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APicciridda,Panarea

OffthenortheastcoastofSicilyistiny,carfreePanarea,aninactivevolcano.ItsstreetscontainDazwhitehousesandtheviewsouttoseaaredramatic.APicciridda—“thelittleone”inSicilian—isasmallhousewithseaviewsfromthebedroom.FerriestotheislandleavefromseveralportsinSicilyandtheItalianmainland.

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LaCasadelVigneto,Salina

Aquietislandretreat（隐居处）wherethere'

slittletodobesideswalking,winetastingandenjoyingsunsets.It'

sasurprisinglystylishplacefornatureloversseekingprivacyandpeace.Thereisalargelawnwithsunbedsandsomechairs.Thebalconiescoveredwithclimbersmeanyoucaneatoutdoorsorsitandadmiretheoceanviews.

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BagliodiPianetto,SantaCristinaGela,Sicily

This18thcenturyfarmreflectsthestatusofitsoriginalVenetianowners.NowyoucanstayinformalyetfriendlyBaglio.Bedroomshaveextrakingsizebedsandbig,brightbathrooms.Sittingbythe3.3metrepool,itfeelsmoreremoteherethanitreallyis.Takeacookerycourse,gowalkingandexplorebybike（provided）．

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VillaPuntaSecca,Ragusa,Sicily

Thebeachiswhatit'

sallaboutinPuntaSecca.Withitsbeautifulsandsandclearwaters,it'

sbusyinsummer,heavenoutofseason.Itwasbuilt10yearsagobythearchitectowner.Therearenoseaviewsbutit'

ssteepedincharacter.Thekitchenisaimedatrealcooks.

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1．WhatcanweknowaboutaPicciridda,Panarea?

A．Itprovidesfreeparking.B．Itcanbereachedbywater.

C．ItisthesmallesthotelinItaly.D．Thevolcanoesthereoftenerupt.

2．Whichisagoodplacetoescapefromthecrowdedworld?

A．APicciridda,Panarea.B．LaCasadelVigneto,Salina.

C．VillaPuntaSecca,Ragusa,Sicily.D．BagliodiPianetto,SantaCristinaGela,Sicily.

3．WhatcanvisitorsdolivinginBagliodiPianetto?

A．Swiminthepool.B．Rentbikestoexplore.

C．Experienceancientlife.D．Chatwiththeoriginalowners.

4．Whichnumbershouldyoucallifyoupreferaholidayonthebeach?

A．3389509366.B．3389608713.C．0918570148.D．0933010999.

B

Naylorwasworkingasanartist,doingjobsforaPRcompany.Butaphonecallyearsagofoundhimanewcareer.

“Igotarandomphonecalloneday，”hesays.“TheyaskedmeifIcouldmakeapictureinsomebody'

slawn（草坪）,andIthought:

‘well,youcanmakeapictureoutofanything,can'

tyou？

’”Asaresult,thefinishedmasterpieceendedupinthenewspapersand,beforeheknewit,Naylorhadanewprofession:

lawnartist.

Withabackgroundinart,ratherthangardening,battlingnaturewasanewexperienceforNaylorwhenhestarted.“Itwasanewchallengeanditwasveryhardtoresearchlawnart.Howdoyoudoit?

There'

snotmuchofitoutthere.SoIhadtoworkouthowitwouldwork,andwhatI'

dneed.”Hesays.

Asalawnartist,however,thereisnoroomforerror.Andthere'

snotimetowaitforthegrasstogrowbackagainifitallgoeswrong.SoNaylorhastogetitrightforthefirsttime.“Ifyouaccidentallycutthewrongbitoff,youcan'

tjustpatch（修补）itupagain.Youcan'

tstartagain.”

“Planningiskey，”hesays.“Grassisnotaniceartisticmedium.It'

snotveryeasytohandle.”Besides,lawnartmaybeimpressive,butitonlyhappensduringthesummer.“Therestofmyyear,I'

mpaintingorusingpens,pencils—normalthings.”

Hemayhavecutoutanewprofessionalfield,butheseesitlikeanyotherartproject.“Whenyoubecomealawnartist,youhavetosayyestoanychallenge.”

However,astherainfallsovereachnewartwork,thegrasssoongrowsbackandtheimageisquicklylost.“That'

stheannoyingthingaboutnature，”saysNaylor.

5．HowwasNaylor'

sfirstartworkinthelawn?

A．Itwasonlyasmallone.B．Itwasdifficulttocreate.

C．Itmadehimfamous.D．Itwascreatedinwinter.

6．Whatmattersmosttoalawnartist?

A．Accuracy.B．Opportunity.C．Knowledge.D．Courage.

7．Whatcanweinferaboutlawnart?

A．Ithasalonghistory.B．Itcanbecreatedrandomly.

C．Rainisahelptothelawnart.D．Itisacombinationofartandgardening.

C

Thedaysofstaringatthecomputerscreenpretendingtotakeaninterestinanassignmenteventhoughyouareboredoutofyourmindmaysoonbecomingtoanend.That'

sbecausecomputersofthefuturewillbeabletodetectboredomandevenreacttoitinrealtime.

