Camping is a good way to spend time along with your kids and to show them how wonderful nature can be. Through camping, children can discover new things about nature, such as flowers, birds, and other small animals. Camping gives kids time to get away from all the electronics of today’s culture. So it is necessary to plan exciting and enjoyable family camping trips with your children while they are young.
When planning your family camping trip, consider the activities your kids like:games, hiking, swimming, boating, bicycling, etc. Select a camping place that has some of the activities the kids are interested in. Meal planning is an important part of your camping trip. Plan the meals together, and kids love to choose what they want to eat.
When starting to pack for your trip, let the kids pack their own items. Each person should have his/her own sleeping bag with a luggage bag to put it in. Personal items should be packed with their sleeping bags. Encourage the kids to put their items in a certain place and always return it when they have finished using it.
When you have arrived at your campsite, make all the camping activities a family activity, which will help children to realize how important team work is. Everyone can have his/her own job sitting up the campsite. Meal time can be a fun time. So let the older ones help with the cooking on your outdoor camping stove while the younger ones get the picnic table ready.
1. Which of the following is the best place for a family camping?| A．A place covered with forests. |
| B．A place with a river and wild animals. |
| C．A place where kids can find various foods they like. |
| D．A place which provides many interesting activities . |
| A．Encourage the children to take care of their own things. |
| B．Keep the children away from animals. |
| C．Take more food to meet the children’s need. |
| D．Let the children learn by watching. |
| A．allow the children to cook | B．give children enough time to play |
| C．make everyone have work to do | D．keep the picnic table full of food |
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【推荐1】Keeping the memory in shape is important at any age,but it requires a bit more work as we grow. There are some simple activities that can improve your memory.
Awaken your senses.
Use your senses to help your memory store(储存) needed information.
Use imagination and relation.
Trying to remember names? Let’s say you meet a man named Frank Parker.
Breathe deeply and relax.
When you come upon something you need to remember, say to yourself,“Hey, pay attention and remember this! ”You are giving yourself a wake-up call as well as giving your mind a marker that it can use to help in storing the new information.
| A．Give yourself an order. |
| B．Get a good night’s sleep. |
| C．Here are four of them to get you started. |
| D．Picture a hot dog for Frank and a car for Parker. |
| E．For example, note the colors of a picture you want to remember. |
| F．When we try hard to remember something we often become nervous. |
| G．The way you live influences not only your physical health but also your memory. |
【推荐2】Do you want to be more successful? Highly successful people often have similar attitudes and habits that help them to achieve their great success.
1. They don’t make excuses for themselves.
Almost everyone has dreams, but many people have excuses for why their dreams are impossible.
2.
Highly successful people know that if something is not working, they need to change their method. Doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting new results is a waste of your own time. Instead, see your plan as a guide and make adjustments as you go along.
3.They don’t quit.
Anybody can quit when things become difficult, but that is not the way to become highly successful.
4.They are a businessman.
5.They have clear goals.
A big part of succeeding is setting goals yourself, both big and small, and devoting yourself to them. This will help to keep you feeling motivated, and it often helps you to progress faster.
| A．They are flexible if they need to be. |
| B．They understand that sacrifice is important. |
| C．Highly successful people don’t think this way. |
| D．Highly successful people sometimes make excuses. |
| E．Successful people often think of themselves as a businessman. |
| F．To be successful, it is important to be focused on your goals. |
| G．Even when times are hard, successful people stick to the thing and keep working. |
【推荐3】High-hope people are optimistic about their future and they believe in possibilities. They see challenges as opportunities to grow and learn, rather than as obstacles (障碍). Here’s a tip sheet to get you into the habit of hope.
Goal-setting is as important as the action you take toward achieving your goals.
Being around positive people is one way to keep an optimistic mind. Hopeful people tend to spend more time associating with those who share a bright attitude.
