Let’s catch a glimpse of the latest inventions this year.
Parallels lets you use desktop apps on your phone
You'd think most applications would have created a mobile app by now — but many companies still use desktop apps exclusively. Now Parallels Access lets you access them on your smartphone. All you need to do is download the app, then connect Parallels' Applification™ to your computer, so you can access important files and other apps with a single click. You can easily use your apps in full-screen mode, using intuitive(直观的) touch controls to work faster than before.
Usually,Parallels Access is $19.99, but you can get it now for $9.99.
Take your lighting to the next level with this smart switch
You probably don’t spend a lot of time thinking about your home’s lighting, but it’s important: the way that you control your lighting affects the environment (and your electric bill).
This WiFi wall switch is controlled via a companion app on your smartphone, so you can control connected lights or ceiling fans from anywhere.
Usually, the Meross WiFi Wall Light Switch costs $45.99, but right now it’s on sale for $39.99 .
Shoot beautifully clear videos with this smartphone gimbal
If you're interested in shooting professional-quality videos and photos, you don't have to spend a fortune to take a beautifully composed shot: just use this Rigiet Smartphone Gimbal instead.
A gimbal is a support for your camera (in this case, your smartphone) that allows it to pivot（移动）, and automatically detect and adjust to the position that you want to film in. Unlike any other camera hardware you might own, this one comes with its own accompanying app.
Usually, this Rigiet Smartphone Gimbal is $269, but you can get it now for $109.99.
1.What do these products have in common?
A. They save us energy.
B. They make us work faster than before.
C. They make our life easier and more comfortable.
D. We have to download their apps before they are used.
2.Which product gives you the best discount?
A. The Rigiet Smartphone Gimbal. B. The Meross WiFi Wall Light Switch.
C. .The Parallels Access. D. The Desktop Apps.
3.In which section can we see the article in a newspaper?
A. Education. B. Science.
C. Society. D. Culture.
假如你是高三学生李华，面对学习方面的挑战，你们班很多同学感到压力很大。针对以上情况，为了帮助大家摆脱烦恼，英语课上，老师让同学们先用英语进行讨论，然后用英语写一篇发言稿。
发言要点如下: 1.你的看法；
2.你的建议；
3.你的倡议。
注意:1.词数:100左右，发言稿的第一句已给出，不记入总词汇；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Nowadays, we students feel stressed facing challenges from studies.
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第l1处起)不计分。
My school life in the Britain is significantly different. The school day is nearly 5.5 hours short than that in China. Students there are friendly and focus their studies. With his help, I have adapted to the life soon and make lots of new friends. I feel so luckily to be able to participate in class discussion, that I've learn a lot about local culture. I enjoy the report for the teachers and teachers and the country. Besides I have learnt many skill about completing my projects. My experience is amazed and enjoyable because of my wonderful host family, my friends or the teachers.
阅读下列材料在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确行使。
Spring Festival is the most celebrated festival in China. On that day and over the following two weeks, people greet each other. Streets and houses 1.(decorate)by many things of red color.
Spring Festival is a time for expressing gratefulness. Gratefulness is a Chinese virtue. A regular activity is offering sacrifice to the heaven and to the earth, and to ancestors. It is meant2.(show)gratefulness to the origin of life.
Spring Festival is also a salute 3. another Chinese virtue, diligence(勤劳).We Chinese people believe that only with 4. (we) own hands can we create a happy and beautiful life. Some activities staged during Spring Festival 5. (most) reflect daily working scenes such as harvesting and fishing.
Spring Festival also calls for sharing,6.value long kept by Chinese. As the old saying goes, good fortune should be shared, and misfortune be faced together. In some areas, people bring foods to a public place and have fun together by having games or7. (perform).
