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AUnitedNationsrepresentativewantsinternationalsupportforprogramsaimed
athelping28millionboysandgirlsreturntoschool.Thechildrenareunableto
continuetheireducationbecauseofwarsandcrisesaroundtheworld.
GordonBrownatUNannouncementofSafeSchoolsInitiative
FormerBritishPrimeMinisterGordonBrownistheUN'sSpecialEnvoyfor
GlobalEducation.Mr.Brownsaysschoolswereoncesafeplacesforchildren.Now,
theyareincreasinglybecominginstruments(工具)ofwar.Inthepastfiveyears,there
weremorethan10,000attacksonschools.
Mr.BrowntoldtheUnitedNationsrecentlythattheinternationalcommunity
shouldspendmoneytomakeschoolssafer.Heproposedcreationofaninternational
humanitarian(慈善的)fundforeducationinemergencies.nItisourmoraldutyto
makesurethateverysinglechildintheworldcanenjoythebasicrighttoeducation-
freeofterror,freeoffear,andwiththesupportoftheinternationalcommunity.0
Mr.Brownisthinkingaboutnewusesoftechnologytoimproveschoolsafety.A
pilotprogramhasbeenlaunchedinPakistan.Threemonthsago,thePakistaniTaliban
killed140childrenataschoolinthecityofPeshawar.
AfuneralprayerforastudentkilledintheTalibanattackonaschoolin
Peshawar,Pakistan,Wednesday,Dec.17,2014
PakistaniofficialsarenowworkingwithPredictify.Me,atechnologycompany
basedintheUnitedStates.Underthe"PakistanSafeSchools"program,schoolswill
usenewcomputersoftwaretotesttheirsafetyplans.Theresultsofthetestingwill
helpschoolofficialspreparebetterforemergencies.Thetechnologywillmakeit
possibletolearnwhatschoolsandgovernmentsaredoingtopreventattackson
schools.
Mr.Brownsaiditistimefortheinternationalcommunitytowakeupanddeal
withtheproblemsfacingchildren.Hesaidtheworldshouldprotecttheirrightsand
stopturningitsbackontheseyoungvictimsofwar.
1.What9sneededforthe28millionchildrenoutofschool?
A.ProgramsoftheUN.
B.Supportfromallovertheworld.
C.Helpfromtheschools
D,AdviceoftheUNrepresentative.
2.WhatdoesGordonBrowndoatpresent?
A.He'sBritishPrimeMinister.
B.He'saPakistanileader.
C.He'saUN'sSpecialEnvoy.
D.He'sapilotinPakistan.
3.Whatmaymakeachild'slifbharder?
A.Worldhumanitarianfund.
B.Testsintheschool.
C.Newschoolprograms.
D,Terrorandfear.
4.ThenewcomputersoftwarewillbeusedinPakistanischoolsto.
A.makesureoftheirsafety
B.toofferkidsbettereducation
C.toteststudents9studies
D.Topreparebasictechnologies
5.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?
A.Mr.Brownisdealingwiththeproblemsfacingchildren.
B.Somecommunitiesarecoldtotheyoungvictimsofwar.
C.It'stimeforthechildrentowakeuptogobacktoschool.
D.Youngchildrenshouldprotecttheirrightstogotoschool.
★B
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SmokingincarswhenchildrenarepresentwillbebannedinWales,thefirst
ministerhasannounced.
CarwynJonesandHealthMinisterMarkDrakefordhavesaiditaimstoprotect
youngstersfromtheeffectsofsecond-handsmokeinaconfinedspace.Walesbecame
thefirstcountryintheUKtoconsiderdealingwiththeissueofsmokingincarswhen
childrenarepresent.Thosewhoneglectabancouldfacefinesandpointsontheir
licenses.
AnynewregulationswouldapplyonlytoWales,buttheWelshgovernmentsays
itisintouchwiththeDepartmentofHealthinEnglandto"co-ordinateapproaches”
ontheissue.Welshgovernment-backedresearchbyCardiffUniversityhassuggested
onein10childreninWalescontinuetobeexposedtosmokeinfamilycars.
