Long Island Things to Do

Forest Walk

Experience the benefits of early spring and fresh air at Planting Fields. Qualified guide, Linda Lombardo leads a walk throughout the grounds that encourages observation and connection with your natural surroundings, 10 a.m.— noon May 15, $40, plantingfields.org, 1395 Planting Fields Rd., Oyster Bay, $8 parking fee.

Line Dance Class

Learn line dance moves like dragging-leg and kickball change among others, beginners class starts at 7 p.m., secondary class starts at 8 p.m., led by Marianne Taylor, email for more information, 7 p.m.— 9:30 p.m. May 18, American Legion Post 144, 730 Willis Ave., Williston Park, $15, licma.org/dance-instruction.html, 516-557-3384.

Full Moon Night Hike

Take an evening hike through the forest up to North Pond and look and listen for night creatures while enjoying some night vision activities under the light of the moon. Reservations required 24 hours before taking the hike, as space is limited. A program for adults and families with children over 9, run by Bon Jovi, 8 — 9:30 p.m. May 27, $20, 3 Old Country Rd., Quogue, quoguewildliferefuge.org, 631-653-4771.

Astronomy Day

Sid Jacobson, an astronomy educator, gives free earth science and astronomy lectures for adults and children. Toolkits (软件包)for the lectures are developed and shared nationwide by the National Informal STEM Education Network, 10 a.m. — 2 p.m. May 15, Vanderbilt Museum, 180 Little Neck Rd., Centerport, vanderbiltmuseum.org, $10, $7 younger than 12, 631-854-5579.

1. Who is in charge of the Line Dance Class?

A．Marianne Taylor.	B．Linda Lombardo.
C．Bon Jovi.	D．Sid Jacobson.

2. What is special about Full Moon Night Hike?

A．It suits both adults and children.

B．It takes place in the daytime.

C．It provides a guided nature walk.

D．It requires booking ahead of time.

3. Where will you go if you are interested in stars and planets?

A．Oyster Bay.	B．1863 Pond Rd.
C．Vanderbilt Museum.	D．3 Old Country Rd.

Naomi Cooke was walking with a friend and their dogs through her local park in Burnside, on Tuesday when she heard someone shout to watch out. Cooke turned and hardly had time to react before a flying disc hit her in the face with a "big bang”, leaving her right cheek swollen almost to the size of a golfball.

Two men playing disc golf at the course in Jellie Park were about 20 metres from the pair when one of them threw the disc hard, aiming for a nearby goal.

After being hit Cooke immediately went to the emergency department, where two CT scans on her face and cheek found she had escaped any broken bones. "I'm lucky it didn't hit my eye because I think I would have lost it." Cooke said.

Cooke often walks her dog at the park and said it was always busy with people playing disc golf, but it was not until after Tuesday that she became concerned about public safety there.

There were no signs about the disc golf course in the park, she said, and the area is shared with children and people walking their dogs.

“If it had hit one of the kids in the head, it could have killed them.” Cooke did not think she was the only person who had been hit before, and said there would be others who share her concerns.

Cooke planned to go to the council, saying it needed to realise how dangerous it was for the space to be shared by everyone and to provide disc golfers with a space where they can play safely. "There should be rules about how it's done, making it safe for everyone.”

4. What happened to Cooke on Tuesday?

A．She was struck by a golf ball.	B．She was hit by a flying disc.
C．She was beaten by two men.	D．She was frightened by a mad dog.

5. What do the underlined words "the pair" in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A．Cooke and her friend.	B．Cooke and her dog.
C．The two disc golfers.	D．The two CT scans.

6. How did Cooke feel about people playing disc golf in the park?

A．Acceptable.

B．Shocked.

C．Angry.

D．Worried.

7. Why did Cooke plan to go to the council?

A．To get the two men in trouble.	B．To call for a ban on disc golf.
C．To ask for personal protection.	D．To call for safer places for disc golf.

A Singaporean company will feed airport food waste to mealworms before turning them into fish feed, aiming to cut the country's use of imported feed and offer a continuous alternative.

Blue Aqua International will partner with Dnata, an air and travel services provider, to change organic waste at Singapore's Changi Airport into insect protein for aquacultural use, according to a statement Tuesday.

The project looks to replace traditional fish and soybean meal as the main sources of protein for aquafeed. The insects will eat the food waste and change it into part of the body containing about 60 per cent protein. The dried baby worms will then be made into feed.

These mealworms can be a continuous solution to several problems. Using a small land and giving out less carbon, they turn food waste into feed and offer an alternative source of protein. Ynsect SAS, a small French business that keeps mealworms to feed fish and pets, attracted money from investors including Iron Man movie actor Robert Downey Jr. in a round of fund-raising last year.

