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A Atossa 3D Printed Footwear by Behrad GhodsiAtossa is a stunning 3D printed footwear by designer Behrad Ghodsi. “Atossa is the new generation of 3D printed footwear, designed only for you and your feet. Atossa is about style, comfort and quality. Atossa started as the idea for redesigning industrial and social systems that deliver the products to us. We thought of getting help of 3D print technology to develop customized products. Our goals were to minimize the waste of matter and energy and increase peoples involvement in the design process.” The shoe design isnt random. It takes inspiration from our own bodys bone micro-structure. Making it sturdy, no matter how frail it looks. The shoe is designed in a way that supports all the pressure points of the foot in a way that is good for you. Each shoe is bespoke. The Atossa app allows you to send the designers pictures of your foot and have them construct shoes best suited for your wear. You can also customize the way the strap goes around your ankle, virtually giving one design multiple avatars. And just when you thought the shoe design couldnt be more well-planned, the 3D printing uses a material called PLA to build the shoe. An organic plastic that can bio-degrade. Having said that, these heels definitely reach newer heights; and makes sure you do too! From: Best Places to Test Your Survival SkillsCant sit still while on holiday? Now prepare for something more extremea cross-country race or desert island experience, or following Bear to take wilderness survival adventures.Embark on one of these wild adventures, which will be a lifetime experience. Bear Grylls Survival Academy, Zimbabwe Bear Grylls is on his way to creating an entire army of survivalists who are overly enthusiastic about eating disgusting things. There are currently more than a dozen Bear Grylls Survival Academies around the globe, where instructors have been handpicked by Grylls. In an intense five-day course near Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, you will be given your Bear Grylls survival knife and taught everything from treating smelly water and building a shelter in the bush to lighting a fireall while being watched by rhinos, lions and elephants. Expedition Alaska, USAAny kind of trip to Alaska is an adventure. But every June, the organisers of Expedition Alaska put on what many consider to be the most challenging adventure race in the world. This seven-day event on the Kenai Peninsula (基奈半岛) covers roughly 500 km and includes monster stretches of trekking, ocean crossings, white-water kayaking (激流皮划艇), packrafting, mountain biking, canyoneering (峡谷漂流), coasteering (越野活动), and abseiling (滑绳). Expedition Alaska is the ultimate test of fitness, outdoor survival skills and wits, in one of the worlds most unforgiving wildernesses. Amazon River Annual International Ra Race, PeruThis three-day event deep in the Peruvian jungle is almost as fun to watch as it is to participate in. Covering 180 km, more than 40 teams of four build their own raft and then paddle downstream, stopping only to sleep along the way. But its not as simple as it soundsonly one foreign team has won in 17 years.D 继大兵瑞恩、星际穿越以后，马特又走丢了。这次他成为第一个登上火星的幸运儿！他能在这个荒凉而狂野的星球活下来吗？还能返回到地球吗？火星救援（The Martian）给你答案！The MartianHow do you survive alone on a wild planet 225 million kilometres from Earth? An astronaut provides the answers in the sci-fi hit The Martian.In the movie, the NASA astronaut and botanist Mark Watney struggles to survive on Mars after having been thought dead and left behind unintentionally by his fellow workers. Mark has to figure out how to survive for the next years by growing his own food, producing water and protecting himself against the hard conditions on Mars until he can be rescued. With food only for one month, Mark is forced to become a “Robinson Crusoe” and plant potatoes on Mars, which has no water, no oxygen and very low temperatures. When an explosion destroys all the