As ware celebrating Spring Festival，the festival is getting more popular in the west. 8. (tradition)Chinese activities，such as the dragon dance and the Peking Opera, are performed as a fixed program，9.(add) diversity to local culture. It indicates the trends of mutual (相互的)learning and harmonious coexistence(共存) between civilizations, 10. are expected to contribute to the building of a shared future for humankind.
Stephen Glenn is a famous American research scientist. He has made several very important medical_______. When a newspaper journalist asked him why he was able to be so much more_______ than the average person, he responded that it all came from a(n)_______ with his mother that occurred when he was a child.
Stephen had been trying to _______ a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he _______ his grip on the slippery bottle and it fell，spilling(泼出) its contents all over the kitchen floor-a real sea of milk! When his mother came into the kitchen，instead of _______ at him，giving him a lecture or chastising him，she said, “what a great and wonderful _______ you have made! I have rarely seen such a huge pond of milk. Well，the _______ has already been done. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes _______ we clean it up？"
Indeed，he did. After a few minutes，his mother said，" Stephen，whenever you make a mess like this，________ you have to clean it up and restore everything to its proper ________.”And together they cleaned up the spilled milk. His mother then said，"You know，what we have here is a ________ experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let's go out in the back yard and ________ the bottle with water and see if you can discover a way to carry it without ________ it “The little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands，he could ________ it without dropping it. What a good ________ to him!
This famous scientist then remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn't need to be afraid to make ________.Instead，he learned that mistakes were just ________ for learning something new，which is，after all，what scientific ________ are all about. Even if the experiment doesn't work, we usually learn something ________ from it.
1.A. impressions B. breakthroughs C. promises D. intentions
2.A. outgoing B. responsible C. warm-hearted D. creative
3.A. experience B. word C. argument D. adventure
4.A. recycle B. purchase C. remove D. freeze
5.A. lost B. tightened C. adjusted D. caught
6.A. looking B. yelling C. smiling D. glancing
7.A. discovery B. mess C. change D. joke
8.A. injury B. research C. assignment D. damage
9.A. when B. as C. after D. before
10.A. gradually B. initially C. eventually D. constantly
11.A. order B. situation C. form D. use
12.A. successful B. failed C. completed D. useless
13.A. fill B. wash C. polish D. cover
14.A. shaking B. dropping C. lifting D. touching
15.A. make up B. make off C. make it D. make sense
16.A. attitude B. apology C. project D. lesson
17.A. efforts B. plans C. mistakes D. decisions
18.A. requirements B. routines C. chances D. goals
19.A. achievements B. approaches C. seminars D. experiments
20.A. valuable B. ambiguous C. familiar D. abstract
Gifts are fun because they are intended to be a physical expression of love for one's significant other. However, the acting of preparing a gift can be annoying, particularly if you are not sure what to choose. You can do anything from buying him or her something or panning out a romantic(浪漫的)day.
1..
Choose a suitable gift for your love.
Romantic gifts are a symbolic gesture of your love while practical gifts are something with real value and use. 2. Though you shouldn't be afraid to spend the extra money on a memorable gift, it's important to remember that there are more important things.3. The gift is meant to be a reflection of that. In some cases, it can feel even more thoughtful if you make something yourself.
4. Although wrapping is sometimes seen as an unnecessary add-on, the time it takes to unwrap the gift makes the gift-giving more enjoyable for both you and your love. Presents are best if the other people don’t know what it is yet. 5. Besides, a romantic letter or card included in the gift also adds to the pleasure of the gift’s receiver. More importantly, wait for a special moment to give the gift. You can present your gift at a point where the two of you are relaxed and things are pleasant. A gift - giving shouldn't be rushed at all.
A. Present it to your love.
B. Express your love to him or her.
C. The connection the two of you share is priceless.
D. Choosing a wonderful gift will help promote your friendship.
E. There’s a certain pleasure in having something kept a surprise.
F. Your choice depends on the occasion, the relationship and his or her tastes.
G. Whatever you decide to do, make sure your gift appeals to him or her specially.