The deal will give Singapore's farmers access to domestically produced animal feed, which is traditionally bought from abroad. The Southeast Asian nation imports more than 90 percent of its food and has set a goal to produce a third of its food locally by 2030. It also aims to achieve a general recycling rate of 70 per cent by then. Presently, less than 20 per cent of Singapore's food waste is recycled.

As part of the partnership, Dubai-based Dnata will add Blue Aqua to its list of suppliers to buy locally farmed seafood for its catering service.

8. What is the function of mealworms?

A．To cut the use of imported fish feed.	B．To eat food waste and make fish feed.
C．To domestically produce animal feed.	D．To replace traditional fish and soybean meal.

9. What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?

A．The producers of the feed.	B．The purpose of the project
C．The advantages of the project.	D．The composition of the feed.

10. What can we infer about Singapore from Paragraph 5?

A．It is a rich country.	B．It is short of self-produced food.
C．Its recycling rate is very high now.	D．Its farmers don't support the deal.

11. What is the text mainly about?

A．A new way to produce fish feed.	B．An introduction to a company.
C．A plan to reduce food waste.	D．A deal to protect farmers.

Addiction to smartphones will result in poor sleep, according to a new study.

The study, published Tuesday in Frontiers in Psychiatry, looked at smartphone use among 1,043 students between the ages of 18 and 30 at King's College London. Researchers asked the students to complete two questionnaires on their sleep quality and smartphone use, in person and online.

Using a 10-question scale that was developed to judge smartphone addiction in children, nearly 40% of the university students qualified as "addicted" to smartphones, the study found. “Our findings are in agreement with other reported studies in young adult populations globally, which are in the range of 30-45%,” lead author Sei Yon Sohn and her co-authors wrote in the study. "Later time of use was also significantly connected with smartphone addiction, with use after 1 a.m. increasing a 3- times risk," the authors wrote.

Students who reported high use of smartphones also reported poor sleep quality, the study found. That foils in line with previous studies that have found overuse of smartphones at night to be associated with trouble falling asleep, reduced sleep duration (睡眠持续时间)and daytime tiredness. That's likely because use of smartphones close to bedtime has been shown to delay the body's normal sleep - and - wake clock.

In fact, the No. 1 rule is "no computers, cell phones, and ipads in bed and at least one hour before bed Dr. Vsevolod Polotsky, who directs sleep basic research, said in a recent interview. That's because "any LED light source from electronics (电子设备)may further hold back melatonin (褪黑激素)levels," Polotsky said. Melatonin is often referred to as a "sleep hormone," because we sleep better during the night when levels reach the top.

“This is a cross-sectional study, and it cannot lead to any firm conclusions about smartphone use as the cause of reduced sleep quality, said Bob Patton, a lecturer in clinical psychology at the University of Surrey, via email.

12. How did Sei Yon Sohn's team begin their study?

A．By publishing researching papers.	B．By responding to others’ concern.
C．By collecting firsthand data.	D．By turning to related experts.

13. What did the study find about sleep quality and smartphone use?

A．30-45% of the university students are addicted to smartphones.

B．High use of smartphones is related to poor sleep quality.

C．Overuse of smartphones leads to shorter sleep duration.

D．Use after 1 a.m. will result in smartphone addiction.

14. What is Polotsky's opinion on electronics ?

A．We should stop using them an hour before going to sleep.

B．LED light source from them will delay normal sleep- and- wake clock.

C．Reduced sleep quality has nothing to do with them.

D．No electronics should be used in bed at any time.

15. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Say No to Smartphones

B．Sleep Quality Can Be Improved

C．LED Light Source Causes Great Harm

D．Smartphone Addiction Ruins Sleep

Lifestyle Habits to Reduce Stress

A little bit of stress is good, and necessary for survival, but serious or continuing stress can increase the risk for stress-related diseases, including depression, cancer and others.     16    Here's how to start making healthy changes to reduce your stress levels.

Find a hobby you enjoy

    17     Anything that takes you away from day-to-day concerns is helpful for lowering stress levels. The key is to focus on what you are doing to block out the rest of what is going on.

Avoid strict dieting

If you are cutting down calories too much in order to lose your weight, you may actually be doing your body harm. Eating enough carbohydrates is important, since they encourage the brain to make serotonin, which has a calming effect in the body.     18     Doing so can cause drops in blood sugar, which can worsen stress.

Enjoy nature

Getting outside and spending some time in nature can help relieve stress, improve your mood and increase feelings of happiness and well-being.     19     Being near green spaces in particular has been associated with reduced stress, and is associated with reduced symptoms of anxiety and depression.

Seek support and connection

    20     It's through our social connections that we keep our stress levels down. If you can't be with a friend or loved one in person, a phone call or Zoom meeting can help you stay connected.