potatoes he planted and NASA fails to fly in fresh supplies, China steps in to help by allowing a rocket called Taiyangshen (God of the Sun). The screenplay, adapted from American author Andy Weirs 2011 novel The Martian, is actually more like a scientists dairy filled with complex scientific experiments and mathematics.Producer Simon Kinberg says: “The tale is very real, something that Ive hardly seen in previous sci-fi movies. It has a nice balance between real science and something that is funny, entertaining and humourous.”Matt Damon, who plays Mark in the movie, says: “The most interesting thing about the movie is that the tale is not something beyond imagination, but something that could really happen in the future.” The movie shows how the world gains more knowledge through the heros fight for survival on a remote planet.Matt played the title role of Ryan in the 1998 war epic Saving Private Ryan (拯救大兵瑞恩). Now 17 years after his character was rescued in that movie, it seems that goodness in the world has not disappeared.Helen of TroyHelen of Troy 直译为“特洛伊的海伦”，源自荷马史诗Iliad（伊利亚特）中的希腊神话故事。 Helen是希腊的绝世佳人，嫁给希腊南部邦城斯巴达国王墨涅俄斯(Menelaus)为妻。后来，特洛伊王子帕里斯奉命出使希腊，在斯巴达国王那里做客，他在爱与美之神阿芙罗狄蒂的帮助下，趁着墨涅俄斯外出之际，诱走海伦，还带走了很多财宝。此事激起了希腊各部族的公愤，墨涅俄斯发誓宁死也要夺回海伦，报仇雪恨。为此，在希腊各城邦英雄的赞助下，调集10万大军和1180条战船，组成了希腊联军，公推墨涅俄斯的哥哥阿枷门农(Agamemnon)为联军统帅，跨海东征，攻打特洛伊城，企图用武力夺回海伦。双方大战10年，死伤无数，许多英雄战死在沙场。甚至连奥林匹斯山的众神也分成两个阵营，有的支持希腊人，有的帮助特洛伊人，彼此之间展开了一场持久的恶斗。最后，希腊联军采用足智多谋的奥德修斯(Odusseus)的“木马计”，里应外合才攻下了特洛伊城。希腊人进城后，大肆杀戮，帕里斯王子也被杀死，特洛伊的妇女、儿童全部沦为奴隶。特洛伊城被掠夺一空，烧成了一片灰烬。战争结束后，希腊将士带着大量战利品回到希腊，墨涅俄斯抢回了美貌的海伦重返故土。这就是特洛伊战争的起因和结局。正是由于海伦，才有了特洛伊遭到毁灭的悲剧，正所谓“倾国倾城”，由此产生了Helen of Troy这个成语。在现代英语中，Helen of Troy除了表示a beautiful girl or woman; a beauty who ruins her country等意义外，还可以用来表示a terrible disaster brought by sb or sth you like best的意思。请看下面的例句： She didnt think of the beautiful umbrella bought the day before should become a Helen of Troy in her family. Because of this she and her husband quarrelled for a long time.一生之中你不可不知道的趣味常识1. Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks otherwise it will digest itself. 为了防止把自己消化掉，你的胃不得不每隔两周就造出一层新的粘膜。2. Owls are the only birds that can see the colour blue. 猫头鹰是唯一能看见蓝色的鸟类。3. You spend about 23 years sleeping in a 70 years life. 在70年的生命中，你大约要花23年的时间睡觉。 4. People will say “Bless you” when you sneeze because your heart stops for a millisecond. 当你打喷嚏时，人们会说“上帝保佑你”，那是因为你的心脏停跳了一毫秒。 5. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. 一只猫的每只耳朵上都有32块肌肉。 6. All polar bears are left-handed. 所有的北极熊都是左撇子。7. Butterflies taste with their feet. 蝴蝶用脚品尝味道。 8. Bats use ultrasound to pick up vibrations from their prey. 蝙蝠用超声波识别猎物发出的震动。9. Hair on your head grows 1013 mm per month. 你的头发每个月会长10至13毫米。10. In our solar system, the earth is the lucky planet that has the right temperature to recycle water. 在太阳系中，地球是个幸运的星球，因为它有适宜的温度可以使水再循环。B Unit 1 随堂练习(一)Section A Vocabulary:I. 从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入句中空白处的最佳答案。1. When you cannot get a _ in any other way, pay yourself one.A. exchangeB. complimentC. trade D. business2. The colour of this pair of shoes suits me very well, but it doesnt _ me, do you get a smaller size?A. fit B. match C. suit D. feel3. Pollution is a serious global issue, which we must put great _ on.A. prediction B. promiseC. plan D. emphasis4. At one _ I thought she was going to refuse, but in the end she agreed.A. sense B. matterC. pointD. opinion5. This special school accepts all disabled students, _ educational level and background. A. according to B. regardless ofC. in addition to D. in terms of6. One afternoon she _ from the coast in a small boat and was caught in a storm.A. set up B. set aboutC. set out D. set downII. 根据汉语，完成英语句子。1. 当她的朋友称赞她的先生是个爱家的人时，她表示了怀疑。_ as a loving-home people, she raised her eyebrow.2. 这件上衣不适合我穿，因为太大了。_, for its so big.3. 你老是把最后一个单词读得太重。_ on the last word.4. 抱怨于事无补，他们没办法帮助你。 _. They cant do anything to help you.5. 他不顾及我在此事上的感情继续往下说。He continued speaking, _ _.6. 所有的老师都动身去找丢失的孩子。