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our audience. The problem is, I can’t even get in M: So how will your new system work?

touch with him. W: We’re going to use a new range of satellites
W: Well, then maybe I can help you. My friend Tim which have heat cameras.
knew him from high school. They’re still very close M: Don’t other satellites have those?

now. I can help you get his phone number. W: Yes, but none is so advanced. They can sense
M: Oh, thank you so much, Kanti. a fire the size of a football field. The new one can
Text 8（171 词）选酒店 sense a fire the size of a car.

W: Honey, how about we book Hotel Adam for our M: That’ll be enough of a difference to stop the
tour this weekend? fire from spreading. You’re really doing some great
M: I’ve never heard of it. work. If it works, I really hope you get recognition
W: Well, look at this blogger’s share about it. “ Not for it.

only does it have a stunning view of the ocean, but W: We just want to try to stop trees from burning, and
it’s also just a five-minute walk away from some of protect the poor animals that live in them.
the best shops in the town.”
【点拨】 第 16 题为推理判断题。根据女士所说的
M: The location is great. How about the rooms?
“They can sense a fi re the size of a football fi eld. The
W: “The rooms are clean and large. And mine had
new one can sense a fi re the size of a car.”可知其他
a double bed and all the usual facilities, like a
卫星可以检测到足球场大小的火，而她所使用的
mini-bar and AC.” Oh, he also shares that the hotel
卫星可以检测到汽车大小的火，所以她所使用的
has a rooftop pool with live performances every night.
卫星灵敏度更高，故选B。
M: It seems that the hotel is perfect.
W: Er … not actually. Here at the bottom, he advises Text 10（167 词）茄子的英文名字
guests to avoid the Steak House. M: Have you ever wondered about the odd name

M: That’s acceptable. You know, the only thing that “eggplant” or heard of its strange nickname, the
worries me is whether they provide children’s beds. “mad apple”? The name “eggplant” dates back to
Our little Jeremy needs it. the 18th century. It wasn’t inspired by the familiar
W: Why don’t we email the hotel to ask about it? I’ll long, purple type we often see and enjoy in China.

check their Web right now. Instead, it was a unique variety, which was small,
M: Okay. egg-shaped, and white, and that earned it its name.

Text 9（179 词）探测森林野火装备 While the British were in India, this particular
W: We’re developing a new technology that can form caught their attention. It prompted them
discover forest fires as soon as they start. to adopt the term “eggplant”. Even though new
M: That sounds amazing. Given how many fires eggplant varieties in all sorts of shapes and colors

there have been recently, it’s something the world were discovered, its English name endured.
extremely needs. The story takes an interesting turn when it comes to
W: Indeed. In 2020 alone, California had over 8,600 mainland Europe. Here, the eggplant gained another
fires, losing roughly 4% of the state’s trees. It’ll also amusing name — the “mad apple”. This curious

be useful in Australia. At the start of the year, there label came from an old belief tied to the vegetable’s
were 50 separate forest fires there. Italian name, melanzana, which translates to “insane

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