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A The company Diligent Robotics has built a hospital robot called Moxi. It can help nurses do non-patient-facing tasks so that they have more time for patient care.	B Around the world, 300 million tons of plastic are created each year, and about 10% ends up in the sea. Over 100 million animals in the ocean die each year from being hurt by plastic.	C Scientists has made the “smartest” prosthetic(假體的）hand.The hand uses AI to help it “l(fā)earn” from users. It’s cheaper than other prosthetic hands, because it uses 3D printing. Each hand is printed based on the users’ needs.
D Have you ever seen the watermelon snow？People found the snow was red and smelt like watermelon in the Antarctic(南極)area.The snow has changed its color which caused by a kind of ice-loving algae(雪衣藻). Because of the global warming, the Antarctic is experiencing the very warm temperatures. More algae hold more heat into the snow, which creates more melting(融化). And because the red color of the algae doesn’t reflect back light well, the snow appears red.	E Some rich land becomes desert. We call this process “desertification (沙漠化)”. Desertification affects about 70 percent of all dry land in the world. Over 1 billion people are affected by desertification around the world. That’s about one-sixth of the world’s population.	F Lenovo has introduced a new kind of laptop(手提電腦)called the ThinkPad X1Foldable in 2019. You can hold it like a tablet(平板), or fold it like a book. You can also hold it like a traditional laptop. You can use the virtual(虛擬)keyboard to type.

1.Match passage A~F with the two topics:① Environment; ②Invention. Which of the following is right?

A.①-ACE; ②-BDF B.①-BDE; ②-ACF C.①-ABF; ②-CDE

2.Which question can be answered in the passages?

A.What’s the price of the Thinkpad XI Foldable?

B.Why does rich land become desert?

C.How does the watermelon snow appear?

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passages?

A.1/3 animals in the ocean die each year from being hurt by plastic.

B.A man who lost a hand may play a piece of music on the piano with the “smartest” prosthetic.

C.Lenovo has introduced a new kind of laptop that is completely different from the traditional one.

4.Which of the following leads to the figure“30,000,000”?

A.The weight of waste plastic which is poured into the sea.

B.The number of sea animals die from being hurt by plastic.

C.The population that is affected by desertification.

5.What can we learn from the six passages?

A.The warmer the temperature is in the Antarctic area, the more algae grow.

B.The “smartest” prosthetic hands are cheaper because of AI technology.

C.Moxi can treat the patients as well as doctors.

Answer 1