The Forbidden City is well known for being full of Chinese cultural and historical relics. But Masters in the Forbidden City does not just focus on the stories of the past. Instead, the documentary film, which came out in Chinese cinemas on Dec. 16, focuses on ordinary people—the restorers of relics and antiquities.
The stories are told at a slow and relaxed pace, reflecting the restorers’ work. Restoration of cultural relics and antiques can be time-consuming, and sometimes boring. Yet these restorers’ patience and peace of mind are especially precious in a society where everything is changing so fast.
“If you choose this job, you have to stand hours of work sitting on a chair. You need to be quiet and get used to being quiet,” says Wang Jin, an ancient clock repair expert.
A touching part of the documentary is the spirit of craftsmanship in the restorers. “Years of dull work requires not only skill, but also faith and spirit,” China Daily commented. “Looking for precision and perfection, devoting yourself to work, patience, endurance, loneliness. All these qualities come from the ‘craftsman spirit’.”
But unlike the popular idea of serious experts who sit around being serious, the documentary shows off the enthusiasm of the restorers. They play their guitars and make jokes about each other after a long day of restoration work. One scene that has been very popular with Internet users features a young female restorer riding a bicycle through the empty Forbidden City on a Monday. While she is doing this, a narrator says, “The last person to do this was Puyi, the last emperor of the Qing dynasty.”
Masters in the Forbidden City has proved many people’s ideas about antique restorers wrong, allowing them to realize that they are not old, dull professors, but people in their 40s, 30s and even 20s who can be quite pleasing to the eye.
1. What’s the main purpose of the documentary?| A．To display relics seldom seen. | B．To draw attention to the restorers’ lives. |
| C．To show people how antiques are restored. | D．To praise the craftsmanship of the restorers. |
| A．often get tired of their work. | B．need to be patient and peaceful. |
| C．don’t need to do restoration work fast. | D．have to do the restoration on their own. |
| A．break the dull image of restorers. | B．show the hobbies of younger restorers. |
| C．remind the audience of the last emperor. | D．encourage the young to consider the future. |
| A．In a news report. | B．In a career research. |
| C．In a cultural magazine. | D．In an interview record. |
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Some of the most successful people in history have done their best work in coffee shops.
Some of us stick in our ear buds (耳塞) as soon as we sit down to work in a public setting. But scientists have known for years that background noise can benefit our creative thinking. A study showed that a modest level of surrounding noise in a place like a cafeteria can actually promote your creative output. The idea is that if you’re very slightly distracted from the task at hand by surroundings, it raises your abstract thinking ability.
Air of informality (非正式)
The typical coffee-shop user might be a lone worker struggling with a creative effort.
Visual variety
| A．A sweet spot of noise and crowds |
| B．The birthplace of countless great works |
| C．Therefore, this can lead to more creative idea generation |
| D．Not all kinds of noisy surroundings are bad for your creativity |
| E．However, experts say the cafe settings can benefit work groups who are creative |
| F．Whatever their careers are, they have tapped into their creativity when working there |
| G．One thing that makes working at home or office boring is the visual environment |
【推荐2】The National Council for the Traditional Arts (NCTA) is a leading non-profit organization dedicated to the presentation and documentation of folk and traditional arts in the United States. NCTA presents the nation’s very finest artists in festivals, tours, international cultural exchange, workshops, demonstrations and exhibitions, media productions, school programs, and other activities. It works in partnership with communities across America to establish new, sustainable traditional arts events that deliver lasting social and cultural benefits.
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This is the perfect position for someone with an interest in history, arts management, cultural anthropology, and related fields.
Responsibilities include programming research, marketing and promotion, and event organization. The position may also be responsible for press and photo document management, social media updates, and customer service.
Qualified applicants will be detail-oriented(细心的) and organized, with excellent people skills and a general interest in the traditional arts. Computer literacy is essential. Contract runs May 1 - December 15.
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This is the perfect position for someone with an interest in arts, culture, and event logistics(后勤) who enjoys operating in a fast-paced, collegial small-office environment.
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Qualified applicants will be outgoing and open-minded, with effective oral and written communication skills and computer literacy. Prior experience with festival planning is preferred. Contract runs May 18 - October 30.
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The Production Associate is a key member of the production team who will work closely with the Production Manager on all festival audio, backline, and lighting needs, from planning through implementation(实施).
The role will contribute to the following key tasks: advancing technical needs with artists, making tech books, accurate record-keeping, and working with NCTA and Festival staff to insure smooth on-site operations.
Qualified applicants will be responsible and adaptable, with excellent people skills. Prior experience in concert production is preferred. Contract runs June 15 - October 30.
All Positions: Experience with database entry, Microsoft Office, and Adobe Acrobat is required. Must have a clean driving record, or reliable transportation. Some evenings, weekends, and travel required.
All positions are full time with contract. Deadline is April 20, 2020.
More details and how to apply at: http//ncta-America.com.
1. According to the passage, NCTA ____.| A．focuses on cultural and art education |
| B．keeps a record of American traditional arts |
| C．enjoys economic benefits from communities |
| D．aims to help the artists in art-related activities |
| A．plan and design program |
| B．create social networking websites |
| C．deal with complaints from customers |
| D．photograph newspapers and documents |
| A．Driving skills. |
| B．Communication skills. |
| C．Working experience. |
| D．Knowledge on traditional arts. |
| A．work full time |
| B．travel every week |
| C．start the job in May |
| D．learn database design |
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1. Which of the following isn’t mentioned as a responsibility?| A．Researching ability. |
| B．Working experience. |
| C．Communication skills. |
| D．Computer-operating ability. |
| A．Job payment |
| B．Engaging with people |
| C．Bettering data analyzing ability |
| D．Advancing problem-solving ability |
| A．ask around |
| B．make a phone call |
| C．pay a visit in person |
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【推荐1】New Jersey SEA LIFE Aquarium
SEA LIFE, the world’s largest network of aquariums (水族馆), recently made public its newest location: East Rutherford, NJ — at American Dream to be exact.
