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100Eight new emojis coming

 Crying with laughter, astonished or starstruck, you can use emojis for pretty much any vibe that you want to convey. Currently, there are over 3,700 emojis, all of which are approved by the Unicode Consortium – an official group that decides on new emojis – however, eight new emojis could be hitting phone screens in 2025. **EMOJI CRAZE** Between 2012 and 2013 emojis became so popular that in August 2013, the word was added to the Oxford English Dictionary. The proposed emojis are: a tired face with bags under the eyes, a human fingerprint, a paint splatter, a root vegetable, a leafless tree, a harp, a shovel and the flag of Sark (one of the Channel Islands). If they are approved by the Unicode Consortium in September, it will be the smallest group of emojis to be approved since emojis were invented in 1999.

1. emoji n.(微信)小表情

2. crying with laughter: （表情包）哭笑不得，笑出眼泪

3. astonished: adj.惊讶的

4. starstruck:n.（表情包）星星眼

5. vibe : n.气氛，

6. be approved by：被...批准

7. decides on:决定采取....

8. so +形容词 +that:如此...以至于...

9. be added to：被添加进..

10. proposed:adj.被提议的

11. fingerprint:n.指纹

12. splatter:v.飞溅

13. since conj.自从

纸质版阅读练习答案:

1. B  2. B  3.B  4.C  5. D

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100Eight new emojis coming

 Crying with laughter, astonished or starstruck, you can use emojis for pretty much any vibe that you want to convey. Currently, there are over 3,700 emojis, all of which are approved by the Unicode Consortium – an official group that decides on new emojis – however, eight new emojis could be hitting phone screens in 2025. **EMOJI CRAZE** Between 2012 and 2013 emojis became so popular that in August 2013, the word was added to the Oxford English Dictionary. The proposed emojis are: a tired face with bags under the eyes, a human fingerprint, a paint splatter, a root vegetable, a leafless tree, a harp, a shovel and the flag of Sark (one of the Channel Islands). If they are approved by the Unicode Consortium in September, it will be the smallest group of emojis to be approved since emojis were invented in 1999.

1. emoji n.(微信)小表情

2. crying with laughter: （表情包）哭笑不得，笑出眼泪

3. astonished: adj.惊讶的

4. starstruck:n.（表情包）星星眼

5. vibe : n.气氛，

6. be approved by：被...批准

7. decides on:决定采取....

8. so +形容词 +that:如此...以至于...

9. be added to：被添加进..

10. proposed:adj.被提议的

11. fingerprint:n.指纹

12. splatter:v.飞溅

13. since conj.自从

纸质版阅读练习答案:

1. B  2. B  3.B  4.C  5. D

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99Chimpanzees chat just like humans

Scientists know that chimpanzees are a lot like humans – we both have a common ancestor and share about 98.6% of our DNA (a special chemical that tells your body how to grow and develop). Now, researchers studying chimpanzees have found that we are alike in other ways, too. Chimpanzees like to have “conversations” with each other and, when they are “talking”, they wait for the other chimp to finish. Cat Hobaiter and her colleagues, from Scotland’s University of St Andrews, looked at thousands of wild chimpanzees interacting and found that they chatted to each other using gestures, such as hand movements, and facial expressions. They also had “polite” conversations where they waited for the other chimp to finish, but sometimes they butted in, just like humans do. Hobaiter’s team also found that apes take around 120 milliseconds (a thousandth of a second) to respond, compared with 200 for humans. “It’s amazing to see how close the chimpanzees and human timings were,” she said.