Hopeful people are always grateful for what they have.
| A．People high in hope do both. |
| B．Keeping a positive outlook is also important. |
| C．Another trick is sticking with positive people. |
| D．This allows them to stay positive and take urgent action. |
| E．That keeps them appreciative and grounded in the moment. |
| F．Instead, they find solutions that help them overcome the obstacles in their way. |
| G．However, this doesn’t mean they are intolerant of another person’s negativity or struggles. |
【推荐1】Kinder Camp
This is a week-long camp, Monday through Friday, for children from three years old to those entering first grade in the fall. Early childhood educators guide your child through activities including songs, games, stories and walks in the woods. Daily themes include dirt, furry animals, insects and more! Parents sign up to bring a snack(小吃). Choose from either morning or afternoon sessions, from June 9 to July 1, 2020.
Kids Camp
Children explore all day in the natural world. Art, music, cooperative games and hikes through the woods are some of the activities in this fun-filled week. Each grade level has its own camp program especially designed with the campers’ interests in mind.
Camp takes place Monday through Friday, 9 am to 3 pm. Level 1 (completed 1st grade): July 28 to August 1, 2020.
Level 2 (completed 2nd grade): August 4 to 8, 2020.
Level 3 (completed 3rd grade): August 11 to 15, 2020. Please note: children must bring their own lunches.
Outdoor Expeditions
Send your child on a traveling adventure. Teenagers will investigate the natural, cultural and historical facts that make their hometown a great city. Activities will include unique field trips and tours.
Outdoor Expedition: from 9 am to 3 pm, August 11 to 15, 2020. Please note: children must bring their own lunches.
Rainbow Camp
Campers enjoy all kinds of activities including arts and crafts, music and singing, drama, active games, cooking and a host of special events that go with our theme weeks! Special guests are invited to the camp every week to entertain our campers and may include storytellers, musicians and magicians.
Week-long camp, June 14 to 18.
Campers must be at least 4 years old to take part.
For more information, call Frick Environmental Center at (412) 422—6538.
1. According to the passage, we can infer that Kinder Camp is probably organized to ____.| A．help children learn about nature while playing |
| B．get children prepared for primary school |
| C．offer parents a chance to play with their children |
| D．develop children’s language skills |
| A．Rainbow Camp | B．Kids Camp |
| C．Kinder Camp | D．Outdoor Expeditions |
| A．they are all whole-day camps for children |
| B．they all last five days for each group |
| C．they all require campers to bring their own lunches |
| D．they are all for children over five years old |
Expand horizons.
Gain inspiration. Do you ever feel like you need a breath of inspiration to refresh your soul? It’s not a coincidence(巧合）that there’s a “muse” in museums! A museum is a wonderful place to get inspired and let creative juices begin to flow again.
Offer “food” for conversation. This is because museums can help fuel your discussions with other people. Whether it’s a new exhibit or a fascinating show, museums offer a variety of subjects to talk about.
