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MoringaFarmInternshipProgram

DATE：5May?30November2019

LOCATION:JaipurIndia

EVENTTYPE：Twining

EVENTINDUSTRY/TOPIC:CleanEnergy,Climate&Environment,Food&Agricultureand

Ouality/ProcessManagem

Moringa（辣木），akindofmiracletree,hascomealongwaytodaytobecomeasymbolofthe

fightagainstgrowingnutritiondeficiency（營(yíng)養(yǎng)不足）acrosstheglobe.Itisalsoacropsuitedto

theclimaticconditionsoftheregion,whichisunusuallyrichinitsnutritioncontentliterallyfrom

toptobottom.

SuDDortinqleaming:

TheMoringaFarmInternshipProgramissortoflikealive,interactiveslideshowofagriculture

makingofMoringafrom“SoiltoSuperfood^^thattouchesalltheparticipant'ssenses.

TheProgram'sObjectives：

TheMoringaFarmInternshipProgramisdevotedtoenrichingtheknowledgeandlivesofyoung

peoplebyprovidingthemwithauniqueeducationalexperienceonanorganicMoringaFarmin

ruralJaipur,India.Programparticipantscanlearnaboutconservation,maintenance（維護(hù)），care,

andmanagementofMoringaFarmingbymeansofhands-onworkexperiencewithlocalMoringa

Farmstaff.

ParticipantswillbeabletointeractwithMoringaspecialistsandeducators,onallissuesthatmay

affecttheiroperations.Expertswillletyouknowmanagementstrategiesandequipmentoperation

upcloseonhandtoansweryourspecificquestions.

TheMoringaFarmInternshipwillprovideanexcellentopportunitytolearnaboutsustainable

tools,techniques,andapproachesthatcanbeusedinMoringaProductionandvalue-added

productionsystems,righting（突出）pestanddiseasemanagement,leaf?seedproduction,andtools

andequipmentforcommercialproduction.

Ifyou'retryingtolearnaboutMoringa,there'snothinglikegoingtoafarmandgettingyour

handsdirty.Soclickheretoregisternow!

1.WhyisMoringaspecificallydescribedinthetext?

A.Tostresstheimportanceofthecrop.

B.ToencouragepeopletoplantMoringa.

C.Toshowthesignificanceoftheprogram.

D.Todrawattentiontonutritiondeficiency.

2.WhatcanweknowabouttheMoringaFarmInternshipProgram?

A.Itisintendedforfarmers.B.Itlastsmorethanhalfayear.

C.Itprovidesvocationaltraining.D.ItisavailableontheInternet.

3.Howdotheprogram'sparticipantslearnaboutMoringa?

A.Byattendingvariouscoursesaboutit.

B.Byinvolvingthemselvesinfarmingit.

C.Byobservingspecialistsandeducators.

D.Bywatchingslideshowsaboutthecrop.

B

Wehadtwodogs,LuckyandLilyBit.Luckylovedtofindwaystoleavetheconfines（束縛）of

herindoorlivingroutine,whichmadeheramasterfulescapeartist.LilyBit,ontheotherhand,did

exactlyasshewastold,neverstrayivq,alwaysstayingclosetohome...exceptwhenshecame

undertheinfluenceofLucky.

Wheneverthetwogotouttogether,theycouldbeseenoutofsightsoftenstayingawayfor

hours.Moreoftenthannot,they'darrivehomenearsuppertime,coveredinmudandleavesand

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smellingtohighheavenfromtheirafternoonoutinginthewoods.

Irememberonesuchoccasionwhenthey'donceagainmysteriouslyescaped,exceptthistime,

theyreturnedcleanandnoworseforwear.Itwasn'tuntilafewdayslaterthatwelearnedwhy.My

wiferanintoourneighborCarlwholivedafewhousesdownfromus.

“Isawyourtwodogstheotherday,“Carlsaidwithasmile,

“Oh,yes?Vmsosorry.They'dbeensogoodlately,soitwassuchasurprisewhentheygotout.I

surehopetheydidn'tcauseanytrouble.nmywifereplied,

“Oh,no,notroubleatalLDidyouhaveanyideawheretheywent?”

“No,"mywifeanswered.

44Theyattendedmydog'sfuneral（葬禮）"Carlsaidsadly.

“What?”Annexclaimed,no.Ididn'tknowTobyhaddied.

“Yep,itdiedacoupledaysago.Iwasburyinghiminthebacklotwhenyourtwodogscame

runningup.Theysatdownnotfarfrommewhile.Ifinishedburyinghim,thenthey

“Wowthat,samazing!”mywifereplied.tfcTobywasLilyBit'sfather,youknow.^^

“No,Ididn'lknowihat,“Carlreplied,"4butIguessthatexplainswhyshefeltlikesheneededtobe

there.Shehadtosayherfinalgoodbye.”

4.Whatwordscanbestexplainthemeaningoftheword“straying“underlinedinPara.1?

A.Wanderingaway.B.Stayingstill

C.Shoutingloudly.D.Disobeyingimpolitely.

5.WhatdifferencebetweenLuckyandLilyBitissuggestedinthefirstparagraph?

A.Theirabilitiesweredifferent.B.Theirhobbiesweredifferent.

C.TheirpersonalitiesweredifferentD.Theirphysicalfeaturesweredifferent.

6.Whatwouldgenerallyhappentothetwodogsaftertheygothomefromoutside?

A.Theygotmoreunited.B.Theylookedinamess.

C.Theysmelledniceasusual.D.Theygotwillingtodoastoldto.

7.Whatistheauthor,spurposeofwritingthetext?

A.Toshowhisrespectfordogs.B.Tobeinmemoryofhisdogs.

