Shree Bose is one of the most impressive kids graduating from Fort Worth Country Day High School this year. Bose has a large circle of friends, and there’s one who you may have heard of: President Obama. He has twice publicly recognized her achievements in cancer research and spoken with her in the Oval Office.
If that isn’t enough, Bose recently gave a TED Talk about her work with the cancer drug Cisplatin, which also won her first prize at the Google Science Fair and recognition as one of Glamour magazine’s Young Amazing Women of the Year.
After watching her grandfather struggle with liver cancer, Bose was determined to help out in any way she could. As a high school student though, her scientific choices were limited. She reached out to various hospitals and research centers, but doctors turned down her requests because they felt she was too inexperienced medically.
Only the North Texas Science Health Center respected her determination and chose to guide her. The results were amazing.
Bose chose to study a protein (蛋白质) and its reaction with the cancer drug Cisplatin. She noticed that when she prevented this protein from growing, Cisplatin was allowed to begin destroying cancer cells once again.
“My project not only contributes to the understanding of the relationship between the protein and Cisplatin, but also suggests a newer, more effective treatment for patients who resist Cisplatin,” Bose said.
Bose’s achievements aren’t limited to the lab, though. She was also captain of her swim team and editor-in-chief of her school paper.
Bose is currently getting practical experience at the National Institute of Health and she’ll be attending Harvard in the fall. She plans to study molecular biology and go to medical school. Eventually, she would like to be a doctor.
【小题1】President Obama has spoken with Bose because she ________.A.gave a TED Talk recently |
B.is captain of her swim team |
C.has a large circle of friends |
D.contributed to the cancer research |
A.stopping the protein from growing |
B.destroying cancer cells timely |
C.using the drug more frequently |
D.making the protein react with the drug |
A.Bose’s research was supported from the start |
B.Bose plans to become a doctor in the future |
C.Bose will study in the National Institute of Health |
D.Bose’s grandfather asked her to do cancer research |
A.a research on cancer drugs |
B.a new effective cancer treatment |
C.a doctor who has a promising future |
D.a girl who did research on cancer treatment |
You can use your smartphone to get pretty much anything delivered directly to your door almost immediately. The hardest part is the process of trying to work out if you should tip and if so, doing the quick math before you get to the door. And, you know well that you should tip about 15-20% at restaurants, but do the same rules apply to delivery drivers?
The co-founder of Grubhub, Matt Maloney, pretty much set the standard for tipping delivery people in a Facebook post. He’s a strong supporter of tipping, and Grubhub’s website suggests a $5 or a 20% tip. Maloney also said this number should go up if you order during, say, a snowstorm.
However, most other delivery services say on their websites that tipping is not required. Some services, like Door Dash, do suggest no tip on their checkout window. Many, like Amazon Prime Now, allow customers to change their tip amount after their delivery has been received to reflect the quality of service. These companies help customers save money but delivery drivers are upset. They deal with bad weather, heavy traffic, extreme tiredness, and more, all for a $1 tip. Many feel that if you’d tip your pizza boy or girl, you should tip your delivery driver.
The Emily Post Institute (EPI)’s official suggestion falls in line with Maloney’s: “10-15% of the bill, or $2-5 for pizza delivery depending on the size of the order and difficulty of delivery.”
Just like servers in a restaurant, delivery drivers almost always rely on your tips for their income. Tipping is a long-standing cultural tradition in America. So, until drones (无人机) can deliver hot dogs straight to your door, it’s best to tip the people riding through the city at all hours to bring you hot fresh food.
【小题1】What do we know about tipping delivery drivers?A.It is not widely accepted. |
B.It upsets many delivery services |
C.It can’t reflect the quality of service |
D.It is a deeply rooted tradition in America. |
A.The EPI. | B.DoorDash. |
C.Grubhub. | D.Amazon Prime Now. |
A.Doubtful. | B.Unconcerned |
C.Disapproving. | D.Supportive. |
How do you kill your time on your way to work? Most of us stare at our cell phones, and refuse to make eye contact with others. We just read, chat with others online or play games online. Or maybe we' re using the time between stops to do our makeup, catch up on emails, or read a few chapters of a book. However, Dina Alfasi takes a very different approach.
Each day she has to travel hours on buses and trains to get to her engineering job at a hospital in Israel . Rather than look at her cell phone in silence, she uses one very special way to have connection with strangers. It is portraits of the people she meets on public transport every day that she is taking. The paintings catch those quiet and personal moments of people readying themselves for the day ahead. Some people lean their head against the window and go to sleep, some stare into space and have a daydream, and others sit quietly to read their documents or books. Each picture catches one tiny moment in people's lives, ripe with potential for your imagination. It is wonderful for her to look at someone's commute (上下班)and make up an entire story about the rest of their daily existence, from the father travelling with a baby to the woman welcoming a change.
“ What inspires me very much are the little moments that happen every day," Dina told My Modern Met. "My work is to tell stories through a single portrait, and it proves that all you need is just to look around and find those magic moments.”
【小题1】As for people's behaviour on the way to work, what does Paragraph 1 imply?A.Most of us like to catch early buses. |
B.Most of us need to go to work punctually. |
C.Most of us tend to concentrate on our mobile phones. |
D.Most of us feel frightened to make eye contact with others. |
A.Sitting quietly to read her books. |
B.Keeping chatting with others all the way. |
C.Using phones to take photos of every scene attracting her. |
D.Drawing people while travelling on buses and trains to work. |
A.Sceptical. | B.Enjoyable. | C.Cautious. | D.Tolerant. |
A.Little moments make Dina special. |
B.Cell phone is used to take special portraits. |
C.Dina takes portraits of others when commuting. |
D.People go to work with different ways to kill time. |
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