【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 ltime 42. What can we infer from the second paragraph about the author? A. She enjoyed eating porridge for her meals. B. She had to work to pay for her education fee. C. She regretted spending so much money on shopping. D. She wanted to borrow more money for shopping. 43. From this text we can see that the author . A. gained a lot of money through working B. didn’t get on well with her workmates C. felt bullied by her friends D. worked and slept in a bad condition 44. The author made up her mind to next year. A. make good use of her university life B. find a better job C. take up more plates D. form some anizations 45. The author mainly introduces her in the passage. A. opportunities at first year of university B. freshman experiences at university C. working experiences at university D. thoughts on her daily Spending C Most people may think that people who write puter code must be good at math and logical thinking. However, people who write puter code say that creativity is also an important quality for coding. Software developers in the American state of California have created a game called Osmo Coding Jam. The game is designed to help children use the creative side of their minds as they learn to code. Children can play the game on iPads. There are many activities they can do by the game. Tanya Dodge is the mother of two children, nineyearold Dylan and his 11yearold sister Meghan, who play the game. According to her, these activities give them important skills for the future. “It’s an analytical skill that the kids are going to need to have as they grow up today” said Dodge. But the developers of Osmo Coding Jam believe writing code should be more than just an analytical skill. “We want to explore the creative side of coding that I think is often not as explored,” said Felix Hu, an Osmo engineer. Hu added, “The coolest part is that we’re teaching kids how to be creative with code and that’s a really important thing that kids should get fortable with because coding is creative.” Hu also sees a growing number of parents who feel that software code is a second language that children need to learn to succeed in future jobs. Tanya Dodge, the mother of Dylan and Meghan, consents. She said, “I think you’re going to have to understand at some point the idea of coding will work well in the future.” Hu also explained that very often kids grow up not understanding how a puter works or just thinking that it’s like a magical machine. He said by breaking it down to a lower level, kids can understand that the puter isn’t as smart as they think it is. 46. Osmo Coding Jam is designed for . A. training kids’ logical thinking B. helping kids learn to code fast C. helping children learn math well D. helping kids bee more creative 47. What does Tanya Dodge think of Osmo Coding Jam? A. It needs to be improved. B. It is highly addictive for kids. C. It is of great help to today’s kids. D. It is imperfect in training kids’ analytical skill. 48. Which of the following statements is True according to the text? A. Tanya Dodge agrees that coding is good for children to succeed in future jobs. B. Many parents doubts whether coding will help children work well in the future. C. Creativity is not so important as logical thinking for coding. D. Tanya Dodge has two girls, who play the game, Osmo Coding Jam. 49. What can we know about kids’ learning coding from the last paragraph? A. It makes them much more confident and creative. B. It makes them like using puters more. C. It helps them know better about puters. D. It helps them know better about themselves. 50. What’s the author’s purpose in writing the passage? A. To tell how to learn to code well. B. To tell about a new game for kids. C. To encourage kids to learn to code. D. To show the importance of creativity. D The health of millions could be at risk because supplies of medicinal plants are being used up. These plants are used to make traditional medicine, including drugs to fight cancer. “The loss of medicinal plants is a quiet disaster ,” says Sara Oldfield, secretary general of the NGO Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Most people worldwide rely on herbal (藥草制的 ) medicines which are got mostly from wild plants. But some 15,000 of the 50,000 medicinal species are under threat of dying out, according to report from the international conservation group Plantlife. Shortages have been reported in China, India, Kenya, Nepal, Tanzania and Uganda. Overharvesting does the most harm, though pollution and petition from invasive species (入侵物種 ) and habitat destruction all contribute. “Businessmen generally harvest medicinal plants, not caring about sustainability (可持續(xù)性 ),” the Plantlife report says, “damage is serious partly because they have no idea about it, but it is mainly because such collection is unanized.” Medicinal trees at risk include the Himalayan yew (紫衫 ) and the African cherry, which are used to treat some cancers. The solution, says the report’s author, Alan Hamilton, is to encourage local people to protect these plants. Ten projects studied by Plantlife in India, Pakistan, China, Nepal, Uganda and Kenya showed this method can succeed. In Uganda, the project has kept a sustainable supply of lowcost cancer treatments, and in China a publicrun medic