| A．Change your attitude towards life. |
| B．Meet those sharing similar interests. |
| C．Some are personal and some are social. |
| D．It has a positive effect on the whole society. |
| E．These topics aren’t just limited to traditional artworks. |
| F．Observing artistic works enables you to come up with new ideas. |
| G．Visiting museums allows you to place yourself in the shoes of artists. |
EVENTS CALENDAR | Spring 2023 | |
| 1-31 May Alton Walking Festival Held at the gateway to the South Downs National Park, known as “Jane Austen country”, Alton Walking Festival welcomes walkers, wanders and explorers of all ages. Discover a variety of wildlife and cultural heritage (遗产) on one of over 100 walks led by experienced volunteer walk leaders. Cost: Varies walkalton.org.uk | ||
| 12-15 May Arran Mountain Festival Scotland’s hillwalking and mountaineering festival offers an opportunity to meet like-minded people, discover a wonderful island and have unforgettable days in the safe hands of experienced local leaders. With names to inspire, like Ceum na Caillich and Caisteal Abhail, Arran’s mountains are among Scotland’s most amazing scenery. Cost: From £20 arranmountainfestival.co.uk | ||
| 27 May-4 June Malvern Walking Festival Over 50 walks offer a wide choice for all abilities and interests, from short local walks to long-distance ones exploring history, nature, the arts and famous people from the area. For the energetic, there’s the popular Malvern Hills End-to-End and Back walk and the 31-mile “Worcestershire Way in a Day”. Cost: From £5 malvernwalking.uk | ||
| 20 May-10 June Lincolnshire Wolds Outdoor Festival The Lincolnshire Wolds Outdoor Festival takes place in and around the Lincolnshire Wolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. This nationally important and beautiful landscape has much to offer with many outdoor activities—from fishing to gliding (滑翔) by way of biking and hillwalking. Cost: Varies woldsoutdoorfestival.com | ||
| A．walkalton.org.uk | B．arranmountainfestival.co.uk |
| C．malvernwalking.uk | D．woldsoutdoorfestival.com |
| A．Alton Walking Festival. |
| B．Arran Mountain Festival. |
| C．Malvern Walking Festival. |
| D．Lincolnshire Wolds Outdoor Festival. |
| A．A report. | B．A textbook. | C．A magazine. | D．A novel. |
【推荐1】Scientists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have found evidence of diverse life forms in the sediment (沉淀物) of an Antarctic sub-glacial lake (南极冰下湖) for the first time. The possibility that extreme life forms might exist in the cold and dark lakes hidden kilometers beneath the Antarctic ice sheet has attracted scientists for decades.
Direct sampling of these lakes from the inside of Antarctica continues to present major technological challenges, however. Recognizing this, scientists from BAS have been searching around the withdrawing edges of the ice sheet for sub-glacial lakes that are becoming exposed for the first time. This is because parts of the ice sheet are melting and withdrawing at such fast rates as the temperature rises at the poles.
The group targeted Lake Hodgson on the Antarctic Peninsula, which was covered by more than 400m of ice at the end of the last Ice Age, but now has a thin covering of just three to four meters of ice.
The lake was thought to be a severe environment for any form of life, but the layers of mud at the bottom of the lake represent a time capsule storing the DNA of the microbes (微生物), which have lived there for thousands of years. The scientists took samples of the mud from the bottom of the lake. The top few centimeters of the mud contained current and recent creatures which live in the lake, but once the samples reached 3.2m deep, the microbes most likely date back to nearly 100, 000 years ago.
“We were surprised at the high biomass (生物量) and diversity. This is the first time microbes have been identified living in the sediment of an Antarctic sub-glacial lake,” leading author David Pearce says. “And it indicates that life can exist in environments we would consider too extreme. The fact that these creatures have survived in such a unique environment could mean they have developed in such unique ways, which would be exciting discoveries for us. This is the early stage and we now need to do more work to further investigate these life forms.”
1. What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?| A．All parts of the ice sheet are melting and withdrawing at fast rates. |
| B．There are major difficulties in taking direct samples of life in the lakes. |
| C．That extreme life forms exist near the surface of the lake has attracted scientists. |
| D．Scientists have first discovered the edges of the ice sheet of the sub-glacial lake. |
| A．They found mud layers with microbes at the bottom. | B．It is regarded as a very difficult environment to live in. |
| C．It has much more varieties of life forms. | D．Its covering of ice is now very thin. |
| A．The scientists don’t fully know how the microbes have developed. |
| B．With the temperature rising quickly, the microbes will no longer exist. |
| C．The top few centimeters of the mud contained the DNA of the ancient microbes. |
| D．The microbes living deep have proved to date back to about 100, 000 years ago. |
| A．Scientists have been searching for diverse life forms in an Antarctic sub-glacial lake. |
| B．Scientists have discovered life in the sediment of an Antarctic sub-glacial lake. |
| C．Scientists want to prove that life can exist in extremely bad conditions. |
| D．Scientists will further investigate creatures in the layers of mud. |
【推荐2】Many people have fears (恐惧) while traveling abroad. But with so many good places to visit in this world, fears that hold you back are stopping you from wonderful experiences more than they are protecting you. Not being able to communicate can not only be upset, but sometimes it can even be a bit scary. But don’t let a fear of failing to speak the foreign language inhibit you.