1. chimpanzee n.大猩猩

2. common: adj.常见的，普通的， 共有的

3. ancestor: n.祖先

4. chemical:n.化学制品

5. develop: v.发展

6. alike：adj.相似的

7. colleague:n.同事

8. interact: v.互动

9. gesture：n.手势，姿势

10. facial expression:面部表情

11. butt in:中断对话（在对话中粗鲁的插嘴）

12. respond:v.回应，做出反应

13. human timing‌指人类在时间感知和行为反应上的能力

纸质版阅读练习答案:

1. B  2. C  3.B  4.C  5. C

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99Chimpanzees chat just like humans

Scientists know that chimpanzees are a lot like humans – we both have a common ancestor and share about 98.6% of our DNA (a special chemical that tells your body how to grow and develop). Now, researchers studying chimpanzees have found that we are alike in other ways, too. Chimpanzees like to have “conversations” with each other and, when they are “talking”, they wait for the other chimp to finish. Cat Hobaiter and her colleagues, from Scotland’s University of St Andrews, looked at thousands of wild chimpanzees interacting and found that they chatted to each other using gestures, such as hand movements, and facial expressions. They also had “polite” conversations where they waited for the other chimp to finish, but sometimes they butted in, just like humans do. Hobaiter’s team also found that apes take around 120 milliseconds (a thousandth of a second) to respond, compared with 200 for humans. “It’s amazing to see how close the chimpanzees and human timings were,” she said.

1. chimpanzee n.大猩猩

2. common: adj.常见的，普通的， 共有的

3. ancestor: n.祖先

4. chemical:n.化学制品

5. develop: v.发展

6. alike：adj.相似的

7. colleague:n.同事

8. interact: v.互动

9. gesture：n.手势，姿势

10. facial expression:面部表情

11. butt in:中断对话（在对话中粗鲁的插嘴）

12. respond:v.回应，做出反应

13. human timing‌指人类在时间感知和行为反应上的能力

纸质版阅读练习答案:

1. B  2. C  3.B  4.C  5. C

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98 The Astronaut Diaries

 Have you ever wondered what life in space might be like for a young person? Real - life astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti has written *The Astronaut Diaries*, which features an 11 - year - old called Andi Futura. Andi, her brother and her parents are set to become the first family in space, and she shares all the lessons that only a true astronaut would know – such as how to wash your hair in zero gravity, and the fact that astronauts get to see 16 sunrises and sunsets every day. Bag a copy and buckle up for this family’s epic journey into space. 

1. diary n.日记

2. wonder: v.想知道

3. feature: v.以....为特色

4. are set to：被设置为....

5. share the lessons: 分享经验

6. zero gravity：零重力

7. be caused by: 由...所导致

8. sunrise: n.日出

9. sunset：n.日落

10. bag: v.把.....装进袋子

11. buckle up: 系好安全带

12. epic journey：史诗级旅程

纸质版阅读练习答案:

1. C  2. B  3.C  4.C  5. C

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98 The Astronaut Diaries

 Have you ever wondered what life in space might be like for a young person? Real - life astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti has written *The Astronaut Diaries*, which features an 11 - year - old called Andi Futura. Andi, her brother and her parents are set to become the first family in space, and she shares all the lessons that only a true astronaut would know – such as how to wash your hair in zero gravity, and the fact that astronauts get to see 16 sunrises and sunsets every day. Bag a copy and buckle up for this family’s epic journey into space. 

1. diary n.日记

2. wonder: v.想知道

3. feature: v.以....为特色

4. are set to：被设置为....

5. share the lessons: 分享经验

6. zero gravity：零重力

7. be caused by: 由...所导致

8. sunrise: n.日出

9. sunset：n.日落

10. bag: v.把.....装进袋子

11. buckle up: 系好安全带

12. epic journey：史诗级旅程

纸质版阅读练习答案:

1. C  2. B  3.C  4.C  5. C

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97 Which volcano had the loudest eruption?

Volcanoes are where melted rock bursts out of Earth’s solid surface as lava. The low rumbling sounds a volcano makes are caused by molten rock building up pressure underground. However, the loud explosion heard when a volcano erupts is caused by jets of hot gases – previously dissolved in the molten rock – exploding out of the volcano, together with clouds of rock and ash. The loudest volcanic noise was the 1883 eruption of Mount Krakatoa, in Indonesia. It was 310 decibels – 100 decibels louder than a rocket launch – and was heard by people 3,000 miles away. It was actually the loudest sound ever recorded on Earth. 

