they’re not allowed to do according to
the author?
A. Because they produce immediate results and long-term positive effects.
B. Because they prefer to break the “discipline” set by their parents.
C. Because they are always regarded as bad kids both at home.
D. Because they often find it’s dull in their everyday life.
3.What was the author’s father method of punishing him for his mistakes?
A. His father angrily took away his favourite toys.
B. His father separated him from his playmates.
C. His father forced him to do some reading and tested him later.
D. His father ordered him to learn about the aardvark and quizzed him shortly after.
4.What can be inferred from this passage?
A. Children who are mentally challenged are more likely to be successful.
B. Parents ought to develop a new form of discipline to educate their kids.
C. It’s absolutely necessary to punish strong-willed kids physically.
D. The stricter parents are, the few mistakes children will make.
I went to a nearby car factory today with my uncle, who works there. One thing I noticed was that most of the work was done by robots. Welding (焊接), painting, testing and many other jobs are performed by robots. The whole dashboard (仪表板) is put into a car by a robot. It would have taken two men to do so in the past, and it would have hurt their backs quite a bit.
It got me thinking: Is it a good thing that robots are replacing factory workers? On the one hand, robots generally do a more accurate job than people. They are not likely to make many mistakes. If something goes wrong with one car, an alarm goes off. They do exactly the same thing every time, but a human worker is unable to do so. On the other hand, robots reduce costs for companies. Companies don’t have to pay robots wages or injury compensation (补偿) if they’re broken. If something in a robot does go wrong, it won’t have to take time off work for a year, or even forever, as could happen to a real person if he breaks his back or burns himself while welding.
The obvious downside is that robots increase unemployment rate, which in turn increases taxes. We don’t want to pay for those who are out of work just because a company has replaced them with robots.
1.We can learn from the first paragraph that _______.
A. all the workers have been replaced by robots
B. robots do most of the work in the car factory
C. there are no workers with back strain now
D. the author’s uncle designs robots in the factory
2.The second paragraph is mainly about ________.
A. the author’s experience in a car factory
B. the advantages of robots over human workers
C. the advantages of human workers over robots
D. the management of factory workers
3.The underlined word “downside” in the last paragraph means _______.
A. weakness B. favor
C. assistance D. Advantage
4.It can be inferred from the passage that________.
A.companies refuse to pay for workers.
B.robots have completely replaced workers.
C.robots can help solve the problem of unemployment.
D.people have to pay more taxes for unemployment.
假定你是李华。最近衡水的雾霾（ smog）严重地影响了人们的生活。请你根据写作要点用英语给校报写一篇稿件。
写作要点：1．雾霾带来的危害；
2．你的建议；
3．你的希望。
注意：1．短文词数120 左右；
2．开头部分已写好，不计入总词数
3．不能使用真实姓名和学校名称。
Recently Heng Shui has often seen the heavy smog weather, which has done great harm to our daily life．
Even today, a man with good manner will politely open the door for a lady, help her put on her coat when it necessary and see her safely to the door of her home after a date. When a man take a woman out for dinner, it is considered impolite to help her with her chair when she gets up or sits down. On a crowding train or bus, it is proper for a man to offer a woman his seat, especial if she is old or carries a baby. Even when it comes to shake hands, ladies come first. It is impolite for a man to extend his hand for handshake upon first greeting. Unless a woman does not extend her hand to the man first, the man shouldn’t offer theirs.