DrGrahamMoore,wholedthestudy,welcomedtheban."Ourevidencepoints
toaneedforcontinuedactiontomakesmokinginfrontofchildrenlesssocially
acceptable,whetherinthecarorathome.^^hesaid.
Thefirstministersaid:"WhileIwelcomethefactthenumberofchildrenbeing
exposedtosmokingincarshasdeclined,afairlylargeminorityofyoungpeopleare
stillbeingexposedandadultscontinuetosmokeintheircarswhenchildrenare
present.^^
MrDrakefordadded:"Theresearchfindingsshowthatprogresshasbeenmade
inreducingchildren'sexposuretosecond-handsmokeincars.Butwebelievethe
introductionofregulationstoprohibitsmokinginprivatevehiclescarryingunder-18s
isneededasthefinalpieceinthejigsawtoeliminatetheharmandendpersistent
inequalitiesinexposure.WewillnowconsultontheseproposalsandIurgepeopleto
havetheirsay.”
ItfollowsavoteearlierthisyearinWestminsterontheissuewhichwaspassed
by376votesto107.ItgaveministersinEnglandandWalesthepowertobringina
ban-butdoesnotcompelthemtodoso.
InEngland,theUKgovernmentwantstointroduceabanbeforethenextgeneral
election,whichisduein2015.
1.WhydidWalesintroducethebanaccordingtothefirstminister?
A.Smokinginasmallerplaceisharmfultoone'shealth.
B.Second-handsmokedoesmuchharmtoyoungsters.
C.Itisimpolitetosmokeinaconfinedplace.
D.Manypeopleneglectyoungstersinpresence.
2.Whatwasthepossibleevidencetosupportthebanonsmokingincarswith
children?
A,Onein10childreninWalesareexposedtosmokeinfamilycars.
B.Onlyaminorityofadultssmokewiththeirchildrenpresent.
C.Thenumberofyoungpeopletakingcarswithsmokingadultshasdeclined.
D.Smokinginfrontofchildrenappearssociallyunacceptable.
3.WhatdoesMrDrakefbrdmeanbysaying“thefinalpieceinthejigsaw”?
A,Thelastpiecetocompletethecreativetask.
B.Themostimportantsteptoprotectyoungsters.
C.Thenewestregulationtobansmokingincars.
D.Thelastbutmostimportantmeasuretostoptheharm.
4.Whatcanbeimpliedinthepassage?
A.Thebanisbroughtinbasedonpeople'sproposals.
B.TheministersinWaleshavethepowertobringintheban.
C.Thebanisintroducedfollowingavoteonpassage.
D.Theministerswerecompelledtobringintheban.
5.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?
A.SmokinginCarswithChildrenWillBeBannedinWales.
B.SmokinginFrontofChildrenAreProhibitedinWales.
C.YoungstersAreExposedtoSecond-handSmokeinCars.
D?NewMeasuresStopAdultsSmokinginCars.
★C
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InBeverlyHills,highschoolstudentscantakeaU.S.historycoursefor$798
thissummer;inLaCanadaFlintridge,Spanishisofferedfor$775,andinArcadia,a
creativewritingcoursecosts$605,plusa$25registrationfee.
WhilesummerprogramsinmanyCaliforniapublicschooldistrictshavebeen
reducedortakenout,summerclasseshavegainedpopularityinrecentyears.Theyare
offeredbynonprofitfoundationsonrentedhighschoolcampuses.Theyoftenare
taughtbydistrictinstructorsandrunbyadministratorshiredbythesegroups.
Studentsenrollforavarietyofreasons:someseektogetaheadstartonthe
comingschoolyear,orclearupspaceformoreadvancedcourses,andotherswantto
retakeclassesforabettergrade.
"It'strulyastand-alone,privateschoolforfiveweeks/9JinnyDalbeck,director
oftheLaCanadasummerprogram,said."We'renotapublicschool.We'remeetinga
needthatthestudentshave—tobeabletoworkahead."