First, try to learn a few words ahead of time, like please, thank you, hello, goodbye. This will go a long way in showing the locals you’re trying. A phrasebook can help, but remember that you may not understand the reply you get.
Second, write down the hotel you chose, and any places of interest you’re planning on visiting. It helps to show a taxi driver or someone you’re asking directions from if you have it written down since it’s possible that you won’t pronounce it correctly.
Third, one of the few words I find to be common is “toilet”. In the US people often ask where to find the bathroom or restroom, but that’s not so easily understood for someone whose native language isn’t English. But even in the middle of Southeast Asia, people understand the word toilet.
Lastly, try drawing. Andy and I were in a taxi in Izmir, Turkey trying to get to the castle (城堡), but the driver didn’t know what we were saying. So Andy quickly drew a castle. The driver laughed and nodded, and then brought us to the castle.
1. What does the underlined word “inhibit” in the first paragraph mean?| A．Hurt. | B．Change. | C．Protect. | D．Prevent. |
| A．We may forget where the hotel is. |
| B．We may ask others for directions. |
| C．We can ask whether it is a good hotel. |
| D．We can learn to pronounce it correctly. |
| A．To tell us drawing is helpful. |
| B．To show drawing is easy. |
| C．To show they were wise. |
| D．To tell us how to draw. |
| A．Reduce our fear of learning a foreign language. |
| B．Teach us how to learn a foreign language abroad. |
| C．Show us how to ask for help in foreign countries. |
| D．Tell us how to communicate when we tour abroad. |
【推荐3】Picture this: you’re between video meetings, and scrolling through your social media newsfeed. Headlines like “Death toll continues to rise”“COVID-19 may cause long-term health implications” and “Health-care systems overwhelmed” flash across your screen. Your mood takes a dive, but you can’t stop scrolling.
If this scenario rings true for you, you’re not alone. Research shows people have a tendency to seek out information during uncertain times—it’s a natural coping mechanism. But is persistent information-seeking on social media, sometimes called doomscrolling, helpful during a pandemic, or any time?
Research on the effects of bad news on mood suggests exposure to negative COVID news is likely to be detrimental to our emotional wellbeing. For instance, one study conducted in March 2020 involving more than 6,000 Americans found that the more time participants spent consuming COVID news in a day, the unhappier they felt. These findings are striking and suggest that spending as little as two to four minutes consuming negative news about COVID-19 can have a detrimental impact on our mood.
So what can we do to look after ourselves, and make our time on social media more pleasurable?
One option is to delete our social media accounts altogether. But how realistic is it to distance ourselves from platforms that connect nearly half of the world’s population, particularly when these platforms offer social interactions at a time when face-to-face interactions can be risky, or impossible? Given that avoidance might not be practical, here are some other ways to make your experience on social media more positive.
Be mindful of what you consume on social media. Focus on the personal news and photos shared instead of the latest headlines.
Seek out content that makes you happy to balance out your newsfeed. This may be images of cute kittens, beautiful landscapes, drool-worthy food videos or something else. You could even follow a social media account dedicated to sharing only happy and positive news.
Use social media to promote positivity and kindness. Sharing good things that are happening in your life can improve your mood, and your positive mood can spread to others. You may also like to compliment others on social media. While this might sound awkward, people will appreciate it more than you think.
As the pandemic continues to alter our lives and newsfeeds, the study highlight the importance of being aware of the emotional toll negative news takes on us. But there are steps we can take to mitigate this toll and make our social media a happier place.
