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Shareyourmemory

你的記憶

記憶有很多的特征及用途。我們可以去分享自己的記憶，這對我們將很有幫

助。

1Doyouhaveanimportantorfavoritememoryfromthispastyear?Perhaps

itisyourfriendclappingforyou,orseeingrainbowpicturesinthewindows.By

sharingourmemories,wecanfeelclosertootherpeopleandmorepositiveabout

whatwe'vebeenthrough.

2Therearemanyusesformemory.Motorskillmemorieshelpyouremember

howtorideabike;factualmemorieshelpyoutorecognizefaces.Thesetypesof

memoriescanbeshortorlong-term.Emotionalmemoriesrecallhowyoufeltabout

somethingandcanbestrongandpowerful.Rememberingthesadnessofmissing

yourfriendsduringthelockdown,andbeinghappyandexcitedtoseethemagain

afterwards,areemotionalmemories.Theyaregenerallylong-termandcan

sometimeslastalifetime.

3Memoriesaresignificant.Theytellyouthestoryofyourself.Informationsuch

aswhichschoolyouwenttoandwhoyourfriendswereisstoredinsideyourbrain,

readyforwhenyouneedit.Memoriescanalsohelpyoumanagefeelings.Heidi,

12,said,“IfImissseeingmygrannyandgranddad,Irememberstayingwiththem

inDevon.Itmakesmefeelhappy,likewhenIwasthere.''Sharedmemoriescan

connectyoutoothers.

4Talkingaboutyourmemoriesisalsoimportant,saysKimRoberts,a

professorwhorunstheChildMemoryLabinCanada.Shebelievesfocusingon

happymemories,likelearninganewhobby,willhelpyoufeelmorepositive.If

youhavedifficultmemories,though,it'simportanttotalkaboutthem.Roberts

saysit'salsohelpfultorememberthatifyoumissedoutonyourlasttermatschool,

orbirthdaycelebrations,thenyourfriendsdid,too.Onedayyouwilllookonthis

yearasanimportantmemorythatyoushare.

ReadingCheck

Detail

1.Whatcanyougetbytalkingaboutyourmemories?

A.Afriend/ssupport.

B.Acausalrelationship.

C.Anoptimisticmindset.

D.Animaginaryconnection.

Detail

2.Whatcanweseeaboutthethreememories?

A.Theycanbeshortorlastforalongtime.

B.Motorskillmemorieshelpyoulearnwords.

C.Factualmemoriesmakeyouknowledgeable.

D.Emotionalmemoriesremindyouofpastfeelings.

Detail

3.Whyarememoriesimportantaccordingtothetext?

A.Theydecideyourfeelings.

B.Theysolveyourdifficulties.

C.Theyinfluenceyourstatus.

D.Theyshowyourlifeexperience.

Gist

4.Whatdoesthetextintendtotellus?

A.Everyonehasvaluablememories.

B.Memoriesarecommoninourlife.

C.Sharingourmemoriesisbeneficial.

D.Sadmemoriesareasgoodashappyones.

LanguageStudy

Difficultsentences

1.Bysharingourmemories,wecanfeelclosertootherpeopleandmore

positiveaboutwhatwe'vebeenthrough.通ill分享我們的記憶，我們可以感到與

他人更親近，并更加積極對待我們所經歷的事情。

【點石成金】本句的主干為wecanfeelclosertootherpeopleandmore

positiveaboutwhatwe'vebeenthrough；whatwe'vebeenthrough為what弓［導的

賓語從句，且what在從句中作through的賓語；bysharingourmemories為方式

狀語。

2.Rememberingthesadnessofmissingyourfriendsduringthelockdown,and

beinghappyandexcitedtoseethemagainafterwards,areemotionalmemories.

想起在封鎖期間想念朋友的悲傷，以及之后再次見到他們的高興和興奮，這些

是情感記憶。

【點石成金】本句中，兩個并列的動名詞作主語；ofmissingyourfriends為

后置定語修飾sadness；duringthelockdown以及afterwards都為狀語。

RobotsaremakingFrenchfriesfaster

會曜條的機器人

1FriedfoodslikeFrenchfriesandonionringsaregoinghigh-techbecause

MisoRoboticsInchasreleaseditsFlippy2robot.Therobotautomatestheprocess

ofdeep-fryingfoodlikepotatoesandonions.

2Therobotusesalargeroboticarmlikethoseusedinautoplantsanditis

directedbycamerasandartificialintelligence.Flippy2takesfrozenFrenchfriesand

otherfoodsoutofafreezer,putsthemintohotoil,andthenplacesthemready

toserveintoacontainer.

3Flippy2cancookseveralmealswithdifferentcookingprocessesatthesame

time.Misosaysthisreducestheneedforemployeesandspeedsupthetimefor

peopletogettheirfoodatdrivethroughwindows.Whenanordercomesin

throughtherestaurantsystem,itautomaticallytellsFlippy2whattodo.Itdoesit

faster,moreaccurately,morereliablyandmorehappilythanmosthumansdoit.

4Atfirstwhenarobotwasputinalocation,buyerswouldcomeupandorder.

Theypreferredtotakepictures,videos,oraskabunchofquestions.Butthe

secondtimetheycamein,theyseemednottoevennoticeit.