1. volcano n.火山

2. eruption: n.爆炸

3. melt : v.融化

4. burst out of ：从...爆发出来

5. solid surface: 固体表面

6. lava：熔岩

7. be caused by: 由...所导致

8. build up pressure:积聚压力

9. jet：n.喷射

10. previously: adv.之前的，以前的

11. dissolve in: 溶解于...

12. decibel：n.分贝

13. rocket launch : 火箭发射

纸质版阅读练习答案:

1. C  2. C  3.B  4.C  5. C

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97 Which volcano had the loudest eruption?

Volcanoes are where melted rock bursts out of Earth’s solid surface as lava. The low rumbling sounds a volcano makes are caused by molten rock building up pressure underground. However, the loud explosion heard when a volcano erupts is caused by jets of hot gases – previously dissolved in the molten rock – exploding out of the volcano, together with clouds of rock and ash. The loudest volcanic noise was the 1883 eruption of Mount Krakatoa, in Indonesia. It was 310 decibels – 100 decibels louder than a rocket launch – and was heard by people 3,000 miles away. It was actually the loudest sound ever recorded on Earth. 

1. volcano n.火山

2. eruption: n.爆炸

3. melt : v.融化

4. burst out of ：从...爆发出来

5. solid surface: 固体表面

6. lava：熔岩

7. be caused by: 由...所导致

8. build up pressure:积聚压力

9. jet：n.喷射

10. previously: adv.之前的，以前的

11. dissolve in: 溶解于...

12. decibel：n.分贝

13. rocket launch : 火箭发射

纸质版阅读练习答案:

1. C  2. C  3.B  4.C  5. C

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96 Why do fruits have seeds?

A seed is simply how a plant grows a new baby plant. A big problem plants have is that they can’t move – fruits are simply one way they have evolved to spread their seeds far and wide. Fruits are eaten by animals who later deposit the seeds somewhere new when they have a poo, which also means there’s some handy and nutritious fertiliser to help the seeds grow. Fruits have evolved to have bright colours and strong smells to send a clear message to any hungry animal – tuck in! Specific colours or smells have even evolved to appeal to specific animals in local areas. 

1. seed n.种子，籽

2. evolve to: 进化为，逐渐发展为

3. ancestor :n.祖先

4. spread their seeds far and wide ：把种子撒的又远又广

5. deposit: v.使沉淀，存储

6. have a poo：大便

7. handy：adj.方便的

8. nutritious:adj.有营养的

9. fertiliser：n.肥料

10. strong smell:强烈的气味

11. send a clear message to: 向...发送明确的信息

12. tuck in：痛快地吃

13. specific : adj.具体的,特定的,明确的

14. appeal to：呼吁

15. local：adj. 当地的，本地的

纸质版阅读练习答案:

1. C  2. C  3.D  4.B  5. C

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96 Why do fruits have seeds?

A seed is simply how a plant grows a new baby plant. A big problem plants have is that they can’t move – fruits are simply one way they have evolved to spread their seeds far and wide. Fruits are eaten by animals who later deposit the seeds somewhere new when they have a poo, which also means there’s some handy and nutritious fertiliser to help the seeds grow. Fruits have evolved to have bright colours and strong smells to send a clear message to any hungry animal – tuck in! Specific colours or smells have even evolved to appeal to specific animals in local areas. 

1. seed n.种子，籽

2. evolve to: 进化为，逐渐发展为

3. ancestor :n.祖先

4. spread their seeds far and wide ：把种子撒的又远又广

5. deposit: v.使沉淀，存储

6. have a poo：大便

7. handy：adj.方便的

8. nutritious:adj.有营养的

9. fertiliser：n.肥料

10. strong smell:强烈的气味

11. send a clear message to: 向...发送明确的信息

12. tuck in：痛快地吃

13. specific : adj.具体的,特定的,明确的

14. appeal to：呼吁

15. local：adj. 当地的，本地的

纸质版阅读练习答案:

1. C  2. C  3.D  4.B  5. C

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