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第一单元AAnimalFriendlyCampsforChildrenSPCA(SocietyforthePreventionofCrueltytoAnimals)campsarethebestchoiceforthechildrenwholoveanimals.Campersenjoyauniquelearningexperiencewithourfurryfriendsduringtheseone-weeksessions．AtSanDiego’sAnimalAdventureCamp，youngercampersenjoyawiderangeofexposuretoanimalsandadoseoflifelessonsaswell．Petsareplayedwithinsidea“safetycircle，”aformationwherekidssitwitheachkneetouchinganeighbor’s．Childrenthenwaittobeapproached，learningtheanimalsshouldcometothemasopposedtochasingtheanimalsandcausingthemstress．Thencamperscreateone-of-a-kindtoysfortheirfavoritepups．NewHampshireSPCASummerCampincludestheAnimalAdvocates—CampersPicksprogram．Kidschooseananimaltohelpitbeadopted．Theygettoknowit，itspersonality，andgetthewordout．Cagesignsarelovinglymadeandhungandcampersadvocatefortheanimalallweek．Then，whentheanimalfindsahome，theentirecampcelebrates．CampersofallagesinteractcloselywithhorsesattheMSPCAatNevinsFarmChildren’sCampinMethuen，Massachusetts．Setona40-acrefarmwithaworkingbarn，theprogramintroducesrescuetrainingandtheequipmentusedtotransportaninjuredanimalintoanemergencyvehicletocampersofallages．Thisismanychildren’sfirsttimeinteractingwithlargeanimalsanditisthankstotheMSPCA'sscholarshipprogram．WestchesterSPCACritterCampinBriarcliffManor，NewYorkkeepskidsbusyallday．Inadditiontoattendingananimalcrueltyworkshop，camperscreateAdoptMeflyersforthesheltereddogorcatthey’dlikemosttofindahome．Thenit’stimetopostthemaroundtheirneighborhoodanddosomelegwork．There’salsocraftingcattoys，bakingdogbiscuitsandpaintingpicturestobrightenthingsupinthedogfarm．1．WhatcanchildrenlearnatSanDiego’sAnimalAdventureCamp?A．Howtoapproachanimals．B．Howtofeedanimals．C．Howtotakecareofanimals．D．Howtogetalongwithanimals．2．Whichcamptrainschildrentosaveanimals?A．SanDiego’sAnimalAdventureCamp．B．NewHampshireSPCASummerCamp．C．WestchesterSPCACritterCamp．D．NevinsFarmChildren’sCamp．3．WhatdoNewHampshireSPCASummerCampandWestchesterSPCACritterCamphaveincommon?A．Botharesheltersforlargeanimals．B．Bothencourageanimaladoption．C．Bothinvolvemakinganimaltoys．D．Bothtakeinendangeredanimals．BEverydaywhenGlenOliverordershismorningcoffeeatthedrive-throughwindowofalocalcafe,heinsistsonpayingfortheorderofthepersonbehindhim.Healsoaskstherestaurantworkerstotellthecustomertohaveagreatday,incasethey’renotalreadyhavingone.OliverhasnevermadeabigdealoutofhisowngenerousactionsuntilaletterwaspublishedbyanewswebsiteinNovember.Hefoundoutthathehadnotjustboughtsomeonehisbreakfast—hehadsavedalife.Accordingtothewebsite,someonehadwrittenaletterstatingthatonJuly18th,hewasplanningoncommittingsuicide.Thewritersaidthatwhilehewasatthedrive-throughwindow,hewasplanningongoinghome,writinganoteandendinghislife.Whenhewenttopayforhiscoffeeandmuffin,however,thecashiertoldhimthatthemanintheSUVinfrontofhimhadpickedupthetabandtoldhimtohaveagreatday.“Iwonderedwhysomeonewouldbuycoffeeforastrangerfornoreason,”saidthewriter.“Whyme?Whytoday?IfIwereareligiousman,Iwouldtakethisasasign.Thisrandomactofkindnesswasdirectedatmeonthisdayforapurpose.”Whenthewriterarrivedhome,hecouldn’tholdbackhistearsandstartedtothinkaboutthesimplegooddeedthathadaffectedhimsodeeply.“Idecidedatthatmomenttochangemyplansforthedayanddosomethingniceforsomeone.Iendeduphelpinganeighbortakegroceriesoutofhercarandintothehouse.”Thewritersaysthatinthemonthsfollowingthatfatefulevent,hedoesatleastonekindthingforotherseveryday.“TothenicemanintheSUV,thankyoufromthebottomofmyheart.Pleaseknowyourkindgesturehastrulysavedalife,”hesaid.“OnJuly18,2017,Ihadthegreatestday.”4.WhatisOliver’sactofkindnesseveryday?A.Buyingothersbreakfast.B.Greetingrestaurantworkers.C.Publishingpositivenews.D.Takinggroceriesforneighbors.5.WhatisspecialaboutOliver’sactofkindnessonJuly18,2017?A.Itbroughthimthank-youletters.B.Itwasreportedonanewswebsite.C.Itwasthefirsttimehe’dpaidforothers.D.Itstoppedsomeonefromkillinghimself.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“pickedupthetab”meaninParagraph3?A.Paidthebill.B.Parkedthecar.C.Leftamessage.D.Orderedadrink.7.Howdidthewriteroftheletterfeelaftertheevent?A.Hefeltguilty.B.Hefeltgrateful.C.Hefeltconfused.D.Hefeltsaddened.CArtificialintelligence(AI)hasbeenundergoinggreatprogressinthelastdecade．AnAIprogramcanimitatehumanfunctionssuchasproblemsolvingandlearning．WhileAIoffersmuchpromiseforthedevelopmentofsmarterandmoreusefulmachines，italsofillsmanywithfearofadullfuturewheremillionsarethrownoutofwork，replacedbyrobotsandsmartmachines．It’sperhapspossiblethathumanswillonedaybereducedtoservantsofourmachineoverlords，butacalmassessmentpredictsamixedeffectofAIonthejobmarket．Historyteachesusthatmachinesdoreplacehumans，butsomehowtherearestillplentyofjobsavailabletoday．Thereasonisthatautomationcantaketheplaceoflaboroncertainjobs，butalsoaddslaborforotherjobsthatarenoteasilyautomated，makinglabormoreproductiveandactuallyincreasingthedemandforworkers．Jobscomposedofrepetitivetasksaretheonesmostdefenselesstoautomation．Examplesincludingautomatedweavingmachines，ATMs，production-linewelders(焊接工)andphoneansweringsystems．Itmightseemthattheseadvanceswouldsimplythrowpeo