5MisosengineerscanwatchFlippy2robotsworkinginrealtimeonascreen,

whichpermitsthemtodealwithanyproblemsthatcomeup.Uptonow,several

restaurantchainshavestartedusingtheroboticfrycook.Bellsaidthejobsthat

humansarehappiesttooffloadarejobslikethefrystation.Headdedthatworkers

arehappytohavehelpedsotheycandootherthings.

6MisoRoboticshasaround90engineers.Theymainlyworkonnewtechnology

orworkoncomputerlanguage.Oneofthecompany'snextprojectsisSippy,which

isadrink?Makingrobotthatwilltakeanorderfromabuyerandpreparedrinks,

includingpreparingthingslikethelidandthestraw.

7Bellsaidthatinthefuture,peoplewillwalkintoarestaurantandlookata

robotandsay,“Hey,remembertheolddayswhenhumansusedtodothatkindof

thing?"

ReadingCheck

Gist

1.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytalkabout?

A.Therobotsfunction.

B.Therobotsappearance.

C.Therobotsintelligence.

D.Therobotsworkingprocess.

Inference

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"refertoinparagraph3?

A.Therobot.B.Theorder.

C.Thefriedfood.D.Therestaurantsystem.

Detail

3.Howcouldengineersmonitortherobot?

A.Throughascreen.B.Throughacamera.

Inference

4.WhatdoesBellexpectofthefuturerestaurant?

A.Humanswillnotvisitit.B.Itwillrecordthepastdays.

C.Humanscantequalrobots.D.Itwillbeoperatedbyrobots.

LanguageStudy

Difficultsentence

Oneofthecompany/snextprojectsisSippy,whichisadrinkmakingrobotthat

willtakeanorderfromabuyerandpreparedrinks,includingpreparingthingslike

thelidandthestraw.該公司接下來的項目之一是Sippy,一個飲料制造機器人，

它將接受買家的訂單并準備飲料，包括準備蓋子和吸管等東西。

【點石成金】本句中，which引導的為非限制性定語從句；thatw川takean

orderfromabuyerandpreparedrinks為that弓［導的定語從句；includingpreparing

thingslikethelidandthestraw為介詞短語作狀語。

Carlsdreamcametrue

卡爾fi修想翊之旅

無論何時實現夢想都不晚，關鍵是永遠不要忘記夢想。對于卡爾來說，他在

成為一名醫生的旅程中經歷了許多曲折。

1It'snevertoolatetoachieveyourdreams—thekeyistoneverforgetthem.

ForClevelanderCarlAllamby,thejourneytohisdreamofbecomingdoctortook

manyturns.StilLhewasdeterminedtomakeitareality.Thepathtothemedical

fieldisdifferentforeveryonebut,forAllamby,itwasespeciallynontraditional."\

rememberhavingadesireatayoungagetobecomeadoctor,“CarlAllambysaid.

“Butmylifecircumstancesledmetoamuchdifferentplace."

2GrowingupinEastCleveland,headmitsthatlifewashard,andhisfamily

oftenstruggledtomeetbasicneeds.Heevenadmitsthatwithoutgovernment

assistance,thereweremanytimeswhenhisfamilywouldhavegonewithoutfood.

3Inhighschool,Carlgotajobatalocalcarpartsstore.Healsostarteddoing

repairsontheside,butitjustwasn'tservinghispassionforbusinessownership.So,

heopenedhisownautorepairshop,AllambysAutoService,attheageof19.

4In2006,Carlenrolledincollegeattheageof34atUrsulineCollegeinPepper

Pike,Ohio.Originally,hisplanwastopursueabusinessdegree.However,a

biologycourserequirementturnedouttobemuchmorethanaclass.Itwasasmall

steptowardshischildhooddream.

5In2010,CarlstartedtotakepremedicineclassesatCuyahogaCommunity

College,inCleveland,Ohio.Fromthere,hebecameanactivevolunteeratlocal

hospitalsandcompletedhoursofshadowingthemedicalenvironmentbefore

enrollinginmedicalschoolatNortheastOhioMedicalUniversityin2015.

6Carlgraduatedfrommedicalschoolattheageof47andstartedhis

emergencymedicineresidencyin2019atTheClevelandClinicinAkron.Heneverlet

hisagecloudhisvision.Asahusband,fatheroffour,andbusinessowner,he

saidhewaslaserfocusedasamedicalstudent.

7Thejourneyfromlongtimemechanictodoctorwasn'taneasyone,buthe

findsthatthereareparallelsbetweenthetwocareerpaths.Heoftendrawsfromhis

experiencesasabusinessownerrealizingthatprovidingempathy,compassionand

reassuranceisoftenasimportantasprovidingappropriatemedicalcare.

ReadingCheck

Detail

1.WhatmadeCarltakeasmallsteptohischildhooddreamin2006?

A.Abiologycourse.

B.Amedicalstudent.

C.Abusinessdegree.

D.Amedicineclass.

Inference

2.WhichwordcanbestdescribeCarl?

A.Modest.B.Determined.

C.Kinden.D.Outgoing.

Inference

3.Howisthetextorganized?

A.Inorderoftime.

B.Inorderoffrequency.

C.Inorderofpreference.

D.Inorderofimportance.

Inference

4.WhatcanweknowfromtheexperienceofCarl?

A.AllroadsleadtoRome.

B.Strikewhiletheironishot.

C.Nomancandotwo