Now that you have these tips, let's get started. Pick one strategy to start with this week, and then add another one the following week. Put reminders on your calendar so you will have your own personalized week — by — week plan for fighting against stress.

A．Humans are meant to be social.

B．Playing your favorite tunes can reduce stress levels.

C．It's also important to avoid long periods without food.

D．Feeling calmer and sleeping better are some of the benefits.

E．That can mean practicing an instrument, painting or cooking.

F．Research has shown numerous health benefits from being in nature.

G．It's unbelievably important for our sense of well-being to manage stress.

It was an ordinary Friday for Susan Johnson. She woke up in snowy Mountain Village, in Alaska and ________ her Facebook page. An old school friend had ________ a link to an article showing beautiful color photos from mid-20th century Alaska under the ________: “Do you know the mystery behind these Alaska travel photos?”

As an Alaskan who ________ in and around Mountain Village, Johnson was interested. She clicked the link and read how Jennifer Skupin found a box of ________ at a Dutch market back in 2008, digitized them, and discovered amazing pictures ________ across the then newly-founded US state.

Skupin tried to identify people in the photos at the time, but had no________. Over a decade later, she'd rediscovered the slides staying in her closet Now, she hoped that by ________ the pictures online, people in the images might ________ themselves. Skupin asked anyone with ________ to comment on a Google Drive containing 200 photos of people, places and scenes.

After a quick look through the gallery, Johnson ________ her attention to preparing for the dinner. It was only later, when her husband Peter came home and she told him about the article, that ________ drove her to take another look. Johnson clicked through the images, ________ as she recognized landscapes, old classmates, neighbors and friends. Then she saw it. Her sister Marcia, was ________ recognizable. Johnson took a deep breath.

“Well if she's in the picture, I've got to be in there ________ She continued clicking through. _________ two photos later, there she was — pictured alongside Marcia and two other childhood friends." I nearly ________ the sofa and I called to Peter, 'This is me!' And I showed him the photo and he said, 'Yeah, that is you.' So, I was really excited.”

She sent the photo to her family, and then spent hours ________ through the Google Drive, ________ comments and enjoying this________ trip through time.

21.

A．collected

B．closed

C．checked

D．created

22.

A．found

B．developed

C．selected

D．posted

23.

A．message

B．headline

C．note

D．subject

24.

A．grew up

B．set off

C．got around

D．moved away

25.

A．photos

B．slides

C．paintings

D．films

26.

A．drawn

B．kept

C．taken

D．covered

27.

A．word

B．effect

C．luck

D．reaction

28.

A．selling

B．hanging

C．painting

D．sharing

29.

A．admit

B．recognize

C．enjoy

D．report

30.

A．information

B．imagination

C．invitation

D．instruction

31.

A．attracted

B．received

C．moved

D．paid

32.

A．curiosity

B．anxiety

C．confusion

D．excitement

33.

A．satisfied

B．delighted

C．amused

D．surprised

34.

A．immediately

B．rarely

C．regularly

D．increasingly

35.

A．anywhere

B．somewhere

C．nowhere

D．everywhere

36.

A．As usual

B．In fact

C．Sure enough

D．At once

37.

A．stood by

B．jumped off

C．lay in

D．sat on

38.

A．counting

B．turning

C．getting

D．combing

39.

A．adding

B．accepting

C．showing

D．downloading

40.

A．smooth

B．unforgettable

C．comfortable

D．unexpected

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

At the     41     (begin) of the 21st century China had no high-speed railways. Slow and often uncomfortable trains ran slowly across this huge country,     42     (make) journeys such as Shanghai - Beijing     43     test of travel endurance.

Today, it's a     44     (total) different picture. The world's most populous nation has the world's     45     (large) network of high-speed railways. Since 2008 no fewer than 37,900 kilometers of lines have criss-crossed (纵横交错) the country, linking all of its major     46     (city).

Half of the total     47     (complete) in the last five years alone, with a further 3,700 kilometers due to open in the coming months of 2021. The network is expected to increase in length     48     more than70,000 kilometers, by 2035. With maximum speeds of 350 kph on many lines, intercity travel has been changed and the ruling position of airlines has been broken on the busiest routes.

Spain,     49     has the most high-speed networks in Europe and sits in second place in the global league table, is a little fish     50     (compare) with just over 2,000 miles of lines built for operation at over 250 kph. In contrast, the UK presently has just 107 kilometers while the United States has only one rail route that (just about) qualifies for high-speed status.

52. 目前很多青少年有不良饮食习惯，对此你校英语俱乐部决定开展一次题为“ We Are What We Eat”的征文比赛。请你写一篇短文参赛，内容包括：
1.健康饮食的重要性；
2.你的建议（至少两条）。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：nutrition营养

We Are What We Eat

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