1. There are also some parts of the island that still reflect how it used to look before urban development took over2. The macaques have grown accustomed to being fed, so __they look to humansas a source of food.3. As the monkeys depend more on humans for food, they venture further from _their natural habitat.4. These macaques are French species so they live __on the edges of the rainforests5. After all, the macaques __are essential to maintaining_ the rainforest’s ecosystem.1.What activities will be held to promote public awareness of protecting biodiversity? Answer: Summit forums and knowledge competitions.2. How many plant species on the planet are on the edge of extinction presently?Answer: 34,000 plants.3. What human activities have contributed to the decline of animal species on the earth? Answer: Hunting and fishing.crucial1. When it comes to intelligence,_, there has always been one fundamental_question: Is intelligence a function of nature? Is it simply encoded in a child’s genes?2. If we take two identical twins,_chances are that they will be as intelligent as each other3. If we put identical twins in different environments, we would find differences in their intelligenceseveral years later, which indicates that_environment does play a crucial role in4. _Investing in quality pre-school opportunities_ clearly helps give children from poverty-stricken areas the chance at a stronger start in school and in life.5. We will _take a hard look at this compelling data and begin investing greater sums at the early childhood level1. In 1999, Time named Einstein as Answer: the Person of the Century2. Einstein hated the system of learning by rote and he said it Answer: destroyed learning and creativity3. What award did Einstein win in 1921?Answer: The Nobel Prize for Physics.1. Science fiction is another way to sensors_ the future.2. It’s a kind of writing that blends real science with _fantasy_.3. For instance, _predict can show if someone is in your home and where they are at all times.4. The stuff of _cutting-edge scientific research today is tomorrow’s household technology.5. And high-tech _consumer products could be available in your future home1. Technology is developing very fast and affecting our lives.T2. Robots are developing more human characteristics and doing very simple and safe jobs.F3. Robots can do perfectly everything we can imagine and improve our future lives.F1. A leading US scientist has predicted that computers will be more intelligent than humans by 2029.F2. Dr. Kurzweil is an innovator in various fields of computing.T3. Things we see in science fiction movies will never happen in reality.F1.The scientists who launched the Human Genome Project believed in the powerof genetic information to transform health care to allow earlier diagnosisof diseases than ever before possible.2. But it was also clear that genetic information could potentially be usedin ways that are hurtful or unfair_.3. The goal was to _anticipate problems that might arise___ and to prompt solutions.4. But will we really want that information? How will it be used? Who will haveaccess to our genetic information？5. The challenge of addressing these issues is not reserved for scientists._.1.Involvement in the arts is_associated with_ gains in math, reading,cognitive ability, critical thinking, and verbal skill. Arts learning canalso _improve motivation, concentration,confidence, and..prehensive, innovative arts initiatives are _taking root in a growing number of school districts.Many of these models are basedon new findings in brain research and cognitive development, andthey _embrace a variety of approaches:: using the arts as a learningtool, incorporating arts into other core classes and creating aschool environment rich in arts and culture.3.“We’re preparing kids for jobs. We’re preparing them to be citizens.And we’re teaching them to be human beings who can enjoy thedeeper forms of beauty._. The third is as important as the other two.”1. What was Pablo Picasso outraged at in his painting Guernica?Answer: The senseless act of war.2. What is one of the major goals of education today according to the audio clip?Answer: Employability.3. What does the speaker mean by “fuel”?Answer: Arts that will ignite the mind, spark the aspirations, and illuminate thetotal being.VIDEO1. These creatures _are known as _ statistics by most people.2. Maybe we can _make the effort ___ to keep them with us here on earth.3. America seems to be an endless _expanse to_ hostile wildness.4. Human beings did not even know it was possible for a species to go extinct..5. When you are driving across_ America, you understand why so many plants and animals are endangered.1. The longer you study in any one area, the more you realize it