_ looking for the missing child.Section B Grammar:一、从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入句中空白处的最佳答案。1. I will never know what was on his mind at the time, _ will anyone else.A. eitherB. neitherC. soD. as2. Alice never does any reading in the evening, _. A. so does John B. John does tooC. John doesnt too D. nor does John3. Never in my wildest dreams _ these people are living in such poor conditions. A. I could imagine B. could I imagineC. I couldnt imagine D. couldnt I imagine4. Little _ that we were watching his every move, so he seemed to be going his own way in this business.A. he realized B. he didnt realizeC. didnt he realizeD. did he realize5. So busy _ he has no time to spare.A. is the dentist thatB. the dentist is thatC. has the dentist thatD. the dentist has that6. Hardly _ got to the airport _ the plane took off.A. they had; than B. had they; than C. had they; when D. did they; when7. Seldom _ any mistakes during my past few years of working here.A. would I make B. did I make C. I did make D. shall I make 8. I failed in the final examination last term and only then _ the importance of studies.A. I realized B. I had realizedC. had I realized D. did I realize9. I will never come to this restaurant again. The food is terrible! _.A. Nor am I B. Neither will I C. Same with me D. So do I10. Down the river _.A. flowed a small boatB. a small boat flowedC. did a small boat flow D. a small boat did flow二、根据汉语，用倒装完成英语句子。1. 我非常喜欢看电视，她也是如此。I like watching TV very much._.2. 我认为这几乎是不可能的。Hardly _.3. 当我们到达那儿时，一个吓人的声音从山谷传来。_ when we got there.4. 我们刚爬山就下起雪来了。_ _ when the snow start to come down.5. 窗户边坐着一个年轻人，手里拿着一本杂志。_ with a magazine in his hand.三、改写下列各句，把黑体部分放在句首，并使主、谓语倒装。1. The burial rooms for the kings and queens are inside the pyramids. _2. I have seldom met such a brave man in all my life. _3. The interpreter had no sooner returned home than he was told to go to another country._4. He not only teaches in school, but he writes novels. _Section A: I. 16 BADCBCII. 1. When her friend gave a compliment to her husband 2. This coat doesnt fit me 3. You always put too much emphasis 4. There is no point in complaining 5. regardless of my feelings on the matter 6. All the teachers have set outSection B: 一、15 BDBDA 610 CBDBA二、1. So does she 2. did I think it possible 3. From the valley comes a frightening sound 4. Hardly had we begun the climb 5. By the window sat a young man 三、1. Inside the pyramids are the burial rooms for the kings and queens.2. Seldom in all my life have I met such a brave man.3. No sooner had the interpreter returned home than he was told to go to another country.4. Not only does he teach in school, but he writes novels.C 新题型专练（一）Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.AOne day, Nick invited his friends to supper. He was cooking some delicious food in the kitchen. Suddenly, he _1_ (find) that he had run out of salt. So Nick called to his son, “Go to the village and buy some salt, but pay a fair price for it: neither too much _2_ too little.”His son looked surprised. “I can understand why I shouldnt pay too much, Father, but if I can pay less, _3_ not save a bit of money?”“That would be a very reasonable thing to do in a big city, but it could destroy a small village like ours,” Nick said.Nicks guests, _4_ had heard their conversation, asked why they should not buy salt more cheaply if they could. Nick replied, “The only reason a man would sell salt _5_ a lower price would be because he was desperate for money. And anyone who took advantage of that situation would be showing a lack of respect _6_ the sweat and struggle of the man who worked very hard to produce it.”“But such a small thing couldnt possibly destroy a village.”