1. The underlined word “doomscrolling” in Paragraph 2 refers to__________.| A．browsing through bad news insistently | B．seeking information on social media occasionally |
| C．a natural coping mechanism | D．checking helpful news during uncertain times |
| A．To find out if the death toll of COVID-19 continues to rise. |
| B．To find out the effects of information-seeking on mood. |
| C．To find out the impacts of negative news on mood. |
| D．To find out whether people feel happy when exposed to COVID-19. |
| A．Deleting our social media accounts altogether. |
| B．Only focusing on personal information and ignoring social news. |
| C．Checking positive content like cute animals to make ourselves happy. |
| D．Sharing positive energy with others and praising others. |
| A．show the profound influence of the pandemic on our lives and social media newsfeed |
| B．demonstrate the significance of the measures we can take to eliminate the harmful effects of social media |
| C．reveal the relationship between the news-seeking behaviour and the mood of the surfers |
| D．arouse our awareness of the effects of negative information on feelings and offer feasible solutions beneficial to our emotional wellbeing |
【推荐1】When it comes to being fit and healthy, we're often reminded to aim to walk 10,000 steps per day. This can be a frustrating target to achieve, especially when we're busy with work and other commitments.
The 10,000 steps a day target seems to have come about from a trade name pedometer sold in 1965 by Yamasa Clock in Japan. The device was called "Manpo---kei, which translates to "10,000 steps meter". This was a marketing tool for the device and has seemed to have stuck across the world as the daily step target. It's even included in daily activity targets by popular smart-watches, such as Fitbit.
In ancient Rome, distances were actually measured by counting steps. In fact, the word "mile" originated from the Latin phrase mila passum, which means about 2,000 steps. It's suggested the average person walks about 100 steps per minute---which would mean it would take a little under 20 minutes for the average person to walk a mile. So in order for someone to reach the 10,000---step goal, they would need to walk about five miles a day, nearly two hours of activity.
Researchers have investigated the 10,000 steps a day target. The fact that some studies have shown this step target improves heart health, mental health, and even lowers diabetes risk, may, to some extent, explain why we have stuck with this arbitrary number.
But while some research has shown health benefits at 10,000 steps, recent research from Harvard Medical School has shown that, on average, approximately 4,400 steps a day is enough to significantly lower the risk of death in women. This was when compared to only walking around 2,700 steps daily. The more steps people walked, the lower their risk of dying was, before leveling off at around 7,500 steps a day. No additional benefits were seen with more steps. Although it's uncertain whether similar results would be seen in men, it's one example of how moving a little bit more daily can improve health and lower risk of death.
1. From which does taking 10,000 steps for walkers initially come?| A．Ancient Rome. | B．Fitbit. |
| C．Mila passum. | D．Manpo-kei. |
| A．2000. | B．2700. |
| C．4000. | D．7500. |
| A．The more you walk daily, the healthier you will be. |
| B．7,500 steps or so a day is the ideal number for women. |
| C．To be healthy you'd better walk ten thousand steps. |
| D．The number of effective steps is the same for men and women. |
| A．Remaining steady. | B．Increasing greatly. |
| C．Decreasing sharply. | D．Disappearing suddenly. |
【推荐2】HANGZHOU — Chinese internet giant Alibaba on Tuesday opened a hotel loaded with artificial intelligence (AI) and robots, automating a series of procedures like check-in, lights control and room service.
FlyZoo Hotel, opened in Hangzhou, capital of East China’s Zhejiang province, where Alibaba is headquartered, is known as the company’s “first future hotel”. Customers can check into the hotel by simply scanning their faces. The facial recognition system installed in the hotel also enables customers to use their faces as key cards to open doors and access another hotel service. Users can also control the lights, televisions and curtains in the room via Alibaba’s voice-activated digital assistant, while robots are deployed to serve dishes, cocktails and coffee. Hotel bookings and check-out can also be done with a few clicks on mobile through an app. “The AI-based solution can help customers save time and relieve hotel employees from repetitive work,” said Wang Qun, CEO of FlyZoo Hotel. The hotel is the latest example of Chinese tech companies’ attempt into traditional industries such as the hotel industry.