C.Tosuggestlearningfromdogs,D.Tothinkhighlyofhistwodogs.

C

Twoyearsago,KursatCeylanwasinNewYorktogiveatalkaboutdisabilityrightsatthe

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U.N..Blindsincebirth,theTurkishmanwasstrugglingtofindhishotel,holdingacaneinone

handandpullinghisluggagewiththeother.

“Notsurprisingly,allofasuddenIbumpedintoapole,“hesays/4Itwasalittlebitbloody.”

Theproblemwithacaneisthat,whileitcantellyouwhat'sonthegroundsitdoesn*thelpwith

objectsatthebodyorheadlevel.Itwasn*tthefirsttimeCeylanhadrunintosomething,injuring

himself.

“Ihavenoproblemwithmyscars,theymakememorehandsomeIguess,“Ceylansays,

laughing/4ButIdon'tneednewones.”

WithWeWalk,anewsmartcane,Ceylanhopestohelpotherblindpeoplenavigatetheir

environmentsmoreeasily.Thecaneusesanultrasonic（超聲波）sensorwhichdetectsobjectsat

bodyorheadlevelandgivesawarningvibration.WeWalkuserspairthecanewiththeir

smartphonesandthenusethecane1stouchpadtoaccessfeatureslikevoiceassistantor

navigation.Beforeleavinghome,theycanplugtheirdestinationintoGoogleMapsandgetspoken

directionsastheywalk.Inthefuture,CeylanhopestoconnectWeWalkwithpublictransportation

andridesharingservices.

TheGPS-andvoicetechnology-enabledcanecantelluserswhat'saroundthem—they,repassing

aMcDonald's,they'reatExitDofthesubwaystation.Anultrasonicsensordetectsobjectsatbody

orheadlevelandgivesawarningvibration.

Assistivetechnologyisoftenexpensiveforblindpeople,saysEelkeFolmer,acomputerscience

professorattheUniversityofNevada!Reno.Butdevelopersfailtorealizetheirdevicesareoutof

reachformanyblindpeople.ToFolmer,thepricepoint-$500------setstheWeWalkcaneapart

fromothertechnologies.

CeylanseesWeWalkaspartofanattempttohelpblindpeopleachievegreaterfreedomof

movement,whichhebelieveswillgivethemgreateraccesstoeducationandjobs.Thecanesare

alreadyhavinganimpactonusers,Ceylansays.Herecentlyreceivedanemailfromateacherin

Irelandwhohadbecomeblindasanadult.He'dbeendepressedandhousebound.Butsincegetting

aWeWalkcane,Uyourdeviceforcedmetogoout.Itbecamemyanti-depressant."hewrote.

8.WhyisastoryaboutKursatCeylangivenatthebeginningofthetext?

A.Tostressthedifficultycausedbyblindness.

B.Toshowhisreasonfordevelopinghiscane.

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C.Toindicatetheproblemswithpresentcanes.

D.Toshowhispositiveandhumorouscharacter.

9.WhatcanWeWalkdoatpresentaccordingtothetext?

A.ProvidefastInternetaccess.B.Startconversationswithusers.

C.Telluserswhatisaroundthem.D.Connectwithridesharingservices.

10.WhatdoesFolmerthinkistheadvantageofWeWalkoverotherassistivetechnologies?

A.Itiseasilyaffordable,B.Itiseasilycontrollable.

C.Itworksbetterforusers,D.Itlooksmoreattractive.

11.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Theincreasingdemandfbrsmartcanes.

B.Ablindman'sdevotiontosmartcanes.

C.Asmartcane'seffectsonblindpeople.

D.Anassistivetechnologyfortheblind.

D

Whenyouthinkofanationalpark,yougenerallypicturefreshairandwildanimals,right?Well,

nowyou'regoingtohavetoaddteashopsandsomethingcalledHtheTube'*toyourdefinition,

becauseLondon,EnglandhassigneduptobethefirstuNationalParkCity."

LondonwasestablishedbytheRomansaround2,000yearsagoandhasbeencontinually

inhabited（居住于）sincethen.Inallthattime,however,nobodyhadtheideatoreplaceallthe

parkswithbigboxstoresorhighbuildings,whichmeansLondonalreadyhasamuchlowerurban

density（密度）thanmostoftheworldscities.Nowadaysaboutathirdofthecityisgreenspace,

InJuly2019,Londonannounceditswillingnesstobecometheworld'sfirstNationalPark

City.Nowthecityismovingtowardthegoalofachieving50%greenspacebytheyear2050by

connectingandexpandingpublicparks,greeningupunusedparkinglotsandtheprivateyardsof

existingandnewhouses,fixingsomegreenroofsonexistingbuildingsandevencuttingholesin

fencesforwildlifetopassthrough.

nInspiredbytheaimsandvaluesofourpreciousruralnationalparks,theLondonNationalPark

Cityisbasicallyaboutmakinglifebetterinthecapitalthroughbothsmalleverydaythingsand

long-termstrategicthinking,"DanielRaven-Ellison,whobeganthecampaigntomakeLondona

NationalParkCitysixyearsagosaidinapressrelease."We1vebeendoingthatinLondonfor

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centuries,whichiswhyLondonissogreenanddiverse."

Londonwillhaveamucheasierjobachievingthistypeofgreentransformationthanmore

densely-urbanizedcitieslikeParisandNewYork,whichhave10%and27%greenspace,

respectively.Butthatdoesn*tmeanit'snotpossible------theNationalParkCityFoundationhopesto

employ25morecitiesinadditiontoLondonbytheyear2025.Glasgow,ScotlandandNewcastle

uponTyneinnortheastEnglandarebothcurrentlyconsideringbecomingNationalParkCities.

12.WhatmakesLondonmorelikelytobecomeanationa