Criticssaythefoundations,thoughwell-intentioned,privatizepublicschool,
undercutCalifornia'sguaranteeofafreepubliceducationforallandcontributetoan
alreadywideinequityineducationalopportunitybyofferingpublicschoolcreditata
costonlysomecanafford.6aWhataboutthekidswhoseparentsdon'thavethemoney
toputintoit,"saidCalStateFullertonpoliticalscienceprofessorSarahA.Hill,who
studiespubliceducationfinance.“Theyjustdon'thavetheresourcestopayfor
summerschool.”
CarolineKim,14,istakingbiologyatthePeninsulaHighcampusinRolling
HillsEstatesfor$670togetaheadstartonhersophomoreyear.Inthefall,sheplans
totakephysics.Carolineandabout1,200ofherpeersareattendingclassesofferedby
thePeninsulaEducationFoundation.
Thecostisn'taproblemforherfamilyanditiswellworththeprice.However,
nearly80%ofthefamiliesareconsideredlow-income,whichareatacompetitive
disadvantagetotheirpeers."Thosewhohavemoneycanhavetheirstudentsgoto
summerschool,andthosewhocan'tarestuck/9Aparentsaid."Itsetsupan
inequitablesystem.^^
1.Whyhavesummerclassesgainedpopularityinrecentyears?
A.Familiesinthecommunityaregenerallywealthy.
B.Publicschoolsofferalmostnosummerprogrammes.
C.Studentsneedtogetanearlystartonthecomingschoolyear.
D.Thesefoundationsdon'tchargethestudentsfortheirstudies.
2.WhatwastheattitudeofProfessorSarahA.Hilltowardssummerprogrammes?
A.Enthusiastic.
B.Amazed
C.Worried.
D.Supportive.D
3.WhydoestheauthorincludeCarolineKim'sexampleinthepassage?
A.Tofurtherexpresshisconcernabouteducationalinequity.
B.Toprovethatsummerprogrammesareworththeirprices.
C,Totellusthepricesandeffectsofasummerprogrmme.
D.Tosaythatmanystudentswelcomethesummerprogrammes.
4.WhatistheintentionoftheauthorwritingParagraphOne?
A.Totellthepopularityofsummerprogrammes.
B.Tosuggestthatthepricesaretoohighforsomefamilies.
C.Tocomparethepricesofsomesummerprogrammes.
D.Toimpressthereaderswiththefeeschargedbythefoundations.
5.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinthelastparagraphmosprobablymean?
A.Fixedwithglue.
B.Dumbfounded.
C.Amazed.
D.Prevented.
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Ifbusinessesaretogetworkersbackintotheoffice,findingwaystokeepsocial
distancingwillbekey.AnIsraelicompanythinksitcanhelp,usingsmartsensors
installedonworkplaceceilings.
PointGrabdevelopeditstechnologybeforetheCovid-19tohelpworkspace
managersoptimizehowemployeesuseofficespace.Aboutthesizeofasmokealarm,
thesensorscanrecordtheexactnumberandlocationofpeopleinbuildingsincluding
offices,hotelsandrestaurants.
Oneofthecompany'sfirstclientswasDeloitte,whichinstalledthesystematits
Londonofficelastyear.PointGrab'ssensorswereconnectedtoscreensinthebuilding
toshowtheavailabilityofdesksandsharedareasinrealtime.PointGrabCEODoron
ShacharsaysitwasoneofaseriesofinnovationsthathelpedDeloittefit30%more
peopleinto3%lessspace.
NowPointGrabhasadaptedthetechnologysothesensorscanalsomonitorsocial
distancingbykeepingtrackofhowfarapartpeopleare,andwhethertheyYetraveling
inonedirectionaroundabuilding.Workspacemanagerscansetupalertsfbrwhen
twopeoplearecloserthantwometersformorethan30seconds,forexample.
Thesensorshavebeenincludedinthe"sixfeetoffice"conceptcreatedbya
companyCushman&Wakefieldtoencourageemployeestopracticesocialdistancing.
TheyarecurrentlybeingusedinthiswayatauniversityintheNetherlands,andatan
innovationcentreinBelgium.Whilethesocialdistancinginnovationisnew,
PointGrabhasinstalledmorethan10,000sensorsfbrworkspaceoptimization,
includingintheofficesofCoca-Cola,FacebookandDell.
Work
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