E-commerce giant JD. com announced in October its strategy to put smart home and electronic devices sold on its platform into hotels, in an effort to improve online sales.
In July, Baidu teamed up with Intercontinental Hotels Group in Beijing to allow guests to use its voice-controlled assistant to adjust room temperature and order room service at ease.
Before that, social media giant Tencent introduced QQfamily, a similar tech solution for hotel operators, in the southern city of Zhuhai last year.
“We want to install a ‘smart brain’ for hotels,” said Wang. “In the future, we will continue to make hotels smarter and more automated, as well as create more personalized experiences for consumers.”
1. How can customers check into FlyZoo Hotel?| A．By scanning their faces. |
| B．By clicking their mobile phones. |
| C．By showing hotel staff their ID cards. |
| D．By using voice-activated digital assistant. |
| A．All hotel service is provided by robots. |
| B．Room service can be controlled by artificial intelligence. |
| C．Room temperature can be adjusted by artificial intelligence. |
| D．Televisions can be turned off by voice-activated digital assistant. |
| A．Operate. | B．Protect. |
| C．Hold. | D．Build. |
| A．Internet giants advertise artificial intelligence. |
| B．Artificial intelligence is used in hotels. |
| C．Internet giants switch to hotel industry. |
| D．Traditional hotels will disappear soon. |
【推荐3】It's 51 years since man first stepped on the moon, and were still dreaming of escaping life on Earth for the mysteries of space. If a career as an astronaut isn’t interesting for you, perhaps the promise of a stay in a space hotel might be attractive.
Californian company The Gateway Foundation has released plans for the Von Braun Station, a ship-style hotel floating among the stars. The aim is to get the hotel off the ground by 2025 and make it fully operational for travel by 2027. According to the video and images released by the Gateway Foundation, the station looks like a rotating(旋转)wheel, made up of 24 parts, circling the Earth. Tim Alatorre, senior designer at the Gateway Foundation, says the wheel can create a simulated(模仿的) gravity.
The Gateway Foundation’s hotel design is named for Wernher Von Braun, an aerospace engineer who pioneered rocket technology, first in Germany and later in the United States.
Space tourism is an expensive game-a stay in its space hotel will cost $9. 5 million. The Von Braun Station will sleep 352 people with a maximum capacity of 450.
So what will Von Braun Station be like inside? On board. there’ll be warm suites with carpets and stylish touches and bars that wouldn't look out of place back on Earth, just with star -observing views. There will also be plenty of fun amusement activities for guest to enjoy, says Alatorre. “We’re going to have a number of different amusement activities and games that’ll highlight the fact that you're able to do things that you can’t do on Earth,” he says. “Because of the weightlessness and the reduced gravity, you’ll be able to jump higher, be able to lift things, be able to run in ways that you can't on Earth.”
Given the design is still exactly that just a design there are some questions that remain unanswered about how the space hotel will work in reality. The construction on the Gateway Foundations project is set to begin on October 1, 2021.
1. What can we know about the new hotel according to the second paragraph?| A．It will be put into use by the year of 2025. |
| B．There will be no gravity in the new hotel. |
| C．The first customers of the hotel are astronauts. |
| D．The wheel-like hotel will go around the earth. |
| A．Because is named after the designer of the hotel. |
| B．Because it is in honor of a great space engineer. |
| C．Because it is the first space hotel in the world. |
| D．Because it is the symbol of international cooperation. |
| A．Surprising and risky. | B．Creative but uncomfortable |
| C．Funny and creative | D．Interesting and fancy. |
| A．The construction of the hotel has started. |
| B．The project on the earth will be finished by 2021. |
| C．There are some problems which need to be solved. |
| D．Some people question whether the hotel should be built. |