if any one item becomes extinct. The fabric _falls apart._.2. It was rare and then it _slipped away__. The preserve is the best of all is left.3. Scientists have even begun to think of how they might be able to reassemble a species__, and the lost is permanent.4. We can take these animals and plants with us when we travel into the future or we can say goodbye and _send them into_ the night.5. They are _a part of_ our existence. They are a part of us.1/Dr. Jim Al-Khalili __is obsessed bythe works of his hero — Einstein.2. Mark Lythgoe _hunts for_ secrets of creativity inside the human mind.3. Dr. Mark Lythgoe believes scientists can _find out_ what made Einstein a genius.4. Now, I’ve trained to develop the stamina in my muscle, hopefully then I can _hold onto this hole for a period of time.5. It is now understood that more and more parts of the brain _behave like__ a muscle.1.Extra glial cells were needed to _cope with__ theextra demand, possibly helping the math area in the brain, which was more than 15% wider than normal.2. Imagine a _brave new world,_, where a genius brain could be copied onto silicon using microscopic robots called nanobots.3. Once we understand the basic principles of how the brain works, we can take a brain-like system and _expose it to_ complicated problems that the system can learn on its own.4. It’s a key moment. Has Mark _won_ Jim_round_?5. What he thought of and what he was capable of imagining were _something of the past__.1._Other than_ to enjoy your personal rocket, in the future you may never want to leavethe house.2. _Just as your computer printer creates 2-dimensional documents and photos, the Fabber takes this process one step further, turning digital data into solid physical objects.3. Instead of ink, it uses whatever material the desired object is ___made of.4. We start off with a computerized model of what the target object should look like.5. This is a very universal type of technology that is _applicable toa wide variety of things, and it is conceivable that you could print even large things such as cars or houses.1.So you can imagine having a call in the future where you pick up your phone and youdial someone, and instead of_ just hearing their voice, you see them sitting across from you, of course they are made out of claytronics.2. When connected to_ live video, the Twister will give you the experience of going anywhere in the world and visiting anyone.3. The ultimate goal of virtual reality is to create images and spaces so lifelike, so dimensional that it is impossible to _distinguish____ them _from_ the real world.4. Twister will _make_ this dream _come true__ turning tomorrow’s home into a global environment.5. No single planet has captured our imagination _more than_ Mars.1. Some geneticists believe parents will be able to select for genes that _help with intelligence,memory, even talents like playing the piano.2. Now everybody is pouring over it with computers and trying to __figure out what it all means.3. And we don’t really w ant to _mess with them until we are very convinced that thebenefits outweigh the risks.4. And so the children in rich really might be beautiful and the children of ordinarypeople won’t __have access to_ the same sorts of expensive technologi es.5. Will that happen in twenty five years? It all __depends on_ how people decide tohandle the technology.1,I think it’s very important that we not _bury our heads in the sandand pretend these advancesare not happening.2. But Dr. Steinberg says using technology for cosmetic reasons shouldn’t _scare__ people _away_.3. But he’s right _in principle._. We’re headed that way.4. Is this really going to make that much difference_?5. I think this will _turn out_ to be one of the biggest issues in the next 10, 15 years.1.Around 1910, having _seen off _ beauty and history,Picasso goes for the hat trick, something even more mind-blowing.2. By _blowing up__ the look of things, Picasso was saying, I’m getting beyond surfaceappearances, to the core.3. He knows there’s a war to be fought, and his brushes are armed to _take the offensive__.4. He’d mostly been _on the side of_ freedom, but that had always been creative, notpolitical, freedom.5. No wonder_ one of his best friends called Picasso “the least political person I’ve everknown.”1.He created something that reaches deep intomodern nightmares, hectic, terrifying, burning, screaming. There’s _no way out._.2. His painting also __pulls us back into__ the tragedy of the ages.3. This, for me, is what all great art has to do — _crash into our lazy routines.4. Visitors from Spain and beyond looked __in vain__ for muscular proletarians in heroicattitudes.5. Whilst Guernica is bathed in rather lukewarm praise, Picasso _is off to_ the Cote d’Azur.。