Email: mail@downcountymuseum There is however a charge for some special events and for guided tours. In the Footsteps of St Patrick 12 November 2018 - 24 April 2018 at Down County Museum The aim of this exhibition is to explore some of the local sites, monuments and archaeological (考古的) discoveries which are linked to the early missionary work of St Patrick and his followers, and to his Early Christian heritage (遗产) in County Down. This PEACE III funded display, featuring wonderful photographs, is in English and Polish and is accompanied by a free leaflet, also in both languages. Admission FREE. From Ballyhosset to Bengal 03 February 2018 - 31 December 2018 at Down County Musuem This display features a selection of documents, photographs, medical instruments and uniforms belonging to Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Silcock, which were recently donated to Down County Museum.Admission FREE. 2018 and After 28 April 2018 - 01 May 2018 at Down County Museum This exhibition has been created by Down County Museum and Newry and Mourne Museum to mark the 100 anniversary of the 2018 Rising. The exhibition provides an overview Rising and will explore a selection of themes including how the Rising was reported in local newspapers and its impact on local politics and society. Pre-booking essential. Admission FREE. Essence of Form: The Applied Art Collection of Down County Museum 03 May 2018 - 30 October 2018 at Down County Museum This exhibition displays the applied art collection of Down County Museum. Collected over 25 years, the exhibition includes ceramics (陶瓷制品), textile (纺织的) pieces, silversmithing and jewellery made by artists living and working in County Down. Admission FREE. 70. Which exhibition is related to religion? th A. In the Footsteps of St Patrick. C. 2018 and After.
B. From Ballyhosset to Bengal.
D. Essence of Form.
71. Which exhibition needs to be reserved in advance? A. In the Footsteps of St Patrick. C. 2018 and After.
B. From Ballyhosset to Bengal.
D. Essence of Form.
72. Mr. Smith, who is interested in the works of art in Down County Museum, can go to visit the museum
on ______. A. April 25,
73. It can be learned from the above introduction that _____. A. Admission to Down County Museum is always free.
B. Down County Museum is open for a shorter time on weekdays. C. All the exhibitions are held by Down County Museum independently.
D. The exhibits in “From Ballyhosset to Bengal” have long belonged to the museum.
（C）
Fed up with constantly having to recharge or replace batteries in your ever-expanding electronic devices? The solution may be just a few steps away.
“Energy harvesting” promises to power countless consumer devices, often with nothing more than your body’s movement or heat. Dozens of companies around the world already offer such products, but many experts believe the market for the technology could explode due to electronic devices being developed for the Internet of Things.
“It’s huge,” said Graham Martin, CEO of the EnOcean Alliance, a San Ramon-based group of businesses that promotes wireless energy-harvesting technologies. With the Internet of Things expected to combine billions of devices, “if they are all battery-powered, we’ll have a problem because there’s not enough lithium (锂) in the world,” he added. “So a lot of them will have to use energy harvesting.”
Among the most basic forms of the technology is body power. When certain materials are squeezed or stretched, the movement of their atoms creates an electrical charge. Automatic watches have employed the concept for decades, for example, by winding themselves when their user moves their arm. Now, the concept is being considered for a number of other devices.
In a contest seeking visionary ideas for wearable technologies, Intel awarded $5,000 for a concept to change the temperature difference between a person’s body and a special piece of clothing they’d wear into electricity for mobile devices.
Using sound to power devices is another energy-harvesting variation. Stanford University engineers
are testing smart microchips (芯片) that create electricity from ultrasound (超声波) to power implantable (可植入的) devices that can analyze a person’s nervous system or treat their diseases.
A textile (纺织品) research association in Spain is proposing to obtain electricity from radio waves that flow around everyone to power sensors sewn into clothes, which can monitor a person’s heartbeat or other vital signs.
Research firm IDTechEx has estimated that annual global sales of energy-harvesting products could hit $2.6 billion by 2018, while WinterGreen Research predicts sales of $4.2 billion by 2018.
Obtaining stable energy from devices can be complex, however. For one thing, the motion that generates the electricity has to be constant to be useful. Moreover, the amount of power the devices produce depends on the person using them, according to a Columbia University study. It determined that taller people on average provide about 20 percent more power than shorter ones when walking, running or cycling.
It’s also unclear how eagerly consumers might welcome energy-harvesting products. While such devices are expected to cost less than battery-powered alternatives when compared over many years, experts say, people may continue buying ones with batteries merely because those would be cheaper in the short term.
74. Which “explode” in the following sentences has the most similar meaning to the word “explode” in Paragraph 2?
A. They were clearing up when the second bomb exploded. B. The continued tension could explode into more violence.
C. The population exploded to 40,000 during the last tourist season. D. The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary. 75. What makes “energy harvesting” necessary according to the passage? A. The waste of lithium in the world. C. The development of technology.
B. The increasing number of electronic devices. D. The pollution caused by batteries.
76. It can be learned from the passage that _____.
A. energy-harvesting products save money in the long run B. taller people can surely produce a larger amount of power C. automatic watches harvest energy from the users’ body heat D. two ways of harvesting energy are mentioned in the passage 77. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage? A. Energy harvesting: a low-risk technology
B. Energy harvesting: a high-profit technology
C. Energy harvesting: a problem-free technology
D. Energy harvesting: an environment-friendly technology Section C
Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.
Want to attract and keep top talent? Here’s a suggestion: Make a flexible work schedule part of the deal.
A survey this summer of 1,215 U.S. managers and employees across a variety of industries, by EY (formerly Ernst & Young), found those aged 18 to 32 rank flexibility among the perks (特殊待遇) they want most, with 33% saying they wouldn’t work anywhere that didn’t offer it. But it seems those aged 33 to 48 value flextime even more: 38% of them consider it non-negotiable, with men who said so, at 40%, slightly outnumbering women (37%).
“Companies first started offering flexible schedules, in the late 80s and the 90s, as a way to recruit (招募) and keep talented women, but it’s gone way beyond that now,” observes Karyn Twaronite, an EY partner who came up through the tax side of the business.
Noting that both men and women, in all age groups, ranked flextime (弹性工作制) tops among non-cash perks, Twaronite adds, “That result mirrors exactly what we’re seeing here at EY.” The accounting and consulting giant, No. 57 on Fortune’s Best Companies to Work For, has had thousands of employees working flexible schedules for years—including, since 2018, six weeks’ of paid leave for new dads.
“Flextime may have started out as a women’s issue, but it’s changed into something that people of both sexes have come to expect,” he adds. “I think it’s partly because of the large number of two-career households now, where people have to adapt to two demanding professional schedules instead of just one.”
The EY survey suggests that, in the next decade or so, the opportunity for a life outside the office will become an even bigger draw than it already is. Most of those surveyed still work a set schedule, the report notes, but “respondents expect a shift in the coming years to more flexible hours, as 62% currently work standard office hours and only 50% expect to do so in five to ten years.”
That doesn’t surprise Twaronite. “Work is changing,” she observes. “The technology to connect anywhere and anytime means that people are expected to be on call 24 hours a day, especially in global companies that operate across different time zones. The other side of that is that employers are adapting to people’s lives outside of work—because they have to be.”
(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.) 78. What is the main finding of the survey?