Butbeforeyougetconcerned,themachineisnotreadingyourmind.Itisjustkeepingtrackoftheconstantinvoluntarymovementsthatpeopleexhibitwheninfrontofacomputerorevenatelevision.Thesearenotthebiggerinstrumentalactionslikemovingamouseorusingtheremote,butsensitivehardlynoticeablemovementslikescratching.ResearcherWitchelsaysthelevelofmovementdirectlyshowshowabsorbedthepersonisinwhathe/sheisreadingorwatching—thehighertheinterestlevel,thelessthemovement!

Totestthetheory,Witchelandhisteaminvited27peopleandexposedthemtoavarietyofdigitalcontentforthreeminutesatatime.TheactivitiesrangedfromplayingonlinegamestoreadingdocumentsliketheEUbankingregulationsthatmostpeoplewouldfindboring.

Avideomotion（动作）trackermonitoredtheirmovementsastheypoweredthrougheachassignment.Justastheresearchershadsuspected,theinvoluntaryactionsdecreasedremarkably,byasmuchas42%,whenthesubjectsweretotallyabsorbedinwhattheywerereadingorseeing.

Fortunately,thescientistsarenotplanningtousethefindingstocreatemachinesthatreportstudentswhoarenotfocusingatschool.Instead,theybelievethatapplyingthemotiondetectingtechnologytofuturecomputerswillhelpimprovethedigitallearningexperience.

Thescientistssaybeingabletojudgethestudent'

sinterestlevelwillenableeducatorstoadjustthematerialsinrealtimeandreengagethestudent.Witchelalsobelievesthatthetechnologycanprovidefilmmakerswithhonestaudienceopinions.

8．Whichmovementdoesthemachinekeeptrackof?

A．Breathing.B．Typing.C．Scratching.D．Walking.

9．Whatmightpeople'

shighlevelofmovementindicateduringTVwatching?

A．Theyaregettingexcited.B．Theyarefeelingbored.

C．Theyareveryinterested.D．Theyarethinkingactively.

10．Howdidtheresearcherscometotheconclusion?

A．Byafollowupsurvey.B．Byanalysingpreviousdata.

C．Bymeansofquestionnaires.D．Byobservingparticipants'

performance.

11．Whichfieldwilldetectingtechnologybeappliedto?

A．Agriculture.B．Politics.C．Industry.D．Education.

D

Thismonth,Germany’stransportminister,AlexanderDobrindt,proposedthefirstsetofrulesforautonomousvehicles（自主驾驶车辆）.Theywoulddefinethedriver’sroleinsuchcarsandgovernhowsuchcarsperformincrasheswherelivesmightbelost.

Theproposalattemptstodealwithwhatsomecallthe“deathvalley”ofautonomousvehicles:

thegreyareabetweensemi-autonomousandfullydriverlesscarsthatcoulddelaythedriverlessfuture.

Dobrindtwantsthreethings:

thatacaralwayschoosesproperty（财产）damageoverpersonalinjury;

thatitneverdistinguishesbetweenhumansbasedonageorrace;

andthatifahumanremoveshisorherhandsfromthedrivingwheel—tocheckemail,say—thecar’smakerisresponsibleifthereisacrash.

“Thechangetotheroadtrafficlawwillpermitfullyautomaticdriving,”saysDobrindt.Itwillputfullydriverlesscarsonanequallegalfootingtohumandrivers,hesays.

Whoisresponsiblefortheoperationofsuchvehiclesisnotclearamongcarmakers,consumersandlawyers.“Theliability（法律责任）issueisthebiggestoneofthemall,”saysNatashaMeratattheUniversityofLeeds,UK.

AnassumptionbehindUKinsurancefordriverlesscars,introducedearlierthisyear,insiststhatahuman“bewatchfulandmonitoringtheroad”ateverymoment.

Butthatisnotwhatmanypeoplehaveinmindwhenthinkingofdriverlesscars.“Whenyousay‘driverlesscars’,peopleexpectdriverlesscars.”Meratsays.“Youknow—nodriver.”Becauseoftheconfusion,Meratthinkssomecarmakerswillwaituntilvehiclescanbefullyautomatedwithoutoperation.

Driverlesscarsmayendupbeingaformofpublictransportratherthanvehiclesyouown,saysRyanCaloatStanfordUniversity,California.ThatishappeningintheUKandSingapore,wheregovernment-provideddriverlessvehiclesarebeinglaunched.

ThatwouldgodownpoorlyintheUS,however.“Theideathatthegovernmentwouldtakeoverdriverlesscarsandtreatthemasapublicgoodwouldgetabsolutelynowherehere,”saysCalo.

12.Whatdoesthephrase“deathvalley”inParagraph2referto?

A.Aplacewherecarsoftenbreakdown.B.Acasewherepassingalawisimpossible.

C.Anareawherenodrivingispermitted.D.Asituationwheredrivers’roleisnotclear.

13.Whatdoconsumersthinkoftheoperationofdriverlesscars?

A.Itshouldgettheattentionofinsurancecompanies.

B.Itshouldbethemainconcernoflawmakers.

C.Itshouldnotcausedeadlytrafficaccidents.

D.Itshouldinvolvenohumanresponsibility.

14.Driverlessvehiclesinpublictransportseenobrightfuturein__________.

A.SingaporeB.theUK

C.theUSD.Germany

15.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforpassage?

A.AutonomousDriving:

WhoseLiability?

B.FullyAutomaticCars:

ANewInvention

C.AutonomousVehicles:

DriverRemovedD.DriverlessCars:

RootofRoadAccidents

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