“In the beginning, there was only _7_very small amount of unfairness in the world, but everyone added a little, always _8_ (think) that it was only small and not very important, and look where we have ended up today.”BMary will ever forget the first time she saw him. He suddenly appeared in class one day, _9_ (wear) sun glasses. He walked in as if he _10_ (buy) the school, and the word quickly got around that he was from New York City.For some reason he sat beside Mary. Mary felt pleased, because there were many empty seats in the room. But she quickly realized that it wasnt her, it was probably the fact that she sat in the last row._11_ he thought he could escape attention by sitting at the back, he was wrong. It might have made it a little _12_ (hard) for everybody because it meant they had to turn around, but that didnt stop the kids in the class. Of course whenever they turned to look at him, they had to look at Mary, _13_ made her feel like a star.“Do you need those glasses for medical reasons?” the teacher asked. The new boy shook his head. “Then Id appreciate it if you didnt wear them in class. I like to look at your eyes when Im speaking to you.” The new boy looked at the teacher _14_ a few seconds and all the other students wondered _15_ the boy would do. Then he took _16_ off, gave a big smile and said “That is cool.”1. found 2. nor 3. why 4. who 5. at 6. for 7. a 8. thinking 9. wearing 10. had bought 11. If 12. harder 13. which 14. for 15. what 16. themThe Love of BeautyThe love of beauty is an essential part of all healthy human nature. It is a moral quality. The absence of it is not an assured ground of condemnation, but the presence of it is an invariable sign of goodness of heart. In proportion to the degree in which it is felt will probably be the degree in which nobleness and beauty of character will be attained.Natural beauty is an all-pervading presence. The universe is its temple. It unfolds into the numberless flowers of spring. It waves in the branches of trees and the green blades of grass. It haunts the depths of the earth and the sea. It gleams from the hues of the shell and the precious stone. And not only these minute objects but the oceans, the mountains, the clouds, the stars, the rising and the setting sunall overflow with beauty. This beauty is so precious, and so congenial to our tenderest and noblest feelings, that it is painful to think of the multitude of people living in the midst of it and yet remaining almost blind to it.All the people should seek to become acquainted with the beauty in nature. There is not a worm we tread upon, nor a leaf that dances merrily as it falls before the autumn winds, but calls for our study and admiration. The power to appreciated beauty not merely increases our sources of happinessit enlarges our moral nature, too. Beauty calms our restlessness and dispels our cares. Go into the fields or the woods, spend a summer day by the sea or the mountains, and all your little perplexities and anxieties will vanish. Listen to sweet music, and your foolish fears and petty jealousies will pass away. The beauty of the world helps us to seek and find the beauty of goodness.美的追求爱美是整个健全人性不可或缺的一部分。它是一种道德品质。缺乏这种品质并不能作为受到责难的充分理由，但是拥有这种品质则是心灵美好的永恒标志。品德的高尚与美好所达到的程度可能与对美的感受程度成正比。大自然的美无处不在，整个宇宙就是美的殿堂。美，在春日百花中绽放；美，在绿叶嫩枝间摇曳；美，在深海幽谷里游弋；美，在奇石与贝壳的缤纷色彩中闪烁。不只是这些细微之物，还有海洋，山川，云彩，繁星，日升日落一切都洋溢着美。这样的美是如此珍贵，与我们最温柔、最高尚的情愫是如此相宜。然而，想到很多人置身于美之中，却几乎对它熟视无睹，真是令人痛心不已。所有的人都应该去认识大自然之美。没有一条我们踩过的小虫，没有一片在秋风拂掠之际飞舞的树叶不值得我们研究与赞赏。欣赏美的能力不仅增加了我们快乐的来源，也加强了我们德行的修养。美使我们不安的心平静下来，也驱散了我们的忧虑。到田野或森林去，在夏日的海边或山上呆上一天，那么你所有微不足道的困惑与焦虑都会烟消云散。倾听悦耳的音乐，你那愚蠢的恐惧与狭隘的嫉妒都会消失。世界之美将有助于我们找到为善之美。E 阅读训练(一)Passage ADirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. desperation B. authoritiesC. diligentlyD. confusionE. enrolled F. violentlyG. financialH. conclusionI. devoted J. graduation K. realisticallySeventeen years ago, when I was in military college, I was known as “the worrying wreck from Virginia Tech”. I worried so _1_ that I often became ill. In _2_, I poured out my troubles to Professor Baird, professor of business administration. The fifteen minutes that I spent with Professor Baird did more for my health and happiness than all the rest of the four years I spent in college. “Jim,” he said, “you ought to sit down and face the facts. If you _3_ half as much time and energy to so