New Jersey SEA LIFE Aquarium offers a new wave of underwater adventure. It’s really designed to be a child’s first experience of an aquarium. It’s the first time they’re seeing these creatures up close and personal and learning about them.
New Jersey SEA LIFE Aquarium will have more than 3,000 different creatures in more than 10 exhibition areas, including:
Tiny Giants Rockpool
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Jelly 54
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Reef at Night
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Ocean View
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New Jersey SEA LIFE Aquarium also plans to offer behind-the-scenes tours, talks and feeds, birthday parties, a gift shop, and a soft-play area for kids.
1. What do we know about New Jersey SEA LIFE Aquarium?| A．It’s child-friendly. | B．It’s near American Dream. |
| C．It’s made up of 4 exhibition areas. | D．It’s the largest aquarium in the world. |
| A．Jelly 54. | B．Ocean View. |
| C．Reef at Night. | D．Tiny Giants Rockpool. |
| A．It lets visitors enjoy the world of color. | B．It helps visitors respect sea creatures. |
| C．It allows visitors to see fish up close. | D．It offers kids behind-the-scenes tours. |
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“Poetry is in every encounter with my patients. I think healing is really in a very great way about poetry. And if we do anything when we re with our patients, we’re really immersing ourselves in their stories, really hearing their voices. And, certainly, that's what a poem does,” he said.
Rafael worries that something important has been lost in medicine and medical education today: humanity, which he finds in poetry. To end that, he leads a weekly reading and writing workshop for medical students and residents(住院医生).
He thinks medical training focuses too much on distancing the doctor from his or her patients, and poems can help close that gap.
Third-year resident Andrea Schwartz was one of the workshop regulars. She said, “I think there's no other profession other than medicine that produces as many writers as it does. And I think that is because there's just so much power in doctors and patients interacting when patients are at their saddest.” Not everyone believes that's what doctors should do, though.
Rafael said, “I was afraid of how people might judge me, actually. In the medical profession, as many people know, we must always put the emergency first. But, you know, that kind of treatment, if it's happening in the hospital, very regrettably, sadly, results in a bad outcome. The family is sting by the bedside. The patient hasn't survived the cancer. Don't we still have a role as healers there?”
In a poem titled “Health”, Rafael writes of the wish to live forever in a world made painless by our incurable joy. He says he will continue teaching students. helping patients and wring poems, his own brand of medicine.
1. What message does the writer attempt to convey in Paragraph 2?| A．The present relationship between patients and doctors. |
| B．The significance of medical training. |
| C．The impact of poetry in medical treatment. |
| D．Poetry and medical work have much in common. |
| A．It comforts patients' family. |
| B．It has nothing to do with doctors. |
| C．It contributes to medical work. |
| D．It keeps doctors away from patients. |
| A．It can provide a useful tool for doctors. |
| B．It requires a lot of spare time. |
| C．it has little effect on patients' conditions. |
| D．It should be included in emergency treatments. |
【推荐3】Every Saturday morning, at 9 am, more than 50, 000 runners set off to run 5km around their local park. The Parkrun phenomenon began with a dozen friends and has inspired 400 events in the UK and more abroad. The events are free, staffed by thousands of volunteers. Runners range from four years old to grandparents; their times range from Andrew Baddeley’s world record of 13 minutes 48 seconds up to an hour.
Parkrun is succeeding where London’s Olympic “legacy (传承)” is failing. Ten years ago on Monday, it was announced that the Games of the 30th Olympics would be to inspire a nation of sport lovers away from their couches (沙发). The population would be fitter, healthier and produce more winners. It has not happened. Officials are still wondering why London Olympics failed to “inspire a generation”. The success of Parkrun offers answers.
Parkrun is not a race but a time trial: Your only competitor is the clock. This kind of sport welcomes anybody. Both new runners and champion runners can have a lot of fun. The Olympic Games, by contrast, wanted to produce more elite athletes. The stress on success kept newcomers from taking part.
In fact, state involvement in planning community sports associations is a bit overdone. If there is a role for government, it should really be getting involved in providing common goods — making sure there is space for playing fields and the money to build tennis and netball courts, and encouraging all these activities in schools. But all the while governments have been busy with selling green spaces, taking money from local authorities and declining attention on sports in education. Instead of wordy, worthy strategies, future governments need to do more to provide the conditions for sports to develop, or at least not make them worse.
1. What does the author want to show about Parkrun in the first paragraph?| A．Its history. | B．Its difficulty. | C．Its popularity. | D．Its development. |
| A．It promoted national sport participation. |
| B．It didn’t bring citizens the expected benefits. |
| C．It helped popularize the Parkrun movement. |
| D．Its organizers found the answer to the failure in the Games. |
| A．Intelligent. | B．Brave. | C．Excellent. | D．Healthy. |
| A．Sell or take up green spaces. |
| B．Pay less attention to sports in education. |
| C．Organize community sports associations. |
| D．Provide the right conditions for sports to develop. |
