2023-2024学年高一上学期英语每日一练17

每日一练17

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

Technology has made parcel delivery (投递包裹) faster, more convenient and ____36____ (smart). Ahead of China’s largest online shopping festival, Singles Day, ____37____ falls on Nov 11, ____38____ unmanned car filled with parcels appeared at Guangzhou Institute of Science and Technology in Guangdong Province. The vehicle, which started operation on campus on Nov 2, is set to better serve the busy parcel delivery season for students. The new member of the campus has attracted attention. Some young people stopped the car, followed it and ____39____ (take) photos with it.

____40____ (paint) white, the simple appearance of the car looks like a creature from the future in early science ____41____ (movie). It takes packages from the parcel collection station on campus to student dormitories. Four routes are provided on campus. “It aims ____42____ (solve) the ‘last-kilometer’ problem for parcel delivery services,” said Hu Jing, product manager in the company.

The vehicle runs at 15 km/h to ensure safety. When it meets an obstacle such as a car or a student, it stops and avoids the object, then carries on. ____43____ the service is new to the campus, student Zhang Ziwen has used it ____44____ (frequent). She waits for the message from the delivery company which ____45____ (tell) her to pick up the package in front of her dorm. “It is much more convenient and saves time to walk to the parcel station on the other side of the campus.”

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Ferrell got the standard well wishes on the website on her 53rd birthday, but she got some unusual messages too. One message was from a family in California who had just lost their four-year-old son to cancer. His older brother was heartbroken. Could Ferrell help?

That message was exactly what Ferrell was looking for. To celebrate her 53rd, the longtime social service worker had put out a call on her website. She wanted to perform 53 acts of kindness by the end of her birth month! and she needed information on people who could use one. When she got the note about the California family, she sent a wind chime(风铃)with the message "Listen to the wind and know that I am near" carved on it. It now hangs in the four-year-old’s bedroom, where his brother can listen to it whenever he wants.

This is not the first time that Ferrell has decided to give gifts for her birthday. For her47th, she founded Love with Skin On, an organization devoted to doing good deeds. Over the years, Ferrell has reached out and touched over 100 strangers, some found online, others with help from her grandkids. In another act of giving, she shared her favorite creative gift ideas online for others to use.

Ferrell pays for everything herself: gift cards and care packages. Her family often gives her some extra birthday cash with a warning not to spend it on anyone else, which she naturally ignores. “I got a couple of gift cards for my birthday this year and was like“YESSS!”It’s Ferrell’s party, and she’ll give if she wants to.

14. Why did Ferrell send the California family a wind chime?

A To bring a message to the family      B. To ask for the needed information

C. To comfort the child who lost his brother.    D. To help the child lean about a wind chime.

15. What do we know about Ferrell?

A. She began to give gifts at 53.        

B. She did 53 acts of kindness in total.

C. She helped people in trouble in different ways.   

D. She set up an organization to celebrate her birthday.

16. Which of the following words can best describe Ferrell?

A. Gifted and modest.        B. Caring and generous.   

C. Humorous and thoughtful.       D. Determined and confident